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Scraps ft Jaris. The man who re-traced the past, is supposed to have been a harness maker. ?- Sorrows grow less and less every time they are told, jast like the age of a woman. The Convention of the Bible Societies of this State will be held in Abbeville, S. C., on Wednesday, 28th inst. A dispatch from Leavenworth says that Denver intends to resign the Governorship of Kansas after the August election. A sour fellow says that he always looks under the marriage head for the news of the ircak. Mrs. Partington says she was much elucidated last Sunday, od hearing a fine concourso on the parody of the prodigious sou. In Freeport, Illinois, they have a society called the " Anti-pokc-your-nosc-intoother-peoplc's-business society." Tnat's a good institution. A colt was recently foaled in Kentucky which had but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead. It was considerably larger than the usual size. There is a man in Fife who has so nionan opinion of himself, thathe imagines he is a church steeple. Being told so by the b?lles confirms him in the opinion. A little boy whose father was miserly in his habits, took it upon himself to 4say grace' as follows: ? Four slices of bread for four of us; we bless the Lord there ani't no more of us.' A man who married a Jewess, shortly afterward joined the temperance society, and never dared to kiss his wife from that day, because he considered himself prohibited by the pledge from meddling with Jew-lip" yuiips.; ?? A fellow walking through a churchyard, stumbled upon this inscriptin : " I am not dead, but sleeping." Disgusted at what seemed a manifest attempt to impose upon travellers, he exclaimed : "Well, if I was dead by thunder I'd own it!" The Western waters were very high in '37. Seven years after in '44 ; and in , seven years after in '51 j and then again in '58 we have a great flood. The supetstitious can now exercise their talents upon the magical number seven. We are told that the Indians of the West held such a tradition also of a seven years flood.?Louisville Journal. We learn that Mr. Joho Burke, black smith, whose 6hop is opposite the residence of Mr. Joseph Winship, shod a mule one day duringthe past week?cutting and making from the bar four shoes, putting them on to the animal's hoofs?in the short space of twenty seven rn inutes ! Who can beat that ?? Atlanta Amercian. Women require more sleep than men, and farmers less than those engaged in any other-occupation. Editors, reporters aod pointers need no sleep at all. Lawyers can . deep as much as they choose, and thus keep out of mischief. Clergymen can sleep twenty-four hours, and put their parish to sleep once a week. We learn from the Murfreesboro' Xexcs that a single grain of wheat produced on the farm of Mr. John W. Quarles, in Rutherford county, Tenn.,one hundred and I thirty-one stalks, each bearing a head of wheat. The largest head contained sixtyseven grains, the smallest six.?Charleston Courier.. Dr. R. R. Harrison, of PrincejGeorge county, Va., has taken pains to make some careful examinations toascertain whether corn grows, as is generally supposed, more at night than by day. August 1, corn grew in twenty four hours, five inches; at night one and a half inches. August 2, it grew four and seventy-eighth inches; at night one and seven-eights, and in the day three inches. The amount of rain that has fallen over a large portion of the United States in six weeks, running from the 1st of May to the 12th of June, has scarcely a parallel.? The Pittsburg Journal says the average of observations will give about ten inches in May, and five inches to the 12th of June, or fifteen in forty-three days. These rains do not appear to have been local?but extend East and West at least one thousand miles, and North and South half that distance. There is a tame rat on board the City of Memphis, says the Appea', which stands up on bis hind feet when ordered, licks his mastere's hand, and kisses him, climbs up over him, holds a stick in his fore paw, and stands up like a soldier; comes when called, goes away when told to do so, and enters his box or cage as an obedient child would do at the request of its parent. He seems possess cd ofau extarordinary degree of knowledge, and divines his master's desire "by a natural instinot. Yesterday morning a little child in this city commenced cryiDg without any up parent cause, and kept it up until late in th< evening, when its cries were succeeded by screams. The parents of the child looked into its mouth and discovered near its throat a needle sticking iuto its tongue, in such a ?tVinf it rone oridpnt that it had nriinp puniuuu bUUb *v "W ~ - from the stomach. The mother then remembered that a day or two before she had given her work basket, containing a needle book, to the child to play with An examination revealed the fact that the needles were gone. An emetic was given the child, aud it has vomited several needles, from its stomach, which may not be all. At any rate, the child is better to day. This iucideot > should serve as a caution to mothers to keep such things out of the reach of their children. ?.Hartford Press. Holdiog office in Utah is no joke, and and not very dignified, if this passage from the correspondence of the Tribune is as true j as it is graphic: "I have seen the Governor j of tho Territory walking gravely up the road toward his tents, oarryiug a piece of stove funnel undereacharm; I have seen the Chief j - - ... P r? ^ Justice cutting tne tari tor ?. uuuuucj, aUU ; punching the oxen which were drawing logs j to build his cabin; the Secretary of State ! splitting wood, and the United States Attor^ j ney and Marshal plastering the walls of their j hut with mud. Yesterday I saw the United i States Commisioner, stripped to the buff! and riding on horseback, piloting a wagon 1 through a ford across the South Platte, which he had discovered by wading, while the other Commissioner, having accomplished the passage, sat upon a corn sack on the opposite bank, mending a rent in his pantaloons.? These pictures may convince you that the civil offices, at least in connection with the Utah expedition, are not sinecures-" i r an tfb? C)]t |m1tbilk (ftupiirer. EDITED BY SAM'Ij w. MSIiTOX. YORKVILLE, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1868. The absence of the Editor will account for the scarcity of editorinl matter. THE. CROPS. Judging from all we see and bear, the growing crop of corn and cotton in our district are supplied with refreshing showers, and promise an abun d int return to the toil of the farmer. The oat crop has proved a sorry one; and much is said a- I bout a rust with which it seefns affected. f CHINESE SUGAR CANE. A frien'i communicates