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. - W**, ,;;. 'v-.^ "TO THINK OWN SKLF HE TltUU, AND IT MUST FOU.OW, AS Till'. NIGHT TDK DAY, THOU C'AN'ST NOT Til UN I) K FALSI* TO A*Y MAN." BY llOB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1H, 1858. ' VOL. X NO. 0. 8E1KOT6P PCKirnV. Bury Me in the MorningA l?tlSU WISH. Bury me in tlic morning, mother? Oh let mo hrtVC 1110 light nr..... i. v.i uuu oii^in u-.iy uii my grave, nioinrr. Fro you leave mo alone with (lie night: Alone in the night of tlie gr;?v\ mother? "1'is ii thought of terrible fvtir-? Ami atai'H will be shining here, So bury n?c in the morning, mother, And let me luivc the light Of one bright day on my jrrsiTc, mother, ISro I am alone with the night. Yon tell of the fctftviour'K love, mother? t feel it ill my heart? But. oli! from thi? ber.utiful world, mother, | 'Tib hard for tho young to jiart! Jtovovcr to part, when here, mother, Tito noul is fnin to For tho grave in deep and dark, mother, And llciivon Bcomtj fur away? Then bury ino in tho morning, mother, Ami let lite Inivo the light Of one bright duy on my grave, mother, Ere I am alouo with the night. Never uneltwsp my hand, mother, iiii it lulls uvva.y from lliine?, Let me hold the pledge ol'thy love, mother, Till I feel ilie love, divine. Tito lovo divine?oli! look mother, Above the beam* 1 nee? And there on iingol'M faee, mother, Is smiling down on me ! So bury mo in the morning, mother. When the siin-beunm tlood the sky? For death Is the gutc of lite, mother, And lends to light on high. MOSp?IULANV. Slit: Wouldn't bo Jealous. "No, by Jove!" cxchtiuied Ilarrv Vane, us he threw himself buck in his easy chair, | and gracefully removed a fragrant Havana I from his lips, for the purpose of exhaling n cloud of the perfumed smoke, "no, by Jove" lie repeated, "I wouldn't marry a jealous woman if she was the richest heiress in the world. 1 tell you, Walter, it wouldn't do ior my wtte to be jealous. 'J hi>* becoming i uternally constant to any one little bundle of Inco and dimity i.s an utter impossibility to a man of my constitution. I have a natural taste for variety, do you sen? and the most J want of a wife i.s to keep house for me, and take care of tilings, and give me a little leisure to make myself agreeable to womankind in general. "When nothing more agreeable turns up, why, of course, then ?hc can hnvo the privilege of entertaining me, which, with the consolation of knowing that her husband i.s the most accomnlishnd lnrlv.ldlliir ill (mvn tuill I it, bo ample compensation for nil services in my belialf. lint you sec, if she were any way jealous, she might not think so." "It would bo possible, I should think," Raid Walter Kvcrott, "that sho might be inclined to disagree with you. 1 should think any woman who loved you would naturally object to nich nn arrangement." ' Oh, pshaw, Everett!" exclaimed Harry, "that proves you to bo a noviee. Don't you know that love in a female heart is made up of just two elements?vanity and self-sacrifice. Just givo a woman a bus band she is proud of, and you? -or, that is, you might not be able to?but a man ofiny accomplishments can coax her into anything under the sun. Wait till 1 marry -I'll show you how to manage a wife. I'll.show you how to ui.'to all the freedom of a bachelor with all t.io privileges of u Benedict." Writ :r Diniled, and puffed away at his ! cigar <t? silence. Tin t *vo young men were clerks in a large mereai t. le establishment in the city. They neeiltli imnrlmniito ii? !>? >?? ? ' ? numv, Rjid were generally on very close and intiluato terms. Perhaps it may not be necessary to inform the reader that Harry was something of n coxcomb, though ho washy 110 tncajip. as immoral as might bo inferred from his own account of himself. This Walter knew, and he conhl, therefore, lisijii to his ocouriional strains of gasconade with f.lul lllnnwt unfmiilo tl.n.i-l. mwviKVJ, VllUUgH JIV.