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-mom~ 'ailo Cratic vprA,$0tI ~ e ,$15 20,fltaut oaii snfac,9dutr r "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of on rties, and-it it must fall, w i eihais h un. 81%1114N, DVITESOE &CO., Proprietors. 9EIJ~rF D *o *C VE E *, -8, LIVE FE 80EImInG. Live for something; be not,id1e Look about thee for employ; Sit not down to useless dreaming Labor is the sweetest joy. Folded hands are ever weary, Selish hearts are never gay, Life for thee hath many duties Active be, then, while you may. Scatter blessings in thy pathway ! Gentle words and cheering smiles Better are than gold and silver, With their grief-dispelling wiles. As the pleasant sunshine falleth Ever on the grateful.earth, So let sympathy and kindness Gladden well the darkened earth. Hearts there are oppressed and weary; - Drop the tear of sympathy, Whisper words of hope and comfort, * Give and thy reward shall be Joy unto thy soul returning From this perfect fountian-head; Freely, as thou freely givest, Shall the grateful light be shod. THEB' JOY 2O YOU AND NE. BY JoS GEOonG WATTS. The sunlight gilds the mountain top, And glows upon the plain, The tall corn undulating plays Before the breeze again: _J The. hedges are bespront with blooms, Most beautiful to see, There's life and love in everything, And joy for you and me. Come from thy chamber, let us seek Some quiet sylvan nook; Where we may undisturb'd pursue Sweet nature's mystie book: Where holdinasilent intercourse With bird, and iow'r and tree, Our fancy's b6k may glide adown The stream of poesie. Come forth and bring our now-born boy, Where wantonbreezes play, And gain rare odors rambling through Wide meads of the fresh-mown hay; Come forth and bring our now-born boy, Where Zephyra may greet The dear one's dainty dumpling mouth With kisses soft and sweet.. Come forth, and leaning on my arm, A gentle stroll we'll take, Where the fox-gloves hang their strings of bolle Among theforest brake .Whlinotlak, and, lae bird food There' ilife ana love in everything, Anli joy f4r you and me. EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE. DRESDEN. Sept. 25th, 1858. My dear Colonel: I have it in my mind to entertain you with some slight mention of the great singers and actors of Dresden. What say you thereto? The Theatre is kept up in the most royal style, apparently without regard to expense, and the Corps, both histrionic and lyric, is the best in Germany, not even except ing those of Berlin and Vienna. In the lyric corps are four Tenors, four Barytones, two Bassos, five Sopranos and one Contralto, the Chorus and Ballet in proportion. The histri onic company is well nigh endless, and counts among its members the two greatest dramatic names of Europe-Davison and Devrient. Lately I forwarded you a sketch of the noble opera of Rienzi, and now, with your permission, I will tell you of the perform'ers who figure therein. The role of Rienzi is filled by Tichat sheck, th'ric of Tenors, and the idol of Dresden. This wonderful singer is t~y birth a Hungarian, as his intolerable name indicates, and has had a long and triumphant career, being now an old man. His voice, unlike most tenor voices, they being generally weak and lasting but a few years, is perfectly gigantic, and at the age of fifty-three entirely unimpaired. As an actor, he is also very highly gifted. lie sings anything, and in any stylg, and all in the most faiultiess manner; looks as well in the role of a hero of twenty or twenty-five years as if he were really no older, and embellishes less than the younger actors. He bids fair to hold out until the final day ! So great is his reputation, that were he to appear before the footlights and mew like a cat, the people would probably go into ecstacies. . n addition to his other accom plishments, he is terribly extravagant, and the king is in the habit of paying his debts. lie i.4 *an intimate friend of Wagner, who, I am told, composed the part of Rienzi expressly for him. Iren#, the sister, is played by Fraulein KralI, a young-Soprano, whose voice has the freshness of the early spring, and is capable of expressing .any feelings or executing any flights. She is small and very white, and looks like an angel. Adriano di Colonna, the noble young Roman, is portrayed by Madame Krebs Michalesi, the Contralto, the wife of Herr Krebs the Maestro and mother of several children. Her voice and acting are very fine, and being exceedingly tall and thin, she is much betlter looking as a dash ing young fellow than as an elderly dame. To Herr Mitterwurzer, the star among the Barytones, falls the villanous part of Orsini. He is a large, imposing looking person, with a voice, mien and gesture befitting Jove, of whom I always think when looking at him. The rest of the performers in this opera,,and upon the Dresden lyric stage in general, are of the first class in their different lines, but the four above mentioned have a European reputation. In addition to these, comes the greatest of all, the match to Tichatacheek, Mad Burde-Ney. 