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The dreamless rest that's found within the tomb; I Rest for the weary heart and busy brain. k For these the grave is not encased in gloom There, grief's touch they cannot feel again For they are blest ! Song. f Take life as it is-'tis a folly to sigh; C Or to seek for a treasure, when seeking is vain; If friendship's a light that goes speedily by, Regretting its loss is but adding to pain Perfection's a thing rarely found upon earth L We may cherish the hopo and our fancy exalt; lut though we meet many of honor and worth. We find, before loug, every man hath his fault. tI If a word we require that will always be true, We must learn where it is from the fairies or elves; C The errors of friendship are easy to view, e Not s easy the errors that lie in ourselves ; ei No: Perfection's it thing rarely found upon earth, sl We may cherish the hope and our fancy exalt; g But though we niect many of honor and worth, We find, before long, every man has his fault. A Gem. v Day by day old sorrows leave us, fC Leave us while new sorrows come: Come like evening's sharlows lengthening Lengthening round the spirit's home; Day by day fade Friendship's flowers Flowers that iouri:hed in the past- v Past. oh past !-once bright and glowing ; I Glowing once, but diumed at last! Last to fale of all is Fancy Faney, ever young and gay; .i Gay as when young Love wa4 dreaming, Dreaming day by diy. A Lovely Oath. C1 "Do you," said June, the other dayv, ne "Love me in earnest, as you saT? h Or are these tender words applied w Alike to fifty girls besi-le ?' " Dear cruel girl," cried I, " Forbenr: a For by those eyes, those lips, I swear-" She stopped me as the oath I took, And cried, "You've s%-rn : imer .;#x the book." C THE IRON VAULT. 1K I at a locksmith by trade. My callng is SL a strange one, and possesses a certain sort of fascination, rendering it one of the most agree- ji able of pursuits. Many who follow it see d nothing in it but labor ; think of nothing but its returns in gold and silver. To mne it has i other charms than the money it produces. I am called upon, almost daily, to open doors and peer into long neglected apartmnents; to spring the stubborn locks of safeis, aLnd gloat ~ upon the trcasure piled within ; to quietly en-m ter the apartmuents of ladies with miore beauty than discretion, and pick the locks of dhrawers containing p.eace-destroyintg tmissives, that the f dangerouS evidences of wandering affection may not reach the eye of a husband, or father, in possession of the missing key ;to force ther fastenings of cash-boxes and depositorics of t records, telling of men made suddenly rich, of~ corporations plauderetd, of orphans robbed, of hopes crushedl, of families rttinedl. Is there no c charm in all this ? no food for spjeculatiotn ? no scope for the range of pilasatnt fancy ? Then who would not be a locksmith, thottgh his face is begrimmned with the suot of the forge, and his hands are stined with rust ? lBut I have a story to tell-nut exactly a story. either-for a story implies the comnple tion as w~ell as the beginanin;~ of a nar rative-and' tmitne is searcely more thn the introductiut to one. Let him who deals in thing~s ot fancy, write the rest. In the sjpt ing of Is5s;.-I think it was in April-I opened a little shop Ott Kearney-street, and soon worked myself into :' tftir b'asinen5. Lat~e one even ina lady, closely vailh-l, enitered my sihop, and pulling fro-u bcneath a cloak a sm dl japatnned box, rcequested mue to open it. The lock was curiously cons.true:ed, and I was all of an htour in iittinig it with a key. The lady seemed nervous att the delay. ai :t lecgtht re quested tne to close the door. I was as little surprised at the sugeestion, buit of course cmplied. Shutting the door atnd .returning to my work, th~e lady withdrew hter vail dis clodima as swcet a face as can -well be itmag ied. There wvas a restlessnues in :w c'e atnd a pallo:- in thle cheek, however, which plainily told of a heart ill at eatse, and in a moment every ems ti''t for her had given place to th~at of pity. " Perhaps you are not well, madam, and tht night air is too chilly ?" sai I I, rathlter im .1 felt a relbuke ins he*r rel ly: " In requesttng you t'o close the' di or, I hadi tno wnher object than to escape the atitention of passers. I dil not reply, but thtoughttfully con'tinuted mae work. She resumts: -- TIa:.* ii. boxc e ntinst valuatble papers-private papers and I htave lost the key, or it has b een stolen. I should not wish to have you remembeir thast I ever camne here Ott sutcht an erratnd, she con ti:,ed, wi: h sotme hesitation, and~ gtving me a look which it was no diiiicult matter to un " Certainly, mta~dam, if yott desire it. If I can not forge:t your face, I will at. least at tetpt to lose the rec..llection of ever seeing it here." The lady bowed rathter colly at whatl cont sidrdl a tine comnplinmnt, anid I preeeceded with miy wo:ck. -tiisltl that a1 in~an discov crd partiality for. me htal ntoihig to d*o ne~h the~ visit. Iilavintg succeeded, after much fil ng and 6itting, in turning the lock, Iwas seis 4 -:tha cnrinsity to get a glimpse at the precious contents of the box, and suddenly raising the lid, discovered a bundle of letters md a Daguerreotype as I slowly passed the jox to its owner. She se'zed it hurriedly, and lucing the letters and picture in her pocket, ocked the box, and drawing the vail over her 'ace, pointed to the door. I opened it, and Ls she passed into the street she merely whis >ered "Remember!" -We met again, and I ave bevn thus particular in describing her isit to the shop to render probable a subse uent recognition. About two O'clock in the morning, in the