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The Little One. There i; a darkened chamber in the house. Over Ike windows of that room the thick curtains sweep downward heavi? ly, and the sunshine and the daylighl are excluded. Soft voices^ninglo in gentle eaudenccs there, and solle vi* ot-fitlkaer >ss the covered floor. There aro no loud tones. ;:?.) harsh'sotmd. Ahushund a haloi rest there, iike thesofi druopiugof an an? gel's wing. Close pressed to a heart awakened to "a new fount'of joy it never knew or dreamed of before, lies a little babe. Only the young mother feels the blc: sing and the responsibility of the prc C'ious boon; and in the shadowy room she lies and thinks of the little God-gift on her bosom; ofthe world untried, the path cuitrod, which lie before the portal of life it has just crossed. Tears of love and i'ecliug rain down upon the little brow. as she thinks in what way is the world to try this pure young spirit, and wli * baud will safest guidc.il over that untrod? den way! Tho twilight come??. aud the stars shine out, and a benediction and a prayer sway like heavenly pinions over tho gently pillowed head of the new born; while through the house a hew light shiues, and manhood's brow grows bright? er, and woman's ovo grows softer, and under the roof-tree of home they "rejoice with exceeding great joy," for a little one is there. ?Spring has conic, and tho babe, a bright ?nd pretty prattler now, is out among the flowers, "ho eye of affection watches him anxiously, for the lily, disputes posses? sion with the rose on that fair cheek, and the blue eyes, soft as a dow-ladcn violet, is lifted often to the fur-off skies, as if it know its home was there. Slightly the little feet patter upon the stain?, sweetly the littlo voice sings through tho house, and the mother's heart melts with tearful delight in listening to it. Out on the turf the father lios down in the shade of the summer sunset, aud like a child himself . plays with his babe, and clasping his trea? sure to his manly breast, feels his eye giwanoist with the dow of affection, and tliaoikfulness to God for his glorious gift. ****** Again there is a darkened chamber in tho house. The windows arc more deep? ly shaded ; the footfalls aro soft; the voices are subdued aud sad. The little one is ill. Quietly upon his littlo couch he lies and suffers. The sweet lips utter no moan; the gentle features evince no pain; and it seems as though angels soothed him into silence. Again the twilight comes; again the stars shino out; but tLu?C is no joy now in tho house, abd the prayers of tfr"?u1?s^?+4-^^ to supplications for mercy, to pleading at the throne of grace to spare tho loved ono yet a Hille wiiilc. 'Morning dawns, and there is a coJiiu in the house. .A littlo narrow box, not two feet long! Robed in white, with flowers among his golden hair, and waxen hands folded over the heart that is still forever, lies the dead babe. Jlow they tell of earthly love aud tho frailty of earthly things! Howthcy tell of hollow human hopes and the mockery of mortal lru:>i! In the very room where he was born, they close-the coffin lid and yield him back, dust to dust-Jearth lo earth, ashes to ashes. Days and months roll away. Time, the consoler, has laid a healing hand upon the broken hearts of those who loved the child, and they have learned tho great lesson the babe was sent to teach. The tendrils of the young vine, though faded; still retain their clinging hold upon their memory and their love; but oat in the green graveyard stands a pure white monument, never forgotten, and never passed by without a tear, which points its pale linger to the blue skies, and whispers, "Lay tip for yourselves treasures in Heaven." -c All Co .yards in the Dark. An American medical gentleman, who some years since visited Paris under cir? cumstances favorable to his admission to a c ircle of tho survivors and supporters of " The Empire," tells a capital story, as he heard it related by the celebrated Genend Excelmaus, oneof-Srapolcon's "Paladins." It was at a dinner party, composed of some of the survivors of Waterloo, u few of their younger relatives, and the scion of an ex-king on a visit from his home in America, and to whom tho gentleman owed his introduction to the circle wo liavo mentioned. Somo question arose about bravery, when tho younger mem? bers of the company were electrified to hear the venerable and heroic Exeelmaus gravely and seriously declare: "3Ion are tili cowards in the dark!" The General smiled at their expression of dissent; remarked that iL was "very like youth; and proceeded to relate the following anecdote, iu support of his strange declaration: There was a young hot-head in the Em? peror's -vrvice. who, burning for action, and Iiis duties for tho time affording no opportunity, at last resolved to light a dud; accordingly, choosing to construe somo remark or other of an older and su? perior officer into an insult, ho challenged him. The oh! soldier, waiving ail con? siderations of rank, agreed to meet the young man, button the following unusual tern:-,: Tho timo should be night; the place a room; in opposite corucrsof which they were to stand.