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-rgp " wi TP rp> wwrp rp fririrrr)11[P it) 11MipOTMkjrL ' ' ' ' '' ' " ' " "" . " ""- /"... ... . - ? ? - .1 . .. I- ?? "TO THINK OWN SELF UK TUL'?, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS TUB NIGHT TIIK DAY. TIIOU CAN'ST NOT TIIKN UK FAI.JIK TO ANV MAN." BY ROOT. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COUKT 1I0USFJ, S. C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBERS, 1851*. VOL. XI. NO. 15. I 1 " ''! - 1 i i " ... .i j ' i i. .. i i 'I " - mm -k i . . , , , ? IP 0)T?'If* !3 V I Mui?lo cotton. wn. siii'*r ciiii > ?i I ?... ? ? - w* u w run TIIK corniKII. Bridal Congratulations. IIY II. T. J.. Mousing* on you, cousin J'-h'ssings on your j>rcHy britlo, .May lici* .smiled <" "lilitlio hml Vionnic,'' J.iglil you o'er life'n lionbk'il lido. Mil V Vnil (lllil luU< liuoi i ? IbnautiHn Jlloiivr fnr tliuu golden ore, And limy blipa in Itoundlcss measure, HosM upon you ever more. Hands nml heart# tinil souls iintlcd) , Slriviiijjj lor eneli olhor'd tvvul May tlie solemn vown you've pUglited, llfn.l your liourts like liook? of t'tcel. And through bright and .stormy wcrtllicr, 111 in- ; - - * .in iiiv t* Hviiry journey iiirougu? May j cifr love fur one another, ( row more earned, strong qihI true. T>ays will come of gloom nml Hfulncss? Shadows on (lie hearthstone full? ,l?y mill Horrow, grief and gladness, ( qi:ic alike to 01.1 nml all. In the durknesu look above you, l.ook nlult for help anil liglit, Sore tcinptatinnn else limy move you From (lie paths of truth and riglit. llonie will have its little Iroulilivi. 1 tut bo patient and forbear, They will vnuidi us the bubbles ]Ireuk heforo a breath ot air. Ami the world will sorely try you With its scorn, deceit or bate? 'Keep n store of courage by you, Nvrvo your heart for every fate. If you'd have your homo a Heaven, ).ct the hand of kindness reign, Knell will need to be forgiven, And in turn forgive-again. Kurt 111 V fi iiMids innv nil dunpivn rnn ? I'ruvo unfaUhfiil or unjust? 1 tut one fririnl will never leave you? firmly place in Cod your trust. Now jny rhyming letter's ended, J.ct it drift on frictidHhj|j't< tide, As !i wedding g"It intended Tor my coiibin nnd his l>ri<te. I.\ CJiivNUR, Tenn., Oct- lHtli. Ift.Vt. esi ?n . ; : .i.i j.'.1 l. -j?i .j*. <0 OM Mi!) NJO ATOON 8. roil TUB KEOWKK COUHIF.lt. ll.u'im.ous Ketkeat, Get. 27tli, 18.">9. Mr. K'lilor: As the fevor of emigration is providing not only in our district, but throughout the State, it in not wonderful that seYerul from our neighborhood should catch the CO.ntagion and desire a locality flowing with .nilk and honey, where wealth with all of ita luxuries can bo obtained-with u more song of iudustry. Wo learned from intelligent authority that the unsettled lands along the Altanntha River in Appling county, (Ja., wiui the desirad Spot, it boing only sixty miles from Savannah city. nnd a llaitruad passing through the county from that place, ?.i wo could have a market for cvcrvtliinc. and all we would Imvo to do would he to .build foil the l>>r^st, cultivate the. rich lauds, ami wealth in abundance would pour into our c??lTort?. lJut as sei'irig is the hotter p.irt of porsUu?r<)n, vro concluded to look Tor ourselves before finally emigrating. Wo i n ado the noeosimry propiu-ntiunsfiHr ?ueh a journey?taking withua aontc provisions, ookiiig utensils, n fowling piece, Ac. We went l\y Auder<H>n Court House, arriving there tlie first dav. (iuito a revival was going on in tliu P>;i|>tist Church. We Attended in the evening and heard n> ablowul < lo pient serinou l?v the He v. *.{r. Mlkkv. His audience was large and attentive, anl innni* innnmnt'o "'lx* ? -v..-.v.. ?n-|..jr III to/estbd. rmrtt Andei'so?; wo went through TowhvIITc. n beautifuLiittlo villngA, but from its present n'pj>Cu ranee wo judge tlint it has Kpcu tlio zotuthof its glory. and it> iv>w ?