The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, November 07, 1855, Image 2
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7. lM* j Z
TAKENOTrffl. l-i
All persons indebted to this of
office for subscription, ndvcr- | J1"
tising or job-work, arc requested '.
to settle up without delay. We 1 J)0
must raise money to pay our Ju
debts, and if this call is disregarded,
we will resort to more
stringent means. We are in ]jfl
earnest, so take heed.
Carrier's Address.
We will givo n copy of the "Mger" one
yenr, to nny person who will write an nil- cu
dross for our devil. It must be hnnded in l)r
by the 15th of t)ecember. * >V
Look at this. vil
Any persou who will bring us the <la
names of four new subscribers, and eight ne
dollars in cash, we will give him a hand- St
soiuely bound book, worth fcl 50. Any Is
ouowho brings 3 names and $6 00, we th
will give him a bound book worth $1 00. O
Any one who will bring us loo names and th
$4 we will give hira a most interesting 50 la
ct. novel. The cash must accompany the th
names.
Dry Weather. O
"We do not know when we have had Si
such a dry spell of weather as is upon us th
at this time. The water courses aro all T<
very low, and many wells are failing.? of
The farmers have had a propitious season w
for picking cotton. If the price for the J<
great staple only corresponded w ith its su- b<
perior excellence, it would do well en- A
ougli. II
The Right Rev'nd Bishop Davis, of < >?
the Episcopal (Jburch will preach ia the to
Court ilouso on Tuesday next. Service j?
to commence at the usual liour. sli
The Hon. A. P. Butler. IU
In the Columbia Times, a second ai tide
addressed to tho lion. A. P. Butler,
appears over the signature of McDuftie.
The writer we judge to bo an old nul- m
lifier, and more recently a hot secession- ^
ist. He complains at the course adop- ^
ted by our worthy Senator, and fears tj,
he is aspiring after Federal honors.? g()
The way be castigates Col.Orr, is shame- im
fill. In
To Post Masters again. ik
Gentlemen, we once requested you to ty.
let us know when our paper was not ta- de
ken from your offices. Mr. James Gard- 'n
ner called on us, on Monday, and in- li1,
formed us that a paper was directed to g
his address, at Butler Post Office, but ^
it was not for him, as he wns not a S\v
subscriber, and had never taken it froin m<
the Post Office; that the Post Master ex
had told him of it, and that there was ^
no oilier James Gardner in that neigh- 0f
borhood. We huve been sending the ge
paper since August, 1053. t he name str
whs sent lo ur, by whom we cannot recollect.
We would like to know why the
P. M. did not inform us that the paper W(
was not taken from the of Vice ? It was M<
his duty to do so, and it would not
hare cost hiin much trouble.
When wo publish our black list of
delinquent subscribers, (which will 1>? M
soon,) we will probably know who are ye
dead, and who are alive. bl<
Hard Txmes.
Wo dislike to write the caption, yet H,
"'from the fullness of the heart the mouth ed
speakelk," We feel the Hard Times in
jnore sensibly now, than ever before in *P
our lifo. Provisions are alarmingly high, 1'
and money scarco, scarce, scarce. We ^
-would like to console ourself with the foi
reflection, that "sufficient unto the day, is
the eri! thereof,*1 hut we cannot lay the
flattering unction to our soul that we have *1*
aufleiont unto the day. We wonhl, if no fi>J
one required anything from us, eFlf those it.
who owe ns would pay, but when our of
creditors are wasting their money, and w'
debtors pay no attention to our calls, it is
no wonder thai we Indite t ;is little article
on Hard Time* in a dissatisfied spirit-? of
"We have often thought bow much belter tri
k would be,if there were no such custotr as t ,B
credit?if we had ao hanks, and every ^
article bought and sold, were paid for in
money. Banks may have at times, proved r?j
conveniences to some persons, but in the
main their creation have proved ruinous Jfl
to the generality of people. When an in^|
1
ridunl fails, few are injured; but when a
nk fail's their victims arc legion. Perps
never has so much distress been
used to so many persons,as resulted from
0 failure of the United Slates Dank.
1 banks are monied monopolies, and
a ongino of their success is no more than
many promisary notes, scattered over
a country, which, if one half wore preated
for redemption, would cause its
nidation to totter. But we have banks
d always will have them; and wo know
ion we havo a note to pay in one, tlicro
o evading it.