'jThis lady in better known under her maiden iamne of Jenny Ney-she Is now married to Herr Bsfrde a prominent Dresden actor,. The jm.e-.ey i. the anufiian ad cnutaan in En rope to speak of great Prima Donnas, Actresses and Dancers not as Madame, Miss, Mademoiselle, &c., but as " the,") is in every respect a great singer, tragic and lofty. She is also the Court singer, and has some tremendous title; the sum and substgnce of it all is that she sings at the private soirees and entertainments of the royal family. For two months she has been in retire ment, studying the role of Judith, in anew opera of that name by Naumann, the royal music di rector in Berlin. This work is to be produced on the first of October, with Madame Ney air Judith and Herr Mitterwurzer as Holofernes; it is very highly spoken of, and Dresden is again on tip toe. Speaking of actors and actresses, let me again revert to the evening of which my former epis tle treated. Before the rising of the curtain, all eyes were directed to a box, in which sat no one but an elderly lady-a woman of apparent ly sixty. This turned out to be Madame Schro der-Devrient, the immortal Schroder-Devrient, who fifteen or twenty years ago was the great est singer and actress in Europe. She was also the most beautiful and most dissipated woman. Time has dimmed her naughtiness, but alas it has dimmed also her voice and her beauty! Between the first and second acts this lady was joined by Madame Unger-Sabatier and Joanna Wagner, two Berlin stars of the frst magnitude, after which the box in question disputed with Rienzi, Irene and Adriano the attention of the audience. Of the actors, I will mention only two, and they, without tny manner of doubt, the greatest living, Emil Ievrient and Bogumil Davison. Who could s'then without deploring the want of a universal language ? Devrient is of a fami ly distinguished for ages past in the dramatic annals of Germany, and like Ticha~hcck, now an old man, but as elegant and youthful in ap pearance as was ever D'Orsay. He plays only in tragedy, or in very serious and elevated parts. Davison, on the contrary, plays in every thing, from Richard the Third and Faust down to the veriest farce, and equally well in all. The latter is a Polish Jew and one, who, in "sifting oLt" of his tribe "among all nations," has fallen into a wonderfully convenient berth. His Richard 11, Shylock and Mephistophiles are personations which not only rise above all criticism, but make the spectator question himself if he be of the same species with the sublimely gifted man before him. The acting of Davison and Duvrient is not acting, it is the impulse of fine genius, of mubtle intellect, of noble soul.; They are men o venerate! VeF) IatelI, theyaplpeared ther,. bJhon Carlos," one of the most powerful and popular of the great poet's works. A drama lounded upon the sad and interesting history of Don Carlos, son of Philip Secofd of Spain, who after being betrothed to the beautiful and virtu ous Elizabeth of Valois, whom he so ardently loved, saw her become the wife of his hoary father, and was forced to dwell beneath the same roof with her and to call her mother. Davison played the morose, bigoted, superstitious Philip, noble however in some respects, ever struggling between his good and evil impulses, and ever yielding to the evil. And Devrient, the young and. enthusiastic Marquis Posa, high souled knight of Malta, without a selfish thought, and burning with plans for the good of his fellow men ; he dies for his friend, the unfortunate and blighted young. Carlos, and even at this price cannot save him. What roles and how rendered ! I will add in closing that the plays of our revered Shakspeare, those at least whiuh are brought upon the stage, are translated into Ger man in a minner which leaves nothing to wish for. Indeed the translators arc Schiller and Schlegel. J. T. B. Written for the .Edgefleld Advertiser. POETS AND NETRtY. BY JENNY wooDDINE. While some nations, in the days of their greatest prosperity, could only boast of one Poet-our own State can proudly show forth its thousand and one, and as to our Republic at large-Ugh ! we dare not enumerate all the poetasters who infest its cities, mountainr, groves, and vallies. Every village has its news paper ;' and every newspaper has its dozen, or more contributors who prate eternally of love; and who, not content with sighing '"like a fur nance," chant in dismal numbers the tortures which their poor breaking hearts are doomed to undergo. Now, we do thinks, good wholesome criticisrm would be of service to these unfledged bard lings; and, as no one seems bold enough to handle the scalpel, we will seize it ourself, al though by so doing we expose ourself to the wrath of every one of the "dear little ca It is a very common error, for persons to im, agine that whatever interests them, interests the whole world; but it is a most egregious mistake. The sentimental verses which Julia Ann dedicates to her " darling friend, Angelina," in which she speaks of the congeniality of their souls, and fondly calls her, " spirit mate," may be highly entertaining to the lady in question, and yet awaken no throb of interest in the huge pulse of the reading public. The love sick ditties with which Sallie Sassifras Root tortures her poor Harp, and which she entitles " To Tommie," " To Charlie," " To Sanimmie, or to some other fortunate biped, who may have smiled at her through his moustache, may be deemed divine by the aforesaid individual;-yet it does' not follow that the worl should be enlightened, or interested by 'the disjointed rhymes in' question. It is very well that as1 occasional " pome" of this description should fill a stray corner in some paper or magazine; bul when all our papers are deluged with suei trash, it ceases to amuse and only disgusts. If " Aramninta" is deceived by " Theodore,' instead of setting him down as a villain in he, own mind, unworthy the regret of a woman o: ......