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POETRY. LINES TO MARY. Tho RUTMCt's Bwoet and holy blush 19 imaged iu tho sleeping stream, All nature's deep and soli-inn hush I* like tho sileaen of .1 ilmnm And peace seems brooding like a dove O'er tfceue? to musing spirits dear? 8weot Mary 'tis the hour of love, And I tvere blest if thou wert here! 'I'kio mw'irtil ' f ? * ? uv iiMiUlU UUM CIS vn UVl'lJ I1UU Aro sinking to their evening reit, Each with a timid drop of dow Soft folded to its sleeping bre&3t, The birds within yon silent grove Aro dreaming that the spring w near? Sweet Mary, 'tis the hour of love, And I were blest if thou Wert here! On yon white cloud the night wind furls Its lone and dewy wing to sleep, And the Bweet stars look out like pearls Thro' the clear waves of heaven's blue deep Tlitfpule mi9ts float nround, above, J-.1KC spirits ot a holier sphere? Swee/ Mary, 'tis tlie hour of love, An J I wcro blest if thou wort here! The pale, full moon, in silent priile, O'er yon dark wood is rising now, As lovely as when by thy side I saw it shining on thy brow; It lights the dew-drops ?f the grovo As hope's bright smile lights beauty's tear; Sweet Mnry tin the liour oi lo. o And J were blest if thou wort here! Ah! ns I muse, a strange, vild tlirill Steals o'er the fibres of my frame? A gentle presence seems to till? My heart with love and life and (lame; I feel thy spirit round me move, I know thy soul i.? hovering near? Sweet Mary, 'tis the hour of love, And I nm blest for thou art here! THE ENGLISH FACTORY OIUL. Twas on a wintry morning, The weather wet ami wild, Three hours before the damning, The father roused his child; Iler daily morsel bringing, The darksome room he placed, And cried, "the bell is ringing, Mnv l)nnl(><4Q flsirlintr "Father, I'm up, but weary; I scarce can reach tlio tloor, ,/liul long !he way an<l dreary, ' O carry mo once more! To help u?, we've no mother, You've no employment nigh; They killed my little brother, Liko him, I'll work?and die'." Her wasted form seemed nothing, The load was at his heart; The sufferer he kept soothing Till ut the mill they part. The overlooker met her, As to her frnme she crept, And with his throng lie beat her, And cursed her as she wept. yna*i wimi nours oi sorrow Made up her latest day; Those hours that brought no morrow, Too slowly passed away; It seemed as she grew weaker, The threads the oftner broke, The rapid wheels ran quicker, .And heavier fell the stroke. Tho sun had long dcscondcd, But night brought no repose; Her day be;,in and ended, As cruel yrants chose. At length to a little neighbor, A ho!i-penny she paid, To take her last hour's labor, While by her frame she laid. At last, the engine ceasing, The captives homeward rushed; Bhe thought her strength increasing? 'T^as hope her spirit fluah'd. She left, but oft she tarried; She fell and rose no more, Till, by her comrades carried, They rcach'd her father's doo?' Al night, with tortur'd feeling, He watch'd his sleepless child, u4nd close beside her kneeling She knew him not, nrr smiled. ,/lgnin the factory's ringing, Her hint percction cried; When from her straw-bed springing, "Tis time!" she ebru k'd, and died! That night a chariot pass'd hor, While on the ground she lay; Tlie (laughters of her master An evening visit pay; _ Their tender hearts were sigliing Ah negro's wrongs wero told; While the white slave was dying Who gain'd their father's gold! THE TRAGEDY OF A ROMANTIC INCIDENT WHICH LED TO THE TEXAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. Juan Costa, though in humble circumstances, had long been a person of great note in the district of which Nacog'clochcs was the centre by law. lie wa? famous for honesty, hospitality, and daring eournge, a sucaossful hunter, and perfectly desperate in battle, either with robberaor Indiana. /Such qualities always insure ' popularity in now forest settlements; and lie was popular to a proverb. It would consume too much time to nnnato how it happened that the old iVoxican incurred the suspicion and haired of Santa Anna, who transmitted an order for his arre.-w and punishment.? Ferdinand, the nephew of Col. lVdras, mm ni mi din or nf N:ip<urilnrVio>i who >< ?