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* -From Miss Brtddon's Bslgravia.
- * 'Gone'Ob,
lay herrgenlty In the mould ;
Cover liar o'er;
She from her bed eo dark' and cold
Will come no nr.oref
flushed now ferrvce is her fong, ? '
80 touched with firs;
v ? Fain vrould I > !! its atrnins piolong
On mein'ry'a lyre I
Te gentle galea that hrentha of Spring.
Flit o'er her grave.
-And when ye balmy odors bring,
Give as site gave.
Oh, hurt* the willow tree that weep#
O'er her sweet breast ;
Oh, nourish each fond flower that keeps
( . Watch o'er her rest.
Thou soft and fragrant summer brcne,
>Her grave come nigh, -And
linger 'mong the cypress tresa
That o'er her sigh.
Te biighltet etars of shining spheres,
Smile from abqva; > <
Thou, rosy morn, thy dewy.tears
'Weep o'er my love.
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, -Ob, waep then at thy dawning hour,
When none Is near;
Oh, AU the chalice of each flower
With one pure tear.
80 should tlicy drop upon the ground
From flnw'rsls' ryes,
r. They'll filly consecrate tli? meand
'Neath which she lies
Ttoe "High-Toned Omtleman."
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MX J. W. DttKORPftT.
When the Roman* destroyed a lint
* tile city, they carried away its pictures
and statues for their own good. NVe,
the legionaries of modern democracy,
dta?e overthrown the city of patrician
Ism which slavery had begun to build
in our Southern States, and ii Income*
,n? to sare from the ruins of what can
atever he refashioned every -idea or sen-*
tirnent which may add value toeurg^vn
social edifice. Enshrined in the fallen
acropolis, the object of vast and honest
adoration, tiood the "high-toned gen 1
Ionian." Doubtless it is difficult for
iu? to approach him kindly, we have so
often die* n -forced to meet him in quite
another spiih'l localise he firal governed
iia and then fought us, because
- he was a ruler hard to shake off ami an
opponent hard to otercoine, becau-e lie
held an ?1 i-fashiomd creed as to I lie
best form of labor nod would not be
reasoned -out of it against his will, be ceuse
he could not be insulted or over
muco contradicted without, making
manual reuwnatranee, because lie waa
narrow minded enough to think hitnee f
far better than hit adversaries, because
be baa coat ua much temper, blood, and
Ireaaure?because of these atid tucb
like things we are disposed to handle
him harshly. l\ib*p* it was well for
us to abut our eyes upon hia better
Araila in order that we might harden
.ourselves to the great task of beating
' bita out of hia pro-elavery er/or. But
now that the fight is over, now that this'
threatening figure baa become history,
jet us judge it dispassionately.
The image liae the msjesty of anti
quity, for it baa l>een reproduced through
many ages. Whenever alarery baa
been untied with civilisation it has giv
go hirtfl to a being more or leea like
thai V cb'Talroua 5b,utbron," who scorwed
work, b>ved ayhonfy, preferred
death to ebame, fought heroically fW
bis owo rights and ignored those of
(XImti. Tl?a unpaid industry of nam*
face myriads went to furnish the Irimr#
(srbich enabled the patrician Athenian
fjo baeo^e * graft soldier, talesman,
.pfator, historian, dramatist, and artist,
M democracy " which consisted of 25,%
000 citizen*. 50 000 despised foreign re
eidaate (Yankee* f,) and 400,000 bondsnan,
waa ereu more positively a ?lave^
holding arfslocracy than South Carol!
