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Jnkrsmt Intelligencer. Address of Hom Horatio Seymour, oil ?New York. On taking the chair as permanent Pres? ident of tho National Democratic Con? vention, Gov. SEYMOUR delivered the fol? lowing able and patriotio address. As be was subsequently nominated as the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, none ot our readers should fail to give this speoch a careful perusal : Gentlemen of the Convention : I thank you lor tho honor you have doue me in making me your presiding officer. This Convention is made up ot' a large number of delegates from all parts of our broad lund. To a great degree we are strangers to each other, and view the subjects which agitate our country from different stand? points. We cannot at once learn oach other's mode ot thought, or grasp all the facts which bear upon the minds of others; yet our session, must be brief, and we are forced to act without delay upon question? of an 'exciting character, and of deep import to our-country. To' main tain or? der; to restrain all exhibition of passion ; to drive out of our minds ali unkind sus? picions, is at this time a great duty. I relyupon your sens6 of this duty, and not upon my own ability to sustain mein the station in which I am placed by your kind'partiality. Men never met under greater responsibilities than those which now weigh upon us. It is not a mere party triumph we seek. We are trying to save our country from the dangers .which overhang it. We wish to lift off the-perplexities' and the shackles which in tho shape of bad laws and crushing taxation now paralyze tiie business, and labor of our land. We hope, too, that we can give order, prosperity and happiness to those sections ot our country which suffer so deeply to day in their homesland in all tho fields of their industry from the unbappj' events pf the last eight years. I trust actions will show that we aro gov? erned by earnest purposes to help all classes ot our citizens. Avoiding harsh invective against men, we should keep tho public mind fixed upon the questions which must now bo mot and solved. Let us leave tlie past to tho calm judgment of tho future, and confront the penis of the day. . We aro forced to meet the assertion in thc resolutions put forth by the late .Re? publican Convention. I aver there is not i in this body one man who has it in his J . heart t*> excite so much of angry feeling against the Tiopublieau parly, as must bo Dtirred np in the minds of those who read these declarations in the light of recent events-ami in view of the condition of - our conntry. In the first placo, thoy con? gratulate the perplexed man of business, tho burdened tax paj'er, tho laborer, whose hours of toil-are lengthened out by tho- growing cists of tho necessities of lifo, upon the success ot that reconstrucr lion policy which has brought all these evils upon them by the cost of its military despotism and the corruption of its Bureau agencies. Itt ono resolution they denounce all forms of repudiation as a national crime. Then, why did they put upon tho ! statute books of tho nation, the laws which invite tho citizens who borrow coin to force their creditors to tako debased paper, and thus wrong him out of a largo share of his claim, in violation of the most solemn compact. If repudiation is a na? tional crime, it is a crime to invite all the citizens of this county thus to repudiate their individual promises. Was it not a crime to forco the creditors of this and other States to take a currency at times worth no more than fifty conts on the dollar, in repayment for the sterling coin they, gave to build roadsand canals, which yield such ample returns of wealth and : prosperity ? Again, they say, it is due to the laborers of the natiou that "taxation should' bo equalized, then why did they maka taxation unequal? Beyond the injustice of making one class of citizens pay for another the shares of the costs of schools, of roads and of tho local laws which protected their lives and property, it was an.unwise and hurtful thing, lt sunk the credit of tho country, as unusu? al terms bl ways hurtful to the credit of the borrower do. They also declare the best policy to diminish our burden of debt is so to improve our credit that capitalists will seek Lo loan us money at lower rate? of interest than we now pay, and must continue to pay so long as repudiation partial, total, open or covert-is threaten? ed or suspected: Then, why have they used full ?5U0.000.000 of tho taxes drawn from.the people of this country to uphold ?a despotic military authority, and lo crush out tho lifo ot the States, when it this ninney had been used to pay our debts, capitalists would now soek to lend ns money at lower rates of interest. But for this covert repudiation, our national credit would not be tainted in tho mar? kets of the wot ld. Again, they declare | ot all who were faithful in tho trials of thc lalo war, there were nono entitled to more especial honor than the brave sol diersnnd seamon who endured tho hard? ships of campaign and cruise, and imper? iled their lives in tho service of the coun? try. The homilies and pensions provided by thc laws aro obligations never to be forgotten. Tho widows