Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DOIL?SS*- ASp A -HALF^PEE AHiffUM, . rs united States c?brekoV: . .. :^t?^^?TES OF .'ADVERTISING. . '."'Advertisements instated at the-rates of One Dol : ."Jar per! square of twef felines for the first insertion. T^njd~ Fifly; Cents lor caoh.subsequent insertion, -" '-Eib'cral deductions made to those: who advertise by *? tKcyear. . ... . ^ \??$i?i,?or? annou.nciijg.a, candidate, Five Dollars. * in^tdvanc-e.'?' r ' w "' . i, gB - _ 'rjfej?t?mjht Richmond Examiner and' Enquirer.-.-"A ? - A TRIP TO HELL. ? ? :. - ?.. ? . ?? ' ? ?'. . I ?.*S^^<3orstittrding' that n great Radical *v.;mhss;ideeting way . to be. held iniPande 5?J%?niinr,.;lo/ take into consideration- the ySSj^seut aspect of American alf drs, I pro- j ?????m*e!d .a'cnmplimenutry ticket froni Brothr j ?:^\;v;Hnnnicait,-who is the agent for this ^"district, and took the underground rail ^l^Udioii- Saturdayevenihg last.' Tho trip j ; ^'as .?^sliOL-t and pleasant one, being down '^7-grade "all the way, and the descent pro "-. ?Jpcrbially easy.-"- In a few-hours the cars .??4^U-ejd;-at the- fai'dained. shores"of the ''t^^S-tr'S'tyx- ? -Here I found- that a. capa ^10 us; wharf had been creeled, and instead" ~'*^f the-classic dug-out by which I expect 6d.:fo>; he ferr.red--'over, 1.fonnd a splendid "-.-- new ^igarshaped .propeller,- called the 7 -^on;.Grant, ready to.'receive the passen "bur lihe:Captain returned it to me, indi_ Fortunate-. r^ctrricsity, and was thereby enabled to pay ??-r^iy passage fee. : I then entered into con :/-y.eESiitlph. with Captain Charon, whom I /'JCfouniJ.-quite pleasant, -and eomm.unicative. k-jiffdrurnng ..his-new >te;iniei\":?nd exnrcs.S: * jag inj-litstouishment- at its substitution r. ^pr trje old ferry-boat, he told me'that his -yljiVsiness had increased- so much.'-during ":V{$0;American. war. and' his strength was i^fc^?Dijeh worn out, that he had been com v^feeile'J,7put ofins uhaecumul?'todearnings' 1 ;* jtbrJiiyfi a" ' steam bdat built,- and that he ^;^nd named it the General Grant to please .'\lbe Yankees, who-were his principal cus rV^o'me'rk;-' The boat was designed by the ^/^stiwguis?ed American engineer, Colonel j^harieslEilet, who. had tried very-hard to -/"?|5^itade;.':hirn to construct, a suspension. ^sWidjjo* .across- the stream, but as it was * -^gainst', lb? constitution of the ..Satanic '--'gpyenimeht :to cross the rive.!- Styx by v;%ny othct; jneans than a boat, the Colonel ? .-?had i;o-.be content with building a steam , tWoatc- :He'morepver iufbrined me that the t^Jak'e.-. in hell had become- so- crowded of j .Trite .it hat noue-oftho new coders could he "^CComnipdated. with a . hot bath, but that 1 clbbJonel E.'iel had obviated the difficulty, ; .: distitigt:ishe'djhrniseif very .much by . * 'coii^iictfhg. immense .reservoirs, in some ?^fthe_raHeys, which, by.n.eans of canals 2. and tunnels!-communicating with distant seas of liquid fire, were kept constant!}' ^.'filled;- thus .affording ample accommoda ?Vtaun .'P?VaS!.' ' Our interesting conversation '* !waS stopped by the arrival of the boat at u-:the;ppp^ite shore', when I was compelled -?vjfc'disembark immediately, as the boat had A<^Bfei'ttrn; for another load.. 31y readers vx&:y! "imagine, but T cannot describe the. " j'^msjs'^iTi.dif^-itwe and fear with which I s'lbnfd for "the first time?and f "hope -the] x. "jfe'srl?the gl?o.Q^y pre'cincts of belli Trans I^ied-wrtli horror, I repented my rash act, ; uJVd would' have retraced my steps, at .the . risk of my.reportO!-i;t.l reputation, had. 1 .<-walking along the shore, gesticulating -.vuiletitly, and'quoting Shakespeare. J ?-cai1cd-bhn..by, name; recognizing me in . e'tiintly,' "hp r?slicd* up to me and shook - Tnc violently by the hand. I expressed ^J-&4?Cprise at meeting him there", and . ?ohl hini that his friends had erected .ovev J'.lhin. remains at Hollywood a ten foot pyra? mid, on which was confidently stated 'that . .HcTh;.d f;g?ne to .'i n'othe'r"place." He said. r"^-?hat he h.-td tio doubt that was the' case. withirood m.-tny others, and probably _ .^onld'hn with rue; but I begged him to !nriderstand that. I was' not then in the ' i|p'''!t but' in-the-flesh, and- then explained !.'' to him the ohjet t of my mission, and re-j quested his kind offices?af I was a stran .^jeir" .in Gehenna?in conducting" me. to ?* VJJiUt'deuK.-niuin. He tendered his services .; with-"'aiacrity.f so, taking his arm. we "' ..walked: together over an- open ? conn try -?fj\b<3 tfp a gently inclined hill, which was ;. "^yci'ly covered with a substttnee like lava. ?'