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f VOLUME XXL / CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESjpAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 18(10. NUMBER 2. j??^???M?M??MCTMM????M?MHCM'THII I CHESS COLTT:M3Sr " OF THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. Tuesday, January 10, 1860. PROBLEM NO. 10. BY "C. IL P.," (ft* THE CAMDEN CHESS CLUB. 5>', - BLACK. . 1 -yslAA#. '^wWW\ l#JSsi in. 'marnmt?awr mr white. White to play and clieck-mate in three moves. <>v. o ^ t- Solution to Problem No. 9, * e. white. ' | black. . 1. Kt to K. B. 5. 1. K. moves (best.) ? 2. Q. to her C (ch.) 2. Kt interposes. ? 3. Q. takes P. (ch.) 3. K. takes Q.; if 4. Kt to Q. 3. nuite. if 3. K. moves otherwise ^ ' A Kt toK. 7. mate. % . TO CORRESPONDENTS. '. * We are mucli indebted to the friendly regards of our .Charleston Correspondent, "Lal," for a new position of ingenious construction, which will appear shortly ; -. and also, for that of his friend, "R. S. P.," for which ^ ,* he will please accept our thanks. : ; Wo should be pleased to hear from our friends of the Charleston and Augusta Chess Clubs. * CHESS EDITOR OF THECHARLESTON COURIER. .5%;' The kind notice of our Chess Column, in the Courier i t* of the 4th ihst., and the editorial welcome to the Chess fraternity, is truly gratifying and encouraging to our |j5g| early efforts in the problem department of Chess. We hope, in the course of time, to moke our Chess y ; 'Column proportionate to the elongated columns of the . ?cw Camden Journal. -i 'v. ' append tlio remarks of our cotemporaiy: .|^f. ? "Anotuku Chess Colcsix.?-Whether from its in' "'gf trin'sic merit or from a desire on our part to encourage f and foster a taste for and study of our beautiful game, i; vre have frequently felt ourselves called upon to notice, extol and recommend chess columns, periodicals, serials and such like. And whilst we flatter ourselves wo ? have rendered them only their dues, we are proud to acknowledge a claim of a more sacred nature trom the Camden Journal, to the Chess Editors of which we _ extend the hand of .fellowship and welcome. Its Chess ^ Column is as yet very circumscribed,. yet its Problems. r~'* {by her own true sons, )l display mgenuitv, and will _J compare with any tbat wve liavo seen for originality and strotegctical manoeuvring. Wo migbt say we are JBp alreadyJealous of^ts success, from the fhet that it has , nexmg its.contributors one of^pur best composors and " ailtjlyists. Hut wc are bound to recommend it to ali fj . x * onr^frjends and "to amateurs of the 'South generally. Tuesday, tfanuary iu, I sou. <J? W. GAXjll, Associate Editor. p Xcgt? Mechanic*. . Without pretending to enter into q logical discussion -of tho rigiit of property-holders to employ sucJt property "as may best sunserve their jncuHiary interest, we .are free to assert that, it is decidedly impolitic to force slavery iqjto any. channel where it materially injures ihnt clas.s wlio are uot.only the most numerous, but .who"are best adapted to protect the iuterests of tho * gnstitutlon when assailed iu a physical manner. Wo rtire of opinion, in common with many others, that it is, in view of tho present - precarious condition of public ? affairs, a matter of no' small consideration, that we .shonld'strivc to secure the most perfect unanimity of sentiment among all clnssess at the South. To this t .end it is necessary that we endeavor to expel eveiy distracting cause that may be found to exist in our .social organism,.even though it may cost the sacrifice of our present apparent pecuniary riglits and interest. In disposing of questions affecting the vitality of our section we should not always be guided by present seeming policy and.au vantage; nor should wo allow ^ r; op. much sensitiveness upon our individual rights to {intervene and prevent a reasonable sacrifice of personal good upon the altar of a common interest. If it be K?ur purpose to maintain the institution of slavery it is ^ ,cortaiiilyour policy not to create a feeling of Iiostility itowards it, ih the minds of those at Junne, who would, Jif properly protected in their varied handicrafts and trades, prove an element of defence necessary to se'*Vf: | ,cur^ an uninterrupted enjoyment ofthe profits incident -1 n "... lifl fill n'oll annnrrli tn tl)OAri7A llTtfin Jdiwtv. Aoum. ~ -r? 1 ,tbe.iindireet relations of interest existing between the .institution and every phase of population at the South; but, the white mechanicwhose support is apportioned ;' to the ajnount of work accomplislied and the price se. .cared therefor, requires a more- practical manifestation thereof before be can assent to the reasonings of such . h ^^^philosopby, refuted, as it is by the every-day practical ^-/.' gxpcriente of himself and fellow-mechanics. Hgg||g | B We venture the assertion that there arc few opto* I^^^^S^^Hiunitiee in tlie South who are not daily endeavoring gjytffl:/vBg1 economise, by the employment of slave'mechanics, if a 8.vstem deserves to be looked upon as even a l''t--V" ';-^?rc?<c"t economy. The owners of slave mechanics are ?T\i^5''^Btu,hIed to tind remunerative employment for their iuin the institution, while the white mechanic forced to eke out but half a living beside the sturdy who fattens ujkhi a price for his labor, at which OlIS tlie white man cnunot work with anything like an ef f/ort to maintain tlic distinction to which he should aspire, lie is not only forced to labor for the same remuneration as the slave mechanic, but often-times finds ^difficulty in securing: work enough to keep him employed, on account of the.plentitudo of negro mechan-ies and the accommodating terras upon which they jiwy be obtained. Wo discover no impropriety In a slaveholder pos. sessing apd using upon his premises uogro labor in jradi manner us lie may deem it valuable. But, tho question wears quite a different costume when he throws this labor into competition with tho white