The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, August 24, 1853, Page 114, Image 2
Traly Eloquent.
We .know not where or when we have
mot with anything in proee more striking
than the burst of eloquence we are rK.tt,
to copy. One Paul l)cnton, of Texas, a
Methodist preacher, it appears lia?l advertised
a barbneue with Wetter liquors than
are generally furnished. When the people
were assembled a desperado in the
crowd cried out. "Mr. Paul Denton your
reverence has lied. You promised not
only a good haihaeue, but better liquor.
Wliar's the liquor ?"
"There !" answered tho missionary, in
a tone of thunder, and. pointing his molinnlofia
l?? flm ...,.11..
...........IV ...vrw 1VUHIC
springs, gusfcing up in two strong c -lumus
witli a sou ml like a shout of jov from the
bosom of the earth. "Here!" he repeated,
with a look terrible as lightning, while
his encnty actually trembled at his feet ;
"there is the liquor which God, the Kternal,
brews for all his children. Not in
the simering still, over smoky fires, choked
with the poisonous gases, suvrounded
with the stench of sickening odors and
corruptions, doth yoar Father in Heaven
pvepare the precious essence of life?the
pure cold water; but in the green glade a
grassy dell, where the red deer wanders,
and the child loves to play, there Hod
brews it; and down in the deepest valleys
where the fountain murmurs and the rills
sing, and high upon the mountain tops,
where the naked granite glitters like gold
in the sun, where the storm cloud broods
and the thunder storms crash, and away
far out on the wild wide sea, where the
hurricane howls music, nr.d the big wave
roils, the chorus, sweeping the march of
God?there he brows it, thai beverage of
life, health giving water. And every
where it is a thing of life and beauty,
gleaming in the dew drop, singing in the
summer rain ; shining in the ice gem till
the trees all seem turned to living jewels
spreading n golden veil over the setting
sun or white gauze ar nnd the moon;
sporting in the cataract; dancing in the
hail shower; sleeping in the glacier, l?>ld
ing its bright snow curtains softly about
the wintry world, and waving the many
wivttsu mkv, niiii svron, w110*0 warp is Hit*
rain drop of the earth, whoso r<>of ;s iht
sunbeam of heaven, all checked over with
celestial flowers by the inistic hand of reft
Action. Still away it is lieautiful?that
Messed life water! no poison bubbles on
its brink; its foam brings no madness and
murder; no blood strains its liquid gla-s:
pale widows and orphans weep not hum
iug tears in its depths, no drunkar Is
shrinking ghost from the grave, curses it
in words of eternal despair ! Speak out
my friends, would you exchange it for the
demon's drink Alcohol!" A shout like
the roar of a tempest answered, "NO!"
Stnr.ter County, riot ida.
Tue new county of Sumter lately ml
off from Marion, as about G m les square
containing 1 .*>00 square miles of territory,
ft h bmrndeit by Miwwh, IC-^i l.v
Orange, South by Hernando and Wist by
the Withlacoochcc river which separates
it from Ilernande and by part of Marion.
Its Rivera are the Ochiwaha and tingreat
and little Witblacoochee's its other
streams the Palatlakaha a large cicck,
and 15ug Sp:ings>rua,navig d.!v for Laig(u,
both emptying into the Oclawalia from
my wesi uirougil llie lakes, ami negro
town creek emptying into lake gritlin
from tho cast,and nil reaching the Allan
tic through the Oclawaha and ilje St.
Johns. Warm Spring creek on which
there is a fine mill, and the outlet of
Panasof ka lake navigable f ?r barges both
emptying into the \\ ithlacoochee and
thence into the (JuIf of Mexico.
1(3 L'tLss are the Opopka at the head
of the Oclawaha, lakes lirockcnbrough.
Eustace and G riffle, coiiucetcd by the
Oclawaha river; Lake Harris emptying
into the grand chain by mi outlet of I
1-2 or 2 miles in length. Lake Yale
emptying into lake Orrtin by negro-town
creek. This cluster of lakes lies in the
southeastern portion of the county, most
of them are quite extensive atnl most
lovely sheets of water.
Lake Deacon, without outlet, and
about 10 miles in length, is within two
miles of Adamsvillc, the place appointed
by the act incorporating the county for
holding the courts, ami Lake Panasofka
emptying into the YViihlacoochee within
2 1- f or ii miles of Sumtei tho county
site established by the Commissioners.
Warm Spring is of sufficient size to
afford a creek large enough for a mill,
and Bug Spring covers more than 2
acres of surface, and looks to be bottomless
the stream is deep enough for barges,
upon the whole Sumter is perhaps the best
watered region in South And East Florida.
All the waters are perfecrly clear and
mostly freestone though the county is
litt^atcac, or ruther there a great
amount of lime contained in the soils.
Face or the Country. ?Tim country
generally is ro ling, except in the southwoalhrn
portion, on the head of the Palatelacabn/frhfcre
it is flat an-l mostly priiiies
cr Savannahs. On the Lakes it is in
many places inclined to be hilly, especial
ly a little back from the margins, and
a major portion of the land is pine and as
_ii - s i _i * .1
111 hii r iuriuH a great aeni 01 urn is poor,
though there is no little very fine p'n
land scattered all over tlio country, mid
there iitBOino ofas good hammocks as are
to he found in the State.
