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7^ jno. l. mixlee & co., proprieton. j An Independent Journal: For the Promotion of the Political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial Interests of the South. j lewis k. grist, piiuiiwr. VOL. 3. ~ , i. . YGEKYILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1857V 3STO. 35. ' , * ' . | , -- ' ' - - - fm.fr *. i- >- - . - v ' W Jielerieb Joelrg. THE ORATE WHERE WILLIE SLEEPS. BT MBS. M. W. 9TKATT0N. The dark-eyed boy, the widow's son, Her gifted gleeful child?. Of all her hopes the brightest one, ' That un her pathway smiles? 2 Has pasted away, and wild despair The mother's reason eteepe, One vision haunts her every where, ... , The grave where Willie sleeps. < Too new her grief, she cannot bend In resignation yet, . > J And nothing now the power can lend 1 A moment to forget; The toys he loved, the ball, the kite, Each little token keeps, Before his mother's tortured sight, The grave where Willie sleeps. , u u . nw" JJqw put his school books all away, t His life's brief task in done? I Had it been longer, who shall say A re6? so sweet were won ? The little hat, oh 1 bide it too, t For mournful memory 6weeps I Away all else, and brings to view _ < The grate where Willie sleeps. But soothing time will whisper yet t In that sad. mother's ear, ^ Better the spotless dead regret Than weep the tainted here; Oh, life has many a orooked path * t Where many a serpent creeps ; And many a promise childhood hath Which manhood never keeps. ' E ? 1? it- 1 j v low iny \uv iuvcu vuc juiii^ i/j, x The little bright-eyed boy Wears holier loveliness on high, And wins a holier iojr. c Tho' still beside that hallowed mound ?] The widowed mother weeps, ~ The christian's hope throws beanty round ' The grave where Willie sleeps. <j Cotr>n?iA, July 17,1857. * % fmwslit Shelcj). ? From the Home Gazette. ^ THE FIRST SHADOW, ? BY T. S. ARTHUR. Ida was a bride. Onward through a whole ^ year of patient waiting, b&d she moved to- !j ward this blessed estate, all ber thoughts golden over, all her fancies radiant with love = and beauty. And now she was a bride?a happy bride. He who had won her, was . worthy to wear her as a crown. Kind, hon- 1 orable and gifted?his praise was on the lips a of all men. ? Yes, Ida was a happy bride. It was the . blooming, fragrant spring-time. Singing birds were in all the trees, musical waters r gliding through the peaceful landscape j and a a cloudless sky bendiug over all. The bles sedness of this new life was greater than she 1 had even imagined, in all the warmth of her 8 maiden fancies. A moon had waxed and waned since the 1 lover became the husband; a moon, drop- I1 ping the sweets of Mount Hybla. It was evening, and Ida stood by the window, look- . ing out through the dusky air, waiting and wishing for the return of her husband, who was later than usual from his home. At * last, her glad eyes cajjght a glimpse of his , well-knotfn form, and starting back from the window, she went with springing steps to ^ meet him at the door; opening it ere his hand could ring the bell. "Dear Edward !" What a gushing love F was in her voice ! She raised her lips for a kiss, and a kiss was given. But somehow, 8 its warmth did uot go down to her heart. a "Are you not well, dear?" she asked, r very tenderly, as they entered their pleasant c little parlor; and she looked up into his face and tried to read its expression. But the u twilight was too deep. b "Quite as wellasusual, love." The voice v of her husband was low and gentle ; but it s had a new and changed sound for the young wife's ears?a sound that made her heart * tremble. And yet, his arm was around her, h and he held one of her hands, tightly com- a pressing it within his owu. It grew dark in the room before the gas a was lighted. When the strong rays fell sud-1 S denly upon the face of her husband, Ida saw [ h a change there also. It was clouded. Not j n heavily clouded?but still in shadow. Steadi-1 s 1y and earnestly she looked at him, until he | ]< turned his face partly away, to escape the j j; searching scrutiny. I h "You are not well, Edward." Ida looked j e serious?almost concerned. i "Don't trouble yourself. I'm very well." He smiled, and patted her cheek, playful- c ly?or rather, with an attempt at playfulness. Ida was not deceived. A change had pas- c sed over her husband. Something was wrong, t Ho was uot as he had been. 1 1 In due time tea was announced, and the t little family party of two gathered around 11 the table in the neat breakfast room. I r "Burnt toast and dish water tea, as usual!" ! r These were the first words spoken by the j young husbaud, after sitting?down to the ta- v ble; and the manner iu which they were ( t uttered, left Ida in no doubt as to his state ! ^ of feeling. How suddenly was the fine gold | f dimmed. i a A few hours earlier the young husband j c had called in to see his mother, an orderly, J v industrious woman, and a notable housekeep- 1 er. As usual, he was full of the