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l4s'1iIIone J np]s, MYidTHER. V of 1. U. PANNRLL. 'She'sloepi No bright magnolias blessom o'er her jotob; 15at lindei of a oolilbri olinto upbuild Their lehry palaees of q ierald life Through all the summer 4Iours above her grave; I the sweet eqnsie lossq tit her fe.t, Nqdding their heads as light.:'the sighing * wind, Stirs them with elfin fingers on thdir stems, Then sinking drowsily to '1teir-repdse, As'sweet as itrs-iny mother's. She siceps, sleeps My mother soops. Sh sle;pps. 0 d Through all the live.long sumer ,da7 the The myrtle vine creeps mileqty along Like a thin serpent wreathed with deep green leaves Among the grass, as if it. sought to hide Front c'en the glatces.of the lidles suq tile dust The end of all earti?s beagty and thq goal Of all its loveliness-of her who lCeps, In all the.solemnn majesty of death beneath, Lest it disttrrb, her slumtiber. -Shesleeps, sleeps .My uothet sleeps. She sleps. - Nor evermore beside my:mioher's knee Shall 1 kneel down at hush of evening pray Nor htla; her uiter to tho linjof Kings ler's6l'sileep thankfulness for all the joys r And all t happy loves of life. But.yet Tirough the long vista of my manhood's fears Hiath memory, faithful to her sacred trusts, 'reseryed, tnsullibad, all the glorious gems, lInshrined within youth's cwsket. Sie sleeps, sloeps My mother sleeps.' She sleeps. . I saw her in her coffin. The- repose Of death, like starlight, lay upon her face, And scaled her eyes as lightly as in sleep. Nor yet life's eypress; nor its asphodels, Nor all its mines of passion have shut out That face from vision. In elvsian dreanis A feel an algel's lips upon my*br., Until the n i-ht folds up her shAdowy tert, And flies beforu tie daylight. She'Fleeps, slee'ps My niotlier sleeps. Shesieep.s. Her Southern spirit dould not bear the frost. Tihe vitm and wither of his keener air, And pined foV- June daylight through.all the year; And then iho faded, as a summer's day . Fades from.th9 ga?e of tPCn. so Filerly That, we, who'knew her best could scarcely tell Whierethe life enlded a'nd tho' death began, Save that the smile. upon her countenance , Peparted with 1 her spirit. Sie sleeps, sleeps-* My nother sibers. Site sleeps. 'Through all tite night the crystal glemni of stars Is poured in solemi hushes on her grave, Whore the tall cypress and the mnoturnful yew Stand sentinets, ye. tItter with their leaves A weary requiem as oft the winA' * Glides, all its laughter hushed, above the dead. And yet she's with te always, And I feel Her clear,.sweet glances in the solemn stars That gem the wings of iiidnight. Site slee'ps, sleCps M. mother sleeps. A rITTr : -Rouoli.-The Memphis Alpea/, which appears to be, like the e Richmond Examiner, tnder the cditrol of an *irrep)ressile "bomb-proof," tha , threatena- tlte Unioin men of thte Soyth: "Tho Coinfederacy is gone, and while we htoldi in sacred reveronce its gloriotis memories, anti 'treasure in our heart of hearts those "few-in Sardis wvho did not defile their garmnicts," those noble breed of men and women who showed most true metal, 'thie greater t,he sacrifices they were called flpon to make, and wIjo to the last gave an uinreserted allegi anco to their chn*ry,. drinking "Love in each life-drop $4 flowed from her breast," - ' we. Ititter rebels as we have been,'ce givethae charity of silence to'* "The gla&e *\VWhaoso treason like a deatdly blight C'rept o'er the councils of the brave * To blaht theth igtheir hiourof'might." *Yes, we can give him or her the char, *t y of si$nce. Ihe sees j/it.t?v#ive in anJ .seek yv competence,.in' the lawn'/e hasb.e trayed, why let him eat the. bitter lreaado r&morse in pea*ce,. und be assued that a single element ofa a n sfemuins willa. him, that bread wi' inded be bittem*" Stfbh fools .as 64le iritem of,twaildo. wehave quoted above revije the dyi suspie' of ,th Northern,~tl~ scetipn,. id hl,to.rtep, diso~d d.brdho * * . Vhh loytd ib pte - - felerahoe of th .e. the S'outb, tho Preiaichj pesen y rnw the rope tight about sone'of Cheir necks, by -way of caution to the rest.