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40 * i|&^ PRR ANNUM* Chaiu'tf t? aj I'-iPtv't arbitrary sway, if XT A. 1 \\7 4 XT/^!""* ' We cleave to tintk wlior'cre ?ho lead* the way. xN A'l )\ A JS( /JKi MITRAL IN FOLTlCS?DEVOTED TO LITER A!! V, COMMERCIAL. AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. . VOLUME IV. LANCASTER. C. II.. SOUTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1?, 1850 NUMBER .17 PREPARATORY MI LIT Alt1. SCHOOL. THE exercises of thin Institution wi he resumed on MUST of JANUAli' lS&d. The assists nee o! h dialitignishc snd accomplished graduate of tfie Sout Carolina College, having been engaged, Preparatory Collegiate Course will the he introduced. The Piiacipala sill the he enahled to givo those desiring it, th advantages of a C|ast>icnl, Education, i connection with the system peculiar t I Millitnrv SchoolAll Pupils, wliotu parents or frtiardan do not reside in York vide, mint h?. r with the Priuoipala; and n?>ne will he r* reived who are nnder 12 years of age c who cannot read or write with facility. Tkumr.? For the first Session of si month*, $30, and for the second of foul $20 in advance. ih>atd, ? month, inv'in ing fuel, $10 to he paid, also, in aovauct . iv. "l"!'"!"" !. I.IBl'T. A. CowAIII), | C'apt M. Jknkiki Sr. Uuaiucae depart. [ Sr. Uililurydvyiri RtrsaRKCKi.?Otii. Jutnii Jonoi Orauikvilli1,S. C: CJen. I>. II. Jainiesori Oranwoburj;, C. II. S. C.; Fx (Jovf .1. IJ Me*n?, Riukltea.l, S. C.: Hen. t)?nit WaHnee, Jr.neavillo, Ililion, S. C.; '*?>!, ] 1). Wilaon, Society Hill, Darling on, S. C (j?-n. R. O. M. Do nova i?t Ninety-Six L>* jK?t. Ahbeville.^t.'C. Y?a4?ifla, Dm, 4, IIM. CATAWBA LODaB, I. O. O. F. n? a4Will hold their m?ctin^ ever ^VflH^Tharinlay K vening at 8 o'clock H/ Order of the l.ndgc. K. G. BILLINGS, Sec'fy. Aag to. If 28 15 UOLLARS REWAflit. The above reward will be paid for th XT delivery to myself, or th^lod^ein lit i jEk.any jail, of my fellow Bob, who led in promt*.* on the 2Atii of A pi it. Th* add bo (a black, atout built, alxiut 2" years oM, aboi; t feet 8 or 10 inche* high. Be it will kuua by tbe name ol Uob IVtam. I will also pay twenty-five doila ra f<-r tali* fartory proof agaiiwt anv one who wav hartm him. JOIIN M. fAI LKNKK. Tork district, 3. C. 18 if OBIT ATTRAlTiON. We h ive just received nn entirely net at oca of good*, tin* moat extensive that h:? ever liciiii ofl'.-red nt this place, consisting o Dry (?oo<U. IInrdwtiti*. Cullerv, Cilaa*w;irt /l I- '-a - - ... - * - - irociierjr. Virocem s, Mf.Ill III' *, H it*. < "h|'| RonnctH, Shoes, llooU, Leather. Snddh r\ fairpcntsr'a Tools, Honk*. Stationery, Cloth i if. ? lnrn? inp|ily, Our Store i* large, ful niul complete in every description i>f good* .1 I?ove n.niicd. nnd hmebrvn earefnlly select ed from the he*t houses in Clisiietton, Nev Yor* mid IMiiliult-lpliia. They v. to pur diluted for iot* money than tin- name good 'could have hern bought one or mo nioiitl. yo, nnd will lie sold ..I price* tli.it ennnu fitil to (live satisfaction. Wo have nlso Tanning mul hIio? making cm.ihlishmciit connected with the Store. Order* for aho? hoot* or lent her, left *t. or *ent to I'ler.tar Hill, will receive prompt attention. Th highest nirrket price sill he paid for hide in csxh or barter. Repairing shoes. hoot saddle*, hariUMi, Slv., done nt the shortei notice. Those oho would seenrs bargniiu come now, while the stock it new. full an complete. Don't turret to call at I'lcesai Hill, for you will mvc money Ly it. i. n mo ill. ) MAUiLl.ifc C'VUTHE? l. u. uvtmui. S Dec'r 6, '65. 