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Selected Poetry. MY FATHER, by 11oN. IHNRY I. JAUKsoN, or OiootolA. I. As dii the embers on (he henrth, And o'er I lie floor (the shtadows fall, And Creeps ithe chirping cricket frth0, And ticks the death-watch in tle wall I See a forim in yonder chair, That grows beneath (lie wailing light There are 1ihe IVan, sad feattiro-~Ihere, The pallid brow, aid locks of white I It. My 'aller! when they laid thee down, And heitapedl tie clay upon thy breasi, And left I lhe sleeping all alone, Upon thy narrow couch to rest., I knew not why 1 coild not weop The so(Athing drops I efwed to roll: And oth ! ithat grief is wil at detp, Winch Suttles Learless on (lie soul Ill. But when T.saw thy vacant chair Thinle idleo hat uiponl the wall 'hly book 1the pencilled passage. whoro, Thine eye had rest ed, last of tl"; The tree bennath whose friendly shade, Thy Irewbling feet ha'd wandorod forth The very prints those feet had iade When last they feebly trol the earth ; IV. Antd thoughf, while coutnless ages fled, l'ihy vaAnt sealt would vacant stand vorn thy hat, thy book unread, c ed thy footstem from lie sand witowed, it this cheerless world, 'ha hteart (hint give Its love to ftoe itn, like a vino. whose tendrils curled A1er closely round the falling trool V. .....!......, on c, iur l 0e 1 nuil heie, iisled mnaliy forthIt (he scorub ig tears, Atl o11, nil Imig, aid bitItrly, Thost tears have giushed in Inter years; For, as fle world grows-Cold IrIiad, And things lake otn itir roil thue, ".is sad to learn (lhit, love is fotma. Alone above (lie tars witi you. [/*'rnm the Atl'uatic Monthly fur July.] AN EMBER IITURE. M' .IA'MI1H it us-st. nwrmg, flow stirange are the freaki of memory i The lessons of' lifo we forget, While at I rifle, a t ick of color, inl tie wonderful iwel is set. Ai. by some iordait or frany, Aud tspilo the wear and tear Of* tim-1 of disltaneo or- trouble,. I nsits on its right to bo thtere. A cianue had brought is ogael ter Our talik was of athI r.i of' cou; lye wore iotling, ono to tire ol tier; Illt. a shrn-I haf hioutr's resource. Wye spoke ef Frenlch icting and retors, And their easy, natiri wiy Of the wet Dior, florl it wits itt iing As wo drove horo from tire play. We dehaled the social niot hiigs Min take such pains to discuss The itinders ruhimor of it lie Wero silent tire while for us. Arrived at her ilor, ve left hier With a drippingly huirried adieu, And our wheets went crttehing tire gravel of' tie oit k darkenred avenruro. As we drove away ihroigh (lie shadow, The aotndle ho held in flhe door' Fromai rain vartrished lree Irulk to free (11t0k, litmiaed aintor, and flashed to moro Flashed failter and wholly faled. hlatore wo iad plassed 1ie wood hot tte light of tie fiten behid it Went wit ime and stayed r good. The vision of scarce a miomentt, Anid hrdly ieitrked at at Itie timei, It iiomeis unrbidden to harunit tie. Like a scrap of' ballad rhyrme. Had she beauty ?1 Woll, not what threy call so; You may fiand a thtound as f'air. -An yel 01t there''s hier' face in rmtry mem'itory, With noe spe~ial irightt to hto (here. As I sit 'omret imres ini I he Iwi'ighit, Andl callI bact lio in ciD t he coats ldi (faces and hopites tol fanocies Lonrg buried -- good irest to thecir souls ! leor face shines out of' (lie embers; I see hrer hlintg (lhe light, Aind hrearthIe ertanchi of thIe gr'avel And (lie $weepl otf tic rairn thratnight. 'Tis a face that. can nevreir grew olbler', Thtat never coat part withI its gl eam ; 'Tis a gracious possesioni forecver', V''o what is it. alt bitt a dr'eam. [ WJrittenfior the PaIi:ieh1 llerald J History of tho Mount Zion Sooiety, and the Collogo Established under its Aus p~ios in Winnsboro, S, 0, StY P. ii. M'CaiOttT. No. 4. Tis paper elosos thre "Rules of' the Mloutnt Sion Sooiety," as adopted in 1777. THlE StULES CoXoLUJDED. XVIII. The Anniversar'y and Quarterly teotinga shall lie tie only tirre for the mittttanico of chidren on thIe charity, inte ode holrel; whIch taftor (the Governors nave given six weeks pulblio not ice in the . laizetles of thris State, inftormttg what. nm br thieir faundi is ahilo or enn al'rd to pro0 sido for, ehall be performied In (lie followiing htnnnor, via: het0iiren of' stuch ndi gent Membhers of thris Society, as have been .Alembehrs for thei space of (lvo years shall have (lie profoerceo--The poor orphn shall lie niext noetjeed; (lieu tte child of' an idi., geirt widow or widower; anad lastly, tire chiildr'en of such poor' parient as the Socie ty sihall deemr worthy of threir bounty. If I le p'irents of' tie children aure able to tind clothes for theto, then tire Soct will tindl t hemr iu board and educat ion: r ci'if the paurenlts of' stuch chIldren live neair (to schtool, aund nrio able Ito-boardlli th hIIa scelves, then the Society will find thema tn clothres andI O(lduontin. hut If' tire chiildren ire orphanus, or' their parenits in v'er'y inidi gent eircumnstanioos, the Soiety will then find them in clothiee, boairing and educa tiou, until threy are of' a proper age to lbe putt to seime trado 0or proefession, No child whtateor shall be aidmitted 'who Is not, above (Ire ag of' live yeara. The tnms of all childiren 'who are candi dates for admission, are to be tado knowr to tire Society three weeks beforoe the Anni versary il due Glovernors bihall make strict entdry whether they are proper