- Theseconds, having placed their men, wero to withdraw out? side of the door, taking the candle with, them. Tho word should bo given from without, when bo who i::?<i the first lire should discharge his weapon, uiui the se? conds having the light should immediately rush in. These straugo conditions were accepted; ihc linic arrived; and l!ie seconds placed the parlies aa agreed ?ij ??::, withdrawing immediately, and leaving their men in the dark-. The word was given ; the fire was heard; tho door /was reopened; and there stood the cider of the two holt upright in the corner, his adversary's ball huving'cutercd ihc wall so close to hi" head that Iiis es? cape seemed little less than miraculous. Ii was now the old soldier's turn to fire. Thev wore again lefl iu the dark; the word was again given from the outside; ami. instantaneously with the discharge, the seconds rushed in to find the chal? lenger prostrate upon the floor, not yet havlug recovered himself from his trick i(/ avoid tho hull, which, an examin? ation, iL was found must have killed him! The young man was covered with on fusion, and the seconds were overwhelm? ing him with the expression of their scorn, when Ihc veteran stopped them. ;-Xot so fast! tmt bo fast! my young friends," said he, "you will live lo grow wiser. Where do you suppose I was at the first fire? On my hands and knees in the corner! but I was up quicker than he. Ah! Messieurs, say what wo will?boast as we may?wo are all cowards in the dark!" U was afterward ascertained that the story was an actual fact, and that the elder of the parlies was nootherthan the brave warrior Excehnans himself. -<, Tcutli and the World's Destiny. Tin.- childhood of the world is to control the destiny of the world. The ten millions of the youth of the hind are to decide its character, for weal or for woe, either up? ward or downward. As surely as the sun hastes in its strength lo the zenith, so surely will the world'syouth course up to power, speedily occupy Hie inheritance of the present generation, and impress upon America and the world their own individ? uality of honor or of shame. Who shall I prevent this young man. of icrvid intellect and untiring energy, from making his mark in life, and from .standing, instead of before kings, a very kin^ himself before the people? Who shall hinder thin edu? cated daughter, if trained to the life of ball-rooms and theatres, from shadowing the light of heaven from her own soul and the souls of her companions ? If tho tree lies as it falls, so ordinarily does life go on as it begins, inilucutially and irreversi? bly. .Now, a large proportion of these youth are educated youth. Their minds have been trained to knowledge, and discip? lined by its acquisitions. There are the three or four millions of common school scholars throughout the land, the hundreds of thousands in academics and tho tens of thousands in colleges. These :uo a strong host, fighting their way for tho kingdom of this world. They leave more than rip? ples upon the surface of sock ty ; tin y uro the mighty waves whose power gains vic? tory in tho mysteries of the deep and dashes up defiance upon the land. It may he affirmed that it is character? istic of the ago to respect the claims of youth, to honor it as a poworamong man? kind, and to give it increasing importance in the affairs of the world. The recruit? ing officer has his standard of height and enrols or rejects according to the degree I of personal stature. Feet and inches go to make the soldier. But in oar day. youth, influential by activity, becomes self-enrolled for positions of ascendency. Youth is relatively more prominent than in the old times; and in tho future it will bo. perhaps, in (his country, more so still. Under these cii cunistuncos of present and increasing influence in all the affairs of life, what momentous interests are wrapped up iu the character of our young men and maidens, and especially of those whose education is qualifying them for the high? est private and public stations! IVay. brethren, pray to God for his Spirit to rest upon them! They arc t?