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BY HOYT & WALTERS. TERMS: TWO DOLL ASS AND A HALF PEB ANNUM, IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY. HATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted a"l the-rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion ?and Fifty Cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal-deductions made to those who advertise by . the year. j For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars in advance- ... Washington tfews and Gossip. Washington, February 5. Gov. Sharke'y is ft bird heath, and ?1I leave as soon as he is "able. <Jov. I^arscus leaves to-morrow1. ..Th'e feature's. :of. the new project, as published North and South, are garbled and unreliable. Gentlemen prominent in the project regret tbe publi? cation. The time text of tire scheme will Tbe presented to.the North Caroiiu?, Legis ' lature in a lew- days^ and vr'?l be given ;o the public by that body. The sohene originated with Southern nien, withoit formal consultation with either political party. It is claimed by its friends that it will meet the demands of the great con? servative element of the country and. dir e extremists into reasonable terms. Richmond, February 4s ? The Examiner publishes a new plan of Testoration, in a authoritative shape. Tie constitutional amendment is to be adopt? ed ; the laws withdrawing from the Uui?n to be declared null; the United Stats 'debt to be sacred; the insurrectionary debt to be forever repudiated: persois born in the United States to ' be citizeis thereof and ot the States in which they reside; representatives tobe proportioned Tto the whole number of people, excludirg tintaxed Indians; no other qualificatiui than S250 taxable property, and ability ;o read the Constitution m English and write ?his uamej The amendment to the Cons i tution tobe iu accordance with the above, . except that none shall be excluded fron franchise who heretofore exercised it by the proposed restrictions. The Democrat- I 10 members have not been formally consil ted on .the new plan; neither has it trans? pired, that the Republicans have male pledges binding them in case the South ;adopts it; ^ It is prominently mentioned, in connec? tion- with the new plan, that G-overncrs 'Orr, ?l- South Carolina, bharkey, of Mis? sissippi, Parsons, of Alabama, anel Marvh, 'of Florida, approve of it. It is ?>-lso stated that.the President endorses the scheme. -t "WasViiis'gton, January 5. Tn the Se'nate,\he SecTel'?'ry-. of-War wiB. called on for information regarding meas? ures to protect trains across the plains. The bill paying wnir claims^ which wfs amended so- as to' exclude the Southern States claims, passed. The Secretary of the Treasury was Cal ed on for information, regarding eottoi seized during l&e reb'elVioh, the disposition of the proceeds, with_ the- names of the parties.interested. . The bankrupt bill was resumed-. The Amendment that persons una4ole to tale the test oath be excluded from its benefits was lost, by yeas 10, nays 30, and the bih itself was defeated by 20\yeas to 22 nayt." . Adjourned. In the-House, the Post Offi$eCommitte? Was iustracted to iriqvnrt: into the eJcped eucy of building a post office, court roou and custom;house'at Nashville. . A variety of private and army bill* passed, and the House went into Commit' tee on the Whole on the President's mes? sage-. Adjourned-. WASiirNGTONj-Febuary 6. In,theSehater four ..Executive commu? nications were received and laid on the table. - ; ' ? ? , . .. / . Mr. Summer presented petitions from citizens of South.Carolin a and Arkansas, ?asking the establishments of loyal Govern? ments. Referred to the Reconstruction Committee: The tenure of office bill came iip; and the. Senate disagreed to the Amendment Including cabinet officers. In the House, a communication was read from the Secretary of State, in which he states that he. has, been authentically notifiedo? th? ?doption of- the constitu? tional amendment by five "States. A bill instructing the clerk to include in the roll only'States now represented, passed: Mr -Stevens; from the Reconstruction Committee, reported1 a bill lor the more efficient, government of insurrecti?ti?ry States. The preamble reiterates the old story of the nullity of the present govern* mentSj and the necessity of new ones for "the protection of the rights of loyalists. ffhe bill divides the states into military districts?Virginia first; Nbrth and South Carolina second; Georgia, Alabama and Florida, third 5 Mississippi and Arkansas fourth; Louisiana and Texas fifth. Gene? ral Officers) not under the rank of Briga: dier General to be appointed to Command districts. The District Commander when passing judgment, if necessary, shall orga? nize a military commission, The United States Courts may issue writs ot habeas corpus on certain endorsements of a' com? missioned officer. Sentences affecting life or liberty to be approved by the Comman? der of the District. The indications are that