The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, August 04, 1854, Image 2
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Wasmikoton, July 28.
The Senate parsed tho civil and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill with numerous amendments
since it came from the House, and
much increased in the Aggregato amounts.
^ The Senate seems to loae sight of economy
(b ou the general appropriations. Nothing & left1
without receiving its liberal action, which is
usually left for the House to frame. _ 1
A committee of conference will be'nppointed
upon the disagreement to the various
propositions, mid the hilt bo delayed, as usu
nl, until tho Inst day of the scssiou. The onposition
to the Administration vote very liberally
towards tho appropriations, that they
may charge upon it extravagance and useless
expenditure.
The amondracnt to increase the salaries of
our ministers to England and France ^to
$15,000 a yonr passed after reconsideration,
with the outfits abolished.
The possessory rights of the HnJ* * Tt?y
Company in Washington territory were au
thorized to be purchased, and rthe sum of
$300,000 appropriated.
Tlie sum of $25,000 for public buildings in
Nebraska, and $5,000 for a library, was passed
; the same for Kansas. An effort was
made to increase tho salaries of the Auditors
and Comptrollers of tho Treasury, but was
lott.
In the House, anromwirinn w??
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vive the Cuban question of purchase indirectly.
to place under the direction of the Prcsi3im'ten
millions'of dollars^for such purposes
as might be considered necessary during the
recess of Congress for the President to take
and provide against threatened injury to the
United Stntes. Opposition was made to its
reception, and"Vas uot admitted.
A resolution was passed in relation to the
bombardment and destruction of Grey town
by the United States sloop-of-war Cynne, ami
nil information Ire communicated by the Pres
ident in reference thereto. It is not denied
that such instructions "Vcro furnished the
commntider by the Department of State, and
the alternative of the demand was complied
with. Our foreign relations arc becoming
somewhat complicated, and the importance
of defending tlio honor and respect of the
winer has falien in with the Abolitionists, and
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the Southern portion will inevitably lose I
themselves in the vortex of political oblivion.
We find, then, the opposition to the Dein- ^
ocrntie party to be coining from the Abcli- ^
tionists, Frcesoilers, disaffected Whigs, Hard-,
Shells?disappointed Democrats?(such men '
as those who lately placed in nomination
Judge HnoNfiON for Dovcrnor of New-York,)
and we predict that soon the Democratic party
will meet opposition from the more re- '
cently organized party of " Know Nothings," j
composed of Native Americans, Over-zealous
Religionists, and the mob and fag-ends of
everything.
Slavery is the only great political question ,
of the day, and the Democratic party is the:
only true defender of that institution ami the ,
t . 1
iust exnonent. of tli? r<*nnl>IS<M>n . 1-w>?,<
Ko-vouucutf iv is iu uc regreuea, nas l>een
dclnyed too long, ami at last only exhibited
iu a quarter tlmt is not likely to result in any
good to the future position of the government.
What may transpiro in the next four
months with reference to Cuba is too greatly
mystified to warrant any speculation. The
revolutionists in Spain are reported to be j
successful, and a change in that quarter ma)-1
justify the hope that Cuba is fast resolving !
herself a portion of this government.
The Fishery Treaty is arrested by the interposition
of a claimant to that portion which
is in dispute in the North American continent,
as the Earl of Selkirk, who is represented
as heir to that escheated estate which has j
been considered for a half century as without \
any representative. The action of the government,
under such circumstances, it is said,
will be postponed for a sufficient time for in- J
vestigation. Though his title has been tes-:
ted by the English courts, and decided without
foundation, some of the papers treat the
claim to the heirship and the disputed rights
as only the results of n too implicit faith in
tho declaration of an old woman, who furnishes
the reputed lord with the clue to his
wrested tittles ami estates
The bill increasing the pay of the rank and |
file of the anny was passed in the Senate. |
ft is now regarded as entitled to crecit j
that the transfer of It nasi an America has
been offered to the United States for the balance
of the surplus in the treasury.