that several cows, breaking into a field of Chinese Sugar Caae, and eating freely of the growing cane, shortly thereafter died. Whether death ensued from mere over-feeding, or from some quality inherent in the article consu ( m^d, is the question for investigation. ( Over-distension with any sort of food will some < times kill. This is a fact fixed and recognized.? j Again, sugar nourishes and fattens the human subject. Is it deleterious to the bovine genus? , This, cattle doctors must settle with the other < facts of the case. f . CELEBRATION AT BULLOCK'S CREEK. Among the many evil effects of the present dis- J< tracted condition of our country, none is more to 1 be regretted than the decrease of interest in the ' celebration of the anniversary of American In- J dependence; and amid the general listlessness ' and apparent indifference on this puhject, it is < cheering to see a whole community rise up as one I man determined to do honor to the day that gave | birth to their liberties. It is a source of pride ?' -?i c tn , and exuitauon to me true iu?ei ui pnu luurm, >v |. behold all clashes and conditions of society bring- ] ing their offerings to tho shrine of liberty, and 1 endeavoring to perpetuate the memory of a great I and glorious ancestry. Such seems to have been i the spirit that animated our fellow citizens of i Bullock's Creek at their celebration on Saturday last. The exoessive warmth of the weather seems i to have been no impediment to a prompt and full ' attendance ; even the ladies seem to have lost < their instinctive fear of sun nnd rain, in the ardor 1 of their patriotism. Long before the appointed ' hour, the stand was surrounded by a large multi < tudo, anxiously awaiting the commencement of ' the exercises. ' At ten o'clock, the procession was formed at < White's Store, and marched to the plaoe selected ' for the celebration, under command of the able < and efficient Marshals of the day, Col. McCorkle < and M ?j. BuRRts. The procession was escorted 1 bv the Bullock's Creek Band, who made no little addition, in the shape of music, to the interest of the occasion; and whose exertions throughout the day, elicit our highest praise. The Rev. R. Y. Russell opened the exercises by an earnest and im- j nressivc prayer, which breathed throughout a spirit of exalted patriotism and fervent piety. Wo never < hear prayers on occasions like this, without strong- ] ly mingled emotions. They bring before the mind , with far more eloquence than any labored eulogy ] or studied oration, the glorious memories of the ( Revolution. They recall that most impressive ] scene in the history of our national legislature, { "the first prayer in Congress"; when the reprc- | sentatives of the injured and oppressed Colonies, f assembled to deliberate upon measures for their , common weal, a9 their first duty, invoked the bles sing of God upon their country and their cause.? They remind us upon whose arm the heroic Washington leaned for support in the gloomiest period of that eventful struggle, when the darkness of death overspread our land and the last wild deathshriek of freedom seemed about to be uttered.? They point to that Almighty power who directed our fathers throughout the contest, and at Inst crowned their arms with victory. We believo that no prayer will be more abundantly rewarded, than < the prayer of the christian patriot for his native r land. ' The Declaration was read by W. B. Rc9sell, , Esq.. who entered fully into the spirit of that masterly production, and performed his task to the I satisfaction of every one. B. II. Moore. Esq., J one of the Orators of the Day, was then introduced, ( and delivered a graceful and appropriate address. 1 Mr. Moore's stylo is easy and elegant, nnd his oration was characterized by much purity of ( thought and dicticn, nud hy an exalted patriotic ] sentiment. We would gladly give our readers a < synopsi.? of this, as well as the other addresses, but time will not permit. At the conclusion of Mr. Mooke's oration, the audience was addressed 5 by S. W. Meltos, Esq., who had also been ap pointed to speak on the occasion. Mr. Melton's abilities as a speaker are too well known and ac knowledgcd to render it necessary for U9 to add i anything in his praise ; suffice it to say, that bis -j effort was able, chaste and eloquent, and in every j way worthy of the orator and the occasion. i After the delivery of the addresses, the regular toasts were read by A. II Parr, E-q.. from the Committee of Arrangements. We give theui in order. ? REGULAR TOASTS. The D>ty we Celebrate ?Our Political Sabbath. * The Auk ricati citiz-n Will keep it sacred, as long ' as he de-o-T ves to be free. c The Heroes of the Revolution?Their pearl of f great price was civil ami -Religious Lih.-rty. If we would preserve this priceles- legacy, let the ' flionwry OI IUC UUUiouccus nuiiiu mm II uc tuntshed forever. King's Mountain.?Upon its summit was enacted the grandest scene in the drama of the Re vol u j tion?the turning point of the nohle struggle for I the right. Its towering crest is its own euduriug J monument. Gorge Washington ?The light of his great ex ample will illumine the world, until it is merged i in the perfect radiance of the Eternal Day! The Soldiers of 1812 - The worthy media through j which the virtue* and heroic during .f 1776. have heen transmitted to us. May the days of those who survive he "Jnog in the land." The Palmetto Regiment ? They went; they saw; they onoqiiere i." John C. Calhoun.?His character anil his life | afford the highest example of political integrity j and profound Statesmanship. The Administration ?For their unwaveriugsup I port of Southern rights, .James Buchanan and his \ cabiuet, deserve the gratitude aud confidence of | our people. The Emerald Isle.?May her harp be attuned , anew to tbe rapturous song of Liberty ; aud Em met's epitaph be written. Woman. ? Wliuse form and whose soul Are tbespell and the light of each path we pursue ; ! Whether sunn'd in the tropics, orchill'd at the pole, j If woman be there, there is happiuess too. The Orators of the Dag.?Their prompt com- | plintice with our call, and the ability witli wh ch it was discharged claim our gratitude, and com- ; mand our admiration and respect. Thefollowiug volunteor toaat was offered by D. | D. Moore, Esq : The King's Mountain Preparatory Military School. ' ?The glory and pride of our District. lis !'ro- j prietors, Maj. Jenkins and Capt. Coward, are ; gentlemen of sterling worth, and officers of ac- ! knowledged ability and merit. Its corps of Pro- I fessors and Iustructors are eminently nfile and efficient, aud its past history affords a guarantee of its future success aud usefulness. May it con- [ tinueto receire that support to which its merit so | . justly