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I" ' . r m I Ie"I JHisttllnnrans fetus. I " From the Charleston Standard. Tlie Crops dec. ? vuiii^ianiio nic icavuiu^ uo nwu? nu uuvv,jj.. tions respecting the generally unpromising appearance pf the corn crops. In some places they have nad entirely too much rain?in othf ers the fields have been fired by long continued ^ drought. So far as regards our own immediate State, a great number of planters and farmers deplore the fall of so much rain, particularly at this season, when they are commencing operations in their cotton fields, and when it is time for the grains of corn to commence hardening. Owing to the superabundance of (moisture, it is feared that the grain will not fill up or arrive at its full growth. We have observed several specimens of corn that should by this time have been almost ready for the mill?but, on the contrary, the grain was soft, pulpy, and scarcely sufficiently advanced for boiling.''In addition to the damage by wet weather, a vast amount of property has been destroyed in this Stale by violent gales, and no small portion by lightn ng. In the western districts especially, several buildings and many miles of fence have been demolished, and a few lives lost, by the recent violent storms. K-* Front Georgia, we learn that the agricultuB rists in many districts are in despair, in consequence of the want of rain. The corn is wilted and drooping, and most of the smaller streams have completely dried up. In Harris, and some of the adjoining counties, no rain had fallen for a month. Similar complaints reach us from other parts of the Stato ; but on the whole, it is anticipated that the corn will yield nearly an average crop. The Georgia cotton fields appear to be turning out rath ; " er belter than was expected. The crop, however, is said to be comparatively small. Glowing accounts have been received from Hernando county, and other parts r?t Florida, respecting the prospects of the cotton, corn, rice, and cane fields. They are reported to baye never been cqaalled. As we proceed South, along the Seaboard, we hear still greater lamentations respecting the dry weather. The rains in Alabama, as imosi everywnere vise, seem 10 nave ueen I Very partial to certain sections?that is it has fairly drenehed some localities, and left the gcound, perhaps five or ten miles distant, perfectly parched and pulverized. In Montgomery, Chambers, Macon, Russel, and some of the adjoining counties, the corn is reported as unusually superior, and cotton as very promising; but in many other parts of the State, it is said that it will not pay to buy standing fields of com at fifty cents an acre. Want of rain is also the general topic of conversation among the planters of Louisiana. Not only have the crops been materially in^ jured by the drought but in certain localities, a disease very fatal to the cattle has broken out, which is ascribed to the scarcity of pure fresh water. At the present time the sugar growers in that State have little to do except to lay in I.-.. i- ? uitm supplies ui i u 11. From Texas the news is more cheering.? Cotton has done we'll, and the corn is reported tp be in an unprecedented thriving condition. The general yield, however, it is thought will not be as extensive as was anticipated in the early part of the season, owing to the fact that numbers'of the inhabitants of the Western and Southern frontiers were compelled to abandon their fields in consequence of the murderous depredations of the Indians, against whose at; v tacks they were perfectly defenceless. From all the information we have been able to gather from Arkansas, the crops in that State, particularly in the counties bordering on the Mississippi and the larger tributary streams, promise a fine yield. The news from Missouri is rather disheartening to the fanners in that region.. It is feared that the growing corn will yield little or no grain. Owing to the want of moisture both p~. ., blades and stalks are literally parched, and the S?. ears are completely shrivelled. The oat crop, however, is exceedingly good and this together ii with the large amount of old corn left on hand it is hoped will operate as a set-off to the short yield of the growing corn. Hemp, too, is very nopromising, and is not expected to turn out .two-thirds of an average crop. Animals are ; v actually perishing for the want of water. A gentleman recently travelled thirty miles in the interior of the State, where there are numerous nvulpts and creeks usually filled with water, and oould cot find one drink for his horse withput begging it from persons having wells on the road. It is estimated that the State will ' fioitbis year yield half the average amount of produce. The.recent remarkably hot weather, and the ajjjence of any rain for three or four weeks, have had the effect of completely wilting almost every description of vegetation in most parts of Tennessee. Tobacco and corn are suflorinnr inlpnvplv sn/l ft>A loftor ic tiordli- nvnor.t. .w...b ... J , ..... .....V. . v?j.V?