ih? re"don't
^^HjH|ffii^i|Ptlliii| of pontry In the
^^^mnaH^itbtra le in tire touch ?ng
tbo woidi frequently find
"yearning tendtrnrM, fond
ffiPfMBl'i deep sympathy of which they bej^gfelpfrthe
imparfact Interpreters. H?# expejpj|l?&??
in the joetry of life end lore muet
>frhere been barren indeed who doea not find
three lines thrill, like the echo of eelhre
Orel niurio, to ilia heart of hearts:
A look of yOirnlng tenderness
Beneath her lashes lies,
And hope and iove unutterable
Are ahadowed In her eyre.
As in so roe deep unruffled stream
Are elonds and summer skies.
She passed to early womanhood
From dreamy, sweet gir life,
And crossed the rosy thieahold, hut
To fird herself a wile ;
Oh, gently should Its lead her steps
Along the path of life!
And aa she clasps her small, white hands
Upon Ids arms so strong,
llow often,, like a summer sigh,
Or a sweet pleading song.
She whispers, with a parting klae,
" Be'oved one, doftVktay long."
It's almost always on Iter Hp,
Her geo^est parting woH#,
Sweet aa tin fragrance from rose leaves
When hy soft xephyre stirred,
And lingering in the memory
Like songs of summer birds.
And in bis heart they nettle warns,
When other femes amid ;
He stays not till she weary grows,
A ltd her fond syes are It id
In tears which lie In bitterness
Beneath each roiling lid.
And oh, how many hearts are kept
By that love-uttering s<mg 1
There's scarcely one, who on life's waves
Is swiftly horne along.
But what ha* heard from some dear lips
Those sweet words?"don't st-ay long "
Letter from Hou B F PerryTo
the Editor$ Columbin PItccnix:
It ta most extraordinary, indeed, and will
bs as terrific in its results as it is now
strange and wonderful, to aee an educated,
refined and gallant people seeking repose
and protection from apprehended political
evils under the government and control of
their former siavee-?-an inferior r.-.ce, ut
terly ignorant and debased I There i* noth
ing in the history of all lha nations of the
earth, for the last six thousand years, comparable
to it, in tolly and madnesa. Future
ages will regard ?t as tho most remarkable
fatuity that ever possessed any penple.
W hat a change has oome over the spirit
and feelings of South Carolina within the
insi **ven vani irie renerai um*?n wa*?
then benifkdent republican and constitu
tional. There was not an Act. ol Congress,
for eight previous years, which any one
com plained of aa unjust or oppressive. We
were 'as happy ami properoua as a people
could be. And yet that Union was hated
and despised 1 The people rose up en mow
and solemnly determined to rid themselves
of it, or die in the attempt! Now, that
Union has trampled the Couatitulion in the
dust, violated every republican principle,
nnd heaped on us tyranny and oppression,
which, its Chief Magistrate declares, no peo
pie. speaking the English largo age, have
ever borne, f.r the last five hundred years I
And the people of South Carolina have so
changed, within seven short years that
they are now clamorous to get*back Into
that Union, and hug to 'jranny and op
proasion to their bosoms?to lick the rod
that has smote them to the verth and des<>
lated their State! In order to hasten tlieir
return, they are not only willing to giv up
nil the rights of their 8tate?all constitutional
and republlean principles, and ?etfgovenmenl?
bu. to transfer the Govern
ment of their once proud and chivttlri* 8t I'e
int., the h in.ls nf I tie neireneal liitellioenee
* o - ? - ? a " - i
virtue and refinement are to lie ruled by
Ignorance and haecnca*! The wealth 'ol
the <t?l* to be taxed and plundered by a
race of panpera. who will portion out tlx
land* and vote thetmelvea homestead* an
whoae legislation will he ouch aa to bring
eventually, rooner, or later, a war of rAo<-s
In which on^ or the other must he eater
minated. Whilst writing I have been toll
that coiifittaliv* waa boldly avoaed by tin
negro convention which ataembled it
Charleston laat weeV.