entitles it, aud may it send forth many who j shall prove both un ornameutaud a sufeguard to ' their State and their country. j! To which Lieut. E. M. Law, of that institution, ; < responded. Of this address, propriety demands :1 that the writer should forbear to speak. j < Dinner being announced, the audience proceed- ! ed to the table which was literally groaning under j i the weight of good tilings. For this part of the ' i entertainment wc suppose our thanks are due to the female portion of the audience; we must therefore, render our meed of praise to their housewifery as well as their patriotism. After dinner the audience again assembled at the stand, and the exercises of the day were closed by the volunteer toasts. Not only during the delivery of the addresses and at table, but throughout the day, the utmost propriety and decorum prevailed. We congratulate our neighbors of Bullock's Creek upon the succcess of their effort, and express the hope that this may be only one of many such celebrations of the anniversary of our independence. We see no valid reason why we should feel less interest than formerly, in the celebration of the Fourth of July. It i9 true that clouds have gathered and are still gathering upon our political horizon; it is true that our country is distracted and divided, that party spirit and political division have shed their baleful influence over every portion of it. But these instead of weighing against, are reasons in favor of these celebrations ; for they tend to nourish and keep alivo tho spirit that they commemorate ; and now, more than at any former period of our national existence, do we need the dauntless courage, tho heroic firmness and the incorruptible integrity of '76, the spirit to maintain our iiherties as well against domestic as foreign foes. Besides, we are not to regard this declaration as the Declaration of Independence of the United States as a whole, merely; we may and should rt-gnrd it as the Declaration of each State separately and distinctly, in proof of which we refer to the Declaration itself, and the manner in which tho Federal Constitution wa9 ratified. We as Carolinians then, may observe the Fourth of July, as the anniversary of the independence of South Carolina as a State; and as such, we have reason to celebrate it; for no State or section of our country, can boast of prouder memories, or a more glorious ancestry. I mL* aVoowbum ftf tlmcn nn/?n- ! ine ueuensiij ivi iuc uv.-)CMnuvw ... .UvWV ? dons must be evident to nil; they are elevated points of time, from which memory may review the region of the past, and anticipation may look forward into the hroad country of the future. We thould rpmember that our estimate of virtues will tlwavs be in proportion as they exist in ourselves. When therefore, the memory of our heroic ancestors shall cense to bo reverenced and their names be forgotten, we may be snre that the fair temple jf liberty erected by their hands, is fast crumbling to decay, and thespirit whose dwelling-place it wa?, bas taken its flight forever Let each rejurrenceof this anniversary then, be hailed with eelings of enthusiastic patriotism ; and let us show by our appreciation of the virtues of ouranjestors, that we are prepared to imitate rheir deeds, n defenco of the priceless legacy they have be quenthed us. Then may we hope to arrive at that jxaltcd standard of patriotism so beautifully embodied in the words of the poet; 'I love thee next to heaven above, Lnnd of my fathers, thee I love. And rail thy slanderers as they will. With all thy faults I love thee still." _ L. BULLOCK S CREEK AND TEMPERANCE. As an incident connected with the Bullock's >eek celebration, it is proper to say. Rev. Mr. Russell announced there would be a T'-mperance nesting at Bullock's Creek church on Friday, the 16th inst. It is understood that addresses on the <ubject may be expected from Rav. Mr. Russell, Rev. Mr. Ross, and perhaps others. The great jause of moral reform will not suffer in such bands. We speak what we do know, when we say that the zeal aud devotion of these able ser rants of the living God to the cause of social progress among us, is highly appreciated: and tho learts and hands of hundreds in our district alone will be strengthened in the work by this simple innouncement. A word fitly spoken, who con ell how preciousjt is ? } SONS OF TEMPERANCE. The following persons have been elected officers n their respective Divisions for the present Quarer: Cnnrnrtl Kn. 4ft.?T). Gook. TF. P.; Josenh 5tarnes. IF A.; D. T. Partlnw, R S.; J. J. Bar lett. A. R. S.; T. J. Huddlescnn, F. S.; M. B:ack, V.; W. A. Smith, C.; William Watts, A C.; Jns. 3. Philips. I. S. ; Dr. J. A. Burnett, 0. S.; E. A. ?nris, J. P IF. P. Centre, No. 30.?Andrew Jackson, TP. P.; Dr. V P. Campbell, IF. A.; J. F. Adams, R. S.; J. ditcher, A. R S.; D. J. Howe, F. S.; E. M. Tenry, T; J. W. Bcnmguard, C. ; J. J. Howe, A. 7.; ,T. R. Wallace, I. S.; A. G. Lawrence. 0. S. ; y F. Jackson. J. P. IF. P. York No. 2G.?Rev. 0. A. Darby, IT. P.; W. \ Bentty, TF A.; B. II. Monro, R. S. ; J. R. Ichorb, A. R. S.: J. G. Ferguson, F. S.: J. G. ?.uloe. T.; W. A. Jefferys, C. ; I. N. Withers, A. W. B. Metts, /. 5.; John J. Smith. 0. S. ; 'V. P. McFndden, Chaplain; G. L. Pratt, J. P. IF. P. Bethel. No 37.?W. I. Srnwe, IF. P. ; R. L. limmons. IF A. ; J D P. Ourrence. R S ; N. I. Campbell. A R. S.; B G Brown, F. S ; A Wallace, T; G. A. Patrick. C ; R V. Patrick. A. 7.; John Hunter. /. S ; B. B. Currence. 0. S Beth Shiloah. No. 29 ?James T. Foreman, IF. P.; James M. Wright. IF. A. ; John R. Wallace. P. S.; W. II. Poop. A. R. S.; John W. Jones, F ?. ; Samuel Smith, T.; James WT. Ratchford, C. ; \ L. Tomlinssn, A. C ; James B. Foreman. /. J ; A. J. Dcvinnv, 0 S ; U. J. Fewcll, J. P. IF. P. ' MERE-MENTION. The editor of the Georgia Citizen, has been prelenfed with a mess of sweet potatoes of this year's crowth. A writer in the Greenville Patriot tominates H*>n. J Belton O'Neall. for the va :ant seat in the United States Senate. A steam machine, for manufacturing ice has been >ut in operation hy a London firm. The cost of he ice will be 10 shillings per ton. It is inended, in case of the successful laying of the Atantic Telegraph cable, that the first formal mesiage over the wire shall pass between the Presilent and Queen Victoria. Mr. Buchanan is to ie vigorously engaged in brushing up his etiquette ind preparing to immortalize himself on the oc :a<io?. Of course, the Queen is to havo the last word The New York papers report 28 deaths n that City by sun strike, on Tuesday of last m-k. Martin K'>sta, the Hungarian reflgee who was rescued from the Austrian author! ies in 18">3. by Commander Inoraham, of the [Jnited States Navy, died recently in very indigent iircumst-inces, on