-New York Post. WINNSBORO. TfiegdAY Morning, February 13, 1866. New Advertisements, ."Read Card of A.S. Douglass Solicitor in Equity. )r. John fay of Yorkville S. 0..ad. vertise Cotton Seed for Sale. Dubo, Egleston & Co. have received a well 'selectod assortment of China Ware, .1lor, Axes,. &c. See their notices. Elliott & Co, advertise, Bacon Hams, and .lioulders. Also Valentines, school Books &c. T. P. S.ArDn1, Esq., is tLe sole agent for this paper in Charleston, S. C We have received a now and large stipply of paper suitabVe to job printing of all descriptions.' We understand, that President JOHN. so- has sent a spbeial Agent to make a tour through the uppei Districts of this State, with'a view of collecting reliable information foi the PNesident with refer. ence to the questiotn of labor, and the general relations .exiting betWeen the land owners and tho Freedmen. 'No doubt agents have been sent int6 other Southern States ibr the same purpose. The President is not inclined to believe every thing.he hears, or reads from the corkspoudents of hewspapers, North, represen.ting so many varied atad differ ent interests, especially wher.it - con. Jlicts with itsown lind of polipy, in re. constructing tho- Union and plAcing the Solth iii its proper positiorm A letter received by oie of our oitize6 inform Ius that the agent referrea,to, %a&y be oxpecte4 on iis tour of observation in a few dAys and will no doubt after hie ar. rival visit some of:our plantations to see for himself. The SsmilaLe War. Just thir(y years ago, a companf of uionnted volunteers numbering,. about eighty:tive or niqety' men left this town for 'the swamps of Florida ; the scenes that occurred o' that diy, al.' though 'a generation has passed away, are no holbt rnemembered by some of our Alder citizens, who are. yet .amongst us ; 'twas one -of excitement e aid inter. est, of joy and saidness ; waiving of hats and handkerchief4; booming 6f cannon ; neighing of war steeda, and'cri fusion. generally. How many inoidents worthy of note l%ve occurred since that day? How nmany sufvive of the original num ber, and how many have gono to their final home ? Some have sinne fallA like gallarnt soldie'rs t' h Mexican, WVar. and many har.ve munied, and' been represented. by theoir owvn sons in .the - late .Confedlerate st'rnggle. Trhese are serious matters for refle-tive minds, and still tliere is one more question' o6 vast imp~ortanee, which . hay be asked with great propriety. HIow many oS those who-w~ere allve and assembladtegether on that memrorable day, - thirty years since who having profited by the expe rienckof the- past are now "buokling on ~Teir armour."' preparing to engage in thne rat and' final struggle,. in which here ia no.iiseiargg, buat in whioh there may be foundga:; honorable earsender ? SDchd anarve-J&ow many? Fro'mt e original. roll, wo- are. in-. fprm&d thit there-are yet ligfug in o'ur cronnn6nity, Dr. T. T.. Robesntaen,. ho. C.,;oyle,. DEfW. Ii, PioketA, Thorn 'a Si4. Jamos. R.. Aiken*. JAnes Jlaws, R. Fa. Ellinsona 'Wriightb Stnith, H. ,B R, erton,. Clharlbe Broonm. and Dr. * elitfrna Q ur- politLcal affaire aet t 1.grow Si&\vorse and worsefo~ngress his been .iDPession over t wo apnthe ; 'dne lit'. !'y no hing.:. the sawri totaf of .their EglalatI5n has been. to harass and ai dtQy the6 Presideat Mh&."tp introdnee, mendmehtb inte,ided'to byraen. the Sput d je thbo unfortoate negro 'tl grsi0dgilte Tho intense admiration felt for "Sam bo," by Smner, Stevens & Co. has led to such persisted prominence of his claims upon public attention, that a new part ms. to have originated, who cry aud fofhis immediate extirpation aq a curse and nuisance to the - whole continent. The Radical party abhor slavery as "the sum of all villainies" yet their pious souls in abhorrenee -of' the perpetual discord kept up,over the dead oarcass, can find no solution to the dA. clty..except in the immediate extirpa. tion of the race. Such an exhibition of. puritavical hypoorisy never - depaded the Anglo-Saxon race. It is not that they love the-negro but that they-hate the SWeth, and with a cuel' hatred. But thanGU.d as the friend of the no. gro, we ofthe South- have oppostdhis emancipation, yet our kindness has been attributed to- selfinterest ane,. but amidat it all, the Southern'patriot will remain qpiet and ever indifferent to the disgraceful spectacle that is now being enacted in the national Congress, while the Noi thern Radieal, and Black Repub.. lican exhibits daily the strong'st evi. den3es of cowardice, villainy, and a.ur. pation under ihe assurances of strength of party. Bef'oro the Presidential Elee.' tion we prophecy the total exteriiaiina. tion of the whole party, or the gradfta. extinction of the negro race. Loss orthe Steamship EAbdm. INCIDENTS OF HRovsM ANE SUPPERINo. The EnlIsh papers furnish some ad ditinnal'and thrilling-d1e1ah ofhbl1e found ering of the Aondon, by whistbwo-hun. dred a'nd seventy Eves were lest. lizaosa 0 TUE OAv, A tN. At I'P.' W, e few men 'who wore destined to. sVrive to- bring. the sad story home-iixteen of the - crew and three of the passengers-determined to trust themselves te the-chances of the sea, lowered away the pinnace, And launched her ellita of the ship. These mail calleavo- the CNptain to come with them, bot tlas brave' n& steadfast Eng. -sh snin decAe%ayi'og, "'o, I will go dx.wro with the pasengess; but I wish yeu God spedA and safe eland." The boat then pulled away, and fiAve minutob aber the- Londn, wi4h two hun. d'red and seventy souls en beard, went down, and:all was over. DMICANon1 OF THE PASSNGERS. Among the passengers were two stout. old people who had become favorites on board, and whp, had been.sent for by. th'eir only son. The poor creatures, on learning that they must drown, took a small quantity of brandy and wdnt be.. low to diqobgether in the cabin. . G. V. Brooke, the trage4ian, exerted himself incessantly.. One of thb passen. germ who saw him, has paid: "He hal worked wonderfully, and, in fact; m6re, bravely than any man on board of tfiat ip." To the steward, who made him. sif known, Mr. 'rooke said :, "If you succeed in saving yearself, give myf(fe well to the people of Melbourne." One of the passengers in tije boat Mr.. John Wilson, a native oMontrose --went down int..the cabin and endea vored to persuade a friend -Mr. Joahn Hickman, from Balla,at,. and brother to Mr~ Hickman, solicitor,. of Southampton -to attempt to save his life by going into the boat; but, after being entreated, he said, "No; I promised&my wife and childsnr to stay by them, and I will do so." Tbh. water was then a oonsidera ble depth en the lee side of the. saloon, indeed, over the top of the- heaths; and he asited Mr. Wlbon to help'.him in re moving his. four childrerr to the wind. ward.-ide, out .f6th. wa'ter.~ Tihis was done,. and then he shook handa with Mr. Wilson, with "eoodbye. Jaols," and parted from his friends forever.. When last seen Mr.. Iickman was standing in a row with his. wife and children. Tss, eamx's' LAse aaT.. The .ap*aEim who was walking calm. ly up and down the poop had refused to leave the- ship, but jusb before the boat put off les had 'the coneid ration and presen,e.of, mind. to give oils. in the boat theia"course." Heoii them thiab at lay esab northeast to BIle%t which was coreet ifore the bost eonlii .be got ofPit was:ib. great denger of beipig sucked, down 'th. 