, On Ltkes Gri.fi i an I Vale and r.ogrotown
creek there is perhaps not less than
30,000 acres of go?d land, there is some
of this rich Prairies th it might app ir
rather low, but a liule d t hing at ?i:n. 1
coat might reclaim 10 th>u<a id acres of
land. On Like Eu-tace, oily 4 utilefrom
Lake Griffin, thare nro hohio bo lies
of good land. L ike llarra is n lovely
sheet of witter; it* w???urn ct ast a nvetly
n bluff. Mr. E. J. Harris live* on an ol?vatiou
of mora than 100 fool wiiliiu ."00
yarja of tlio lako, which is 23 or 30
loilos in circuit. There is som* very gootl
hammock on this lake. On Hug spring
run, l'slatUha creek, nil near enough for
one neighborhood, not far from tins and
in the neighborhood of Adamsvill'i, are
Oakhumk* hammock nnd warm -Spring,
in these two neighborhood* perhaps ihcre
are not lean then 25,000 scree of hamffi
mock besides much good pine Isnd. On*
the Psneeof km Lake end in the Wshoo
^**'th!aoo-;hee
[ there is a largo amount of the best of
1 hammock, beanies much good pine land.
In the aouih of the county there is but
ii tie good hammock. On the Double
; Ktins mi l Lake Opopka tbcro are some
tftousands of acres of liamtnock. On the
j Leads ot the l'ahukuiia creek the country |
J is mostly tial ami covered with prairie*, '
; iutvrsperced wi Ii small tracts of good I
j land. 'I his is perhaps us good a cow j
I range ns is to be found in the State, and '
| with the fields-of 1'aiut Hoot and Oompti, I
is an excellent range for hogs.
The Barge run to Silver Spring, by Mr.
! Porter, has been earried up into Lake
Harris, and with proper energy the river |
might be made boatable, and thousands |
| of acres of the very best lands reclaimed, j
I The same might l>c done with the Willi- ;
Incoochce. Hut if the Hail Hoad to Tampa ,
from Hose's Bluff if ever completed, it j
must pass not a great ways from the i
county site of Sumter, when it will bo as
convenient to market as anv county in
the Stale. Some may think this an unlikely
contingency, but we tlii.ik it most
likely. At the worst, it u only about 30
or 3o miles from Siiinf..r ?r? itm Sf
river.
The number of inlinbitcM* is tVom 1200 j
to 1500, the voters something like 120 to
130. The population is in creasing rapidly
anil must increase much faster when the
inducements to settlers becomes more
generally known.? Oca/a Minor.
Bayard Taylor.
This young man is fast making himself n
solid and brilliant reputation as a traveller
and writer. He is now in Asia, on his way
I to penetrate il possible, the inner provinces j
j of Japan. The following beautiful and |
j touching incident in his lite is not generally I
known. It is ci pied from i biographical {
sketch of him by It. 11. Stoddard. Taylor j
| was born at Kennel's Square, Pennsylvania j
on the 11th of January, lb*22, and is now {
only 31 years of age. After speaking of his j
lour to California, his biographer says:
< hi his return to the United States, Tay- j
j loy resumed his desk and duties in the Tri'
bunu otlice, w here lie remained till the summer
of I8,r?l. But in the meantime a change
came over the spirit of his dreams: the!
' friend" of his early poeins, the "luUl.n of
li s Rhymes of Travel." died. Years before
they had betro lied themselves in sincerity
and truth, ami it was their only wish in life i
I to call each other by the endearing names
of Wife and husband, two of the sweetest
and most holy words ever uttered on earth.
For years the marriage was deferred, perhaps.
s.i\s Dr. Ciriswohl. in an affectionate
allusion to the circumstances, for the poet j
to in kc his w as through the world : and
when he came Iv.ck from California there |
was perceived another eitti.se for deferring
it?she was in ill health, and all that could
be done for her was of no avail; and the
suggestion came, the doubt, and finally the
terrible conviction that she had the consumption
and wasoying. He watched her
offering day by day and when hope was
quite dead, that he might make litt!e journeys
w ith her and minister to her gently, as
none could but one whose light came from
her eyes, he married Iter; while her sun was
setting lie placed liis hand in tier's that he
might go down with her into the night.
There arc not im iiv such marriages; there
were never a holier since the f .titer of tuanI
i,:.. i i....l....I .i ?
. ..I.i.i i..1.1X1.-11 iitiif mi* i xe oi our mother.?
j She lived u few days, :i few weeks, perhaps,
i and then he e.ime b.ek to his ucciipitionx,
and it was never mentioned that there had
been any such events in his life. Could the
stnetity of private letters be exposed to the
public eye, his grief and manliness on the
| occasion would shed new lustre upon his
: character. JJut why allude to these things?
it is the old and sad story, the beloved have
| been dying, '?fid the bereaved have been
weeping for them ever since time began.
From the Southern Standard.
Plymouth Celebration.
We arc. assured through many sources,
that the late* celebration at Plymouth, was
of a character musually spirited and imposing.
Mr. Everett, has, doubtless,the speech
of the occasion, but it would seem that our
estimable fellow-town, Mr. Richard Yeadon,
also occupied a conspicuous position.?
Speaking of this affair, tho New York Journal
<>i Comtnerce, remarks that the speeches
of lion. Edward Everett and Hon. Richard
Yeadon, delivered r.t the Plymouth celebration
on tho first instant, are both able and
eloquent productions, worthy alike ot the
men who delivered them, and the occasion
that called them forth ; and the Washington
Republic Rays, by way of preface to the
speech of Mr. Yeadon, "that the following
philosophical and patriot c tribute to the services
of northern statesmen was pronounced
at the Plymouth celebration. For its truth,
eloquence, and liberality, it deserves perusal.
