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_ _ - ; v ^ , ,?"'' JBBtr n. ft * *?*r 4"^ * b J0 ft *- IPy ii - w ' ' - ^ ". :j& .*. * ?r.^ -^uk st 1 4 /. *>- " * , . . x J * * $2 PER ANNUM. $?S?t:77,k. ,.r. IN ADVANCE * NEUTRAL IN POLITICS?DEVOTED TO LITERARV, COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. j VOLUME IH. LANCASTER. C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. JANUARY 3. 1853 NUMBER 45 ifinnnr r i lrnnrtn . i-?s? ---??-_# ?V . .. . i llMLLMEUUii. From the Charleston Courier. The Republican Court, or Americ -Society in the Days of Washington We aro indebted to Messrs. S. G. Coi ten ay <fe Co., of the ldook and I'orioJii Depot, 3 Broad street, for a inost elegx volume bearing the above title. It en nates from the press of the enterprise publishers, Messrs, I). Appleton <fe Co., New York, and is from the pen of t Kov. l.)r. Uufus W. (iriswold. The c +ign of the work?which is indeed I <hef cTasuore of American art?"is (ogi an interesting and faithful view of t ? .private and social life of this country the days of Washington; referring -briefly as ttoasibie to political affairs." The text is illustrated by engravings fr< tho original portraits of tweniy-oue of ? inost distinguished and lieauliful woin who adorned the Presidency of W.ishin ton. In mechanical execution the w?i i* truly 8ii|>erl>?the paper, I ;tter pre engravings ami binding being an n-s fault leas as art ami skill ami care can r? sler tliein. Dr. tins wold also has ?1<j ample justice to his subject and the li torical and descriptive portions of t work are highly entertaining?in sin the book is truly American in every pi licular, and is well adapted as a proe for the Approaching holidays. Its lit nry style may be judged from the folio ing description of The Southern Tour. i. The winter of 1700 and 1701 \v?* o of continual ami various excitement the seat of government. In the (Jongn it was chiefly remarkable for a succcssi of stormy debates on the great tinanc schemes of Hamilton, resulting in the < tablishment of a national bank, and a t on ardent spirits. It required no prop! to foretell the irritation which wouiil produced by the la-it measure ; it was attack on the special interests of the ci niiesof the administration, those iutere which we in ay well believe were m dear to tliem, and i'jt consequences art familiar part ol history. "My health is now quite restored," t President wrote to Lilayette on the nil teeiith of Mareh. "an l I Hitter inyi with the bo|>? o a on; exemption irsickness ; on Monday next I shall en on your friendly prescription of exerci intending at that tiine to begin a lo journey tv the southward." To this U he had b<mn invited by many of the lei ing characters of the Southern S.u: who promised linn every where as *imc ly eordial and enthusiastic greetings two years before had marked his iriu plial progress through New England. The carriage ill which he traveled v the one in winch he usually npjwared public occasions in the city ; it was bi by a Philadelphia mechanic, ntul is < scribed as ;?"ii>o?i satisfactory exhibit of the progress of American iiiauuf lures."* It was drawn l?v six h??i> which had been carefully selected lor tli handsome appearance ami pnibible ,? paeities for endurance, lie started fn - Ilia residence, m Market street, at twe o'clock, with Mr. Jelleraon and (ielie Knox, who escorted him into Deiawn and M.j or Ja<*kaoti. one of Ins priv; _i OVW.VMOVS, tlllU TTMS lilt fOMI j'llllllMI III he returned to the metropolis. At Annapolis, where lie arrived ou I looming ul the twenty til111 ul' M nv!i, remained two day*. An accident on i Hovern caused a great ?ical of anxiety a few hours. The vessel which con; adi t ic {'resident ami hi* suite entered i riv?*r aleuit ten o'clock on a dork, rai an i win ly night, and ho.ii alter sirr on a bar, where she remained until di light. Frequent signals of distress w? >na<ie, hut it was (mind impossible to to her relief, Ou arriving in town in | morning he was met by the entire poj *Tnis carriage has been carefully preser try an eminent rilknti ol Philadelphia, in house built es pressiy for its reception, in wh it has remained half a century. Mr. Wit mr mistakeu iu supposing it was removed to N Orleans, as mentioned in his "Annals*" L & Alii Ilk th? MIllfiroeliAn lam ft i* ? - ?