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COLUMBIAv Tuesday Morning, February 27,1886. How the President en? PoU U?e p*A dicola. ? - ?* -* lhere are rumors that the Presi? dent will re-affirm his position in a" special pfo?lam*S?to?*ntt that all the loyal Southern members will be re? quested to repair to the capital. [Cor. Philadelphia .Ledger. If he should do so, the Southern Senators arid the supporters of the President's -potitos -combined- jwoxild constitute, as -we' mentioned recently, a body of forty members, while the radical Senate would have only thirtj'. So that the President has the j game entirely in hi? o wu hands. Tve sincerely hope that he will not be forced to resort io so extreme a mea? sure-for -.nothing }es% ?than compul? sion vrbv?d Induce' Trim* to counte? nance such a step-yet it is evident that he holds in his hands a weapon with which he may, in a moment, utterly annihilate the radicals. Per? haps it has never occurred to them that by merely exercising his right of' declaring the ivar at an end, and summoning the Southern members to their seats, the President could or? ganize a constitutionally and legally elected Congress, which would place the radicals themselves in the posi? tion of rebels, and revolutionists, 'pho,remarks bf the Ledger's corres? pondent show that the President has thought over the matter. But, we repeat, (says the RichmondDispatcJi,) we do not desire to see his threat carried' into execution. - Since the above was written, we hare read in the New York JVetos the following: .'There is no longer room for doubt or suspense. The language of -the m#ssftge is" dear and explicit. Hie 'S?'uth?rn States aro to have repre? sentation in Congress. Mr. Johnson has met the issue without equivo? cation. "It now only remains for the Pre? sident to enforce the law and to com? pel obedience to the Constitution. In the fulfilment of that duty he will be supported by the people." CHARLESTON.-We are pleased to karia rrqm ilse ffeufier that improve? ments are being made in the process of rebuilding Charleston. Men are at work removing the rubbish and ibrick from the burnt district, and in many portions of the city we see the building of stores and dwellings. The land and property holders begin to comprehend the great want of Charles? ton at the present day, and are making earnest efforts to fill up vacant spaces with buildings. Both Houses of the Missouri Legis? lature passed resolutions, on the 23d, tendering their support to the Sena? tors who voted to sustain the Freed? men's Bureau bill, in opposition to the veto, and to tbe majority in tho House who favored the same and kindred measures. _-? ?< - ?. ? BRANCH MINTS ZK GEORGIA AND NORTH GAROMNA.-In the annual report of the Director of the Mint of the United States, for the fiscal year, ending June 30th, 1866, to the Hon. Secretary of the Treasury, he states: "The existence of gold mines in their, respective localities may be a reasdn for re-opening the branches at Charlotte and Dahlonega, as Assay Offices, but not for minting pur? poses. "To meet every commercial want of these places, and also the interests of miners of gold, the re-opening of these branches for meeting or refin? ing, assaying and stamping gold bul? lion would be amply sufficient, giving the Superintendent or Treasurer of each branch 'authority to issue for gold dust, bullion or bars, deposited for assay, drafts or "certificates, pay? able in specie at any sub-treasury of the United States, to any deposi? tor electing to receive payment in that form. "This provision would wholly su? persede the necessity of coining at these branches, or any imaginary be? nefits resulting therefrom. "The able and interesting report cf Professor James C. Booth, appointed at the suggestion of the Treasury De? partment, to examine the condition of these branch mints, confirm these views." - <e? .. . ... An exchange says the great Cincin? nati Bridge, about to be suspended across the Ohio River, will be the longest in the world, being over 2,000 feet longer than the suspension bridge over the Niagara River, and 540 feet longer than the Menai Bridge in England. Its total span will be 1,057 yards. The massive stone piers tower 110 feet over the floor of the bridge, and 200 feet above their foundations! One year is; the period allowed for building it. v -L-&?? W. F. Ritchie, of Richmond, Mrs. Mowatt's husband, has emigrated to Mexico. ft; ?tact. -T-i ?r-rr xwf???.: - y .--Tua.*.