praise of ] ' his beautiful young wife, in whom he had j e seen nothing to blame?nothing below per- s fection. But his mother had looked on her v with different eyes. Living in the world t was, with her, no holiday affair, and marri age no noneymoon. cue was too serious in t all her views and feelings to have much pa- s tience with what she esteemed mere playday s life. A little jealous of her son's affection, v she was, withal; and its going forth to an- o other, with an ardor so different from what it had ever gone forth to herself made her j feel cold toward the dear little wife of Ed- c ward, who was its favored object. r "It is time," she said, with a distance of 1 manner that surprised her son, "for you and c Ida to be a little serious. The honeymoon a is over, and the quicker you come down to sober realities the better. There is one thing t about Ida that rather disappoints me." 1 Edward was too much surprised at thii unexpected annunciation to speak. Hii mother went on, "She's no housekeeper " "She's young, mother. Sho'll learn," lit mid interrupting her. "She had no right to marry until she knew low to make a gupof tea !" The old ladj >poke with considerable asperity. "Mother!" "I say just what I mean. Not a single ;up of tea have I yet tasted in your house, hat was fit to drink ! I don't know how rou can put up with such stuff. You wouldn't tave done it at my table, I'm very sure." "Please, mother, don't talk so any more bout Ida ! I can't bear to hear it." "You can't bear to hear" the truth, Edrard. I speak for Ida's good and your own, oo. She's a wife, now; not a mere sweetleart. And she's your housekeeper besides) nth something more to do and to care for, han dress, music, party going and enjoyBent. I must say, as I said a little while go, that I am disappointed in her. What re girls thinking about now-a-days, when hey get married?" Surely, not of theii msband's household comforts." "If you ^please, mother, we will change he subject," said the young man, wbo was xceedingly pained by the strong language te had heard. He spoke so firmly that the natter was dropped, and. not again alluded o at the time. We have, now, an explanation of the ihange in the young husband's state of mind, ["here were some truths in what his mother iad said, and this made it so muoh the barter to bear. The first shadow had fallen, hat dimmed the brightness of his new and tappy life. Still the defects in Ida?very small to his yes, even after they were pointed out by his nother?were things of no moment. He iad not intended her for a household drudge. iVasshe not loviDg hearted, accomplished md beautiful? What more could he ask? Frue, he had intended her for the presiding ;enius of his home; and there were sober, natter-nf-fact things to be done in all homes, lut her devotion to these would come in :ood time. How Edward came to speak as he did aK)ut the tea and toast, was, almost on the stant he had given utterance to his words, . mystery to himself. He startod with the tart he gave his young wife, and trembled ? A! -ir.-i -p L! t_!_ ii J or me euecc 01 ms unKinaiy uuerea worus. le would have given much could he have ecalled them. But they were said beyond ny power of unsaying. The reference of his mother to the iudiferent tea with which she had been served t his table, had not only mortified him, but uade some things distinct in his memory, rhich before, were only seen dimly, and as natters of indifference. Where all was so right, why should he turn his eyes upon a ew fragments of clouds skirting the fairhorzon ? He would not have done so if left to limself. The clouds might have spread unil very much larger than a man's hand, beore their murky aspect would have drawn lis happy vision from the all-pervading hapliness. Ida's hand, which was raising a cup toher ips, fell almost as suddenly as if palsied ; a ialenes9 overspread her countenance; her ips had a motion between a quiver and a pasra. From her eyes, which seemed bound, 8 by a spell, to her husband's face, teare oiled out and fell in large drops over her heeks. Never before, since Edward had looked ipon that dear, young face, had he seen its irightness so veiled. Never before, had a rord of his been answered by anything but miles and love responses. "I'm sorry, Edward." How the sad, remulous voice of Ida rebuked the young lusband's unkindness. "It shall not be so gain." And she kept her word. Suddenly he had wakened her from a bright, dreamy illusion, die had beeu in a kind of fairy land. The ard, every-day working world, with its couiion working-day wants, by au unlooked-for hifting of scenery, had struck with an unjvely aspect upon her startled vision ; the ngged edges of the real wounding paimully ier soft ideal. But once awakened, she nevr slept again. It was the first shadow that ell dimly and coldly upon her married heart, ?the first, and to the life-experieuced, we leed not say the last. Burnt toast and bad tea ! To think that omrnon things like these should have power o shadow a young heart