It la a great mistake to anppoae that, hi
all thla humiliation and degradation, w<
alt a 11 get bajk into the Union, or he relirv
ad of military government. Congers ha
given no auch guarantee, and leading radi
call aaaert the eontrary. The Union wll
not he reMorad till aPer the next- Preeiden
Hal alention?tha votaa ot the Southen
State* are not wanted lo that election. J
military government, or a standing army
in South Carolina, flfi?r the enfranchise
inent of the negro, will he aheolutely d-ch
eary. to preserve the peace and keap dow
the opprewed white race. Nothing el*
will till It. Inft'pfiil i%f K* iiitf Pwlioi-Ail Irru
the opproeatone of Oongreaa and tblliUr
rule, we ah all niv? called Into existence, b
our own votea, a thitd power, mora odioti
and revolting. mora gal ing and deairuclivi
tlitn tithrr ot the other two.
No on* who reflect* caii mistake the pni
pose of the radical patty?the role purpon
which they hare in view?and to aceon
pliab which they are attempting to anov
heaven an>l earth They have been in
flneneed in their recent atroelone, barbai
one leglelation much more bv the hope ?
ennt'nuirg and perpetuating their power i
the ^iorc.rnniont, and their esUtcncc a?
the
^^^HHpPHPFn people. their
IB^HNmppHPfolely revenge,they conld
1 over theoountry, proee
HH^^Rrcinmn. end hv millterv oom
HnflMkOr negro juries h??? brought any
OpPttnent man to the gallows. For two or
Hnfoe year*. they waged war against the
Southern States without attempting to interfere
with slavery, or raising a finger to
relieve the poor Afriean from (lis thraldom.
It was only when thev fonnd that the
" Great Rebellion" could not be otherwise
suppressed, and that they could successfully
use our slaves against us, that they declared
them free, and enlisted them in their
atmies. This was a new element, and a
most powerful one, whieh they brought into
the cortest By it, thev increased their
'forces 100,000, and greatly weakened the
resources of the Southern States. They
oared nothing for the negro, except to tee
him slaughtered in battle, instead of their
own soldiers. This wss the extent of their
love and philanthropy for the African race
?nothing more, nothing iesa. It is snp
posed that 1,000.000 of this unfortunate
people, who were happy and contented
alav. s, perished during the war hy disease,
hunger, cold, exposure and neglect, or were
killed in battle. And no candid or impar
tiis'- man can say that tho condition ot the
survlvora. as a whole, has been benefitted.
Time will prove that their destiny, as a free
race in the Southern States, is sxiinction.
A new vision has broke upon the wicked
hopes and purposes of the radical Congress.
They think, by giving universal suffrage to
the negro, they will he aide to radicalize
the Southern Nfatva. With tills aim, the
military bill wae passed, destroying the
Stat ee, disfranchising leading public men and
enfranchising the negro. They were afraid to
take so bold a step in infamy, and in violation
of all constitutional rights hofore the
elections, last fall, in the Northern States.
Ilad they dene so, they would have been de
posed in ail those Statea where the negro is
not allowed to vote. The elections in Connecticut,
this spring, prove this fact Largo
Democratic gains in all the municipal elections
North giva evidence of the truth of
this aseertion. Kentucky has just swept
the radical oartv nut of IhalStata. Everv
whi'M. wo liear of a re action in favor of
constitutional liberty. It we will have path
nee, ami bear onr wtongt like Ohrialians
and patriots, our deliverance will come;
hut, for God's sake, do not let ua ourselves
rivet the chains on our own hands.
In order to radicalise the StoMth, and stir
up antagonism hctween the two races, and
set them to catting each other's throats,
Republican emissaries, black and white,
great and small, are travelling all over the
Southern States, and making the most incendiary
speeches, organizing secret societies,
and forming ' Union leagues." Senator
Wilson, of Massachusetts, gave the
people of Charleston, the other week, a
specimen of his tactics and political strategy.
Nothing can be more diabolical, or
less likely to promote the true interests of
the black man, than such a course. It wilt,
however, go very far towards estranging
the ftvedmen from ua, and building up a
strotfk and powerful radical party in all the
Southern States. If left alone, the negro
would act in harmony with his former ownner.
It is his interest to do so. Rut of this
there is now little hope. Every dav, by
means of this radical agitation and misrepresentation,
ha will be less and less under
the influence of Ids true friends and neighbors.
At present, ont of the towns and
villages, thn negro cares uolhing about bis
right of suffrage, and know* nothing. Unless
idflueuced by bad men, he will not
trouble himself to register or vote. This,
however, will not always he the ease. If,
therefore, we are wise in the coming election,
true to ourselves, and have the true
intcrnU of the negro at henf<, *e may <i?foat
the eall of a convention, ami nave the
the State from radicalism and agrnrianiam.
an<l a war of race* in the future. It never
can be done afterward#.