-and ifistantly dismissing him from ha thoughts-she flies to the nearest book store, buys a ream of fools-cap, and a box of pens, then straightway seats herself in her " bower," (which is often a liuter-ary room with an un made bed in it) and proceeds to tell " the moon," or "the breeze," that her "heart is sad," or "her spirit disconsolate,"- and winds up with somethihg like this: a Come back to me, and I'll forgive The shadow thou hast cast, * Upon the heart that loved thee well Forgot will be the past. Which piece of nonsense not only keeps away Theodore, " the false one," but effectually keeps away every body else; for what sensible young man cares to address a maiden who is mourn ing a lost lover ? It is astonishing too how " gay" these broken-hearted ones contrive to be in order to deceive the world, as if the world cared anything about the matter. On every occasion we hear them say The world shall never know my woes, Or gaze upon my deep despair, I'll shine amid the festive throng, And 'mid the gay, be gayest there. A deal of trouble they put themselves to, to be sure, for a matter of such small importance, es pecially when they take so much pains to let the same world know that it has been deceived, and tell it that while they were smiling, and jesting with the mirthful, " Theodore's" image was with them, and their hearts were breaking with hopeless love. It is astonishing too the amount of pork which these "broken hearted ones" consume. I have seen many a one who told " five thousand readers" weekly that she was " dying of love," and yet, strange to say, have never yet found one who lived so entirely on love, or poetry as to* lose her appetite. I the "dear readers" could see the dinners which these fair ones daily consume, the veil of romance would be rudely torn away, and not one of them would be un easy about the health of these sighing Ara mintae. A reformation is needed. The world is tired of "Come back, false one,"--" My heart is bro ken"-- I love thee yet," and all such stuff, with which emancipated school-girls, and ro mantic spin.ters, who have looked in vain for the individual in search of a daughter-in-law for his mother, addle the brains of silly maid ens, and disgust elderly persons who have out lived the age of romance. Poetry is a high, and noble gift, and has its uses-it was given us to beautify the common incidents of life-to puriffour souls-to develop our kindly emotions, and make us wiser, and every simpleton who has an ambition to shine' in " the Poet's corner," it ceases to be regarded in its really divine light, and becomes a theme for ridicule. Now, my dear littlerhymn ers, love Earnest, or Tommie, as much as you please, ant tell him of it occasionally-through the papers if you will,-but not ercry week. Do give us now and then a dish of something more palateable-we surfeit on sweetmeats, when' set before us al ways. Remember that variety is the spice of life; and if your muse does not inspire you on any high and noble theme, 'grind out' of your hand-organ-I beg your pardon-your Harp, a stanza to your canary, or a sonnet to your pet kitten. h will be a relief, for almost any sort of change is better than continued mono tony. Augusta, Ga. THlE QU ER S COMl~CRIB, A man had been in the habit of stealing corn from his neighbor, who was a Quaker. Every night he would gosoftly to the crib aiid fill his bag with thme ears which the good old Quaker's toil had placed there. Every morning the old gen tleman observed a diminution of his corn piles. This was very annoying, and must be stopped but how? Many a one would have said, "Take a gun, concealed yourself, wait till he comes, and fir'e.'' Others would have said, "Catch the villain and sen'dl him to jail." But the Quaker was not prepared to enter in to any such severe measures. He wanted to punish the offender, anid at the same time bring about his reformation, if possible. So lhe fixed a sort of trap close to the hole, through which the man would thrust his arm in getting the corn. The wicked neighbor proceeded on his unholy errand at the hour of midnight, bag in hand. Un suspeCingly he thrust his haiid into the crib to seize an car, when lo! he found himself unable to withdraw it I In vain he tugged, and pulled, and sweated, and alternately cried and cursed. His hand was fast1 and every effort to release it only made it the more secure. After a while the tumult in his breast measurably subsided. He gave over his useless struggles, and bejgan to look around, .A11 was silence and repose. Good men were sleeping comfortably ini their beds, while he was compelled to keep a dreary, dis graceful watch through the remainder of that long and tedious night, his hand in constaint pain from the pressure of the clamp which held it. His tired limbs compelled him to sustain his weary body, which would fain have sunk beneath him, and the weary eyes would haveeclosed in slum ber, but lo I there was no rest, no sleep for him. There lie must stand, watch the progress of the night, and at once desired anid dreaded the re~ turn of morping. Morning came at last, and the Quaker looked out of his window and found] he had "caught his man." WVhat was to be done ? Some would say, " Go out and give him a cowhiding, just as he stands, and then release him ; that'hl cure him." Butm not so, said the Quaker. Such a course would have sent the man away embi~ttered, anid mutter. ing curses of revenige. The good nman hurried on his clothes, and started at once to the reliel and punishment of his prisoner. " Good morning, friend," said lie, as he came in speaking distance, " How does thee do 'I" TJhie poor culprit made no ansawer, but bursi into tears. "0 fie I" said the Quaker, as