> influence the destiny of the world.?JJ'iinc and Fur. Record. -?o What i> Lincoln V?As a specimen of Lincoln's conservatism, wo give below a comprehensive reso? lution adopted at ihc first republican State conven? tion ever held iu tho Slate of Illinois. That body convened nt Springfield on (ho ?lh of October, 1S51. It was called for the especial purpose of organizing a new party and repudiating all former attachments. The committee on resolutions, ap? pointed by the Convention, u-as composed of Abra? ham Lincoln, J. I'uriisworth, and Ichabod (.'adding. The resolutions reported by the committee were unanimously adopted .by the convention, and among them was the following: JicMlvnl, Tin; the times imperatively demand the rcorganiz it ion ??i \ anies, ai.d ;? Hating previous party'attachments, names and predilec? tions, we unite ourselves together in defence of tbe iibcrty und Constitution of the country, and wdl hereafter co-operate as Ihc ripnlAictin party, pledged to iL? accomplishment of the following purposes: To bring .he adminislr.-.iion of gov? ernment back to iL?. c?i,ttol ?f j-rsl principles : to restore Nebraska and Kansaa to the position of free Terr:;-;;-:.-; that ,!lc Cbnstif.ilion of the United States vests in the States', and no! in Con? gress, the power to legislate for the extradition of fugitives from labor, lo repeal entirety abro? gate the fugitive slave law; to restrict slaverv to those States in which it exists; lo prohibit ih>? nd mission of any more .d ive States in*fo the Union; to abolish slavery iti ihc District id' Columbia; to exclude slavery from all the Tereiiories over which the general <..? vernmcnt has exclusive juris? diction: and to arrest the acquirement of any more Territory iinhvs iUo practice" of slavery i therein forever shall have been prvhibhed /'rum //<?? Wwkiuyivn ConxtilutMi. Squatter Sovereignty Not Democracy. Our-1.-- a system of constitutional governmenl, ! I und not tffniajoriticii-mcrely; l'ighls arc defined and secured, and nut left to the caprice of arbitra? ry popular will. In this stands tho bulwark of what we correctly dcuominutc "self-govcrimioni ; each ciliscu being heard on the subject of rights itmi wrongs, in the Constitution itself", which !:? thus :in expression of itmimmuitn consent upon the fumla neiKal principles of the civil organisation of society; and if the boundaries thus defined-be transgressed by legislative action, the courts will arrest the aberrations of the mere popular will. In tin administration of ihe government, majori- j lies rule, by agreement, as the organ of the whole - body politic, according to a prescribed method, i ami within assigned limits, ascertained and deter- I mined in the organic instrument which defines rights and wrong-. .Self-government, then, does not refer so much to the remedy as to the right. Tho right being secured, the remedy may be.im.ru or less defective without impairing the establish? ment tif the former. It was not for remedies, but for right, that our ancestors fought. Popular, or squatter sovereignly, ns the form is used by Judge ltbuglas, sulwlilulea for this legal; authority an arbitrary and irresponsible will, and as such, is despotism of the most uumitigidcd type, l'hiuslble in name, it E'ubvcria, in fact, eve? ry elementary principle of self-government, de? livering the minority over, a helpless prey to the power of the majority. It is wholly deceptive, and does not approach iu the ' remotest degree to the standard of free principles adopted by the Ameri? can people at the thresh hold of our national his? tory. It is emphatically the opposite to sclf-gov crnmont. fn a frue popular government all must be heard, that all may become parties lo tho organization. This can only be effected by a constitution defining rights and securing remedies above the control of administrative bodies. If majorities may pro? nounce adversely lo such rights, where will tho minority find a voice? To vote or not to vote will be to I hem "ctpially [valueless. .Moreover, without the restraint of a constitutional instrument, the courts ore estoppedJromTSntcrfcrcnco. If the legislative will be the supreme law the judicial function can be only lo administer it, according to the theory of liic British judiciary, which is regarded by Black, si one ns a mere representative of the executive branch, instituted for flic purpose of administer? ing the statutes enacted by the supreme legisla? tive power. Thus, tho fundamental idea of (air American judiciary, as an independent co-ordinalc department iutho Organization of the (Jovernmcnl, would be destroyed by the theory we arc opposing. Hence, Judge Douglas's proposition to refer the iptoclion on a