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ALL KINDS OF JOB PRINTING l EXECUTED WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH At this Office. ! tr'rrtrii Mrlps. j rr'im mr r nriri'iiir Mtscfiiany. Homestead Law? Exempting Certain Property from Levy and Sale. Passed December, 1851. Mr. Editor: In presenting to yon, and l1 ough your Vr?-ss, to the citizens of South ('s'o'ina. s< in remarks on the above act, I I???|m? it will not Ih? regarded as censuring our Legislature, or the purpose of making po'itical strife or division, of which vre have ?lr?<adv had too much, hut that the above set. which is now become a law should b<* brought to the notice of the people, that il ey may consider its proprictv and the result of its hearing, and if by them sustained, he it so ; if not, let it be modified or repealed as the host interests of our country seem to demand. The act ahovc referred to, exempts from I^-vy and Sn'e to each family, (over and above property heretofore exempt,) the dwelling house and houses, with fifty acres of land, one horse and twenty-five dollars * rih of provisions, except in in orporato * .t : mid provided the land does not ex the value of $600 j in which case, ininissioiieiv are to lay off so much laud -? then fifty acres, as it shall not exceed that value ; and if I understand the meaning of the act, those Commissioners may lay off a part of the fifty acres, so as to reduce the value of the land within the(t.500, hut the homestead and houses must he left, though they should be worth five thousand. The obj?-ct of this law must be either for a general benefit or ageueral nuisance, froin necessity. If u general licnefit, who are those to Ik- generally benefitted ?? ii -from necessity, where is that necessity ? In the former, we ought to inquire whethe ue re would be lienefittcd by it than are rji,r?|, and in the latter, if necessity wui justify all the sacrifices it may make. It must l> apparent to every thinking jiuidI, that the necessity or propriety of ao ?? is to protect people in their persons and piojwrty m this case property is contemplated. Now, what class of people need the greatest or the kind of protection contemplated in this act ? I tliink the lionest, industiious class should tie those who most need security, as the wealthy, the aristocracy, are above ita operations, nud the very poor need none for propertv, as thev do not use the article, and only care for to-morrow. Adv cates of this measure seem to advocate it a* an act of Htale policy to iirevent emigration from the State. Others a-1vis-ate it as a kind of State charity or public benevolence, for the support and raising of indigent families. Others adv.?cato it no farther than to try it awhile, nnd if it doea not work right, repeal it.? First then, let ua consider ita operation on the honest, industrious class. I think that I tl?e fulfillment, pmmjit and punctual ob?u>rVHii< i> fif tumn fiife .-oritrHi ts would lyt their interest, and a law to enforce them w uld be U??r greatest security, {unless the credit system was entirely abolished, which 1 presume none would advocate as being pursiMo or practicable at present.) Let us so? its operation. A, a mechanic, has been doing w??rte for B, C, and other* --has a family, but has not $600 worth of land, houses, nor horses ? he has done faithful work lor those men under fair promises, not only verbal, but under note and seal?he calls on ibem, but it is not convenient to pay at peasant, and each wonders why ha is so very urgent about eo small a sum?twenty or thirty dollars. Either could pay it, hut the one needs his money to send a son or a daughter off to school?another w?h? to aid" hm son a little who in jnst starting in business?another declares ho is owing debts ?t longer outstanding, which ought to be paid in preference to his, but cannot pay either,as it will inquire all he can conveniently raise to keep his family at present reepecjablo. A pleads necessity, anil claims his contract ?peaceably, if ho can, forcibly, If he must. He is consoled by the words, push a? soon as you please, you will get it as soon without pushing as with it. You know I have been out a great deal lately building; the carpenter, the mason, the sawyer, the painter, and the merchant are all dunning me, and liev. Mr. has said nothing about some I am owing him, neither has the editors of my papers, (unless in gener a) remarks.) These men I will pay the lirst money I can spare?as for the rest of you, get your money outside of the exemption and welcome. If you tako the benefit of the law, I will take the benefit of its protection. It would he useless to continue the picture throughout, as the creditors after prosecuting claims hv law found from the