-I" fcctly nwiiro at the time that the hpcaiker entertained serious ideas of finally bestowing tho ineffable honor of his nuinennd protection upon a certain little cousin of his own, Miss Susie Stanton. That his conli' dencc went so far as to lead him to conceal from the fluid young lady tho sentiments so frequently expressed, we cannot vouch.? Tndeed, the writer rather h>.' the idea that the two fluently talked over in private this unfortunate failing of their mutual { mcntl, :mU studied frequoutly to devise nomo method of reducing the proportions of Hurry's organ of variety. Nothing, however, very effectual wan accomplished during the courtship, and in process ot time, Mr. Harry Vano entered tho state of matrimony under tho full con i-t- &...? i fiwxivii UIUV 1110 lUVIllg ousio jkkjsohhcu not ouo upark of jealousy, and that her overwoGtiing affection fofhini would lend her to uccont with unfeigned gratitudo nud joy, whnNjver attention it might plon.se him to bestow upon her, and topvoftervoa discreet Hilonce^Q regard to whatovor aho might see in hi* miigningH or incoming* that was peculiar ov invHteriouH. to do Su?ic juHtico, she wn? nrotnntiirnl Jy of iv jealous disposition; but bcsldw her iUliatO amiability to that respect, sho had a Jittlo bit of that'shy, womanly pride, whioh Knado hev resolve that niio wouldn't lie jealous. No, indeed, sho would never be pointed nt as ( jealous wife, neither sl^ild iM?\ Harry V a no havo tho pleasure of insinuating that So managed his wife, that sho was ?iuly instructed and trained at home to look ? eunvciifont iu tho other direotion, whenever ho chooses to open the invincible battery of his fascination* upon any innocent and unsuspecting young female. NT<>, no, the little lady was too acute tor that. It therefore happened, that whenever at ball or party, Mr. llarry Vane made liini8olf particularly agreeable to any lady, Mrs. llarry Vane also cultivated tho same individual. If Mr. Ilnrrv Vmu> nnlu iliinno'l - ^ J v. | with the young lady, or escorted hot* out to supper, Mrs. llarry Vane contented herself with the most amiable inquiries after the said young lady's health, and gracious hopes that the family at home were quite well. If Mr. Vane danced twice or thrioo with the young lady, Mrs. Vane straightway invited her to e.dl, and intimated that sSc. VPi'U tnnn #y!vn ' wi. iv**- nvinvii tin; picim* mo of \ biting the young lady ; and if mat, tors wont still further, and Mr. llarry Vjme indulged in n little trtc <i trfr, or a flirtation, Mrs. Harry Vane immediately fixed a dayami asked tlio young lady to tea. At home, too, if Mr. Harry Vane ex.claimed with enthusiasm, "Uy Jove! but that Miss West h is a splendid figure !"?j Mrs. Vunc replied with equal enthusiasm, j one ins, imil'Oil, nml she danced ndiuiva bly !" Or if J lurry reiuarkod t lint Am-1 miiitn Waters was decidedly the hai\dsom- i ost woman at Mrs. Morgan's party, Susie 1 lidded, gently, ' Humor said she was as j amiable and accomplished as she was hand- j some and fascinating." By thi.s sly way, of lighting fire with fire, she had succeeded in extinguishing a half dozen glowing prn</ni)its in the bosom of her liege lord ; | winio, :it tlic same time, the uniform sweet- ; lies:? and amiability of her own conduct i could not fail to deepen the admiration and j respect which Harry had possessed for her j when he married her. 80 it went 011 for a year or two, and Susie found herself a mother. After that, thingH began to mend a little;" but baby's chain.h soon lost their power, and Susie's f 1*1 *l1 i f\! *1-* nn/?4ltn*? A *% ?-? 1 I .1 - ! 1 * v..... wun iiuuuivi mi iii. ni'i ioviiiu nvni'l which was constantly, though quietly, [ watchful of Hurry's slightest movement, ! was wounclod at its most sensitive point.? Harry frequently left home without inviting her to accompany him, or even informing hor of his destination. Much as her anxious fea'-s were startled by this new shadow upon her domestic peace, Susie had the discretion to say nothing, but meanwhile to double her assiduity in winning him to home pleasures All her efforts, however, availed her little; at least one evening in the week he continued to spend j away from her. At first, she was afraid ! he might ho entering upon sonic course of dissipation, but careful observation soon convinced her that, whatever sin might be laid to his charge, the. love of liquov w.-.s ,1 ? ' ??.?*. uiiu f oiiu iciiihii)^ 1ui1i1h illl 1?1jw(!- | dient of nearly a'l forms of dissipation, stic finally came to the conclusion tin t, as of old, his wandering, inconstant heart was straying after some new light of female beauty. It is possible that at this iiiiuneture she may have taken her cousin Walter into confidence. On . beautiful morning ill July, Harry seemed ill no hurry to go to town. lie lingered reading his newspaper after breakf**ict fill ?l? llrt #\'y.1.