'the .ship, which ia. rapidly sotlIna deneath- the Vater. .A ?uObb&stGonnimas -ORo A-Ln At thatuao est those in the bos pe piteo upon ay ad4f'ab6ut twnty opuf 'ho weith a faon whi9 w, it Ie at -, livi&With horror,ahriek-ot an qMe '04k in that solemn hour millions of money would have been accounted valueless, and to-return must have resulted in de struction to all. THE LAST GLIMPSK OF TkW DOdMR6. Two passengets were seen with life boats, bdit pro ably none were alive when they came to the surface. . The speetacle was only to be seen, for in the din of the tempest no cry.from the siqk 'ing multitude could be heard, - afd soot: not a vestige was visible. As the ship sunk, it was seen that all on deck was lriven forward, 'not by water, but by a tremendons and overpowering rush of air from below, which, as is escaped through the deck as een as the hatoheg, impelled all or deck forward 'with such violence, and their dreadful struggle must have been soon ended. It was re. marked that the third' oCecr - who was named Angel, stood to. the last at his post at the donkey. eogive. which was ompnoyed in working tho Ship,.hd'4hat his hands were n the engine even as the vessel disappeared. 'UM PASSENGERS SHOOTNG TIIEXSF.vLES TO AVOID DICOWNINO. Several,revolvers "ere seen in the hands of pasefigers, who did not conceal their- ketion of shootia;g themselves whefi the last moment eanv, preferring to meet theOr death,. when inevitable, by a bullet rather than by drowhiig. The stewa'vd,..indeed, oveheard ait ofer by the ownwr of a pisto4. to.a fiend, that he would shoot him.if be desired. The "Wellmeant offIr at that time wa:9 de. clined, and whether tliese intentions were- cafried into execulion is not knos, but no, report. of' eas ivere leard as the steam6r fqtNP&9.' - The Popel soef the Gltue. . There are'on the globe about 1,288 Tnibions of souls, of which * -36s-millions' art i the hussiaa .race., 552 nll"on* 4re of Lh6 MonXorra4e. 190 millions areOof the 1Eshiopoin race. 176 millions are of the Malay race. 1 million ate of the Indo-Ameii. can race. There are 3,64' languages spoken, jud 1,000 different religions. The yearly mortality of the globe is -333,383,333 persons. This is at th Iateof 94,554 per day, 3,730 per hour, 60 petr minute. So ea-ti pulsation of our heart marks the decease of some hu mant cretuore. -The average of Imm, life is 33 ybars. One-fourth of thie' population dies at or before the age of I years-one half af or beforg 17 years. Among .10,000 ' persons I arrives at the age of 100 'yoars, 1 in 500 attain the-age of-90, and ' in 100 live to the Age of 60. V. t - . M iriried 'neti live lorger than single ones. In 1;000'pers6no 66 .marry, an'd more narrfages oci;r in June and De. comber than ip any months of the year. I 4One-etht,4 6 the whole #opvaation is mii.ary.4 Professibus exerp,se a grea4t influence on langevity. In f,000 individuals who #rive at the age of 70 years. 42 pre pameal.a, or,tors or public speakers'; 40 are agricylturiets, 33 a7 worknmen, -52 soldier,.or military emp 0ojees, 29 advo ekttesor' engineers, 27 'professors, ana 24,dbetors.. Thp.e who,. devote their lives to the prolongation o'f that of oth, era die the soonest.. There ara 82b4000.00S Christians. There are 54090,000 Israelitea.' There- an. 60,000,000 Asiastic rilig TO~hese a4: Ilf0%,000,000 folIme. dans. There-are 200000,0040 gas.e 4 Ca7l0,10,000 ppobse th mnan 'l~OO0,000.'pefesa the Grveek faitU.. 