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DEMOOEATIC TICKET.
VOVL' PRESIDENT,
HORATIO SEYMOUR.
OF NEW YORK.
FOB VICE-PRESIDENT.
FRANCIS P. BLAIR.
OF MISSOURI.
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^TATE ELECTORAL TICKET.
TOR TUR STATE AT LARGE: -
"GENERAL J. D. KENNEDY,
OF KKUSIUW.
'COLONEL J. P. THOMAS,
?OT 4UCULAND.
(FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
COLONEL R. F GRAHAM,
OF MARION.
^ECON'D CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
?GENERAL J3. II. 1TCTLEDG E;
OF CHARLESTON.
-THIRD fCONORESS ION A L DISTRICT:
KJOLONEL A. C. HASKELL,.
'OF ABBEVILLE.
frOtTRfJl 'CONGRESSIQNAL DISTRICT:
COLONEL E. C. MoLURE,
OF CHESTER.
^i^cted^ryTL
Stonewall Jackson s Star.
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"' - M5i INCIDENT' ?V- Trffef WAlt.
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In the fall of, 1864, I -was dctndhod from
fcold duty , in Gcueral Lee's army, and Entrust
ed by tho Con&derato Government wilfh a mis
uion tooridoffche Northern Statos,requiringgreat
secrecy ajrd^i^patcli; "but with this, my story
has nothing to do, suve as an explanation of j
my ^oscpbo nt Buch a time in the enemy's ter-'
ritory . Having rcasou to remain a low days
iu Philadelphia, I was surprised aud gratified
to $hd. sympathizers with our great struggle
?^?V?iv ii^tho iu?st radical and loyal cit^. Care
tFull^ conCcalufg'iiiy position 'n?d^hu?iuofiS' tiicre
SrVdfh 'my?o&l friends, whd so gladly threw open
their d?iors nna^h^aft8?foyn 'trjdtor so called to
iintcr. I enjoyed some pleasant hours in the
?society of/th?se! w*hb word compelled to speak
with bated breath, but whoso ? hearts tjuobbed
and eyes kiudJod,4?tMt,hp,recital of Southern
Hvrongs and Southern -Va
-Upou descending to breakfast one fair Octo
ber morning, my1 hostels Mrs. TS., (a Virginian
herself, but married to n Norlhovn ninti.) tnet
me, wroatheth$b>giuHcs/and ^holding in lier
'hand u highly c*i>bosf>cd envelope, whose dain
ty ribbon knot, and beautifully engraved ini
kitrl ;4eWdrs; although entirely difibrent from
anything' of the 'kitid I hud scon for three
years, flavored to my mind strongly of matri
mony. My thoughts'Went baek to tho halcyon
dhyVof the pioit,- before heavy barfes'rand dirt
njfp?intnioiit? had left their impression oh my
'??(Mit' au^ Vjb^nl/'g)^ -ih.o exposure of camp
life wlded to-the futiguo nnd privations of the
Jfe^M^iAw Pl^K"^.' ,onK> >JJvcry tracks in
airy raven rofcks?tlio only silver bydho-way,
'jth0n;|h.nty .jjosaesstow. When I "looked lovo
il|to> ayi9 that spaku again,'' and the morry
jmarriago. bell wjw ready to ehitne for mo;
>.vhon .just such btta of porlunmd pasteboard
covered my table, and my seVVicc^ V/o'l'c asked
.by Iji'icuJB,, who joyfully, entering the matri
monial bark, bid nie god spewed on a like cruise.
The sequel of these thoughts, which flashed
sjilo?g the wires of memory, iss?od from my
lips in the single word, "wedding?"
: "You arc a good gucsser," said my fair
friend.' "Yes, it is an invitation to the mar
riage and' Teceptiori of my lovely little pet,
Minnie Norton, whom you met hero the othor
evening und admired so much. She was born
in the Old Dominion, and oliugs. fondly to
every recollection of our glorious old mother
State- For two years sho baB devoted herself
| exclusively to relieving the necessities of tho
Confederate prisoners, and nursing tho sick
and wounded in tho hospitals bore. Listcu to
what she says iu a uoto accompanying the in
vitation card;
"Bring your mysterious and agreeable
friend, Mr. W., with you on the 12th j al
though ho will not tell yfS the nature of his
mission here, because he has tho absurd idea
that a Woman cannot keep a secret, yet I know
it is something connected with tho welfare of
my beloved South, the land of Jackson and
Lee. His hearty cordial tones aud dear old
accent are music to my ear; will you not ask
him to grace my wedding with hi? presence V
"I shall bo only too happy to accept," said
I; that note fulls like balm upon my heart;
nouo but a dear little Virginia girl could have
written such. I hope the man of her choice
is worthy of the gem he has gained."