^ ? It from I<ouia XVI., or that it had been the p party of Ooveroor Ponn. Tiio "?tatc coa< uwd ia Sew York wu built in that city, this be made hi* journey through New Kngla The only other carriage for ?i( hor/w* wh Washington owned while President i? the o above referred to, bailt by a Mr. Ctaikof Pk detphla. Referring to the aimpiieity of the Preridei equtppaga and the modeat atylo in which traveled, a con temporal y journal quoted I following paagagu troin M. Pleckier'a oration the great Marshal tie Turenne : "IIe atriree conoeal nlia?rif, but hia reputation diaoov him. He marches without a train of alt dartU, whild every man, in hia own mind, pla. him upon a triumphal car. Aa ha paaaea I the enemiea he hae conqmi-ed are reckon* ai not the acrvaau who follow him. Alone he la, we Imagine him aumiuudcl in all pirn with Ma rlrtuea aa I vict.iric c Tnrre ia eon th<fUtfem,ly noble In title elegant ninipllet and the tew haughty be U, the more reaeral he becbm -a." a . a J.. w < r * ?. # lituuii, alia ociore no uepariure was en- til tertained at public dinners and a ball.? er The Governor of Maryland, on tlio twen- tr ty-sevcntli, accompanied liim on his way Li until lie reached Georgetown. fo an He remained a week at Mount Vernon J? and then proceeded on his journey. At pi Fredericksburg he dined with his old gi Ir! friends and neighliurs, whom he was al ly ways happy to meet, and with whom, Ik Chancellor Wythe informs us, he deligli- kt ,il ted to recall the scenes of his youth and at earlier manhood, which he contemplated, fo ? with their associations, with feelings of lif the tendereat interest. lie arrived in Tl i "Richmond at two o'clock on the after- se main of Monday, the eleventh of April, in lw" and an immense assemblage of citicetis at .,e j greeted hint with acclamations as he pr 1,1 , p.tased ahuig the streets, and the military te "S j signalized his presence with salutes of , ?p I nrtil'ery. In the evening lite ciiy ?; ? |d >m brilliantly illuminated, ami llie two days I during which lie remained (here were sur* en j rendered by all elassos to n proud enjoyllY ment; tor the Virginian* regarded Wash- M 'r ingtnti as I heir especial glory, ami ex ill iv ted in all his triumphs as sharers of his cfl y greatness. At Petersburg, ami at II di- |,j fax, NewlM-rn.t Wilmington, ami other t?e ?* places in North Carolina, he was received p Is with every possible demonstration of at- in tachment by the authorities and the pooarl pie. The military companies of Wilmitig- su lir* ton met him ten miles from the city, and ca 1,1 it large proportion of the inhabitants |j, Br" went out l?etween five and six miles to jn w join the procession which weleoined him n< to that ancient town. The next day he ci accepted an invitation to a public dinner, m and in the evening alt .'tided a ball at which there was an unprecedented dis- m play of the fashion and beauty of the ,u ?t State. On his departure lie was rowed ? across the Cape Fear river in an elegant- f., ?n |y decorated barge by six masters of ves al s-'ls. ' W- ... it. Hl ,,X . al let Charleston at this period was the seat he of a roHoed and generous hospitality, and J, an in s?K-ial elegance was far in advance ol l(] ne any other city in the Southern States.!? sis Always conservative, her inhabitants were oat slow to nduiil anv innovations in man- tj( a tiers, and the tasteful and rich costumes of the middle of the century Were still j(1 he worn therefore bv llie more respectable ie- chiM-es, though numerous modification* ^ ielf had h etl generaliV adopted in Uoston, on New York ami Philadelphia. Milliners ((, ter and tailors corresponded directly with the v so, inventors of dresses in London and Paris, ng and bail little regard for the taste of our ' nir republican court. Women preferred the J id- French fashions,and often improved upon (t es, I them, but l>r. lUntsey assures us that t| re ! tliev rarelv ha<l resolution enomwli in f-.l i ? . t? ii? low their own correct idea* in originating ,| hi- styles entirely now. Gentlemen were par- r|| Hal to b'.u??, tlio product of their staple Ir'ltK lll< and most of them 11 hi I Ht all times t| on at least one coat of that color. l'aula (( lill loon* had lajwl introihici'd and were now j-( i|c worn by aoine'of tlie younger men, but ion in a few years lliey were entirely laid tj ac aside, and breeches again adopted, not withstanding the superior fitness of tbe t( eir inore modern garment for so warm a cli- H. ca- mate. A keen sensibility on points of w jii. personal lienor gave rise f frequent duels, M Ive so that inoro l?H)k place in South Caro- t| ral lina than in all the nine Stale* North of |( ire, Maryland ; bat it was regarded as aeon*io sequence of tin* practice that there was J.