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1 ' ^ " . '" - WfW' '. "Vu #!%' wrzm.w..^ the Dampen weekly joprnal VOLUME XV. '; CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY % ISfy.- NUMBER19, ' * "** i n 'J "' *; i_______i_il_. PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY ' THOMAS J.WARREN. TERMS; Two Dollars if paid in advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if payment be delayed three months, and Throe Dollars if not paid till the expiration of the year. ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the following raths: For one Square, (fourteen lines or less,) seventy-fivecents fbr the first, add thirty-seven and a half cents for each subsequent insertion. Single insertions^ one dollar per square; semi-monthly, monthly and quarterly advertisements charged the same as1 for a single insertion. piyrhe number of insertions desired must be noted on the margin of all advertisements, or tney win do published until ordered discontinued and charged accordingly. " JfiiraltaflM. From Godey's Lady's Book. A Dollar ou the Conscience.' "Fifty-five cents a yard, I beiieve you said?" The customer was opening her purse. Now fifty cents ? yard was the price of the * * -'J ? I . L. goods, and so ivir. severing naa iwormeu mu lady. She misunderstood him, however. ?*ln the community, .Mr. Levering had the reputation of being a conscientious, high-minded man. He knew that he was thus estimated, and sflif-coinplacently appropriated the good opinion as clearly his due. It came instantly to the lip of Mr. Levering . to say "Yes, fifty-five.'4 The love of gain was string in his/mind, and ever ready to accede to new plans for adding dollar to dolhir. But, ere the words fyere uttered, a disturbing perception of something wrong Restrained him. " ' I wish twenty yards," said the customer, , taking it for granted that fifty-five cents was the price of the goods. Mr. Levering was still silent,'though he commenced promptly to measure off t^e goods. "Not dear at that price.'' remarked the lady. "I think not," said the store-keeper. ."1 bought the case of goods, fcom which this piece was takfn, Tow." "Twenty yards at fifty five cents. JUist eleven, dollars." The customer opened her purse ?* Allf tltO CI I m ! M B8 8U6 U1U9 ttfJMAUy auu vvuiucu vuu vuv ?? < ? glittering gold dollars. "That is right, I believe," and she poshed the money towards Mr. Levering, who, with a "kind of automatic movement of his hand, drew forward the coin, and swept it into the till. "Send the bundle to No. 300 Argyle street," said the lady with a bland smile, as she turned from the counter and the half-bewildered store keeper. Jtay, madam! there is a slight mistake!" ?rnrds were in Mr. Leverint's thoughts, and on the point of gaining utterance, but he ,had notythe courage to apeak. He had gained a dollar in the transaction beyond his due, and already it was lying heavily on his conscience. Willingly would he have thrown it off, but, .when about todo so, thequick suggestion came, that in acknowledging to the lady the fact of her having paid five cents a yard too much, he, might falter in his explanation, and thus betray bis attempt to do her" a wrong. AncT so he kept silence, and let her depart beyond call. Anything gained at the price of virtuous sellrespect, is ?cquired%t too large a cost. A single dollar on the conscience may press so hea vily as to" bear down a man's spirits, and rob him of all the delights of life. It wu3 So in the present case. Vain was it that Mr. Levering souL'ht self-iustification. Argue the matter as he would, he found it impossible to escape the smarting conviction that he had unjustly exacted a dollar from one of his customers. Many times through the day he found himself iu a musing, abstracted state, and, on rousing himself therefrom, became conscious in his exter - nal thought that it was the dollar by which he Mas troubled. "I'm very foolish," said he, rarentally, as he walked homeward, after closing his store for the evening. "Very foolish to worry myself about a trifle like this. The goods were cheap enough At fifty-five cents, and she is just as well contented with her bargain as if she had only paid fifty." But it would not d<v The dollar was on hrs v conscience, and be sought in vaiu to move it _ by efforts of this kind. Mr. Levering had a wife and three pleasant children. They were the sunlight of hia. home. When the-business of the day was over, he usu ally returned to his own fireside with buoyant feelings. It was not so on this occason. There was a pressure on his bosom?a want of self satisfaction. The kiss bf his wife, and the clinging arms of bis children, as they were twined around his neck, did not bring the old