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[From tho Southern Episcopalian.] 1 Sing Me to Rett. v Sing roe to real when stars are keeping Vigils pure and high, Mv soul in siionl gladness sleeping, Throbs rejoicingly; ror the glowing light above, Tretnbiea down within my breast, Then with words of tender lore, Sing me to reaL Sing tne to rest when sorrow sweeping Cloud like o'er the sky ; Bids the worn heart with sobs and weeping, Throb despairingly ; Sing till star* of hope arise, Shining ealin within tny breast, Lit in worlds beyond the skies ; * Sing me to rest. Sing me to rest when life is gliding From this mortal figine; Sing <ne the Saviour's love abiding Evermore the same; Then, while shades around me close, Sheltered in that refuge blest; lJen'b will be a sweet ropse, Sing me to rest. MAY. ?w? ? , BlisrtKnurons H railing. Morals Among the Slave Population. A slave of bad moral character, is not wortii as much money as or.e of good character. This is a known fact and needs no proof. Figures made at public sales have f : .. u? i.i A IMIIg ?*IHIUUIILXU III IV/ IU? Will IU. n 111 tie investigation by way of comparison, will likely make it more disproportionate, however, than U generally known. It will, on the record of sales, be found to be from 10 up to 50 per cent. True, generally, where the difference is very wide, dissipation has taken such effect upon the physical consti tution, as to disable fiom the performance of the usual labf r. It is never!Iielese a de nrecialion by bad morals. It frequently happens, that recklessness of morals, with out disease having resulted, has rendered slaves so unsaleable, that wb.ere it has to be forced, Uwy ?*? aacriflccd. Bui the dollar and cent consideration is mall, when we wsigh the trouble bad negro?* give to tbe neigblorhood, and the bad influence they exert. Trouble to the family, master, overseer, the patrolt, and even courtt. One reckless tvegro often involves all liia family fellowservants in punishment, and sometimes a I t. f . I _ _? 3 . # _ . m t wnoie neiguoornoou or mem. i ne goon even, have to suffer abridgements of liberty wich they might with safety enjoy. The ring leaders In dissipation among negroes send out upon their society, a corrupting influence which, like some loathsome epidemie. imparts disease and moral death, /u>t only to come upon the negroes, but to spread through the white population. Many a. promising son in the family, or neighborhood even of such, has been trained in childhood and youth.to rices which have blasted their characters, end sent tb.era to rujn. Many a lovely daughter bos been cofltronjoaUd by vicious female servants, in the family or neighborhood. View this subject of negro morals in sll its phases, end every ^pester, overseer?aye! Fathers, Mothers, iPrOtfears. and all tht surrounding public, have a deep, deep interest at stake in tire subject. And yet how careless most of us -Jl D..1.I: 1: a J. k. -12-- - *T*} i UUIIU mrukiuiciii m-cu? iu un mivc IU it Every possible avenue to slave corruption should be promliy cloned. The safe gr*rd in not In arbhary measures upon the liberty end appetite* of onr slaves. True, we ,do a little at times In thin way, hut tlie jenata pert of a remedy is to remove the cause of disease. Whet are main cause* of mora] contamination among our slavesf ? Are that not first from the white* t tfo race perhaps upon earth have such a passion (oft imitation, a* the Afrieau. The popular vied* of white society, then, will be followed. The habits and amusements, whatever ib.ev may hfk whicfc corrupt the white rpee.'wHI b$ ^itate^l, J^lid In a doubly corrupting form. The depraved appetite* and passions jj/t?e"will be douMv h-d and indulged by iheS&pJ"* f* ?fr* oot erhat W oww be. The inoSFAyr^fid*1 observer jn the tkmth knew* this to *Ajn.n. And their fondness of imitation wiW x[t?anifest < k ? * SI purest upon earth, to be taught the religion p of the Bible?the truth otitis in Jctus?end ft in thai system servants are instructed to p o! e their masters?that they are brethren H in Christ, if believers, and that i? our tower C( of safety, as well as their fountain of Chris- w liau iuo>a|s. An intelligent Christian negro. H too, can h>ok behind the mask of atiulilioii p sympathy, and see the evil spirit which ani | mutes them, as readily as we do. Onesi- e| mus did not, after his conversion, have to la* n dragged back to his master in chains?no. \ he goes cheei fully, alone, and bears an npos u tolic letter, which established Philemon's right so fully, that even tho Embassador of |t Jcmjs, King in /Jiuij, said lie would not ro M tain him aven to minister to him in the ,, bond? of the gospel 44 without thy mind."