It Is raid that tha adoption of the military
hill, with all ita consequences, ia not
more dishonorable than what the Southern
States have already done, by abolishing
slavery, and adopting the constitutional
amendment on that subject. This is a strange
assertion. What dishonor is there in setting
your slaves free! Can there be any f Rut
there is dishonor in placing yourself under
the control and governmet t of those slaver
after they are made free. Thesuirender ol
Lee and Johnston was an acknowledgment
that slavery was abolished. The Federal
armiea were here to enforce it. The slaves
too, had become so much demoralized thai
almost every one was willing to give up th<
institution, and no one now desires to see l'
restored. But * this an argument for giv
log Up self government, republican prlnei
pies, constitutional liberty, the rights o
the State* and placing ourselves at tin
mercy of onf freedmen? Wha.i South Car
lina abolished slavery, she had an assurance
i too, I'.a! she would forthwith restore*
, to ihe Union, with all her eonstitntiona
1 right# nninapaired. Now, we are told, al
I ter all this humiliation and degradation, 1
i South Carolina will radicalise herself am
) elect BUck Republicans they may he ad
I initios) In thaelr apaIa in f\tnt/r**?fll f W ll
, wishes to be admitted into ilie Union o
, tlifM> t'-rms f Ro act nr deed vet done ha
aullied the (air escutcheon of the Palmett
I State. It ie to be hoped that none will Ii
in the future.
I I have been charged with incnnslstenc
in opposing the reeonelruction of the Unioi
t I am not opposed to reconstruction. N
i man in South Caiolina, or the United State
more earnestly daairaa lo aee the Union r
a stored aa it was before the war It ie t)
nearest and dearest wish of my heart. Bt
I I will not dishonor myself or my Siate, <
i bring ruin on my country, to obtain such
n Union ae ie now proposed. I have l>e?
V charged, too, with inconsistency in goir
, with my State after elie seceded. I c?
) only reply by saying that my notions
i- duty, honor and patriotism, differ wide
n front tho<? of my accusers. It is true tin
? I wa? a Union man, and did ail that I coa
n to pr-eerve the Union. For thirty yeon
y defended It, with my pen, with my speec
y and with my right arm. But when Sou
is Caro.ina seceded from that Union. I said
r. Governor Means, who desired to know tl
course I intended to take, 14 That the Ste
r- was going to the devil, and I was goii
is with bar." From that day lo the end
I- the war, 1 was as seelous and earnest in h
e defence ae any eon she had. I regarded
i- my duty. Imposed bv honor and patriot!*
r to aid 8,000,1100 of my fellow-aioaens, wi
>f had united, whether wisely, or unwisely,
n | thcif attempt lo establish that sacred rig
a of self-government proclaimed in the I
PC
PSviLL^ SOUTH
elarstloa of Independence. Sonllt Cirohn*
waa iht land of my nativity, Um homt of
my family, kindred and (ricnd*. In Her
boaom r?)u?*ed I ho bone* of my forefather.*,
and 1 should bate been a traitor to her Inter?
ei e, honor and glory, bad I raised a par
ieidal arm against my native State. A r*M,
reluctant and unwilling, I did become. My
father was one in '76. but a traitor I never
can l?e. B. P. PERRY.
German AgricultureEach
German hat his boose, his orchard,
bis roadside trees, so Ittden with
fruit, that if he did not carefully pr?p
up and tie together, and, in ninny pi*
ces hold ibe boughs together with
wooden clamps, they would be torn
aomder bv their own weight. He has
his corn plot, his plot of mar.gel-wurttel,
f??r hay, for potatoes, for henip, <kc.
lie is bis own master, and be. there
fore, and every branch of his family,
have the strongest motive for constant
exertion. You see the effect of this in
bia industry and bis economy.
In Germany nothing is lost. The 1
produce of (ho trees and the cows is
carried to mmket?much fruit is dried
for Winter uae. You see it Iting in
the sun to dry. You see sitings of
them hanging fronrtheir chamber windows
in the sun. The cows are kept
up for the greater part of the year, and
every green thing is collected for them.