Atter part of May following, I was awoke by gentle tap upon the window of the little oon back of the shop, in which I lodged. hinking of burglars, I sprang out of bed, nd in a moment was at the window, with a eary hammer in my hand, which I usually ept at that time within convenient reach of iy bedside. " Who's there?" I inquired, raising the ammer, and peering out into the darkness )r it was as dark as Egypt when under the urse of Israel's God. "Hist!" exclaimed a figure, stepping in ont of the window; "open the door-I have usiness with you." " Rather past business hours, I should say; ut who are you?" "No one that would harm you," returncd ie voice, which I imagined was rather femni ine for a burglar's. " Nor no one that can !" I replied, rather inphatically, by way of a warning, as I tight ed my grip upon the hammer, and proceed I to the door. I pushed back the bolt, and owly opening the door, discovered the strati er already upon the steps. " What do you want ?" I abruptly inquired. "I will tell you," answered the samec soft >ice, " if you dare open the door wide enough r me to enter." " Come in," said I, resolutely, throwing the >or ajar, and proceeding to light a candle. aving succeeded, I turned to examine the sitor. He was a small and neatly-dressed mtleman, with a heavy Itaglan around his oulders, and a blue navy cap drawn suspi ously over this eve3. As I advanced toward im lie seemed to hesitate a moment, then ised the cap from his forebead, and looked e curiously in the face. I did not drop the udle, but I acknowledge to a little nervous ss as I huriedly placed the light upon a ta e, and silently proceeded to invest myself th two or three very necessary articles of tlaing. As the Lord liveth, my visitor was lady, and the same for whom I had opened e little box about a month befure ! Having. midelted my hasty tWihutte, I attempted to "ot r.an an:ayz for m..rudeness. but'ut Smiling at my.Aiscomfiture. she said A)isguise is use'ss ; I presune you re O1niz. me ?" "I b.dieve I tU1l you, nadamu, I should not 1n0 f'orget your f'ace. In what way c.an I rve you .By doing haf' an hour's work befture day ,,it to-morrow. and rcceiving five hnudred llars ih ir your labor," was the reply. " It is not ordinary work," said 1, inquiring , "that conimands so tunificent a compen tio. " It is a labor e.,mimon to your calling," riK rted the lady'. " The~ price is niot so much r the labor as the. condition under which it ust be perfourmed.~ "And what is the condition ?"' I inquired. "I That you i'. submait to being coniveyedl omt and. returned to your own door bjlind 'lded." Ideas of' murdcr, burglary', andulalmo'st eve ether crimie to villainy', hurriedly presenited emiiselves in succession, as I politely bowed, md said : "I amust understanid something more of the aracter of the emp~loymnt as well as the aditions, to accept your off'er.' " Will not five~ hundred dollars answer ini e of an explanation T' she iinquired. " No-nor five thousand." Shec patted her foot nervously on the floor. could see she had placed entirely too low an stimate on my honesty, and I felt some grati lation in being able to canviancc hetr oh' the SWll. then, if it is ab~solte~ly necessary )r me to explain,'' she replied, " I must tell on that you atre required to pick the lock of' vault, and'-" SYou have gone quite far enough, mnadname. v'itht the ex pianmationi," I interrupted ; "I am ot t your service." "As I sail,'' she contimned " you aire re ttrdl to pick the luck of a vault and rescue iotm heath a mtan who has been confined here for three das. "To whom does the viault belong ?'" 1 in piiired. " My husband,'" was the sormewhat reluctant -r Toen why so mucah secrce'y, or, rathier, uow came a moan conafinied in such a I lace ?" "1 secr'eted himt therc to escape the obker va'ion of' tmy husband. Ie suspected as mnh, and closed thc door upon him.' Pre summing he had left the vault and qunitted the ha'us' lby the back door', I did not dream until to iyht L.e was cot; inted thaere. Certain sutpic is acit5 of my humsbjan:d this afternool onvyitnce mec that thle amian is there. beyond] uman heam ing,., andl wi ll be start vU to deatd by my ar arna husbanil umnless iammed'iately rescued. Four thai e days hei has not left thL huse. I " dria'"'ed" haima less than an hiout ag', and he is niow 50 completely st mpt.-fied that the lock may be picked without his inter f'eree." I have searchmed his piockets, it cana not lind the key ; henece my applicatiot to vn. Now you know all iwill you accom pay e ?" "To the enid of' the world, madami, on snel an errand. " Theta prepjmae y'our.self'; there is a cal waiting at the door." I was a little snurprised, fur I had not laere te ounad ofI wh~eels. Ihastily drawinmg mnmi oat, amid proviing amyelf wvith the requisit' imlati , I was .'.onu at the dloor'. Therr ure etougha, was the cab, with the driver it his seat, ready f'or the mysterious joumney. -ntere tho vehicle, followed by the lady. A: soon as 1 was seated, she produced a heavy handkerchief, which, by the faint light of an adjacent street lamp, she carefully bound round my eyes.' The lady seated herself be side mee, and the cab started. In half an hour the vehicle stopped-in what part of the city I am entirely ignorant, as it was evidently driven in any thing but a direct course from the point of starting. Examining the bandage, to see that my vision was completely obscured, the lady handed me the bundle of tools with which I was provided, then taking me by the arm led me through a gate into a house which I know was of brick, and after taking me along a passage-way which could not have been less than fifty feet is length, and down a flight of stairs into what was evidently an