basking in the sun>ght of love ! Ida had thought of her hus>and as almost indifferent to the vulgar wants lis words made manifest. She saw clearer iow. He was but flesh and blood like the est. Very?very tenderly spoken were all the rords of Kdward to his young wife, during he shadowed evening that followed this first limming of their home-light. And Ida who elt the kindness of his heart, tried to smile nd to seem as of old. But, somehow, she :ould not force into existence the suiiles she fished to send out as tokens of forgiveness. Thoughts of the bad tea and burnt toast, the 'usual"?ah! there lay the smart!?evening mtertainment she had provided ; or, rather, uffered to be provided by unskilful hands? rere her owu any more skilful ? for her reurning husband haunted her all the while. "It shall not be so again !" Not idly utered were these words. All the evening he kept repeating them to herself, with a teadily increasing purpose and a clearer j -l..1i 1 .1 . isiou. ".Duwaru suaw uever nave anoiner ccasion for rebuke." Several times during the cveuiDg, the oung husband was tempted to refer to the onversation held with his mother, in cxplalation of his own conduct, but he wisely :ept his own counsel. Of all things he Ireaded an estrangement between his wife ind mother. On the next morning, Edward noticed hat his young wife left their chamber earier than usual, and went down stairs. Not, s 'however, to filL-their home with music, aj } she had often done. Her mativce was th< : singing tea-kettle, not the stringed piano.? She had a heightened color, when she toot ? her place at the breakfast table, and pourec for her husband the fragrant coffee,t made bj ' her o.wn bands, because she had discovered ' that her indifferent cook was ignorant of hei art. How did she know the. art? It wat almost accidental; the reoollection of some i good hoasewife's talk had served her in the , right time. The warm praise bestowed bj Edward on the coffee was ample reward. Ida bought a cook book during the day. That sounds romantic. But it was even so; and she studied it for hours. During the afternoon her mother-in-law came in; and Ida > urged her to stay to tea. The old lady ac, cepted the invitation; not, we are sorry tc say, in the very best spirit. She had opened , the war on Edward's "butterfly" young wife ( and she meant to follow it up. When Ed ward came home and found that his mothei i was there his spirits fell. He saw, by the ; oorners of her mouth, that she had not fori gotten their interview of the preceding day, 1 and that her state of wind was not a whit more charitable. Ida's face was a little i shadowed; but she was cheerful, and very i attentive to his mother?and, happily, ignoi rant of her true. feelings. She came and went from the breakfast room to the parlor, frequently, evidently with household cares upon her mind. Tea was at length announced. Edward's heart trembled. His mother arose, and with rather a cold air, aooompanied her children to the room where the evening meal a waited them. The table had an attractive look, new to the eyes of both Edward and his mother. It was plain that another hand be; sides the servant's had been there, Ida i poured the tea, and Edward served the hot i biscuit and cream toast. The eyes of the latter were on his mother, as she lifted, with an air which he understood tq, say, "Poor stuff!" the cup of tea to herlips. She tastas) <Ka fvoivMttt ' ent tlin Aim ntrn cu tuu uogioui ucvciogc ocb bou tuy uvnu ?lifted'and tasted again. The infusion was faultless! Yes, even to her critical taste. Next the biscuit, and next the toast were tried. Mrs. Goodfellow herself could not have surpassed them. "Have you changed your cook?" The olc[ lady looked across the table, ciiriously at Ida. "No, mother," answered the young wife, smiliDg. 'Only the cook has Tound a mistress." "Is all this your work, Ida?" The old lady spoke in a half incredulous tone. "Yes, it is all my work. Don't you think, if I try hard, I'll make a housekeeper in time ?" This was so unexpected, that the husband's mother was delighted. Ida had gone right home to her matter-of-fact, every-day heart. "Why, yes, you precious little darling !" she aoswered, with an enthusiasm almost foreign to her character. "I couldn't have done better myself." The shadow passed from the heart of Ida, as her eyes rested on tbe pleased countenance of her husband. It was the first shadow that had fallen since their happy wedding day, and moved on quickly; but its memory was left behind. It was like the drawing of a veil, which partly conceals, yet beautifies a countenance, revealing the enchanted expression. Ida's husband was a man, like the rest, with man's common wants and weaknesses; and her married world one in which hands must take hold of common duties. But she soon learned that, in the real world, were real delights, substantial and abiding. Bravely she did walk in the new path that lay at her feet. She had her reward. Tea and toast but expressed her household duties, none