return of the Sheriff, that all the property that could l>e sold by him was sold, and barely covered expenses lea ving their debtor in possession of a fine house and much better property thati either of them possessed ; and also learning that he was al>out to sell hss reserve, individually, to which he could tnake a good title, pocket his cash, and move off. The only consolation of these creditors would be, that according to law, they must ol necessity do as he had done, violate their contracts, ami let the creditors charge it against or to the laws of the country, and not as a premeditated thing by them. Such must be its bearing uj?on all the industrious class, whether merchant, farmer, mechanic, pastor, or teacher, in a greater or less degree. Can it then be either hen* fit or protection to that class ?? No?we answer no. It compels liini who in good faith promised, to violate that promise; circumscribes the limit of his credit; depresses that spirit of industry and energy which makes men worthy of the name of sons of South Carolina. We may further see that it will rather injure than help those for whom it was intended to benefit. The young man commencing business could extend his credit and also credit others to the full amount he was worth ; but under this protection, the public consider him worth nothing outside of the exemption, whether he be honest or not, it will take all inside of the exemption to ensure him to l?e honest, let that i?e five or ten hundred dollars, and though he should be strictly honest, lio must deal with others nocording to the same rule. He who has a family, hut no house or land, must feel it sensibly. The landlord (on application to rent) would consider what has that fami'v to pay with outside of exemption. If ?hoy cultivate my lands they may use or dispose of the product as they make it.? On what then can I distrain? The consequence is, he has to go farther and accept of any shelter he may l>c able to get. Indeed, history furnishes no record of good State or national policy interfering with, or making void, any part of faithful promises or bona fide contracts. On the contrary, we read of a contract of a whole hirth-right sold for a mess of pottage, (and that in no mean family,) and notwithstanding the mess of pottage was not a fair consideration for it, yet it was a contract ? was observed and fulfilled. The next is to consider it as a kind of benevolence or charity to enable |Ka>r widows and indigent families to be raised and educated. Now, the end of the commandment is charity, Ac. Hut let as enquire what is charity?to whom should it Ik> extended, and who should give it. Charily is something given from the bountiful to the needy, fiotu pure motives, without grading, and we think no gift can he really charitable where the donor knows the donee is less needy than himself, or that the donee will not apply it to a proper use. In accordance with the old axiom, charity begins at home, and if it travel away it should U" in accordance with the will of thedonor. Hut farther, charity ought to he extended hv law in rearing and supporting institutions, as well as tor taking care of the insane and itifirui, as also lor educating the poor who aru unable to make a living?of this kind of charity we are happy to boast our stale is not altogeth r hindmost, and hope much more may \cl he done bv her in that rcsiieot. Hut il>i^ kind of charity in nut maintained, or got from the people l?v any law authorizing an individual catcn-and-keep system, but by proper order?requiring every man to pay according to his ability, (for hieli we refer you to the tax book) 1 uin inclined to think that the homestead law of which we arc speaking, has no just claim to either individual or public charity. For it would be a poor ease of reasoning to over tax the sympathies of the provision seller, when the buyer did not have the cash in hand, but had other visible property, nnd on pay day tell him he might have known bettor?and tho debt must he Isioked to charity. Such a law may be designed for llie protection of widows and children,but we see that the shrewder the knave, the greater the gain can be made by it. Sucli protection may be found fault with, as was die case with an Irish seaman, who had once taken American protection for fear of Hritish press gangs on sea, during the late war. Aftei becoming a landsman, on one occasion he found himself relieved of bis cash by a piek-poeket, when lie instantly overtook, and demanded his money, w Inch was refused, and told if he pressed hint he would use his protection. Patrick, who was neither wanting in courage or girth, was about to feel the firmness of hia flesh, when tlm other nri'tonlixl his nr.it...