he proceeded tt release him. " I'm sorry that thee has got thy hand tfat. Thee put it in the wrong place, os it would nmot have been so." The man looked crestfallen, and begging for iveness, hastily turned to make hi. retreat SStay," said the prosecutor, for he was now be coeming such to the offender, who could have re ceived a blow with much better grace than th< | idwords that were falling from the Quaker'. lips ; "stay, friend, thy bag is Dot ShIed. Thei needs corn, or thee wo ' ot have taken so much pains to get it. Co -us fill it." (And the poor fellow was- to'st ad hold the bag while the old man filled it,. persing the ex ercises with the pleasautes nversation imagi nable-all of which wer. daggers in the heart of his chagrined ortified victim.) The bag was soon filled, tt ring tied, and the sufferer hoped soon to be' of the presence of his tormentor, but again urpose was thwar ted. " Stay," said the Que as the man was about to hurry off, havin red once more his apologies and than !fStay, Ruth has breakfast ere this ; thee ni not think of going without breakfast. Com ' th is calling.' This was almost une ble. This was "heaping coals" with a ve: nee. In vain the mortified neighbor beg be excused; in vain he pleaoed to be rel from what would be to him a punishment. Quaker was in exorable, and he was obli ield. Breakfast over, "no the old farmer, as he helped the victi. , der the bag, "If thee needs any more corde in the aytime, and thee shall have it. With what shame and rse did that guilty man turn from the dwelli the pious Quaker. Everybody has to say thatt never again trou bled the QIkker's corn I have something still better than that to ou. He at once repented and reformed, ived and died an honest man. AIW&YS 8 0. While talking with a hbor, I heard a sweet, plaintive Toice g 'the beautiful hymn: "Jesus, lover of m i", The child was up S knew it was a child's voice from its si* ftness; I listened awhile, and then said:-" "That child has a aweet. ice." "Yes, she has," said m iend ; "she is al ways singing. 1 Always singin Sw ppy child! Bird of angel wings! Who.' t" d not envy thee, that gushing flood of bap within thy soul? A soul strong to wil! iid do; a soul lighted with the smiles of Jesuh . anchored on the surest hope; a soul th ith more than a ehild's strength, shall pirt o dark waves as it goes down the surginggtid death. Always singing! I that way -aga'n. Summer was here in her I ess, strewing the earth with flowers, and the y with stars. The same sweet voice was thril on the air: Oh ! had I the wii S a dove !" This time, the little si was in the yard. r gazed upon the spiritu ftness of her fea tures-the sweet eyei lik rown birds flying to the light," the fine,-e ive lips, the dark, silken curis; I felt :that would soon have he'r wish answerl,;Qa, d a refuge in H~eaven." Always singing! Au --came; the wild swan was turning toward outh; the leaves were dropping from the . s, and 'peairs of frost 'glittered aumon t rass. A strip of . ..gj!L_.. '.*'c t ed fro't .b'; tle. of the house clothed i death, lud -tremb ing hands had bound those truant tresse's around her white brow. By the great while throne-by the river of eternal gladness, she was striking her golden harp, and singing, in the gushing fullness, of imperishable glory !-Slatf/'er. CURING IIAfs.-As the time is at hand r preparing useful stores of rich and savory Hams, a few words will not be out of place.in regard to them. The legs of hogs; short in the hock, are the best for hams, and should be chosen in preference to lanky legs. They. may be salted by immersion inl a clean pickle containing a lit tle sugar and saltpeter dissolved, or they may be salted by rubbing ground solar evaporated salt over them, turning them every day, and giving them a good rubbing. A little sugar and ground pepper added to the salt will much improve the flavor of the meat. It requires about a month to salt hams by the wet process, and three weeks by the dry system. At. the end of this periodl, they should be hung lip for a few days to drip, and theni they are ready for smoking. Much depends on the kind of matc rial used for smoking them, so as to secure a sweet flavor. Whatever fuel is used for this purpose, one condition should never be over looked ; it should be perfectly dry, or else it will be liable to impart a bitter taste to the meat. Dry cor-n cobs, and some dry sweet hay are superior to all other agents that we have seen employed for smoking beef and hams. .Mutton hams may be prepared in the same manner as those of pork, and'they are excedinig ly palatable when the meat is good, and care exercised to smoke them slowly.-&ienific American. Many a glorious speculation has failed for the same good reason that the old Texas Ranger gave, when he was asked why he didn't buy land wheni it was dog cheap. "Well, I did coins nigh onto taking eight thousand acres on it," said old Joe :nournfully. "You see, two, of the boys camne in one day romn an Inidian hunt, without any shoes, and offered mo their titles to the two leagues just blow here for a pair of boots." " For a pair of boots l" cried one. " Yes, for a pair of boots for each league." "But why on earth didn't you take it? They'd be worth a hundred thousand dollars to-day. Why didn't youp'ive them the boots?" " Just 'cause I didnt' have the boots to give," said Joe, as he took another chew of tobacco, quite as contented as if he owned two leagues of land. A MOST ExcELL.NT TI!ING IN WOMAtN.