-Vedto yield one half or at most two-thirds of a crop. The dry weather is reported to have been so severe in the different sections of Ken tuck y that it is now too late for even refreshing rains ta re-invigorate the corn crop and cause it to produce even half an average yield. Some of the papers declare that it will not recompense many farmers to take the trouble of gathering their corn. Wheat and oats, however, have yielded most abundantly, and^his will in some degree tend to cheer up the tiller of the soil for the unpropitious appearance of his corn, hemp and tobacco. In Virginia the rains have been very variable. In some localities, ^ust sufficient water has fallen to keep the crops in a healthy, flourishing, lively state of growth, in others the crops have been almost washed out of the ground, and in others, again, not a drop of water has fallen for many weeks, consequently the corn will be good for little or nothing, not even for fodder. The wheat in this State, however, appears to have been most excellent, uotwitb, standing the cries raised some weeks ago respecting the ravages of the fly, worm, and rust. At the present time the agricultural prospects of Virginia are probably fully as promising as those of any other State in the Union. Tho ftirmora nl" Afnrvlanii "and \nrtil Caroli -s . na appear to have been harrassed bv a series of evils this season. Iligh winda and heavy storms have overspread som* parts of tlio.-o States, ar.d in others long drought has prevailed. As a general thing, however, it is believed that a majority of agriculturists will have no cause to-complain when the time conies for gathering their corn. . The growing crop in Delaware is spoken of as being exceedingly promising notwithstaud ing tbe drought Many of the farmers of this little Stale have adopted the liberal use of lime, y i '? *' " V-- - r"-. - ? .. which experience has taught them draws the dampness from the atmosphere and retains it in the ground, thus enabling corn to withstand a long seige of dry weather. The editor of the State Reporter remarks that on several large fields where lime has been used, the effect is most apparent, while in others where the arti cle was discarded, the corn is yellow and mucn wilted. The fruit crop of Delaware is set dawn as a failure. In Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York the corn crops are said to have never looked better, and wheat and hay, the yield of both of which is large, have been secured in excellent order. i In most of the New England States sad complaints are heard respecting the drought. In some parts of New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, no water had fallen for several weeks, J The corn, and even the foliage on the trees looked blighted. There has been an abundant! yield of wheat in all these States. The bitterest wail we have yet heard comes from Ohio. The wheat in certain sections especially the Northern, lias been cut to pieces by the worm or eaten up by the weavil. Corn and potatoes have been destroyed bv drought; and as if to add to the misery of the farmers, in some districts their houses, fences, standing crops, trees, &c., The Cleveland Plaindealer mentions the ease of a man who sowed treatyeight bushels of wheat on shares and only gathered twenty-six bushels. Much the same may be said of Indiana, Illinois and Iowa that is mentioned with regard to Ohio, except thai wheat has turned outtole rably well. Corn, potatoes, &c. were at last accounts suffering for water, and unless rain soon fell they would scarcely be worth the trouble of gathering. In Iowa we learn that water was so scarce that animals had to be driven a distance of several miles from their homes in order to procure drink for them. From Wisconsin we hear glad tidings of the bountiful yield of the wheat crop. Much of the grain however, had not been cut up to the latter part of July, and it is apprehended th a t considerable quantity would be lost by being shelled out by the heavy rains which prevailed at that time. Corn and other late crops in that State are represented to be most promising. WuuiiKT tine rrivon n oriinoinl rratniip nf tli<> "w,,Mb ...? 0. - # - prospects of the agriculturists in the different States, let us examine the results. Cotton will scarcely prove an average yield, owing to the unpropitious season, and to the fact that planters in some instances filled their fields with grain. It will, however, most likely prove adequate to the demand, in view of the existing state of atliiirs in Kurepc; but should peace ho declared at an early day, the price of cotton will undoubtedly run up to a very high figure. A larger amount of wheat has, without a possible doubt, been raised this season than ever before, and the prospect is that consumers will soon be gratified with a material decline in the price of fiour. It is supposed that from onesixth to one-fourth more ground was planted with corn last spring than in any previous year; nevertheless, owing to bad weather, the total \ield will not he near an average one. Moderale rains, however,may yet add much towards i-ndi?