.-^After-Walking about n tnile.-l idiserved 'that :he country became loss :open- and \ .;-the'-"^-:n- more, rough and .steep, and \" fif*fl?eh. into nearly l ogalar. steps. On ".'EjtheV side were piled up .large detached ^masses of .volcanic rocks, which gradually I , mei-ged iuto gigantic precipices of faiitas-1 . .tic shapes overhanging the gloom}' path - 1 " -Way. At last we arrived at the moulh _~ "Of a tavern, which was closed by a riias . sive iron gate. At this gate stood a tall, ??" gray-haired - negro ?man of grim and dia holier! aspect.. Tom informed me that '.this was the gate tit" Paiideinonluin,- add - that '.hi'"] drier was (ienera*) Gahricl, the ':same who had once attempted an insur " .reetionary "raid upon our t:\ty, hut had - been foiled in this first "on to Richmond'" ' _ by the .rising waters. Fur this heroic achievement ho had been rewarded with - the placonf gate keeper of htndemonium. ? On arriving at the gttte, old Gabriel stub? bornly refused to let me in : "Mars Tom," . he ?i?iS; '-could, go any whars, but, no 'stranger can git insider dis gate widont a .?parsV' I showed him Brother Hunni outt'Sr ticket, and told him that 1 was the. reporter for the New Nation. Gabriel ?mado.a low bow, said, ''circumstances al? ters cases,"" and, with a broad grin, threw open the gate. We descended for a short distance through a natural tunnel, and then Pandemonium, in its magnifictnt, gloomy grandeur, broke upon our vision. From tlie on trace where wo stood I look? ed down upon an immense, nearly circu? lar, cave, that .appeared to bo about a thousand foot in diameter, the floor ot "which gradually sloped to the. opposite side. The sides rose nearly perpendicu? lar for about one hundred foet in height, and then sprung the mighty dome, to a ?bight immeasurable, dnzzling with crytalr.--Stalactites, and studded with sj>arkiip^ s;t&rs of iron pyrites, iHumihated1 by a thousand jets of burning gas that issued lik? tails of -comets from tbo sides and roof. Milton has given us a magnificent de? scription of Pandemonium as built by tho architect Mulciber, but, of course it is all imaginary, and differs ?*n fofo from the reality; for he describes it as being a splendid edifice erected above ground, with doric pillars and roof of fretted gold, lighted by starry lamps, fed with naptha and asphaltum; when, in truth, it is all under ground, and instead of its being designed by an angelic architect, it is in the main, Nature's own handiwork, al? though Art has contributed a good deal toward its comfort and elegance, and its adaption to its us* its a legislative hall. Circular rows of iseats with convenient aisles have been hewn out of the solid rock, and on the side opposite to the en? trance a magnificent throne has been cut from a solid block of crystal. The sup? ports, sides and back of this throne are ingeniously sculptured in tho evolutions three huge .crystal serpents, which, after winding and twisting in innumerable fan? tastic atid graceful curves, to adapt them to the various forms of the throne, fiually meet at the back, their necks crossing in a high golhie arch, and their divergent heads extending like a canopy over tho centre of the throne with open mouths, protruding,--defiant,' brazen-tongues, and glistening, evil, emerald eye3. A spread eagle; of solid gold, with talons sank into the serpents'siK-cks, surmounts the whole. - In Olden times this hall, on public occa? sions, used to be lighted.up by flambeaux held up by. thousands of shining imps of darkness, but rccentl}'' there arrived a party <>f Pennsylvania!!? who had died of oil on the 'brain, who immediately pro? posed to light it up with petroleum. Ob? taining a favorable contract, the}' made a tunnel upwards to the oil regions of Penn? sylvania, where they ?'struck i!e," and. conducting it downwards in pipes, dis tributed it over the. sikes and roof of the ?ball. This was the cause of the sudden failure of so many of the oil wells in Penn? sylvania a few years ago. When we entered the hall it was al? ready filled to its outer limits, and His Satanic Majesty was occupying the crystal throne. Tom conducted me around the outer limits of the assembly, and contrived to secure a position near the throne, where I could see and hear every tiling, and take notes of the proceedings. His Majesty rose and explained to the meeting that, the object of t heir convoca? tion was. to take