Mr. Duncan's Negro.
As will be recollected an appeal was
ado in the case of Anderson, the propty
of Mr. Win. Duncan, who was tried
Salam for an attempt to commit rape,
id sentenced to be hung. The appeal
is made to the presiding Judge at our
st Court, and the old verdict is sustuinDy
an error of the Magistrate before
10m the cass was tried, Friday the 25th
October w:is appointed as tho day for
s execution, whereas, it should have
en, Friday the 20th. Although tho
fitcncu is not'revoked, of course the apinted
day was a complete nulity, that
dge TVardlaw made no haste to exatns
into the matter. We learn, however,
at the negro will be hung some day
December, the Clerk lias not received
Hoial information as to tho precise date.
The cEeste Mail.
On Friday night we received two ntimrs
of the Chester Standard?ono of the
rrent week, and the other of the week
ovious. Such is generally the case.?
'c cannot understand it. Our I\ M. inrins
us that the mail comes from Lewislie
on Friday, and leaves hereon Satur,y.
lie says the mail at Lewisvilloconcts
with that from Chester. If the
andard, which is dated Thursday, the
t., reaches us on the 2nd, why is it that
e previous number did not come thro'?
ur subscribers over there are complaining
at our paper does not reach them regurly,
but wo are unable to account for
e cause of delay.
We learn from the Star that Judge
'Ncall closed the Marion Court on
iturday nigtit last, having throw off
ie heaviest part of the business of the
urm, rendering unnecessary the calling
an extra Court. Two capital cases
ere tried. In one of them the State vs.
>seph B. Campbell and Robert ll.Campjll,
for the murder of Josiah Taylor, in
ugust last. Tho jury returned Joseph
. Campbell guilty of murder, and
obert II. Campbell not guilty In the
ise of William Kdge, for murder of Per
Damps, a free person of color, tho
ry returned a verdict "guilty of mansughter."
The J udge seutenced Cainnill
to be hung 011 the 21st of December
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The Courts.
We leurn from the Chester Standard, that
the case of the State vs. Williams, the Jubrought
in a verdict of Not Guilty. Jas.
uggins was found guilty of the murder of
W. Ctilp, and sentenced U> be hung on
u 25th January. Jonas Hoick was found
lilty of manslaughter, and scnteiiced to six
ruths' imprisonment, and a tine of 500 dot's.
In the c:u?e of the State vs. John George
ill, the Jury returned a verdict of notguilBell
had previously voluntarily aurrenrcd
himself, which was much in his favor,
speaking of the case of I loggias and Bol,
the Standard says:
This case was given to the Jury about
o'clock I'. M., on Thursday evening last
eforo supper) and the constables were
orn not to allow them to have any
jat, drink or fire (water and lights only
ceptcd) untill they had agreed on their
rdict. It was a very cold and disagreele
night and hence the cruel barbarity
the law that require* a body of iutellint,
free white men to he thus treated
uck us with peculiar force. We regard
as one of the relics of tho very dark
es of civilization and one which calls
idly for modification. What would the
rid think of a law which required the
jinbers of the .Senate and House of
ipresenlatives or the Judges of the
mrt of Appeals to he imprisoned witht
meat, drink or fire, until they were of
e same mind? This would he regarded
a monstrous tyranical proceeding, and
t such a law would be quite as defensi
e as the one under which Jurors areiinisoned.
But thanks to the humanity of some
our good citizens the jury in thi? inincc
were not as we are informed, allow
to suffer the severity of the cruel law
anything like its full force, as they, deite
the efforts of the Coustnbulatory to
e contrary, were supplied from a hack
itdow with a small quantity of some of
e good things Ufiiaily found pn a comrtnble
simper table.
About fivo o'clock the noxt morning
e jury agreed upon thir verdict, as before
ccitied, and sent for the Judge, who
ry willingly left his her], at this uncom table
and unseasonable hour, to receive
But with such neluctance did some
them yield to the opinion that Bolch
m guilty th At one of them is said having
quested, if tbev found a verdict against
ru, they shoukf doit "mighty eatyP
Through the timely interposition
the presiding Judge, who tho jury
cd this cause were excused from setig
on the trial of Bell. This act' of
i placed the Jury under many ohligan
to him, and shows that he was fulmindful
of tlieir comfort and claims to
>ose. .
fn a verbal source, that Brndod
in Camden last week,for
negro child, was found guil
d to be l.u?gp
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The Hon. John McQueenOn
Monday last (sale day) the lion.