Of. In 8parta, Rome, and every other
aoaifot stte, you find the same trinity
**' Of thf fwllOg paete, the subject caste,
end the caste. On the ?pe? of so*
ciety U all classic regions stood the
.* high toned gentleman of ?l*veocracr."*
? sit What Ihf world owes lehim lb is 4*
no danger of f wgetting. ftpartaa be*
' roisnfl, Attic art and eloqnenee, li istan
flireipHnn. flillBmansbip, and' law ata
1 gift# front tlgileni to the present and
|he future. In ($e Middle A gen-be ?ayen
ted feudalism and c4e*truui*d mod*
pro European eoeiptv. In America,
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out biilliant examples in history of
moral energy, whether well directed or
ini*direeled. 1{? has always been brave
~bear witness, Thermop*Ia, Warsaw,
and Ricli'nxmd; tee, the world ha*been
helped and hindered by hi* courage.
Hut it ha* been more helped than bin
dered, and, on the whole, it owes him
vast <fi atiiudb.
A character which is daily-held lip
to hatred and dertrdon soon lo-e? nil it*
? a rri t i
innnHiice. i genenu <mmj, not given
to drawing lino distinction*. rapidly
learns to ?c?>ir at 'the entire object pi I
lorud, plastering its mi-siles on what is
good a* well a* what i* evil. Hut c >n
we as yet spate the-whole of the '' high
toned gentleman !" I* his probable
successor, the " gentleman of democrat
cv," in a suflicienily forward state to
take his place, without leaving u* in an
interregnum of vulgarity I For surely
we must hare some social-model. Let
i* glance at a few of the better pecn>
Jiaiities of that chivalrous Southron
who was once our pride and is uow our
aver.-iun.
It was a fine thing irr him that, like
his prtdecessois of Greek, Kotn-tn, and
feudal days, he demanded a high place
in public affairs, eating little for the
stealing* of oflice, but much for its honor
and power. lie knew tlial he wa*
the hot man-in hi* dhtrict, and he had
energv enough to make hi* district know
it. Unlike the shy scholars of New
England and the faa'idious millionaire*
of New York, he did not mutter that
politics are too low for a gentleman and
pass over his claims fur Cotigreaa to
showmen and pugilists. What, low to
govern million*! - ungenlletnanly to
rfhapa the destinies of a great nation I
lie no nv re conceived the idea than
did Miliiades or Qjiintu* Fabius or 'Kosciusko.
And the republic was all the
stronger and grander for this large am
bi'.iou of bis until Cotton turned bis
brain ami blinded Urn to the necessities
of the ago. *
lie wa* an hone-t rfflje-holder; be
might rotnle?cend to bribe others, but
he could not be briired himself; lie wa*
the stumbling blo< k of the lohby. Full
of self-respect. fatnih pride, and pide
of caste, atnply >npyorted bv hfa acre*
and serf*, he considered himself under
another law than the penniless shvster
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who had -crawled through war*! cxu
eoaea to the Capitol; and it via* very
sehloin that he would dirty his patrician
(muds w ith " consideration*," even
| though tendered in the delicate form of
" complimentary sha?es." Ksncy anyl>ody
oth-iing a tioueeur to Washington,
Jcfferutn, Madison, or Calhoun I If the
lobby might b?r sworn, and if its oath
were worth ant tiling, we bdlftve that
i we could prove the peruniary honor of
the "high lotted " legislator. When
i dishonest, it was for hie ca*le au?i sot
for himself.
Yea, there was a fine aetf reepect
draped in antique folds about this now
overthrown image. In the elder day*
of pur countiy the Southerners of the
ruling tiilie had a phjeio'd, motnl, and
mental lieiwing which put Englishmen
in mind-of a peer of the realm. " They
a re dukee, you cimi'i touch Vin," admitted
a veteran John lhill of the sturdy
middle clasa. Beautiful in Ins eyes was
a man whom he dared not slap on the
'shoulder^ and beautiful also in the eyes
of that respectable gt n. rntion which
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IVUIHI HH'IIIHJ *Y H> II IFIJTIUI1.