--T.? Beecher on tu? Veto. Henry "Ward Beecher delivere? ? lecture in Brooklyn on last Tuesday. We make the following extracts: "There is a Freedaaen'a'Bureau. -Them was 'in Congress-a bill for the more efficient organization of it. All -men'H rhearts have been to-day ex j cited by the tidings that that Freed* men's Bureau bill has been vetoed J by the President. (Some hisses. ) I i am sorry that he felt it to be his duty to veto it, and I am sorry that the bill was so drawn that he iras obliged to feel it tn be his duty to veto it. But, mark! this is not vetoing a bureau, nor an amended or re-organ? ized bureau, but only that particular form of bureau which that bill con? tained. It does not commit the Pre? sident against any proper department ! administering to the blacks through? out the South. We know, on the other band, that he is in favor Of such & bureau. And I confess that on reading his message, it has left a profound impression upon my mind that he urges most serious and weighty reasons why, in the form in which it . went before him, it should not have j become the iaw of the land. But I j believe and am sure that no man in ? this landis inore: in favor of some legislation that shall amount to au efficient protection for the black man than President Johnson himself. (Applause.) Men who have know? ledge of the freedmen may be warped by their sympathy and by their gene? rous sentiments so as not well to con? sider that while legislating to save the freedmen it may be at the expense j of those laws and those instruments j in which his very safety itself resides ; ' and if they are carried past the point j of moderation, it is icell t?tere should ] ! be opportunity for reconstruction.'1' The words in italics aro a clear ex- j I pression of Beecher's opinion, that ! the bill was very objectionable. We I feel confident from this and other I indications, that the President will se? cure the support Of two-thirds of the I people even of the North on this.is ! sue between himself and the radicals. ? Again, says Mr. Beecher: "Do you suppose that you will ? always have a President like Mr. ; Johnson? But I am mistaken in my ! judgment if there has, since the ear? liest and best days of our Presidency, been a man more honest, more sin? gle-minded for liberty, who, without I I bias of the feelings or of the heart, \ \ without bias of any kind, endeavored ; to do that which he thought best for I the interests of the country, and the ? whole country [Applause.] Notan ! other man. 'fl hold it would be better that the States should be brought into the j Union to-morrow, every one of them. ; And in this regard allow me to say j that I cannot go with either the Pre? sident or Congress. I would bring all I in at once. They mean to k?ep them i all out at once. [Laughter.] They would let in a part, and let the rest wait and see how they would like it." Beecher is a representative man. i He speaks the thoughts of the pro perty-holders of the North. < ' In relation to the South and the i Southern people, he has the following ; remarks: I "But then you sav, 'We want gua ? rantees that they won't meddle with i and dishonor the public debt. ' I do !.nov doubt that they would like to do j it. I judge it from my own feelings. . If I were in their place I should hate j to be taxed to pay for whipping my j self. We ought not to expect that I this morsel should be rolled as a pe 1 c aliar luxury under their tongue. I The bonds of the United States are j the basis of the national banks, and I all the banking business of these United States are the guarantee that the national honor is to be preserved. Do you want anything more than that? (Applause.) Formerly the South had an interest and an ambi? tion in breaking away and in putting herself in an antagonism to the Na I tionnl Government. Her Statesmen I were drunk with vanity-her reasons I were wild in their political theories, i They believed that slavery, I do not I doubt it, was the best foundation on j which to build States, and they meant to build up a power in the j South such as the world had never j seen. They began by taxing labor as the North by honoring labor; they began by building up with despised i workmen as the North did with hon? est, intelligent workmen; they built their country of clay, and the North hers of iron, and God took the two balls in his hand, smote them to? gether in the war, and the South fell to dust and ashes, while the North is solid and unfractured yet. (Loud applause.) "Now circumstances have changed, and having no longer this illusion, that slavery is to stand in this State, they have no longer ambition for that empire in the future in which they should run with cotton for their king. That is all gone, and they are where Belshazzar was when he had feathers on his body and grass in his mouth. Each day will develop thc prosperity of the South moving upon a new basis, and each day will make it plainer and plainer to them that nationality j is necessary for their prosperity. Old i aspirations must die. The war pas siens must cease. It is a new South we ave talking about. It has a new poli- ; tical economy. It has a new future. Godhasgaidbythesupulchre, 'South, come forth/ and the South has come, ? though bound hand and foot. Me- ! .m* - .- ? ? .. thinks I hear the Saviour say, 'Loose .Ber and let her go.