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RHODES'
SUPER-PHOSPHATE!
PLANTERS seeking Manures, will recollect
that RHODES' SUPER-PHOSPHATE is
the only Manure the late eminent analyiienl
Chemist, Professor Bickell, of Muryluiid, pronounced
Standard. !
and wliicli lins been confirmed by every section
into which this Manure has been introduced.
This Manure is sold under a legal guarantee of
Purity and Freedom
. FROM All ADULTERATION!
from the eminent manufacturing chemists,
Messrs. I'otls it Ivlett., under whose personal
eupervision KlIUDKS' SU I'KK-I'HU.SI'H ATE is
manufactured. This Manure hns been used in
South Carolina for scAernl y<*nrs post, with
great success in the culture of Cotton and Corn,
and is now thoroughly established for lln-se important
staples. l)o not let the present season
pass without the experiment.
Read the annexed letters from gentleman who
have tried it the past season.
J. A. ANSLEY & CO.,
NO. 300 BROAD ST.,
AUGUSTA, Cvk.
ATHENS, OA.. Nov. 22, 1859.
Dear Sir : Khodes'Supor-l'liosphate has been
:app!iedby in" lliis ycnr.ou a small feale, to both
'Corn nml Cotton. The result, cxccedep iny
. ectntion, nUliouvl.! tlic typei-inn-nts, (or many
i ensons, were net, end orclj not be conducted
with due caution ; yet I nin entirely satisfied,
that, the growth of weed, in both instances the
li-nit in corn, mWl the nnuibtfrof holls of cotton,
were fully double the yield i:i'l!ie portions tin manured,
and lliis when o;?!y r. trfble-spnonful
-of the Super l'hosphutc Was applied as a topdressing
to each hill ofOtfni. nnd a Ica-spoonfnl i
each stalk of cotton?and the lust ns late in
'1 ho season as llie ISth of July. Some of the
weed grew trininc feet. high, with six fce?
(branches, covered with boll?, hile t.lie unmatured
was not half aogbod. It is tn3* iiitculion
'next year, to test it more fully.
Very Respectfully, .
Your most ob't sorv't.
(Signed) M. C. M. HAMMOND.
UNION FOINT, ((;. II. II.) Nov. 28. 1850.
Slessrs. J. A. Anslkv it Co.:
(,'etilx.?I bought a ton of Rhodes' Suporn
losphute in Baltimore. last Spring, M:\ li. I>. >
iLeitner, of licrzelin, to tost it? value as a ma- I
mire. I put about. 125 ll>s. on nn acre'of cotton, j
in the drill, 'On 'land that would not moke over !
"75 to 1UU lbs. df seed csMoii pa." acre, without i
tl.. ??..- j- i
i,..c irauii. is cmirrij- Himr'iwry. '
1 liave made at least from 450 to 50(1 fhs. to the :
acre on this very'prior land. I expect to pur- ;
chaee from f> lo 8 tons for'-my Spring crop. My |
Overseer wishes me to ptit'kii;?ame to lies aUu. |
Your*, fn great haste,
'(Signed) V. W. IMtlNTUP,
WILLIAM FOSTER.
De. 21, T8j0 If.
HI 1 HTltktTT irrun niniTA
MMriMiiD mm
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Baltimore January 28, 1859. f
IiEPOR T OF A XA 7.3 'SIS
OF
HOBlXSOyS MtMPLLATEO SCAXO
FOR
FRANCIS ROBINSON, ESQ,, ,
BALTIMORE CITY.
A SAMPLE of tlie above which was tnken at
y.onr Mills, was found, upon analysis, to
be capable of producing of
Ammonia, - - - 8.31 per cent.
And to .contain of
Done Phosphate of Lime 45.82 " "
The above proportion of Ammonia and Bone
Phosphate of Lime is known to be most proper
* (or cortcentrated mcrvures. Both theoretical
reasoning and the results of numerous practical
^experiments have approved of it An application
of 200 lbs. of this article article per acre,
will supply more of Bone Phosphate of Lime
than is required by any crop?thug leaving a
considerable surplus of this valuable nutriment
incorporated with the soil after cropping, and
-will furnish a sufficient quantity of ammonia to
|U> 0?t as a nutriment and stimulant
W ASJ. 15HJKEL.L, I'll. I).
REPORT oisr
MJJjStIPULATED GUANO,
fob,
F?AN IS ROBINSON,
THE sample analyzed waataken hy n^yaelf
from the bags in the mill where the guano
vat manipulated.