ohb loots of onarity or not, and report accord tngly. Such of thie chidron as thre Society, 0n thie considoration of the ireport, shall adjudge to lie proper objects, shrall be ad-. mitted on theoihar'ity. hlut niotwitiistand lng suchl atdinssioni, If' the Soeiety shalt afterwardsfrud they wroe decoived, they shall mako soti order on the matter ai'to thin shall appear just. XIX. If any Member should die in such low oircuiinstanos, that lho cannot out of his estate or elfects be decently injorred, the President. and wardons s4hllhve pow er to order all things niecessary for his fIiuneret, and the expenlce shall be Paid out of tho fund of ilho sociely. III osii of I lie denth of any Member in town, the rest ofi lilt Members, i' regularly Invited by tlie Ierson appointed to Imvilo I hem. fihall It - 11end the funeral on the forfoiture of one shilling sorling each unless a sufici ent excuse as iade at ithe neXt Mccli ; and the (eretary if called lipoll, sIMI fritishIi a lit of the members to the pirson authori ed by lie friends of the decensed to in. vite. X X. The expense of (lie Society, at each 4f their respective Meetings, shall he do frayed by le Town meinhers whether p -ie sent or absent in all equial propoirtion ; which shall not oxcoed (lie mum or one dolaWr per nitnber, at cach Au nieist i' Quarterly Mfeeting, excilsive or oir ienue Sterling at ech of' thie weekly ois lhi ouighi - out the year. Thte( country immbliveri are I piy the samo ratlo also, whenever ley altend any of the said me etings. Ibe Presil~idet and Warden10s L11ha1 llive 14%powe to order. or agree for (he enterilinment of' lie Society, at eUaLIh Anuniverary niil QUton uirly 1)ay, not, exceeding (1h0 aforeittl suoml:. Any member giving one week's notive to the Scoroiry, of hit intention of not at citend ing, shall be excused his line oil the Quar torly meetings. XXI. None of (he foregoing Rules sihall be repealed, not any new oies madel uniit th flame lias been propose(( iandl djeliverid in writing, aid uiidergosne flhire Neparate readings, at three distiiet meetings, one of' which must ho a G ueneral Alcel ing,at each of which meetinigs, it imiuil have iet vil I (lie 11#)iWobation of a mljiority of (he iiember ihe preuit. All queslions in this Siociety . I''l be deterined byq a idijiiy tor hain or by ballot, if nay two iiniber.is repii rei, and if t1e voles are qijil1, tihe Uri. ..leo shall have Ihe cast1ing vote. XXIL. That nooin ember h iermiiil lo s.peak moro thai t wice O one subj ret, un lessf with the consent of it Inn-iiy 1o eX plain himself. If rat anly tinw, dlen!hts shotill nriso cenucriing the ilig "I' ei th- ohese Ites, the .u inc sil be ii "J, justed and111 dcketriniiliedI by a niiiijority 1 f ili. meinbet premsent at, any tiienuil .vct ing of the Soiolty. X X II. Otomuniume. (if lImnigh 1 nec ry) shi ll , Oin applienliin, hi e peri n t i cI, o l4 formledl by ainy live geteoi u-whe11rs or th Sociey, who re.aile! i lie couil ry. Tih' ulisines$is of wtld 0 'mniiillees, which live I. ho I illed frini thiri' loal siluiions, rh l! hoe, it, admit, membler-i ino Ohe .oietvy; likewise to Collect aill ainial :11u11 Iuiarterly contribtitionls which shall b~econl~.e dute from tl~ho m iomhet res-idinkg ill ar :t it teir rempective neiglhuoroilo, ril ti it) :idll o(her blsinies Itit sh.all be repire'l 01 t.tiomi by thtie Sucioty. They nro alo (1) nalk1he proper reit'iis ho Ilhe 8ocily, a. I I e Ano .Ial- n1141 31eetinVIgV of itij.i proceedings ; the names of trember, with the itmes of their adiih sion, aiti li Him they ha ive received, so th :it l ty miv he rteg illm ly eh t lired i pon tle Io 't flit Soiedy. WhoWever are npliile O'iceri and retluse to servo, they phul ay a ile ot flamrieen shlililings Sterling, nlad lihe C'omlmil loolshall apiniti oheri , who in like enmie lie tlinder Ithe '4an111 penally, XX I V. The chairmen of h Cun my Coniittes shall lie aippoinitii tieida:ily, nVild shall haIve pOwCr to Miike hye-Iw5 foli their own governmient., hitt no power to tiller or.aniend these Rules, or 1o dlispose of any monies (hey may receivo for the find, withtou. first obtaining leave from te socio ly, unhoss in cse of' tIe diat h of' a lenml her in indigent cirutimstanevs; then fite Chlairmlanl 11nd4 mleltbers presenit, fsluI have! hull power ald auf hor0ity I-) IcC. ngjreenly. to It thlie IineleonthIi: .-l\d 1hose Iale's shall lie hinding and in force with all Com mi(tees. No. 5. laving orgatized (ho Snelofy, the nex( s(Ley wias to lalv it inorporit ed ; and the eatrly udat e of t his act iifter Itie first, shiows the ener-gy ol'(the adlvociatis of eduecatiiii prtogresus in thie ealy) thistocry of' Bomb lt 'aro. lina. It( was but little over- a mnnhI afmt the ruiles were' iadopfodl in (Charlostoin, whIo i appliciition was imine to the (Genendl 1i. sembi~ly' fori an Ac't o1'f iucorporl:i nn. Th'is was grant ed on thle 13th day113 of' February~i'i, iln andl over thti State of' 'out hi Cari'itjm, by3 t he I honorable (h tieg'ilaul re (onnil and (ienorial .