* 1 "Ou the other hand, look for one moment at the effects of a prolonged exclusion of the Southern States. It is weaning the citizens of those States more and more from the National Government. For five years they have not thought -of Washington, ex? cept to curse lier. They have not felt the need of it. They have not felt any blood running through them that came from the national heart. It is proposed to make them live five years more, out of the Union. Is that the way to make them love it? Is that the way to make them feel their need of the Government. '.I will now glance at the state of feeling in the South. "When we con? sidered what they suffered; who they were that suffered; when I consider where they started from and where they brought up; when I consider the whole history of the case, the stat e of public f?eIi?g^Soxitbi?8 far more peace? ful than we could expect. It is bad enough, but it is far better than we could expect.- Letter writersj tra? velers, say a 'reconstructed South,' 'a nice condition tho South is in to be reconstructed.' They are our]bitter enemies; they gnash their teeth and all. I wonder if you think that after you soundly whip a man that he is going to thank you for it? Do you suppose that Gen. Lee, when he sur? rendered, should have thrown his hands round Gen. Grant's neck, and thanked him for whipping him and compelling him to surrender? or that Gen. Johnson should have regarded Sherman as his benefactor? And should the South go upon its knees when it sees a Yankee, and say, 'God bless you, Yankee, for ali you have done for me0' These men that talk thus do not like the state of feeling at the South. The Yankees tell us that the South is not fit to be reconstruct? ed. If you do not take the. South in j till she heals of her wounds, you will not take her in for a long time to come. Human nature does not run this way. It is not a question of ab? stract justice; it is a practical ques? tion, and you must decide according to known law and to human nature. I know the South will feel sore. They believed in their cause; they were de? feated; and a greater disaster could i not befall them. They lost every? thing-money, fame, ambition, cha ! racter and alf; deep gloom overhangs j them, and profound sorrow oppresses j them, and they are expected to give evidences of thankfulness and joy. They must first have tho hand of kindness stretched to them. You must give them new hopes. New business will lead them to forget old graves; new thor ghis will check old tears. Kindness and business-that is what they want. I hold no community can do better than to take the exam? ple of Christ in this matter, who, though pure and just, was the object of all offence, the most forgiving and forbearing, and who suffered rathei than that we should suffer; and as he was to us, let us be to others. There is a Christian magnanimity in it foi wounds and woe that no other medi? cine will touch. [Applause.] It is j asked, why not leave them out till I they learn better? For the same rea j son that the father and the mothei j do not throw thc rebellious son out 01 doora and expel Mm till he learns. No; but by kindness and love and pa tience, they endeavor to re-inspire him with hope; they open anew th< spent fountains of virtue, and he ii again taken into the family. I an asked if I would take a man into mj church knowing him to be a sinner, If I didn't take them in while thej were still sinners, I wouldn't hav< enough in the church to say 'we. [Laughter.] I take tho sinner in t< reform him. If they do not wan' forgiveness and patience, I don'' know what need they would have foi a church at all. I would let then walk on their own legs-throw awaj the crutches and ordinances of th< church. The South wants kindness words of graciousness and truth They need no patronizing, but thej I need fraternal sympathy, and that j with them, will go farther and brinij I them a better mind than any denun ciations you can utter. I have mad? I war for thirty years against slavery and wherever I saw the serpent, with ont hesitation I smote him. I thanl God the work is done. The Consti tution stands now as the summer sk^ I stands-advancing and advancing j and though no daisies blossom no sun warms, do we not know tba I every advancing month brings ui I near to the summer and to the perf ec day of liberty." [Applause.] ENORMOUS FRAUDS.-The lonies correspondent asserts that if a fear less committee were appointed to in I vestigate swindles on the part of Go . vern ment officers at the South, as I tonnding discoveries would be made He says a well known Kentuckian j now in the employ of the Treasur; Department in a Southern State openly stated in his hearing that Iv I had been forced to pay $70,000 to i j provost marshal before he could ge ! a steamboat load of cotton release< j from his clutches, although he ha< j permits from the late Secretary of th? Treasury and President Lincoln. Hi not only offered to appear and nink< oath of'the fact, bnt to contribute se veral thousand dollars towards th* expenses of a commission, if the Pre sident would send one there to in ves tigate.