( i ii : a pervading propriety and courtesy in so- n , ciety. Drunkenness, wo have the anilie j tbority of Dr. ltamsny for believing, J( lie ( "might be called an endemic vice" there, lie i and be finds for it an ajiology in the quail- ,| for ! ties of the atmosphere. Periodical races, n i--d hunting and fishing, and luxurious anil n lie ' protracted dinners, occupied the attention e nv of old and young, while in dancing and R icA ^ ?y f At Newborn the President attended s pub- Ij <r'" lie dinnsr and s ball at the old pslac<j of (i?r. Ii ' T.yon, which was probably st that time the f< ' " most splendid residence in America. An en- tl >U graving of it appears in Mr. housing's "Field '? Book of tlnf Revolution," fro.n original disw- a rod '"R* ,n*de by Mr. Jotin Hawks, the architect, V ! w in 1767, and preserved by his grandson, tho If Rev. Francis L. Hawks, D. I)., LL. IJ., of New p , j, York. On a tablet in the vestibule wore some ,.w lines in Latin, by Sir William Drape-. which " II the late Oovernor Martin, of North Carolina, t.t)t translated, not very gracefully, m follow* : iro- "In tho reign of monarch who goodiu-aa die- p h" closed, x In A tree, happy people, to dread ty.anUopposed, " nd. Have to virtue and merit erected thin dome. icli Hay tho owner and household make this their y mo loved homo, in ila- Where religion, tho lawn, and the art* ahall in- |* vite at Futuro agaa to live in aweet peace and delight." ^ he f Innkeeper*, we learn front Dr. Ramsey, com- w the plaihed that thia virtue wa? carried to wucb an ui on extent that their buaiuoaa waa acarcely worth * to following. Tba door* of tha citizen* through- M era oat the State vera opened to all decent travel- gi en- era, and abut against none. The abundaooe of oi sea provision* on plantationa rendered the exeroiee pi l?y, of hospitality convenient, and the avidity of at sd, country people for hearing newa made them Y ae rather aooh than ahun the aaUa of etrangera.? M sea Tha State might he Uaveled over with very HlUe m etpeeac by peipona furaiabed with letter* of in- to iy; tioduction, or even w thoot them, by eaiiiog at a* W. .?? pnnw gentiweo on or mtmr la ?h? road*. j i r > t'-.r V * ? , m ^ j| ^L.. usic tbere was a more common profiei-1 icy than in any other part of the coun- | y. The I>uke de la ltochefoiicauld < iuncourt observed that from the hour of < ur in the afternoon the people of Char- i ston rarely thought of anything but I easure and amusement; they had two lining houses, and both were constant- J full; many of the inhabitants, having < en abroad, had acquired a greater t low ledge of European manners and a < ronger partiality to them than were i und in iho noith, and foreign modes of I e were consequently more prevalent.? < lie women were more lively than he had { er. elsewhere, and took a greater share < the commerce of society, but without t ly lessening of modesty cr delicate pro 1 iety in their behavior. They were in- ' resting and agreeable, but perhaps not i lite so handsome us those of l'hiladel- ^ da. i < hi. The President arrived in Charleston on * onday, the second day of May. A 1 relve-oared barge, manned by thirteen 1 iptains ot American ships, conveyed ' in, with several of the most distinguish- ' I gentlemen of the State, from llailiill'-. uint, and accompanying hargep, contain- \ g a band, with instruments, and singers 1 Deled him with triumphal airs and ' ings, w hile a large procession of gaily iparisoned boats gave to the river a briliiit and beautitbI appearance. On land- , g he Was received hy Governor Pinck?y, the inteudant and wardens of the , ty, the swiety of the Cincinnati, and the < Hilary of the district, all of whom at- | titled him in '.recession, amid the ringg of bells, the firing of cannon, and the K'lamations of the people, first to the xchange, where he was welcomed in a rinal addre-s, and then to the 4iouse reparetl f<?r his reception, lie remained in Charleston a week, ml nvnrv ilati '1 --v. ^ X...J 'cvunvxt ovmcmirt ?i! lilt1 rationale admiratiou and respect of the The merchants were foremost in nuering liim honor. In their address ? hill) tliey said : 4,\Vero it possible f<?r [>ur fellow-citizen* to omit doing Justice i your merit*, the testimony of other n iimih would evince their neglect or inratitude?tlie whole world concurring i the same opinion of you. Sensible of ic numerous blessings our country lias tsrived from your wise and judicious adlinistralion, we leel animated with the lost lively sentiments of grat tudo toarils you, sutler