?Oh, he iB a noble fellow ?" returned my
hostess)'and the entrance of tho breakfast put
an ond to the conversation.
J Tho eventful day arrived, and, arrayed iu
; the regulation dress on such an ocossion?glos
| sy black immaculate choker and irreproachable
I fitting kids?a costume in which I was some- j
what puzzled to make my acquaintance, I took
my heat in tho carriage besido Mrs. 23., and
was rapidly whirled to tho bccuo of enlivenmont. j
We did not attend the ceremony which took
place in tho church/, therefore upon our nrriv
al, the bride of an hour had already received
the congratulations of her friends upon her nc
' cession to now dignity. Entering the drawing
room, from which the daylight had been care
fully oxchidtul, my Confudwrnto oyco woro oom
pletoly datutlod by the splendid array of beau
ty, fashion and wealth gathered there, and, for
1 some moments, I imagined that I had been
j transported to fairy land. I was, howevor,
awakened from this trance, by an exclamation
of delight from my compauion, and found my
self standing before an impersonation of grade
aud beauty, clad in white satin, orange blos
soms, illusions, aud a dozen other airy nothings,
with which the fair sex arm themselves to stay
their unsaspoctiug victims.
Collecting my scattered senses, I soon settled
down to a "peace basis," aud paying my de
voirs with tolerable composure to the happy
couple, gave place to the eager throng behind
mo. llefusing for various rcasous, the en
treaties of my friends to be introduced to suu
dry damsals of her acquaintance who were
"prfctty and so rich," I retired to a corner,
from which observation I became an amused
and interested "looker ou in Vienna,"
My eye roved over tho brilliant scene,
The ??flushing of jowels| the flutter of laces,'
'And odors of tropical iunsk;
Men and women, Most beautiful fnecs,
And eyes of tropical dusk.
miugling with the witching blue of the North
.ern elime, until at lad, like a weary bird, it re
turned to the figure of tho bride and rested
there. Something in her quiet, dignified bear
ing, and happy, trustful, face was refreshing
tome, aud, ahmst unconJoiou>ly, I scanned
her whole "person. What struck me "particu
larly, as. I inwardly commented on the tasteful
elegance of her attire, (for 1 am something of
a c?nuoisseur in such matters.) was the ab
sence of nil jewels. Instead of tho bridal
pearls, a single highly burnished star caught
at her throat the light fall of lace that covered
her neck and shoulders. My curiosity, for 1
plead guilty to the wQukneas-r-was aroused to
fathom flic ofigin, of afaucy, for wearing such
an ornament on tho most evoutful day of a
young 'woman's lifo, and musing upon it, uiy
thoughts took anothor direction. The camp,
the battle-field, the hope of promotion, and the
dawn of a day when I too, might wear a star,
engrossed! inc so entirely that I forgot titnp and
place ,nnd was only aroused from my reverie
by a light touch on my arm, aud the sweet
voice of the bride in my car, saying :
"1 shall not allow you to make statutes in
the corner ahy longer, Mr. W;, if you'will uut
join the dnno_rs, at lenst do the homage to inc.
I intend to tin ow aside etiquotte for a few mo
ments and sit tlown in this alcove with you, for
I wish to nsk some qucatious concerning my
friends in Dixie."
Was ovor mortal mau dotvf to such an,np
pcall It is nc?fllcHfl to say that'I coiriplied,
and, though the introduction of many mutual
acquaintances soon regarded myself on n foot
ing sufficiently intimate Wim1 iruindly fo ihquiro
; the history of the' "lone star."
^lie hesitated upon hearing my ^question.
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theo lowering her Voice, said,:, "In.this laud of
the free and ;homo of tho bruvo, to uamc one
of tho (South's ; great .chioftaips -in., tones . of
praise is trousou y but since you are a true sou
of liex's I will yeuture:,to, relate to you the
story connected with this;, prociqus relic of
Stonewall Jackson aud how- it came iuto my
possession.".