- ' ^ "* *' MVWjjMVV.I' **%%%* "" patched with fifty men to make Tie capture. The young officer found his victim seated at the supper table, beside the lieiv'.h of his home, attended by his only daughter?that svlph of the raven ring lets and queen of the starry eyes, whose chastity, intelligence and surpassing beau tywas the theme of wonder to all beholders* The father was loaded with chains, in spite of tho shrieks, tears, and entreaties of bis bel >vcJ Julia, that adored and adoring daughter. But although Ferdinand Pedras possessed a soul not to be moved by the sorrow of the despairing child, be had a libertine's heart, to take fire at the vision of her matchless beauty. He proposed to free the lather if the daughter would consent to sacrifice her innocence and honor- She rejected the infamous proposition with a blow in the face, when the armed ruffian swore n horrible oath to execute his will upon both; and then * * * * * The daughter was ruined, and the fath er carried away in chains to the piiscn at Nacogdoches. When Julia awoke from the swoon of her awful dream, he was gone; and with the consciousness of her loss and shame, the entire nature of the woman seemed to undergo a terrible changOi With dark eyes, tearless, glassy, fixed as those of a corpse, vol flashing a double portion of luminous fire, she mounted !1 llill'si! nnrl lmrrii'il nvvnv wilrllv i the country. She Halted at every house no matter whether Mexican or American and rehearsed in tones of thrilling lion-other father's wrongs and her own. --Ill timid modest)*, all weakness, had vanished from her tongue, utterly consumed!/,' the schorching thirst for vengeance.? She painted, in passion's Hrc-languag", 1 . a i * Mt f r uiiu wiin <iwuu minuteness, mcmcisoi the damning deed; she bared her virgin bosom, and showed the livid marks of the ravisher's fingers among the mazes of those azure veins, along the surface of that expanse of snow, now so polluted and so'led, but before pure as the gleam of angel's wings. And still, wherever the beautiful ruin wandered, a deafening y 11 of wrath and vengeance rose up against the tyrants. The pcopl'J of both races and of all cl;. ses flew to arms, appointing a general ren dezvous for the 25th of June at the residence of the absent and impiisoned Juan Costa. Let the reader conceive that gathering. It was there debated by the people as semblecl as to the mode of attack, and who should be their leader; but nothing could bo agreed on, and the whole assem binge bid fair to break up in confusion, when a tall and powerfully built stranger, who had just reached Texas from the States came forward, and addressed the multitude as follows; 'I am ?i stranger, but I am also a man, and I owe my life, soul, body health happiness?all?all to a woman?my mother! ylnd if ever I turn a deafenrto the prayers asking my aid nguinst a villain, may both my mother and my God curse me! I go for ere, and?should you all stay behind?alone, to fight Col. Pedras, j and his armed ravishers of your wives and WUMglllVIOi The speech was received with three tremendous cheers, and then a general i shout, that, seemed to shake the solid earth; tittered the first peal of the revolution: "We will go. Death to the tyrants! Freedom for Texas, and the giant shall be our leader!' And then, for the first time, in the land of the live oak, a name de. lined to become an echo to the pulsation of all hearts?the name of Thomas J. Rusk. The next day he led his raw troops to ihe attack of Nocogdoches, and stormed eveIV nositinn. nrrninsl immnrun nf j ? "n>~" ~ """"vv VU1,V'' (er >m assault of four hours, the earning? being dreadful on both sides; and fortunately, among tee slain was the atrocious Ferdinand Pedras. Such was the debut of Rush in foxas and from that day his popularity has gone on steadily increasing, without even a transitory eclipse , or so much as a cloud io uim us spienaor. in vain, lor three years, Gen. Cos demanded his arrest. Mexico had not soldiers enough to take him, and in 1835?0 he assisted to chose the last out of the country.- Afterwards, he amassed a fortune at the Texan bar, and was chosen one of the first /Senator* of the new &tate annexed?a place which lie may hold for life if lie so wills it. I cannot close this fugitive fragment without, adding one more remarkable fact b .... .. - Ill Ilia Iiisiury. HUSK IS 1110 only public ormn in Texas who has never been engaged in n duel: and for this singular reason, so honorable to himself, he never had a personal enemy ia the world. To conclude, he is a Titan in physical force, with the loving soul of a hnppy child. He is not distinguished by eloquence of spcech, but his laugh is something divine?the clear ring of a heart &<und to the very centre-(Sunday Timos. II" fin ????mn? i'i.ii i ami ?