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"We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Liberties, and If It must fall. we will Perish amidst the Rulus." SIRKINS, DURISOE &&O., Proprietors. EDGEFIELD, S. C., MAY 5, 1858.L. - I--- 17 Mtittioa. From the Greensboro (N. C.,) Times. ET wfATMt AND ETE=E. BY ECHo. Ask me not why I heave the deep sigh, My feelings I cannot well smother; And should I but speak, the names I'd repeat, Would be those, of my father and mother. The world may be gay, in its own wanton way, It may fondle and love one another; But no hearts are true, liko the sun to the dew, But thote of a father and mother. Seeming friends may beguile with a kiss or a smile, But 0, how much we had rather, They'd come to us now, from the ever love'd brow Of a dear cherished father and mother. Tber4 are none who can trace, the emotions which chase, Across our visage each other; And feel for the woe, which a daughter may know Like thg true ones,-our father and rother. There's no tie on 4arth, which has e'er had birth Tho' climate may change every other; Like the feelings that bum, in the heart's sacred urn, Of the being, we call our mother. Let what may betide, on the world's ocean wide, Our heartivwill be still knit together; And tho' I'm-not there, I will pray God to spare Forever, my father and mother. WE0'D BE A SACELOR1 BY nOwARD P. ROSS. When life is so transient, And rapid Time's tread; When maidens are plenty, And longing to wed; Who would live single, And marriage decry 1 Who'd be a bachelor? Who !-not 1. Who does not wish for A fond-heartel wife, To share with the pleasures And sorrows of life I To eheer and sustain him, When troubles are nigh: Who'd be a bachelor I Who 1-not 1. Who, when his garments Were tattered and torn, Could mend them himself, ..-Without feelings forlorn? When a.thrity wife's fingers The needle to ply, So neatly and cheerfully Who ?-not I. When the body is bed rid And writhing in pain; When the fever is raging, And burning the brain; Who would not then For a gentle wife sigh I Who'd be a bachelor! Who I-not I. Lonely old bachelor, Wretched indeed; No one to comfort you, One thing you need. Would you go happily, Smiling through life 1 Take to go with you A true-hjearted wife. MRS. SNOW'S LiTEBARlY HU8BAN. Yes, I'm Mrs. Snow, an editor's wife. I well remember the day when Mr. Snow asked mec to be his. I confe~ss I liked Mr. Snow and thinking it would be a very fine thing to be the wife of an editor, I said, "yes" as pretty as I knew how, and I became Mrs. Snow. I have seen ten years of married life and find my husband to be an amiable, good natured man. le always spends his evenings at home, and is, in that respect, a very moral man, but he always brings with him a pile of exchanges, Wrhich are limited only by the length of his arm; and reads while I patch the knees and el bows of our boy's coat and pantaloons. After we have had a quaker meeting of an hour's length, I break the silence by asking: " Mr. Snow, did -you order that coal I spoke to you about?" " What did you say my dear ?" he asks, after a few moments' silence. " Did you order that coal I spoke to you about 7" "Injleed, my dear, I am very sorry, but I forgot all about it. It shall come to-morrow.-' Another hour's silence, which is relieved by the baby's crying, and rather liking to hear a noise of somne sort, I make no effort to quiet him. " My dear," said Mr. Snow, after he cried a minute or so, " hadn't you better give the baby some catnip tea to quiet him ? he troubles mxe.' The baby is still, and another bour passes away without a breath of noise. Becoming tired of silence, I take a lamp and retire for the night, leaving Mr. S. so engaged with his papers that he does not see me leave the room. Towards midnight he com'es to bed, and just as ho has fallen to sleep the baby takes a nouion to cry agaiih. I rise as quietly as possible, and try to still him. While I am walking the room with the small Snow in my arms, our next-a boy of three years-begins to scream at the top of his lungs. WIzat can I do ? There -nocourse but to call Mr. Sn~ow ; solIcidllout: Nfr. Snpw! Mr. Snow ! SNr. Snow ! gl pi;r tinge lip start up and replies: " What, Tim-nwre copy 7" As though I was Tim-that little devil run n-n about his office ! I reply, rather coolly, ", I don't want any more copy-I've had enough of that to last my life time ; I want you to see what Tommy is crying about." Mr. Snow makes a desperate effort to rouse himself, as Tommy stops to take breath he falls to sleep again, leaving ine pacing the room in as much vexation as I can comfortably contain. The next morning at breakfast, when I give Mr. Snow an account of my last night's adven ture, he replies: "Indeed, my dear, I am sorry the children troubled you." That is always the way. If I complain, it is, " indeed, my dear, I pm sorry," but should the very same thing occur the subsequent nighit. directly befo his eyes, very likely he would not rie of noir 'ay~i' abg i unless ipeed te 'infer tl@ "rain of liis ideas. Then he would propose catnip tea, but before I can get it into the infant's stomach, he 1 will be far away in the realms of thought, leav- d ing me not a little vexed at his apparent stupidi- a tyMr. Snow knows the name of every paper published in England, France and Germany but n he can't, for the life of him, tell the names of i his own children. He knows just the age of 3 every American journal, but he does not know n the age of his own baby. He knows just how a one of his contributors looks but I don't believe t ho can tell whether my eyes are black or blue. a The world says Mr. Snow is getting rich; a all I know about it is, he gives me money to h clothe andi feed our boys, and that, too, without u a complaint of poverty. I hope the world is t right in opinion; and when I am fully satisfied v that it is, I shall advise him to resign his edito rial honors, and spend a few months in becom- a