It is but a slioit period in the life of n|
government that the purchase of a territory j
was regarded as of doubtful constitutionality,'
and only upon the most extreme necessity '
was it sanctioned even after the initative was
taken in an indirect manner for the purchase j
of Louisiana, the first made by the United
States from France ; since which time a complete
change has taken place, and the acquisition
by conquest is only to be evaded by a
resort to the vaults of the treasury, which is !
also an anomaly in governments, without}
any demand fronr the people to redueo the j
taxes imposed upon them for purposes that j
the manifest destiny party claim as the fruit I
ripened by the sun of our government, and
must be an integral portion of it at the period :
which circumstances prepare it for its gath
ering
it is announcing that Col. John II. Wheel- j
er/br North Carolina, now in employment
at the President's mansion, has been tender |
ed the chargeship to Nicaragua, and Mar- j
tin, of Nashville, Tennessee, to Guatemala. J
There nve many important posts to be till- j
ed, which will require the Senate to remain I
several dnys after the fourth of August. I'ntil
tlicn, there is no telling upon whom will
fall the mantle of overlooking Nebraska.
The members are making preparations to I
desert their temporary home, which is now
rerv pleasant. The atr w cool awl la-acing, i
*qri bat for the usual attraction* That Con-;
gre*s brings, with it, no tnoro desirable city
could be found. Tl?e seat of govcrnmcut is
now more vistcd than ever. The means of
access are so greatly increased, that nil who
*#ome within a day's travel usually extend
journeying* thus far?tho Southerner:
going North, the Western man, in his roving,
wayward, peregrinations, is hut stopping
to look around and see the cinhodiinent of
democracy.
, That Washington should exhibit the grandeur
and magniilceucc that is conceived by
strangers as the metropolis of a great republic
that would justify tho inoro extravagant
axpoetations ia invariably a disappointment;
and beside the elegance of public munificence
dispensed here, there is nothing hut what nature
Addthe goverm^ht have done to make
H even what it is. private residences are
not costly, neither iA tlie concentration of
wealth a'nfMr**IH0g^ee sufliciWttly established
to nationalize it. There is, without private
enterprise, much that is to l?e admired,
nbd wilJi the government to sustain a city
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of comparative "excellencies, almost any other
would i?maH it. It* a remaik, not uhcommon,
that there is so Uttfe beauty to be
seen, though there are ladies as belles from
all the other State*, yet there is no ono that
has ventured to compare the ladies of Washington
with those of Baltimore. The number
Is very great?the brunette from the
j South, the blonde from the North, yet there
is but the rotate style to bo seen. A real
! beauty that wanders from some sphere that
has yet not been represented, would briug to
! her feet the highest official, that looks in
I vain for Roniethiug that reminds him of his
'philosophy of beauty.
. <Jl)e Cntcvpvbf.
Qd55tiaiassr^/aMijap a, rg?
Fridav Morning-. Aug. 4. 1854.
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AGENTS.
G. W. OARR, V. W. cur. of Wulnut and Third-st.,
Philadelphia, is our authorized Agent.
A. M. PEOEN, Fairview P. O., Greenville DUt J
WM. C. BAILEY, WnllneeVFactory, Spartanburg 1
W. W. SMITH, Morritsville, Greenville District.
PARTIES, FACTIONS AND POLITICS.
A glance, now and then, at the position
of parties cannot but interest even the moat
unconcerned. Therefore, white we have no inclinations
to engage a great deal in the j'
wranglings and broils of political forays, we :
will venture, giving our readers a word or so,
concerning things in the political world as
i we see them. 1
I Within the range of our recollection and i
'experience?and from what wo glean of
l>ooks?we have never known or heard of 1
the existence, at any one time, of such a,1
number of sectional factions?each one seek- j
| ing the overthrow of others. To enumerate j
them would seem a tax upon the patience of
a reader, but in order that one may bettor
understand and see the justness of the conelusions
we have deduced, we will shortly
speak of some of them.
Just here we would state that we acknowl-.
edge the existence of but*two parties, viz.
the National Democratic party, and the oth- i
er may bo denominated?the opposition to
that party. It has long since been acceded
as n fact, that the Whigs, as a party, exist no ,
no longer. Senators Bell and Toombs during
the last session of Congress made a for- j
mal dissolution <>f Whiggcry. From the t
opposition to each other, growing out of the i
recent vote 011 the Nebraska Bill, it is un- ^
reasonable to suppose that tlio Northern anil .