? M Llcre we not o||ly have w ipture pioof of the mora' power of the gospel over slave rebel lion, hut evidence that the Spirit of Je*ut Christ in the ministry, will enforce his own lawa of obedience to their proper owners.*?r No principle in tho cthic* of the gospel more cloarly binds the conscience of the ministry, than that of the iuculcalion of sub mission to tho constituted laws of society, where they do not inteifere with Christian laws. They are not allowed to join in de bates of strife, on alwtract points, at all.? Their whole minilioi ?.! il.~? ni - ??..ivi milk VI nil VjillllS uhiih, is regulated by the injunction, llcnder unto Caesar the things Unit belong to him, and to (Jod the things that be God's. [(Sow/Arm Dial. A Singular Circumstance. We find in the Boston Journal the following singular circumstance, as having occurred on board brig Helen Jane, on the passage from Boston to Honduras t "Captain Nickerson relates a singular adventure with the steward of his vessel on the outward passage, which somewhat enlivened the usual dull monotony of ocean life. It appears tliat a while man, having an Amcri can protection, and git ing his namo as llawes Crowell of West Dennis, Cape Cod. shipped at this port in capacity of steward, and received his advance wages before going on board. The vessel proceeded to sea, and on the morning of the first day out. the steward was missing, supposed by all on lc board to have fallen into the sea during the night,and drowned. Accordingly apother man in was appointed to )ijs duty, and everything tl went on without suspicion. The voyage rt continued prosperously, and nothing occur- ei red to admonish the captain that his cargo was leaking in a very unusai manner, and n becoming daily beautifully less by an oner- b atioti which might well be compared to >k some late financial manosuving ashore. v< It seems, however, that after some dnys ai one of the orew accidentally discovered that b the cargo in the hold had been broken into, el and an empty basket of champagne was h found, and other indications of robbery.? ii The captain's attention was immediately palled to the fact, and he, of course, su?peet d ed the crew of committing tbe depredation, p and instantly called them to an account; tr but nothing coulu be elicited from the inves- o ligation to fix the crime on any of the crew, w who stoutly denied all knowledge of the a matter. Thus the atfair rested until the ar o rival At Truxiilo, 22 days after leaving Bos t< ton. On the night after anchoring, the d crew were suddenly Married by tire appear p nnce in the forecastle, of the lost steward, d and s?r firmly convinced were the frightened a sailors of the death of their shipmate, that a th*w a'.: ? ? ? 1 J .... .....J MV?? OM MvVSi jrvrfj !.'? V.IU ! -! po*?d apparition, and told the captain.? ll The*" tear*. ItwMVtt, were noon tpiieU-d. for li the steward bad rurtlly appeared, and upon a be ng uueationed, cnnfeaned that ha hud *e- st crated t'iinuelf in the hold on the first day U out, tinder the influence of dcliiinin treinen.. e and for 22 dava following had lived luxii I Hotalv on *tdi?ttnpagne, raisins, ham, Ac, * .dining sumptuously every day, ami h#d en u joyed what an dtON would be called a ben- a derT He ewftt^cd during the voyage u eight basket* of champnge, six boxes of h rut*in*. and other thing* in proportion. Ue a waa left in the hands of the United Slate* u Consul, and would be sent home for trial.- - * The !