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BY ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S, C. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, VOL. XI. NO. 17
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rri rfj n jc< Cr.n .r.^ . ? 1
IPOKTKV
-j.jfia.iL ?waaete ? ?? i
Kissing on tho Sly.
iiY ?.yuM>vrr. | j
lib* ninnly whisker swept licr cheek, ; |
Hliu nltutcd no reply, ; (
Jlnw could she part not- lips lo spctik, ,
Wliilb kissing on the sly ? f 1
There's such ft sum of smacking bliss,
Tlmt rrtfsus oouid not buy
The honeyed worth ot one stveot kiss
Thftt'n token on the sly. I
Oik I this kiusiiv# qii t ho sly?
This kis^inp: on tlie sly? j .
This wooing, winning style of rinning, '
Kissing on the sly.
The maiden ineel; one kiss received? ,
Demurely winked her eye. 1
.And with i lie nil* of duo I wren veil,
Slie hcftvCtl u golitle sigh:
Again that qrnvwurtl whisker pressod
llcr clio.ek, Alio breathed?Oh my !
How grnlol'iil to the burllicned hrcuM j
This kissing 011 I lie ?ly-~
Oli! llii* kilning- 011 ilio nly?
This kissing on tlie sly?
llowuiiglil delirious. e'en malicious, I 1
Kissing on ilio sly. I
I <
Ttio' rigid rule declare tlic deed j I
To bo tv i-riitio no liigli, I
No lover dare deny the deed (
Of kissing on I lie Hly ' I
Tho' l'n's mid Mii'a berate nml |irnte,
I Till Duleencn.s crv,
The custom don't a bit abate,
Of kissing on tlie sly.
Oil! this kissing uii tlio sly?
Tills kissing on ilicsly? '
Intensely thrilling-trouble killing,
Kissing on 1 lie sly.
While le.idlng thus ii singlu life,
Wluit happier lurk than I,
When opportunely, without. strife,
A glorious chancc descry, I
To suisc the dainty treasure which (
No royalties outvie :
Than me, no nabob half as rich,
Thus kissing on the sly.
Oh ! Tliie kissing on the sly? I
Aye J kissing on the sltv?
Tt.iw 11*nill ? ?
/,V"V """I R1 V...V VAVUHMIi?B, ,
Kissing ihi (lie fly.
<3 D^^OTJ30ATToj^ 3.
y .11 Til K KHIWKK CMl'ltini.
Temperance Meeting. i
At n Toinpemnoo mooting at I'u kuiis Court ,
II ?u>c. ().;t. t20, LSj"?0. W. A. Lesley was np- |
pointed Clinirinnn, and J. D. Sanders Sucre- (
tarv. (
Persons present: James II. Hughe, K. > (
M. Ilutojiins, .r. \\\ liurdiiic, C. C.- O'Briant, : ,
I). Muter-*, \V. (J. Lesley. Win. II. l\?w- ! i
oil, William F. MoWlinrter, and JoolO'Xonl, i
w.n? formed themselves into a Temperance
l'oformors Society ObligHtioii. .J. A. 11., in j
t ic presence of Almighty God and tlip.?e xvit- j 1
jio.isc-1, do promise upon my snored honor, 1 '
not to make, bay, soil or UoC a-< a bevorngc !
any spirituous liquor, wine or cider that will |
intoxicate, ho long as I remain a member of
i no O.'ilor of Tomporanco Ueformern. 1 fmtherm
no |>romi?o never to divutgoor diseloso ,
ally of the signs, grips, words or private matters
ot tlio Ordor of Tomporance 11 dormers
during life, and.to use all laudable moans to I
discontinue the u-o id' intoxicating liquors,
and do away with tljcir traitie, ami give niy
t.. iu?...i4,i' i * li
. " y '" i"- yw """ wj*
liiiciy. 1 do must sincerely promise to aid J (
it worthy brother <?r sister Jtclornter when in i
distresx?provide"! I can so do without injury |
to iny.-ell ur family, and liolp them into such (
busmen* as they niav be (pudilicd to pursue,
orahould 1 see them in any danger, warn 1
the.n ot' fijeh, and keep sacred the i id ovum !
and character of'overy brother and sister lie- j
l inior and their fumiiic-r, and in lo\e, cn- I
leavor to promote their prosperity and Itnppi- I j
j.oss. In \ iolation of this solemn obligation j
i forfeit niv honor among men, and will jus - i
lv .li.in.-t .."... i^. I - I J
.J v. . v. to uu iwinimuii ?m ftu ti uc UIMUII.Iera
and my friend*, und spurned from rc- 1
speciablc society. '
ICR Til K KKoU KK C iUIMKR.