Southern wings of the Whig party will ev-,1
er coalesce and form a nucleus upou which j1
to build onec more their hopes and chances |
of success. What will bceomc of them ?j
Those who voted with the South and the
Democrats upon the recent Territorial questions,
we look upon ns having virtually fallen
into the Democratic ranks. At least they j '
have been denounced and discarded by those
still adhering to the fogyi.-ms of the party
?charging them with acting in concert and ,
unison with the Democrats. The Northern ,
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tlio Constitution. It is the only party oppo- 1 (
ecd to sectionalism, and the only one to re- (
store peace, and stW to make us a mightier ,
people. What lover of his country can f
look upon the actions of the late Native j
American party, without fears and apprehensions
of evil to the spirit of true and gent: ! ]
ine republicanism? lie cannot associate their .
motives with those who framed our glorious ,
Constitution?affording to the oppressed of! j
every land a homo free from tyranny and re- j
ligious intolerance and persecution. What',
lover of peace can view for a moment the f
hellish designs of Abolitionists, who are ever ^
rife and willing to violate the laws of country
and destroy the political institutions of 1
one section of the Union whilst full of the 1
malignant spirit of fanaticism, and believe j
hie rights as a citizen would be guarantied ?
to him by the elevation of such principles 1 <
rp. . . .i . . t -
id wdm men must the country look for! (
the maintai nance of those cherished rights ,
and dearest privileges of citizens 1 The peo- \
pie cannot look to any one sectional party. [
It remains, then, with tho Democratic party 1
?being tho only one laying claims to Na- ?
tionality?the same party which now upholds
the administration of President Pierce, and 1
containing such spirits as Douolas, Cass, i
Bnioirr and others, who, forgetting ail self- |
ishnesH, and in defiance of ail the anti slave- I
ry sentiment which can be brought against *
them, boldly stand up and battlo for the cause 1
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>f justice and right Founded u that pary
is, upon the broad principles of f4 Equal;
Rights," Justice and the Constitution, it will
rut-live any and all other parties. Whenever
a party, in this country, for the furtliermce
of its ends, endeavors to blond church
with State affairs, and proscribes, in the face
if that Constitution which admits of religous
freedom, all who may not have been born
beneath the protecting folds of the stars and
itripes, and who may entertain roligious sentiments
averse to theirs, is self-doomed. It
may live and havedts advocates for a while,
but in our humble opinion it comes stiH-born
from the hands of its projectors. *
The nir of America is too free to admit
such narrow-minded and contracted opinions
and principles ever to command a Swny, or
rule the destinies of a free jieople. The
Democratic party has ever had for its motto,1
Pkisciples, not mkn?and all who opimise '
that party must have the reverse.
COMPLAININGS.
Wo very much dislike to be complained
to. It makes us feel quite aorry when we
remember a neglect or carelessness of which
we may have been guilty, thereby causing a j
loss to others. Hut. we liavo ke?u lately nc- j
rused of a little meanness of which we can
truly say we are not guilty. A young lad)' i
a few days since blamed usbecauso she docs j
not receive Acr jnijM-r / Now, we distinctly .
remember having ourself directed to her ad-1
dress several numbers, and can confidently
assert that others were sent from our office
by the hands of others, to the office at which
die receives her letters and papers, and yet
she says she lias never for oneo seen a copy
of the Enterprise. We cannot help thinking
but that some kind friends of Ik.a takes -the
liberty of appropriating the paper for their j
own reading. Wo shall make enquiries into .
the matter, and if wo ascertain who causes :
the detention of our paper, we will give them '
a lift. Lookout borrowers! If you wish
a paper to read, call at our office and we
will give you one, but we kindly ask you
not to steal our subscribers' papers.
EXCESSIVELY WARM.
The past week has been exceedingly dry
in our section?so very warm that we have '
lioen almost unable to print, the composition !
ipon our rollers inciting from off the evlin-:
lers. and we compelled to seek a cool re- '
, ; % tl.n ,1 ?r t> 1 - 11! XT I
.v???, ?n*_- tivjitno vji ivcvuy rwvcr. i>o ram '
ias fallen here for a week, and everything 1
s suffering for the want of it. If it don't!
rnin we think it will prove "a long dry spell."
