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<%rite JJodii). WHAT I LIVE FOR. I live for those who love me, Whose hearts are kiml and true ; For the heaven that smiles above me, And awaits my spirit too ; For human ties that bind me. For the task by God assigned me; For the bright hopes left behiud me. And the good that I can do. I live to learn their story Who've suffered for my sake; To emulate their glory, And to follow in their wake: Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages, The noble of all ages. Whose deeds crowd History's pages. And Time's great volume make. I livAtnhnid communion. With all that is divine; To feel there is a union 'Twist Nature's heart and mine: To profit by affliction. Reap truths from fields of fictiou, Grow wiser from conviction, And fulfill each grand design. I live to hail that season By gifted minds foretold, When men shall rule by reason, And not alone by gold; When man to man united, And every wrong thing righted, The whole world shall be lighted As Eden was of old. I live for those who love me; For those who know me true; For the heaven that smiles above me, Aud awaits my spirit too: For the cause that lacks assistance; For the wrong that needs resistauce; For the.future in the distance ; And the good that I can do. luitusiirg lifting. THE DUTCHMAN WHO HAD THE SMALL POX. The writer sat alongside of the driver one morning, just at break of day, as the stage drove out of Blackberry, he was a through passenger to Squash Point. It was a very cold morning. In order to break the ice for a conversation, he praised the fine points of the off horse; the driver thawed. Yaas, she's a ?ood hoss, and I knows how to trive him v It was evidently a case of mixed breed. 'Where is Wood, who used to drive this stage ?' 'He be's laid up mit ter rumatiz, since ycster week, and I trives for him. So" 1 went on reading a newspaper. A fellow passenger, on a back seat, not having the fear of murdered English on his hands, coaxed the Dutch driver into a long conversation, much to the delight of a very pretty Jersey-blue belle, who laughed so merrily that it was contagious; and in a few minutes, from being like unto a conventicle, wc were as wide awake as one of Christy's audiences. By sunrise we were in excellent spirit, up to all sorts of fun, and when, a little latter, our stage stopped at the first watering place, the driver found himself in the centre of a group of trcaters to the distilled juice of apples. .XT >? 7 1 "\T_? 1 xiciu :> u tu icavc ut i'lis. cuii^uder's? the third house on the left hand side after you get into Jericho. What do you charge ?' asked a man who seemed to know the driver. 'Pout a lefty," answered he. Receiving the silver, he gathered up the reins, and put the square package in the stage-box. Just as he started the horses, he leaned his head out of the stage, and looked back to the man who gave him the bundle, shouting out the question, 'The find|house on ter left hand out of Yeriko ?' The man didn't hear him, but the driver was satisfied. On we went at a very good rate, considering how heavy the roads were. Another tavern, more v/atering, more apple jack. Another long stretch of sand, and we were nearing Jericho. 'Anny poddy know der Miss Seutler house ?' asked the driver, braciug his feet on the mail bag, which lay in front of him, and screwing his head round so as to face in. There seemed to be a consultation going on inside the stage. 'I don't know nobody o' that name in Jericho ; do you, Lishe ?' asked a weather beaten looking man, who evidently 'went by water,' of another who appcarently weut the | ame way. 'There was old Squire Gow's da'ter, she i married a Scudder, and moved up here some | two years back. Come to think on't, guess she lives nigher to Glass-house,' answered Lishe. The driver, finding he could get no light j of the passengers, seeing a tall raw-boned j woman washing some clothes in front of a j house, and who flew out of sight as the stage J flew in, handing uie the reins as he jumped : from his seat, and chased the fugitive, hallooing, '1'fegot der small pox, I'fe got der I .' Here his voice was lost as he dash- i ed into the open door of the house. Hut in ; a minute re-appeared, followed by a broom 1 with an enraged woman aunexed, and a loud voice shouted out: 'You git out o' this ! clear yourself quicker. I aint sroing to have you diseasing honest folks, if you have got the small pox !" '1 dellsyoo I'fe got der small pox. Ton'I you versteth ! der small pox !' This time he shouted it out in capital letter.-. 