mechanic, thereby breaking down a scale of prices, at .winch the white man is able to maintain himself with . something like comfort and respectability. Although , jt would appear as drcnmscribing tho right of direct tioii and use of property, there is no doubt that somo enactment in reference, to this matter will yet be , nwessary to curb tlie shortsighted policy of those who . Qjt Juilv find yearly sowing the seeds of disaffection to the institution by allowing it to extend in privilege t bqyoui its appropriate latitude. Aside from the injury which ppBults to tho white mechanic directly, there is ingalci labia damage to tho general growth and enterprise of any community where gy, ' glaro mechanics preponderate. The pfif, ppxxods of W their labor arc not, fn general, ntfire in circulation, qpd engaged jn btiilding and other enterprises, a? pre those tho white mochnpje- Jlenee, t)(C community ns a |^^|^^^^^fcjoleexpOT^oa^a vp(pj'seno\is draw-back and stag; 8?,' ^^^flHKDBBkteneo wttinipto advantage. If you of .enterprise and improvement in a IWHBity,you concentffatethe pecuniary resources the hands of tl|l^vj *f? be doled out most' in any, copse fjJ does not guaranty the 9(iya?dage. npon |Ji/^ pobject are not made with a np j?,r.^.qciDff ^c?rij w??w MnMB????BMP?? ? 1 i WMI W.I I a none exists. Oa the contrniy, they are made with ati eye single' to the welfare of a common cause: whether they are accounted for aughi or not, wo have the satisfaction of knowing that we have acted our part in the matter by drawing attention to the existence of a settled and determined sentiment on the part of white mechanics to demand the removal of a serious obstacle to their success. If those who have so long reaped n'golden harvest from the earnings of their slave mechanics cannot discern the evil effects growing therefrom, the various Legislatures of the South should mute of one accord in shuiting out from hostility to the white man, that element of labor, which, as a citizen of the South, he is expected to protect oven at the risk of life. An Ouimgc Upon New Yorkers. The action of the Common Council in extending a reception to Senator Seward upon his return to this country, may be set down as a deliberate outrage upon the feelings of the national conservative men of this city. This distinction given to Mr. Seward must be because he enjoys '"the bad pre-eminence" of being tlio upholder of "irrepressible conflict." If it were desired simply to compliment him because he is a Seuator, why is Preston King ignored, or why was not a reception ppven to Senator Clirigman, or Gen. Lane, of Oregon ? Ex-President Pierce, wo understand, is now in this city, yet no compliment is offered him, but Mr. Seward, u-hnsA nnlr distinction is that, ho has farmed tho nlnns of sectional strife, is to have a reception by the corporate authorities of this city I We recollect that Mayor Tiemann was chosen to preside at the Union mooting, because it was thought that would give the meeting a city sanction, and yet on the very back of this the great leader of the ' irrepressibles" is to be the guest of the city. "Well may our brethren of the South say, that our Union meetings are all a sham, when one week wo preach down sectionalism, and tiie noxt week pay our homage to its leader.;?New York Day Booh Just what they are Mr. Day Book. Tour ' Uuion Meetings are alia sham,"?more chafl'to catch silly Southern birds, and we are afraid that many will be caught in the net. TIi? Rewards of Genius. N A knowledge of the biography of many of tho most eminent sons of genius that have emblazoned the otherwise dark corridors of the past, furnishes us with unmistakeable proof that this distinction of intellectual grandeur'lias oft-times fed upon the uncertain and scanty repast of cold neglect at periods when common justice demanded food of greater nutriment and in more unreserved quantities. With the flower of their strength exhausted uj>on labors that aimed at and achieved the common good of their native lands, wo ,lind them upon the shady-side of their career, poor pensioners upon the ungrateful recollections, of those for whose interest and amusement the bards weaved in glowing verso the purest sentiment, and the philosopher, Yulcan-like, hammered out the more ponderous weapons of keenedged, weighty logic, with which the statesman felled the towering head of abuse and shaped the symmetrical proportions of a reform, the progeny ofwliich have made nearer and nearer approximations to tho perfection and balancing of systems of jnorality and government whose comely aspect fills the antiquarian with amazement at the development of principles which in the mazes of the past, presented scarcely an outline of their present construction and utility. Tho ages of the past are no moro ungrateful to their irue bencfactora and cliief ornaments than the present Whilst intelligence jverywhere manifests a certain degree" of admiration for the man of true genius, there is ncverthfci<So a marked reservation of regard ,that justrSe^nd!^!^r^upo^^ie~altar of | ! tree-will offerinsr toils country's elorv. Aire, too often | ^Tself-constbuted censor, doles out most sparingly to ! rising youth the encouraging well-done, which :bears, to a just ambition, the same relation that the droppings of oil do to the gratiugs of newly erected ^machinery. And youth, thus goaded by the avaricious .grasp of those to whom it looks for sustenance, rushes wildly o'er the fair fields and fertile valleys that genius mapped out for its cultivation, nor reaches forth its hand to gather the ripening fruits that hang in luscious clusters at almost arms-length. The measured approval of genius in its development, tells with blighting effect upon its fruit, and consumes with the greediness of a hungered worm, even that- which the fertility of 'the soil may produce, despite its neglected culture. Most to be censured of all is that class who regard genius in the same category that the Epicurean