--In a recent address, Mr. Slaney, M. D., said; There is one part of a woman's educationi often forgotten or neglected-the culture and formation of a geiitle voice. It is a great gift of nature to be aided by culture-an instrument of powerful influence for good. I speak not of the singing hymns now, and the culture of har mony and musical purposes, though these tend to God's praise, or to give innocent amusement: but this gentle voice will be able to guide and persuade to good the nianly heart of a faithful husband ; will mitigate sorrow, lessen trial, and speak of hope and joy to her dearest friends and connections in accents at once powerful and pleasing. Let us, then, be careful in our schools to cultivate this most valuable acquirement. Iow different, in all respects, to a family, for friends and neighbors, are the kmnd,tentle, per suasive accents I have, described,, from soundm we sometimes (alas! too often) hear in the close abodes of poverty and trial-.high, harsh female treble tones of bitter import, scolding and reproaching, and driving away from th4 harth and home (perhaps to sorrow and sin: the husband and the children. MaR-&hiaGE ExaxonnAn.--The Tren tona fndependent Journal chronicles the follow ing: We do not remember to hiave heard of snel disparity in ages of anyr couple, as that relate< to us a day or two~sinice as hating taken plact in this county. It beats January and May a~l hollow. Married in Gibson county, on the 10th uIl Mr. Dennis Thqmpson, aged 93, and Miss Saral F Knoonee, aged 13 years-only 80 years diffei GiTHgRINGS. E: " WHAT has brought you here?" said a lone woman who was quite " flustrated" the other morning, by an early call from a bachelor neighbor who lived opposite, and who she re garded with peculiar favor. "1I came to borrow matches." " Matches !" that's a likely story! Why don't you make a match yourgelf! I know what you come for," cried the exasperated old virgin, as she backed the bachelor into a corner, "you came here to kiss me almost to death! But you shan't, without you are the strongest, and the Lord knows you are !" Z ANOTIER CHALLENGE.-The pugilist, Ieenan, has published a challenge to Morrissey, to fight for 85,000. He asserts that at the last battle he was " out of conditiongfrom sickness. E3 SLANDER.-Let no one suppose that by acting a good part through life, he will escape slander. There will be those who hate them for tke very qualities that ought to procure es teem. There aro some folks in the world who are not willing that others should be better than themselves. Er The more a man accomplishes, the more he may. An active tool never grows rusty. You always find those men the most forward to do good, or to improve the times and manners, always busy. E." Cmsar," said a planter to his negro, " climb up that tree and thin out the branches." The negro showed no disposition tb comply, and upon being pressed for a reason, answered, " Well, look heah, massa, if I go up dar an' fall down and broke my neck, dat'll be a tonsand dollars out o' you pocket. Now, why don't you hire an Irishman to go up, and den if he falls and kills heself, dar won't be no loss to nobody." L- A TaVaLr..n, a resident of England, once, whilst exploring an African province, came across a greasy, flat nosed, long heeled negro, living under a palm tree. A lut stood in the distance, and his accoutrements conisited of a breech cloth and poisuned arrows. " Who are you 7" said the traveller. "I am tie king of dis province," said the'colored person, pointing to his hut and weapons. " Do they talk much about me in England 7" ES CunA .IN TI NoRn-r.-At a recent Couresional Convention in Albany, New York, a resolution was adopted inl favor of the peaceful acquisition of Cuba, on the ground that the slave trade would be thereby effecLually stopped, the border s ire States made fre Stales, and last, but not least, a more extended market opened for the wheat, cori, pork and other prodcts of the North and West, in exchange for cheap sugar. bg A IlnaomxE.-TheDanville Republican tells of a lady named Butler, in Caswell Co., N. C., whose child recently fell into a well sixty feet deep. She seized hold( of the rope attached to the water bucket, went to the bottom of the well, took the child in her arms and then as eended the rope, bringing the child along with S The New York Express seems to be of' opinion that the only difleretice between slavery in the two sections iA, that in the South, the inasters own the bodies of the negroe4, and ill the North, politicians own the voters, both body and soul. E A G.%v L0rrnAnto.-They have under arrest inl New York oie Samentl Morris, who has obtained it lvelihood fur some time by " boarding round," and marrying some female boardpr in the house he happened to be patron izmng, and after cohabiting with her a few weeks, disappearinI with such articles as happened to be lying around loose. iHe is under arrest for bigamy, as well as for snapping up unconsidered trifles. a AN UssYarrrrinzic JUnY.-A lady in Mississippi recently sued a young man for breach of promise of marriage, laying her dama .r at $10,000, but the jury, being married ien, returned a verdict for only $10. gg It is estimated that each of the princi pal hotels in Saratoga has this season realized1 a net p)rofit of $25,000. Eg A Frenchman being about to remove his shop, his landlord inquired the reason, sta ting, at the same tune, that it was considered a very good stand for business. The Frenchman repiedl with a shrug of the shouhler, "0O, yes, he's very good standi for de business; me stanod all day, for nobody comec to make me move." gg Co-rrosc IN Escu .