John McQueen addressed the citizens of
Lnucastcr in the Court|lIouse. Sale day,
generally being a busy day with us, we
did not havo the pleasure of hearing all
of Gen. McQueen's speech, but presume
he had not progressed very far before our
arrival. Gen. McQueen labored under severe
indisposition, but said as far as he
was able, he would say what he could
to this portion of his constituency, who had
extended to him so magnanimous a support.
They were no doubt conversant
with the congressional proceedings of the
last session, that he would not, even if his
health permitted, occupy their time by a
recapitulation. The present President of
the United States, ho said, was one of the
best wo have ever had; that he was more
constitutional in his acts, than any President
he had known for the last twenty
years. -lie was sorry to see efforts made
to abolish an old established policy in this
State, viz: to semi delegates to a National
Convention. The State had done well
enough out of President-making conventions;
she had been respected for her course,
and why seek to change an old established
custom? IIow would we feel, when onr
delegates are welcomed iu the convention
by delegates hostile to our institutions,
with, "I am glad to see you; I am glad
South Carolina has seen her folly, dec ?'
For twenty years or more we would have
Pe mortification of knowing we were fools.
Our limits will not permit us to refer to
? If A . 1
iu<>ru hi vtuii. Mcv?uoen a speecu. it was
well received, as the frequent applause testified.
The General's friends (and he has
a number here) were pleased to see him
in their midst; only regretting thftt he
could not remain longer. Private allaire
demand his attention at his home; for
which place, he left yesterday morning.
An Incident.
At a late hour of a dark night, in October
la*?t, two gentleman (had ihcrc been
light sufficient,) could have been seen leisurely
persuing their way into the village
of Lancaster, along tho well-beaten pathway
upon which stands the Presbyterian
Church. The night we say was dark?
'twas very dark and cold, and the wind
as it whistled through tho bare-worn
branches of the old oaks uear the church,
imparted to one an irresistable feeling of
solemnity. The preceedingday had been
one of striking incidents, an unusual day
for our usual quiet village, and our two
friends as thev walked along, were no
doubt busy in thought, as to what would
result from the disclosures which had been
made that day. 1 hey were serious, very
serious, nnd this feeling was enhanced as
they approached the ground which concealed
the remains of many a relative nnd
fiiottd ~ho liftd gone before; the low,moaningjwhistling
of tho wind, did in no measure
serve to dispel their sadness. On, on they
came?one three or four feet from tho
other?until they were abreast of the
church. All at once, above the whistling
wind, came from the church-yard, a deep,
' hollow moan. Unconsciously our friends
each approached the other. They stood
side and side, and yet uiether would have
acknowledged that ho approached any
nearer. Neithor said a word, but in a
second there came another deep drawn
sigh or groan, apparently as from tho
bowels of tho earth. They started, and
each grabbe 1 the olhor. They tried to recollect
something they had read about departed
spirits; the language proper to address
to them?they essayed to say their
prayers; hut like two reeds shaken by the
breeze, there they stood, with a cold clammy
sweat starting from their foreheads,
without thought or utterance- They were
afraid to proceed, and two such champions
could not turn buck. "Oh! it's nothing,"
said one. "No," said the other,
"surely you are not scared?" "No, oh
no!" Rut there they stood, as if rooted
to the ground. Then came another,
Oh h-h b, from the tomb. "Come," whispered
one, with a voice trembling with intense
emotion, "Come let us go." 14 Which
way?my?ch my!" Oh-h h-li?bah,
came from the grave yard. It was nothing
but the cry of a poor lone goat.
A correspondent of th e Columbia Tim**
writing from Yorkville, says:
It is currently roported here, that Mr.
Dawkins will, at the coming session of the
Legislature, resign his Solicitors!)ip; but
I hare heard of such things before, and as
the "Southern Congress" does not meet
shortly, I hardly credit now; notwithstand*
ing I hear of the following gentlemen being
named as candidates, though it may,
perhaps, be new to themselves?but rumor
has its thousand tongues. lion. I.