'Clear out! I'll call the men folks, if you don't clear!' and at once shouted, in a tip- ; top voice, 'Ike ! you Ike ! where are you V ' Tke made his annearencc on the full run. I ?W-what's the matter, mother V <1 dell you oncst more, for der la.st dime, ! I'fe got der small pox, unt Mishter Ellis he : gifs me a lefly to gif der small pox to Miss ; Scuttcr, und if dat vrow is Miss Scuttcr, I ' bromised to gif her ter small pox.' It was Miss Schudder, and I explained 1 to her that it was a box he had for her. The I affair was soon settled, as regarded delivery; but not as regarded the laughter and shouts ' of the occupants of the old stage coach, as 1 we rolled away from Jericho. The driver ' joined in, although lie had no earthly idea > as to its cause, and added not a little to it J1 by saying, in a triumphant tone of voice : <1 vo3 pout to gif ter old vomans er small. pox !'?New York Spirit of the Times. A RICH SERMON. Where is the man with his harp of a thousand strings? The following rich extract from a sermon will be recognised at a glance by some of our readers here at home. It loses much of its humor, because we cannot put in print the sing song style and appropriate gestures that accompany it: My frieuds, sin makes the purtiest young man or ooman in the world ugly-ah. And I'll tell you how I know-ah; as I was coming up to church to-day-ah, I saw some young men in the road-ah. And I thought one of them the purtiest young man I ever saw in my life-ah. And as I drew nigh unto them I discovered that they were playing uv marvels, and they all drew nigh unto a place what they called the taw-ah, and they marveled, he jumped up and flapped his hauds like a rooster does his wings, and says he, "I wish I may be d?d if I haintfat-ah.' And, oh my friends, then I thought that he was the ugliest young man I ever saw in my life-ah. And I opened my mouth and spake unto him thus-ah, says I, "young man, this is not the way to salvation." And says he, "Old horse, if you had been salivated as bad as I have, you wouldn't want to hear talk iif sal vnfinn And now my friends, when that ar young man said he was fat he told a lie-ah, for he was'as lean as that hungry-looking sister over thar that's always a praying so pious while the hat is a being passed around-ah. And my friends, if that young man hadn't been blinded by sin, he never could a mistuk me for an old korse-ah. AN EXTRAORDINARY GENIUS. A tall slab-sided specimen of a Jersey-man, who hailed from some benighted region of the sandy State, came to the city on Friday, says the Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch, and by perseveringly going around tasting specimens, he managed to get himself pretty-well spirit-logged. Jersey finally got on such a head of steam that he collapsed, and fetched up ingloriou3ly, shortly after night, upon a cellar door. After reposing upon his ligneous bed for a brief season, and giving occasion meanwhile for much speculation among the boys, who are usually on hand on such occasions, a "star" passed along that way and carried the prostrate votary of bad whiskey off to the station house. The nest morning, Jersey had become sufficiently sobered to have a hearing, and he was taken before au alderman, who enjoys a reputation for official dignity, importance, pomposity, and highfalutiness generally. The prisoner was as taciturn as his judge was wordy, and an amusing dialogue took 1 i--i. ii-- i? ? a Cl .t.. _m piace oeiweeu me parties, ^viter me onieer had got through with his evidence, in which the fact of drunkeness was very clearly set forth, the alderman commenced: "Ahem ! Well, sir, and so you have been getting intoxicated, sir, and forgetting the decencies of life and your social obligations! Ilavc you no appreciation of the social obligation of good citizens?" "Nary 'preciation !" responded the defendant, sententiously. "If you have no respect for your obligations to society, sir, have you no knowledge of the requirement of the law ?" "Nary knowledge!" responded Jersey, stolidly. "Don't *you know, sir, that there is a straining law in Pennsylvania ? Do you never sec a newspaper in your part of the world, sir?" "Nary newspaper ?" "Well, ignorance of the law excuscth no man," continued the magistrate, becoming somewhat railed at the offender. "Have you ever made that discovery ?" "Nary discovery !" replied Jersey, in the usual tone. The Squire was getting his back up. "Do you know anything but your eternal (nari/,' sir ?" "Nary anything !" quietly replied the man of few words. "Have you money to pay your fine ?" thundered the alderman. "Nary red!" responded Jersey. "Take him below growled the man of law, "the fellow has neither money nor wit." "Nary!" was the remark, as the officer started to escort his charge Moyamensingward. The last heard of the genius was a reply he made to the knight of the billy. "Look-a-herc, stranger," said the latter, "as a general thing, do you contiue your rei marks to one word? Don't you know, any thing but mtry ?" "Navy !" was the reply. KATY VAT 1AFS ON DE BLAIN. Air?"Jeesie, the Flower of Dumblaiie." Do sun vasgone down shoost pehint de j.luc mountains, - Und left de tark night to come on us again, Vcn I shtumbled along 'mongst de >:eliwamps and de fountains, Tu see voncc mine Katy vat lifs on de blain. i How schweet