43? " W. THURLOW hASTONr ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLIC TOR tV EAtlTY. Attend9 the Count in Lancaster, KtrtLa and AJJJiair.fi DulfkU. iffy \jr r iue, UAJIDEN, 8. NOTICE 18 hereby given thnt application will b r?ii?d? lo lite l^-ginlnluro nl itn next aaaabx to amend Wi? chatter of incorporation < I*n?'ft?ttr Village, *?? aa tu confer upon th Town Coum-il, power to tn* reol and |haoiittl eMatc, to rainu aupplim to bo rxpriu ?d for the hem-til of amd Village; ami al*< for more enlarged powjr to collect linen in poavd by Council. tf Aug tf-J Sign of the Two Large Watches. WATCHES, "CLOCKS AND JEWELRY, AT HEW YORK PRICES FOR CASS U are Wit a end DeaWiw will do well to e* ad examine tb?? moek of H'aichmtClock*, nn Jewrolry, nt S4? ICIng-atreet, Ixrfore they pu eh?M rUewhere. E?#r? article rmrmntcd. A Hock nlwnya on hnnd peculiarly adapted I country denier*. ? * twenty per cent, hy exiling on W*. MAtS'lKKMAX, til King M., CharteHoa, Four doom from Went worth-ft. Oct 8, ^6 3*|f AGENTS, AGENTS, AllENTS i'ernwn* neenetoioed to prorure aubner lwr* for Hook*, Mrprinv*. Ac. ??r get u Vluba fhr ncwapnpt'ra, are rerpumlyd IV *? ?< ua their n uiuw at, A tddrwae, and we will fw wartMbcm. five of chnrgoaa -t?- rin??n nuir l?er o'f a AoMteation, n?r thjft .a'll tHt Jendy tele, niid ufwii) tfv f i/w?* ran tulaarwb A 9t pee o?rnt f.?r lh? ir <?*? , le?a/ J iOUDtfOXUi lUfcOTIJKR, . ? Lii ^..0* - [Entered according to an act ot Con- bee grc'Mt, bv Dewitt ami Davenport, in the est < -lork's olfiee, foi the Southern Districted , II New York. 1 . , ros ^ Extract frotn a forthcoming work to be 1 j j' published by Dew ill At Davenport, New fro| ^ York, entitled, mw n CHRISTINE; din ih or. til i 0 i WOMAN'S TRIALS andTED'MT lbs.' tot :: ; Lb o I at I.Al'B A J. CCRTJS. I till' is | ??. |v?, >1 r [C"MLt DID I'liOM I AST Wf.t.h ] j my At last, there wan a rati at her door, a a si ir i. 1 ? . | aeivmii entiled with iter breakfast. She Ni x could not taste it, bill allowed it to remain ! >1 111 r- iititoticlied, where the waiter had "p'riCcd ' be I- 1 ... ' it. A Imlf hoiir JihH passed, nod now n*e canto a summons to go to Mrs. Frothing- <>f \ a, ham's apartment. S t, She folh wed meeli.mically, and was d's< ushered into a darkened room, where for " , the first few minuter .she could distinguish ftp* nothing. and The door closed behind her, and she j '.v 1 '' stood silent iy there?whether alone or not ' 'l?R' [' ?he hnnlly knew. As h??r ores grew innre ' accustomed to the light, she saw Iter aunt J Hrft dressed in dark, heavy rohes.siltiiig nt the "'isi farther end of the apartment. pPa Obeying her first impulse, si * -"prune: forward, threw herself at her Hunt's feet 'bu and without being able to speak, burst in- *"r I , ? . <1?> c 1 ? iw f% iiijuu *11 irnm. I ,'41" v Mrs. Frothingham waited fill the vi<> , ... ... I ' lence of Christines grief had subsided,till j l!i %< her tears were spent, and only a suppres- ; ?til sob escaped her at intervals; then she | ^>,u spoke: Rot: "I am ready to hear your confession. I I * Rapidly the whole scene of the p**t : 1,1 y night flitted through the gill's mind. 1 ^ ' N\ hat could she say truthful!v without he- i ' * * I a traring Annie 1 Nothing ; and with a cluv | e king roico she exclaimed," W'hat shall I **'' ' T say r Pwt " Rry !" repeated Mrs Fiothinghkm. Wo< "Tell the truth, g'rl, wlu-re you got this wb< evccrahle Iwiuk?tell the whole story im- an mediately.' IK'n ? " The hook Is riot mine,* replied Chris- ur f tine. "UP " Who lent it to yOuf asked Mrs F; >:!?- boU / inghaiu.' " Nobody. Tt was fait lent t<? tin*,' sob- ul'^ ' !?ed Christine, cheeking herself suddenly and bursting into tears. " " What do you mean, girl ?" nsk- d MrI Frritliiitrvlimn ..no'- ? I v - ? - 1 - t t *5 ' I ?f . 1 Ml \IM| lU.l.k i 3 H j V H.n lo kit lore and crossop.e?iioo vou in 1 5ir' thi* manner? Go on nl once; tell me what ; ? vou have done. Mi*? Durand ha>- told jtlrc nif her aide of tin* Morv: l?*t me hear voitr* . M;l mi'' remember, no 1i?--! If" you do not wish i,,ei" to inculpate the one who furui?h?-d you (lie j ' lands, yon ne?rd not now? that i* not tin- ; ho[ point. C'onfe** at once \<>?r fxt.lt ; tell j dm me what oxciimj you have toV lF? r and Ih?