--The consumption of raw cotton in England has increased, in the last eighty-eight years to the remtarkable extent of three hundred fohdl.. Even in the fifty years of the -present century, it has increased more than sixteen fold, and since the ret toration of peace in Europe, in the year 1815, moure than eleven fold. ?r PLccoLoMrINr.-The " Princes-" has sung in New York, and the papers have discov ered that while she is a first, rate actress in comedy and the higher drama, site is not a good singer. The only vocaliaation she excels in, is what the French calls " tears in the voice," and in this isvery touching. The London papres, when she left there, announced that she was " played out," and the New York papers call her a "lhttle imposter." ffr CHARLEsTON AND SAVANNAH RAIL RoAD-The Charleston Courier of Tuesday says: " There is now every assurance that this road will be opened for passengers as far as the Edisto River-a distance of thirty miles-on or before the 10th November. We learn from competent authority that arragements are con tempated for a connection at the temporary terminus by Blount & Sunpson's line of stages, which will take passengers to Grahameville, or' perhaps to Savannah. An official announce ment will inform our readers in good time." Ef A clergymen was lately depicting, be fore a deeply interested audience, the alarming increase of intemperance, whenm he astonished his hearers by exclaiming. " A young woman in my neighborhood died very sudldenly last Sabbath, while I was preaching the Gospel in the state of beastly intoxication !" g-|- Why don't you wash the bottoms of your feet, Johnny ?" asked a grandmother of a boy, when he was performing the operation be fore retiring for the night, to which he gravely replid-" Why, granny, you dosen't thinig l's gon' to stand up in bed does ye ?" 5mi It was Cobbet who said-and he told the truth, too-.that a woman is never so amia ble as when she is useful; and as for beauty, though a man may fall in love with girls at play, there is nothing to make them stand in their love like seeing them work, engaged in the use ful offices of the home and family. gg Come here, Master Tommy. Do you know your A, B, C's ?" " Yiz, zur~, I know a bee sees, and makes honey too." gr Some writer has compared friendiship to our shadows, and a better comparison was never made, for while we walk in.the sunshine of prosperity, it sticks to us, but the moment .- enter tL. .adae of adversity. it deserts us. DEN. McQUEEN AND THE NOMINATING CON VENTION. Gen. McQueen, for whom we have the high est respect, both for strength of character and independence of utterance, made a speech in Cheraw, the other day. The Gazette contains an abridged statement of it. We notice it that we may express dissent from an opinion uttered by him. It will be found in the following para graph: '" He briefly referred to the approaching meet ing of the National Democratic Convention in Charleston, and emphatically announced his op position to our State participating in it. He insisted that if we went into the Convention we would be bound in good faith to abide by its platform and nominationq. That by standing aloof we would occupy a far better position. If the platform and nominations were satisfactory, we could give them our support; but if other wise, we would be free to oppose them." . We cannot asstdit to the proposition, that by going into Convention there will be any obliga tion to support the nominees, should they be distasteful to our political views. We under stand Gen. McQueen to be a States Rights Dem ocrat. iHe approves of the cardinal principles of this party, and when it acts up to these prin ciples he isior giving them support. Such we believe to be his position; we are certainly jus ified in so defining it from his long and consis tent public career. He has acted in the main with the Democratic party, and has sustained its nominees. To go any farther he is unwil ling, b'ecause he regards going into' convention as involving a surrender of all self-determina tion. Ie is of opinion, that to go into conven Lion involves a committal to its nominees, and that to refute to support them, would be a vio lation of faith. Could we agree with him in this, we could not resist the conclusions to which e at rives-and would oppose the Convention. As far as the State is concerned, it needs no argument to prove that the sending of delegates to the Nominating Convention by a party in the State, imposes no obligation upon the mem bers of the Legislature. There can be no differ ence of opinion on that point. But, we go even frthcr, and say that -it imposes no absolute obedience upon'the members of the party who send the delegates, nor upon the delegates them selves. A citizen owes no obedience to any but the supreme power in the State. To a mere party lie owes none. This is the prerogative of a citizen. Ience, we see constantly the most stonishing changes exhibiting them.elves in the relative strength of parties. If a citizen entertains certain politic.al principle.s, and tl ese principles are made an iss'ue, and candidates are bronght out to represent them, then there is an rbligation. But the obligation ji due not to party, nor to the candidates, but to the princi ples. If the party deflect from these, the obli gation is,- of course, cancelled. The Convention being but the creature of the party, can, claim no.more than the party. If the Convention lays down any rule of ac tion, or embodies in its platform of principles pnhing inconsistent with its past career, and om , es. candiddat. who do not favored the Convention, or