and orphans of the gallant dead are tho wards of the people-u sacred trust bequeathed to tho nation's care. How have these sacred trusts been performed ? They pay to the maimed mon, to thc widow, or to tho or pliun, a, currency which they have Punk one-quarter below its rightful valno by their policy pf hate, of waste, and of mil? itary despotism, the pittances paid to the wounded soldiers, and pinched down twenty-five percent, below the value of j that coin winch ho had a right to expect. Is there no covert repudiation in thia? Again thev say, foreign immigration, which, in tho p.'ist. has added so much to the wealth, development and resources and increaso of power to this ropublic the asylum of the oppressed of all na? tions-should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal and just policy. Is this foreign immigration fostered by a policy, which, in cruel mockery of laws just passed, declares eight hours to be a legal I dav's labor. But tho cost of Government and of swarms of officials so swell tho cost of living, that men must toil on to , meet these exactions. Thc time was wbj?n wc could not only invite Europeans to share with us 1 material blessings of our great count but mow than that we could tell th? who fled ' from oppression that we liv under a government of lawsadministei by the judiciary which kept the bayoi and the sword in due subordination. 1 would point to a written Constituti which not only marked out the powers government, but with anxious care cured to the humblest man the rights property, of person and of conscience, immigration encouraged by trarapli that Constitution in the dust, treating with contempt, shackling the judicial insulting the executive and giving all t world to understand that the great gu; antees of political and social rights ii destroyed ? But the crowning indietme against the follies and crimes of those power is in these words : "That we recognize tho great principl laid down in the immortal Declaration Independence as tho true foundation Democratic Government, and wo h? with gladness every effort toward makii these principies a living reality on eve inch of American soil." If within tho limits of ton States of tl Union an American citizen, stung I a sense of his wrongs, should public end truthfully denounce the men power, because in the vory langua? of this Declaration of Independen they have elected a multitude of ne offices and sent hither a swarm officers to harass our people and e out their substance., ho would, in. all h man probability, be dragged to a priso or if, in the inadequate languago of o fathers, he should exclaim, "thoy have i fleeted to render the military independe of or superior to the civil power, tin have abolished the free system of Englif laws and established there an arbitrai government, for the offence of asset ing these principles he would be tried ai punished by a military tribunal. Having declared that the principles the Declaration of Independence shott be made a ''living reality on every inch American soil," they put in nomination military chieftain who stands at the hen ol that system of despotisms tbaterushe beneath its feet tho greatest principle < the Declaration of Independence. To da; in some of the States, it is held by milit; ry orders to be a crime to speak out tl indignation and cont?mpt which bur within the bosom ot patriotic men. to-morrow a military order should be pi forth in that. State where the ashos < Washington aro entombed, that it shoal bo an offence to declare that the militar should ever be subordinate to tho civ authority, to speak out tho sentiment ?hf it was a disgrace to our country to lt hordes of officials eat up tho snstenanc of the people, he who ottered these wordi could bo dragged to prison Irom tho ver grave where lies the remains of the au thc of the Declaration of Independence. From this outrage there could bo n appeal to the courts, and tho Rep?blica candidate for the Presidency hus accepte a position which makes the rights an liberties of a largo share of our peopl dependent upon his will. In view r these things, can there be one man in titi Convention who can let a personal ambi tion, a passion, a prejudice, turn him asid ene hair's breadth in his effort to wipe 01 tho wrong and outrages that disgrace ou country. Can there boone man whos heart is so dead to all that is so great am noble in patriotism, that he will notgladlj sacrifice all other things for the Baku o his country-its liberties and its great ness. Can wo suffer any prejudice .growing out of past differences of opinioi to hinder us uniting with all who will ac with us to save our country. We mee to-day to seo what measures can be taker to avert the dangers which thronten oui country and to relievo it from the toih and burthens resulting from bad govern ment and unwise counsels. I thank God that the strife of arms ha? ceased and that once moro in the great Conventions of our party we can cal through tho whole roll of States and fine men to answer to each. Time and events in the great eyelet have brought us to this point, to renew and reinvigorate that constitutional gov ernment which nearly eighty years agc was inaugurated in this city. It' wa.' j here that George Washington-the