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A l? IJJ W Lb Lb I#1 Ik? HU LTJ U i JU a 'TO THINK OWN SELF BE TItUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THE NlOIlT THE DAV. TUOO CAN'ST NOT Til FN* 1JF FALSE TO ANY MAN." BY ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1858. V0L* x- x0- 71 ' 1 l'?.ll? ? _ mjL&ofm iroEYwv, Tho Mother's Dream. MY Ml*8 A. 8. O. 'TvtftJ! night; a hush like Mint of (tenth lny on The world, untl btillcl tlib wild, tumultuous 'I'ttrobbingH of its mighty hotill. On a low couch, Wtlhltt * dimly lighted upper cliuinl)cr, An infant hoy tossed nttd moaned restlessly In Covered sleep. The cool night wind, laden >Yitb perfumes from the gftrden, stole through the Open casement 1? kins his check, niitl linger lnsofl dalliance Willi the golden curls, jjut tjnxtglit tin cooling lbr the fever rnging In hta voins. Hcside Il.o litllo lied, with clasped Hands, mill Tuck nil pnlo with agony, tlio Mother kr.olt, mill prtiycd with earnest voice and Quivering "Goil spur? my child?" The night Waned tilowly, bells tolled the hour of twelve, Happier mothers slept in pcn.ee with their Pear jewels near, hut tttillvho knelt, mid still ller hireling heart sent up that anguished pray cr, 41 God spare my child!" lliil now, the angel sleep, Softthonched her with liis magic wand, and ?hc too Klopt, and dreamed, andlo! the Heavens were ope'd. She beheld the glory, and heard the deep, (.irand harnionv that angels make f?Al'. ! - <l?'? ??-* - - - - ?'i;ivic.iiiu IIInine. j-.llll-linccu HUC StOO't Wltllont (lie white walled City, Mid gated, nwo-8truck, through tho wide open date, trhon lo! upon ita threshold bright appeared % Her child. Beautiful! Oh, most beautiful! ( lad in hia infant purity, ns in A garment, and crwwncd with radiant glory, looking back, lie euiilcdupon her, uud beckoned With his baby hand, and then, as 'twere, n While cloud caino between, and wraptliim from Iter gazo. Fair-broke t ho morn; that mother woke and looked Upon her sleeping babo ! Sleeping ? Alt! yes, In Jesus! One golden ray of light streamed Through the muslin curtain renting like _A lialo, on the fair, placed brow, while tho Vale, cold lips still wore the angelic smile The spirit loft at parting. Hut the mother's Heart was comforted; for well she knew licr rwn'ii, journeying by a different path, llmt met licr infant's at the gate of Heaven. Correspondence of the Kcdiccc Courier. A Short Tour. Friend Ttiompton : Thinking that a synopsis of my observations during u i ecu lit tour *1 ?? iiiuugn n portion 01 I'lCKOns, Anderson, Orocnvillo and Laurens diftriets would bo of interest to some of your patrons, 1 therefore send you the following: We loft Walhnlla on the 17th instant, in ompany with three very pleasant companions. But, notwithstanding tho sociability nftlinnnW., ...? 1 J..:? * ' - >iu iuuiiu iiiu urivu iruiu >> aihallu to Pendleton rather dull and monotonous. The work at Seneca river is progressing "slow but sure," wo presume.? The grading seems to progress faster than ihc rock work. The "spirit of improvement'' seems to have the useendaney at Old Pendleton, and wo think that this appellation should bo dropped now, and hereafter ii do cuiou j*ew 1,'Ctiuicton. IVor nearly everything has either boon rnudo anew, or painted over mo it looks new?and that is the same to us Pit ken * folks, you know.? There has been quite a tidy looking little dej?ot built since I Inst visited there, but I think it is lather too small for u village depot oil the Bluo Uidge Railroad, and it reminds me more of a Chinaman's hat L oni'c saw than itdocsof a denot. But it is nuifn < # i ; mi addition to the place, its novelty gives it beauty, nud depots arc not generally vory pretty buildings anywhere, Our ears wore u.iluted as wo passed through, by "forward nnd back," ''first couple erosa over," etc., j %ete., proceeding from tho second story of | one of tho Hotels, and we were informed j that there wus a dancing school with more than uoventy scholars. Tho crops on tho rt a?l from Pendleton to WUIiamston oro generally good. Hut, in tho neighborhood of Orrvillc, they have been spared the troublo of "pulling" thev? fodder, nn a heavy