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- $2 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE 3 -#iiit:ily anil ^alititnl IJtnispopct?Dtuohi) to ihc Arts, frienrrs, jCiirraturr, ifiiiirnticii, Agriculture, Anlrrunl Sniprnnnmnts, Jforeign unit Domestic items, nail tjir illnrktts. VOLUME V. LANCASTER, C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1856 NUM BER 15. M (Drin c [ 117 SENATOK THE BELIE 01 BY W. M [ Cot CHAPTER XIX, Vor once in her lite, little Jennie Fletr Ing was really sad and dejected, as sh sat alouu in her mother's parlor on th evening of the first day of the trial of lie favorite. Sho had remained until a hit hour in the Court room, listening to th l?vifUttl*A nturl ?" '* f , nuu mg nnu iiiray or proo brought against the prisoner, fell will chilling weight upon her sympathizing heart. She did uot believe hint guiltv and yet her imagination could not con ce:ve how the money catne to ho placet in his room. More than once she ha< thought of Robert Pearson, but as ofiei bad discarded the idea, and could not be lieve thai he was capable of so t i'e an acl But as an evidence of the presence of ai Overruling Providence, who in His owi good time protects the innocent and con founds the guilty, she was ttinvinced c his duplicity, in a way as singular as i was fortunate for the unhappy accused. On this particular eveuing Pearsoi came in at a later hour than usual, and a he found Jennie alone in the parlor, h took a seat bv her side. She was in n humor for conversation, however, and re turned his advances with coldness. " You are In one of your sarcasti moods, Miss Jennie ; you had letter ca up your favorite," said he dciisively. She had not noticed him particular! until dow, when she saw that his face wa unusually flushed?in a word, he hm taken a glass too much. She quietly rt marker!, as she turned her gaze from hin " If Mr. Malcolm imi here, lie woulc no doubt, prove a more agreeable com { anion tban the one I have." " Doubtless ! doubtless he would, bn he never will be here again," snid ih clerk exultantly. "And why not, Mr. Pearson J" " JifcauM he will board at tho expons of the Slate?due times he will harcplonty attendants?will go in for at lean ten years; we were sure of that!" ? Wt r " Yes, we, that is," said be, checkin himself with some confusion, " Mr. llai kell and I were talking about it." The young man was fast losing his di: cretion. The eilect of his deep potation had been augmented on approaching th fire, and his head began to vibrate as incommoded with a brick. Jennie's sm picions were keenly aroused; she saw th importance of the moment; and detei mined, if possible, to sift him to the bo' torn. She said carelessly : M but the really guilty party will b discovered, and Mr. Malcolm will b cleared." - Will be though I ha, ha, and who going to peach I Not I, and old Head is too sly; As got up the document! -Who did!" -The 'Head Clerk,' we fixed it up r the 'Phoenix,' the night the young ma tallrml a/t Ki? I.??<<? * l- - ' ' ov t/igt ??? ?v wyvee yw? ; II i?, III but he is caged now !" "Perhaps you h?ve been at the ' Plici ni*,' yourself, to night, Mr. Pearson, c else you ara dreaming; you have iini ginad all ibis." " Hava I though t and bow did th money get in the old pants V Mmt. Malcolm put it in there himsel perhaps." "Not be! he hadn't seen 'em fu months: 1 was the child that put ther papers in J" ilia utterance was now so thick as t be scarcely Intelligible ; hot Jennie ha reamed enough, and she left him repeat ing portions of his devilish conspiracy t himself, and when the servant went in t close the room, he was found snugly rc posing on the carpet. The next morning, when Mr. B? walked down to his oihee, its found Jen nie wailing for him. lie knew her at i glance; he bad been to her mother' boarding house a lew days before, trjin, to glean something that would help hi client, W with all his tact and chicanery ha had not been able to obtain anything of service to the prisoner; and, at thi stage of the ease, he really felt alarms leal ha should not l>e able to make a sue osasfut defence. Jennie's fore plainly toll hint that she had something to com muni cats, and after securing his private sane tarn against interrupt ion, he sat down U hear it. The lawyer listened to bar re port without moving a