first President-swore to "preserve, protect ! and defend" the Constitution of thest United States. And here this day we as solemnly pledge ourselves to uphold the rights and liberties of the American people. Then, aR now, a great war which had des? olated our land, had ceased. Then, as now, there was in every patriotic breast a longing for the blessings of good gov? ernment tor the protection of laws, and for sentiments of fraternal regard and affection among the inhabitants of all tho States of this Union. When our government in 1789 was inau? gurated in this cit}-, there were glad pro? cessions of men and those manifestations of great joy which a people show when they feel that an event has happened which is to give lasting blessings to the land. To day, in this same spirit, this vast I assemblage meets and the streets of this I city are thtonged with men who have come from tho utmost borders of our con? tinent. They aro filled with hope that we are about, by our action, to bring back the blessings of good government. J It is among the happiest omens which ! inspirit ns now, that those who fought I brave!}' in our lato civil war aro foremost ? in their demands that there shall bo peace in our land. Thc passions of bato sind malice may linger in meaner breasts, hat we find ourselves upheld in our generous purposes by those who showed true cour? age and manhood on tho fields of battle, lin tho spirit then of George Washington, and the Patriots of the Revolution, let us take the steps to rc-inatigurato our Gov? ernment^ to start it once again on its course to greatness and prospority. May Almighty God give us the wisdom to carry oat our purpose, to give every State of our Uhion the blessings of peace, good order, and fraternal affection. - Elder Knapp once said, speaking of long prayers: "When Peter was endeav? oring to walk upon the water to meet his master, and was about sinking, had his supplication been as long as the introduc? tion to one of our modern prayers, before he got throngh he would have been fifty fe ut under water." -Why is a hen like eternity ? Bccaube her son never sets. ' , The Democratic Flatform. The following is the platform unanim< ly adopted by the National Conventioi the embodiment of tiie principles of Democratic party: The Democratic party, in National C vention assembled, reposing its trustin intelligence, patriotism and discrimin?t justice of the people, standing upon Constitution as the foundation and lim tion of the power's of the government ? the guaranty of the liberties of the citia and recognizing the questions of slav and secession as having been settled all time to come by the war or the vol tary action of the Southern States in C stitntional Conventions assembled, ; never to be renewed or re-agitated, with the return of peace, demand First. Immediate restoration of all States to their rights in the Union uni the Constitution, and of civil governnn to the American people. Second. Amnesty for all past politi offences and thc regulation of the elect franchiso in the States by their citizens Third. Payment of the public debt the United States as rapidly as practical All moneys drawn from the people by t ation, except so much as is requisite the necessities of the government, econn ically administered, being honestly appli to such payment, and where the obli< tions of the government do not expresi state upon thoir face, or thc law uni which they were issued does not provii that they shall be paid in coin, they oujj in right and in justice to be paid in t lawful money of the United States. Fourth. Equal taxation of every spec of property, according to its real value, eluding government bonds and other pi lie securities. Fifth. One currency for the governmc and the people, the laborer and the oft' holder, the pensioner and the soldier, t producer and the bondholder. Sixth. Economy in the administrad of the government; the reduction of t standing army and navy ; the abolition the Freedman's Bureau, and all politic instrumentalities designed to secure neg supremacy; simplification of the syste and the discontinuance of inquisitori modes of assessing and collecting intern revenue, so that the burden of taxatii may be equalized and lessened, and t credit of the government and the curren? made good; the repeal of all enactmen for enrolling the,State militia into nation forces in times of peace, and a tariff f revenue upon foreign imports; and sm equal taxation, under the intemal rcveni law, as will afford incidental protection domestic manufactures, and as will, wit out impairing tho revenue, impose tl least upon, and best promote and encou age, the great industrial interests of tl country. Seventh. Reform of abuses in the admi istration ; the expulsion of corrupt mt from office; tlw abrogation of useless office the restoration of rightful authority ti and the independence of, the Exeeutn and Judiciary departments of the goveri merit ; the subordination of the militar to thc civil power, to the end that tl usurpations of Congress and the despotjsi of the sword may cease. Eighth. Equal rights and protection fe naturalized and native born citizens : home and abroad; the assertion of Amer can nationality which shall command th respect of foreign