\ssembly of the saisl Stiito, &c." It. is worthy of notice that' the M timi Zion1 Society was born with (ho Riepublienti formi of government in t his Stato. .Johr Ilutledge was the first, lopubliennt (ioverno110 over eocotodi in South Carolina. hip to theo dato of its inicorporat ion flht following umeis wore aidded to thei hisI of members~l- of the Society, besides 11ho fir's twelvo alrendly given, vir: flobt. Auston, Jolin linohannu, Joseph lirown, Will jiam li'own, Sr., Wnm. 1)enny, 'Thomuas ( ordon, WViini (iveun, William I11ill, ilober't K nox, Richmard liza m, A lexande'r Love, (XIindimt M~cCraidy', IIlugh Me oeownI, Andro Tho ''leuip. son, llenjamini Waller, W illiami Wayne,- in all sixteni mlor'O. As wihllaa in tie seilluel, there is ne1 record of any pioceedings of' the Soviety' for sovoeral years afer' thie dateo of its incor poration, except int lhe accession ot' new members, all of whose nes wiill be ginna ini their pr-oper order It Is remnarkable that lOhl Mount Zion," ts It Is so famliarly cnlled, hias passed Lhrougth two Inighty revoiltions, and in biothi lost, valuablo records of hier career. It. will be lintere~sting to go out of' thic immeidiate track of this thistor'y, to take a view of the lives of somue oif the emnoent persons whio lent t hir~t eniei'gios (o build tup thisu Society. 'Their talentus and vh-r(ties elothles its early existence wit h a halo ol hionor that contemporary supporters of the Miount ZAlon Society ought not let ga ow Among the chief of those faithiers of the Institumtion wichl has tor' foiursooro' yearst been (lie pride and boast of lFaiirliel 1)is trict, wvas (Jul. Jons Wis~s. Nuor was this miilitary title unideservedly given himiu. Comhilig to lie Carolinas whlile they wore coloiiios, anti bearing in his bosom tiat noble but modest patriotismi whilch has charaoterized so inany of Virginia's "nioll men byNatureo," lie throw himiself early nto the struggle fer. indeoedence. llis worth was too conuspionous to allow tihn to be kept by an appreoiating pooplo in (lie backgiroundl. Accordhingly lie was one among (ho chosen to represent~ what is now Fairtlild in flue Provineial Congi-ess which assombled firtu. in Chiarlestlon on theo eleventth day of January, 1775. lie was also one of the Comattn fr, the m..~c tcu Broad and Catawba rivers, whose duty it way to Carry '-into execution the Contineni. tal Assouition, atnl for receiving iaid de. t erinining upjon tijyilicdotils relative, to law processes." JUlNi Winn roso to a Coloneley in (th levolutioll. lie and Mintor Winnla were prisoers of l.ord Cornw-illi- while the lat. ter hwl him whilur quarters in Winnsboro, aid wvere un-iler tentence (of deatlh tit the limae. litt GA. Wini had teore (his cast brei Upon tlie wlater:;, and inotw it wis in relitn unto hit. Col. Phili ips, of this hIstraiel, who remaiied loyal to tIe Bit ish Cirownt, hedl a comiaai.tsioni inl Is AlaIjety's armily, aniad Was onico captured by 11le A tei cal troops aitd ituprisoned inl Ca(tIdo:. Wih th t( replietatiota 11amtong his captorsi of fihe severit1y hie exhib-ited towa-Itb hliA cap1 tie', it 11my be rI'ni ily infe ri tliit It. iiaoe would to- ios;t. inl fi ing his djoomi. ThughI Cl. Philips ] wil no i all reputa. tion fo anaiiy.ioitvrf.ro kind il done ! iml ; he wa,; ( qlualy imp:1!a mlle when : I-ot- I. WeIt it huppecdu t hat. (Ie god ai inble ('01. Wimia plaCd inl behitdl of' col. l'hilips, wheriuon file litter wav rI e:lae Si) Cl. Philips, true to hJim tintitre, hasten to 11hirow hitimislf hImweent lis benettr and Illlh---which hl did d4, 311" 1 ar(1i fie releasC C boathI Co. Winii ild his Irot h.r llinior. Cul. Wii was thie e mibAs a prisoner, durin' whcicl tirne him ar'a For exc-eo was very cottracled. At (tie extreio end iotf his daily wilk Ihere wa i i biel: trrow I It hof hia-11.11-hery, biatt lat. well guded, lie Said after Ilkte wtr le oien, di ing his cap. Ii' -, tired fr prayer betoneitt iis i ivi. fin: hue-o. h t t , stuti- Ia's ot tie .\lunt Zion College ntow lies in ruinlts, TAi i he Mout Zin Society hul for iS tair-st pr enIt a greaut at good man inl llt wra o 'l. Jolml Winln. Ge'. WIlia Srother a- Capl:iin l'lI li.hl n ro lthe ttrsl. WaIeirn of lthe .ie o., as a, c:tly shied. Of the-e ther, is lit itle upron tre1oni. They vere hothI in lile an ay, ihQ :trnier '-ta: iing cnritn-ed n[ ke-lit 1.>w :onelinoa I y lite enemyIl:, while lhe i .i n l' ! MIii given sotwe incidels in the live:; ofire of lite originIl foun-tr.i of' the Ilie e hitory oft ithers will t')w Ie taivtly itto1-Ikne t uyon, viz : itat. of Col. Thloinas1 Tavylor. Col. a'lylor ah1to, 11 Col. Winntt (tidl, repre. sente the lDsictL between t he lhrowl aw-l Ctawha rin-r in a14 tIh irst Provincital Coln. griss, Anto when ich lev. Mr. Tennant atil William11 1 .111ry Ityt tio ere .seat fro tt Chalec.-I'n up1 the countn-ll "to explain 11he camm of their e'ialnce to #hu lIritish al tho-itieS, and itduco the inhabitants to unite in the association, Col. 'Tytor was re gnete lt join thet and proiotlo the ohljl." Ile wast~ nle Colonecl of a regi imet, nad tiing that file pItple of te kip coutrty wire not eib:ralflced in file cajitila lion 0of Charlest ona, ho, afteTr nt-ting his frinidi, tumove-' with theicani t. S4tistert' camp in North Cariolinia, ile took part in the batlei of illelvy's Tlecling House, 1 us.. grcea ANill, Ibihy ;Nlqoulll land Ii I ll ning IRock. lie, vith his b'ot!hcr .hutnes, was capitured by fihe h it , i the (upioro for t'undent't unader' ebarge oft a (let aiacmet oft Tat-' on'si draigoiot. Ite, ttmw evert, ei' fncted-i hi-i ecae, a1 n well i as hitbr- e':t Itle did gaainat ervice an nIacstocks, antd foundert.t.s of the 3tount A 'in .e.iet y. 