underground basement, stopped beside a vault, and removed the handkerchief from miy eyes. "Iere is the vault-open it," said she, springing the door of a dark lantern, and throwing a beam of light upon the lock. I seized a bunch of skeleton keys, and after a few trials, which the lady seemed to watch with the most painfd anxiety, sprang the bolt. The door swung upon its hinges, and my companion, telling ine not to close it, as it was self locking, sprang into the vault. I did not follow. I heard the murmur of low voices within, and the next moment the lady re-appeared, and leaning upon her arm a man, 0I with face so pale and haggard, that I started I at the sight. How lie must have suffired du ring the three long days o his confinement t in the vault ! " Remain here she said, handing me the I ;ntern ; "I will be back in a moment." The two slowly ascended the stairs, and I heard them enter a room ionmediately above I where I was standing. In less than a minute the lady returned. " Shall I close it, madam ?" said I, placing y hand upon the door of the vault. "No! no !" she exclaimed, hastily seizing i my arim "it awaits another occupant!" t " Madam, you crtiily do not intend to-" I "Are you ready ?! she interru pted, im pa 'ently, holaing the handkerchief before m eyes. The thought flashed across my mind I that she intended to push me-into the 'vat, I and bury me and my sacret together. She seemed to read the su-jicion. and coiinued: ' Du not be alarmed. Yamu are not man !'' t I could not mistake the truth or the fearful s neaning of the remark, and I shuddered as I t bent mly head to the handkerchief. My eyes were as carefully bandaged as before, and I s was led to the cab. and thence driven home C by a more circuitous route, if possible, than v the one by which we came. Arriving in front f the isousc, the handkerchief was renio.-ed, i mt ' )ImI the veicle. A 1,ye of A five undai 'was-ptaceu m .u , .a momnent the I'ah and ily mysterous occupant had turned the corner and were out out of sight. I entered the shoip, and the purse of ad was the only c idence I could summon in ly I ew ilderien1t that lall I iad ji t done and 1 witnessed was not a dreatn. A imonihi afwer that I saw the lady am the neman taken from tlie vault leisurely iwalk inig alon .\ontgomery-street. d do not know, bil I vte ti-e si.:ein:/ hu4b,'l au-4o: witlein - he m audi. awil !ais l,.s are tit.re to.. i .'1Tlhe wvife is still a resialent of San 1'rancaisco. " 'tie old woa. h wa thus, a few day~s since, we heard a striplinig uf sixteen designate thme mother who bore himt. By coarse husbands we have heard the ife so clle d occasiuinly,~ though in the lattr case the phrase is inore often used en dearigly. A t all times, as5 co. -rlmonly spoken, it jars upon the ear, and shocks thme sense. Ai" old wotmanm" shoiuldi he ani object tof rev erence above any beyond abnosi. all other phrases of humanity. 11er very age should be her s;urest passport to courteouts con.sidera tion. She is your mother ; anid sheu is a mnon umeit of excelIlne., apaproved and warrenteO. She tjught faithfully "the good light," and caeI f cnquerer. Upon her venerable fce thie bears the marks of the cot illet in all its furrowed lines. The most grievouts 'A' the ills of life have beeni hlis ; trials tuntold and~ mukown only to her God and herself, 'dhe ha:s borne ine, ssantly : and nowV in her old age, she stands inure truly beautiful than ever in her youth--more hionoraiA and deset ving than the mtana who hia: stood upon the pirotud est ield ot victory. Young man ! speak kindk' of your miother, and courteously, tendierly to her. itt a little ie, and you will seec h-r nto nire forever. Others may lave yoru whent shte hais passed away-kind-h'leartedl sis5em, perhaips, tar she of whomn of all the world you chmoo~e for aL part. nier, she nmy love you warodly, patssionately ; cl d ren umay love yon ti,:dly -but neve;'r aigma, while time is youurs, shall woman's hove bie to von as that of' vo': r old, tremblhing mot:he'r has been ! Through putlling, heIJless infanc~y her itrblbiig brenst was your safe parotCetioni noa snpuotrt ; ini waywar-I boyhood shte bore pa tiently with your thoughtless rtudeness, and nurse1 y ou saifely through ei'er'y malady. It was i er hand that bathed your butrniung brow and imaistened your parehmed lips ; her eye that ligltted up the dlarkntess of wi:s'ing ni:-htly' vigils, watching always in yorer fitful sleep seh.l'ss by y'our side uts nmone but a mother coul wat chm. Oh, speatk tnt of her name lightly, for von cannoirt live so many~ years as would suflice to thank her fully. Spak grently, thten, and rev crettly of yaour mother ; and when you too shall be old, it shall in some degree lighten the renmorse which shall be yours for your sins, to knotw that nuever watntohtly have you outraged th2 respect due to' your mother. Ifow 'ro Mr~T St..A~n~a.--A blacksmi th having been slandered, was advyisedl to apply to the courts for redress. ie replied, with trte wisdomt " I shall never sue atnybody~ for slander. I can go into my shtop, aind wvork out a better character in six months thtan [ c~l get in at court house ini a year." And tin Llackksmait h was right. ..;i la 1)evinue, a pan per ini the' C7lve ud >ia kho ei~, last wee'k fell bl.