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"lis fflMBS TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM ] "THB mioaa or UIBBHTY XS BTannKTAiu VIOII,ANOII." [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. ftY DAVIS & HOLLINGS WORTH. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1856. v"' fflas? ? !L1L & 53 ? ? ? s_. X THRILLING SCENE?ALMOST A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. \Vo liavo already briefly alluded to tlio great speech delivered at Lowell, oil Tuesday evening last, by Hon. Rufus ClioateA correspondent of tlie lioston Courier who was present and beard the speech, gives tbo following graphic particulars of "what may be truly termed an awfully thrilling scene: Lowell, Tuesday wight, Oct. 28. Tho meeting was convened in Huntington Hall, over the railway station. Ladies M'ere admitted to the palleries. and these - - o * _ thronged, the doors were open to tlie multitude. The hall is one hundred and twenty by eighty feet. At V o'clock it was filled to repletion. Men stood packed together in the closest possible manner, and it was estimated thai ihtfc were over five thousand persons within the walls. The crowd outside amounted to high numbers. The orator was hailed as no man in Massachusetts had been hailed since Webster; and everything promised an hour of intellectual enjoyment and instruction rarely afforded, and a satisfactory termination.? The meeting came to order J WfiS organized > the President, Mr. Whipple, was introduced, and was gracefully saying that lie would not detain us ; that this audience was here to hear another; and, while thus agreeably engaged, when a sound, as if from a cannon at a distance, filled all ears, and we felt the floor yielding. There was a general panic,and a movement toward tlie platform, ?nd a great deal of excitement. Mr. Choate was sitting on (lie rosti utn, calm, contemplative, and apparently indifferent, not that he was unconscious of the shock. He inquired of a gentleman, seated near him, in his characteristic way, " Are : we sinking to the earth ?" and being in- j formed that the hall was used for dancing purposes, and that it was the spring Jloor only that had given way, lie observed, " Very well> let us go on, then." lJut the cwwd was alarmed, and it was necessary to say that "there was no danger," and to announce that " Mr. Joseph II. Hand, a incur Lor of the eitv frovurnmeiit. and .-hi psncri. - J o * 1 enccd architect, would go below and examine the building." I all tici j>Hicu iliO greeting Willi sOitiC fo.1l', lest it should be the signal fur our destruction ; but it passed over without any renewal of the forewarning; and the memory of the first shock was soon efi'aeed l?y the attractive eloquence and subtle reasoning of the orator. All thought of danger, everything selfish, had given place to tlie pleasure of the hour. Mr. Choalc had spoken fully thirty minutes, and had reached that point of bin address?' What is it to you or me; what is it to tho vast, innocent, and quiet bod}* of our countryman, North and South) wlio.se folly, whoso violence* whose distrust, whose fanaticism fur shivery or against ulxvery, whose ambition, low or high, is responsible for the past or urcsent ?"?when another dismal sound was heard?more fcinkitig of the floor experienced; there was a panic again and a rush. Mr. Choate paused ; Mr. llullcr shouted that "There was no dangerothers gave similar assuranc s; hut the men were restive. The ladies alone were composed. Mr. Whipple attempted to make himself heard but could not; and Mr. Choate came to his assistance. lie urged gentlemen to be calm and firm ; that au inspection of the building?thorough and satisfactory? would be made; and if the place was not deemed safe an orderly adjournment would be had at once. Mr. Butler stated that he would go below and endeavour to ascertain the true state of things. Notwithstanding the threalcniner aonect of affairs?the floor settled at least six iuches in tlie cciitro of the hull?no more than a thousand men withdrew; such was tlio desire to enjoy in full the M feast of rea son." There was some commotion in the ladies' gallery ; and a movement; but confidence was restored, and for ten minutes general quiet was observed on the part of all. But Mr. Butler relumed and said, " Gentlemen, although I have full confidence in the strength of this floor, although I am -- persuaded there is no danger, yet, such is the state of feeling hero, I tliiuk we had better adjourn. But let there be no stampede?retire in order." In less that) five minutes the hall was empty, and nil escaped accident and harm. And now let me My there wag danger? imminent and awful. Mr. Duller, though he disguised his fears, entered the hall, nercr expecting to leavo it alive; and to hi* firmness and intrepidity crcdit should be given for the preservation of that great concourse of men and.vwomcn. He dis covered, with Mr. ltandf/'that the floor had yielded perceptibly; that the n<ftse whicli *9 alarmed was the snapping of the iror fastening and support; that if the audi ;6&ap Was not soon removed, the floor am roof, *ui4 perhaps the side walls wouli soph (tome down. Ho discovered that cer tain timber* and joists upon which the floo :taMii<td given w?j, ?ul that tfie ooilim of ib# depot bcnealb opening am B?t Um *udiencq retired in order an. without, accjdont,' -Jh&lpntJeineq op Ui plalfoitu were of the Inst to leave. Mr. (Jhoate, while passing to the door, for the first time, seemed to indicate by expression a realization of the danger which environed lis. The floor actually sunk under him two or three inches, and he was heard to remark: "This is going;" but lie retained his self-possession and walked on. I think I never heard him speak with such voice and with such effect. I shall attempt no description, however. BITUMEN?IT8 USES. This is a name employed to denote vaii" ous inflammable substances found in tlio earth. There are a number of different I kinds of it, most of which pass into one or other, from petroleum?the most fluid?to asphalt, which is sometimes too hard to be scratched with the tinker nail. Extensive magazines of it arc found in various parts of the world. 44 Elastic bitumen" is of a brown color, and erases pencil marks like India rubber, hence it is called mineral caoutchouc. "Compact bitumen," or asphalt, is extensively disseminated, and is found in great abundance in some of the West India Islands, and New Brunswick, X. A. It is black, and of a hard resinous appearance. The Pitch Lake of Trinidad, yields bitumen j in all conditions. Petroleum is fluid bilu! men ; it is of a dark color, and oozes from | certain rocks and crevices in the earth, and | becomes solid l?v exposure to tlic atmos| plierc. Naphtha, or mineral oil is another i variety of it, which becomes petroleum by ' exposure to the air. Petroleum is common in various parts of the United States, such as at Kcnawha, Ya., Scottsville, Ky., Oil Creek, I'a., Liverpool, O., Hinsdale, N. V., and it was at one time collected by the Seneca Indians and sold in the market as a lotion for rheumatic nlVcctions and bruizes. It is in the form of petroleum that bitumen is most common in our country, and but very little use is made of it, owing, we suppose, to its pungent smell. In Ourmah it is used for fuel and illumination; and mixed with soap, is said to form an excellent remedy for many cutaneous diseases, a protective against the prickly-heat of warm countries; and was supposed, at one time, to be a remedy against cholera. It is a remarkable fact in the history of the useful arts, that asphalt, which was once I 60 generally employed as a durable cement, . should have almost fallen into disuse for I thousands of years. It resists the passage of air and moisture, and lias, therefore, a most valuable quality for lining cisterns and the interior of deep cellars. Bricks or stones coatcd with hot bitumen resist moisture, and are rendered proof against decay by changes of weather. Possessing these Valuable characteristics, it is wonderful that it is so little used. Some attempts have been made in this city to make a concrete pavement of it, such as at the building on the corner of licckuian ami Cliff streets, but for this purpose it is evidently not equal to stone flags, because it has had to be relaid, and now huge cracks are again seen iu dillcrcut parts of it. On the other hand some beautiful mosaic asphalt pavement, has heen laid down iu the streets of Paris, and is said to be perfectly successful. All the volatile oil and water should be expelled from hiLuincn l?v boiline. liftfom it. is ?tinli<*il J ? 