<? to the cunt sin will amount to {tboui ?i f' v itself lust a* soon in fallowing after the va rious leaders among the whites, into danger- ? ours find corrupting herw?tes, in misnamed i Christian doetiines, as in other things. And 1 here is not only a sourco of immoral char- I actor in the slaves, but the source of all c others, of most real danger to tho white*. It never has, and never will happen that a truly gotpel believing negro?unleaa goaded by cruelty, or some other overwhelming excite 0 inenl?went into i*t?.tlinn ? ?- ?w??.)vu nunmoi mr IftWS of tho family or It in granted that p some who profess religion, and join our churches do ; and so of hypocritical whites, t but tliay all secretly indulge heretical die trine od the subject of religion, just as sure as they thus act. And contest it whoever t] will, wo sfllrm, that both the good morals gl J of our slaves and the permanent tecurtlt/ of the white$ depend upon the gospel culture of e the sisve population. We do not pretend to 6 say, however, that had negroes do not belong 0 to evangelical churches. We do say they are 8; not evangelical Christian*, however. We do t| say again, though, that God sent these heath ens here to bis American Church** tt>? The name of Oro*eil is probably w the piisoner in undoubtedly English* He vm not brought home, because while At LVuxillo he was overheaid to threaten the ife of the captain. Take it Altogether, it is ?ne of the strangest cares on reoord. The Scarlet Pettiooat. " Belle Brittau," the spicy correspondent f the Now Orleans Picavune, writes: " And here I should close; but 1 cannot nrbear oomph ing with a friend's request to set yon right * on the Red Petticoat que* ion, which is beginning to be discussed ieie; although I believe that mino i* the only copy ' in town. It is not true that Ite red petticoat was introduced into 'good ociety ' by the Queen of England.. " During the Russian war it war announcd in the English papers, by the correspond nts of the Time-, the Illustrated News, and thers, that the favorite costume of the Rusian peasants was a red petticoat; and that lie Russian national melody was called the Red Petticoat.' In 1850, the red pettiooat iiddenly made its appearance in England i has long l>een worn in Prance, especially mong the fish girls of Boulogne-sur Mer, a ivorite report of tbo English in summer, ud only twi-ntv-four mile* Irom the English oast. It has long been worn by the fl*homen of New Haven, near Edinburgh ; nd was introduced on the stage by Miss P. lurton, in the character of a ufher-Women. should think thai in Kentucky, where evry other lady wears a crimson dress, the xl petticoat would rage like wild fit# ? S hell ponui'tiinlilv ? ~ J?1-1?1 ___ ...j -</i ? uvviuvui) pic iresqne and inflammatory. " But Iieur what Mack ay says of the scar t garment ; wliu has done it up in h song. a it to mufjc, and, in a few day*. I supose, it will be ad popular as a ' campaign ?ng :' " ' Oh the red, the flaunting petticoat, Tliat courts the eye of day, That loves to flare and be admired, And blinks from far a?ny ; Jt may delight the roving sight, And chaim the fancy free; but if it's wearer's half as bold, I'll pass, and let her he ? With her red, her flaunting petticoat, She's not the girl for me! But tbe while, the modest petticoat, As pure as drifted snow, That shuns the gaze in crowded ways Where follies come and go; It stirs the primrose on its path, Or daisy on the lea; And. if the wearer's like the garb, How beautiful is she ! With her while, her modest petticoat, Oh she's the girl for me ! But red or white, it matters not, If she be good and fair, Herself shall sanctify the garb It tileases her to vvenr , ? : * The red shall show her warmth of heart , And spirit trunk and free? The blue her truth?the pink her love, The white hc.r purity. If lhe-te her colors?these her charms? Oh she's the girl for me 1' " Hair Specific#.?Dyes. Since we published the Article on hair diotis, u few weeks since, we have received iveral letters from correspondents, thank ig us for the information ; and in some of >exe, requests hare beep made for tpatler a* diable regarding hair dyes, which are geurally sold at high prices. The hair dyes principally composed of itrate of stiver are the roost convenient and est. This salt of silver, when applied in >lution to hair, and exposed to light, con erts it either into a darjc brown or black, ccording to the strength of the solution; tit it possessea the defect of staining the tin while it colors the hair; this result, owever, can be avoided if moderate care i exercised, as we shall describe: Take twenty grain# of gallic acid, and issolve them in an ounce of water in an ance vial; then fake twojjty grain* of ni*te of silver, and dissolve thein in half an lllice of soft water- in wlitelt I.