This is all pleasant to tho friends of
that gentleman, and to none more pleasant
than to himself. He delights in expressions
of approbation, and verily, we believe, not
so much from any selfish feeling as from a
conviction of the pleasure which inspires
thorn.
Thore is something exceedingly commendable
in the exact attention with which our
i New England friends regard the times and
places made famous by their fathers. Jt is
an evidence that there vibrates yet amongst
them,some little of their early impulse, some
little of that earnest energy of purpose which
sublimes the duties of common life. And
while wo commend thetn, therefore, we cannot
but regret the contrast presented by ourselves.
Their battle-grounds arc shrines
of pious pilgrimages, and shafts and spires
attest the spots of their occurrence, and impress
upon the minds of the people the moral
of their teaching. But with us Fort
Moultrie is scarcely celebrated ; King's
Mountain stands in solitary grandeur, i s
own monument, the forest o.iks, which
spring from its own breast, are the only wari
shippers about its lonely and secluded
! shrine ; and while we listen to th; story of
tin) landing of the Pilgrims, and watch the
gorgeous ceremonies in honor of their coming,
we are rviuainded that they were anticipated
bv the Kuglisli colony of Jamestown,
whieh commenced the settlement of Vir.
gini.i?thence exiled the "Ancient Dominion"?more
than thirteen yours before the
Pilgrims of Now Knglmid set their feet on
the shores at Plymouth, and vet about their
coming nothing li.is been said, and their descend
ints never come together to do them
honor. It tnny be true that citizens of Now
Kngl.ind hove enhcrtted mo# from their
father* than has desocnrioH from chivxlric
Cavaliers to their descendant* of Virginia
I may be that the Virginians ha?o not inherited
the prudent diameter.*, the resistless
tendency to progress, rosults of industry,
and tiie material wealth wSieli have descended
to New Knglanders; but does it follow
that they have nothing to bo proud oft or
to be thankful for? Is it nothing Ihst they
have the flaest climate, the most fruitful soil,
and a land robed in richsr varieties of l?udkuape
than any the sun has over shone upon ?
pit is nothing that her history is gvroed with
tnfae*, whoa* brighnaaa ia eternal aa the
illiaCrtto ? Tbero is co reason
app'
* 4
why the Cavaliers of Jamestown should not
ho honored?why tlu-ir trials and their triumphs
should not bo celebrated. They
differed from the Puritans of New England ;
but sons, with such a heritage as has fallen
upon the people of Virginia, can never look
with disrespect upon the fathers through!
\\ lioso sacrifices it has Ik-cu purchased.
Thrilling Inoidcnt.
About a week ago n party of young gentlemen
went tint bathing. The spot selected
was a large mill-pond, in the county of
lldcford. The pond was about fifteen feet
deep. After swimming .- bout awhile, four
of the party got into a rickety old boat and
attempted to paddle across the pond. Of |
these four two ! adjust learned to swim;
the third could not swim at all: the fourth
Mr, I., was an excellent swimmer. They j
had gotten about fifty yards from shore,
" lien then boat began to sink, and then oc- I
curred the most thrilling scene it was ever |
our lot to record. .Mr I... in hopes that the
boat might sustain one. jumped, out and
told those who could swim to do the same,
j They did so. and made for the shore, leaving
air. 1.. alone with the young man who
could no! swint. Seeing that the boat must
sink, Mr. I,., said, "\V,, keep perfectly cool,
do just as 1 bid you: I am n good swimmer
anJ can save you; but if you suffer yourself
to become frightened, we will both he drow ned,
fori will never leave you,*' Hardly had
I he spoken the words when down went the
boat, and Mr. L. seizing his companion, w ho
displayed almost as much coolness as himself,
by the hair, commenced sw imming w ith
one hand for the shore. He had proceeded
but a short distance when he became fatigued,
and attempted to relieve himself by
changing his position. In doing so he had
to let go his companion, who instinctively
clasped him, and both instantly sank to the
bottom, Perfectly self-possessed, Mr. !<.
inflated his lungs before going, and, as they
arose, renewed his grasp upon \V. and again
struck < ut for shore, lie had gotten about
half way when he. again became fatigued,
and down they both went a second time, Mr.
L. inflating his lungs as before. Still per- |
feetly cool, as they reached the surface, lu* j
for the third time renewed his efforts to
I reach the bank, and for the third time they
| both sank to the bottom. Finding that he
| had no 1 anger strength to swim, Mr. L..
| while under the w ater, his lungs still full of
air and his intellect undisturbed, attempted
to push \V? to the shore. As he did so he
striu-h a stump, and from this stump a sandj
bar led to the edge of the pond, just where j
the other members of the party were stand|
ing. paralyzed with fear. Tn gel upon the
stump to raise VV. out of the water, ami to
call for assistance, was the work of a moment.
They were saved. Too much praise
cannot be awarded to Mr? I* for the cool
courage and mngnnniiiibv displayed on this
occasion : nor is \V. undeserving of credit,
j for although completely strangled with wit|
tor and barely conscious, he still resolutely
obeyed the instructions of his preserver; and
thus, owing to the self-possession of the one
and the obedience of tne other, they were
enabled to save themselves front an untimely
death.?I.yiichljiiry (to.) JJxpress.
Reading' the Bihle in the Pulpit.
Home thirty-years ago, a stranger in the I
city of New York attended Dr. Mason's
Church, having hoard of his remarkable elo. j
cutionarv powers, and desiring to judge for
himself, lie took his seat near tlie door.?