'attain Thlo~tmist Woodtward, like hit dis-. to, titledII high pees~illonS in (lie early hi i-tot'y of u'ourt withidrawal rt lho IlC -~titl Elipire. - tit w:t; l:eit asouicile by list constitinetncy asu well ase in Iihnt. itiiortant c'oiuitttee givent h)i the~ (ifthI day of I hie first sessioni of thie Proinetti:tl (Ciongrecs, it wast deite rinianeud anttigi its memerstorai re iet ot taah- t ager's. Tw'o'a t igimiets of' itnfan. Ia'y hlaI i aready baeent otlicered., For' thle ranagers th lave-ry bet mtatial tI, it, wasit theigtt, a'nidt bue fotund in t he ' 'back coun. Chretnwas I then calledl. L wits to be CoTottlede ut tutne cinpnieillics, and th Itom-.i tad il' l ii itof ltem was giv'etn to Catain Thoasitt Woodtwtard. Th'le regiament wats unttder' the comanid oft (Col. WaVillitatm 'IThomit soti, iif t.Oangebitrg, whto aterw m atrdt lsto b~camet i atembtier'ci t .th Moiunt Z ion soce. the hti e of t rt Ml o1(ultrtie, Jun ii 8thI 1 776a. An it impor-tanit series of events in thle Ii fo of' Ciataill Woodilwar'd is cont anedin httids COnnection withI whtai was calledt thec "'ltegu. hit ion," a st'elf-con.ituitecd Ir'bunatl fot'r tie trin d pun r ishmentait of' out lawry. Whlile, Ithe prilatj of01 tLytnch Law is to be eon dtctomne, in its'elf', yet It is a sitngulai' fatie It haL this '-li egutlat ion,"' of whtich Capta in Wioidar li)iwtts oneo of the foundeilrs, led eventtually to iho ostablihmtaent of cointty 'our'ts uder (lie Act of' 1769. Hie htaid thent beena ini thle Carioli nas aboaut four yas havining etutigr'ated friom Vir'ginia with a large family3 in 17i65. Abtout fourteen years afltr Caipt. W~ood. autd unttitedli ith elteen othter patriots to estalish a Society ithe object of which was to butiild uip knowloedgo uphon tho basis of indtepentdcee, heo fell a v'ictimn to a gatng of tev'es whtich lad "ado a lodgmtent. onl (Cdar' Creeik." Delterin ud to bt'ing thtemi Co jutstie, lhe with a par'ty'of hit neoighblor went ini putrsutit of Ithema, whean they fit'ed upon01 his pairty and mortally wounded Capt. Wouodward. R~ober't JDuehaanit, anothtor of te oilgI nal twelvo, wos a citizen of Charloston. Ito wvas ont of' the unfortunato patriots who dtied utpont the prisotn ship. 1t is said of htim thtat hto could easily have secured hits reclease If Ito htad appealed to Col. PhIilhps, his own 850m4; bitt, heligg an uncomupr'om isitng enemay of' Groat BrItaIn- lao choso deat h uapon a pt'ison shIp rathter than a releaso (lhat couki bo obtaIned In that way ontly. Johnt, 1thbantl, a brother of- Robert, performed Important servioces in the Itovo. lut ionary War, and died ait a good old ago about 1the year 1823. Io was a gentleman of the old school, and never gave up his kneo breaohes, sho 1'uokles aud long stock ings. NotWS on the Situation, nly 101N. ns. H. 3111. "'Nevel. despair of lito Ilepulblio," was a i111,ch lau(ded illiom ll an axilt. Bti imaXimIls nIvC Iai:vCd a country, and this One (lid not iave Itomo. 8hm was, very wveak. The comblined world was too weak to lirm ier. litt sho lell--/I// /,p /r oren /ands--and fur coniturti11s ruis laied fai llen I I, ood. libcri y-loviieg A lnericans almiiost d mi of, Ith eir country, Ithe events Of h Li.t t hirteeni years wiould seIn to ho suitli (ient to wave 111011 from reprollch. From the repeal of the( AlissItiri Compromise 4ulni S now, IO poriod in but-nan annals of !!ricofthe ihtraiti'n exhibit Huhtl exception :tiing lenlers, suli creulidty amltong lthe people, stlulh tre.1m:hery by rulr1nd11141 ilchI eiorgotio sel-detrlctioll by the n:ation. Tie United States have done uore ill dlth 'e years to awaken confidenco In freo inlstiluions, and have inflieted mor. injury upon their own people, uinl created heavier lmriets lur their children and clilrenl's chil-Iren, then the united IrIllies and nravies ,t' the icli h could have aoloeoiplished in Iifty yi:is. Beforo those nlotC close 1 I mny mIIflerta k0 1o show the ra ITOMUes of ihese ev ils. U is sulliieit now thit from IM 15I a h.P.ri whieb is emlpty to thle lit'e of, thle Constitution Ias been dominiant. The Gov crnti 24l1Jll I n. bel ill the keeping of its ne tonus. We reanl of a great man who, whilo an illflit, was nuirse.d by a wolf. This inly have been and may again )e IOSSible ; bt it never hitis beten ail never will be pu'sible for luen1 of extroeme feemipers 11111 1litolsi to nurse a coisLitttion whoel oly IWo ik mutual concession for fihe ColIlllull gol. - TheSou tern peoiple, greatly provoked nid mIli ogll, abadhilled ithe Un1ion (to PIS1ervo 1 tie Io s II tittion. \Vhiimn tIe N itlhern people, less provokied but equtally ilirgiiled, made warl to preserve ithe Unlit1, by pIlacing hemitselves Ilnider Itho lead of uon.011 Who were thle hitter, imtiplieablo ene inies ( thle Conistitutliont, and who were fore deteuni1ed to deltroy or reform it. Aftcr fori yearm of hereoic -ti'nggle, ftie Soitheri peoplo hiill town their lris be. cause they were assureill by their enmoties, Ituel Itaulght by long ItrnisIte but fitiihless coun.seler iand ollice-holers amolung Ihein selvis, Shi, by- a) doiig ily would be again ill tie Uni.)n as hletore- The Slimy jelievde this and wiihilrew their supports ind drted their colors. The few who diboiiieved wer' overpowered. Bult Ioro (hant Iwo years-i have passed--imore than imir fihe pIt eriotl of tI h actual confliet-and ithe Southern people, now (Iliice delitled, have not enjoyei tihe lessig of the Union! Why ? oleenuseIheseles of te North --(rtre to their original hatircd and