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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
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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,
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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/
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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
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" 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.
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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.
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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