It contained of
Ammonia, - - - fl.24 per cent.
Phosphoric Acid, - * 21.98 " "
Equivalent to
Bone Phosphate of Lime 47.50 " "
J* is therefore nn excellent manipulated gflAnd,
containing cnogh ammonia to produce a
rapid and vigorous growth, and Fnfficient
quantity of phosphates to prevent exhaustion
if the soil
A' 81VOWDEH PIOGOT, TW. I>.
Analytical and Consulting Chemist.
FOR SALE BY
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NO. 200 BROAD ST.
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Feb. Jit, 1860,12m. .
' .. V " " -
Mr. Crittenden's Joint Resolution. ,
Whereas, oerioua and alarming dissension
have arisen between tlio Northern nnd
Southern States concerning tlie rights and
security of tlio rights of the slaveholdins
States, and especially their rights in tlio
common territory of the United States;
and, wlveteRS, it is eminently desirablo and
proper that those dissensions, which now
threaten the very exist<nceof this Union,
should bo permanently quieted and settled
by constitutional provisions which shall do
equal justice to sll sections, and theieby
retire to the people that peace and good
tviii wliich ought to prevail between nil (he
citizens of the United States ; therefore.
Resolved by the Senato and Ilouse of
Representatives of the United States of
America, in Congfess Assembled, two-thirds
of both houses concurring; That the following
articles be, and nre hereby, proposed j
and submitted as amendments to '.lie constitution
of the United States, which shall
be valid to all intents and purposes as part
of said constitution wlion
>!* IKVIUVU UJ Wll
vent ous of three-fourths of llio Several
States.
SLAVE AND KIIF.E TEMIITORT.
Article 1. In nil the territory of the United
State now held or hereafter acquired,
situate north of latitude thirty-six degrees
and thirty minutes, slavery or involuntary
servitude, excent as a nunislimi?nf for m-imu
' I ? " I -
is prohibited, while such territory shall re
main under territorial government. In all
the territory south of sxid line of latitude
slavery of the African race is hereby re"oynized
as existing, and shall not he in
IrrfmJ inlih /.? o ;.../ -
J w.w? OHU? W l>lW
tec led as property by all the depar'ments
f the territorial government during its
'onlinuance\ and when any Territory,
north or south of said liue, wtiliin such
boundaries as Congress may prescribe, shall
contain the population requisite for a mem
aer of Congress, according to the then federal
ratio of representation of the people of
.lie United Stales, i t shall, if its lorm of
government be republican, be admitted in?
o tbo Union on an equal footing with the
iriginal States, with or without slavery, as
lie constitution of such new State may
provide.
Art. 2. Congress shall have no power to
ibolisb slavery iu places under its exclusive
uriediction, and situate within the limits of
states that peimit the holding of slaved.
A ..a O /"V ? ? '
/in. congress snail nave no pof/er to
tbolish slavery within the District of Colimhia
so long as it exists in the adjoining
states of Virginia and Maryland, or either,
lor without the consent of the inhabitants,
lor without just compensation first made
o such owners of slaves as dd not Cbnsent
.0 such abolishment. Nor bIisII (Congress
it any time prohibit officers of the federal
jovemment or members of Congress, whose
luties require them to be in said District,
rom bringing with them their slaves and
lolding theal as srtch during the time their
luties mav renuirn th?m to mmain iliAra
ind afterwards taking ihem front the Ditorict.
*Hfe TSlAS'srontATtCN* of SLAVES.
Article 4. Conyrcss shall have no power
'o prohibit or hinder the transportation qf
t laves from one State to another, or to a
Territory in which slaves are by law per*
nitted to be held, whether that traiispor
'ation be by land, novigoblc rivers or by
'.he sea.
Artice 5. That, in addition to tlie provisions
of the third paragrapU of the second
section of the fourth article of the constitution
of the United States, Congress
shall have power to provide by law, and it
shnll be its doty so to provide, that the United
Stales shall pay to the owner, who shall
apply Jur it, the full value of his fugitive
,i / -_i? JI- ir?? ?
