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> - ? - "" r - * U1 _ . W ? i kt LiurRTY AXJ) MV NATIVE SOIL." VOLUME IV. - -- ? ? - NUMBER 42. ABBEVILLE G. II., 8. ()., DECEMBER 15, 1847. j Published i-vrrv Wednesday Morning 1>\ CHARLES II. ALL15N, HDITOIt AM) I'llOlMUKTOK. TKRITIS.?$1.50 if paid within tbrer> months from the time of subscribing, or ?0 if paid within six months, and if not paid until the end of the year. No subscription received for less than six months, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages arc paid. Subscriptions will be continued unless notice be {riven otherwise, previous to the close of volume. 0:r No paper will be sent out of the State unless payment is made in advance. ADVKKTISEIVIENTS, inserted at 7."> cfs. per square of twelve lines for the first insertion, and IT 1 Ct I* 1- . ,?< i cir*. lur euro r.oiuillliuiicc. J I lose.' not having the desired number of inserti'Mis nnrknl upon them, will bo continued unlil ordered out and charged accordingly. OCT Fist rays Tolled, ??2.00,1o l>o paid by the Magistrate. 03 * For announcing a Candidate, J$2.00, in advance. Q~T The Postage must be paid upon ;i 11 letters and coiiiinuuicutious Insecure attention. (roit tiii: AUisKviu.K INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. J-.KTT12K. VII. The pass of the James River through the Blue Ridge is also a magnificent anil truly sublime spectacle. As the immortal Jefferson has so eloquently portrayed the pass of the Potomac through the same chain, we could not interest you with a description of the James ; for the scenery ia more bold and imposing at the former. I3ut, sir, a day spent there appears little more than an hour, to those, who are fascinated with con templating the romantic and the beautiful in the works of Nature. The James comes stealing along the side of the Blue Kidge, winding out and in at every sinuosity apparently seeking an opportunity to make its escape. The North River glides on in the opposite direction, also in quest of a pass, until they meet. Then as with a giant effort a narrow chasm is opened in the mascitrp \r n nil u. .w iu<.>k} UIIU U1W 1IUI IIIILU tunuis null II LI and clash with frantic fury through the craggy chann A. The Balcony rock about midway in th s Ridge, rises to the height of several hundred feet almost perpendicularly, and some of the points of mammoth dimensions are projecting in a very menacing attitude. At the base of this tremendous rock, the canal passes, having its bosom densely intesperscd with hmitS- ludrvl willl f/in dvnVinmnl ducts of the great valley. In connexion with this there are several canal locks of exquisite workmanship. These objects blended together most delightfully associate the utile with the dulcc, and all are heightened by the bold and the the beautiful in the pencilings and colorings of Nature. In the fork of these two rivers, and about a mile from their juncture, is Yallings Mountain, which annonrx in hni-n Iwp.i / "11 ww^.? raised out of the Blue ltidge, and thrown out there by some mighty convulsion of laboring nature, to furnish a passage for the James and North Rivers. On the summit of this Mount you may obtain prospect of the Blue Ridge, that is so extensive, as to give the Ridge the appearance of an immense amphitheatre. And the enchantments of the scenery arc so captivating that the eye can never tire surveying the tasteful and the beautiful in this panarama of na tures handy work. The alum Springs is also a place of considerable resort for the gay and fashionable, during tho warm season. The water is strongly impregnated with alum, and four or five other mineral substances. And is of sterling value in scropulous and dyspeptic diseases. In consequence of not loosing its medicinal virtues, by transportation, large quantities are used as an article of commerce?particularly at the port of New a-i - t. . r i ? i u/riouns. n eminaies irom a uanic, wnicn is upwards of an hundred feet high, and composed entirely of slate stone. And what is passing strange, the water is more strongly * impregnated with its mineral properties during the rainy'scasons. This is a splendid retreat for invalids, and those who wish to-spend the summer pleasantly and fashionably amidst the balmy fragrance of . a mountain atmosphere. It is a matter of deep regret, that Mr, Campbell the enterprising and hospitable proprietor has lost by fire, nearly all his valuable improvements; but nevertheless, arrangements J have been made for accommodating comk fortablv a respectable number of visitors during the summer. There are various eaves, and many other curiosities which we have not time to enumerate. A vprr dril.