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AM now receiving a large a.slrtmetnt of T UlhlS lI UCKETS. BROOMS. Market aund Ladies Work BASKETS, Ac., which I ala selling very low. S. E. BOWERS, Agent. s.b1q.Oct 1g tf 40 The Mountains of Life. There's a land far away. laid the stars, we are told, Where they know not the sorrows of titne, Where the pure waters wander thro' vallies of gold, And life is a treasure sublime; ,Tis the land of our God, 'tis the home of the soul, Where ages of splendour eternally roll Where the way weary traveller reaches his goal, On the evergreen Mountains of Life. Our gaze cannot soar to that beautiful land, But our visions have told of its bliss, And our souls by the gale from its gardens are fanned. When we faint in the desert of this; And we sometimes have longed for its holy repose, When our spirits were torn with temptation and woes, And we have drank from the tide of the river that flows From the evergreen Mountains of Life. 0 ! the stars neverfread the blue heavens at night, But we think where the ransomed have trod And the day never smiles from his palace of light, But we feel the bright smiles of our God We are travelling homeward, thro' changes, and gloom, To a Kingdom where pleasures unceasingly bloom. "And our guide is the glory that shines thro' the tolnb," From the evergreen Mountains of Life. Kitty Rider. Kneeling by the stream I saw Kate, the farmer's daughter, Drinking-in her rosy palm Dipping up the water. She had thrown her hat aside, Bare her arms and shoulder; Each uncencious charm displayed Made my love the bolder. So I slowly, tenderly, Went and knelt beside her Drank with her from cut the stream llushing Kitty Ryder! And I said-" The poets think Life is like a river; Shall we not its waters drink, Always, love, together Many years have passed by us, Like the flowing water, But I drink life's stream to-day. With the furier's daughter. A SCENE IN A I once had the t m1y businiess to . plleaf inl all mtanni tio e a .itt...I -l e t ar, no r bl ind, in did tell them that opinlioni. They a4. prevent. tue front good itith, and rew. to it. I replied that' the evidene carefu.... ..t u e outinicn ny I" I was then itiforned that I 'would do. The case to be tried was oie of arson--tl en a capitad olfunce, and the prisoner at the 1har was a voutig iman, natmed Charles Ambold, whomn i had known fromi bovlool, and who was natuirallv one tile li nest vouths of the town where fie resided. lie hlad a widdowed mother who dlependehd upon him for supt:li and his cirekta of friends wias la-ge aund choice I was morally certain that he did not commuit thec crime, anti hence. I am sure, ilt.oa whou were friendly to him gut me oil the paunnel, and had tme retainted. TIhe trial commaienced and we twualve men took our seats itn the jury box. I had a very respectable set with mie-only there was onae man whom I didn't like to see there. This tan was a Moulton Warren. IIc was ai dark. faced,.sinister lo. king fellow-at least to me. I knew that young Amnbold had onie fault. ie had recently beeni addicted to tdrinik. anid had been knowit to visit .lisreputable houses. It is oneO of those houses that had l.een burnat for setting to which he had been appreheni Now I haud often tried to dissuade Chaaus Amabold from the course he was pursuinig. He bal repeatedly promised mue that heo would reformt, and as repeatedly had he broken away. I had often talked to him of his poor mother. until be had wept like a child: but the etl'eet was ntot lastinig. There was a power of tentp tation inure effetive than anty inflluence I could wield, ie would fall away into his evilI complanionshlip, and foar a while his ititihood wats gonte. One or two abandonted women had gairned great power over himt, and upon themtt he had wastead much of his sttbs:ance. And I knew that this very man who was iow upon the jury-this Monlt n Warreni w as the one who lad donte more thant all the oth ers to lead the :oor youtha :Lway. It wa W'ar ren who had dranik with himt, amid who had h-'d himt away to those most abominable hautnts of sint and pollutiona. Why was be uponi the jury'? I coulId only account for it upion the gro~undO that Chiarley still supposed him to be his friend. The poor scorched insect was still igntoranit of the llame thautscorched him. lie rally believed that Moultotn Warren was hi.~ frijend. TIhe trial commeniced. The indictmnent set forth that Charles Amibol land, 'with mnalice' aforethought,' and with all sorts of wicked atnd feonious initents, set lire to a certaint dwelling house, thereby enidangerinig hiumana life. This dwelliutg as 1 have alreaudy intimnated, was ta low sinik of iniquity, where the abanidoned of both sexes were wont to eonagregate; and where the youthful prisoner had spent much of. his time. The evidence for the prosecention camne ont, and I was startled. One after another gave itt their testimonty, somae of them very rebtietant ly, and' I was frightened whent I saw how plaint ly it all pointted to the prisoner as the guilhy party. Several credible witnesses swore thaot they had hteard himi threaten to burn the house down: and othetLrs land heard him say that he wished it was burnied downi ! Then camne sev' eral witneases-thiree oif te promtinent citi zns-who saw himn lurkinag about thte pretmi ss ott the taighot of the fire. With regard to the provocation on the pris oters part for such a deed it was proved, up ou his own admission, that lie hand been ill treated th~ere, anad that he had sworn to have revenge. Andh furthermore, it was proved( that lie had been heard to say that his salva tion of soul and body depended upon the de struction of' that house. Next caine more tes