ing acquainted with his wife and children. The d little ones will feel much flattered in making d the acquaintance of so literary a gentleman. q LOSING ALL-4 FAMILY SCENE. S There is something exceedingly tender, as t well as instructive. in the following, which we N take from the Child's paper: A few days ago, a merchant failed in business. He went home one evening, in great agitation. "What is the matter?" asked his wife. "I am s ruined; I am beggared. I have lost all!" he f exclaimed, pressing his hand upon his forehead Y as if his brain were in a whirl. " All!" said his wife; "I am left." " All, pa pa!" said his eldest boy; "here am I." "And 1, too, papa," said his little girl, running up and putting her arms around his neck. "I's not L lost, papa," repeated little Eddie. " And you - have your health left," said his wife. "And your two hands to work with papa," said his eldest, " and I can help you." " And your two feet, papa, to carry you about." "And your two eyes to see with, papa," said little Eddie. " And you have God's promises," said grand mother. 1 " And a good God," said his wife. " And heaven togo to," said his little girl. " And Jesus who came to fetch us there," said his eldest. I " God forgive me," said the poor merchant, bursting into tears. "I have not lost my all. t What are the few thousands which I have called my all, to these more precious things which God has left me ?" and he clasped his family to his I bosom, and he kissed his wife and children with a thankful heart. Ah no there are many things more precious than gold and bank stocks, valuable as they may be in their place. When the Central America was foundering at sea, bags and purses of gold were strewn aboutthe deck as worth- f less as the merest rubbish. "Life, life!" was the prayer. To soine of the wretched survivors, "Water, water!" was the cry. "Bread, bread!" it was worth its weight in gold, if gold could have bought it. The loss of property must not cloud the mind with a wicked forgetfulness of the greater bles- I sings which are left behind. No man sliould t despair, for no man has lost his all until he has r lost his integrity, lost the mercy of God, and lost his hope of heaven at last. TO YOUNG MEN. We have received a large number of applica tions in person or by letter, in behalf of young men and boys who desire clerkships in the city. To avoid disappointment, we may as well say that there are already here many hundreda, if y not thousands, of young men now unemployed, for whom there is no desirable opening. We wish that we could turn the attention of the young men of our country, who are now seek ing light employment, to the only "opening" t where their services are needed, and will be sure I of a reward. We allude to agricultural em- 1 ployments, for which Americans have such an t evident distaste. There is no real independence < in this world; but that station which approaches nearest to it, and attains, perhaps, to all that is I desirable of it, is found in rural life among the a tillers of the soil. In the old world, where land is inalienable, or the fee so high that only wealth can compass it, there is much grinding1 toil and but little encouragement for the poor in this pursuit. But In this happy land ainy I young man who chooses, may be tho owner ol' a fine farm, the product of which, with a fiair1 industry, will support him comfortably, by one or two years of steady application. If there is no farming prospect for you in the< old States, turn your face to the setting sun and work your way to a spot where the v'irgin soil invites the adventurous pioneer. Better a littlet backache, a brown cheek and hardened hands, i with a clear conscience, than the fairest outside I that ever graced Broadway, which but covers a stained, wrinkled and hardened soul. In our 1 judgment no young man need to go West, even I to such a field of labor. There is scarcely a town in New York, New Jersey, or In all Newt England, in which the diligent labor of the c hands, accompanied with patience, prudence and c wholesome self-denial, will not win sweet food, 1 a pleasant fireside, and an honest independence. t If the pale, sickly, tempted youth who toil on a starving pittaince in the warehouses and shops r of the city could see, at a glance, the contrast t between the punny things too many of them S are, and the breadth of soul as well as bodly, t sshich they might obtain In the opon field, they surely would escape as for their lives, and east no lingering look behind them, as they fled to e the wholesome tasks of the counry.-N. Y. ( Journal of C'ommerce. Besisss rs Busisr.s.--" Good morning, Mr. Perkins. hlave you some excellent muelasses ?"t " No main. Our excellent mulasses are all out, but we have some fine old St. Flaming~o, some New Orleans, some West Engine, and a sort of mulasses which is made from maple su gar, and which we call seeryup."~ " Want to know, Mr. Perkins, if this seeryup is acterly made from maple sugar ?" "I pledge you my word of honor, Mrs. Horn-I by, that it is acterly made from the ginuine bird'seye maple sugar." " Then, Mr. Perkins, I shall not interrogato- ~ ry any more, but without further circumncation proceed to purchase half a po~undl of the see ryup." "Beg pardon, Mrs. Hornby, we don't sell it by weight, but by measure." "Oli, by measure; then I will take half a yard?" . {Evident sensation throughout the Institu-t tion.] .___ PAssos J.-Our exchanges abound just no0w, when news is scarce, in funny things, especially about preachers. We are in for a " good un."I Many of our readers will remember Parson J.-. Well there was considerable revival at -church, and it so happened that the Par son was the most prominent preacher there. An I old, thick skin taper professed conversion and f joined the church. About three weeks after wards, the flesh being willing and the .spirits I s rng, lhe got drunk, and happening to meet the Parson he remarked, (our readers will do the stuttering,) " well Parson I am glad to see you, you converted me." The Parson surveyed him for a instant, and replied-" well it looks like some of my dirty work-.if the Lord'had con verted yo,yon o'aldn't be making a hog of vanelto-da."