powers and furnish a example and encouragement to peopl struggling for national integrity, constiti tional libertj'- and individual rights; ani the maintainance of tho rights of natura ?zed citizens against the obsolete doctrin of an immutable allegiance and the claim of foreign powers to punish them for a leged crime committed beyond their jurii diction. In demanding these measures and re forms, we arraign the Radical party for it disregard of right, and the oppression an< tyranny which have marked its career. After the most solemn and unanimou pledge of both Houses ol' Congress t< prosecute the war exclusively for tin government and the preservation of tin Union under the Constitution, it has re peatcdly violated that most sacred pledge under which alone was rallied that nobb volunteer array which carried our flag t< victor). Instead of restoring the Union, it has so far as it is in its power, dissolved it, anc subjected ten States, in time of profounc peace, to military despotism and negrt supremacy. It has nullified there the right of tria by jury. lt has abolished the hellens corpus-thal most sacred writ of liberty. It has overthrown the freedom of speech and press. I It lias substituted arbitrary seizures and arrests, and military trials, and secret Stai Chamber inquisitions for the constitutional tribunals. It has disregarded, in time of peace, the right of thc people to be free from searches and seizures. lt has entered the post and telegraph offices, and even the private rooms of in? dividuals, and seized their papers and let? ters without any specified charge or notice, or affidavit as required by the organic law. lt has converted thc American capitol into a bastile, and has established a sys? tem ol spies and official espoiiiage to which no constitutional monarchy of Europe would dare to resort. It has abolished thc right of appeal on constitutional questions to thc supreme ju? dicial tribunal, and threatens to curtail or destroy its original jurisdiction, which is irrevocably vested in it by the Constitu? tion, while thc learned Cheif Justice has been subjected to the most atrocious ca? lumnies because he would not prostitute his high office to the support of the false and partisan charges preferred against the President. Its corruption and extravagance have exceeded everything known in history, and by its frauds and monopolies Lt has nearly doubled the burden of the debt created by the war. It has stripped the President of his con? stitutional power of appointment,, even of his own Cabinet. Under its repeated as? saults the pillars of the government are rocking on their base ;. and should it suc? ceed in November next and inaugurate its President, we shall meet as a subjected and conquered people amid the ruins of liberty and the scattered fragments of tho Constitution. ( And we do declare and resolve that, ever since the people of the United States threw off all subjection to the British crown, the privilege and trust of suffrage has been granted, regulated and controlled exclusively by the political power of each State respectively, and that any attempt by Congress, on'any pretext whatever, to deprive any Stated this right, or interfere with its exercise, is a flagrant usurpation of power which can find no warrant in the CoL-stitution, and, if sanctioned by the people, will subvert our form of govern? ment, and can only end in a single central? ized and consolidated government, in which the separate existence of the States will be entirely absorbed, and an unquali? fied despotism be established in place of a Federal Union of coequal States. That we regard the Reconstruction acts, of the "so-called" Congress, as usurpations and unconstitutional, revolutionary and void. That our soldiers and sailors who carried the flag of our country *to victory against a most gallant and determined foe, must ever be gratefully remembered, and all the guarantee given in their favor must be faithfully carried into execution. That the public lands should be distrib? uted as widely as possible among the peo? ple, and should be disposed of either under the pre emption of homestead lands, or sold in reasonable quantities to none but actual occupants at the minimum estab? lished by the government. When grants of the public lands may be allowed neces? sary for the encouragement of important public improvements, the proceeds of the sale of such lands, and not thc lands them? selves, should be so applied. That the President of the United States, Andrew Johnson, in exercising the power of his high office, in resisting the aggres? sions of Congress upon the constitutional rights of the States and the people, is en? titled to the gratitude of the whole Amer? ican people, and in behalf of the Demo? cratic party, we tender him our thanks for his patriotic efforts in that regard. Upon this platform the Democratic par? ty appeal to every patriot, including all thc conservative element and all who de? sire to support the Constitution and restore the Union, forgetting all past diff?rences of opinion, to unite with us in the present great struggle for thc liberties of the peo? ple ; and that to all such, to whatever party they may have heretofore belonged, we extend the right hand