timont stronger still. Trhe fire htad been set in a back basement room, where shtavings ad other stull' for kind ling were kept. Entrance had been gained through a back wind~ow, which had beena part ly pried open with a stout knife. Thtis base mntt wall was of braiek, and beneath the sash was founad the blade of a knife wvhich Int' been brokena ofl' in trying to raise it, (the sash.) The blaade was recagnilsed as5 belonging to the prisoners knife. A miakr of emdery lad made a kntifea to order for Amnbol ontly a month pre viotua, anid lie knew the blade at once, and swore to it. IButa thi n8 ot alt. The fire had evident ly been set first to the shavings which lay up on the stone floor, but piled up against a wood en partition. This floor was damp and some of the outer shavings, even, were not wholly burned up. But just at the edge, where the fire commenced, lay a piece a paper, rolled up, and about half burned, and from the manner in which it lay, it was very evident that the fire had been set with it. This piece of rolled paper had been ignited by a match, a number of which were scattered around, and as soon as it was on fire, it had been laid on the floor with the burning end just in the shavings. Of course these shavings were in a blaze in tantly ; but the paper torch being upon the damp stones, had not burned wholfy up. And this paper was found to be a part of a letter belonging to the prisoner! A letter which he had received from a friend of h~s (and a friend of mine) only a week before ! That friend had to come forward and swear that the piece of charred pnper was part of a letter he had written to the prisoner !-This riend's name was Stephen Grant. He was a young urehant, and the letter had been writ ten for the purpose of inducing Ambold to re form. Stephen tried hard to avoid testifying, for he knew, as did others that the fire must have been set with that identical paper; but he was summoned, and lie could not deny his wn chirography. The case looked dark. Many witnesses were willing to testify to the prisoners good quali ties ; but no one could swear that he was not, issipated and degraded. The house had been to Lim indeed, a region iflernal. Itw degra dation cried out for his bodily lifi-; and its xitence had long been eating away his soul. Poor Charley I I had befbre been sure of his innocence; but now I could only shake my head and pity him I Finally lie was allowed to speak for himseli. He said lie was innocent of the crime imputed to him. He said that he Lad threatened to burn that house duwn-th:t lie had said about ll that had been sworn to. And, further more, he was around the house on the night 3f the fire. Ile was not ten rods off when be flames burst forth, and he was one of the irst to give the alari. He had uttered one rv of fire when lie noticed where the ibmis iust have originiated, and the thought aine :o him if he were found there, lie might be mspected of having set fire ; so lie rai away. le also said that three nights before the con lagratin, lie had been roblied in that house. Fis pockets had been emptied of everything ii thim. and his poe~t t bo)k. containing foriy lolhars in money, aid sone %alunlyie paliers Mtd b. 1tken. lHe had gone there on tite iigbt of the fire to try and Iersuiade il. em to ive him back his iiiOney id plii-rs-or at east to vet back what lie could. When he ot there, he saw a man go in whom lie did t wish ta see. so he hadi htmug arouId, awaiL qg for him to depart. Ile was aroind ly the a'ek of the bui:diing once- and tli:t was :no iur before th- lire broke out. Ile knew i.o h rg-..nothing. le c!sped his haitni, aid Vith his tearless eves r:ii.sed ttw-rls Ieven. Oi1 tue mass o spectators. The irisoier's cai.rst t f disi.ipation-his nuty b i-at :giinst :he iouse-and the vt ry fict if his haj.ig 1--en rolbbed awi abused there, vere! heavy agailst hima. The eounail for the prisoner niade his sl et e, hieb was laboie.l and hard. le was fbuhai muoghIi to intiiate that if his cieit was tround at ih.: baik part. cf the house more hai one, e.? in.,t have beent intox.ctated. in !ort. his piea had~ btt-r beeni left out.- Thle vdntce he c-o~l- i nit shake. mnd hie dl~d all he oud to suppos..ev ,ilene, wemae of it mtin ab mrl andi tiliculouis. 1 ufterwards lea i -'d hat d milton War-n had engag-d that !aw. -er fr the yo uthifl prisoner I The gonern iet attortiey made his lela. It was plain, traighit forward, and very coniclusive. The judge finially gave his charge. Hie was iir anid canidhi. lie reviewed thec evidence arefully, anid pointed out sneh-l as biore li-a' i ly jon the case. Hie told tus if tbere was a lini ~erig doubt in our minds we mamst g ve the ' on.-r the benefit of it. I iut 1 could plainily that thiere was nto doubt in his minid. We-the jnrv-were conducted to oura roomtu y tan othicer. attd there loc~keid up. A silec if somte miintes ensued. Moulton Warre. :s the first to speak. '~ Wel,' he said, 'l pilse there's n;o lited of nur hein' here a reat while. Of cour.-e we all know that thle nisonier umust 1:ave set lire to the hu-e There was soimethingr in the mannitt r of th~at tam, as he said th is, thatt excitied myi eutriosiy - wont say it was suispicion th'en-only cn insiy. lIe spoiuke winth a ftretd ellrt at ,-ihttmnss-w~hiebi I at onci pecivd The nre I hooiked ait him, thme monre I became tragehv ners onis andi uneasy ;wondeltred why i* should lie so m nxious to be rhd of th i case-, e mm e A mboE!d conivic-ted. I knew that h* :d frquenuted that evil house, and that lie ~d d, tne muitch towards temptitig Chiarley ta lisipain. I knew I.e was in that house oni ie ight w~hen Charley wats robbied-fiir ( hav evihad told tme so whetn I visited him in his ,ll. I had thien tamked the tunrtuniate yotuth f he was sure Warren was his friend. 