The civility which this old figure exao'ed
toward* himself he accorded to
hi* equal*, and in carefully graded
muA?ure to hi* inferior*. He waa a
relxMil of politenw*, and m nv of Lie
scholar* atill lire. Holer the office of a
Southern lawyer or merchant on an af
fair which it not to hit profit. Although
ha*?, he rise*, invite* you to *ft, hud re
main* standing until you aro seated ;
then, *o long a* yon ple**e to atny, be
will talk aa well a* he know*, without
a sign of impatience; and when yon
leave, he urges yoe to remain longei
and to call agnin. Thia is paitly a
habit of leiaure. but It ta parti? a habit
of nihanily. The people who meet you
in the ntreet of a South Oarwltna villain
jnwe for friendly enquiries and cotnpli(rente,
or pare ton with a oalotatior
winch ie en fli cleat iy. marked and fonna
to make yon appreciate yturaelf. Tlx
J*ftdp#?ne on toe railroad ear bae uevei
been out of hit but, barring certain
provlneiaHome, be bat ibe bearing
of a travelled gentleman. lie ajJlgi.,
yea full and polite anawera to yeui
qumtiofte, and do it in a manner wbic'i
will lead you to tbank him civilly* W<
admit that he ha* few paeeenget* nod i<
not often troubled triih eoquwiea. Leie
ana egairt. but eleo courtety. Jl it lru<
that there are eieeplior.a lo what wi
deeeiibe, bat wt will not ill natueedli
atop k? note then*. L ie true aim ilia
lhe?e urban* man bare iptplaoabla pre
ydheea, and-?but the war ended at Ap
-poaeattoa Cuait llouae, and * are out
treading amodf iba wounded. , ,,
it tea pner clibrge ngainat r?t il^oaa
that Uacblegs are notorhme fc?r it, or i
4quote the Uo*?a aba# " the gtfpthftt torn
aered men ibel ?gr*r acuttled al.ip of cB
a throat." Suppme you are a gambit
or ? pifate, ie.it ty>l *P eddriional erinj
, to be a brute about il I" fto far af on
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sene their suavity an being their otdy
fklnr, and not the Ws-s ? virtue because
ibey posses* it. A stronger charge
against thta ingratiating manner t-, (bat
both lite acquisition and the excrci?e Of
it cu?t limn. Il i> /tinitlerl* lltx lint
nnMi begin lo learn it young ; the man
lose by it several minutes a day. 1
Ye#, that precious^jur chase money must
be p'tbL, anil the only (jtie^iion is whether
tire mror<rhnndi?e is worth it. Let u?
not leave it to Brown, who be* jnat
rtfAred 'ont, ** You lie !w Let us leave
it to tire instilled Rvhinson, who, with
Ilia fueling# bruised by the assault of
vulgarity, can see the charms of suavi
?yBut
the rm*t serfou# charge against
this Southern grace of manner is tliat
it cost* blood. It'i# undeniable that
one weighty reason why gentlemen born
below Mason rtrd III Son's Ifne do not
pnv? each other without a civ?l greeting,
is that \hey are amenable to the law# of
the duel nnd even of iho rencontre. Is
the virtue worth this price? - M No,"
answer Puriiani>m, the democracy of
oar Northern States, respectable, commercial
England, half-oriental Rursia.
and the Turks. " Yes," iiiaists aristocracy,
whether feudal or sabretache,
throughout Oormanv, France, Italy,
Spain, all lands of civil.test ion and claim
ed as Christian.
It is a noticeable fact that the hightoned
g? nth-man of two thousand years
ago knew no more of I lie duel than of
Christianity, lie was a model fighting
man, yet he answered epithet wi.h epi
iht-t. If Alcildades nnd Crilo h id re
pAirt-d to some olive grove and speared
each other because one of them had
called the other a liar, we may be pretty
sure that Athenian society would
have eel llicin down for a couple of bar
hprjans, and that Ari.-tophanc* would
nave lampooned them dreadfully. Two
Roman youths caught in such an eocen
tricity would |>robablr have received
some ignominious jutnixhn.enl front (lie
c-in-or. The olH*-*ic ancient had lilt's*
con-oiou-uess of ibe sactednes* of indi
vidualiiy. He was a eitu-n ; lie win h
mere particle of I lie jxitr'ui ; ifliolne.l
U ? anything less iIihii lii? eoontry, ii
t *?? for hit) casta,. It vnu not (ill *up*r
stitioq discovered (lie ."'liial by -but tie,"
end cA?UMHte?|, isolated feudalism in
ranted i<)di'> (duality, that wa bad the
duel. .> *
What i# the rationale of iha duel,
now thai the faith in-a divine decision
hue dropped away from tl f "It i* the
consciousness," answera Count Sabretache,
** that the blood of the soul is
more precious than thai of the body ;
it is the belief, in other words,that it i?