into consideration the present condition and aspect of American atfairs; that his emissaries had informed him-that immense defections from the Radical party hue: lately taken place; that large-Democratic majorities had been given in the Northern and Western States, and that unless some active and decisive step .were taken he feared that the Radical party would be defeated in: the next presidential election. It was needless for him to say how disastrous such an event would be to the interests of his dominions; that he was indebted to the Radical party for the immense addi? tions to his people by means of tho Ameri? can war, and he was confident, if they be retained in power, that continued An? archy. War, Pestilence and Famine would be the final and blessed result. lie, therefore^ invoked the assembled wisdom of Hell to devise somo plan by which the Radical party could bo strengthened and sustained ; and, first of all, he called upon "his able friend and coadjutor, Abraham Lincoln, to give them the light of his ex? perience- and knowledge. 'His Majesty then took his seat amidst the most pro? found silence. Abraham arose, tall, gloomy and gaunt, and I thought considerably worsted since his sojourn in Hell, thdugh, I understand, be has received high honors there, and is thy devil's right hand man and chief ad? visor in American affairs. He . said that things had been going on very badly in the United States since his sudden and unexpected departure; that he had left a man in his place who was a traitor to his part}', and who was the cause of all the present trouble. In his humble opinion, two things had to be done :?First. An? drew Johnson must he gotten rid of by fair means or by foul. Secondly: Bribery to a great extent must he used to inspire enthusiasm and energy in the leaders of the Radical party. His experience as President had been, that nothing could he done without, bribery; it was a kind of wedge that would split the most knotty, gnarled and tortuous rail of a Congress? man. Johnson is trying to run the ma? chine without grease, but he will find that it will be no go. Members of Congress must have their palms greased by fat of? fices, and contracts for themselves and their friends. He would, therefore, re? commend that a committee should be sent from this court to confer with the loading spirits of the Radical party, and to urge upon them the propriety of appropriating a secret service fund, which should be liberally used for the advancement of the interests of their party, and the election of a Radical President; and tho impera? tive necessity of straightway impeaching Andrew Johnson and putting Wade in hisj place. Wade in the balance, he would not he found wanting. [Laughter, arid j cries of"Biilly for you ?;' "(Joitjoid Abe "] Then arose a tall, grim, rugged old man, j with dishevelled gray lucks? and a bluish j ring around his neck, whom I recognized j at once as Old John Brown; of* Harper's I Ferry momory. He said that ho agreed ! in the main with his distinguished friend who had just taken his seat, but he' thought that more ought to be done; he ! had spent Iiis life in the other world, and lost it, too, in the grand object of eleva? ting the negro, and freeing him from tho shackles of Southern slaveholders; that ho had - been the. apostle of liberty, and although he had effected but little in his own person, yet ho had sown the j seed, which germinating nt the North watered by the blood of Lincoln, the thousands of martyrs, who had f: in the late glorious struinrle for freec have grown np to the imperishable of liberty, which now overshadowed whole South. He, therefore, thought he had a right to say a word for the poiseented and down-trodden Africa; blood of martyrs would be shed in v if they loosed thc hold they now hat thc throats of thc Southern rebels. T only chance to.save the Radical pt was to keep the rebels from voting, that were done all would be lost; rest still further the rebel right of suffn keep on reconstructing until you get black man on top, and the white rebe the bottom, and then the pyramid of crty will bc upon a safe and"sure basis ''Dat's hit !" cried a frenzied look negro, who arose with rolling eyes : outstretched arms. I did not know li but Jemes whispered to me that it 1 Nut Turner. "My fren has called his dc 'Postle of Libert}-/ but I was de 1 Oppostlc. and de lust martyr, coppin fren, dc porter at de gate ob dis hall m claim do prcmption to dat signifficar I tell you, you must fight de