\?wU ' <?j> v... iiuini mm. vi vit'UA, illlU UlCM, Urt'fiSing himself carefully in his handsoii.ost suit, earolessK budv his wife good morning and strolled leisurely up the road, instead of going down it, towards his place of busin6sf. Thd quick perception of his wife had noticed a strange disquietude in his manner all the morning, und she smiled ii cjftiot smile to herself, as she stood before the inirror in her own room arraying lierself in her most becoming costume, for Mm. Ilarry Vnno was going out, too. Sho fitted ft dainty pair of boots to her pretty feet, and tightened tho fastenings of her sweetest i>air of kid gloves, put on her most bewitching bonnet, and then took tlio la*t glance in the mirror to assure herself that there wasn't a sweeter or more captivating little woman than Mrs. Ilarry Vane. " He lias good taste at any rate," she solil o<(ii?7.cu, "and tlint is 0110 consolation."? Hut tho little half-sigh which closed the sentcnco intimated that it wasn't bo very consoling, after nil. After her own toilet was completed, bnhy w is dressed in his richest and most spot less robes, and Mary was entrusted with the preoion* charge, ami bid to follow her Aiilrtrcsa. Down tlio road tripped the little lady, taking the shortest way to the river aide. There lay tlio steamer, with flags flying and whistle blowing, just ready to convey n party of happy excursionists down tlio river. Mrn. Harry Vane tripped lightly over tho pier, followed by Mary and baity, and the next moment the gallant steninor, with its holiday company, was fairly underway. Mrs. Vane walked leisurely to the foro part of the vessel, and there, apparently very much to her aurpriso, discovered Mr. Vano sitting in most attentive rvroximity to u handsome and showy young ady, who was ovidontlv miito tho imvo Mr. Vnne'n fascination#. " Why. good morning, [liury !" uAvinimod Mrs. Vane in her sweetest and most cordial tones j " this is, indeed, a delightful surprise. I hud not anticipated the pleasure of your company. After vou left nome I happened to notico itio Advertisement of tho excursion, nnd baby has tscoincd ?o ailing lately, tliut I thought it might do him pood to tako tin excurwion; ho I drafted myself on qniokly as pomiblo, aud harried down hero." What could Mr. lInrry*Vnno sayin reply to tlito roost amiublo and w'fo-liko greet in<r? Mir. Vane was not ata josh, however, to till up the pause which hid hesitation occasioned. " This lady is a friend of yours, I pre-; Hume?introduce me to her, Harry," said | she, turning to the lady. " Mr. Vane's j circle of friends, previous to our marriage was so very extensive, that I have not even vet made tl i acqunintacc of all of tliem.? I I hopoj hovcVor. to know them nil in (lie j course of i'.Slte, f'>r *i'?f !> 1 !*j.r U10 ??ront- I or pleasure t!mn tocnteitnin Hurry's iVici:Jh. : Your name is 't I didn't quite understand .you." 4< M iys Woniu'MvlIt " vnnlirv/-! ! > ??.'? j bowing Ktiflly. "Ah, yes, Miss Wentworth," said .Mrs., Vane, complacently. " I do not veeolleet' hearing 11 any speak of you, but it is nil the sanio; my memory is very treacherous; and, indeed, lie might have mentioned your name, casually, you know, a dozen times, and i 1 i I might have I'ortrotten it. Uut bless mo ! where is the baby '{ Mary conio here." Mnry answered (lie call, and placed the bluo-eyed little wonder in the arms of its delighted mother. ''Mamma's precious little darling!? Was it warm? so it was. Mamma will take off its hat?so she will. There, does it see its papa '! there, so it does, and knows him, too?precious angel. See, M iss Weutworth. see how well t.b?? lit 1?? dm-limr V?n? j its father, aud it isn't four mouiiths old yet." AihI Mrs. Vane danced lho chubby, rod faecd little tiling up and clown in Mr. Vnttc'B face, and asked, enthusiastically, " Did'nt Miss Wentworth think lie was just the imngc of 1:is " pa ?" There were several of Harry's noquaintances on board, bv whom the aft'air was I linl-. .ll.rl.l 1 .1 1 * ' uuu^i^iuiill, illlli II \V?IM IIOl? lOIHf . until the story passed from lip tit lip, unci .smiles nml titters and jokes at poor 'arry's expense circulated in every direction.? He excused liimself i:s speedily as possible from