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NEVER ADVERTISE,
Unless you expect to he troubled. A week
i>r two since a friend stepped into our oflice
und requested us to insert a few lines in our
paper, stating that lie was in want of a good
cow, and any person having such an one
lo dispose of, might apply at our office for a
purchaser. No sooner was the, paper printed
and circulated than we began to lie troubled
with persons ' having cows to sell," and
they have not ceased troubling us yet. Although
wo received no order to discontinue .
the advertisement, we have thought proper. (
*or the sake of our own convenience and
time to stop its publication. We will take
pleasure in advertising for our friends, but
cannot receive any more advertisements deiiring
cows, unless the advertiser appends his
name, and where lie may be found, <fcc. Ifj
you are not anxious to be known, or wish to j
* 11 what you have or purchase an article
which you may not have, never advertise.
LITER ARYNOTICES.
Sodey'e Lady's Book.
The August number of this acknowledged
favor^of the ladies has l?een placed before
us by its accommodating editor. The
contents are. varied?and the engravings of
the finest finish. We can pay no higher
tribute to it, than to say our number had
been borrowed and loaned quite a time before
the period of its arrival. The young
ladies M only wanted" to lec k at it." Those
wishing to subscribe will address L. A. CJodky,
Philadelphia, Fa.
rhe Charleston Weekly New*.
One can find as much interesting reading
n the above paper as can be found is any
>apor published in tlio State. We know of
io State paper we could rooominend more
avorably to our readers.
Dm Georgia Bona* Uaxette.
This sterling paper aud the Southern Ecectie,
(both pnblished at Augusta,) have
detided subscriptions, and to be issued hereifter
in qnarto form, under the name and
,tylo of tho "Southern Eclectic und Home
Gazettey at $9 per Annum. We think the
hango will prove agreeable, as tho work
,vill be suitable for binding And preserva,ion,
Mr. Whitaksk has withdrawn entirely
from the Eclectic, and the whole will
so conducted by Jamm M. Hmttba, Esq.
Ph? IUl*pta4MI PrMA.
This is tlie title of a large and neAtly prinamI
paper, hailing from Eatonton, Oa.?edted
by J. A. Tuhnbr, Esq. We are highly
pleased with the independent tone of the pa>er?in
fact, we admire it^any press. We
vould like to have yowsflhrnper, regularly, (
rothw'JVu.NKR, gr*r.
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mrTo show how anxiously our paper is
looked after, we will have to repeat the expression
of a country subscriber, who, ooming
for his paper, as is usual with him,
soon after it is printed, remarked, 44 We like
to read the Enterprise so well at
if you could furnish mo with next week's
paper you would not only be obliging me
very much but saving mo tho trouble of
coming in after it" We informed him that
he would have to wait several days, as we
seldom printed our paper a week in advance
of its date.
i ?3PlIon. James L. Oru will please aci
cept our many thanks for a copy of Lieut
| IIerndon's Valley of the Amazon.
"AWAY UP IN MICHIGAN."
The Enterprise has received a polite re1
quest to exchange with the Barry County
| Pioneer, published at Hastings, Michigan.
I At firnt^e were not dispose"] to let our
14 young 'un" go so far away froin home,
but the Pioneer man seeins such a clever fol|
low, wo have consented for it to travel.
DAGUERREAN LIKENESSES.
AV. H. BciiN8 still continues to tako Daguerreotypes
at liis Sky-Light Gallery, on
the corner of Buncombe and Laurens streets.
Supplied with good materials and lino apparatus
he is prepared to give correct i.ikknkkskh,
in the finest style and finish. Give
him a call.
For th? Southern Enterprise.
Mr. Editor:?As this is the season for
visiting tho mountains in search of health
and pleasure, it may not be amiss in me to
ask the permission of your columns, to set
forth the claims of tho north-east coiner of
Greenville District, to a share of the attention
of the lovers of pure air, cold, chrystal
water, and rich and varigated scenery.?
From the top of Glassy and Horseback
Mountains, there nre wide and beautiful
prospects, and down their lofty shies, leap
and gurgle many little rills, forming cataracts,
whose bellowing* awake the echoes of
the deep gorges. From the lofty apex of
Glassy Rock, a view is obtained, unsurpassed
in loveliness.
Stronclied out below like a well delineated
map, tho country towards the South, East,
and West, present a scene of sublimity, upon
which the eye fondly ranges. The mountain),
farms, the orchards of ripening fruit,
tho fields of waving grain, and herd sot
cattle and sheep, grazing on the verdant
pastures, make up a diversity which connot
fail to excite pleasurable emotions within onr
bosoms, and impress us with a favorable
idea of the independence of the mountain
yeomanry.