is de lilly, uiit its prown yallow plossoin; And 30 is de meatow, nil coiVred niit green; Put nothing so hurty, und shtieks in mine popom. Like schweet little Kuty vat lifs on tie blain. kite's pashful as any, shoost like her aunt Chinny, She's neider high hu nt, nor yet foolish nor vain ; Und lie's a great Hllian, niidout any feel in. Dat would hurt mine schweet Katy vat lifs on de Lluiu. My taysvas like uotingdill 1 met mit mine Katy : All df-m tings in de town dey vie nonsense and fain? ' I tidn't seen gal 1 would cull my tear laty, Till I met little Katy vat lifs on de blain, * 1 ton't care how high 1 might get in te notion, I From all dein high blaces I'd come town again, j Und tinkit vas noting to have a great station, Yen I couldn't have Katy vat lifs on de blain. ? j Why Satan Nrvkr Disti uuk a Wo-1 man.?Mohammedans relate (lie following;; ; story as an authentic ami veritable piece of ; tradition, illustrative of the fact that the i Devil himself has duties to perform in the j world, and that all things would go wong if , he were idle and neglected them: In the days of Mohammed there was an \ Arab who had a very pretty wife. Toe Devil ; formed himself into so exact and accurate likeness of her husband that she could not ; for the life of her tell which of the two was her husband. Both claimed her, that is, the j real husband and the Devil in his Jikencss. The case excited much interest in tJie neighborhood, but no solution of the difficulty 111 1 i .. . 1 4 i 1-_ il couiu DC ODtaineu. ivi icngin imj case was , brought before bis majesty the prophet.? j Mohammed, after a little reflect! on, held up a certain carthcrn pot in his hand, with a spout like a teapot, and said to them both, "Now, which ever is the real "husband will enter this vessel by the spout .'ind thus establish his claim to the woman J' The Devil, as having more capacity in." that way than the sturdy Arab of real fle jh and bones, entered into the pot as suggested. The moment he entered Moham med closed the top of the spout and kept h:un shut in. By the time Mohammed had k ept him shut up for a few days, it was ascci lained that worl,d was getting wrong in all its machinery. Mohammed was thereto" cc constrained to let'thc Devil out of his con'nncment to take his necessary place in th e management of the affairs of the world. But before restoring him to Ins liberty agr rin Mohammed extorted a solemn promise f) ,*om him that he would never trouble the "to ar sex" any more, but con fine himself to what he could do among the j' "male sex." M ? ?- ; I Aiivaxtaok of using Tobacco.?The 11 following was communicated to Com. Wilkes, j t of the Exploring Expedition, by a savage of j t the Fecjec Islands. lie stated that a ves- 1 sel, the bulk of which was still lying on the i beach, had come ashore in a storm, that all c the crew had fallen into the hands of the t Islanders. t "What did you do with them?" inquir- c ed Wilkes. j "Killed 'cm all," answered the savage. 1 "What did you do Willi tncm ancr you hail killed tlieni ?" "Eat 'em?good," returned the cannibal. "Did you eat them all'{" asked the halfsick Commodore. "Yes, we oat all but one." "And why did you\sparc one?" "Because he tasted too much like tobacco. Could't eat him no how !" If the tobacco, chewcr should happen to fall into the hands of Xew Zealand savages, t or get shipwrecked somewhere in the Fccjce . group, he will have the consolation of knowing that he will not be cut into steaks, and buried in the unconsccratcd stomach of a cannibal. - A Remarkable Executioner.?We < have observed several stories of late respect- * iug the skill of the Chinese executioners, 1 who it is said can strike off the head of their ] victims so skilfully that the poor fellows themselves never discover their loss until a 1 moment or two after they are dead. We re- 1 call to mind, however, the story of a Gcr- ' man executioner, who far surpassed the Chi- ( nese in dexterity. Upon one occasion it ' happened that a criminal, who was condemn- ( ed to death, had a singular itching to play 1 at ninepins; and he implored permission to 1 play once more at his favorite game before 5 he died. Then he said he would submit to J his fate withouta murmur. The judge, think- 1 ing there could be no harm in humoring ' him, granted his last prayer; and upon arri- 1 ving at the place of execution, he found ev- J crything prepared for the game?the pins 1 being set up and the bowls all ready. I Fie commenced his favorite sport with en- ' thusiasm. After a while, the sheriff obser- ' ving that he showed no inc'.iuation to desist, 1 made a sign to the executioner to strike the 1 fatal blow while he stooped for a bowl. The ^ executioner did so, but with such exquisite ' dexterity that the culprit did not notice or * feel it. lie thought, indeed, that a cold L breath of air was blowing upon the neck, and ( drawing himself back with a shrug, his head 1 dropped forward into his hands. lie natu- 5 rally supposed that it was a bowl which he ( had grasped, and seizing it firmly, rolled it ' at the pins. All of them fell; and the head J was heard to exclaim as it rebounded from 1 the farther wall, "Hurrah! I've won the ' game!"