The Fairfield herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, October 02, 1867, Image 4
Selected Poetry.
Was there ever aniything mote touclilug
"GIVt ME THREE'dRAINS O0RN,
MOTHER."*
BY 3as. A. %t. H's~ios-lrooklyn.
Ad tted to tihe present sufforings of mtany
in the South.
Givem three grains of corn, mother,
One Ili ee grains of corn,
1( fill keep tile little life I. have.
Till the Pvonunig of tlp Uorn,-1"
I an dying of hiinger anil cold, mother,
liy"nd of hungdt and'oold,
Ai 11111 thle0 agoItny oft sau ch a dea11 th,
Mly lips havo never told.
It haos gnaw'd like a wolf Iat mly hcart, noth
er
A wolt' thatt Is fierce for blood,
All the livelonig at atil night beside,
Oaawia'g tor lack ti food.
1 tirennttl ot' nu.. itn my sleep, mnother,
And the sight Wias heaivenl to see t
I ntw tke with an vager. faimishilntg lip,
Bul yvti l)nad no bread for ei.
1low Could 1 look to you, muothear,
llow coul I look to you,
For brd it) give to your .starving boy,
l% hen yot ar' starving too ?
Fo' I re1ad itho aminlo in your cheek,
Ani inl your eyes so' wild,
-d I felt it itn yot'- bony handatal
As you liaid it ot your child.
Ia' North hiast lands ad gold. mother,
The North t haalnds tad gold,
hVlailo.yot are forced to your empty breast
A Skdae oit habe Ito h1oh1
A hiaie I hat is lying of watd, mother,
A!a I ato dyitg iow,
Wii h . glhastly look inl its sinken eye,
Aind atanine uponk its brow.
Whalt. have we poor ones donte, mother,
W11:1 have we~ p~oor, oneS donle,
Th : o h w r.I lols ona mad sees us starve,
1 por:.,h 4,n1 by olt ?
'I ditn ltla Catrt iot,taotacr,
Tr o. ;;renlt mlenl :ud 11he high,
j., t iteritng sons ott dlaoutlorn land,
W i nahor they live or dio?
'tT r, is nany I bravo heart hero, mother,
Dy;ing of' want andta4 cold,
V0hil4 only Iross a few poor States,
\ro mantay that. roll itn gold.
'Thaee ae tihlt anttd great mon thero, mothor,
With woldrots nalti I to \iew,
Atal iho bread they 1ling to thoir dogs, to
ntight
Vuld4 givo Mn\ti life, and You.
V :o tearer to my side. inotIer,
t'0111 tarV'er to mlay Wde,
! - I hold tate illy at's yoa held
'.Ay sistery. eln'ai sh died.
ik t.a I cainot see you, iaothar,
\1y breathI is albiot gonto.
lN he, alr, ero I die.
iiive tae three gratins of corn?
Tho above words wore the Inst r'equest of
'it to his mother as ho wats dyitag of sitar
AIon. 811h ftnld three graiint in thle
rit' of a ptooket inl hais ragged jacket, aind
them to him. It was aIll Bile had ; tite
,0'5 fataiily were perishinag from famitie.
MA1KjE 1(0ME BEAUTIFUL.
aIkq yourt hote beatiful-bring to it flow
Plt it th nround you to bud and to
Let a thtat gave lile to your Iconoliest. holurs
L .et t briti g I to t i env your gloon,
Makte ym11t oett worltl--onto thl1at ne'cr has
(N. iai aamil sttshine, and gold summer
A hoto world, whoso forehead care never
has sorrowed,
Aitl whose oheek of bright beauty shall
ever befair.
Maak'e your home beautiful-weavo round
its poratal
Wr't.aths 'o'f tho jesasimaiano tatindldeltato
Ot r'ed f'ruitead woodbhino, witht gay immer
telle,
Thiat blesestO ail brightenis wherever it
tatys.
(hat henr a hte blossomsa Ioo-onte lit tle tIoer,
St ill aty bring- bloomt to your desoatot bow
er.,
Still maty be somting t(6 love and to
pet.
Matke your home beautiful-gatheor (the ro..
es
That btoard uap thte sunsthino witht crqui
site tart;
s P~erchancte they may pour as your dar'kness
closes
'That summeriqu , sunshinto downt into your
bonrI.!
If you cain do so, annake it an E~deni
Of beatuty anad ghtadntess ! remaemtber 'tIs
,Twill t ea you to lonag for thtat htomo you
are ttned ing.
Thlaat haceae of' benauty beyotnd Ithe blauo
skie's.
Mtake yotur htome.benautiful.-stgr'o 'tis It (Ity;
(Call nap your' little oneo onies-toanoh themt
to walk,
Hal in' htand avtho abngeh otf beauty,
Eomaage their' spirits wvith atuiro to
talk ;
(theov thtem touund yett, and lot themn be
Lessons thatt drop fromt thto delionto wings
Of thte bltrd and thec buattertly-e--ver roturn-.
hang
To liatm whto has~ made tall thoseo beautiful
.t' 4Inge.
Malt' thomo a halve, whloro all beautiful feel
Ohaster liko bees, and their htoney-dow
bring :
Muike It a~ temple of htoly reoeanlngs,
*!Attd loto Its brighat angel with "'shadow.
lng wintgs.".
Thecn sa ll It ovot be, whten a far eta life's
buillowa,
Whteevor your temtpest-tossed children
are Ilaung,
Thiley wIll long for the shado, of the htomae
WeepIng wIllows,
aAnd~ fot' the swoot song whlok thoeirtmoth
q'haad sun~g
* 3l~tor o ho MonitI &in ooh add
the 0 e~ 1Stablished undert ,Aus
- 008,., nwiRo, S.