<ti the ilc.diue. W'Im/c parsing tli'rpugli t|ic village wo sa>v wlmt id called the tint lands, wiiieli ftl'Qhiiid to bo vorv fertile and proline tivo of cirn and wheat, but owing tn noitie in&rodient hi the ro'L.i will not produce cottort uftcr a Tow ywir.i cultivation, as it will invariably have thg rust. A portion of Abbeville and lidgoliold suflVvo I a groat dei\l t'roni drought. Provisions will In- very bcarce ?cMiiHeqwriiuv nijjn, 1 no tourtli tiny ot our j>mrnoy, early W the morninu: vvc creased over into lliuhniunil county. Hero wo found a level court try in c<<inpnri?oii to fiur rugged liillrt. Leaving lllchriniihd. we entered Utirke, one of tlio prettiest ami wealthiest enmities oi (Jcorgin. i>owe of the furmors ar? Very vh tfr.fi' frv'c? fl'ro" to P*o 'hundred slaves. Tho lands aro very fortilc. The noil * if of a Bandy loaiw, with ft clay subsoil. - Its durability for which it is noted, (n owing to the lime it contain*. For niiloa it wiu? very flekly there, hut they are dmining off the Jnrgd pond* whioli are d?n*o1y interspersed ovor (ho country ( on ncuount of which the gcnoral health'ia improving overt vear.? IV,' I ? li- . - ?f n^v ncmMiru , iiKviiuniy-fcufi id ft pretty ft|ui Heat village rogulnrly laid o(f. situated on nn eminence oVerlooHrig tlio Railroad oh the _ eMfarfl There was an ftxelteinont /flh'?nt the coming etactitin nniowg tlie jKjoplo, We hadtlie plonsuroof an iwquaintnnuo with Mr. Jonm, candidate for on^r?aC, why wo Imvo since learned wiv? elected by u finall majority, lie id of medium sine, not very gO'?il looking, not very .loquacious, b?# (loop streams Haw along in tdloncQ, the common arc mora noh-y. From Durlie, crossing the Qgehee, wa pa?*od into Kumnoel, Wo found thvro t)i? faml p<.*>r, the people poof, hoga poor. and *v#ry thin# olno. poor. Our journay through -th?r* wiw oi?e continued inunotono?(H view of deep pu/uU. drca?,v, Ion* loaf pino. Iiore and thqro rr ,<ij?oial cvprou pond, to add to thft lofwllhtym.uf titoficcno. *r?l? U>on*nml? of Ooflers writf ?lor pllefci w-lilcli vrili erffrf|d as- luHtln# jhftntft'ftr' tiro hnrfohfto*" of fho TIio l?o*t county tn nor roilVmo i? Ttitnall, wHifclv S*-itth Hk? {he nbnvo. orify a llttto mojo hit. A cifli?oMpthm of it ( will not attempt to give. V/e sro hoiv npjfroacltlng our dontumtivn.? }r> ar?f?ia? tho Alt?iuul>? our o.vosare grwt/f>l \>y a beautiful *tei\nvl>oat plowing it? muddy wfttors. The upland* of Applaud iuo Kiinllftt-to Ou*dof ]>ninnue1 n*:d Tutnnll, And to onf'AWpfrrfpfuwHi ihAtflftd Qf milk ftnd )ionAy, we found ert\? peafc,r<n<) pofntoti* !h /ibUffd?n5p, The cbivf etaplcd'ftfp Jbp long \ f r O"-*. """ ? J'UHMUUJ' IUIU | pei^s, all "f di is ptnuteu on innnured i laud. Tlio farmers have herd# ??f cuttle mid j can afford1- tn manure enough of land to make I u living. True *lie low land? of Altamahn 1 ure very rich anu well timbered, hut thev arc | so Hilijcot to Qvcrllow that fur centuries to J come tboy will remain a wilderness. After locking around two days, wo wove ffll Convinced that it was iu> place f<?V us. Kidding | adieu to tho sunny clime, we began our | jyurnay homeward. Though we purchased j no lands, none of us regretted tho trip. 'J'lie iMiruujr finoKC <>t our camp lire*, tbo mnjc*tio pine, tlio tail magnolia,- ftiul tlio novel i ovpiCfH of the evorjjrcen forest of the South, tintli imprinted a lainWapo upon the tablet , of our momories, boauliful, linpulHivo ntul indelible, not to bo eiTuecd by tli^ musky j wares of oblivion. In fivo days vvc arrived I in Augusta. It is quito n lnrgo nlace, ami I still improving. Ainonc tlio iicwlv <<rm>tnil buildings wo noticed the now Catholic church, which presents n good and imposing fro At on (irecn street. Whilst strolling around. wo visited Mr. ). W. Kkssman's celebrated (lower garden, whore can he found ormum utal (lowers from every portion of the gloho.? Among the many curiosities we will mention the Fig tree of Paradise, the same sjiccics of I those used l>v Adam and Eve iu tlin ??nr?1?>n r*--' of Erieu. i'lic leaves nre broad and grow to | tho length of siX feet. The India Knt)ber tree, the largest lie had, vvftR ten feet high. The greatest curiosity was the fly eutchcr. It is on evergreen vino, blooming every month in tlie year. All kind of iusccts with bills, | greedily suck rtt flic flowers, and ns soon as they commence sacking the pores of the flow- j or close and hold them fast. Wo plucked a (lower with four different kinds of insects lumping u> it. qoi?c or theft'i wore still living, Mr. Kf>sm.