D. Witherspoon, Messrs. Williams, Wilson,
of York:, C. L>. Melton, of Chester,
Mr. Arthur, of Union.
One thing it ctrtntn, Col. R.G. M'Caw
is ? candidate for the Senate, from York,
at the next election.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Graham"* Maya*in*.?The November
number is a very handsome one. The
reading matter is mostly an instructive
character?biographical and historical.? j
As usual, a large portion is devoted to the
fashions, critical notices, Ac. The publisher
promises still greater attractions far
the next year. It seem* to tfii it is Already
j ni the p?nn*oU of perfection.
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The Southern Cultivator for Novetnbe
is a capital number. Every member o
our Agricultural Society should subscribe
to this periodical. Subscription price on
ly $1 a year.
The Southern Medical and Surijica
Journal for November, contains sovcra
original articles from Drs. l)ugas, Wilson
<fec., and a large amount of selected mat
ter. This periodical is deserving of pat
ronage. It should be in tho hands o
every Southern physician.
COMMONICATIOWS,
Charleston So., Ca., Nov., 1st 1855.
Drar Lkuokr:
Every thing around is wearing a pleas
ant and contentod smile?and while na
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M.v uo unu guumi ituuiuur IS "gHllj
rejoicing in the temperate and milt
rone of an 'indian summer,' I cannot for
bear making the essay to trace tho out
line of the prospect. Jark frost, th<
bleak and unwelcome visitor of a tropica
clime presented his card, yet his dobu
having been deemed unpropitious by 'tin
glorious King of day,' ho was requested
to pay his respects at a future day. How
ever, the autumnal winds are busy dives
ting tho trees of their foliage, and rcmov
ing tho verdant carpet of terra Jiiina.?
Tho swallow flittering in its homeward
course has chirped its last note, and tin
glee of tho plumy family has yiolded t<
tho trumpet echoing from tho aoria
magazine. Tho charm is one that woulc
require tho copious tlow of Thomson ii
his seasons to paint.
Fashion, is the reigning queon, the ru
ling topic and the general amount of al
prattle, that is agitating the souls of tin
milder sex. No matter !f the hard work
ing mechanic is toiling under the swea
of his brow, bis 'better half flourishes ii
the promeuade of vanity, and whilo ii
many enscs a scanty table is served with
in, rich and costly silks, expensive lace,
and paper stutfed purses are sported with
out. It is a matter worthy of obscrva
tion to behold the a ir of affectation tha
in many cases is practiced, and what tit
powers of endurance will tolerate. Rath
er than torego tho exquisite delight of i
tight laccd corset or buckled waist, man
will s icrifiee every sensation of comforl
some would dare to breath, lest in s
doing a follow pedestrian might be niniui
ed by tho fragments of whalebone, pin
and other appendages of dress. Then ou
fast young ineu or cpitheticnlly *youn]
nrtterica' with their 6haughai suits, coat
having a waist wi.hin n fraction of beiiij
on their shoulder*, and pants fitted Ilk
linen wound around a candle, couple*
I with the idea of a Hat and uil walking ii
J boots and gaiters so light an I pinching
that whenever they can make the corne
of an unfrequented lane,, they areconter
to easo their pain, by having an oppoi
tunity of limping a little.* So much a
this time will suffice upon the great litem
of pride and vanity.
The Reverend Dr. Basil Manly has bee
called to the pastoral charge of the Wentli
worth Street Baptist Church, ho was th
President of the Alabama University; h
was the pastor of the First Baptist Churcl
in this city somo 18 yoars ago, and noi
returns to his flock with undiminished vig
our of mind. The church has made ,
great acquisition in this venerable eclesi
antic, and under his ministry the fold wil
be added unto, lie is I believe withou
exception the most deep yet inteiestinj
divine that has ever graced the pulpit.
The First Unptist Church is erecting i
new house of worship in Meeting stree
opposite the Citadel Academy, and is t
be called the CitnJel Square Baplia
Church.' The Rev., Mr. llendrick is pas
tor. The main structure is so far <vm
pleted, the whole building to be some 164
feet in height including the spire.