of fellowship, and hail all such co operating as friends and brethren. -o From the Columbia Phoenix, July 9th. The Anderson Members. The Uouse of Representatives consumed yesterday morning in discussing the ad? mission of the members from Anden-on. These gentlemen are Democrats, and this circumstance, coupled with thc fact that it is surmised they would vote for Mr. Saw yer, instead of Mr. Mackey, for United States Senator, is said to be the cause of the apparent disposition on the part of a portion of the House to kee)) them out. They have the certificate of Cen. Canny the same evidence that other members had -and yet ihey are denied their scats. The debate that ensued, in addition to other indications, chowed an amount of weak? ness and puerility that rendered the mat? ter a farce; but some gleams of common sense and justice appeared -amid the dark mists of prejudice and passion. The sensi? ble Whipper advocated thc admission of the members from Anderson-Messrs. J. 13. Moore and John "Wilson-and boldly charged that those who sought to keep them out were not actuated by purest mo tives. Our legilator-Charley Wilder look the same view, and a white mern ber from Sumter made the suggestion, that ?some time or other the Democrats might be in the majority, and it became the rad? icals to take care how they established precedents which might-cut on both sides. We thought this a sensible idea. Thc wa? ters of debate grew muddy. The speaker grew confused. Thc candidate for the United States Scnatorship whispered a point. DoLuYge came to the rescue. The waters grew more turbid. A colored dele? gate from Charleston grew hungry ; an? other got "mad," and, finally, thc House adjourned without coming to a decision. But the partizanship of the new Speaker of the House was apparent to every un? prejudiced mind. The following is the protest which WThipper sent to thc Chair, but which the Chair decided not to enter tain : To the Speaker and Members of the House, of Jieprescntatives : Thc members elect from the County of Anderson, respectfully submit : That an exception has been made in their case. On the first day of the session of this body, they presented themselves at the Speaker's desk with the evidence of their election as that offered by the other members of the body, and yet, upon the meie intimation of a protest, without even examining the same, the Speaker decided that thc mem? bers from Anderson should stand aside. The members elect from thc said County do, therefore, appeal from thc decision of the Chair, on thc following grounds: 1st. Because they were duly elected, and so declared by General Cunby, whose certificate of election they are prepared to exhibit. 2d. Because, the State being under mil? itary rule, it was not competent for the House to disregard the positive order of the commanding officer of this Military District. .Id. Because the principle of exclusion, carried out in their case, places it in the power of any member to defeat the organi? zation of this House. 4th. Because the members elect from thc County of Anderson were deprived of their right to participate in thc permanent, organization - were illegally prevented from casting their votes, and'were, there? fore, not allowed to represent the people of their County. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN B. MOORE, JOHN WILSON. - "Does the dentist kiss you when he pulls your teeth, pa ?" "No, my son, why?" "Oh, nothing; only he kissed ma, and she said it took all the ache away ; and I guess it did for she laughed all the way home." - A Radical paper says the niggers in the Alabama convention were in excellent spirits, and closed their services by singing, "We're goin to Hehir, a relinan a rockin." That's pretty much the way Grant goes to bed. Fearful Scene at an Ezecut On Friday, June 2Gtli, Rufus Li Was executed at Salisbury, N. G., io murder of his wife, the circumstance tending thc execution making it 01 the most extraordinary that the histi public executions in this countrj shown. A correspondent, after gi vin particulars of the crime, tells of t he c assembled at the execution, of the m? in which the culprit passed to the gal and of a long address which he mac the crowd. Thc correspondent then ? The sheriff now began to get up int wagon. Ludwig rose from his seat began another speech, which was a repetition of his former one. Ile ran on disconnectedly tor several minute! it became clear that he would never uh tari ly stop. An hour and a half already passed since the arrival at gallows, and the hour of two had ali gone by at which the final act was in ed to have taken place. But the si in his kindness of heart, was indulge the poor wretch, who it was evident, c to life with extraordinary tenacity, yet there was no blanching nor chan? color, nor visible unsteadiness of nen the prisoner. About the time thc si mounted tue wagon, however, the pris put one foot on the sido of the w body, and evidently thought of jum off, though this movement was little ticed at the time. Ile took it ?own a and went on with his talk, looking art now and then in different directions, ing he did not intend to stop talking ali, .Jieriff Walton at length took hit: the arm and asked him to step on platform. But