The introductory prayer and reading of the
hymn led him to suppose that the Doctor
had a substitute that day. "When he read
the Bible," adds the narrator, "1 discovered
the man. I never heard it read so before or
since. Such solemnity, such enunciation,
such a realizing .' pprehciisiod of 1 he meaning
of the truth, that I was satisfied it was
D .Mason. No hing in the sermon impressed
mc so much us I is simple reading of the
I ihlc."
Can it be so affirmed of min!a?r, ? --
day ? In the reading ?>f the Oihle as much
a matter of preparation beforehand a* it
ought to be ? Ought it not to he ? Is there
any excuse for thu apparent listlcssncs-t with
which this important part of the sanctuary
is often performed, when new lite and becoming
energy characterize the delivery of
human composition.
The Stream of Life.
I.ifk bears us on like the stream of a
mighty river Our boat sit first glides swiftly
down the narrow ehannel, through the
playful murmuringst of the little hrook. and
winding along its grassy borders, the trees
shed their blossoms over our heads, and the
flow ers on the brink seem to oflTer tliciuselvs
to our hands; we are in hope, smd we grasp
eagerly at the beauties .".round us but the
stream hnrries us en. and still our hands are
empty. Our eourso in youth and manhood
is along a wider end deeper flood, and amid
objects more striking and inagnjjjei lit. We
are animated by the moving picture of
enjoyment and industry that is passing Ix-fore
us; we are excited by sln.rt lived disappointment.
But our e'H-rgy and dependence arc
both in vain. The stream bears us on, and
our joys nnd griefs are left behind us; We
mav be shipwrecked, but w e cannot anchor:
our voyage may he hastened but it cannot
be delayed: whether rough or smooth, the i
river hastens towards its home ; the roaring
of waves i? beneath our keel, the land lessens
froin our eyes; the floods are lifted up
around us, and we take our last leave of
earth and its inhabitants ; and of our future
voyage, there is no witness but the Infinite
and ttornnl.
The Society o?Ladiei.
The following pertinent remarks occur at
the close of an article ? n the dangers of College
Life, from the I'cn of a Sew York Clergyman,
which appeared in the New York
Times :
The society of Indies has done much for
mo all mv lifu long; and it was the saluta>y,
softening influence of such associations that ;
with God's bleating, restrained me from ninny j
an excess into w liich I might otherwise have !
bsen led while receiving my education. It
is a kid sign when a youflg man has no relish
for sueh company.
Whatever be a man's station in Life,?
whether higher or lower, public or private,
he will become a better man, and cat-ape
many a disaster, if he will listen in due ssason
to the voce of the intelligent and the
refined among the other sex. Not onlv do
they generally excel ua In their nice per
c.-ption of the proprieties of life, and in their
tender sense of duty, both to God and man,
but they art- equally before us in tlieir instinctive
faculty of foreseeing evil before it
is upon ns. and of wisely discerning the
character and motives of (Dsn. It was not
all a dream which made the wife of Julius
Caesar, so snxious that ho should nst go to
the Henate Uhsmbaj, on the fatal "idea of
March ; " and had he complied with her entreaties,
hu might have escaped the dagger of
Brutus.
Disaster followed disaster in the caraer of
Napolean, from the time that he sensed to
feel the ballsnce-wheel of Josephine's influence
An his impetuous spirit
Oar own Washington, when important
questions wars submitted to him, often has j
said that ha should Ilka to carry the subject |
to his chamber before he had formed his decision
: and those who knew the clear judgment
and elevated purposes of Mrs, Washington.
thought nil the better of him for
wishing to make her n confidential counsellor.
Indeed the great majority of men who
have acquired for themselves a good and
great name, were not only married men, but
happily married?both "paired and matched."
Can raster 1Ci%r.
LANCASTERVILLE. S. C.
W EI>NESMY.AlliiuST 21.185:}
Dcrisiu my absence from the State, J. W.
Cookk, Esq. will net as my Attorney. He
j may be found at the Rook Store, where he
will take pleasure in receipting for nnv
j monies paid for subscriptions. Advertising
or Job Work. K. S. BAIbKY.
L. K. Home, should bare In-en credited till
June, instead of January, as in acknow ledgments
some time since.
m kssrs. Tlionjns K. Cureton nnd
Robert C. Potts, have been appointed by his
Excellency the Governor, Notaries Public
for the District of l<ancast?r.
Who is in Fault ?
\Vf. have been requested to call the attention
of the members?of the elders pirticu.
larly?of the Presbyterian C'hureh.to t he broker.
condition of the fence around their grave
yard. If those whose duty it is, will move
in the matter, the liberal people of tl is village
and vicinity, will soon supply the needful
to build a good fence. This is a second
time a notice of this sort has appeared in the
ledger. Wc hope there will be no necessity
for a third.
Homioide at Sea.
Wr. Jenrn from our Chnrles'on exchanges.
that on the arrival lately of the ship Susan
at Charleston fr?m Liverpool, it wss ascertained
that Timothy Hiiro, one of the
crew had, probably, b en murdered during
tlio passage. The matter Was Investigated
before John A. Gyles, Esq., and R. ('. Gilchrist,
U. S. Commissioner : the result of,
which was tl e committal of I). Tl. Norton
first mate, nnd the issuing of a warrant for
the second mate, Ucnjnniin Jinks. The captain
also was charged ? being accessory and
was recogni/cd in the sum of two thoiisjmi
dollars, to appear at the next session of the
District Court of the United States for S.