The Orphan House is now completed
and I believe one of the handsomest edi
flees of the kind in the union. Beinj
spaciously built its accomodation and ca
pacity is ample,the nito eligible and agre
I able, the matrons and nurses attentive
and with all desirable comforts at hand
the Orphan will find under its roof a horn
upon which the smile of heaven beam
with benevolent radiance.
The Common school system is also
boon to our state, for nothing insures bet
ter government society or morals thai
the enlightenment of its people with knowl
edge, through an early education. Tb
Commissioners of the Free Schools, ar
erecting Urge school houses in every wart
of the City, so that the children of pover
ty or even those who under the limit*
circumstances of their parents are benr*
of this benefit, will be afforded the oppor
tunity of laying at MTV rate the founds
tion, upon which in after time a might;
structure may lie raised. In the trulhfu
language of the immortal Washington
'Nor am I Icm persuaded that yon wil
agree with me in opinion, that there i
nothing that can better deserve your pat
ronage, than the promotion of Arte 8d
once and Literature. For knowledge i
in every country the surest basis of pub
lie happiness.' With the Colleges, Uni
versiti^f, Military Academies, Seminarie
and the many sources of inatrruction to
gether with the Free School system; w<
have reason to bolieve that in point or re
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r spect of Letters; South Carolina will stand
( plumed in preeminence, and ub the fruit
q of her labor, characters will rise who from
their proficiency in the accomplishments
of Arts, Scienco and Literature will win
I for their state a name that above all earth*
I ly treasures is the dearest, that of?Wisdom.
I haro noticed in our journals the call
of meetings under the initials of J.E. A.
f A., which has been found out to be an
organization calling themselves the Irish
Emigrant Aid Association,' for the purpose
of aiding Ireland to throw of! the
English yoke. Their movements in discourse
and couucil are secret, and no
doubt the blow (if it should ever come to
that,) will l>e struck upon a sudden, and
our transatlantic Bull will be taken una
wares by his liegemen of the verdant
islo.
f The Court of Common Picas for this
I District is in session; Judge Glover pre.
siding; there is a great accumuliation of
- business on the various dockets,tho crirai'
nal docket is very Urge, among which
1 there is at present on trial Patrick McNeil,
t who is arraigned for murdering Francois,
> by fracturing his skull with an iron pin;
I tlio evidence in behalf of the state is very
- conclusive,but if the Jury will allow llicm
selves to be affected by the diverting plead
ing of the attorney* ho may escape the
penalty of the law. His wife and child
1 were present in the Court, for the purJ
pose 1 believe of arousing the tender pity
) or moving the hearts of the Jury. In my
I opinion such cases should bo treated, with
1 the utmost severity, for if this manner of
\ slaughtering human beings is tolerated by
allowing the interposition of executive
. clemency, or other equivocal influence to
I bear; Ibcre is no telling what will become
s of us in living under snch depravity, corruption
and moral anarchy.
t The Charleston Theatre has been re,
opened, under the auspices of Mr. John
? Sloan, who has brought out a good stock
. company. Uuder this gentleman's inan8
agement I think they will present such
performances as will justify the attend.
ance of respectale audiences. Not being
I a play going subject myself I am unable
e to give the minutiace of the personal ability
or talent of the actors and.'stars.'
a The Election is now fast drawing to a
y focus, what the issue will be I am not pre*
g pared to say, but the different parties are
0 working each to attain success. It ia for
|a municipal officers, the Candidates for
9 Mayor nre F. D. Richardson, Know Nor
thing, W. 1'. Miles anti Know Nothing
g or Southern Right and l>r. II. V.Toom?
er Independent 1 have not heard much
g of the independunt Candidate and think
4 therefore the rub will be between the
j other two. The E'.cctiou takes place on
, WeJnsday the Yth inst.
It has been talked of to abolish the preir
sent City Court,and a petition to the LcgX
islature has been drawn up for to estab..
lish a Social State Coirtof a jurisdiction
I coequal with tlio common Pleas and
e Ceneral Sessions but to be peculiar to
this district. I believe the object ia to
n h ivo a more frequent access to the seats
of justice and to give clients the benefit of
a more ready disposition of their claims.