\n informed up that he received n lettor from n friend out West, stating Unit the inject which deposited the egg of the cotton boll worm was fond of socking it. If tlint he true, it rrt?ry prove of great benefit to the western formers. A drive of three days from Augusta brought us home, with the conclusion in our minds that with economy, perseverance and industry that wealth can tin nlifttiimil *\\\ flm ?? *?? ? ?*<* ? 11?? 1 l% U^IICVU Oi?ll U1 Carolina, which is su cftgeily bought for abroad. >~Vinr^oH ytvy. X?>MINR. Col.. ..Ou.it.14 The Spartanburg lOxpress and Anderson Gazette urge Col. Orr for i the Presidential iioininafion. He is not suitable to the views and feelings of bin own State, lie was to have been nominnli'd fur Yice l'ievident on the ticket of Douglas for President. Squatter Sover eighty win not go down (except in otie way) in Bouih Caroline. Let us hove hi* views.'' The above extract is fuftcn Irom the Charleston Kvening News. \Yc ngrfiowith tlie News that " Sijinuier ?Sovcrcignty will not go down (except in one. way) in South | Carolina," and that way will be the same i in which Know Nothingisin wont down.? I That Col Orr is in favor of SfjuatUr fc?ovi crcignty, is an ua-tuniotion of the News in ! i\..X ..< i 1 ' mv> Iiavi ui Iiicu mill J UM IllfCrOHCCH 10 1110 oontmry. With Mr. Calhoun ami the Kditor of the News he opposed the election of Clen. Cass on thin very ground. In ft >pecch delivered at Orcytonville, in ,An(loison District, he uses the following Iangung ', in refi rcnGO to Stephen A. F>onglas : "Ho will find that 44 confidence is a ,plant of slow growth," imd that his nfcerration will coat him inunv vrnrs nf f.iltl.i'..! ,v j Kcrvicc before he ih re-instated in the bigli position from which he so suddenly and unexpectedly descended." "Whether Col; Orr ' is suitable to the views and feelings of his own State," we have not, nor do we Undertake to say, nor do wc allow tlipt tho dictum of the News is sufficient evidence on this point. As to the political views held by Col. Or#, he lias a record which will show that n> man in tho St .to has been more fe'arj less in their expression, or more prompt and | ready to niuintuiii tbcm, on tlio stump, 1 through the press, or in the Ilalls of Legislation.?Spartauburfj Express. An Ki.ection Incident.? Iir a certain county in our State, cava tliC-S.nvannfth liepublican, the later election \\n? very close, and in order to carry it for onoof the patties, tfie aid of nliout che hundred. Kome fifty a luiudred and t'venty, voto? of t lie "Vote early and vote often " clasH vthb dialled in, or rntlicr bronchi in. to necurc tlio tlo?dred reunlt.? i tl.l.,.. ? ' I - uv V I.ui.uini, ur Iiunuruil UNO IrtOlilV, 1*9 tlio case may l>o. hud been " caged" i for i\ day or t"-o previous to the time tvhen thoy slum Id " exercise the prerogative of freei meii," and consequently nod time to get relieved to some extent from the effects of bad liquor. When the wagons and the purchaser of the votes arrived to co-.oey tho patriots to u remote precinct to cost thoir tuiffrages, where they would lie free from unpleasant interferences. the most of them were* her and ready to mak'1 as nvtieh out of tho occasion as posI Bible. Five dollars was the uriiie nor l??ml j and or caoh vtirer got into the wagon toe 11 summit was paid to him. Tlio bttvor soon found that ho had pii'id for considerable more tlmir ono wngon lon<", and jot tlic wngon wns ot)i*)Hik'utivolv oinpty, Such a singular ?tuto of n flairs I?<) hini to ni> investigation, when ho found that as tlio "freerunn" would got into ' the wngon from1 on* side, nfter having received his five dollar*, he1 would jump out nt the uthef and como around to Isepnidovor asatn ! Ono individuul had obtained $15 in this way. This, of course, was put a stop to, hut the buyer was uunhlo to- collect any reclamation. !' A discussion nvoso in rt coffee room nt | Huuthmnjitqn us to the nationality of n jren! tfenian nt the other ond of the room* u He's i a* Enjiliidnnnn," Miid oho, " I know1 by i'HlH- licuU." Sootchmnn,"- n?id j niKitilier, " 1 "know by hin coni|i'e\i'>n."? j " He's a Gorman," wid another, " I k"now byjiinbenrd." Another thought he looked like a Kpaninrd1. llero the conteraation | rented, but noon one of them ppofao, <'I hnto it," H.iid he, lid's an A^ericnn; hp's goj his fogs ou the table," ' xue uu'create at warper s Ferry. . Opinions of I he l'rcss. From the New York Express?. City Rumors?Strange Stories. As so ninny rumor* nro afloat respecting the extraordinary iiiBurrectionnry movement Virginia, and thinking it would be just aa well to hear the opinions of tlic colored peoplo of Now York on a subject in wllifdi llifv nw>?t ii?tniH.lli> ?.'