."7 iThe da(t61I had o~ been
definltly4)g settled. The. Tr t1.of .to
sigoe4harias by {etp00 ~ h ajt
4Jrerlosn commiassionors, put ft. stop t(
possjs op1 , t.i ontigeuat ggYtg t
steartele.hgraphlo eonnrmanloation gor s
thet lt~,thg. ag tfi iM imptoitni
evedti aho "httgishly ao g abr n
deep. But It was none the les weJmoea
that account.
the honor of Msj. Ellison's waiting tpon
me, and of your very polite lotter.
I shall use overy . exertion to attend at
Jackson's Cireok on hunday next. Maj.
Ellison invites me to lodge with ilas on the
evening of dhat day. Souon after that I
shall be ready to enter upon partioulare
respecting your Acadoiny. Should I not
suit you, or the place not answer my wishes
on Inspection I will not hold the Committee
long in suspense. Should I accept. of
the hppoIntmecnt, moy few and sm1all talents
shall be devoted to your service and that of
the Muses in South CarolinA.
I have the honor to be. &u.,
T. Ii. McCanutr.
The appointment made by \1r. McCatale wna
ulfilled, and on the 17th of May he arrived
it Winnsboro, the Conmuit ee meeting tita
day to hear his final decision as to accept
ing the control of the College. On that day
he addressed a note to the "'Preside:nts, Wor
dens and Members of the Mount Sion Con
mittee, viz:
"Gentlemon : Ont the Of It of A pril I wns
honored with an appointment it a i letter
from Charleston under the signturo of
Messrs. flutsoit, Tate, litiger, il'itckney,
anld Wins, a commlnittee ot' Ml.ount S'ioU
Society. I hereby beg leave to siguitly my
acceptanee of the snid appointmentit on eon.
ditiolt matters cant bo adjusted agreenble to
you, gettIoutett, and your most, obedient
humble servant,
T. 1?. McCAULII.
Winnsboro, 17th May, 1781."
It is proper before proceeding further to
give soino history of tho llev. Thos. tiarris
MoCaule. The ditlicully of securing the
Bervices of an efficient, master of the
College, itdled the Society and the Coim.
mit tee to mako iast e slao wly in t ih air sel!c
Lion. This fatot Will be tore 1.'illy upprecia
tel when we retlect how few in the ountry
than enjoyed the advantatges of either a
professional or liberal edneantionl. Vor
mliany years tho opportunities of' receiving
stch eduont ion were to be foin.I no nearer
than the College of New .Jersey.
Etforts were made to establisi a first class
sehool int Charlotte, NortI Carolita, many
years before the llevolution, itt, t wice dia
the King by proelanttion repeal Ike chartier
granted for the purposo by the Colonial
L.egislature. Alter the llevolution had
ootmnatced, howeuver, bet er success attend
ed suh efforts. lit A pril. 177, lite [x'is
intttre of Nortih Catrollina granted a charter
to tile institution formerly lled Q::cotn's
Ailuseutai tunider tie new ttnttte of l,iberty
Htall Acaeldemly. Fifteen ltuteles wvere nam11
et, Itmontg wWom W:s tihe 1lev. ThOs. Ii.
loCattle. This dlivinto was a graduate of
the Collego of New Jersey, as lppears itn
his propositionts lo the society w itabu tlattt
to accept the clief mtaageutnmtt o' tle Cot
lego. Scarce of the taedittin height, of a
stout. fratte, and lull botly, of datk, pieC
ing eyes, a pleasalnt counlenace amt. will.
ttittg manntittters, With a link- voiCe, he was
l'opltlar botIt as a preacier and its a ntn.
Publio-spirited, ie Ploolragted 10 t llevoila
(ion ; and In the titmte (i thea int vaasion, went
Wtlli his flock to Ith amiip: a'l w114 bei'lo
(latineral villitir Davilsont whl lie fll at
Cowat's Vord, gdlaily retisting lte troops
utnder Lord Lot.'walli. 01 so umult repute
wits he, as a publoia-pirited ttatt, that It
was once run bat loh Governtor's clai', and
failed in tite electiotn ly at very Slnttli vote.
Application was inate to Air. Fltiler to
seciro his services as a tutor. His reply
by letter has already been given. Stbso
qiently Ito cano to Winnsboro himself.
alit i tle m ntim tihe Sooretary of ite
Comnite o m-. duirected to 'write to ithe
Society in Clairlebton to make particutlar
enquiry into Air. F'uller's charactor aid
abilities as a Tutor." At. the following
It-eling the Scoretiaty Was dirett(I to write
to the Society inforining them tait ite dnim
mit Ie did tnot think NIr. 1dl'er a proper
person to hi emttployed as tutor, for the
Coinmittee themselves had seen him Tite
objeoion to himlt whatever it was, does not.
appear.
It was at this noeting any 17th, ltat an
electIon was hetrl tor oaiiees otf thte Coimmit -
tee for itho ensung year. tCol. .Ilthn Winnt
made President tlitter lIartaison,. Sentiot
WVarden: K~emap St rothier, Junsior W~atrdlen;
.lhn Woodwvard, Treatsurer ; I)atvid Evanls,
Secretary, and 13enj. liatrrisont and Wma
Owe~ns, Stewairds.
With a fair prospect, of plaointg loutt
Ziont College tunder able antagetment, the
Society set itself to thto task of prep.. iou
for tho acoomm~toaation of thte facenity . :.1
itho studtslti. '1 is conusisted in repatiting
t~he old, andl raising ntew, btut, temaporary
buildlings. The~ origitnal desigtn of oremt int .
at college buildintg commttentsuratc wit hi I
purposes of thoe Society htad- not. been nan
done'd, tnotwithstanding the low state of ihe
funids int the treasury as well as int theo ooun
try.