-tun, which was more like u Revolver, than a sheet of paper, such as I'at had expected. He instantly resolved to let him aoep it under such protection, but still believed litem was something wrong either in the person or protection ; for had it not been for him the money would not have been taken, and had it not been for his protection be would have got it back. The next ia to consider it as an act of Slate policy to prevent emigration: on this, little need be said. In the first place, * t we must ask, is it possible to prevent tho wild fowls from passing from place to place, or those of passage from taking their annual flight ? If so, would tho cost i not exceed the profit ? Wo ask, is South ; Carolina in such a poor and defenceless condition as to bo under the necosity of i either hiring or compelling tlioso who wish to leave, to remain in her. I trust t not!!! If she were,any of the operations | of the law in question would not have that effect, it would be to roust tho better class i and locate the worse?moving the class , who is the bone and muscle of our couni trv. for otliorc * L -v, ..-DO Iiiicgriijr llllglll DC questioned, neither would they be stable longer than their interest#* would demand a more favored spot, sacrificing the intcri ests of their State as cheerfully as the comfort and happiness of those whom i they have driven off, by living oft" their labor without remuneration. Such men Corolina don't need for protection, and would be ashamed to own as sons. But some days let us try it, if it don't i work well then we can repeal it. This must also be a poor argument to sustain ; it onward in its operation. Would we ask any sane man to permit anything , like a young rattlesnake to be nourished and brought up as a pet in bis family, because it was liked by some of his chili drcn, was pretty, and at present could do no harm; if he understands its nnturo will he try it a while, ami wait to see its future operations? Wo think not. lie would dispatch it, and learn his children to make pets ofbetter matured things. A few words about its consistency and we have done. This law takes effect outside of all incoporated cities but not in them. Why not make the man living outside of the line of incorporation liable to be sold out to the uttermost farthing, as well :u* the man whose house is inside. Is their houses not the same, their goods the same, their property as valuable to them ? Have they not the same right for protection against fraud, or the same right to make gain by lawful fraud if we might use the expression?certainly?their interests arc identical, and their liabilities and protection should he tho same. But my own opinion is that the whole system is wrong founded, and that the best State policy would bo to make contracts binding and valid to the full extent of the defen | (hints ability?thou confidence would bo restored ; business men could then operate ' I l?otb on the strength of their veracity and their proporty combined?which is nothing but tneir reasonable dues. If the writer is wrong in these remarks he hopes some abler pen will show Itiin | whore, and ho pledges himself to acknowledge his error, tor it is certainly not from the heart, but the head?as he has no selfish motives in view?entertains no animosity or personal jii<jue against any man ?neltheir claims the title of politician or candidate, but a fellow citizen of South Carolina, aud fanner?he remains, J. R. Tiik Pmkhs.?The Richmond Kmjuirer, speaking of the common notion that every body has a right to publish what he pleases, ait the publisher's expense and not his own, says, very forcibly: The press is only free to its .alitor*, and to those w hom its editors believe to have good ground for addressing the public, i and something to say w hich the public 1 has an interest in hearing. We would recommend those who latter under this mistake to consider the following fact?that new spapers are made for the large class who read, and not for the small class who want to write. The idea that when a man I v.??x,.1 iw ?? IIU iitjrn II* |?ni|?netor under some indefinable obligation, or tliat he lias n right to |>uhiish hit communications therein, with the single pro- 1 viso that they shall t?e inoffensive, is a 1 popular fancy atul moat ridiculous mistake, which ought to la; corrected. Not only has he no such right, hut the editor who permits him to put uninteresting matter in his columns, infringes upon the rights of four or ttvc thousand other people to gratify one individual. Very few editors act so ahsuredlv. Kkvknoc.? When the mind is in contemplation of revenge,all its thoughts must surely he tortured with the alternate pangs of rancour, envy, hatred and indignation; and they who profess a sweet in the enjoyment of it, certainly