-FamlyM Friend. AN IRISIMAN'S CONFIDENCE IN A JSAN.-A. anker in Dubuque found it necessary the other ay to suspend business. Soon after, he was ecosted by an Irishman who had $6,000 de osited with him. Said Pat, " good morning, fr. M. faith an' it's well you're looking this iorning, considered the weather. But sure ;'s sorry I am, Mr. Ml., to see that card of ours out in the papers. But never do you Aind such trifles as that. man-take courage nd hold up your head as high as iver-the rouble of the thing will soon blow over. And s for that $6,000 balance of mine, just kape it s long as you want it-I have no use for the >usy dollars-and I know yees for an honest ian, and perfectly good for the same at any ime. Kape it, sir, and pleasant drames be rid ye." Mr. M. expressed his thanks, and the banker nd depositor separated. But on the following ay Mr. M. was startled from his "pleasant rmes" by the presentation of a check for 6,000, bearing the name of his Hibernian riend. Not knowing exactly how to under tand the matter, Mr. M. sent for Patrick, when he following explanation took place: " Well 'ou see, Mr. M., Peggy, that is my wife, has een raising the very devil about the money nd just to pacify the poor ignorant crutur that t was all safe, I thought be dad, that I'd just end for it and count it all over before her ugly ce, and then she'd consent t'o my lavin' it wid oU, together wid the other $4,000 that is giv n us so much throuble to kape from being tolen from us." To such an explanation, together with the ew temptation of $4,000 additional, the ban :er could take no exceptions-so lie countgd at the $6,000 in gold. But that was the last f the Irishman. The banker meeting him a few days after rards desired another explanation. "0ch, the truth is, Mr. M., its meself, that ias been ashzamed to see yees. Peggy, that, livil of a wife of mine, you see, has hid the money, and bother me if I can find it at all, nd that's the very truth, sir." The banker made a graceful tender of his at, but Pat generously declined to accept the aime, although justly entitled to it.-Burling oq Gazette. PArsos Bnowxi.ow o\ Hoor.-Ifere is a miff for hoops from no less a personage than he Rev. W. G. Brownlow, editor of the Knox. ille Whig; Skirtdom is still expanding, and the distance tweeni man and woman is becoming greater very day I We notice new arrivals of skirts at ;owan, lickinson & Co.?s, at Walker and O'Kee. !s, at Piper & Boyd's, and other stores. These ew and expanded skirts, as they hang in front f the stores, or swing above the counters, look rand and graceful, even without encircling the arm of a beautiful woman. What must they e when gracefully thrown around a living an el? True, they now crowd off a common pave ment, all with whom they come in contact; but ben, who would-not give way to thessaults of atan, whalebone, cord, brass and steel ? Who an remain rigid, inflexible or stubborn, on the treet, when he sees at hand, or in tie' distance, lie grand, gracolrl and undulatinq skirt loom. ig up, and -1 walking the atreut lI'o a thing of ife'r" Talk about the grandeur of a tralu of ars, driven forward by a first class locomotive! wive us a train of hwped .kirl., propelled by an rmy of handsome women, standing about five 3et'sx inches in their slippers, and we will show on a sight that would stir the dry bones of de iarted gallantry; KnI CinA.ms THE SDP.LE, AND sill FOOL. -This good fellow's influence was so great, hat Charles, King of France, once remarked o him, he thought they had better change laces. As Jean did not look well pleased at ho proposal, Charles asked him if he wore not ontent at the idea of being a king. " Oh, content enough," was the reply: " but should be exceedingly ashamed at having such ,fool." It was this fool who once tried his master's ierve, by ru;hing into his room one morning, rith thme cxclammation "Oh, sire, such news! Four thousand meni tare risonm in the city!" n What I" cried theo startledl king i " with rhat iutention have they risen?"1' "Well," said Jean, placing his finger upon is nose, " probably with the intention of lying lown again at bed time." Riabolais, thme coelbrated F'rench dranmatic wri. r, whmein laying onm his dleathm~hedl, anid ob-ser. ing a numb~er of his friends weeping arounad im, thus addressed them, " Thank heaven, if 1 were to die ten times over, should never make you cry halt'so much as ] ave made you laugh." Yerily there is a bit of sound philosophy in at, too, althouigh, no doubt, there'eis a tmunm fur verything, According to the old adage, hmow ve, "it ins better to laugh than to cry." Rebe is was rejoiced that he had done his share of de former. If the dospicable " care and gain." which By an satyrises, wvould occupy less of people's at mtion, and a little more haonor take its place, e world wvould not be so much of a " vale of ~ars'' as it now is.--Maerials ,for T'hikinU. Tun SOUND oF SUxsr.T.--On the arrival of an mirant ship, sonic years ago, when the North arlina lay off thme Bat tery, an Irishman, hear ig the gun fired at sunset, inquired of one of lhe sailors what that was ? " What's that?" Why, " that's sunset !" was he contemptuous rely. "Sunset!" exclmed P:addly. with di'tendcd ye; "sunset." "Hloly' Moses ! and dhoes the nni go down in this country with such a bang" that7?" WxRA~lnix ru GaTa.