delight. "What is the matter with you this evening, dear? Are yoa not well?" inquired Mrs. Le vering, breaking in upon the thoughtful mo.od of her husband, as he satin unwonted silence. "I am perfectly well," he replied, rousing himself, and forcing a smile. . "Yon look sober." * " "Do I?" Another forced smile. "Something troubles you, I'm afraid." " "O no; it's all in your imagination." "Are you sick, papa V' now asks a bright little fellow, clambering upon his knee. "Why, no love, I'm not sick. Why did you think so 1" "Because you don't play horse with me." "Oh dear! Is that the ground of your suspicion I" replied the father, laughing. "Come! we'll soon scatter them to the winds." -* And Mr. Levering oqpimenced a game of rom^s with the children. But he tired long before they grew weary, nor did he, from the beginning, enter into this sport with bis usual Vest. . v ^ -"Does your head ache, pa!" inquired the child that had previously suggested sicjpess, as be saw bis father leave tqe floor, and seat bimbimself, with some gravity of manner, on a chair. . _ "Not thia^ening, dear," answered Mr. Levering. "Why don't you j>lay longer, then I" "Oh, pa!" exclaimed another child, speaking from a sudden thought, *'yoq don't know L.j -4 i i ? wimvB wuiv nu mou ai awuui iu-uojt "Ah! what wu the cause t" "Oh! you'll hardly believe it. But Eddy Jones stole a dollar'from Maggy Engeld!" ''Stole a dollar P ejaculated ^lr. Levering. % ' -k.'. % \ His voice was husky, and he felt a cold chill passing along every nerve. "Ye9, pa! he stole a dollar! Oh, wasn't it dreadful?" "Perhaps he was wrongly accused," suggested Mrs. Levering. "Emma Wilson saw him do it. and the.y found the dollar in his pocket. Oh ! he looked so pale, and it made me almost sick to.hear him cry as if his heart would break!" "What did they do with him?" asked Mrs. Levering. * . "They sent for bis pother, and she took him home. Wajsn't4t dreadful ?" "It must hava'been dreadful for his poor mo ther," Mr. Levering ventured to remark. VBut more dreadful for him," said Mrs. Levering. "Will he ever forget his crime and disgrace ? Will the pressure of that dollar on his conscience ever be removed ? He may never do so wicked an act again, but the memory of tljis wrong deed cannot be wholly effaced from hf& mind." How rebukingly fell all these words on the ear of Mr. Levering! Ah! what would he then have (riven to have the weight of that dollar re rtioved ? Its pressure was so great as almost to suffocate bim. It was all in vain that he tried to be che'erful, or take an interest in what was passing immediately around him. The innocent prattle of his children had-lost its wonted charm, and there seemed an accusing expression in the eye of his wife, as, in the concern bis changed aspect "had occasioned, ahe " looked soberly uDon him. (Jn?ble'to be* all - ' *C T V V __.A mis, Mr. revering weni uui, soineunug unusual fur him, and walked the streets for hn hour. On his return, the children were in bed, and he hud regained sufficient self-control to meet his wife with a less disturbed appearance. On the next morning, Mr. Levering felt ; something better. Sleep had left his mind more tranquil. . Still there was a pressure on his feel- , ings which thought could trace back to that unlucky dollar. About an hour, after going to < his store, Mr. Levering saw his customer of the day previous enter, and move along towards, the place where he sUiod behind the counter. His heart gave a sudden bound, and the color , rose to Lis face. An accusing conscience was quick to conclude as to the object of her visiL , Rnf. h? nnnn rjivv hut. nn eiiKnuMiin of wroilL' dealing was in the lady's mind. With a plea- , sant. half-recognition, she asked to look at certain articles, from which she made purchases, and in payiiig for them placed a ten dollar hill in the hand of the store keeper. , 'That weight' shall be uti" my conscience," , said >1 r. Levering to himself, as he began lo.unt- ! ing out the change due to his customer; and , purposely, he gave her one dollar more than ] was justly hers in that transaction. The lady plant ed her eyes over the money, and seemed slightly bewildered. Then, much to the store keeper's relief, opened her purse and dropped , it therein. "All right again!" was the mental | ejaculation of Mr. Levering, as heeaw th.e purse | disappear in the lady's pocket, while his breast J. ?