a sugar plantation, near the :ity of Guatemala. A planter living near Nioctaw Island, on the Mississippi, had two hun ired an<l forty cattle drowned by the late overlow in that river. l)oct. Johnson wisely jaid, 4He who waits to do a great deal of good at jnce, will never do anything.' A Western editor, in noticing a new and splendid hearse, thinks "it will afford much satisfaction to tlipsc who use it." The whole number of persons employed in Massachusetts in the manufacture of hoots, shoes and leather, is estimated at about 30.000. The Wesleyan Book Committee, London, aro about to erect a monument in honor of rho "memory of Cuas. Wesley. He is entitled to it, no lees as a Christian poet than as a preacher. The Winnsboro' Register tells of a tomatoo weighing three quarters of a pound. A :orrespondent of the Charleston Mercury nominates W. Gilmore Simms for the vacant United States Senatorship Never owe any more , than you arc able to pay, and allow no man to owe j pou more than you are able to lose. Cuas. i Francis Adams, only sou of John Q. Adams, is spoken of as a candidate for Congress in the third district of Massachusetts now represented by Hon. Wm. S. Dambell, whom ill health obliges to decline being a candidate for re-election. "Pee Dee" in the Columbia Guardian, urgeB the claims of Hon. J. DtrNCAX Allen of Barnwell, for the next Governorship. CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE. Charleston, July 3. Amid the excitement and hurry and bustle of the grand celebration on Monday last, I forgot my duty to the readers of the Esqciuer until it was too late to remedy the omtnission, and consequently failed to give you my accustomed letter, and as next Monday will be very little better in the way of husy excitement attending the celebration of our National Anniversary, I have prudently taken time by the forelock, and prcpnred this a day in advance. I presume the details of the ceremonies of the 28th ult. have reached you some time since through the Charleston papers which would pre elude the necessity of my dealing in particulars. It was universally conceded to have been ono of the great days that will stand out prominently upon the pages of our country's history. I have never seen so many of the citizens of Charleston out on any previous occasion. The immense concourse that thronged the Citadel Square has been variously estimated at from ten to fifteen thousand. The procession which was formed on Meeting street at four o'clock, reached from the Battery to Calhoun street, and was composed of the Military and Fire departments, and all the benevolent and voluntary eocities and associations of the city, i while four times the number that composed the prooession thronged its whole line of march. The ceremonies of laying the cornerstone of the Calhoun Moument near the centre of the Citadel j Square were performed by the Grand Master, as! hr Grand Lodsb of South Carolina, ami attended by all the subordinate lodges of the city. The occasion was one of deep and abiding interest, and the scene wns one of a peculiarly striking and impressive character. The speech of Col. Keitt, 1 hich was published at length in the city papers the next morning, was worthy of the man and the occasion, and will be read and admired by thousands who may never have the pleasure of hearing this eloquent orator and distinguished statesman. The Alarm Bell, about which there has been so much hi ated and angry controversy, has a length been elevated to its proper position in the cupola of the Orphan House, and its powers have boon tested but not to the satisfaction of all parties.? Some who have a fine ear for music, and whose tastes for the appreciation of sweet sounds have been carefully cultivated, ohject to the tones of this "Bell of Tmy" as not being equal to the old one, although it weighs twenty three hundred pounds more. The question is to be finally setled by a committee of musical amateurs appointed by the B mrd of Fire Masters. A fire broke out on Queen street near Church about ten o'clock on Thursday night, which proved to be a pretty exten-ive conflagration, consuming property to the amount of ten or fifteen thousand dollars. If originated in a blacksmith's shop and extended to a large brick ware hou?e. containing large quantities of whiskey, molasses and hay, about three hundred barrels of the former being saved. The intervention of a dead brick wall, combined with the active and efficient efforts of our firemen saved a large private boarding house, and probably the Calder House which was also in danger. The large tin roof of the ware house fell in on the hay and other combust ible matter, beneath which the fire is still burning, being protected from the reach of water. The weather is hot and exoeeding dry, and the wells and oisterns are rapidly failing. It would he a bad time now for any thing like an entensive fire, as it would bo almost impossible to command a sufficient supply of water. The efforts of | our fire-men were very much crippled the other | night for want of a full supply of the liquid elc: ment. Yesterday the thermometer reached ninety degrees in the shade, and unless it rains soon, we may expect an improvement on that. Tnere is some talk of a new weekly paper to be started here shortly, something on the style of the New York Ledger, only not to be Advertised so extensively. It is to be conducted by persons of talent and experience, and if backed by the proper amount of "material aid" will probably make a noise in the literary world. I will be prompt in announcing its advent into the world of letters. MAGNOLIA. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE. New York, July 1, 1858. The great Ocean Yatch race around Long Island, a distance of from two hnndred and fifty to three hundred miles, probably the longest yatch race on record, is over and the prizes awarded.? Great interest was taken in the race by the citizens generally, as was manifested by the position of the vessels being telegraphed at all available points. The race began 10: 20 o'clock, on Thursday morning, and after varied success to all parties contending, ended on Saturday morning, at from 12: 40 to 9: 20 o'clock. The "Rebecca," owned by James Gordon Bennett. Jr. was the first to reach the goal, but the "Minnie" carried off the prize for sloops, $400; beoause it was shown under protest, that the "Rebecca," probab ly from imbibing some of the sharp practice of the elder Bennett, had taken a "short cut." thus saving about six miles distance. The first, however, was four hour3 ahead of the second ; and it has been said that some of this time is due to the use of sweeps by the "swift heeled Skimmer of the Sea," all of which is most indignantly denied, and the race challenged to