- ; her jt'ir, dit< MI nave nothing fn confes. - n . excuses i j to make/?ig. *' Christine. 1 put " Noshing to cotifliw!" repented Mr*. ''? Frothinghi.il) in a voice of indignation. aUI !j L>id you not road thi* book last night af-. tcr tl.c hour* Mien we h!1??w no light* to w ! burn; thus lieaking the rule*, and when discovered, endeavored to feign sleep f' * "No ma'am.'sobbed Christine. uie? "What!" ejaculated her teacher, " you to : dare to deny it all! WhAt explanation* rup *, have you to ofi'er, thien, of the appefcrsn- i up?. d oca *o much against you!' ! .jwi ic , , I r. "None,'replied Christine. Mr*, troth I* inghnni'e eye* flashed; her lip curled, a* '] t'" | the ptrred < n the proit* ite form of the girl mo j w!io unnWIo to emlnre her gi7?\btirie?l her ber face in her hand*,then riaing, the touched ! n>n her contemptuously w!i*j licr foot und ex- | i|,c claimed, begone I" j Hru k Stung to the quick by this treatment , j raw Christine clung convulsively to her annt'a j Hfij j| robe, which iwept by her, exclaiming, Oh 1 jm) .1 Aunt Julia, do rtot so Utterly despise me ! wai r* I confess I have done wrong!" wf j The word*, indistinctly uttered nm they red ? were, amidst aobe ami to.tra.at onco arre? ami led Mrs. Frothiftgham's Attention. She to i paused, en<i asked quietly," Are you reA a cl dy,then,to Admit your falsehood?to make Ant full and free confession! J)o ho, if you for ~ would l?e forgive ?.** one ' "Oh! would to Heaven thai I could! but i Am p : [ eartnot, f cannot t" exclaimed the poor ' ** ? J /nl, and. thinking this hesitation arising ! !*,p p* I only from hef *4ni of courage to avow 'j, he fault, and disputed mora and more I M t* j with Wcr huifcimfh *Mot?;Jdr?. Frwibtnghain can ' sternly shook off the grny with wl,icb the Frii l^ir? ?tL' 1 clunf to **: bAa, at if k?4 U % !! * 9k n a venomous reptile,nnd in her stern voice hade her, "(Jo!1* (?. !" she repeated, as Christine slowly e from the t'.oor; " your fault I couli re forgiven?I did not look forgratiiudi tn you, and you have not disaj point in slily setting an example of insubor at ion?but to select such a hook a s for a companion and. wor e than all 'ie to hide your fault?to persist in you ehood.even when promised forgivenea * shows a depth of depravity I had no ked for ifi one Hoyc.-.irg. And you an brother's rluld. J blush to own thai i*op of my Mink! Hows in yonr vein*, ver dare a^ain to call me aunt, wretch t you are; begonel l)o not stand th*:r< Jdittg crocodile tears?you only incremy disgust ; I cun endure the sight ou no longer!" die wave!! her l and wi;h a gesture o lain, but the girl did not move. Am I then to bo rent home in dis ce!** she asked, her pale lips quivering I her pale hands clasped ao convulsive* that the fingers seemed buried ill tin I) itself. No,' replied Mrs Frothingham, "you to ntti'j A<re iu disgrace," and as she itrved the sudden gleam of joy th it rkled in Christine's eyes, she added, it understand what it is to remain here ?:?it is only because it is a still greatvanishment that I design fur you than islimert could be. You,who have for ?d all claims to mercy; you, whoso sin v aggravated that it demands aggrava punishment; rem.tinjfl^n, but as a .....?-..ii ..u.cti-t wiin hi,inn n?>l ol us, Icel we!! i?ii what lliii is to b? shunned pised, il< graded, as the liar persisting lis falsehood deserves to lie.1 i\ ills these words ?iie again waved lu-r the door, and halt* stu pitied hy the siice ot her emoiioiis, Christine stagger out of tlie nparliu eiil. lier eyes svort doll and mliing from her long lit o phg, her lips ale and quivering, hei olu couuitoiniicu haggard, and wealing cxpreasu 11 of the deepest aiiP'cring. A rant stood near the door, who assisted to her chamber, for she could hardly port herself. Everything whirled a it her, darkness gathered before hei s, and just as alio reached the thresh of her