E.ory little nook where the grass
grows, by road side and river, and
brook, is carefully cut with the fickle,
and carried home on the heads of the
women and children in hm-kets, or tied
in latge cloths. Nothing of any kind
that Can possibly be made use of is lost
? weeds, nettles, nay, the very goose I
grass which covers waste places, is cut
up and taken for the cows. You see
the little children standing in the
streets of the tillage*, in the streams '
which generally run rto*n them, busy '
washing the*<? weeds before they are '
given to the cattle.
They carefully collect the leaves of
the marsh grass, carefully cut their po- 1
tato tops for them, and even, if other
things fail, gather green leaves from
the wood lauds. One cannot help 1
thinking continually of the enormous
waste of such things in Kuglatid*?of 1
the vast quantities of grasa on hanks, I
by road-rider, in the openings of plan
tations. in anes. in church yards, where 1
grars, from year to year, springs and
dies, but which, if carefully cut, would
inaibtaio many thousand cows for the
poor.
To put-Rue still further ibis subject of ,
German economy : The very cuttings j
of the vines are dried and preserved
for Winter fodder. The tops and refuse
of hemp serve as bedding for tire
cows?nay, even the rough stalks of
the poppies, after the beads have been
gathered for oil, are raved, and nil these
are converted into mauuie for the land.
When these are not sufficient, the children
are sent into the woods to gather
mors, and all our readers fainilinr with
Germany, will remember to have seen
them coming homeward with large
f ?i # -i I * ? t
onnutes or mis on tnetr nega?. in
Autumn, ihe falling leave* are gathered
and Mocked for the game put pose.
The fir-cone*, which, with us, lie and ;
> rot in the wood*, are carefully collected
and sold for lighting fire*.
[ In short, the economy and caro of
, the German peasant* are an example
to all Europe. They have for years,
nay ages, been doing that, a* it regards
t agricultural management, to which the
r British public is but just now beginning
> to open its eyes. Time, also, is as cure
I fully economised at everything ebe.?
They are early risers, as may well be
\ conceived, when the children (many of
t whom come frnin a considerable dis
lance) are in school at six in tbe morn*
ing. As they tend their cattle or their
swine, the knitting rever ceases ; and
hence the quantities of stockings and
i. other household things which they ac
I cumulate are aslonULing.? ffouilt.
lf rlkascrr and l'lll i.OSOrillC a l NoNakksk.?Tk
pleasant to watch tbe pale,
o silvery moon, when bright clouds are
n passing it by ; so it is to be born with
' a stiver spoun in one's mouth to eat su?
gar and pie. It is pleasant to bear the
' sweet robin bird sing, hi* gay song to (he
j rising son ; 'tis pleasant to taste (be
i. keen pepper sauce sting, when eating
O luiilait (ta.M nil t 'im fun Tin nleamnt
, 'l?'< ? - ?- ? I -e'
to ramble the high creek along, when
,? the freshet doth loudly roar; *? pl?a?it
ant to watch at the sound of the gong,
>r the boarder* all rush to the door. Tis
* pleasant to sail on the Northern Ukes,
!g in a Government revenue cutler; 'tis
m pleasanter still to eat buckwheat cakes,
<>f all covered with 'lasses and butter.?
Tls pleasant to ramble the woods
among, thro' glens and datk, shady
, i cloisters; 'tis pleasant to list to your
ti, sweetheart's song, hut my gracious ! 'tis
1,1 fun to eat oysters ! Hut the pleasure
^ of pleasures, the greatest of all, panacea
u for minJs that are tick, is to sit in the
ng sun by the side of a wall, and whittle
of a soft pine stick.
[Recorder and Democrat.
m,
ho NoTnixo can quench the fire that
sin hath kindled, but the water which
?? repentance hath earned.
I tSi
XPTJI^i*,
CAROLINA. MAY 23. I8(
Importanoe of Politeness.
It n never safe to be impolite. A
Bo-ion manufacturer once lo?t some ex
tensive orders from Kjsaia, by want of
att ntion to visitors, and tbe following
incident, said to be liteially true, is told
of a Philadelphia trader, who subjected
himself to great mortification by itnpu
lileoes. to Washington living. lie had
been much annoyed by many idle calls,
and became a little ciusty.
One day, the owner was standing in
his door, wlion up came a rough-looking
mnt. id a well-bundled over coat, wearing
coarse, unpolished boots, and carry
ing in his hand a whip, who thus accosted
liini :
" Good day, sir. Are you the owner
of this establishrnerl?"
* Well, I am," leplied the carriage
dealer.