places choice game, fish and fowl?as something that is to be trundled in market carts and sold 'for a consideration," to any one willing to comply with the termsThis classTimagine that, should they drop an encourag. ing word or two, the price is paid,, and that henceforth good and sulflcicnt title thereto is obtained?a perfect carte blanch to direct it in whatever channel may scorn best to subserve their interest aud amusement They thus seek to deprive genius of ono of its most esseutial qualifications?an independent choice oflherae,? and thereby to weaken its efforts against principles from which they draw iudirect temporal advantage.? "When they have extracted (lie fang so much dreaded by their selfish apprehensions, and exhausted i ll that could be turned to account for them, having toyed with the man of genius to satiety, they cast him aside as one would the shell of an egg, to bo trodden under foot of men. "In the woods of t1'^ north there are insects thoPprcy Upou the brains of the elk till his very last sigh, Oh Genius! thy patrons, more cruel thau they, First feed on thy brains, then leave thee to die." The Weakness of a monumental Age. "While a just appreciation of, and proper tribute to the heroic deeds of a noblo ancestry is worthy of commendation, there is great danger that this laudable sentiment inay become so prostituted and subverted as to deteriorate into the fanaticism of hero-worship.? There is no disease which ma}- seize upon the vitals of the greatness of a nation, that so enervates their fac-ulties of progression, as does that of intemperato homage to thoso who have ployed their parts in the great drama of the past. It devours with the greediness ot' a nfoth, that original element of human character which ?ii ...nv. tlie demands of the respective apes through which lie may call it to pass. Notwithstanding, that we may look back through the darkened avenues of the past, and call up those mighty spirits whose seinetars, tempered with reason and philosophy, have flashed a stream of mellow light athwart the intellectual sky. we arc in no better condition thereby, than wo would have been, had nature ne'er impressed a stamp of nobility upon our race, unless we prepare oursolvos to emulate the virtues a ml oschow the vicos of those who have preceded us. No past age. however brilliant, can secure the continued growth of a country; each generation ns thoy stop in successive strides upon the stage of action must bear their part in the maintenance and advancement of its prosperity, or else allow it to relapse into primeval inactivity. A blind and too devoted worship at tlio shrine of heroes who have emblazoned the past and shed a halo of glory upon tlio pages of history, begets within us of the present an irglorious love of ease, and erects a false eCunbird of seonritv fortho continued crrowth and meat ness of our country. W'c arc too much disposed to allow ourselves to ho flattered into tlio belief that no advancement is necessary to preserve the character of our people?that past enterprise and progress have delegated to us a perpetual name among tho people of the earth, and that a cultivation of our own original talents with the ambitious purpose of eclipsing our progenitors, either in learning, eloquence, nrtor mechanism, Would bo presuraptious in the extreme, and of groat qnri insurmountable difficulty of achievement. "We are apt to l>e lost in wonder nt tho brilliant minds which shod Eigrt) steady and undimmcd light around the great past, apd, liku^the artist, who, wrapt in admiration of the impfi.-iqtf work of art from which his pencil hnd mstigg^lrttd i|i triumphant joy, unconscious of the ?Uizzy hcigh^W^^v^h we stand, we step lacJcwardL reputation, ^p-jjwng our owj^culties for extrication, we floufl3er ;n bele'ctkd poetry. [From llie Memphis Avalanche ] The JLittlc Bcygar. BY SALLIB ADA REEDY. Standing alone with your liuir uucnrlecl, And hands to your forehead pressed, Thinking if strife in this weary world, - Or peace iu the grave were l>est: Wondering, too. if the same -good Clod, Who fashioned the bright and the gay, Has set iu motion the weary blood That mourns in your heart to-day! Poor doubting one 1 perchance my hand rueis t'uui iu vuur jiiruiuu ui uw j .You may lay your weary head on my heart, It is braver than yours just now; And may my own dead mother send Reproof from her soul to mine, "Whenever my lips refuse 1:0 lend Kind words to a grief like thine. The lady that's coming down the street "Will frown as she passes you And yet that thing, so dainty and sweet, Is going a-begging, too; Begging for praise of her queenly tread, * Aud praise of her beauty rare? Oh, child! I had rather beg for bread Than the cold world's cruel siare. That man you see was a fair-haired youth, And years have not made him old, But proud ambition murdered his truth, And left him gold?bright gold; You have sweet dreams, but all night long He talks to his soul in woe, And begs it to forgive the wrong He did to it years ago. And there is another who begs for fame "With the air of a prince on his throne, That strangers may start when they road his name Carved out on a smooth white stone; He begs, and the poisoned draught he receives Cools never the thirsty mind, But the morsel you get is enough, and it leaves No bitterness lurking behind. Your hair is soft, though it is uncurled, And your eyes are a wonderous blue, And you've brothers and sisters all over the world, And I am your sister loo; Kueel down, little irirl. when the moonbeams fall, Angels are around thy bed, And think that the happiest beggar of all , Is the beggar that begs for broad. G.vyoso, Sept 28th, 1859. . To My Mother. by be v. wir. cnoswell, a r>. My mother! many a burning word Would not suffice the'love to.tel! With which my inmost soul is stirred, As thoughts of thee my bosom swell! Butfbettcr I should ill express The passion thus, than leave untold The glow of filial' tenderness *? Wliieii nevmJn my