never felt the consummate bliss of reconciliation. At such an instant, the false ideas we received unravel, nnd the shvness, the distrust, the secret scorns, nnd all the base satisfactions men had in each other's fiilts and misfortunes are dispelled ami their souls appear in their native whiteness, without th.. least Hlrvuk of that malice or distaste which Milled (item; and perhaps thoae very actions, which (when wo looked at them in the oblique glance w ith which hatred doth always see things) were horrid and odimn. when observed with honest and open eye*, are Wautenua and ornamental. Death ov R Draytos Kahi.r?We have heard with great regret that E. Drayton Karlo diet! at hia residence near Greenvillo C. II., on Thursday tin* 1st instant. For versatility of genius and high social qualities he had few equals. lie coin menced the practice of law at Greenville in early life, and if he had continued at the liar, would have distinguished hi unclf in that department, as few men commenced m - rm . . ? wiin more nAttcring proaj?cctA. He wan i n fluent aim) jrmrdfal apeakcr, nn easy i and elegant writer, and beguiled many a i dull moment by contributing to the nrwea. For ftome year* I ack ho haa lived in nimoat i entire aeclMftion, devoting himaelf mainly to literary and eciontiflc pumuite. There I | are many that will ahed team of regret, . I now that ho U no more.?A. Oarrtte. i Benevolence and Gratitude. A TRUE STORY. It was a raw, bleak night, the rain was falling fast, while the wind blew in violent gusts. A Portsmouth night coach stopped at the principal inn of the town to change horses. The cold and wearied travellers alighted for a few minutes to enjoy the comfort of a blazing fire, as well as to take refreshments. "Will you give a poor fellow a night's shelter in your hay loft 1" asked a weather-beaten sailor, addressing one of the hostlers who was fastening the harness. "No, not to such as you," answered the man ; " you had better make the best of your way off, or you'll get more than you look for if you prowl about here any longer." " Perhaps, young man," replied the tar, "you may one day, be set adrift upon the world without a penny to keep your ncuu above water; and as to honesty, 1 know better than to take what is not my own, it' L have not a shoe to my foot." " I wouldn't trust you further than 1 could see you," said the hostler; "and if you don't he off I'll make you." l'oor Jack was turning away, hungry and foot-sore, when he was tapped on the shoulder by a lad who acted as stable boy. "If you were to go down the road to the first little shop you come to, widow Smith would, 1 dare say, let you sleep in her wood-house; she is a good old creature, and is always ready to help any one in distress." "Thank you, thank you," said the sailor. These few words caused a revulsion of feeling in the breast of the forlorn stranger, they told him that there still were hearts in which kindness flowed. John Willis, on coming ashore, had i been robbed of his little all, a thing of no uncommon occurrence; and he was now compelled to beg his way to London, lie deeply Idt the rebuffs he fre<juently met with. The prevalence of impositions frequently renders it hard for those who are really in need to get help, for their truthfulness is often questioned. Jack followed the direction given him; but he found the shop closed. He felt that it was an unseasonable hour; still, the favorable account he had received of the owner encouraged him to tap gently at the door, llis summons was answered by the worthy dame, who, having listened compassionately to his tale ot sufferillfr l.n/ln -..J 1 r,1 nun viugi iiii*j niiiiru iier frugal meal. Tiro tar entertained hi? benevolent hoatew with a roniul of souio of the shipwrecks and narrow escapes lie had himself had. And she piouslv directed his mind to the good Providence which had preserved him to the I present hour, and the Saviour who had died to redeem him. The repast over, the widow placed some clean, dry straw in one corner of a shed attached to her dwelling, and, with a thankful heart, the wearied ti.iveller stretched himself upon it, and slept as soundly as if on a bed of down. lleforo continuing his journey in the morning, Jack looked in to thank the good woman for the shelter she had given him; he found, however, a warm meal awaiting him. Having partaken of it, and accepted a few pence to help him on his way, he departe I, with a heavy benediction from bis hostess. Ten years passed, and the little incident here recorded had long eacaj?ed the memory of all save one of the parties coneemed. Ten years had wrought many changes in the town and most of its inhabitants; but they hud glided gently over the bead of widow Smith. The only