I see from the accounts of the last Steam*
e
l( er that the Rnssians are strengthening
their power on tho north side of Sebas,
topol, so that they have still one leg on
' the fort. I am afraid that unless the
_ allied forces are very much on the wnteh
II they will loose the foot hold they havo
t so far gained.
Tho Regatta comes off some time this
month I behove,many of the boat owners
r are making arrangements for a great time;
t in the art of rowing, there are to be four
different races for the different classes of
o
t the boats, and it is to bo hoped that the
sea shore boys of Carolina will not allow
any more of the sweet water chape to car*
y ry off the prize,
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' WUVM u?o MnuVWUKI BlKCkeDWi UII>
The Money market is yet very tight, and
some of the Stocks are helow par.
The health of the City it unusually good.
3 The Rail Road fever has again subsided
and politica may be said to be in its glory
by way of remark I think it one of the
I' most unprofitable of all occupations.
' I admire your seal in urging the Die0
trictof Lanoaster towards forming a oon*
nectioA with Chester, you want one Hail
Road at least, aud untill you build it,your
a march of improvement will be rather slow.
Yours AUGUSTUS.
n mm m ^
For the Ledger.
6 LOVJ.
e What is love! And for what was love
1 made, but to love one another, that natu.
ral instinct of filial affection, that may exJ
ist in the heart of a friond and relatival
I It is to cheer and comfort, sooth and pa
cify this world of trouble; to intwine a
wreath of peace to mankind, and decorate
f the brow-of virtue with a precious diaI
dem, and manifest the gVwy of God'e own
. creation. With love, we revere the mem
i ones 01 ihom we cberiebed u relatives and
i friend*; witfclove, we recor to line pleas
it?g sssociacistions of the friends of our
- youth; end with the most extravagant
fantasies of the mind, we dream of the
- past Lots walks not alone in her paths;
hand in hand, mutually glide faith, hope,
i charity, friendship, truth and sympathy.
- Lore is still, and will for ever be, that
i everlasting, faithful and inestimable friend,
without which, life would be a sad exie>
tcnce. It makes the saddened heart
bouyant with joy; inspires the despondent
mind; it wotnes to Uie warrior a welcoroo
messenger upon the field of battle; bestows
that filial blessing around the family
hearth, which love alone car. yield, and.,
watches with a devotion that alleviates
pain and suffering, at the bed of affliction.
See, upon the dismal and expanseless bosom
of the mighty deep, wheu the wreck
is but just making its last and linnl plunge,
see how kindred Hock to kindred; see (as
if the scope of existence was to die together)
how they clasp their hands and make
their Inst embrace; and with eyes uplifted
heavenward, their last wailing moan descends
in tones of the resignation nnd love
of christians, and myriads of Angels are
marshalled in mercy to bear them homeWhat
is love ! God is love; a greater
than his, is not. lie so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten Son, to
die for the redemption of the world
from misery and sin. When our Saviour
was suspended on the Cross, ilgggMjairaed;
"Father forgivo them, for tbcy^now
not what they do.'' No greater love than
his, who gives his life for a friend; but in
this instance of our Saviour, how far does
it transcend hnman example; lie gavo his
life for his enemies. This is the foundation
of all true lo\e, and on this only, can
such love be based. Is there the friend,
who, at the coinbat, will rush forward, snd
to shield the blow, or avoid the fatal stroke
of the antagonist, will bare his breast, and
in it receive the thrusted poinnrd! Where
he is, the spirit of love moves him. Look
? .. i j .t ? i -- ? ?
ujrv.ii i? ucrumuu uiuiiicr; in tier reamres
see tbe unerring traces of affection; see
how sorrow rests upon her placid brow",
see how grief emits its mournful light, from
those once sparkling eyes. Ah, love! thou
art neither foimed or obliterated in a day;
thy majesty reigns with a solemn and hallowed
dominion; and thine, oh, Love, is
the organ of harmony that lends enchantment
to the heart. Love of country, manifested
by the soldier in the conflict of battle,
be spies and discribes through the awful
density of death, tho threatened posi
tion of the Banner of his nation; it is tanking
its last folds over the scene, patriot
ism impels him recklessly onward, unmind
ful of danger, and dead to all human sensibiliity,
he presses on; he reaches the
ground, and with the muscles of iiercules
he grasps tbe staff, and rather than the
standard of his country be borno off in
triumph as the spoil of his victors, be
fights, bleeds, and dies, making it his last
winding sheet. Love is tbe purest of all
sensations; it is a virtue, which to inherit
is as to lie mounted on wings of the lieav
enly Scraphims and be inhaling tbe ?hereal
incense of holy favor and purity.?