-v... eafjiiuucu wiiii a sciioc ui inici. ( \ The customer turned from the counter, and | had nearly gained the door, when she mused, , drew out het purse, and emptying the contents ( of one end into her hand, carolully noted the | amount. Then walking back, she said with a thoughtful air: - "1 think you're ntadea mistake in the change, Mr. Levering.,' "I presume not, ma'am. I gave you four i dollars and thirtv-five," was the quick reply. "Four "thirty-five," said the lady, musingly. , "les, here is jusl lour thirty hve. "That's/ight; yes, that's rfghtMr. Levering spoke, somewhat ncltously. ' . ' The articles came to six dollars and sixtyfive cents, 1 believe?" "(* "Yes, yes, tliat was it!" . "Then three dollars and thirty five cents will be my right change," said the lady, nlaeing a , small" gold coin on the counter. "You gave me too much." The-customer turned away and retired from the store, leaving the dollar still on the conscience of Mr. Levering. "I'll throw it in the , street," said he, to himself, impatiently, "or ( give it to the first beggar that, conies along." Butoonscience whispered that the dollar wasn't^ his fither to give away or throw aw-iy. ouch . prodigality, or impulsive benevolence, would , be Ht.the?expense of another, and this could not mend the matter. "This is all squeamislyiess," said*Mr. Levering, trying to argue against his convictipns.? But it was of no avail. His convictions remained as clear and rebuking as ever. The next day was the,?abbath. and Mr. Levering went to church, as usual, with his fami ly Scarcely had he taken a seat fn his pew, when, on raising his* eyes, they rested on the countenance of "the lady from whom he had abstracted the dollar. How quickly his check flushed! How troubled became, instantly, the beatings of his heart! Unhappy Mr. Leveriug ! He oould not make the usual responses that day, in* the services ; and when the-congregaiion joined in the swelling hymn of praise, his voice was not heard in the^general thanks* giving. Scarcely a word of tne eloquent sermon reached his ears, except something about | "dishonest dealing;" he was too deeply^jngaff* ed in discussing the,question wh&her'or none ' should get rid of the troublesome* dollar by ( dropping it into the contrflration b6x, at the close of the mornin^adrvice, to listen to the words of the preacher? This point was not 1 sqjtled when the box came round. But this disposition 6f the money proved only a temporary. pal iiative. There was still o pressure on hi* feelings; still a weight on his conscience fhat^gradually became heavier. Poor man!-? What was he to do? How was he to get this dollar removed from his oonsoience ? He could not send it back to the lady, and tell' her the whole truth. Such an exposure of himself would not only be humiliating, but hurtful to his character. It would be seeking to do right in the infliction of a wrong to himself. At last Mr. Leverlhg, who had ascertained the lady's name and residence, inclosed her a dollar anonymously, stating that it was her due; that the writer had obtained it from her unjustly, in a transaction which he did not care to name,*and could not rest uutil he bad made restitution. Ah! the hnmiliation of 'spirit suffered by Mr. Levering in thus seeking to get ease for his conscience! It was one of his bitterest life ex-v periences. The longer the dollar remained in his possession, the heavier became its pressure, > until he could endure it no longer. He felt not only disgraced in his own eyes, but humii iated in the presence of his wife and children^ Not^for worlds would be have suffered them to look into his heart . If a simple act oft&titutidtf could have covered all th^ past, happy would it have been for Mr. Levering. But this was. not possible.? The deed was entered in the book of his life, and nothing could efface the record. Though obscured by the accumulating dust of lime, now and then a hand sweeps unexpectedly over the page, and the writing is revealed.' Though that itollfir huB hppn rcmnvpH from his Gonsciflnce, and he is now guiltless of wrong, yet there are times when the old pressure is felt with painful distinctness. - . 'i' 1 Earuest seeker after this world's goods, fyke warning by Mr. Levering, and bewpre how, in a moment of weak yielding, you get a dollar on your^jonscience. Qne of two evils must fidlow. It will give yon pain and trouble, ureal- i bus the spot where it rests. And the latter i " of those evils is that which is most to be deplored. ' 1- >! Robespierre. Frequently, when .stiffly standing in his olive colored coat, with fixed eye, contracted ' brow and shrill voice, accompanied by hard gestures* Robespierre was pleading at the Tribune for the people's cause, Mirabeau, in the midst of whisperings and mockeries, had been 1 seen to-contemplate in pensive curiosity thai man?pale visage and strangely smiling, whose physiognomy breathed forth, ss it were, a drea- ( ry gentleness, in whom all things spoke a pas- ' sion for order, and who appeared full of respect for himself?so careful was he of his at lire, so I grave in his attitude so studied in his speech. Who might this new coiner be, on whom 1 lingered thus the presentiments of genius, and what part was he to play in the revolution ? He was to demand justice for all men?for all, without exception ; he was to*be the preacher bf right.