" Have yon any fine carriages for
sale?" inquired the stranger, apparently
not heeding tbe boorit-hncss of the
other.
" Well I have."
M At what piices 1"
" Different prices."
4* Ah 1 yes. Can I look at tliem!"
" You can do as you please."
The stranger bowed politely and pass
eJ in, examined the vehicles a few monifIlia
r<t!iirna/l ?t\A su 1*1
** There fa one I think will Answer
my purpose," pointing rowAid* one;
* what is the pi ice ! '
" Two hundred dollars."
" Is that the lowest ?"
* Ves."
" Well, sir. T will call to-morrow and
give you my decision," and the stranger
walked away.
" Yes, you'll call to-morrow ! Oh,
jes, certainly," replied the owner in a
lone of irony, not s? low but the Strangsr
heard him; hut he kept on his way,
taking no outward notice of it. " Fool
me, will you," and the owner whistled.
The next day came, and with it the
stranger.
*. I have come according to promise 1"
441 ?ee you have," replied the owner,
a little abashed.
" I will take that carriage, air," and
In tho astonishment of the owner, he
pulled out an old wallet, well stuffed
with bills, and counted out two hundred
dollars.
Tho owner was completely staggered.
There was something new. A cabman
with so much money?he looked at it,
then at the stranger, eyed hi in from
head to foot, and even examined his
hoots attentively. Then he counted his
money over, and he'd up each hill to
the light to see if it was coumeifcit.?
A thought struck him?he would find
out his name.
" I suppose you would like a receipt,
sir !" t-aid he to the stranger.
" It may he as well."
*' Yes, sir. What name!"
" Washington Irving."
44 ftlr *Al?l 111a nlliMr tlrtrt
ing bnck with amazement. " (lit! 1 on
ders'and your name was?"
' Washington Irving," replied the
other, smiling.
** Washington Irving, sir?my deai
sir," stammered the owner confusedly
" I ? I?1 reallv, sir, beg ten thousand
pnrdons. sir, but I mistook you for e
cabman ! I did. indeed."
" No excuse, tny friend," replied Irving.
" 1 am no better than you took
me for. You acted perfectly right,'
and having at length succeeded in gel>
lit g bis receipt, amid a host of apologies
lie politely bade the carriage inakci
"good day." and left him to the chagrin
that be had mistaken for a cab
man a man whose ! fly genius com
mamied .be admiration oi the wholt
wot Id.
WoMKti Doctors in England.?
The London Spectator says : We hav<
heard the opinion of one ot the raos
eminent cf our living physicians thn
one of the new lady physician* is do
in;?, in uie in >si aumirame manner, i
woik which medical men would neve
have had (lie chance of doing. Moth
era biing their children to her in hun
drens to consolt her on really import
ant points, on which ihev freely ad mi
that they would never have thought <j
taking advice at all had the not bee
accessible to them. And we bIiouI<
not be surprised to find that even i
law, as certainly in literature and ar
special fields of exertion quite consider
with feminine instincts will spring up,
they are only looked for.
Spkcimsns OP THK Minp.UAI.ooicA
Risociickb of this Statk may t>e see
Ml our office, in the shape of samples <
the coal taken from the pits of Cheslei
field District, and of pure, fine soapstoi
taken from a quarry near Cheraw. '1
Major B. D. Townseud, of Mailbort
we are Indebted for these favors. Tin
are placed on our tables for the inspe
:ion of those who are skeptical aboi
tbe wealth of our State iu these at
similar natural resources.
[Charleston Courier.
Foil tub Fbontieua?Tbs Montgomery f
pers not toe the departure from that plu
of a00 reeently enlisted colored troop*, I
the far West, whither they go to ecr
| sgajjsl the Indian*.
EVENTS
>7.
_l_*..LiLLL_ LI. ? i
The Example of Wade Hampton.
The following tribute to Oeneral
Hampton is from the Richmond Time*:
Light upon the intricate problem of
''how to denl with tlie freedroenf" bee
broken in upon us from n most unexpected
quarter.