hailstorm bus stripped every stalk. After a drive of son 43 or .ia ..a.. 1--.1 ? ? - " * HI 1IIUUD, \T<: imi'jnuu UK! oiirUU'gl OI 1110 tfouth?Williamatou?and wo wore *urprised to noto bo many improvement* in every portion of this thriving liltlo village. The ''Mammoth lI?tol" rttfaos its lo'ty pillar# high up in tho nir before you, an you come in the place, and hard by is the "Quit* tral Hou^o," a very neat and convenient buildiuer. and "'mine bout" in niiitnnnlM?r mid accommodating gontletnau, and ono who deserves a lil>oral patronage. The "Mammoth House" is said to front 200 Ajot three woya, but this wo think is crroncou8. There aro somo 200 rooniH on tlie promises, The sleeping rooms, parlors, vwu., nru genornuv well furnished, with t!"> oxceptiou of oouiba anil brushes?tlieuo wo coulu not K*!t. Hut tltcy have n "striped ytla" iu tho honso, ami that will aocount for it. I'1 o "Mammoth llou?o" i? kept by Col. 1'. A. HoKK,wfea i? quite a gentleman in more respoct# tliftn one. It U quito a i lively time at Williaruuton now, ami you ! can SCO about a? mnny butterflies nt one f;lunoo there, as nny pluce I hntQ.evor vl?tcd, ond c/i.ioliuo enough to incorporate the town. I am no hand in mathematics, nnd throo tin?C8 tho diameter of any given eurolc b aot any nearer the eirouyjforeaco If'** ? of it. Tho |>luco In not destituto of coxcombs cither ; tliey ore :ib numerous nstho butterttiof. Wo wore iuforwcd that the schools at Williamson are generally very good. Mr. 11. (). IIkKRICK. t.lm nrinnhvil ??f llm KV 1 ~-l"" /,,v male Academy is a gentleman of high moral worth and an able scholar and n strict hut pleasant teacher. IIis assistants are also high-toned and educated ladies, and we are glad to learn that his pupils are ineroasing rapidly. Mr. J. M. WAI.IvKR'b school is also doing well. We have soiuc iii-iiuiiiiiumcc Willi oir. mui know lnin to be both n gentleman and an excellent teachcr. lie has a very good and efficient assistant, Mr. IIinton, ot' Ala., and we will soy that they are worthy of the public patronage. There is quite an interesting meeting going on in the Baptist Church, which lias boon iii progress fqr 80111Q week or more, and is iikely to continue for soino time to come. Messrs. 0\vkns and Smykus will please accept our thanks for Mioir kind attention shown to us during our stay at their village, and we would be glad to return the compliment at any time they sec lit to visit i 1 'l' i '1 I.H.IMUIU ??IIVt AUIiUUI Allll. The road from Williiunston to W ilson's Bridge is one of the worst roads 1 ever traveled over. Have they got any Commissioners of public roads in Andcrsou district? llavo they nil been down sick and could not go out and see how the roads were? Or don't they know a good road from n bad one ? They have a new way of working roads in the unner nart of An dcrson. They do it by cutting large oak brush and scattering it along in the washes. But you say, "Arc tlioy not in the way?" "Oh, no; when they are too thick you can drive out in the woods." "Well, don't tlioy cover thoin up with dirt?" "Oh, pshaw ! 110. That would be work, and more than that, it would make the road muddy the next time it rained." We had intended finishing our observations in this j iiiuuiu, UlU WO 1111(1 II Will UC too lODJJ.? Therefore we shall take another ti 10 to conclude it. ?o for tlio present, am per*<iin/. "Caft. Chaw/' The Birth Place of Gen Jackson. The Virginians having claimed the nativitv nf Hun .r-i/.lruin* #li.? i'1.n? ~- vv... VHV?WVM) vuu V/IIUIIUOVUU V.UU! ncr calls on the Lancaster Ledger for inforinatiou, and the Ledger thus responds : That (Jen. Jacks.>n was a native of this District, is a fact so well known here from the time of his birth, down to the present time ; that when we saw the anounccmcnt that lie was claimed to have been born in Virginia, we thought it nnwnrtliv ?