- With him there was to be no coin- < promise; for is not truth oue? Let no party 1 claim him ; he is of the party of his own convictions ; that suffices. At his first step in the < career where he was to leave the trace of his < blood and a name accursed, he earned the sur- < name of The Incorruptible. As a simple ad- ' vocate, honest people quoted his integrity ; as I a legislator, the wicked feared him. Always ' ready to defend the people, he knew not how J to flatter ftiem; he had at once too much.pride 1 and too much virtue. In the midst of a society in disorder, be worshiped regulation. Anarchy 1 be abhorred. Popularity, earned by cynical ' habits and language, be despised. He never 1 concealed his disdain for extravagances in theo 1 ry or action. Yet Freron admired him," Her- 1 bert respected him and he forced Marat toprai.se ' him. v His life was laborious, austere; his manners 1 did honor for his principles. Others, among j known Tribunes, might, display a suspicious I opulence, sup by the light of the golden ehiin- ' deliers, and intoxicate themselves with wine 1 luxury. He occupied in the Rue.Saintonga, a J wretched apartment shared and half pltid for 1 by a companion youth. He spent scarcely thirty sous for his meals, and yent on foot J whore duty called ruin, and out o! nis salary as deputy piously diminished by an annuity paid I to his sinter, cculd not always set aside suffi- ' cient to buy hirn a coat. < But if there are imperfections which an imperfect nature willingly covers with its sympathy, there are weaknesses which weadore; these 1 Robespierre had not. Something impenetra i b e enveloped hjs mind. His virtue, like a sickly star, shone without beaming. Even on i the Iip3 which cunimonly opened only to ex- < alt him, it seemed as if his presence checked I light praises and familiar smiles. When he 1 Bpoke of mercy, he awakened fears. Yet at ' Arras; where he was born, his childhood, we 1 are assured, had given evidence of frankness ' and of charming states. Although already in- 1 olined to serious meditation, laughter, even to tears came easily to him, for an^aviary in those < times formed his republic. Early' an orpban, he tenderly loved his brothers, and idolized his I bi^Iapc nnvi A ikam nn ma Itio rlunr kl ?'f\a T O DIOl vl O } IICAb II1CIII VU lljn IIIO UCUI i/IIU'l. XJa* ter when he left the College of Louis le Grand the deors of which bad been opened for hitn by the affection of the Abbe,de Waast, and where he had Cumiie Desmoulinsas a fellow.pu pil, his thoughts began to turn towards love, and took form in gallant verses. He en tered the society of the Rosatis, celebrated the light songster of Vert-Vert, in a ton? worthy of his hero, and earned the academical crowns?of his province. What shall we addi The oath which Mmlle. Deshortis swore to him, that she would never be another's, but only his? that oath of love broken in absence?plunged him into-prodigious aud ineffectual grief. Louii'Byfc. Editing as a Profession. We see by our exchanges that several neighbo ling newspaper establishments are fo? sale. They are said to be, and we believe they are, in flourishing towns, surrounded by a thriving country?and are well supported. Impaired health of the editors, which renders it impossible to continue longer in the business, is as- signed -as the sole cause of fhese frequent, edi torial changes. * I These facts furnish -us an instructive lesson. 1 Whilst the merchant, the lawyer, the mechanic I and the farmer pursue their various occupations 1 for years, with health seldom interrupted? ' whilst the preacher, performs, probably, as j much mental, and four times as much physical labor as the editor, without any deleterious ef. 1 feet upon his constitution, the latter languishes 1 under disease, and unless relieved sinks into 1 premature decay and dies. We could point ^ out hundreds of instances, tending to prove these'facts. G. D. Prentiss, ot the Louisville Journal, says that of two or tnree partners that he has had in that establishment, and three associate editors, only one is now living! But i we need not multiply fnstanbes?many of our i Texas readers, young as the country is, can point out in their village cemeteries, f^pmoohd beneath which repose the remains of the gifted i young man who started the first paper in tfa$r ! *' ' * '&&& h ' " *? - J*' town. He embarked in the- enterprise witb buoyant spirits, and a brilliant prospect befpre him. Rv>>rv