debbie i fire.'' [Loud cheers and yells, and ci of "put him out."J Hit} M?ijcPt}-. who, I am told, love good- joke, culled the meeting to ord and smilingly reminded the speaker ti his language was neither parliament; nor complimentai1}* to the chair. Nat resumed?''I umbly begyour m jisty' spardin; I thot I was prcachin de niggers in Soufamlun; ncbbcrdeles holds to de pinion dat half-way messu won't dc, we must beard de lion in den, and dribe him out'n it too. I mei by dat. de must excommunicate de reb from de lace ob de yearth, and let de ri gcrs-hahde whole Soul'; dat de ider; ditrri by rights anyhow, who dared woods? who built de fences? and wu kl? de hm, :i ri made de Cotta ri and deco: and de barker, dat made the white foi rich, if de niggers didn't do it? Dj what 1 preached at fuss, and if you cai I out dal idea, den de glorious Sun ob L eily will shine lor cuber on a happy a mancipa ted Souf." Uere Nat subsided, and a portly g< tleman arose and said, ".May it pier yum- Majesty, I have had thirty years ( perienee in the United States Senate, a am of the opinion that it is the infer? shinplasters, (I ask pardon of the expn sion infernal?I use it in no invidio sense) but it is this miserable paper ci roney that is bringing ruin upon the Iii ical party; ?et th lim resume specie pa mcnts, repudiate the public debt, fini the Pacific railroad, and make my son-i law, Colonel Fremont, president, and I insure that tho Radical parly and l country will be sale." Aaron Burr claimed thc attention the meeting for a short time. He lu studied American politics, and had brien close observer of American afluir? eve since the organization ol' the United Slat government', and the result of his obst ration was, that mankind were tinfilt? for self-government, and that the Repu lie was a failure. It was needless for hi to enter imo any argument; the fa stared them in the face, and his advil was to strengthen thc hands ot tho Kat cal party? instruct them to nominale Ge Grant lor the Presidency, and to eic him by any means fair or foul ; a litt management on tho part of Congre: could easily effect that object.Grant ont elected, he could assure them there woul be an end of the republic. With the arm at his command and the insatiable app ti te for plunder of the Northern poop! tho abject! cowed condition of the Sou tl and the easily-bought complicity of th ignorant liadical negro, there would L no difficulty in Ilia making himself dictate and emperor ol'the United States; a cor summation ho thought most devoutly t bo wished for, and one that would ri dounri to the benefit of America and t his Majesty1* dominions. Stephen A. Douglas arose, wrrtthy an heiligeren!. J fe said that lie could no allow these Radical revolutionary dot trines to pass unnoticed, without putlinj in a word of defence for the cause ii which ho hud labored so long and so han while in thc flesh?thc groat Democratic party of America?[shouts of "put hin out," "down with the Democrat," "to tin lakes with him," "boil him," "roast him,' "fry him," ftf;,~] in tho midst of which ant the demoniac yells ot a thousand in furia led fiends, Stephen slunk out ol the hall. His Majesty having commanded ant enforced order, remarked that it was ob? vious that the sense ot the meeting wat unanimously in favor of sustaining thc Radical party, and as his cherished friend, Mr. Lincoln, had advised them as to the benefits that would he reaped from judi? cious bribery, lie suggested that the most able and influential mein ber ot the party should he appointed as the leader, ami lo jnspiro him with renewed ardor and ener? gy. he should he assured of his high ap j procintirin ni. this court.and thc certainly I of his receiving the hi!?liest honors and j ent?l nine nts herc after his death. A unanimous shout nf approval greeted this si'igiieftion: His majesty said, that it only i remained to select the leader, and he de ; sired lo hear tho sense of thc meeting or, I that point. Mr. Lincoln nominated and j warmly advocated the claims of tho lion. ! Thaddeus Stevens, who, he said, was al? ready the acknowledged leader of the party'; which was warmly seconded by ? the meeting. John Brown objected to I him on account of his age, and growing infirmities, and nominated the Hon. I Charles Sumner. (Cheers.) Nat Turner ? nominated "de Honnerble Gineral Benja , min Butler, who was do most sponsiblisL j and influonshallist man wid de party bof ' Norf and Soulf." At this His Majesty arose, indignant, and assured the