-u i $1 00, and suddenly became an object of sohiei inn ointerest. Division Appointments. General Orders No. 1, of 22d March, 16Gi, is a new phase in our political and military history. We see in this order, that Maj. Gen. Bonham has collected in his Staff, some of the most eflicient men in the State. If any-" thing was needed to satisfy the most incredu lous, as to the earnestness of our people, this order would be suflicient. M. L. Bonham, of Edgefield, is the Maj. Gen. Gen. Bonham graduated with distine Lion in Columbia College.. He immediately commenced the study of the law. At this ime, the Florida War broke out, Capt., now Gen. James Jones, raised a company in Edge Reld, and the young Bonham went out as one )f his Sergeants. While in service, he was ppointed Aid-de-camp to Gen. Bull. On the termination of the Florida campaign, he en ered actively upon the practice of his pro cssion and gradually rose at the Bar until the >pening of the Mexican War. In the mean imne, he had risen rapidly in the Militia of the tate, and was a Maj. Gen. of So. Ca. Militia vhen he was appuinted a Colonel in the Mex can Army. He served with distinction in that ventful war under the command of'Scott. it the close of the war, he resumed the prac ice of his profession, and was soon promoted o the important post of Solicitor of the outhern Circuit. All of our readers remem er him there, as an able officer and a terror o evil-doers. When the gallant Brooks die is Congressional District called Bonham to ake his place, and no higher and better man *uld have succeeded him. Bonhamresigned iromptly, upon the breaking out of our troubles with the Goyernmncit at Washington. Many vished to put him in nomination for the im otant office of Governor, because of his ilitary capr.city and experience. He was lot the man, however, to allow his name to be sed in an excited contest, when division night be produced in the State, at a time rhen there should' he entire unanimity. le, herefore, asked his friends not to urge his aie against the present distinguished Chief fagistrate who so well fills the oflice. Gov. ickens has shown his appreciation of merit, y appointing Gen. Bonham to his present igh positicn. Win. C. Moragne, of Edgefield, is the Dep ty Adjutant General. Gen. Moragne is now he leading lawyer of the Elgefield Bar. 11 erved in the Legislaitnre with ability, and in hle campuign in Mexico, won for himself a istinguished place in history. He is a ripe cholar, and completed his edcation in one the Gernman Universities, after graduating. -ith honor in Columbia. Win. D. Simpson, of Laurens, is the Divis >n Inspector General. Mr. Simpson f Reprcentativeq. and is now one ' f m nst eflicient nembers of the State Senate. 1 Alfrl 1'. A!driel, of Barnwell, is the Di. -isn Quarter Master (e!nier:d. This gentlo nan is so well known to our releirs, that it is mardly necessary to say anyt hing of him, as a nn, lawyer or represent-t.ive. He is now 'hairman of the Committee on Foreiign Af hirs in our House of lhepre.entaties-served vith credit in the Qrterm:asier's department i the Fh rida War. lias a lrge rpuitation .hroughout the State a , laryer, advocate and rntor, and wve feel satisfied that his appoint nent will mneet. the geineral approb:ation not ,nly (Jr this Distriet, but of~ the State. Nobt. II. Boylston, of 1'airfiel, is the Di. isionm Coinmuissary Geneural. This gentleman s also a d1istingiuishedl lawyer. ie has been 'r many years a prominent member of the Lgisiture, and is now Cfhairman of the Ju iciary Committee of the Ilousi, which post bie fills with distinguished ability, discharging the laborious duties thereof, with entire satis l~etion to the country. Jamnes F. Lipseomib, of Newberry, is the Division Paymaster General. Mr. Lirscomb is a planter, of accomplished education, and has lately entered pubillie life as a membe'r of th' Legishsture. lieI is a gentlemnan of fine address, and is highly esteenmed tsi~~ jugmn t and direct purpo se. S. Warren Nelson, of Kershaw, is an Aid d-amp. Mr. Nelson is oine of~ the most ac comp jli.thaed ceiitlemen in Sou th Carolinia. i~e is also a nmember of the Legislature, and is highly esteemed fur his high, manly bearing, calm courage, and the active discharge of a2y duty which may be assignied him. Mr. Ker Boyce, of Charleston, is an'ik~r Aid. This gentleiman is a son of the lan Ker Byee, who formerly represented the eitj of Charleston in the State Senate. After the death of his father lhe removed to New York, and went into an extensive business: upon the commencement of our trouibles, he immediately returned to his native State:sp rificinig his business prospeccts at the calil duty. Mr. Trhomas .1. Davies, of Bleech Islaid, is the other Aid.. Mr. Davies is a plante-, of line education and h~andsioe featuire. never been in public life. With tr dashing Aids, and men of such ripe pri. ene in the other departments, we venture yi predit, that if Major Gben. IH'ham takes tb field, lie and they will make their marks i the military, as they have already done in th~ civil line of life.- Barniwell Sentinel. Tue-ri.-lf there is one thing more th.i another which we would teach a child :t wyould be a love of truth. All other thk' would be worthless without that crow,\ .I excellency in human character. Withoft, the noblest tructure is but a whited a cre. With all qiiilifications a mai is bhe shunned when deficient in this. The beh'd ermay admire a fabric of general beauty ad symetry, but when the seam of falsehoo'is iund front capstone to base, he will shun.:e dangerous presence. Thtere are few thirs more painful, experienced in our intercome with men, than to feel that they are unvr tny of our confidence-that they are at what they seem-that they will betray wle they smie-thait they tread upon a car~'s crt, where all is hollow beneath. Te~h the child to tell the trt-venerate and ve it. Teach him i so that. whatever wrotnhe may conmmit, hie ,will frankly and promily ami t allt Reward the honest sPeh, Wa17gton's father was never prouder o his buy than when he acknowledged his false hood. England and France. We put no faith in the rumor that Englard I ind France have been