?in?u,?? uu t?ac?i vutn ine juarsnai or
other officer whose duty it was to arrest
iaid fugitive was prevented from so doing
by violence or intimidation, or when, after
Arrest, said fugitive was rescued by force,
und the owner thereby prevented and obstructed
in the pursuit of his remedy for the
recovery of hi? fugitive slave, under the
jaid clause of tho constitution and the laws
made in pursuance thereof. And in all
such case*, when the United States shall
pay for such fugitive, they shall have the
right, in their own name, to sue the country
in which said violence, intimidation or reR
?? r :?
LUt rrcio cuiiiiiiiiiru* nuu iu icr,u*ui nuiil ft,
wilh iiitereht and flamh^eg, the amount paid
by them (or said fugitive* slave. And the
B;.id country, after it has paid said amount
to the United State#, may, for its indemnity
Bue and recovei from ll'ft wrong doers or
rescuers, l?v wWtn the owner was prevented
from 'the Vecovery of his fugitive slaye,' ih
like ipanuer as thd owner himself might
haveafted and recovered.
Article 0. No future amendment of the
constitution shall attect the live preceding
article*, nor llie third paragraph of the
second Rection of tho fi At article of ititi
cou^itutio'n, nor th? third paragraph of the
fc-(lond fectiuu of the forth at tide of said
constitution and no airieHdmeift shal^.^d
made to the xdtistitutiou which will Authoriz?
pr give to Congrens any power to abolifli
pr interfere >with slavery'in *ny <of the
Sf<iU? by. whpfp i?',v3 i^ U or may be allowed
or permitted,
THE SLAVE' YANKEE FIGHTERS.
At starting we had on board, in addition
to the party of gentlemen in the suite of i
oGicials, going tlie rounds of tlie fort6 about i
one hundred and fifty or two hundred hear- >
ty, strong negro-men, intended for laborers J
on Sullivan's Island. These fellows chat- I
lered and jabbered their peculiar negro 1
lingo with infinite delight at the prospect t
of becoming, as they termed it,'sogers to 11
; fight for Souf Carliner.' Rolled np in huge ^
knots wherever the sun shone, they dozed 8
away in peaceful! slumbers, or grinned with *
delight iiB anything pleasing to the fancy c
passed in review. The ideas and language r
interchanged among them, and to all who '
chose to address them, evinced almost bar- '
baric simplicity. The majority of them a
exhibited a worderfully stupid set of fea- *
tures. One of them however?the most r
intelligent fellow in llio lot?gave quite c
j satisfactory answers to most of the inquiries ''
(propounded to him. All the ropt 6eetned, 1
satisfied sirtiply with showing their ivories v
and acquiescing in whatever replies their 11
spokesman should make. He, itt answer
io my questions, intormed mo that rrost of 11
the set of hands were from 'Santee, sab,' u
from 'de big plantation, sah, on de riber.' 1
Question?Were you ever on the sea or
oh rough water beforie ? Answer?Oh, yes, 1
roasna; de Santee some tiitie run so high 1
dat coorioo (canbes) swamp. 1
Q.? Uow Would yo\i like Id cross this c
harbor in a canoe? A. (With tfro short, v
indescribable grunts)?Coonoo sink sah. r
Q.?Where are you going row ? A.?To "
Mountry (Moulirie), sah.
Q.?What to do there? A.?To fight, c
sah. and to build up forts on de island sah. ''
Q.?Who are you going to fight ? A.? B
Do dam Yankees, sab, and abumlishnists.
(Lauorhter.\ 1
Q.?You don't 'dislike Yankees? A.? 6
Not'zactly, sal), but tnassado; and,'sides, ^
dey come here to steal us; and young e
Massa John come, up to do people's quar ['
ters day 'fore yesterday, and when he call ll
all of us together Ire state dc Base to Ij?, ^
and tell us dat pu&ii' was goin' wrong down
to de city. Dat de Yankee nigger tief Sl
woO'd fight, and dat if we wanted we should "
go down and help kill 'em. ''
Q?What did you say lo that? A.? 61
We all volunteered right away, Ltit Massa r
John picked out tire best lot of hands and ?
sent'em right away to join dese here othe* ?
b?y?, ami so we all come down. v
?Do you know haw to fchoot? A.? n
Ysah. (The fellow's eyes twinkled with ?
pleasure at the prospect.) I leain young" L
Massa John to handle he rifle. When he J.1
was a boy we used to shoot deeV together, Q
and I Learn faim where to strike and how ^
to load up.