meeting that he would not hear of such a man as Beast Butler receiving high honors in hell, i that if such as he wore to be received at his court, hell would cease to be respecta? ble. When Butler came there, as come he must, he had prepared for him a cor? ner in one of the lowest slums of hell, whore ho should be closed in a huge bot? tle, and fed with an iron spoon on melted silver?he was found of silver and should have his glut of it. [Shouts of laughter.] The vote being taken, resulted in the selection of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens, as the leader of the Radical party, and C.bas. Sumner, associate leader and successor, in case that old Thad. should be called to enter upon the enjoyment of his infernal honors, before the next Presidential elec? tion. Tho chair then appointed Abraham Lincoln, John Brown and Nat Turner, as tho committee to procoed to Washington immediately. John Brown thanked the chair for his appointment, and said that he would be glad to go to the upper world once more, U it was only to see how old Henry A. Wise onjoyed the loss of his niggers, and to feel even with him. The mooting then adjourned. I lingered in the hall until nearly every? one had passed out, when Tom proposed to introduce me to his Majesty, and before 1 knew it, had conducted me up to the Infernal Presence, and introduced me as Mr. Spike from Eich mond. I made a low and trembling obeisance, and stammered out an apology for my presence- at the meeting, slating that I was a reporter, and had come for tho express purpose of reporting the proceedings for tho Ilich ?mond-papers. His Majesty smiled en? couragingly,, assured mc that no apology was needed. "You know," he said, '-that 1 have been called the 'Father of Lies,' and that being the ease, of course, I must be nearly related to the reporters; atid am glad to have met with 3'ou." At this lit? tle sally his Majesty laughed morrilyj and of course I had to follow suit, although I thought it was rather personal. He then leaned forward in a confidential way, and said, "you must excuse my pleasantly, I am really glad to see 3-011. and to have an opportunity of conversing with you. I fear that I am greatly misunderstood by 3'our people, and would like, through }'ou, to correct some of their misapprehensions. Nowr answer tnc candidly, did you not ex? pect to find me black as a negro, and or? namented with a tail, hoofs and horns?'"' I told him candidly that I did. Just here I think it would be well to give a descrip? tion of the personal appearance of his Sa? tanic Majesty. His general appearance is "that of a man of thirty-five or forty "years of age, about six icet in height, thin and wiry in his limbs, his chest and J shoulders full and well-developed, his face a long nrui, complexion a pale clear olive, hair, black, soft, and curling down to his shoulders, eyes very black, lustrous and piercing, but assuming at times a mag? netic softness and tenderness that would be irresistible with women, no.-e slightly acquiliue and thin, short upper lip, cov [ered by a short, thick, black moustache, slightly curling at the extremities, and merging into a '..'ell trimmed, wavy black beard, lips beautifully curved and full, expressive of strong will and passion, curling tit times with contempt and hatred, and then again wreathed in play? ful mirth, teeth brilliantly white, sharp and pointed. He was dressed, in honor of the occasion, in the uniform of a United States army officer, of perfect fit. and wore, I should think, about No. 7 boots. The only ornaments he wore were an ex quisitely-cut cameo, representing the Temptation in Paradise, and on the little finger of his right hand a gold ring, form? ed of three serpents, twisted together, and enclosing between their heads a largo dia? mond of supernatural brilliancy. In his right hand he held a gold sceptre, fash? ioned like the ring, the serpents enclosing a terreslial globe, significant of Satan's sway over the earth. The three serpents, I learned, was the Satanic emblem, adopt? ed in derision and deliance of the Holy Trinity. This was the much-talked ol, but little understood Devil, as he leaned over conversing with me. But to resume: His Majesty said, "I know it; and just as j'our people have blackened nry face,so have they biackened 1113- character. NJw tell mc. if you please, what the}- think of me morally ?" I hesi? tated, but he said, "speak out, and let us De confidential.'' Thus reassured, 1 ven? tured to remark mildly that