- - i J , - ?- ?..VM r-MVUlU VO KUU* i a weak solution of gum Arabic or s'arcli. nd forty drops of ammonia, so n* to till an mice yj$l. The gallic acid is now applied > the hair with a sponge, and allowed to y ; the nitrate of silver solution is tlu*n ap lied it) the same manner, and allowed to ry under exposure to bright light. In bout ten minute* let the hair be washed, nd it is found to l>e colored from grey to a ark l>rown. This is a good dve; and, al lough it colors the finger nails and the air, it scarcely stains the skin?the guiu rabic and gallic acid preventing it from do jg thin. Considerable of the coloring matir is washed off loosely, but enough is tak n up by the capillary tubes to dve the hair, lie ammonia may be omitted, and a weak >!uiion of the hvdro-?ul|.buret of snmioiiia ed as a wasb upon the top of the silver, fter the latter has been on about tyvp min ten. This is palled the " magic hair dye." ecu use it is so rapid in iff gc:jog. Esther igiiionja or bydro-syjphuret of nmmonia is ecjtfMwf lo color grey hair black ; a strong ulution of galls or suintnac may be subsisted for the gallic acid. The sulpbutet of otaseiym (in eolation^ may be subitiiuterf tor the gallic acid, (lie ammonia and (lit sulphurei of ammonia, by *ppl\ ing il io the Iuur firsthand then allowing jt to dry before the silver' solution is put on. h has a disagreeable odor. however; but thjs may be counteracted by a perfume, such a* oil ol bergnmot, lavender, or rose wster. Ir. *p Cying any |?itrate of silver solution to the sir. some care should bo exercised to pro vent it touching the skin. [Scien/ijfe American. Judge Dooly And the Landlord Ilarpur's Jdagaxinw has a corre*j?ondo?l in (leoigta who ovuifiows with good thing*.? He get* off the following anecdote in relation to Judge Dooly : "Judge l)ooly, an eminent jurist hiOeo * gia forty year* ago. was a great wag a* well a* h great judge?witty as well as wi-?.-rrUis gravity gave effect even to his ^oke*. an I the*? were more frequent than his decision*. One of lii* fancie* wa* to lake people down who were in the habit of esagger alion. The way he used up Austin Edwards keeper of the hotel at Elberton, i* a caution to all story tellers, of whom Austin was the prince. He always told the whole truth and mora. It \ya? natteral,' he said ; 4 he li)t?d uncommon tiling* better than common one*?'twas a heap more amusin" anyhow.* One morning at the breakfast table ill's long bow landlord had been relat iiig one of hi* extraordinary yarn*, and Judge l>oo|y being at the hotel and listening to the story, sat iu solemn silence when it was over, and then remarked that be had an awful dioam in the night, and wns very much depressed thia morning. The landlord wa* awake in a moment, and begged the Judge, if ;t would be no violence to iii* feeling*, to relate the dteatn, a* all would like to bear it. The Judge still declined, as it might hurt the feeling* of others. " Oh, do tell it. Ju3ffc?wfi piust have it !' nrged the landlord, and the company joining in, the judge proceeded as if lie were about to sentence a criminal to bo hung: 44 4 Well, I diearned U*L night l)i#t two lawyer* and myself bad retired to a private room to divide among us a fee received fro** a hard carte, which had been cat ried through with a mighty deal of lying on all hand*. While we were settling the division,in steps the devil, who, without any formality, said he had come for us?we had told lies enough, and if ho left us nuv longer we mifflo ?rw.-. ? r ?