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M itOK'T, A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COUllT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, NOYHMHEli 21, 1857. VOL. IX. NO. 19,
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A v^st, unfuthumnlilc soa n
^ W.IhjsO ?li8tunt Khoros we oaunot ?co w
l>iui, tcirr'tblo Ktpruity! u
A coiiHtniit wWirving spirit str:'
A path with aire nnd mirrow r. 11
Huch io our Uurdcueij lunnr.n lit' . 11
nftni* 1 - - 1 1
v y 1 """ ""'K P4UI years, al
"Tho'toll go?'H on, tl^o doubts nml Fears;
The earth ia heavy with our tears. V
h
O, gloomy uight! O, carc filled earth 1 li
Hast thou no future to make worth sj
The grief that waits us from our birlli? c
None ! even in our bouI'h unrest l>
We yearn even now to prove and test N i.
The* God gift of eternal rest. tl
T* it in vain? O, pityinf' find, J*
Who through the santeoark way hns trod,
Help us to gain Heaven's bright abode. ti
That, whon the human slnfc is past,
<>nr onrth-houiiil sdnls limy xoc at last .
Tim brightness never1 pfercast.
MMOKUANV. "
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From l'carson's History of Fairfield. "
The Revolution.
At. tho conmicnccuicnt of the war, fho
nitizcUM of Fairfield were about equally di- &
vidod in their poHties. The European
settlers said "they hud just arrived in the s
country?that t'icy had c<tine in on tho P
Kind's bounty?had obtained their land ^
by Inn grant, and it was ungrateful to tutn
against his government." Many of tho
Virginians and Pennsylvnnians turned their J
thoughts on pcaeo. There were but few ,,
native Carolinian.H in the district. All, 1
however, were indomitable Whigs. Tt was, ?,
something stl'ango after all that the sons of 11
(ireen Krin wero mostly found on the royal u
hide. An apology may be made for them.
The people from Antrim had formed themNclyes
into a strong militia company under
the lead of James I'hillips?elected thtfr 0
officers, and had takeij all preliminary ntcps H
to tender their services to the colonial and '
revolutionary government. While about V
nassincr resolutions tn that. "
Phillips, an Antrim man, arrived on tho j !!'
ground. He wab a person of great authority,
and iii an odd reps to the iiersons as- 0
pemhlcd, perverted the whole luto down- 11
right torymm.
In tho course of tho war many of the
Whigs .established a character for heroism. '!
They had to perform,.^ double duty, and /
they nobly performed it. The names of
Jofiti (ho was a liner.") .Thomas .
"Woodward, Aramaims Lylcs, Roliort Hnn> H
rock, Jyhn Poarson, Peiijudiin Mny, John '
<Nook, Andrew Uryy, John Gray, James (^,
Kincaid, IMward Mai/tin, John Hell, George **
Perry, (with many others nu-ntioued in this .
history) ought to go down with honor and '
gratitude t? posterity. Can wo love.- tort
much th? memory of theso good and tnro, .1
if not great men? They were groat men,
for they were patriots and warriors "with- '
?nu io?r mm wmiout reproach.''
Fairfiold was a battle-field. Tt was remarked
that many of tiio Whigs established *]
a fame for heroism of the highest order.? ,y
Sumter said : Benjamin May was the bra- K
vest man ho over knew. Among tho Tories "
not one hero was to be found. The Whigs
aud Tories met at Mobloy'n meeting-house, 1
and after the lirst crack of the rifle tho To- v
ries lied td a mnn. The same thinor ocftur. P
o """7' y
red fit a Whig nijd lory skirmish at Oald- '
woll's place at Leo's Cveek, ftnd after one &
firing and the rout, of the Tories wag .per- '
feet, their lender, Col! .John Phillip?;jf Wrtrt t(
found squatted in a briar thicket and drawn J51
out a prisoner. Tho Court of Appeals of '
>South Carolina have tncftty ftflirnied that the "
"devil is entitled to bin duo." According to
that potent decision, ?fohn Phillips in etott- Cl
tied to his due. He had an uriaecountublo ('
influohce over Cornwallis. and in the benefi- 01
cent exercise of that, tnflunn/-/* 1i/> 11
pardon fi>t'nil the Wlii^-s condemned to "fr
death nt the drum-head cmii't, tvhilo his ?
lordship occupied \Vl?nsbr?r6u^h. '
During the atny of the Dritnih chieftain,
lie often nent for John Milling' and Watty
Robertson; to converse With Kim aliout
matters connoctcd with his command. lie "
they wcro men of extraordinary sent?o, P
and, no doubt., often reminded him of vieto- "
*y, resulting irt no n<lvftnt?go, and triumplis j*
ndlrtpf Irt-Wdknoelinniid uUitontc di??^ter. j>
Cornwalli# ojtfcrcd tbevountvy pfeoplc to be 1'
{mid liberally for thoh^ produi?*, and stio- *
,'flUid BtO) ono m tho enjAytucnt of civil ri
righto?, With tbo duo naiiitaty cftrtJl.uinlofl flt
and preoatffciona, be admitted every cuc to
ftif liix murkco. <folmy Sarvico vimtod him. ?i
r?_ . . <- .vi. * ? ^ n *
JH- w?f? ? oraiiK ouv mumnan. " Anrt
wbo/'.Bftid Cm*nwaUto, "or* t* f
ftA J6hn/8v?rvicc?ntyonvHcrv^.'' "Weft, 81
wfat-do 'you want ?" ? 1 want pAy for it.