I believed that the general opinion was that he was rather inclined to be irreligious, atid that I had heard it said that he had an aver? sion to hoi}- water. lie replied, with a giim smile, "Now just see how I am mis? understood ; it is truo I am not a member of any church, but I have a high respect for religion, though I will acknowledge that in olden times 1 was much opposed to it, because it was pure and evangelical, and did interfere a great deal with the affairs of my kingdom ; hut the way reli? gion is now conducted, particularly in your Northern churches, I look upon it as a pleasant, fashionable amusement, with which I am in perfect harmony. As to my aversion to holy water, that is non? sense; the truth is. I have an aversion to I water of till kinds, because, when sprink? led on mc it causes my skin to blister, and gives me intense pain. Tho only holv water in the world is the tear o! re? pentance, and that?" here he cheeked J himself and looked clown?-but this is a j disagreeable subject, I would rather con? verse on politics. You can form a pretty correct, idea of the opinions that are held here on your affairs, by the proceedings of tho meeting, of wl.ich I hot e you will: give a faithtnl report; as to myself, tho ; only interest that 1 take in politics is as, far as thc}r affect the affairs of my king- i dorn, and as my interests are decidedly . with the success of the Radioal party, of' course I shall throw all thc weight of) influence on that side. Thc South has cause to love me, fdr I have been in rectly the cause of all their woes: it vj to my interest that tho late war should prolonged, so 1 frequently i uteri crud your battles and prevented the ??niedi ate victories from achieving a peai which they would otherwise iiave dom (thinks I to myself, ''you be-h before I could finish the altogether supt fluous wish in my own mind he looked mc sharply, and said : '-I know you ?1 cursing me now, but you must rememl that all governments are founded ai conducted upon the principle of self:inti est. For that reason England would n help you, and forthat reason J was ngair you. So much for thc past?now as the future: General Grant will he yo next President ; ?ny influence will eire that, and then, as Aaron Burr said 1 night, yon may look out for a monarch which is thu only true, substantial for of government." I suggested that Gra did not have head enough to effect such revolution. Ile replied, -'True. Grant muddle headed, but he will have good a visors,, and he has the nerve and dor mind shedding blood." Herc he muse rapped with Iiis fiiigers on the crystal sf pent, and said, as if to himself/-! thin we can manage it." At this juncture a little black imp :i proaehed with a silver waiter, on Whit was a golden tankard; ho took tho tan] ard, saying, "I always take a night cs before retiring?this is some of Stean ?fc Brummers best, sent down to me as present by John Minor Bolts; it is dash* with a little boiling sulphur; and aquafo tis, to give it a bettor flavor. Will yr join me ?" offering me fhc cup smiling! I beg to be excused, on thc plea of heir teetotaler. --And pray." said he. "win is that?'' I explained that teetotale were a society who were pledged not I driuk an}" ardent spirits. i-Js it possible said he, "that lhere can be such people I must see to them, if they are allowed 1 flourish they will deprive me ol' hah m custom." Ile then emptied the lan kai at a draught, wiped his lip? with a whit cambric handkerchief,and appeared to I. refreshed and exhilarated. He invite me cordially to spend a few days in h kingdom; said he would like lo take rt: around and show me the sights wide would furnish me some good iiiiem?tn e pccially the new reservoirs, "which, b thc by." he ?aid4 "were designed Ivy countryman of yours?Colonel Ellet? man of genius; what do you think 1 proposed to me lately? nothing less tba to bore a tunnel through thc carib to tr Atlantic Ocean, and let in the waters < the ocean, to extinguish tiic fires of he ?a magnificent scheme indy, but ? toi him that I thought that ihe meetii gt thc two elements in such large quautitit would generale sufficient gas to blow 11 the whule world. He said he could reg? late the water, and by means of anptlx tunnel lo terra?rma, let oil' the gas as li? as it was generated. But I toid him did not like that summary way of di: pensing with hell, and so dismissed th subject. The fact is. Mr. Spike, hell is necessity ; what would become of such pd pie as Brownlow, Stevens. Wade, b?tlel