-i t A... .nuu O J lie nuUKI IIWC U.1, V\ 0 did oyr beat to persuade ln#;i to let us off; but he wa? inexorable, till at last I ventured to Hhk him if he would take a substitute.' "' Whom do you offer!' he n-ked. " 4 Eustin Ki.lw.irds,' [ said, ' keeper of the Elberton Iiotel.' " Good f he'll do,' Mid lie, 'send him along. I'll lake him for three of yon I' " 'Lite tabic was in n roar, rind the landlord was cured, for a time at least, of Ilia habit uf overdrawing. lie passed away a few years since, ami Judge Dooly is gone too, *o there can bo no hartn in telling the story Look Not Upon the Wine. The fate of the gifted llaskell, of Tonnes see, should be a warning to all young men ; be passed through Louisville, last week, in charge of friend*, on his way to the Lunatic Asylum ft Lexington. While on the Frankfort cars, he arose, and in the most eloquent and pathetic terms, appealed to the gallant Kentucky at*, among whom he was, to pro lect him from the relentless t monies lm im-' alined were pursuing li;in. He became mi excited and violent that his friend* were forced to confine hjin. The career of this gifted hut unfortunate son of genius should l>e known for ili.e les-oiis which it teaches. From his earliest boy bond, (say* the Nashville Banner,) lie lias shown himself possessed of the highest order of talent.? While nt the college, he distinguished hiin self as a jKiel and an orator, Ill* gradual ing speech is s|M?keti of, by l);o>e who heaid it, as worthy of the immortal fun lb* in his palmiest dais. He served his country on the battle field ami in the halls of Con gress. It was his residence at Washington that confirmed u|ion him ll)o*e unfortunate habits wj/jch fiijajjy blasted his intellect. JJe gl one time broke the /Jury serpent ft on. his hand* and dashed it to the earth. To make his own reformation complete, and in lifting up'oth.crs who had talluii. like hiin re If, he went through lite Slate lecturing on temperance. The tour was an eminently successful and brilliant one, his leclgies be ing fully equal to thuso of Hough whose eloquence has electrified thousands in this country and England. Hut hi* old hnl>itn gamed the lottery of hint again, and hit ?ulM?-qti?iu lit* iia* Ptt*n ?yi ? fan,'*', gle between hi* appetite and Id^ aiubitioti ? h struggle in which, it mutt I* confused, It is appetite* have generally triumphed. So great, indeed, wa? hi* crtM'jng for ^rlitlcial ntiiuulaot*, that even while delivering hit temporanoe lecture*, he made qm of drug*, sufficient in quantity ?nd potency to burn out the vital* of an ordinary rqan. Therg waa no subject, whether ancient or modern grave or gay, upon which he did not con' verse with fluency and eloquence, lie puss ed, witli the utoat carelqa* eaae, from the profound**! dinouUitio.i upon the doctriner of the Bible, the religion of Confucius, 01 the Baconian philosophy, tq the ^lightea literature of the day." > . IntarMtiaf to tho t?die?, > \ lady in the Newbury poit i #?y?: * So wc will any a few wytd* on hoops. ; Dou*t cnll us a bear, fair renders, nor throw awiiy this paper in dWutt, f>r we are not r about to join our brother knights of the quill in the prtmndp ngMn*t pril>")ip? ; but. I ?>on Quixote like, we tvHI P*pott?e the cause of distressed dmmnda 'hough we 'fac- n fi owning world.' Wo heieby t|d<) an arii :i cle ?o our confession pi faith. We believe in hoops. Mind, wo aav hoop*, plural mini liar. - Me|jver ij* from t)tj>t a)>pnun?hle, win i glo hogshead hoop, which many Indha wear about knee high, showing lis entire i shape, through a single thinly skiit, drag i ging down by its weight tlic dress to tlie i slinpe of fi cone, while the part ?f the r-fcirl ! i?~i i? l - * ' . (?mii ilie uiNip nnps, winds and reeN around it in even wind that Mows. Not j much improvement in the addition of one ' or two Qlbei lioojn*, unless they are gradu-ti- ' ed in size accniding to lite heiglit ?-f tlte I wearer, and coverc I by skirts of sufficient ( thickness to hide tho ckcleton, than which 1 nothing could lie more hideous, unless it were a veritable skeleton fivpi the grave y#'d, " The only skirl thai, looks uniformly ' graceful i* that made of a t-eiie* of rattan. 