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nugu.ii-K i? uigiicr man lossy, and gives
a good view of Ilendensonvillo, and a huge
portion of Kutheiford county, North Carolina.
King's Mountain, made memorable bv
the chivalrie deeds of Siibldv, of Clkvki.and,
and their comrades, stands out in the
! distance as some majestic pile, to attest the
prowess and invincibility of American
arms.
The Paeoletts can l>e seen winding like
silver tracery on towards the briny deep.?
The smoke of the Furnaco at Hurricane
Shoals, in Spartanburg district, rises like
a cloud in the distance, and the recent improvements
of the village disccrnahlc, remind
us of the rnpid growth of that delightful
place.
Near the Mountains arc McMakin's Springs,
where ample accommodations for man and
beast, can la; bad, and the gentlemanly proprietor
will spare 110 cllbrts to render every
one satisfiedwitli their visit
There are many private houses where good
fare can he obtained, and many .generous
hearted young men who will take pleasure
in accompanying strangers to auy portion
of the mountains, and of pointing out the
various objects worthy of attention.
The mountain people are kind, and will
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w ui<|i|>y 10 uo n wvor to those who are attracted
thither by the beauty and healthfulneas
of that section.
No one visiting the regions of Clu^.y and
Hogback mountains, can fail to be delighted,
and will feel repaid for their time ami
expenses. BKNNINGTON.
The Lost One Found.
We noticed some weeks sinco the mysterious
disappearance of Miss Martha Parks,
from Charlotte, N. C., supposed to have been
caused by disappointment in the object of
her affections. It was conjectured she had
committed suicide. We are pleased to learn
from the North Carolina Whig that she has
been found, And restored to her distressed
family:
"The young 'ady, Miss Martha Parks,
whose mysterious disappearance we noticed
last week, lias been flrnind. She was discovered
a day or two since, about half a mile
from town, in a cane-brake, near the head of
the Bissel mill pond', by a couple of slaves,
much shattered in mind and bcaly, having remained
in her strange seclusion eleven days,
without sufficient fowl or drink to sustain life
much longer. She was brought home, and
restored to her family, where she is doing as
well as could be expected under the circuinstances.
She states that her object was to
starvo herself to death, and that she had eat
nothing but a few blackl>erries, which she
gather*! on the morning that she left homo.
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July 24; 1854. j
At a Special meeting of this Lodge, held
this day, Ui? following Preamble ana Resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereat, an All-Wise Providence has
soeu fit and proper to remove from time to
eternity our beloved friend nnd brother,
William M. Badoktt, a member of this
Lodge?cut down in the prime of life and
in the midst of his usefulness, he is gone,
j like the Autumn leaf, to enrich our mother
i earth. Death has again entered our ranks
| thereby wenkniug the chain by which we
' are united, man to man; therefore be it
{ unanimously
i liesnlvcdy 1st. That, in token of our rcsJ
poet for his memory, wo will accompany his
| remains to the home appointed for all living,
j and there deposit the sume with the usual
ceremonies of our beloved Order.
1 Resolved, That while we bow in meek
submission to the will of God, and yield obci
dienee to His dispensations, we do most
deeply deploro the loss of our worthy brother.
Resolved, That wo do sympathize most
sineerely with his bereaved wife and family
in their deep afflictions.
Resolved, Thnt as a testimonial of our re!
gnrd, we will wear the usual badge of mourn|
ing for thirty days.
Resolved, That a blank i>ago in the lie
' cord Book be dedicated to his memory.
Resolved, That these proceedings be published
in the Lnurensville Herald.
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Life Insurance.
Again, while every thing admonishes of
the unceitainty of life, we would earnestly
] counsel all who have not made a protidon
for their families to do so. It is heartless
to leave ?a widow and hoi pi ess children to
! stugfflo against poverty?to be thrown upon
the chance bounty of relatives or friends.?
Such an heritage is a cruelty. In glancing
| over a little work on this important subject,
we met a narrative that recalled forcibly to
i our iiimu 1110 lnoiuent una circumstances to
which it related. A promising young lnwi
yer removed to this city about 15 year* ago;
after a few probationary yean, in which he
displayed n legal mitul of the first order, lie
was inst entering upon a lucrative practice.
At this time a friend met him, and urged
1 him to take advantage of the Wnofit held out
I by life insurance. Ho was persuaded, and
! promised the next day to go and secure a
provision for his young aud helpless family.