, pitted of wliont ont by tho Uritwh Cavalry." W
w \\ c|j o, s:iiil (lonnvnlliH, " to the lit
| ? (JommiWiry. ff tnhjiHh yoar ohiitn, nnd aot i ti
y<f inoiu'vJfytiriy thrAigltt It, uppropr > - ra
uti; to '.ndultrc )m iriw'wtiM.* propensity for t!
rrankm?, and l??foro lid loft Iuh presort, at
W enquired of Cornvf:.Hi?, if lio ?my t
kin to il?o. dowft 'I1- road? . v
JOhn Milt*, of CUfMcr, gained adrtnwddn o<
W " And ydm, Wild CWnwnl- Ji
im. n?4 vhu V "w M V JiOrd, rcjpHtfrt Mills, *<"
tin'not you rfitr.GiuW oM .T?ihi> MUK wW o
lW vouv twfl UovstV in Tvokua. *?
Ay U thrtt ylfc ,Jrtbn S- ^ivc< v? f ?)'
vovt bono, ?n<l Wlj> ^nw^lC gk}?^fc*y f,> '
?t?wn#r I
^gruce hU with ? torm*. ? A?4 *
yoq s?ny uu^inws pil nw, iny oI<J' d(
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lend " Yes, your Lordship?I uudcr;aud
you huvo it in view to hang n good
wiuy of your darn't Whigs, aud I had it in
lind to ?ay to you hat that wn? not the
ay to succccd with these people?besides
otliing in more uncertain than the fate of
attics, and your Lordship and your brave
icn may change places with the NVhigs
ow condemned to die. My sou John is
ne of the damndest Whigs in the colony,
nd if your Lordship goes on to hung, and
ou should afterwards fall into John's
utids, he would hang up your Lordship
kc a dog." Johnny s speech bad its pos
uic eitcct, lor nobody was hung, no proprty
plundered or destroyed. It would not
c worth while to speak of the spirited at;ck
nwulo hy a part of Sumter's force on
le British post at liocky Mount. Tumuli
in command of that post, with British
ml Tories, made out to maintain his posion
with inconsiderable loss. Tho nope
f the attack consisted in firing a stack of
ay and communicating the flames to the
ort j but the unruly wind blow the wrong
ay. And how often in life do we find
iiit we fail bccause the wind is perverse
nd intractable. James Johnston, eonitolily
known as Adjutant Johnston, was
ic Whig hero on this occasion, lie wore
iC blade which graced the side of his
raml-tntlier at tho hinge of Dorvy.
After the defeat of the British at Blaoktoek,
and it was incontcstible in its cumletenefts,
the wreck of the British troop*
ngaged in that liixht drop]>ed down to Mrs.
>anxhy's near Broad river. The poor old
idow was forthwith ordered out of the
welling with her children. She refused
1 Oil : fill'ftfl W5IM tlivniitdii/iil
O / w? ?"*
anco to foi'cc. " I will not say what 1
in j hut 3*ou eay I am a British subject?and
"so .1 have the right of a British subject
ntil I aro legally divested by the verdict
f a jury. If you must have a shelter, go
iko the kitchen, and make the most of it."
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uuy kiuk ner at nor woru?ami JSntiPh
flicers, scented, clad and trimmed off with
old iaoc and decorated with gold cpau:ttes,
were glad to find an jiBylum in jxx>r
Id Martha I)ansby's kitchen. Such is the
ulomituhlc resolution exerted in the right
pint and m a good cause. Many of tho
tritinli officers aud British soldiers woundd
at Blackstoeks, died here. Among the
cat and ohiofeet in all that constituted the
\an and tho hero, wus Major Morny. lie
ras connected with some of the highest
amos in old England, and distinguished
jr .scholarship, kind hcftftcdneSs and galmtry.
The day lie was removed from the
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j.iviwM ?> ivuun'ui nyrui, mo pewter on mo
h'clf rattled with the cxcoss of l)is eonvultvo
agonies, and ho cried out often, "como
n hoys, we, value none of thorn but Tom
uniter and Will Washington."
Major Morny is particularly mentioned,
ccause, strange to say, his English friends
rerc never apprized of his fate, and not
years n?;o inquiries were mado after
im. Ho sleeps on the hill-top where he
routhod his lugt, aycl the winds hove loi>?
inee whispered his requiem.