Stevens will press the bill to a vote to-morrow; Washington, February 1. In the House, the Reconstruction Com? mittee's bill was taken up. Stevens had not made up Iiis mirid beyond desirjng a vote as early as possible, but would riot agree to postpone a vote till Monday. Le Blond said the bill struck down civil Gov? ernment in the South, ignored State lines and broke down the jueficiary. Raymond proposed, in view- of its importance, to al? low twenty minutes, and finally agreed to hold a night session for discussions J. M. Ashley rose to a personal exporta? tion regarding newspaper cosrepondence, in which he took occasion to denounce the* President, but denied complicity with Gen. Butler or an intention to stab Gen. Grant in the back, .Stevens and Brandegee" made charac? teristic speeches* in favor of the bilh The latter says tho bill commences where Grant left off two years ago. He saw 'promise that the sword of the republic was about to be again unsheathed. LeBlond and Finch opposed and Pike favored. Farns worth followed on the same side. Rogers spoke an hour in opposition saying rather than see militiary government established An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Politics, Literature and General Intelligence. vol. 2. Anderson, s. a, Thursday, February m, i867. no. 35. in this, country; he for one, would use all the.powjer the Almighty gave him in re? sisting the invasion of his liberties. Thay er interrupted Rogers about its costing his neck. Rogers continued; If the South had the blood of Washington, Jefferson and Madison, sages and heroes of the Rev? olution, they would protest, as their fath? ers had protested, fey their blood againsir the despotism of King George. He hoped the Resident of the United States would resist, Would use the ipoweVs the Constitu? tion gave him, and compel traitors to obey the laws. If Andrew Johnson, added Rogers-, ?vyoidd submit to.spe the country destroyed, his name would go down with ignominy to posterity as a coward and traitor.. , ? vj', Bingbain. spoke very brfefiy^lacir^hiM-. seVf squarely in opposition to the measure. In the Senate, the Clerk read a despatch from Nashville, announcing universal suf? frage in Tennessee:. . . . .I; , the Judiciary Committee reported bills enrolling and calling out the militia and preventing corporeal punishment. Washington, February 8. The House refused to seteond the pre- ? vious question in Stevens' bill. In the House, the bill prohibiting the transportation to the United States foreign? ers charged with crime, was referred to the Judiciary Committee. The Secretary'of War was directed 10 inform the House what Southern railroad companies purchased Federal rolling stock. The Agricultural Committee was order? ed to inquire into the expediency of ap-; pointing a commission to examine 'the canses of the Texas cattle fever and the best preventive. The Reconstruction Committee bill came up and was discussed with great bitterness. Raymond made a strong opposing speech. Banks begged Stevens for delay, hoping the discussion would lead to some plan which would harmonize Congress, the Ex? ecutive aud country. Stevens persisted in its defence. There were fifty appeals for delay from all parts of the house. The previous question failed ofbeing seconded?61 to 92. A half-dozen amendments, substitutes, &c, were imme? diately presented and ordered to be print? ed, and the House adjourned till to-mor row>" In the Senate-, the petition of the Legis? lature of New Mexico was presented for indemnity for losses from Texan raids dur? ing the war. _ A joint resolution to pay the Tennessee Home-Guard) raised by Burnside^ was re? ferred . . The Nebraska bill was taken up and passed?the President's objections contra? ry ncA withstanding. - , Was^n^gtOx^ February 9-, Banks, yesterday, hi appealing to Stevens against pressing a vote, used the follow-! ing language: "I belje.vfe that a day tir two, devoted to the subject 'of the refcon-1 structioh of the Government-, will bring us to a solution, in wbitih We shall, agree,' and in which the tYvo ttouses shall agree, I iu which the people til the country will sustain us, aud in which , the President will [ give us his support-." This speech gives rise to rtiany speculations. It is understood, however, mat Banks was frequently in council with the Southerners recently here, and .that he favors their proposed policy. Banks intimated that any Congressional policy would be futile in operation, if opposed by Ihe. Executive. We must have laws in which the Execu? tive will co-operate, in order to make those laws effective. If we fail to secure co-op? eration in the laws, it is our duty to drop law-making, and consider the' purposes and position ?l the1 President himself. In the Senate, the death of Henry Gri der, of Kentucky, was announced, and Mr. Davis prononuced a eulogy. In the House, the consideration of the Stevens bill was resumed. .Banks took the floor, and said he believed the States lately in rebellion were still States,' but may be regarded in a state of siege; he wrjuld hot object to placing them under martial law; but the bill went further?