>f a notice. The claim here, sounds supremely absurd. The family of Clen. Jackson, before his name was known to fame, and consequently history gives us no complete record of it. Those persons who were coeval with Jackson here have pursed away ; : nd therefore it is impossible to bring living witnesses upon the stand to establish his v~? :? >? * - jmibu. j ? u i.i uuu-jcuier possiDic in this instance to establish beyond a doubt that Gen. Jackson was horn in the Waxhaws. We will here remark that in the statement put forth by those good old people of Virginia, upon which Col. Davenport predicates his claim, establishes the fact that an " Andrew Jackson" was born ii. i Oi.. * % .... I 111 wiiu nunc, nnu romovcu with the intention of coming to tliiH District. Hut it does not follow that, that Andrew .Jackson was the warrior and statesman of history. The family of Jackson was Scotch and emigrated, at an early period, to the North of Ireland. Andrew Jackson, the father of Gen. Jackson, with his sons lluch and Hubert left Ireland and landed in Charleston in 1705, and removed to tho Wuxhaws >1....... I- *' ! !?! ./' ? .1 I voui? ?.v itni'ii;. ivuoerc v;rawiora I with ot'iuix of tho Crawford futility mine ovov with liim and likewise settled in the Waxhuwd. Andrew Juekoon died shortly after his arrival in this country, and just before the birth of his son Andrew. The latter was born on the 10th day of March, 1707. The Jacksons were in rather indi<.C'it cireumstanocM; but Mnj. Crawford was u wealthy tnnn, was by the mnrriago of one of his brothers with the sister of Andrew Jackson's (Sr.) wife's sister, somewhat u family connexion and was the firm and undeviating friend of the Jacksons. From tho best information wo can gather, the mother of (Jen. Jackson, had left the place where her hushnnd firal ??*! ..n t!io time of the birth of her.'son Andrew, living on n placo, belonging to Maj. Crawford and very neur to Iim plncc of residence.? Inn very short time after that event?the birth of Andrew?Maj. Crawford took her to his own house ; end it was her homo until herdoath. Maj. Crawford took good enre of his protriro ! mid iViin rptviifl hu u fll'ol " r ~ , "J " MUWIW" that uicd only when tho old hero himself conecd to exist. Tho descendants of M?j. Crawford nro numerous, nnd the tradition of fchfl family, ns to the birth plaeo of Jackfcon, is ns we have above stated. Thero aro numerous relations of Oon. Jnokson, now living in this District?some of them second oousins? aw! the tradition nmong thorn Is that Oen. Jackson was born in the Wnxhnws. This tradition is not vague and uncertain : it is rMmitivo.dirt'.ot! nmt is founded upon information handed down from parcntu to their children. There are men and women, now here, and many of them, who havo conversed with persons of undoubted voracity, who were present a> \ the birth of (Sou. Jackson. Some of thpe who were present were near relatives, anil | pave some years ago their testimony to |lio fact that their distinguished kinsman frns born in the Waxhaws. All the uboVCT, wh be verified, if necessary, by men and tro men among us, of umpu^tioned cliaiaetfra. This is sufficient, wo think, to rcbutJhe oliiim of Col Davenport; but thero is ftivtlier testimony. Wo refer our friendtrof the Courier to the several lives of .Jackson; particularly to that by Kendal. We believe it was never completed, but several numbers were published; and we doubt (lot. but the Senior Editor of the Courier. Iv.ih them. Tliis wnrlf w w K? < Jm? - . "? ? ?.j "*? Jackson himself?is in fact an autobiography?and is authentic. I n it will bo found ! a statement of the birth of Jackson, substantially the same r.s the above. Also, a map of the Waxhaw settlement, on which i is marked " Jackson's birth placo" accompanies the first number. j l>ut the testimony rests not here. Many years ago, it was mooted whether (Ion. *1 I t jai'KKOii was oorn in tinsstate, or just over the line in North Carolina. (*ol. Janiei II. Withcrspoon, then a prominent citi/.On of this District, and intiinate friend of jWki son's addressed to him a letter of enquiry I ns to his birth place. The reply of (Jon. ' Jackson was full and particular, lie states that ho was born \n tlio Waxhawa in ; South Caroliua, on a place belonging to i Mai. (Jrawfiird. Tliiu !? ? - .. ...w ?