nortro nfhia in ?'J j y * to action, and jnst as his labors began to be appreciated, and he waf about to reap the pe-, cuniary fruits of"his anxious toil, his physical system gave way under the constant wear of a continued and intense exertion of mHtt. * The mind is so constitute^ as to require, like tiie body, alternate labor and jroose. Those occupations which demand gret^ind frequent efforts of the mind, if they allow it suitable seasons of relaxation, are not injurious to health. Judicious exercise is necessary for the healthful development and vigorous action of the mental as well as the physical constitution. The'Occupations of the lawyer, the divine, the farmer and mechanic ail afford the mind abundant periods of rest. But such is by no means the case with the editor. His duties must be per formed continually?not periodically. Whether be feels like mental exertionfm- not, whe>1 111:- .WuI.'H... ujct siuk or wen ins articles must uc wnitcu, | and his multifarious duties performed. These labors are certainly sufficient to break down an ordinary constitution?but when we add to thecn, pecuniary disappointment and embarrassmeht, Tack of expected appreciation?the indifference of friends and sarcasm of enemies, we have a satisfactory explanation of the causes which disappoint the hopes, and. cut short Lhe career of so great a portion of newspaper edithors. There is occasionally an editor endowedwith a strong body and a well noised mind? alike indifferent to censure and praise? satifud with his own powers, neither allured by hope nor. alarmed by fears that will triumph overall obsticles, and pursuing the even ienor of his pay, attain renown, wealth, and long life; but whilst such an indivinual may, like any other prodigy, occasionally be found, numbers will fall around him?the victims or unrequited mental labor, and disappointed hopes. Victoria (Texas) Advocate. The Poet-lawyer of Arkansas, Albert Pike, closed his speech before the recent convention io Charleston, by the following eloquent tribute to the Indies: Mr. President, if I had time, I intended to address a word Or two to the ladies, and I feel compelled to do so, because I received a boquet jf beautiful flowers, with a card, saying that it was presented by the Pee Dee ladies, i thank them for the kindness shown me for the too feeble efforts I have made here. If I had time# 1 would say a worn or two in regard to the influence of women. v * * In the first place, ladies I beg that you will ? a . I * l .f Always De- present wnen sucn i/onvemiuns ure being held. We lia^e seen in this Convention that it is not so much that th,e measures discussed are important, but that there is a spirit of rivalry created by your presence, and an unwillingness to bear defeat zour influence can be belter exercised in the galferiesof the Con vention by preventing our disputes from degenerating into quarrels, than in any way I can think of; and I have no dou^t that it will often happen that the presence of ladies will go further to make men harmonious and united, and to prevent strife and difficulties, than any other means, I adjure you always to bless ns with your presence in Conventions like ^his. I \tant you to feel proud of your fathers and husbands and brothers. VVe all want to be Aiirooluoj anrl u/Kon tiro a n/\f a iun_ f"UU. v. vo.gc.v*, ........ ..~v .. .. ? mun in favor of what wac manly and honest and right. [Applause.] Do not say that you can 'have no influence. Remember the time when Maria Theresa went to the Camp of the blunt Hungarians with her infant in her arms, and said, "Behold your King; protect him." That, single act of 1ieroism saved Austria from dismemberment Who san tell what would have been the fate and fortunes of Napoleon Bonaparte if he had continued to live with his Josephine, and had not 90ught a courtly alliance ? Whq knows but that be would have lived out his time on the throne of France, that the battle of Waterloo would not have taken- place, and the .present European war perhaps through that very means entirely averted ? None can tell. .Why the lives of every one of us may have been produced by an act of. heroism. I believe it was a South-Carolina matron (Mrs. Mott,) In the war of the revolution, who presented to the commander of our forces the arrow tipped with fire, for the purpose of destroying ber awn dwelling, rather than permit it to fallnnto the hands of the eneiny. And there are .hunireds here who would do the same. Wbyj even among the degenerate Mexicaps, I have ilways found the women infinitely higher in their impulses than the men; and in South* Carolina there are hundreds and thousands of women who would bring the flaming arrows and destroy their dwellings, rather than permit in enemy shelter there. [Great Applause.