^ establishing a Government responsible nei? ther to Congress nor to the people, but to She comtn?nder of the army. Another ob? jection is, not a letter or line looking to .the establishment of any other than a mil nary government; tyln Ashley rb?e1 t?.? questioil lof dreier, and called up the Nebraska veto, and the Senate's action thereon. The message was readj when Ashley moved the previous qutistiori^nd the' bill pas'se'd?120 to 44? Davis and Raymond voting nay. Stevens' bill w?s resumed, when Ray? mond said it was clear there was not una? nimity enough to secure the effectiveness of the measure, as none of the proptisi-. tions before the House had sufficient Irletids to enforce them, even if passed. The time had arrived for Congress to concert some measure which would secure e^ecxiveuna imityand comrriand the. support of every department 61 the' Government. He pro? posed the" whole matter be referred to a committee of five or Seven; o'f which Ste? vens shall be chairman, to report by bill, by Wednesday, for the protection of life and liberty in the South, and for a speedy re-admission of those States. In the course of a long debate, Shelle barger said the New Orleans riot commit? tee would", dri Monday next,-present a bill for the civil organization of the States??j Raymond was glad to hear it, ??:-3 . A few daSys since' a farmer in Newark, New Jersey,-was waited upon by a respec? table looking gentleman,' Who" said he had come to pay for' a basket of apples' whicli he and taken from the orchard when a bo^, sixteen years previously. The unfortunate man is supposed to be insane. ? The eelebrated burning well near Franklin, Pennsylvania, is again on fire, the flames frequently shooting up a height of one hundred feet. Ashley and Stevens. The New York Times publishes sketch? es of four leading Radicals, from which we take the following: As you enter tho gallery of the House cf Representatives and take a seat with your back to the south, you face the en? tire "body, .with the exception of the Speaker and the Clerks. On your left hand is the mass of Radicalism, which controls the legislative action of the Coun? try; but this mass is so. large that it overflows and reaches to the right hand of the main aisle, and encroaches on the Democratic preserves, . I venture to say that the first object which Strikes the eye of a visitor thus located is a round bunch of hair, frizzled and ringletted, long and flowing; ?ritf Surmounting a face which resembles the picture of a full moon in a Dutch almanac. Below tho face is a large, rotund body, encased in severely respectable black clothes, including ? cloth vest, which is energetically buttoned up, leaving a triangular space of white shirt-front, speckled with gold studs, and drapened with a black neck tie. This object, ttvd-thirds of th'e time, is to be seen leaning back in a ch'air, with its legs stretched at full length under the desx in front of it, betraying in an apparently ostentatious manner an amplitude of al tiefmattic proportions in t^ie way ot a stomachical storehouse, which is fearful to contemplate. The faco is dotted with two brown eyes-, which twinkle laughing? ly-, arid 'exert itri influence over, it which, added to the dimple in the chin and the 'roll of fat underneath, makes it pleasant to look at. The tout tfisembte of this object is suggestive bit well-to-do laziness-, and you involuntarily wonder whether the man?for it is no other than Gen. James M. Ashley, of Ohio-, the "great impeaeh er"?is of the cold-blooded, passionless, ncver-give-a-cent-to-nnybody kind-, or if he is as generous as he is big. Thcro are no whiskers on his faco, and his Complex: ion appears clammy. You expect t'O fool Uriah Heepish perspiration and clammi? ness in the grasp of his hand; but it is dry and warm. There is an appearance of lack of warmth in him, and yet his general outlines indicate gencrosit}*-. He is a bundle of contradictions in his gene? ral make-up, and there is only one deduc? tion which follows with assurance from* the most searching glance. When he is in repose this deduction docs not suggest itself ; but when the hand waves, or the body moves, even lazity, or the head Bhakes and the curly locks tremble, there is unmistakable indications that the man is 6elf-conlident. if not self-conceited and unscrupulously ambitious. When speak? ing, his gestures arc a ISttic too slow to bo graceful, and ho sometimes hold his hands still at lull length trom his body, and wide open, with the palms upward, as though waiting for a penny, or as if he were afraid Iiis hearers had not fully Comprehended him. He seldom turns his head without also turning his body-, uhtl performs tliis ?s lie (Ides iill tither move? ments in a slow, deliberate manner, full of studied.dignity. When he. walks he swings, not to the1 right and left, but backward and forward, seemingly