0, he ,vas sure of it. He should have hunted bhim ipon the ntight of his robbery, only they to!d iim Wari- n had gone. By the biy, Il e foreman proposed that we uhouild echt take a piiece of papi~er atnd write Iown our opinion. amid lien comtpare notes. went t, my hat. which I hnad placed upon a able with a ntumbier of others, and took ou - thet of paper. I had got half way back toi he tble witen I fotind I had tmad- a mnistauke. lhad got part of a letn r ftrom antotheir mn9 ~t. I was about to t nrn hack when the tnamte if the writi-r of the letter arreste-d tmy atiei int. 1 looked more closely, ar.td read-' Se len Granit.' -ext I c-aught this setntene: -And now, dear Charle.4 if tnt for y-our wn yet for your tunother's sake, let me1 htope on will do better.' I stare I as though a shot liad struck mie, I Ih-ld i toy hatit the othern halfI of. te .lhet i'hichi had bteen used to) firei lie house ! I i-nt to the tabile atnd fitund thait I hadu itken v. f-om Moultont Warren's hiat ? fIlooked to see if ] had been observed-and I had uint. I put the paper batck, anid thetn toiok a piece from ty own hat, which was oJf the same patern as the other, antd by its side. I rturned to the table atid sat down. War ren was by my side. Ie hadl written his oint ion and took a knuife fromn his pocket to cut it frot tbe large sheet. Let me take your ktnife a inomenit, if you p!ease, I said to him.' WVithut hesitation lie didi so. I took it-it was Charles Ambold's knife ! the large blade was gone ! With all the power1I possessed, I retained my deep emotions, tttd having ct y paper l'hatided back the knifo. hv li shoutld lie have that knuife so boldly bout 'him ? I afterwardsi leartied. le hiad not worn those pantalonis before since lhe ight of thte lire ; and niow hie used the knuife-, probubl, without the least nremembrance of the loss it hadu stustainedcu during a ver-y pecu itr iice of work, to the executtioni of whieb t wts nmade suibservienit. We talked for some teln mitnutes, anid I ,....- tata eleven of the jury were bent ont rendering a verdiet of guilty. Though un of them were in fuvor of recommending i prisouer to mercy, Moulton Warren was de ded-he had no mercy at all. Presently I started up and pretended to faint. I said I must go out a few minutes. kicked at the door and the deputy sher came. He heard my plea, and let me o As soon as we had gained a salf distan. told him all. lie was astonished. He we away and when he came back he brought t District A ttorney and the District Judge a the Sheriff. I told again wbat I had seen assured them that I knew what I had seen that it was no mere suspicion. And I e plained, too, Warren's manner in the jul room, his former connection with the prisoni and his known character. The office went. away, and at the end ten minutes returned with a constable add to their number, aund this constable had a fref ly written instrument in his hand. The sh< iIll hid mte point out the hat to them as so a9 entered the ro6m. ..ae door of the room was opened, and pointed them to the hat. The sheriff took and asked whose i, was. Warren leaped his feet, and seized it, but he was held bac Word was instantly sent to the judge tb the jury could not agree. They were d charged, and Moulton Warren was searche The knife was found upon him, and his I haviour at once exposed his guilt. The pri etnee of that leter was accounted for by hi in a dozen different w..ys within an hour. A new jury was etniannelled, and Char! Amubold was acquitted. Shortly afterwar Warren was tried, and it uas plainly prov that he had set fire to the house, anu that t woman who kept, it was to have been burn up in it, as he ha I contrived to lock her in her room thortly after setting the fire. S had incurred his dinpleasure in various wa3 and this was his revenge. Not only she, b two of her girls ind suspected him from t: first. but they dared not complain for fear ) would not he convicted, and would be sure iurder them. The hardened vallsin confessed his gun artter he had been condemned, attd thea it w that he told how he happened to be so cai Lss inl regard to the paper and knife. It w he who had robbed Ambold, and when 1 tool the old letter frotn his hat to use ats torch in setting the fire, he did not know wh it was, and even when that partly burned ht was exhiaitel in court, he had entirely ft gotten that he had torni off the other half a1 pst, it lack in li< hat, as he must have dot 'he letter had been found in Atubold's pocki book, andi he had kept it because in it t youth had been warned agaiit his influent ie eoatfessed that he held a slight idea Calliitng the writer to ant account when it shou be Coniver.i-tt. With regard to the knife, was as I before stated. le took that al riom A in bold's pocket, and put it in his owi tnd --It the niglt Of the fire he used it to pi ;p the ,a th.antd whent lie had brokeu it, ut it back 'in his picket and fort ' .iae n ji thme ill-faited man had pursto Ie .shiit1dered as he remembered how faur hi.l ptine in the savte course himself ; and wa, able to see the only -afe path fur a rotin. N.t oily iust he.shtun t ntptation-not c IV keep e!var of evi it the appearance of vi -bi.t, aboe till, he tut shun evil compti on.,tp. A y'outh tnay inake all tbe good r 'ifutiont, ;ltought camt afford, but if he coat mut, e evil co .maioship he is not safe. Tlhe New l'ork (Porter's) Spir:' o'f 'J'ieec has t he flllowitg ittter'esung a:.ecdot It is .sidi that a "s.>ft a:,swer tur'nethi a-. wrath," anid we kan'w u.at genitlentessw wi, wl.ent cruelty faik Ut this thle folio ng ini-k.ut gives :tn il!ntrat ion: As wete walkittg tilyl 4hoadway3, that spileti itVetr'l lit pl.lple, wh*ieb* at tiie .