Besides contributing many hrave men to
lie regiment of Itangers, afterwards to
trmterand Munon, Fairfiuld sustained tho
rcub cause witn a noDlQ spmfc ill many
titer redjM'ctn.
After the drawn battle of Uobkirk'x
lill, which the Dvitish claimed ns u great
ietory, but which, by tbe bj", they bud no
owor to improvo, Groen passed over the
\'uteree nt (5 rave's Ford and encamped
n.tljie banks of Sawney's Creek. J fis vig
iujtt-adversnry, itnwdon, crosscd tho Wajree
at Camden, nnd marching np onimpcd
on tho south ?ido of tlint stream,
'he crock was tiofc largo, bnt tho banks
ore high, steep, t.hd impracticable Here
10 two armies niei faco to faco, but both
included to retire without a battle. Jiawon
dropped down towards tho low country,
nd flrecn with his wretched force, almost
nked, swarming with vermin, and serawey
with famine, took post at Mr. itwben
rrm ..1 ^
mi twill ? Jimy nut'Ul'U CTrorVtnillg.-*hcy
tented under the blue arch of heaVen,
ackenod nothing in resolva and purpose,
ill looked man forward to hnppier
11108 and brighter days. Mr. Harrison
nd been with Sumter in hia pOrils, his
artinl succors and hip defeats. Ilo thought,
ko a soldier and felt like a man. He orored
his poople to forward to the nrmy
readstufl's fat cattle and sheep in plenty.
rcen .:emained at his hivouao for a whole
cok,.living on the hospitality of Mr. liarUfiri
AVhrtn hlvnti* #rv 1a'o?*a -"
?v?, .9 MWU UMVUV iv n;u JIIIYKII^ II??
rong box, ho tendered to Mr. Htvpjrisori n
srtificatc for the bountiful supplies-he. bad
irniahed. "No," said Mr. Harmon, "w?
reengngod in tho H.itno grcwi otmsA; you
:e welcome to nM ybu have received} your
icCes* lull be my pojr.'V v"
lp ono of hi# marohcfi through tftb ripn&,
Wa."*hfngton'8 cot-p* ofcavalry halted
; rngtenmn's Mill, on Wilkihtfoit'tf, koiucmc?
erdled .Owen'rf Creek. Hi? object
tost probnbW wtn'te -vwfcili,' "tlio motion* of
10 British <^olor<^T, Innin, tfho posted
i Bchufrer'fi Kerry, nfter vfurdW <.*aftpd \S(yrolrtra,
now cnllod ltufF'8, or Utig<!ty*&.?ftlsliington
wrt?r wholly out of Tnoticy nrid
it of BtfnnticH. Tlte (loihttiiwuhVjfjJ M*
[utchlnnon, waft fltsnt over to Vhtfiijp i'cqi' rt'fl,
who lived tic Art o ft.scattfifit the chlmcc
' rtfOmrfrfyc moat nhd bread fbr tho tncTV,
id ptttocncfor for tho hojtefw';. nmi if thepe
cfH^iry articled couhl ho hud, to pn>Vi(]fi
in IWrnnnMniiAJi *?v i?i? ?
.. ?.* mvj MrnuiUHJ CilUip/^H"
of MIC to&l WKshinp^ftiif men nri&Tu.r*ea
feve rtJjuntiintly .furijwhtot fVora Mi*. PriAtforti>
Th$w> nt'c bright stars ia the
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fr'-'.. ' "y
cap of Fairfield, anil ought not to bo suffered
to grow dim or escape the memory ol
ti grateful posterity.
Tho sons of Fairfield have done much
military service. They fought at the field
of Guilford, nnd on every hill-top, and in
every valley in their own State. They
fought for North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee,
Alabama and Florida. In the las!
British war. troons from Faivfii lil nt ?.1><
tap of the drum, marched for the seaboard,
In the Seminole war, they wore off to the
swamps and everglades of Florida as quick
as horses heels could bear thein ; and in the
Mexican war they distinguished* themsclvw
at Vera Cruz, Alvurado, Ucrro Gordo, ('ontroas,
Chorubusco, Chcpultapcc, and the
gates of Mexico.
Rent.ilns in Trvon
Tt appears that Texas is infested with
venimous and other reptiles. A writer
thus alludes to them : "The cattle are not
the sole occupant* of the prairie, by any
means. j)rov< of wild horses are not unfrcquont,
and iket are in countless numbers.
The small brown wolf is quite common,
and you occasionally get a glimpse of
his hirtrn blank brother. Ttuf 'IVvnu !a tlm
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] paradise of reptiles and creeping things.?