chamber, she full heavily lo tb? r. 1 be servants placed her on the bed i applied realomtives. lier aunt did enter the room. Her rii(nshtneni bad ;un ; a l'ariab she was, indeed. Th? tiw oruers were given that no Vounj y should speak to her, no teacher nil ?? her uh.css iu her recitations, and in. rant, unless in the ^ertorinauce of hoi ?wnr) duties. llius days passed, an 1 Christine's i ts: >e, that Annie, * uin^ her desolate con on, initial confess iter t'auli, or relcusv Iroiu her pioinise t?? koop the secret I out withiu her. Mas ! the very ite verity of Chrislinc'i iislnaicnt, ignorant as she was of whal i passed in the interview between tin at and niece, on which poor Ciarisliut 1 built her hopes of Ancle's relenting ?, in reality,the grcAlc-al obstacle to he liesaiou. ' If she is so tiniVkrcful to la'cV utvi te, what would be any fate ?" sno San lcrsclf, and so she shut her eyes to tin roaclaful glances winch Christine casl an her, aaU endeavored to forget hei I gttilt. I'lao Washington Sentinel ssys: "Mucl ranvenaeucers experienced both mean s of tlie House of 11 presenta'.ivet am nv of our citizens, in consequence o failure to organize. Tiac Sargeaut at r?, Mr Glos?br?-uuvr, froiu hi? privali >nrcen, furnished or mlvnneed between f ami r.ixty thousand dollars for tlx ' of members; l>ut, accordirig t6 whit ? said iii tti?i I]oit*e on Thursday, soin* ho latter have not \et drawn the tin cent." Deaidos there are trades met i mechanic*, who are wa.ung for fund: itsel their obi < gat ion v. Tina, tln-re i< to btlainean transaction*; and *J iety dn the part of almost iwybodr the passage of hi J to supply defici i's in the appropriations a* heretofore J nd money can I* drawn from tlx asttry for the payment of the eariou! ?nns employe*! in the ft*nit*. r 1 ?^ : i J)unc*n,?on of Trofeaaro l>un , of WoflWrd CoH"ge, has tuen*lacu-i ticipal of tha Odd Vcilyws MaL beloo ^wUUvU-g ; commoicams For the Ledgei j Mu. Kmiok.? You intimate this vi perativo correspondence must be teri nat?'d. Of course, you must bo allow to conduct your own business nccordi i to your own pleasure. But it would ' as w?ll to permit him to pour out his I coarse, ill-bred maledictions upon me, an other person. For if you drive h from me; lie will act contrary to his p history, if ho does lmt fly upon an oth When he made this unprovoked nssat on inot it had been a little more than i months since be had been brought it Coml and puhisbed for Ida Inst act outlawry; and no doubt be was quite e.i er to eti?:i?o aipi'm in bis career of erin | It is not surprising that you are tired, I lie bus jjiven us shree editions of virtua | the same tiling w ithout any improveme j This notorious meddler is the most co p ete example of a in of one iilra, a i where to be found. This controversy w j uot comnienced by me* nor did I a thing to provoke it; and when forced n j on me, I entered upon the work, as Ge Scott <lkl Mexico?with tiic sword in o hand atvl the olive branch in the othc and at every blow the symbol of pea was offered' The most illtwtriuus Historian and 1 sayist-the British Ides have ever prodi ed uses this language. "\N?e could ma shift to live uhder a debauchee or a I | rant; but to bo ruled by a busy body more than human nature can bear". A i the same e!o pient writer elswhere say A time comes when the evils of stibui "ion arc oh\ bmsly greater than those resistance." In this matter I ir.ight ha legally thrown n:\self upon any rigli ( ; and resented the injuries attempted: I I I only showed him his ineapaeitv for t , j office he took upon himsvlf. This bu t J bi^lt/ underlook-to show the world, i i refSewer of "Our Court," was " not lit I I be a c'crgvtnan". And I have sim| , i proved to tlie readers of the" Ledger" . I principles and conduct disqualify him judge in such matters. He has the insolent effrontry to p , I tend that it is "unpleasant " for him i | ho