Theolarge experiences of Mir. McCatnlo
eamnela very oppnrtunnly to assist, In thte
necessary prepatrat ions, as will appeatr int
the sequel.
No. 17.
1781. On theo 17tht of Maya when Mr.
McCautlo met theo Commuaittee, Iho "delivered
to thte Cotmmiteo I Iho followintg requtisition
signed Thos. i[. McCaule, viz :"
aaGentlceen:-Let. a hotse be erected and
matdo ready for mty smtall family ont such a
lot in Winutsboroutgh, as I shtall point ot
with the assistance of Col. Winn. For tis
house I am willintg to piay,thto' my property,
1 assure you, gentlemaent, Is easily told. L~et
a sutpyly of provlsionsi be furtisahed for the
first yofd', as thte aftention I mttst pay t6 the
stud'ents will not admIt of mny looking after
these-thtings for somte considerable time."
Let' a unicient number of tutors be omn
ploye'd to conduct Ithe business of tenohing.
1t, shalt be my butsiness nadt halppiness to
seo that thtose t utots gituchtargo their dttty
with fidelity. In order that justice tony be
dotne the stutdentsa, I foresee thtat I shall
find it proper frequently to examtine the
several classes anad put. themt thtroutgh their
seholastic exereisos.
Let a scale of studaios be ,neortained by
theo Society: whicht shal to: .steadily anid
religiously adhetredl to. If' the. several nlu.
there should be left, to rmy diseretion, I shall
ptursue in a great mneasitro thts plait adopted
by thte Cogo of New Jersey, thte place cf
my education."
"..'o Laws antd ltegulation's of theo homina
ry shtall be drawn up by the Soeily, utnlost
they submit that. maatter to ttyself antd thec
tutors, who shtall formi what'.mtay be calledj
the Faculty, ,iho >spall have eogniat-co pi
the transgressiofs 'of. thoso regulations;
ditioult ease may be referred to the Boole.
ty.
-As for myself I may have boys to educat<
as well as. eo s, -I htope to be iog
thte prviegi Aho~it 'his' okIIte and
tultlotr free,& 4 be'6tnished with Age,
weed for the use .of' h ouse.:
On complyin 4 - oonditions ak
those pfoposed tuto in Charlos.
ton, Masrchl 1Ii, ready to.y take QOer
sighttot your rIsihg , inary.. Ag' mobna a
ltshall be sannoupoe. to me that tleo Ium
f'6rnmy ?ecepton 'fs' EadJ', aftejf t 4t al
day of November next, I shll ~wnh i
cnenient ajcnlmtska rcad. for ... -o
T'the heavy burdon of war whloh bore
d6 ti upon all lutetosts was now gone, and
brighter anticipations gladdened all hearts.
Tho Monurt Zion society had a share in
this. Th6 past year had been consumed in
gairing new members, and no doubt was
big with calcilations and expeotations, but
th'oo tempered with doubts, as was the
easo after (te surrender of Lee In 1805,
and Is still the ease.
Peace had now cleared lhe way, how
ever, for definito action ; so, at a meeting of
the Committee on the 17th of Janunry,1784,
it was "Ordered, that tie Governors at this
plaze do writo to - the Governors in town
respecting tho fixing upon some practicable
made by which the Mount Zion School may
be Immediately set on foot." It was not
unti l in tho Spi-Ing that the purposo indica.
ted in this order was effected. Owing to tie
absence In the iteant imo of a "great num.
bor of the menbors" who wore i town,
ind "-1hw winter being particularly severe,"
no mtrtintg of tie Committee was held until
the 21tht of April.
In view of (he active efforts now entered
upon to resumte the exercises of lite school,
it was regarded as essetiatlly important
that the arrenr of the members should be
at once colletede-. Tho Comittee had been
futiished by the Society wih printed blank
letters, which were ordered to be directed
and forwarded to the different members.
As the matter contained lin these letters was
made tlie subject of manty oommunioa'lons
between tho Soolety.and the Committee, a
copy of them will be insortedhere. It runs
thbus:
"As (lie Mount Sion Soelety are anxious
ly dealious to earry iio imediato execu
tion their original plan of advancing Lite
raturo in the interior parts of the State,
have appointed a conitlttoo to engage a
gentleman of abilities, probity and assidiui
ty, with a genteel salary, to take lite chargo
of (lie school in Winnsborough, as a founda
tion for a more enlarged Seminary when
their fitances shall be more adequate to
their extensive views ; and as they entertain
no doubt but that you entered the Society
with the benevolent intention of promoting
their laudable designs by your contihu
tions: they therefore earnestly request that
you would dischargo your arrears now
amounting to on or before
the next Quart erly",NMoeting which will be
on the 28th day of May next, in order to
enable then to fulfill such pecuniary on.
gagements as.may be entered into for the
support of said sohool.
Ily order of the Society,
[SignedJ A. ALaXAxnn,
Soccolary.
Charleston."
The .Committoo alluded to in this blank
letter consisted of Mossrs. liutson, Tate,
iuger, C. C. Pinckney and llichird Winn.
This committeo had cotmmunloatcd with two
gentlenen in relation to taking charge of
the school; one of these was lhe 1ov. Thos.
IHarris MoCaulo, of North Carolina, and the
other Mr. Isano Fuller, ofsCharleston.
The yoply of lite latter gentleman is first
in'order, and is as fol'ows:
"Charleston, April 17th, 1784.
Sin: I received yours of tie 10th1 inst.,
should have boon happy to have been in
formed moro deeisively in reference to lie
school ; as ma ors wore so clrcumstanood,
could not have expeoted any other answer.