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,
that Chevelier llaya-.d of the late civil
war, is destined to become as distinguished
as a sagacious, practical statesman,
as he was a hero when a member
of (bat intrepid band of great warriors,
whose sabres once flashed in the
van of the Army of Northern Virginia, i
Comprehending at a glance bis duty I
to the whites of South Carolina, he has
sought to rescue the frcedmen of that
base class of while men who are intent <
upon degrading and dirfiancbising their
own race. W'itL that promptness and
sagacity, which wcre his distinguished
characteristics as a Soldier, he has recognized
the vital importance of (be
negro being advised, taught and guided
by those who are still his only sincere
and tine friends. Calling to bis aid the
gentlemen of the highest social position
near Columbia, lie is reported to
have addressed the freedmen of that section
with greHt effect, and has forestalled
that class of wretches who are giving <
us so much trouble in this State.
In consequence of the prompt action
of Wade Hampton and of the respectable
planters of South Carolina, the most
friendly relations are said to exist be
tweeu the whites and blacks, and the
latter have declared tbeir determination *
not only to support for office the most 1
respectable candidates, but also to peli <
tion Congress fur the restoration to the
disfranchised classes of all their civil
rights.
This happy result does not at all 1
surprise us. W henever the men of 1
character and substance at the South 1
have acted as General Hampton has <
done, they have routed the " mean <
white?" who are now corrupting the <
negroes. 1
As eaily as the 10th of July, 180-1, t
this paper commended the example o( 1
Mr. J. L. Marye, of Fredericksburg, I
who pursued the course which Hampton '
has jti?l taken. The influence of his <
timely address and example is still felt t
in its conservative effects upon the |
blacks of that place. They are said to ,
have recently rejected the advances of ,
the disfranchising w hite rem gad a.
Thk Working Tkopls.?The eight i
hour laws passed by Illinois and Missou- I
ri, went into effect on May 1st, and were
celebrated, as ha# been before announ*
ced, by demonstrations on the part of
the laboring classes in both Chicago
and St. Louis.
In Chicago over eight thousand men
walked in procession, embracing all the
piiucipal trades iu that city. Each
trade association carried on trucks
drawn by horses, and the emblems of
tbe trade in practical operation. A full
rigged ship with men a*, work upon it,
i a steam engine in motion, and a shoemaker's
shop were among the features
r of the procession. There were also ban
, tiers by hundreds, bearing characteristic
I mottoes. In Chicago, however, the
t eight hour system meets with much op
position. It is announced that the boil
' er manufacturers will adhere to tbe ten
hour plan, and close their shops rather
' than yield to the now movement. The
sash and blind makers refuse to pay
, more than eight hours' pay for eight
r hours' work. The owners of planing
mills have determined to discharge the
- eight hour men. Plumbers and tnar
ble workers will make no concessions to
i : their men, and tanners will close tbeir
I establishments rather than pay more
j wages 1'ainlers have agreed to pay
" nine hour*' wages for eight hours' work.
- The rail-road companies, without excep
1 tion, aie united in saying that they
1 connot carry on their business with
* j eight hours, and are discharging every
9 mun who dttnands that basis.
r ...
St'fFKtiiNo in Alabama.?A despatch
from Montgomery, says :
The destitution is yet great among
j. the poor. Between here and Atlanta
n I I have seen people selling their bedding
I i for corn. Gen. Swayoe is doing what
lie can; but more help is needed. The
II civil supetinl< ndeni of bureau distribu|
tion, says the destitution in Alabama i- j
as great now as at tho surrender?daily
intions are served to 00,000 of the
most neecdy. In addition, he says
, there are about 20,000 who are on the
i verge of digress. The military super
Df j intendent, on the other hand, think* lh>
I piesent system of charity liable to
ie i abuse. Counties refuse to pay tbetraus
?0 poiiatiou on the corn furnished, and order
the agents to sell part of the foreign
* charily for the put pose. Again, some
of the agents are accused of prostituting
ul the charily to polities, these agents held
'n8 e'v" appointments.
Hon. Elijah IIizk, who has been recently
elected a member of Congress,
>a- fiom the 3rd District in Kentucky, comee
milled suicide, leaving a note stating
for that the condition of the country, and
his advanced age, leud him to scik refuge
in death.
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NO. 52. IjMfl
Commchcial Tritium, o?.
i*RS8 M Dbummbss."?Prior to BmmHH
troJuclion ot rail rood*. oountn^HSiSHfllfll
chants made their regular Iripa
York, spring and fall, and
not purchased at thaaa timet
purchased at all. After this carui intffll
HVHtero of " drumming," by mean*
traveling clerks, and this has given way
to the new system of making tales en
route. The great warehouses in the city
are now rather depots for goods than
places for trade, and the business of
many of them is done altogether by
sgAnts. The commercial traveler takee
Lis samples with him?or if the article
be crockery or chairs, he takes pietures.