engaged in a "controversy". \VI I then, is ho engaged in so mum ? L)< I he not officiously thrust himself into , i the quarrel# ho can? Search the recoi f of our Courl, ar-d where will yon fin*. ' citizen that has cost the State so tnii > i time, trouble ami money to keep prop r! ly regulated? And yet ho lias the t paralleled iiftpudenee and whining hvj erisy to insinuate the shameless falsho i these things are "unple<tsa,it" What was hi# conduct in the pre*< case I I was commanded by my eoi 1 try to servo her. I obeyed. Whilst duty, 1 heard thing* unpleasant to mj* ' and an overwhelming majority of ( he*; citizens. In a proper place a ea ' but firm remonstr nee was uttered. Tl ' \ individual, respecting whom, bis imp 1 tinnice lias caused remark, said it wast 1 right to animadvert to such thing*; 1 brother said nothing had l?een writl 1 calculated to give offence; the class I pretended to vindicate had not dissent J | from a single position : and yet he; w L obtrudes hin self into business that did i r | concern him, has the uublushing dupli tv tosav, it is "unpleasant." Could have higher evidence of a quarrcldovi i i and pea^e-hating disposition. I suht . it to our fellow-citizens. I-> such a ni | j competent to dctertninejwho are and i f! not fit for the ministry ! - i Not h>f?g since, he said to a rospcc ( l?Ie citizen, the reason he replied to the i view of " our Court" was, the liar co b 1 not doit?they would have to plead gni t to every charge. This is what he aay? t the liar in private. Hut when lie spei 11 in tl>i? hMfinff of tlictn and the public i anv? Hlie"l ?'though ho knows every f i in the "review" chM he proved hy aeo i of witth****, and that no one hut hiim ' : has ever denied them. N?>w what d< [ thin private declaration mean ? The d * nitiona of Worcester and all the lexicoj phew and the ajhtax of Bullion and ? : our grammarian* require this inter pre * ; tioo;?The Bar are too muvh i?f tfentlen to lie thermoses. but he will do it. pretend* groat friendship for th?* I'.ar, 1 . they earo nothing foranch low-broil cat I ?s he is. True they h?\? n?ai?ud him ( I of a number of mean acrnjK'fl. Let it * fe-4 kt U,- lv-? cl Xua t-a: * uiw&ey, I Will, all his pretended zeal for the Bar,it ; is not a great while since he assailed one (now deceased) in an unlawful manner hecauso he did not approve of some of his bad conduct. Is such n character competent to judge w ho are, and who are not 1,1 fit for the ministry ? ! Is he the man, since this cotitroverv j I was com in e need with me, who persuaded be / > | a young man, (a minor,) not to pay two j ! of our prominent merchants their just dues} ,n> j And if so, is such ft corrupter of youth, j and swindler of manhood, a suitable nor- ' iiSt I | son to determine ministerial fitness} ?r' For a long time be would not admit ! ill , ! | he know who Lancaster was, though that i s,x knowledge was iho cause of his writing, j I At some placet he pretended it was tli<v J '" ' Masseys. I>ut every person knew, if he ' supposed it to he a Massey, lie would ! j sooner put his head in a rattle snake's j "r j mouth than to his pen. If the school- j j hoys wish to see the swiftest running ever j ' j done here, let one w hisper in his ear, yon111 I dor comes a Massey after ?ou. lilsewh-re 1IN ; he pretended it was Dr. Williamson, using ! ire as his Hineuuresis. I have no reeol" II v I lection of ever having heard Dr. W. menlion his name. lie it too much of a gen i llcmaii and christian to sav any thing a nc I . " 1 bout him. lie could sav no good and r * . . ' will speak no evil. Is suen a .1 alius-face as this competent to judge of ministerial fitness} This man is notorious for being littleIC* -. minded. His mtnd is extremely small. If minds were at all perceptible t > the ev?*, it would re.juire a microscope of ihe atroni gest powers to discover bis. l ake an nv- > 111'! ample. lie virtually informs us li?