alteration perceptible in her was, that her hair had become more silvery, and her form was slightly bent. She still continued her labors of love; and thought her means were very limited, she was looked upon as the friend and neighbor of all w ho were siek or in want. One morning a large, official-looking letter was put into Mrs. Smith's hand by the postman. Its puriMirt was to bee her # t o attendance in the city i>f London, on the following day, when, the writer said, she would receive gratifying intell'gtnee,which it was wished to communicate to herself personally. Much consultation and gossip ensued. One of her neighbor? thought it a hoax, to play the old lady a trick; another said it was highly imprudent for a woman of her years to take such a journey, osjh.'c ally to trust herself alone in in such a wicked place as L>ndon ; while a third was quite ?ure that the writer had some ovil design. It did appear a formidable undertaking to one who had never strayed ten miles from Iter native place. The widow's credulity had often been imposed upon, yet she would believe anything hut that any one would intentionally deceive or wrong her. Shu bad great confidence, too, in the protecting providence of God, whom she served in humble dependence on his grace in Christ, and therefore felt no fear in complying with the request in the letter. Wherefore, notwithslamling the ridicule of some and the remonstrances of others, the good damu started hy the first coach which p.issed through On the morrow, and re icIh><) Ixindon in time to meet the ap|s>ititment. The uddresa given Iter was at an inn, ami on arriving there ?hc \va? immediately ushetcd into a private apartment, where two respectable young men wore waiting to receive her. The widow's surprise was increased when one of them accosted her with the familiar phrase, "How do yon do, mother f?Don't yon remember me, my worthy! added h > in answer to her baif frightened, inquiring glance. "I aiu Jack Willis, the sailor you housed and fed ten years ago, when he had neith er money noi friends. I am now captain of a merchantman; and this gentleman,"turning to his companion, "will, in my name, do the needful to settle an annuity of fifty \ dollars upon you as a proof of my grati- ? tude for your kindness, and especially for t your goixl advi. ? which, I hope, by God's mercy, led me to think of Christ, and to ? trust in him for salvation." c The widow, unable to give utterance j to the emotions ofher swelling heart, burst ? into tears. ^ Widow Smith returned to her cottage- , home, thankful to God for His blessing on a her humble efforts to benefit a fellow crea- I ture in body and soul, and for His bounti- t ful care for her,and delighted that she had I now increased means of usefulness; and f never after did she listen to a tale of suf- j fering without thinking of poor Jack Wil- t lis.?London Tract Magazine. r The Bride's Departure J The St. Ixniis correspondent of the * Cincinnati Atlas, relates the following fincident, which oceurod in the boat in c which he embarked from Louisville: e "After 1 had got on board, a few mo- ' ments before we started, my attention 8 was attracted toward a group of friends v with whom I became very much inter- ?' ested. It was a family parting with a * beloved daughter and sister, who was I a bride, and was leaving the home and c trends of her childhood, to cast her e lot with the one she loved, and seek ' another home in the far, far West. She ti appeared to be an only daughter?at least " there was no sister there?the parting of y the mother and child was one of the most c affecting scenes I ever witnessed. They >' sal for an hour side hv side in silence? w the heart was too full to speak? waiting v for the boat to start, and appearing anxious to remain together as long as possible. >" At length the last signal was given, they tl then arose, and with a look of grief, that ' I will never forget as long as i breathe, h they regarded each other for a moment 'j and then enclosing themselves in each t other's arms, stood for a while trembling " in parting anguish, as if in fear least to ) sunder that embrace, would tear every b heart-string loose, llut at last, summon- P ing strength, they bado each other tho d sad farewell, in a tone and manner be yond the power of words to describe, such P as told all the depths of a mother's and I ? a daughter's love, and sueli as suhdued " the whole company who saw it into sad- " ness and tears. The father then came ? and gave his parting blessing, and bid his t sad farewell, and then took the1. cincr, ami f they moved sadly away. When they * had got to the cabin door, she turned t to take that last, long, lingering look 1 that the heart loves to and will take, 1 when