Hie next day some trilling engagement, perhaps
the lassitude of approaching fever, prc:
vented the performance of his resolution.?
, The third day ho was taken by fever and
prostrated on a sick bed?from it he never
rose, .Had be at once gone to the office of
j the company, how different would lievc been
I the result! We remember well his sturdy
J aud well-knit frame, nud the tale of his decease
seemed at the moment impossible.?
liut so it was?health and vigor are no security
against theshsfts of death ; he loves
, to assume overy dfcguise "unlike his meager
self." At the moment when success is dawning
on the ambitious aspirant for wealth
and distinction, then is the time to take a
bond of fate.
I There is a prejudice which exist* against
this class of companies, and yet we know of
none where moro perfect security can bo obtained.
In the infancy of the system, there
; wore frauds perpetrated on insurers, and even
j now there are some companies that are manII
aged at a risk to those lives which shall last
.: long. There are, however, many companies
where a largo capital, perfect honor in the
: managers and n thorough knowledge of the
' l>uisities9 make them among the most relia(
ble of our institutions. A policy in these
' | companies is as valuable as stock in those
batiks that have lasted n quarter of a centu.,
ry without varying a fraction in public esti,
ination.?JV. YWall tttrret Journal.
' Improvement in Locomotives.?A new
'; and important invention has recently been
' tested in one of the locomotive eiifines nnnn
,! the Ihwton and Worcester Railroad, by
which otie of the express trains, of four long
, cars, was run from Boston to Worcester and
back with one cord of wood. The running
time wus one hour and fifteen minutes each
| way, the whole number of miles run being
|| ninety. The improvement was invented by
, I Mr. Joseph Marks, a practical engineer mechanic.
An improvement has been made by Mr.
1 Philoger in the anthracite burning locoinoi.
tivo, w bich is snid to perform a given *I
mount of work n* n 5 *
- -. ..v ? WHOIUVI (IUIC IMIVIII^ Of
! coal. Mr. Phileger has a locomotive now runI
ning on the Philadelphia and Baltimore railj
road, and it* results are raid to be highly* snt|
isfactory. We hope soon to have a full de:
scription of the engine and its working pow'
cr and its consumption coal.
! Rev. IIbxrt Ward Bkeciibr.?This gen;
tleman having been suggested as a candidate
for Congress, thus declines the hortor:
MIt maj' not bo modest for us to decline beforo
we arc really asked. But such efforts
will certainly l>e lore's labor lost. If the people
wish us to be President of those IT
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we H.muWl be disposed to accept that. And
wc fancy that there will be new times in
I Washington city after our inaugural shall
have been pronounced
"Hml the proposal to go to Congress proceeded,
from the American Board of Misi
sions, there would hare been grave reasons
1 for considering it We doubt whether they
have a harder field in all Heathendom?nor
vet a field where the Gospel is more needed.
But, for mere political reasons, to backslide
from the pulpit into Congress, is a little too
long a slide for the first venture. Wo bog
to decline in sdvauce.'"
Filublstbu*.?The Memphis Whig understands
that three hundred of the celebrated
Porter Rifies hare been sold to tho Filllbusters
at New Orleans, to be used by them
in their expedition against Cuba.
Cranderwrh hide theapelves beneath tho
moss; he who will find then) must look for
1 their modest wort tab .
wore greeted by the Colonel, and found him
btndly eij|6get( in delving copper.*?
Ho gave tls a specimen of the rock, which
cim be inspected at our office. Wa profess
to know but little about mineral*, hot wa
think we can demonstrate to any one, the
existence of some sort of metal iA these
rocks?which innst bo copper, as they suit
the description exactly. They have the
rainbow < <>!ora nml the appenranoe of green
film, which ^ove conclusively that they
are valuable.
Colonel Haralson informed lis that ha
waa determined to persevere, and that he
bad atnnle reason for encouragement. In
the neighborhood of these mines, a great
number of old cuts have been discovered,
which go to prove that many years ago,
shafts were sunk in that part of the country,
I and the mining business probably carried
: on extensively.
There nre various other development? being
made in different portions of the county,
but we speak more particularly of the
mines in the neighborhood of Ouk Bowery,
where Cols. ITarrtlaon and Miller hare been
i operating. We think the indications there
' are favornble, and wish these gentlemen
abundant success, and hope the realization
j of independent fortnnos wall be the reward
' of their unceasing energy and perseverance.