--We ask if it be osible that one can destroy theproportions of well-shaped leg by gartering the stcking be ) the knee ? Look at the statue of a Venus, nmd in thought draw a baud or an elastic under he knee-w'ould not the result be a deformity ? ut place the band! above the knee, and the bar. iony of the lines is not diatured-it becomes a ornament. The wonien at A thens and Rome, rho were famed for their taste and skill iq dress ud knowledge of aptistic besty, Wyop p gap p abog the Iknee. fijt, not tu ocoupy our eies with them, let us see bow long it has been hu worni with. uis. We have an authority in his miatter-the Duike de Saint Sinmon. If he locs not prove the garter to have been wvorn bovo the knee before the reign of the great :ing, he establishes, at least, this fact, that the legant and fashionable women of the time wore tthus; for in his memoirs, allu.ding to a MIle. L Bremnille, wh'ose inelegant manners caused much ridicule and gossip, lhe says, in his Ian page, then so popular, "she was one of those omion, vulgar persons, who garter below the ne"-Bostoa TIriascript. FAsnios A FFECTING TnA DF..-The starch man factures are in trouble, and despond of busi ess success. Where, in time past, they found eady sale for their manufactures, the article is. ow a drug. This change is attributed to the eneral use of crinoline and the hoops--starch eing no longer necessary to produce expansion. ORSINFS ADVICE TO -1m CIUMaEN. The unfortunate Italian has bequeathed to his beloved daughters a letteE 6f advice which deserves to be written in gold and set amid ru bies. We append it entire, for. the advantage of the daughters of'Edgefield. PPonder it, young ladies, in your inmost hearts. There is truth, virtue, and wisdom, in every line. Read it, and be ever just to yourselves ,ia'd to those with whom fate has encircleCy9 " First, believe in God I. Nave a firm convic. tion of His existence. Secn' possess unaltera ble principles of honor I FU, not mean mallea. ble and material principles; ji, but those which are universally recognized aWjsuch by all people and nations which do not alter with the changes of time, of country, of governments: I mean those principles which are etsrnal truths, abso lute, immutable, not dependiig on any one's ea price. Pay attention to this. Everybody con siders himself honorable; but this is not aiways seen in his acts, but insteadof it we find deceit, hypocrisy, equivocation, dind cunning words to injure others. This is what thie greater part of' men do, who regard the principles of honor as a piece of India rubber. When the true princi pies of honor have taken i6ot in you, as I have explained, and that they are considered by you as the basis of public aud.pfivate morality, you must necessarily be lovqrs of your country, honest, affectionate towari\ your parents, pure in your youth, pure and faithful to your hus bands to whom you may 6, married; in fine, loving toward your childrenr and adorned with the finest qualities which:can .be desired in wo men destined by God aniltiature to embellish the life of man, and to render.his existence less miserable. " Gain as nich instruction as you can..and inform yourselves well as t;what belongs to the fnmiliar or domestic life, and recollect that the greater part of the crimes and errors of men procoed from ignorance, that enemy to civliliza tion, progress, honor, and-the liberty of nations. teember, that as soon as you can use your intellectual faculties, the world will scem a paradise to you; everything will smile on you ; it will seem like a beautifulsprit.g, full of sweet smelling ind beautiful Bowers, a spring which promises overything lovely. and dear that the imagination can conceiv&. All that is lovely will smile upon you. and jour hearts will ex pand with sweet hopes 'and affections toward whatever fascinates yo4-itoward that ideal beauty, goodiess and lovebirhich, alas, in reali ty do not exist. My dear.-children, do not be lieve in or be dazzled bylii appearance which this world will at first prese"t to you. Be care ful. It is but the appearanie, the external sur face which fascinate., ani, you are dazzled by its witcherafl, disappointe t must come-and then-and then-you wilrad an mnimense void: a vokl which you would * have exjLsrienced if you had looked upo'tAi6 orld as it really is; a void that will show ..yo but too plainly that the world is full of rottei4 ds, deceit, and in gratitude-; that he mas .seek.the sum init' of felibif, but ,ftpe' contentrent. You will fall into despair-into tears-you will wish to retrace your steps, but you are too late. Give ear to these words which your fathur coin poses with tears in his eyes. I hope that you may never suffer the lightest of the nilsfortunes experienced by me, .the loist of thu disappoint ments in friendship. If you marry, be careful how you make your selection; let him be lion est, b'onorable, a lover of his country ; let his heart be large, and let him be capable of true friendship, and be careful to return it o your part with conduct equally noble, and an ii etiou equally pury. Be thithful to the husband whom you select lbr your life-coupinion; let the very thought of infidelity strike you with horror; destroy yourselves rather than fall into that fault ; an error like that nothing can ever reme dy ; the pardon whilh iight lbe cuced.does not remredy the evil; in you remains an eternal stain, in the husbanud an eternal rancor-an eternal remembrance of your guilt ; of your dishou-stv ; renemurber [Iat such an action on tire wif's part poisons the hiusband'~s existence, if hre has a heart or a feel-inrg of honor ; that it extinguishes dometstic pec forever; that it destroys domrestic tr-anuulity- ; thart it causes thre love arid sweetness whi-ch shiould exist bet weern husbandt rnd wife. to censc, couls mud abiates the love of' tire parent~ for his chuil; that~ it, inm fact, easts dishonmor upon the hushand, upon you, upon all the famnily. Tiake onre of yourselves, and keep thins as a general maxuuim, thut4 tire great er part of men are bad andl wicked ; anrd lastly, im lerisire moinents, euhivinte your ininds wiuth pleasing and moral reading1 which will havwe the efioot of' guiding your minds carly towar-d good, and nouri~hinig you with thre fruit of wisdomi ! Io I weary you with this long letter ? Panrdon