Q.?Will yoiir master Come down to the
island and fight? A.?Yes, sah; he prom- J]
ifeed to jine tis Boon in the works with he ^
company. *
AFBICANt'S VriTH TlfK WHITE FEATKER. ^
One great big fellow over in ft sunny cor
ner of the deck had been an attentive lis"- P
lene*- to the conversation, and whenever the ^
replies of his fellow slaVe gave him pecu- ?
liar pleasure, or coincided with his viewB, a *
grin would spread clear across his Face, atid ^
thinking that he might be inclined to talk
I approached hirta and put the question, v
'Well, Sam, what can you do in a fight? 1
A.?'Run, sab, when Bucra man come
wid de gun,' and at the same ti<ne tipping
i.:_ i-.i 1 ?--- ? ? - ' ? 1 *
us uni nuu mjrapiujj lira tool, RSKed 'if
tnassa please give him chaw terbaccer. '
Several negroes in aotlo voce to each ll
other signified their disapprobation of the ^
fellow's conduct and reply by .calling him
'Yah boo nigger.' Their respect, however,
for the presence'of white persons prevented .
any other expression of contempt.
IIOW Til? NEGHOfeS WORK.
In tbis lot of stopt fellows there was not ^
one badly clothed or underfed. They were 1
all above the medium height of the white j'
man ; 6trong, healthy?though rough and
dull?such a? swarm the 'yard' of every ^
large plantation. All were provided with ^
large, comfortable blankets, strapped to the
shoulders in military strip, and moat nf flmm a
carried besides a quantity of baggage.
T^eir destination, I learned, was not to tbei ;
fort, but to the works of defence above "
Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island. An exten- *
sive can*e>?ay is here being constructed to *
connect with the main land, and upon this, v
as upon the redoubts now being thrown up r
on the island, a very large force of negroes
is employed. I ana to|d that tjiey numbef "
some seven or eight hundred fellows. A
very large nninber of Irishmen are also j,
employed in the same work, but for endurance
the negro beats t^erp a|l hollow.
There is no use for the pickaxe, and with
the shovel I have seen the slave work all
round tbe white man, and then turn round
and grin at what be had done.
* ? w A i ?
Good council is ca*t away by the arrogant,
the self-conceited and the stanid:
who *re'either* tito proq<J l6Ufceit, or" too
heavy to understand it. ?
If yon bear a person aay that he hfltnfc *
a friend in (b* wdrldf.you may'be nrStty \
ear* be 4?w?'t de?rve one. ' V J
GENERAL SCOTT.
Qpoeral Scoit is a gallant soldier ; an<l
ivo suppose lias that sort of patriotism
which consists in fidelity to the governncnt
which feeds him. Isolated from the
)ursuits of civil life?accustomed to deslotic
rule and absolute submission, and to
oofe to force as the only instrument of auhority,
it is not at all surprising that, in all
iges, commanders of 3'anding armies have
>een doemed dangerous to the liberties of!
i people. War is a science; fighting is a
rade ; and without more courage, the sollier
by profession has ever been an overnatch
for the untraiued citizcn. It is a
listoric fact, that nearly every free governnent
has been overthrown by a regular
.rniy under the control of military chit-fain
j and the greatest proof of the s;jpeiority
of General Washington to the usual
ourse of vulgar soldiers, was the disbandng
of his army, unpaid and unrewarded, afer
the Independence of the United States
?as acknowledged. But General Scolt is
lot exactly a George Washington. He
n'ftvor liftun 5n lioo?A *?
~ uuvu in uooiv iv qui iciiii^r any |
tiililnry power lie possessed, nor lothe to
ise it against the people, whenever oppor- i
unity afforded. So small and so scattered I
ias been the atmy of the United Slates,
hat lie has been unable by its instruraennlity
to do much in the way of pervert'ng
lie liberties of the people by bayonet and
annon; yet, on ihc only two occasions
?hich have offered, ho has sliowh how
eady he is lo 6ervo the country by killing
Is people. Ho had refused when dialjnged,
to fight General Jackson, but beafore
his ready tool to coerce South Caronain
1833. lie came himself to see the
?ork efficiently done. Unfortunately for
be South, the contest between States
tights and Consolidation?between a free
overnuoent and despotism?w?b airested
y the Compromise Tariff of 1833. Genral
Scott^ like many who were opposed lo
on/l t.:
< ?, .....a 1*1 vjrrticu iu meet uio ijiimary ?narprite9,
was disappointed ; but bo left beind
bim a feeling of indignation which
as burned from that day to this in the booms
of the people of South Carolina, and
rhicl), so far as his influence is Capable, has
roUght fortb legitimate fruition in the disolution
of the Union, lie will doubtless
emeinber the guna he fired off in the Bay
f Charleston, in honor of General Jackson
n the 8th of January. The sound of
liose g.ons and their insohent bravado have
t>t yet xlied out of tho hearts of South Carlinians.
