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VOLUME IV. - -- ? ? - NUMBER 42.
ABBEVILLE G. II., 8. ()., DECEMBER 15, 1847.
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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
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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,
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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
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In all cases where postmasters render
themselves liable for the subscription money
fora paper by u ncglect to notify the publishai*
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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!