} Help us then, dnd teach these timid, dubious men .[immense.. applause] who are filtering in the twilight of dubuity, and hesitating between* this course and the other coarse. ' Teach them to unite with the (nan the energy of<the women, thft you may have a railroad to the Pasific and secure to your South the victory And if you enter into that undertaking your memories will be more endeared than those of the greatest benefactors of your race. ^Teach is to do our duty and the South will he safe. [Applause] That you will do so in all emergencies, I do not doubt; and I have only now to stfy in conclusion, that I have not been too positive in my assertions; that I have felt my opinions and uttered them like any other man; but that I have been solely actuated by a zeal for the cause; tor 1, do believe as sincerely as [ believe that I live, and thut the light Iiveth, that this or some similarplan is essential not only to the wealth but the security and salvation of the Southern States.?[Long continued nnnlancol -rr-??j , Origin or the Tkhm m Qu> Dominion."? Few. things are so well calcalated to awaken in, the mind of the prqad Virginian when wan* dering in foreign lands, teaching retniniscenses of home afid kindred, as the simple mention of the " Old Dominian." And yetthere are comparatively few' who are aware of the origin of the term whieh has so long and *o generally been applied to Virginia. It originated thus i v j>.!' 'r? '' - * , C \ } During the Protectorate of Cromwell, the Colony of .Virginia refused to acknowledge Bis authority, and declared herself independent.? Shortly after,, when^ Cromwell threatened to send a fleet and army* to rWuce Virginia to subjection, the alarmed Virginians seliPa mes aenger to Charles II. who was then an exile in. FlanderSfinvityig him to return with the messenger and be king of Virginia. 1 Cfiarlcs accepted the invitation, aud was on th^ve of embarkation, Wlieo he was'called tothlpirone of England. As 60on as*he was fairly seated on his -throne, in gratitu'de (or the loyalty of Virginia, he caused her coat of arms to be quartered with those of England, Ireland and j :..j ^ OCUlini^i) lid nu IllUf pcuuciiv, iu?uimvi UI iur empire?a distinct portion of the "o)<?domin ton." Hence arose tbe'origin of the tdrm Copper coins of Virginia were issued even as late as the reign of George III. whicliNhore.on one side the coat of arms of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Virgitiia. Pickens Climate. As the summer season approaches, and the time for our low country, friends to seek safety froin the. fatal malaria of their rich low grounds a few words from us on the glimnte, water and scenery of our own favored land may not be out ol place. We would say to them, if you desire to enjoy pure, water, health/invigorating breezes, to quaff water rlrendy "iced," as it gushes from the undefiled fount?and to feast on scenery.the richest and most, varied,, from the distant mountain view and gentle greenslope to the wild and rugged, cragged mountain, with its dark gorges and thundering cataracts?come to Pickens. Although you may. not meet with th'e princely hotel of the NortJj, you will be cdnsoled with'the conviction-that you have received value in full fur-the smalldraw upon the purse,#and the hearty .welcome of-mine unsophisticated host. Hide up the Greenville and Columbia Road to Anderson?spend a few days in its beauti ful precincts?thence to Pendleton, with its time honored urbanity and hbspitality, where one may ever kill time pleasantly. After which, call upon the Editors of the Keowee Courier, .who will take pleasure in directing your attention to the many interesting spots, and enlivening your stay with good oheer, among the red hills of Pickens C. H. on the banks of. Keowee. - Here they will direct your steps to the beautiful and thriving town of Walhalla, but now tilnmiiitr her wines for a more loftv *?- " ? r? o ? -?o~ v ~~~ t ? * v flight; from which place to Tunnel Hill, with its rich $nd varied mountain'scenfiry, and the curious works of man, who, \vith his puny arm, dares attempt a passage through a solid mountai?of rock. Here, too, may be'seen as beautiful water falls as ever delighted the eye of a traveller. Now turn your course aifd tarry" a night at Oconee Station, to contemplate both the beauties of nature and the relics of the Revolution A days ride, passing along the picturesque valley of Cheohee,* will land you in the far-famed Jocassee .Valley whose charms are too vividly "depicted by other hands than ours,'and where days may be whiled away with lethean delight. Cross the Jocnssee River and admire the beautiful scenery *?f Eastatoe, as you travel on to the