-dighte ist (JbSt .: formti itot l.arge2 gatheri:tgs, we tnoticed 'rwdl of ple~~h otn the .-idecwalks and strnee nd forcing our way, we saw at ladi' and ge tean occuitntg a carrhage behindl a banmli bo-e ; th lowagn iiwa< p~u~lbed, thle whta were seizedJ, hor-e's heaid wa<s twisted, bit woild nt butdg'. We saw a stalwart ttu punish hitm ei uelly witht a wh'Iip, every bh reondt~ing, an ti hrLii lhng through uts wi p itt, still lie wooll n tot imove. The cro, icrease'd, the occuplants we're embairrasi whena another resmtned the lash, with great cruelty, but in vaini. Ont the instatnt, we . a young getntant corting throughi the crow thre2 was% a buitton oin his coil ; we do) a ktow~ wvhe'ther he was of the army or of navy~i ; but lhe waLs a righ't ttrue getntleman. I seiz.d thei whip fromtt thle hatitls of~ the te ItettrS ; l.a:.ded it tot ti egentt le.tnatn in t he ci rap.'. eunriiciiusly a ottmanded the mneti leave the' horse eir~ely alb nee phic'ed hiis at 'ariol the b~ous..'., neck, caressintg him: al speaking getly to him. At this time t gattering wats very di use. l'ietuire to yo mtind. ire td'r. th.. ia etacl.. A laidy an~d gi tciein ini a w~uaatn, t his ye ung inan with It anr arotund t he ii k fad her.-e.~L' andI he, as wee the cenitre if ant aimphitheatre. Aft tte hats.: of two aor thrtee tinutes, ILe to t ua im-rse byt' he idi tile ;re.luctant ly lbe to a s ep' forward ; Saotn L-roke ittto a gullop,.t vaitng mtani sidea by side, whetn he broke it s:arp tro a' n ld leftL. anal t he youthI retir a ith accialmt ion. This incidenit gives ut. h:er - -t ..naf humantit n-.tutre anad conymec . -. ruelty is unniecessary. '[Tt ta a: iav:.-" Iletury doest thou love I dearst ?" "Why askests thou, Ilelatnora 7" " Not that I feat' to aniswer, cdearest Ilenm but because I love to hear thee speak ; s: lery, dost thotu love tie 7 "A-ik the statrs if they love to twinkle tte fl.'wers if they love to smell or the rose bloo. Love yotu! Aye, as the birds love warble, or the breeze to waft its bahnty i etce-whay asketh thou tte, flannel of 1 heart P' "i Because my sotul is grieved ; care 11 overcast the joy which ontce spread sunishi over thy face; amtgtuish sits upon thty br< atnd y et your Ilelomnorat knoweth not the caul T rell tie tmy aching heart, why droopta n heart-has tmuttont riz.?" " No', my Itelonora-thtank the gods !-n: but mty credit's fell. Patterson, fronm t1 (day3 forth sells. for cash." lllotnoira, l'aintts, screechets, atnd ftlls it er' hu'bandi's arms, who, in the anguish the mtaoment, seizes a knife and stabs hins -" over thte left."~ English travellers comnplaint that they a, mucht hutrtied in tour hotels and so little otr stage coatchies. An Irish traveller tooal di'et view of thte case. Iloner-t Pat cai in at onme o'clock antd was called up in half " Anad what will ye charge for that bit hodgig ?" '. wenty-Iive cents." " And sore it was kind in you to call rme :ty ; ifPd sept until mnorning, I'd not ht yst Dixie's Land. h e :i- -In order to gratify the friends of the popular ha ait " Dixie," we have the pleasure of giving the be original words of that song. Igrish I was in .e land off cottina, A oi c times dar an, unt forgotton ; U yiLook away! look away! look away! Dixie Lsnd, Ca I Ut I2Dixie land, where I was lhorn in, he larly on one frosty norning, ad Lookaway! lookaway! look away! Dixie Land' III -I Cuones.-Den I wish I was in Dixie, hooray, tei hooray! tic X- In Dixie land I'll take my stand, P To lib and die in Dixie, Sie 3r, Away! away ! Away! down South in Dixie' of Away! away! away! down Suuth in Dixiu! V( ed 013 Msisus marry "11 1, <de weaber;" h- William was a gay deceaber; 1- -Look away! &c. Si 31 BRut when he put his arm around 'er, ge smiled as fierce as a - forty pounder," . -Look away! &c. ab t 1 Cnones.-Den I wish I was in Dixie, &c. to k. is face was sharp as a butcher's cleaber, As at But dat did not seem to greab 'er; d. -Look away! &c. tio Qid missus act the foolish part, of e- And died for a man dat broke br heart, M "Look away ! &e. an Cnonrs.-Den I wish, &c. ish es Now here's a heath to the next nbl missus, to And all d a gnis dt want to kies is; tra Look-away! &c. -d Bet ir yu want to drin 'way sorrow, S to Come and hear dis song to-inorrow, e Look away! &c. an' S, Cnonts.-Den I wish, Ac. Ch Dars buckwheat cakes an' " Ingen batter," to e Makes you fat or a little fatter; ses to 'Look away! &c. Ag Dan hoe it down aLd scratch your grabble, It, To Dixie land I'm bound to trabble; er ts Look away! &c. 'e Cncus.-Den I wish I was in Dixie, &c. e Chivalry of Printers. pa a The Griflin Middle Georgian speaks as fol at lows of the gallait printer's who have " gone sio to tihe wars." We learn fronm the Montgomery ifaci that dal o:r old acquaintance, (one of its proprietori.) Br .ihn' Whitfield, has abandoned the types and santuettm and i gone-a 0014-priI'g. He is am -tr C. ber, we belive'of one of th Montg l i o. unteer comnpanlies, which keft that city to nissist pu of their Florida breihren inl occupying the farts it oathiat coast. There are four thing that cn st god practical printers are proverbial fr e ivalry, intelligeiie genserosity atnd joverf/. a I They have alwavs been from time immemori ry 4 provn rbial for their military ardor, their u selfsacriicig devotioni to public initerert. Itn . bret.irent ot miiatiama amd ith Lar't , and pro nise to iet themsa :at Pl.i ilal11, in ge)- p erous riva!y of 4wnrlike deeds. Il TWErTY-SisV Y:.tins A PasT:.s-r:i.- f. n. wetyseenyears agoro .