of which were rightly performed during that delicious honeymoon. But she failed in nothing afterward; and soon learni ed that the protind in which true hnnnines.s takes deepest root, and from which it springs up with strongest branches is the ?rcund of common, homely duties. COUNTERFEITING. Bank note counterfeiting is one of the most common and profitable modes in whioh ingenious rascality is exercised in thin country. Perhaps throughout the whole land it | would be difficult, to find nn adult who has ' not at some period been victimized by a counterfeited or altered note, whilst those who are in the habit of receiving much money are frequently imposed upon. Yet this roguery is allowed to go on increasing, encouraged by the impunity with which it is committed and the rich return it renders, without any serious attempt, either by the Banks themselves or through protective legislation, to prevent its continuance. In KngI land the forgery of Bank notes occurs only | at rare intervals, and the reason of this is j that especial precautions are taken to render j it both difficult and dangerous. With regard to the Bank of Eugland notes, this safety is secured by some peculiar and interesting characteristics of manufacture, the paper being distinguished by its colur, which is a peculiar white, such as is neither sold in the shops, nor used for any other purpose; by ; its thinness and transparency, qualities whioh | prevent any of the printed part of the note j beiDg washed out by turpentine, or removed j by the knife, unless a hole is made in the | place thus practiced on j by its oharacter feel, j a peculiar crispness and toughness, by which i those accustomed to handle it, distinguish I the true notes iustantlv : the wire or water ! mark, which is produced ou the paper when ! in the state of pulp, and which is easily distinguished from a mark stamped on ' after the paper is completed; the three <deckI lc' edges?the mould contains two notes ! placed lengthwise, which arc separated by a j knife at a future stage of the process, this ! j deckle or wooden frame of the paper mould I producing the peculiar eflect seen on the edI ges of uncut paper, and this edging being caused when the paper is in a state of pulp, precludes any successful imitation after the paper is made; also by the strength of the s paper, which is made from new linen and j cotton. In its "water leaf" or unsited con dition, a bank note will support thirty-six [ pounds; and when one grain of size has been I diffused through it, it will lift half a hundred r weight. 1 It is a question which may well be conr sidered, whether, in this country, legislation \ is not requited to impose npon our banks the ! necessity of adopting every precaution that i chemical discovery or scientific art may afr ford to render the counterfeiting of their notes as nearly impracticable as possible.? The banks lose nothing by counterfeits, as I their employees, by long experience, become expert in their detection, and are, therefore, l careless, if not averse, to adopting precau tions that would involve some expense in ? preparing and printing their notes; but it is i ouiu\/icuujf uunyuoj nc buiuiij tum tuo puui lie are entitled to some protection in this matter, and that the corporations issuing the notes are the parties who should be charged i with the duty of protecting their issues, as far as may be from the possibility of fraudu, lent imitation.?Bait. American. : IliscellaitiMS pairing 1 From the Camden Journal. A VISIT TO BOCK-HILL. i Mr. Editor ;?Having recently paid a visit to Rock-Hill, in York District, by the in, vitatiou of a friend; I am induced?if you will give place in your paper?to remark concerning some of the impressions received, i which bear forcibly, especially in comparison with our own District. When I arrived at the place, 1 supposed it was only a mere , way-station on the Columbia and Charlotte Railroad, but soon found this an erroneous impression, when I had looked around and saw things in their proper light. And here, let me premise by saying that this place furnishes an instance nf the henefini*! pffpot i, wbich the advocates of the Temperance reform have produced; for, at one time, as I have been credibly informed, it was one of , the dark spots of York District. Dissipation never found so warm a reception as there.? If so, then indeed a change has taken place; , for now, a more orderly, quiet peaceable village, I have never seen; and the business done, speaks well for the energy and activity of the people. It has a full complement of mercantile depots, the proprietors of which are all energetic and polite, keeping up a spirit of trade that draws large numbers of people frora the surrounding oountry, who make it their market for all their supplies; and also for their cotton, which commands as good prices there as any point this side of , Charleston; besides an abundance of provisions are bought and sold, and large quantities shipped to other places. The mechanical trades are