-Nticark Journal. Death eomes to a good man to re lievo Him; it comes to a bad one tx relieve society. Prom Ku rope. The sfeamer Albemarle brings us three days later news from Europe. We extract the following: A meeting has been held in London of persons interested in submarine telegraph cables, presided over by Earl Shrewsbury, to consider the merits of Mackintosh's system for constructing cables, and procure its adoption, as it is claimed for Mackin? tosh's system that its insulating power is so superior that eighty per cent, more signaling power can be ob? tained than in the late Atlantic cable; that the cable is strong enough to sustain twenty miles of its length in water, and that three cables, under the new system, can be constructed for the cost of one like the Atlantic Company's. The proposition was mooted for laying the cable direct from Eugland to the United States, via Falmouth and Cape Cod. The meeting was adjourned to a future day. The Austrian expedition to the East is to sail in April, with the ob? ject of concluding treaties of com? merce with Siam, China and Japan. Mr. Stansfeld (who was expelled from power under Lord Palmerston for his sympathy with Mazzini) had fully accepted the important post of Secretary of State, for India, in Earl Russell's Cabinet, rendered vacant bv the retirement of Sir Charles Wood. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.-Thc Lon? don Times, of the 7th, says: The Prince and Princess of Wales -the Prince in the full uniform of a general officer, and the Princess taste? fully attired iu a dress of white tulle, trimmed with black lace, wearing a tiara of diamonds and a long flowing veil of white gauze-entered side by side. At 2 o'clock precisely, Black Rod made a signal to the Lord Chan? cellor, at which the whole assembly rose. In less than six minutes, the door to the right of the throne was flung open, and preceded by a long train of halberdiers, buffetiers and other officials, entered the Majesty of England. Her Majesty was attired in half mourning, and walked with slow steps to the throne, followed by the great officers of State-the Mar? quis of Lansdowne, bearing thc Crown upon a cushion ; the Duke of Argyll, holding the Sword of State the Marquis of Winchester, support? ing thc Cap of Maintenance, and several other nobles performing theil appointed functions. Her Majesty stopped for an instant at the foot o: the steps to shake hands with the Princess of Wales, who, in commoi: with the whole assemblage, hod risei on her entrance. The Queen wore i black-some said a deep purple j velvet robe, which, whether it wen i purple or black, looked intensely i black in the dim light of the chamber ; trimmed with white miniver, and i i white lace cap a la Marie Stuart, t( j the portraits of which unfortunate J lady she bore in this attire a remark j able similitude. Around her neel i she wore a collar of brilliants, am j over her breast the blue riband of th Order of the Garter. Other orna ; ments she had none, and looked ii \ this simple and highly becoming cos j tume "every inch a Queen," and fa more picturesque and regal than i I she had worn the royal robes that ha< j become so distasteful to her. Darin the interval that elapsed between th ? summons of the Commons and th ? reply, the Queen sat silent and mc tion?ess, with her eyes fixed upon th ' ground. She seemed to take no hee of the brilliant assemblage aronn her, but to be wholly absorbed i I melancholy meditation. Even whe j the Commons rushed helter skeltei j like a mob of school-boys, to the bai I with pushingsand strivings uuseeml i to witness among gentlemen, br j which seem to be considered an e? j sential part of the day's persormance." I her Majesty took no notice of th j interruption, and never once lifte I her gaze from the ground. The Lord Chancellor read the roy. speech, the more important passag< of which were as follows: MY LOBDS AND GENTLEMEN: It with great satisfaction that I have re? course to your assistance and advic My relations with foreign powe: are friendly and satisfactory, and see no cause to fear any disturban* of the general peace. The meeting of the fleets of Frani and England in the ports of the r I spective countries has tended to c j ment the amity of the two nation and to prove to the world their frien< I ly concert in the promotion of peac I have observed with satisfactic that the United States, after tenn nating successfully the severe stru gie in which they were so long e: gaged, are wisely repairing tl ravages of civil war. The abolitic of slavery is an event calling fort the cordial sympathies and congrat lations of this country, which h always been foremost in showing i abhorrence of an institution repu nant to every feeling of justice ar humanity. I I have, at the same time, the sati faction to inform yon that the exe tions and perseverance of my nar squadron have reduced the shv trade on the West coast of Afri< within very narrow limits. A correspondence has taken pla< between my Government and that i the United States, with respect to ii juries inflicted on American con meroe by cmisers under the Confed rate flag. Copies of this correspom euee will be hud before you. The renewal of diplomatic relatioi with Brasil hao given me much sati faction, and I acknowledge with plea? sure that the good offices of my ally, the King of Portugal, have contribut? ed essentially to this happy result. I have