Rtelying upon your friendship, I shall come
by (lie first opportunity. Upon tlie safe
delivery of my chost, be pleased to by unto
tihe deliverer of it, three dollars and a
half.
From your most obodett
and very humble sor-vant.
[Aigned] Isaac Fu:Lrsn..
tien. litonAnnt WINNq."
This is a quaint lai ter, as appears from
its forum and expreossion. lIn tho original
the attieo 'tihe" Is spelt in tihe old torn
'-ye.",
Reov. T1. 11. McCaule replied in (the follow
ing cottmunication, addi-esseid to Geni.
Iiihard Winnm anid Captain William Tate,
wit h teenest. (lint It be luid before the
"committee of the Mount Sion Society :"
"Riowan, A pril 19)th, 1784.
OIx-rrSMtax: Yesterday [ had the honor
of yours of (te 10th of Miarch addressed to
mte by the Chairman, of your committee,
Mir. hiutson, of the City of Chtarlestoni.
I feel mtyself uder obligations foi tho
h'onor you have done me. 1 tlatter myself
thre era Is not -far distant wvhen the Arts
and Sciences shall begin to display it Car~o
hina. Even ini the dull shades of obscuri
ty I have entet-tginred secret wishes (liat
partit of the super-ior wealth of South Car-olk,
nra were appropriatedl to the advancement
of Litei-ature, tire founding of Colleges, &c.
I amt ntot averse fr-omt attemtpthrig to contri
btre ny personial sorvices I can render my
fellow-elt izons.
The pr-oposal you ni-c pleased to lay be
fore me is uow. My little family inusrt
shiai- in thre consequevncos. as well ais miy.
self; theorefore previous to a decided an.
swver,,I. hope to be indulged iIth a few
weeks for deliberation, Shoul tire a om
mitteo not permit thomselves to bie so long
detained in a state of snspence, I beg thtemi
to hose no time tmaking tire overtut-c to an
othoer. In thio Intoerim, shoul I bo honot-od
with no mtore communloiation from you on
the subject, I'shall transmit may final an'
swer about the l0th of ext. [mtonth) either
by letter to one of you, gentlenmen, or, winch
is-most probable, by waiting upon you in
proprma pereona Should I accept tire propo
sal, my removal might take place ahorut
Christmas next. If your A cadenaloal affairs
have not been thrown Into too great do
raitgemon--if students and thie ntocessar-y
accommodations of books, buildings, &c.,
dan be hitd sooner, thie removail in question
may eomue on as early as the first of N~ovem
ber- next.
The bear-er can bring ame notice whiether
you are wilhinig to wait for my final answer
as long as the l6th of May next,.
.1 am, getntlemetn,
your mnost~ obededlent and very
- huiimble' servant,
. T. Ui. McOAUrLU."
Reepening the, 00oge qfter thne WVar.
1784. It appear.. that thre toimittoo
wir dIepog*d te sbidle .the time asked y
Mt. Mf Obsile to oonsidoi the pi-opositi4bn
made to him to tako-charge of Mounat Zion
k4 t e~ e s' iwiti uIboontbo
I" rdit e 06'ititfe.0 Ouhi ith of Ma'y,
V784, in'90ply to # lettr frte Qan. WItgn,
Mr. hioaule, writing fromn BUarae N. C.,
16f 'ptieral as fto o e .;
mournin, I eog jut lt aonoswIJ'gfo
val to Witl4borough. The advanotheat of
Literature in this place, the training up of
yonth in the liberal Arts and Sciences shall
be the pleasure and busluers of jury future
life.
I have the honor to -be &o.
After a full consideration of the proposi.
tions set forth by MIr. 3MoCaule, and a vote
being taken upon there, it was- unannimously
agreed,
"That tto Connittoo agrees in foto with
Mr. Mc-Caulo's recquisitlons, aL that a copy
or tlt) same be sent to the Society in
Charloston for their concurrence."
"Tho Corinmitteo also rogeed that Mr.
IcCate be furnisired with firowood for the
use4 of h3is ownVI house3."
Thie planti sthit4te4 as sihovo given was
Sontl tO t13h 3ocis'ty bp the Sacret.iry, 11aAvi
EKvnL14. Art unsigned lettlr appars34 aI3oon14
tihe oil janmitmipte behiing t0 the re<:ords
of tie Socity, witich seeiins to hvo h been
v-itten by Cor. loh WI bWti, ;itho Ilt, that
time was 1r( sider. of the Cintmitieo Ill
Winisbor'o. The rier speIks of hli:) "lro.
ihor Richard Winn." The aniety of the
Coumittoo to sectiro Mr. AMeUautlo's ,ervi.-etsj
is esuroly indicated in saill letter. Col.
Winn exhibited his publio-spi it eel inere t
in the wolft're of the kiocity and Collego by
giving 43Mr. Mcuninla a lot uponi whil to
b:ailt. This int. was one 'near thei putblic
buildings.''
Upon receiving copies of 11h0 platn agreed
uipon bot woon tile Committee oid Mr. Ilo.
Catule, the Society referred the several
mattere therein conttined to it coinuittee
conisisting of Richard lutson, Itobert hihli.
gow and Georgo Logan. Thie following is
that Commit tee's report :
The comtnittee to whot was referred the
several pipers which v:ecrec freived fnno
the Cotamittee of the S;;Oicty at, Wilis.
borough,
REPORUT.
"Tiat hat Committee iy th3us accelling so
fully to tle propositions of (ho R1ev. ir.