sounded by the agents 3f the abolition government at Washington a to their purpose towards the new govern ment at Montgomery, and that these agents av-returned and report that " both of those .ountries have set their faces against the i outhern Confederacy, and wi:I in no manner recognize or assist it." Lincoln has been in afli'.e but little over one month ; there has beA;ir. time fur agents to be appointed and asce-;in the views of those gove-rnmerts and f Ctin ; and, besides, every indication from z the press of Paris and London leads to the i belief that the interests of both countries will I c.Jmpel their ultimate recognition of Southern t Injependence. As to "setting their faces" I amg?ist the South, if by that expression is eant active hostilities against it, England are not and France would not. When we t ay England dare not, we simply mean that i her dependence upon cotton, which has al. ays made her keep the peace with the Uni ted States, will make her keep that peace with lhe South: and when we say that France t rould not, we ascribe to that great and 'gal. t mnt people a magnanimity and sympathy with i O.WSa'N which we have never received from a England. No one pretends that either power i ill take sides- with the Confederate States, tiless some collision between their cruisers nd the United States blockading squadron produce srlh a result, but active al the Northi.against the South-never. f "setting their\ faces" against the South I imply means the continuance of their anti lavery sentiment, they may "set their faces" iainst that or any point of the compass they Ilease, without protest or remonstrance ; but 'setting their faces" against their own trade mod commerce is a piece of absurdity they iver have been, and never v.ill be, guilty of. -Richmond Dispatch. Aen LiNCOLs' Ai-AumuAA JLD(U.-Such -onservative papers as the Philadelphi Bid elin and the Baltimore American, who seize pon and magnify every little circumstance, u their effiorts to deceive their readers into .he idea that there is disaffection towards the on federate Government in some sections of .he South, make the most of the acceptance 'rom Lincoln of the appointment of District Judge by a Mr. Lane, of Alab'ama. The Mont omery correspondent of the Charleston Cou rier shows Mr. Lincoln's appointee to be a ruiserable third rate lawyer, without character, lents or influence, who is not countenanced ,e is baie enough to aciipt an appoinitment, ;ilj never be permitted to discharge the mntious of his oflice. The writer says his udgeship "has been already informed that at the fira. : xhibition of anthority on his part he will be sent down a lane which hath no turn." -Savannah Ne wS. Scumrs von S3i1u;mmu.-The New York Il'rld has the following: " We have received intrormatiol, from sources deserving the full est reliance, that there are persons now doing business in thiis city who are making exten sive arrangemennts to cheat the Fedecral Guy ertnent out of its revenue on foreign goods, by importing them into Savannah under the low rates of the free list of the prrscnt or the prospective tarriff of the Southern Confed eracy, and smuggling them North, coast wise andl overland, to compete with goods honestly imported by honest merchants undecr the higer rates of the new tarilf, which went into opertion on the 1st of A pril. Tni: TenoUAI Powin Or TuIre .-h Poe, according to the Paris X1~wle, an un doubted authority on the subiject, is beginning to discover that the hour of his duwnfa~ll ais a temporal prince, is at hand. An enthuiatstie young F'renehmani rencently had an aience bihr -his sword to his Hloliness. The Pope told him that it wats useless to attemnpt to de fend a1 cause alrejidy lost. To the Archbmishop of Rennes, who has just returned fr-uin the Holy City, he stated that the temporal power would ere nmany weeks had elapsed, lhe ab. qorbed by the King of Pidmnont. lie trustedl, however, that a cottage might be found at Rome or Civita Necchia, where, under the protection of the French bayonets, he woukd be allowed to give the faithful an example of humility and resignation to the Divine will. The lime would soo-n come, he predicted, whetn revolution would pull down the idol it had raised, and when the Pope would return *to the Vatican, and all the provinces he had been robbed of would be restored to the Holy Sea. Ax Enrvon in Taount.-The managing editor of one of the New York sporting jour nals was arrested. a day or two since, and ta ken to the Fourteenth Ward 5tation Ihouse, on the charge of knocking down an old gen tleman and robbing him of his gold specta cles. The old gentleman-a very respectable old gentleman-told his story. He had beeni knocked down and robbed of his spectacles. The editor toldl his story. He hadl been about. ton and drank ; further he conhmn't say. "Why," said the Police Captain to the ac cuser, ,, now, that you have taken off your b it, I see your spectacles on your forehead." "od bless my soul," said the old gentleman, so they are. It was my watch the villain took." A search was made, andI the officer liscovered not only that the watch was in the accuser's own pocket bat that the accuser was lecidedly drunk. The editor was therefere eleased, much to the gratification of a large :ircle of friends, who had been roaring with aughter during the performance. CUE F-oR DRUNKENNEss.