the society of the Indies, ;ind walked moodily to the other end of the boat, and there stood contemplating what he should I do to extricate himself from this dilemma. j "What the deuce am I to do ?" lio solil0(|iiized. " To Mow out at her, as 1 should like to, would only raise a row and circulate the story; and I can't tret rid of her, for the boat won't put bnek, I suppose, on my account. Gad ! if the water wasn't so hot, I'd drown myself. To briu<*that red faced little imp with her, too. ^t is n pretty child enough, though; oi' course it couldn't be anything else, and be niv cl.'id: and she looks deuced pretty herself, too, to-day. She's a vast deal prettier ll.an Madge Wentworth ever w s?tho baggage ! It' I ever gel safe out of this scrape, eatclt ine risking my reputation for another bold flirt like her. Moanwlile, MNs "NVentwortli, who possess, d i> deal oi womanly tact in hor way had overeome, in a inensure, the embarrassment of her lirst meeting with Mrs. Vane, and hr.d entered very affably into convorsatix with her. The baby, as if determined to do its part, was as sweet tempi rod as its mamn.a, an ' cooed and laughed, to the inimite delight of iMiss Wuntworth, who was, or pretended to be, exceeding fund of pets. Mrs. Vane's amiability was perfectly irresistible, and when Mr. Vane returned, lie found the two ladies on the best possible tonus. When dinner was announced, Mrs. Vane called Mary to tako her baby, and, rising, exclaimed, " Mr. Vane, uive vourann to! Miss Went worth" nt the same time appro- i printing tho other to her own use, 44 and | we will hurry in todinncr. This stifTbreesse i gives one such ail appetite." At dinner, Mrs. Vane's first attentions wore given to Misa Wentworth, and the least failure upon the part of Mr. Van?, (who, to tell the truth, was a little absentminded,) to observe the wants of that young lady, was reprimanded hy Mrs. Vane. 44 My dear, Miss Wentwortli will take koiho more rowi,' flnui Mfs. Vane. "Hurry, dear, help Miss Wcntwovth to sonic of thoso delicious pc.-iB. Mins Wont worth, allow 1110 to assist you to some of this sauce. I assuroyou, it is delicious." After dinner, the two Indies, with the buby, retired to the ladies' cabin, and Hurry enjoyed an hour's immunity from the society of cither. Ho retired aft to enjoy (?) his Havana. Let us hope that its fragrance served, in some measure, to calm his troubled mind. It \vn* noiirlv dnrlr n'lu'n t.lin f?Y#uir?iirm J ..... ~. | ists returned, and Ifnrrv called acnb for tho Indies, and directed the driver to his own rcnidcncd. " Harry, my denr, how can y<?u be bo impolite]"' fiaid Mrs. Vane. " Wc must sccftlissWcntworth homo first, by nil means. Hhc ban been complaining of fnijttuo for tho last two bourn, and 1 must protest against her boiw driven a milo or two out of her way, on my account." Harry was obliged to acquiesce, and Mrs. Vtino bad tho Hatiafae'iou .of leaving i'?ion f f VIIV >1 VI III 41V MCI Uffll UUVTi UjJU UIVl" ding her a most afifectionnto farewell, with the hopothatsho had enjoyed tho day, and would Experience no inoonveuionoo from the fatigue it had occasioned her. Ten tninutce Inter, Ilarry Vane was stretching his weary limta upon a sofa, in hi? own <iuiet parlor. Mrs. Vane bustled about and prepared a iu?*t delicious tea for her loving lord. At fifMt, bin vexation botruyod linn info A fow unnmiublo ro?i?Wt?; but tho roal tendcrn$s.s of Hum'io'r manner, aa siio handed him the ?niokif>^ onp of &m clionjx upon the lounge*, ami southed ami | petted uw: the headache which oppressed i iiini, silcneod his irritability, and won him buck to good humor. That was tin* lust of Harry Vane's wan- ! dorings. The mimcof .Miss Wont worth was never mentioned in his house: ?n?l. 1 save liis penitent confession, (made that nijjit with his weary head lying upon her , hosoiu, "Susie, I have wronged you?will ' you forgive ing?" to whieh her or.ly reply ! was, the kiss of peace and trust,and a . lance j more eloquent than any speech.) there was ' no allusion to his faults. Susie ii ^ray-haired now, and her failing mivii^wi is Mipponcu uy tnc tenuornoss ot her {rraml-dnnrliters ; anil it may bo thf-t to them she sometime* relate* thestury of the | woman who wouldn't bo jealous. A Diabolical Exhibition. In the veur 1834. t>aid a distinguished In- I j;al gentleman ?