\r. Jamie<4 Dimron i-e ce WaS pintIIlted ly s'ident J.chk.oU p ,tmu-t- . n er at Grntsville, Md., which po;sitioni he lia1s C s- held ever Tc. The Fro-tiur-r GCaze/e says: th U He has never* beeni out of his utlic! a whol' rot da1 att a timie-he Iha never beeni two miles to aw tv froms~ hi', calie--he hs never miade at be serio m'. error connecte I wlc his duti, s-he tcor ha~s m-ven beetn ceti dcnr ad hle er,-r sa:e assy he nehe nev'er owe ainy an a dolur-he uni never uses tobacco (or lignoiir. 1 rrrsAI. -ro SrELS. Rt:vorasvians -ro Sotr-r "~A Cuiita.-We learns that in conuseq1uesnce of St ad Yihre lthae of .Jidge Smnih-cy, of New Nc a- Yrk, hre aigenst cof Colts revolvers in thact a- it ha rfsd tos s:1 asny orderss frons this i a State for thoste weaipos.-XefrenrIy. ett .v 'To Pncon':e-r 'Ti: :$ ys 1.ni:rrs.-A cur 'retsondent of thie P'rair ie Fairmer says tree's IL m uay be protected fr'ss rachhis lby a wash oif . Ssosft..soap;, in wlichl is msixed sul ph ur. A little lI wclay ini the mixture will prevenit the sotap frsm , iwacshing off by winter st.or-ns. Put it oni with Vt da psinut-brush or a stifl' whitewacsh-brus.. li er A mnedalii jounal says that sisgle wotment w have the headache more than married onses. d-; That may be ; but dosa't mnarried mcean have the of A h.:adache of~enser thana single ones le FNrstna.- So grat is thg elTeet of smi-re r- enier'gy as tihe predcominatintg qua5;ity ina a of .r- character, that indifferent plans p~ress. di with to resolute vigor oiftens rech a triumphant suc- Ct in cess ; whlil~ tfar supiocr designs, if carried out 'e in a commacon spirit, fall alto~gether on fall to be short of the expectationms formetd of' thiemu. In a ur ctntnuon life', though deterininedl pusinsg 'f- 10 n- ten succeedis, it *omuetime-; fail', fromss thle di-- p datseit cuses. Ina greatt salfairs, where it i,. itnolavoir, but appreh~ensiont or conitet that Sr er indnees succ-ess, tl e eihergy which threates ro ,kor forces mostly gets the best of the bu'.ines- de - Thei presenit time furnishes a remiarkable ini le stance of this; for. except the battles of the y. to Italian campaigns, the success of' Louii Na- iji ed poleon have been ehi' fly gained by a deter- ce Sa inations to attain themi. A still mnore re- ; ed narkable instance is that of' Garibaldi, who.-e woncderful eniergy has just elljectedl resultsi 11. usnparalieled ini history ; for thouigh revolu ne tionls as startlinig many have taken hlce, the rel means have been msore obvious5, and secess less entirely owing tu a sinigle imitl. Enierigy i . indeed is n't a he oly qualhity' of this womater ful hers ; for all his qualities are woniderful, thi .-j.cialy his simple mangnniimiity andi childl or like faith. Blut it is enerngy, and' the gil t of vi to infusinig eniergy isito others, thait miost condu- et to ce:s to Garibaldi's success.-Fracser's Maga lu. zine. Ge UR. WViNsulPc Ot~O F-- - Wiishp. ale Scelebrated Matssacehusettsaithlecte, who was ais-la ne seted to be the "sanrogent mians in the worl," ik 1 has mnet a superior ini the persons of osne Wil se. ia Thompsona, who is conneicted with the ty Chicago Gymnasium.- T1hetestofstrenigthoc- an ered in that city onei daty last week, at a gymi- of' o! nastic touxrnmamient, at whieba lir. Winship pter- Cl ci formed his greast msn-clar feat otf lifig niane kegs of ntails weigiing 1 ,000t ptous. ancd rais l{: to ig, with the alid ad hariaes st nais shioubalers. ol of 1,517 punsds. 11e was succeecded byThomsp elf so, who, commneing with the last tlf oflthe c. doctor, thesn wenit ocn adding waeight anid lift. ing with harness on his shoulders anad hiPs, ro rc until the number stoodi suc-cessively, 1,536, 1, in t63s, l,;36, 1,836, 1,93G, 2,03J6, 2,136 pousnds Cl . .-a verny remnarkatble lif't, the latter, to be sucre. n He also expetrimienited w ithi dusmb bells weigh! 1 I an ig 1001 and 1 65T pounds. Anotrcher cosspe Itisng gymncaac.st aed Cucrtie, " pushed' first an fI30 p~ocunds, aind tlhen I15t poundi~ si mcach hasnd w ith thle pulley, and, ly'ing dowin aupon Ihis back z pit up 110 poucnd.l- ini each l.and. Haat the feat lir o! the evenintg was the gr-andi lift cif IThomtpsosn, Mi ead the jaadges so considered it in the awcard aot the $201 prize to him. Fe Acts of the Lerislature. To show all interested that our legielata ve not been idla during their various In sions, we a.pend a complete list of t :ts passed during December 1860 and Ja ry 1861. Some of these we shall take c ion to print in full. A:, Act to authorize the fornation of iunteer Company within the limits of tI 3epkendent Battultion attached to the Thi mth Regiment of Infantry. An Act to repeal the Acts of Incorpor n of the Town of Dntfton. An Act to increase the number of Commi netrs of Roads for Kingstoni Parish and f ier purposes. An Act to authorize the formation of a ne luinteer Company to be called the E 111s Rifles. An Act to alter the law in relation to Fi. iices on Broad River. An Act to alter and anend an Act entith Ln Act to make malicious trespases indic e." An Act to incorporate certain Societie sociations and Companies, and to rene I amend t lie charters of others. A Bill to alter and amend the Tenth Se a of the First Article of the Constituth the State of South Carolina. k Bill to provide fur the appointment additional Magistrate in All Sainti Pa k Bill to amend an Act entitled "1 An A triord increased facilities for the admini tion of justice in Charle.ton District." -k Bill to incorporate the Village of Ninet; in Act to establish certain Roads, Bridg I Ferries, and to renew and amend certa rters heretofore granted. n Act to repeal an Act entitled " An A require and regulate the granting of Lice to Itinerant Salestuen and Travellir ents. n Act to incorporate the Shoe and Leat Manufacturing Company. kn Act to establish a Corps if Militar gineers. i