heart grou^cold. ^ . T)ft ost muse crer all^0 wrong, The silent grief, the secret pain, My forward youth has caused, I long To live my childhood o'er again. And yet they were not all in vain, The lessons which thy love then taught; I Nor always liath it dormant lain, The fire from thy example caught. - I Aua now. as lecnngs an divine "With deepest power my spirit touch, I feet as if some prayer of thine, < My mother! were availing much. And thus availing, more and moro, > 1 0 he it thiue in bliss to see The hopes with which thy heart runs o'er In fondest hour, fulfilled in me! COMM UaSTIOATION. no. nr. Mr. Editor'.?Before I state my last reason why this Union should be purged of all traitors to the Constitution, suffer mc to say that, my plan of expulsion would find thousands to dofeud it, who would never be found on the side of secession. Besides, it would he dignified and just to give the friends of the Constitution a chance to define their position, and, should they be found a minority in their States,' and suffer expulsion, it would he their misfortune and not our fault. I counsel no revolution, nor do I wish further legislation in support of any institution nowexisting in any of the States. All that is needed to heal all our difficulties, is a repeal of all laws in every State and Territory in the Union that confiicts with the interest or rights of any of their co-States, and, this would only be carrying out the letter and spirit of the Constitution, which was adopted for the purpose of "insuring domestic tranquility." But, the last reason that I will give, why a change in our national character must bo effected, is that, as a nation professing belief in the inspiration of the Bible, it is our solemn duty to guard the sacred deposite committed to our charge^ and while I would be far from encouraging persecution for religious opinions, I would not, on the other hand, give that liberty ii._* 1,1 ,i. !... ..:n? ,n i tllill YYVU1U UUPIIU> Llli; i'lliai iliRL.^nnuiu \JI VUl entire religious system. I think a greater insult was never offered to our country than at a late meeting of Infidels, where the likeness of the immortal Washington and the infamous Paine was painted on the same hag. Look at Mortnonism, Modclurtism, organized cluhs of Atheists,?thci'iilpit prostituted, and used for every diabolical purpose that the depraved heart of man can invent,? I say Jook at this picture, which is lait faintly drawn, and considor well if God will hold you guiltless, if you do not?Jew and Christians of all denomination?rise in your might, and drive the enemies of God and man from your political communion, I would neither burn nor drown them, but I would confine them (politically) in a Northern climate, which is so fertile in producing all kinds of Erroriguit that the world might sec how long a nation could exist that had cast off the fear of God. And. to acomplish fully the plan I have proposed, I would, above all things, trust in the strength of lliui who concocted our forefathers to glorious victory against a foe ton times more formidable than any wc shall he called to face. 1 have not elaborated by argument any ot my points or plans?I have only committed thoughts to paper, I am willing for any move that may suit our people?either my plan of expulsion, Southern Confederacy, or separate State action. I have entered the last decade of my threescore and.ten, and never was much of a hand with a gun, but, I can make a h?vnd in I some way, when the irreprcssihio crop gets ready to be attended, I am anxious to thee the music, and have an humble place in the picture. t ONE OF THE PEOPLE. A Loi'i3i?VA pVIVEa Froze.v ofliccrs of the- steamboat Cortes ult, fiom Atta^. S) vja j;a report that on - ], 1'gffBfflMir -ice half an niclij^j. 1-n atidin snver^^flBtotanK ' SEEE CTEB^STO RY. A!tf'T AFFO^iJ IT! " Can't afford it, Maria-/ "But you might, if yoi$|Ould only think so, Walter," pleaded the yon?*- wife. "I can't do it," the huf "'d returned, very emphatically. "It vpulj1 *ost ten or twelve shillings at the very low to put up such a gate, and the old bare wj answer every purpose." . t> ' "No, they won't Wa|, The neighbor's children very often lesm, he bare down, and then stray cattle come if, the garden. We may lose more than thcL cc of a gate in one ' ' 1.111 t ?1. 7 Liour, it a cow snouiu Jur.^K," ? ? ?"? ? a am away." "I should like to knolfl^'^10 leaves the bars down," said Walter, veruM^'catcniu<r)v. "The same children might leave?- gate open." "But we can have a gatisuadc to close of its own accord, with a weight or a spring," suggested the wife, "John.Nilt) has got a gate up in his yard." "But 1 ain't John Nile-V*111)* dear," Walter wished his wife to rememv?* * "But his family is as -My.as yours, and his wages .'ire not so liigh.'p'Jf "Never mind about I tell you I can't afford it?at any ratej'J Bt present." And with this Walter startcpo?or his work. . Walter Gray was a ptt?man about thirty; an industrious- incch?)c]iB>?id been married some eighty ears, and Two* interesting family, lie mcaut to providcLvc^?r those -who depended upon him. and^^Bicasurc he did so. But there were inanyj ,-s ^Komforls of which he felt obliged to depri{>nnM|-?comforts which at times they really npocShnd which, in the end, mighthave proved a'sofyc of saving. And more, too, it might Jiaye v'ded to his own happiness had lie felt able ig-ant these little requests. But he couldn't ab''d it; at least so 1... .1 ?1.?. ...1..Uiah l.