>{" New Orleans vesleidnv to I lis, I visited Paris in the course of an I'.uro-t j;onn (our. tlis\t my Americanism mi.trht I e | polished down a little b\ attrition amon^-the genteel | articles of Parisian society. 1 found ! the world of l'aris it? a \ery cnsiderablo stnle of excitement in eon;eouenee of an ex- | trnovdinary pcrf.irmaiK-p which was nightly | exhibited by a jnnjjler, and which was nothing more nor less than tho apparent decapi! taiioti of a man in tho ure-enee <if ?n mnii. once. and under the very noses of u commit- ; toe of medical gentlemen. who stood only so ; far distant while the operation wa? heing per- : formed as to escape tlie swing of the long i two-edged sword with which the juggler ' | smote olf hie head. 1 wont to witness this j exhibition, which took place in a theatre, in ' company with several gentlemen. The the- ' J ntro was crowded with between two and three J thousand spectators, and the cm tain was up. | displaying a very common tahle. six feet ! I..mi- I. ll... -.1? - J* I 1 ?. | r ?11 ?tt tin: tn WUICII I obtained a scat. ha\ ii?jr gone very early. At the given time the juggler, a singular- j looking man. en mo upon tlio stage, with his ; shirt-sleeves rolled up to the slum Mors, and ' j bearing a l"iig. heavy, twu-odgod ."word, lie i upset the table upt'i the hoards and li iwed | i that there was no concealed drawer oi other ; recess, and placed it in the bln/.o of the foot- j lights near the edgeofthe stage, in a few i I words he stated what ho was going to do.awd ! J ref|ucstcd some of the nndieneo to come for- | | ward and stand upon the binge, thrt. they I aiight see there was no deception. A nuin-j j byr of the medical gentlemen who had been j chosen as a committee to investigate the mat- j I ut. ii possiuie, iimK moir position upon tlio j ' stage, and soon after the victim, who had 1 j been sitting in the pavquette, mounted the j I stage. removed his coat and cravat, turned ; buck his shirt-collar. and laving down upon his hack on the table, o!cvat"d his chin to more fairly expose his neck to the headsman's weapon. The juggler then raised his keen and (earful-looking sword, and giving it a wide sweep, brought it down?! say brought it down upon (he neck, for no one could sec that he did not, even those within j three feet ol'him?upon the neck of the sub- | je> t with oat force ! HKhmI sj urtcil high into tlio air. some of it falling on our party, anil ?lolu?rc? 1 the .stage, j while the most feari'ul sound, a something he- j tweon a gronn and a shriek of h .ror from | the whole assemblage shork the building, i ami numerous women ami sumo males fell j fainting in their seats, and were borne out j by the ushers of the house. 'J'ho .juggler i raised liis sword again, repeated the blow, j and t!ie dissevered head fell upon the Hour! ! Taking it hy tho hair, ho held it up to the audience for foil fivo minutes, until the blood Imd ceased to flow from the several arteries, j the lower jaw had fallen, and the faco had assumed the appearance of a corpse ; then throwing it heavily upon tliestage he requested toe committee to examine it, which they did, pawing it from hand to liaml. They then examined the hodv upon the table, from the neck of which the blood had not yet ceased to drop upon the floor of the stage; they lificd the limbs and let them fall with the limb inertia of lifeless matter, and, of course pronounced the man dead to all intents ar.d purposes. After they had concluded their invostiga- j tion, the juggler informed the audience that | he was going to |>ut tho man's head on again, and restore liini t j life. Taking it|> the liotxl lie lad it on the table, lilted (ho two parts of tlicnotk to each other, and began to mutter and make signs over the corps*?. In about five minutes the lately decapitated man slowly turned his ghastly and altogether horrible face?white as snow?toward the audience, and an excitement followed exceotling, if anything, that whudi occurred when the Hist blow of the sword fell, la a few moments I i....n i ii-i it i.ivi v > vjii.1,-. j;hi<iuhii v opciivti nun hi*|ii;i\i'd the eyes won ring a flimsy, corpse-like Htaro: by degrees, a life-like sjih.elaticn enine inlo (hem, somo color returned to the fiu'c; and after stretching his limlw, the man arose from tho table, resumed his coat, and walked down tlm singe and mingled with the crowd. The oxhibition was over. The neck of the apparently decapitated man bore a red mark and scitr around it, like tho cicatrice of n newly healed wound. All this 1 saw with inV own eyes, which wore as eU'ootunlly deceived as those of tenn of thousands of other persons. I could in m> way consistently with reason account for any feature of this horribly thrilling feat of trickery. 