<>min<T tho nrrowimr crnns. If will lin rec.nl 8 O "8 1 -- Iccted that just previous to the time for harvesting, sad complaints were made respecting the unpromising appearance of the wheat in many localities. On garnering the grain, it is found that the apprehensions then entertained were groundless. We are half inclined to sus pect that the same discovery will be made with regard to corn before the close of October.. The Revolution* in Mexico.?By the United States mail steamship K1 Dorado we have received the "Official Bulletin of the Liberating Army," of the 15th of July from which we learn that the revolution in Southern Mexico was'slowly advancing, and that the leaders of the movement were easy and confident in their position. The liulletin foretells the early downfall ol of Santa Anna from his own weakness and from the want of circumspection and irascibility of his ofliccrs, even in the smallest affairs. It. j says the pronuncinmentos are continually oc- ' earring on all sides, and that the troops of Santa Anna have suffered reverses at Costa Chica, Ajuchitlnn and Tcloloapam, and that ] portion of his forces under Gen. Unhmonde have, been defeated at Uuefatio. Advantages had also been obtained at iMinas, in Tlapa, and Coyuca, in Michoncun. The communications between Alvarez and latter State seem to be entirely open. Gen. Alvarez had bis headquarters atProvidencia, when, it is stated, commissioners from many quarters of the Republic came to confer with liiin, to arrange combinations for future movements, and to receive orders. There is no mention of his being ill in any way. The Bulletin states that the stories in the enslaved press of .Mexico against the liberating army are all false,and that the greatest, order and union prevai.ls in it. The blockade of Aeapulco is stated to have been definitely raised. Several official reports of advantages gained are published, and the adhesion of several towns in iMichocan are said to have been received and promised in the following number. Xeai Orleans Picayune. A Hex-Pecked Husband.?If the corres pondetit of llie National Democrat speaks as one who knows, his royal highness Prince Albert has a hard lime of it in his domestic relations. The Queen appears to us in the light of a very devoted wife, but while she loves and honors, does not obey her liege lord. It is evident that the royal consort is a lien-pecked man, and that the Queen is the head man of the establishment. " I can, however, give you a little ancedoto of her majesty that is authentic. Prince Albert was lately let out for a day's visit to Cambridge, with instructions that lie must return by ten at night. While there, the Professors became so prosy in their addresses, that, being promised an entertainment by the municipality too, he telegraphed for permission to remain till twelve. The reply quickly came from Vic toria that as a punishment for this conjugal uisooeaience, ne must return oy eight; ana at this eurlv hour ilie poor Prince was obliged to trudge into Buckingham Palace, to escape the suspicion and consequences of marital infidelity." ; It is said that the French Government is disposed to withdraw its demands on the United States for the arrest of Consul Dillon at San Francisco, being convinced that it was done through the anxiety of our Government to put down filibusterism; and it might have thought that the French Consul's conduct was not above suspicion of aiding and abetting such designs. Patrick Leonard and Sergeant Tbos. Beggs. Patrick Leonard.?It will be seen from the Congressional report in another column, that Senator Butler alluded, in very appropriate j terms, to the gallant conduct of this gallant j soldier?the " big Irishman," as he was once i called. Patrick Leonard was a brave and gen- ; erous spirit, if encased in a rough exterior, j and it gives us pleasure, if nil the deserters in , Mexico was his countrymen, to see that Sena- j tor Butler did remember him and his gallant i i conduct. It certainly wipes out some of the reproach which, we regret to see, Senator Butler was willing to see cast upon foreigners. We have clipped this paragraph from one of our exchanges, in order that we may do that justice, which has been too long delayed, to a brave but unpretending soldier. We do not sympathize at all with that feel- ; ing which would make war with at) oppressed foreigner, who has sought our country as an j asylum from tyranny and wrong. Our ances tors were all foreigners, and while that class of : j persons demean themselves with propriety, and j manifest a proper regard tor the law and insti- i j tulions of our Republic, we are as willing to ! 'extend to them the protecting argis of our Con - J I stitution and government, as to the men who ! are born and raised 011 our soil. But our aim in lliis paragraph, is to correct j a most erroneous impression, which has gone ! abroad in regard to "Patrick Leonard," and j to bestow the meed of praise upon the true j soldier who deserved it, and whose wife and . children might possibly enjoy the rewards of! the valor of their husband and father. A great deal of high-flown language, and ! much useful as well as useless breath has been expended on the heroism of Patrick Leonard, to the real detriment of the man who merits applause. Wc had the fortune to participate in most of the battles of Mexico, and we have therefore uniformly declined, as much as possible, to write or speak of the incidents and occurrences of that war, although wc may have been taunted by envious, self-conceited upstarts, with our frequent allusions to our own military exploits. But we think it our duty, for once, to make known what wc