us, then, to represent to uu the feelings, with which we are imresscd, by assuring you that we yield to one in sincere respect and attachment ?your person ; and we earnestly implore ic Almighty Father of the universe long > preserve a life so valuahle and dear to ic people over whom you preside." He tiswered : "Your congratulation* on my rrival in South Carolina, enhanced l?v te affectionate manner in which they are tiered, are received with the most grate il sensibility. Flattered by the favorble sentiments you express of my eneavors to be useful to our country, I dere to assure you of my constant soliciide for its welfare, and of my particular ilisfaction in observing the advantages rliicli accrue to the highly deserving citisns of this State from the operations of le general government. I ain not less ide bled to you for your expressions of ersonal attachment and respect ; they fceive my best thanks, uud induce my tost sincere wishes for your professional rosperity, aud your individual liuppiess." On Wednesday evening he attended ic corjHiration hall, at vrhich there were tore than i wo hundred and fifty women, lany of whom wore sashes and riblion* mblazoiied with his portrait and with ppropriate inscriptions. lie entered the !x>m with Governor Pinckney, Senators tar.I and liutler, and several other puhc characters, and after K?inf? ?>..<.i.~i ? sw momenta arose, and passing round ! Ito rapidly formed circle, saluted every | i'lv, "which gave |? articular satisfaction, * every one wat anxious t<> have a <jnod iew of hiin." The City Hall was ele- j xntly decorated for the oocasion. j he ? illani were entwine I with laurel* and owor*, and the wall* festooned with bailor* and adorned with pictures.} jJWhilo these sheets sro piMing through the ress I sm indebted to the courtesy of Mr. ft. . Duyckinck lor a volume of very iiitcrc^tlnj Reminiscence* of Charleston," just published f the venerahle and accomplished Mr. Charles raaer, of that city, who at the time of Wh*!?i^ton's ?Ut was a pupil in the ('baric*ton Col* jo. I have had the happiness of some pc: mal acquaintance with Mr. Kraser, and with te utgniUed circle oomprtslng the Hub before hio.h his delightful memoir ru rawl, pmlflM i He appearance in print. Cbailustow mtj ell be pUxid of each i "clarum et voaerahile muoo," ar?d mj *m preserved in lhi< distlntished irtht, scholar, end gentlemen, e type f her beet society In her palmiest days. His resent performance is very similar in its char Her to President Doer's "Discourse on New orh at the Close of the Last Century." Devihlng the eventa mentioned in the te*t, he ye: "General Washington's visit to Charlesvi, was made on the twenty-drat of May, 1791, id amidst every recollection that 1 have of that ipeaing occasion, the most prom'nent Is oi the weon of the great man, av he stood upon the !V-. . Wb?f * * \ ; fQ f 99k, On Thursday he dined with a large party al Governor Pinckney'a, and in the mining attended a concert by the Saint Uecilia Society* ?t which there was even i greater display of beantv and elegance, than at the corporat:on ball. On Friday ho dined with Major Pierce duller, and on Saturday was entettaincd with great splendor by the merchants at ,he Exchange. Among the invited guests were the Governor, the Senators and R-pesentntives of the State in Congress, the Intendant anil Wardens of the city, resiJent oHieers of the national and State governments, members of the South Jarolina Legislature for the Charleston iistrict, and the clergy of every denomination. The toast of the President was, 'The commercial interests of Charleston," uid after he retired the company drank with great enthusiasm, "The President of lie Ifnited States: long may lie live to snjoy the praises of a grateful people !" I he President left the Exchange at eight /clock, and proceeded to the City Hall, to view the exhibition of fire works. lie iflerwards rode with Mr. Izard to the muses of several gentlemen, before returning to bis lodgings. < >n Sunday lie attended divine service n t!