Another occasion is offered Genral
Scott (o display his devotion to liberty
nd his country in the present state of afiire.
South Carolina and the Southern
itates have resolved not to submit to an
ibolitfon Govflrnmpnf. of WmliinMnn
'hey exercise tiro right of secession?a
ight his native State sanctioned and sanctied
by the immoital report of '99 on the
Llfen and Seditiou Laws. Getv Scott, true
) his masters who hold the po?ver of the
renerai Government of the United Mats,
roposes a plan for subjugating the South,
le proposes, that with the aid of tbo forts,
ur ports shall be blockaded, and that he,
rith an army of 200,000 men, raised in
lie North, shall overrun and subdue the
iouth?a Government and a Union, kept
ip by force?a .military despotism and h?
be despot, 'lo preserve the Union by
oilitary force, will render it necessary that
e shall be President of the United States,
nd once President, there is no impediment
3 the Constitution to bis perp'etual re-elecion.
The least respect for his intelligence
lust lead anv one to infer that he means
y sucli instrumentalities to make himself a
lilitary despot. General Scott, in lifting
is eyes to such aspirations, only obeys the
istinct of his profession, unchastened by
igh principles, which leads him to desire
a be a military tool of Abolitionists, that
e may raise himself over a ruined country
o dominion and empire. But he may
?arn before long, that whether he shall be
Lincoln's tool, or Lincoln shall be his, brilinnt
as his purposes may |>e? they iyill fail.
1he Soqtb will be equal to her independence
nd her destinies.
The South is unconquerable?a mijit^ry
eople, whom none woultj dream of subdu
ig but a v a inland ridiculous* old soldier.
U absurdity's so patent that the attempt
rill never be made. The whole scheme
rill fall like tfrat of tlie f?ntn6tic milknaid,
who, in a flight of unsubstantial pride
ipset a fortune and a husband'she carriecj
ojier pail.?Mercury.
How toKuin Your lleAynj.?Sleep
d bed late.
2. Eat hot Buppers.
9. Turn day into night.
4. Never mind about wel feot.
5. Ifave half a dozen doctors,
fli. Xry *l| of-the new quacks.
7. If they tfon't kill, quack yourself.
8; Wear anaetMonable clothing..
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A Bov'i CoMMFOSITION ON THE S?A80K*,.
?'l'prtra-ar$ &mr touontf: spring, summer
mtomo and w| liter. They are all plerfsani
Jotjie ptoople Uke the apring bent * but ar
M toe, give roe1 liberty, or gire me death.
?HnU?lue end.' >
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From ths So}tfJjert fjuardian,
Fbrt Stlmtef.
" Wliy is iiot Fort Sumter attacked ?" ]
" Why don't they attack Fort Sumter ?" ,
" What ia the Governor about that lie i
donrt attack Fort Sumter ?" "The troops 1
a;e ready, willing and anxious to take. Fort <
Sumter." Such is the chat which is ringing
through Charleston and the State.? <
Now, I know no more why the Governor
does not order attack upon Fort Sumter, ;
than the people who ask such questions ; |
but I know that the Governor is as brave
and patriotic as I am, and I know there is i
V
not a ninn more ready to ciio for the caust 1
of South CHTohnH than I am ; and yet, if <
I were Governor, I would not attack Fort i
Sumter just at this time, if all the men in ;
South Oarolina wefe urging me to do it. (
Why would I not ? Because every day is )
weakening the fort, and strengthening our (
power over it?because nothing can be lost j
by delay up to within eight or ten days (
before Lincoln's inauguration?because I
don't wish to give the submissiouists of the 1
South an apology for their fears?because j
I am suie every one of the seceding Stales t
would oppose the attack, not because it 1
would be wrong, but because it would em- '
barrass their operations?bccause it would ,
give Abolitionists at the North power over (
our friends iu tlmt quarter?because I believe,
as soon <ts the Southern Confederacy is i
formed, the forts will be delivered up with- t
out bloodshed?because I am now sure 110 1
reinforcements will be sent to Fort Sumter, |
and if there should be, we could sink them
before they could reach the fort?because j
I would have South Carolina exchange |
views now with her sister secedng States 1
before she takes any step which must in- 1
volve their interests?because I would consi <
der the possession of the fort just now a ]
burden rathor than a benefit. Thus would
I act with my dim lights. But surely the i
Governor, with his sage advisers, knows t
better what lie is about than Tom, Dick i
and Harry. His conduct seems strange to 1
us. Why ? Because we do not know, t
and ought not to know, what counsels lie '
is acting under. The man was never made
who in his situation could please everybo- ,
dj ; and if he tries to do it, ho will share ^
the fate of the old man in the fable. When }
I was iu Charleston, many were for attack* (
ing Fort Sumter, while I was supplying |
him with information from a true friend (
of our cause, which showed that he ought (
not to attack Fort Sumter. True, Mr. ,
Iiuchanao deceived my friend, ipy friend
deceived me, and deceived the Governor ;
but was the Governor to blame for relying (
upon this information in defiapce of the
clamor around him 1 Well ??