muscle, and whei the bed tabbed, ha ?juieily remarked: [innl fionj. it ten Expressly for the Lancaster Ledger. THE AND SON; Oli, F THE HUDSON. r. CONNORS. I kcludtii.] - "I have thought as inucb, but bad i- J given up nil hopes uf bringing il to ligbt. e Have you told any one of this beside mv? e self I" r " No, sir, no one." 0 "That is right; keep quiet, and be e in the court room when called, and 1 f guarantee the defence will bring out some 1 rich developments." The lawyer actually f chuckled at the prospect. , "James," continued lie to a .clerk, I "give this subpeeua to Mr. Franks; tell 1 bi n to serve it, and give his special attcn1 lion to the witness." ii It was for Robert Pearson, and Mr. ( Franks found him in his loom, at Mrs. t. Fleming's, stili sleeping oil' bis undue p<> a lationa. As be, however, bad directions a to give tiie witness his "attention," lie was constrained to wait until the ycuth ,f1 ..... - ' naoj/ir|MIVU IU VISIl 1110 lUUIl KoOIIl. 1 CHAPTER XX. [i At the usual hour, the Court convened. R The prisoner was led in amid hundreds e of eager spectators, and escorted b v h s o friends, as on the day previous. The i- j prosecution having closed on yesterday, I the Court was ready to listen to the dec | fence, which was opened by a few prefa || | lory remarks from the leading counsel, 1 Mr. B . v lie stated that he had never, tut with s ; great reluctance, undertaken to screen a J | really gnilty person from the jnst punishmeut of the law, and in all such cases : I where ho had been induced to act, his efh forts had been damped and crippled, by i- forcing them in contrariety to his inclinations. But in this case, he had no such it scruples; from his first conference with e ' the prisoner, his innocence had been as 1 clear to him ns the sun at noon day, and j continued he, "gentlemen, we will prove i so conclusively to jour minds, that the - I prisoner at the bar did not commit the i j forgery, that not the shadow of a doubt i shall rest upou your consciences." j These confident words were not without g their etlect, especially upon the hearts of t- j those most nearly interested ; for although ' the legal profession is allowed great scope i- for the range of their imaginative propeu is j si ties, still such lunguaire. uttered with o I marked assurance and confidence, will if have an effect, to a more or less extent, * among ail classes. e The first witness called was Mr. Fairr fax, who detailed the circumstances of his I-l first acquaintance with Edward; eul?> j giscd his conduct as uniform and studious, ie and spokn of the high confidence he hud >e entertained of his honesty and integrity. j Tho " Ucau Clerk," who was next called, is ' also gave him an excellent character; y commented upon his superior tact for business, and the creditable manner in which he had gained the confidence of his it employers. lie slightly quailed under u the sarcastic tone, more than tho word* of i, the counsel, when he asked : "And it was perfectly plain to your ! mind, Mr. liaskell, that the prisoner was >r in a fair way to attain to the highent hon i- ors that could he conferred upon him by his employers t" The witness aaseutcd to e the question. The next witness called was Robert f, Pearson, who **? sworn and put upon the atand. The counsel seemed suddenly >r struck with the propriety of having more n light in the room, and insisted that a screen next the witness should he raised, o when a broad glare of light was thrown d directly upon his face, l'carson was not t- alnrincd ; true he had an indistinct recol0 lectijn of his conversation with Jennie the t> previous evening, but he could not believe i- that he had really disclosed anything im portant to her. We omit a few prelimi nary questions concerning his a<-quain i tance with the prisoner, until the counsel a came to the one: s " Mr. Pearson, did you ever have any ( cause of umbrage, or entertain any un t friendly feelings, against the prisoner at , the bar!" f The witness avered that be had noth* i?g ftffftin't him. 1 Conner/: "But, did you not, on a par* ticular occasion, and at the house of Mrs. I Fleming, use threatening or violent Ian* guage towards the prisoner!" The witness assented that he had, in a > fit of passion; hut that he had thought * better of it before the next day, and had i