>t.ll!Minrlit co witli IIU UJUll^lJl, illiu M UVJlIiVi "V .? ?v?? sound judgment the sequel v" prove. The gatcVhich his wife lid been so anxious to have put up was needed t the entrance to tlic garden hack of the hon>, where there was only a pair of short Liars, 'jc children often came through there, aiK^'r,tletimcs left the way open behind them, l^hoit, there were many ways in which those I'rs were apt to be. left down, and AI aria Gray jnd very often to leave her work to drive outyttle that had got in. It was only by extrcm watchfulness on her part that the garden \W preserved. She had spoken several timcs to'-'" husband about it, but lie felt that lie co'ula't u fiord it She must keep her eyes upon tliepof, ami see that the bars were kept shut/ I" ' Only a few days after}this-Wrs. Gray asked her husband if he was gqingf hire a pew in the church for the followitu^eii.and he told her thatjic did not tbinkj/jJaKh "But you can hire J1 can have half of Air. Niles'pcji ? "I can't afford it,']ll^^Btfer's reply. "I should get uo great the service any "Don't say so, bufc'f\<..^H|^^^'crybody "lionid f^i i' ? wish to live anPunng up youifCliildrcn, where, [here was no religions intiuoW* And ifycui, reap the benefits of good ChrisAn institutions,' you certainly ought to fccL wpig to helji to support tlicm." ~ ?l'! "?>o I would be willing, if I/ould afford it; but I can't." * Mrs. Gray looked very scrii'5, and seemed to hesitate, as though there wr* a subject upon licr mind, which she felt' deli cite about broach- j ing; but it had occupied licr tlpaghts too long, | and she determined to let it ou"Walter,'' slie said, a little TOmnlonslv, but still resolutelv, "you have two Guilds a week." "Yes." " ./ "And how much of that doc. it take to feed US?" 31 "I don't know, I'm sure. Ibmiy know that it takes it all to feed and clothe *, mid pay up the interest on the house." "J havcu'nthad a new dress si'ce last autumn; and I was reckoning up vcstcrhiy how much we had spent for the children, a'nl T found it to be only three pounds for the la't ten months. I have worked over some of cousin John's i -*1- - *?.. r<i i,.? T imnns into dOCIIC*? lUi V./litll ICJ^j iliiil jjiiuiii;" .1 1'"" Mary's dresses as the latter outgrows them." "That's all very well," roplied Walter, a little testily, "I understand my own business, and 1 know just what I can afford, an' what 1 can't. While 1 have the payments to:make on my house I must economize?I mi/** economize," he repeated, very decidedly. "And I would have you economize," returned tlic wife; "hut do not forget -hat all is not economy which many eajl so. think that to hire half of John Xiles' pew woj'hl be a great source ofeconomy in comfort anil lasting good. It would he a guinea laid out to a good advantage?sure to return a heavy int-U'cst to us and our children. And J think it might he a source of great saving to put a good gate up at the Hack ." "Stop !" interrupted Walter, v'ith a nervous motion. "You've said enough $out this. I know my means." "Let me say one word," urgedjjdaria. There was an earnestness in her lone which caused her husband to stop and listen.:. "If yon will give me a guinea a week I will si??foe to furnish all the provisions for the household, and clothe ...,-ci.ir 011,1 r-l,il,|i-r?n. ! will d?>**iiiis for one year. That will leave you with seventy pound* with which to clothe yourself and make your ]>ayii)cnt on the liouso. On tl;c house you have only to pay twenty pounds, with interest for two years, which will leave yoi' twenty-nine pounds for your clothes and?>tl?r exprn "Walter was upon the pointy of denying this result of the case, but ho s.-uvfupo" a moment'? reflection, that, from his wife's statement, the deduction was correct, so he dc:d*'d the statement. "Vou cannot furnish the food- mid clothe yourself and children for the su|U vou have naincM.1,'" lie said. Thereupon Maria sat down and hiiadc knowi a few facts to liim that had been Itidden witliii the niyslcries of her own housekeeping. Sh< was not lone; in proving to him fluff, during tin past year, the items of expenditure within sail limits had not averaged a gninci per week Walter said "I'ooli !" and then' he ad dot "Nonsense!" and then he left tlio IJioiisc. "There must be some mistake," he said ti himself, alter lie had got away fron) the house and he really Ij^^dthcro "was ni mistako. "Have a Tom "Don't "Have And NJB9HBj^^9Hrlc prepare. twvHHHI^^i the tors," was lie supporssnppi^HHBQl^^nV an.l addressing John Xiles, who stood by: "Xo, think, not,'' was John's reply. "You'd better. It's only for the grog?fori five, if you eome in.1' "I can't." "It's of no use to ask him," spoke Walter in a rather sarcastic tone. "lie don't spend his money in that way." John's face Hushed, and his lips trembled; but he restrained the biting words which were struggling upon his tongue, and turned and left the shop. "He's a mean fellow," cried Tom, loud enough tor IN lies to near. "Tight as the bark of a tree," added Walter, in a tone equally loud. John Niles heard the remarks, but he did not come back. The four remaining men "tossed up," and the lot fell upon Walter and Tom. Then they "tossed it off," and it fell upon Walter, who paid four shillings for the grog. Walter started for home about nine o'clock, and on the way lie was overtaken by Niles. "Walter," said the latter, in a kind but earnest tone, "I want to speak with yon. You have wronged me this evening, and I wish you to understand me. For the opinions of Bill "Smith or Ned Francis I care not, but I do not wish you to misapprehend me. We live too near together, and I would not Jose your good opinion." "Well, go ahead," returned Walter, who was sensible of the fact that his companion was one of the best and kindest neighbors in the world. "You said I was mean." "No, 110; 'twas not I who said that." "Well 1 you said I was tight as the bark of a tree 1" , Walter could not deny this, so John proceed- i cd. " i "I refused to join you in your little game for three reasons, either one of which should have J been sufficient to deter me : First, I had resolved not to engage in any such games of hazard; second, I did not want any grog; and | third, 1 could not have afforded to pay for five extra suppers if the Jot had fallen upon me." "Couldn't have afforded it ?" repeated Walter, with a slight tinge of unbelief in his tone, i "No," returned the other, "I could not. I 1 used to be always ready for any such game, i