, Ixtter to leap out of the world (Iihii (o
remain in it wi h a slain upon honor.
tUvauga is not the foundation, idea any'
more than in Jtari kari, although,.prao.
thally, a desire for vengeance may lutve
produced in any a challenge 'iwfwitral
notion of (ha duel is simply to.put
an and to intolerable spititnal suffering
by destroying either the person who en
dures it -or .the person who inflict* it.
And on? of the benefits of ibin codified
tragedy. probable by far tl?e ?i?ate>t
bent fit that h:t* (lowed fmm it, i* that
1 bystanders learn to be caution* how
ibey impose *uch suffering. The que*
lion bow much decorum society ha* ae
quired from the duel, is worthy of inedi '
tntion," conclude* the ccunl, with a firm
countenance. ?
80 much for fair play ; now for practieal
wi?doui, Shall K<>bin?on let
Brown ahmw, na advised by Qunker-;
Or give him back hi* a\il name*, after
the Athenian fashion ; or " hit hint on
the smeller," under the diieciion of the
young Httftljli^n ;' *1 r call him qiA
and shoot him, acrbrdhfg to "the' puf
script ion '.>t the high-toned g<ntlern?nf
We fiud afl theae options so u?iph?n?aM
thai we rentCalv j^iuw vfhici: to reccm
! menu. ?? oeiteve iitMl Urutrn* are
, Mill too numerous for tit to g?*t along?
i comfortably under the Qmker doctiioe.
The classic method is cl j ctionable a*
J Insing no cure for vulgar insolence, btu
t rather a continuation tf As for
< knocking him doe n end going aloof.',
j uvar young man sometime* puts it.
I the fuw itMty y?\ck himself up apd knock
( you down; whereupon you not only do
. not go along, but have a rough aed- |
tumble fight uu your hand*, ..which |e]
r undignified, attract* a crowd, aud gel*
' one carried to the slat ion-house. Dual
i ling also, is contrary to the law* of the
r land, and. moreover, savor* of breaking
[ the Decalogue*oi) one'* own re*|ion*t?
bilily, for which reasons we decide
* against It. On the whole, it seems that
# ere are puttied.
b Rut as Robin ?on is importunate, we
i will nerve, ourselves to * decision, and
t will refer hiiu to our friend John. Yea.
u his Urowu on the auielivr. Never mind
m lira papelbie oou-equenccs. Hit hiui as
V jpoo rn he baa tutored Iris epithet. The
blow is a coarse arguuv-nt against Sow
y insolence, but It is quite fin* enough for
H biff* Iriwieh tfntuVe. Anything ftnof
K would be ff.-ssled. Wtf Mfeve that too
1 mocff impudence I* bmrve with in the
,r Northern Hia'.es. We are too patient
te a people. We smile tinder the affront*
ir hnd eitortioas of hack men when we
>f should give them io charge of s poliov
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VU CAROLINA. MAY 6. IS
Other smallofllcinls whoin we ought to
sue: We allow Uridget to plunder ua,
break her bargains with us, ami entice
us, without so much as BMitinning the
hone* of correction. Instead of incontinently
cbasti-ing the vulgar s?s who
vhnnce* to call us evil names, we sidle
a way from him, peifcap* smile nptfn him
with n placating nir; in tmr se?ere.*t
mood teek to depUe him, nnd alwnva
despbe ourselves. There ie no end to
the impertinences wbich decent people
teceive because they will not recent
thorn. It is the paradise of bad mannerc
; it is the purgatory of goodjnuuners.