begged his pardon. Conner/; " Do you recollect the eve ning that this little scene alluded to took plaw ?" Witness : " I do not recollect the date." Counsel: "But the facts and tho incidents of that evening are still fresh in your ! memory, are they not V Wit ess assented that they were. Counsel: "Well, Mr. Pearson, after you left tl.e house of Mrs. Fleming, which it appears you did, immediately suhse- 1 picnt to the happening of this little altercation, where did you go to?" Witness couldn't recollect. Counsel: " Let nio assist your memo! ry; did you not go to a place in this city called tho ' Phoenix,' and there meet with your ' Head Clerk,' Mr. Haskell?" Witness began to show evident symptoms of alarm ; but he assented that he had gone to tho " Phoenix," and had met Mr. Haskell. Counsel: " Was that meeting accidental, or was it by appointment 1" Witness declared that it was accidental. Counsel: " Hid you have any conversation with Mr. Haskell that evening ?" Witness: " We had Some little." Counsel: "Where did it occur; was it in the public bar, or was it in one of those little r< lYcsliment looms adjoining?'' Witness seemed unable to answer. Counsel: " You took a drink together I in the Iront room, perhaps, and afterwards | adjourned to the refreshment room, did you not ?" | Witness, in a tremulous voice, assented j that they had. I Counsel: "Well, Mr. Pearson, can | you tell us (and leoollect it is, perhaps, a ; truthful saying, that wahs have ears,) can Iyou tell us what was the subject of your conversation that night, with Mr. Has L-..1I I" ll;td tlie witness been disposed, lie j could, probably, not liavc answered the J question. It was pitiable to see the ter! ror and dismay that was depicted in his ! countenance, and his limbs almost refusing him a support. Council: (to (lift Court, ami pointing j to the witness,) "'I here, your Honor, and ' gentlemen of the Jury, is true evidence of guilt! a very proper study for our I'ulice J officer. Hut, i do n< t wish to make the i young man commit himself; you may j stand down, Mr. J'earson." The next w itness was Jennie Fleming, I w ho, in a voice tremulous at first, but gain | ing courage from the kind manner of the counsel, stated minutely, the startling facts gained from IVarson the previous evening, and which had given riso to the questions propounded to that individual. Not only were the Court and jury taken by surprise, but even the prisoner and his friends were astounded try the develop tnenls. The tiial soon came to a close ; his Ilouor did not even sum up the evidence, ami the Jury, without leaving their box, returned a? verdict of "not guilty." Immense excitement prevailed in the Court lCmim ; order, for a time, could not he enforced, and as the prisoner descended from the 1) ;k, the cheers of the spectators were loud and vehement. Ellen clasped her brother around the neck, and the Senator "ou'.d scarcely testrain what he would term, a womanly tear. Friends crowded around with their congratulations, and the little party was escorted to the Hotel, by the first citizens ol the Citv.? Jennie, L; it remembered, was not forgot ten ; Kllen lavished upon lior the caresses of a sister, an<l fr m all alio received the highest evidences of gratitude an J respect. Some, no doubt, were disappointed at the denouement; the long array of counsel for the defence were deprived of the pleasure of pouring their thunder into the ears of the Jury ; but if they were disappointed in showing off their eloquence, thej were not uvistak* n in the weight, and ample proportions of the Senator's well filled purse. Edward was free from the loathsome prison cell, but tbc vacancy was filled by those who had conspired to place him in that horrid situation. Haskell and Pear ??re :-stantly arrested ; but subsequently the latter wac .eieased on condition of his appearing a# State's evidence against Haskell, who was real'y the more guilty party; he having made the check which l\ar?on presented to the Hank. In due course of time, Haskell was tried ; was found guiltv, and condemned to hard i.i^. w..?:? r -r vN/i ( nio uniio n |<i j-sun lur h irrni 01 ten year*, the exact tinio that lid had calculated hia victim would suffer. CUA1TEK XXI. We bring you ngain to Malco'mville, gentle render; and we ask you to imagine about one year