- is ;t physician. Now to pretend lie h:t> a I irg" s 1 practice, lie is the man that can, when i . he sees another coining meeting him, j 1 I drop sudden'}* into the attitude of a sleep- j l>'I ?r ; though immediately before, he wa? j " I whipping like it teamster. S'.tch S'llv, . " I puerile conduct is called little. Now is a j mind so extremely small, so contemptibly j ! litt e, competent to judge uf clerical qua! ?J itientii.il-.! It requires a mind of greater | ' I caliber than that conduct indicates. "h j lie occupies more than three columns j ? | in attoinpting to show it was hi* right i I and duty to assail me; not one of which , had any iutluettceon him. l>id In- not, I \ ?; ask, tell one ot his few particular friends j ' ' j the true reason was, lie heard I was in | K favor of lining him to the extent of his means f..r cow hiding 1)****, a very small r '' man ami among strangers. And was ho 1 a I . I not told he should have wailed for a betid, ter opportunity; and r. plied, it was not so good as be liked, but feared lie might not m i get a better? Whether an" oerson told liiin thi*, is uncertain. Perhaps consci- j " encu did il. Shakspearn tells us, "Suspi- j ! cion alway* haunts the guilty mind.'' If he hud, liko a gentleman, mentioned il U> ,n me, 1 cotild httvo stayed thai deluge of ?n wrath, in which he has boon floundering f >r more than six months. No person ",r ever heard what I would do as a juror; and never will, until legally empaneled, ,Ht ami the testimony submitted. I am not j r n busy body, like hiin; neglecting my ow n business,to ireddle with what does not con- I IH cern ine. Were I called on for an opinion, ' n it would he this?it was an un warrantable i method of redressing a grievance, and a 1 j ' : gross in?ult to the christian public, thus to j ! desecrate the holy Sabbath. Would any i 10* other man in all Lancaster occupy three j o?*| . .... columns in a newspaper, to justify a die- j creditable act, whilst the true reason was -carefully concealed, la a man of ehnracter suilahle to judgo of clerical fitness?? an , _ . ftre lie might j'tdge the temper of a bowio, and the projectile force of a revolver, as these aro his bosom companions. Put to form an opinion of the Bible, which lie aid ,,ot or ministerial fitness, a class |1? he does not hear, is preposterous. lof; A facetious wag said of the lawyers, sks Jhey deny everything, and call for the he proof. This man denies every thing, hut #ct he doe* not call for the proof. However, r<., no ua* mono a proposition I gladly ae^|f o.'pt?Ut linn deposit* liia $?%00 with ^ A. C. Diuilap, with instruction* to give ,.f5 , it to mo when I pro\c that Judge- IJutler, ^ril when passing sentence, said ho was no all of a gentleman, and that he was exits p?*I'?*<! froiTl home for his hadnm*; and it icn wdl not bo long till 1 pocket the money, fl? ' and walk off better satisfied than he did but from the jaiU Tlio latter I will prorc by >tlc I himtelf? the former l?y witnesses f.?r more jut j * . *** i 1.0. II. inform* u? lie 1* a professional ? I u.ac Yarn, it? oorU* sttU. tUit.Kiu i cannot bo a minister; and ho has denie being a lawyer, therefore, ho nia^t be physician. That book, about which li sometimes ?alk?, but which bo despises i his heart, says, "l'hysician, heal thyself. Before ho commenced removing mot* nnd beams from me, he should have purj el himself of blemishes. If ho will tak enough of pills to phy?io all the basenci and falsehood out of him, there would t nothing left but Lis hide and the wool o his face. After months scouring tho country, tie ther himself nor the strikers could fin any evil worthy of report, save only, in first matrimonial connexion lasted on! thice months; and three years after, formed another. It would bo well fi himself and the District, if t'ne Clerk's O tiee and the Jail records reported no mot evil of him. lie