setting his body down a couple of inchosat each step, liko a country militia officer drilling raw troops, and trying to make them ''keep step" by firmly planting his own hoofs on tho ground in good "time." When he speaks he can be heard iu cvciy part of the chamber; but his voice i3 not loud or deep. It io Hot rcatlj- harsh, nor is it shrill; but it is a pleasing compro? mise, which salutes tho ear distinctly but Coldly and unconvincingly. Thcro is a self-satisfied defiance ih his tones, indica? ting his own confidence in Iiis assertions, which docs not cany conviction with it. There is no magnetic or impassioned ora? tory at its command which carries hear? ers away with enthusiasm, but his state? ments find more than temporary lodg? ment ih tho minds of his hearers, and after a time his arguments come back to the mdmor'y with1 ddditidrial force: , I do not think he has many warm friends, per? sonally) but Undoubtedly possesses the political Confidence of a large circle. Pre-eminently, he is the beau of radical social circles in tbe city, or at least at? tempts to be: He talks with the ladies as he would with children, very patron? izingly, and as if ha expected them to be? lieve all of hislulsp'rric prujse add flattery. He is as vain of his ability in winning the good graces of ladies as he is of his political successj and that is saying a gl'edt de'UL , , , , A few ge'dis in1 the fear of Mr. Ashicy sits ? tail; siiiri man, with a high dh'd! projecting; though narrow forehead.? His eyebrows arc bushy and overhanging a pair ot deep-set Optics; dark brown in color, and very plercifig In g'lanOe. His hair is a soft brown auburn, and it is plainly evident that it has belonged to somebody else some time or another, al? though it is now becomingly arranged on the head of Thad. Stevens, the great ? cdrtim?ricTf' i'vom Pennsylvania. His cheek bones are prominent arid sharp, liko those of a Scotchman or a Navajoe Indian, while the flesh of his cheeks is sunken and narrows down to a square, decided chin. There is a deep line ran' fling db'i^ti frbrti the expanse of c??h o'f the nostrils, and the muscles o'f the tip? per lip immediately in front ot the nose a'fe prominent. The upper lip is closely set and .thru, While the lower one is a little thicker aria protrudes slightly bc y?nd its companion with a sour, pouting C5:^r'ess?cytj; The nose is purely Roman, with a slight sensual indication in the thickness of the nostrils. The ears are large, indicating a stubborn disposi? tion and a generous heart, but are cover? ed up by the gentle and graceful waves of his wig, which also fall over, the right temple, and concoai a part of the fore? head. This last feature of his facial ap I pearanco may account for the apparent narrowness of the forehead, as it is as broad at the base as at the eyebrows, but seems to grow narrow as it goes upward, and finally hides itself with a heavy fron? tal projection; in the hair. His dress is rather " slipshod," generally consisting of a black cloth coat and vest, and pants of tbe same color, and a black silk neck handkerchief, which he evidently ties himself in a loose sailor-knot fashion, forcibly calling to mind, pictures of old fashioned 3talesmeri, and- the dignity of times long gone by. . Ho stoops not a little, and does not look graceful when he stands up to. address the House, which fact is superinduced, I suppose, by an in? firmity in one of his pedal extremities.? On his sound leg and foot he seems to rest his weight, and swings easily from right to left, half way " round the circle," as if standing on a pivot. Ilia gestures are made almost entirely with his right hand, never with the left alone, but some? times with both together. His voice is weak, and somewhat shrill and squeak ish, with monotonous tones, which never would attract attention from the galle? ries, if they we're hot known to express the ground-down bitterness and sarcasm of Congressional opposition to the Pres? ident. His manner of delivery is com? mon-place, but, perhaps, owing to his exalted prominence as a great Radical leader, it is convincing, and every word that he utters seems to find the spot in the minds of his hearers that he intended it should find. His sarcasm reads shar? per than it sounds when ho speaks it, lor as it falls from his lips in his weak voice, it seems to bo struggling for an existence. Occasionally his voice is for one word competent to fill tho hall, but this is evidently effected by a violent ex? haustion of the air in his lungs, like a strong and sudden, blast from, an old pair of bellows. Socially, there is an air of freedom about him which seems to be assumed: , His conversational powers are evidently limited to the consideration of serious subjects, so influenced undoubted? ly by his ;t old bachelor" habits, and a lifetime spent in conning over dry politi? cal theories. Ho assumes to be gay and trivial, but it is unnatural, and strikes the observer as being forced with great effort. I studied him