to have passed since the incidents recorded in the last chapter. The walla of tho family mansion wore nowiy decorated and tastefully embellished, a* if in anticipation of some great fete, or important event. In every could l>? seen evidei: vi of si.nietliiinj peeled ; the note of preparation was sounded from the hurtle of the kitohei^^ the hall* of the mansion; servants were runniug to and fro in thu forinor, and tho^ occupants of the latter appeared eagrfr and ex|>ectant. The Senator walked up and down the passage, and ever and anon, lot eye. were turned in tho direction of the Moat Landing; end, perhaps, would wander along the- course '.?f the broad Hudson, whose waters sparkled so beautifully beneath the rays of the declining sun, | Ellen was differently occupied- She I sti was engaged in a preparation that has tb made many a pulse boat with emotion, dt and many a heart has sank beneath the ay feelings that it engenders. The pomp of lo a bridal display was scattered around her lit ?the dazzling robo glistened with its pi costly trimmings?every object around ?' told of gayety and splendor; and yet < '' there was a tear in Ellen's eye. Of all | g' the days initio life of one of God's fair I fc creatures, that in which slie plights her vr troth to man, and yields hei hand, her pi happiness and her heart to his keeping, 1" is, perhaps, the most momentous. It is w not for a day, for a week, or for a year, ui but the fortunes of a life time are at issue; sl the solemn compact seals her destiny, and fu then her hopes, her j"ys, her fears and hi her pleasures, all revolve around one common centre?her husband's love. Ho is ri all in all to her?his smile cheers her h heart, or his frown chills her with gloom? M lie can gladden her life with devotion, or A wither her heart by neglect ; she risks her e' all upon the hazards of the die; trustful- ! ' ly yields her blooming youth and her vir- t?. gill heart; alas! how olten fatally, ruinouslv, disastrously ! lo Ellen fell all tlie importance of the sol- ei emu event so near at hand ; hence lu-r n serious looks, her trembling hopes, and a her tearful eye. 1# At length tig? crisis that all seemed to ti l>c expecting arrived; a carriage was n driven up to the door, and from it lir.-t ol alighted onr hero?Edward, sparkling p and radiant as if h j had at length reach ed the very acme of his hope. Next t< came n voting lady whom the Senator h called his daughter 1 'She is a beautiful ii iadv, reader, and one that wo have seen ?' before. W'o first saw heron the hanks of it ; the Savannah, lying pah* and senseless on r< the arm of her preserver; we saw her n again henining forth her thanks and gral- c I nude to him, ai.d we see her now at Mai- p j col in vi I le, the happy bride of Edwarl j I Malcolm. Next alighted from the same ix j curringu the tall, meagre, and white-hair- j e I icivi.iii, hiii'in ho nave also scon le- C j Ion', under the character of lather to this ? j young lady. The Senator saluted hiin as I (jen. Tarlc) ! and in the warm grasp of j their hands, might have been seen evidence ot a friendship that had stood the test of j ears, and was now cemented hv the nuptial union of their children. The early wish of their mothers, and the rigid adherence of their fathers, was t at last crowned with success; but not e alone to the embryo conlnct that con il spired to mould a chain around the infan- v tile hearts of their offspring, were they t indebted lor the success of their plans; I but rather to accidental circumstances, e which, though trilling they may appear, 1 are often sufficient to i fleet the most itn- i portantchanges in our existence. i Tor a long time after the Senator and i his party had i ft Savannah, and had 'I reached their home, they were content to remain ipiietly secluded at Malcolmville; t nappy in the re-union of their little circle, t which happiness they could so much bet- 'I tcr appreciate, since they had felt the t bitter fruits of theiiJuntbrtnnate seperation. * It was with tree ' ling fears for the result, i that Ellen acquainted I'Mwaid with the i marriage of his former betrothed, w hich ! she did in t do until they arrived at Mai- s col in v i I le; but, although the disclosure e blanched his cheek and chilled the blood 1 in his vc'ti*, still that same pride and he- c roic firmneis