MACaule appear to have exteiIledl their ideas
much far- ther than hadl been I lie intent ion of
this Society in their 1aplicntion to that
gent.i1nan: which Ivas ill tike Opinion of
your cormniiteo to contino tliwr views at.
prosent on accoulit of' th great retilretioll of
their funds by Ilie lato war to a single
sohool, no4 that. Mr. MuCaile shot34hl take
'he itiliae oharge 1141 1irecion of' it.
Wherelts h his propositionkS whihel aire
neceded o 1)y lti, tie plan of'll Acalo.
my appears to have beett hdoptei in its full
extent., of wileih Mr. Nlc('aulo is intended
to have h 'resilency, wit h i nuimber of
tutirs iumlder 1him13.
Your committee are filly convitced that
tile fiunnaces of tie Society wi.1 not auiit of
lotiblirhing an Acalemny iitlediately on
11121 extensivo plal, yet. as they thin'1k it arl
oit-e(A or Ig'g at, i1lup rt1 1 en to the a I oi
4tree ess Anl.1 prospeorily of tlIIt ilnt'tut nli
nary, to seenaro n1 tlm:In of .\lr. .\4M
Catitle's tlistitlinih.- ab'ilities. thley ar-e
ililtcml it) recOmem1I:'l 1 r Iletcrrence i4 ' thle1
1n11, Fo ft am to lg.v. 13tin .\r. .\t i ll3'
ha ve oto ax.ihIqttIt ti ba ap Ilwove(i of bly
him lillowe ll hi with a s JaIy of tiftv
ponild stetrlin, per n'ae a ::tii l 1141 1i43 :I hoine
he conltracest 1 '.11 lo be bui l a ree-thly 3to
thle 11ln anoll on l e ite u( prli o''141post'I by hiln.
Atil in l er to nili anl-[ nsISt 1he finaneICQ'
of' tle Soiety In th( Iacom4iplishilmen1t of
these importanut 'bj 4ect, recon3nenl 3ilit a
subscript loln lic set oi foot ; 11341 1hey are of
olinion that lin aliress to tlIe pulic, 110111
ing i to30 view f1he n1cc-e4sity, importance
and1 dlvta 33)O pt I'encotlr:ging 1i1 cr'aturke
fllil promoting ScienceO ill Ihis our lit
It itpblic, aal exptit ng onl 111h p-rior
aidvanli'itages4 whichI Wilishor'onlghI enjoys itn
point of Hitt111ion fri'. the establisl linelit of ia
Sem1inary of L. -eniiting. wothl greally for.
W ird an:1 proi>o the subscri)ipion, rino
I 1heref1)ore. recolli3nen ihat a Conimittee hi1
A4lpoiited 1 th'3lie purpose of' .lawing upl
.tielc an aht( ai for proIotming and iarrying
Otit (lhe %IIlbsC .-ptioll."1
NO'UTil A i'.RicA.-V ITt .(i0ll1ll we
lit. interesting accounlts of the war
01. tle river La Plainta, Which deion)
strates the eroismof thle Parag uvnh.
Not witlstaniding tho Brazilian fares,
seven vO4ela and ton ironi-clads, have
been1 carying en the cotest fo4r two
year1is, they~ hanve in that time) onlly s41e
c04eded( ini holditng n3 ine milecs of en1c
than stullicient to bury ill dcont .irder
the bodies of thoso who have died
fromt siiehcs and wounds. A battery
of' Itapir'a keopt oil' 1114 whole Btenzilian
float for forty dalys. Lopiez, the Para,
guafn~ Getteral, has uinder himnhot
one-thiird of' tho attacekinlg force, bol1
the womien and chIldren work for hit
army, anld manyfl have boen lihting
in the r'anks. TheIi devotion of' thc
Paragans to their lea der, whetherin
spirod, by love or terror, is unpar~ialhll
odl in history, the body of one sold jl
hiavin~g boon found who haid hoor
driowned in succe:sfully attaching
tor'pcdo to a Brazilian steamer, andt
boys8 fromi eleven to thirteen year'
old being ini the airmyi. They have even'
been bayonoted inI attemtptir~g to cap1
tero wih thcir naked hands the4 guim
ont of the Blrazilian batterios. TUh i.
'esistanee is the more astonishing at
(bhoir onomnies are wvell drilled, full3
0(qulipped, aind capable of onduingii
great halrdships. Theiso irazil iar
t3roops are abouit ono--half negr'oes ani
the r'omaider Indianst or 1mnia~ttoes
Th'Iis fact is a comp leto refutation o!
the theory that colored men do nol
m.tke efficient soldiers.-New Yorl
W~orld.
N nw S-Tr-E O1r InnAKs.-Genera
Becauregard andl (<-lonelI lanlon Datn
cani aret organ1izing 44.1 E(lecil Bra(k<
C~om1palny, to extend iln this1 couintry th)
use3 of' M. Acha4.rd's great invenltiofi fo
stoppling ralilroad trainis almost inlst'atly
yelt wvithoutt conentssion, Ceen when) rnn
ninig at,111 fu peed, by thet single htandr (
tihe engineer. The power is detrivei
fr'om tho :notion of the train itself, ami
its apphliati mado~i instatanous b)1
eelcricalswires and sutablo genr. Th
prizoe of the French Academy wa
awarded to the in)venter afteCr thie ac
knowleded 'ancess of praictical experi
mens made. in the COurso of regola
trahio,'anidfollowed tny for a year33 333 ihi
Parts arnd Strnsburg Raiilwny,1' and3 fo
threte mioths on~ N'o Belgianu Stazte Iti
\vaya.
*SAD 000UnnANE.--It is with gr
tdeath, on M4onbIy laste of' li.is t."