ourselves have witnessed.? Tho company (D) to which we were attached stood on the left of company " H" in battle, to which last company both Thomas Beggs and Patrick Leonard were attached. Thomas Beggs was an Irishman as well as Patrick Leonard, and Beggs it was who really here the standard of the Palmetto Regiment in the heat of the light. Ho was shot near about the time Col. Ibitler fell. As (he colorbearer went down, Col. Dickinson with others, ran and look up the standard. In a few moments he was shot down, and then Col. Gladden reared the flag, and alter bearing it for a tune, and until the Mexicans had, in a great measure, ceased firing, he handed it over to Patrick Leonard that lie might carry it, more on account of his muscular-power, than any extraordinary courage or prowess that distinguished him. It is my firm conviction, that not a single man in the Palmetto Regiment was wounded or touched by a ball after Leonard was entrusted with the ensign under which they fought. Patrick Leonard lived in our own village for along time before the war, and we knew him well; and we venturo to declare, upon our knowledge of bis character, that he had as few elements of the hero as any man that ever shouldered or fired a musket in battle. With very moderate nerves, he did have a strong desire to do his duty, and that is all that marked his character. The truth has never been told about the man, for he was naturally as timid an Irishman as we ever knew, mid a man of true gallantry has been robbed of his deserved honors for one who was, in no particular, his equal.?Edgefield Advertiser. The Guaxo Tkade.?We learn from the Washington Sentinel that towards the close of ihc late session of Congress, the special committee of the House of Representatives, to which was referred the memorial of two thousand citizens of Delaware, praying the government of the United Slates to effect some arrangements with Peru, by which, for a just alid proper equivalent, the Peruvian government will either cede to the United States one of her guano islands, or by removing the existing restrictions upon Aineiican vessels engaged in the guano trade, place the trade in that article upon a more just and liberal basis, made an able report on the subject, which is interesting to every tiller of the soil. Tl.-n? cuonuccivo iilmitiitffrnlirnm Imve made I ! efforts to induce Peru to enter into more liberal commercial treaties with the government of the United States; but such efforts, strong as they were, have been unsuccessful. With a knowledge of these facts, and the reasons that conduced them, the committee feel authorized to recommend that the President of the United States again invite the Peruvian government to treat, with the specific right to our merchants to purchase guano, like other products of Peru, upon her own soil, and upon the terms of the most favored nation. Tliev also reported a bill imposing impost duties on a sliding scale, upon the Cliincha island guano. Char. Cuur, I Idolatry in China has been put under ban by the Insurgent General at Shanghae, who has issued several proclamations, showing, by very ingenious reasoning, based upon the teachings of the Bible, the impiety of :he custom. The Shanghae Heruhl, of iWny 20th, in referring to rlneiiments. remarks: " Until very recently the rebels were as much addicted to the worship of idols as the rest of their countrymen, but numbers of the Canton and Fokien men amongst them seem now in word and deed to abjure the whole system.? On one occasion this week several were observed carrying the idols in buckets, without the least ceremony whatever, while others around spoke of them with the utmost indifference and contempt. They have not interfered with those in the public temples, but in the meantime leave it with the people to do clare whether they shall allow them to remain there or not." The mother Lcdru Roll in, the famous French democrat, died recently in Paris at the advene ed age 80 years. Her burial took place on a Sunday, and had been announced for eleven o'clock A. M., at which hour the family invited their friends ; but the police, fearing a poli- j ( tical demonstration, arrived at seven o'clock j got together some half dozen persons in a hur- I' ry, and huddled her to the grave with indeco- j \ rous haste. Of course "order" was not dis- j, turbed, as the Parisian journalstruly inform us. J i Defeat of Col. Benton.?Probably no man has ever fallen from a lofty eminence with fewer to lament his humiliation than Col. Benton. Had he been defeated two years ago, when, after being turned out of the United States Senate, be appealed to the people and with such heroic determination confronted his foes, many admiring his daring no less than his intellect, would have regretted the result, and bepn saddened by the catastrophe. Few things " /vi ii ... it r 11 i_ indeed are more mourmui man me tan ui iiuman greatness. The names of Manibal and Napoleon doubtless awaken a deeper interest than if neither had been eventually vanquished. When thpn 13enton after a career of thirty, years of distinguished service in the United States Senate, being disgraced by a virtual vote of censure from his constituents (Wmemhers of the Missouri Legislature^tfj^pealod to the people in defence