>e morning and afternoon, and dined n a private manner with General Moultrie. IV. The President left Charleston at six /clock on Monday morning, the ninth of May, escorted to Ashley Ferry, by a large cavalcade, in whicb were the Governor, Senators, minnlier* of the Cincinnati, and many oilier distinguished citizens. At Perrysburg ho was met the next day by ;t committee from Savannah, ami with I ten. Wayne, Major Uuller, Mr. Itaillic, and Major J mcIch*hi, wan conducted on board a richly decorated b nit in whicli the party were rowed down the river, b^lime sea cap ains, dressed in light blue silk jackets, black satin breeches, white silk stockings, and round hats with black ribbom, inscribed with "Long live the President," in golden letters. Ten miles from the city they were mot by other barges, rroin one of which a company ol gentlemen sung tlie popular song, "lie comes, the hero comes !' As tliey drew near the harlmr every vessel and all the shore were discovered to be thronged with people, When the President steplied oil the landing he was received by General James Jack-ton, who introduced hitii to the Mayor an I Aldermen,ami lie was soon nf.cr conducted in the midst ol a proce >iuti through crowds of spectator? to the house prcpa'cd for his accoimuodalion in St. J allies' R<p.are. The saint evening he dined with the city authorities, and a la ge number of other gentlemen, nt Hrowu's Cotfee House. Cannons were tired during the dav, ami at night the streets ami the shipping were brilliant ly illuminated. On Friday lie timed with the Cincinnati of the State of Georgia and attended a ball. O.i Saturday, ac Compauiod by (general Mcintosh, who had been second in command, under General Lincoln, in storming them, he examined the rem tilling traces of the lines constructed l?y the liritish for the defence of Savannah in 1770, ami dined with two liuti dretl citizens ami strangers under r Iteautiful arlsir, supported by nuuierou columns and oriiaiiieutetl with laurels and bay leaves, erected on an elevation wliicl coinm tnded a view of the town and tin harbor. It lias frequently been said of Wash ington that "no man in the army had i better eye for a horse,n ami many of III letters show that he was hy no means in different as to tie* qualities or treatmen of his stud, during the war or afterwards A tour of nineteen hundred miles will the same animals was a severe test of llici steps of iIk- Kxchange, uncovered, amidst tin enthusiastic acclamations of the citizens, icmet 11 her that the place prupired for his ac cotnaiodatioa wa> Last larsre Ihrne-alorv ilmilil limine in Church street, a few doom north c T< add street, then owned by Jud^-e Heyward and said to in? superbly furnished for the occji nion. Ho rem ?inod here but one week, but i km a week of continual rejoicing and festivity Every attrition that b'ripiLility, public and pri rate, could device, w.i? shown hiin, and it hum hare beou rcry gratifying to the citiaena? Charleston to recoiru from (Ion. Wash ingle himself,011 hin departure, the warm acknowledy intuit* which th'ie atteatiooii ha>l won from hi heart. One of thi civilities which he receive wan a splendid concert and liail, given at th hall of the Exchange. On that occasion th lad'c* wort; fillet-*, o,- iMidaaui, of white rihlior interwoven in their head drew, with the head o Washington painted on thoni, and tho. Wonl "Ixnig live the President," in gill letters. Every hand th.it could h<dd a pencil, profession al or amateur, wai enlisted to ftiniiah them.Hut that which proved the most lasting metnc rial of bi? visit, wm the whole length portrait for which the City Council requested liim to si to Colonel Trumbull, and wUieh now adorns th V/iiy nan. MT. r rwer, it will be perceived makes a slight mUtake in the date, and anothe in rtfo-ring to the concert and the hall m hav Ing occurred the teme evening. Contemporar letters and journals authorise different state menu. Some very interesting ami earafully studiet views of society in Charlottes at tin eteos o the RsnMsn, saay be tyand In Dr. fftw's his f orient i?aass of Katheidn* Walton. / y?K ?, k k ** ve' i : % * Ifcm. *> ' ? capacities, ami before reaching Charleston he wrote to Mr. lasar that though, all things considered, they had got on very well, yet his horses were decidedly worsted, and if brought back would "not cut capers as they did on setting out." On the 13th of May, he says in a letter to the same correspondent, "I shall leave this place to-morrow ; my horses, especially the two I bought just before I let! Philadelphia, and my old white horse, are much worn down, and I have yet one hundred and fifty or two hundred miles of heavy sand to pass before 1 fairly get into the upper ami firmer roads." On the way to Augusta he stopped to dine with the widow of his old friend and companion in arms, General Greer.e, at her seat called Mulberry Grove, On Wednesday, the 18th, Governor Telfair and the principal officers of the State left the capitol, with a numerous train of citizens, and proceeded five miles