I>k'ar Til oil I^jon : i mast bl'g permission \
to make a few suggestions upon tiie subject ! .
of Schools. and 1 know of no inotliod better
Milled to bring (be matter befoie c\cry per- t
son in the District, than the, columns of ydur f
excellent journal. <
Contrasting the schools of our District with
mosoui any other IHtririct in the State, (L
mean conntvy schools.) wo have no caunc For ' ,
disparagement, ami vet our neb oofs are not !
m hut they tniyJU bo with the proper sort of j i
management. ' |
The year of 1H69 is coming to a close, ami
more than the u>uul amount of solicitude is 1 .
being devoloped by the Teaching fraternity j
for locations in 18G0. j j
The prominent neighborhoods, where they | i
have g.?o<! School houses, Intve, in most in- j j
utancen, procured their Teachers, but there ' ,
are many other settlements densolv tiopula- I i
led, ami without a Teuclior, and if thing* go
<m ?i }liej' n.ive been g)is:g on fir tho !a-t !
low yearn, th*y Aever trill Iiuto uuo, worthy
of the nnmoyf a Teacher. <
The time has been when log vabbino, (oight ]
feet high, a door in one end, mid *tick and j |
dirt ehlmnoy in the other, lighted up ?*:th j
twenty crackh big enough ior half-grown dog* 1 f
tocruwl through.) would do for schoolhouscn ; |
but with a respectable majority of our peo- j
pie, those miserable, smoky liutH hnvo goiid j
by thft board, and tljo children nre g4ad ??t' it. i
lint let us get buck to the pine pole mcIiooI | !
liouoA*. Mr. A wuntH a good school bouse, ' ]
Mr. II liim&ri wo hud bettor wait (ill w? inuko < (
a fiiLcron. hut however, wo wMI walk over , .
ami new Mr. 0. lfi? *ay*, 't won hi lx? a jc-mmI
M?\? to huVo a go.*! Itoiuo. hut I want to coll
out awl iiiovo shortly, bftt I oxnuot Mr. i> I
will jiit?<|? in pi??|t> ?troiig; l'tl ?te|> <>v?r
with vou afici hoar vhitt htf $%$* ' Mr, IV i
want* a g?m<| hooce, hut, gentlemen, who if |
to bo tho Tonuhcr Z 1 think wo hail hotter
/ <ok Twiorff me jnnip; u>i u* wiuit over to
jili. ?i hoi? u mmi-of i<(imp Iambi', ninl l?<< '
v' tli tell tin <iil a built it, Tlio cbmpnnv noatvk
c??iu|iliin<Mi'M< nml business ronoi tva
fur ilio uiut'liitg. ilr. K *aku? tbc n?'r,
urn I litis pvocooUt*; Ucntlomon, no doubt ,
init vou arc all lioiiost in your iinilerplk.cn,
nit if vou put up n wether-liourded houso
n our settlement, it won't bo a your till mini j
feller will be n puttcu out articles in our ;
midst. tluit lie is u gwinc to teftch dog Inttin, i
u- whatever they cull it, and charge ?150 a
jeni*, ami who can keep up with 'cm? It i* j
luird times, and so it i*. and it wont do to \
|>iit a wether-boarded hout-c in this bottlencnt,
that's certain.
A profound repose broods over tho scone "
(tul discouragement is scon in every face.
Mr. K lm< " brought forth.'' and tho issue
is?failure.
Wo linvo aivthor class of pe >jil in our
sountry who have pluck enough to build 11
ijood h'ltiso, but no Ii>e inan can stand thorn '
loiigor than one year, and tlioy can't stand
nits another lunger than the fecund year,
when there is a " blow-up."
Just listen at Mr. A, on being requested
t?> subscribe tho second time to the same '
man?a good Toucher, by-tho-by, I can't ;
^o'.u!ou:cn. Lr.st year !:e v l,?pj,,.,d' i?*v
Jacky for nothing, and he insulted unr (Jath- '
run, and sonic oi' my children told nie that
Mr. 11 S Jill) told I hem tlml li<? Imnwl M-*
biddy say iltfll Mr. C was nut cuing t<> send j
:o any such u man. no how?lie did'nt like :
he government, and so me and my wile has !
nine to the conclusion not to send. Wo will
ty somo hudv else'. Moro uuan.
Ni?v., 185D. A Fahmkr.
-? ? - or?
Visit to the Western Coast of AfricaThe
following information we take, in an 1
ibvidged form, from a long official report of
Don Joaquin do Navorro, just published in j
Madrid, by order ut' the (.jueen of Spain. :
fhe,intelligent officer, a lieutenant in the
Spanish Navy, tailed from Cadiz in the !
war-steamer V'asco Nunez do Balboa, sent'
l ?1
io me .\incan coast to accompany an expe- j
lition of sailing vessels, to occupy the |
Spanish possession!., and to make observa- 1
tions, particularly on the mountains ami '
timber of the island of Fernando l\>, for .
which were provided ample means and a
L'hief engineer. A baud of Jesuits also !
went out to convert the natives.