me! I must hmave writtenr to you, even if I had rot wished. These litres have been the first anrd may be thre last I shall ever address to you, and, as yu prceie, heyare writteni by the hanid ot "Miay you have a serene anrd long lire I Take at thousand anrd a thousand kisses from your father, who carries with himr thme pain of not be ing able to see and emibraice you, irimededi by the infamy of men. Receive the paternral benie diction of your FELICE ORSINL. "lFarewell, fare-well, farewell from my heart," A SUCCESSFL LAWYER. There wvere but few persons in tire Court House ; the lawyers who had finished their bursi ness had gone home, and the old fellow seemed ini a fair way to be consigned to the State prison. Mr. Aartlett, the yonger yrnn, sat withi his arms folded, anid his fee-t upon thre edge of' the table, apparently asleep, while tire Attorney General exmrrined two or three witnresses. Never waus justice hrurriedl through ini a more suummnary manm ner. The evidence was direct arid conclusive, and as witness afte.r witness left thre stand, thre old prisoner's face grew paler and paler, arid Ire trmbledl at the certainty of his fate. By anrd b~y Mr. Bartlett opened Iris eyes, east a glance at thre grey hairs of the culprit, yawned gently, and turning to thre Attorney General, said audibl-' 'f1 defend this manar.' He asked rio questionis of 1.he witnesses, anrd took nio notes but whlenm the evidence was through, he rose arid delivered uric of' the most beautiful argugent.i ever heard. The testimuogy, whih gne l an clear as iioonur "', iIpgd l of' ese-=h ide~ fligrd hyma~rnyn--:nnne f ens discepoy of te most exact agreernent-arnd when he tonuhned upon thein old man's unrjust suf ferings, he even drew tears. Without leaving their seats the jury declared the prisoner 'Not Guilty' and the weeping man with his clasped hands leaned forward, seeming to invoke a bles upon the head of the defender. ' Let him out, constable,' said Mur. Bartlett, 'and now you old rascal, go ah6ut your business, ard never let me catch you passing counterfeit money again.' The jury stared in wonder, arid we leil, the Court House laughing more sorrow THEa ALs'ToN Patz.-The siubject- for the Allstoni Prize Essay' of' 1858, is " the Histoyy of tre Revolution in South :Carolina, with special reference to unpublished materials." All al umuni of' the S. C. College may compete foi- this prize, and the essays must be delivered under the usual enclosure of' secrecy to' the President of the College on or before the first rogdg ~a Cp PROFESSiON AND) PaAC'rleE.-1t may not he amiss, in these "revival" times, to say a few words (says the New York Sun) regarding the difference between profession and practice: "If religion consisted simply of a protession of be lief in the existence and infinite attcibutes of the Creator; if it imposed no moral duties, nor re quired any restraint upon the actions or passions, all men, probably, would be religious. -As it is, many do not go beyond profession, and hence their conduct is so inconsistent with the moral precepts of religion, that they furnish subjects of ridicule for the skeptic and the infidel. Reli gion is dishonored by them, and its spread hin dered. Conduct is the true test of religious character. Profession is of little value, unless it influences the conduet. Theoretical religion, unadeompa nied by the practical observance of its moral du ties, is barren and unprofitable. If, therefore, men desire to possess azVl honor religion, they must practice and illustrate its precepts. They must be kind, generous, benevolent and just. in their words and acts. They must avoid the vi ces which degrade and corrupt, and cultivate the virtues which elevate and purify. If they would show that their religion is not an empty name, they must be upright in all the relations of life, honest, truthful, industrious, and charitable thinking no evil and speaking no evil of their neighbor; but loving all, and desiring the happi ness of all." "Ha is Lo-r."-The Paris correspondent of the Boston Courier tells the fbllowing anecdote of Orsini, for which, he says, he can vouch: One of the Magistrate', highest placed on the bench, and who was foremost in conducting the prosecution against the prisoners, (yon will easi ly see why I cannot give his name publicly,) had both personly and by letter, held communication with Orsini since the trial, and, Orsini having written to thank him ior various good oflice3, the magistrate I speak rf paid him a last visit at the prison of La Rioquette. Upon this occasion, he addressed Orsini thus: " 1 have no right to ask you what I am about to ask, and you have every right to refuse me an answer. Consequently, if my question be indiscreet, remain silent. 1 hat is your belief with regard to further attempts upon the Empor's life ? will these continue ?' Orsini looked him fIl in the face, and an swered slowly and very gravely: "I can have no reason for not answering you, and for not .speaking the perfect truth ; it is im ponsible he should escape -he is lost." JUS SaXTIM-T.-John Neal most truthful ly says: " When a man of sense, no natter how humible his origin, or degraded his occupation may appear in tho eyos of the vain and foppish, is treated with contempt, he will soon forget it; but he will be sure to put furth all the energies of his mind to rise above those who look down in scorn upon him. By shunning the mechanic we exert an influence derogatory to honest labor, and make it unfashionable for young ment to learn trades or labor for a support. Did yopng women but realise that for all they possess they are indebted to the mechanic, it would be their desire to elevate him and to encourage his visits to their Lociety, while they would treat with scorn the lary, the 'ashionable, the sponger, and the well dressed p.super. Onl lophtng back a few years our must listidions ladhies (is'nt it an awful pity,) can trace their genealogy from some hum ble mechanics, who perlialis in their day were sneered at by the proud and foolish, while their grandmothers gladly received them to their bo-. sonms." GOOD AuricE.