perfect Iy lyigicl ii that. halred--declar (he Union sal111 iotbe reAtirl1 except upon telm whil p11ractical(ylest r'43oy the Cotnti tut iol, aid whibch Cilainly leavo 110 Union except, one ftound iln foreo. And itus far the Northern people eider have failed to copilllrehleliI, or have conisonfed to ststain their ireachery. tud to give lie last devel opilent of thi mo11siAt remarkable history, we see me of 0our Soutthern counicellors, who irged us into secesion as thie only peaceful method of securing our rights; who ifter wardls led its to suhjtgation as tile only net hod. ofesotaping mnilifary despotism ; now oas ing of the great confidete heretofore rep'osed In their counlsel, And ad.visilg u1s to accept (110 ptroposed terms for a new Union. With such experienteo fresh and still illerem'ilhg, hiow shall we wonder it' tIto Mel doubt, if brave mei1n fear, and if good mlell despair. For thiricon years (he aital revolutior ham beetn right onaward, and is still onward. 110 is 4tupidl blind h t does n.ot see that the evils before usare far greater than the evils pIresien -and bhtiid us. Otir people htave dea nk ba)ter i lups, but they are ats hotey whlelfnoprd with CupIs theoy munst din if t ue ('hil-. ist not.I ten from the I he m1Iirsing carec of tho:so who1 hiate it, If (the Gti olemet shall continuel to he admin~is tertil biy its1 enmtieos, If' tanylhingt I ma~y say ahall tend, however slightly3, (Io aver't (lie evils which Ihrneaten the coulil 4y, 1 shaill not. otnly be slatislied. imt hiaj y. I hatve no0 par'ty to serve and1 no0 periOal endis (o accotiplish, hanve. 14 n oite acceptedl by a mtajorlity of (lie peopule'. I have~' nOeer thtout,~i that wvhat thle mi:1iitiy bl)0i09ved w'as, t herefore, (rue; ('ore, r'ight.. M~y politiceal life tins beent but liies0. Wheni policies hatvo been'i adopted tnd i ixed ini spite of my) opposition, I have Ilboretd to wortik good results in spite oft my conitIioits that the piolici ' ere uniiso.-, Andl whetn I see thie ruin which ha.'s bee wrought, I tfnn buit l'ejoice in the recolico Ition tht. I was5 not 0one Of the chosen arolhf tOcts. I dto hotleove the people hav'e imon t1 edl and1 st1ill miourn't only3 becautso wielledl men'l htavo riloed and stil1 ruto; antd I bolavo wicked men have been chioseni to rule inly bieauso they have made poliiical issues lo foment populartt passions, and1( hiavo spiled thteir comilnet andl op)iin to the polmtlar passlIns so fonmentced. TheIise notes are, therefore, given tpthe pulic, claiminig ito title to consid. ation, exceptI that(1 1hey nyie wiirilleni, ntolt (/ lease I that pub~lic, but to aid in arrest ing heIt fur., Ihcr progress ofa r'evolution whiceh ais heetn so pirolitio of ruhini inl IhIo past, and .which~l is so fearfully pregnlant wih ri'tii fur thle future. .lt may turn out, thaht /o mnnlt-a nto himan poewer 0(an arrest1 lhis eviohition. It11 may be (lhat a change of gbvement, I hrlough ant orldeal of unarcOhl:,/ ineovit able. lHut th is mutchi every manlh catn 'do : Ile can son) to it thatt, if' this dostrutctio. luist coof, it shall not) 0ow0 ifs cin~llg to 1iis conlsent, if tho Constittioni mulst h' violated, It shll1 'nb by himt. If' tht Uovernmnent iutst bto sublverted, it shall lpf the work of oter's. 'Thils thtertfor'e, pat 101ic render, is whtatever others may do, y u will sulpportL I th Contstitut ioni, and 0oppo ~ w~hat is contr~ia ry thoreto. F'or mark Ithi Whtatever' else people andt rulers may1) dlothe~y canttlt suip por't or preserve the lOv ritnment, by violat In&g its futndIamntIal law, A Washington felegr 'n to (lhe iloston Journal says: "r'l e iPr sidenit gave an aul. thence r'eeontly to ~stvo al represenutatives of the press~ from a dist cc, who called spo. ciailly to see him. It lie initerview Iho. sill ho was willing at,.at ino to furniph proper informtation for piub atlon, but, ho had rea son1 within a shiort t ~ 0 O complaint bitterly of certain personsa o had been to see h110 puihinltg exaggor, edl and false aoco'unts of conlversations WI -him. Tis praotico had become no a ylng . to hima, he .said, lthato should tak earo in $'uture to grant, iln'or'viewvs only , -seh respetable and h onorablo journahl to as he know porsonlly." A nero nmefaligston ptpp'hied fo'lte 1InylIon lnister p; but P'raident John. son informed hini to Was io' vhaeaoy h adding, (lint shou1l a Vaoanoy ecetur, ho saw so roasoni why Las qtont's claims should not be consIdered. T- (110 InquIry whether the PresIdent would ..:ant .Lalngebon another interview in a wnee, ke replieal "ye." Goueral M, Jef. Thompson on the roliti cal situation. Louisvirlie, June 16, 1U07, George D. Prentice', Esq. : MY ]:u' Fuunn: You desire me to writo you my feelings and opinions under the existing poliiical condition of th0 country. Your friendship to mno in 0he dark days of the late war, while we were politically enemies, gives you the riglht to command ily services in any way that 1 can return your kindnerS, an1d therefore I will comply Withi your request, and ill as few vw9rds its poisible express my present sentiments. 