be run agin in | roof of the truth thereof. The Schooners were outsailed by the sloops by a considerable distance; the "Silvie" won the prize, $400, of the latter class with ease. The last vessel from England brought over a consignment of three English Lords and one Honorable, all alive and in good merchantable condition. Their pedigree* hove been written and their moneys calculated for this horizon, allowan ces being made for the imperfections of our in struments for taking altitudes. They arc said to be very wealthy and therefore handsome to a fault. The "McFhmseys," especially "Miss Flora," think "Lord GoosETENDEn, (worth a million a minute!) is "Oh ! so divine!" Snobtown, Fifth Avenue, will not recover its composuro until midwinter. Thn Proliant's Praver Meeting, which has been seining for sinners since the firstof last April, finally adjourned a few days ago iD order to enjoy the hot weather in a less irksome way. The leading clergymen gave them some good advice before the farewell, telling ihera to be good boys while "bobbing round" the watering places, and urging them rather to visit retired places in the country, as being less liable to the visitations of the Prince of the Netherlands. The Church property of this city has become enormous. In the course of events, wheu the ohurch grows bigotted and more intolerant, what an immense power it will be able to wield ! The hi.-tory of events in Mexico may yet be the index to tho book of politico-religious government in this country. There are two hundred and fifty two churches in this city, owning over twelve millions of dollars in property, each one averaging about forty eight thousand dollars. In Brooklyn, the so-called "City of Churches," there are one hundred and fifty churches, each averaging about twenty thousand dollars. There are churches, held by a few individuals, worth as much as a hundred thousand dollars; these are often held as stock on speculation, rising and falling with the popularity of the ministers and the con course of fashion. The Dutch are almost the only people that enjoy themselves. This they do on a large scale, in grand pic-mo ooacerts, which they seem to attend as a nation. On Monday they held a festival a short way out of the city, which was attended by no leas than forty-thousand people. It was in a j rural grove, and the scene presented to the eye, when the crowd was at its greatest number, beggars all descriptions. Every body was in good humor and seemed to be talking against time ; the confusion of tongues at Babel could not have been more amusing. Oceans >f the immorta' Lager held the immense masses of humanity in oblivions solution. A band of twenty-eight Indian braves from Minnessota are now electrifying the natives, much to the discomfiture of the patent English Nobility mentioned previously. They a-e looking at the sights previous to areturn to their hunting grounds. What a story they will tell their people when they go home! One of this sable band rescued a Miss Gardner from captivity in spite of her captors, shielding her with his own body and threatening death to the first Indian that dared to oppose him. The occurrence is yet fresh in memory. The weatheris intolerable hot. The Thermometer marks from 96? to 100? in the shade. The effects of the intense heat is seen daily in the reports of sun stroke, not less than seventy-fi?e having been killed and disabled during the last week. Almost all the cases prove fatal ; and the loss falls on a useful class, the laboring men. The city is being left by all movable bodies. Ex-President Monroe's remains will be disin terred on Friday next preparatory to transmission to Richmond. The city authorities and the military will honor the occasion with due solemnity. Extensive preparations have been made to honor the patriot and statesman. SETH. For the Yorkville Enquirer. A TRIP OUT-WEST. Shelby, N. C., July 3. 18o8. Nashville is called the "City of Rocks." and sure there is reason for the name. It is situated on the Southern bank of the Cumberland river on a bluff?a stone ridge?or series of such rid ges; the soil being nowhere very depp, so that there is occasion for liberal water priviledges in n-Uo,. tn toon dntvn the dust. But while I was thereabouts, although w? had several heavy rain* and a fow damp rainy dftys, yet thcro could scarcely b* discovered any appreciable mitigation of the dasty inconvenience for more than a day at a rime. Nashville, in many respects, has the appearance of an old city. The size and shape of many of the brick buildings, and the narrowness and irreg ularity of the streets, are well calculated to make such an impression. It has been a place of some note for more than fifty years; hut the chief rea son of its antiquated appearance, as to houses and streets, may be found in the fact that its founders probably did dot expect it ever to become so great a city, and consequently built houses and opened streets just as urgent wants at the time might demand. But do not think that Nashville is a wornout, exhausted place. Far from it. It is full of fresh and vigorous life, though not a centre of commerce; yet there is a great deal of trade? which I need not occupy space in describing?for it is the social and political centre of one of the finest agricultural regions in our whole country? the Valley of the Cumberland?called by some, and with reason, the garden epot of the South. There is considerable appearance of wealth and fashion in equipage and building in the city and the surrounding country ; but you see there what we not unfrequently see in our own country. On the rao9t elevated point stands the State Capitol ?huilt of granite, and ornamented within, ~ith various sorts of marble from East Tennessee. It is by far the largest and most magnificent struc ture I ever 9aw. Having no acquaintance with the nomenclature of architecture. I cannot undertake its description. You can see it on every side ?from every quarter it is visible?solid, grand and imposing. Then down on the public squarehard by the market?in the vicinity of somo of the finest five-story wholesale buildings I ever saw, there is near completion, a Court House for coun. ?i - i?? ?? ry ana municipal purpose:.?? wugc, ivjuhi e, unsightly pile, which, in its arrangements within and without, will not add anything, in my judgment, to the appearance of the centre of the city, nor to the credit of thoso whose tastes and means are alike involved in its erection. Such, however, will be the case for a long while in a new country like ours. Our taste as a people, has hardly began to grow?we are hard at work gathering material wealth. By and by, when the condition of individual wealth and public prosperity become more fixed and permanent, we may look for agri cultural and architectural developments worthy of the great country God has given us to improve, en joy and adorn. There is only one rail road as yet completed to the city?the Chattanooga. There is a branch out to Franklin, I believe. 