closely when I last ?saw him in a social gathering, and I do not hesitato id say that he was present merely because he felt it his duty to be there. There, is no ddubt but what he likes to meet Iiis friends personally, but iu my opinion, ho is glad that the politi? cal situation does not demand of him ex? traordinary exertions as a frequenter of tho Executive or Cabinet levees. His ': best lorte" in such gatherings is ll eu? chre" or " scven-up," and he plays the latter game with astonishing skill, and almost unprecedented success. Last year | at Col. Forney's, ho played it with.a cer? tain conservative member of Congress, who is well known as an adept, for no smaller stake than President Johnson's hide, and he "won. lie very much likes to impress bj'standers into his service, in Helping him to walk to and from his car? riage, although he docs not really need assistance, and sometimes lays his hands on the shoulders of entire strangers for this purpose, lie has many warm per? sonal friends, and, as every one knows, has political friends without number. -o-:? J?fcii Billings' Essa Onto Swine.? Hogs general1)' are quadriped., The extreme length ov their antiquity has never been fully discovered; they ex isted a long time before the flood, and hev existed a long time since. There iz a grate deal ov internal reve new in a hog; there ain't much more waste iu them than thare iz in an oyster. Even their tails can be worked up into whisselS. Hogs are good quiet boarders; they al wus eat what is set before them, and don't ask chy foolish questions. < They never hev enny disseaze but the mea/.lcs; and they never hev that but bnce] oncp seems to satisfy them. Thdre is a grate menny breeds amongst them; Some' arc a close corporation breed, and soiiic are hilt more apart, like a hemlock sl?b. They used to hev a breed in England, a few years ago, which they called the stiped hog breed ; this breed was in high repute among the landlords, almost every tavern keeper had one, which he used tew show tew travelers and brag on him; Sdme are full in the face, like a town clb'ck, and some are as long and lean as a cow-catcher, with a steal-jnnted riozC on thetDi .. . .. : ?they kan awl rate well; a hog that kant rute well haz been made in vain. They are a short-lived animal, and gen? erally die as soon as they git tettJ The hof can be laint a grate meriny cun? ning things, such as histing the front gate off from the hinge's,- tipping over the swill barrells, and finding a hole in the fence tew "it iritd a corn-field; but thare rtint cuny'le'iluth to their memory,- it iz awful hard work for them tew find the same hole tew git out at,- esp'eshally if yu are at all anxious they should; Ho^s are very contrary,' and seldom drtt? well the same way yu are going; they drive most the other way, this haz never bin fully explained, but speaks vol? umes for the hog. _The negkoes ot Chattanooga, when they heard of the passage of the amend? ment to the Tennessee franchise law which' confers upon them the right to vote, cele? brated the event by a torchlight proces siou and loud huzzas for Brownlow. . ?A markiage took place in Dyer Co., Tennessee, last week in which the bride? groom was sixty-three years. Natural strength certainly cannot abate very rap dly in that favored section. The New Plan of Reconstruction. We take from tbe Columbia Carolinian.). the following as the principal features of the new plan of reconstruction which is now being initiated bv some of the leading mind's from, the South, in consultation with prominent Northern politicians. The following is "the amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, under the new programme, it is proposed, shall be ad'optetl by the Legislatures of the several States: proposed amendment to the constitu? tion of the united states. Article 14.?Section 1. The tTnion un? der the Constitution is, and shall be, perpe? tual. No State shall pass any law or or? dinance to secede 'or withdraw from the Union; and any such law or ordinance shall be null and vpid. Section % The public debt of the Unit? ed States, authorized by law, shall ever be held sacred and inviolate: But neither the United States nor any State shall as? sume or pay any debt or Obligation incur? red ih aid of insurrection or rebellion against the Government or authority of the Lnited States. Sec. 3, All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to th'e jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States ?.nd of the States in which they reside. No State shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State dc pric any person of life, liberty, or property; without due process of law, nor deny to any pcrSon within, its jurisdiction, the equal protect ion of the laws'. Sec. 4. Representatives shall be appor? tioned anl'ong the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians riot; taxed. But when any Stateshall, on account'of race or color, or previous condition of servitude; exclude from voting at any election