> nun IU vnvj hands of Jnnies. II. Witherspoon, l-^jt-t son of the Into Col. Jium'3 II WithorspQUP, to i whom it was addressed. Unfoi'tiittficly, Mr. Witherspoon ison aHuiumer toitramong ! the highlands ; and we are consequently | deprived of the pleasure of laying it before lour renders. Air. Witherspoon will bo i back in a few weeks, and then, if desired 1 by the Courier we will procure and ttfnd a j WRY- -I it is, we think, well established, if tlen. j Jackson is to be believed, that he waujborn ; in the Wnxhnws. A man ought to'&now I where he was born. Doubtless, I ion. JtiokI son was time and ngniti informed by his I mother nml friend Mnj. Crawford, where , he was born and the exact spot was point| ed out to him. He was well nigh grown , before ho left tho Wax haws, and must j have been well informed of its locality. In conclusion we will mention, that Mar 1 tin 1\ Crawford, Es<|., tho grandson of j Maj, Robert Crawford i.s now the owner of i an old negro woman, who was a playmate of Jackson's in early childhood. Philis is upwards of ninety years old, and can point | out the cxauct spot on which stood tho house in which Gen. Jackson was born. Green Pepper in a Pickt.e.?Mr. Green Pepper wi'.s indicted nt Walton (Ga) Court last week for wrongfully and fraudulently, with force ofr.rms, taking away ki? grandmother's bee gum, contrary to the! j laws oT ueorgia and the good older, peace and dignity thereof. Also for throwing i sundry fence mils, brick-bats and chunks at the house of his grandmother. l!e was aided in this chivalrous undertaking by Anderson Pepper, John Pepper, and .James Pepper, (irecn Pepper was the only pod in this patch who made his appearance when the ease was sounded. He was certainly an interesting youth. Mr. Pepper was oblivious; so much so that he could . n .1 * ? ' - - ? icii notmug aoout ins ease. I Lis tlonorac-1 cordingly ordered tlio slicrifF to put Green j Pepper 111 the "jug" to pickle. Some of our Walton friends informed us that the Peppers were residents of Gwinnett county; but on the other hand our Gwinnett friends insisted that they lived in Walton. 80 we fear the soil upon which these Peppers vegetate will forever remain 11 mystery.?Southern Banner. P v ?/.m.1 cj. ^,...111.1 ? i uu oi u iihiiu .American, referring to Dr. Jack son's claim as the inventor of the magnetic telegraph, says : " It strikes us as very singular that in the midst of nil the testimony that has been eliminated to prove that Professor Morse was not the original inventor of tho electric telegraph, that so important a witness as Dr. Jackson phould havo been left alone. It is equally singular tljjit Dr. Jackson himself should have so lone concealed his iimt u # # J 1 claims, if he over had any, to this important discovery. Where arc all tho passengers who saw these deck experiments ?? Surely there is something strange about the cuso, and we should advise Dr. Jackson to keep watch of his zealous friend who thus lays claim in his faw r to this great discovery. It wiii be as difficult now to convince the American people that Professor Morse's claims to tho electrio telegraph are not valid, as it '8 to make them believe that General Washington played "second fiddle" In Vlnvntiflnr r.c? *1 ??|>KVI KKIIMItUll, lip I>I1U Mill Ul U1U ' latter endeavors to prove." . How Tuuk.?Kvery day we live, nays J nn exchange, we are more than ever convinced tlmt nine-tenths of tlio misfortunes which attend humanity aro self-inflicted.? People jump off railroad cars while in motion ; go bathing in deep wator when they ennnot Hwim ; imbiho spirituous Honors ?nd meet with accidents j oxpope tlieic win , iD^imucrH oi pruuciice, an<l suiter all , manner of most ovll oonscquenceB, which: a lit tic forethought would in most eases i hi?ve averted. People know very well that a violation of tho common law involve# a ' penalty, and yet utterly ignoro tho fact that nature is still more inexorable than the legislature, and visits with corresponding punishment every trun.Hgrct.vion of her laws*. Ml" I I > II. From tlic Orftngi'l'UVR Southron. Letter from Col- Keitt. (.! u;nn Sruiscis?, A up;. 