0, I I as a cement, or it will not resist the changes of heat anil cold well. Many failures in llio employment of pilch and bitumen ! for cement, have been caused by neglecting to buil it thoroughly. It is our opinion that iron pipes, coated inside and out with hot bitumen, especially the elastic kind, will prevent incrustation inside, and render thcin very durable. And may not this substance be so manipulated, that it can become a substitute for India rubber and gutta porch a } These vegetable resin gums are becoming dearer year after year, and are only obtained in limited quantities and at considerable expense. On the other hand bitumen is found iu exhaustless quantities, and i. very cheap. Can it not, by some chemical proA/tftQ Kn rnn/1nro<l ?a olucl!/* no w?.j *rv IVHMVIVU no VKIOlll/ MO IIIC^U ^UllI resins, and as capable of vulcanization.? Hero is a field, Wo think, of great extent for chemical experiment, to which we invite attention.?Scientific American. Gold from Marrow Bones.?In Australia, Mr. Mooney lias been delivering a lecture oil the origin of gold, concerning which lie propounded the following novel theory : IIo set out by declaring his belief that gold is ihc petrified reinnins of matter which was once animate; and accompanied as it generally is by ocean pebbles, quartz, crystal, and other saline and marine debris, ho was of opinion that gold is the petrified fat or marrow of a peculiar fish, which > was once floated over tho gold fields when ' those fields were beds and bottoms of the ' world's great ocean. In proof of the liy pothesis that gold is nothing more than the ' petrified fat of a peculiar fish, the lecturer ' showed specimens of quartz in which ina1 rine shells were embedded. Mr. Mooney 1 also alluded to tlio fact that iron exists in ' the human blood, iui<l argued from that poI ?itlon that gold might be educed from the 1 marrow of fishes.?Albany Knickerbocker. r Worth atrial*?A farmer In Southern I Alabama adyUes persons smoking hjun*, to ! throw npoo the fire occasion ally a handful of china berries, which, lie sajs, will tie a* i effectual preventjya sgaipst skipper#: It fa p worth trying anjliow, A BLOODY REMINISCENCE. A correspondent of tlio Philadelphia Ledger, writing from Camp I>nde, Florida, relates the terrible circumstances under which Major Dade, with 110 men, were destroyed there iu 1830. They had been detailed to force their way through from Fort King to Tampa: "Nothing of importance occurred till the eighth day. On the morning of that day they resumed the march from their last encampment, (about one mile and a half from this place,) and were about cutting down some very high grass, when a most deadly and destructive lire was opened on them by an unseen enemy, which struck down every man of tho advance guard. Major : I Jade and Capt. Frazer now went forward | to ascertain the cause of the firing, when lliey too were sliot down, and the command devolved 011 Gardner, who had his right thigh shattered, lie kept his post until he was shot dead. The rc;;r guard under command of Lieut. Henderson, now got ready the six pounder, and sent such thundering discharges of yrape into the grass (for as yet they had not seen a foe) that the enemy were driven back nearly half a mile, and Lieut. Hassinger, with a parly of ; men, commenced the cutting of logs for : the purpose of making a breastwork for de- I fence. This is still standing. They were ! not, however, allowed much time, and had ' only raised their work about two feet when ! the Indians, under Micanopy. came down on theiu from another point. and in less ; than twenty minutes, the work of death ' was so rapid that every officer but liassin- | ger was either killed or morlally wounded, and only seven men left unhurt. Lieut. Keys was shot in the head, and exclaimed, " Oh, God ! I am a dead man !" seated himself at the foot of a tree, where he remained until his head was split open by the tomahawk of a savage. l*r. Ciitlin? who had both K-gs shattered, was dragged into a little work, and, seizing a double-barreled gun, said, "I have two barrels for them yet;" but, poor fellow he soon ceased to use tliein, as a ball from a ritle entered j his heart, killing him on the spot. Lieut. { lJ.is.sin?n:r now emerged from the works to ! pick up what gun* he could, and as he was r about to return he was shot down, with his | two legs and one arm shattered. He, how- J ever, reached the enclosure with a few guns, j and, fur near half an hour, he and three j privates kept haek the savages. At hist, ! all were entirely disabled but himself and private Clark. The fire having slackened, | the Indians now approached, and contented j themselves with ritling the bodies of the slain, Uassinger and C'laik all the time ' feigning to he dead. Having taken everything of value they could tind, the Indians now retired, when ! Clark and l$assin<?er consulted on wlmt. tv?ie ! O " "" to bo done; but alas! scarcely an hour had elapsed when negroes, half breeds and a few Indian!