The M;tid, who to one. And only a solitary
one, unfolds her heart; and from her
very soul pleads the friendship of an
Angel; and reclining upon the bosom and
faithfulness of her betrothed, cannot resist
the charms of Cupid, who's arrows of
searching reverence pierce tho very centre
of affection, that whispers the strains of
the celestial choristers with a serenity that
instils into every imaginable channel of
Love, the softness of love. Fnitli may
cease, charity may ond, hope may vanish,
the \fcorld may change from old to new,
from new to old again, yet Love and
11 en veil are forever truo. Love! O, Love!
| What a sacred precinct is tbine; tbe
threahliold of thy holy sanctuary will never
be darkened with the shadow of polluton.
The chariot of Cupid is Love;
Love's the errand of Orpheus;
The mother of Cupid is Love,
Venus' dreams are with Morpheus.
AUGUSTUS. ,
Direct from Sebactopol?Return of a
Booth Carolinian.
Dr. C, Dnvega, who lately returned from
Sebaatopol, where he has been employed aa
surgeon in the Russian army, has furnished
the y. Y. Herald with an account of what
he saw and heard there. That paper says
Among the passengers who arrived at this
port on Tuesday lust, by the packet ship
Universe, from Liverpool, wee Dr. Davega
who come* direct from the Rosins camp at
Sebastopol, where he eerved in the capacity
of surgeon in the medical stuff We paid
i him a visit yesterday, and in the course of a
general conversation on the war in theCrimea
and the condition of the contending par*
ties on both sides, obtained the following
particulars. Dr. Darega waa eleven months
in the Crimea, a condaiderable portion of
which waa spent immediately in the camp,
where he had an escellent opportunity of
becoming acquainted with the character of
the Ruslan soldiers, and the men by whom
tliey are commanded. What he a tales .therefore,
may he regarded aa reliable, although
it will be found widely at variance with
man of the accounts published in the Bugs
liah papers.
At the time of his departure from the
Ruaian camp, what u aa about the middle
of last mouth, the Allies were in possesion
of the soothers side of Sebastopol, the Ruaian*
nnder Gorteehakoff still retaining undisputed
possession of their strongly fortified
position on the north aide. This part
of the city, ho states, is still strong*! than
that which they have lost, er more properly
speaking, than that which they have
abandoned, sett now appears they did not
intend to hold it longer than was necessary
tojgiv# them time tpjgmp their hospitals
their guns, and whntdHKie they considered
indispeneibltf. Their ^ yna>d every
part of the south aide which Asa below them
completely within range of their gnan, at n
L 3s
3W
-tj-~ fr????rsssam
least ovar ono hundred feet. It U evident
from (his that they are in a atill better
position than they were when they had
posession of the wbdte city, n? thoy 0*6
render that part of it whic'i is in tlie posses*
aion of the Allies altogether untenable.
This is so well known to the Allios that they
arenctnally beginning to regard thefP late
succcssfnl,but dearly purchased triumphos as
very unprofitable, if not worse than useless.?
On the other hand,it is a mutter ofcongratulotion,
he says, in the Russian camp, even
among the common soldiers, who understand
the great advantage it gives them over their
foe. For seven mounths the work of fortify-*
ing and strengthening the north side has
beon going on, and now, such is the perfect
lion to which they have brought that work,
that every hill has been converted into a
Tort, and every point where cannon can b*
placed is absolutely bristling with them-.