Oliphanit, daunghter of Mr. N, Oli
phant, of;thfr towyn, The n - tunatt,
young lad.1 'de Uir iAo1 Y "4
y~yg on -Satuirday lats .hoN'orse
'having Lakenirigh tg and ng pmaui
aig3able, ran Aay atnt er t.yro4 the
.tha..biggy,, nfliot~ng chi b3jnries as
caused hor death. *'
arOli'& Aartanl.
The 'alzburg Oonfereioe.
CIRCULAR OF TilR' FrItINM01 OYitk.
m4NT.
The Marquis do Monstier, French
Minister far Foreign Aflirs has address.
ed a circular, dated the 25th of kngust
to the diplomatic agents of Franco
abroad, on the subjOct of the meeting of
the 1nperor Napoeon with tile Empe.
ror Francis Joseph, a Salzburg. The
circnlar says:
Ii going to Salzburg, the Emperor
and tlo Empress were guided by a son
timient winch public opinion could not
mistake, and I should refrain from
writing to you 11ow of the interview be.
tweell tihe two sovereigns, had it not
foriied thbo sub)ject of interpretations
which ten(d to distort the character it
possessed.
Th ejotrney of their Majesties was
solely dictated by the idea of bearing
an afl'ectionate testimony of sympathy
to th1 Imperial filiiily o A iSt ria, so
ertielly aflicteri by a recent misfortuno
Certainly the ead.S of tvwo grteat Em
pire;3 could not be together itn confiding
itiiacy for tieveral days without mu
tually comminicating to one anothtr
their impressions, and exchanging ideas
Cu questions of general interest. Bit
'.:ither th object, nor the result of their
imterviews was the formation of combi.
nations which thero is notlnhig in the
present state 91 Europe to justify.
You remember the language of tho
Government, of tho Emperor each timo
that it his had an occasion to explain
itself respecting the state of things crea
ted by the military events of last smu
mer. Ourt attitude was defined, first,
in the oircilar of tho I 6th of September
lat ;agaiun, lator, by tho latguago t f
His Majesty, the Emperor, at the open
img ol t lie Stnate and ler-gislative bod,
and, lastly, by the speecbes of tho ,\in.
ister of State dinig the Paliaeniitary
dibtes of list, sessaion. We have nit
ceased to show oirselves, in al; our
act. ions, fait liful to the intent tions
which we have from the first manifest-ed
in presence of the changes that have
tik en place in Gertmany. At t recent
conj melicttiro we have seen th Cabitiets
of Emirope do jut iicte to the straight for.
warihies;s of outr pulc, and leid their
citictttrence it) our 10ls of pacification
\V itt i lie oceiitred is a gri:aint.'o for
Ithe sippot, winch, in case of need, ideas
of iodert'iioni woullI ag4t titec.tvAye from
tI i. I'lhe intirviews of the Emi ror
Napoleon with the Eiiprir Francis
Joseph conld not, the-relore, imve the
iebmrncter attritlted to thm by certain
joitrialists. Lo og blore motiiig at.
Salziirg the.t Iwo soverigns had boii
aItt est ed1 by their acts. tntu by th iciflc
semi inwnts which giidei them, tha t hi'ir
Gov.rtuentiilis tnied could Riot formi ilty
other design th;n that. of persevering itt
the . 111110 'i of conilucR Itas lilther-1t -
Thelvir coiversatione upon g..ntieri affitir
were limited to this at-suran11ce, which
was nml initally givel.
Tit, far frotm coisidering tie S l.z
biurg iertview its a sbilject, f preoet.
pationi and axiety to other Couirs, we
s.hoild set, inl it otnl a i' It fresi 1i1ve
for conlfidlenct) inl the pr-eervalion of
I de'stied t) let vouI kImw my opillion
u1pont p1b'licati 0m11 ol v.ichI 11t4 otj;ct
is to creati a contrary imltpre ssion
il trdir to corect ite rroneors vi'ws
on the subject whvlich may p~revail aromttd
WI1A T AKES .A BusnIEr..--The fol
lowinig, as a table f'or reference, will
be of interes to miany of readers:
Corn shelled............... 58 lbs.
Corni, on the 00ob...... -..... 75
Rye-- -.------ - -..........56
Irish potatoes................. 60
Whreay.....................6
Unckwheat..................52
O.ats--.--.-.-.---......-.......32
Sweet potatoes ........ .......50
Ontionis........ .............57
Bena............ -...62
Bra'n......................20
Clover 50od(.................45
Tlimnothy seed..............60
Flax seed .... ...............56
Ilemp seed ...... ...'..... ....45
Blue grass seed .... ..........14
Dried aipples......-.........24
Dried peaches, peeled......33
Dried poaches, unpeeled ...6'
COTTON AND THEt WOnRM8.--The
worm is playing sad ha voc with the
cottotn crop iRY this section of Alabama.
Aln intelligent planter yesterday in
formed us that the crop was cut fully
one haolfshor't, and4 thtat w,~orms int mant~y
fields thad otutirely stripped tho frait of
its leaves and wetre at work on the bolls,
and in somne localities had even corn
meniced on the stalk. Where tko stalk
I is "barked" a total !a'ilurte is the cert'
result Thtis-is sad4 tnows itndeed. A it
six weeks ago the counitry was ctri.
lied withi thot' mngtnificer~t cott pros
r poet throtighout thie entire e n States.
,Bitt destruction has overta , the flee..
- cy staple, and tie wo eather and1
f wortin have tlispell-d . alit cipat ions of
1 all.. The consolati< e.ft to the plattr
I is the ktnowledge n1 ahtntdant graitn
crop, which hta en matie aniJ harvest
e ed.
sl [Mfontgorner'y Mail.