that had sustained him in J other trials did not forsake him in this, t When ho met her, several months after- a : ward*, nt a gry and fashionable asscm- ' I binge, as radiant and lovely as ever, and j a ' greeted her with the frankness of an old j i: I acquaintance, not one evidence of an iu- j v ] ward emotion could be traced in hiscoun- e tenance, though the little hand that be , o ' grasped trembled within Lis own ! I t Tit? Senator sa:d no more to his ?on in c regard to the daughter of Gen. Farley ; j s he had not mentioned her uame since v that fatal conversation ; but subsequent c ly. when on a visit to New York Citv, ac- c oornpanied by Kdwnrd, partly by accident, j I and partly l?y design of the former, the 'I parties were brought together. The Sen- a ator was no little surprised, when lie saw o Edward and the old General and his ii daughter mutually recogmze each other, r I with such warmth of manner anil *vi ! t. denee of a former acquaintance). Neither v was Fa) ward Ion* surprised, when he heard J the name of Gen Farley, anJ learned that tl this fair girl was Frances Farley, whose v hand he had once so peremptorily refused! 1 ( It wm no hard matter to enkindle a f j flaine between two hearts that had met a under such peculiar circumstances, and ii that already expanded towards each other, ii Kdwnrd since had his suspicions t aroiogd m regard to a certain matter, end I' idler be liSil Wen Somo time acquainted t< wfch HIm Farley, ho asked her, as they n were sitting Alone in one of those splendid t PKitily parlors attached to tho St. Nicho- I las Hotel, to pass her opinion on the mer- r bits of a piM of writing in his possesion ; l< ( and, he unfolded to her, the identical lit t< ' tie note that covered tho draft to Mr. B?! F 1 It needed not the crimson Flush and the a faltering tone to convince him that she o was the author; ho had long Jell that it o was | or, and although the act may have p been the offspring of a purely generous ii feeling towards her deliverer, yet it is e more probable still, and requires but little c retch of the imagination to conceive, at love was the original prompter of the :ed. Generosity may luivo excited her mpathy and benevolence, but it was ve that influenced and cherished the be f in his innocence, when the public inli front which site learned his arrest, id which she afterwards daily scrutinizI, gavo such exagera'ted reports of his tilt and detailed the circumstances so arfully against him. Edward took admtage ol the present opportunity to ead his cause and declare his love for ?r; and, although her heart was big ilh tumultuous feelings, yet without any adue display of sentiment and affectation, ie placed her hand within his, and hopeilly, confidently and joyfully resigned her cart and happiness to his keeping. In due course of time they were mated at Gen. Farley's residence, in V?t, inn whence they came immediately to [alcohnville, where Ellon and Albeit shiey's nuptials were celebrated on the rening of their arrival. Among the brtlant assemblage convened at the Sena ?r's residence on that joyful occasion, the vo 1> rides were eminently conspicuous ir tl?"ir beauty and loveliness; but, lowring above all, was the queenly and ntagiiiccet wife of Edward. Her heart was Iso as kind and gentle as her person was iscinating; and, had Edward searched ic ..oiid, lie could not have found one lore worthy of his love, or more capable f smoothing his way th.ongh the stormy a.-sages of life. I'dlen, soon after her mairiagc, removed > the sunny South, and is now one of her appiest and most worthy matrons. Livig in an adjoining Slate, she frequently ees Jennie, for whom she still entertains sisterly affection. Jennie is also a maton, having married a very worthy young lerchant in Sa\nnnnh, in prosperous cir unistanc. s, and who knows how to aj?reeiate tiie real treasure he obtained, in t'curiiig so kind and cheerful a compan>11. Long may they live happily togetlir! and we ventuio that the sentiment is lieerfullv re echoed by our readers. WHERE WAS EDEN 1 We are informed in the sacred nairaive that the " Lord tied planted a gard?