world renowned Tablet Rock; not forgetting to* diverge from yoar course to visit Caesar's Head, with its no less notorious attractions; and, when you reach Greenville, 1he Queen of the Mountains, after a two or tnree weens tour, ana say mat you are not invigorated in health aud richly repaid fur theflxertion, call upon us, and if you fail not to establish a character insensible to the charms of nature, we'll pay the forfeit be it what j'ou say. In the above crude programme we have for gotteh to note the Whiteside mountain, a .pi'e we dare say, when better known, destined to attract as much or more of the attention than any other natural curiosity in the Southern States. The climate, too, of this'elevated spot is one of its greatest features. Here fire is comfortable in mid sum'mer, and fros^ frequently appears in July and*August. Think of it! you who are sweltering sm/&y during those months jn the low lands. We'find we have sadly wandered from our caption, as our intention was, in the commercement, to urge upon our friends below, the advantages of making summer settlements in this District, now that the prospects of the early completion of the Blue Ridra road are brightening, .and thus spending tne wealth drawn Jrom Southern soil among our own people; and when, fron^the laws of trade, it must, sooner or later, make-its way back to the seaboard: Such h cnursh can but resul(?beneficially to. all parties, aim, sooner or later, must be' preserved. The climate of this section of eountry is <the most varied ki the Southern States; for, within the space of thirty miles, may be selected that of every description from the warm Southern to the coldest New ?ng land mountain. It may seem strange and impossible, yet it is none the lees tree, ik. Lands may be procore'd in any of these localises ob thje-trfist moderate terms.. Timber; /or building paapiaes^is^ntyand of superior! order; as, also, provisionvof and live stock are plenty and cheap. "Wofctibw of no more desirable summer climate, and we have some experience.?Ktovott Courier. , 0, ' ^ An Iwtbiucstino Cask?A case of considerable interest is now it) coarse of litigation in this city, between the Western and Alantic Railroad and a passenger named Eusebius Hutchens, who came down the road on Tuesday fast. It appears that Mr. Hutchens bro't with him over the road, two carpet bags, one ot which, with contents, weighed about eighty Dounds. Upon the arrival of the train, the Superintendent and Agent of Transportation having received intimation that the carpet bag contained a large amount of gold, waited upon the gentleman and demanded payment of fTL . 1 t tlLa rreigau xne regular price ut irvigut uu guitr ; is one dollar on every thousand dollars' worth. The passenger refused to pay the freight on the ground, we understand, that even If it-contained gold, ^ which he did uot admit,) having brought it in the passenger car a? baggage, and assumed the responsibility of its loss bimfeelf, the road was not entitled to tbe price of freight charged for the trahsportation of gold. Moreover, ha denied the right of the officers of ^ ; i/V ~ 'A' **' " . 'i'?'' ' ' r-& JPtS&i?-': * " the road the eotilfbl* of 1)? cnrpet bag. As therW^? ipecjaj rate.fojrtbe taansporiation of specif* J uetiesAry thaftBe value af the cooler^ ahould bo known, before thee barge r.^~ . * L* Kk J_. : ?V. O lur ireigiu wui? ?# uviernjioetV. Under |li?> j? , law of the road requiring pajSBieni ot.f^ijbtbefore the delivery of articlfes, the agSh^ctained the bag. . The,'paalenger took out a., warrant to recover possession of his property* and the case ^as brought the wme evening before Justices Thomas \andA-fl;?yt. who, after '4hearing the arguments of counsel pro and cob dismissed the warrant on the ground of in for*. , molily, tli? property remaining in tlft hands of _ the Sheriff. A new wVmiCwas made dot by.; f the (daintifTa attorneys, au?served rJio ne*fev%day. The case is,again brought forward to- " : day.?Atlanta (Oto.) InteUig&ctr. % Willis Hester, oucc !ttore. In a notice of this individual last, week, wo stated that a letter had been re$eive4 from bim by the Sheriff of this eounty, informntg. bitn that the horse upon which he .Am was left in Tuvpf tAVlllPi' true, and the horse has been Recovered. Siai^^S then, Hester himself returned to hi9 residence, five miles west of thisplace; and information^ ^ thereof having been communicated to. the Sher iff, he proceeded to arrest him, and lodged hirer in jail. As this 'affair has occasiontdamacXy, talk, and as considerable coriosify is manifested in regard to the manner of tlre arrest,; w?v: give the particulars a5j follows : The Sheriff having ...summoued /t ^wse-ofi. ^" citizens, on Friday, morning before daj;Iigiri;>/ proceeded to Hester's Souse. <Yb*n.be reach- 4 ed there, and so disposed of hia men aa'to sur- -j round the hous^ tW Sheriff apprMched aoor, ana meeting xvir. n-uyam ?. Thompson v coming out of the house, he. requested him to inform Hester hg inusj, surrender, or he;. : W9uld |je shot, as armed men had BtiiToondei^^ the house. Thompson Told the Sheriff U*at * Hester inteif3ed to surrender, andvthen pro- 4 ceeded to inform Hester of the Sheriff's de* ' mand ; in the mean time, HeBter slipped oulf '' j of the back door with his-gun, and hew&sVj pfeep by the SherifT. As soon'as this was^ia covered, the Sheriff phrased hingk on horso-/ back, followed by others of the coropany>?