lie even who partici pated in its proceedings, would be as fully enti tied to exercise the privilege of self-determina tion, as he who stood entirely disconnected with it. In all public meetings, for the purpose of organiz.tion, a committee is generally appointed to nominate suitable officers. If that commit tee nomiifate unsuitable persons, t.ac meeting would be guilty of no violation of faith in re jecting their nomiations. The same with ref erence to these conventions. ' We make these remarks, not with any view of affecting Gen. McQueen, but for the purpose of liberating our own position fram any improper.obligatiin which may be supposed to attach tc it. Gen. McQueen's position % e freely admit from his premises, could not consistently be otherwise. As far as the surrender of individual action is concerned, we do not see that the opponents of the Con vention have any advantage of the advocates Is each will ratify the nomination if it be ac ceptable. The only practical dillference is that the latter exert themiselves to make a nonmna tion acceptable to their States Rights predilee tin3, while the latter do not .-Suth Caruliniun. "Ten do you tink the world will come to an end?" asked a German of a Millerite. "Oh probably in about three months," was the an swer. "lo. yell; I no-cares for dat," exclaimed Ians with a smile of satisfaction; "I pe going to Pulalo dis spring " The editor of thbe "Sunny South" says that the disposition to spend shillings for drinks has been handed down to him " through a long line of ancestry." Tlbe young rogue should re-menm ber that it is a suflicient stigma upon his unfor tunate ancestors to have such a dhescendenit as himself, without his publishing them as hard drkers and enumecrating all ther other vices. If their ghosts are aware of his offences against them, they cannot but reflect, in the imnmortal language of Shakspeare: " low sharper than a serpen't tooth it is To have a thankless child." LIQIon LcNsE.-One of the boldest hype cries of this age of shame and show, one oh its completest stultifications, is exhibited in the legal perinissioni of the sale of intoxicating drinks, Our city authorities, our judges, our lawyers, our legislators, are in the main, a time serving, fawning, unmanly r-ace; knowmig the right, they fear to enfore it, and prostitute their high intelligence to the meanest of all purpo ses, party aggrhtnditemlent.-gIaWs Jornal vQf Healh. Ocia S-toaes.-Atigns~ta can not only boast of her large and well fitted stores, some of themi 100 to 150 feet in depth~, but we doulet if' there is another city where goods are more tiastdully and attractively displayed. Nearly all of our Dry Goods, Fancy and 'Jewelry stores haye had their inidows enlarged and the display o: goods in them is very attractive. Other br anches of business sem to be catching the infection. In passing down Broad-street, yestesday, our atten tion was attracted to the windowof Mr. A. Ihatch's Saddlery Wareimouse, in which lie has a good sized white pony, lifelike, and fully caparisoned, standing in a restless positioni and appjarenily chafing his bit. It is well got up and but few pass by- without stopping to take a look. Such displays look like prosperity in busmness.-Au g~sa Dispakk., FA RICATION OF DImAsoNDS.-One of the most curious sights in Paris is said to be afforded by a visit to the vast work-shops of M. Bourguig non, where'the whole process of transforming a few grains of dirty, heavy looking sand into 6 diamond of the purest water, is daily going on, with the avowed purpose of deceiving every body but the buyer. The coloring matter for imitating emeralds, rubies and 'sapphires is en tirely mineral, aind has been brought to high perfection by M. Dourguignon. Many oper-a tors are employed, whose business it is to polish the'colored stones and line the false pearls with fish scales and warx; the scales of the roach and dace are chiefly employed for this purpose. They must be stripped hirom the fish while living, or te glistening hue, so, much admired in the .reel perl, connot be imitated. SENATOR HAMMOND.-The lancaster Ledger, in an article commenting on the position of this distinguisbecgentleman, says: "Senator Hammond lad been for a-number of years in retirement, but his namo was'asso ciated with the high and determined -position which he at one time took upon the slavery, question, when our institutions were threatened with immediate, danger and abolitionism was at, its zenith. The ultra party in this State-erro neously argued from this, that he was the man to carry out their principles and hasten a disso--' lution of the Union; but the aspect or affirs have changed within the last ten years and Sen ator Hammond now sees no cause for blustei and strile and indignation speeches. lIe. has, not, however, lowered the tone and the sentjlk ment which gave hhn the character of astaunch. Southern Rights man, and when the,; danger whicr some apprehend and 'anticipate really ap proaches, we venture he will be fund'Iamong the first to buckle on the -armor of defnce -and the last to yield a point where honornandprinci pie are concerned.*' CHEAP DLANKETs.