1 whalebone or brass hoops, extending from ,i the tt-nist to the feet, gradually jnprpipdng size with that gritCeful swell that gives to the dress the ajry contour of a bluebell; preserving the golden mean in regard to circumference, that modesty and good taste will ever dictate. The hoop* in this skirt should be ao near together that they will lose {heir individuality, and 'make no sign' underneath the thinnest summer dress ; for herein lies the advantage and whole philosophy of the hoop movement, inasmuch as it nilows one skirt to give that fullness and grace which b#s hitherto beet; attainable only by half a diy.cn. " After all, tho genuine crinoline is the thing, w hich, as its name imports, is a kind of haircloth, which, by its own innate virtue, without tbp aid of h.oops, wij) preserve its elasticity and inflated obawter, t?h),0Wt , tho awkaiduesa that at times is inseparable from its bumble imitator. The expense is the only objection to its general adoption, u'bieb. fur tlie ladies' sake, we hope may be soon removed." Many an unwise parent woiks liaid, and lives spaiingly all his life, for (Tie put pose of leayjng enough to give his children a start in the world, as it is called. Setting a young man afloat with the money left him by his relatives, is like tying a bladder under fhe arms of one who cannot swim; ten chances , to one he will lose his bladders and go to the i bottom. Teach hiin to apd bo will | not need t|jp hJjphlcrs. , Qivjd your child a sound education. See i to it that his morals are pure, his tnind ctil | tivated, and his whole nature made ctijiscr- , vienl to the laws which govern man, and | you have givep what will be of more value , than the wealth of the Indies. Yot: have | given him a start which no misfortune can , deprive him of. The earlier you teach hiin to dej?cnd upon his own resources and the blessing of liod, the belter. M Fasiiionadlk Conoreuation."?The pewspapep r/eport.ers pay a very equivocal ( compliiueiit to 'his or tliat preacher, whtn j they tell us he was listened to hy a " fash iouahle " congregation. F?>hion is all right ( at the theatie or the opera, or othei public ( a-se;nhhigts of a secular character, but the jade ought ipt to have any thing to do in the Temple of the Mo.?4 High. Think of Paul preaching to a " fashionable " emigre gallon oil Mars' Hill, or 9 greater than Paul deliverimr a sermon nn tlie Mmmi !?? " .... r> - . Tr."v'" * ' memus hikI fashionable audii'tiee." True, we have fashionable preaches, but it is a question whether theii preaching would not | l?e followed w ith la-lter effecti! if tlje " fa*h- ( ion " were taken Out of jt. Fashion is a ( heartless thing at best, and heart les?ne*M in , religion ia hypocrisy.?Ntw York Express, i Ri'M Sklmno Brings Sorrow.? A tavern keeper in Itenselscr county had abandon i ed the traffic in id^;ol, after having been i several year* engaged in it. Wbcyieyei the j subject of hi* celling liquor was referred to. | he was observed to fee I deep regret and sorrow. A friend one day enquired .$ie cmim>, , " I will tell you," said he. and, opening hjs ftcco.ynt book, be said, " bere a>o fortyfour names of men who have been my ! customers, most of them for year?. Thirty two of tire*/? ;nen. to my certajn knowl edge, now lie in the drunkard's grave ; ten .? ifpe remaining twelve are now living confirmed sou!" Tl..^ ..r? il.A ~r >i.:. a ir-? ?j m%..v t.., ?Hu muim vi imi? uicuuiui mill degrading business. i Tub Tiirkr Tkachkrs.?To my question , bow he conld have manifested so many at> tainmenU, the eld man replied. ** that with > ttyree teacher* everything might be learned, , common sense abne excepted, the peculiar and rareet gift of Providence. '|'ho*,e three vetqhers wero Jfcccsaity. JJabil and Time. > At starting in life. Necessity told luin if lie I hoped to live he ipuat labor; Habit turned r t^e labor ,inte en indulgence j and Time t gave every man an hour for everything, unless he choee to yawn it away." Tall \\attJ3yrn?i A famous Irish giant, who died in London some years since, mess* ured fight feet two inches. CoruelityS Magi ath who died in London in the year 1 V6o, measured sevfu feet ^iglit inches. Edward Malone, anotiier Irishman, was seren fepfc eight i#he*. and was nearly equal in M?du e and size to Daniel Cardnp||&, 3 S>yed|?^ giant. L>r. Cheseldert, the famoua anntouiift, speaks of a skeleton discovered in a (Ionian camp, near 8t. Albans, England, which he judged to have been eight feet four Intilinh. Cjoliaib, of Gatb, according tj> H a qj? <Jiipi|ier|ap.d, wng frfeven feet high; and Maximiuius, the emperpr, was nine feet high. -T?'rj' A Valuable iKyrsTrpw.