-It is settled that Irunkeness is a physical as well as a moral lisease, and it is now so treated. The follow- I ng is thme receipt of John Vine Hall, the fath' tr of the commander of the Great Eastern, - rich has enabmled so many men to overcomet e malady; "Sulphate of iron, 5i grains; nagnesia, 10 grains ; neppermain t water, 11 Lrachms: spirit of nutmeg, 1 drachmn; twice rhe Spaniards in St. Domingo--An Ex planation of the Recent Moveneut. James Redpath, of Boston, who has long nade a study of the affairs of the two govern nents which divide the island, gives the fol. owing explanation of the recent movement rf Spain towards St. Domingo, from which it vould appear that there is little danger of ;panish usurpation: " Since the independence of the Dominican tepublic two parties have div ided and alter ately governed it, whose rei resentativ e :nen re Santana and Baez, as the words reunion nd independence indicate their re.pective olicies. " Some years ago-what I say now is drawn rom Haytien official sources-Santana bor oweda million of dallars from Spain. Fail ng to repay it according to the terms of the uan, he offered to give mortgage on the cus om houses. Last summer, accordingly, a iand of Spania,rds, not more than 'eighty in 1, arrived at St. Domingo, and the three ifficials among them immediately entered on heir duties as collectors at the ports. The est were mechanics. That is all the "emi ration" that has been sent to the Dominican tepublic by Spain. " This policy of Santana furnished the ma erial for creating an effective union among he opposition to his government. " See I he i selling the cquntry to the whites!" Even ,s early as December, revolutionary circulars .nd proclamations were in type in St. Domin ;o, and a copy of the proofs I know were hown to a distinguished ambassador at Paris. 3ut this project was nipped in thebud ; and )aez is still an exile. The intrigues of the ipposition continuing and increasing, Santana ias called for aid-first in order to secure the erpetuity of his own government, and see indly, to enable him to repay the loan. " This, I venture to say, is the sum total of he whole hubbub that we hear from Havana. " There are various reasons why France ill never threaten Hayti--among them hese: "She has recognized the independence of ayti, and draws a large revenue from Hayti, is her payment for recognizing that indepen lence. " She is bound by treaty to defend Hayti gainst all foreign attacks; and lastly " She could not attack Hayti without first leclaring war against England. " I have also official authority for stating hat, last January, England and- France offer ,d to be the mediato:'s of a treaty of alliance id of defence between Hart: and the Do ninican Republic, b integrity of he territory of both inst all for iegn powers is guaran "The proposition w ; commis ,iii eor-, the treaty ind when it is signe land itand pledged to enfc LivER Poot. AND C'iARtLSTON S'TEA.S IIP -We have learnied that quite a number o Lhe stockholders in this new and all-importan onipany, convened at th.- Bank of Charlestoi yesterday afternoon, and that the Chairmar reported that the subscriptions to the line ha coisiderably .inereased ; and that new sul scriptions, fromi persons out side of the cotn mercial connunity, cor, orat'on, planters an' others, continue to come in; upon which th the stockholders determnined to proceedt have the contract comnpleted. Messrs. .l(ohn Fraser & Co. were appointe< the agents of the line for this port. Arrange iets will, no doubt, be mnade to run a line steamships temiporarily uintil these steamshipi can be constructed, which will scarcely bi under ine to ten months. This is certainl imnprtu.t, as a large nunmber of passenger will be visits i Europe dur:ing the siume months, and the supplies of such articles u com~erce of which the South consumes a muh, an'd which ought to be brought di retly to her ports, must be arranged for, an< teny ought to be relied upon ait stated per ods, as sailing re'sls cannitt bring them-nit~i that certainty so imp1ortarflt to trade in thi age of progress. llesies, a maail communication with Europ will sooni become a mnatte~r of necessity, espi cially if ouir initercour~se with the Northi inuterruted. Let thte good work receive a hearty an willing help from all our citizens, and we ma yet hail a return to our good 01(1 city of th direct trade of Liverpool and Lotndon, Franc and the East Iundlies.-Chiarleston Mercury. Success in Advertising. We commenid the following sensible re marks from the Syracuse Union, on the sub ject ofI advertising--theC point and truth c which al!!/intelligent businiess men can ani will realize at once: " When you find a man doing more busi ness than you are. look at the advertisement: he has in the papers. Trhe business man wht puts his sign in the newspaper, dloes a mued wiser thing than wheni be fastens it over hi: store; antd who would think of neglecting that' That man who informs the public that hi wants trade, and his card in the newspapel is an invitationi to customers to come and buy, Where one person reads in tno streets, fivc undred read in the papers. No matter how wvell a business man is known, he can always pick up new cuitomers, if he will take pains o let them know where he is and what he jas to sll. No one can afford not to adver ise, for by neglecting the means of securing rad, he loses the best part of his profits. The truth of the above remarks can be ye ified without going beyond the limits of this own. The man who is willing to spend a tart of his money in letting his friends and ustomera know when his g:>ods have arrived, s sure to be one of those liberal men who is v-illing to give his customers good bargains: Ye would advise our friends to examine our dvertising columns always before making trchases-for then they may learn facts i-hich they may be sorry they did not learn --that they have lost good bargains when hey might have secured them. "le that in this world would rise, Must read the news and advertise." 