parting with some dearly loved < object, though we feel that in doing so, the ' tide of grief and woe, anguish, will j>our ] with tenfold force around the soul. Their ' eyes met, and if they should never meet on earth again, that lingering look will be < remembered till both hearts arc cold and i still in death, till they meet again in ' heaven. The brothers, two of them, ? remained on board to take their parting * at tho foot of the Falls. The eldest brother t almost a man, tried to part with manly 1 dignity, but tho last cnibraco was too s much?he quivered for a while like an c aspen leaf, and then bade farewell in tears, o The youngest, a small l?oy, gave loose to f his anguish, and sobbed as if his very h heart would burst?and after kissing her c again and again, left, her as though lie had left the sweetest and dearest frend on a .1 i. e. i._.i A ?*.i ? ITUIIII, lis UHMI^II IKS II .HI llll'l Willi IUS J first ami great loss?and I doubt not that t amid all the storms of life, that parting i' hour will be remembered forever. After f they had got on shore, they stood on a t |K>int and waved their last adieu till c they were lost sight of in tho distance, t Then, no doubt, a full sense of her loss i< coining home with all its jiower to the young girl's heart, and feeling that she v was alone in the world with the man she t loved, fwho stood by her with his arm h around her,) she hid her face in his l>osom, * and gave way to all the agony of her t grief. Then I thought what will woman " not do when she loves with all her heart! j( And what a treasure that man could caII s his own, when lie held that young girl in c his arms, and knew lliat she suffered all p that anguish for her love for him; and " then I thought what a bnschrart his must r bo if he could abuse that love, and betray ? that trust and confidence. Yes, base he * must be, if ho does not love her more o than his own soul,and if he would not f sacrifice every selfish joy lie has on earth R to make her happy. * ^ m m v Jt-tT The Mortnon Bible is a curiosity | of literature. The following description .1. I- _L!A .1? -? t ui mo vessels m ?iueu mo ciiosen people crossed tho Atlantic, in a fair sample of its contents : " These barges wero built after a manner that they wero exceedingly tight, oven that that they would hold water like a dish, and the bottom thereof was |, tight like unto a dish, and the ends ? thereof were peaked, and tho top thereof t was tight like unto a dish, and tho length c thereof was the length of a tree, and tho f door thereof, when it waa shut, was tight t like unto a dish. And tho Lord said un- t to the brother of Jared. behold thou shall i mukc a hole in the top thereof, and also t in the bottom thereof, and when thou t shalt suffer for air thou shalt unstop the c hole thereof and receivo air, and if it be { so that the water come in upon thee, be- { hold ye shall aton the hole thereof tliat <j ye may not perish in the flood." ??1- ? ? A loquacious tailor having asked a t Quaker in what fashion he would he r measured. "In silence," was the solemn e reply. a A Daughter's Marriage. We find the fol'owing flouting abot without a claimant. It is one of the pi est gems we have ever met with ; full < ruth and feeling: The departure of a son from beneath tl larental roof does not present any specti 'le of desolation. Masculine life has, froi nfancy, an individuality, an independent' m exotism, so to say, which is essential I vanting to female existence. When a so ibandons his parent, to create for himsc i separate interest, this separation caus< nit little interruption in their mutual reli ions. A man marries, and still maintaii lis friendships, his habits, and his filial a actions. Nothing is changed in his life t is only an additional tie. His depa urc is consequently a mere simple sep; ation ; while the departure of a youn jirl, the wife of a few hours, is a real di muuii?uujwinun tvini <111 usuuues an eelings still fresh about it. In ono wore ho son is a sailing which has alwa} frown apart from the trunk; while tli laughter has, on the contrary, formed a sscntial portion of it, and to detach lie roin her place is to mutilate the tree i elf. You have surrounded her yout vith unspeakable tenderness?the exhaust ess tenderness of your paternal and 111.1 ernal hearts; and she, in return, has aj: icarcd to jiour fourth upon you both at rpially inexhaustible gratitude ; you lov d beyond all the world, and she seemei to you with a proportionate affee ion. lint one day, one ill-fated day, 1 inn arrives, invited and welcomed bj ourselves; and this man of your owi lioice carries oil' to his domestic eyri< our gentle dove, far from the soft nes Inch your love had made for her, and t< hich hers