-?We witnessed veslnrdav the trial of a machine for drawing trees, stpmps, rocks. &c., from tha earth ik? invention of ? Mt* W, \V. Willis. Tho exhibition jrns pofoetjy successful, apd gavp ureal SBtj-fnetjop ip f|j06p nrpseiit. The m?? chine, which is remarkably simple, works upon the lever principle, and possesses ya#f [>.>wer. W o raw a tree some thirty feet ii) i eight, end eighteen inches in diameter, drawn opt of the ground in less than five minutes with the most wondeifuj gasp, pn,d there can be no doubt that the sturdiest monarch* of the forest roust bend before it. [PhiiqdeipAiu Journaf, ? ' Novel LaNspIT-?During A revival ip the Second Methodist Church of Lancaster, Pa., last week, the Rev. Mr. Wp|tjey8, pastor, |>er?roptorily ordered M those persops jvJjp did noi wish to comply with h;s request (tq kpepl dmi?g prayer) tp leave." Mr. Henry Miller, of that city, refused to do either, whereupon Mr. Walters instituted a tpit against Mr. Miller, before a magistrate. clergyman of the same church appeared n* n witness, iestifjing timt it was not compulsory with every one to kneel, but simply customary, when judgment was ?tven ip favor of defendant, A Well-Governed State. Where spades grow bright, apd |dlp p-prdu grp>v dull J Whore jails are empty and yherp l>arps arp full; Where church paths are with ficqucnt (pet out-worn, Law court yards wppdy, silent and forjorp, Where doctors fool it ami w here farmers ride, Where age abounds and youth is multiplied ; Where these signs are, they clearly indicate, A happy people and well governed Slate. J Geo. Conttituti&nffljif. Job Smith.?It is stated that a eon of the original Joe Smith, the Prophet, founder of i In Mo'mona, pow ipsjdjee ?t Wauvop. is a'oout twenty four years of Age. A correspondent of the St. Louis Republican is very positive that Joseph intends to assume the leadership of tho Church next spring, and. as a method of solving the Mormcp problem, spg<vest& th^t oj)r jvovernment should encourage thp people ot Utah in acknowledging him, and thus ridding tbcttyiclves of the traitorous Brighajj). Abbeville?Return Oat.?After all the hue and cry about the distressed condir tion of the country, we have only ?60 cases on tho Docket for thjs cpur/ : fifO of tfi,esp are on the pippev Docket, being for sums I-as than 'J'here are perhaps 05 acceptances, which would make the whole return about 300. Out of this number there are perhaps 30 which, owing to inclement weather, could not be served by the Sheriff. [Banner. 1 ? ? > Tpu Masons Rallying to tub Mousy Vrknon Association.?The Grand Lodge i>f Virginia hag tcndeied to tho "Southern Matron," at Richmond, the co operation of the Lodge with the Ladies' Association, tor the purchase of Mount Vernon. Tliev r?. quest all the subordinate lodges to contiibitte the sum of one dollar for each member j itnd will invite the co operation of pacb Uiand Lodge of the United States. Racixo.?The London Times insists tbat iho recent challenge to Englishmen, from the Georgia sportsmen, tq ryn a race of fQur ,ppj.ef W)4 repent, for HOODOO & tide, over the Ten lJroeck Course, at Savannah, will be accepted. The lipies calls on Lord Zetland to beqome the champion pf the lhilifh turf, and send out bis noble horse Ski finisher to do battle against the Anieiican celebtilics. Vftrr (christian faith) is the only proper anil adequate relief of decaying man. He that grows old without religious hope* as he declines into iiiibec)iiiy, ana f/teja ytqns and sorrows incessantly crowding ypon h ut, falls into a gulf of bottomless misery, in MS It toll Av'ASlf "S "** *-** *** * ' "?,vu iviicvuuu muni piunge uini deeper, atnd where Jie find# only new gradation* of niigniah and precipice* of horror. [Dr. jofinrpn. Frkkdou or Txouutr.? Let not the freed?iu of inquiry be shackled. If it inulliplica contentions amongst the wise njid virtuous, it exercise* the charity of those whp contend. },( it shake* for a time, the belief tha, i* rested only upon prejudice, it finally settle* it on lite brouder and more solid b^ si* of conviction.