1 T>, 1858. My Jjcor Sir: I have rocolvcd your note, in which you ask ntt expression of mv opinion as to the lino of policy we should . pursue )n iue present i>t;.to ot Inderal affaire. The application seems to bo made in consequence of some reports of my re- j murks made at a public meeting nt Williaiuston on the .r>th inst. The reports, t'> which you refer, have not reached mc,and therefore, I cannot say to what extent they corrcctly represent, or fall short of ropre- 1 : Minting my vicwf*. Your object will beat- ! 1 turned, however, by an answer tci your application. 1st. There is no practical issues before, us, upon whieh the people of the State should divide. Tho issues upon which wo wore divided a few years a^o, are dead; I and it is well that the dead should be dead. ; Recently, only such practical i.-surs have | been evolved as kept us united, division ; now or.n only spring out of unwise or hasty j counsels; and division among ourselves, is ! too mischievous, for vis to sanc tion or on- . courage tucli counsels. The future is com- j ing upon us with swift stiid s; it is big with events, and the past warns us, that union at home i < necessary to our safety.? I We can do little, if anything, to hasten , coining issues ; we can do something to re- j I nn vi iiv iu, imu miii'ii iu ci ippie our own eiforts. Let us t lion, not nutkcsnudl issues, i J or divide upon such ; but stand united to meet the real ones, now swiitly approach- ] j 'ii^i us. ; 2d. I think Mr. ltuclinuau'g Adminis- | 1 tration should receive tlie cordial support | j of the. South. Since his repudiation of I-Gov. Walker, of Kansas, 1 know no act of j his Kitnsiun policy which the South need j to ('onrli'iuii. In oiinwirfiiiic \T > i!n.. i , - ; - / - ti i- ' j an .s administration, i had no pride of opiu| ion to preserve, for twelve months ago I de| liouuecd it, because of Walker's act in Kan sas, iind up to the beginning of tlie lu.-1 session of Congress, J expected to oppose it. I'pon niv arrival in Washington, however, i found Walker condemned, and t he Ad- i IlliltlctVilfinli 4)... ill...: 1 1 ouviuvivii iihj lights of the South. I then pjuvo it a cllcerl'u! und earnest support, ami shall continue ; to do so, as long as it continues faithf ul to ( the Constitution, and of its fidelity 1 shall entertain no doubt in advance. 1 do not approve every ret of Mr. Duehanan's Admniistratiou j 1 do not suppose any one could be expectcd to approve every act ot any Administration conducted under any auspices. 1 judge it by tho general Hdojio and aitn?pf its poliey'and acts, and not by exceptions; and thus judging it, 1 hold j ! that in the main, it has been wise, prudent | and impartial. 8d. 1 believe we should co-operate with j the Democratic party. That party, in my . judgment, is now sounder than it lias been I tor VOJlVfl Till* nnurl'i-<J nf ?.V< i?fo t V* ? I J UiV.U.in, WH V.UII1plication unci catastrophe of opposing organizations, the tbrmsition of now parties, an eager ami desperate struggle upon slavery, which lias covered a loug tract of time, and embraced almost every phase of the question, have put it in a position somewhat more defiant, agatnst fanaticism, than the one it has hitherto occupied, In thestrug.1 .. 1111 ? jjiu, matters nave ue.en cut Uown or Have deserted, whole regiments have lied from the field, and even States) have suddenly wheeled into the ranks of the enemy ; but tho.se are compacting the South together, i I and giving her a preponderating weight in ; I the party. For the last few years she has | been shaping the issues upon which theinj o*\cst of the country has been held, and she promises now to shape them more definitely than ever. Through those issues, the party at the North has been expurgated to a considerable extent, and, therefore, I believe it to bo sounder now, than it lias been ; for years. it? opponent is the lHaek lie-1 publican party; a base amalgam of hetero- : rrnnoAiu -..x l 1 ^VIM/UUO ViV.lliUlll.l ^ llll IMIJII lllll JliCU Cflillltion of needy adventurers tilld ignorant fanatics; n tainted conglomeration of isn.s tied together by an insane hatred of the ; South; in a word, it is an unholy alliance i between (Jreenacro and holy Willie, with a j sacrament of perjury, and a record of fraud, j This party wo must tight, and fight it in j company with those whose arms are raised I w.i 'i'!.,. i? i il . I ordinal ii. i iiu i'i imn i ill ic |>iiny ;ilMi i ik: ; States llights men of the South arc now fighting tl?o same enemy, and wliilo the battle is raging, nothing will be gained by retreating from the field. The policies of the Democratic and States Rights party now run together; let us act harmoniously; when a practical separation occurs, wo may cross swords; until then lot us co-operatc. It only remains now to say how far we should unite ourselves with the Democratic party. Tliis T shall not decide for othersit is for myself. I shall eo-oncratc with, not be merged in the organization ot' tho Democratic party. 