Rattle and moccasin snakes are too numerous
even to shako a stick at. The bite of
the former is easily cured, by drinking raw
whiskey till it produces intoxication ; but
for the latter there is no cure. The tarantula
is a pleasant institution to get into a
quarrel with. 11c is a spider with a body
about the si/.o of a hen's egg, and hi? leg*
five or six inches long, and covered with
long course black hair. lie lies in cattle
i i.? . 1 :i* i '
intno, unu, ii yuu see mm, move QUO oi
his path, as liis bite is absolutely certain
death j anil he yever gets out of any one's
way, but can jump eight or teu feet to infliut
his deadly bite. Then thero is tlie
centipode, furnished with an unlimited
number of legs, each leg formed with a
olaw, and each claw inflicting a Bcperatc
I wound. If he walks over you at night yon
will have cause to remember him for months
1 ill pAino nu flm ifcAMiwl io r\i* o
poisonous nature, and is very diflicult to
ileal. The stinging lizard is a lessor evil,
the sensation of its wound being likened to
the application of a red hot iron to the person
; hut one is too thankful to escape with
life to consider these lesser ovils annoyances.
Hut the insects! flying, creeping,
ruuning, digging, buzzing, stinging 1 thy>
arc everywhere. Ask for a cup of water,
and the rejoinder hi our camp is, "Will
you have it with a bug or without it?"?
The honied frog is one of the. greatest cariosities
here, ami in perfectly 'harmless.?
It has none of the cold, slimy qualities of
his northern brother, but is frequently made
a pet of. Chameleons are innumerable,
darting over the prairie with inconceivable
swiftness and undergoing their peculiar
cnange ot color of the object umler which
they may be. The woods on the banks'of
the bayous arc perfectly aliro with mocking
birds, most beautiful, ami fcathcrctl
game is abundant and very tame, and is
scarcely ever sought after. Tho only varieties
that I have ever scon arc quail, partridges,
snipe, mallard, plover and prairie
hens."
On the Increase.?The passion fur suicide
is on the increase in this country.?
It' u young lady gets tho "sulks," she takes
Rtrychniue nml muk^s "tv body'' of herself.
If n young gentleman gets crossed in love
orcau't jmy his board bill, he don't fly by
night, as formerly, but he just goos to the
druggist, takes an ounce of laudanum,
stretches out his Ic?8, and "didshandsotno."
The Evening Mirror Wtya' that there arc
more suicido# committed hi the United
States than in France. It also wiys thht
KQuiuthiiiu should be done to check this
folly. The Koiuans attempted to stpp the
progress of the crime of self-destruction by
making the unsuccct-sful offender liable to
capital punishment and the forfeiture of libs
| property, though these punishments appear
to have been limited in their application.
When suicides, however, became common
among females at one period, n flpecial law
exposing. their naked persons to tho public
KMC put an end to tho practice. Tho Spartans
disgraced tho suicide by cutting off the
rlght'nvm mrd bwrying it in a prove by itself.
The corpKO of a suicide ;.n England
J 1 . * .? ? '
i* no longer ourica in tnc nignwny with a
Ktnko (Trivon through it, but its interment
takes placc betwedh ft und Vi, o'clock at
ni^'ht, trirtiout the performance of the \v*\tal
Christian rites. Tho PruKxinu provider
thut ii' 0110 hn? wnrdoretl himself to escape
1 1 - I i? %%. 4
nif^ni piiiiiHiuiuMn, Kiio pcmonce winir oe
carried onfc a? ftfr ns practicable and dccout
ort tho Hfclofis corpse. The Austrian Iaw
oxcludea the corpsc of a lingerftr fuoni s?pidtnro
in a ohurebyard.
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Ni-'.nv Yo^k, Nov. 11 v*?A 1110b, nnmbertng
'upwardH of 5i0,000, ns$emblod in the
1'urk ywtordoy morning. Mony inflnmnia*
tory upoefflhoB wofo made, but no Author
(foinonHtrntion*, a largo forco of police bor
iug in pttcntluoov. lu tlw aftomoon, 1,500
.toldi^rft .onto rod tbo Park bihI furpprowrod
any I'ltrfcHcr pvoceoding#. A qiwtor of ft
luiilu-.n a!' flnlliira l>n?^io?n n -.tiriftinrf L v
tho ?ity ('ortwU fotoirds ollcviatiiig the
clifcttcxa of the tu^mploycrf.
. ? ?w? ?r.. ~ . v-{ 'u*
A?/ oflioo-seekor, in rtrglrt? (Sifting,
8ftid that liid grapdCiitlior didn't 'f&ht in
tho ttotohitionaiy wrnv but; ho puswd fe
?m<M l.huA hhJ 1 I 1U .ti,
1rv??" wtv *i pw iitfi uwn hi \n%\
ewatry at fJic time. He was nppointwl.