and I thought 'twould be mean to refuse; but i I have learned better. Let me tell you how I i first came to see the folly of being afraid to > spend my money for nothing. Shall I tell i you!" t ' Certainly," returned Walter, who already [ began to nee simelhiiir/. t "Well," pursued Niles, "one noon, as I was c going away from home, my wife asked me for a five shillings. She wanted to buy some cloth j with it. I asked her if she could not get along without it. J had only fifteen shillings with me, and hated to let one of them go. She said j she really needed the cloth ; but, if I hadn't got ] the money to spare, she could wait. I kucw ), she was disappointed, but I thought she could { get along, and I went away. That evening I ; went into the saloon, and we had a fine social c time. It cost;; rac iust sevci and-sixpcncc. I ? fj1 objoction, and then I went home. WhJW ( filtered the hall, I heard my wife tryifag to N pacify our eldest child?the little thing had ex- ( pcctcd a new dress, which had been promised f her,- and she felt badly because she had not got c it. _ ( "Wait," urged my wife, as the Child sobbed ( in her disappointment. "Papa hasn't got the money now ; he'll have some by-and-by, pud , then you shall have a"pretty dress. JPoor papa ? lias to work hard." ] "The words smote me to the heart. I could not afford five shillings to dress my little < child, but 1 could ;ifford any amount for the < useless entertainment of others! The crown * which my needy wife could not get when she ] asked for it, T paid away, almost twice fold, for nothing. But it taught inc a lesson. I opened my eves, and 1 have kept them open. On the very next morning I afforded my wife the crown, but I could not afford any more for the beer-man. I had not dreamed how much I was wasting; but when I stopped up that leak, and allowed my funds to flow into their proper channel, I soon found that I could afford every reasonable comfort my wife and children needed. So T stick to the principle which has proved so beneficial to myself and family. Ah! What's that ? There's an animal in your garden. "Walter." They had reached the garden-fence, and, by" 1 < ?i: -l.< \\ ,, Imrncil IJ1U <11111 MUlll^lll, n.uiti wu.M .. 1 least trampling among liis sweet corn. The bars had been either left down or hooked down and a stray cow had got in. They drove her out, and then Miles went home. Walter saw that the beast had done considerable damage, but lie was not angry, for lie had .something of niorc importance to think of. lie went and sat down beneath an apple-tree, and pondered. "Lless me if he hasn't put the case down about square !" he said to himself, at the end of some minutes of meditation. "Let me see," he pursued; "there's five shillings for spirits? four and-twopcncc for ale?four and twopence for soda.?And that's within the last three days. Tliirteen-and four-pence! Is it possible. Over twenty-five pounds a year! And yet I can't afford ten shillings for a gate, not a guinea that my family may receive religious instruction for a year!?Walter Gray?I think yon hud better turn over a new lea/.". 1 And Walter Gray did turn over a new leaf. On the very next day he did two things, thcre1 by astonishing two parties. lie had a new gate made for the entrance to the garden, and i : thereby astonishing his wife; and he refused t > " toss up" for the ale, and thereby ? astonished a crowd of expectant thirsty ones. ' For a month he pursued this course, and by : the expiration of that time he could fully ap ........lot., tin. iwuv hlttssiiitcs that wore dawninir w??v? ,,v" *?- r> upon him. lie discovered that lie could afford ! everything which the comfort of his family 5 demanded; and in arriving at this result, he had only to relinquish those things which he really 1 could not afford. It wasa wonder to him how he 1 could have been so foolish. When, at the end 1 of the year, he had paid his note, and had twenty pounds left, he felt at first as though there ' must bo some mistake, but when his wife went over their household expenditure with ' him, ami showed him that all they had needed had been bought and paid for, he saw just how ) it was. lie saw that for years he had been i wasting his substance, and depriving himself and loved ones of the comforts they uecdcd-? not intentionally, but through the same mistake that leads thousands in the same course. But he did so no more. Sometimes, even now, Walter Gray savs? " i 'i ?- o i,.,*;. L'f'/i i (iffora a, .inn men iiv miin in i.iiij'iimu 1 callv, too. J?ut it is not when his wife or chilli* drcn ask liiin for comfort ami joy, nor yet when the needy poor ask for help and charity?for i- lie can well afford all that; bat it is when the wild speculator, or the loose companion, ask o him to outrage in some game of hazard which - may rob himself and family, of their substance, h Then he says?and rcpentffi'iiiffilfreg^CAx'T akkoiiu it !" - y ? - - c y ^ 4k As proof o| the lai't jicp useful ar/sT^les, and that the wot], I void I not very well VjV't along without them, aJjitc writer states it l^s a fact, that if all the gir& were ol m win !d,ij^3iic generatioi^thffiP^lj'M v oniapffffrrr. ? MISCELLANEOUS. ?iit!ie ix <u??ue. The following beautiful and touching prose poem was written by Mr. William B. Bradbury, the musical composer, on the deatlr of his daughter, aged live years and seventeen days. Ivittie is gone. Whore 1 To heaven. An angel came, and took her away. She was a love Jy child;?gentle as a lamb; the pet of the whole family; the youngest of them all. But she could not stay with us any longer. Slic had an angel-sister in heaven, who was waiting for her. The angel-sister was with us only a few months, hut she has been in heaven many years, and she must have loved Kittie, for everybody loved her. The loveliest flowers arc often plucked. If a little voice sweeter than others was heard, I knew Kittie was near. If my studv-door opened so gently and slyly that no sound could be heard, I knew Kittie was coining. If after an hour's quiet play, a little shadow passed me, and the door opened and shut as no one else could open and shut it, "so as not to disturb papa," I knew Kittie was going. When, in the midst of my composing, I heard a gentle voice saying, "Papa, may I stay with you a little while? I will be very still," I did not need to look off my work, to assufc me that it was my little lamb. You staid .vith me too long, Kittie dear, to leave me so suddenly, and you are too still now. You became my little assistant?my home angel?my youngest and-sweetest singingbird, and I miss the little voice that I have heard in an adjoining room, catching up and echoing little snatches of melody as they were being composed. I miss those soft and sweet kisses. 