' As we approached the African eonti- .
iient," says the writer, "we experienced
sensations before entirely unknown. The j
mil was intensely hot during tin day, and
13 soon as his disk descended below the
i li.
iiuiis.uii, u (;iiihiiiucu imu ircmenuous sound, l
Iiko thunder, was heard; and we were of- !
lei. visited It)' tornadoes, which were the I
combined olivets of wind, rain and furious
lisehargesof electricity." Hut these terrible
phenomena seem sent by providence
to mitigate the excessive heat of the climate;
and n fall of the thermometer from
is to degrees, mid other indications,
ijive sufficient warning to prepare vessels
to boar thorn. At sea u cool temperature
follows thoni, but not on land. It is said
that the lightning conies so near the ground
that its heat limy be felt by the human body.
Tjie .Spanish officer here ffuotcs the
striking description of the commencement
of n tornado given by the Ktiirlish Lieuten- 1
nit Bold.
The lliver Senegal is the first river we
meet tin the western const of Africa as we
sail from the north, and this large stream
Hows, in the lower part of its course, along
the Southern border of the Sahara. The
soabt, for a great distance above, is very
uniform, forbidding and dani/croiis. thn
Iiind Hat and low unci ditlicult of approach.
Due liuudrcd miles north of the Senegal
is the solitary lidlo Knglish settlement of
I'ortlundik, to which, by their treaty with
I'Vauec in 1788, their trade in Cum Arabic
was confined. St. Louis is-the principal
French town on the coast, and stands
L'l miles from tire mouth of the Senega1.
It contains 1U,UUU inhabitants, only 2f)U ct'
n'hoiu are Furope.ns (French,) 8UU Fronch
ioldicrj, ')(J iiogi) troops, the rcat being
slacks md mulattoes The exports are !
iiim, hi e< and occasionally ivory and gold 1
iust. i h j Cayqr country, lying along the J
.. ..... "* ""?v? ?* ?>?
Domuzel, who cau raise 20,000 men iu time
jf war. Theyaro Juloll's; anil arc thought
superior in strcnght and courage to ull others
on the coast.
Tim Inland of (ienec i>" 80 miles south,
contains 8000 souls, and was ceded to
I'ranee by lOngland in 1H11?, after the latter
liad held it 7 years. The city ie on a rock
>' >n?;dt/with only one i'alin and a few
rose-bay trees in the square. A handsoum
fortress on the south-west end, is the chief
French military depot on the coast. The
inthpr says the view of the street# of the
:own from the walls presents the natives
ii their uncivilized dresses and customs ;
men wearing course-cotton, women at the
fountains, with little clothing, but some
ivith magnificent forniH, ;t11'1 their necks
lUtigwitlt (jretffree*. " TIum inn .small
jltapel to *ur Lady, and n hospital kojit
L>y the sisters of tho charitable association
if St. Joseph. A Catholic minion, under
IJishop Kobbe, is ?'t Ditctif, J league dis- J
tuut, among 3U0O inhabitants.
Tin; Ki*cr (trtiubiu lies next below, pas-1
ting a flat coast marked only by n few Scut
ering trees'. Tlioro Jh Butharat, the capi- :
Lai of the Knglish settlement*, with 70"i>
iihabitnnt.s, on u bay, behind the island of
Mary. Thiit ft-gloti i? extremely un- j
liea'ltliy, and abounds in wild boaet#, iih liiiib,
elephant#, erucodiles, hippopotami, &c.
J'lie inhabitant* ftro Mandtu^oca. The
writer attributes the unheulthinesa to tho
l^cnt variation* of temperaturo, tho thermometer
often varying from 11 dcg. to 20
tie#, in a d.?y. About 1H'> miles up tho
liambia, on MTarthy's Island, its another,
Hdgliah ncttleineiit: Tho exports are pi?ta- j
uhio out*, Ivory, beeswax and hide*. Tho
liret uto purohused ny mc r roncii nnu mo;
Inffc!* |?y the Ailioricaiu. |
Ftfictowh, the capital of fUoira ti/o'tto,
the principal Ku<r|ish settlement, lies fur- !
thcr South, passinjr twelve or more small |
rivers ami several islands. " The aspect
of the country as we approaohud the hind, j
seemed to contradict the accounts we had
heard of the insalubrity of the climate.?