^, returned and commenced mutilating the bodies of the ulaiu iu a most barbarous manner. Lieut. Uassitiger, on seeing this, raised himself up, and, appealing to a liuge negro, who spoke English, begged tlicm to spare his life for the sake of his wife; but an | hundred axes were immediately raised on ; him, and Clark says they laterally cut him ' to pieces. Clark remained quiet till they had left, and although with elovou wounds, :._.i ?:n t.i ?1 1 ? ' niiucu nil inyiii, wiiuii uuhci oiu on ins return to Fort King. Tliis place ho finally readied, and is now in New York, pensioned by the government on the pitiful sum of eiglit dollars per month. Such, gentlemen, was the massacre of Dade and his ill starred command. I have examined the whole ground for one mile round, and cannot imagine n more suitable spot for an ambuscade than the one the Indians selected. About two months after the massncre, a detachment, under the command of Major Bonneville, visited the spot and buried tho dead, the officers in one gr?ve, the soldiers in another. Tho officers' grave is now entirely under water ; nothing of it can be seen but a board at f llA llAiiV/1 r\$ ?" miw nvniu VI illC ^lilYU. Gentility.? Gentility ! lot that odious word be exorcised from tbo language. Let its use bo an index of a poltroon, a silly fellow, a brainless miss?a fool. Gentility! It has in its enunciation tlio simper of the school girl; the twaddle of vulgarity straining after refinement; the rustle of parched up charms in seedy silks ; the mincing pucker of the lip of niVeclation. Out with it. Is she genteel 3 is he genteel ? They are genteelI Intensive nonsense. Tlie Misses Squrmudges?lliose dried up, ready-toblow-away-next-March old maids, who primped, and puckered, and minced, and simpered by, when Lieutenant Crash was here, last summer, are genteel. Miss Timulifff wtiA CoaIc In flaito Yw>un/1 J, J ?...? ? sight of A toad, and Miss Modesty, who will have no mirror in her chamber for fear of being shocked at sight of herself en (JUhahilU, arc botli very genteel. Gentility! It is liideonsnoss clothed with infernal robes and sitting at the portals of its master, disgusting bis acquaintances ?p4 Outraging his friends,?Springfield (Mum.) Arpus. ? ? ' i fee?,?>4 bowew good H? w^pwyb*, it ia always numtofr itself down, THE CAMEL AND THE NEEDLE'S EYE. St. Matthew, xix. 24. St. Mark, x. 25. St. Luke, xviii. 25. "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, ] than for a rich man to enter into tho king- < dom of heaven." < I can scarcely remember the time in my early youth, when tliis text did not excite my curiosity and wonder. In the days of < the Evangelist, as well as our own, needles were of various sizes. Tlicro are the large needles, such as St. Paul used in making ' tents, and such also, as we know, aro now employed in making tho l?road sails of ' soinc great admiral. There are tho finest points of steel, used in aneient and modern ' times, in the most delicate kinds of needle- ' work, lit to deck the person of 21 tjueen at ' her coronation. The camel is a beast of ' burden, much used in Eastern countries.? It is about the size of the largebt ox, with ' one or two hunches on its back, with long < neck and legs, and with feet adapted to ' the hot and sandy desert. Such is tho i general understanding of the two more prominent terms of tho passage of the 1 A\r.:? 1 nviy ??in, nuw miner consideration. Sonic liavo supposed that a slightly varied rending in the original word, which is 1 translated " camel," might be adopted, by which the phrase would be made to mean, a " cable," such as is used in anchoring ships in tho roadstead. Then tho text would read, " It is easier for a cable to go through the eye of a needle," Jcc. But the former is probably the most correct leading, for the whole figure seems to have been a maxim, quite prevalent in the East.? Among the Babylonians, in whose country elephants were not uncommon, the phrase was, " an elephant passing through a needle's eye." But the elephant was a stranger in Judea, while the camel was well known; and therefore the latter was used 1?V tllU .Tews. ilisl?