1 have never hoard of Lhis trick hoforn nort'omiiul liv imv I oilier mun, ami vory ponsibly it originated and died with him. However, it is scarcely mrtto unncconutatile thnn ninny other displayed feats of tha adroit Eastern jugalers. New Orkans True Delhi. One of tlie editors of the Greenvillo Patriot ?nd Mountaineer, on a tour through the North, writes from Washington, nmonr; other thing", of an interestinc rello of Kind's Mountain: " Tho next tiling of interest,'.' snys ttio eorres|>ondent, "nsarolioof days n<rone, whs tho l'uwdor Magazine of Kind's Mountain, a largo gourd of sufficient size to liohl six pounds of powder. When wo looked upon this magazine, tho recollections of this hard fought battle and the glorious victory won by the King'# Mountain boys roso np before my mind as first impressed bv tho record of Our faithful historian Ikujcroft." The Boiiham Dinner. Wc were present r.t the CQinplimentury dinner given to our Representative by the citizens of 1'dgelichl on the 2d inst. The crowd of about fifteen hundred persons ; *semblcd at I I o'clock, under thOcool shade oft he groVe which surrounds the Male Academy. Mr. Honhnin was wob nnecl in a hand pome manner l>v Mr. S. S. Tompkins, who addressed him in ti neat specch of a very few minutes duration. Mr. Tou>)>l<ins said that his constituents had met to do honor to a faithful repriv-'ntative of their interests j in the National < 'oiifrres-"; that notwith' standing Mr. Bouham had voted differently from Ilse entire Southern Delegation in I1,,. ...? m.M : 1....J ... ?.nun vn\. MU-HII-: iii.-m u r.\rr|muii on (ho Kansas Compromise, his coiislituuents of not only toler ted, but approved uinl endorsed Iii.i tion ; tliat , they did not censure any ?Southern member of ('onirres* for voting as lii.s conscience and . cnse of duty dictated, but tbat tbey must ho allow I'd to testify their cordial support of .Mr. Dunham's voto by this publie demonstration : and that it guvo Mieiu especial pleasure to afford him tliis opportunity of tl? !<XI c l !1H?* \\\yi iinsitimi liMiirn f ?- r~ ; After Mr. Tompkins' speech, the substance of >\ hich wo hope wo have given,] Mr. Bonhatu ascended the stand, the KdffO* fiehl Brass 1 i:ind in the liieau time playing a lively air. The music over, Mr. Bon ham arose and addressed theaudienee in a speech of nearly two hours long. lie alluded in a happy manner to the illustrious names of those who had preceded him in represent hi- ins i>rrsen< constituency at w jusir.nuton in which he paid a worthy tribute to the lamented Preston >S. Brooks. He went into 1 an elaborate discussion of the Knnsns Controversy; exposing much of the trickery of party politics, and giving his reasons for voting as he did. lie said lie bad formed his judgement by tho lights before him, that be stood by it then and lie stood by it i now, and that he felt sure in this, that lie ( had discharged hit;duty fairly and honestly. I lie endorsed the Administration and j i l.: iill.. . |nc^csuu ms willingness to go wit li tnc I'cin- i ocratio party ho lonjr, ami only ho )on?r, .is j they were right, lie believed that in no ] other party could wo Cud any wifely anil j favored our co-operation with it as long as it .stood by the constitution and States llights and Stall' Sovereignty. Jit: differ-' ed with Senator Hammond that there was j no distinction between a National Democrat and a States l{ights Democrat., and uwuic upon 11ikconception ot tins important difference. Ho. signified his willingness to ! go into tlio National Convention of Demo- j erats became lie believed the States Rights t party of the South should have a hand in j the nomination of the candidate for the i next Presidential election and that they 1 could control the Convention. He favored the dissolution of tno Union ! in the event of a Mack Republican being j elected in 1?S(?0, and believed that mtoh i l>. tl.? 1i 1. n i i uu 111v* ii'.Miii. ju iui! course or ins : remarks