*m?m?i SHAM HAYS AND HIS BULL-Y RACE. Sonic forty years ago, the managers of :i race courso near Brownsville on the Monongahela, published notice of a race, one m le heats, on a particular day, for a purse of one hundred dollars, 'free for any thing with four ler/s and hair on* A man in the neighborhood, named Hays, had a bull that he was in the habit of riding to mill with his bag of Corn, mid he determined to enter him for the race. He sai.i nothing about it to any one, but he roue mm arounu me chick a nutnuer 01 limes 011 several moonlight nights, until the bull had the hang of the ground pretty well and would keep the light course, lie lode with spurs, which the hull <0:1sidered particularly disagreeable; so much so, that he always bell >wed when they were applied to his sides. On the morning of the race, //ays came upon the ground 'on horseback' on his bull. Instead of a saddle, he h id a dried ox-ludc, the head part of which, with the horns still on, he had placed on the hull's nimp. 1 Te carried a snort tin horn in his hand, lie rode to the judges' stand and offered to enter his hull for the race; but the owners of the horses that were entered objected. Hays appealed to the terms of the notice insisting that his hull hue] '/bur lofjsand hair on,' and that there iorc no nan angm 10 enter mm. Alt -r i good deal of 'eussin' and discussin',' the judges declared themselves compelled to decide that the hull had the right to run and was entered accordingly. When the time for starling arrived, the bull and the horses took their places. The hors< - acers were out of humor at being bothered with the bull, and at the burlt'sqe which they supposed wasinten dcd. but thought that would all be over as soon as the horses started. When the signal was given they did stfR l. Hays gave a blast with his horn and sunk his spurs into the bull's sides, who bounded oil'with a terrible bawl, at no trilling speed, the dried ox hide flapping up and down, and rattling at every iumn. ma King a combination of noises that had ncv or been heard on a race course before. The horses all Hew the track, every one seeming to be seized with a sudflen determination to take the shortest cut to get out of the Redstone country, and not one of them could be b'ou^ht back in time to save their distance. The purse was given to Hays, under a great deal of hard swearinur on the nartof the owners of the horses. A general row ensued, but the fui) of the thing put the crowd all on the side of the hull. The horsemen contended they were swindled out of the purse, and that if it had not been (or Iiays's horn an 1 the ox hide, which he ought not to have been permitted to bring on the ground, me tiling wouig not nave turned out asitdid. Upon this, Hays told them that his hull could neat any of their horses any how, an I if they would put up a hundred dollars against the purse which he had won, lie would take oft' the ox hide and leave his tin horn, and run a fair race with them, llis ofter was accepted and the money staked. They again took their places at the starting po>t, and the, signal was given. Hays gave the hull another touch with his spur, and the bull * 1 A 1 1 11 A7T I i^iiYC auuiiRT trumfiiuniis uuiiow. 1 lie horses remembered the horrible sound, and thought all the rest was coming as before. Away they went again, in spite of all the exertions of their riders, while llavs galloped his bull arotiftd the track again and won the money. From that time they nicknamed him Sham llavs. He afterwards removed to Ohio, but his. nickname stuck to him as long as he lived [iV. Y. Spirit of the Times. Highlanders have some opinions and belief?that some might call superstitions? that are in perfect accordance with the Decalogue. They believe that acts of cruelly and oppression, by an individual, descend as u curse on his children, to the third and fourth generations. An extra* ......I,.