Majestic mountains, covered with exuberant
vegetation, presented colors which hu- ;
man art could never imitate on canvas. i
The rose, the 1'ahn tree, the queen of tho
forests; and there spread verdant meadows, i
varied with verdure iu|d flowers ot' tho j i
brightest hues. Nothing can equal tho j
beautiful panorama presented to our eyes; ; <
hut yet that luxuriance of vegetation eontributes
to the fatal influence* of tho eli-u
mate. Three (Iflvernors died here in ten ;
months in 1834, and all the Kurr.pc.ms ]
seen have striking marks of disease In their ; ;
countenances. Our admiration was excited j 1
by tho view from the lighthouse to the i i
Woslnyiui ?.|..iinion lioiino ; the numeroiw ! I
f?hips (if war and merchant ychscIs in the ; l
bay, the college, the cathedral, the (lov-i'
criior's house, the quarters, and hospital, j '
and the mountains boyond. A landing I
place*, with forty or fifty steps, leads from 1
the quay to the platform on which the city 1
is built. The streets are drawn with ninth- i
cnintiea! precision, with a carriage way in i
the middle, and a carpet of Bahama urass ]
on the sides. On the riirht of the landing <
place is a collcction of shops of nil kinds, |j
kept by negroes. " Leaving this street , I
we met a multitude of small isolated houses, j
built altogether in the Knjrliidt style, with i
their gardens, abounding in fruit trees, 1 <
sueh as oranges, guaves, limes, mangoes, I
pineapples: in short, all kinds of tropical t
productions. The Koulnh college, a I'rot- I
ustaut institution, is a little Klvsium, whore |
till* ffl':inp i>J uo?? -V. ! ' I'1-- 1
.. huii ? utiiimum; ui i'jii- i i
ropoan fruits ami flowers, mingled with i
those of the tropics. In tlio market square i
and elsewhere, we met with athletic men :
of the M audi up) race, who are Mohonietans,
distinguished l?y their large loose .
gowns and white or red turbuus j and hung <
on their necks were talismans or leather, i
written with extracts from the Koran. The. <
negroes along the coast place equal faith in j '
their guardian angels, made of the teeth of j
tigers and poisonous nuts." I n the morn- j i
mg a great noise is kept up by women in |
the streets, crying " Fnfu !'' nnil " j '
1/1/" ! a kind of food which thoy sell, made , '
of Indian meal. The women perform all j l
kinds of labor; and it was surprising some- 1
times to see with a burthen weighing full n i
hundred pound i on her head, and at the i
same time currying a heavy child on her 1
shoulders ; and to learn that they often I
travel thus fourteen or fifteen miles with- 1
out appearing fatigued. i
The Spanish steamer received a fresh
supply of coal at .Sierra Leone, employing i
Krumen fls laborers; who endnre hard.
work uu<lor n tciuperuturo of 110 degrees | i
Fahrenheit. The officers enjoyed the nt- j <
tentionsof the English Governor and hi* i
family, of whom the ooimnnndcr speaks in j 1
hij?h terms. " Their hospitality," ho says, 1 j
' is nlmndunt, ppklidid and delicate.*' | <
Luimua.?From Sierra Leone, they i
proceeded south, coasting along the islands j
()f lLlllillin 1111(1 Kllftl'lim mill iinuuii"! I
Mount and Siberia. This colony, founded
in 182:2, by the American Colonization Society,
to favor t'no return of negroes, is
now a rej.-blic, with its capital, Monrovia, ,
on the liiver Mesurado, ami clainiH t)ic ; |
country from Cape Mount to Capo l'almns | |
?300 milcH." *4 The whole aspect of the '
soa-eoast, for many miles east of Monrovia. I 1
presents no variety whatever. An inter-' J
minublc fomi of acacias and mangroves ; I ,
and interminable line of sandy shore, with ! ;
very small habitations, or barraoonns of! I
slaves on the ennst. nro f1.n'nnl? nf i
- -4 ?f,"" ?' ,
human beings. This is the country of tho
Crcosnon, or Kramon, thot- rnoo of men, 1
rttronjj for labor, whoso services are of ro j
essentia) two to European commerce in Af- |
ricn, they being employed its in our Spain, t
are the Austrian^ and linllioians." I
II,,,,..!. .v. I.. J TV.. 1.1. I
j-ioiwii.o !.-? i r..v.\n. >JllU<rc l>Uf:Kiey, l
in a rcocnt charge to the grand jury of the '
District Court of Galveston, presented a )
most deplorable state of morals in Texas. , j
Among other tilings, he said then! was uo i j
other Country inhabited hy the Anglo-^ax-f i
on race, in which there wa* so little regard '
tn Intv mill nrili>r nu In I 1
uctl: Vw
" During the four years thai I hnvo been |
on the bonoh, there hnvo been between 60
ami 00 cases of murder before me ; and ifin
each of the 12 judicial districts in the
State there has been a like number, then |
(hero has been upward of 000 eases of!
murder in four years, showing a state of;
things nncqtftHed in any country ; and i
t.?? ,.f mm ' ? ' I
??? ww ctinvn, nut MX W IMCVII j I
had been found guilty by the jury before I <
whom thov were tried. It is not possl- J
bio to Fiipposo that, in nil ensen, tliere '
was n deficiency in cvidenco; mid the only
conclusion to which 1 can arrive in that |
the jury munt hnvo forgotten or disregarded j
their ouths."