lie spoke in'an nfl'cctinj; manner ' of his once glorious chieftain, and afterwards gallant colleague in Congress, Gen. I John A. Quitman. The speech was for the most part un able one, and a patriotic one. As regards some of its views we cannot concur with him, but are willing to agree to disagree, to entertain an honest difference without opposition?a way of getting along \ but little in vogue cspeci lly with public I men. As this speech v ill shortly appear ' in print wo shall not attempt anything like a detailed report .?A"< trbi'rry Conscrraf ist. , f.KTTKU OF CO!.. A. 1\ (ALMOIN* TO i T11 K JIOM1AM D1NNKH. Foiit Hii-i., August 21,1858.?Gentlemen : f repjiet that 1 cannot accept your invitation to the dinner to bo given to the Hon. M. li. Uouhnni, on the lid of September. lndopcn- i dent of the high admiration 1 htivo for (Ion. j liniham's manly, hold, and eminently Month- j itii position in voting agninstthe "Cunforence j TiilI," I have iho additional inducement of j friendship, dating back to school and colleen i (lays, lo write, in doing honor to one, who 1 \ ever found eoi.r'.cous, bravo and tried. If. in, j tiic midst of such adverse times for tho South j wo nogloct to honor ihe bold, honest, and pa- 1 trio tit; representative, who fearlessly per- j forms n high duly to his State, and his sec- ! lion, then is the South ready for the yoke j that demons mi tho one side, - and false' friends on the other, are preparing for her oneo proud but docile neck. All that the ! trtio representative of South Carolina, or any i Smitlmrn <imi lwwu> !'??? ??* I maintaining Southern principle#, without looking to tlio promotion of party interests, ! is the approbation of his fcllow-ciii/.ons. Ah ; a section, tlio S nith is irretrievably and j hopelessly in a minority. It'true to horsolf, ! and her own dignity. Federal patronage can | no longer bo reached by any of her sons. Tn | tho Electoral College the non-slavcholdincc | Status have n majority of sixty, noon to l?n swelled to twenty more. A united youth cannot oloct a President. lint a united 1 South with a few Northern States can. To j effect such a combination, will the anti-slavery States unite with us by comthg to our standard of principles, or nro wo forced to descend to their low political morality, and limited concessions to us. That tho latter if the alternative presented, on'** bedemoubl atod by the fact, tliat no one t.m bo prominent Nationally, from tho South who advocates | Southern flight* doctrine*. They will moot I you on tho platform of .Democracy, lint do- i olarn yourself a Southern flights man. Moot; in Nashville or Montgomery, only to consult, ; nnd talk ov?r tho condition of your section. ] and tho vocabulary of Invective i? exhausted in proclaiming you dangerous, not to the i South, hut to tho Union. On the other hand, ; lot any Southern man affiliate with thoin, my j nothing in behalf of the South?raise uo warning voioe to arouse his countrymen t(> the dunj/fr of the volcano ovor whteh tl:6jr ttfyvo ly Hlutubw -'"damn wilh liiiiit jirni^o" soma SoUtliC. n i?>:n? or uteusmr?culogirtf ?'.? I'liion?<y>oul< trif'.ingly of di'votinu to the ?and at o ice-, even if dofciitotc ot'unv other :. I .. 1 i" . .. :.i .1 \.r mri ii, in- IM c 'UIVJO u J.H unn ? mi im? ixiirm, niid | '. ivliitiu o n eundidntc for tlie I'residcney. The course of your immediate representative mnv m>t make him popular in otio division of the I'nion, with Northern men wh>? profess* S..mlu?i;n principles. but il lias ^iven hint a place in iho lieiirts of ail loyal Southern men, a* a icltalilrj and faithful man. IVnnit me to eh?'o with a sentiment : 7V/'- /Ion. M. /,. 11'infntni- Now alone enti. tied, nmoiij; Southern member*, to tbo glory <>i" \otin<r on the "Mile side" in u grout ooujuncture foi the South. N ory i*cs[iuvifully, yours. A n r>itr.?* P. C vt iot N. From the Gonosoc Fuviner. The Life of a Farmer?Healthful- Plcaeant, Profitable and Honorable. q That the life of a farmer is healthful/ has t r<?