1 might cover the whole ground When 1 say that I heartily concur in the semimonts cf General Jautes iLongstreet, ; but, Longst root was a professiona I sohlier, who fought, like a hero and siurrenldered like a knight who has beeni unhimiorsed, anud hie may not go far eniouirh inl his laniguage to placo himself right before tile World ; therefore , who was a civil inn before the war, and only buckld on lily sabro . , contend for certain "rights' (as was tUe case with lie artmies on 6i. thier side,) I can go i t.her than (.cin. Lun gst reet, for I have resuimed lily so cial status and have not clianiged my occupa tion. I tell yon, then, pliinly, that I nover fought the United States because I hated the Ufited States. I never fought the North because I hated thi North. I did not desire to ho one iota freer than I was uider the flag of' the Uinion btt thoro was an abstract political principle of States rights, and four thousand mil. lion dollars' worth of Afeani slave , that I thought could only be saved out. of Union. JFIroil the first hostil gun fired by J)hn Brown at I[arper'a h''r. ry until the fifth day of June, 1865, when I surrend'ered ily troops, . was a fir, square, 111d consistetit clietnly of abolitionism and those who fought their battles, but when desolatioll came. and starvation and ruin stared our wonen and 'hildren in the face, I fol. lowed time example of my noble leaders surrendered all politicaLi 'ights aiid he. ealn(3 one of the cominlered but still proud people. Our war has been no "boy's play." Our surrender was no farce. , No politician hiad aught to do with the finale, and our- proulest and nobleut, simly received a parole sav. ing, 'lie shall not bo interfered witi by the United States authorities its long as ho observes his parole and the laws inl force whe' u lie may reside." This t ien, was our actual condition on J uIly 1865. Inl a short time a iilionl cf soldiers stacked their guns and resumed the peaceful lpursuits of life. And in two short years we have taken giant, strides inl the marclI of improvement and recon struction. We have not, been asked to love the domiinant party, nor to kiss the rod that smote us; but the victors have the right to say, "shall we make time brave mn our friends by courtesy, or shall we make the cowards friends through fear?" And they, only have the right to obey, or leave t he country, or romain aliens in our own land. The proper policy for the victors to pursue is not my policy to discuss, nei. ther have I a right to complain ; nor wVill I presume to advise. I can simply set, moy soldiers al example of' patience. in dustry and eiterprise-t.o build l) our hoikemi fortunes and mako the land bloom again in peace. confidence, and plenty ; therefore I will accept all courte sies and favors that the lawv imay grant me1, and not let lily individutal likes or dislikes interf'ero wvith my diuty to the countr'y in wvhich iiy children at least have an :nterest. 1 Caln now but repeat what 1 had occasion to repeat once be foo: '"A pologies for' the past or' prom.1 ises for the future would inieni~te a want of confidence in liy own integrity. 1 !(ave simpliy doneu what. I coniceived to beL ily) duty, anid I proposo to do it, now."' Theli Coiifedei'ate governmtlenit wiped ont State rights the first yeai- of it s existence --abloody' wvar wviped out slavery, and wvipnd out the Confederacy, so they are obsolete ideas ; and the plain question niow presented is, "Will you accept citizenshipip uinder our tennis as conitainied in this lawv ?"' and I emphiat icall y an swer, yes. Let chcl and~ every white man in the South say, '"Abstract ideas or obsolete thieorieis shiall not govcern inc for I will look facts in' thie face as lhey' exist, and iniako the hest out of' lie fmi-. ture wvithout moping over the past. It is not to 1)0 presumed that I shall be asked to compromiso my honioi', or he false to my friends, for I anm coiiipelled to obey the la ws, and beinig an~ elector smuiiply gives mie an opportunity to make the la ws more favora ble"- then wtill confidence be restored, and plenty aboiud on ce more. Yours, most respet fuil'y, M. Jl:lwf. TuIOMIrsoN. The Telegraph gives us an inkling of Geiieral Sickles' argment against" the policy of allowing thle F"ederal courts to iterf ere with matters in the unire'coin structed States. We huavo heard of'lhis airgunmenit before. I4 occurred in a con veisation between two dar'keys emngaged in robbinig a lieu roost. Omno of them asked the other whet her lie ioonghit they were doing right. Th'le reply was, TIhatms a great moral gfnestion, Samibo. IlandI down another pullet," So with Siekles. lle wants the wor'k to go oni, right or wrong; cnd actually argues that because thie courts wouild decide the Reconstruction to be laws uncoulstituttion. 'u1, thorefore they must not be openmed to the owner of the pullet.--Richmond Dispatch. A wise man once said, "There are three things that will surprise us when we~ get to Hong'-en lmFirst, to find many bhore whom we did not expect. Socond, act to fumd many there whtom we did ox poct. Third, thie greatest* wondor wvill do to find ourselvos there."* Tn 'Washington City rumor says .that aegotiatonms are positively in) progress Ior the acqtaisition by the IJnited States A the SaimulwVinh Islands. The Two Racos--Harmony, We are gratified to learl, from the .lexandrit Guzet/.e, that the colored population of that city are waking U p to the issues of the day, and aro begin ning to realizo thu truo character of' 8011 of their would-be leaders from abroad. Many of thu noro intelligent ald prominent among them ae Ienoun cing, in lierco terms, the duplicity and party trickery of thwose wio seek to use theni as a lever to hoist thom into oftiee. 