40 or 50 miles. Others are projected and in progress, but then there are fine turnpike roads?"pikes" as they call them?running in almost every direction, which no doubt facilitate the provision and stock trade a great deal, and enable the people to vist the city with greater ease, expedition and comfort, save the dost, which on the occasion of several rides into the country, we found unwelcome in the extreme. And now as to those visits. Early in the session, the South Carolina Delegation resolved on a visit to the Hermitage, where Jackson lived, died, and is buried. It is a fine old homestead, situated on the Southern bank of the Cumberland, about 11 miles North East of Nashville. We invited, for the sake of variety and good cheer, a couple of ladies?one little boy, Jodie Stones?and four outside delegates. One from Virginia, one from Tennessee, one from Missouri, and another from Louisiana?and took along with us a fine specimen of thepcrtdiar institu tion in tho person of ADOLrnus. from Georgetown, who genrally attends Annual Conferences with Rev. C. Betts, and as his body servant, was also in attendance at the General Conference. Thus, 18 in all, in four handsome and comfortable coaches, with a liberal basket of lunch?(and to tell the whole t uth a nice little box of segars, though I don't touch snch things) we started at one o'clock, on the 8th (not of Jan. but) of May, and rattled away for the Hermitage, to many, the Mecca of the South ; as I hope Mount Vernon will ever be to all American lovers of their country. A two hours drive brought us all safe to a fine old country seat, away from the public road about a quarter of a mile in toward the river.? You enter from a lane or cross road an iron gate, ?stone posts I think?and then up a gravelled cedar avenue?(it should have been hickory) and halted at the front of a venerable old mansion now occupied by the family of Mr. Jackson, an adopt ed son, or nephew of the old Hero. John, the old General's body servant, as he told us, during both Presidential terms, was soon forthcoming. Dr. Wightman as our chief, seat in a card, and we soon bad the liberty of halls and parlors, garden and grounds, and plenty of fresh water. We all sat down in an antique chair, said to have been Washington's and given to Gen. Jackson by Mr. Cestis?may be. It evidently appertained to another generation; nevertheless, with feelings of reverence as well as of curiosity, we looked upon it, sat in it for a moment, having the honor of so doing without being in any wise rested. Paintings on the walls, quaint and tasteful gifts on the shelves and tables there were, but I am no connoisseur, and, therefore, will not attempt a description, especially as I made no notes at the time. The General and his Wito lie buried under the same plain tomb at the North East oorner of the garden, between the dwelling aad the public road; "life's fitful fever over, tlsey sleep well" -both having i died in the faith and hope of the christian religion. ( Thns also died President Polk, who is buried c . in the midst of flowers and shrubbery, in front of t I the elegant mansion (near the new State Capitol) i i which he bad just fitted up for the "dignified re j 1 j pose" of declining years. Both made their mark J J, I upon their contemporaries?both served their i j country well?both put off the public profession e j of religion to the last, though affirming then that f ! they never doubted its claim upon them, and re- r I gretting that their generation had been deprived f of the benefit of their Christian example, and they r the aids and iovs of nietv. by the engrossing cares s find excitements of public life. How sad and yet V how common and criminal.' t J. W KELLY. r ? For the Yorkville Enquirer. s DANCING. j Mr. Editor:?In your last issue, a communica- c tion appeared, signed E. A. Crer^jiaw, and purporting to be a reply to an article concerning the g DanciDg Farty, which appeared in your columns j the week provious. We desire to inform the wri- c ter that it is our design to reply to his article; hut t in consequence of pressing engagements we will not be able to do so until next week. j COMUS. t For the Yorkville Enquirer. c ST. JOHN'S DAY. ( Mr. Editor:?At the last regular communication of Philanthropic Lodge, Xo. 78, A. F. M., the Brethren resolved to celebrate the festival of St. f John the Baptist, by a Pic Nic, &c., on the even- t ing of the 24th of June. Accordingly, the Wor- . shipful Master appointed D. C. Williams, It. F. , Clark and Jamf.s Fxslet, a Committee of Ar- j rangements; and Dr. J. R. Brattos, L. M. Grist and Dr. J. B. Allisox, a Committee on Toasts. , In accordance with the above, the brethren, with their lady-relatives and friends, and several invited guests, repaired to the room adjoiniug the / Hall, which was hniiiantiy uiuminatea, ana witnessed the sumptuous repast which was prepared for them, to be partaken of after the "feast of reason" which was to come off in the Hall. The attendance was large. Rev. 0. A. Darby opened the ceremonies with an eloquent and impressive prayer; the regular toasts were read; and several extempore speeches made; after which tho company proceeded to the adjoining room and partook of the refreshments , provided for the occasion. ] After pleasant social converse, the brethren and ] invited guests retired at a seasonable hour, each f one apparently well pleased. Master Robert's j "Ebony Band" having kindly given their services, , added much to the enjoyment of the evening, and received the hearty thanks of all present. J. 1 REGULAR TOASTS: 1. Masonry.?"A system of morality veiled in . a g ry, and illustrated by symb>:8?the ha-d . maul of Religion." May we all learn its precepts . and practice them. 2 The. Day we celebrate, commemorative of our t Ancient Patron, St. John, the Baptist.?Imbued y with a deep sense of, and forcibly impressed with the truth of the principles he inculcated, may we be simulated bv his example to imitate his many * virtues. 3. The Grand Lodge of the State of South Car ( olina.?An institution founded in the wisdom, sa- . gacity and skill of the greatest intellectual lights of our Order. May it continue in the great ob ject of its creation?to furnish the subordinate Lodges with a correct knowledge of the Ancient 1 lapdmarks of our Order?to guide and instruct f them in tb?ir Masonic labor. 4. The Subordinate Lodges of the State of South ( Carolina.?Separated geographically, yet united in the bands of the "mystic tie," may they be ever ( active in diffusing light and knowledge among the { uninformed brethren, and zealous in the general . promotion of the objects of Masonry throughout , the StAte. 