Hi* photographs album, instead of oon*
taining uncouth gentlemen and stiffly*
dressed ladies, shows an attractive array
of tea pots, coffee enps, easy chairs, etc.,
and bv means of these samples he makes
sales from one village to another. As
fast as the orders are received they are
dispatched to headquarters, and the
agent moves on. A good traveler will
sell enough to pay $2000 expenses,
and make a large surplus for his house.
It is only by adopting tbia system that
Boston keeps other eities from robbing
her of her Western trade, and 8000
commercial travelers represent the " Ci?
ly of Notion#." Chicago employs 2000.
New York, which from its supremacy
has less need of extraordinary effort,
sends forth 0000 commercial travelers.
Taking other cities in their relative pro*
portion, we may reckon that about 20,000
men are employed in a system
which thirty years ago was hardly
dreamed of.?Nru> York Letttr.
Tnu Lsvr or tab Mbucax Empisk.?Polowing
the late news from Mexico?that
he imperial army under Miramon had been
itterly defeated^ and the eity of Queretaro
aken by the Liberal*?we have now advises
from Vera Cruz to the IStb, stating that
Jen. Benavedca, on the part of the Liberal,
was about to assault that city. Ho
sai ooly waiting to reeeivo artillery for
"v f'"* rv"r' u?i ir|WIV IVVbUSIrUlO
Emperor MuinilUa li*d been Mplartd,
?ut this does not appear to be tollable.?
rbe previous accounts stated that when
Jueretaro bad been taken, it was found
Lliat Maximilian had mysteriously dissppeered,
and there la now no circumstantial
lccount of his having been pursued or discovered.
It is probable that the ex-Emperor will
endeavor to make his way to this country,
and he may avail himself of a United
Statos gun boat now lying at Tsmpico.?
W hatever may be his fate, it is evident
that imperialism has made its last stand.?
It Is now said that the order of Juares, tha
Republican President, is, to take him elivo
end respect him as a prisoner of war. In
view of all this, Mexieo would deserve congratulation,
were it not that the old eontert
Is likely to be revived between the adherents
of Juares and Ortega, or other
chieitaios for the mastery.
| Daltimor* Sun, 4fA.
The following abort paragraph from
a Sermon recently delivered by Rev.
A. Wiight, Pastor of St. John Methodist
Church, in Augusta, contains m
great deal of sound wisdom. We
commend it to our readers as a good
moito with which to begin and end the
Now Year :
" Owe no man anything, is alike the
lesson of observation and experience of
reason and observation. Debt is the
inexorable tyrant of the poor and the
rich ; the serpent of Paradise, the
tel.eel of [xion, ever revolving its weary
round of wretchedness. 'Keep ont
of debt' is the maxim of wisdom and
philosophy, of God and religion. Thus
we shall have strength and health, a
cheerful temper, a good conscience and
a tinnquil close of life.
Giving Calomu. to Fkuit Taaaa.?The
Charleston News says: A gentleman in Saratoga
county, New York, has lately "doctored"
a sickly appla tree, with most excellent
results by boriog a bole in the body of
the tree and inserting a few grains of calomel
into it, and we notice it because this
same experiment we saw performed in our
city some twenty fire years ago by the late
E. W. Bonnetheau, Esq., on an unhealthy
pcach-iree, which recovered and afterward#
boro moat excellent fruit. Mr. B., who at
that time was tnuch devoted'to horticulture,
endeavored to impress upon hia frienoa the *
use of this medicine as a most effective one
on diseased fruit trees.
Tiik pitch lake in the Island of Trinidad
is one or two acres in extent, and
consists of a penetrable but tenaclMM
pi'ck of uncertain dep'.h, being tooJen*e
for any kind of sounding, and
yet not hard enough to auatain excavation.
'1 be pitch is mined out and shipped
in large f|uantities to Europe, but
clones over the chasms aa fast as they
are made, and appears inexhaustable.
Tiik Southern Baptist Convention
has convened. The liev. P. U. Neil,of
Ga., is President, 18 Slates are represented
by 200 delegates. The foreign
board of missions reported their expenditures
at $22,000. The dometiie
Board at $44,000. The latter board
employs 124 home missions, also sup*
p<jits 10 Indisn mixtion*.