?Portfolio. ' m?> C Pretty Rapid.?An old man and his son, neither of them very well informed as to rail- t roads and their use, chanced one day to be < at work in a field near a railroad track.? j Railroads were a novel 'institution,' to them, t and when a train of cars shot by, a thought was suggested to the lad, who said to his 1 parent: 'Dad why don't you take a ride in the cars, some day?' 'Take a ride in the cars? Why, I liaint got time, my son.' 'Got time? Thunder! Ye can go anywhere in the cars quicker than ye can stay at home!' c Select Ipscellann. ADMISSION OF SLAVE STATES. We regret to find the doctrine becoming current that a territory, with the requisite amount of population, that adopts a republican form of government, has a rir/ht upon application to be admitted into the Union. There is at present no practical objection to such doctrine, hut practical objections may arise. An Indian territory thus applying, would and should he denied admission. So " a territory composed chiefly of free-negroes, or of Chinese idolators, or a newly conquered territory, whose people are neither assim- s ilated or attached to us or our institutions, a In the last case, to grant the light of ndmis- i sion, would he to deny the right of conquest f ?for the State coming in to-day, might se- c cede to-morrow, and set up for itself. c Again, when, by fraud or force, the pco. a pie of any oue State or section have seized c upon a territory, excluded, in any way, the a people of other States, and purpose, by their t constitution, to continue such exclusion, the o Federal Covernnicnt, the connnou agent of u all the States, that holds the territories as a common trust- fund, should indignantly refuse such application. After a State is admitted into the I'nion, she has a right to ex- I elude the manufacturers of Now England, 'i the merchandize of New Yorlc, the hogs of u Ohio, the mules of Kentucky, or the slaves of the South; hut surely a territory has no ? such right, nor has she any right to be ad- c milled as an equal .member of the I'nion, c when her petition is accompanied with a L constitution which destroys such equality, ji and injures and insults a portion of those j y to whom her petition is preferred. [ a State Equality, is all the South asks.? j a Conservatives at the North will see no ag-! ( gression, 110 insult, 110 injustice to the North ; t in this. Candor obliges us to say that the South has to recover lost ground. The priu- e eiplc of the Missouri Compromise was inju- s lions and insulting to the South. It was 1: gross aggression on the part of the North ? 0 Too many good, but sensitive people at the a North, think that the South, in attempting I to recover lost ground, in rectifying the s wrong that has been done her, is aggressing ;i | on the North. The utmost the South asks, j | and less she will not take from the Federal s (iovcrnmcnt, is, that her institutions, her t I social forms, her property, and her people, 1 | shall be protected at home, and protected in a ! extending themselves into the common tcr-! i ritories of the Union, just as arc the institu-1 j tions, the social forms, the property and the ! t people of the North. 1 It is well that we should understand one i and another, for on this issue the next Pres- ^ | ident is to be elected, and the Union is to ' be preserved or dissolved. The Northern t j conservatives. To Northern conservatives, 1 1 we take this occasion to explain and justify s I our course for u year past. All human in- t stitutions are attended with evils. We can 1 only ascertain which arc' best by exposing and balancing their comparative evils. We 1 can defend one set of institutions only by J exposing the greater evils of opposite insti- tutions. It was our right and duty to de- i fend the South. We could only do so by j 'showing up" the evils of Northern Society. | iVe had been long assailed, borne the assaults j jatiently, and at length, in self defence, j lave returned blow for blow. Will not Nor- ; hern conservatives thank us for teaching I I he fanatics that they have evils enough at j ionic to remedy, without intermeddling with ; is and endangering the Union ? We do not ixpcct to made converts to our doctrines at he North; but we do hope we have shown hat the question, as to which of our forms >f society is best, is open and undecided.? Vll we ask is equality in the eyes and at the lands of the General Government. Let lie people of the North love, boast of, aud :herish their institutions. Let the people of lie South do the same. The conservatives >f the North must see that the Black Remblicans are Socialists, and equally the arowcd and open enemies of Northern and southern