|U(Mitly been diown by tables of comparative longevity, and one of these for 3Iaesachu.?i 11s shows that their lives exceed the general average by 12 yearn, niul go nearly nineteen years above that of the. coiJiniou laborer, and eigetccn above the. average at death oftlu>.su engaged in lucehanieal pursuits. There seems to exist a sanitive influence in the varied employments of the agriculturist?in its fresh and suggestive surroundings, h'o the young man t?? whom a long life seems desirable, may choose the occupation of a farmer with the greatest likelihood of seeing in their tl?i? ollnf (ml t'uni'Q n!' infill l'V.i* whenever and wherever such statistics have, been gathered, they bring tacts to confirm the, healthfulmss and longevity of the tillers nf the soil. That the 1 i to of a farmer is pi or sr. tit seems at 'oust. tlu? opinion of the great mass outside the employment if their professions aro tube believe (1. A city writer, speaking upon the subi< t, remarks : " The man in active business in oilier departments, pictures for liini.selt' in his retirement a rural Iioiik?a little farm well tilled?and ou that he hopes to end his days. Ambitious men, who have drunk deeply of fame, are at a stand when the tide of their affairs are . at a turn, whether to make new and earnest efforts to struggle upward, or to buy n farm, find in the peaeefnl labors it require* i to enjoy n tranquil close of life." Mer chants, lawyors, and physicians, we may add, when more rapidly accumulating fortunes, often stop to consider wlu tlier it competence and a snug farm are not more desirable than wealth, amid Mie turmoils and cares of tho city, and the vicissitudes of fortune to which its dwellers are exposed. liural life and employment have the elements of the beautiful and agreeable, or' they would not possess so many charms to the occupant of all other departments of lunntin ont/M'uvIwn ?nul InJnef i-\ ? "- 'i """" Why then do so ninny young men, t<irniug from agriculture as unworthy ot their r tent ion,seek otlie>' employments, or crowd t e mercantile or professional ranks '? T'. jro may Le various reasons for this.? b'oino mnv desire a more speedy return lor their labor, and think it found in daily or weekly wages, not eonsideriep; the uncertainty c f eons'unt employment, or eompnrI intr their actual nroHts with those of tlm working faru or. Others may l>o led nwav ; by tin1 attractive and fashionable appearI anco of ncqnintanecs who have found employment in the city, or by tin: hope of rivaling the one out of twenty who sUccecda in nuking a fi rtunc as a merc hant forgetting, meanwhile, the confinement nnd drudgery of tlio ev* ry-ilay life of thoir c?ntle milnly friend, and tlio nim t ien failures which li:ivo taken place wl ilo tint l;i11?.?r has suddenly rin.ni to woaltii and notoriety. A large class an4 inipri ssod with the idea that in cities exist greater facilities for finding a comfortable li\ing without much active labor, sind this thought Las charms for the indolent wliicli they cannot ie.-ist.? Flow liiltclrv they will be disappointed, miHerablc multitudes who are waiting v.uli Mr. Mieawber for "something to t.'.r". up," can sorrowfully relate. That tho young man who lies boon liberally educated must study a im fesn:on?that. iii law, medicine, or theology, nlono, can bo found use for lii.s learning'?is an idea too prevalent oven now. It will he a better day for nil when it is diwcovcrcd tliafc tlio hi^hoft honors of tho college do not unlit a man lot-the practical dutim of afiricul Mm:?Mint it is not burying one's knowledge to graduate from tho University to the farm. Pomo of our most succi&fnl agi iculturists have reached farming through hnv, finance, politics, literature,, or inert chandirie; going by w;y ef the pro tessions to their present Hold of labor.? When Kuoh men take the direct route, iin they are beginning to do, farming will rank not only us heulthfnl nrnl pleasnnt, hut ?s profitable and honorable in the. esteem of men. Incrcnso in position will give intveat-o 1 - 1- '1 111 nuvn ??1H? I V/U M Villi VII I/) II IIU lUIt KIM lit' life of a fiirnier alwnys f*nd eyeiy wlierc, wliiit it Hhovld be?-the Intent and miuilicBt of all life on earth. Kouth Caroi.ina (Jul.i>.?'I lie Wont* gojfyciy County (jold, tiijn tl;o Fn vetville Observer, yo nitich talked of lately, i? no hrtnibflrc. Ml Ohrifttian wn* in ?ur town n few days ago with hi* pocket 8 full. Tlio V?a ... I? ' 1***"* ' * ??w?Mv.in ttxj Willi IIIHJ \Yt*IU vurj rtch?trorth soine 98s000 to 84,000. One of tho nuggets, about tho six? of ft nian'n fi?t, weighed 7 1-2 lbs., mid contained rnt,her niofo tlwn 0 lb*. of j,';old"?ftyv nenrly *3,000 0 *