for the choice of elections for President and Vice-Presi? dent of the United States, representatives in Congress, members of th'e Legislature or other officers elective by the people; any of the male inhabitants of such State; being twenty-one years of age and citizens of the Uhitd States; then the entire class Of person's so excluded from the elective franchise, shall not be counted in the basis of representation: , No State shall require as a property qualificiton for voters more than two hundred and fifty dollars worth of taxable property, nor as an edu? cational qualification more education than enough to enable the voter to read the Constitution of ihe United States in the English language and write his own name. In order to carry Out the 'provisions of the above, the following is submitted as the amendment to the State Constitution, defining the qualifications of voters: proposed amendment to state constitu? tion. Article. Every male citizen who lias re? sided in this State one year and in the county in which he oilers to vote six months, immediately preceding the day of election, and who can read the Consti? tution ot the United States in the English language and can write his own nairie, or who may be the owner of two hundred and fifty dollars worth of taxable property, shall be entitled to vote at all elections for Governor ot the State; members of the Legislature and all other officers elective by the people of the State i. ? Provided, That no person by reason of this article, shall be excluded from voting who has heretofore exercised the elective -fran? chise under the Constitution and laws of this State,or who, at the time of the adop? tion of this amendment may be entitled to vote under said Constitution and laws. ?-'--r-*-1?n What Thad. Stevens' Wants:?The programme of the section of which Stevens is the leader confessedly demands three things, namely i ?? ,, . , 1'. The removal bf the President, the setting aside of the present State govern? ments of the S?'Utb, and the remodelling of the Supreme Court. 2. That rib Southern1 territory shall be recognized as a1 State until the Federal Constitution itself guarantees to every "loyal" citizen within th'b Union the ballot and.education, and to the negroes laild besides:, 3. The disfranhisement of every man at the South complicated in any manner in the late civil war, and the confiscation of his property, even to the extent. of ignor ing the pardoning power of the President. This plan; in djl Its cnbrhimity; lias the support of I at least seventy-five members of the Radical repr?e?tatiiln. TJi?sfe who, lerir: ful of the recoil bf public sentiment; ?nd the crushing power bf pdp'dktr reaction whenever these measures,shall be'attempt? ed to be practically and forcibly put into execution, have hesitated to follow the le.?d 01 Stcvcnes in this instance; nevthe less demand : im The reconstruction of the Southern Sidles,'in virtue of dn act of Congress re? pudiating their existing states as States, and an admission of the power of Congress to regulate the right of suffrage therein. 2d. The eternal prohibition to hold even State offices of at least four-fifths of the people of those States; and 3d. The restriction (under test oaths) of representation in Congress^ and all Federal offices, to the negroes and interlopers of the South. ?A lady friend, sends the LaGrange Re? porter the following recipe for making batter cakes without eggs or milk: . "Sift one quart of corn mea.1, add salt, pour boiling water upon the meal, cool by pouring in cold water, then thicken with one pint of sifted flour, and fry as ordinary batter. Cakes thus prepared will be found equal to those containing eggs and milk." The Intelligencer Job Office; Haying recently made considerable additions to thia department, we arc prepared to execute sm (DJ KiLlL M? In the neatest style and on the most reasonnbl6 terms. "Legal Blanks, Bill Heads, Posters, Cards, Handbills. Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact evepy style of work usually done in a country Printing Office." ... , In nil cases, the money will be required upon delivery of tli? work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prompt attention. MrrWt. The composer threw himself back on Jiis couch, faint and exhausted. His counte? nance was pale emaciated, yet there was fire in his eye and the light of joy on his brow, that told-of success. His task was fiuished, and the melody, even to his ex? quisite sensibility, was perfect. It has occupied him for weeks, and though his form was wasting by disease,1 yet his spirit seemed to acquire new vigor, and, already claim kindred with immortality * for oft as the sound of his own composi? tion stole on his ear, it bore an unearthly sw'eetiress-, that was to hiin, fyo truly a warning of his future and last-comingl doom. No w it was finished; and - for the first time for many weeks, he sank ihtb.a quiet and refreshing slumber. The apart^ m'entiii which he lay was large, and lighted