Act to alter and amend the Charter Hamburg and Edgefield Plank load Cut ly. kn Act to iuerease the powers of Commi ,ers of Public Buildings. kn Act to authorize the Railroad Accom ion Wharf Company to construct a Dra Ige over M:azyck borough Creek. ki Act to provide fijr the proper adnini .iion of the A aiiiiralty adil Maritime Lav the Stat: of South Carolina and for oth< - pos es. i Act to incorporate the Presbyterim rch of Yorkville. kn Act to provide for the inaintenance 'olice Guard in the Town of Georgetow ki Act 1 o awaend the law in relation 1 use Burinfag. kn Act to amend an Act entitled " A .rsenal at Coluaaxlia, at: 7111 i,% and near Charle I. jef 1fluisit:'et :ee41," passied 1sand eight hutitinred and It'ty-nini. Xii Aat to presribe the f rin of permii ..daves to be absent from the oww-rs pret A Act to amuetal the Charter of tI orgetown Railroal Compaiy, so as tea a rize the .:.il Cuipaay tea extend tht ,d to Bsbhopi ille, in itumter District, at redne... the ateounrt of stock m-icesary held byv any toeu ethr becotu.g a Dire er Uitlicer in sai~d Caoinpany. 'An Act to inco~rporate the Du. West F .I Colege. ~A Act to amend and renew the Chart Grace Cimrch, C.arleston. An Act to a.cthoarize the issute of Bonds ,ek fair conxtitnnitng the cona-tructioni of tl w Sta:e Ho~use. An Act to vest in certacn persons all tl ht title and intere'st of ie State. by at, ini and to e-rtauin piropeL ty. A n Aet tao inucorporlate the: C ithioi:i (Guiarc An At to incorporate the linford'., Brid ilroadl C..mipany. An Aet to incorporate the Green'illae G ht Cainpai.y. A ti Act'toa ault i--riZe I lie forinnation of a ut lihmteer UCompany oaf Infaanctry withint its of the Fifteenth Rt.-gieaaent of Salt rolina Mi lit ia, to be cialledl ths -. Lexingt luter Rtille Lmpanty? naid to incorI te ihe samce an~d to aut hioriz.: the formnatis cercaina oth~er new volunteer cotmpanii (1 foar ther jlirj..e4. An Act teo inicarporatte the nxew Buildil a L..ani Asaciaaian. An Act to amend the Charter of the Tox Suiter. An Act to inacorpiorat e the We.,t Pajint MI An Act to atmende an Act entitled "1An A elIarge andc exItnd the pawer- of ,erritet ande eaf thle City Counticil of Caar&h ovri Quanratomi atndc fr a.thear purpose: edon t he 2thI 1k-.-embelr, 18 . An Actg* toe lendae the naime anal creadit oaf t ate to the tI reenville anal Coutnia Ra ta Comttpanry in the readljttent of tbn An Act tel authiorize the fortation of a net lnteer~ Comtpatny of luifanatry withint iits f the T wenty-sixthi Regimietnt oif Sotu ruelinat Mahitia, to he caelled the CI.eat lIes nd to incoarporaxte the same. Ac Act to dleclare a ertuinx port ion of Fo ales reek a inavigable stream. At Aact to ailciend the Chbarter of the La . Itiji reoad Cotmpeay. An Aact to parovide for comnpetnsation nr., of prla-rtry taakean fear publ~aic pucrpoal An Act to ;aflfrd acal itt the conistrulctioltt Gergetoiwn Ratilrad. Ax Act to inicarporaete certaiin Tawtts i llages, and tea renew antd aendu cert: arters hettteofore granteda. An Act to preavidle a Pactrol anal Milita egard for the City of Chcarleston ande for eat prosees. Ai Act tea alter anal amtendl thec law in ion ta thle mtethod alof ceoutting" votea in AnAtaai~%1i the inorpoate. Ni..eti - ix Chutrcl, Ac Act to inicorpiorate cer ta in Religio I Charitable Sca'tettes for the atavanricine lcienion, fad to reniewA aced amicend t arteres of othler'. heretofoe gratnted. At A ct to inicai parate the Citizen's Li ihay Comipany of Charlesto.:, South Ca A Act to incorporate the Central Railroa npaniy of Sotnth Caroliina. An Act to incorporate the Barnwell Ra ad Cmtpany. An Act to incorporate the Presbyteri uch af Aiken. An Act toa intcorpaorate the Chaarleraton Ci t Iway Comtpatny of Sou th Ctaelihna. Ax Act ta inacorpo:ate Ilie lkzunettavil I Society h11ll Railroad Coinpunty. An Act tea atuthorize the fornmation (of lnitear Comaapanyv of Rtiteen withitn tL its of th a Seventh Regnnent South Car htia and to cucorptorate the samte. AnAc o rvioan marmed, Mita An A.- to rie wSu .-plies for the r C-l ini eeg it, octobier, one thousand eight hun dred and sixty. An Act to rnake A ppropi iations for the year commencing in October, one thousand, eight hundred and sixty. c. An Act Creating a Military Establishment for the State of South Carolina, and for other A i Act to amend the Charter of the Town e of Georgetown in undlry pirticulrs. An Act to r-no-w and iamend thv Charter of the Town of Greenville. .An Act to authorize the appoiintmnnt of a special 3mgistrate lr the Town of Smumer ville. and an additional Magistr- te for Lexing ton District. w An Act to repeal certain Art. in relation to ths Registration of Brtls. MLoiges and - Deaths in the State of Soutah Carolina. Sentimient of the State. d The folwing resolutious, unanaimously' adopted by both houses of our Legilature, A, will abundantly show the seatimeut of the W State on the subject of a restorati-an of the late Federal Government: Resolsel. zmanmiously, That the. General Assembly of Suut 4 Carolina tenders to the Legilature of Virginia tleir acknow!edg miets of the friendly motives which haso in -spired the uon entrusted to th.- Hou. Judge Ror- er, 1e Io:ni.iIoner. - J .. iij, .-aIm~u~ly, 'That the ctidor which is duie to the long continu.l nympath.