of Ids, Junior, who could altogether refuse to sympathise with him?? Not ourselves, we confess. And though -there was much in his history to condemn, and little in his character to admire, we yet rejoiced at his triumph. But his victory two years since has turned out to bo altogether barren. His career in the House of Representatives has been worse than inglorious. Promising much, be lias accomplished nothing there. He has not even been able to do any mischief. His efforts to defeat the Nebraska Rill and the Mexican Treaty?efforts prompted perhaps, more by malice than selfishness, proved utterly impotent and abortive. His letter denouncing an honorable Senator, (Mr. Pettit) as a ' great liar and a dirty dog" did no more than bring discredit upon himself. Save in the implacability of his hate, he seems to be no long er himself. Neither his intellect nor his influence is what it once was. Having made war upon the administration, the Democratic party regard his defoat as that of an opponent. As to the Whigs, any regret that they might feci at the disastrous fate of one who " neuer performed a single actofgraciousness or courtesy towards them," is lost in the gratification which they feel at the triumph of a member of their own party. None lament his political death but the freesoilers and abolitionists?men whose praises are little better than a reproach.?Savannah Georgian. There were two hundred and twelve deaths in New Orleans during the week ending the Gth inst. Twenty-nine deaths were caused by yellow fever, most of which occurred in the Charity Hospital. Two of the victims, Augustus Schnell and wife, had not been.married a month. The Crescent in commenting on the melancholy circumstance, says : " ere the honey moon was over, they slept together in Potter's Field." Notwithstanding the intense heat of the weather, and the ravages ot the cholera at the North, and the yellow fever in the West India Islands, New Orleans and all other Southern Cities, were never known to be more healthy. ? Consul General DeLtlon and tixk Greeks. The Athens Penhellenion speaks in the highest terms of Mr. De Leon's efforts for the amelioration of the Greeks in Egypt. It says: Mr. Edwin De Leon, consul-general for the United States of America, touched by the sight of the sufferings and the persecutions of which the Greeks were the victims, hastened, of his own accord, and without orders from his gov eminent, to address an appeal to Abbas Pasha, by whicli lie invoked the government, not only to be more merciful and more just towards the Greeks, but by touching tho amourpropie of the Pasha at the same time, to secure for them the privilege of remaining in Egypt. Well worthy, indeed, of the great American republic are the sentiments and the language of this appeal." #? Tiie Unusual Celebration.?In the year 1822 (here was a commemoration of a day that we believe lias not been thus honored in our State or in others, although highly deserving. We allude to the 10th of September? the anniversary of Perry's great victory on Lake Eric. In that year the event was commemorated by the students of the Ebenczer Academy in York district with much enthusi-, asm and with the aid of scenic apparatus and j views. The address, we are informed by a j news paper record of the affair, was delivered ! by 'Thomas J. Wethers, a student"?the ora-1 tor will be readily recognised as our present [ Judge Wethers, although he may scarcely rec ognisc the name in that mode of spelling common usage having changed it into Withers, until we believe he has given up the question himself, or at least writes it so, that it may be read both ways, which is not unusual with the profession.? Charleston. Courier. #? Made a Slight Mistake.?It would seem | from the following that Sir Charles Napier has j made a slight mistake: "Admiral Napier writes home to the British j government that attacking Constradt or Swea- i burg would be certain destruction. Admiral ; Shad says: "After two days' inspection from j the light-house, and lull views of the fort ships, > the former are too substantial for the fire of ships to make any impression. They arc large masses of granite. With respect to an attack on the ships where they are. it is not to be entained. Mackerel are being seized in great numbers along the southern coast of Nova Scotia. Ever)' little creek and bay, from Cape Sable to Halifax, is overflowing with them. They are | taken in nets, from one to six hundred barrels | at a single draught. Men, women and chil- j dren are employed day and night curing them, j yet the whole atmosphere is "odorous" with: tiie stench of those impossible to he taken care of. A letter writer states that the fare of the Turkish troops consists of a bread and meat, ration that you would not give a dog in Eng. | land; the bread is dark and coarse, lint and soft, totally without crust, and in the shape of! a pancake, and one-fifth of it sand; the beef is : that of the .buffalo, at all times innutritious, J now more so than ever, the animals being no- j thing more than skin and bones. The water, too, which tho men have drank from the river, is at this season of the year muddy, and impregnated with some noxious matter. No wonder that the scurvy has broken out among 1 them. SnooTiXG Affair.?"We