'they declaro they vill iever iioninate on of thoso peopie, or vote for one iun. der any circmnst anees ; but that their votes shall, if east, fo a wito in, be given to Soluo old anid t rust-wortrli eitl znI. The Guvz tie reiarks, that those who express ileinselves ill this way occinpy) a position of intluenew amanong the colored peolle, and are- fiimiliar with their pretensionsid w redelietions. This reivolutioni in Ifeelitng. as we eiarn [roi the V irginia paper, was caused by tho a to ehinuaomil Conivition, the tiijoity of tlt. delgtes. aidmg that mongrel asseitb'go expres:sing themll. selves as heing disgusted .with the coi duct, of tii heleader., and, the disgraceful manm ente. of that, Imeeting. Wu have no doubt. but that. the thitnkinig colored mn in Virtiimia as well as every whir 06, will hel that whatever may be their power, it wosihl be inpolitie to use it in a way to exas. perate the white resideints, w hetIm they shol A rahe' strive to oneiliate and would be, if ithing moe, to ie'ir ir terest, to cult i te Ilie kildly sentiments .> the wtes toward them, seeing tihat they nist, hivo with and be dependent. ont hieii, at least for some years to C"1m1e. A bove all party considerations , above all dehisive t horis with rea'rd t.o iit benefits h-stowed uponl thitt by their recent nfacimetwe hlop' ihe colorid p(ople of' l te South will coll -ir their true posiliotn, anid instead of' opp"eingi tho104e amt1onig whoin they were rai(e, at Iho bidding of' stiangers for 1:t31y Pimrposes, haey will work withi tii- ' I)r the bene.. of their section, not Only nIl >!ti but in, indiustria! p1ur1 Burning the Worms, AV goiatlonan who has just roturned fromt ai trip Io the outry iforls us that th le a a gainlst th Coiton wortis has assimlled a new type, and that the situation his thereby become imiore prom. ising. It, appears that lie worimis e. is their custon at, a certain stago of their carreier. have %V'ebbed ti imselves On the upper branulhes of tlie phat, anl th plain is to go through th i&els wit.Ih scissors or shears in hani, cut of t he banch or branchies on which the coc. Coonied webs are attached andi burn thn on the spot. This phn, if geneirally adopted, cannot fail to utterly desiroy the pest which has proven such an im pediment to out planitors. Nor i its proseeution so ditlicnlt as might. bo im agined. Wo beheve a hand is expect ed onan average to cultivate four acres. 'he woIms make their appeara nco after the ordinary tilbige is over and the crop is "laid by,' and the hand who ciilt vates four acres can cutoff tie vebbed colonies of youtog. worms fromn these four acres in two days. The clipper Is fol lowed by a boy with a firo of pine knots in a wiro basket, or ld tin pan, and with the destructioni of each n eb millions o embilryo wormis e'xpire. In those poir. ions of thimsState anid M\hississippi w~here thme above menitioned course has been pursued [lie hope5 of he a phaniters are beginmtng to revive. Th le reguilar arumy wvorims-whoise counthL1-se myriiads des stiroy acres up~on ncres of cotton ini a sing~lo night-alwayus mnakei their' ap pearianieeafter thie- webbed .staige hasi: been~i iasisumed, anid thirii procreatu i en.i tt'.gy for' the~ season hasi) beent exhaui sted. Tlo slay lhom [lien you slay them by the imill iotn, and sh~ould the destructiont le 'omple- it is piobable that the a rmzy wormn would not again b hlearid of fotr y'ears. F~ormrcily it was supposed the the genuaine Cotton worm did not make it. appeamntieo imoreo thani once in twentyv years, but we have been troubled witih it now for' three siu'essive seasons, iand uitter exteornmitnat ion lby ire seemis alone to promise security in the future. We trmust th1e war ofox termintation will be puirsted ini all por'tions of thie coun try, ando that t hereby a goodly piotioni of the once expecd crop may yet ho sav ed. Lietters whlich have fr'om time to time pubilishmed <ml th tOcropj qutesion have' saig. geste .1 varlions reimeieis on t ho subl ject. at issue, bitt none gi ves such comIn iete proimise of success uts the shears anid or deal by firo. Onte of the pins pr'oposed by a corresponadenit was to go through the fiels and1( crush thie webbed amasses of younig woarms b~y hand. We, how over, would plrefer' to put our trust in tire. -N. a.Tns G a:N. Por r.s [Axrrytt 'ro Os:N. On-.t' TJho WVasingtoni correspondoent of thae New York Tribune says :"The letter of GIenieral Popie to (General Grant, has occasionied a good deal of commet.t here, uih is genuerally tbelieved the hiltter ofli cear will order thio arrest of B. Uf. 11idi and othier discontenitedl persons. Un der the Recoustruction Bill Ihe has a perfect righIt to do so. It will be re tmeimbered that some time ago General Giant couuns'elled the arr'est of Governor Jenikins for' doing exactly what I fill is now guilty of. Thius .fact strenigthiens the opinmioni that GIrant will act, in. IIill's case as ho advised Pope to do in Jenk, . When oneo of Dr-. (Chlapman's pa tients revolted at a imonstr'ous dlose of modioino said :"Why, doctor, you do not imeatn such a dloo as flhis for gentlemon ?" thme doctor replied, "Oh, no, but for working meni." A Westor'n editor thinks if' the pro.. por way of spelling thio is 'thiough,' antd bo 'boatax,' the pr'opor way of spellimg potatoes must be 'pouigiteigh.. toaux.' T1ho new way of spolling sortlyvia P~~9hie1g:... A Dof rorida F.o'ol. Tle