?Chamlrra (Ala.) Tribune, 1th.
Copper Hines.
The copper fever is still racing in Upper
Georgia, and the eastern portions of Ala^ to
an extent Shanghai chickens and Moms Multhalou*
never reached in their palmest days,
: thousands of acres of public lands in tno
: counties of Randolph, Benton, and Cherokee,
I Aia., wortuiess tor cultivation, have been en'
tered within the last three months. Drcatus
! of immeasurable wealth have turned the people
wild with excitement. Numbers have?
quit their ordinary employment and gone
on the search for copper mines. One poor
fellow on his way to the land office lost both
bis wits and money, and run distracted
through the country, minus some very important
articles of clothing.?Atlanta Intel!
liaenecr.
i .
Copper ift tiik SortnwEfiT.?Many of
i the accounts from Southwestern Virginia rei
present the copper ore discovered so exten!
sively in that prolific region na containing
7o j>er cent of the pure metal. If this be so,
or if the half of it be truo, immense wealth
will be realized by the miners of that couti!
try. 1 he ordinary cverage of the eelebrated
copj>^p mines of Cobro, in Cuba, is but
' 27 por cent. In Cornwall England, 10 ami
even 8 per cent, oros are considered suffi;
cient to atford profit, mined at great depths
j below the surface.?Richmond ilnqnircr.
I
! A oorrnn mine mania is raging
! in East Tennessee just now, and great
; fortunes are said to have been made
, in a few months.
Every body is off exploring for quartz
copper, and the most extravagant
stories are told of the richness of
some of the mines. These coppor mine
speculations are edge tools, in playing
l with which many sharp customers get
very dangerously cut,
A Cmi.u Kii.i.ri) dy a Panther.?AVe
learn from the Abingdon Virginian that a
liitlo daughter of Mr. Barker, living in the
lower part of Washington county, was killed
a few days ago by n panther. Mrs. Barker
had sent the little girl to a spring for water.
The child staying longer than was necessary,
j the mother went in search of her. Near the
I f 1 * ~ *
o.fi nig miu luuua traces ot blood, ami a short
distance beyond, a portion of her child's
hotly. Mr. Barker was not at home, bnl tho
agonized mother succeeded in raising a small
company, who went in search of tho animal
that had tof#froin her a beloved little one.
A few stops froui the plnce where the remap*
of the child were fouud a large panther was
discovered in a tree. The unerring rifle of
one of the Company, so soon as the monster
was observed, brought bim to the ground.
A MaTcn.?A letter from Bordeaux,
France dated June 25, 1854, says:
"We had a visit yesterday from the widow
of Aarou Burr. Iter business here is the
marriago of a niece to a gentlemen of this
city, named Porry. She gives $100,000 as
a marriage gift, and Mr. Perry, the father of
the youug man, gives the same amount.
Mr. Brown, the United StateB Consul, has
been requested to he the trustee of the money.
Mrs. Burr is the American lady'who
created such a sensation at tlie balls in Paris j
last winter."
A Clap of Thunder from a Cloudlet*
Sky.?An interesting scene took place at
the Presbyterian Church on Sunday last?
Tho day was very sultry. Mr. Bryant had
completed his morning sermon, the last
hymn was sung, the blessing was pronounced,
and as Amen passed his lips * dap of
thunder electrified the whole congregation.
All stood for a moment amazed, gazing at
each other with astonishment Some supposed
a gun was discharged at the instant for
the report viu *nnu>?KIn? ui? - ???
plosion. Othors supposed the rowBfce I
church wn* struck. There was miudl
hanging Aver or nour, ami the run :#t* shining
brightly Thoro was a clouu appa
rently about six miles to the northward,
from which lightning undoubtedly shot ??tf
and descended Dear the river above the old
bridge.?Nile* (Mich.) Republican* J
Fonarrrcri.wMa.? Leasing, the celebrated ?
Herman poet, was rcnferknUe for a frequent
absence of mind. Having missed money at
different times, without being able to discover
it, be determined to pot the honesty
of hie servant to the test, and left a iandful
of gold on die table. "Of conree you counted
it," said one of his friends. "Counted it r
said Lessing, rather embarrassed, "no. I f>r
got that."