! " ? --- IKIYV; i* UUl'.ll interest, a reporter was despatched from the Express for the purpose of spending n clay among the educated portion of that class of citizens, with the view of ascertaining what they tiiink of the matter. Accordingly tlie reporter bent his steps towards those quarters of (lie city where the better sort of the colored people " most do conirreirate." and mo tl.A v?o,.u - his observation*): lie found thcni disposed to " keep-shady" on the eubjocf, and it was hard to draw from them any opinion whnfcvev on the matter at issue. This is a characteristic of the negro rue*,, even in the most trivial matters. In fact, if thero is any one organ, phrenologically speaking, more fully developed than another in the cranium of the black man, it isthe organ of scerefivel ncss. This, perhaps, arises from n n.-iin. rally suspicions disposition towards the Whites, engendered in n state of slavery, and fully developed ihrotfgh u{/rrards of two ceuturies of servitude. ]t was not, therefore, to be expected, that when the matter in diseussion wasinsurrcction, which probably would, if it did not already, involve a largo portion of their race in the | grave conscqucncca oi an ostonsivc servile war tliOy would readily break through their characteristic reserve; nor is it to be wondered at, that their language was in riddles, dark as the Delphian Oracle. Enough was gathered, however, to impress the mind of the anxious cnqtlirci* with the fact that the colored neonle of lliis rifv ? ln?w i I - V,V > "" ,VMWW tlic most respectable portion of them?ap- | probend that "a dark clotid " hangs over tho Southern States on the Eastern Coast, i Several of them threw out hints of a regular bureau being organized even in this city, for the especial purpose of cooperating, if necessary, with the insurgents of Virginia*, Whose aim, they express their belief to be, is to get up a servile war, with Hie; view of emancipating the slaves in that section of the Union. In regard to certain rumors that are alloat of telegraphic messages being sent to ami fro, between the alleged bureiitf of Abolitionists in New York and the insurgents, opinions arc divided. iS'ome profess to believe that the idea is ; ii absurdity, from the simple fact that | no hOcli message* would be sent by the opI erators; Svliilc othera suggest the prohai t*ir. . < uiiiiy 01 scnaing mem on in cyphers, so tis to keep each other posted as to the posture of affairs and the measures to be adopted. Nearly all agree, however, that there is sonio mysterious method of conveying intelligence, similar to the Underground Railroad. All this is merely inferred from scraps of conversations held with different individuals, and hinfs thrown out separately, which, being put together, begin to as rttjue huiuctlmjir like a tangible form and substance. Direct information is almost impossible, and is hardly to bo cxpccted. Some of the most cautious of the colored people condemn, or profess to condemn, the action of the Abolitionist*, in prccipitntinc matters to a crisis. They think, or affect to think, that moral suasiyn should be rtscd ifr the cncfeaVOT fo prt't down elavcr ry, believing that a resort to arms will only have the ofTnrrt r?f nrn?nni?jtin.r tlir. >!? *.? ?. u,u I holders and the whites generally; and thus ritfetting the shackles of slavery more firmly than ever, besides causing an unncccssary effusion "of human blood. Oi> the other hand, there is another party, who go in pure ancf simple, for the " irrepressible conflict." They eAy, Mr. Seward tells theirt that that conflict must come, sooner or Inter?and, if that be the case, they do not sec why it may not ns well come to-day or to-tnorrow, ns years hence. They further say, they cannot i blame' fhor brethren in slaverv for resort- I ni? to drum, niut fijjhtinp for their liberty. ! They particularly point to the vctniqiiip in J slavery, nrid even the sale of colofcd ehil- j dretl by their white fathers. I'hin aloud, they flay, is sutfioicnt to t*tir the blood of the colored man to fever heat, and to cause hitu to'arm and rftrike for freedom, al any cost-to bitnftclf,. Amoofc thift party there appears to be a tjrm belief that though tho insurrection nt j Harper's Ferry lias boon put dowu, through j i's premature explosion ami the activity of the Federal and State troops, "yet the Cud in aotyet;" but that the flames lighted up in Virginia, though prematurely quenched, j will hereilftcr spread thir ngh Maryland, | the Carolina# ai??