institutions. If the North values ts present social forms, it can ouly preserve hem by alliance with the South, for the south is all conservative, and wishes to disurb 110 existing institutions.?Richmond Enquirer. THE COTTON PLANT. All the readers of The Examiner arc more ir less interested in our gaeat staple. We lave before us, in the National Intelligencer, he report of a paper read before the Na.ional Institute, by Dr. Charles T. Jackson, ivhich we think of sufficient interest to re iublish: The Corresponding Secretary read a paier by Dr. Chaff." T. Jackson, of Boston, en.itled "Chemical Researches on the seed of he Cotton Plant." Ilaving become interred in the cultivation of the cotton crop, Dr. J. also turned his attention to the uses of rntton seed, the great mass of which is thrown jut from the gin-house and allowed to rot 'or manure. His researches show that the seed may be'profitably employed in the proluction of oil, whilst the refuse fibre adherng to the hulls may be used in the manufacture of paper. The oil-cake may serve ,o feed animals or as manure. Dr. Jackson s aware that cotton-seed oil is manufactured n New Orleans, but is informed that the ^ield of oil is very small from seeds that lave been hulled. The analysis was confined I w ;o the seed after being deprived of the hull :>y Mr. Messer's patent machine. The imount of oil in these seeds was determined )y extraction with ether, after the seed had men pulverized and dried at 212 deg. F. 3ne experiment gave 39,7 per cent, of oil md another 40. The specific gravity of this )il is 0,923, (water being unity,) the same is purified whale oil. Cotton-seed oil is stated by Dr. Wood to be drying oil; but the )il obtained by Dr. J. did not dry. It there'ore serves well for the lubrication of majhincry as well as for illumination and makng soap. It may also be used as a substi;ute for olive oil in many cases, and may jc eaten on salad, as it has no disagreeable )dor to taste. The oil-cake amounts to GO per cent, of ,hc seed, which was found to contain 11 per :ent. of grape sugar and 3,5 per cent, of ;um, which latter is soluble in boiling waerand precipitable by alcohol. Repeated analysis of the oil-cake gave the bllowing: Carbon : : : : 37.740 Oxygen : : : : 39.993 Nitrogen : : : : 7.753 Hydrogen : : : : 5.8G9 Salts (inorganic): : : 8.9G0 From 300 grains of oil-cake 1G.5 grains if ashes were obtained, which upon analysis rave the following results, when calculated n hundredths of the dried seed : Alkaline salts soluble in water : 0.13 Phosphate of lime : : 3.04 Potash : : : : : 0.4G Soda : : : : : 0.53 Phosphoric acid, with traces of sulphuric acid and chlorine : 0.81 Silica and oxide of iron and of manganese : : : : 0.18 Loss : : : : : 0.35 5.50 The whole amount of phosphoric acid preont was 2 450, and lime! .340. These results explain the value of cotton eed as manure for Iudian corn, which draws i i r . i v _. _ __ Ti Ml o largely on son ior pnospnaies. ic win Iso be seen that the oil-cake contains nitogen and hydrogen sufficient to afford ten >er cent, of ammonia, which is a solvent, wrier, and stimulant to vegetation. The arbon and oxygen will form carbonic acid, nofher active fertilizer. (Some remaining arbon will form vegetable mould, which the lkalies will in part dissolve and carry into he circulation of growing plants. Indeed, very element of cotton-seed cake acts as uitrimcnt to vegetation. t? ? ?? NO GLOOM AT HOME. Mrs. Dcnison, in one of her brief contrilUtions to the Olirc Brunch, gives a new deal home picture, that many eyes will look ipon with pleasure: ?Above all things, there should be no loom at home. The shadows of dark disonteut and wasting fretfulncss should never ross the threshold, throwing their largo, lack shapes like funeral palls over the hap- 1 y young spirits gathered there. If you will, j our home shall be heaven, and every inmate ! n angel there. If you will, you shall sit on throne, and be the presiding household deity. ) ! faithful wife?what privileges, what rcasures, greater or purer than thine? And let the husband strive to forget his arcs, as he winds around the long, narrow treet and behold the soft light illuminating j lis little parlor, spreading its precious beams m the red pave before it. The night is cold nd cheerless, perhaps, and the wintry gust attles with the skirts of his overcoat, and natches with a rude hand and wailing cry t flip mcfv lint that has served him many a -ear. lie has been harassed, perplexed, perccutcd. He has born with many a cruel one, many a cold word, and nerved himself ip to an energy so desperate, that his frame md spirits are weakened and depressed. And iow his limbs ache with weariness; his tcmiles throb with the paiu-bcat caused by the oo constant application. lie scarcely knows iow to meet his wife with a plcasani smile, | >r sit down cheerfully to their little meal, vhich she has provided with so much care. Hut the door is