also well represented. It has its carriage, tin and cabinet manufactories?tailor and blacksmith shop, gentlemen's Furnishing Store, and others; clearly showing that the spirit of industry and enterprifj has found its way there, and is doing much for the benefit of its own people, as well as of those who find it convenient and accessible. It has also a Post Office, with Mr. H. F. Broach as post-master, who, as the proprietor of a Grocery establishment, finds it to be a profitable business, and that without (as many deem indispensable) keeping ardent spirits; for he holds another position, and one which reflects far more credit. He is the Worthy Patriarch of Rock Hill Division, No. 33?being one among the many found in that district, and which, in a few years, have totally changed public opinion?have placed in the ascendant the star of Temperance, beneath whose gentle ray vice and crime have flown away. I had the pleasure of attending several of the meetings of this Division, which convinced me that the zeal in the temperance cause was not alone confined to Yorkville, at which place I was present at its late grand demonstration, but that here was furnished another outlet, and one through which blessings immediate had been dispensed, sweeping away former scenes of continued dissipation and ruin, and planting in its stead, the sweet and placid feelings of love, purity and affection. This Division ( numbers some eighty members, and about ( the same of Lady-Visitors, including among the former, the leading men of the oommuty, together with a large array of intelligent , and interesting young men, who are early ( and spiritedly devoting their efforts to the j J propagation and dissemination of those great , truths which have so signally benefitted man, and of that class who are ever on the ^ side of virtue, if induced by the presence of , woman. And this is a feature in connection ^ i with temperance organizations, which has I proved more effectual than any way yet inj troduced, to assist in the stay of the great vice of intemperance; for it has demonstrated ( nnnr?llicit?*ilv that, flllP whfiQP walk ifi in t.llfi w?? ? ?'v.j, - private paths of life?whose province is the domestic hearth?wields an influence great, though unobtrusive; effectual though silent. In a word, that virtue has erected her altar where she presides as Priestess, and that in thus being commissioned to prosecute a high and exalted destiny, God has evidenced the position which is properly and only hers? the one which His providence intended, when to bless man, he created her to be his helpmate?the sharer of both his joys and j sorrows. "Noble woman can true converts make, . We love the precepts for the teacher's sake: Virtue in her appears so bright and gay, ' We bear with pleasure, and with pride obey." ] I was indeed much pleased with every- < thing in connoction with this Division, not < only at their large attendance, but especial- i ly with the plan by which much is contribu- 1 ted to the interest of the meetings?that is, 1 the delivering of addresses by members ap- I pointed from time to time. While there, I | heard one of these from Mr. Gadsden Alston, i a young man of decided promise, and whose ! effort did oredit to his head as well as his < heart, and honor to the parents who reared Li ilk. . ; - * * *, -1.. ?, ^ ,ft The principle feature which impressed me most with its importance, is the large and excellent School, under the care and control of Gen. John A. Alston, a gentleman of high tone, urbane manner,- and a ripe scholar?in whose company, and at whose house I spent tn agreeable and entertaining time. His school numbers some sixty or seventy pupils, and from their respectful and gentlemanly deportment, an observer mav easily discover the effect of the system of instruction there inculcated, which suggests to the mind the great difference existing between this and other schools; where it is almost sore destruction to send a young man, no matter how well trained, or how deeply planted may have been the precepts taught him by fond and anxious parents. Look to it ye fathers who would see your sons grow up elevated, refined and intellectual; place them under the care nnd tuition of good and conscientious men, who would scorn to take your money; and by indifference aud neglect?fbr want of a good example and the .will to enforce obedience, ruin your sons, uproot all the virtues received under the parental roof, for those vices which have blotted out some of the noblest minds that ever to man was given; brought shame and disgrace to themselves, and sorrow and misery to those who bore them. That is a place well calculated, from its advantages, for the establisment of an institution upon a larger scale. With excellent society, a Urge neighborhood, extending some three miles?the upper part of which is called Ebenwer?it furnishes in itself a sufficiency of pupils to keep in success < J a iui upuiativjii, a mr?c auu nounsaiiig lutjiuutioa, if the people of both would unite