>:lil nf lJu? fnrm.ii- in 1 fcV b,,v force to tho maxim. Obviously the object of litis form of speech was to express a thing absolutely impossible. ]>ut I have met with another explanation of this striking figure, which, to say tho least, adds to its beauty ami force. All the important cities of (lie East, in ancient times, were surrounded by high and massive walls; and so they are, as the modern traveler informs us, at the present day. At certain points, those walls were perfoiated liy large passage-ways, for the exit and entrance of the inhabitants. These passageways in times of peace, were open by day, but at night they were closcd by massive gates, CHpablo of resisting any common assault Now, l?y the side of these large entrances, ' were very much smaller ones, used by foot passengers, and l>y those who had occasion to go forth, or enter the city l?y night.? < They were called " the needle's eyo," Lord j Nugent, an English traveler of modern times, when at Hebron, was directed to go out < by " the needle's oye," that is, by the small i side-gate of the ejty. The camel can go ( through the noodle's eye, but with dilllculty, ( and hardly with a full load ; nor without stooping. . I think this expresses the just idea of the i passage, 41 It is easier for a cnrnol to go ] through the needle's eye than for a rich < man to enter the gate of heaven." It is not imjwsniblti for a rich man to enter t hoavon, for we may believe there are many < already in tho paradise of God, who conse- ] crated their wealth to tho service of their ' Redeemer, and trusted in him always for ' salvation. But just as the camel must l>o ' relieved of part of his load, before he can 1 pass through the needle's eye," so the rich i man must divest himself of large jxmtons ' of his wealth, iu tho walks of benevolence, in order to enter the gates of glory. Our I Saviour seems to have reference to the same 1 idea when ha says, " Straight is the (/ate." i And as the camel was compelled to stoop ' in order to enter by the low and narrow gate of the city, so must the rich man 1 leain humility, if ho would "see the Lord," 1 "in the fullness of joy."?Christian Witness. I A Tintrh mail s Idea of Tien nhi.?Tn Philadelphia, the other day, a Fremont man was "eleciioneering" with a stuidy but verdant Dutchman, and among other reasons urged upon his consideration that he should vote for Mr. Fremont, from the fact that Mrs. F. was a woman of rare personal beauty, while old Buck was a bachelor, and Fillmore a widower. Dutcliy looked reflective, at this remark. u Den you say Mrs. Fremont ieh a butivool wooluans, oh H " Oh,yes," was the renly." she is as beautiful as a sylph, with a delicate organization, and a?" "What dor tuyfol docs you call a tylphf Yon tell tne dat first." The Fremont man was slightly struck this time, hut after stammering a little he said it was a slim, slender person. u Ob, yaw P* replied Dlitchy, 441 under* stands, you mean a womans mit a little middle 'bout so tick as a clioint of stovo pipe; but you dosn't come tbat game no bow." "Why what do you mean T? 44 Mean, why, I mean dat a handsome wo? man ish one mit a pig middle, und a back as broad a# a barrel of-eider, und w^at. pM iatnV n* mnm rJt linri# '' uiiidbn^. ? ?> l*> tiSBSo'S for a *oman> Uh, ? bed flrrwndt <kf ..,. ,K'<v . CHINESE POTATO. This vegetable, so much discussed, and which was announced to tho world by tho Krencli Institute at Paris under tho name jf Dioscorca batata*, is on exhibition from various contributors, at tho Fair of the American Institute at the Crystal Palace. The roots arc long and of a pale russet :olor; tho flesh being of the purest white. They are very large, and weigh from 17 to 28 ounces; the growth of a single season. As a number of ix?rsonn have been culti irating this plant during the past suinniiri we shall soon be able to decide whether it is as valuable as has been represented. A large cultivator writes to us that " this root is destined to revolutionize the alimentary basis of our country." Win. It. Prince, of Flushing, New York, lias 35,000 plants of this esculent under cultivation, and entertains very sanguine views respecting its prospective importance iu the United States. lie asserts? 