regret to state that a diffi- : juity occurred on Monday evening last between James ' Wilson and Nnt. C. Clayland, winch rosultod in the [ former shooting tho latter with a pistol. The bullet | jntercd the left breast inflicting a very dangerous ' ivound, though hopes aro ontcrtaincd that he will re;ovor. They aro both very young men?"Wilson is not norc tliau 17 years of age.?Charlotte Democrat ?l)f Coinkn E'ffhlij Journal. .Tuesday, August 22, 1851. THO. J. WARREN, Editor. Nj fW Joseph "W. Doby, Esq. lias been elected As. 8istant Clerk in the Branch Bank in Camden. Ta^CJoUector. J. W. Doby hwrihg resigned the ofBco of Tax Cpllector, an election is ordered, to take placo on the 9th day of October next. Dottings around Greenville. The"rlde&Tiround_Grecnville are perfectly charming. inlmtanoi. ^ifonimn nnnmnir llio ovo ia rlfiliirhtfifl villi the beauties, and at times, magnificent grandeur, of the scenery. There is a lamentable tendency in this age of ours to indulge in a kind of superlunary extravagance, giving superlative scope to the imagine tion. Particularly is this applicable to newspaper correspondents, many of whom seem to imagine that the weight and responsibility of the world, with its vast machinery and operations rests upon their shoulders. "Without indulging in the hyperbolic, wo submit a few plain facts. We had often heard of Greenville, and felt great anxiety to sec for ourselves, tho beauties of out rnouulain districts. Our first view of Greenville, confined to a limited observation of tho interior town, was not more than favorable?we regarded it as we did the most of our up-couutry towns and villages, as a thriving, stirring, improving place, just reaping the first fruits of a railroad, and it is observablo that railroads invariably produce a fictitious prosperity at first, causing every thing to go up, and rates of property, labor, &c., to advance far beyond their intrinsic value. People, wherever railroads go, seem to think that they ou'dit to reap tho benefits of a life-time in a day, or a week?at farthest, in a year or two?and hence, each are trying to see how unreasonable they can make themselves. For example, what excuse is there for as high rates of board in Greenville, at what are termed here tiie best houses, as one can board for in Charleston, at hotels, where every want, wish, and almost imagination, may be gratified, at about the same rates, or certainly nof a sufficient increaso to justify tho exorbitant prices which are charged in some instance elsewhere. This is too near North Carolina for one to be obliged to pay so much for board. But enough just here ?the place is delightful, tho climate unexceptionable and the faro very good. The process of tearingdown old buildings and putting up new ones, works admirably in Greenville, aud the place i3 improving so much, that in a short time, it will boa great favor to get a house and lot here at any price. "We would have supposed, to look at the present Court House, that it was quite good enough for all purposes, but the good people were not satistied to let it remain. Preparations arc going on, and a splendid new building for the administration ol justice will soon rear its proud front in Greenville.? Stores, first rate ones, are being built on the best and most improved plans. What a pity a company of the enterprising citizens of this beautiful aud prosperous town do not uuito and build a large .aud magnificent ITotel, capable of accommodating, in the best style, ah who come. It is taiked of, to erect such a house in New Greenville, on the side of Reedy River where the depot is located, which is fast being built up and settled. Many of the handsomest residences aro to be lound on that sido, and tho buildings of the Furmau University?in cou^so of completion?will compare favorably with thoso of any other in the State.? The situation commands a beautiful view of Green' villc, and li oin the Observatory, the surrounding country may be seen for many miles. Reedy River Falls, although on a small scale, aro worth looking at, and present quite a picturesque appearance. Thcro is much commendable and.worthy enterprise among these people, and no doubt in the course of time, the resources ami wealth of the country will be fully de^ velopod. The location of the new Female College is an admirable one, and the place us appropriate and charming. W"e aro constantly meeting sonic friend or acquaint ance?if we could take the wings of the morning, and fly to the uttermost parts of the mountains, in their wildest crags, in their loftiest recesses, where beauty and sublimity are combined, we should bo certain to sec some familiar face, which we had seen before, and how refreshing to meet our friends and make common cause with them, throw oil' those ridiculous, absurd, and contemptible French arrangements, which render life oflen oppressive ami burdensome. TI1030 exact and excessivepuuetihos which verypolito, and remarkably relinod society imposes, destroy more tliau half the pleasure of living. Wo liko the country, the wild, fearless country, where every man may have influence* and is entitled to as much respect as another, as long as lie behaves himself. That is the point upon which tho whole matter hangs?a gentleman, or a lady, whether