"Some months ago, whilo .visiting-tho C.
hospital, my attention was attracted-towards
one of tho pntionts who had been brought, ip;
the day before. . Ho was a young man, appa
rently about twenty years of ago, and although
almost wasted to a skeleton, his broad opeu
brow, delicate, high-bred nose, and general air
of refinement indicated that his was no mcau
lineage. The beautiful browu eye, followed
all my motions with such a yenruiug, beBccclL
ing expression that I was irresistibly drawn
to his bedside. O?briug him au orange to
cool his parched tongue, and seating myself
beside him, I inquired iuto his condition.
; "Will you bathe my head, as my mother used
to do," said he, "and thou talk to mo?it is so
long siuce I have heard a sweet, low voice, like
yours."
Taking out my cologne, t did as be bade
me, talking in an encouraging, hopeful manner
meanwhile, until by degrees ho revived a lit
tle, and told me his history.
"I am a Virginian," said he, and his wan
eheck flushed with pride ; "my home is on the
banks of the Shcnandoah, and I was oue of
the first to answer the bugle note when our
fair Valley was invaded. Jackson was my
leader, aud 1 belong to the Stonewall Brigade.
Although only an humble lieutenant, I had
rather be a private in the noble band than hold
a general's commission in any other corps.
Jackson was my hero; for him I would have
scaled any height, undergone any hardship,
and since his death I have scarcely cared to
live, have by the faithful pcrformuneo of my
duty to assist in winning fresh laurels for the
brigade ho loved so well." He then went on
to tell me he had been taken prisoner six
mouths before, and, accustomed to an open
air, the confinement of a prisou had under
mined his health, and the home sickness and
of "hope deferred" preyed on It'* mind
uutil a slow fever ensued, which was then
draining tho strength from his youthful veins.
Of course all this was not told at once, but at
intervals, in answer to my questions. Finally,
fearing the excitement would prove injurious,
I enjoined quiet and rest, bidding him good
bye, with the promise to return the next day.
For a week, at the same time every morning
I nttcuded my "Virginia boy," and my en
trance was the sigual for a brightening of the
sad, hopeless eyes. Sitting by his side, with
his thin hand olasped iu mine, he would relate
many little incidents of his campaigns with
Jackson, always dwelling on the famous ex
ploits of his adored commander, or else pour
fourth a tide of recollections of the mouutuiu
home, of the dear old father and mother whose
pride ho was, the fair haired sister who so
fondly awuitcd his rcturu?his horse and a
dog, and a thousand minor details of the sweet
homo lifo'so dearly treasured in his heart. But
I shuddered to mark how fast his life was ebb
ing away, and wept at tho thought of the sor
row that would fall with a crushing weight
upon that absent household.
ITpon the seventh day I was shocked by the
distressing change which hud taken place iu
hn appearance, that peculiar pallor and con
traction of features always the herald of death
having settled upon his countenance. No glad
smiles greeted me as I approached his cot, but
only a faint pressure of the hand as 1 bent
over him. "Will you not taste this cooling
drink 1 have prepared for you '(" I said.
"No, dear lady," replied he in a faint voice,
and then continued, painfully laboring for
breath, "Save it for noine oue else ; 1 am dying.
The surgeon would not tell me just now when
I asked him, but I feel the death damp on my
brow. I am not afraid, for I am a soldier, but
it is so hard to die alone, never again to sec tny
riatiVc mountains, and feel tho cool air fan my
check?never again to hear my lather's bless
ing, or rccoivc my mother's good night kiss.
Will you not do me <r.e more favor- write to
my mother !''
I asfcufed, and drawing forth paper pen and
ink, wrote ns well as my fast dropping tears
and trembling hand would alltiwj After spik
ing of his situation aud my kindness, he pro
ceeded to send atleetionato farewells to various
members of his faintly, not forgetting the ser
vants whom he mentioned by name. There
was a pause, and he lay silent for some irio
iliciits, the large (oars gathered in his eyes, and
rolled down the wan cheek. Then pointing to
the worn uuiforih' that hung from n peg on
the opposito wall, he asked me to hand it to
him. Fumbling in tho pocket ho took outn
knife, nnd indicating a particular place iu the
waistbands of his pantaloons, directed me to
rip it opou. I did so and drew out a .small
roll of paper containing something hard which
upon opening 1 found to be a military star, tho
wrapping paper being closely Written over.