has several nam-s fi*r mv head.But it ii generally believed, his strong**, objection is, it contains too much sense f* bis thick gourd. lie seems almost in tears, because b wife's feelings are wounded by my sayi i his poetry is not g >od. Believing alio an excellent lady, it wis never my inter tion to wound her. Nor is it certain sli is wounded, llu'. I must adhere to in previous opinion : there is no more re: poetry in his plodding rhymes, than i the braying of Balaam's saddle horse.V*"e had n specimen of the genius of tb poetaster in his last. An J perhaps tli silly scribbler expects to be cro.vned Poe laureate of North America. Wonder Ifryaut or Longfellow could scan his line <>r determine tls? number of poetic fc< 'hoy contain, or the cl-?t of {?oe'.ry ! which they belong? If such doggero wore to pass under the eyes of these ami tours, they would certainly appropriate t the author the words of TyrOn to Sot tiny? "Immortal her d all thy foes o'ereotue. Forever reign?the rival of Tom Thutn Weil might triumphant Genii hear tin hence, Illustrious couqucrrr of common srnsc!K lie commands ine to apply the rules syntax and purity to my lirst sentence, lid so; but instead of proving "Mum fool," they prove himself is groaning utxl that heavy misfortune. H? once made a very unworthy ins:n nation res|N>ctiug the honesty of a of i la jury, lie now says lie does not believe word of it. lie might say he did not b fieve a word of the Bib'e, hsit that won not make the Bible untrue. Mr. Editor, I would not trouble you fu ther. but he requires nlo to answer sever questions, which I am willing to do, sof as nblo. The first, which refers to tl "Ledger," you mav answer. Mv ronlv _ - * -- -'IV t'-e n.'Xt, is?I have no counselors; no ? sistanc; and I need none, where such i; ignoramus is my opponent. It is hiinse I learn, that has a committee of nfisistau and review, composed of five; and it isn a little dirty work ho Iras given tliei When Frederick of Prussia, who was scurrilous writer like himself, sent a Inrj quantity of verses to Voltaire to he corrc ted, ho exclaimed, "Se? what a uuanti of dirty linen the king has sent ine wash." Ana this cointniuee, douhilei found in tho voluminous balderdash this king of quarrels, not a little dirty c< ton to cleanse. I Again ; ho never was assault by any person known to me. II? h assaulted others. And when he like i ' ill-natured our, would steal up and sei | others, they would kick him off; and wl , not? There are sorno who maintain tl ^ divine right of Kings; hut surely n?? oi in Lancaster will a J vacate th? divii right of crirti. third; that subscription never ha.l i j existence, but in Ids dark infuriate bra! If his little group of satellites foot up I hills caused by his bullying and tnedd iome conduct, it is not a lirlitkurde 1 th boar. And if the Mima expended in ti ing and punishing him for his crimes, wi refunded to tlte Itmtrict, it would do mil towards educating our poor and buildii our bridges The last ?jnesti >n, t cannot answer.; Tlie rejection and its cause may l?e tr* I (tie is not roroarkable f?r his attachwe to the troth.) The executive committ can answer H', and if they hare no ohj# tion to the troth being made pnblic, I tVein no it There are two other sot |ii?aia *h?? l>iatriet; loth of which ha j given me ir.vilalkma. And it has r, | beat *14 ? -U, ? w*? vftvltCsi U.U <U i* <1 oin of his family 0:1 a very interesting and a important occasion. And I have reason ie to believe my presence would have been n quite agreeable to his niece. As she is 1 superior lady, it would have been a pleasis ?re to gratify her; but business compelled ; 1 no to be from home. He has sounded ;o my praivc, nnd no doubt would do it yet, ih it" his guilty conscience w:u? not haunted with that unfounded suspicion. And even n now if I would reject other physicians and employ him, I would be putTed again, i- Hut in