hail clung. < >11 the morrow you look around you ou listen, you await, you seek for some liing which you cannot find. The cag< i empty, the tuneful linnet has flown; si :nce has succeeded to its melodious war lings ; it does not come as it did only 01 he previous morning, fluttering its pertu ned w ings about your pillow, awakeninj ou by its soft caresses. Nothing remain lit a painful calm, a painful silence, 1 willful void. The chamber of the absen arling offers only that disorder which i i so melancholy for a mother to contem late; not the joyous and impatient dis rder of occupation, but that of abntidou iieiit. Maidenly garments scattered ben lid there; girlish fancies 110 longer prized hairs heaped with half worn dresses Irawers K it partially open, and ransacko o their remotest corners ; a bed in whicl 10 one has plept; a crowd of charruin rifles, which the young girl loved, hi which theyoungwife despises and which ar itteredover the carpet like the feathci lroppod by the linnet,w hen the hawk mad he timid bird his prey. Such is the d< crossing sight which rings te th nother's heart. Nor is this all?from th is day she o< aipies only the second place in the nffeel ons of her departed idol; and even tha nerely until the happiness of maternit hall have taught her whom she weeps t ttsign to her one still lower. This niai his stranger, unknown a few months, i nay be a few weeks previously, has as umed a right over affections w hick wer incc almost entirely her own; a few hour f fleeting, and it may l?e of assume* enderness, have, in a great degree, suffice* o efface twenty years of watchfulness, o are, and of self abnegation; and they havi lot only rent away her right to be the firs nul best beloved, but they have also de irived her of the filial caresses, the atten ion, and the adored presence of the heart' dol, whom sho has herself given to hii or life. Nothing is left to the mother bn he attachment of respect. All the wannc motions are engrossed by the liusbam 0 v horn his young bride owes alike obev] pneo and devotcdnese. If she loves hiin, she leaves her horn without regret, to follow his fortunes t ho end of the world ; if she does not lov iim, she will perform the duty with r< ignation. Nature and law aliko imjios he obligation on her, and her own heai oust decide whether it will constitute he oy or her trial; but in either case the rc ult to 'the mother is the same. No an that mother reproach her with thi ainful preference, for she has roaoed he 1 the conviction of the necessity of mar iage; she has herself ottered toiler its ex tuple in her own person; Heaven it elf has pointed it out as a duty whoa mission is culpable; and, therefore, fa rom venturing to u ish that the lost on hould restore to her all the tendernes vhich time and habit may enable her t withdraw from her husband, the mothc * bound, on the contrary, to pray tha hey may every day Ivecome more dea o each other, even at the expense of he iwn happiness. This misfortune is th nothcr's Inst blessing. j ur. i iTb i/rtiwuifcnn. i\ ind five daughters, all of whom he brougli ij) to sonic useful and respectful oecupr ion in life. These daughters mnrriec >nc after another, with the consent of thci sthcr. Tho first married a gentleman b he name of l'oor ; the second, a Mr, Lit la; tho third, a Mr. Short; the fourth, >fr lirown; and the fifth, a Mr Iiogg. A he wedding of tho latter, her sisters, witl heir husbands, wero present. After th :cremonies of the wedding were over, th >ld gentleman said to the guests, "I hav aken great pains to educate my fiv laughters, that they might act well the >nrt in lire, and from their advantage md improvement*, I fondly hoped tni hoy would do honor to their family; an iow I And that all my pains, care*, an xpectationa have turned out nothing bi i Poor, Little, Short, Broim, Hogg. \ I J k\\\h\\\ UMing. Ll? jf ~ = Spiritual Knowledge. ie ,ri j. Ihere is not bo much need of learning n as of grace to apprehend those things e which concern our everlasting peace; v' neither is it our brain that must be set to work, but our heart. However excellent M the use of scholarship, in all the sacred ^ employments of divinity, yet in the main act which imparts salvation, skill must ,s g|V*3 piaco to attection. Happy is f. the soul that is possessed of Christ, how ,. poor soever in nil inferior endowments.? r_ Ye all wise and ye great wise, while vo spend yourselves in curious questions, and g learned extravagances, ye shall find one touch of Christ more worth to your souls, than all your deep and laborious discussions. In vain shall ye seek for this in s your books, if ye miss it in your Ikjsoius. lC If you know all thing and cannot say, ? "I know whom I have believed," you have ,r but