C.. to answer that charge.
Guano.
A kew afternoon* since we had the pleasurc
of a walk over the "Ifrnntilead? wilt
our friend "l/?n|j Grubs." He has made this
yoar, ns the attentive reader of the Ledgei
will remember, several experiments with
Guano. They arc successful; and establish
the fact, that guano as a manure, will pay
One field planted in corn, was but lest year
an old firld, and perhups presents the fairest
test of the merits of this fertilizer. On i
part of the field, stable manure was applied
on another chipa leaves and on" thing ant
another, and on the third guano. That part
to which stable manure was applied, will
yield perh'ips am much ns that manured with
guano ; and the latter will yield four or five
times as mueh ns that'manured with leaver
A:e. The yield of the guano part will be
from 18 to 20 bushels per acre. One row
| in the centre of the field was planted without
manure of any kind. Its yield will scarcely
|ciy for the trouble of gathering it.
We advise our renders who arc not satis,
fied of t-io utility of gunuoAS a fertilizer, It
visit the ' Homestead," and sre for themselves.
ur Our thanks are hereby tendered tc
Thomas K. Cnreton. Kan., for n mnv ,.f ih.
" ? - 1J ? ?V
I-mcnster ihwicnn, a paper formerly owned
' nr.d published In fma place by Jumcii
; f). Cocke. The number before us is the
first number, and wna issued on the 18th ol
September, 1830.
The contents are interesting, and by theii
spivineaa of style,no less tb in the sentiment!
they express, give evidence of the stirring
I event* then passing. Among other thing*
I of interest, we untice the account of s dinnei
i given to (Jen. lllair, at which were present
| Stephen D. Miller, then Governor ol the
Stute.and llngh 8. I^gnre. Several speeches
were mude and many toasts drunk, from
which it ia very apparent, that then, wai
brewing the atorin of nullification. That
storm did come, but happily passed over
without indicting upon the land the horron
of civil war, which at one time seemed inevitable
; and *nw llifiere" and "Union men"
have shaken hands. Indeed, we believe,
w hen South ?Carolina "acted" and dung the
Palmetto to the breeze, thoy shook hands
and prepared shoulder to shoulder, to conquer
or die for their beloved little state.?
Oh may it ever be thus with oar people, to
be, should they unfortunately differ among
themselves, united against the rest of the
world.
If aoy of our readers wish to see the first
peper published in Ismeaster District, they
will find it at the Ls^?j office.
HTNaomi, (he daaghter ad Enoch, was
not married until eke was fire hundred and
eight years old ! Don't despair, old gale,
fee hope yet
Profane Swearing. nn<
?ai
There is no one of the ten command- ^ ^
' tncnts so frequently and flagrantly violated ^
as tho third :?Thou thalt not take the nam' tu|
of the Jjord thy Qod in vain, ?j-c. And this ^
, violation is constant and almost universal. ^
and in every instance entirely without palia- ou
ting circumstances. Either of tho other
laws is often violated, it is true, bnt in some, 8o,
perhaps in most instances, there is a seeming
shadow of excuse ; but there is nono in ^
this. A man may imbrue his hands in the 80j
blood of his fellow-man, snd plead injury
done hit.tself. That tho baser passions of pQ
his naturo were aroused, and panting for re- |()i|
venge, he struck the murderous blow ; snd n8
though by the law of man and (iod he is j
guilty, wc cannot but sympathize with him. |
He may steal; and plead urgent necessity? jj.
the cravings of appetite and the cry of his ^
hungry children for bread ; and he will be
looked upon as nlinost excusable. And thus
we might go through tho whole decalogue, ^
and find, in most instances of offence, the t|K
offender was directly prompted to sin by the ^ro|
instincts of his fallen nature ; and in each
find extenuating circumstances. Ilut not so
in the case of the profane swearer. In vain Vej
doea charity look for something in his case, cr(1
upon which to base a plea for mercy. Ho ft9
stands forth a guilty man without the sembianco
of an excuse?he stands forth daily Ut
guilty of a sin, he would blush to commit in mj(
the presence of a woman ; for common sense |an
and his conscience tell him it is indecent? js),
he stands forth habitually guilty of a sin l:c |jra
will strive to conceal in the presence of the ju(
greet and good, because he feels, to commit t|i:1
it, is derogatory to the character of a iron tie- a..
_ - O Villi
man?ho .stand* forth dully guilty of an ac- fl?,
quired sinful habit. The depravity of human me
nature, may load a man to violate each of the vo,
ten commandment*, nave the third alone?no
instinct of his nature prompt* him to take sjs,
the name of hi* laird in vain?he must Irarn caH
it hy practice. pjc
And yet strange as it may seem this vice |0
is more prevalent, than any other. Go into
the highways and the l?ywnys; into the so- ^ci
cial circle and around the domestic hearth, |ofl
and you will find it : in various degree* of j )
hidcousncss it is true, but you will certainly
find it. It is everywhere, insulting the ma
more refined tastes of females, and instruct- [) ?
ing the young in the same vile habit. Alnt, ;n
thai it should be ao .' cro
Wo have been led to make these remarks ?0j
hy hearing, a few days since, a young man
utter, without the excuse of excitement, mi C(M
oalh on the street,while a most estimable lady jnn
was within a few feet of hiin. lie was not
aware of her presence, or he would not have (Xs
done it, for tiic world?he could and would |)e,
have restrained himself. Then why not he f|0|
and men everywhere, not only restrain co(
themselves in the presence of woman, hut |ltr
at all times and in all places. All that is %v;|
necessary to throw olT tho ungenllemanly ,.afl
hahit is, to make n manly vfi'ort. ! tm.