Alter nasung upon them both fur sometime be
took Up the star, and handing it to mo. said :
?'When General J.jickson foil, it was my
painful task to assist in carrying him off the
field fo a pbtco ot safety, My cdm?itind was
forming'iii llucVf battle, and although my
heart failed, and my riglit arm felt nerveless at
the thought of charging the enemy unaided
by his presence, stem duty called me to the
front. Kuccling tolakc oue.last silent look othis
pale heroic face, I spied the stars ou tho collar
ol his overcoat, which hung'ldoscly over the lit
ter. Quick as thought 1 took out my knife,
nudj cutting one .away, concealing it in my
bbsom; with it on my heart, I hastened to the
battle-field, and no sword did better service
that day than mine. Here it is; will'you nob
keep it for the sake of ode, who, dying
amongst strangers and enemies, has had his
last moments soothed by your gentle care V
Completely overcome by grief, 1 took the pre
cious gilt and murmured my thanks. Then,
holding out tho paper, he asked nie to enclose
it iu the one to his mother. "Tell bur it is the
last leuvo of absence I ever received from Gen
eral Jackson, signed by his own hand?a hap
py furlough spenVal home. T shall soon have
another, endorsed by a Creator Captain than
ho, to go a dwelling where pleasures arc end
less." ;
Exhausted by the effort of speaking he sank
back motionless, while I smoothed the damp
curls, and moistened the dry lips, ltivcted to
the spot by my affection and sympathy for the
sufferer, two long hours parsed nway, and 1
watched with sickening dread, the death film
dimming tho beautiful eyes, and bent to catch
the first taint breath. Suddenly a glorious
light shone in his face; partly risiug and
pointing upwards, he- exclaimed, *I see it?
the star, the; General, lam here;" aud heav
ing one farewell sigh for earth and friends, the
young hero rcjoiucd his beloved commander.
Jicr voice faltered and she ceased speaking,
wbilo I was too much moved to tnako any eom
mout. Regaining her sclf-posscsaion, she said,
"Can you wonder now, Mr. W., that I should
prefer wearing the gem, hallowed by so many
sacred memories, to the costly jewels thut lie
in my casket up stairs ?"
I -^tf-f1-*- 1 '~ t?'??,";??i?l I "and J. hopo it
may be a beacon on your pathway through
life, and then, wheu transplanted to tho realms
above, tho owner may sparklo as the centre
star in tho Victor's Crown."
V A R I Q IT S._
[From the Charleston News,]
Political Straws?How the Wind is
Blowiug.
Within two weeks two Radical papers in
Wisconsin have hauled down Grant nnd put
up Seymour.
So man}' Republican papers in all parts of
tho country aro joining the Democracy that
we cannot find room to print their names.
General Buell, who saved Grant and his
army from utter destruction nt Shiloh, sup
ports Seymour and Blair.
Five hundred Republicans in Montana have
renounced their adhesion to tho Radical party
and come out for tho Democratic ticket.
The Illinois Cost, a German Radical paper,
has expired, in consequence of the detection of
the respectable Germans ol the city, who have
heretofore acted with the Radicals.
Thcro is a German Democratic club iu New
York, nearly 500 strong, nearly all of tho
members of whichnro said tu have horctofore
voted the Republican ticket.
The Grant electors iu Alabama have de
clitfed to serve, and have taken tho slump for
Seymour. A Radical paper in Montgomery
has ceased publication foY Want of support.
The Tittsburg Poil'snj/s it has the names ol
eighty-two Republicans' ofthat city who have
joined Seyuiour nmLRhii.' clubs, and will vote
tho entire Democratic ticket at the next elec
tion.
Two thoiisiiid Germans residing in the up
per portions pi Philadelphia have formed n
Seymour and Blair club, These Germans,
have heretofore acted with the Radical party.
Philadelphia will elect the Democratic ticket
by at least ten thousand majority.
The Qujncy (Illinois) Uerald says that iu
that city there have not been less thau fifty
ehangv.- of German lladiuals. from Grant to
Seymour in the course of the past month,
und iu Adams County not less than two hun
; died. ;
Ex-Governor William F. .Johnston, of Alle
gheny County, J'onii^ylvania, formerly a Rad
ical of the strongest kind, has come out strong
ly for Seymour and Blair, lie made a Demo
cratic speech iu J'ittrtburg a lew night* since.
Dr. AlonzoGnroelon, of Lowiston, Maine,
has always been a radical till ninco the nomi
nation of G runt. He is one of tho leading
physicians .of that State and h;<<: held the office
of Stunjooii-Genoral under the Radicals, lie
now eoniuH out for Seymour and Blair.