Jkkkkhron'k (Ihavk.?A ptndent of
tho I'niroipity of Virgin in, writing from 1
thai inititntion, Htnto* that " no vcstigo of i
tlio murble slab that dcftiprnnU'd tlio last
rCHtii?>j pined of the author of the Ptfelara- j
tion of independence/'''remains, to point,
out tlio KjKit. Tlie visitors to his tomb* hy 1
chipping off fragment*, have tfemoliahcri it, j
mid by piecc-m?al carricil it nwnv. An
uncouth gratilto podegtal, dwfltfurccl, alone
rfcuiaius to uittrk l?in gr.Yto,
? ' ' '
The Mating of Monday , |
Hi.v k 111 dii i-5 Knthut.isk in tub As- j
r:r..\ dant?Kntih^siastu: Apmiovai..- Tliu
liluo Kidgc Meeting of Monday lust ;
wus well attended by citizens from every '
part of the District. It was understood U>
be h meeting For silt?for those opposed as
well as tlioso*in favor of further hid to the ]
enterprise. As a consequence, a fair rep- 1
rcsentation of the spirit, and intelligence, !
mid wealth of Kdgetield, distinguished the
occasion. >*
The assembly was organized with Col.
John lluit't in the chair, when decided
Blue Ridge r ilutions wore proposed as a |
lest of (ho sense of the meeting on this
very important measure of State policy. j
Able speeches were made by .Judge Frost
:md .Mr. (ico. W. Trenholiu in favor, and
by Mr. (Jrcgg and lion. J. I'. Carroll in
opposition to the resolutions. The two
former gentlemen t7ore present by special ;
request, lis the people wished to hear the
ivhole truth on this momentous subject. 11
was well considered, that this could be ob- i
taincd from none more fully, or more clear- I
v, niiill I mm IdCSC' COUKClCIlt lOllS IMld CD- j
lightened advocates of the enterprise, It
is needless to add that all present wen1 grat- ;
lied by their powerful and cloqnent appeals,
and captivated by the considerate
uourtesy with which they addressed themselves
to si compliance with the. wishes of
hose who had invited their attendance. i
We perhaps err in saying that Col. Carroll
made a regular speech against the resdutions.
It was more properly a response \
.0 a call strenuously made upon him by
iho opposition, in the course of which he
briefly indicated some of the reasons which '
prevailed with him in his vote of last Sessill!!.
Till* I I AJinrnKln V-!? 1
. ../.m/i UV IlilVUI Ul^CIIiUUt'U
Llii? <1 nty with his usual elegance and hij*;h j
tone. Mr. Win. Clrcprg followed an the
<nuic side in a long and elaborate effort, and
was evidently in good plight for the onset.
But it was all in vain. The plain truths
if Judge l'rost aud the fervid reasoning
if Mr. Trenholm were too much for that
gentleman's potato-patch practicalities.? 1
The result was a mont triumphant adoj "on
>f the resolutions, and a general outburst |
L)f approval as the meeting adjourned.
Owing to the length of the debate, con- |
unuing to n late hour in the afternoon, tlic
assembly was considerably diminished be- j
tore the vote was taken. Vet every one
will agree with us in anying, that, oven at
its fullest, tlio same marked disproportion i
in the vote would have occurred. It there
luid been any doubt about the matter before,
there ckii surely be none now. lOdgciield
is overwhelmingly in favor of further
did to the great Blue Ridge llond There
was no mistaking the stamp of np n ibation j
w eageny sci upon it. by the people on !
Monday lust. It is now eurneatly hoped ;
that our delegation will be a unit on the ;
[uostion at the next Session. While there
is no disposition to dictate to tliein a given '
c< ursc, it is yet expected that their intelligent
independence of opinion will not (lis- ;
lain the clearly expressed preferences of a
suiiiiding constituency.
j I'/tlf/r/iiihl Adirrdnrr. i
Bhown in Jam..?A correspondent of the '
New York writing from Charleston, 1
t it., on me zu instant, ?ays:
The Jail of Charleston is a mock looking
jiliticc. In yuuih. it inuat have been a respcctablc
private re idenee, but now in years,
t is given over to uses ol'State, At present, j
t divides attention with the Court House, ,
opposite to which it htkml*. Its vestibule is .
Iiionged with visitors. The reception-room 1
8 never vacant. Toward ev cuing, tbe guar- 1
liansof the insurrectionists augment their
ioliuitudc, and refuse ingress to all but tbe
jest ci*cdited applicants. At dusk, this eve- |
ling, this rcocpiion-room was a busy scene, j
A brisk Colonel, whose uamo 1 forget, but ;
^hose person 1 never can, on account of bis
nirucuiouH ucveitijiinotit oi Kilir, wlncli was
iruidcd from behind, Wrought round over the
forehead, and sieil in n huge bow-knot heavcou
his ov'ob, was organizing tl.e u'ght
>arol. and MtperinU'ndiiig the loading ol a
mill her of Snurpe's lilies, ready tor use.? }
lie was ciii'eluI to imparl coutiueiitiul whis- i
ioi'h to certain persons, in a way s> that all
jonld hear, to the e libel mat ho li.id thai day J
eceivctl scores of telegraph notices, warning
tim of thin particular night, as a rescue had i
jcen arranged to uome oil- without delay.? I
I'i'nnin kuu-ovni* w-itrn I,?- il.!? :
, . ,
ind persisted iit talking of tlio unexpected
lostponeroent of iicowu'8 exueution lot'one
,vhole mouth.