territorial statute is fallacious, ex? cept w the territorial legislature derive its author? ity through Congress as a constitutional govcru ! ment. If there is no constitutional standard by j which to measure territorial legislation, what could a court do or say ? Nothing whatever, iis I must bo clear Io every mind possoi>*ing the most superficial knowledge of law. Why, then, docs he projio.o referring the nutation on ?i territorial act, independently of and separately from the validity such act must derive from Congress? One ?.T two reasons only can W given : as I lately said, in reference to another and similar proposition of his, cither he does not know*what ho says, or he says whul he docs not believe. What, let me ask, is tho standard by w'deh an act of a territorial legislature is to he judged and dclciuiiued? is it the act of organisation, or an original sovereignty in (he people? If by the act of organisation, then the supreme C< art lias adju? dicated the present question iu the DredScott case. If by the original sovereignly of I he people, (diu idea, introduced by Judge Douglas in order Iu es? cape the consequences of a gioiM and manifest er? ror, requires apology,) then the decision of the com: is a forcgSlio conclusion?-it is limited to ? bare enunciation of the hi'eiitiou of theparair itmi authority?a view more servile than that of (he Kuglisb theory above noticed, inasmuch as ihe British judge is supposed lo proclaim the will of an org!' /.ed representative legislature, while the At::...can court, under this supposition, would merely be the mouthpiece of ihe majority of squa - (era for the time being, without reference lo ihe forms of organisation, lieeniise the force of the dic? tum would re.-l upon "original sovereignly."' The court;, of course, oh such a hypothesis, could Tiot do more than register Ihe decree of the sqtiaii rr sovereigns, as (he Parliaments of Paris, ituder (he old trgim? reconletl the dixitaT Ihe Ki.:,.-. pr? j mulgaicd, without appeal, iu a 'died of justice." j The pretence (hat is iued to include superficial thinkers, as if the court.-:, after all, could declare against such iuhcrcul sovereignly and rcsir.tiii ju? rist liution, is. on the supposition wc are consider? ing, not- only absurd but iuipude.'U?a palpable sclf-contra liclioii. Undoubtedly there resides in the |.pic an orig? inal, inherent sovereignly, bot it. oximn p:i riff orui?.;i;/riiion?antecedent, to expression, Uiidiv i tic natural law every mm. wuuki !? ? uijual to e".\ry other man, liefore tillering into any ugr< ?. icat or contract for the purpose of government. Bfu a evcry indivhlual, ?I his birth, finds bin. \ If al? ready :i member of civil society, in which rights arc defined, and the means of remedy for their \i olati .a provided, it- is not to such a .-opposed imw siblu.condition of individual humanity that practi? cal roll ticnl philosophy looks for the sourc s of law; and if il were, our argument would be no less conclusive. The Constitution is precisely the expression of that agreement upon the subject of right; and wrong which adjusts domestic institu? tions, defines tire limitations of individual ii.de? pendence, and ordains the method of legislating for social improvement. I'ach mail's right and in. tcrcH is iu conflict with llial of his folio v.-ciii?.cn, except aa the regulations of civil society?that i-. for ns, (be Const il ill iou and laws of the United Slates and the Stale otherwise regulate, ncrmil, and prohibit I he exercise of natural freedom. The Kansas-Nebraska act (an act, be ii remembered, of Congress) declares Ihe special exemption of ihose Territories from fill lire control iu their internal policy hy Congress, ??leaving them perfectly free to regulate (heir domestic instiiuiions ::: ih> ];? ^vv.i way:"?not absolutely, bui ??subject only to tin Constitution of the United States." This pii.sjfh.ii Hlusnrates Ihe above argtimctil, wiiij'i too obvious (o !? iro been called in question, ye! which has been systematically impugned by the v;!iok Douglas faction. The patriots of 1770 did not complain of the form of government, but of ihe manner .if its ad? ministration; of a disregard ..'.'iho rights of !*ng lishiiieu: net, indeed, so clearly defined us those of a:i American cilizuti, for the very dctiuifion is an improvement due to our fathers in i he formal ion ! of our system; but as they were dcducible from ! the common law Magna Charta, i;c. In violation of these vested rights the Briiish Crown and i'ar linmcnt-*3hat. i.-> the imperial (egMiture?MU nrat ? j ed to make "the legislative will the cril ?.???.:i of rights as wcllasrume li'.