? Bitot's ?E (I jj I f . mo
" - ten
Tit?. EotKBCKOll a>U WFSTKlXSTtR Hf.vtrws.
for July, arc before us. Their
conietila are varied and interesting, lie- oul
published in America by laionard Scott *n?
I A*. Co., Now York. wil
i inn
I uk Southkrh \hricui.tt'aj*t, and the ,
Faiimki: & I'lartfr, ever welcome, have
come to hand. The former is published u*
at l-aarens C. 11, and is edited by A. G nm
& VVni. Summer, I'omnria, S. C. Tlie
latter is published at Pendleton and is odited
by Seaborn, Gilman, Simpson Al Hurt.
( Both arc excellent papers, and deaeive the 'lo
patronage of planters and farmers. fro
? ed
r Wk, also, have the Scientific American. See w
i its Prospectus in another column. This
t is a most excellent paper, and should be in un
the hands of al 1 classes of individuals.? bei
We recommend it to the attention of our ?h<
reader*.
! (j'niitminiirntiiin
"" If I
1 . For thr Ledger.
' Mr Editor,?The firwt thing farmers
should do to Arrive nt a propter initio refunding
of each otla-r in the Application of manurcs,
is such a classification of soils that
any fanner educated or uneducated, may,at
a glance, H? w hether the cx|ieritnent wne ^ J
made oil auch soil as he owns, and then he ^
e.;n arrive at a correct eonrlunion whether
he can try the experiment with success or
not. The following classification is offered
ns suitable to the lands of Lancaster l)i*- r,n>
... the
tnet. viz: .
|j| p
1st. Pure clay (pipe clay) consisting of
about CO parts silica and 40 of alumina, and ''
oxide of iron. ^
2nd. Strong clay (tlic clay or unctions J"*
clay) consisting of pure clay and silicions '
sand. i ,J''"
3rd. Clay loam eontaing from io to 30
per cent, of fine a ind, this soil is freer ami dis
of rinore friable nature. g'v
4th. A loamy anil deposits from 30 to 60 del
per eent. of sand by washing. sot
6th. A sandy loam deposits from 60 to 90 pi*
per cent, of sand. ani
6th. A sandy toil not more than 10 per iiff
cent, of pure clay.
Thia classification is thought sufficient ?d
there is neither marly nor ealcarions soils in *id
this District. pr?
The next th'ng to be eonstdered is the ^
improvement of these different soils and their CO(
adaptation to the crops at present raised in
this District I a
We bars bo pars elsy, or io such small
, quaoitics that it ie deemed main? to treat fr?
i of iu improvement aa it ia perfect]/ useleea '
for agriaoltoral parpoera. Oar strongest H*
, clay soils may b? found in the Small settle- dot
ment and on Gills and Bear Creek, this aoil
ia not very prod active by nature, (see Maj. ato
Clinton's bottom thia aide of Bear Creek,) wh
unices the farmer tears it up deep and sloaa
first with "Long Grabs," (a aobeoil plow *
, would graotiy bene tit) to mix the surface lay
and sebeoil together, for they m vary dIC fatl
latent in tMo kind of hud, and it shea id be we
well drained. Thia noil to prodaaa wall the
should be limed bountifully with fanatic fir
j Qrolinhii) Mmo, tho land should be thor- Br
ooghly brofcp, the llote Mattered on top [ wai
i lightly harrowed to, but aa lime ia not j A
lily obtained, it would be more advisable ' ear
1 economicable to have ashes (unleashed) ^ way
spread on these soils, or bam yard manure waj
ned under with a turn-over plough during in
liter, as the essential oils will have time won
be absorbed by theelay as they am given of F
t by Uie decomposition of the manures B
i not evaporate as they would luler in the riehi
ison when '.he sun's rays become hotter.? emii
may here be asked when ought lime to \ ou
applied! What are its effects on the boei
I ? And how does it assist the grow th of fron
ips? Lime should be applied as long as tiinn
ssible before you plant the crop you wish chsi
iiefitted, tor its action is necessarily slow seve
it has not only to undergo a great chenii- repl
ehange itself, but it has to produce chemi- "
elianges in the soil to which it is applied, are
you intend manuring your land it should o'er
applied n year before or a year after the
nuring. it opens and renders freer the
fT clayey soils, (but it is often injurious to j
; light sandy soils,) thereby increasing no(c
ir fertility. Such soil in this District arc
tierolly deficient in lime, but it more espclly
adds to the productiveness of these "
Is when they are moist and contain most ^ *
yc table matter. It assists tho growth of
>ps by killing some sour plants, viz, such
nre natural to ailicious soils and moist K
rshy places, and promotes tho growtli of #orv
h as arc sweet and tender, for it is an ad- j*'*1
ttcd fait that fodder or grass grow n on lime ,p
ds is sweeter, sounder and more nour- ^
ing than that grown on lands deficient in (Jan
le. Our largest crops of com aro pro- L
...1 in th? -..-5 ? I ?J- ?" -
... ...v vi t?n laims *? '?