he begged to be allo to finish what he had to say. The sli told him he could finish on the plat!? and commenced drawing him by the towards it, but he hung back and insi on talking in thc wagon. The sheriff 1 called bis deputy, who took hold of other arm, and they began to lead hin ward the hinder part of the wagon, then asked to be .allowed to tell thc in tors farewell, which Mas permitted. A that he turned round and expressed a \ to shake hands with all the bysrander; side of the guard, who were perhaps tv ty in number, consisting of officers, cfc ft was evident that this was the el merely of reluctance to go on the platt'., and a desire only to prolong the time, the sherill'and deputy paid no atteni to the request, but gently, thom;h liri! moved him to the plat from, he all while showing great repugnance toit,; leaning back, but making no strenuous sistance. But the instant he touched the plat fi a most extraordinary and exciting sc ensued, ile at. once made a wild pim forward with the intention of leaping thc platform on the tart her side, and \\ the evident purpose of making a break : a desperate endeavor to push his v through the crowd and escape his i in pe ing doom. Not hing could be more impel than such au effort, as would be mani! to any reflecting mind. But Ludwig 1 ceased to reflect; lie only felt the anit instinct of self-preservation. To subi was death. To struggle was more tl death. Ile succeeded in throwing Ins ii off the platform; but the two officers h; ing h..ld <d" his arms and shoulders, lu last, and pulling hint backward lie 1 with the upper part cd' his back still the platform, his legs and part of his lui projecting over the edge. '1 he platt'.?; was about four and a half feet high. St eral of the nearest, officers cd'the guard once rushed lo the assistance of the sher and laid hold of Ludwig's legs, endeavc ing LO shove him backward on thc philf??ri But the prisoner struggled with almo superhuman sireiisrth. With allthevig of his powerful and muscular fr ame, ncr ed by despair, he wrestled with fate. F a loner time he uttered no word, but wi convulsive and rapid movements of arn and legs strove t<> wrench hintse.f from ll grasp of the eight or ten tuen who no had hold of him. A thrill of awe and horror ran th roui* the immense assemblage, and it swayed i and fro like a forest shaken by a might wind. Some turned and fled from tl awful spectacle: exclamations of excit ment and terror broke from other?; wi men and negroes shrieked. Such a seen is not often witnessed m this world. Bi those whose duty it was to act romaine calm and cool. The guard, most of whoi had been old Confederate soldiers, si m pl brought their muskets to a "ready," an stood as serene as they were wont to d in recent times of real danger. And sti th?? struggle went on, one against ten and it seemed at times almost like the dc spairing wretch would succeeded in free ing himself from the powerful posse \vh were holding him. The noose was tw feet above his head as he lay, and powet ful efforts were used to push him up to ii Meanwhile tho platform grew rickety am several were employed in steadying it. At thc end of more than five minutes which seemed, however, to be three time: as long-tin*, sheriff was about getting tin noose over Ludwig's head, winch he threv quickly from side to side to avoid it. IL then exclaimed that he would stand nj and be quiet if they would release theil hold ; but this was evidently said only foi thc purpose of inducing them to relax their efforts, for he showed no sort of dis position to relax his own exert ions. Th? officers persisted in placing the noose over his head, and as lie felt that inevitable late now had him, he is said to have muttered a curse, which was overheard hy some <d those nearest him. The uoo-e was at last put on and drawn tightly around his neck. lie clutched it convulsively,and still used his feet fi? the utmost in kicking off those who had hold nf him. Il took several minutes to pinion his hands and feet, he meanwhile lying on his side and choking to death as fast as possible, for the rope was stretched by his weight. His face was perfectly livid, and his eyes starting from their sockets, presenting a spectacle no*, easily forgotten, the sheriff being loo busy subduing and pinioning him to take lime to put on the while cap. By the time his arms and legs were tied he had become motionless; the cap was put over his face, and the officers sprang off and knocked out thc prop. Ludwig being in a recumbent posture, and tho rope at full j tension already, when the drop fell bel swung gently down, with his feet a short distance from the ground. His neck could not have been broken, but he died very . quickly, and without a single movement after he was swung off, except one or two slight hearings of the chest. I TUE BACHELOR.