W^'T
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From tho Washington Stur. I ai
f Tho Times in New York- n
Cloud* portentious arc gathering in,thick- j u
i cr and darker momentarily, around tho
I condition no less of those who can find no
i work and are without the means of buying
broad, in Now York, than those who have P
bread and all the comforts and luxuries of
j lifft to Himrn I ' 1 ^
... -- .i into ^<iuui> uuugur impels | j
llio first-mentioned class to de?ds of vio- i ,
loncc, tlio timidity incident' to possessions j ^
shakes the nerves of the class we mention j 1
last above Tho newspapers of New York j
are already busily and earnestly discussing ^
the chances of bread riots to come off thero
villi porlinp# lb? first frce/.u of wlnioi. Tbe ll
unemployed and hungry are holding open
air ineo nigs, demanding wliat ihev call I '!
their rights?thank God, no native-born j J
Americans aro y,et of the miiio opinion as ' '
to their rights, because to be of that opin- j M
ion argues one to hohl to the doctrines of I l'
Danton, Robespicro, and the quite as dan- ' vs
gerous Socialists of later times. Tliev talk ' I'
in their fierce appeals of " governing class- j '!
es" in this country, which proves that they j
are poisons wholly incapable of Appreciate | r<
log i no theory and practice of our Govern* j 111
i meat, That they arc atuong us, l>ut not j ^
of US. I 1'
The trouble lies, in tho main, in tho in- "
terminable propensity of tho improvident j r
to insist on continuing to work in large
cities like Now York, instead of locating 1 (>
themselves in rural districts where loss work |
will produce more wages, and where all j
Riirr<iniiilinr?c iiulima " ?" ~ 1 11
....... ...w %IVU vruv IIVli iu r> J HJIIU ail j '
i ono makes, as in Now York cilv, but to "
save as much as ono can, as in every rural
t district in the United States. Ten to one ,
nino-tenths of tlie present hungry crowd in 0
New York at thin moment are unimprovi- 8
i dent people, who, had they been working a
in villages instead of in such a seductive .'7
city, would havo had by thorn tlio means
of living comfortably throughout tlio win- j
ter without cither bogging or threatening [
i to procure broad, without the loss of svlf- ^
respect, or virtually proclaiming themselves ^
i enemies to society. That the reader may s'<
comprehend the state of thingsnmong them,
i wo quoto lirst tho Courier and Enquirer of "
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I ? !? tiuiuiu yuniviuay, mm next, 1110 i\. "
i York correspondence of the Pennsylvnnion: P
"Tiik Unemployed.?The threats of per- "
sonal violence uttered by a mnuber of no- * '
employed workingmen at ihoir meeting on
Monday, do not nppear to have been idle
or unmeaning. Yesterday morning a squab ^
id troop of men, old women, bovs and girls ?
, tore down I ho wooden railing that eurroun 11
ded Tompkins Snuaro. and carriorl thorn I
j oft' for firewood. Hammers nod axes were
l vigorously applied, to root up tho posts 'j[
which remained fast in the ground, and so ?
successfully was the work accomplished h
that, were it not for the trees, tho Square
woiiW now proscnt the appearance of a vast 'l
' vacant lot. Even tho benches wore carried
off. Another party encountering a baker's w
' wagon in avenue H, made an attack upon
. it, and seized some fifty loaves. Many nr- d
: liclea wore stolen from stores whoro they
; i were placed unon tlio sidn.wnlk- for slmw tl
and a general closing of stores *t' all kinds a
was the necessary consequence throughout ^
i that quarter of the city. Deputy Superin- n
teudeut Carpenter instructed the command- tl
ing officers of the different precioots not to si
withdraw the men statioued at the polls on tl
any account whatsoever, and to keep the ^
, i . -e * i. -> - - * '
i lest u: muir force in mo siauon nouses, in
readiness lo bo dispatched to any quarter
' where ilieir services might be needed. Tho f(
rowdyism which prevailed to some extent sj
in some portions of' tho city, was looked w
upon as a feint to draw tho polico away b
from tho polls, and in consequence the spir- b
i it of lawlesness spent itself for the want of n
opposition to give zo*t to its enjoyment." c"
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v orrfapoimcnco 01 me renusylvanian.
Nkw Yoiik, Nov. 2, 18,>7.?Tliore have J
been ominous doings in our streets to day. oi
Al 0 o'clock this morning, a numerous body
of workingmen, Tietwcen 800 and 000 8(
strong, assembled in Tompkins Square, in ^
obedience to a call published in the (Jor- j,
man newspapers, to deliberato upon the n
hard limes, and to lake counsel in reference <u
1/v 'IU.~ <" -
?- iiiviiiu "i u nti. i no majority 01 ii
theso workmen appeared lo bo Germans 1'
and other foreigners. J'
Soveral speeches of a rather alarming
' Chftrnel*. vero made, nrn?J tlivn kho Work-j p
men for..jcd in procession, and inarched w
down to ihe Park, ranging thornst-lves in a it
semi-circle in front of iho.Cily Hall. Additional
speeches of an inflammatory kind
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mnu ii.nuc UVIC, uin** lur ikWIIHU IlOl rt ?