What does k ail mean I It means
cowardice, lack of self-respect, leek of
individuality. The single American is
humble before society.; he i-> humble be
fore that fraction of society, -the corporation
; he i? humble bcfoie that reprecentative
of tl\e corporation, the conductor,
. lie has cot into the habit of
being humble, m> that when a bold voice
rUes near Lint be cmuche-t l>< fore tba?.
no mailer though it be the utterance of
a wind-bag; and when a s early e\e
looks into his, his own eye f.dteis and
takes refuge in corners, lie baa been
bullied by Mrs. Grundy until he believes
that every otio who speaks a loud, firm
opinion represents tlie power of Mrs.
Grundy, and must not be opposed. It
is n curious experiment to contradict
one of these millions of Uriah lleep*
and see him fall silent. Do not suppose
that you have convinced him be*
cause lie makes no answer, and presently
gets out of your way. lie will look
tip one of his own belief, and to him
aeguo agnin-i you.
ll ia tetter than it whs once. A
grand exhibition of national heroi-m
lias in part atoned for the days when
we thought it biave to ray, "The honorable
gentleman from Mississippi miiist
not craMc his plantation wliipo\er ma,'
and ft* the still viler days when even
that timorous defiance c?uld not get
itself uttered by Yankee lips. Hut the
individual of society u Mill almost as
mean and sneaking as was then the
average honorable gentleman # from
north ef Mascn and Ibxon'a linn. He
is continually dodging and dot king to
evade all sorts of plantation whips ?
lie ia all the while "catching it " from
puMic opinion and corporations andconducUua.*tid
porters ; .he ia ll igellaled
by i'alikk and Pridgct and every
01 Iter species cf strong willd. fir in eyed;
muscular Christians; he is afraid tf
eve*\ body who fight* and sweara, or
who even scowls. One cannot help
smiling with sad-faction to imagine
merely how the renoitive. fiery, quick,
ati iking, .chivalrous $out hi on " would
at least cjir\nge the nature if our (rou
hies if he/bould appeal in force among
U3. The most pugnacious Irish hack
man or ij-uuknuu who did hu-iuc-s in
oiwuw'Mori neror* ine w?r soou learned
but to drive over pedestrians and to te
very cautious about Spta-hing thrm.
On * lie wboie, jfie " lii^Ti-ton?d gen
(Ionian " niu.l not be foigiilttn. Of
course, he cannot as n unity l?e preserved,
much lo?s re-created, in a democracy
of labor. It is Impossible tn put the
entire stump of a Unman, feudal or
Carolinian oligaich upon a man who
live# by hit own work, whb has beneath
him neither pMiinii nor slave, who belong#
l?V no cas?e, and whose sympathies
logically comprehend all liis countrymen,
if not nil the human race. Bel
as we desfTC to fashion a worth) gentle
mail of democracy, let u? keep the no.
hlllf lineament# of the gmil.-m.tn of
idaveocrucy. Let it# learn from him
that politic* rlcsci ve the care of the beet
mid wisest ; thai social courteev h a
necessity of the highest civilisation ;
thet respectable humanity claims its
own reepect. ' ?
Rcorrwn Sctioot, Qckstiox.?The
'people of Scotland eeetn to be evenly
divided upoif the (piesrlOn of schools
wbh or without denominational pecu
liarities. A late crow fed merlin? in
lti|sUgOw carried, but by a bare major,
rity. a motion in fa#ot* of a national ?ys?