nt the plough, cr desk, at the spinning wheel, or piano, it makes no dilferenco, ' a man's a man for a' that,' and it does not require that lie should busy him self to let people know it, lor it lie w a gentleman, boru and bred one, lie will show it, whether bis hands bo covered with kid gloves or the brawny covering which nature gave him, it is all the samo; when weigh, ed in the balance, worth, and that alone, can make the gentleman?the want of it, always has, and will, make the fellow. Speaking about the mountains just now, wo aro rather too last. It is our design, before we leave this delightful region, to go up on the top of Paris, and also to tread on Cresar's Head, from which wo learn the grandest views in nature may bo seen. We have, on one occasion at least, indulged our aerial vision, and feasted our longing soul upon the vast bounties of nature.? We must try and do so again?until which time we shall have littlo of interest to write about, unless Mr. Brame, the celebrated artist, gives us a peep at the 'Carolina Mocking Bird," which we learn, he lias so beautifully and successfully painted. On Saturday wo visited Paris Mountain, nine miles from Greenville by tlio road, but in fact only about six miles in a direct line. We enjoyed our visit very much, and aro prepared to express great admiration for the beautiful scenery spread out before us. The altitude of this mountain is about eleven hundred feet above -Green, ville, which makes it about two thousand feet above tlio level of the sea. The temperature of the cliraato up tliero is always delightful, and wo observed a very manifest difference between that and the surrounding country bolow. We were kindly entertained during the day by the worthy host of the Mountain House, Dr. Hill, who has erected a building on the very summit, and who lias been visited quite extensively this summer by persons from abroad in quest of health and pleasure?indeed so large liavo been tlio numbers visiting the Mountain Houso, that the Doctor was unablo to accommodate tliem, and was obliged to advise persons bc'oro tliey left Greenville, of his inability to provide for their entertainment. So great have been the inducements this year, he has determined to onlargo his house, and otherwiso improve his Mountain Home, so as to enable him for tho next to accommodate all who comc. He designs opening a new road) by which ho will lesson the distance nearly one third, making the house accessible within G or 7 miles from Greenville, which wilKilso place him almost in a direct line to Cmsar's Head, Table Rock, Jec. VTli^n this is -x?j / .iS / i j/uonc, wo arc sure ho will be overrun with visitors, for /it will be, as it is over now, quite to the interest of all I who visit this part of the Country to give Purix a visit, I where one may enjoy nature in its beauty and mngnifiI ccucc, feast the intellectual, aud at the same timo I strengthen the inner man, with the substantial com! forts of life, on living terms. The Doctor is content to make haste slowly, and does not expect to realize a very large fortune in one season alone. An observatory will be placed on bis bouse, which will be furnished .with a Telescope, of ample capacity for observations i beyond the reach of tho unassisted eye. We wish him much success in his worthy enterprise. The view of tho neighboring mountains of this and tho adjoining States is very- fine, forming a continuous chain for i nearly three fourths of a crescent. The beautiful fields L ! and farms, with Greonvillo below,:, which are visible, render the scene peculiarly charming. We are told that a rich treat is in store for jiff at 'Casar's. We hope to enjoy it; until which tifl^we "mustrfst our weary pen. . Saturday night, August 12th. V ; 15 " v On Monday morning we lelt the" Sto>*e ffousi^&wh^4 ed and kept by Capt. J. W. Young, five miiea abirv* Greenville, for Caesar's Head, which, "Ly-theby, is one of the cleverest stopping places of a public kind we" have seen since we left hom,e. Our host and hostess' are the right kind of people to keep a house of enter.-^ tainment?they do not calculate to a mathematical certainty how much to provide for *the wants of their . guests, but a table loaded with the best and substan1 stial comforts of life is spread out before ub, and Itus^ 1 one's own fault if they do not enjoy it; besides their other accommodations are ample and very comfortable^ It is a good idea for those who wish to go beyond" Greenville, to Flat Rock, Asheville, Table Rock^Caj-^ sar's Head, or any other place in that section of coun-;, try to go out and spend the night at Capt.'Young's; he *' ' is provided with good hacks and teams, and will convey persons to and from these places on living terms, much more reasonable than the livery stables in Green- . ' ville, whose charges generally are enormous. Webad;i a delightful ride to the base of the mountains apop which is Caesar's Head. "We enjoyed the beaotiftjgL' and at times, magnificent scenery all along the roacL Now wo are on a high hill top, again wo descend into _ the valley and are lost amid the rocks and cliffs of the iiiuuiiuuu aiuu, tuning up tueuacuiib, wiiiuu uuiuiueiiuei* 1 so abrupt fivo miles lrom the top, that gentlemen pa*1 sengers are required to foot it?indeed it is