opened?the overcoat hrown hastily off. A sweet, singing voice alls upon his car, and the tones are so soft ind glad, that Hope like a winged angel, lies right into his bosom, and nestles against lis heart. The latch is lifted, and the smiling face of lis wife gives an earnest welcome. The ihiuing hair is smoothed over her fair brow ?indeed, she stole a little coquettish glance it the mirror hanging in its narrow frame, ust to see if she looked neat and pretty be fore she came out. Tier eye beamed with J c love?her dress is tasteful?and?what?? Why! he forgets all the trials of that long, j u long day, as he folds her in his arms and imprints a kiss upon her brow. A home where gloom is banished?pre- * sided over by one who has learned to rule ! 0 herself and household oh! he is thrice con-!,s soled for all his trials. lie cannot be unhappy?that sweetest, best, dearest solace is 1 his?a cheerful home. Do you wonder that " the man is strengthened anew for to-morrow's cares?" . 0 ANECDOTE OF GEN. JACKSON. i The Western Advocate records the follow- " ing interesting anecdote of Jackson. The scene of it was in the Tennessee Annual Conference held at Nashville, and to which he n had been invited by a vote of the brethren, ' that they might have the pleasure of an introduction to him: ii "The committee was appointed; they '' waited on General J., and he and the Com- n inittee fixed the time for 9 o'clock, on Mon- e day morning to visit the Conference. 1 lie 1 Conference room being too small to accom- J1 modate the hundreds who wished to witness the introduction, one of the churches was 1 substituted, and an hour before the time, jj filled to overflowing. Front seats were re- i served for the members of the Conference, s which was called to order by the Bishop, j seated in a large chair in the altar, just he- j, fore the pulpit. After prayers, the commit- t tec retired; and a minute afterwards enter- P cd, conducting the man whom all delighted ^ to honor. They led him to the Bishop's n chair, which was made vacant for him, the i Bishop meanwhile occupying auother place within the altar. "The secretary was directed to call the v names of the members of Conference, which 1 he did in alphabetical order, each coming " forward and receiving from the Bishop a personal introduction to the ex-President, i and immediately retiring to give place to J the next. The ceremony had nearly been j! completed, when the secretary read the name of Rev. James T . An elderly gentleman ^ with a weather-beaten face, clad in a suit of A jeaus, arose and came forward. Few seemed ^ to know him. He had always been on circuit, on the frontier; and though always at 1] Conference, he never troubled it with long f *11 speeches, but kept his seat, and said but lit- i ^ tie?that little, however, was always to the jj purpose. Mr. T. came forward, and was in- f troduced to General Jackson. lie turned Jj his face towards the General, who said, 'It seems to me that we have met before.' The C preacher, apparently embarrassed, said: 'I Jj was with you through the Creek campaign ^ ?one of your body guard at the battle of C Horse Shoe?and fought under your com- C mand at New Orleans.' The General arose ^ slowly from his seat, and throwing his long, E withered, bony arms around the preacher's 1 neck, exclaimed : 'We'll soon meet where t there's no w;ir?where the smoke of battle never rolls up its sulphurous incense !' 'Never before or since, have I seen so ? many tears shed as then flowed forth from the eyes of that vast assembly. Every eye C was moist with weeping. "Eleven years have passed away since that day. The old hero has been more than ten in his silent and narrow home. The voice that cheered the drooping fight, and thundered in the rear of routed armies is silent forever. The old preacher, too, has fought his last battle, laid his armour by, and gone home to his eternal rest." VALUE OF PUBLICITY. Notoriety or publicity is an indispensable element of success in the merchant, mechanic or manufacturer, who would give a speedy and wide distribution to the commodities and productions which lie seeks to exchange for money. He may have capital, skill, conve nicnt position, punctuality, industry and honesty?every possible fitness for his business?and all is nothing if he have not sufficient notoriety. This notoriety, let it cost more or less, lie must purchase or provide for as carefully as he purchases or manufactures his stock of goods. And it must in extent bear a certain relation to the business ^ he would do. He must be most positive and comparative. People must not only know him and his business, because otherwise they \ will not find him, but they must know him, because otherwise they will find and trade with those who are better known. Customers, like sheep, are gregarious, and flock where they see others flocking. If nobody else were engaged in the same business, it would be important for our dealers to