I trin of educatidn, in (he bro nleH sense
onwctarianw-spwcttleeMy " religiowe'-in*truction-,
if any, to he given separately.An
Amend rtit-M, declaring thai no
schools might to be sanctioned, except
those in which the Hil>le and the Short* <
er Cateohlam ere used hi ordinary school
hours, did net pus*. A resolution we*
*l*o passed, declaring that the school*
ought in pert to be supported out of
the h>c?i retee ; end diet wliHe the
general inanag*iuenl should rest with It
government boer?lt the local management
should rest in a hoard appointed
by the rate payere.
As exchange telle of a beautiful', amiable,
fascinating and immensely
wealthy youAg lady In a village ia the
oountry, ?*U<> carefully conceals the
knowledge of her wealth, wears cheap
clothe", And works in a millinery shop,
waiting for an interesting young men
to woo end win her M for herself alone."
There will not be a milliner left hi that
village in threw month*.
1 e\ mm mm wm9 \ I I ( . T,
Wanted to know?whether n child
was ever bsp'ixed at a printer's f-,?t.
EYE!STTB
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Presumption of Ignorance?Negro
Assumption
Knowledge begets humility; ignorance is
the parent of arrogance and fwliy. Theae
trot ha, patent to all, aro fully illuitrated in
the state of affair* South at this moment.?- i
The hegro, in- hi* ignorance arid folJy, assume*
to take charge of pabiio affairs, and in elHeuoe
with whito renegades?the '"whited sopul- 1
chree " of tho times?offset* to govern a lupe- '
rlor twee?superior by the decree of God?by
tho tradition* of all lime?by the acknowledgment
of the world. Con this last? Wilt haman
nature endure it? No, nercr. "Tho*"
whom the God* intend to destroy, they first
take mod." Dthe negro call for the illustration
of this saying? We tell their leaders
this?tbey may go on and heap indignity after
Indignity upon their betters?lately their masters
in person, and for all time their marten
in arts, in sciences, and in the achievements '
pertaining to humanity. These leaders,
" dressed in a little brief authority," may lord
it over tlie honor and the truth and the intellect
of this section. But tliie is a floating show
which cannot last. A* well might you expect
tho rivir courses to flow backward?tb. mountain
current to leap upward; as well might
you expect tho forest trees to stand on their
tops, and tho lofty mountain peak to sustain '
tho baso with its granite mass, as to expoct the
negto to rule tho Sowth Soon will thiugs asstitno
their normal relations.
" Tho mills of tho gods grind slowly,
Jlut they grind exceedingly ??<nil.''
And yet those results, so disastrous to fbe
colored rscc, to which we vagnoly allude, need
not accrue. If the insauc feeling of tho negroes
of the Buuth cue lie rightly oontrolled,
tho South will accord to tlieiu substantial justice?such
as Heaven would approve. " Ch<>oe?
ye now wisely," ye colored men. To use the
,.f n..l..?l Tl. I.:- ?
.. -Q?Wi WVI'iilVi St IS VJ ISS , IU ui< vurtui*
pondence with Mr. Robertson :
" The colored man baa now to Mlect bit future
; and foeling a genuine sympathy for Uvo
rate, ' we' ?ny, in all sincerity, tbat we ' Isus*
ho may choose wisely. Let hiui aeok to aoar
to mountaiu heights of power and place, nud
he falls, sooner or later, a stricken bird, to the
ground. Hut let him rcsumo his trust in tho
Southern people, in whose midst Providence
has cast his lot | let him confine his political
aspirations to the plane of reason and senso
and decency, and lie may live on, a valuable
element'iu <>ur midst, add to the material
wealth of this section, and promote the harmony
of tho whole country."
- [CWSMII'U /U'Jnw.