Stanton. Sumner & Co.. if there was n hell ?" He then made mc a polite'h'-w c dismissal, and offered mc his hand whicl j courtesy compelled me to take. He gav ! mo a hearty shake, which caused a linc ling sensation as it a thousand ants wer running up my arm. Tom also made hi conge, anti we departed. Tout acoorr partied me a part ol' the way to the rivet then stopped, and said he must tell m good-bye, tis he had to attend a ball at th Duchess de Pompadour's. I atlcmpte to shako hands with him. but fi?uri that my arm was paralyzed. Tom brok out in a great laugh, "So much." said In "for shaking hands with the Devil, ll did that, because you said that you'-wei; a teetotaler." 'But I am not a teetotaler, and ord; said so to get rid of drinking his infer 11:1 compound of whisky and sulpher," "'Oh. said Tom, "he knows that as well as you and he was "gret?ti?g" you when he ina ci out that he didn't know what a tee lo ta 1er was. I tell you, there's nothing gpin< on in thc world that he does'nt know al about, and have a finger in it, too. Good bye !" 1 bade him good bye with my I efl hand ?md, hurrying down to tho river, look lin next train for home, where I arrive' about day-break, glad enough to set my foot upon this upper crust once more; ami vowing never to go to hell again, if I car help it. J forgot lo state that there were three mysterious looking passengers on the train, and one of them had on a long cloak and a Scotch <?)>. I know by that, that they were thc Infenial Comviis-iioxcrs. Your faithful Kc porter. S Pl Kr. The Bevolution and its Teacher?. That wc are passing through a mighty poittcal revolution will hardly be denied, even hy those who seek to conceal usurpa? tion under tho abused forms ot law. The whole effort und tendency ol th^-ijomiiiant majo.itv in Congress is to absoro al! tue distributed power of the Government, and to desi roy thc authority of thc Constitu? ion. bv which it is divided into three distinct and co-ordinate departments. Heneo they have taken the first step for-the overthrow of the Supreme Court, ami now are skiv? ing to depose thc President upon tho most shallow and feeble pretences. Thc Jacobins who lead in this work of destruc? tion do not pretend to lind any sanction for sueh outrages in the language or.spir?? of the Constitution. They have the audac? ity not only to avow that ihe whole course of legislation, for throe yeas past ha's been "outside1' that written charter pf?u?ij liberties, 'but thal;it is no longer worthy1 The. Intclligeucer Jo!) Office, Hayfjig recently ma(]'Q considerable additions this department, vre are prepared to execute am mmk ?if AiuSj- ee? In ilie neatest style and on the most reasonable terms. Legal Llunks, Hill Heads, 1'ostcrs, (Jardv Handbiils. Pamphlet.-;, Labels, an'd in fact cTcr ?'yle of work usually dune in a country Printing Office. Jf-^ In all cases, the monoywill be required upon delivery of the vrork. Orders, accompanied [ with the cash, vrill receive prompt attention. of even decent .respect. The country is ; told, will) amazing etf'rontery, that ' We * ? are not now merely expounding a governs , ment. X\\* are building one. We are i correcting the injustice, t he errors, the fg% ? lies which were heaped upon other times ? by necessity/' j This is th* sort of language which the [ new lights like Stevens, Butler, Ashlfey I and Shihner apply to the great work of ; the fathers of ibis Republic) and to those -ipatriotsc nten who sacrificed their lives j and fortunes (o eslabiiish the eternal prin-. j ci-iles of liberty and just ice on tlie Ameri- ' ? lean conti cut. W^sHngton, Jefferson, j Budison, Attains, Jay, and the host of he roes and patriots .who sat .by the cradle of freedom in its infaiiew, and nursed it into - vigorous and hopeful life : who perilled all for its defence, and to v. hose generous and - unselfish devotion extorted the applause and admiration of the civilized world, they ' did nor, know for what reason they .had tiirowt: off 1 he yoke of tyranny, or what I character of iwttii'a?cns they intended to I found ! Tr srae n.-scrved for these "latter I day saints' ro furnish the world with a. i new revelation. ^ j 2S*ot.c::ni.ent with assailing the memory j of those grand men who sealed our inde? pendence as a nation Willi their Mood, I these fictions and disorganizing agitators-. ha\ e dared to attack the "^fctiioiism and virtue of the framcrs of the Constitution, w!