6. Philanthropic Lodge, No. 78.?Established ( among ourselves for the better promotion and ad- ^ vAncement of our mental and moral culture and ( social happiness. With the view to protect and ( preserve the same from vice and corruption, may , its members like faithful sentinels upon the watch , tower, guard well its portals, so that none may ( enter therein unworthily. f C. The Clergy.?An institution which rank a- . mong its devotees, so msDy ministers 01 mo um- , pel, men of enlightened minds and true piety, \ must forever consign to shame and silence, the ob- , jections and prejudices of the uninformed and un- j initiated, and teach them that the Masonic so j c:ety is grounded upon the immutable principles s of truth, virtue and morality. 7 George Washington.? The zealous brother | and faithful advocate of Masonry?''the perfect , ash'er" j "How, shall we rank thee upon glory's page, { Thou, more than soldier, just less than sage ; All thou hnst been reflects less fame on thee, , Far less than all thou bast forborne to be." j 8. Woman.?Nature has already initiated, pas j sed. raised, and exalted her. 'Tisnothcr sphere to , descend from her exalted position and mingle with ( us in the rough work of the quarry; but hers to wove embroidery for the veils of thesacredtabena- ( c/e?hers to stand a9 a Pillar of Beauty in the ; Temple of domestic and social happiness?to call ( us from labor to sweet refreshment to enjoy her j smile, her love and affection. , 9. The Wife ?The foundation of the domestic Lodge, the keystone of the family arch. May each Brother secure one before he is placed in the ( rubbish of the temple. ( I For the Yorkville Eoquirer. < t WHY PBOFESSOBS OF RELIGION SHOULD PBAC- t TICE AND ADVOCATE TEMPERANCE. 1 ( HO. I. Professors of Religion occupy a very responsi- t ble place in the community. It is important that t they bo correct in opinions and practice. This ? can only be attained by degrees. Such should be { willing to learn. To such I would offer some sug- p gestions why you should both practice and advo- 1 cate total abstinence from intoxicating drinks. It ? will be difficult for you to remain neutral. This p subject is before the community. You, from your t position, cannot stand aloof from it altogether.? ( A good man wishes to be on the right side?tho t side of Truth and of Righteousness. It would be t impossible to show, as it seems to me, that it would honor your Religion, glorify God, or benefit men. j for you to come out as an advocate for dram drink- j< ing. The only course left for you then is to take " the opposite side, theoretically and practically.? J This both the church and the world expects you 0 to do. A more careful examination of tne sun- p ject will satisfy yor. I think, that this is the only '' christian course, and the only course which will ? not be injurious to personal and social piety. I t will confine your attention at present to the fact 0 "That the ordinary ubc of intoxicating drinks is * condemned by conscience." Why it condemns e this conduct will appear in a future number. Con ii science was given to man for a guide. It is the ' I Monitor within which decides on the morality of r our conduct, "their conscience also bearing wit- n ness." It may decide strong, but it is our duty 0 to bow to its decisions. That it condemns the ^ ; use of strong drink?also trafficking in the same v ?is proved by the experience of honest and pious b ' men. I might appeal even to all who indulge in 8 this way, and if in language they do not acknowl- 0 edge the fact, yet thoir conduct proves it. Why f do we hear so many excuses and reasons for their ' course ? It is simply because conscience condemns ' 1 'L'" I>n?H?nn fhia /*Anroa MctarH. lueui 111 LUIS luiu^. AUIOUV iUiv WWW.WVf .-ev-. - a lesa of conscience, and you at once destroy chris- d tian peace and joy?darkness and doubts fill the 0 mind. Christian duty becomes burdensome and t it is neglected. The professed disciple becomes e first stationary and then retrogade. What the end * will be I leave you to conjecture?and all from ^ the gratification of a vitiated appetite, in opposi- * tion to the decisions of conscience. But to thieit C is objected'that "of old, good men drank and yet ? conscience did not condemn them." This may be true, and yet it may be wrong for ua to follow- id t is now; but they did not look at it as we do.? Conscience, like every honest Judge, gives its delisions according to the evidence. In their case he proof was all on one side and in favor of drinkng. It was an evidence of hospitality?good for lealth, &c., and the decision was given accordingy. But in oar case the proof on the other side s also adduced?all the evils which legitimately :row out of its use and which necessarily accomiany it. Weighing all the evidence, conscience oversea the decision and pronounces against the >ractice. The proof existed of old, bnt it was mt brought to view. Bat we see it?all see it? ind conscience is faithfal. They looked on droncenress as a sin ; but did not perceive its connec! ?!aU TfQ TiTt\m 1UU Willi U1U CU31UIU U? UHIIJ Ul tuning. ? ? y ~ >er connection has been pointed oat to as. We ee the effect of such customs on body, mind and oul; and we mast act according to the light we tossess?abandon the castom or do violence to inr conscience. The additional light which we enjoy, on this mbject, is not from any revelation of new troth in dorals or Religion; bat from new applications of ild and admitted truths to long established cusorns for the purpose of testing them. This is not i novelty, bat has been going on from the first. !n this way a change for the better in the sentinents and practice of the world has been going in for ages. And not among the least is the ihAnge in our social habit of drinking. When all mr customs shall be thus tested ; then will Truth ind Righteousness triumph?the world be reformid nod man happy. The light of Temperance fining into every corner of our land doubtless ins reached the consciences of all professed chrisians. Bow to its decisions. Lire up to the light rou possess, and you may expect peace and comfort in your Christian course. But refuse, and jonacience must condemn and accuse yod. For ;be sake of gratifying an appetite you will not nake an enemy of your conscience?you need ita ipprobation to make life pleasant and death peaceul. "Conscience the never dying worm With torture gnaws the heart, And woe and wrath in every form Is now the drinker's part." TEMPERANCE. For the Yorkville Enquirer. 