#., w ...v.owl ;n ;n..r,,.. of this belief. The late Colonel Campbell, of Olenlpon, retained this belief through his whole life. lie was a grand son of Captain Campbell who commanded the Military at the Massacre of Glencoe. He was an officer of the -12d regiment, and died but a few years ago.? While in service ho was ordered to superintend the execution of a criminal. ' hut ft reprieve finally came, with orders that the preparations for execution should go on till tho prisoner was brought out and placcd before the file of soldiers who were ready to execute the sentence. No one was to know of I ho repiieve but the officer, and orders were sent that the soldiers should fire when Colonel Camphell held up ft white handkerchief as a signal, hut not sooner. The hour arrived, and he put his lu.nd in his pocket for the reprieve, and wi'li l._ ' *1 .1 ( .1 1 t it 111; Jiccmr,iiuury uivvr iui ui n wmi(5 handkerchief, at the sight of which twenty halls pierced the body of tho reprieved victim! The paper dropped fiom his ftngers, and, raisiug his Innu to liis forehead, he exclaimed, "the curse of God and Olencoe B here; I am an unfortunate nnd ruined mm>." Ho threw up his commissiou and retired from the service, regretting tho unfortunate accident to the (fay of hi* death. The Highlaoders also carefully noto it as a fact, that while the estates and rank of Mncdonald, the chieftain of the clan tlmt suffered, have descended indirect male succession to his posterity, and are now held hv them, tho same is not the case with King William, the principal, nor any of the principal agents, actors and prouiotors of the black transaction. For. Cor. Bost. Post. Sprino Fashions in Nr.w York.? Father No ill, of the Sunday Times, who ns all good editors should, endeavors to keep his lady readers well posted in all matters of their concern, thus speaks of the fashions that have just come out with the buds and leaves of of spring: 'Albeit unskilled in the mysteries of millinery and inantua-niaking, we keep our weather-eye opon when passing along Rmnrlvvnv nil SI snn.cliintr nflnmn/in "nil as the brilliant weather of the past week brought the lady birds out by scores in their spring plumage, we took the opportunity to make a note of its style and col or. The spring bonnets aro saucy looking affairs?very small and verv open in Irout, the inner circumference being filled with delicate /French flowers. The shirred or drawn bonnets made of silk or crape are chiefly worn, and they arc of every variety of color. The ladies dr^ss< ? wo remarked, were made veiv full and /l.lllinL loeln IV.N II...I1 ...... 1 - yv..?iiiix IM.1VV 1VI tlKIU UIUHMII 11UUIICU9. Tlic hanging- sleeve, which is uxceedimrlv graceful, seems to he still in vogue N th ingcan he more graceful than the i-ilk mantillas worn this spiing. They an* small, of an exquisite shape, and edged with deep lace, the depth of the lure being in proportion to the depth of the weaier's purse. 7'liese mantillas are generally of the same color and material as the dress.' The Savannah Morning News furnish es the following proclamation of Iiowltfgs: PROCLAMATION! Hilly Bowlegs, me?Iiig Chief, to> much! No hiepus?dam! Este ('hate love home heap!?White man cheat Ym long lime!?Oketucky frnid l>i?^ gun ? crv too much! All gone?hiepus ho! White nnn buy succa?sow, me no fell 'em! Me, chullc ke nawo oges the!? moiheap! Buy powder plenty, me! Shoot Esto 11a ka,dam! 'lake scalp bimebv, too much! --Ill mv people in bii? swamp. C'hippenosa burn bad! Soak 'cm in lagunc??jit better soon! Soger cum'bimebv! No find Ingin?no git I 'em! (Jitsick very much?crv like Okctuckv! Die soon- buzzard cat 'cm. Ile ' ...1.1 u-e-u-yaiu Wo learn llmt the Hon. It. Barnwell Rhett and D. F. Jamison have boon t^ected Delegates to the Nashville Convention from the Congressional District ol Beaufort, Barnwell and Colleton. [Char. Courier. From the Charleston Courier. South Carolina and tiir Washington MoSI'MKNT Tl.n follr??wir?? - - " '"s >' ] Gov. Seabrook, will show that (he lilocl prepared and forwarded, to occupy i place in the construction of the washing ton Monument, lias readied its de-uina tion: Wasiiimoton N. M. Office, ) April 29, 1850 ) Ills Excellency TP". B. Scab rook, So. Cu. ?n ?... I 1 - -1 , ?MU. 1 Iiavu uiu |)iunsurc o j informing you that the block, intondei to represent the State of "South Oaroli na," in the National J/bnumcnt, ha: readied this city in tfoorl order. I.. i: universall)* admired, and pronounced, bj gentlemen of taste and judgment, to