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in which ?.hoy bad most fcfide, and which' they
have most strenuously nsserted.
"Were ijj^jx monihs latev that L<?e had auc
%ctfmbeJ, it would hg " crsy.-forXirantJoaffect, by
o, counter revolution:.rescue of tba North
from tho. h airds, of the Abolitionists. ' Were his*
niind tr ?in.>d to' it/it' ^ald beilone now. He
hus only fa take W?ii?mgt.on and make himself
dictator-lo be king hereafter. Nothing would
bc uijw easy. Wita iwd hundred thousand
bayja. ts at his heels, he -wdnlJ bc recognized
everywhere as the proper man, aud one who
. hail been lon j; expected." -And we have no
doubt that he wouiJ be tho best man for them.
What America needs, through allots length
?md breadth, is a king mau-one with tba will
*s*nd courage to control, one with the capacity
to mic. The people theiii?.>.ive3 are thoroughly
sick of the t^ste of self-government Taken under
the external pressure* ami Democracy cries
aloud^ foVeterk, or hog, or frdg-for any animal
with the requisite audacity-to save them
not, as they think, from themselves, but from
one another. You are not to be surprised at
anything you hear, if Lincoln be dead aud Se?
ward hors du combat. But whether tho dog,
the hog, the ape, the wclf or the tiger shall
mount the throne, must bc all wild and vacant
conjecture. Ol" one thing you may be certain,
there will bc neither*lien nor eagle in the as?
cendant, nor soy noble beast-unless, indeed, he
shall be ono who shall boldly proclaim, by viv.
tu? of teeth aud tatous," that the reign of fox
aud monkoy is forever afr an end.
v More Rumors.
To day, tba ramara of French intervention
assume a niorj d??ided aspect. Wp are now
told of an engagement between tho French and
Yankees on the waters of thc Chesapeake; and
again, that ihc French have effectually sealed
up the port of Wilmington by b'oekade. W?
heir that tho Yankee troopj were particularly
caruest with ou?/" paroled ? troops to get their
pledges for the maintainaDce of the Monroe
doctrine. "Will you join with us ^p fight the
1 Tench!" was the constant question. Of coarse
wo 4riU, to fight the d-1, if you please; bat
that fight ov|? what becomes of the ?fighters!
A.mong theitems wo gather.by the way-side,
vc aijp advised of Cincinnati papers con fi rn-, in g
the report of Lincoln's death and Seward's
danger. We may venture to say that this
report has been almost certainly confirmed by
fae concurrent testimonie}. Tko contents of
L-Ssa Uiacinuuii papers are io the farther effect
{.cat the assassins made .their escape,and that,
a? a matter* ot course, there is much trembly
aaa* doubt inf tba Yankse cormcil wigwam.
The great prellen* is aa ta tho? coming ma.n.
Lot us wait without allowing ourselves to he
ceae impatient er precip?talo.
Ost DIT.-We lear* fron? a ?irirate ietter
tSat Trcsideat D?ri? passed th rough NeiMsorry,
a day or two 8go, oa his W3y to Georgia. This
may.be true or not. I^te is ::o good reason
.w'-ty it should not bo true, ar.d yet wo hall
.~.<v*ht it, aimply because we caa costive of nt
soocial objeot callinf* him te G?orgia, while
Uara aro many reasone (br bia ramaiaiag, foi
iuo ?resoh*; m^eTt?or. tho eeeae of actica
Xiooal Xtoxiaus*
The of??e of the Colyhnbia Phctnix.ve, on
Gates street, -second door from Plain. . '
We are indebted to Gel, Radiar for late
.Augusta papara, from which ire shall publish
extracts in our next.
F?iTouivr. TOBACCO.-One of our sagacious
legal friends, knowing that puffing constitutes
a large part of the duties of the editorial fra?
ternity, appeared before xis this morning, with
a choice paper of tobacoo, saying, "As we are
te smoke the calumet, I bring yon the weed.
Smoke your friends, smoke yo? enemies, smoke
on my account, if yon please, and smoke pro
bono publico." .
Fresh and Genuine Garden Seeds.
OkBBAGE, RADISH, SEWEE BEANS,
SNAP BEANS, CUCUMBERS, SQUASH,
OKRA, etc. For sala at Mrs. THOMPSON'S,
two squares below the State House.
April 26 4*_M. McKENNA.
Broad River Bridge Company.
STOCKHOLDERS of the above named com
pany are hereby requested te call on me
at my residence m Lexington District, to receive
their share of receipts from the 1st of Januar;
to 15th February, 18*5.
* G. B. NUNAMAKER,
April 20 2* President B. R. B. Co.
I i ? ?
$5 in Specie Reward. '
AN ash colored COW, with large horns,
gimlet hole through each; with a-whit
heifer CALF, about a year old, red about th
neck and head, estrayed from my premises <_>:
the 14th. Th* above reward will be paid fo
any- information which will lead to their rece
very. " A. Tit AG Eli.