Lancaster, where he is known, it is d rather a reproach thau otherwise, to l-e y spoken well of by him. y When you returned frotn the Salem I Camp-meeting you wrote harder things >r about certain clergr, than are to be found f- in the ''lieview of our Court." They wore e true. (It might have hoen added in jvistice to these denominations, they are, by - the number and excellence of their litera? ry institutions, rapidly remedying the jr evil.) Why did lie not pounce 011 yotif Was i: not that he knew he could iorit? is what he pleased about mu in safely; but g in your case, feared he might again receive is a billet which smelted so strong of gunI powder, that his terribly affrighted and e trembling nerves would have to reply v respectfully declinedf d Did not his wife and brother beg him II not to do as he has done in this matlcrf - And let oie add, a gentleman once said is in the prescr.ce of some of those he snpic poses are. bis friends, he intended to advise t, ine not to notice such a oa.se creature.? if Ity no means, said they. We employ him s, a- 1 physician because we can do no bel;t ter, hnt we detest the mnu?L. is giving .0 inn a merited rasping and wo are glad to Is I it. l" Did he not g> to one of his particular ? IrienJs to ask his opinion of what he hsd '* done, aril received this reply?you could not have done a worse thing?you have | injured yourself personally and professionj ally. And he answered, with or e of his ;C acctistomcJ great oaths, ho di 1 not care, i ) for in? wanted to quit the practice. Dut w.<u this the truth? Does he ever want j j to quit the practice, so long :?s he can get j *10 for sleeping all night in a clean bed 1 with 1ms dirlv bo ds on? er lie says the members of the Church ?rs (I , prudent, peace-loving and law-abiding I i ... I., .in.i 111 wi> ui iiieui wise u> counse:. I Not olio of these can bo affirmed of hitr.. . | When he was insinuating tlie church was c- ? j(i ; dissatisfied with my conduct, why did ho i not publish the report of that striker, who was told by one of these prudent d;?. men, 1 that I had been closely connected with rtr ; them for near 8 years, and no unkind ! thought or unpleasant feeling had crer n:?tM t? l! Ho has made great efforts to now v the seed* of discord in the churches; but ( he may povk?-t all he has gained, jf I>id he not ask a man, who was raised re near him, to certify ho lived at home, and peaceably. The man said he did i.ot hv.. n< ! at home, and when there was always a quarrelling. T. O. B. replied he did not want that ecrtiGod. 5 ? c. I lie faults n>e fur insulting bis mother iv fcnd sisters by saying he was "ejected from to the paternal Six-side. If it is o??t the truth, us, he is the one that t??id it, mul I can j>r<ja>. of it. >t- He would do well to call his children around him, and address them in the lai , d guage of Cardinal Woolsey to Cromwe' ' ** "Mark hut my fall, and that which ruined nil me. ze . T charge you fling away auibi)V I tion.w ' I L\NCAST].lt. lie tie. " mm m ^ ne aUMlOAD A<XHl>ENT. We regret to have to record a most disnstron* accident on tho Chersw and Dnr'n lington Itailroad. It occurred on Saturh? | dav morning near Society llill. The parle i ticulars, mh well as we can gather them , ey are these: Tho mail train left at 7 o'cloc k ?y- and on account of the heavy tieot, procee>ro dei slowly, and upon approaching Cedar cli ' creek, near Society Hill, the trestle pave ug ' way and tho whole train wan precipitated I into tho creek. Thai* wn ;* ??? ? j i^?r? a*il *oin? nrffnx* i k mldition to th? i^, employe of Company. Of ib? p**&aa ni STC*? *11 ww* hurl, but none wrioonltf, ee Of the n*jf roc%,ono w?i kiiUd. Tli? wIhjU .?. tmin now liw iti tb? crwk * pwf< ?t wrtcl , |?t Tb* ftcrbl?jt, from wh*t * am l?*rn, 1-;e owinpf aittiraly tn tha fmporfectHn ?f tba v? tra<k work, WhiU tua low *'.U-l*a *? iot catnot Ufl. i?- CXr.iSn fa* Ik.