toward S.ivannan to meet him, and he was conducted t> his lodgings accompanied by thousands of people, who filled the air with joyous acclamations. That day he dined with a large party at the Grove, the Governor's private residence, near Augusta, where Mrs. Telfair assembled the ladies of the town to meet liiiu at a ball in the evening; on Thursday he received and answered an address Irom the people, attended a public dinner, mid was present at another ball ; on Friday lie visited the academy and dined again with the Governor, and on Saturday started on his return, Augusta being the farthest point of his journey. Coming again into South Carolina lie was conducted to Columbia by General Winn, Colonel Wade Hampton, and a j large number of other citizens, and the hum uay uint'U wuit more tliHii two luin dred of the principal men and women of the town and neighboring country at the State House, and m the evening attended a ball. On Wednesday, the 2oth, he dined at Camden, and on tho following morning visited tho grave of the Huron de Kalb, the places where the Hritish redoubts had Loot, civcietl, llobktrk Hill, where Oon. Greene was attacked by Lord Uawdon, ard the pla ns where General Gates was engaged by Lord Cornwall)* in 1780.? Passing through Charlotte, Salisbury, Salem, Guilfbr l, and other towns, in all of w hich the love and reverence of tho people were exhibited in every variety of maimer which taste an 1 ingenuity could j- suggest, he arrive I at Mount Vernon on the 1 2th of June. | lie remained at his seat between three , j and four weeks, during which he was oc- I I cupied with his private atfairs, and, with I Maj. L'Lufaiil and others, with the loca(I lion of tho new seat of government, on j the banks of the Potomac. On Thursday, the last day of .Jim -, he started for Philadelphia, hy way of Frederick, York and Lancaster, ami arrived at the Pre?i' ] dinitial residence about noon on the Oih I I of July, having been absent neirlv three I months, and during that period performI cd a journo) of eighteen hundred and eighty-seven miles. This tour was upon t!n? whole very satisfactory to tho President. In letters written soon after his return, he says it was accomplished "without meeting with I any interruption, by sickness, b id weather, or ?ny untoward accident. Indeed, so ( highly favored were we. that we arrived at each place where I proposed to make my halt, on tho very day I fixed upon before we set out. 1 am much pleased that I underloov this excursion, as it has enj abled ir.e to see with mv own eyes the II situation of the country through which I we traveled, and to learn more accurately the disposition of tho people than I could from any information. I have been highly gratified in observing the good dispositions of the people. Industry and j economy are liecoining fashionable in ; those parts, which were formerly noted ' I for the opposite qualities, and the laltors '' ! of man are assisted by the blessings of ' Providence. Tho attachment of all clas' ses of citizens to the general government " seems to be a pleasing presage of their 1 future happiness and rosjiectability." While the President was absent in the " South, Mr. JetTuis >11 and Mr. Madison 11 w?*re tonkins a tour in the north. Pro' ceeding to New York, and tip the llud? son to Albany, they visited the princi[ pal scenes of Ifurtjoyno's misfortune*, \* the fields of Stillwater, Saratoga and il lletininston, and fort* William Henry, e (leorjre, rtcondefooa, Crown l'oint, an I o other plaoos, memorable in our ravolui, tioiiarv history. Mr. JofTrnon amused f himself with his rod and pin, nn-l indillI* pre.I those tastes for natural history, which, - if the condition of the .veintry had not i. made Ititn a politieian, would probably - have been his main distinction. h To ensure health for children, pre them \ plenty of milk, plenty of flannel, plenty t of air, and let them have plenty of sleep; and they will seldom, if ever, ail anyI. lliinir r Ammrt, Dec. 91. A bcantifui JWTtnjj girl, eighteen yearn J old, n iini-d Weaver, wan operated on in the >. hn.|?it*l here to-dnv fur a tumor in the neck. Ether was administered, when she fainted. I BtironUnU were then given so as to revive . her. when more ether was had reeosrse to. Tho operation was proceeded with,she was k completely stupefied, and* not long aAor\v a rdf d i fd. TO AN UNMARRIED MAN tl Tin a happy man at last, <] My heart is running over ; tl A married man ! just think of that ! No more a whining lover. I'm mail with joy ; tied fast ami close, To, O, the sweetest cousin ; Ami if I've turned one summerset, C 1 have at least a dozen 1 tl it I asked her once, 'twas long ago, While sitting by her aide, I (I'm blushing while I write the words,) If she would be my bride. " Heavens ! how her black eyes looked at tne 1 How funnily I (elt! I wished Prince Hamlet's wish, that 'inv Too solid iiesh might melt.' 