Drown is as comfortably situated as any
nan can bo in a jail, lie has a pleasant
oom, which is shared l?y Stephens, whose
recovery- remains djubiful. lie lias opporunities
of oocupying himself by writing and
'oading. llis jailor, Avis, vi?s o{ the party j
>vho ussisted in capturing him. llrown says j
Wis is one of the iyravg.il men ho ever saw, j
uul that his treatment is precisely what he
ihould expect frotn so bra\o a fellow. lie is [
terinitiedto receive ?u?eh visitors as ho desires j
;o see. Ho states that ho welcomes ovory I
>i)o, iiiui that, ho in preaching oven in jail,
ivith great olFcct, upon (ho enormities uf
Slavery, ami with argument* that everybody
fails to answer. His IrioikU say. \Vtth regret
hat in many of his recent Conversation*, ho
ma given tit longer reason for a belief that ho 1
? intuvne than ever before.
HrowuV wountb*. excepting one cut on the |
back of the bead, have all now healed withnit
Mippuratioii, ;.>l the ncar.n are soarcoly
mitilo. lie attributes his very rapid rocovary
to his strict abstemious liubils through
|jto. Mi? appearance in very much the wdjiio
ih usual, \vi?'t;li ih decidedly unlike nil tlie |
n.iftrnitfl of.liim that Uuvo of Into appeared.?
Mo ih really n man of imposing appearance,
11 lul neither his tattered garmentf, tho ronis
in which wore enured hy sword tlirunis, nor
his scarred face, cuu detract from the niuilIilions
oJ his uiieo. Mo is always composed,
Btfd oror'y truce of di^uibludc lm? left liini.
The Knowledge of the Unlearnel
jiar.litt discourses in a very amusing and
instructive tiiunucr in one of liisesfnys, on
' the ignorance of the learned,'' and we
have often wondered t hat he (Kd not write
a companion-uspuy to it, on the knowledge
of the unlearned. 'J'he so-called learned j
mcii have usually very little practical leai li- ,
iii^ out of tlieif protessiou, or speciality; '
wlide all that the unlearned know is u*>u- ' }
ally of a practical and serviceable nature, j
iconic ol our most learned acholars, who ,
have gained a groat celebrity by their at- j
tainnients in literature, are lamentably do- ' ,
licient in their knowledge of every day af- <
lairs, and would hardly succeed in earning
a decent living out of iheir own profession;
while there are thousands of illiterate men
that would be tailed ignorant by scholars,
who have so varied a Knowledge of the or- (
villi. tij j1111 f? 11113 (II lliUIIKlUU, allll ill'O N> j
fcikiili.u in busincNS, luat they would nut ,
tail to make themselves usulul and gain (
something mure tliati an honest living uu- ]
dcr any circumstances. They may know .
nothing about technical sciences, be una- j
ble to tell whethera syllogism be something j
to eat or to wear, and ineajiable of speak- ;)
ing any language but their vernacular, and x
even tuat not grammatically, and yet hav?i ,
. -o i. ecu rate a knowledge of human motive#, j
as to compel their fancied .superiors to do (
their bidding and minister to their pleas- t
urea. The world, is f ull of learned men
> I '
w ho are so ignorant ol the arts of 1 it'e??? i ,
we do not mean the vicious arts, but tho (
llMPlnl ...... ...x- l ! :-i >
.? v....I IIIVJ >IIU UUilUIVj Willi nil
their kuowlcdge, tu render a siiilicicnt scr- ^
vice to society to secure themselves from j
want. J?ut infinitely better i.s the kuowl- ,
edge of tlie unlearned, which enable them ,
to prosper, than the learning which cannot (
save iis possessor from starving.