with diffl-. ' culty that horses are able to make the journey, so steep . ' are the hills at times. But along the way the eye is relieved by the wild magnificent scenes of nature u'n.adorned. We intend hereafter to use tbisierm and all similar ones in the strongest sense of the superlative : degree, for we shall bo unable to describe what we** have seen; language, at least ours, is too feeble to ex^r press the idea or give a correct intimation to those wlio have never seen for themselves the mountains of our r 1 own Carolina. On tho summitof one of the mountains, Col. Hngoocl | has erected a house und a few cabins, for the accom--> modation of those who ramble in that direction. The place where the housos are located is not so elevated \ as other surrounding points, yet it gives a pretty good. . view of the country for many miles,?let us go about half a mile further, and by a gradual ascent we come' to the very top of the mountain, and may stand upon" the crown of the old monarch, which hai been.worp i ' ??> 'Tip* quite bald by the many hundreds and thousands who have trod upon him, and who, in many cases, have left the record of their names upon tho rocks. Here w? havo before us, to tho right and the left, the glorious^ little State of South Carolina in view, as one vast sea,,, of clouds, the day is unfavorable for a (Jleaj* and dis-;. | tinct view, and we are obliged to call in the aid of the imagination to assist in tho scene; the light vapor wreathing with the heavy folds of dark*clouds which ' roll up in tho distance, above the mountain peaks, ad mirably represonts the sea, when troubled by tbo winds. What an awfully sublime picture is here pre! scnted, and how small does man feel compared to his great archetype, when standing thousands of feet above, his native level, ho witnesses at once glance so much ot his creative and sublime power, and the soul is I ? ' 1 made ''a wondering witness of his majesty." A littlo to the right we linvo Table Rock with its bare abrupt ride to us, of over a thousand feet perpendicularly from its base. The distant rumbling of a cataract, formed by a branch of the Saluda River, running over tho mountains, we hear not as tho sound of many .waters, but as the whisperings of tho great Invisible, who spoke and it was done, who commanded and it stood fast. To the left, in the direction of Greenville, which may bo seen on a clear day, we have Paris Mountain, with its little chain of sentinels ; indeed theoye may fenst for hours, and the scone will become still moro iutensely grand, until one is lost in wonder and ia praise of Him who liath caused "The floods to chronicle the ages back And notch Ilis centuries in the eternal rocks.'' ^ By a change of position, a little lower on the raoun tain side, passing deep fissures whoso dark caverns have scarce seen the light of day, we arrive at a go<?l~ stand point, from whioh a profile view of old Caesar may bo had. The imagination is required here, to some extent, but for a head to a mountain, it- does much better than any thing that we have ever seen for a foot. The views from different points are truly magnificent, and we know of no language which, we could. U30 capable of expressing our great admiration. -Seated with our friend upon a rock some distance from the main summit, wo contemplated the power and might of the Deitj' who had piled the mountains high upon^ each other, even to and above the very clouds. Here, 4 as we press our thoughts, we are lost, there is a power which chains our steps, "And tames the rapture of the soul with the humbling view ?* Of its nothingness, bidding it stand In tlje presenco of the Invisible, , ; As if to answer to its God through these." > .? n; On the left side of Caesar's Head there is a decliytty:which by some activity may be descended, but with considerable risk of life and limb. tVe learn that a few rrnnl/O cin/?o a rwmflAmorv mUa ii waw aiuvv a gcuUVUiUU >TIJV aUCill[jbllJ^ bUJ9 JWlj 1VU a distance of forty or fifty feet, but fortunately was not * 6eriously injured. . ' ' t Colp Sprixg is a delightful spot, and the water _ ^ gushing from the mountain side, is almost as cold as ^ ice; indeed wo prefer it to ice water,^ond.think'there is no comparison, for here we have it in its natural state, * P clear and beautiful as crystal. 4 "Wo will return Hack to the House, which has been crowded very much this summer, and which ought to induco the proprietor, Col. Hagood, to enlarge and improve his accommodations, which would add much, to the pleasure of the trip' arid induco a larger nnmbcr of, visitors to the mountains. As it is we are obliged to crowd in and work ourselves into the most comforta! ble positions bv the arbitrary force of circumstances.? There arc several families spending^ paVt of the sumj mer there. VTe wore somewhat disappointed in the j climate at Caesar's Head, and wero lead to suppose i that thick clothing would bo comfortable, but indeed wc found it quite the reverse, it must hpwevor be very pleasant hero except on occasions tfrhen-tfia heat is ex-* . eessively great. Tho Troprietor of the mountains, Col. 11.. is sometimes called "Old Cccsar/Vand he Has, ( wc presume, other titles. Ho is a social and. lively I old chap, full of anecdote, ready at a reply, and hard