5ir What relation is your uncle's brother , yo ir het is nyu uncle ? -Your father. -Deposition of Samn Houton. The circumstances attending the deposition of Sam Houston r.s Governor of Texas, were quite dramatic, and in some respects ludicrous and comival. The Convention of Texas, call d by the loud voice of the people an2inst the denun;ciations-and opposition of Gov. Houston. having passed the act of secession, andlac cepted and ratified the Constituti-n of-the Confederate States, prescribed a form of oath t. be taken by all the State officers. This oath included a renunciation of all allegianee to ali foreign powers, and especially to the Government of the United States, and a de claration of fidelity to the Constitution of the Confederate States. When the oath was pro posed to Gov~ I1ouston, he peremptorily re. fused to take it; whereupon the Convention declared the office of bovernor~ vacant, an Lieut. Gov. Clark, 2inder the Constitution. having tak' -i the piscribed oath, sucqecdcd to the office. Gov. 'lark was not slow in en tering upon the Governor's office, issumed the chair and entered upon the duties of the office. By and by, the deposed Governo, came hobbling to his office-old Sam's San Jacinto wound having broken out afresh, as it always does on occasions of political trial. Perceiving Gov. Clark occupying the chair, Old Sam addressed him: " Well, Governor Clark," giving great em phasis to the title; " you are an early riser." " Yes, General," replied tho Governor, with a great strees upon the military title of hit predecessor, " I am illustrating the old maxim, 'the early bird gathers the worm.'" " Well, Gov. Cla.;k, I hope you will find i an easier eat than I have found it." " I'll try to make it so, General, by con forming to the clearly expressed will of the people of Texas." The General, having- brought a large lunch basket with him, proceeded to put up numer ous little articles of private property, and te stow them away very carefully. Catcbing hi. foot in a hole in the carpet and stumbling, the General suggested to Gov. Clark that the new Government ought to afford a new carpet for the Governor's office, whereupon the Gov. ernor re'i.arked that the Executive of Texas could get along very well without a carpet. Approaching the washstand, the General called the attention of Gov. Clark to two pieces of soap-one, the Casteil soap, was his own private property ; and the other, a per fumed article, was the property of the State, and added, "Governor, your hands will re: quire the very frequent use of this cleansing article;'' whereupon Gov. Clark, pointing to the washbowl, which was fuU of very black and dirty water, remarked : "General, I sup pbse that is the bowl in which you washed your hands before leaving the office." Having gathered up all hi4 ;- .-&= ade alit r. --. very much in .-. declaring hi6 conviction that, as in the ! ast, the time woul'. soon come when Texas would call him from ho retirement, and he hoped Gov. Clark would bM able to give as good an account dA his stew ardship as he coluld now render. Halting at the door, the fleneral made a profbund bow. and with an air of elaborate dignity said, )" Good day, Governor Clark." " Good day, Generd 1Woustoo," was the Governor's re spinse. And thus the " Hero of Jacinto" cone'udedl his political career !-N. O. Delta. The Field andi Fireside. IIt is, perhaps, unnecessary for us to call the attenition of our readers to the great imipor tance of establishing upor a firm basis our Southern literature. Their patriotism, their ambiton, their devotion to home initerests. oght all to appeal more toreible to themt now than at any other time. Every etfort calenla td to buildl up home eniterprises, and free us rfrom dependence upon foreign lands, should be heartily and liberally seconded by the peo -ple of the ConfederateStates. IAnnoug these enterprises worthy of nul lie support and public patrenalge, is the S.,utheru Fiehl and Fireside~ -a journal deovotedl to lit. erature ,am~l agrieuhture. Thec S'uthernm pe' p)1e have aln-ad1y hbeen liberal- towards it-imn Sit now has a circulation extemsling from th~e b' ks of the Po~tomaec to thlose of the Rio Gradel ; bu there is 5till room, for mloreC pat ronage. Its e-nergetic: proprieu:r has expended Ia large outlaiy of money in this eimerprise-he has been ge-nerons in securing editors and' cotributor.<; andl theo uthern peop~le sh')nld be generous too, and give~ the enterprise their hearty support. The circulation whtich it al ready possesses, and which will, no dunbt be largely ine-ren.sed, makes it an excellernt mediamn for adlvrtising; and if merchants andl business men desire to fmake them.-elve-s and their business known Ito the people of the South, they can scarcely find a better meglinrr thaa the Southen Tield. and Fireside. s i Rea~der I patronize the Southe'rn Fieldl and While the boys were ot at " ees' re ently, at one of the village sc'hools in Soth Adams, a gentleman riding by3 stopped and ingired of a bright-looking lad, " Whbat they did in thero," The nehin looked up, sean. ing his interrogator's tace a nmoment, anid then with a wvickedl leer and kniow in;~ wink re plied. " they tan hides sir.'l'his boy- had probably received hi-s share of smnart in thme aforesaid schoolhouse. gijA B~rws LICK FROMt A \VmFE.