little excitement pfrevnilekl. <2
One of the apHikura snid uoth)iigl>iit pby** ^
iottl force could bo expected! to1 fodross
tboir wrongs now. There wero but two ?
clftM6? kn- this (UiUnli*v. ni-?w??h.-vcv? ui1j/% ^
e?vt bo?f fvnd drank champagne, and "
thoso who could not got* crust <^f brefti! to 1
eat. IIo propofcarf tba-t those who had' tl*e
ro;iot beuf l4>oul\V with tjhe latter. "
After n good dertl inoro of ibis kind of "
talk*?the crowd all tlio \fhito JlwreaiM ng-? "
it was finally resolved to drny? up * fwtl- j *
lion u> uu> .uominoii uoimoil, praying ihivt
the wqrkrwen ot>< of cm-ploy mny l-o gij>oi? n
work or. the Contral l';nl< ; nlso, that tl?0 ,,
MnyWr'n ritifflfiwiidaitoil for tbo pvmihswo y
of 5?0,00(J'lmrroU of fkuir bu favorably no- P
,tinl itpoti.^'** " " ' } F "
A .onvmitt?e to ivrenare this notition .1
wannppoiitled, nnd (lie opting-thoii quiet- i "
.ly (li^jwracd-, to nuc't nsjain on >V?/19w?MIay I
* evening, (t? gn toMlva l?i)?fd of AMeriUfp fo !.*?
a Body to nresont it. Th/m^h1 ihH i\ filue ! >
1 frf'tuo " lUtL" at lliU inciting wa? " 'ou,f|[ o
r ' ' "
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ml fury, signifying nothing," still thes
loelings of hungry men thus curly in th
inter foreshadow serious trouble..,
The Roman Gladiators.
Originally, gladiatorial combats tool
lace over tho gravy of deceased persons, a
was supposed that the ghosts'of the dea<
ere rendered propitious by the effusion o
unian blood. Hut afterward, as this cus
>m became popular, it was not routined t'<
morals, but was practised oil almost over
soasiou. At first, captives, criminals am
avos wore trained up as gladiators, but ii
m time of Nero, llomon Knights and Sen
tors of tho highest Vcspectability, enlistci
uuAig tho gladiators. Finally the lium
or of gladiators increased to such a degrc
liat they took up arms, ;uid, headed b
partacus, one of their number, defoatci
11F I. <1
uviuxi. uiujivn, it nun uiey ura
imo upon the arena, after marching rouiu
itli great pump, they were divided int<
;?ira and nt first fought with wooden file
uly, called onim lusoria. After this, i
cudlv contest with swords and dagger
unnioncod." This fight wan generally lonj
ltd bloody, as they were hound by oath t<
ive and reccivc 110 quarter without th
el-mission of tho spectnton?. This per
ussion was signified by clenching the fin
ers of both hands between each other am
oldintr the thumbs itnrio-hfc olnsn trMmt).
X O
r. Tli is was oallotl poll icon premiere..?
f, however, the thumbs were bent back, i
r:ts a sign for the victor to pxit his antagc
ist to death. This last was called polh
"m vertcrc. The combats were somekime
ifferent, either in weapons or dress, wheuc
ie gladiators were divided into differcn
lasses. The accatoren wore armed witl
word and buckler. Tho thre.cn* poSBOssei
falchion and small round shield. Th
al/i, or (Sauls, were distinguished by thei
lallie dress. On the top of their holme
hey wore the figure of a fish, embossed.?
'lie hopbnnavhi wore completely armo
foiu head to foot. The saimiitea tough
ith a kind of triangular shield. Tho r.xdarii
fought from a chariot. The anda
at<f Contended on horsehaek, with a hoi
let to defend their face ami i>vm Tl?
icrnh'anit engaged in thoafternoon. Th
osf uhittii and the Ji*c<tlcs wero generally
mintained by the enjperors. The ditnu
h'cri fought wjth two swords in thei
nnds. These cruel exhibitions lasted nea
00 years bet'oro they were abolished b
lonatnntine the Great. They were, how
ver, revived after the death of this mov
rch ; but finally wero clTectually stopjie
iy llortensius.