80',000,0Qprofess ta ditut,' et Tisn CooriR T1hes L dons and China Te2egraph,. of 4 ati~lL; Of the- thisty ship noV)6gat an. chor in the haribo: o6 Macto, hxsen ar~ chartered for Havana yetth-skyes' AH these vesselhell, as is Uhe-ouqtom, ship a eertain numben oil coolies In. egees of their contr* , is. order to, haude the means of mnp Igthe. pla.e. of ti4oge who may die o te -veyage. k is onte rions:'that ne.one hair. as yet,. fband ous .w. '.s'any the coolies lose- their sig1d)n the ' ag.e ODt of. asrwo 5 'ort ,'be eoipletey l, fore they 4~ie- at their &Tsio anid as,.aco ingt *o the tr 'of tbg eharter pa , the -batranhr will eblyjasy ad tlc%*'ibet; titeiIn onof thei .r .Ib,I u blind are proba i4s6~ the ser.linded upon sofesert is land, Goe et'willo per, reit o live~m av a rlnttallftuF)erIFWar ileeard," 10c%Y Yon.,Ab.. U',-ARspinwall at vices juit received show that-the Pers vian' dictator has made an o0ensive aefq;sivo alianc; with Clle*- And. clared, wargainot Spabi. All Sas6 -ards visiting L.aima ree*ived orders no to leave and to have their names regii tered for surveillance. Tho georgia. Lrgislature. UIL.1'oDOVILL., Feb. 9.-The Sen ate bf G6rgia has passed a stay law, which permits the collection of one. fourt.h (t) by Jainuary 1867, and P. fou'th each eneceeding year until the *hoi6 is paid. Election in Sumter Ditstrlet. SUMTxn, Feb. 9.-Captain J. N. Frierson has been elected Senator to the- Legislature, for Sumter District, over Major J. T. Green, by a majority of 66. General News. WASHINOTON, Feb. F.-Pred. Doug.. Jass and other negro delegates had an. ir4terview with the President to.day, for the purpose bf securing all civil and poli. tieat rights, particularly that of suffrage. The Irresident referred to his past con duct, Rs evideiro ot his friendship, but decidedly expressed hinself against giving them suffrage, as likely to bring them i conflict with the whites and produce a war or races. Ron. Win. -. 9raham. Exiof, Feb. 7.--Ex-Governor Gralam, United Stes Senator elect from North Caroki* in out in a letter it avor af 'negr& evidence as just and right.. . eOW Wou toweedlogs. WmisrooN, Feb. -I.-In the Se rA* Mr. qlark reported a bill providing for a puiieltinent for kidnapping ne. gros.. Mr. Fessenden made a.speech in sup. port of tfie joint resolution in relation to representation. .q The Houite debated the bill setting apart .al public lands in Mississippi, Lonisiana, Arkansas, -and Florida; 8. homesteads- )r both,whites and blacks. Febru lThe IT. S. Senate has been engs' the discussion of the Cdnstitutio iendment resolutions. The U. S; 1otise of Representatives passed a bill disposing of public lands in certain Soutern State, on the home. steaprinciple ; also discies%4 the Navy appropriationlb.ll. Mr. Rice, Chairman of the'tomrqittee on * Naval Akirs decli'ned to make statement in regard to our preparation for a war with England and France. February 9--In the United State Senate the credentials of the Senators: elect from Alabama wore presented and tabled.. A resolution was*ofered for the appait.ment of a committee to inves. tigate the charge' of speculation against Government cottpn esgnts. Senatorr Johnsop,' of Mqryland, iade a speech~ in tpoition .to the propoAed Oonstitu. tion ilAmendment. .The U. S. I(ouse of Ropresentativea g,.si tiNata Aprration sil in' folk and ;PensaeDla Navy Yards were. striokep out. The House concurred 'ins the Seinate argendment to the Freed men's B3arreau Bill; instead of oonfining its operatioa to the States where the Habeas Corpas is suspended, it is made. of g,e:eral application.' The Bill nbw' await the anetion of the President. ~NaseYoar, Feb. 9.-Cotton heavyr 46 eents. .Gold 89j, OCsiaL,ina, February 9.-Wery lit. tl' ootn selling to-day, with a, dulli saue. .Wb qutne 6. In gold,. andi $0 A'.Lib1ir, P. 8,-Throughouts t~rewAteek the tton markey haes V1 ~ ~ MIdeUdhug, 44 a 450, - ~i *pd a l.tle follow th~er sial tieIr Naney'S4 ~4i nylgf.' o~'..mA her so, -6~P p leasr