-We know of no admonition better for our readers, at the present time, than the subjoined : Advertise,-dull times are perhaps the very best for advertisers. What little trade is going on they get, and whilst others are gruimbling, they pay their way, and with the newspapers us a life preserver, swim, while others are sikig around. Advertise liberally, and you will hard ly smell the hard times. Every word of this is true, and it will repay any business matn who will act upon it.IReduce yOur price to suit the times-.lt "small profits and qutielpash-s" ho your motto--it will be of no advantauge to stick tu the rates asked int prospe rotus times, and thus fail to soll-retrechnmnt is the order now, Advertise -our goods liber:d-. ly, andi let the public know whiero eap l goods can be had, Advertise, amid let tlie publie know that your heads are still above the water, and you go ont selling on advantageous terms. There are plenty of cash buyers, whto make their ap-1 peranco about these titmes, eager to pick lip bargains. Make the trial, ye who have goods, &c., to sell, and see if our pihilosophy is not good.-Cfheske' Slumliartl. The printing office has indeed proved a better college to many a boy, has graduated more useful and conspicuous niembaers of society, has brought more intellect out and turned it into practical, useful ebanniehs, awaked more minds, generated more active and elevated thought, than many of the literary colloges of the country. A boy who cotnipences in such a school as the pi'inting oflice will have his talenits and ideas brought out ; andi~, if he is a careful observer, experience in h4is proibssion will contribute more toward an eduoation than can be obtaiined in almost any other manner. says: "The practice of canididates attending all the musters, sales and othter publie- asseimblie-s, aind treatinug to whiskey, shiouhld be. done aw~ay with. The ideat thatt a mni must truckle to his fello itizens, for the priilege of neglecting his own businies4 to attend to theirs, is preprosteruus. The piractice of callng on candidates to ' treat,' is unijust to the candidates and disihonorable to the pcople. It is plainly saying ouri votes cait be bought with whiskey." Tm BhANm Svs-rE.-The Grand Jury of Yorkville district speaks as follows of the Bank ing system: ThIe J ury beg leave further to present the Bh~iue.' ing system of' this State as radje'aliy de.fgetv an inst~rumnen~t f ppressjip~in vgrmping the onter gig~ of 9 poidleird impeding t'he course of a aqq1, sltaiijaiand permianent progress. Thiey ha~ve fdlud to meet their obligations in gootl faith anid have thins far with impunity, vio lated the trite intent and nmeaning of their char ater-thtus forfeiting thte confidence of the peo ple, and embarrassing miaterially the financial interest of the State. The Jury regret that the Baniks lutve been perniitted, without obstruction, to disregard the regulations of law and, in fact, to usurp thte powers of legislatioit; and they be lieve that a due regard to the public economy imposes upon the next Legislature the duty of earest vigilaitce int this re.spect, and th roi ding of stringent restrictioa upon the general exercise of Baghing privilcges, OALOox.r. A RexEDY FOR PEAR BLIIH'.-A correspondent of the Couintry- Gentllenman, writing from Illinois, says they cure that scourge of the pear tree, " fire blight," as it is called, hy eare fully raising the bark on the body of the tree, inserting a small portioni of en~ltioe, and blading the bark in its plage -i a o.uble dor~ (or l) mi1agi h.I e mgade sizod t. . I has neves' wi n g '~ mtore than of- aeu etd THE PURCHASE OF MOUNT VERNON. The Regent of the Mount Vernon Associa-' tion-long known as the "Soithern Matron," but who now assumes her real name, as it is stated, in compliance with the entreaties of her friends-addresses the following appeal to the ladies of the Mount Vernon Association: MOUNT VERNON, THE PROPERTY OF THE NATION. It is with feelings of the higheit gratification we announce to the public that the persevering efforts of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association of the Union, have been crowned with success commensurate with their sacred aims and lofty patriotism, and that they have at last secured to the American people the privilege of making the Home and Grave of Washington the proper ty of the Nation! On the failure of the Mount Vernon bill in the General Assembly of Virginia, we renewed our overtures to Mr. Washington to sell the property to the Association. These overtures met with a favorable response, and on the 6th of April, a contract was signed by Mr. Wash ington, which obligated him to transfer Mount Vernon to the Association, on its compliance with the following terms, viz: The payment of two hundred thousand dol lars, for two hfundred acres of land, including the mansion, gardens, landing place, and, above all, the tomb. Eighteen thousand dollars to be paid on closing of contract, and the remainder of the sum, in four bonds payable in yearly instal ments, with the permission, after the paynmeni of the first boad, to pay Mr. Washington any amount of the balance due, in sums of not less than five thousand dollars, which sums will be credited to the Association; in this manner lessening the interest. The title to the estate and possession to be given on payment of the principle and interest; and theprivilege also granted of obtaining pois6 sign, on thirty days notice, at any time the As sociation may be ready to furnish the entive pur chase money. The price asked for Mount Vernon by its proprietor, and which has never varied, has long been known to the public, and the Ladies of the Mount Vernon Association, in offering to become its purchasers, could not expect to acquire it upon otler terms than those