* Georgia, tf> the banks of I tho Mississippi, carrying in its trttln nwido spread desolatfoft, ilnd" resulting in the ' nnmrvlAtA nnm.? ! /??? ? wu|iiVW uiiuiuuipMVlUd Ul UIU IKItlVtlf. Such seem to he tho opinions find impression* of the colored claasea of thin oity, obtained uot without persevering effort, and ^ivcu with much reluctance, rather in dark hints and inuendbs thau ii* direct asuertiona. . .. From tho Richmond Kriqnt'rer. mil _ ? - 1 xne warper ? rerry invasion a# Party Capital.. Tito tone of the conservative prows of the North evinoen n determination to nmke the moral of the Harper'* Kerry invasion an vfTcvtivo weapon to rally all men not fnu&t ics against tliat party whofce leaders have been implicated directly with this midnight murder of Virginia citi/.ous, and the destruction of OoYeriuncnt property. This is certainly legitimate?ar.d we do most sincerely hope that the horror with which the whole Country is justly filled, may ho j the means of opening the eyes cf all men [ to the certain result of tlie triumph of an j iiiujuinoiuiu cuimict icauer, or ot any man, by an alliance with the Black iiepublican i./Ssnwattoniifrs of the North. It is but jvst and proporthat a disclaimer should be n. ido by the Northern press *, but the; voice of the press ia not enough, the vuioo of the people at tlio North, through the polls, is necessary to restore confidence and to dispel the belief that thcNorthern nronlr> - # # 1 J httvo aided and aboMc?l this treasonable invasion of a Southern Stale. If the sncccss of a party m of more importance than the restoration of good feeling and attachment to the I'nion, let that fact go forth from tlie polls of New York at her approaching election. Upon hor soil, the. treason, if not planned, was perfected ; the money of her citizens gave vi- j tality to the idot ; the voice of her I . / -- 1 ?l~ slioulil speak words of cncoumgemcnt to tlio outraged sovereignty of a sister State. Tho vile clamor of p;irty, the struggle of Republicanism for power, has given an impetus to the abolitional zeal of old Brown and bin com fades, that impelled them forward in their mad career of treason and bloodshed. The leader of tho Republican forces pave utterance to the tffcbsnffoble ' declaration of an '' irrepressible conflict \'f nml if the people of New York rcuTly repudiate the dogma that luis vitalized pillage, robbery and murder, and raised up a body of men to initiate the ' irrepressible conflict," let them send from the polls greetings of overthrow that shall, if possible, restore confidcncc, ?nd cement the broken fragment* of attachmcot for the I 'nion.? The triumph of the Black Republicans in tilt! Ktflto of Ynrlr will 1<" I meat to futuro Ossawattoinites, to again attonipt (ho plunder iind invasion of Virginia ; the defeat of thi.s "irrepressible conflict " party will speak thunder tones of encouragement and hope to the people of the Southern States; such a defeat will tend to allay that excitement which now ' :u. :~J! P1UIIIIM io UHUCl lilUjMl^MUiU ! IIU LlOIl, I and which a spark may light into a conflagra- i tion destructive to the t'uiou. The voice of the Southern people litis not been heard, and may never he heard. ; The shallow waters murmur, hut the deep arc dumb; and such is the state of public ; feeling at this moment from thn I'otomac I to the (iulf. Let not the people of the North mistake (his/iileue.o for iiijliiVcrcuec. | There exists a horror ami indignation which ' neither prcSH nor public meeting can cx- j press j n feeling that lias weakened the j foundation of the Union, and which may at i any moment raise the super, t met lire.? AYill not the people of New York, from ! the polls, speak some word of cneeurngc- j inent, and, if possible, re instate the f'nion j [ sentiments disturbed by their own people? Tho Harper's Ferry invasion has ad! vauccd tho cause of Dibunioa, more-than any other event that hits, happened finoe the formation of the (idYernment; it has rallied to that standard men who formally looked upon it with horror; it has revived, with ten fold strength the desire of a Southern Confederacy. The heretofore most determined friends of the Union may now be heard saying, ' if under the form of a Confederacy, osr pcnce is disturbed, our State invaded, its peaceful citizens cruelly murdered, and all thu horrors of servile war forf!All llttOll IN 1 tv fltMbo wlin clwniU K1 our wannest friends; if the form of ;i Confederacy is observed, but its spirit violated, aud the people of the North sustain the outrage, then li t disunion cOine." The people of .New York have tlie opportunity, at the approaching election, not only of rebiikinp Mr. Howard, the groat j loader of the Ossnwattouiitc iiepublicitns, i I but gf showing the people of the .South, | tuat tno sympathy ot mic great .State uf Now Yo.k k with t'f"l not with the traitor that musl meet the just punishincut of his treason. . Frii>ay.?Tt is f-trnnge enough that Friday is regnnled in.all countries as a peculiar <)ay. In England it is generally considered unlucky; many people will not commence any undertaking on that day j and most sailors believe that the vessel is SHxrc to be wrecked tbrit sails oi\ a Friday. If a inarm <*c take place on that clay, tlic old wive* shake their heads, and predict all kinds of misfortunes to the bride and bridegroom. Nay, they even pity all | children who nroso unlucky as to ho horn on a l'Yidny. In Germany, on the contrary, Friday is considered a lucky day for weddings, connncnciug new undertakings, or other memorable events'; ni.<f the reaOAII jtf tlllO I- "*?'J 1* 1 ^ own V4 vn 10 Oil j?l. 1 OVI LIVMft II fS'WU IU UU I .'ll? ancient belief that the witehes hnd Borocrers held their weekly meeting 011 this day; nnd,' of conrse, while they were Minuting t'hemselvcs with dancing, r.nd riding on broomsticks round tlio lllockubcrg, they could have 110 time to Work 911V evil.? | ; And by nil sonaiblo people, Friday is regarded no better and no worwc than any other of the six. > A Man courting a jonng woman was iiitorrojrntcd by !??;?" father bh to his occupation. " I oin a pnper-hnngcr unoo u large acalo," he replied* Ho married tho girl, and turned cut to be a bill Ftickef. The Late ScnMor Bit'crickPoor Dave lias imno at Inst, lie lias met an untimely donth. This result is probably not unexpected to his numerous friends in this city, ?s, we think, it. could wot have been to himself. I'or the past ihu'c years he has been in a desponding mood, apparently conscious of impending evil. Indeed, it hits been a common rellllirk lllllfllKr Iiisj frintulu ?!...? ! ? * 1 1 - , ^. r ...v . vi*MP mm III; II,Ml UCcome misanthropic. Ill health and some hoiily and pecuniary accidents, however, were supposed to bo the cause, and nothing was thought of it. Mr. Droderick was a remarkable mail. Ifi.s chiof characteristics were great moral and physical courage, a sufficient r|uantuni of common sense, self reliance, temperance and industry. With tlicso qualities, in a land like California, lie was, of course, a successful man. The day he left New York for California, in 181!), wc met him uii unu ?irpH or ilie old banking house of I the Hank of the State of Now York, lie had just drawn his last dollar from that institution. lie said to us, "(loodhyc; I am off for the land of glory/' "Where arc you "oing to, Dave?" we asked. "To California?never to return until I conic hack a Senator of the Tinted States."? We laughed at his remark, considering it the grandiloquent hoast of a reek less, despeiatt youth, who had as nittch idea or chance of actually carrying it into execution as he had of becoming l^ug of fn less than two ydnrtf nFteYw^f^*Dave had distinguished himself. His first prominent act at San Francisco was in openly mmnttillir till* flvet '' - ~,-r n V..X. *..ov i ij^ililllUU VUlUUUltUC.? His life was endangered in this enterprise. I le made by it many enemies, but also some warm friends, lie was subsequently elected and re-elected to tlie Legislature, and assumed the lcf.d of the Democratic party in the State. After many defeats in various political manuners, he finally succeeded in reaching his long desired position of ft Senator of the United States. He was elected to this office in 1850, and took his seat in