'CLAIMS OF THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE UPON THE MINISTRY." Mr. Editor:?From a sermon of Rev. Mr. Eddt, inder the above caption, and from the text as beow, the following extracts are given. Of myself ' have nothing to say, but choose to let a Minister peak to and of his brethren in the Ministry.? Mortals will differ, yet the truth is still some There. POLEMON. 'And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled.?Acts xxiv. 25. "The apostle Paul has frequontly been referred o as a model of ministerial fidelity. Although lis entire history abounds with illustrations of lis inflexible integrity in fulfiiing his difficult misioo, I know of no example more striking than he incident with which the text is connected.? iVhile loaded with irons for his adherence to the rutb, he was sent for by Felix, the procurator of ludea, to give him and bis equally infamous wife tome account of the Christian religion. Paul ibeyed the summons; and not only demonstrated he divinity of his mission, but spote so faithfully hat be left Felix, at whose nod, doubtless, thousmds had trembled, writhing under the cutting sonvictions of God's truth, and thivering like a guilty culprit in the hands of the executioner. "His fidelity is seen in his consenting to preach it all under such unpropitious ciroumstances?in issuming the right to select the theme of discourse, ind present a practical sermon to do them good, -ather than a historical or doctrinal dissertation ;o gratify their curiosity?in choosing a subject exactly adapted to tho necessities of bis hearers, ind yet discussing it so prudently as to disarm them of all occasion for hostility against himself. His faithfulness is Also seen in the manner as well is matter of his preaching. lie reasoned. His effort was neither a flowery declamation, nor a boisterous exhortation ; but doubtless, like all of his other productions, a clear, logical exposition, as well as forcible Application of divine truth. But the crowning .illustration of Paul's fidelity is the effect which his reasoning produced. Had it been jtated that, as the apostle reasoned, Felix appear>d highly delighted, we should hare been led to inspect that the preacher had ingloriously betrayid his trust?that, to sare his life, he had foronce sacrificed his integrity, and gilded over the serere ind repulsive features of Christianity to gratify lis guilty hearers, and keep them at ease in their >ins. But no; we bear no praises of the fiae ireaching, no hosaanas to the eloquent speaker; re hear, however, of that which tells more in faror of the power of the apostle than all the encomurns that were evei lavished upon a Demosthenes >r a Cicero?"Felix trembled!" "It would be interesting, did my limits permit, o enlarge upon the fruitful topios jnst stated; but [ have barely alluded to them as an appropriate ntroduction to the subject assigned me, namely, :he peculiar duties of gospel ministers at this junc:ure of the temperance cause. "I propose to show, first, that apostolic fidelity in the part of the ministry is the great xcant of the imes, to secure the complete triumph of the cause if temperance ; and then make a lew suggestions u relation to suitable practical manifestations of ninisterial zeal in behalf of this enterprise at the iresent crisis. "In discussing the first proposition, my aim is :o show, not merely that this cause is one which lemands the sympathy and active cooperation of ireachers in common with other classes of the iommunity, but that much greater zeal, more igorous effort is demanded of them than from hose who are in any other department of society, t is to be feared that not a few of the clergy of lur land, even in these times, hare no definite Idea if special responsibility in this matter. I confess bat I am embarrassed wiih apprehehsion that here are some among us who consider temperance is having so remote a bearing upon the great obect for which the ministry was instituted, that it tas become so threadbare, so interwoven with lolitics, or is so delicate, insignificant, or impracicable, that they scarcely can afford to devote a ingle hour to the inquiry whether special effort s or is not required at their hands. In urging the >articular claims of the temperance cause upon he miuistry, I begin with the observation:? "1. That as the cause of temperance is the :ause of suffering humanity, it is reasonable to ?-? ! ?> fho nriirmpiit sympathies of the clergy J?r rill be enlisted in its behalf. "In the inimitable parable of the man that fell tnong thieves, the lesson is clearly taught that j'/jlifference to human degradation and suffering, which 9 unnatural and inexcusable if manifested in ny class of men whatever, is shockingly inconsisml, nay, abominable, if exhibited by professed min~ iters of religion. Tbe public expectation is not nly reasonable but intuitive, that in everything ertaining especially to the moral welfare of our race he ministry will take the lead; and nothing exioses religion to greater reproach than tbe spectale of a representative of Him who "came to heal be broken-hearted and to seek and save the lost," aauifestiog opposition, or even indifference, to ny cause intimately identified with the happiness f his fellowmen. If human sorrows, then how* ver limited, have special olaim upon ministeral sympathy, bow intensely should we feel in iew of the vast multitude who are unutterably offering at this moment from the immediate or emote effeots of the vice of intemperance ? I have io heart to write, nor is it necessary to detain ay readers with the narration of the sad details f rum's doings. Indeed, I have no language to escribe tbe misery, even in the present world, rhich is legitimately traceable to this vice. I ave no measure by which I can gauge tbe dimenions of this enormous evil. The fact is, the sea ^ f liquid fire rolling around us has never been fat famed, its circumference has never been explored. lift thn mil to see how this TllUUlU UUCUjpuug kv ?..? ? 'sin kills beyond the tomb," I utter a mere truism rhen I say that the use of intoxicating drinks is he occasion of more pecuniary embarrassment, ,nd physical and mental suffering, than are proluced by any other instrumentality, if not by all there put together. This we all believe.; bat do re, brethren, act consistently with such eonvicion ? Is it reasonable that the universal prevalnce of this scourge, and the very frequency rith which scenes of barbarity and wretchedness ,re thus produoed, should blnnt our moral sensiility, aud tend to make ns las instead of more igilant and energetic in attempting its removal ? )n the contrary, should not our seal be common* urate with' the powerful adversary against which re an? called upon to contend ? "2 Special fidelity to the temperance cause Is lenwaded of the Christian minister, btcauu it it pfe&tf eptdal bumeti the great, Ecai qf tkt