'Tis said that Time works wondrous things; . I found the saying true; She soon 'come round' nguin, and 1 Ouctt more began to woo. e I coaxed her, kissed her, gave her things, I praised her loveliness ; She wore my rings, and kissed me back, But never would say 'yes!' * How many, mar.y weary inontha s I've waited for the word, e And sighed a thousand times that saw, You know it, 'llope deterred!' . She'd ask ine what I meant, and pout, And slap me in the face ; I How (aid it makes a fellow feel When hit in such a place! i Wo sat. one evening all alone, : (The old iolks were a-bed,) . Watching each other anxiously, Yet not a word was said. My arm was round her little waist, i My heart bent thick and fast; t I whispered softly in Iter ear, And she said ykh at last. I . it is a pleasure, Charly dear, 1 You never yet have known. To hold the loveliest girl on earth, | And feel her all your ows : H??t it you wish for happiness. And wish to cheaply huy it, Oo ami j?ot married, dearest friend, Just try it, only thy it. Utgislatiuf. Columbia, Dec. U, 18ji. SENATE. Favorable reports were submitted on a bill to Hid in tlie construction of (he Savannah and Charleston Railroad, and on a bill to allow the city author lies of Charleston to tax tlio real citato of Hanks. Mr. Tucker's School Hill sots ordered | for a second reading to-nior-ow. The Senate agreed to the House amend [ mem for adjourning on Tniiradav, the 21st inst. The Senate then attended, in the llouso of Representatives, the Inaugural ceremonies of (iciicrat Adams, whi-li took j place according to the usual form. Geli. I Adams most feelingly and impressively returned his thanks for the honorable j trust confided to him by the assembled Legislators of his beloved Slate. It ' would be his steadfast determination and high st ambition, to guard well the interests and honor of the State, so far as dependent on the Executive Adiiiiuistri- ' lion. It would he his aim especially to exer- | cise cautiously, moderately and discreetly, the solemn prerogative of merey accorded J to theOovernor by theconstitiuion, a-> ius j abuse and too frequent application made I a mockery of justice and judicial forms, | and tended to undermine all popular eon- j Hdence in established modus of procedure. It would also tend to increase the number of those desiring a Penitentiary?a change he would regret to see. In the comparison of our own criminal statistics with those of other Slates, lie could sec nothing to justify such a change i ?their j?enitentiarics were crowded, while | our j in* were comparatively empty. The unchecked mikI constantly growing : po.ver ami control of the many, were evil* to be avoided in sound policy, a* well a* the complete absorption of power by i the few. Tlie progress of our State in I the path of permanent prosperity, ami j healthy, vigorous, republican develop- j incut, would compare favorably with other Slates who are held up in contrast. It I was pnre wisdom to avoil change* that were notabsolutcly deinanded, and whose effect* could not be foretold. He was opposed to the abolition of the Militia System, and would endeavor to develop and extend it* advantage*, which were of special interest to every'.>outhern Slate. He deemed it a matter of congratulation that the tenor of our legislation had been conservative, and hoped ihat the Siate would eacajie the contagion of a wild and arbitary democracy, that was *<> rife for destruction in some quarter*. The absolute and illimitable control of a bare numerical majority, was not i t the creed of the sage father* who gave us tho laxly and form of our present institutions, that . i i k ?" - ? nn<i iwcn m> won icsieu anil approved. The indtcationa around are fearfully | pregnant with signs of a determination in aome Northern State*, at leaat, to per- \ severe in their course of degrading and < subjecting the South. Hut the final so- [ lution of the rpiealion waa atill to be left ! to the devolopmciita of time, which alone can determine what ia the permanent and | natural effect of ourjnatitationa upon our character as a people. The addreaa, of which the above ia a I very meagre mopit, was delivered ia ( sr * ' * ? lie style of happy and impulsive elouence, familiar to all who have heard lie speaker, and was received with emha'ic and continued demonstrations of pplanse. On the return of the Senate to their lhamber, a bill to grant vacant lands to le Commissioners of Free Schools was idefinitely postponed. The consideration of a bill to prevent ie sale of intoxicating liquors by travelig venders, was deferred. The Senate then adjourned* HOUSE. The Committee appointed toobt&in the . opy of Dr. Thorn well's address reported hat they had obtained the manuscript, nd the House ordered twenty thousand opies to be printed. Mr. Middletou reported a bill to increase he salaries of the Judges hereafter eleced to $4,000 per annum. Mr. Cunningham reported favorably on i bill to amend the Constitution in ro;ard to the time of holding elections. A favorable report was also made ott he Senate bill to incorporate the Oharloson Water Company. Mr. Spain introduced a resolution callng on the Committee eif Ways and deans to inquire into the expediency of ncreasing the pay of the members of the Legislature, which was adopted. Mr. Cooper introduced a resolution, that , j io additional appropriation be made for lie State Capitol uniil a full explanation a? given of the previous expenditures.? It was ordered for consideration to-mor or. A bill to allow the Chcraw and Darlington Railroad Company to increase their Capital, passed a second reading. The joint resolution to adjourn on -l?o 21st insL, was adopted. The Llouse then tool; a recess. Lists ot Acts passed by the General Assembly of South Carolina. 1. An act to authorize the Judges at Chambers to appoint Commissioners to value lands through which Railroads may pa**. 2. An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the inspection of flour and other purposes. 3. An act to authorize the State to aid in the construction of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad Company. 4. An act to incorporate the Charleston Water Company, in the city of Charleston, State of South Carolina. 5. An act to incorporate the Columbia and Charlotte Magneetic Telegraph Company. 0. An act to incorporate the village of Marion, and for other purposes. 7. An act to incorporate the Columbia Machine Work*. a. An act to incorporate the society for the relief of indigent and superannuated ministers of the 1'resby terian Church, and their families. 0. An act to alter the Constitution of the State so as to divide Peudleton into two Klection Districts. 10. An net to extend the tifne allowed io the Greenville and Columbia Railroad Company ami the Newberry and Chester Railroad Company to open the books of subscription to tho capital stock of said companies. I 1. An act to amend the flrst clause of an act to renew auu amend the charters >f certain towns and villages, passed in the year 1853. 12. An act to abolish the office of Tax Collector of Winyah and for other purposes. 13. An act to amend the clmrlor tlm Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company. 14. An act to renew and amend the charter* of certain towns and village* heretofore incorporated. 15. An act to empower and authorize the Commissioners of the Orphan House in Charleston to select two youth* from those educated on the bounty ot that institution, to complete their education in the Military Schools of this S,ate. 1G. An act to raise supplies for the year commencing October, 1854. 17. An act to vest the title of the State to certa'ii escheated properly herein mentioned in certain persons therein named. 18. An act to amend an act, entitled an act t?> re-charter the Merchant's Bank of South Carolina at Cherow. 10. An act to incorporate certain Ite ligioua Societies and S<x?ietie* for the purposes of Education. . * 20. An act to authorize the Comptroller (ieneral to iccept the bequest of tlio lata John 21. An net to authorize the Town ' Council of Hamburg to autMcribe to the capital Mock of certain Railroad CompHiiioa therein mentioned. 22. An act to re-chart cr the Bank of Oeorgetown, South Carolina. 23. An act to authorize the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad Company to increase their capiul atook. 24. An act to authorise the formation of a Volunteer Battalion, to he attached to the 23d Regiment of H.C. Militia. 25. An act to amend the charter of the Bank of the State of South Carolina. 2 > An act to alter and amend the char-tor of the town of Columbia, and for other purpoaaa. 27. An act to anthomo aid to the Blua Ridge Railroad, in South Carolina %