. o'it TTn.-Mr John Miller er.
r Nk t n ye's~trdy a Cotton: plant
wihe hundred aid ~torty-seven bolls
r ti, nR-twetitty seven Otn Rn0 brancht
learnI thatbliha a handsome ligtle
d hii uritiig in 't all. cot ton. fIk is
onside'rahlo ttofa crorpist. We o not
ktnow if' hiathbis Milletr a wife's 'sorrJnhn
can1 kuy' ahotel, Ii lhe cacertainly
run tiht farptfg madhine. .
' gi-tioto Rtwtied that the wo niis
damnge o n ar hta8)e:N ot) is~ . & the
leiif,-and 'wheter :this. will injutreo the
man(nrity of the holl it is not 'known it
Is liepdebL. Thig is not, g~n'.ral. --..
We .493iogh tinfuin Maj;J. JP. Kintar 's
1A4, entf ;-ard of themr on. Mr..Nat isj
Barre-......Mrr~, hral,
Tit for Tat.
-Was thee over such a jealoup fol
low ? always contriving somo.now test
to subjeot my affections to I" said
Juliq Harvey to her sister, Mrs. Fan
iy Markham, as she, handed her a lot.
tor.
It was from Julia's lovor, Captain
Paul Wilcdxl an ofllcer in an infantry
regiment, who wrote tr- nrepare her to
receiveohim. Ue told her that she
would find himin mch changed, for he
had boon wounded Ii the log and lost
his left arm ; that he had felt It his
duty tosay that ho should not hold
her to her ongagement, though 1-i
loved her as devotedly as over.
Now, it happened that Julia had a
correspondent in the army, from whom
she discoverod that tho iaptain had
received no injuries, and that his sto
ry was concocted purely as an addi
tional test of the devotedness of the
fa ir one.
"We'll pay him for this trick, Ju.
6ia," said Mrs. Markham. "Como
with me and I'll instruct you how to
give him ehango in his own coin."
Shortly after the ladies had retired,
Capt. Wilcox, pluming himself on his
own stratagem, was ushorod In the
drawing room. Ho buttonod his arm
up in his coat, and the loft sleeve
hung) mptly, while ho counterfeited
a halting gait, and put a largo )IeCo
of plaster on his left cheek to cover an
imaginary sabre cut.
In a few minutes, Mrs. Markham
appoarod.
"Returned at last !" cried she,
warmnly shaking his hand. "My dear
Paul !"
"There's not much left of ine-lit
tic better than half," said the soldier.
"Poor, dear Paul," said the lady.
"But how is your leg ?"
" r Poorly. I an troubled with
daily extoliation of the bonle."
"lloor Julia !" she sighed.
"She will be much affected at the
change in me, will she not*?" asked
the bravo epltain.
"Oh, (lear, no ; I was thinking of
the change in her !"
"Change i:, her ?1"
"What !-havii't you board ?"l
"Not a word."
"Ah, I see !- she was afraid to
write to you. She has lost her beau.
ty."I
"Possible !"
''Yes--you ',now she was never
vaccinated.")
"Never vacciiated I'"
"No ; aind she had the small pox
very hadly. Poor Julia ! Sh has
lost the sight of her rigyht eye. 11r
face is very mn iteh d is'jclored. I1er
nosk) is terrily red."1
" \ red nose ?"
"Yes. It doesn't so much matter
about, her eyes-shio wears blue spec
tocles."
"Blue spectacles nuid a red noso !"
exclaimed tihoeutptain.
"ht Ciyou don't mitid that.. Beauty
is nothing," said Mrs. Markha m, who
was ravishinly beautiful herself,
"You love Julia for her heart ; you al
ways told her so. And as you are so
maimed and disfigured yourself, why,
you can sympathize with and console
each otler. You will be a very well
assorted couple-three arms and three
eyes between you."
"And a red nosoe and blue specta
cles !" groaned the capt ain.
"Hush ! here conmes Julia," said
Mrs. Markham ; don't a ppear shocked.
Julia, may (dear1, here's the captain."
Theodoor opened and Julia entered.
She had painted her face most artisti
cnlly ; a-pair of blue spectacles con
cealed her fine black eyes, but the
mtarvellous feature of her face washer
nose-it glowed witht all the brillian
cy of a carb~uncle,
"Oh dear P'aul !" said sihe ; "poor
dear Paulti how munch you must have
suffered !
"I have one armn left for you to
lean utpon," replied the captain.
"But you are lame. We can nev
or dance the schiottischo any more."
"I don't know but I can manage it,
all but the side stops anid hops," said
the captain ruefuully.
"But don't yeu find mec hideous ?"
asked the fair one."
"Not exaetly," said the poor cap
tain, "the tip of your nose is rather a
warmt color, to bo sure."
"Oh, the do tor says it will settle
into a purple, byand-by."
"Oh, he Soes, does lie ?" said the
the captain obatractedly..
"Do yothink I should look better
with a iple nose 1" asked Julia.
Spk not of it," said tihe cap)tain.
'But,(oll me, when you heard of my
in los,- wvore you not' inclined toire.
F uish my hand ?"
t for a mnoment."~
"Then forgive my deception,"~ said
the captain. "H~ere is mty left arm
as sound as ever. I htave no wound
upont my cheek ; I can dance from
dark till dttwn."
',lfow could you be so cruel I" said
Julia. "It is mny turn to ask you
whether you arc still willing to fulfIll
your engagement w,it~h me."
."1 ith all mny h1or," said the caps
Lain. "I anm grieved for the loss 6f
your beauty,.I confess ; but y our hteatti
alnd rinn rt deark6r- than yvour pe-.
"Excuse me for a momnent," said the
ldy"I~ r1at .rptIr for a :fow in.
In an instappgboc returned radiat
in all the glory of her charmsl.