April 3? _ _. 2*
Hoes, Iron and Plough. Steel
IRISHER ? AGNEW viave a supply <
1 Blt ADE'S CASTSTEEL HOE3. PDOUGH
LAYING IRON and PLOUGH STEEL, tuitab.l
for muiciug pl o uah 9, which th -y will exchang
for CORN and PROVISIONS. Apply at th
residence of JOHN AGNEW,
A few doois from Shiver House.
Apri I 26_-_;_4?
WM. X S3E3C IE! "O.
G?;neral Engraver ana Printer.
SEAl^S anti-CARDS dene in the tatest style.
ALS?, . -
CLOCKS and JEWELRY repaired, at li
residence ia Lumber street, bei.wean Mario
street und the Asylum. April 2ti +3"
Lost,- ,
DUKING thc fire, on the 17th February, tl
following BONDS and CERTIFICATE'
Three month* after date, application will I
nfade to the Depositary for thbir renewal;
C. S. Bonds No. 728"and 729, $000 each, A
[August. 19, 1861, 8 percent, C. S. Bonds N
7121.1122, 7123," If 100 each, Feb. 2S, 16G?,
p*er cent; Certificats 1097, $700. Feb. 28, ?S??
5 per cent.; Certificate 2C1, $4,000, March 2
6 per cent,; Certificate 268, SJGO.^l.OOO, Mar?
20, 6 per cent.; Certificate 976, 1403, $5Q
March 28,6* per cent; Certificate -274, Set
Feb. 17.1864,4 per eout; Ger ti fi ea te 1388, 21i
$500, Feb. 17, 1864,4 percent; Certifie r.t.5 7;
$100, Feb. 17, 1864. 4 per oent; Stato cf Sou
Careliua 7 per ?out. Bondi., i?nue<l nader Ad
raise eu pp? iee for year iom?iui<tiug ?1SC0, N<
88h 787, 7S8, 799, 740, 741."sa*, each *l00.
, Marsh*? 1* li EN RT ?JMMON?.
? -a
J?How THE NEWS OF PEACE WAS HE
?BITBD I? 1815. -Years ago the office of
?he old Gazette waa in Hanover square,
near, the corner of Pearl street. ?t was rt
place of resort for news and conversation,
especially in the evening. The evening of
February 15, 1815, wssxold, and at a late
hour only Alderman Sabra and another
gentleman were left with Father Lang, the
genius of the place. The office was about
being closed, when a jpifot rushed **in, and
stood for a moment so entirely exhausted as
to be unable to speak.
'He has great newsf' exclaimed Mr.
Lang.
Presently the pilot, gilpins: for breath,
whispered intelligibly-Peace! peace! .
The gentlemen lost their breath as fast
as the pilot gained his. Directly the pilot
was able to say:
... 'An English sloop is below with news of
a treaty of peace!'
They say that Mr. Lang~ exclaimed in
greater words than ever use?i before-and
all bands rushed into Hanover square, ex?
claiming-Peace! peace! .
The windows flew up-for families lived
there then. -No sooner were the inmates
sure.of thu sweet sound, of peace than the
windows began to glow with Brilliant illu?
minations. The cry of PEACE! PEACE!
spread through the city at the top of all
.voices. No one stopped to inquire about
Tree trade or sailors' rights.' No one in?
quired whether even the national honor had
been preserved. The matters hy which
the politicians bad irritated the nation-into
the war had lost all their importance.
It was enough that the ruinou'3war-was
over. An old man on Woadw&yv?ttracted
by the noise to his door, .vas seen'to pull
down a i>!ac ir? 'To Let,' which'had been
long polled up. Never was theft" stach a
j ty in the ?,ity. A fe-v evenings after
there was a general illumination, ?and al?
though, thc st.; w was foot deep aud soaked
'with rain, ) ? the streets were crowded
-with m^n acd women, eager io .'see; aad
partake of everyibing which bad in it tho '
?i?bt or taste of peace.
f|A gentleman was sacing ai the Tiltyard
Coffee-House, when it rained exceedingly
hard, tba4 it-put him in mind of the general
deluge. "Oof, air," -said an t>ld*ca/n
paigtter, ""who stoo l by, "I have beard of ali
clio generala in Europe but him.'*- <kVeiy
likely," said the oth?r; "bis commission
was dated at the time of Admiral Noah
Ensign llainbow succeeded bim."
A gentleman was called upon to apolo-^
giz.6 for words uttered in v?inefc "I beg
nar#&.,!' said he, "I did not'mean to aay
what i did: but I've bail the misfortune to
lose some cf my front teeth, end words get
out every now ?ind then without my know?
ledge."
A fellow in on oblivious state took up
his lodging on the sidewalk. He awoke
next morning, and straightening himself,
looked at tito ground on which he bad
i^ado his ooueb. "Well," be said, "if I
1 bad a pickle, I weald make np my bed,**