1. That the Dioscorca batatas of l.>ecaisnc is perfectly hardy during our severest winters. 2. That it is more nutritious than any *1 1 ... inner esculent we cultivate. 3. That its culture is ro cafiy and simple, und its product so great, that it can be afforded incomparably cheaper than any other nutritious vegetable?it having produced in Franco at the rate of above eight hundred bushels per acre. 4. That the combination of every useful property renders it the greatest vegetable boon ever granted by (Jod to man, and that its introduction to our country is even more important llian that of cotton, and that in twenty years our national statistics will report the value of the annual crop as greater than the cotton crop. Such reliance is placed upon this root in the Chinese empire, that, according to Mr. Prince, one-half the population would perish from famine if suddenly deprived of it. According to tho same authority, it will supersede every other potato, and in a measure be substituted lor Indian corn and wheat. It is said to make good bread, and the roots propagate easily and rapidly.? Tho "llevuo llorticole," published uiuler the direction of tho French Institute, dovotes 20 pages to this subjeot, concluding as follows: "This csculcnt has now been tested in every department of France, even to its ir aI - - " .? ...v,tv> iiviiiitiii 111111is?inn snores 01 me Rhine?and it is to be deemed henceforth incorporated into the agriculture of France." Journal of Commerce. 7'he Disadvantages of Deafness.?It is not often that we hear of ludicrous incideuts occuring in the presence of a congregation assembled for divine worship, but it is nevertheless a fact that tho gravity of a solemn churchman is sometimes put to a severe Lest, as tho following anecdote related in our hearing the other day will show. An elderly clergyman in a neighboring county, who unfortunately was afflicted with deafness, officiated upon a certain occasion at ? prayer meeting. Tho dimness of the |iglit? prevented Li in from recognizing with certainty the features of a zealous brother whom he wished to "lead in prayer," but taking it for granted that he must be prcs* iiit, tho request was put forth from the pulpit that brother A. should pray. Instantly x large portion of the congregation, who, liko the worthy pastor, did not know that brother A. was absent, assumed the attitude uf prayer. The minister had also knelt, and presuming that brother A. was invoking the blessing of Providence, uttered at brief intervals the usual " Amen." This ludicrous contretemp, was terminated by one of the brethren going to tho deaf minister and apprizing him of tho absence of brother A. It is needless to add that a majority of the congregation were in no mood for prayor after witnessing this incident, On another occasion tho same minister gave out a hymn, and commenced to sing, while the choir did the same, but to a different tuno, and thus unintentionally produced discord where all should have been harmony.?Rich. Whiff. v ?. ? rr? rr yimuy wv ^ ? u /w/1/? /?u I H//t. 1 W U lilll ladies were roading, the other day, Byrail's "Prisoner of Chlllon." That is, one lady was pretending to read it aloud to nnollier lady. No woman has ever been, now in, or ever will be capable of listening without interrupting. So that at the very com? mcncement, when the reader read the passage? "Nor grow it white In a single night, As men's have grown from sadden fears"? the listener interposed as follows: White! How odd, to be sure ! Well, I LMAM MKAII IUAn'? 1> Ml M kid lliAMA KIIUW IIUUIIII^ nwuuh moil V unil y UUI UID|t3 is our friend, Mrs. G , of Twelfth street, lite lady who Las just been twety-nine years old for tlie last fifteen years?her husband died, you know, last winter, at which misfortune her griet was so intense that her hair turned wilhin twenty-four hours after the occurrence of that sad ?r?ni,->. ; > ^ :J. . ATanVeeat Panama sought shelter at Go^uTW fcoro an earthquake L ** ' V. ?V.-5!