b( well worthy, both in material and woik nvtnship, of the patriotic <S>tate that fur nished it. The lllnp.k will Pvinprt in fnlnvn nrrnu ... .. the clcon veneration of your citizens fo the memory of the immortal Washington and, at the same time, prove that tlx production of hcv soil and the skill of he workmen are behind no other section o our glorious Union. Most sincerely and respectfully yfrurs KLISIIA W1IITTLKSEY\ Religious rVOticc. Rev Wm. McWiiortbr. will preach n Bethel on the first Sabbath in June, n Richland on the 2nd Sabbath, at I'icken C. II. on the 3rd Sabbath, and Baclu lor's Reiieat on the 4th Sabbath in .Tun next. Dr. J. i\. Lawrence. Wn.i.attend punctually to nlP chlls i the line of his profession. Unless abser on professional business, he may be foun at his Office, or his private residence i the Village. Ho also, has on hand general assortment of medichics whic he will furnish to customers at reducc prices. Pickens 0. II.. S. C. ) May 18,1840. j" tf SPECIAL NOTICE. In my absence, the business wi bo attended to in the Sheriffs office b Wm. K. Easley, Esq. J. A. DOYLE, s. p. d. WANTED.' lOtt pounds of Tallow, for which Coftoo will bo given in exchange. Apply to 8. R. MoFALL. Pickens f! TT t ft iv, lOJW. Ollt CITATION. Andrew P Calhoun having applied for letters of Administration on the j Estate of Hon'l. John C. Calhoun, deceased, 1 iteof Pi-.kens District. The kin; died and creditors are cited to imnnur i?*. rr~... yjy.I (ore me on the 20th mst., to sho .* cause I if any they can why letters should not { be granted. I Given under my hand and seal, this 0th May, 18o0. W, D. STEELE, o. r: d. ' *** ORDINARY'S SA1F By order of William D. Steele, Esq., Ordinary for Pickens District, will be so d < on Sale day in June next before the Sheriffs office within the legal hours: the Real Estate of Samuel Edens, deceased, containing Two Hundred Acres, more or less, lying on the waters of Oolonoy l Creek, adjoining lands of Jacob (Miastnin, ! J allies ICoilli, unci others. Tkums of Sale.?6'old upon a credit ] of twelve months, rxc.pnt. f.l?? ?1 : 1 , - will bo required in advance. P rchasers giving bond with approved security sand a morlgiigc upon the premises if required by the Ordinary to secure payment of the purchase mono v. J. A. DOYLE, s. i\ o. Pickens C. II., S. C..Mny 10, 1850. ? 4 m' " Iiwimr ur HU1 iHOUCC. Mv I5o<>ks for 1818 arc in the hands of W. J. Gantt. Esq, for collection; those indebted will save cost by cashing their accounts immediately. S. II. McFALL. Pickens 0. II., May 10, 1850. 51tf Jud^e for Yourselves. Those indebted to mc either by note or account must call and settle or they will luive costs to pav. J. N. LAWRENCE. Jan. 5/50 tf NOTICE. Those indebted to me previous to thd 1st of J unitary last, arc requested to make . immediate payment as indulgence cannot be extended. A. M. FOLGER. I March 9, 18G0, 42 tf iiOOK OUT f Those indebted to the subscriber cnrt ave cost by calling and settlirg their notes and accounts as longer indulgence* cannot be given. JAMES GEORGE. > Jan. 6, '50 ; NS3W SPRI?CT MOODS TIIE Subscribers arc now receiving from the Atl intie (Cities, a large and well assorted scicotton ot Spring and Summer Cloods (Ni'occries, f BOOTS & SHOES, j Drugs, Medicines And Hardware, s Together with a great variety of Sfai pic and Fancy Goods, not usually : kept in country villages. All of which i they will sell at remarkably low prices, - either for cash or credit. f,':lll a?(l tinrl<ri> fni* rniii'?nlv?o JBENSON &' TAYLOR. , I'. S.?Corn, Fodder, Out", old Pc*rr ter Sic., taken in exchange for Goods. B. <fc T. u Pickens C. II," Apt 11 5, 47, tf f fiends of tlic Hon. A. Kv in8 announce him as a candidate fcr re*. >, election Jo represent the people of Pendleton District in the State Senate. MANY FRIENDS. April 2nd, 1850. it JAMES V. TRIMMIER, 3 ATOKMtY At LAW, 5* bp a tjt a tjinrnn n ir q n c Will practice in tl.o Courts of Union, Spartanburg and Greenville. All buRincHS committed to his care will rccciro prompt nnd faithful attention. n It K K K It K M C r 8 ! it Hon. D. Wallace, Union, 8. 0. d J. O. P, Vernon*, c. e. 8. d., Spartanburg, S. 0 ,n Ma/ 18, 1849 1-tf u JYoticc. ^ A jjfOod SnoKMAKKn, well recommended, cm find employment by making immediate application to J.E.HAGOOD, Twelve MileS C. March Oth 1850. 42 tf, "blanks for sy-i! | AT THIS OFFICE