^ . As the Sheriff approached hint, Hester cockod hisgun, and twice presented it, saying, / Sher-^ i iff, I don't want tokillyou;" to^which thft^ ' Sheriff replied, "You must surrenderor one-' of us must be killed." llestVr continued to V flee* and in endeavoring to cross a braiw^ which proved to he very deep,. (h&ving$KJHM swollen by the rain of the night previous,) |ie ' fell, ajj(l was nearly covered wi|b water-^tbev Sheriff, meun while, got ahqad of birfi on ihe^ opposite side. Hester recovered himself, turn-y cd back, and,'ran do*n the branch, when the ' Sheriff presented his' pistol at- him and exglo- ded the cap. As Hester ascended aslope,?!!? Sheriff threw his pistol at him ; and when, be*.' saw that Hester's attention was directed to other pursuers, the Sheriff jumped from hi**; horse, seized II ester,-and threw him down? .he making no further resistance. JJe was . ken about a quarter of a mile from bis house, On Monday last, Hester was brooj^t befyre^ Chief Justice Nash, for an examination.:inj?o *.' the charge of negro stealing. Such evidence rj as was at hand was 'taken, and at the request1^ of the prisoner, further investigation was pop&jj poned until Saturday, the Oth of "May. r-, Hillsborough Recorder. m , -?? - |h Tjie Gu*\o Difficulty jit fraltthon*^^ The Washington Star of Saturday states that f it Das Deftn told that the agent ot tbe Perotiaw t Government at Baltimore, Mr. Barada, thresh;^ ens to, remove his agency for Guano from fial-4. timore to Norfolk. This threat is occasioned, by the desire of the authorities of the State o > Maryland to appoint their own sworn weigher 1. of Guano, for the protection of those wh.d mjjgf buy the article. To this Mr. Barada nbjeet*, -j saying, if the State o friary land will not allbw .1 him to apppint his own . weigher, he will tbe'n'^ remove the agency. It is the bjisiness of the J Inspector of Guano not only to see that the sp -f; tide is genuine, but-also to weigh it, that J ers may nob oeimposed upon. Ir.eOtar ttnot* . the position of Bnrada an unwarrantable lifts/ sqmption that will not be submitted to antr where. '.It has come to a pretty pass, when / the agent of a foreign power demands the privilege of appointing officers of oar State Govern* ments. Falsi EcoxdMY.-?We bad the pleasure of , an interview.yesterday morning wit jojoba .<, CaldwellsE.?q., the President of the Sojitb Car-' olina Railroad, and regret to learn from him, that the Postmaster General refuses to grant' any compensation lor another maLUain on hit road, lire amount now. received is 823t59 { per mile, and the .amount degraded waa*only 862.50 per mileadditroiiaU&naking an extra.* ' expense,.to the Departraenjf of- 81&500. All/^ the Northern roads receive, we believe.- &&0 . per niile for double raai/ service, and.altb??^ Jt would involve a heavy sacrifice to the South ^afalina Railroad, yet for the public good, the PrfsidflSJ^ind Directors were williftgtoacs^t that sum. sidents of the various road# Sooth made *r. range men ts for forwarding the great Southern mail every, twelve hears. The Postmaster General,, however, having declined to-accede to the joit'demands of Mr, Caldwell, the evening Ynnil from New York will continue to be delayed twrive hours at Wilmington, ?N. C., to the great inconvenience of ail eagqged in merMntilp nnrsn'ta IwttfMn th?t eitv and Naw Oi?. } leant. The entire additional expense t? the ! Government for a double mall service between j Wilmington and New Cmean* w$aM only he, ? we anderstandK$30;00(y, and why, while the surplus revenue of the country amount* to nearl y $28?600,000, such a . pitiful" economy * should be exercised is what we cannotimagine. ' We are in honea >linw?v?p ?K?r. thit<M ?< >. bell, on reflection, will reconsider .bie decision and grant ua the facilities we require.? CharUttorx Courier* ' * e|i i j) > The Future ofthe Human Eieenle a freeh pamphlet by RobWt Owen. It is based upon table-rapping aod apiritoal letter writing. . I ? 3 . 3f -^fe' . 1 . " * ' - j-t... V'*>: * *<> -jiA. j<a!ii