Here they not only command the soeth
side, but thoy render it utterly itnposslblo for*
the Allied fleet to enter the harbor, or td
come even within a longdistance of it. Id
addition to this, the road front their camp td
Odessa is occupied by dlfrerent detatehmentS
of their army, whiuh, including tho for :o in
Uto camp, numbers 300*000 well disciplined
well enqnipped, well provisioned and every
way effective troops. But this is not all?
tin Ir facilities for the transportation of troops
are such that thoy can, If necessary, brir.g
their whole disposable force into the Crimea
in the course of a few days. The rood
from I'urekop is opoa to them, and they ore
constantly receivinir from that nine? immpiiM
supplies uf proviaon*. The statement ,thnt
they were deficient in their supplies ia there*
fore, untrue, and we were told thut at present
they have sufficient for several months
should all communication with that point be
cut oft' by the Allies Our readers may remember
that in the papers which brought the accout
of the "fall of Sebastopol," it was stated
that the Rusiuns were in full rertrent
towards Pere-kop, and that a dctatch|
ment of <hirty thousand of the Allied army
t was despatched to intercept theui This
was not only false, as proved by subsequent
accounts, but utterly absurd, as it now
appears that the Russians had not the remotest
id on of retreating, and wero dvtetnined
remain where they wero and defend their
position to tho last.
The story thnt six hundred Poles had
deserted from theRuaian army, Dr. Davegn
informed us, is not worthy of the slightest
credit. A few may have deserted, but ho
assured us that the cases of desertion on tho
other side were more numerous, and the day
before he left six Sardinians had arrived at
the Rusian cam p. The army, too, instead of
being demoralized, i* in na perfect a state of
ordor and discipline ?* their coiumsders
could desire; and so far from being even
discouraged, they have gained cofidcnce and
self reliance from their frequent encounters
with tho allied forces. They have been, he
says, greatly underrated; but the Allies hu\e
by this time, found out to their loss that.ns
Dogberry would say, they are not the men
they took them for. It appenra now that
they arc among the finest soldiers in the
world, and that they r.rc in some respects
superior to the French. It is a singular
fact that while tho English and French scatter
under a heavy fire, the Russian Flo?k
together and ding to each other with a tenacity
that knows not when to yield. They
never think of retreating, and rush into
battle with an enthusiasm inspired by the
deepest feeling of religion. They toil you
they are fighting for "their God, their Czar
and their country," and they behove that
death in such a cause is little less than martyrdom.
In fart, they regard it as such,
and believe that the greatest sacrifice they
can make is to die on the bsttle field fighting
in defence of their church, of which
they regard the Cznr, under God, as the
head.
The army ia composed of Russians, including
ths Cossacks of the Blark Sea,
Greeks and Poles, The proportion of tho
Poles is not so large as has been reported,
but the Greeks are very numerous, and are
among ths best and bravest in the w hole
army. The Russians, without exception
actually believe that it is a holy war against
the "infidel Turk" in which they are engaged,
and whenever any unfortunate Mohomuiedans
fall into their hoods, the yare killed
at once?the idea of giwng them quarter
never entering the mind of the Russian soldier.
The Greeks, beside the religious
feeling which actustee them, are urged on
by their national animosity against the Turk
sod they never omit an opportunity of wreaking
their vongance upon them for (he cenlories
of persecution which their nation has
suffered at their hands.
At the commencement of the war the
highest feeling of respect was entertained b.
the Russians for the English, hat this has
undergone a change, and they have at last
come to regard them with a feeling of eontempt.
It b not nnneual, Dr. Dasega told
as, to hear them say,"What are the English?
Nothing. We have hasten them in every
battle, and woald have destroyed them hut
for the French. It is against the French
we fight. If we h uj to do only with the
English we would have swept them off the
earth before this."
"I do not know," a dd Dr. Davege, "of a
battle in which the Engliah were not womt.
ed and id which they were oaly saved fresa
destruction by their Alien, the French."
The Raeeian aoldiers know this Well, and
whea engaged in carrying eannoa leQejoeo*
aeiy any, 'here b some Weed far fltL Fjoash,'
apparently ignoring the rcry eabteaee ef
the French. Their office re are highly eda!
en ted; aed it b an aaeommon thing ta had
ace who doaa not apaah three or four fenI
gnagee. They are alee netaf reflaapent,
and u the Doctor had every hppwtanlty f
hnowiog practically, are aoat ooarteoua to
Americaoe. lie ewnftrma In thfe patriot*!??
1 ell we were toM by Dr. KafUaaa, etghfi or
nine raothhr ago aed aaya Unft the highest
generate in the array Sh<> v th?j| every attention
and hinda?i U iL?
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