-A mtem her of a military company was the other (lay, at Utica, talking about " going to the watrs." ~e said that if he'went he would take his child with him. " How will yoa carry it ?'' asked the wife and mother. " Oh 1 strap it on my back," said he. " Oh, don't I" exclaimed the wife, " for he will e the first to be shot." A Republican paper in Wisconsin has the following :-" We have been to the expense of having a cannon engraved to adorn our olumns the morning when we should receive the news of the re-enforcement of Fort Sum. ter. But what shall we do with it now ?" Throw it away, and put in its place the engra ving of a sick roooter sitting on the head of a diainted darkey. RJLUC JU4UJV46U5 ZUI5 The fohwh g is the ordinance p::ssed by the C mienth n, ratiYi-ig the Cons.titution ot the Confederate States: Ax 01l)NAN F. TO RATIFY TiE PloVbIONA I. CO.9s TIN ANtD ovEtNM:NT O' 1'1 CONFEDERATE STATFS oF M 'A. IWe, the peopic If South Cairin 01, nor wd and sitting; in Cnire:di-m, do heni oru'ii, That the Provisioial Constitutiotn for the Con. federate States of America, afirned and agreed to by our deputies, at the city of Mont gom.3ry, in the State of Alabama, on the day of February last, be, and it hereby is, ac cepted and ratified ; and that the Governmnct organized in pursuance thereof is hereby con firmed and made valid according to the terras and limnitati<-ns expressed in said Constitution. Secession and Cotton at 12 1-2 cents. The old Union is dissolr -d ; seven States are bearing arms and anti pating war, and Yet COTTON, the great staple of the South, the food of millions, the king of the wor:d, is at the enormous price of 12J cents per pound. [t has not been so high for years. It gces up in the midst of a revolution, and despite the prophesies of Black RepubL;cans and timid submissionists in the border States. that Con nerce would be destroyed by aecession and farmers would sufler.great loss in the reduc ion of the price of this. orticle, we behold them with happy facts, filling their pockcs with the money thus made, .nd .sing kind Providence for the prosperous times. Cotton at 121 cents, and the revolution going On! This takes the Republicans aback and forec - an acknowledgment from some of our patriotic Southern frietids who opposed seces. sion, that things have not turned out Lalf so bad after all. Negroes are high, cotton is high, the season is propitious for a geod ci op, our people are happy, and one shout gocs up from mountain to valley for our new Govern nent, and the blessings of liberty which it dispenses to its subjects. Three cheers for ;he Confederate States *nd the present price of cotton.-Columbus Times. "Are We United?" - In an editorial response to this question the Savannah Republican noting the stuff fur nished by correspondents of the Northern papers about dissatisfaction in the South, says "We are sure wi speak the truth when wo say that'should a vote be taken on secession in Georgia to-day, it would be more popular than ever. A distinguished gentleman from New York has been travelling through Geor gia for two months for the purpose of infor niifig himself upon the subject. He is a Union man, aI ' being engaged in a commercial pur. suit, was naturally thrown with thoEc who ,vould be apt to entertain opinions similarly to iii ji af,:- :;u t of his observations, he sttled to us, r L -a idmuonu f iaen in the Stat< who were Union men, and only two of th'.is for the Union i it was at the time of diyfolution. We beg those at the North who :re vainly hoping for a change of entiment, to lay these facts to heart. We ask for nothing Lt peace at home. We ask to be let alone, and when we knock for ad ission back into the Union then it will be time enough to write about a change of feel ing here. As well might the flower complain of the bee whic~h its sweetneCss attracts. ns a pretty girl of beinig stared at -when she goes abroad.. But the complaint is never made in earnest. The pretty creature gets only what she bar gains forf She dresses to look as charming as possible, and then gzoes forth to concentraite the attention she now slieets to disdain. Till this moment she semed sweetly unconscion.s of the tr'itumphs of her beauty ; but, tired of i. pretty sensibility, she changes her role, and now pretenids to scorn as impertinent the admiration she has been at so much pains to enkindle. A htu.and adlvertiscs thus : " Mv wife Mc rias Las strayed or b'-en stolen. Wkho:ever re trtes her will get his head broke. As to trust ing her, any body can do so) if they se Et ; fi r as I never pay imy own debts it's not likely1'll pay herI'n. A M.~Innua'. 'ix HornsEme.-A few weeks ago Williamn Montgomery and Louise Long eloped together and were married at Red Bilut, he ceremony beinig performed while they re med on horseback, pre'paired for the cemer gecy of an alert parent. The citizens gave them a hearty welcome, and. escorted themi with tinkling cymbhals and so-.nding brass fur ther on their way to bliss, via San Francisco. -Louisville Journal. Anivie. 'ro Ytorx; L~nws.-.-Marry a man --t a puddin.g-headed .tling in fancey panta loons, tight boots, and emnbroiddired shirt.w.io sports a gigantic neck-tie, a small cane, a large galvanized watch chatin, a big ring andi an inceipient moustache ; who devours tobac co and talks lairgsely about, betting, and calls his father " the old man." Avoid such ; they are nilmerous. When you kiss a wily anti beautiful coquet you " put an enemy to your mouth to steal away your brain." The Clevelandl Pliaieir has the follow ing hit on the rage fur oflice under the new aministration. " Another republican got something" said Joe to Dave. " Whose's that I" asked Dave. " Senter." "6 Seater? hIas he got something ?" " Yes sir, he has, sure, and brought it home with him." " Well, what has he got ?" " The Measles." gr A Western editor speaking of a large and fast cotemnporary, remarked that if all flesh was grass he must bo a load of bay. I suspect I am, said the fat man, from the way the asses nibble at mec. gg The peopulo of Madison county, Va., at their last Court, adopted a resolution against sending a Represoentative to Congress from that District. -