-:, and for this sag i said I thaihhould Ihcy succeed ??the sun of American j liberty had sei:" in resistance to this they pledge1! ; '-their lives, rheir for!ones, and their s?ivrcl hon?! i?fif." The ?av.ie id?.:u t. entiiilly. is tiow ought >?i hu forced upon Ihc Slates und people of this coun? try, under lb? specious disguise of n regard B>r "popular sovereignly;" au idea, as wehave shown, subversive of Ihc foundations of self-government, whether philosophically or historically considered. * w. c. r. The Abolition t'Jol l't -.:????? We extra';! (ho following from a letter lo the Ilouslon Telegraph, from Dallas, giving further particulars of the extensive Abolition plot discov* ered there a few days ago, some account of which Wc have already given: The outhouses, granaries, oats and grain of Mr. Crill Miller were destroyed a few days after the destruction of Dallas. This led to the arrest of some white men, whose innocence, however, was proved beyond a doubt. Several negroes belong? ing lo Mr. .Miller were taken up and examined, and developments of the most startling character elicited. ,\ plot to destroy the country was re? vealed, and every circumstance, even to the mi nutiio, detailed. Nearly, or quite a hundred ne? groes have been arrested, and upon a close exami? nation, separate and apart from each other, they j deposed lo ihc existence of a plot or conspiracy lo I iay waste ibe country by lire and assassination? to impoverish the land by the destruction of the I provisions, arms at::', ammunition, and then, when i in a stale of helplessness, a general revolt of tho j negroes was to begin on I tie lirst Monday in Au? gust, the day of election for State officers. This con-piracy is aided and abetted by Abolition em? issaries from Ike North and by those iu our midst. The details of the plot and its modus operandi arc these: Each county in Northern Texas has a i supervisor iu the person of a white man.jvhosc j name is not given ; each county is laid olf into j districts under the null-agents of this villain, who [ control Ihc action or the negroes in the districts, j by whom the firing was lo bo done. Many of our .; most prominent citizens were singled out forassus J sinalion whenever they made their escape from I their burning homes. Negroes never before sus i peeled, are implicated, and the insurrectionary l movement.'is wide-spread io an extent truly alarm? ing. In some place.- the plan was conceived in every form shocking to thu'miud. and frightful in its results. Poisoning was lo be added, the old ! females lo lie slaughtered along with the men, and the young and hand omc women lo be parceled out amongst these iu famous scoundrels. They had even gone so far aa to designate their choice, and j certain ladies had already been selected as the l victims of these misguided monsters. ? Fortunately, the country has l>cc'.i save! from the accomplishment of these horrors; bit! then, n ! fearful duly remains for us. The negroes have j been incited io thee infernal proceedings by Ab ! oliiio.'iisls, and the cuiisarics of certain preachers I who were expelled from this country las' year.? j Their agents have been busy amongst us, and many j of I hem have been in oar midst. Some of them : have been identified, and have tied from the couu '.??,?: others still remain, to receive a fearful ae count ihtliiy from an outraged and inl'uri.ilcd pco ! pie. Nearly a hundred nogvotrs have tesiitied thai i a hu ge rcinfcixxincnt of AbolitiotiiatH are expected j on iiio i i ot' August, and these to be aided by recruits from ilie__lndiiins, while the rangers lire j several hundred miles to the north or us. *t wna j desired lo destroy Dallas, in order I hat '.ho arms i and ammunition of the artillery company r.tiglq I Sisare the same fate. (.'ur jail filled with these tilhviiis, many of ? whom will bo hung, atuH hr.l vcrj soon. A man I Was found hi::;;r :ii our III ijjhli.iri.Jg City of K-i'.-t Worth, Iwod.iyaago, believed Io be one of theae I scoundrels who are engaged i.i si:::* work. We : learn (Suit lie hud stored .;,v..y a number of fit!es, ' and the day ivfier h? eras bu::?, v. load of six I shi-olera paa-ed on to him, but were intercepted. ! I to wr.;i betrayed by one of ihc icnii'. and Iieuce : ii!; plum were thwarted. Many others v. ill share j his fate. ; I have never w:fn?.?od si.eh liaies. We are : niusl [?roi'iaaiMjV e.vciicd. . ?? armed day and j night, asid know ?:? >i ??. hai w? Khali becillcd upon i to do. ; Thj.ttf.lvetloJi News of the - !i fani- !ie.i fur i iher jiariteidaiM.as follows: j We le.-.ra froi.i a j:ei.:!f.-iii;tn, a re.-i.lont of t''.!lis " county, v.!- ? lefi tVax::h.