1 shall continue to bo independent of its usages and obligations ; but shall give it all the support I can, when I concur in 1 (h policy. For ye?:rrf past, under tl'O counsels of our great loaders, tho Slate co operated with the Democratic party; but hold hertjelf aloof from n:-.y intimate or entangling affiliation with it. That polioy I would maintain. 1 would not come llllflot* lltAUA /***?^*?*^? A'.t/l I Ml/Ill (Miuvi HIWV/ TVini?cii/a- nmuininiu lUillpies, beneath which our enrlv sagos worshipped and did homage in the better days of our Republic. I would say then, let ns be nnitcd ; let us support Mr. lJuohanan'a Administration; lot tuj uooporuto with the Donioeratio n:ix?y a?rainst the Black Itcpubliciuis ; lot us meet ! issues as they arise; and, above all, lot! tlu'i'ti be 110 dimension in the Southern camp. 1 write iu haMe, nnd, therefore, have pretermitted the discussion of some points It 11 ! I'll Wfilllfl lltllwf ! itu ?,>* " M V\IIM Miu ut I'. V * j I am, very truly, yuu_m, liAWUKNC^^J. Ivr.lTT. A. (J. Sai.lky, liso. Kxtuaordinahy Sympathy.?Hero i-t something (says Milliugtous Medical Experience,) that will please tho ladies and t'^t'>!)i,sh tho inen. '1 ho sdiiL'tdar sVnuvi lilies that forewarn n future Union between tho sexes, have ?n some inskinei'K, bvn most surprising. Tlio following which C.uiic within my knowledge, is perhaps one of the most singular: M , a brother olltcer of mine, was a man of taciturn and retired habits, seldom fivc|uentod public places of amusement, and when there, felt, anything but gratification. One evening .. r.\ i i.. .*i.i i ii.u-r minuwi'vitr, i pruviiucu upon mill to go to a ball. Wo had not boon long in ; the room when, to my utter surpri.se, ho expressed great admiration of a young lady 1 who was dancing ami wliat still more nmn- ! zed us, he engaged her to dance. Such ' an act of apparent levity on his part, struck I us as a singularity, which might have been ' attributed to an unu.-ual indulgence at ta- i bio, luul not the. contrary boot) the case, for bo was remarkably abstemious. The dunce was scarcely over when he came to mo, an J told me, with a look of deep despondency, ; that his lovely partner was a married wo- j man. The tone of sadness in which bend- j dressed me was truly ludicrous. A few | minutes after he left the ball-room. The strangeness of his conduct led me to teathat his mind was not altogether in a bound state; but 1 was continued in my appro-I hension when lie told me the followinjrinuni- i nig, that ho was convinced ho should be' married to the object of his admiration, ! whoso husband wiik a young and healthy j clergyman in the neighborhood. Here matters rested, and wc both \ve"t abroad. Wo did not meet until three years after, ' when to my surprise, 1 found that his prediction had been verified. The lady's bus- I band liad died from a fall from his horse ! and the parties wore married. ]>ut what j rendered I his < . vi liinst.-uii-c kI ill mi wmm 1 is, that a simihr presentmcnt W;::; expenen- | c('tl by the yoxmg lady, who, on returning I from the hall, mentioned to her sistor, with much emotion, that she had danced with a stranger to whom she felt convinced that I she was destined to bo married. The con- j viction embittered every moment of her iife j as, despite her most strenuous endeavors, ! she could not dismiss the stranger from her constant thoughts, reluctantly yielding j to the hope ut seeing him again. ot m? ?? 