to regret the interruption of peace between Spain and Chili. The good offices of my Government, in conjunction with those of the Empe- ! ror of the French, have been accepted by Spain, and it is my earnest hope | that the causes of disagreement may be removed in a manner honorable and satisfactory to both countries. The negotiations which have been long pending in Japan, and which have been conducted with great abili? ty by my Minister in that country, in conjunction with the representa? tives of my allies in Japan, have been brought to a conclusion -which merits my entire approbation. The existing treaties have been ratified by the Mi? kado. It has been stipulated that the tariff shall be revised in a manner fa? vorable to commerce, and that the indemnity due under the Convention of October, 1864, shall be punctually discharged. I have concluded a treaty of com? merce with the Emperor of Austria, which I trust will open to that Em? pire the blessings of extended com? merce, and be productive of impor? tant benefits to both countries. The deplorable events which have occurred in the island of Jamaica have induced me to provide at once for an impartial inquiry, and for the duo maintenance of authority during that inquiry, by appointing a distin? guished military officer as Governor and commander of the forces. I have given him the assistant:J of two able and learned commissioners, who will aid him in examining into the origin, nature and circumstances of the recent outbreak, and the mea? sures adopted in the course of its suppression. The Legislature of Ja? maica has proposed that the present political Constitution of the island should be replaced by a new form of government. A bill upon this sub? ject will be submitted for your con? sideration. Papers on these occur? rences w?.1 be . laid before you. Papers on the present state of New Zealand will be laid before you. I have given directions for the return to this country of the greater portion of my regular forces employed in that colony. I watch with interest the proceed? ings which ar?? still in progress in British North America, with a view to a closer union among the provinces, and I continue to attach great impor? tance to that object. A conspiracy, adverse alike to au? thority, property and religion, and j disapproved and condemned alike by all who are interested in their main? tenance, without distinction of creed i or class, has unhappily appeared in ? Ireland. The constitutional power of ! the ordinary tribunals has been exert ' ed for its repression, and the authori ; ty of the law has been firmly and ! impartially vindicated. * * * * Your attention will be called to the j subject of the oaths taken by mem i bers of Parliament, with a view to I avoid unnecessary declarations, and i to remove invidious distinctions be I tween members of different religious i communities in matters of legislation. ! I have directed that information I should bo procured in reference tc j the rights of voting in the election oi ! members to serve in Parliament foi ! counties, cities and boroughs, j "When that information is complete, I the attention of Parliament will bt called to the result thus obtained, with a view to such improvements in the laws which regulate the rights o: i voting in the election of members o I the House of Commons as may tend ! to strengthen our free institutions ano j conduce to the public welfare. IRISH POTATOES.-As this is tin I time for planting Irish potatoes, w< j desire to say a word on the subject j "We have recently eaten some of th? ] finest potatoes we have ever seen I large, dry and mealy. They wer? j dug out of the grouml the day befor? ' we ate them. These potatoes wer? i raised by A. W. Thompson, Esq., o j Union, in his garden. Mr. T. in form: j us that they were planted on 19th o i July, covered over thickly witl j leaves, and left without any furthe: I work. He says that potatoes for sum . mer use should be planted about th? 22d of February; but those intendec for winter tise should be planted abou the middle of July. This is an im portant piece of information to thos< who cultivate this valuable vegetable We have always found it difficult t< keep potatoes in good conditio] through the winter; if dug, they hav ? often rotted, and if left in the eartl ; they became watery. But thes ' brought us by Mr. Thompson wer j perfectly dry and sound, such as an; I one who loves a good potato wouli ! be delighted to see. They were plante? in rows about a foot apart, not hille? I up, but covered with a heavy coat c j leaves. The yield has been as abun j dant as the flavor is good. Let ou ! friends bears this in mind, and let u i make the experiment next summei and compare notes a year benet They are to be left in the ground an only dug as they are wanted for th table. -Sparianb urn Express. LOYAL STILLS.-A Northern pepe speaks of the whiskey distilleries thf pay .the tax without evasion as "Loy! Stills." On the same principle, th whiskey made by those stills may li considered a "loyal" drink, and th man who'mibibes it a first-rate "loyal mau. Without "loyalty1' n J man sha see the face of a fanatic in peace. I Charlotte Democrat. Iiooal Item?. CASU.