and concentrate their efforts, and thus supply the means of a fiuished education?or at least a thorough preparation for others?to their children, and at bouie, where, with the influence of the parent, united with that of the teacher, there might be laid a groundwork upon which the superstructure would be safe and secure. There is also another ixoellent school for males, taught by Mr. Shurlcy, an able and successful teacher, as well as a Female School, taught by Miss Henry. There are other features equally interesting in connection with this place, which might be mentioned, but I must bring-(his sketch to a close Pleasant and truly agreeably has been my visit to Rock Hill, and acquaintance with its people, and long will it be remembered. D. CURIOUS TABLE OF FIGURES. Just band this table to a lady and request her to tell you in which oolumns her age is contained?add together the figures at top of the columns in which her age iB found, and you have the great secret. Thus, suppose herage to be seventeen. You will find the nnmber seventeen only in two columns, viz: the first and the fifth, and the first figures at the head of these columns make seventeen. Here is the magic table : 1 2 4 8 10 .32 3 3 5 9 17 33 ft 6 0 10-18 34 7 7 7 11 19 35 9 10 12 12 20 36 11 11 13 13 21 37 13 14 14 14 22 38 15 15 15 15 23 39 17 18 20 24 24 40 19 19 21 25 25 41 21 22 22 26 26 42 23 23 23 27 27 43 25' 26 28 28 28 44 27 27 29 29 29 45 29 30 30 30 30 46 31 31 31 31 31 47 33 34 36 40 48 48 35 35 37 41 49 49 37 38 38 42 50 50 39 39 39 43 51 51 41 42 44 44 52 52 43 43 45 45 53 53 45 " 46 46 54 54 54 47 47 47 47 55 55 49 50 52 56 56 56 51 51 53 57 57 57 53 54 54 58 58 58 55 55 55 59 59 59 1 57 58 60 GO 60 60 59 59 61 61 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 j Anecdote of Gen. Harney.?In personal appearance, Gen. Harney is impres- 1 sive. He is considerably over six feet tall, 1 snd is large-boned and muscular. His hair j was red, but is now thickly mixed with white. 1 He wears it short, and begins to be bald on ( the crown of his head. His moustaches 1 ind beard are nearly white, and are also ' ihick and chipped short. Ilis eyes are blue 1 ind dull; for he uses spectacles. Iu youn- ' ;er years, he must have been a model of I physical vigor and strength, but he now looks jlder than he really is, for his age, I believe, 1 3oes not exceed fifty-five. While at St. Louis, ' [ heard an anecdote illustrative of his char- ' icter, which I have never seen in print. Be- 1 mg in New York, many years ago, he passed i store in one of the principal streets in : which an auctioneer was soliciting bids for ' in engraving of Gen. Jackson. Both the seller and the crowd were no political friends i >f the subject of the picture, and were rid- ] iculing it in every possible manner. "How < much am I offered for the Hero of New Or- \ leans 1" cried the man on the stand. "On- i ly half a cent ? Why, he's worth a cent 1 jurely after robbing the Bank. Make it a i ;ent, won't you, gentlemen ? Now, then, < bow much am I offered ? "One hundred i dollars," said a voice very emphatically, as 1 Col. Harney entered the door j "one hun- ] dred dollars, Sir," he repeated, making his i way through the crowd, half a head taller ! than any other man in the room. The auc- i tioneer, naturally astonished, inquired if the 1 gentleman was in earnest, and started again i an his witticism. "Sir, I am in earnest, and 1 [ claim my bid," interrupted the Colonel, i ['and if no one bids more, I olaim the pio- < turn.'7 No one bidding more, he handed the auctioneer the money end hie address-? "And now, Sir/' he remarked, seising him by the collar and dragging hint to the floor, "I claim the privilege of applying the bAti ado to yonr body for your damnable impertinence." And having caned him to bis satisfaction, no one in the crowd venturing to interfere, be strode ant of the store and continued his walk down the street. Analyse the quality of character neoessary to a man to be the actor in such a scene, and I think you will disoover the traits which military men Consider to fit fJen. Harney eminently as the leader of this Utah expedition. ~ ~ Correspondence of the Tribune. THE NASHVILLB CONVENTION. ' B. Lane- Posey touches off some of the notables of the Knotville Convention in the following style, for the Marion (Alabama) American: THR ThHTTVOTHSHFTl MFN ?T mnof PAn. elude this letter, and I will do it by a brief mention of the celebrities \rho were present. To begin with the President, I mention Prolessor DeBow, of Louisiana, the editor of Dcbow's Review. He is a small and coarse looking man, witE prominent features. Not by any means brilliant, he is a monument of patient labor,' raised to distinction by unceasing effort. He was the head of the censns bureau, uoder Mr. Pierce, and superintended the statistics of the census of 1850. Although Alabama was largely represented, there was no genuine celebrity or man of mark among them. David Hubbard, of North Alabama, was the chairman of the delegation. He