1'i.ihti\(!.?In dishonest "affairs of the 1 heart," woman is generally the greatest (if! not the only) sufferer. The reason is plain ' ?woman's affections are moreaptto become j interested in such affairs than men's are.? i The men?favored beings ! can make love : when and where tliey please, without ever ! feeling one of its genuine yestrnings. With ! them vanity, curiosity, the spirit of ndveu- I ture, and passion, are the moving forces.? j They lind it pleasant" to flirt with .some j agreeable girl?they arc amused?they like | the entertainment of kind receptions, blush- I rs, loving looks, and words and smiles.? ! That is, they like all these things until tlie j novelty wears oft", or until they become "too busy" to spend any more time in pleasure, when they can pive it all up without a sigh; forgetting, in the exeiemeut. and whirl of J business, that tliey ever did or said a thing j to causoa woman to believe she was impor- i taut to their happiness. Hut few women can flirt long untouched of feeling. Towards the man she can per- | mit to hold her Itund, and sit beside her ' tolling confidential stories, gazing upon her , the while with tli?t expression which can he su well imagined, hut so feebly described, whose attentions and apparent devotion I she never repulses or discourages, woman cannot, ordinarily, long maintain indillVr- i once. Affection, in a woman's heart, is but I :i lin-lil s1rn'ni>r mill n ni? n u'liioi\m< I .. ..... ? " | may nrou.su it thore, when in u mail's heart j the thundering of ;i!i the guns of Sebasto- i pul might tail to liuike it start or stir. Why this is so might perhaps bo told, but here it needs no explanation. The fact is all that is necessary to show how foolish it is, and how dangerous to her own pence, i for n woman ever to flirt If men like tlio business, let them try it ! on e$ch other. It is not fair for ilint and j iron to enter the list against britt c crystal, , or against pure, soft gold?nor for the lion to wrestle with the dove. Thk FrkrDom of tiik I'iiess.?T tun one of those who have been much agisted and fiercely Attacked by the press.? Throughout niy lifo I have greatly employed tliiM engine. l>y placing my ideas publicly before the eyes of my country I first r?# f >'<i /-.foil t?n/I 1 ' the progress of my career I have ever hud the prcfrt for oily or opponent, and 1 have never hesitated to employ its weapon* or feared to expose myself to its blown. It is ; a power which 1 respect and recognize wil- ! HurI.v rather thnn eompulsorily, but with- J out illusion ]0f idolatry. Whatever may bo > the form of government, political life in n I Dll UIIU It \>MKUI ** I > U 11 ft MO Htitiufoction?I even ?:iy more?J should feel myself );?liaiuetl of finding myself opposed to mute anil fettered ndverxarioH.-? O'viiof. From tli<" IWnwell Sentinel. Mr. Kditor: .\< Komn ot' our fricmh would like to hoar fumctliiug of uiv visitt ? tlie Wist, I .nit down to comply with their wishes in as succinct a manner us possible. I left home on Monday night, the I2d instant. My ultimate destination was McNutt At Panola 1 ni'oourcd a hot*e. and unwed fi\ on my weary pilgrimage on hovsebiieli. After riding aboutfifteen or twvnty mile*, 1 reached Tallahatchie Swamp, and it was with the utmost diiViculty I could get along. Occasionally my hor?o, "Blaze," would h> up to iho K:idd!o-Hkirts in mad and water, anon I would liml myself eight or ten feet distant over his head, and nothing but hi.s (MI'S visible. Iliivinir imlio uliiml << v llie Mini sot. and Egyptian, that is to s:i\, Stygian darkness ensued. I could not hoc my hand before my facd. "Hanger before ?death behind.'' !n this awful dilenmn, I plaeed mvi'It* in the hands of an nil seeing Providunce, and endeavored to give niy thoughts a pious direction. 1 may Hiiy, with truth, I ,i? .. l .J i." .1 nosj:iuiin iiniMiini \Yll II I HO VOIlSCIOUSnCSS of a well-spjnt )ilc. Hunching a plnco where the mud and water was not mom t h;i11 two foot deep, I hitched " Hlazo" to u limb, took oft' inv s.tddle, and got upon a log ne:?r by, like Sinbud the Sailor, of old. 1 was afraid to let my lo<;s hang down, lest ;v crocodile might bo disposed to borrow one for brcnkfiist. So my situation was disa groeabie 111 llic extreme. The mosquitoes then conunonccd their nightly concert, in which they were zealously aided l>v the croaking of countless frogs?the hootings of numberless owls? the wild yells of distant panthers?the droning of gi .edy eaynien, and the occasional sharp sercam of the wild-cat. All tluvje, coinhined, produced t he most execrable mu sie u was ever lsiy mi.stortunc to listen to except once, wlxn 1 whs invoighd into an Italian Opera. Ik'aid.v* which iho terrors induced by the Mirrounding horrors of my situation, infinitely surpassed anything 1 had ever experienced before. 