The great benefactors of the present age '
have uecu and ale mostly unlearned, ignorant
men. lint they arc men who have (
done more for the cause of seicnee mit >>f
tlicit1 ignoraiicb than any scholarly men |
have ever dune. John .Jacob Astoi' and |
Stephen (iirard, who proved themselves ' t
sueii true bcnci'actorsof science, were very
ignorant men, npcaking alter the mauniv ot .
scholars, yet tneir kuo .viedgc was grout, .
varied, extensive, and ot u most servicea- (
ble character. We could mention the .
nililies oi ii;t11 a uozun men in this city 1
whose lack of learning would subject them
to the jeers of learned dunces, jet whosn I
knowledge of the actuaiilies of existence I
lias raised them to greatness, has gained f
them wealth, position, iniiueuce, and ena- i
bled tlicin to confer great benefits upon 1
others. ! '
\Y hat would wo argue from these things ? I
that learning is useless'( Not we. i..ot
every tnun and woman learn all they can,
lor learning will never do them any nartn. I
15ut let us not attach too much importance 1
to any special kind of learning, and exalt \
comparatively useless lnioriiiutiou at the <
expense of really valuable knowledge, <
whether it he accoinpanied by diplomas or j
not. Wc have a bad habit ot bestowing (
all our honors on a particular kind of learn- i
ing, and that by no moans the best Wo
pay too much deference to the youngster j
who has acquired an uncertain amount of
Latin and Greek, while a young man who
bus g-iincd a thorough knowledge of the j
art of building a hou^e, of cultivating a
farm, of making a steam engine, of setting
type, or managing a printing machine, we j
treat as though ho hud rather degraded ,
than elevated himself by the acquisition of
knowledge which would render nini independent,
and a benefactor of society.
I.nvi.ur.nce of a Mother.?In what-.
Christian country can we deny the inllu- 1 ,
ence which a mother exerts over the whole |
life of her children, while he is tossed on <
the ocean, 01 while he seorches hit? feet on ' ,
the desert sands, recurs in his loneliness ]
and Milfcring to the smiles which material ,
atfection shed over his infancy; the reck- j
less sinner, even in his hardened career ,
occasionally hears the whisperings of those (
holy precepts instilled by a virtuou* mother, 1
and, although they may, in the fullness of ]
guilt lie neglected, there are many iustau- |
ees of their having so stungtlM) conscience, ,
that they have led to a deep (ind lasting |
Repentance; the erring child of either Sex ,
will thou if a mother yet exist, turn to her |
for that Consolation wnich the laws of so- ,
ciety deny, and in the lasting purity of a ,
mother's love will tiud the way to heaven. |
I low cheerfully does a virtuous son labor ]
for a poverty-stricken mother '! How alive
f.s ik? ft> ner nonor anu mgu-stanamg in the '
world! And should tlmt mother be do- !
sorted?bo loft in " worse than widow- 1
hood !"?!iow proudly does be stand forth ( 1
her comfort and protector! Indeed, the ! 1
more entirely we arc convinced that no1
influence is so lasting, or of such wide ex- 1
tent, and the more intensely do we feel the 1 1
necessity of guiding this sacred affection,
and perfecting that being from whom it
emanates. " l lie future character of a
child," said Napoleon, " is always the
work of its mother," and he dcliglitod in
recollecting that to his parent did ho owe |
much of the greatness of a mind, wliiidi
probably gripped at too muoh, but which
at'toi wardtf enabled hint to boar yejuvi of pii- 1
vatiou and exile with tbrtiluduuiid dignity. j
T? -r
M(AJNt.viNS are cou?idornbly up and down :
in VoVniont. It is rohitod tliut a uuuohiimn. I
ilriuiug up one. wns ?s>kcil it it was t?r> steep |
on the oilier ??iile ?
"Steop!"n*itl he, " uliuindightning could'nt
gudown without a brecotiiu' ?*?."
The BaitimofO Election.
The Unitimore nownpapers confirm thd
tolo^iaphic report* <>f the outrage.* committed
i>v that oitv, at the election-polls, on
Wo;)iic?fI 1v. All concur that ?h>>
t;th nothing but :tii act of violence and
fraud, the I'lnir I gin'." taking posws.sion <>t'
the uluctiun polls, ; it<l driving every one off
who attumpud to vote :m opposing ticket.
I'ho ' V/fceliange " fays: " Life has boon
lacrifiocd in tlio'viVectnal struggles of iudi- - -
? ??
\ 111(iiii trmiiMiu v ; UtU by (wo o'clock, in
ill the wards, except the Kiglith, the Keform
era had abandoned the polls, perfectly
<ati8lied thai any election was ; ^possible."
1'he " American" (llotbrni) remarks:
"The election was nothing but an outrage?an
outrage against decency, against
law, and against all rights public nnil private
The city w.\s given uji to the control
uf lawless rullianisin Mipportvd ami oncouriged
hy the police anil approved of and
urgeu on by tlic recognized leaders of
lie Alueriemi party. Armed hands of
mvlt'ss characttvtf licld possession of "early
ill tlx- polling places, the efforts whii n the
Vicndsof a fair and legal election niado to
m\-or\e order were treated as acts of riot,
i?id the only nrrcstf made, hv the police
vcvt of voKpectable and well-known citizofts,
vhosc whole lives are the guarantee of
,hcir r.)???<"!1. l> -
??,.< iiiv urn?, juvury Kpccics
>f 1'inud, every degree of rufliani.sni, and
very violation of sworn duty, was used to
ilof'eat tlio expression (if tin; will of the
people. Hands of men, whese lcols be<pr.ke
tbeir eh.iraeters, redo in omnibuses
itnsl canines fiom one pole to tbc other,
,'otinjr without cheek at each. The neeunulated
displace find shame of the sceno
m.-i |iaiiitiui to coniemplHte, ard we <vn
;( nrcely control c-tir own feelings to write
>f it wuli nny decree of calmness."