^S^Lc / v t' MjjL?)b? THE EDITOR. We are verily of opinion that if newspapers had existed in the days of Jol>, he would in his troubles have exclaimed, " O, that mine adversary liau edited a newspaper," instead of saying, "O, that mine adversary had written a book." The writing of a book is a very simple task now-a-days, but the editing of a newspaper has its cares and troubles, which many are ignorant of. The Editor has a multifarious class of readers,?of every shade of opinion? some ns opposite to others as the poles ; for int'so uie tumor writes and must write, whether in health or in sicknoss, in joy or sadness?often hurriedly, imperfectly prepared, he must write at stated times his task, whetliei ho has a subject to write or not. The devil is constantly pursuing him, even in his sanctum sanctorum. He opens his mail, and ]>crhaps the first letter is from a subscriber who has not paid a dime for years, and instead of containing the pay, demanding his paper to bo stopped, as he cannot patronize the paper any longer.? The next is from an angry contributor, who "bluws liiin up," for nut publishing his illwritten, ungrammatical nonsense. The next is from some sharper, threatening him for having exposed some fraud on the public, A.r. .trn -C.., Tl... 1.. 1-" I u.vt) vfw.j wv? xuu vi?iy iuiicis which unng something like a gleam of jow on the Editor*' cheek, arc those containing the 44 pay in advance," but alas ! they are like 44 angel's visits, few and far between." lie opens his exchanges and his eyes falls on an article he had written with great ca?e? and deep reflection, expecting to reccivo praise and honor by it?it has been appropriated by others, who give hiin no credit for it. He opens a rival paper and finds himself abused, misrepresented, and lied on, in an article, which fills two mortal columns. llis purse is empty, for his subscribers, " won't pay up." llis creditors clamorous, his wife and children, here we stop, for we have no heart to enumerate his troubles farther. Writing with an ominous dread of pistols, bowie-knives, and cudgels iii prospective,?defrauded of liis pay, by fraudulent subscribers, threatened by swindlers and bullies, abused by some love-sick pumpkin, fur not inserting bis delectable verses to bis adored Patties' eyelashes.? Robbed of bis articles and good name, by op]K>sition and rival papers, daily haunted by the devil,?Oh! who is so wretched as to envy an Editor. A Ftxo of Washing tori a Maxims.?It was a saying of Washington, that 44 in all mutters of gleat national moment, the only true lino of conduct is, dispassionately to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the measure proposed, and decide from the balance." In another place he remarks, that44 little more than common sense and common honesty, in the transactions of the community at large, would be nccesaal-y to make us a great and happy nation.1' Elsewhere ho writes 5 u My system has uni/ 1? 1 i ? * " jurunjr uecu, 10 ovoriooK ail personal, local and partial considerations; to contemplate tlio United States nsa whole; to confide that sudden impressions, when erroneous, would yield to caudid reflection; and to oonsult only the substantial and permanent ihterests of the country." Again he says: " A spirit bf accommodation was the basis of the present Constitution ;" and again, "there must be reciprocity, or no Union.'" lu another place he writes, "Tho basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of government. But the Constitution which at any time exists, till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory on all." It is worth while recalling nt this juncture these sound political maxims. a rr w ci a i . . i m jitirii & wearer.?goou story is loiu of a tall, raw-boned fellow, who went Into a market house at Boston?perhaps the Quincy?atid seeing a large hog on exhibition, was mightily struck with it. " I swear," said he, " that's a great hog, I swear I never saw a finer looking one in my life ; I swear, what short legs he's got, I swear-"?" "Look here, friend," said a little drylooking individual trotting up, "you musn't swear go." " I swear I should like to know why," said the hard swearer, with an ominous look. " Because," said the little man, " swearing is agin the law, and X shall htivo to commit you!" drawing himself up. "Are you a justice of the pcaoc ?" lr? quired the swearer. " Yes, sir " was the reply. " Wei!, I swear!" said tho profane one, " I am mora astonished at that than I wm about tbe bog P - ? " Father," said a coble r's lad as be was pegging away at an old shoe, " they aay tbat trout bite good now." "Well, well," re-, pliod tbe old gentleman, "you stick to your work and they won't bife you." -?'< ?'?Good Advice,?Don't get :.n a fluster and go on a buster, nor allow yourself to ten?