advertise in the newspapers, because people are tempted to buy what they read of. It is like d a salesman with several thousands of voices, speaking politely of our wares to tens of thousands of people, perhaps at the same moment, never offending, never obtrusive, ^ never tired?such a salesman might be worth one, two, three, or five thousand dollars a a year to you, according to the uumber of his 0 voices. n J5ut if others are engaged in the same bu- e siness, even if thry do not advertise, it be- f comes the more important for our dealers to " do so, and if they do advertise, it is doubly j.' important. It is, in fact, ruin not to be 1 c known as extensively as our rivals. v 4taw j 0 An Unfortunate Traveler.?A Mr. 1j Watson, of St. Louis, commenced an unfor- t] lunate career of railroad travel last summer, | at the time of the Gasconade disaster, at!11 which he nearly lost his life. Scarcely had ' sl he recovered from the injuries then received, ! k when lie again narrowly escaped death, i01 from an accident which occurred to the train i while he was coming East. lie was laid up ' for some months at the Girard House, in j 1 Philadelphia, on account of the injuries re- j ? ccivod. As soon as SLhciently recovered, | c he took passage for Pittsburgh. Some gen- j ii tlemcn who intended to go in the same di-1 ? l ection, purposely'dclayed their departure, in 1" order to avoid participating in his apprehend- ! b cd misfortunes. But as it singularly occur- ; 11 red, Mr. Watson's train met with an accident after proceeding a few miles, slight indeed, v but sufficient to detain thp train for several ? hours; and before arriving at Harrisburg a : lf second accident occured, with a detention of I 24 hours, In the meantime, the cautious a gentlemen before alluded to, pursuing their journey, overtook Mr. W., and unwittingly got on the same train for Pittsburgh. Be- fore reaching its destination, however, the 1 fated train was thrown entirely from the track by the breaking of a wheel. The passengers alighted, and, greately to their consternation, found that Mr. W. (Jonah) was j on board. Thereupon the whole company ? became greaty exasperated, and respectfully informed the conductor that it would be _ utterly impossible to proceed in his company, J Our informant states that Mr. W. has succeeded in reaching Pittsburgh, and is re overingfrom his confusions, at the Monon- j ahela House. Mr. W. declares that once i noro at home, he will remain there. j ?< A Wife's Repartee.?"My dear Polly, atn surprised at your taste in wearing an- I ther woman's hair on your head," said Mr. j Smith to his wife. j u 'My dear Joe, I am equally astonished |s hat your persist in wearing aunihrr shrrjt'n ^ root on your back." o Poor Smith sneaked out. a P ! wiiihhiiibininrauii q iEjj c |Jortibiltc <35n quirfr J IS C ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, ,] AT t hvo Dollars per year, in Advance. c 8@? To Clvbs of Tkn, the paper will be furn- 3 died, one year, for Fifteen Dollars?invariably d 11 advance. All subscriptions not specially limited C t thft fimo nf snlia^riliinn' will lift considered ns 1 indc for an indefinite period, and will be continu- f d until nil arrearages are paid, or at the option of he Proprietors. Subscriptions from other States 1 nust invariably be accompanied with the cash or * he name of some responsible person known to us. 1 Advertisements will be inserted at One I )ollar per square for the first, and Thirty-seven- > nd-a-half Cents for each subsequent insertion? * , square to consist of twelve lines, Brevier, or less. c lusincss Cards, of a half-square or less, will be in- 1 erted at $5, per year. For advertising Estrays * Tolled, S'-; Citations, $2; Notices of Application ' o the Legislature, $5; to be paid by the persons a ending in the advertisements. Monthly orQuar- ^ crly Advertisements will be charged One Dollar ' er square, for each insertion. Contracts by the a ear will be taken on liberal terms?the contracts e owever, must in all casesbc confined to the im- 1 lcdiate business of the firm or individual con- * racting. All advertisements not having the numer of insertions marked on the margin, will be I ontinued until forbid and charged accordingly, f Obituary Notices exceeding one square in length, 1 rill be charged for the overplus, at regular rates. ( 'ributes of Respect rated as advertisements. LIST OF LETTERS, I REMAINING in the Post-Olfice at Yorkville, f on the first day of April, 183G, which if not i iken out within three months, will be sent to the L 'ost-Oflice Department as dead letters:? t A. L. r mderson, G. M. |Lewis, Wm. II. Mams, David A. 