is a plain, blunt, honest man, but otherwise he did not particularly impress me. However, I like him. From Georgia, the most striking tnan is Ben. Yancey, now of Atlanta. He was the President of the last Senate in Alabama.? Very handsome, of fine figure, with faircouiplexion, light hair, blue eyes, golden spectacles, composed and easy iu manner, he has a very scholarly and impressive appearance. A man who sees him once, will turu to look again; a woman who looks once, will look all the time. Mr. Yancey is a man of decided talents, but a good deal milder, and less emphatic than his Alabama brother. I have known him since I was a bo;, and always admired him. . Mr. Overby, the Maine Liquor Law candidate for Governor of Georgia in 1^55, was chairman of the Georgia delegation. He is a grave, dignified and benevolent looking man. From Tennessee, the most noticeable persons werc.Coh Sneed and Horace Mayoard. The former, the member from the Knozville District, in tb"e last Congress, and Mr. Maynard, the member elect tothe next Congress. Both are Americans, and both men of talent. The first man of the South Carolina delegation is the Hon. W. W. Boyce, for several years past a member of Congress. He is about thirty-five years old, but looks younger, and is a very handsome man. He is very reserved and taciturn, and rarely engages in conversation He speaks fluently, and there is always pointedness, force and pith in his speeches. There is nothing about the man or his speeches of the common-place and hackneyed order. I always listen to him with interest and pleasure. Mr. Bryan, of South Carolina, is, on account of his physique, "the observed of all observers." He is very large in person, and has a beard which a Spanish Don or a French Marquis might envy. It is fifteen inches long, as fine as "split silk," and dark as Erebus. He wears an ample Byron collar without a cravat. He is an elegant and much esteemed gentleman, and has very respectable talents. Hon. James Lyons, of Virginia, is a fine specimen of a Virginia gentleman. Apparently over fifty years, he seems mature, but not old. He is composed, self-possessed and courteous in manner. He is an able lawyer, and is vciy formidable in discussion. The young Heronles of the Convention is Roger A. Pryor, of Virginia, the editor of the "South." I heard the question asked a dozen times, "how old is he ?" He looks so young as to cause surprise at the distinction he has attained. He is just turned of twenty-eight years, though he does not appear to be over twenty-one. He is small in person, not exceeding 125 pounds in weight, has sharp, prominent features, very long black hair combed behind his ears, and a dark brunette complexion. He has a clear musical voice, the first tone of which attracts attention and commands silence. He is an ingenious and able debater, and an eloquent declaimcr. In politics he is an ultra State rights and Southern rights man. Pure in his principles, lofty in bis patriotism, bold, aarnest and defiant in his advocacy of right, he seems like a Rienzi amidst the sad degeneracy of the latter days of the Roman Empire. As Rienzi was the last of the Roman Tribunes, so I fear Pryor will be the last of the Southern Tribunes. Virginia has fallen from her high estate, and the South is brutalized, sold and lost forever.? rhe voices of a few patriots may sound the llarm, but their voices are unheard or unheeded. I must not omit a notice of Brownlow, the man of mystery and fame. Everybody has heard of Brownlow, and everybody is anxious to see him. It was partly to see him that I went to Knoxville. He is of medium size, firmlv knit together, a brunette in ' * CI / ? hair, eyes and complexion. His features are sharp, pointed and firm, indicating great enJrgy, firmness and courage, physical and moril. A bright eye gives a flash of intelligence to his face. He is a modest, quiet and unpretending man, as gentle as a dove to his friends, but as fierce as a hyena to bis foes. He has had many fights, shot several men ind been shot several times, yet I dare say be has never yet been in the wrong. It is i popular error to suppose that because men bave numerous fights, that therefore they ire quarrelsome. The most mischievous and quarrelsome mea are those who sever fight, while those men who are called "duellists," are the most inoffensive and peaceable men (if let alone) that I have ever known. I vu introduced to Brownlowby Mr.