*n astward in Eden ; and there lie put the han whom He had formed." But where las this land ? According to a late auhor, "the manifold resources of philology, ilerature and historical research have laild to answer this question." We have efore us the opinions of Kelatid aud Calnet, w ho assume this locality to have been n thu mountainous region of Armenia, unoiig the head waters of the Euphrates. i igris and A raxes. "And arivcrwent out of Eden *4> water he garden ; and from thence it Vas pared and become into four heads,*' <tc.? I lie first was Pison, therecond was called jiihou, the third liiddekel, and the fourth vas called Euphrates. Euphrates, then s one river, and according to Faber, lias rot changed its name since the time of doses. Jliddckol is supposed to bo the amo with the Tigps. Although a greatr difficulty has arisen in regard to the 'ison, yet if we can rely upon some bibli al critic, it is what is now known as the absarns, which has its rise not far from lie origin 'f the Euphrates and Tigris, tnd falls into the I Mack Sea in the tcrriory of the ancient Colchiads, fame in all ntiquity for its gold. The river Gihon s supposed to he the same as the Gundes, t'hich rises in thesatne district as the oth rs. Consequently, Armenia is pointed lit as the site of Paradise. This has been lie generally received opinion of most ommentators, but latterly wo have oberved men to differ from this, and endeaor to point out distictly that the Garden if Eden was not in Arnenia, or any of the ountrica across the dark blue sea, but in kmerica, the United States, yes, in the "erritory of Kansas. Max Greene, the uthor of " The Kansas liegion," spoaking f a large, beautiful and unrivalled park a the great mountain valley of Kansas, emarks that " in this natural park the lead reams of the Arkansas in??rln<L nth those of the Ilio Grande and South "ork of the Platte or Nebraska, and atlucnt* of the Colorado of the West: a rater star whose rays glide south to the Julf of Mexico, n>rlh to the Missouri, cast or two thousand miles to the Mississippi, nd westward to the mighty Pacific. It * the only valley in the world, which with ta four rivers, and other respects, answers o the sacred Geography of the lands of ideit." This is a new view of this mater as well as strange, but Mr. Greene is ot alone in hit. views in regard to Kan as being the Eden of the Bible. Rev. .ytnan Coleman irt his Historical Geogsphy of the ltible, says the learned have rouglit to the investigation of this mat it the a d of most recent discoveries of '.astern Missionaries and travelers, and; fter the widest range of inquiry, have rtly returned with some elaborate theory f fanciful conjecture. The geographical tosition of Eden as defined \y Moses, is evolved in groat obscurity; yet it was vitleiitly designed to describe the l.tcation >f the country by landmarks that wero familiarly known at the time. Four rivers proceeded from it, one of which encompassed ilie land of Ilavilah, where ( was found fine gold and precious stones. 1 Two other places bearing this name are ? mentioned in (Gen. x: 7 and 29;) but t each is evidently distinct from this, which v is totally unknown. Another encompass- r ed the land of Cush ; which, in other pas- j sages, is the Ethiopia of the Scriptures, ; lying upon either side of the lied Sea, in \ Upper Egypt and Southern Arabia, (Gen. x 7 ;) but in this place it seems to be the ] natne of somo other country, now un- ( known. The third river liiddekel, flowed < from Eden toward Assyria. The fourth 1 was Euphrates. The l>ible plainly says j that the rivers of Paradise arose from o.ie ' j source; and, flowing out of the garden, i divided into four great rivers, running in t different directions. Nowhere but in the y South Park of Kansas is such a thing ( known on earth. If this is the case, and i we have no reason to doubt it, may it J j not in a abort time ereato as great a rev- | olution in our feelings in regard to Eden, | as l'rof. Baldwin's " Armageddon" is ere- i ating in regard to prophecy ? We shall ( see.? Virginia Telescope. < THE MERCANTILE PROFESSION. It is computed that there are two hundred thousand merchants in the United States. They are distinguished, as a class for practical ability; for great energy of ( character, fui activity, enterprise and decided opinions. A good men-bant, like a good general, coiues to his conclusions rapidly, and executes them with prompti tudo and resolution. Vet it is no easy thing to be a merchant of this description. Tf.? i-ivL- il.? ? i -- ?o..i ... - ~. .vmui? in3 ?.