it nre well limed. Wheat is not only pro- t*"Jl
cod in larger quantities, but will yield more .jnr
to the bushel. Potatoes will bo more vine
nly, nnd turnips larger and of better flu- A
. Cotton matures faster on lime lands 'HM''
T
in on those unlimed. For instance,on Mistippi
lands in the same latitude with Lan- j,,
tor, they commence picking sooner and pr(H
k more to the acre than we do. It adds sltvi
health by arresting the noxious effluvia,
rornposes them nnd compels them to on- .
go chemical combinations which arc no pi,,},
iger delitei ous to animal life. the
I'he next two classes of soil may he treated '""C
fether.i. e. clay loam and a loamy soil,these
y be found almost anywhere in Lancaster
, .. . . . c'nd
itriet. llartiyard manure and the turning
of green crops, together with rotation of (0f^
ips is the beat plan of improving these marl
Is, they generally hnx-e a good clay foun- . ? N
ion, consequently the manure shouid-be very
rered deep as possible with a Isrge turnf
plow during the winter, the green crops y
>uld vc turned under in September and Fi
tober. The pea vine is believed to be our
it grocn c rop for this purpose, tho rotan
b< st r.cfoptrd to improvement is corn. ! - ton,
small graii.; the lands rrot to lw pascd,
for a farmer bj following this plan Froi
I make more off an sere than bis stock ,r?'
i possibly get off his past on*, not calculi*;
the deterioration of land thereby.
Die next: a sandy loain a much freer and
re easily cultivated soil, lwt is not so re.
tivc of msnure, as the two fonner. In ?
) management of tbia soil, deep and thorIjli
plowing is recessnry, to mix the upper tugr
i sulmoil together, for n rkty subsoil mixed uiar1
III tho sand above is believed to be a food
nil re of itself. The manuring of this soil
>iihl be muvh lighter, than the st'rfTer soils, f
tho subsoil is nut so retentive, but softer* j (,'uti
wh of the best qualities of manure to pass l'K'>
ivii through it by |>crrol*tu>n during ninv
isons and during the hot dry season rxdian
goes on ao very inpidly that mature,
m these twoeausea. is generally exlnust- |y t
the first season. Green vegetable inrntirc H tl
ntld luueh lienefil this soil if well ttrned ro"^
der. Caustic lime will have no perceptible
nefit on this soil. If liuio is applird, it jr.,v(
mid lie well mixed with compost pr|?ious cdv
its application. Tho last elassithation rr
mdy soil,) is generally, worthless except *'|jnv
heal ill, see our barren sand hills.
The best soil for all agricultural ptrposc* inva
i soil containing from 40 to GO per rent, of ')* '
id. ' J *
improvement. u'j
? - ? ? I reus
nTTfllT A T nno n Bon/iwixewsa I trarl
vv??M(Vlll/iiJIV?A>
I'll ii. a ii k i.r hi a. An;. II, na m
I loft Ijincaater on Tuoadny the 9th of co?*
a month. '>
IV-rhnp* to record the im-idrlta of my A'^
vol may be inwo InU'reating to myaelf, ^
in to my reader*, but rieking thia, I will ftn,j
leaver to give you a succinct account of yieh
i moat striking incident* of tut journey no
lialiko to any it, (but atill it b ao.) that in
i Jine coach of McKwcn'a wldeh enrriea the
il from binraalrr to CamdMi, the trawl -pjj|
lot ouly unpleasant, but nlaioet intolcra- The
I Tha
Fhe only eireemsfttaee Hch orenrrcd to I A,M*
turb the monotony, win, Ike gratification ~M
to our dialetie propertiae by an abuti- ^
ico of aome of the fineat peaches I ever jo y
?for thia gift of the s<*aon which im- |?n,
nted a moat *<a*onabU fecundity to the
mal man, I am itidehted to the wry ob. I
lug a Luge driver, Mr. Wiliheim. P 1
l'he cropa from I encasU* to Camden lookmuch
better tiuui I expected. I was coo- _ ^
erably amuaed to hear im Camden, that a |/n
iject wasentertained taeonnect the Month aaeif
rolina Rail Road, with* new Road to Im to hi
ial( acted from that (face, (Camden) to
neord (N. C.) Io fact from ivttmi I heard, 'mcn'
?ay aim oat calculate U ride on thia now MXt
id oo my return, and thna aava the Hi?.
cable staging.
Jamdbr.?What will bring out Camden,
r R?d Flags 1 No t Her poor occommoions
1 (for Toril/A moot soy 1 almost L>'
rved while thoro.) Vfo! 1 lor unoccupied *
res and deserted ' {duels ? No! Well
At f and scho respoM* to (lis enquiry? the ?
tat f
\ poor littlo boy Ini^in hi* bed, and aa ho
,hs called for help,?first he called to his ..
lier?father help mdar I perish, but there
B oo response; t lie (jtjg sailed to his too* f '
r, mother help, but there waa no response * '
en i than said ha jin meal pNVal terms
trier witt poo br^ate, hut the nay rati
i the same. Ai
: l , i HL'Tflfc^fasc^sarti
nd thou in the moat pitiful language tho
ever heard, ha cried sister, yon have als
hvlped me; you have been by nie airs?when
in trouble yon befriended me>
uccor you administered to me, and now,
ild you desert in? ? What is the reply
lister Lancaster to Camden her brother 1
rother, we have been the means of en*
ing yon. Your great men have risen to
icnce from the trado of our District?
r Branch Railroad never would have
i built hut from the trsdc you derived
i l-ancister. We propose now to be in?
itely connected. We wish to have a
n of iron uniting us, which tnnnoi be
red. Rut what is our brother Camden's
y?