boys say: "cheating luck never thrives."
All came up rigfyt in the en<J. .The Star (
of the West surprised us>, but we surprised (
the Star of i/i# West. Let us wait the
action of the Governor patiently. My word
for it, all he does would seem to you f
right if you were let into his secrets. I am j
not in hisconfidence. I am not advocating j
your confidence in him for his sake, but for (
the glorious cayse of Soujlh Carolina, in
behalf of which I am ready to stake al! I |
am worth. Let me speak plainly to you |
Carolinians. Your fault is (some wiffcall
I
it a virtue) a disposition to fight purely for (
renown. But remember that aimless, j
needless gallantry, never gained lasting re- j
nown since th& world was made; while j
well-aimed gallantry, governed by prudence e
never lost it. Charles XII of Sweden was
an instance of the first kind ; and he goes j
by the name of the " Madman." Washington
was an instance of the second kind, y
and he goes by the name of the greatest j
and beet of herae^
A. 1J. L0NGST11EET. 1
c
The power of popular music \yas well il I
lustrated in Ilartfort on Cristmas Eve. A t
supper was given to the children of t|je ?
'Morgan Street fission School,'?and the i
press says everything passed off as decorously
as a Sunday School should?until, j
whilst they were devouring the 'goodie*,'
the band struck up 'Dixie.1 In an instant
the boys were sjn'ging, at the top of their
voioca?
* 1 wi?tb I was in Dixie?
Ilooray I lloorny! '
In dixie'it land I'll take my stand
And lib ?nd dW in Dixip ! 1
Away, aw?y, ?w*y'c|owB ?ouf in Dixie.' <
The tfeacbers tried to look'grave and said 1
's-s-b-b V wilti A warning finger lifted ; but '
it y/$a no use ; they gave it up, and joined |
in the soug and tbo general amusement, j
It was not exactly a sundy school song, '
but seemed to do tbo boy? a 'beep o'good.' 4
Said a crhininj? lirila dn?lr?? rnllim* (
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whites of bis eyes up to the city missionary ,
'We couldn't hojp it, Masm. Jf Jvy didu'.t t
want ut to -jng Dixie, de band do botineu i
to pi ay such joTly tunes!'
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A bankrupt waflci the strreta. the day '
before his name is in the gazette with the
same erect and confident bro w as ever'; he 1
feolri tbe m^UffcHtlon of hi* sitnatio'u only J
after it beoo.aed known to othero. * |
Don't be too anxious to#voiri a difficult <
ty. Look it sternly in the eye, an J it, mqy *
turn its abashed bead away and avoid you.' 1
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THE FRIHTEB.
The night grows l^itc; tho streets arc
hushed ; the moonbeams deck tho deserved
pavement, and sleep strews its slumber
ous popies o.vpr the inhabitants of the silent
city. All is ^asp savo -the printer
who is busy^nt his case.
Dreams loVely a3 wi,nged cherubs, hov3r
about the repose of man and maiden?
visions r.s pure as lilies, and as beautiful
is the. matron and tho child ; but to the
printer all is reality, toil and weariness I
Now nimbly and cheerfully does he adust
the fcithful types, as if lie took no
lote of time, as if the duties that are
wearing out his life were mdro- a diversion
than a laborious avocation. But
imid their monotonous discharge, believe
is, the printer things of hom9 and swcq{,
rest, and sighs for the better lot of whioh
jincrs are possesses?ana yet tnert- is no
repose for him, though the night tramps,
>n and the jocund dawq will 5 ion appear.