-? cniivu on iu make, tlie characters of t'|! customers with whom he duals, and the probable condition of the money market, a year or six months in advance, are subjects that continually exercise his judgment, calling forth some of the highest qualities of the mind, an 1 demanding accurate and exact observation. The successful merchant therefore, is generally a man of influence. l*'or when lie brings to bear on any subject his sagacity, experience and discipline of mind, he usually, to use a popular phrase, "hits the nail on the head." From the great shipper, who owns a fleet of clip pers, down to the humble owner of the country store, the merchant, nine times out of tun, is an influential Jian among his acquaintances. It is to be regretted, therefore, that there is so little education, in its enlarged sense, among merchants have nothing beyond a plain English education; that is to say, they can read, write and cypher, but know nothing of history and less of science. If a father intends to bring up a son to traflc, he thinks liberal studios thrown away on him; the boy is accordingly taken from school early, and placed in a store; and once having entered the vortex, he rarely has time to read and think except on subjects directly connected with his business. That the result of such a training is to make men thorough merchants, we admit, hut their thoroughness applies only to their profession ; and outside ol it, merchants generally have less real know ledge thai farmers, or even mechanics. Let us not he misunderstood. The education of merchants, w hile it renders tlicni singularly acute,has a tendency to destroy compre hensiveuess of miud. They are complete masters of their business, and, thcreforo well informed on matters directly relative to it, but they too often ignore all other subjects; while some go ro far as to pro nounce literature, philosophy, and even politics atid social science, utterly unprofitable. Yet, what might they not do for > humanity, if they brought their practical | sense and acuteness of intellect to bear on | these higher problems of society! The tact of this unfitness for the loftier walks of intellect?an unfitness, as we ] have shown, the result of a narrow men- | tal training?has practically excluded merchants, as a class, from elevated political life, or from enlarged influence. The statesman shapes the destinies of commonwealths; the author moulds the opinions of generations to come; the lawyer legislates; the divine inculcates morals.? All of these act, in Rome way, on the general body of the community. They are enabled to do this, because they have liberal educations, and have read and ! thought on other things than their professions merely. But merchanu, at a class, do not "make their mark," solo speak,on society or the State ; and fail to do it hecause of their want of a liberal education, and therefore of enlarged ideas. We are far from advocating a college education as indispensable, or even generally desirable for merchants. But a better feeling for literature, a larger acquaintance with history, and a mastery of the principles of social and political science, would do much to elevate merchants as a class, increase their comprehensiveness, and extend their influence. If their shrewdness, knowledge of men, and business habits were united with more general information and wider views, they would soon divide with lawyers the (ask of governing the repub'ic.?Philadelphia Ledger. I Tie barbarous to insult a fallen foe. JOHN C CALHOUN. Few anecdotes of the lute Hon. John 3. Calhoun arc floating iu the public mind. Je was not a man of the j/eoj/le, but his genius and his habits placed him above lie masses, whom he nevertheless held villi a fascination as hard to explain as to esist. The following has never been pubislied, and though it is not one of humor t is remarkably characteristic of Mr. Cab loun, and deserves to be repeated : In the early days of his political career Mr. Calhouti had a powerful rival aud >pponent in Abbeville District. South Carolina was at this time in a stale of ligh excitement, and party feeling raged iercely in a struggle to overthrow an arstocratic feature of the constitution. The ssue was upon topics that enlisted theiu.ercst and prejudices