1 miss the little hand that was always first to be placed upon my forehead, to "drive away the pain." 1 miss the sound of those little feet upon the stairs. I miss the little knock at my bed-room door in the morning, and the triple good-night kiss in the evening. [ miss the sweet smiles from the sunniest of faces. I miss?oh ! how I miss the foremost in the little group who came out to meet me it the gate for the first kiss.. I do not stoop so low now, Kittie, to give that first kiss. I niss you at the table, and at family worship. [ miss your voice in "/ leant lo be an angel" 'or nobody could sing it like yon. I miss you n my garden. I miss you everywhere; but I .vill try not to miss you/in heaven. "Papa, if ve are good, will an angel truly come and take is to heaven when we die ?" When the quesiou was asked, how little did I think the an ?cl was so near! But lie did "truly" come, and lie sweet flower is translated to a more genial slime. "I do wish papa would come." Wait i little while, Ivittie, and papa will come. The ourncy is not long.. He will soon be "home." ? Arrest of Rev. Daniel "Worth.?We are ndebtcd to Mr. Scott, of the house of L. M. ieebc, of Baltimore, for the following particu;irs of the arrest aud trial of Worth in Grccnsicrongh', on Saturday last Mr. ng through on his way home, uiougli to c^ill at our office ar^H '^Ci'z Rev. rwdy~r --J* Sn'c&ed in | jJuiiford on Frie?L-<m a Justices warrant and : vas tried before three Justices in Grcensborough >n Saturday. Messrs. McLean, Dick, and Scott, ippcarcd for the State, and Worth spoke in his' )wn defence. We understand that heendcavor;d to defend hisjneendiary conduct and in so loing read extensively from Helper's book. Some fifteen or sixteen witnesses were examinjd; It was proved that lie had used in his sermons the strongest and "vilest incendiary anguagc, aud had circulated Helper's book. tVinong other things he has declared publicly Lhat he has "no respect for the laws of North Carolina"?that "they were enacted by adulterers, drunkards, and gambcrs." And that he "would not have had old John Brown hung for a thousand worlds." He was held to bail in the sum of $5,000 for his appearance at Court, and $5,000 for his good behavior, lie had given bail for his appearance, and was endeavoring to give bail for liis good behavior. The Sheriff of Alamance, Mr. Patterson, was present, and intended to an est him 011 a writ issued by Judge Saunders as soon as he passed from the jurisdiction of the Justices Court, lie may, therefore, be expected here this evening to answer before Judge S. for Ins violation of the law in Alamance, Chatham, and .Randolph. We learn that the excitement in Greensboro' was very great, and that the officers of the law experienced difficulty in protecting Worth from the indignation of the people. Ruloi'jh Slundurd, Sectionalism.?James T. Brady, of New j Yorlc, is one of those man who afford to rise above tlic cloudy atmosphere of Administration politics, and tell the truth to both sections of the Union. I11 bis speech at the New England dinner, on Thursday evening last, lie struck the true chord when he used the .following language :?Philadelphia Press. "lie thought fanaticism was worthy of respect, but whether Wendell Phillips, or some hot Southerner at the other end ot the Union, 1 1- ~?.1.:? : IllIgl15 say or HO soiiieuuiij; jiijuiiuuo iv/ i.-v prosperity of the. country, just let the tocsin sound, let the question really be whether courage and valor and intrepid adherence to our country sustain the Union; and, while he would flatter no set of men, while lie loved the South, and, perhaps, was iu some things more in sympathy with the South than with the North, yet he would ask no higher honor than in leading a New England regiment in that light, or in perishing in its ranks." Kail Koad Ixdkpexdexce.?It has been suggested through the cloumns of the Courier, and elsewhere, that the present time was aitspieuous for a combined and effectual movement in behalf of a Southern supply for rail road equipments and materials. We have the hest information and authority for saying that the question has received, amj is receiving, earnest consideration from the President and DircMors of several important Southern and South-western Koads. Measures arc iu progress for a general meeting, representing fully and authoritatively, all the roads interested, and all roads operating in Southern territory. We have reason to hope that such a convention will he held, and that is deliberations and resolutions will have nn effect flint could not bo claimed for the decision of any one road, or of several roads acting without cone erf. In locomotives alone, the South lias paid to tin: North ?1,000,000 within the year closing, and if \vc add all the items of rail road Outfit, the amount would largely increase. Charleston Courier. The "South Carolina jrniciarv.?The Judiciary of South Carolina is complete as follows : Separate Court of Appeals,?IIou^j i Helton O'Neal I, Chief Justice; llonj^ ston, Associate Justice; Hon. F. iH Associate Justice. J|S i i!n?f 'in- -^tKS'cKuv.?Hon.H Diinkin, Senior Chancel loy--, I "am >11, Second Chancellor-; lIonfjl? Inglis, Third