1 The editor o!"'he Caubury 'Conti.) 'Times
tlptll this year Radical, says the (Icncfal of the
Army and'Radical candidate for the Presiden
cy has "lived in mnoko and will cud in smoke","
while his name in politics ,has uot added otic
convert to the cause tic has soon fit. to shoul
der.
Mfs. Elizabeth Cady Stuntou, iu an editorial
article published in tho Rvoolut?tn, a Now
York paper, says : "In closing, we appeal to
every patriot (including all tho conservative
elements j we especially mention them as their
patriotism is doubtful, and excluding the Rad
icals, ns theirs is certain) to fui-got all past
differences, and unite with us In tho great ap
proaching struggle to elect Horatio Seymour
and Frank Blair, that the wnr for the Union,
the constitution and the laws may be com
menced in earnest."
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Itrutl This, Colored Men.
A correspondent of the Macon Journal and
jMcsscnyer gives -the. subjoined aecuuut of a
speech delivered by a colored man, at a Dem
ocratic barbecue, in Buhiski County, a few
days ago:
Next followed a colored man by the name
of Sherman, who gave, in a conversational,
style, a most interesting history of his trip to
aud his stay in Liberia. He was not at all
complimentary to the agents of the Colonisa
tion Society, on account of the meagre supply
of provisions .on the voyage. He says they
were compelled to subsi: t for days on rations
consisting of a single cracker and a pint of
water; but when they reached their de ?tination,
on account of tho many deaths occurring iu
their party, their rations wore increased to
three crackers per day. Ho said he was told
by, tho. Colonization Society that, when ho
reached Liberia, he would find a species of
fruit kuown as the bread fruit, growing in
great abundance on tho trees?all of which ho
found to be true, but neither he nor any of
hin party could eat it. He says the natives
live on snakes, frogs, lizards, or any sort of
animals they' can capture and slay, but they
prefer animals that have died, and are in a
putrid state.
He said he determined to leare as euo? as
ho could provide himself with money to poy
his passage to .New York, which ho soou
obtained, and took ship for Now YorL, where
he felt confident of meeting many friends.
After arriving iu the cit^', he made application
to some men ou the wharf for work, was told
they did uot employ negroes, and driven aWay;
he made several other applications ou the
wharf, meeting in every instance unkind re
pulses. He then made application at two car
penter shops, from which he hardly escaped
with his scalp. He returned to tho wharf in
despair, when he fortunately found a gentle
man from Savannah, and after having to work
for his foud until he could get a situation, he
proposed to work for him in tho same way; he
gave him his food, and afterwads paid tho full
price of his labor, which enabled him to reach
Savannah, whero he met with Southern friends,
who furnished him means to reach his old
home, where lie hopes to ltvo and die, for he
says the black man has no friends only in the
South. Ho advised the black man to bo peace
able and industrious, and be governed by the
advice of the people in this country. That
slavery at the South, in its worst form, is
better for the black man than freedom at the
North.
Matrimony.
"Shall I get married ?" is a question which
a man often puts to himself in the present day.
Nothing can bo wiser thau to make it a ques
tion; but when n man docs he should examine
and weigh the thing fairly and fully, and not
consider that he has found a solution to it the
moment he meets with an objection to contra
veno his wishes.
It is not for his father or his mother, his
friends or his books, that he should ycild to,
in a case that is really too great for their de
cision.
Hear them, or rend them, he may to gather
their opinions; but if his own conscience
prove stronger than their arguments, and that
his spit it still cries' oitt '-marry," why, marry
he Srhould, with due deference to many sapient
advisers. ?* ????;?? r.dv ? ?'??..'. jfi? ; ?^.?>:['i.
ds marringn fv desirable stalte? This is tlie(
?rstquestion. AJmost every man and woman
will answer it in the affirmative. When
should it be entered into ; is tho hext question*.
To this the reply is. as soon as a man hay
ing reached a proper age, say twenty-five, is
able to support a wife. Then comes the ques
tion of children. A man, by pinching n little
here, atfd a good deal there, can support a
wife: but ?hd.poor fellow is afraid of having
a family to f eed, and 'clothe, and educate, with
out money onough !to hear tho additional. ex
pense.