-.:c!iic on Monday his*..md I arrived this morning, some fur!her details of ihc , results of i It;* *di.-eovery of Ilie diabolical abolition ! plot, thai v.'.t i lo sweep over Northern T. with I the incendiary's lore!: and i iitr terer's weapon. In !i.t!!:r; and Mills counties, committees, eom I po.-ed of lite caotcsl, sicadi-.'si and most respect able ' citizens, wero appointed, and were a! work ..tl I.-' week investigating Ihc whole nlfair. No one bu! I'lhosc immediately interested knows who compose ? the coli?in:.? ecs, too- where or when liiey or j V.'imt ihey r.rw doing. Their ciiiei' oliieol is I ?-i ? certain wtiai whiles uro ai the !? tit um >.'.' liie pb :. j No one else interferes in ijio investigation. ! -Tn TT v. ' ???Ty Court !. . . .; ;. .. Mil :?:i ? Kicusivo and well uilinaj; ?' s\ cm. TJie j:-.-..--- ? coufo.-. -ion- made apart and ai j great >': ?? -concur in i!ie loading points; j and all over liie white tuen originated the pi it and j directed ihcir movements. TI.ey promised the negroes their liberty and their maslers' good ', etc, and to lead llicnt t-i Kansas; ihc negroes were told also thai the next President ivutild be ;? Northern man, who would free I hem all. The negroes concern d iu tillis county were principally of mature age. .ni l ihc e allowed by their owners :i good deal of liberty. The young ones were not allowed to participate in ilie ploi : and Many were not InHed iu I lie secret at a!!. Their id-.-, was lo burn all the sini-i ? win re arms and ammunition were kepi : and on ? lection day -? Ihc Olli of August, when ilie citizens wero away from their farms and house.-!?the negroes were lo rise, seize on all arms, and headed by their while leader, lo atiack Ilm houses lure and liier?, mur? der defenceless women, burn and destroy, and fi? nally, it is presumed, march oil' im: body towards Kansas. ! W.-ixalialchic was lo have been set tiro lo mi the I ?:h;-.-i:,ii .'iv day D T..I-and so many other ! places vcre liretl : luit -mi accidental fire in tin' I l.?wii, tiiai day. aroused ?he citizens, and ilie i.. ./,-o app.d:i!i:d 1.1 ii. ? deed bee.-.me alart.ie>!. :.::?! rleti. I.1.! wa-i to-have relume 1 an! r*?v ted ilie ' :::t. !r. i Sunday, !ia : u< i plo! been discov ; ered. ! Ni.(?vt.AMZiX.; I'.iis.'N.?A general reader sen I ' fo an ? xeliuiigo "lie following: p.-i.-.-ii <?!' ,i:.y [ conceivatile des.-i I;-ri--n and degree ..:' potca-y. which li-is been iii?mtioaa'.ly "?:??:! ntally : lowed, way be render.; I alm.-si instantly barmh by simply swallowing two ;-i;:-i sweel ? :!. A":> individual *'.:'.> a wry r-trotig <? ??. titnti :i - ? ' tak.* neariv twice the quantity. V ? ? v.: : m ?'" positively neutralize every fo; a of v.-gotab'c, ISu t.; < <: miucral ]???' u a with which pay dci ins and fc-iouaries aniong the I'hoci.tvv t.- .-? . ?> ; ::s be had succeeded ia saving persons by* ra> lil^ap. ? ;ii: :!n-. tva? :' ??? i; in lud f iL"1 - From iL: Ati l.rzon Uaztlle. AsozbsSs C. Iff, July ?-???!, 1800. Gksti.kmj::.* : Ihavorcadand carefully consid? ered your appeal to nie to become a candidate the Legislature in this District. Thestcadfa ; ami cordial support you gave me throughout my pubiij career of sixteen years, i*endcr3 it painful i? me toliceiitie any position which you desire n:e '?<: cupy, and yet private considerations ?>f* too great Height lo be disregarded; impel tue to decline your call. 1 am, like yourselves, deeply impressed with the critical aspect of our feiend affairs, and believe we arc drifting rapidly upoti revolution. My tope, 11? you know, for years past for the preser? vation <.f the rights tu"the South in the Union, has been upon the licmocratic party. So long as it was united, harmonious and triumphant, oar rights and institutions were safe. Thai great par ty that has, in limes gone by, won as many bril? liant victories over federalism, aholitioahim nnd consolidate.Ii, and established so many .- mud and conservative principles, is now disunited, divided and broken up. Its disruption extinguishes my ardently cherished hope of preserving not only our rights, but tho Union itself. It is idle to de? bate or review the cans-.