'Obfctupui, steteruntfjue conne. ct vox l'atieibus lucsit. About the witching hour of midnight I heard a trcmondon.* .souHie, and upon exanimation I found that a large crocodile or sonio utiic. Iiuge monster of tho deep (monst nt in, /I'li'iit/uui, informr, inf/cnx), h?d seized " J'l.izo" by the l ut ho !>uuii jv; ked loo<c, and with one kick si ut liim away. Again 1 resigned my lung and weary wateli. J lecasiotially " l?!a?.o'' would groan in spirit which received my hcr.rtfclt sympathy.-When the mosquitoes ceased their turmoil lora moment, exliaustccl nature would exsu-t (ho tribute of an occasional nod, which \vr? soon broken by the heavy plunge of a crocodile near me. Thu- passed my 1 ir>t ami last night, I trust, in Tallahatchie ?S\v:imj.. As s ion ?s it was light euouugh to distinguish a log from an alligator, 1 resumed my journey, until 1 readied the river. Th<> Charon was astonished to see u.e, and inquired wlieve 1 was from. 1 told him 1 was from the State of South Carolina, tin? Palmetto State, a State that had seceded oftencr, and romained out of the Tnum a shorter time, and had more candidates ;;t present for the United States Senate than any other State in the I'nion. lie then carried me over, and in a short time 1 readied the tjwn of MeNutt, so-called after i ? __ >1 XT uuvi r;nr .UfiMlll. McNutt is tin- o mnty s >at of Sunflower county, nml is built upon an ilevation ot* two or throe feet. It consists of a court house, a jail, a hotel anil a liverv .stable.? The court house is a log pen, ten by twelve ; so are the other buildings. Tills cigantio county numbers eighty-four voters, in a dry time. Its productions are water, crocodile.-., smkos (a!1 sorts), li/.ards, mo?t|uitoes, centipedes, tarantulas, gonrds, bulh.ejs, frogs and many other reptiles of a venomous and malignant nature. During the wet season the inhabitants go up to Panola in dugouts, and remain there until dry weather, it is isolated t'roin all mankind and the rest of the world, by lagoons, lakes, bayou*, marsh.os. boirs. tens, rivo.vs mid uivninvw <r. orally. There is n.ieonm.uaication between it ami any other place. It seems to have been designed by nature (is an f.syluni or placo of refuge tor the opprewed and afliietod of all nations, it stands hIoU j without a parallel in the history of tlio World. Such is McNutt. connty-.>e.it of Sunflower county, in the State of Misi>t8Mppi. Yours, fraternally, C. l'\ Ton in, P. M. : I w.ifl nii.l inw 1 .i?.. _ H,. V..V. vv.| t<?v? II.JT IIUII OIVJVI llj/ like pifi's bristles, iind the divil n word could 1 get out.?Pat's Tkassi.ation. Drcnr.\sed Co.Nf-uui'T^oN' or Ciiamiwcke. The Courie-* do Uhcims complains tlwt tlio consumption of chnnlpftgno vruio has of Into yonrs been on tlio decline: and in proof. it. stutcH, tlir.t whereas in 1800-7, 11.4-0,108 i >ttleu wore exported mid 2.4D8.818 sold in France, in 1S.">7~^, only 7,30^,;. 10 wore exported tnul 2,421.41-1 were sold in France.-In tlio {'.inner year tho total Tvnn 10.9.10,010 bottle, mid in (lie latter only y,7?"0.70 t. Si.\*m;i.\h I'r,o?At. Fkkak?A pftpev. in Wntertown, (.ViiMieetlwit, H'nten tlnvt a fullblown, beautiful. white rose, was f?t:i;d i?eontly growing spoiiuu ooii*U np?n tl.oeietn of a yellow dpitift tree, in tinvt tiiWU. The ( !(in(*iiVii 54*n ' rvuii.ft *? v - *- " * - new mvn>j'-iino, ui>m citos tho enso Of an unfile troo in that pli.m which, having burin* itn blossom* fullv, nnd formod incuiioiit apples, boro on tlie cxtiowi?y of ono of its bruucho* a lull blown whito roso. At least. il \vo<o llH t lmpo ni<<! leave, and disclinr(i<?d it* odnrj so, though ?p|?]cfnmriors might call it by another noun.*, iw ?tili " wgul-J putoM as -'wcor," '