-In the vast field of human affections, says a coteniporary, the old bachelor is the very scare crow of hap? piness, who drives away the little birds of love that come to steal the little hemlock seeds of loneliness and despair. Where is there a more pitiable object on earth than a man who has no amiable woman interested in his welfare'? How dismal does his desolate room appear when he comes home at night weary and hungry;, a barren table, and a lonely pillow, that looks like the while urn of every earthly enjoyment. See the old bachelor in the dark allernoon of life, when his heart io sinking to its sunderance ! Not a solitary star of memory gleams over his opening; grave! No weeping wife to bend like a comforting angel over his dying pillow,, and wipe the death damp from his brow t No fond daughter to draw his chilly hand into the soft pressure of her own, and warm his icy blood with the reviving fires of availing affection ! No manly boy to link his name with the golden chain of honorable society, and bind his history irv the vast volumes of thc world he is leaving forever. Ile has eaten and drank, and drank and died, and earth is alad she has got rid of him, for he had little else to do than cram his soul in the circumference of a six-pence ; and no human being, save his washei woman, will breathe a sigh at his funeral. A PREDICTION P iTLnr.LED.--The follow? ing is an extract from a letter written m 1845 by Hon. J. II. Hammond, of South Carolina, to Thomas Clarkson, Esq., of England. The prediction of the conse? quences following the abolition of slavery has been remarkably verified aud is be? coming more so every day: Released from tneir present obligations, their first impulse would be to go some? where. And first they would seek the towns and rapidly accumulate in squailid. groups upon their outskirts. Driven thence by the armed police "force which would immediately spring into existence, they would immediately scat ter in all di? rections. Some bodies of them might wander to the free States, or to the West? ern wilderness, marking their tracks by iheir depredations and their corpses. .Many would roam wild in our big woods. .Many more would sc k the recesses ofour swamps for secure covert. Few, very few of t hem, could be prevailed upon to do a stroke of work; none to labor continuous? ly, while a head of cattle, sheep or swine could be found in our ranges, or an ear of corn nodded in our abandoned fields. These exhausted, our folds and poultry vards, barns and storehouses would become a prey. Finally, our scattered dwellings would Ve plundered, perhaps burned, aud the inmates murdered. IIVPO?RT?Y.- When we see a man, who to all outward appearances lives up to the goldeu rule, who attends church regularly, and pays pew rent, and perhaps is a dea? con ; who groans and Amens as often as anybody eise, we generally set him down a< a good, devout and upright member of society : lint when we follow him a little further-into his business relations with I his fellow-men and find him grinding down some poor soul, fo- the sake of a few pal I try cents, we find out that he is only a christian on Sunda} s, because it pays. When he leaves the church door-he shakes off the religious dust, and goes earnestly about his business to gain what he has prayed so fervently against all day yester? day. Re takes oil* ailjiis piety with his Sunday clothes-. Heaven help the poor wretch who gets into the clutches of such a hypocrite! 0.VL\ Mn.-A mother had two children, both girls-the elder a fair child, the vonnger a beauty and mother's pet. The elder was neglected, while "Sweet," the pot name of the younger, received every attention that love could bestow. One day, after a severe illness, the mother was sitting in the parlor, she heard a childish step on the stairs, and her thoughts were instantly with the favorite. "Is tliat you, Sweet ?" she inquired. "No. mamma," was the sad and touch? ing reply, "it isn't Sweet-it is only me !:> The mother's heart smote her, and from that hour "only me" was restored to an equal place in her affections. A KIT-KLUXER.-A local contemporary threatens to Ku Klux delinquent subscrib? ers, thusly : "Some of our subscribers for? got to pay np this spring! The Secret Serpent has hissed! Favus! Bloody bills! The yaller collin grins ! pay your sub seriptioiis promptly ! The frizzled cat Mews! Death to Traitors! Two dollars a year. Your doom is sealed ! ! ! K. K. Iv? Don't forget to pay vour subscription to the Herald." - A well known Judge, when he first went to thc bar, was a very blundering speaker. On one occasion, w hen he was trying a case involving thc right of proper? ty*, to-'a lot of hogs, be said, "Gentlemen of the jury, there were just twenry fi ?ur bog?; in thatdrove ; just twenty-four, gent leinen -exactly tw ice as many as there in that j iry-box." -.*-. - "Von night de oiler day, ven I vas been avake in my shlecq , I I carssorntMigs vat I tinks vas i ot jus right in my bain, und I list out shiunps to bed, und run mit te barn out, und ven I vas lere conin I sees dat my big gray iron mare, he vas been tied I uso and runs mit te stable off, and every who \il ?din back bring 1 nst so much pay him as v?.t. bin customary." --.- -- -An incorrigible loafer, hi ing taken to task for his laziness, replied, "1 tell you, gentlemen, you are mistaken, I have not a lazy bone in my body, but the fact is, I iras horn tired" Ivee^e & Mc Cully, DEALERS IN' HEAVY BB Y GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, ?MSs21? h&.m, rn? Brokers and Commission Merchants, IVO- IO GRANITE ROW, Anderson. C. H., S. 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