March, 1857. As a debater he lacked ea?c artd the necessary information. I n the Senate he could not maintain himself for a day beside the able nud lirillimif iiifln flint appointment in the Cid. appointments produced n quarrel between himself and the Administration the first month lie took his scat. Senator ( Iwyu got the inside track, and, :us lirodorick always contended, in an unfair manner supplanted liim with the President. He became nioroso, and unmeasured and imprudent in his oastigations of the President, and soon found himself a noglceted and somewhat unpopular man at Wash in'a toff. lie said to us last Winter, " HoW strange it is, tlmt nftcr fighting all my life to become a Senator, I do not care a button for it. It litis no chains fot mrt. What is it, aft t nil ? 1 am not happy." What a com men tar)' are these remarks upon human greatness, as productive of human happiness. Poor Davci, lie had a noble, generous, heart. Let us drop a tear to his memory. There is no wile, nor children to mourn his loss, but in this city the friends of his boyhood, the companions of his youth, and the associates of Ins manhood, will romcm- | ber him with sentimcntsof admiration and j esteem.?Xac York New*. Tiik Mkrky andtiik Sintious.?Man- | kind may be divided into tlie merry and tlie serious, who, both of the.n, Uiake n very ! good figure in tlie species, so long us they J keep their respective humors from degenerating into the neighboring extreme; there being a natural tendency in the one to a melancholy moroseness, and in tlie other to a fantastic levity. The merry part of the world j:re very amiable, whilst tliej* diffuse a cheerfulness through'conversation at proper seasons and on proper occasions; hut, on the contrary, a great grievance to society, 7/hen they infect every discourse with insipid mirth, and turn into ridicule such f-ul'jcqts ?s are not suited to it ; for j liiu.tgh laughter if. look0*1 ??v?n l>y the I philosophers as tho property cjf reason, the excess of it hns always been considered as the mark cf folly. l'KMAl/K I'lKTV.r^Why is it that woman is more pious in her behavior and actions than the sex who arrogate to themselves the title of lord and muster? Of tho facts that she is so, ther-j are ample proofs. In tho chnrchos of every city, wo find that the j greater proportion of the devout worship- j ors consist nf tho foiiinln Tlir? ah. I terprixo of woman bos crected houses of worship when the hand of man was palsied toward tho deed. Her porsuasivu voice and interesting demeanor linvc prevailed upon worldly n.indcd husbands to the purposes of salvation. Tho truth of it i?, that truo religion consists more'of lovo and affuotjon, than of proud demonstration or haughty argument. The construction of tho femulo lieart ifl turned townrd tho f^ontlof*t nflection ; and when thut object is presented her, alio principally consult# that faithful monitor to good, generous and pious deeds?'(l iCi>T)ifin'x firrnst. t'li.ync.k of ttik Moon.-?A Nortl.mn brian cottager, whose memory is not <]iiitc so tenacious .n% it bus born, but "vlmso perceptive power.* are as scute its over, declares thai lie is not >.urpviicd that the Reasons arc f|ucerish nowa-days, because tho moon, which has much to do with the weathor, faces contrary to what it used to do. My Intimate Friends. " Savo me from my f riends I" There is wisdom in that exclamation. But what are " our friends" af large cumpircd with one particular i>i?lividtiul who, um'cr the name of friendship, has taken out letters patent for dulng us all the harm iu his power. My intimate friend belongs to the same cltib as myself, and manages t<? got himself invited to share my dinner three times a week, to say the least, on which occasions^ he shows his friendship by tolling me. champagne is indispensable to his digestion. M v intimate friend gives me a had dinner whenever lie entertains me t?t his Judging.