-Newspaper blankets are coming into vogue. They are no joke. A cor- - re.spondent of one of our exchanges-thus refers to the -matter: "I have recently heard much about the yalue of newspapers as a substitute for blankets, and have considered the statenments to be apocryphal. But last evening I was in duced to make the experiment. I tqok four full-sized newspapers and pasted them together. ut the edges, making 'one large sheet the size of a blanket. I then removed three blankets ftdin my bed, u d and p1 iced the newspaper sheet between tie one remaining blanket'and the counterpane. The result was a comfortable night's sleep, without. any feeling of cold. I pledge my word to you, gentlemen,. that ths is literally true; and my object in. making .the communication is that, through the iiedium of your paper, the fact may begenerally ciru'atelj ibr it is no trifling matter to the poor to know that for an outlay of a few - pennies they' cin supply themselves with a comfortable bedeover ing through the winter. One of the printers connected with the Advocate office has also made a trial of the matter, and says it works to a charm." HOrrsG AGaNsT llopr.-Tlhe Phailadelpbia. Press says:-A curious circumstance connected with the unhappy losses- which all so gre.ntf feel and deplore is the "hoping against hops which some of the survivinig relatives eiteitain. The wrife or Mr. Tlieodore Gernk,of'Baftlinore is now visiting her relatives in Philadelphia-and while they have no doubt ft, his ros', Ohe alone. has a deep conviction thit he is not dead. that he either was not oniboarl the Atintria,(tlongh he wrote to her that he bad actually - paid for his - pass-age) or, it lie -was- that be-must have been among the few who -were rescued. It may- be' within the knowledge of many.-yf our readers that a clergyman of this city was aMona. those who left for Europe on the ill.fatedPresident and was never again heard of.. 'His. wife, who remained in Philadelpi and.asdeepyat ,hed io hil, 'A'virh .teen years have paised away, ahd yet t trusting lady--we cannot speak of -her ~as wife, as she repudiates the name of wdowl -continues to expect his return. Every day a cover is' placed for him at the the table where still stands his accustomed chair.. Every ring at the bell, we are informed, awakens the cherished convic tiou of her heart that.the loved one will return. THE QUAnRFL BETWEEN FRANcE AN) Pouru GAt,.-TIc Liverpool Mercury thus states the curr ent difliculty between France and Portugal: " The statement that two French ships of war have been sent to the Tagus, to suppoit the de mnand of the French Ambassador at Lisbon for compensation for, the seizure of the F.rench s'aver, Charles Georges, is now said to be per fectly true. A Portugue.<e court of justice has pronounced the seizure lawful, because the. Charles Georges, a merchantnman of Nautes, was in reality transporting slaves, contrary to the provisions of. the international treaty. The French government says that it was nwrely aid ing the laudable scheme of popuilatipg the French West Indian colonies with 'free blacks.' This fradulent scheme the French government, ou't of i the expresed indignation of thre civilized world, has tardily promised to renounce. But one of - the points now insisted upon is that the Charles Gieorges wa~s seized by the Portuguese before this promi-e had been given, and the French government professes now to be thoroughly re solved to exact the compensation. A Paris journal remiarks that the difficulty will be very easily settled if Portugal is not backed in her resistance by' some foreign power. It is believed that Portugal is countenanced in her resisjance by England. . COTTON CULTIvAviO' rx TrUnRK.--A parcel of' Amecric ai seed1, 'or warded by the Manchester Cotton Supply A-sociation to Turkey, has been turned to good account. The seed was sown, and the product looks very far superior to any cotton previously grown in the Levant. It is estimated that 50,000 bales of the superior arti cle will be exported during the present year, and it will be extensiv:ely planted next year. Tihe area of cotton soil is very extensive. The writer says the Districts of the Dardanelles, Salonica, Volo, Cavalho, the Isles of the Archi pelago, the coasts of A..ia-Minor, and especially along the Syrian coast, will yield large and ex cellent supplies of cotton for the future, if prop. er means are taken to promote its cultrire. Some of the best districts-fur cotton are -also very favorably situated, of comparatively -esdy. access, and well supplied with labor. Evenin the vicinity of Con.nitinople there is abun dance of landl suited to, the growth of this pie cious commodity. The writer who supplies the information, adds that fro:ii personal observation and the infor-mation lie has received, he is con fIdent that we may loonk forwvard to haung at no distant day, a supgly of' cotton from the Ot toman empire -second only to that of the United States.---urogLan imeJs. S-rwr FinE' ENGINE routNaw YoRE.-The corporation of New Yor'k city have had a steam tire engine built at the Novelty Works, which has" been tried with perfect success. The ma chine has 71' Inch cylinder, 14 inch strokej'and her cspacity of steam is 500 feet surface-100 - pounds of steam to the square inch. She is a self-propeller, and steered by a motive pbwer on board. She has one oh Cary's rotary punmps in her, which is capable of throwing 1,00 gallons of water a minute over 200 feet, and'is-conisld c red capabe of performing all that-ia chlanmed MoRE CAMIns.-The New Orleans Pica'uno of Saturday, states that the ship Thomas Wat son; and the bark Lucerne, the formershaving - eighty camels .on board, and the -laterfrty, -have arrived off the.Southwest pass, and have been ordered to Galveston. Thme camels ,are imported by the Federal Government .and are no dousbt intended to join'those al doirig. so well at Camp Verde,-above 'Sanl ntonio, Texas. te IOne of tepablic squares in Sobiastol- "~ SIs..nnmad"AturicanskiPace "Ti