Chancellor. t Court of^Law.? I x. Dividends. The Think of Charleston has declared a semiannual, dividend of four per cent., payable January 3. The Railroad Bank a serai-annual dividond of seventy-five cents per share. The Exchange Bank of ColumVa, a semiannual dividend of one dollar per share. The South Carolina Rail Road Company, a semi-annual dividend of four dollars and twenty-five cents; The South Carolina Insurance Company, a semi-annual dividend of one dollar and fifty cents, and an extra dividend of one dollar and fifty cents per share, The Bank of Camden a semi-annual divK. 1 1 C l* ucihi i lour per cunt. The Bank of South Carolina, of one dollar and thirty-five cents per share.. The Union Bauk, of one dollar and fifty cents per share. The Bank of Georgetown, semi-annual dividend of one dollar per share. The Planter's and Mechanic's Bank, of eighty seven and a half cents per share. The People's Bank, semi-annual dividend of' one dollar per share. Direct Trade in' Coffee.?The wholesalegrocery dealers in Charleston, says the Courier, arc adopting measures to secure and promote the direct importation of Coffee for the trade of that city. In Savannah the direct importation of Coffeo: has been carried on for years, and of one cargo, which arrived last spring, Ave believe about 800 bags were purchased by a Charleston house to. supply its trade. In addition to the importation of Coffee, we arc to have direct trade with India," as Mcsscrs. 0. Cohen <fc Co. will reccivoabout March next, a cargo of gunny cloth. Wowant our friends to bear these facts in mind" It is our duty always to give importers the- ; preference. We learn that the British barque Greyhound' from Rio Janeiro, with a cargo of Coffee, went ashore on Ossabaw Shoals, at 8 o'clock Saturday morning last. The Captain soon afterwent in a boat to Ossabaw, thence to Montgomery, from which place lie walked up to. town. We learn, further, that the Captain engaged the steamer Sampson, and went down the river in her yesterday morning, to sec if' the vessel can he saved. Savannah Republican, 2d inst. Drixo Words.?Not dying words but lir-. \ ing deeds, furnish the true test of a man's char- ' aeter. One of the old divines, when informed, of the hopeful exercises of a wicked nftn on* his death-bed, replied, "Tell me not how tho ? man died, but how lie lived." The mercy of God may not be limited, but the man who lives in sin presuming upon it, does so at infinite peril. Have you i er seriously thought on these words, "If we sin wilfully, etlwionior^amfice for ing up shall b^H Remarkable Cnn.d^Little I)ollioj5utt^^B is giving her levees to large crowds in Newark, N. J. An exchange says: "She is all the programmes and advertise* ments represent her to be?very beautiful, a living wax doll, and only about one-third as large as the celebrated Tom Thumb, who must ? fl appear like a giant beside her. Her height is only 2G inches, her weight 13 pounds, and hex age" 9 1-2 years. She sings and dances benntifully. We' learn that she enjoys good health; 3m . 1 1 1 .1 II . ...I ?1,~ InAlrt eais, uniiKs aim siecps nvn j >ui. with her silken curls, like some little serial vH being from a small Lilliputian island to the sky, where doctors, if they arc needed, must of necessity be homa'pathists. She has not grown any since she was two years old, yet 7 her form is perfect and very pleasing. Wc doubt if another so small person of her age evor f existed.Message ok Governor Morgan*.?Ai.iiaxt, N. Y., Januarys.?Governor Morgan, in his* annual message to the Legislature, says that the State of New York still maintains her. previous opinions in regard to slavery. Sho. yields to none of her sister States in devotion to the Union. She emphatically disavows any sympathy or co-opcration with those who sought to interfere with the institutions of sis-., tor States. Referring to slavery in the States and Territories, he says that she yields cheer*, fully obedience to the doctrine of State sovereignty, and having no disposition to interfere with the local institutions of otber States, is prepared at all tiince to aid those States in the protection of their sovereign power. The Coffee Meeting.?The inclemency of the weather, 011 Saturday evening, prevented the. full attendance of merchants that wcro tntnuoliolKM rvf V1AIVS f>n tllft UW1IWIW 1UI <111 llliviviauu^w VI . .vw v.. policy of establishing a coffee market in Charleston. The meeting, though unorganized, y was successful in securing assurances from different firms of participation in the scheme. Ono firm will take a fourth part of any cargo, imported direct from liio, and another will dospatch a suitable vessel. These offers were. ' from two of our most reliable and extensivo firms. The gentlemen attendant upon tho meeting were sanguine of success. A futuro conference will be held for the perfection ofdetails.? Churleiton Mercury. Direct Importation'.?We notice with, pleasure the inportation direct of a cargo that interests our planting friends at this season. The bark Magnolia, from lilide Island, (Lower California,), has arrived with a cargo of G0(1, tons guano, consigned to T. J. Kerr. We learn from the Inspector that tliisguano, resembles the Peruvian, having a large per. ccntagc of ammonia; that it has been used very successfully for the last two years by our. best cotton planters ; and, what is much to tho point, that the price is 20 per cent, less than, the Peruvian.?Charleston Mercury. A Compliment.?A lady in Nashville, on mercy bent, was making a visit to the Penitentiary, and was permitted to look through the various wards. In one room she saw throe women, engaged in sewing, and turning to. the keeper, who was showing her about, saic^ lit,., 1? ni, niuliir fmn> "J)ear me; the vicionsest looking w?men I ever saw in my lite. ?^rlmt are tor r y {y "They are l'erc," lie replied "because hero; thev ere my wile and daughters, im^B But madam was traveling out, ft* fast asn^J B ^^EWsPArEt aro JM