-Our terni!? for subscription, ad? vertising anil job work ar?- ca<h. We kop? all parties will bear this in mind. ASOTHXR RlCHMiiMi IN THE FUXX>. liv reference to our advertising columns, this morning, it xviii be sern that that old auc? tion and commission agent. L. T. I.evih. Esq., has resumed operations in this city. From his known business talent, we bav? every reason to believe that be will give entire satisfaction to those who patronize him. THE CIRCUS.-Castello'a "big show" gav.: two exhibitions, yesterday, and to say thal the performance gave tho most perfect sa? tisfaction, is but the plain truth. We havti never seen a jnore respectable audience under a canvass, than was present yester? day afternoon; but last night there waa such a jam that it seemed as if Ibo community had turned out ru moase. Numbera of person? wore unable to gain admittance, and, with the desire to accom? modate, the manager IISH concluded to re. main one day moro. Two performances will he given to-day-at 2 and lh p. m. Go early, to seccre a good seat. NEW AnvERTisEMK.xrs.--Attention is eall od to the following advertisements, wk ich arc published this morning for the first time: ?*Huger & Hasell-Comhiis'n Merchants. ?Dan. Caetello's Great Show. L. T. Levin-Auctioneer, Ac. " " -A'aluablc Square Land. " -Dwellings. '. 11 -Peruvian Guano. '. '. - Havana Sugars. " '. -Shirtings, Prints, Ac. L. C. Clarke-Corn and Oats. Wm. Summer-Pomaria Nurseries. Venezuelan Emigration and Land Co. Townsend & North-Hvmn-Booka. A. lt. Phillips-Lot and Buildings. Dial A- Pope-Oils, &c. P. Cantwell-Kerosene Oil. Preiiilrnt .Tolln?on. The. sublime mond courage mani? fested bj- Andrew Johnson in his late veto challenges the admiration of the whole countryr. Even Mr. Beecher pays a tributo to the grand and mi paralleled spectacle which this Re publican President presents in refus? ing to acetpt the enormous power offered to the Executive in that act by the representatives of the people. He saves the people from themselves at the hazard of his own political de? struction. His message is a break? water, defending the Constitution and the liberties of America from a raging sea of innovation, which, un? checked, would subvert the vital prin? ciple of free government. The waves may beat, and the tempests may howl for a time, but there is a barrier now to their progress, and before that can be overleaped, the returning reason and patriotism of the American peo? ple will rally around the principles which the President has announced, and proclaim to the aggressive ele? ments, "Thus far shalt thou go, and no farther!" Mr. Beecher says, with truth: "It is a most extraordinary spectacle of the times to see Congress gathered from the people, representing the great mass of the people, passing a bill and putting it into the hands of the President, and thereby clothing him with a power greater than any monarch ever wielded, and the Presi? dent vetoing it, and returning it, saying I cannot give my assent to it. Vetoing a bill that makes him so strong." The moral effect of this extraordinary spectacle can scarcely be less than its political. This last it would be difficult to over-estimate. Tho Northern State elections of last fall were carried by the Republican ? party upon the broad platform of President Johnson's restoration poli? cy, which, in this veto message, is again distinctly presented, and reite? rated with unmistakable plainness and emphasis. The extremists of Congress who give up the President on account of his Southern restora? tion policy will be compelled, also, to give up the people, whose verdict in favor of that policy was pronounced in their own election. The men who denounce him for refusing to enlarge the Freedmen's Bureau into an enor? mous military establishment, costing $25, OOO, OOO-do able the whole actual expenses of the Government twenty five years ago-will find it difficult to convert to their opinions the white tax-paying population of this coun? try, who have never been pensioned, nor asked, nor desired to be pen? sioned, upon the Government. [Richmond Di'vatch. ITEMS PKOM PRENTICE.-Iden talk of shaking the dust from their feet who couldn't easily shake the dust from their souls. The smell of a turf of fresh earth is a medicine to the body and a salutary warning to the soul. A man not unfrequently "digests the venom of his spleen" because he can't digest his dinner. He who takes the law into his own hands takes it into lawless hands. Defeat may be the hard and rough shell of the seed of victory. Take care, or it will thrust itself upon you. The American Gardener says that a hen "will sit upon an oval brick-bat as readily as upon an egg." She must, in such a case, fancy herself a brick-layer. Many are doomed to poverty that one may be rich, as thousands of roses are crushed for one fragrant drop. Many person? who think they would die for their fellow-men don't take pains to be agreeable to them. They have a "Step-mother So? ciety" in Gotham. L