% - and repect which has sub- ,ol estween \ir ginia and South Carolina, .duces this Gener s at Assembly to declare wi-I frankness that in they do not deen it advisable to initiate nego tiations, when they have no desire or intention t to promote the ultimate object in viow ; that i. object is declared in the reso!utions of the Leg islature to be the procuremnent of new guaran tees to the Coustitution of the United States. - Resolved, unanimolusly, That the separation of the State of South Carolina from the Fed Y eral Union is final, and she has no further in terest in the Constitution of 4he United States; Sand that tihe only appropriate negotiations be - tween her and the Federal Governmeut are as to mutual relations or foreigt States. Resolved, itunanintmiuly, That this General Assembli- further owes it to her friendly iela tions wit the State of Virginia, to declare I that they have no confidence in the Fideral Government of the United States that the most solemn pledges of that Govermunent have ' been disregarded; that, under pretence of pre r serving property, hostile troops have been at. tempted to be introduced into one of the for. tresses of this State, concealed in the hold of a Vesel of c.,wnerce, with.a view to nhbju. ate the people of this Suate; and that even Ssince the authorities at Washington have been o informed of the preent mediatio of Virgin ia, a vesael of war has been sent to the South d with troops and nutitions of war, conctntra d ted on the soil of Virginia. ordervsl a 51- In ri.u % .v - ~ ~ - L re, prnying for the aept-al of the U.-ury - Loiws. lii niecordiance tLerewith, the suljoine d e inemuorial has e;vti prepared, and will be psre I- seted al the Getiral A,.sembly: r ., ,tle ntScle and I..use q/ I lbpeona ice1, Mie S!a(e %of Suth Curti lina': The .muoi.-,l of the Chamber of Com me ce of the City of Charleston, in the State afore-ai-1, re-spectndily shoeh Tijat your moan ridists forbiear to enter rat lenogtn uponi all the qugetin-rehigiou. inor.ll, and econmicadl-involved in the conl r aidraton; of usury, butt they resp' ctfully e rsna, a fact, th.ot ruoney, whenever it cii be inee wihu conatrve~nt ion of the laws atgainst usury, ao as to furiih to the ower a higher rate of interect thain the law Sperits up~on contracts, will assuredly be so ineted. Thii, in-quaently occurs in purcha aiing at a diicotint bJhodS or ,tock4 ofi Siateis, of corporations5, and of individuasls. While ~-individuals dcsirinag to borrow at the same 1icotiit upon their own bond', or niotes itiade for the exgeress purpose, being by the usury e lalws prohaibited, atre uniante to p.roce-t the S money, of:en e.,-ential, wittoout sulbiuttung to nlost rtiin ou. sacrifies~ ol- propaety tor eaalh, or to mu-st extravagant usury from persona nw-ho knowinigly ri .k the penialty, aind ''charge a higher rate. because of the t.eeiiaty of C:.e borrn,wer, the ri-k of l.,.s, and ttueodi U:n at taiched. Th'Iese operalfe tol drive out of tae Sl ate large aitounts of rnonei~y iniveted mn n,ecurtica in othe-r States, andoo , ventually de ilress the irkoet value oif State ando corporate Ilsecurities, as well as of inivnoina. accurities. 1I lett without resatrith,-. inivhiduals need rt e mo ioney, and i.ifering watifactory s-cuity, e couldl tiry o.tt-. in) procu-tring w. hat wa. :.e!.i. *.. lea~ders would prefer securitie A du.. op.a d tar exi'iimlg *Aat'Oin ren I-ders it. prudnt that the e....--iap.cj chasnge - r -ould be carvtufly atnd . i ttel ui adei; rguaring agaiin-t sudldenil3 turowinog the debt or itto th~e piver of t!.e creitor, wuo, though satisfied witn the security be h:0, may exact ab *hihr than the ar igiinal or piresenot rate of r Youizr nemo:nrialst s, therefore', pray Ioi suchi urlegi-it ion touet.inag i . -rtte iL to Voni a-And your memoursli.ts, as in duty boun., will ever pray. Dote at Caiarleston, this niintetLh day oi November, 1860. -By the Chatmber of Cotmmerce. (Atten') A . O. A italws, Pres ad J. T obias, .eoretaryf. mi:eisioN l'aire:s roi Neuauss.-At a ry large sale of n-groes, belon~iting to the estate of Ii- lam nilton lloustoni, deceased, at Warsaw, Ala.. i thoe ald* inst., the following aure the pri o! -- onwo. Nine-ty we-re sold, anid they averag.:d M arinai :iand 2 elildlren abhout 3~ y'r oldi $272i F uirne, 3trd rate blacksmith, 2X "~ 2001 tephena and wife 46 i 2500 t aroolie 17 " 1600 e l Kit, a bov, littlet over 10 "' 1013 Couum-el, field hand 23 " 1703 e e Harriet an4 child 27 " 2000 Asa, field hand 410 "~ 1500 N elson, carpenter, 40 " 1 500 d d is wife 37, diseased and chld, 35 E Emund, field hanod, 21 " 1850 1- L-a;/ 16 '- 1400 Brb'ary 20 " 1505 in A lice and Eugene, orphan 8 "I 1300 Jon,, 2d rate carpenter 30 " 1995 y Trim, ticld hand, 25 " 1800 lave and wife, field hands 30 " 3100 e e Ba ala, field hian, 15 " 1-410 Mrirula, "i 25 " 1685 aaLauwis, "i 20 " 1710 eC Caros, " :30 " 1700 E Eos. " 16 " 1565 A lfred, " 12 " l205 y y Frak, " 52 " 1600 This.w:l do pretty ..,.n r t...e.tm. Message of the President. The 'Ulowing is the Mesuage cof the Prei dent on the preposition of Vitginia to send Coatamissioners to Washington the 4th of Fel - ruary, to take into co:.videration the alarming Condition of th6. cuntitry. It was tent to Con gre s on Mlonday: 70P /A Scnale and Jl..u.,e if Reyxr.<tralir 01.* Ot r (".0,11 Stct4:1, I ,winm it n.v utlv t, sub.it t C41yres a serie., of':et-olition.; ,,doplted1 b' thet L.egivsa tute of \'ireinia on tL 9th instimnt, havitn in vwW a pe.Aleful Se-ttlment o-f the ex.istingj qu~estils w iclh now thrtiat-n this -Unid.. TI.y wre livered tome in Thurday, the 24th in.tant, Iv Ex-'reside:t Tyh-r, Wh i.iast -:i n6i.ifiivt and hoinoral ri ,-Ir. a.ci.t its tie Ih -ple that h.- nasa rerd.-r.suoro .,-i vie too is Comiti i ili t.,o ho'ur ot' w.-od. Tbhe(. re-silutions, it will be per( cme'I-., I x. tet:. an invitatieont 1n1 ati .uch .tatt-5, whethe-r 1!aveholding i r t-n slav.-l..ilitng, ;.s tre wil ling to unite with each other in an car.v- a-t' ort to iijust the i.ro"en!at unhappy dillivulties in 'he spirit inl which ~the Constitution was uriginally fortued, and tonlisitetly with its priucil,!e, so as to n.ortl the people of the s!avehuldinig States -.Zegoate ?tuaranste' Ifor the security of thiir rights, to Lppoint ,' n uai:sioners to tuvv .