by a widow in a small recess, that opened to the 'e?st$ irb?r it his couch was placed, a table for writing, stood at bis feet, and just before his, fiyorife insep? arable piano. The window was shaded,by . a curtain of crimson damask, and, as tho sun (which had scarcely attained its me? ridian,) stole through it;. there was a ricli glow cast upon every object. One beani fell upon the head of the composer, and then passed*, appearing to say, "Like this shall your day of life be bright and glo^ rfous ; but even so shall it vanish and pass away, though shining in nootide splen? dor." A slight noise in the 'apartment awbkcj him, when turning to a fair young girl who entered, "Emilie, my daughter," said he, "come near me?my task is over?the requiem is finished. Mv requiem," he added, and a sigh escaped- him, as present fame ami future glory,jr?sse'd in vivid suc? cession through his mind-, and the idea) how soon he must leave it all seemed for a moment too hard t'o endure. "Oh! say not so,my father;" said the girl, interrupting him- ?s tears rushed to her eyes. t4You must be better, you look better; for even how your cheek has a glow upon it; do let me bring you some: thing refreshing; for you have had nothing^ this morning-. 1 am sure we will nurse you w'ell again." , ., "Do, not 'deceive< yourself, my love," said he, "this wasted form can never be restored by human aid from, heaven's mercy alone can I h?be for succor; and it will be granted, iriy Emilie, in the moment? of my utmost need; yes, in the hour of death will I claim his help, who is always ready to aid those who trust in him; and sooli, very soon must this mortal frame be laid in its quiet sleeping-place, and this restless soul rctxtrn to him who gave it." The tender girl stood in pallid though mute distress; not a sigh, not a t??r esbiip- ? ed her. The idea of death brtike so sud; denly her niiud, that it choked every mode of utterance, and, she , gtized upon hie countenance as it in a dream: ,X)eath, at any period in liic, wears an .nvful. aspect; but never more so than to the youthful heart, whose every step has been 'that of health iind joy, and whose bounding pulse! yet swayed by hope; has never been chilled by sorrow, or distracted l)y the doubts and fears that hang over our earthly exisr fence; Thus was it with Emilie, united by the tende'rest sVnipathy to her father}, and living, as it were, in a world that she beheld death with terrbr; as the destroy^ er of her all?of happiness. , The dying father raised himself oil Iiis couch] and said; <{You spoke of refresh^ ment; niy daughter; it fciin still be afforded to my fainting soul; take these notes, th? last I Khali ever pen; and sit down to ..the instrument: Sing with tlibifi th,c liymnsq beloved by your mother; and let me once more- hear those tones which haVe been my delighted, my passion since my edrliest re? membrance.' _ ; 11 Emilie did as slid was desired?., imd it scemd :ts if she s'ddglii a* ? relief from her own thoughts; for alter running over a few chords of the piano, she commenced in the sweetest vbifce; the folio whig lines! "Spirit! thy labor is o'er, ;;,Thy term of probation is run, Tliy steps riroriow bound for the untrodden shore/ And the race, of immortals begun. Spirit! look not on the strife ........ Or the pleasures of earth witb. regret, Pause not on tiie threshold of limitless1 lifo,' To mourn for the day that is set." Spirit! no fetters can bind; No wicked have power to molest,',.^, ? . . There the weary like thee, and the wreL'Lsd shall find ? A heaven, a mansion of rest! Spirit! how bright is the road , .,. For which thou art now on the wing, Thy home it will be with Ihy Saviour and God, Their loud hallcl?jlia's* lb sirigV' As she concl??ed the stanza,- Ihe dwelt,' for a few mritfients, on the lowj melancholy ribtfcs of thb piece, atnd then waited hi si? lence for the mild voice of her father's praises. He spoke not, with something like surprise she turned toward him ; lie was laid back upon the sofii; his face sha? ded in part, with his hand," and his form re? posed as if in slumber. Starting with fear,1 Emilie sprang toward him seized his bandy but the touch paralyzed her, for she' sank senseless by his side. He was gone; With the sounds of the sweetest melody ever composed by human thought; his soft! bad winged'its flight to' regions of eternal bliss. -;- ... 4 ?A Nashville letter to the Cincinnati Times says : "Some uneasiness is felt as' to what will be the decision of the Supreme Court Of this State in relation to the frah chise law. Should they decide it uricoristi-, tutional it will knock the bottom out of things generally. .One can hardly predict these days what a court may decide.'" -?-O-: ?Gov. Walker, of Florida, has,' irt Ac? cordance with a resolution passed by ifne Legislature, issued a proel?mation; elen? dig general pardon and amnesty to all j persons who may have committed any j crimes or misdemeanors against the peace and dignity of the State, during the late ' war;