Now Orlouns 1Pic(tyune ia te following: They had down inl Florida, not long since, anlee) Id perhaps have now, a shrewd old fellow kniowii as "Old Ilunter."' I'Everybody knew himl). leo was as deaf as a pout, and through his deaf niess and ishrowdue ts ho managed com. plotely to bido his sympithy for eithor party during tlo war. It was ss pected, however, that he Iva with Conlfederates in heart, -.nd that though hishouse was guardud by the Union troops, lie sold as many supplies to ono as to the other, for he dealt in "stores." ],very mcans had beein tried by the Union officers to procuro some admission of preference but no avail. When reduced to a corner, ho never lacked expedients to got himswelf ouit- But o1 day a Union captain put u1p a het, that he colt]4 trap him ani get his seret. Ilc no cordin gly went 111) to u11nter's and skirmished, but not one hilt could ho get. Ie woul be dead to questions that were unpleasant, aid the enquir er Wits hilho. At last there camo two larte bull dogs into his5 store fiero flIlowS, and exactly alike. "Vine dogs, those," Veiled the in qi~it or inl his ear. "" '1 lwas t ie reply. "What are their iaaunes ?'" in tle SaUnO loud tone. "Why, ,aid thle (.ld man11, "1 Call 0110, lauregard and t'other MeClol lan." "1 You do,'' shouted tile enquirers "which one do 3ou liko best Il" "ley ?" qteried Hunter, putting downt his ear. "W hich do you like ?' was repeated. "Oh, wall," faid ho, with. a twinklo inl his eye, "both of 'ei are as ugly as the levil.'' The cap apin paved thlie let. On another occasion a party was drinukinig inl his store, whel on1e of theiI takilug advaltage of' the old ilnuI's deaf:ss, proposel a toast "Iolfre's to old IIouter, tihe two sid. ed old villaiin ; may.he be kicked to death by miules, mnd his body sunk in the sea a hundred fathomrs deep. Mly no praoyor he said over him, and his lind soul wander ray less through all eternlity." 'l'ho toast was dirank in great glee, in whichl the old man joined. "hI'e sillo to yOurselvCs, gentlC Mn ll.) Of course ie had not heard a word that. was said. Electioneorine tho Darkies. Tho followin conversaitioi occurrel betweeI Saiulbo anid a Yankeo itinerant' Jacobini, in lil gecombe Co.,North C .aro liii; anid shows how tile tho thing is manooged down Somb i J acobin.-- W lSambo how do you think of voting! this coming election ? Sainiho -I don't kioV iiuch about it. J.- I suppose you know the ecopper. S.--Dat is a wenomous saipent as lies ill de grass. J.-And it ii te a appropriato 1nm of a party laborinug inl the grass to re-en.. slave yo. or race. You must voto for your iriends. 8.-Ie people 'hout. yere has 'friend 2e1 me sinc weJ's beeni ireo. Could you lurnilh its up youri way wiol prowvisions aniddand to 111 mke crops antd so on? J -We0 hav'e not got so much01 landl idle as hwre, hbut t huen wo inltenld thuat S.-1 tinik I. had better stick up to myc owin folks I 'so boeen know ing so long. D ey ain able1 to beidp us', and seeml berv willing. J.-Yes, but if you1 will voto with as, we wvant to pll them down from where they are'. 8.-H ow can1 dait, do me alny good ? If dey was pulled down ally tower* dev could not help1 m11( so muchi. I shill stiekl< un to 'eml. J.-if I see you again I shall remlemi youi. You are a d-in fool, anly. A Dr.slnn-ren I1raXr,-On Satuirday last a white womian in I lamburg regniested a colored womairn, th1e wifo of an old colored manl in Ithe empl~oy of t ho South Carolina Itailroadl, to takoe charge of an infanlt for her for a few hiours, sta1ting t hat, she wished to go down t he ronid and would ret urn on ho evening train. Thle colored womianl took I le child and has it yet, Itie white wo mar hain~g fauiledl to return11. Tfhe womn is dhescriiiied as "'goodl lookinog,' and about i wenity-thriee or I woiuiy-fouir years of age. Thle chil is4 a fine boy ablout four weeks ol Cohonch James W. Meredhith has the littlo st ranlger il chaiirgo for thle present. Heo thbinks thle moot her shoohl conme for hecr chi lds or send himo somne olihes, ais thle 11ule fael. low wals nearly naked whenu luft in charge of the old' colored womnan.--Augualda (Jon slituionaolist. A mani anid wife were Hitting at, bo Ofas'. ihe 0 olher day-thte hiusboand trying to rn the panper, ,while the wile was leotuirig him oni ins <hissplted hours. Hie sudenh'ly4Mi ed up fromu his pnaper anid said : "Hlere iiI perfectly correct. se11nment. A writer hi this~ paper says tile hest caupital to begIn lifo wiuh is a caplital wlfe" I' That's very true dear,"' replied the ii ifo smiling, thInking I liat hois )ererk would elicit a complImont, "But where cenn you always get, them ? In the deaf? tand idunmb naylu, of course." As. symipaithleti novelists say, "we 'will niot fmr thr invado this scene of quiet do~mestioi. 'Six things," says Hamilton, "are requisite to create a happy hoen. In tegrity must he the a'rebitect and tioli, ness the uipholsterer. It, must be warmi. c'd by auf'ection and induistry must be the ventlilator, renowing the atmospheore, aund brmigmig mn fresh salubriuty day by day; whlilo over all, na a protectitug glory and canopy, nlothing will suIIico except the blossing of %Zod." An Iown paper is printed entirely mn rod ink. An exchange attys that bte editor is determinedl to have his articles red. It is said that Rloger' A. Pryor, in. Lends to start a wvo ly Johnson pa per niex6-Fall ini conjunction with JBen. WVand.