-:! she fourths day of' Ab rusry next, in tsh, Vity of Washington, timnisar Connissioa-i. r. .p1ointed by Virgiina, to t- n ider, nuall if . articable, agree upon s..me ort of adju.tniaeid. I conilss I fiail thit sisv.-msnt on the I.art of 'sirgin~ia with g.reat .alis:tetiun. Fromi tl~e pa.st hiatory of this atcit-it tawd renoownied comumonwe.alth, we have the fullest aseuratt e that what she has undertakten, .ie - will aC complish, if it can lie done by -.ao. enllivht aned, and p-rsevcring rffort;. It is ighly gratif ing to know that other pa-riotic Statt have appointed Cotnmi ssioln'rN to mieet thoae of Viruiizaia in council. Whes assembled, they will constitute a body entitl-d in an emi ent degree to the confidence of the coun zv. The Federal Assembly of. Virginia hate also resolved, "that ex-President Tyler is ereby appointed by the concurrent vote of each branch of the General Assembly a Ot u. nissioner to the President of the Uiii:e-l tates, and Judge John Robertson is heiel-y appointed by a like vote -a Comnisioner to the State of South Carolina and all'other se iding States that have seceded, or shall.se. zede, with inttructions to respectfully reqU4 4' C President of the United States, and il e ithorities of such States to ngree to abstain, ieding Ise pro'eediigs totmalated b'y the Cion of this General Assetnbly, from- any and all acts calculated to produce a collition af artas between the Stateir* and the Gve:n nent of the United States." However strong may be uny desire to entt r uto such an agreemeut, I am conviced that [ do not possess the powetr. Cong-ress, aUd Jongress alone, under the-war-iitaking power, an exercise the discretion of agreeing to ab itin fru any and all acts ca'eulautd to nre. aaive, as tar aS tita may be practicaile, afd rapecially to employ the constititional seans to protect the property of the Uiired States, and to preserve the public peace of this the meat of the Federal Guvernmtuent If the %ceding States abatain fron any and all acts calculated to produce a collision ul arns, then the dang. r so much to be deprecated-.will, no longer exist. Defence and nut aggressiot htaS been the policy of t o Alht ini'tration from the beginning. But whilst [ can enter intoe ndi engagemenut 'uch as that proposed, I cordially c~wtmmend to Congress, with, mutch confidence that it will meet their approbation, to abstain from psing any law calculatoud to produce a cal li.,ion of arms, pending the pieaceedings~ con templated by the action of the General As. sebly of Virginia. I am one of those who will never despair of the republic. I yet cherish the belief that the American people wilt perpetuate the Union of the States on some terms ju.it an.I honorab~le to all seetions of the country. 1 trust that the nme!iation of Virginia may be the destined 'means, under Providence, of accoplishing this inestimable benefit. Glorious as are the memoiries of her past history, such an achievement, both in relation to her own famne and the welfare of the whole cut'try, wouldl surpaas thema all. JAMES BUCHANAN. Wcuding'on City, Janmuariy 29. 1861. " A Y Tts~ ,cIsios."--When the Uni ted States .Army started for U.tah there was a seoircity of trn.,pot.ion, or, in other word<, tere were too few baggage wagons. Now every soldier know: how like the apk o~f one's e e are these samse haggage wagions, drawn as the. tare. .by-sis.. mules, ton -4-e long-marches atcross the plains. A colonel of! dragoons, who hasd commuand of one of the coluns, res tricted the uilleers very much in their iloiw anco of baggage, and was most bitn.ta if any one tried to exceed the just amount. Oneo morning the dolonel mtet one of his captains, (a dragoon, of course,) when he burst out as tollows: " Captain, do you know what these artil lery ofhicersi want to take across the plains?" -No, colonel, I do not," l aid the captain, with an ernquiring look. " We 1," r-aid he, "if you'll'believe me, there's .nt of 'em wants.to take across a box :b .,>k." " ok ?: exclaimed the captain, " what next, I iw onder ! Now, colonel; I have but lit le to take across myself-niothing, in fact, but a barrel of whiskey." "Of course, captain, of course ; anything in reason, anything in reas..; but the idea of carrying a parcel of books across that stretch is a little more than 1 can stand." A HoJFseen 1'arT.-Accor.Vng to inyita tio, says the Athens (Ala.) Herald, we atten (led a homneputn party Ott Chrnsmas evening at the residence of Mr. John Pride, of Franklin. The jeans suit we mentioned some time ago we had made was already, and we took greet p~leasure in atppearinig in it. On entering the p arty room instead of meet ing delicate young ladies attired in the thin guaze so comtmonily worn on such occasions wth low neeks-and shott sleevs,--what a treat it was to see them all clad itn comfortable homespun calico, looking as nice and as dear as if they were dresqsed in the most costly ama terial thus exhibiting that " beauty unadorned i adorned the most.-' It was a pleasant time we had. The style of dress made each ong throw aside all formsality t"and all went as merry as a marriage bell." This is a strong appeal to you young men of the south to threw aside that luxury and indul gence that has invested you so long9 and come forward and lay thetm at the feet of your offend ed State and do your duty like men. A home wyithout a girl is only half blest; it is an orchard without blossomas, aini a spring without song. A house full ;l &mns i.< ik. Lebanon with its cedars, Jut dugiO~tters by the fireide are like roses in sharoil.