-iiinr i'Imii r>f inlf>rr>?l nml iin. J O portance in Iloek liridge is the immense quantity of Marble imbeded in her Mountains. "When the rich and valuable soil with all its exuberant fruits arc exhausted; then that real value of the country will lie drawn upon. The marble treasures which are now hoarded up in the coffers of her mountains are destined in time to enrich the citizens, and beautify, and adorn the magnificent mansion of the wealthy and t:i11?fi11 ni'Pn nf* Nnw Orlnnns I The quantities are inexhaustible, and the quality is of about as fine a texture as the besi Egyptian and Italian. The country is greatly indebted to the energy and enterprise of Messrs. Maybin & Kelly for openin*; and applying these vast resources of wealth and refinement. When \vc contemplate the wealth, intelligence, marble, and enterprise of Rock Bridge, we are ravished with the animating thought that our artisans will no longer have to leave their native homo lor the enervating suns of an Italian clime to acquire skill in Statuary; but that, by the men and material of our own soil, \w? will be furnished with the most exquisite specimens of the most accom- i plishod masters. Without any pretentions lo prophesy, I look forward to a period when Lexington will exceed Athens in the taste and eloquence of its sculpture. WRITTEN FOR TIIF. AJIUF.VIM.E IIANNMR. BAD HABITS IN TEACHERS. It is a bud habit in teachers to be always stern and austere to their students; it is much better to gain their esteem by a mild, gently and familiar deportment, and their respect by uprightness of conduct; for mild and gentle means will often elluet what LUCHJIVU HIL-UDUlCi LUU1U 1IC\C1 LLCUUIIJ J) 1 i&ll. It is <i bad habit to whip a child in anger, for then the child natually thinks it was done to gratify spleen. It is a bad habit to punish children without first convincing the judgement that they have acted wrong, and very frequently talking to them in an a floe* tionatc manner to convince them that they have behaved improperly is punishment enough to answer tlio end ; for like our Creator we should use punishment to produce reform. It is a bad habit for teachers to mimic, ridicule, or call their scholars ill names, such as "fool" it can answer no good purpose, and may do much harm; children are sensative little creatures, and such a course may produce disgust which can never be removed. It is a bail habit in teachers to permit the girls and boys to mingle together; boys should be brought to respect the girls, and to treat them with politeness ; and girls should be taught to behave modestly, mildly, and politely to the boys, never allowing them to take improper liberties; by so doing ihey will very soon understand the prerogatives of the sexes. Now ifthese hints should do any good to any of the birch loving, sour looking leach crs, I shall be well paid for this fragment. The Teacher. Madame IIestell.-TIiis notorious woman* whohns lately been tried in New York for the murder of mothers and their innocents, in an indirect manner, lo conccal the shame of the former,has at last been sentenced to twelve months imprisonment in the X;>enitentiary at Block wells Island. Since which an arrest of judgement was issued by the Supreme Court, and the papers say, Madame llcslell, will be spared the mortilicalion of being sent to prison. How they served monsters of this sort in Paris, in a comparatively, dark age is thus told in an cxtact made by the New York Sun from an authentic work : About the year 1G73, a midwife at Paris had, by her great skill in her profession acquired the support of a great number of the inhabitants, the most wealthy of whom she attended at their residences ; but for those who from inclination, or fear of exposure, wished to be privately delivered, she had ac comodationa in her out house; to which many females resorted. By chance, however, a gentleman who lived next door to this midwife, observed that although many pregnant woman went in to lie in at her house, yet comparatively but few children were brought out; and his suspicions of foul practices towards the infants acquiring fresh strength daily, he at length consulted with several of his neigbors upon the matter, who joined him in soliciting from a ma?fisilate a warrant to .search for some plate they pretended to have lost; but in order (o alarm the midwife, and put her on her guard, they began their sham search at iho distance of nine or leu houses from her. When, however, lhey came to her rcsi?rr..1.i UrHUU, >IIU UIH'UIL'U U1U III. Ill'J ol UIILUIICUI il. desiring Ihem not (o hurry thesclves. i>iit In proceed in their (ask with nil possible circumspection. They did so and on coming to the privy, they put down a hook which they had brought with them cn purpose, and drew up the body ofa child newly destroy ed. They continued the search until they had found the remains of no less tlia'n sixtytwo infants. The midwife was immediately apprehended and brought to trial, and being found guilty upon the. fullest evidence, besides her own confession, she was confined, she was condemned to die, which sentence was executed in the following horrid manner on the *2c-th May, 1073. A strong kind of gibbet was erected, under which a lierce fire was kindled ; and the prisoner, being brought to the place l i r .i '' ii . v i was suspcnueu irom mo giuuet in a large ironcage, in which were also placed sixteen wild cats, which had been caught for the purpose. When the torment ol thellames began to he unbearable, tin* furious animals attacked the woman, as the caiisc of the agony they endured. In about fifteen minutes they tore out her eyes and entrails, yet still she continued alive and sensible, imploring some charitable spectator to put her quickly to death; but n<> one caring to comply wun tier mtrcaiies, sue remained m tliis frightful condition fur the space of thirty-live minutes, and then died in unspeakable misery. At the time of her death, twelve of the cats had expired, and the other fuur survived but a minute < r two longer. In the Ilorsn or Ri:riiksevr\tives, ) Saturday, Dec. 4, 1:347. $ Mr. Yancy gave notice that on Monday next, he would ask leave to introduce a Bill to enable David L. Adam* to enianccpate his negro slave Charles. I'ruler the rule of the House, Mr. Yancy begged leave io announce the motives and reasons of this application for the emancipation of a slave?which was in contravention of the policy of the state. The slave Charles was a servant of galiant young Lieut. Adams, of the Edgefield Vol unto or?, attached lo the 1'almeUo liegiment now engaged in the Mcxicau war. At the reduction ol' N eva Cruz?on the march to Alvarado, which proved so fatal to our liegiment, and on its progress to Pucbla, lie was ever hy the side of his gallant young master, whatever position was assigned him. When the Regiment and the Army were on the march from l'uebla to the city of Mexico, the extreme rear guard, which was commanded by the brave corporal Crooks, of the. I^doefiuld Coinnanv. w:is ut 1 O ------ 1 J J tacked by a parly of Mexican lancers?the slave Charles who was nearer to the Regiment than the rear guard, seized a musket and run and fought by the side of the lamented Brooks, who was one of the mess upon which he waited. In the terrible Cattle of Oontreras and Churubusco, where the Palmetto Regiment gained immortal honor for itself and the State, in positions of the greatest danger, Charles with weapon in hand, was ever by the aide of his young master, exhibiting, (upon the report of the brave Lt. Abney, of the Edgefield company.) courage as unquestionable, and a desire as ardent tor the success of our nrins as any soldiers in the army. At the Battle ol'Churubusco, 1 where the gallant Adams fell while bearing aloft the standard ofhis compuv, and in that dreadful carnage when half the Palmetto Regiment were bleeding to duath, Charles lay a day and night by the dead body of 1 his master, and only left him to procure a few comforts for the brave Abncy, who had /alien upon the field. As an act of gratitude to the memory of his lamented son and high appreciation of this untiring devotionandgallant conduct to his slave Charles, the father desires to be allowed, by an act of the Legislature, to give him his freedom. These remarks are submitted, that 1 the Ilouse may be placed in possession, in advance, the reasons why the Legislature will be appealed to, to depart from the salu- 1 tary policy of the Slate. 1 OuioiTf or the namu Whig.?In the I 16th century there arose in England a nartv nnnnaP.d fn tli? Kin or nnrl in frivnr nf n J' v -ri : ? ?? fc>J ? ?