of parties, and they .vaged the contest with the energy of a :ivil war. Mr. Calhoun and Mr. Vancy ivere on opposite sides, the leader of the lostile bands, and the idols of their rcspeC.ive hosts. There was, and is, for he still , ives, a man named Marvin, one of the most violent of Mr. Yancy's party warmly Attached to him as a personal and political friend, and following him blindly as an itifalible guide. He was a very eccentric man, and his peculiarities bad perhaps led the people to call him uncle Jacob, by which name be was better known than that of Marvin. Bitter in his prejudices, and strong in his attachments, lie could see no right in an enemy, no wrong in a friend. On the other-hand, Mr. Vancy w as one of the most amiable and candid men. The strength of his mind, combined with the tolerance of bis feeling, raised liini above the meanness of clinging to error when reason opposed it. In tbo discussion that ensued, Mr. Calhouu's ar gumeuis uverpowereu nun, aiui no candidly confessed Limself a convert to Lis great rival's opinions. Great was the rage of uncle Jacob when lie heard that Vaacy Lad struck colors to Calhoun.? lie swore a big oath tbat he would iitraih Calhoun if the story was true, lie soon found that it was so, and started at once to put Lis threat into execution. lie found Mr. Calhoun walking slowly and calmly back and forth, for exercise, on the piazza of the hotel where he was boarding. Mr. Calhoun had been informed of Marvin's intention, and soon as he saw him coining, prepared himself fur a triumph, not of force, but of manner and address. Mr. Marvin took his stand where Mr. Calhoun was to pass, and waited the trying moment. Mr. Calhoun approached, spoke kindly, and passed on with his blandest smile. Again he passed, and again, each time repeating his soothing salutation, and expecting the inan to commence his attack. But a strange fascination had seized upon Uncle Jacob; the spell which genius throws over those who approach it had unmanned hiin. At last he could stand it no longer, hut bursting into tears, grasped the proffered hand ot Mr. Calhoun, told him frankly the er rand on which he had come, and begged his pardon. Mr. Calhoun then began to press his arguments cautiously hut forcible, and in a few minutes Marvin was one of his converts, and a decided friend.? From that day onward Mr. Calhoun had no more ardent follower than Marvin, and of all rabid nullifiers, Uecle Jacob was the rabbidest, and to this day he believes there never was such a man in this world a* that same John C. Calhoun whom he tried io \vjiij) ami who conquered nun wunoui raising a finger or sn\ ing a w ord.?//?rper's Magazine. A WARNING. A fewr weeks sines, in the course of a Conversation with an eminent broker, who h is been over 40 years acquainted with the leading moneyed men of the country, we asked if he ever knew a schemer, who acquired money or position by fraud, continue successful throughout life, and leave a fortune at death. We w alked together about three minutes in silence when he replied?"Not one ! I have seen men," he said, "become rich as if by magic, and afterwards reach a high posiiiou in public estimation, not only for honor and enterprise, hut even for piety, when some small circumstance, of no annarent iir.nortanee at g has led to investigations, which resulted in disgrace and ruin." On Saturday we again conversed with him on the same subject, and he stated that since our last interview he had extended his inquiries among a large circle of acquaintances, and with one solitary exception, and that il?. ubtful, their experience waa to the same effect as hit own. He then gave a brief outline of several small ai d big schemers and their tools, their rise and fall. Suicide, arson, and perjury, ho said, were common crimes with many of those who made "haste to he rich," regardless of the means ; and he added, there are not a few men, who may be seen on 'Change every day, ignorantly ijtriving for their own destruction. It i4jiot, he said, so much the love cf gold that leads ninny business men astray as the desire to be thought sharp or successful. He concluded that fortunes acquired without honesty generally over whelmed their possessors with Infamy.? Boston Allot. If you would have a good servant take neither a kinsman nor a friend.