--, hecansc as lie says, thefc needs bo no uvii iiivny ui'UVOCll irn ilds. My intimate friend borrows money of mo alone, because, as lie says, he would not hurt niy feelings by applying to any one else, and forgets the golden maxim, u Short accounts make long friendship." " My intimate friend is always rendv to be my second in a duel, and i.sso tenacious of my honor that lie will never hear of a " coinpronii.se, though older and better men than himself have professed themselves .satisfied. My intimate, friend rides my horse, instead of Keeping one, because, Orestes and l'ylndcs, David and Jonathan, Damon and rytlriaft, Wefe not better friends tbatt vro are, consequently such trifles ought not to conic between us. My intimate friend would think uicvory ill-natured did 1 not present him in all tlio different circles that 1 frequent, sdtliongh being better favored tban 1 am ; the consequence is that lie dunces with all the handsomest girls and I am employed to take tlio dowagers down to ten. My intimate friend is so solicitous about, my gciitioimuwlil(G appearance that he left mc no peace until 1 employed his tailor, his hatter, his shoemaker, all of \Vhicli functionaries "supply him gratis for the sake ef l is good wolds among his dear l licwjd. My intimate friend would know all the sccrets of my Heart, and I confided to liim I. was in love with a chnftmng girl, of whom I pave a very lover-like description. lie insisted on being introduced to tho family, as he would he delighted to forward my Kiiifchy every mentis in his power.My intimate friend soon made himself at home in the hou?e, played chess with Jose plane wlnlc I was talking to hor mother) because be said I bad better not pay my attentions too openly until I v.'as sure of lur parents' sanction. My intimate friend took care of all my love letters, which he could easily give Josephine unperceived, as nobody suspected him. all of wliirl) lw> mivif ?i11>TnIKr signed to (lie lire, assuring iuc that my udurcd did not dare answer theni, i.h hough she received them wish unfeigned pleasure. My intimate friend whs always with JoS0)diine. lie rode with her, (-on my horse, as before stated,) nnd daneed with her, t.? forward my intp.re.it, whilst 1 was enjoined to he absent, sb as not to spoil all the plnn>. In faet, Ire made love for jue, proposed for uie, and finally married her, no doubt, for my suko.- aud now, having become lich through her, (mc,) has entirely forgotton our intimacy, and blotted my very person from his memory. So much for friendship. | ll'i etwly Mujiixiiie. J'if.OQUKNT I'JxTKACl''.?The ljC.sf tiling yet written by Kdwurd Kvorett in bis It m,v i> ? iminiit r fi uvii -i is an nriicic on I ho lato comet. After describing ?ts approach to the c<vrih and the beautiful picture it presented, l.e say ft : "lleturn, then, mysterious traveler, to the. depths of heaven, never apirm to bo Been by the eyea of n;cn now living !? Thou bast run thy race with glory ! Millions of eyes have g-r/ed upon thee with Wonder?-bllt tliev nh:ill lirvnr l.Mib umin thee again. Since thy last appearance in these skies, empires, iangunges, and races of men have died away?tlie Macedonian, the. Alexandrian, the Augustan, the Parthian, !'*o Uywntine. the Sarfienie, the Ottoman dynasties have sunk or are linking into the gulf of age?; Since thy last an pearauce, old continents lmvc veh;pscd into ignorance, and now worlds have eomc out from behind tin: evil of waters. The Mapian fires are quenched on tho hill tops id' Asia, the Chaldean is blind; tho Egyptian hicrojrramUt hag lost his cunning;? (he Oracles arc dumb. \Viadoiu now dwells in the farthest Thules, or in newly discovered w< rids beyond the sen. llnply, wncn wneciing up ngnirt from the celcstinl nbysses, thou nit 01 cf more seen by tlio dwellers of earth, the langungo we speak shall be forgotten, and seicnce shall liavo fled to the utmost corners of the earth.? Rut even there 11 is band, that now murks out thy wondrous 'circuit, shall still guide fhyeourso; and then, as now, ITeSper will smile nt thy approneh, ami A re turn's, with his sons, rejoice nt thy coming." Tit Kon Tat,?A ^oung j^hy/jielnn, lately I.,, nuu juDt i-iiiiiuitriicinK me prf.clico of mcilicilie, rfiuue yonre sineo. with quite a jrnv hor*o nnfl vehicle, nml hi? ycimjr wifo riding with hinv, ('niv? lH^'nily ?j> l>thind r. lawyer, who, witli l?i? wileni.d live or six children nnd nurse*, whs driving ft oneliorse onfpln?6 rather tlif? Morse for wenr. On coming up v.'ithin *|>eaklng distance, the doctor enIIml out to his friend tlio lawyer, "Good morning lawyer; I sec you Vmve u henvy lond And ft aorry tenin." ' "True," retorted the lawyer. " I have : 1>ut vmi !> ?? ? tcmn nn<l a very poin lonU."