* M>; but keep a <old bead, and never beW,tojoinlaaburrab andspree. * ~ v , - " *'KPjC^ ?.'L' .^v.cr1^.: >**a 5&&&M T V/ii> iiU. TILS LITTLE 7AUFEB. Tlicro arc tears in licr eyes, and her breast heaves to and fro with suppressed emotion, Bhe is only a pauper; pass her carelessly l>y, and reserve your 6\veet sympathy for some favored child of fortune. Cold looks and heartless reproofs are good enough foi her, for what right has sl.o to intrudo her sorrows upon youf notice. It is enough that she be allowed to live at all, degraded and suulcetl as sbo linn j Teach her early, aye, oven in infaucy, that tender and refined emotions are not for such as her. Do all this, and you will succeed even beyond your expectations in blunting the holiest feelings of her nnture, but the end is net yat. With tenfold vengeance will society be repaid in after years for tliia infringement of the rights of childhood. See that abandoned, degraded woman, whose whole dulight and ambition consists in dragging others, yea, her own children, down to her own level. She was once a tender, confiding child, a child of loveliness, Dull li?r ? 1 * ' ..V. v.vmug |?I njvji nils JlbpeU IlCr mother's knee, with all the sweet devotion of a pure henrt. lint misfortune deprived her of home and friends; and henceforth all these gushing rills of affection and sympathy must be congealed within her boBom( which should be as a sealed book before tho budding affections of childhood. Contrast with those who met with bitter reproof any attempt of hers to awaken sympathy and lovo, has at last ^scnt back to their hiding place every pure feeling, and cnck>sed ill a covering of ice, from whence there is no escape, the brighter gems of her character. The healthy moral nature of a child can only be developed in an atmosphere of love and kindness, and woe be to him who. Withdrawing these, causes the meanest of these made in God's image to see pleasure in forbidden objects thoso which corrupt and curse our fair heritage. "Withhold these precious jewels from earth's unfortunate ones, do nothing to oultivate the heart's pib rest treasures, and instead of a garden o^ flowers will spring up rank and noxious weeds of malico and distrust, which will effect all with whom they come in contact, The London Morning Chronicle, one of Queen Victoria's organs, deplores the elec tion of Mr. Buchanan, for this reason. It said: " Wc should be sorry to see Mr. Buchanan elected, because ho is in favor of preserving tlie obnoxious institutions as they oxist, and the unity of the Stales. There is no safety of European monarohial governments if the progressive spirit of the Democracy of the United States is allowed to succeed. Elect Fremont, and the first blow to the reparation of the United States is effected." Persevere.?How many young men in our laud are wishing and sighing to be great, who, nevertheless, will pass away in obscurity ? And the reason is a simple one and soon told. They failed in perseveranco. There are two principles, which, if we possess, we may succeed In any undertaking. They are industry and perseverance. Do you livo secludod from the world, and wish to rise in their estimation, and command their admiration ? Set your brains to studying and reflecting, and you may scatter your influence over the world. you must persist. Slave Holder1v Philanthropy versut Abolition Philanthropy.?John Randolph, of Virginia, manumitted his slaves by will, and made provisions for their refugo and settlement in Ohio. The l<<*gialaUMre of that Stato immediately passed a law prohibiting the migration or settlement of any manumitted slaves within her borders,.there* by defeating the humane intention of the testator. ? ? A* ?1.~ 1-1 ? VV.HIHM.K Ot mo 1UVV UilTUUII III UIHO, tlio lilack Republicans carried the State l>y a largo majority. A Pair of Liars.?Two gentlemen walk* ing together were talking of the. seu?e?, seeing, and tlie like. One remarked that hU sense of hearing was remarkable for4ts acuteness, while the other was not wond<i*-< fully endowed in this respect, but obaiffejj that liis vision was wonderftd* illustrate," said he, "I can ee??.fty?6t|te spire of yonder church.H Tlie other; IjW-p . lug sharply at the place iudicflted, $&} u Ah ! I can't see him, but I hoar stop Jn Oft*! ! . I J A Boy's Speech.-^The other day;* ;tgf. came tearlnor round, a nnniAr ikiiU liu