'Lieber, Oscar M. 4 'j Lustin, T. Jr., & Co. Lowry, Dr. W. II. dston, Gen. John A. | HI. B. i.McElwain, Charles * trown, Mrs. Mary M. 3|Moore, Solomon K. laird, Kev. Washington;.uci-.hvnin, Margaret " Irown, Miss Eliza Ann [Moore, Sarah " lishop, Rev. 1\ E. Massey, M. jj leatly, C. S. .Matthews, J. M. Iruce, Bailey (Elder) Mills, J. V. f leasell, T. W. j.McClurd, Mary A. '' loggs, Josepli Martin, Morgan c C. Marrow, James C. ^ ountryman, John IMcKnight, T. II. nnniugham, John S. IVT. * hamhers, E. S. |Neely, Myles v lark, R. J. j P. hnmbers, J. A. !Powers, Andrew e onelly, Rev. M. A. iParham, Mrs. Mary A. Rl D. I Parker, Thomas lickey, Hugh Plieby, John lameron, Edward !Pong, Mrs. Nancy *| lorian, John i Prior, Seth T. E. jPankey, Thomas Iskridge, James J i R. F. I Reedy & Wylie, 2 'ord, M. L. 2 Reese, C. J. & Co. 'alls, J. Z. & Co*. Rawls, Simpson 'lanagan, G. W. Russell, Rev. R. Y. G. | S. iorman, Thomas Smith, Z. D. ^ leorge, Enoch E. jSteele, J. S. , Iraham, James A. J. [Springs, A. B. 2 ! II. ISchmydo, T. leman, C. L. Stewart, Jonathan larvcy, Capt. A. D. 2e3myer, Silas ' [edrick, Miles T. lardin & McCully, Thomas, Wm. R. ? louse, Wm. A. Tinley, S. S. f lardin, J. S. S. Tipping, T. S. 2 r lamel, Mrs. Rachel Thompson, Allen larris, J. II. V. looker, Wm. Rice Vanberg, Franklin lolmesley, A. R. W. ludson, Newman Wilkinson, Wesley lamel, John i Webber, C. J. & J. G. 0 tall, John R. [Williams, D. lope, James A. i Wright, George Esq. funtcr, Wm. Jr. Williams, George C. M. larper, MissC. B. Webb, David lenderson, R. F. Watson, Jame3 !! J. & K. Wylie, Phereby \ ohnson, Mrs. John M. Wilkins, S. ones. Tolbert Wright. Henrv II. Icily, Rev. John W. , W. R. ALEXANDER, P. M. April 3 14 3t J.1 GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY ! JACOB'S CORDIAL, I for all low el Diseases. Cholera, Dysentery, Diarrhee, Choi 1 era Morbus, Bilious C'holic, Cholera Infantum. a Also, admirably adapted to many diseases of 11 Females, especially painful menstruation. " Hie virtues of Jacob's Cordial arc too tcell a hwicn to require cneoniums. t 1st. It cures the worst cases of Diarrhoea. 2d. It cures the worst form of Dysentery. d 3d. It cures California or Mexican Diarrhoea, f 4th. It relieves the severest Colic. 6th. It cures Cholera Morbus. 6th. It cures Cholera Iufantum. 7th. It cures Painful Menstruation. 8th. It relieves Pain in Back and Loins. \ 9th. It counteracts Nervousness andDespon- r ency. t 10th. It restores Irregularities. c 1 ltli. It dispels gloomy and Hysterical Feelings. s 12th. It's an admirable Tonic. . Few Short Extracts from Letters, Testimonials,&c "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and ave found it a most efficient, and in my judgment, valuable remedy."?Hon. IIiram Warner, Judge f Supreme Court, Georgia. j "It gives me pleasure in being able to recom- ^ lend Jacob's Cordial?my own personal experi- ? nee, and Hie experience of my neighbors and ? riciuls around me, is a sufficient guarantee for 11 le to believe it to be all that it purports to be, c iz: a sovereign remedy."?W. II. Underwood, n ormerly Judge of Superior Court, Cherokee Cir- J1 nit. 1( "I take great pleasure in recommending this in- ? aluable medicine to all.atllicted with bowel disases, for which I believe it to be a sovereign n remedy?decidedly superior to anything else ever v ried by me."?A. A. Gaiilding, Deputy G. M. of 1 lie Grand Lodge of Georgia. ]. "I have used Jacob's Cordial in my family, and u liis, with all I hear about it as a remedy by those r ho have tried it, induces me to believe that it " lands at the head of every preparation of the . ind, and I would recommend its use in the dis- J" ascs for which it is compounded."?Mii.es G. louni.Ns, Cashier of the Bank of the State of Geor- h ia, Griffin. "If there is any credibility in human testimony l< acob's Cordial, must stand pre-eminent above 11 other preparations for the cure of Bowel Dis- ^ ascs. From the mass of testimony in its favor ^ oming in from all quarters, it must be very far ^ 1 advanceas a curative agent, of most if not all 0 ther patent preparations.?A. Fleming, Cashier larine and Fire Insurance Bank, Griffin. "This efficient remedy is travelling into celerity as fast as Bonaparte pushed his columns into r' .ussia,and gaining commendation wherever used." " -Georgia Jeffersonian. ? For sale by L. P. BARNETT & Co.,York- " illc; Patterson, Mooro & Co., Fort M'll; J. o?:u?. w?i:? t, t< l/OO) ijimutiofiiit , vvjruc Ub tjiililiJ, invavij Jrove; Davidson & White, Bullochs Creek; Ilavi- a ind, Harral & Co., Charleston; Drs. Fisher & ~ Ieinitsh, Columbia, and the principal Merchants nd Druggists throughout the State. Proprietors, 20 Beekman-st., New York. C( W. W. BLISS & CO., u Sept 20 37 ly ft SAGGING AND ROPE.--TEN COILS ". Charleston and Weavers Rope?Gunny, Gildroy and Dundee Bagging. Just Received and for sale low, by S. J. KUYKENDAL & BRO. 'Ann LBS' SIPERFMHE FLOUR JUUl/ ?a new supply?for sale cheap by 1 THOMAS DAVIES & CO. J Feb 18 ~ 9 tf n ? s HANDLES.?10 Boxes Adamantine Candles, c U 10 " Tallow " r Just Received and for sale low, by n S. J. KUYKENDAL & BRO. PROPOSALS FOR TIIF. PUBLICATION OF IMS I TIE SEW TESTAMENT," IIV REV. WM. c. 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