* Yancey, but is he was very busy, I did not see much of him/ T learned that Brownlow was a popular atid much esteemed man about home.? fie certainly deserves to be, and I was glad to Hear it. There were many others In the Convention whom T should like to notice, but apace will not permit. I was pleased to meet an old* friend/den."Williams, of 8ontb Carolina. He was Captain of the Newberry company in the Palmetto Regiment, and feasted with me ten years ago in the "halls of the Montetnmas." I also met' my only uncle but one, Dr. Sam. Sample, of Mississippi. He is an awful Democrat, and almost abed tears over my political errors. If there is a Democratic heaven prepared for the faithful, he will certainly get there. Outside of the Convention there ere * few celebrities. Last night I met Geo. Pillow at the ball. The last time I saw hint was ten years ago, in the oity of Mexioo. He still walks lame, from a terrible wound which be received at Cbapultepeo. He led his division, in person, in the charge on that castle, and had his thigh shattered by* a grape shot. He made his men take him ot a blanket, and continue the.charge with him at the head. He has some faults, and is aiu ambitions and bitter man, but he is as brave a man as lives, He is a candidate for the United States Senate, and having sooh competitors as Andy Johnson, and "lean Jimmy Jones," I wish him entire success. ;.;v . Mrs. iVIcCorg, of. New Orleans, the Editress of the Parlor Magazine, has been here during the Convention. She is a tall, 'finelooking matron, and attracted much attention. .She liked attention, and she had it* HOW TO FALL ASLEEP. "The great point to be gained in order to secure sleep is escape from thought, especially from that clinging, tenacious, imperious thought which, in most cases of wakefulness, has possession of the mind. X always efiefct this by the following simple process: I tarn toy eyeballs as far to the right or left, or upward or downward, as I can without pain, and then commence rolling them slowly, with that divergence from a direct hoe of tision, around in their soekets, and continue doing this until?I fall asleep; which occurs generally within three minutes, and always within five at most. The immediate effect of this procedure differs from that of any other which I ever heard, to procure sleep. It not merely diverts thought into a new channel, but actually suspends ?t. ' Since I became aware of this, I have endeavored innumerable times, while thus rol- . Hog my eyes, to think upon a particular subject, and even upon that which before kept me awake, but I could not. As long as they were moving around, my mind was a blank. If any one doubts this, let him try the experiment for himself. I wish he would; let him pause just here, and make i.. I venture to assure him that if he makes it in good faith, in the manner described, the promise of 'a penny for his thoughts,' or for each of them while the operation is in progression, will add very little to his wealth. Such being its effect, we cannot wonder that it shoud bring sleep to a nervous and wakeful man at night. The philosophy of the matter is very simple. A suspensien of tbonght is to the mind what a suspension of travel or labor is to the weary body. It enjoys the lnxnry of rest; the strain upon its faculties removed, it fails asleep as naturally as the farmer in his chair, after toiling all day in his fields." ?Dr. Binn. Blitz Among the Lunatics.?Yesterday afternoon Signor Blitz kindly gav8 It voluntary exhibition of his skill in legerdemain x and ventriloquism at the Insane Asylum at ^ South Boston. Between fortv and fiftv of ? ? ? the females, whose mental condition would allow of their being present, witnessed the performances, and were highly delighted with the marrellons dexterity of the magician'* illusions and transformations. The men, for the most part, were still, and very deeply interested, while the woman were fall of laughter and glee. One man, who graduated at Harvard with distingnshed honors, and who for some two years has exhibited no interest in things abouc him, entered heartily into the spirit of the performanoe, and, like Chevalier Meuprat, applauded in the proper time and place. Another patient was so delighted, that he proposes to give the signor two hundred dollars. Tho effect upon the several patients was widely different, some laughing outright, others exhibiting a lively curiosity or staring with amazement, while the faces of a few were as black as the wall at which they gazed. The company were highly delighted with the Signer's trained canaries, who performed excellently. Bat the most successful portion of the exhibition was the display of ventriloquial powers, in which the magioian is without a rival. It was a gratifying right in witness the shades of expression flit across the countenances of these unfortunates, as the different imaginary personages conversed with the Signor.? The performances occupied about an hour, and was given in Blitz's best style; intact, he seemed to take peculiar pleasure in thns administering to the gratification, of these afflicted people.?Boston Transcript. J&* A lady was recently teaching a boy to spell. The boy spelled c-o-l-d, bat conld not pronounce it. In vain his teacher asked him to think, and try. At last Bhe asked him: "What do yon do when you go out upon the wet sidewalk on a rainy day, and wet your feet ?" "I gets a licking." Paf* A culprit being asked what he had to say why sentence of death should not be recorded against him, replied : "He had nothing to say as too much had been said about it already."