"Paul, said she how doyouIj d
"You are an angel" said theo oap
Lain, holding her In hiis arms.,9
tould you itrepimono so crnelly w~l
the red nose and blue spectacles ?"
'Not a word of that," said thei
beuy W han6freuds In carppf
who erP~aod your .jealous folly, and, it
'and hero, I avow, I aan e~rd of ib~
lealousy forevr4n
When they Wore niarried, wlihol
followed as a matter of course, they
were pronounlved the bandsQmost cou
ple that ever subntted to the matri
nial noose.
"And Then."
The following story is told of St.
Fillippo Nbri:
He was living at one of the Italian
Universities, when a young man,
whom lie had known as a boy, ran up
to him with a face full of delight, and
told him what lie had been long wish
ing above all things in the worl' was
at length fulfilled, his parents having
just given him leave to study the law
and that thercuponi ho had come to
law school in this iniiversity on ac
count of its great faie, and meant to
spare no pains or labor in getting
tirough his studies as quickly and
as well as possible. In this way lhe
ran oi a long time, and when at last
he came to a stop, tho holy man, who
had been listening to himN with great
pationeo and kindness said
"Well, and when you have got
through yotur course of studies, what
do you ican to do then I"
"Then I shall take my docr's do
gree,)' answered the young thtan.
"And then ?" asked St. Fillippo
Neri again.
"And then," continued the vouth,
i aball anaumber of dinicult and
knotty Cases to mnanalge, and shaitl
catch people's notice by my Clouen ce,
my zeal, my learning, my acnteness,
and gimi a grcat reputation.")
"And then ?1" repeated the holy
1111:11.
"And then ?"' replied t h ' youth
"why, then I shall be promoted to
soni1 high oflico or other ; besides I
shall mako mlloney and grow rich."
"And then ?"1 repeated St. Fillippo
Neri.
"And then," pursui.ed the youno
lawyer-'thena I shall11 live com fortIl
bly anud honorably,in wealth and dig
nity and shall be able to look forward
quietly to a happy old age.''
'"And then ?" asked tle old man.
"And then,'' said the youth-"antd
then--and then-I shall die."
Here St. Fillippo again lifted ill)
his voice and said, "And then ?"
Whereupon the Young nion made no
answer, but oash down his ha I and
went away. Taiis last AAnd then ?",
had pierced like a flash of lightning
into his soul, aindl lie could not get rid
of it. Soon after ho forsook the study
of law, anld gave himself up to tho
imiistry, and OKIen th10ie ainder of
his days in grodiy words and works.
V 'AT (AN'r A Mm i.rirAnY CoMMA\..
nit Do -A miltary governor mider
ih r ;is'rutin 'ii , a -
Sippilro.4 newspatpers.
R-11mv M.1vors; of en-'es, Governors
-if State-4, BI ards of COlm I Ilsst -r.
Can oxcl ii whin allermeii aid ip.
po#init bh -k inl th ir hc .
Cia tlak posses'ionl of' 'a vin g banks.
Call fnet. laws andI' pos'ponle the pay
mlentl of dobt..
Can prohibit ithe distillation of corn or
tin. sale of liqior.
Cani ril down cit.y stock and repudi.
ato city Ueirrem-y.
(11 an sped $500,000 for re"gietering
black vot eri anid ask'for $500,000 moare.
Can abholish local taxes and regulate
the circulation of papers.
Can settle the rate of wages and the
prices of commiodities.
Can obey the President and insult
thec Cabinut. .
'They can do all this, and far Ere.
WVhat they can't do 110 one has voentur
ed] to say..
Yet an extra session of Congress is
called to give power to lthes inilit ary
chieftanns ; to mnake them so ablsohitte
that oven for the President,. to quiesti 'a
the limits of their aumthority will bo
gtrouind for mipetinehment.
Tis is what the dlog-day Congress is
to do. .Is it not miadneuss ?-AIlbany
Argus.
Courin''-rl BsAn Pisosrani rY.--here
wats a singulair illustration of thuis in
Newi Y. rmk poliico court thle oilier day.
A good-(oir-no:Ling looking wretch was
brought up, charged with drunkentess.
It w..a~s a clear case. The testimony
showed that lie 11ha een on a spree for a
week. He w'.as asked what lie had to
say for himself.
'WeVLll your honor,' said lie, 'me and
my old 'w'oman never did live easy to.
geth er.'
'That's no excuse for gettimg drunk,'
ret urn-ed the court.
.'Yon're right, yer honor, and so it
ainit. We used to fight like cats and
dogi together.'
'.Dinking only made it wvorse, put in
the court.
'Thait's trueo. She discourk
life otit of me, and kept m)1 poor, ott
last week, when-..'
'Well whbat did 'she do last iveek?'
'She died, yr hionoi..
'Andi you have .been drunk twe,
'Yes, yer honor; I never could bear
pkosperity.'
"FFw' O$ tR A lHlSn.''-One of
the tmost Intelligent and reliabls gan..
tleoon in the Elate, wyriting from thl
~Coutty' of HalIfax, informs . US that
dirimg thte'itgistration1 in the town c
Hlalfax, .a mian, claimting to be
ourj a as Iphtcd at the dopr, who
forbd egroes to' enter unless they
paid fittyoonfte tth Union League
ifthat was paid, they might register
~ ' roistron1 was
.Leogtio woe oServed.. ytI~~ea
somo*500 were lovled on negroes,
The1 WatHike-feell ing a nre'ndl I
Aemn and Granco, inia~ nte
arejtiato piropagd; tassyf'7wl
give us mnoros tronbletb a m:ss
tilahv -bur'wn hi~bn !s*,II he.