A Litti.k Faiu.e foii Litti.r Minds.here
is u lo'ig, dull, hard season ahead, an*
very dollar that the poor now possess wil
n worth two, by-and-by, if they should kcc;
so long. Everything that you do not absc
itoly need in those times is dear at any price
ml touching thiswehavoa fable to relate:
Once upon a time, a young fctnalo squirre
cut to housekeeping in a hole in the crotel
f the big elm tree which fends off from on
welling the assaults of the sun during th
iiiiuur BuiBiico. it was late in tiic lull u
10 year, and winter was close at hand, ati<
hard and long winter the oldor and mar
sperionced squirrels knew it was going t
p.. They raked and scraped together all th
uts they could get and stowed tlieiu away i
loir respectivvionements for future uso ; on
till thoy thoi ght thoy had not cuoirghy ft]
ioj foresaw short comings in the-spring.onio
of the more crafty, who had a stock c
loiviium ^uitiuuuitsu ti uciicncy oy tno squn
jl race) anil a few kernels of corn which the_
ad imported from our barn, without payinj
>r it, offered them for ssile to their Tessa con
derate hrothren in cxehango for buttomutu
alnuts and acorns; but as more corn eoul<
e obtained only at tho expense of being sho
y the farmer's boy, who was fond of squir
lis too (pquirrcl-stew?) and the hazel-bush
? were bare, these luxuries ought to coin
land, they said, high prices. However, a
10 times w?rn hi?rd " tlmv wml/i ?
ancrilieo," say ono beautiful luudonut for i
U7.0U common acorns, two charming kernel
f corn for four ordinary walnuts, ami othc
lings at the same low rat oh.. Tho' youii]
juirrol who had just gone to- housekeeping
?th a tolerable gooi' supply of the conimpi
oeessaries of life, thought sho had novo
card of "bargains" so toinpting boforc. Mid
otwitbstrnnding. thuit her agod mothei be
tight hor to save hor provisions for futur<
ood, sho exchanged half of her winter's sup
ly for a handful of tho superfluities. 8li<
ml oiunish, nh? tl'jj'.iglit, of avotytlHttg now
iid pri<leu herself vastly upon licr smart tm
inn;! I,on<* heforft sprinc. however. ftll Iufi
rovisions wevo cono, iuul when tho j;rAm
as green again she was thunkful to nibbjc
to save herself from starvation.
Gun. Wai.kkh and Nioauagu-'.?A dis
^,..1. < tif J.I.!? - -- - *' 1
iilcii Hum v? aemogiou imorms iv.i thai
^en. Walker h:w written iv tatter to t)k
ecretnry of Stato, in whicS ho says that st
ir hi any violation on his part of tho acW
f Congress is concerned, ho denies tlu
hnrge with scorn and indignation, and wll
ot so far forget his duties as an ofthrer o
licniflgun as toviohvto tho taws of the t/ni
id States white enjoying hospitality willt
1 ii? limilR. lie also added thai as tin
niitary orgjvnizntlon i? abandoned,**t?ort
500 nvon from various Southern Stale
ave enrolled n* emigrants to &io&frtgua.
fifiimrius, $cnn?^ov. terrible to
nnlt> tfcoucro'T at Drowneville, on tlvo lUein
his and Oliift lJ.riilrnnil r?iv nl?fVn \T fftftf
lores niul dwejliu^H w.-ro drnnhcu, put
Dof? of tlio Baptist ChweHaml U?wl'(jnxi(i
bfowij off. lM?ero ifc gro;?t ilaiilngi
one to properly, hvlt no livoslost,
Scrnk.? A tall'ladvler ngfnimt a Ivoun?. j
ijjgjcr ut lb? lop, nn<f a In>g scratching bii
hie ftif-.iimt it at iho bottom?r" 6 Vay
VMf ti'oui (juir f*Voft'r? uiukiu' ttVofiwfJ
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o Drinking Among Yousg Men.
o Indiscriminate drinking among young .
men eventually makes its mark upon ilio
population of our cities. Wo can seo it hotrnving
itself in the rising generation. Itia
^ impossible for any man to drink even puro
s liquor six or seven times a day without suf
* lerwg severely in consul uuon. And wiieii
' lie transmits litis impaired constitution to
" liis rod, who in turn impairs it furl her, by
J the same course, it requires littto foresight
V to seo that wo are preparing a population
' for our cities that will not, ii> physical
1 j frame, be much bottor than the wretched
" Aztecs. This love of drink and bar roon??
I is every day increasing. Every day see*
*- ficsh saloons starling up in our midst. Eve0
ry day pees our youth bocoming more and
V more llio victims of this habit, for wo real'
Jy think it hi pro a habit, than perversion.
1 It is no lovo for joviality that tempts them,
I except in a few eases. It is not tho hot
> exuibcranco of youth. It is not the cvan
s eseenl impulse of the gay young fellow whe
1 is sowing nia "wild oats." It is, as 1ms
b been said, a cold, deliberate, confirmed habt
it. No atmosphere ot recklessness or joiity
> surrounds tlio drinking groups, cxeept ore
f occasions, and no penis of merriment atonor
'* for ihe act, by proving that it is at least
- unusual. A grim and mclancbolly air per1
J. - ? rVU- J
uiuvo vnvii v/v/nii hjii?iii v^*J. j.iiu ill iii k!) 1ih3
- poured out, the glasses raised and touched
with a loathsoino air of otrett>m, and each
t man swallows his portion with the samo
>- impassive countenance ho would wear if ho
- wero drii)king a glass of plni 11 water. All
s tho concomitants that partially redeemed
i' or oxensedf are wanting in this sad and fort
mal CCrODTOllT. Tho nutnrn ilrfnlr 1>a.
i cause tbey lovo it, awl want to bo merry but
il because they baVo been accustomed to it
c ever sitjco ibey wore boys, aiu\ tbat it baa
r now become a babit, wlioh is more import
rious than if it were a passion1.? Citi/'Kx
chugts.
t Supporting a Faper.