*? ' ~ Republican lorm of Government, in which the people would have a voice. This par- 1 ty adopted as their motto, "We Hope In 1 God," the initials or first letter of each 1 word combined, read Whig, and were used 1 to name or designate the party. Thus the word Whig originally meant opposition to Kings and Monarchies, and friendship for 1 the very form of government under which i wo now exist. It originated in England i a century and a half before our Revolution, i ii.? i n ? mim i ii 11nmm ? mi w? ?i?mrr (wniTir.N jo a tug a tutkv ills banner.) l i n e s, 7o her who will understand them. Thv name is e'er the tnagic spell, Recalling holier days to me, Sweet mcm'ry knows I love it well And whispersjbndly oft of thee. When falls thy voice upon mine car, Entrancing with each silvery tone, music liorsoll might, blushing, fear, Celestial notes beyond her own. Thy smile like.sun-light pitying beams Thro' sorrow's wildly darkeu'd hour, 'Till joy forgotten, save in dreams, Returns with strangely thrilling power; Bringing the hope, tho' sadly far From thee,lone fate yet bids mestay, That thou, my Jirst) last, onh/ Star, Will once mure shine upon life's way. Then lady! say not love is false? An idle. Heeling dream, that dies And fades from human hearts like clouds i_ i :n_ ? -M.i ;? . ?? -' * - in .-\prirs -una incoiisiam siaes. Such is not love?that Eden thought, That angel hearts with ours share, That mystic chord divinely wrought That link* us to a brighter sphere. Pure as the dew-drop on the flower. That glitters in the sun's first beam; 13ut wild as storm-lash'd ocean's power, Is love's first sinless, deathless dream. Erskinc College. Conrad. ODE On the Evacuation of N. York by the British Troops. WlllTTUN IN ITALY. Fur on the deep with swelling" sail Expanded to the evening gale The waves the Briton ploughed; Hut parted not as onco he caino, Replete with hope?on fire for fame? Of gaudy legions proud? Still o'er the heaving Ocean's broast Rose the blue mountains of the West That seemed to laugh in scorn 1 And slighted Freedom's rising ilainc With Lexington's heroic famn Before his mind was borne. The sword unsheathed on Kunlcer Hill Fort Moultrie bntiling force and skill, And Trenton's dreadful night : With Saratoga's scene of blood WithCowpen's plain,and Monmouth'a wood, All crowded on his sight. lie thought of Kosciusko's zeal, Of La fay He's avenging steel, And Washington's great name, Of Freedom's starry flag unfurled In triumph to the admiring world A trophy of his shame ! lie thought how many a heart of worth Lay moulding 'neaih that fatal earth, ? 1,^,1 I LJUW lildll V it IKlllUU UUI1U llicachcd in tho wild and in the wood. That drank crcwhilc the noble blood Of chief forever gone. He thought of what was lost?and won,? And, as Columbia's mountains shono Still dimmer through the night? 11k cursed them as tiie first uarrier Of Queenly Albion's proud career ; And drifted out of sight. J. C. llCI3 Three swords have just been finished in Philadelphia to l>e presented to Gene rai layior, ucnerai isuuer ana iviajor Barber. Too Poor.?A man walked into our sanctum the other day, and kindly accosted us with 4' Got a paper to spare, Mr. Printer?" u Yes," we replied, " here is one of our last. Wont you subscribe for it, and get it regularly every week?" " No, I am too poor," was his reply as he hastily walked off. That man had just returned from the cir I 1. _ VI "A 1 cu.s, wncre ne pa?u ou cents ior aamission; time lost from his farm worth 75 cents; for whiskey and tobacco, judging from the smell of his breath, and the quantity of juice in the coiners of his mouth 25 cents?making SI.50 actually thrown away, and then begging a newspaper alleging that he is loo poor to pay for it. Cholera and Locusts in Persia.?The (XII Aivinrv latfnr fmm iViA Mntir Va*\r riAii. I LV/1II/WIII0 1UVUM J iivill VltV >? Jk Via VUU" rier, gives sad intelligence, especially interesting to the friends of Amerecan Missionaries in the East: u Mount Sier, Oroomia, Aug. 27. " You will be sorry to hear that the Cholera has broken out again at Orooma. It is now a week since tho first case appeared, md the deaths have been numerous. I was ibsont in tho mountains the first four days ?n?wtwnfc.| r UMIMWHWatMIIHI WIMMAiIM tt-T?,T??X after the appearance of tho disease, in town; and sincc my return I have not been able to spend any time in the city, so that S can say nothing from personal observation oi" the malady, whether it be of a mild or malignant character. "The season is unfavorable. It is midsummer, and fruit most abundant, and tho' I not always wholesome, is tho principal ioo.l of the mass ol'the people. And more tii.ui all, the Musselmen are now in tho midst uf the Ramazan, tlic month when th??y neither cat, drink, smoke or snuff from daylight in the morning until the dusk of the evening. They in consequence become very hungry these long days, and when the cannon is fired at night as a signal that they are at liberty to oat, they go beyond tho bounds ei gormandising most egregiously. In this state of things, I fear the ravages of this dread disease will be terrible. 