- that led to its disrupt ton. Let it suilice here for me to say, that in my opitt ion llie secession of the ?Southern delegates from tiic Charleston Convention was unwise and imp di? tto. It was manifest, there, to the most casual observer, that Judge Douglas, wito was so justly obnoxious to the South, could not receive the nom? ination in a full convention, and i: was equally certain lhat_ .Mr. Brcckcuridge would have been the nominee, if the Southern delegations had not abandoned their posts. If Mr. Breckcnsidge had been the nomiueo at Charleston, his election would have been a certainty. I! .? is jiov." the nominee of only one wing of the parly, the other wing having nominated Douglas?and whilst I shall give lo ?reckenridge and banc, Ike nominees of the Dal Limore Convention?gentlemen of tried patriotism and sound principles?a hearty and cordial sup? port. 1 see no prospect of their election eithei-Jiy t!:e people or otherwise. Lincoln and Ifamliu, fhc Black iMipublwan nom? inees will be elected in November next, and the South must then decide the grave ?piesti. n wheth? er they will siibmil to the domination of Black llepilblicau rule?the fundamental principles of their organisation being an ..;???. undisguised I dechired war upon our social institutions. 1 be? lieve lh.:t the honor and safely of the South, in thai contingency, will require the prompt seces? sion of the slavcholdingStales from the Union, ami I failing then to obtain from the free .-::r:e; addi lional and higher guarantees for the protection of our rights and property,.that the seceding States Ldiould proceed to eslablish a icw government. !:ul whilst I think such would be the imperative duiy of the S'tulh,.! should cmpbi'4'iM?y rcprokitc and repudiate any scheme having for its object the separate secession of South Cur.ijitta. If vJeorgin. Alabiitmi and Mississippi alone?giving us a por? tion of the Atlantic and Culf.'eoitsts, would unite with this Slate in n common secession upon tii" election of a Black "^.epublieau, f would give my assent to the policy. I could indulge in no language of crimination or'ileniinciation of our brethren of the South, wiio arc impelled by a senscjt'' patriotic duly :.? sup? port Douglas ami Johnson. I believe they i?re misjudging the most ciiiciiul means of pre ? . the rights and interests of the South iu sustaining these gent Icon it; !.?;: I concede to ikem a patriot? ism :m catholic as I claim for myself, and I feel well assured thai when the great sectional frsue between the North and South j., i,, be dcci ! ru, an issue which words alone will :: >t settle, that the Soulh will have ncd for the- services of all her ?.?Ii.', and that Brcekeu'ridge men and iSatglas n.en will uuJy cnuilate each other ir. their gallant devotion io her honor and interests. I Thanking you,.gentlemen, :'??:? your kind con I sidcratioit, and reiteraliug my rcstrei that ' cautitit . respond afiirmativcly to your call, 1 subscribe my j s.-!f most truly year friend and fi !hiw-c:ii;:o;i, JAM MS L. OilII. 'i'o Jotl.-i M.ii'-TtX, and others. - -? ^ Koir Lv.'j.lyj ehsidd 35*533. We find in .1.7 !!,?? .i'.-v Round the following fiews i i regard to holies' dress, which wc Would recommend io the attention of our readers: As yoit look fi'.m your windows in !':?.'?:. . ob? serve lite first fifty Women who pas'; forty have noses depressed in lite middle, a small quantity <.i dark hair, and a swarthy complexion: Ins!, thou, what a toilet! Not only suitable for the season, but the age and complexion of the wearer. How itcal the; feel atul hands! How well ihe clothes arc pui oil, and more than all, how well they tiii each ot her! Before r'uglish women can dress perfectly, they initsi have lite taste of the French, especially in '??icTcarmt Why we see colors i!!-.irr i::g ??! :-i !': land is, licit ihe deferem articles are pin*. each for its own im.-igitied virtues, and Wiibolll thotighl of wiiuf is to be Woftl with j it. Women, while shopping, buy whai plea es ihe eye on the count: r, forgetting what they have ???ii ai home. Tin: parasol is pretty, but i: will kill, by its color, one dress in the buyer's wan I. robe, and be unsuitable for the others. To I.e magnificently dressed costsmoney: btti tobe dress? ed with ia.-ie. is iioi expensive. It requires good laste, knowledge and refinement. .Never bay an article unless ii is suitable to your age. habits, style, and to the res* of your wardrobe. Nothing i ? more vulgar than to wear costly dresses with a e.mou ilch;:iie, or cheap laves will: expensive brocade.-. What colors, we may be ashed, go best luge:her? (ireeit with violet: cold with .lark crimson or lilac: pale blue with scarlet: pink with black or n'hite: and gray with scarlet or pink. A cold color generally requires a warm tint to give life to it. Cray and pale blue, for instance, do not combine well, both being cold ciders. While and black arc safe wear, bill the latter is not favorable to-lark or pale complexions. I'ink is. to some skins, the f.io-i besoming: n if, however, if there i.- mach color ::i she t!:e<and tips, and if there ?.v- n a s'i- picioii of re i i:i ei; r- ..? !:;!.? or com ? .r i ?e:.".