Why does his motions grow less rapid?
Wh v move his fingers in so deliberate and
neclianical a way ? Whencc is the smile
;liat linger? at his lip, like the first sunbeam
at the {jate3 of the morning??
rhere is a gentle pressure at his side?an
>yo?an accent sweet as music entrancing
his ear, and reaching his very heart.
It is but a moment?it wa? only a reverie;
it did not even win him from his occupation
; it only caused his hand r.o falter,
lot to cease ; the printer awakes to bnay '
:oil.
Ye who receive your sipirise favorite,
?nd wander listlessly, perhaps, over its
>:iges, remember that it is the fruit of toif
which was active and untiring while you
ivere quietly sleeping; that your ease and
jotr.iort arc upijgnpwim tiie price ot weariness.
Tuere is an ' electric chord,'' which, hong
charged with sympathy, will carry
,he gentle burden even to the most dirant
hearts. "We bqspeak its agency in
the gentle burden even to the mostdisant
hearf,s.* We bespeak }ts agency in
je'ialf the faithful printer.
TiucpERAV and hi!} Troubles ?r
riiorns is tiie Cushion* of as Eojtor's
Jiiaiu.?Now that Mr. Thackeray has got
i magazine, says the London Critic, he is
Jetermined that nothing he has done shall
be wasted. Tiie flloupdabout Paper? is,
undoubtedly, the best ,of the editor's contributions,
because the freshest and most
suited to the feeling of the piomon^. jfn
:he present one h.e dwells upon Uie griefs
of editorship. 'Tbe Thorns in the Cusiop?
af the editor's .chair. There is the sad
placing letter begging for employment for
:haritys sajke, apd accompanying the weak
effusiops that are quite useless. "V^hat editor
has not received stych, and has not been
jompejled to returp the inevitable answer?
Now you see what. J mean by a thorn.
[Iere is the case pijt \vith true female logic.
'I ana poor; I am gqod ; J am ill; I work
bard I have 9 6ic)k piother and hungry
brother? and sisters depend on me. You
can IieJp us if you will.' And then I look
it the paper, with the thousandth part of a
Faint hope that it may be suitable, and f
find it won't do; and I knew it wouldo'f
lo; and why is this poor ladv to appeal to
rty pity, and bring her poor little ones
cneeling to my bedside, and calling fop
jrrgd whjpli ^ pari give them iflctioosef
tfo f?ay passes but that argument ad misricordiart\
is used. Day and night that
ad voipe js crying out for help. Tli;ice ij;
ippealed to me yesterday. Twice ibis morling
it cricd to me ; and, I have no doubt,
ylien J go to get my hat, I shall find it,
villi its piteous face nnd its pale family
lbout it, waiting for me in the hall. One
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>f the immense advantages which women
laveorcr our sex is, that they nctually like
o read theso letters. Like letters? Ob,
*
nercy on us! Before I wa9 an editor, I di<|
iot like the postman much?tut now !
Gothic ojider.?Tbere is a floating be:
ief, entirely without reason, that Gothic is
>xclusively an ecclesiatical fashion of buijling.
Many people fancy tbat Gothic
irchitecture suits a church ; but is desecrated.
or at least becomes unsuitable. whan
ippiied to secular and' domestic building*.
1'here can be lio'doubt indeed,.that to every
person who possesses any taste, it is a self?
jvid'ent axiom that Gotliio is lb" "true churcli
irchitecture; but in tbe ngo during frhich
:be noblest Gothic churches were built, U
was never fancied that' churches must 'b$
built in ono style, and secular bnildings in
i styre essentially dissimilar. The belief
which is entertained by the true lover of
Sotbio afcbiteoiure is this; that $othlc is
ssentially the moist beautiful Architecture;
hat, properly treated, it is the mostcom
nodious architecture j and that, therefore,
he Gotbio'U the sly lb in wHjcb all'buildngs,
'snored"Or secular, public or domestic,
>ugbt to be built, with such modifications
h the style of each separate building as
U special purpose and use shall' suggest!,
[t roust tie "admitted, however* Utat Goth id
jrcbitecture bw'one m poni>?red
with ilut^ arobilictoV^ ^Licb.? ?X~
uore money; but, 'Mods; Sot
? ?ery mttch more,. 'uv , .,
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