.. Many persons entirely overlook what m
tlio real success of a pnpor in tlieir initial,
|. All papers of a local character cannot dec
pond, to a very great extent, on subscrip(?
tions to defray exponses. And therefore
y patronago must conw from some oilier
nuuiuu. ii v>u wcnj uiiiiut.! un io'hiiy in wnao
r manner a community should encourage a
r paper, it' th?y wished it spirited, wo should
y give tho following '
1. Advertise liberally, and par tho printor's
price, without trying to Jew him down;
j for ho is as capnblo of knowing tho worth
of his labor as is the incrchaut of a yard of
cloth,
? O riil'A nil I llA ^aK ?1*A?tr **A?t
_ . v?n w huh iiii i ny juu .>) vij\ y\j< i uu|i.
'] 3. Encourage your frionda to patronizor
tho paper.
4. Encourage those who labor both day
and night for your benefit, and who areever
on tho alert to-defend' your interests.
1 5. Catminte what an outlny of time, talent
and money, and what a sacrifice of tho
r enjoyments of lifo an editor has to make, if
P ne maimauin a vaiuauie paper.
1 C. f-Semember tl? worth of a good pac
P?f.
o 7. Endeavor to have one in your midst.n
A SrnAsr.i; Sronv.-Tho Newport, (Fin.)'
(I Times, of the 1-Uh inst., has the following
<r sinrrnlar stoi v :
friend' informs us of the following oc''
cuironce which is reported to- bnve taken
'* placo recently at Attapnlgus, Gn, A genI1,
lleman who had received a .considerable
? sum of money, was compelled to go from
i, home, lending his wife alone in tho house-1
situated some distance from any other dwel^
t ling. Towards e von luff two negroes outer
" ed ihe house, nod demanded of iho lady (ho
nvonoy, or they tfould take her life, lacing
~ a woman of great coolncss, sho snw at once
t that il would bo useless to-attempt to evade
n the demand, so sho produced the money
? * 4 I _ .1 TOI .1 "
.1 ouii it, n> menu jiiu ut-grocH men ror
riinrlwd" as suppev waR nearly ready, tliov
5 Would stay and ont with her. She loKl
' them to bo seated until she got St ready.?>
The woman Jiad a vial of strychnine in her'
cup-board. Suppor being ready, tho \vo1
man, in Bweetning thoir coftoe, managed to*
s put a dose of poison in cnch of tho negroes
cups. The neighbors were called in. and1
5 the negroes discovered to be white men in
disguises-near neighbors and friends of licr
" luisbnnd, who hnd known of his receiving
J* U* ' A.
^ W)Q IBOIK5J-' Hifii iiif* inwwvo# 7,
A tc&cbcrof'oiitf of tho ^tfnd'ny-RchoolH
w/?? loctuving n chtsfl of little girls on the'
' inflr.ortec of pious instruction in tshofonna1
fcion of youthful ohnrncfor'. "Ah1, Miss
' 'Caroline," said ho, to one of tliocfus*', "what
\ .do you think you would' linvo been without.
" "your good' fntlicr nnd pious mother?" "f
' suppose, Kir," answered Miss Caroline, "I
' should have been ?h nnduiiv.."
A Qi'Afi KiYKfis, jealous of ftc.t Jui&Vmnif,
- Vutclicd )?i# nurvemeuts, nnd one moriiing'
s aoturdiy discovered the truant kissing and;
t hrt'gghig the servant girl. )irondb>:i?> *?( t
? no^ long in discovering *l?e fneo ot hin wif?v
ns hIip peefted Mitosfrh the hnff-own door.
and rixlhg wi<ih nlT the coMucjx of n goner-\
r fj', h? tha* jwWre.s?e(l Her: "Xiofsy, the.o
hud bolter qnit poe^ing, er else thee will
cntlsda disturbance in the family."
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8 <* Amkj.ya, for thee?ye?, ?t thy routa
mfliid, I'd plfteV the stars from the hruia
mfcnt?IM phtfk the fmn, that oriental god
t ,rjf flny that. the \A\xc arch of hoav,
on in Hiioh ninjfptio pplondor -I'd toffr.jMm
from the f?l?y as)d --.'' " l>onT-; IJfnV^ '
* J|f> would be h> very dlnrtc 'J*
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