given as the ultimatum, to Congress and Virginia. Yet there is a concession made to the Asso ciation by Mr. Washington, as to the extension of tine; and a very important proriso, to save interest which can best be explained by the fol lowing letter addressed to the legal gentlemen who negotiated the purchase on behalf of the Association: RICHMOND, Aprl 7, 1858. To Win. . Marfarland, Esq., and Gen. A. A. Chhpnman: GENT.EMEN-ln the negotiations yon have recently concluded with me, on behalf of the Ladies' Association for the purchase of Mount Vernon, the payanent of interest on the deferred instalments from the date of the contract, while I retained possession of the property, was the only serious diliculty between us. llaving satisfied you that I could not yield this point you finally conceded it. As the contract is now closed, and I believe in a sat'sfactory way to both parties, it affords ine pleasure to say to you, that if the Associa tion meets its engagements with me oii the first of January, 1859, and thinks proper to pay, and do:.s pay the other deferred instalments on or before the 22d day of February, 1859, as you inforin me they will probably be both willing and able to do, it is my intention in that case to remit to the Association all the interests on all the deferred payments. This I shall be willing to do, partly as an inl duceinent to the Association to obtain posses sion of M mont Vernon at an early day, but more particularly, as an evidence of the motives that have actuated the Ladies' Association in the causo it has undertaken. I have the honor to be, with the highest res pect, your obedient servant, Jounx A. WSJIsnrTO-rN More than half a century has now elapsed since Washington wa'ked among us-a half cen tury of neglect and ingrtitude to his memory. Betwveen the broken pelleges of Congress, and the apathy of his mother State, the remains of the father of hils country have lain unhonored by the mausoleumi voted in the hour of a Na tion's grief; and his Ilomie and Grave, left to the fate of p~rivate property, and accessible to the public: only through the forbearance of courtesy of its private ownmers! Ever and anon, a voice was heard to prots against republicans ingratitude, for, ever and anon the heart of this great nation seemed to throb with a remembrance of his virtues and of his services, and the priceless legacy be be a'uenthed. Blut, during the stern ,.truggles of a oung Republic, this voice was unheeded, and since America became a power on earth, it was either silenced by the din of party and.sectionm tional at rife, or stilled by the murfiurs of Main mon, until the generations which knew him not, were in danger of forgetting and wholly depart ing from those principles, which are thme bulwark of our greatness, andl those warning conuschs which can alone maintain our Union in safety. But that Providence which has so often inter posed for our res;cue in the darkest days of the Republic, when the ship of State, with no mas ter band at the helm, rocked io and frn on the angry waves of sectioal strife an l bitterness, which threatened to engulf it.; has stirred the heart of woman to revive, through thme rescue f the sacred ashes of t he Fauthier of his Country, tat love fur hi.s memory, slumbering, but not dead, which could be made all potrrful, in, re generating and healing influences! A call was, made to the wcomen of thme Sonth, to gather around his grave and become the Ves tals t-. keep alive the fires of patriotism,~ The motives were pure-the intentions generous but they filed Y e. who watch the signs of the times, know ye not wherefore ? Washing un klongd not abme to the South ! Again'the call was made, and this time to the women of the Nation. Again it failed !-and wherefore ? T he title, and all dhe p.ower were to be giren to a State, and Washingfon, belonged not to one State alone ! Devoted woman would be neither baf~ed nor conquered ; but she only triumphs when the common homestead can be procured as a com mon heritage, for the estranged children of a common father, the spell of whose uempry will yet have the power~ to re-wailt them around his hallowed sepulchre, Vepected success has crowned her efforts. Our' country can be saved, one and indissoluble -br mromanu has become her guardian spirit. In the sacred groves of Mount Vernon, she will learn tbose lessons which will never leave us without a Mary, to train a Washingtois for her country's hour of need, Orators-Statesmen-the noble brotherhood of Masons-Odd Felws-patriots, one and al have come promptly to the aid of woman 1 Ant yq women of the Ijorth and of the South, of the j'bst and ofthe West, vill ye not rally to the work ? Will ye not vie, one with another, which will give most and do most, that we mar, on the 22d of February, 1859, claim and take ....:aim of te. Home ad ave. of hi.. who loved us all, and thus make his birth-day the birth day also of Republican gratitude, justice and faternal love! ANMA PAMELA CUNNINGHAM, Reeent Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. April 15th, 1858. -ELANCOLLY SUICIDE. Our community was startled this morning by the announcement, which spread like an electric shock through the city, that one of our most enterprising merchants and respected citizens had terminated his life by his own hand, under the most strange and melancholy circumstances. Wmi. T. Ingrahan was found dead about-10 o'clock last night, at his room in this city under circumstances which leave no'doubt of his hav ing shot himself, and whicli indicate that the horrible deed had been committed ten ontwelie hours. lie had been in company with his friends in the ni.orning, and. up to ten o'clock, appeared well and cheerful. About this hour he complained of a pain in his head, and laying off his coat and vest threw himself upon the bed. One or two gentlemen occupying rooms adjoiningtxpressed some solicitude about his health, and he replied that he thought he would