A Finished KiincatioH.--The 'California
Teacher, a monthly edncatiounl journal contains
the following remarks of popular modern
education : ' i
Of all the huuihiiga on our sham-ridden
race, that of a finished education at a boarding
school U the greatest. And of all tho hi.
dicruus ol'jocts next to a dandy pedant tresh
from college, a.young lady ?there arc no gif Is
?sent home according to order, Is the most
supremely ridiculous. Is the training of such
schools calculated to give mental vigor and independence
of thought'! llow many of th0
girls who study French and Spanish ever nc.
quire innro than a mure smattering ? Nine out
of ten never wado half through "O'endorlTa
First Lev sons.1* ff a young girl la to hsvo tho
advantages of a liberal education, and expects
to pursoo a regular coulee of study, let her
Study tho languages; but if she can attend
school only a limited period of time, it is more
than useless. A girl, too, must he fitted with
an education as the milliner fits her with a
dress. Education is ft growth?a development
It does n?t consist in ft long array of studies,
in "going aver" no many pages in botany, astronomy,
ftinl " duar, delightful French."?
True, many parents judge of the progress of
their daughters only in this way. No wonder
they hare'bseotno dissatisfied with the plain
schools of hit pretentions. Mental growth
and strength of uiind eannot he measurod by
the voletne. Young girls, who aro on tb%
point of finishing your adneation, escreiso
your common sanae. Which would you prefer,
to be able to w rite a correct and elegant
letter in Kngtish to your future husband-, or to
favor him with an exqolaito little French billet-doux?
Wow Id yon have the power of educating
your ohildron in eutnmuu things, or
woftid you prefer to teuoh them paluting 7 D?
you imagine that your "finished education "
Will be of ssu.b Service to you in real life ? If
you thiuk to dassloyuuug loan with boarding
achuyl ftocofapluhiiidwts, west corteiuly yott
are laboring under uu egregious error. Tbi^t
yen that a man with his eyes wide open will
mistake fe peacock for u nightiogalo? Yots
may he floured by society, but those who esteem
and love you Would rosily wish to win,
will never ba deceived by tbo flimsy veil of
aoccuaplitbineaU. UirU, be *?n*iblo. Don't
imagine that yuu can be turned out flolahect
cbolax* at the advanced ago *rea of 15 or 1 A.
If ;?u with to be women, acquire the education
of a woman. If you wi.h to bee tan ?
bene* and huttcrfllea, make u*e of the qoacV
nnatruma of education which are paraded
rightly th the eaiae column with pateat medicine*.
Don't think ef ha idling year eduea
Moa before yoa begin U. ?- - <5 Tit*
Mie*i*?ippt River, noar Vlck* 1
burg, ie lltrealing to change ite channel
The point on the Louisiana ?hore of the
river oppoeite tbat city U being gradually
worn away. whil?| * aand-bar i?
bein* formed ueni the Vick?burg nhore.
and it ia (eared the river a ill ultimao ly
break a new channel ami clo?e up Vieka
burg harbor altogether. The preaa of
that oil J are iu aetioue alarm, ami advi*e
that pil<*e be driven and boat load*
of * lone ouk, w m to prevent any fur*ther
erevatee, and foepe the river back
ite old channel.
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The Held.
Tt U Tnquestlouable that, aTlhnwgh slowly,
tho people ot the North are undergoing a graft
bbange iu opinion. tWjr ate Anally realising
what will be the re?all of the Had leal programme,
aa touching their own liberties ?n<l
industries, if permitted to be carried through.
Their eyes are daily and Hourly opening to the
meditated conspiracy of the Radical party, t?
,et aside the syatcn of government under
which, during eighty years the country baa
enjoyed unrivaled freedom and prosperity and
to establish a despotism outside of law, la the
hands of a sectional faction. TVey arts discovering
that, while Vbe most onerous taxation
yver suffored iu the civilised world is fastened
upon tho people, the money codec ted is
paid less on the debt contracted to restore the
Union, than to place the political power of the
Southern States 4a the hands ?f negro Radi.
aals for party use, and to fix the Radicals wpea
the necks of the people North,,and South in'
definitely.
This chango of opinion was manifested la
the elections of Inst Fall, and is seen in those
of this Spring. Gigantic exertions, the expenditure
of $200,01)0, the dragging men from
?'l the surrounding States to vote where they
will never vote .again, together wlfh nnw'we
speeches of the Democrats, ripping up fbc
dead issues of the war, carried New Hampshire,
by a small and diminished vote, Republican.