knowledge enough to make yourselves completely miserable. The deep mysteries ], of Cod lines, which to the great clerks of t_ the world are as a book clasped and scaled t. up, lie open before him, (the pious and devout man,) fair and legible; and while ? those book men know whom they have .. heard of, he knows "whom he hath be| lieved." The truth of Christianity, says a pious author, "is the spirit of God, livu ing and working it, and when the spirit is j not the life of it, then the outward form is , but like the carcase of a dead soul." Divini j ty has certainly been confused and perplexed t bv the learned. It requires to be disenj tangled and simplified. It appears to me to consist in this single point?the restoration of the Divine life, the image of God, . lost and defaced by the fall, by the. opera3 tion of theIloly Ghost. "When this is res. tored, every other advantage of Christianity _ follows in course, l'ure morals are absou lately necessary to the reception of the . Holy Ghost, and an unvoidablo conscT quenec of his continuance. The attains ment of Grace is thus nunc nccessarium. 3 It includes in it all Gospel comfort, it teacht es all virtue, and leads infallibly to light, I life, and immortality.?Bishop Hall. From the Xcw Hue/land Farmer. e "Isaac's servant said unto him wc have found j 1 water." ; I Living as wc do in a land abounding j with rivers, lakes, and running brooks, it li is difficult to imagine a region less favored g in this respect than our own; while we it cannot rend the old Testament without c I being reminded of the value of a "well of rs water" to those wandering tribes whoso le flocks and herds were their principal j- wealth. e The traveller, in these days visiting the holy Land, journeys from fountain to fountain the most beautiful and valuable t- land-marks that so sterile a country affords, t From afar his wearied vision catches the v waving of the palm the blossoming of the o shrubs, and the fresh green of the grass, i, which speak in their poetical language of it the clear, cool water baptizing their roots; >- and when alighting from his camel, he e throws himself down in the shade and s quaffs the liquid element, he realizes all J the fervor of enjoyment which impelled .1 Isaac's servant to exclaim "wc have found if water!" > The universality of the blessing with t us does not render us wholy unmindful of t- | its value and beauty. Far off amidst the i- 1 trees w e see the gleaming of a blue lake, s 1 as its quiet waters repose in the sunshine, n and the eye grows brighter, and the smile it sweeter with irrepressible delight. Wo r pass into the woods where the winds make 1, pleasant music and the birds love to gath[ or ami sing ; and blending with their voices wc hear the plaintive melody of rune ning water. It glides along at our feet o over the smooth poppies, and through e flower-gemmed banKs, till by and by it ?- meets with an obstruction and dashes it? ooir ~i--i -5?-> ^ ovii v?w?n mui iioanaonraeni, ma t king the greenwood ring with the sound r of its rejoicings. ]>avid compares tlie good man to a r "tree planted by rivers of water," and to a him it was probably the most beautiful r aud npt comparison his poetic mind could suggest. The tree whose roots arc nourished - by a never failing supply of water knows no abatement in growth and vigor, whilo e that which struggles into life ainid a r parched soil, lives but a brief season, a e half grown and unshapely object. And s the good man's soul is strengthened and o sustained by a fountain deep within, fed r by the hand of God. While in the s< 1 t of sin his neighbor's spiritual growth 'a r dwarfted and unshapely, he is reaching i p r to the heavenly light, and attaining to the o perfection of its powers. In addressing the woman of Samaria, Jesus compares his religion to a well of living w nter, springing up into everlasting n life, and this precious fountain ho hath it left unsealed. We speak of the fever of i- life, and the expression is scarcely figuraI, tivo. ir The pursuit of wealth, fame and pleasy lire, creates a fever in the heart an unquiet i- longing that earth cannot satisfy. Thero a seems be no repose, no contentment t but an endless grasping that closes upon li nothingness ; and this results from ths e nnworthiness of the oWerfc. rairsuert.? o Ho who makes spiritual perfection c his aim is sometimes disheartened but e never abandoned to despair. The well of ir living water is to him a reality, and * though his burden be heavy ami the road it rough, the voice of faith assuree him, "The d Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want; d He maketh me lie down hi green pastures; it He leadeth me beeidea the still waters ;* and be believes and is cotnioatad