>o, in that great.work, erected n. momi j ment to their fame more enduring than brass, and organized a governing form for . free institutions, which will last through . all'time and stand out as a beacon to cheer - the oppressed peoples of every country and clime; Hear what the oracle of this desperate.?? faction tells his admiring and submissive followers in the House as a reason for sup-/ - porting negro suffrage. Mr. Stevens said:; ''The Constitution of 17S0 did not carry out the principles of government which were intended by the fathers' when, in 177G, they laid thc iouijdatioiis of the Govern-.' ment on which this nation was built."?-. The great minds' who, with more than - human v.' is dorn-, framed the Constitution, . having profited by the rude experience under the cot.federation, and by the severe". instruction of a seven years' war. did not, ? it- appear?, understand the business in which, they wer-..- eugstgeclj or appreciate the princijneis whioh they themseives had .made known to the world, as the cause of;": separation from the mother country. Af? ter the iapse of eighty years, Mr; Stevens, ? of I'vimsyivau'a, rises in the House and- '. announces ;!.;;t they were only impostors, . ami never carried cut; their own intentions, . and that fa? is charged with the duty of ': enlightening this bonichto? country as to - what the fathers of 177G did intend. It is,'indeed, saddening to know that such declarations may be made with im-"" punif} befora a body like the American ilouse of Kepreseutalh es; lor it argues a degree of demoralization daugereous to - I every ckerjshed right and liberty. We', have bee:.. In iug happily and prosperously under litis Consjtitt^ioo for more than ihree-quarters of a century, and have at? tained a growth and a name imprecedsnted/ in the hisi'cfy.of the world. When the Southern States madly rebelled against the la v.'s I he Coiistitntion was found strong enough and broad enough to enforce all necessary authority, and the rebellion was., euectnally crashed. Thai instrument, therefore, slood the strain of the most tre- . mendous and appalling civil war that ever ; afflicted the human race; but iti-? now-de? nounced as incompetent to a condition of peace by revolutionary demagogues, whose aim is to subvert our free Government, - and to establish upon its ruins a mean mil? itary desjp.utisin. The coins.Irtaors who are engaged in; this tiexsonable wo:k know perfectly well that so long as the Constitution stands, they cannot proceed to the intended -ex- . tremity, since its protection is a bulwark against the a:;!hers of .lids Radical lebcl lioit, just a.-> it. was a tower of strength against that other rebelh'i rj which disap? peared in Agony and desolationilirce years" ago. ? For litis reason, the Radical .resells first attempt to strike down the Executive and judiciary, the two great amis of dofenco Vur-tlie public ?bet tics provided by tho Consiittition, and then make war upon - that sacred charier itself, m order to sweep down every vestige of opposition , to i heir absoluie i.. ay. And as.a means of accomj/iisliiug this end, they seek to bring - the Constitution into dir?repute, and do not ? scruple to impugn the motives and to ar-' raign tue acts oJ k> fratuers and lb-.mders, , just as if they hau beeil common adven? turers, or.worthy associates of their pres? ent dc'iamer^ .'We are drifting fast into the most alarmin-' penis. iS'olhing but a:: uprising of ihe people a.l the polls can save ihisna ! lion from tho ih'te wjwcli hn> befallen oilier republics. 3*nct.i?n, tyrann\, and eorrup I tion rule in Congress; and atm-at ?-^solijl^ j power. They will stop at no means, how? ever ail'itrarv of wu-ked, to reach life ob jeel of a reckless amjilion. and ^iJ?tihT it; be auainudj there will be no hope, it'diere should even be a possibiiiU';, of p turn to tlie ancient order of things! Once thai the great i'..ntiui.irks are swejj ::way, ,the ship of slate, left, without a rudder or 'com? pass, will in vain seel:^ fof.a.hayeti of safety or rcjU'se. Anarcliy tpuM follow, and wo may see in lli'ej onid eimVlitidn of.'Mexico and" lb- so-called Soitili .'m-ri.an Ucpul) iics what tntitfe is pr^rr.isetl (V>r ihi< coun? try nnder unlih i cd Radical r tie:?Nation? al Irih-ilJijeHCrT: ? A gcr.tlet'ren who had been a justice lifTln peace lor thirty live vea:-. \V.-is not; : I lowed to rogisli r in the State of West Virginia, tiec?tvse' ho purchasetl a hoi*se named Stonev.ali Jackson; the registrar u marking '?tlie I e'd bed?d if any 'irooly loif' man would own a horse by that