4< We first heard of the scourge this year in Tiflis, Russia. Jt oppcars to have moved gradually in this direction, carrying oil" multitudes at the inlcrvencing places. It is said to have swept over Georgia with, awful violence. " Locusts have been swarming in the country for some weeks past, and they havo not yet gone. They first, like the cholera, spread over Georgia, and then come on to Oroomia. Their devastations in some places have been truly awful. Wholo fields of wheat, barley, cotton, grass, &c., have been swept clean by them, it is a. cause of thanksgiving that in this province the wheat, which is the stall'of life, had s.-) tar ripened that the d"id not fancy it, a ; they much prefer what is green. When the wind blows they sometimes fill the air liko a thousand swarms of bees and if :i'mostbe said they darken the sun in the heavens. They arc not confined to the fields, l^iif nr?mn intA tVir* AiKf otiro i*m i ?i rviir xro i-.lo UUW tu Mill/ WllV J CUUI lit 114 v/lll jrc*4H..j and come up into our houses." Distance of Stahs.?Sir John TIerscel, in an essay on the power of the Telescope to penetrate into Space." a quality distinct from the magnfying power, informs us that i there aro stars so infinitely remote as to uu situated at the distance of twelve millions of millions of millions of miles from our earth; so that the light, which travels with the velocity of twelve millions of miles in a minute, would (require two millions of years for its transit from those distant orbs to our own, while the astronomer, who should record the aspect of mutations of such a star would be relating, not its history at the pret i . . * i . I seal tiay, uui mat wnicn wok pjaee iwo millions of years gone l>y !?Media die?s lilag. Postmasters should, in every instance, bear in mind the following extract from the instruction to postmasters, page 20, section 118: " In every instance in which papers that come to your office arc not taken out by the persons to whom the are sent, you will give immediate notice of it to the puhliscr, that they are lying dead in the oflioe. In all cases where postmasters render themselves liable for the subscription money fora paper by u ncglect to notify the publishai* ill o t if VAmn iiifi f li>n /I 111 flirt nn?fnll Inn I It r> Ol lUUb tb 1UUUIUI3 UU(IU All IUU | JVSOlWil!l~ Isp lliU Postmaster General reserves the right to admonish the postmaster for his neglect, and require him to pay for the paper, or remove him out of ofiicc." Affecting Incidents.?The following affecting extracts are from a letter written by Capt. Merril, of Batavia, to his brother. Capt. M. was in all the battles: I cannot forbear noticing two touching incidents that fell under my observation.? among the brave and gooil who have tin's fallnn was mv frinrwl tlnrwnll nf l1..> nIli Infantry. He felloarly in the action, from a wonnd in the log. On the slight repulse of our troops lie was inhumanly murdered by the enemy's lancers. His faithful dog, a beautiful pointer, had accompanied him there; he also was wounded. During the action he became separated from his master. After it had subsided, the noblo form of Burwell, manly as in life, wac discovered and beside him, and even licUing his face and wounds, was his poor dog, who regardless of the hour of danger, and there, upon the same field to die. This affectionate scene touched the hearts of many. Again, after the fury of the battle was over, I saw a camp woman, of tho infantry who came upon the field to look for hpr husband. Almost frantic with despair, she ran from one to another to inquire after him, but getting no information she immediately went to search for him among tho slain.? passing from body to body, she at length found him-dead. Kneeling over his cornso she endavored to raise it, but finding life ertinct, she gave utterance to shrieks and lamentations truly touching to hear. Her all had fallen. She continued to remain on il. - C.1.1 / J c _r ,L \ I L. ine neiu ^unuer lire ui uiu enuiiij; uiuu iiis lifeless body was carried off, which she followed in the deepest grief. Such is tisnato woman!