Connecticut was recognised at a
tost election. The Radicals bad the governtneut
offices, an unlimited command of money,
all tho prestige that General Grant oould give,
and made desperate efforts in every way ; thqy
were handsomely beaten by a majority which
in an ordinary, fair and square election was
equivalent to 10,000. Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and New York have told the tale of
how the people view negro dominion in the
United States..
With all the personal unpopularity of Mr.
Johnson, bis-impeachment and the manner of
its conduct has added no strength to the Radical
party with the public. Tt was a desperate
move of dosperete mon. The probability Is
ha will ba acquitted.
At this time, perhaps General Hancook
seems as likely to get the Democratic nomination
as any name mentioned, and availability
will determine the man, whether Seymour,
Hancock or Pendleton?either acceptable.
We think all tho signs now point to a re to*
ldt'inn In rtnlvl in ..svln'iww - * VT "% *
? , ?r>?i?H ?i ?u? -newo, ?*ki -U>
a groat Democratic triumph next Tall.
[Jf?rew|.
. An important ami interesting caao is pro.
greesiug in the Unite-] State* Court. It is
an action on the pari of the Government of
the United States to rroover from Hon. A I.
fred linger, who wna Postmaster of this
city at the commencement of the war, and
hie eeeurkiea, C. T. Lowndes, Esq., and the
estate of the late J ernes L. Petigru, the
value of certain propcrtiea, -consisting of
two or three Ihouaand doMara in gold and
at) amount of stampa and etamped envel.
opea, which were officially in Mr. Huger'a
p--memion w hen lite war eommeticed. The
action ie in the nature of a suit on bondand
inroivee many nice points.
Mr. lluger offers in defence, that who*
the act of withdiawal from the Union had
heen consummated, he offered to pay over
the m-niea to the Assistant Treasurer in
this city, w ho rehired to receive them, and
then wrote to tire Postmaster Oenetai for
instruction*. Dy toller from that official,
he wna directed to retain the properties of
the Government, paying out of the funds
such drafts aa might be made wpon him.?
This lie did, nnlll the OonTedrtatw Government,
exercising an authority which he
was powerless to resist, seised the lands
and stamped envelopes, and appropriated
them to its use. Since the elose of the War,
>.? ni x-oii ob in? opportunity oi doing so
wns afforded him, Mr. Huger remitted tha
stamp* on hit hands to the Postoffioa De?
part men t.
The ease was ealhsd on Wednesday, and
continued yesterday ; the examination of
witness*# progressing when the Court adjourned.
Tha Government is represented by United
States District Attorney Corbln, and the
defence by snrh aide counsel as tlonorable*
J. B. Campbell, A. G. Magrath and W. D.
Porter, and Colonel Benj. 11. Kutladge.?
The case ia likely to uecupy tha attention
oi the Court at least a week.
[ CharUtlon Courier, 24ih inti.
Holo o* Bots.?Hold on to yotir tongu*
wheh you are just ready to swear, lie or
speak hastily, or use an improper word.
Held on to yonr hand when you are
about to strike, steal or do any improper
act. . . .
Hold on to your foot when you are on
the point of kicking, running away from
study, or pushing tha path of error, ah iaie
or erintA
Hold on to your temper when yott are
angry, exelted, or impoeed upon, or othere
re angry about yon.
Hold on to your heart when evil peraona
K?k your eoinpanjr and invite you to thair
gainst nttrlh aud revelry.
Hold (mi to your good name at all limea,
for It ia of mora value to yon than gold.
High plaoea or ualueble attire.
Hold on to vnur truth, for it will eerru
you well, and do you god# throughout
eternity.
4 Hold on to your virtue; it ie above all
priee to you at all timet and In all placet.
H?ld on* to your good character, for it >e
aud alaraya will be your b?et wealth,
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