Be away?we do not wish a road-?wo
dead. All we wish is a requium sung
our grvvo?let the words bo :
Camden onee was rich and great
But now ahe has but little weight,
will write again to-morrow. I have some
is from Charleston and Wilmington.
a..?. B' :
Sly love for thee never shall pass away.''
lie loafer said to the rum jug.
by mon'day" kail.
mf.utf. is the Island or Tortola.?A
ile emmte has oecnrred in the British
id of Tortola. 1 he inhnbitants arc flyto
St. Thomas.
uf. Gardiner Mines.?It is rumored that
Gardiner Commission have discovered
diner's mines.
ater from Halifax.?Dates from Halito
the 17th, say that a series of interments
had passed between tho Princeton
the authorities at Halifax,
he potato rot has appeared ir. the Pro
OS.
number of American fishing vessels have
i boarded bv the British cutters,
ho Americans are not allowed to enter
Bar of Chitleur*.
ouitive Slave Cask is Ciscissati.?
n Cineinnnti we learn that a fugitive
phsd arrived at Piqun. He was brought
re Judge Mcl.enn, who hearing the evi:o.
remanded him to his master, a rc*iof
Kentucky. Judge Mcls-an ff?ve an
onto opinion, sustaining the rights ??f
South, and tho constitutionality of lis*
itive low.
"nr. Kr.v? K is Nrw Oki.kass?-Urn
hs for the prist *J4 hours were IW. i?ing
174 from tho epidrnik-.
ew York Market.?750 halo of Cotwere
sold In New York to-day. Tins
ket declined \c.
ew Oiu.r.Avs Markets.?The market b
dull. .In two days, barely 200 bales of
on were sold.
obacco has declined a quarter of a cent,
lour has declined half a dollar,
reights arc firm. To Liverpool. Jd.
COMMEiiri All.
l.ATEST DATf.8. .
n Livrurooi. Julv 15
u Havre I .July 13
n 1 i..\ iUi.i .July 89
*' I Charleston Markets.
Saturday Mount mi, August 15.
nr last weekly re\icw ci???ed upon *
quiet, but i:l?o firm market. The
actions of the week having coiintlaf' al ther
Imlcs?the bulk for a Spanish
ket at 11 cents?the quality ranging J.-n'y
tun middling fair.
Ir CoLUMRlA, Allff.
ottos,?There was but little done in
on yesterday ; the supply on sale'w as
t. and the market dragged somewhat
rily ; oiilp 24 bale* were sold, ut from H
i rent*.
. (illYSOxSt improved EXTRACT
?f YKLLO W DOCK if- S,\RS.\ IMj/iA,
put up in the largest sixed bottles,
aiiM more id* the jmrc //wnbir/ij Sirs ?lUi
than sny other prepnr.ition extant,
rh kdiemially combined with tho Kxl
of Wild < "Ih-rry, thus making the rentmore
thoroughly ctTk-ii-nl than any othSarapurtll*
he fore the puMic. At the
p timo it is pwftrtly freefmm all minexiisons,
which cannot bo said of rny
r of tho Ssrsapariils t-oavfxtunds. Tho
Ii<l should hvwnrs of prdeons! Vercur?>n
Quinine. Potash, I<?i!hh*, Sulphur,
nit*, and tinny other mineral md tnoti.1m
uhoiis, enter into and form the netivo
a of must of the S.ira..|kirillM and 'ana*
of the day. Guvsott ? <'?mpound Ki*
i of Yellow Dock nod Sen* t p*i i Ila di?;s
ronbiht a particle of these ;
ny one can ascertain by appUin^flQ&*
rt all poisonous SnrsapnrillfhBflSBiWh*..
and use Guyaotl's lm|>r4pMKwl&
cllow Dock and S.ir?ip
Oughly t.ffic.u lous, perfectly n1HnC$jj,
rarely vegetable. All kinds of djgesse
to its gonial influence.
?ld by T. R. Sc J. R MAGII.lt. J*
dug. 34th IjR aO?T?n.
Zl^?rATiEs7r7
Hymen bro't liis love delighted
re dwelt no joy In Wen's rosy bower!
world was sad!?the garden was aw lid;
man, the hermit, *ijrhc\i?Uii soiimu
smiled! CsfzplcU.
: / v.li-. W r.'ir.rji r.'ut'j ?n.sr.r*-r
ARRIKI), on the '/1th July by the Rev.
Key. Mr T. R WILLIS, of WUkes co.
lias LIZZIE f. MARSHALL of Eden*
On.
1V m feRTTSMKWTS. .
Notioe.
hereby given to the Creditors of M. 0.
lorrel, and M. H. Horn*I it Bro., that an
pi meat of their sflircU have been made
e, for the benefit of creditors. The
Itnra are notified to some ill and Mgnify
acceptance of the terms of the assign I,
on or before the 15th of September
J. W. COOKE,
Assignee
agust at, is&i. * j? *?
Notiov,
ERHON8 who owe notes for the hire of
the negroes belonging to Batata of Mrs.
* MrKrnhn. prtor th lit hf January 18im
notified that too Court ban oadursd
:oll?ctiue of too aune,
J. H. WITHERS POON,
C.S. LO.
g. 84 89 4t priatsr Cm BS
, - ?? iMl I * f " WpfiW* '
Notion
VILLbe ibtMt thni w*rk?, 4?*
log wWek Itma eUh?r John A. HUwuan
, or Ooorfo M?0. WKhtrapooa, nr?
^torTrwT?ai5^.
ag??tS3rltft3. ?C3t
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