The Pnltimore Sun says:
"A whole city is literally disfranchised,
Icliod, :iiid laid helplc?& and prostrate at
:lie foot of violent men. An organization,
ilominant by violence, utterly beyond all
aw, fearless of all eoiiscfjuciiccs bo on uso ifc
ms none to fear, (urns our public i list it tiinnp
upon Us in mockery and derision.?
mm notning remains for flic press (o state,
is the result of what purport* to be an oleeion,
Init to announce the opening and
losing of the polls, and any <juautity of
' voting" that might bo necessary to accomplish
the design of the clubs.'!
llow to li.vNiari Discontent ani>
VwdaIi.?Aii excellent clergyman, pos->
iessing much knowledge of human nature*
nstruetcd his large family of daughters in
the theory and t>ri?clie,c of Musie. They
were all observed to be exceedingly amialile
and happv. A friend inrmire/l 5f
wns any secret in the mode of education,
lie replied, " "When anything disturbs then'
temper, I s:iy to tbeni, "Sing;" and if 1
lioar them speuk against any person, T calf
them to sing to mo; andsothey have sung
ti ? ' ?
.i) iiii u.ui.'-iCM (ii discontent, and every
Imposition to scandal."
Patrick and nil: PiuK.sr.?" Patrick,
lio willow Maloncy tells me that you have'
stolen one; of her finest pigs. Is this cor cct
or not i.s, yerhonor " "JWhat
lave j'ou done with it ?" " Killed it nml
ite it, yer honor." "Oh, Patrick! Patick
! when you Are brought face to faco
ivith the widow and her pig on judgment1:1V
YV11:tf !?nr?i?nn* w?i1 - 1
? j, ....vox.iv .>111 >?.mi m: ul.ii; io givo
it' yourself, when t'.ie widow ncc-usns you
>f stealing ?" ' Did you say the pig would
be there your vivevened " To be sure I
tiki' Well, then, yer riverence, Til
say Mrs. M.iloney, there's yer pig."
Tin: truth is, if th'c t)fcAil cnuhl only
rtppear in eSiiirch by attorney, and ninl o'
tlie best .statement that the facts would
bear him out in doitfg (>ti behalf of his
-pecial virtues, (what we commonly call
noes,) the influence of good teachers would
lie much greater than it i:>. l-\?r tbr> ?? -
rusDciits by which the 1 VviT prevails nre
irccisely the ones thai the Dovil-cjvioiler
nost rarely answers. The way to argue
lown vice is not to fell ties about it?to
T.y it has !:o nftra: -lion*, *lic? every body
iiiows it lias?but rather let it make out.
ts ease just a<? it ccrtainly will in the influent
of ftnnpfntion, and then meet it with
he weapons furnished by the Divine ar
uory. ltliunel did not spit tho toad on
lis spear, you remember, hut touched him
(villi it, and the blasted an?rel took the will
jrlories of his true shape. If lie had shexrrt
fight then, the fair sprites would have
known how to deal with him Holmes.
? -
An nrrredete relative fo flift fate T'rofcs'-*
jor Wilson is just now circulating WlieK
the suitor for tho hand of i'rof. Wilson's
[laughter hud trained the lady's npprohari??:j
he Was of eotifae deferred to papa -
iinvmjrstated his (probably) not unexpected
case, the younger gentleman was directed
to desire the lady lo come to Tier father,
iimTdoubtless her obi du nce was prompt.
I'rof. WilsOn had heforo liiin for review
Homo work, on the fly leaf of trhlffh Wn.i
duly inscribed, " \N*it It the uuthov's compliments."
lie tore this out, pini\cd it to hi*
daughter's dress, solemnly led her to the
young lover, nnd wc.it hick to his work.
?\r?;rsr.\, Nov. 'J.?Ci><>k has made n full
o >nfcssion at Charleston ?, having pleaih'd
piiili v. .Strven* Ik ? heen jrvon up to the
Federal svujiMitie* An- fciid f.?r the purposo
of suil)p(Ciiaiiipt<?orritt Smith, Giddtng*. Halt)
and others. Cnpelnnd Inif hoofi found puiltv
of numler mi<t mxiirnlotion. W. X. l'ulnw.i
iiittitlior conxfiirntor. Imd Jiooii nrrcMoil at
Memphis. Govern*)' Wise hud yciU a ic<juiitloti.