be better after laying quietly a while; and e cordingly they left the room. Ho was heard to lock the door soon after but supposing it was for the purpose of preVent ing disturbance, it attached. no surprise. The day passed off, and Mr. I graham did not make his appearance. One of-his friends occupying a room near him, ordered his dinner sent to him; but knocking at his door without receiv ing any response, concluded that he was asleep, and soon went out. During the day persons rapped at his door several times, but received no answer. As he did not go to supper, i.4 friends became uneasy, and forced an entrance to his room, through a window. He was lying on his left side, ina pool of blood, dead, having shot himself with'a single barreled pistol; near ly the whole charge entering his body, and passing through his heart. Ilis arms were In the attitado of shooting, and the pistol lay within the angle of hi. left arm, over the heart. le must therefore have expired immediately. Persons in the adjoining rooms recollect hear ing a noise, like the falling of a window, about 11 o'cloak in the morning, which was doubtless the report of the fatal shot. The rooms were separated by closets, with double doors and partitions, and hence the indistinctness of the report. The above facts are gathered from the evi dence at the Coroner's inquest, held about half past eleven o'clock last night. No explanation has come to light as to the causes that led to this fatal result The de ceased was quiet and gentlemanly In his de-. portment, not given to excesses, and rathei cheerful in his disposition. Recent embarrass ment in his business has given him some anxie ty, and affords the only incentive to self de struction yet developed. Mr. Tngraham has left an aged mother, and other relatives in Con necticut. He was about 45 years old. We learn that I e will be buried this ahernoon. Augusta Diepatch, Monday, 26th ult. A STATE PENITETIAR.., The Chester Standard, under the caption "Af. fairs at Home," discusses the punitive system of the State. The Standard takes the position that our criminal code is a bloody one, and reflects but little credit on the refinement and m6ral character of our people. Experience, it says, has established the fact, that it is not the sever ity but the certaiuty of punishment, that has a tendency to prevent crime; and, as Moutesquieu says, when punishments are excessive and out of measure, the public, oct of feelings of humanity, will prefer impunity to their execution. This impunity, the Standard thinks, is productive of serious evils. The following it prolioses as the remedy: "Now, what is the remedy for these evils? We adopt the recommendation of Judge O'Neall, and suggest the e.tablislment of a State peni. tentiary. As the Judgte recommends, let some healthy location be selected in sonme of the upper districts, and let all the criminals fromt the en tire State be sent there and made to build their own prison hause-and instead of living in idle ness at thme public gost, they may be made, not only to pay their ownt expenice, but in time, as is the case in sonme of our sister States, they umay help to bear a portion of the pmublic burdens, and thuns ini some measure repay the State for the care and pains bestowed upon them. As a mat. ter of econonmy then, we think this course should be adopted, but this is by far the smallest and lightest consideration iiivolved ini this matter. If we had a penitentiary, our criminal har would be m~odihied~ and adapted to the new order of thinigs, crime 'woul be certainly amnd invaribly punished, and as a natural consequence would be less common, or at all events, we would have fewer of those higher grades of offence which are now so prevalent in our country, and which are scarcely ever punished at all ; and besides, when crimes of this character oceured, the offen der would be secured, and socety freed from his presence and saved from his influence. We do not, however, in advocating the establishment of a penitentiary, contend for Ihe entire abolition of capital punmishmiment ; for we think that when crimes'of a high character b~ecome frequent and enormous, and are easily co:nimitted, society is justifiable in taking the life of the criminal as at maitter of self-.protection, and as a warning and a tq'ror to others. But at the sae time, there are a vast number of cases, where all the ends of jiidice will be much better subserved by the rigid discipliine of a well regulated penitentiary taun in any other way--and hence we submit the matter to the consideration of our people, and ask them to give it that thought and atten tion whieh its importance demands." DON'T STOP fot-a PAPER.-Curtail and econo misc in other respects as much as you choose, but don't stop your paper. Your wife needs it; your children need it; you need it yourself. It not only affords you the amusement necessa ry to your healthand happiness, butfursd'hes you with a variety of knowledge worth tenfold what it costs you. There are a hundred other things which you can better dispense with than your paper,. You can even do without " bitters" and meals a few. times without isp'ury, but your paper would be erious loss. If you are corn plled to "sp',.m payment" or go to jail, be-* fore doing so, pay for your paper a year in ad vace; it will relieve the rigors of poverty and solitary confinemerft, and it may pasest the disastrous consequences of suspensice-by the - neck. Don't stop your pap.r, but pay fr i out of your first disposable tuds. Tloss MANlPAcUE.-lt is a gratifying fact dat nearly all the newspapers in the South are, t present, prited on paper manufactured in the. South. W is an overloaded gun like an office hol dea? Because it kicks mightly when It Is. dis charged. Ho iey THE RE~soN WaY. Ho ieyNature, ordering all below Forbade on woman's chin a beard togrow, For how should she be shaved, wbaase'er the sklh~ Whose tongue would never le6 her chin be still.