This is 'tmo tu?. We bolievo few young
men would be such fools ns to remain in a
state of "single blessodness" if the image of
coming children did not - haunt aud bewildet
them. I$ut tfiis apprehension'ns qllib? i?
groundless as the olhc?. Children hate tiatt?s
to work wltll, ttttd may bo rendered a Boiirfcc
of profit.tq a, p.rudVdt father whp know? Jbtbw '
td rear'theni up.
tio not listen, therefore, voting mbH, to these
frivolous objections. . Doyotir friends advise
you agaiust iiiafnitgti^ Look at tlicir owr!
cases. You Will find lltat most of thorn got
married themselves j ??orjor or later, and that
they did very well in spite of tile b?r?ett. If
you rdally do discovor among them a few who
have lost their position, and become poor since
their having taken to themselves a wife, in
nine cases out of t?ti yoU will flud, by sifting
the matter, that it was not tho wife and chil
dren Who brought down, but their own covct
ousuess, vauty, and ambition. For if a man
will risk upon a card or a die, or tipori d specu
lation equally hazardous, all he possesses, in
Order to double his fortune, ho must bear the
consequences j ?hd his example should servo
to deter you against such ventures, but not
against matrimony;
To the Colored People*
Wo publish below rttl extract fron! ? spee?li
made to tho colored people of Georgia by nn
eminent goiitlomaU of that Stato. It contains
some excellent suggestions,-aud is worthy of
a caicful perusal. Wo commend it to the
careltil consideration of the colored people of
this State !
What a glorious future thor? iaforyouiti .'
theso Southern States, A m,jld winter* a
fruitful spring and summer, and autumn, With
its rich aud nbundnnt yield. Acclimatized)
and accustomed to the culture of the soil; and
in the midst of those "who from infancy have ,
looked tipoit yott, with fecliugs of affection j
and you, with gratitude, as the recipients of..
thoir kindness. What can prevent yo?t ad*
Vance in all the blessings of lifo??Surrounded
With all its comforts and assured of its safety;
Nothing! nothing! but the evil advice of bad
then i contemptible aspirants for political .
position, who have come amongst and are
hurrying you to ruin and destruction,
by arraying you ._in..,.J)VMslon.^tO VOUf
friends and former owners. ' They tell you
if tho Democrats gain the elections yvjti
will be made slaves. This is falso, and thoy
tell it with the energy of truth and want yoti
to believe it. Believe them not, fellow citi
zens. You arc free; never, no notor, to bo
slaves again; save to your own passion and
their evil advico. Freo as the white man,
protected as the white man by tho same laws
of your country, in all that b right, just and
honorable But this Government is a white
man's Government. The Indian never ruled;
the uegto will never rulo, and it is madness to
think otherwise. Do you think, that x>no
million and a half of people, two thirds
of whom cannot read, nor do they know the
simplest letter in tho alphabet, trill goYprn
thirty millions of men who have made, laws for
these States; led armies to battle, and whose
eloquence held in breathless suspense the
Congress of our couutry. Are such men as
these to be governed by you ? Believe not
their falsehoods. Listen not to them. Oh I
that my voice could reach you from the Boa*
beach to the mountain of every Southern-State,
and convince you that your only friends are
those who will give you employment and offer
you the protection of life aud property, under
the same laws that guard thoir own, and that
only a quiet submission to those laWB, which
wo must all^ obey, will give peace and plenty
where want and oppression now roigus trium
phant. Now make your choice, and God
direct you to make it Wisely, for ft will bo
want and exile, dv life, peace and prosperity.
HOW TO JFORRTELtj THE WkXT?ER.?A j
corrcspondednt of tho Augusta ChranicU, makes
the following assertions rclativoto thowcatheri
A red sky (mind yot>, now, sky,) in the
morning significth rain. Lightning in the
North significth rain.
Snails crawling to and up trees, Bigniificth
rain; the higher up the t:*cc they erawl, the
heavier will be 'the fall of rain.
Light cob-webs across the roaa1, c* bushes^
etc., at early morn, mgnifioth fair wcathcf. .
j A vud sky {mind yu'ujwow, aky, trot cloutjaj)"
at 3*\tn-set, signified fuir~\vcnther.
,. A-new moon, with its horns turned down,
indrcatctn a rainy Ynoou.
A new moon, with it? hofft* lUrnefd Up, iu
dicateth a clear moon.
Ants working at cafly dawn, indicated a
clear day.
Evening rod aud morning grey, will light
tho traveler on his way; but evening grey and
morning red, will pour down rain ou traveler's
bend.
In wiuter, a red sun-set indWteth wind and
severe cold.
In bis speech out iu Colorado the vthcr day
Coifax declared himself o/nw.W to ntv/ro
fuffnujc?no doubt in order to oatvh the Votes
of his hearers.?Exchmnc,