-:.i ciors v...:.:. Mai/c i- very i. ?.. iniitir. I.e.! a: . . But whatever the coiors ? marcriais -.i' ihe etuitv dress, the detail- are ail in all-: tho lace around the bosom and sleeves, the !|.;Wet> ?in i':e;. till ilia iurni.-.kes tiie dress. The orna nt'its in the :. el ' rt- 'iriaai ?!;:.:.? v.!-': ?]:? --. !t' lr;aimed with 'da \ ! ice. .?: in-; . !*:!;? ... ? -'iouIu bo Wol'I*. in :i. head, an ! she '] >wors thai are wer t in the ii ?:;? -h ill! I dee irate ihe drc.?. 'I o be i V- ? an ! t ? '???;.r have :il;v.iys !>; re he : and :;. every n:aa end-: .*.- rs ?It^i ? h? : c:?;.: ::; ::'' ? !.:- \ from ? '.he -. his id; A v. -- i iricaif paper sa Tim i! and Etkknitv.?Wc step the earth; we look abroad over it, und i'. scenminmcnac?so docs the sea. What ages had men lived?and knew but a small poriioii. Tiiey circumnavigate it now with a speed under which its vast hulk shrinks. Rul let the astronomer Sift up his glass, and he learns to believe in a total mass of matter, com? pared with which this great globe itself becomes; an imponderable grain of dust. And so to teach of us walking :.l .:ig the road of life. a year, u day or an hour, shall seem long. As we grow older, the time shortens; but, when wc lift up our eyes to look beyond this carin, our seventy years, and tiie few thousands, of years which have rolled over the human race, vanish into a point ; for then we; are measuring Time against Eternity. Time. I came in the morning?it was Spring, Aul I -toiled; I walked ?.ur at noon?it was Summer, And 1 was glad; J sat down at even?it was Autumn, And I was sad; 1 lay down at night- -it was Winter, And 1 slept. -cy-? iTalft.heill-cattii--.il things that arc said in society arc spoken, not so much Iron malice as from a desiro to display the quickness of our perception, the smart? ness of our wit, aad the sharpness of our ^observation. A young holy says the reason she carries a parasol is, that ihe sun is of the masculine gender and she can, out withstand bis ardent glances. It i.- n?l high crime.-, such as robbery and murder which destroy the peace of society but (lie village gos? sip, family jealousies, and pickings between neighbors, and meddling, arc the worms that cat into all social happiuess. Thu hardest grapple upon earth is thai which ob? tain, between pride and poverty, and the man who ho.** become the disputed province of those two beUigorouta is, a ftraagcr to repose and happiness. Women have more power in their licks than men have in their taws, and in.ire power in their tears thou moo have in their judgments. They who bare an tionest and engaging look ought I . .r a double punishment if they belie it in their a tint s. A dito frcntleiuaa of this city begs his own pardon every lime he luinble* down, and thanks himself po? litely every time he g'.ts up again. The gcutioiu.ui who flood upon ceremony has lost !.:?? folding, ami now finds that tie has slipped out of a very pleasant circle The pursuit in which we cannot ask God.s protec? tion must be criminal, the measure for which wo ihiro net thank him, cottiiot be innocent. The riin ivhii-h we shake from our fee* may bemet j nmoiptii.sei! into a mulberry leaf, ami ultimately ro j visil a.* in the form of silk stockings. There is a lawyer so excessively honest Ihat ho puts his fiower-p'.ts out over night, so determined is he thai everything ebull have its dew. ,\ countryman was ilraggioe; a calf by n rope in n erne! maiiuer. An Iri.-diiuau asked him if that was tlio way tie treated his follow creatures. Ali exchange says. Itie best cure fur palpitatinu of lit hi art is. to leave oil' kissing and hugging the girls. It this is the only remedy that can be produced we, for uric, -ay I.u'.-r palpitate. A leading maxim with almost every politician isul wavs to keep his countenance, and never to keen his word. WiilSngt.-n, of the CharMon Courier ia now *up i posed t-i he the oldest living editor in America. IL) eouin; meed the Courier sixty years *go. E'?U?PeCTIM OV The OIIARLESTON MERCURY, & Political, Commercial and Literary Journal, I'l ULIS RED DAILY AND TRI-WEEITLY. j rjJT:!:; ?? Mercury " represents the State right.- rei-is !i laiieo clv.mcr.l ..?' the South. Its political creed eon : u> in the principles of the Democratic Party as laid d ?;i ia Virginia nud Kentucky Resolutions ..f \7:>$ and !,''.''.i -the Sovereignty of tbcStates and .-'t-i.-t C instruction of thu Feilend Constitution hy tho ('eisend liovenimcnt, liio Agent of Ihe Slates; Kroo '{'ra?'-.\ aad :tu Economical Administrillion of the Uen er.il ?;?v< rnmcot. tr- p.dicy is iho union of the South . -. Stal s in maintaining their rights and establishing Iheir *s ir.iry. 'the ?? 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