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JIII!?SEKT?E???? PwhU?h*r*tthoI~*r**tt**ynlt*dmmH? _ ______ 94M *? *OBB U TfWaT' ?j|i ii. C1HUB.V, WIITH-C kROU\4, BEtE||t,B 94, I8S6. :- SO. 44. , . i i , | i i ?^^g^aaeaggfaKagggMeaBg^KB^H^M?^py^tgga 933 3A3CD31T J373STA1. WJihif every H*t*r4a,y JHor*m* ky ROBERT M'KIIOHT, j niuwuor rat law* or th? rmo* CONSCRIPTIONS Tittle d^lart a year in adrance, or foo? dollar *Ltbe ?d of the year. JIUV E.*l 19b nn.l I 9 (a?rrt?d at iwrwtf fire ceott thr aqoarr for th ? *, aad kaSt that ??<muU for each coatioaaBe*? tTl? ?tabtr<f iwiti?? to feanM oafi^ 4Mfhk twf vfl It art Bbwfid as Mflaflf. 1W iaaafted wmi-nHtatlily 7R eeata tt aeflttif $1 a Mpatrp for tub insertion. Ona aOiaatiooa fcj nut) to be port paid or remain fa nil it to. Portry. UNCERTAINTY OP LIPE. j r ?r*n<'f bkbcr Brattb oar (Vet and o'er oar brsds, b iful sraraiaj fjtra; Bnmik ailiedr eoasUrs* dead, AbMWM b tkr Hetrro1 Oeoth rides so fiwy pMoi| bwf| Ho l?b la otorj towrr; Bach mmmm tas hs ova direst, Hs peril* ererj boor4 Our ejeo have seen ita xmj lifbt Of jostb'o writ ebrek droop, Atl ftte deooesd is oaddrs ifbt 0? manhood's middle dsj. Osr ?;? base ores Ihr steps of s?? tlalt freblj tov rds Ike tomb, . Asd jet stall rank oar hearts rofafc, Asd dream of dips to come? Ton, mortal tar a! thy 4uff kaov, Wberv rr thy foot eaa Und, The earth rtngv hollow (rota below, And vino thee of bar dead? Tan* Chrmioa, torn! thy oool apply Totmfaa dtrioelf fives; The boora that lodmnlli U?rv la Shall Itw Car hrll or fceavra! .Ulsccllaaeoas OS DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT*. BY Rta. sroaftttKY* f have even thought ic deairabfe that j yoeog tiiiirr should nuke thetttaelvea the mi?trei?ca <?f ???we attainment, either of art or science, by which the* imgh: *ccore i aubsiatrncc, sl.ouM they be re - ... ? II A dttCCd 10 pureriy. ouuurn nau rnurc rcvtrcet ire not u<;c<>rniti?*a in tbr history of affluence. To oaoioitt them without the means of lessening the evils of depsodauec, when heal h ami imellrct are at onr eoramanti. i? adding helplessness to our own affliction, and increasing the burden of titers. Whet) th- illustrious Henry Laurens, by ilia fortune of oar war of resolution, was held a prisoner in lh? Tower of London, he wrote to his two daughters, who hatl been nurtured in all the tenderness and luxury of Carolina wealth: "It is my duty to warn you to Kpare for the tritl of earning your daily ad by your daily labor, fear not servitude, encounter it, if it shall be notes* aith Ihm mini ka/'uniiu.! a ef so huHMl ami pious heart. Mite who bts been neither la?hiotiabiy n-?r affected, ly rclig???us.'* The accomplished Madame tie Urtili* pronounced herself to be in possession of thirty trades or varieties of occupation. by which she could, if ueeeasary, obuiu a livelihood. It was a wise law ? f s ?n?? of the ancient Got eraments which compel* led terry parent to gue hit miu ?<>ine trade or profession adequate to I is ?up port. Suchgis now ibe variety of department* open to females as instructors in schools and seminaries of their own sex, that they may f How the impulse ?*f their genius in the selection of a study or if* coroplishtnenu and. while they pursue it ae a pleasure, can still be prepared to prac use it as a profession. Among lite pint* not era ploy mm is which seem peculiar*)'' congenial lo the feelings of or * *. tin*; culture of flowers stands conspicuous, i The general luperiutetidenee of a garden i has bean repeated)) found favorable to health* by leading to frequent exercise i.i the open air* and thai communing with Nature which is equal!) refreshing to the heart It was laboring with her own hands in her garden, that ihr mother <>f Washington was found by the youihlul Marquis de Lafayeltr. when he suugM her blessing, aa he was about lo commit himself i<? ihv <?c.-an, *nd return lo his na? life dime. Milton, m ho, y<?o recollect. Win S great advocate that women should " study h ?vs< hold good," has few more, loqueni descriptions than those which represent our tirst mother >t her fi ml toil amid the sinles# shades of Paradise The ten ting of flowers hM ? ?rr ap* peered to me to l?e a fitting e.r. fur the young and beautiful. Ti??-y then dwell aa it wtrs among their own emblems, and pwny a ?o?rt. of whduin breathv* on their eat ifoflt those brief blossoms to which lh?*% npportion the dear and the -?unbra;n. While I hey eradicate ihc weeds thai deform. ?>r t!i- ?*xrre*cencej* that endanger them, is there not a perpetual monition uttered of the work to be done in their wn heart. From the admiration of these evrt -earring charms, how naturally is he lender spirit led 'upwards in devotion to llim, whose hand perlomes them, and whose pencil paints." Connected with the nature of Sowers is the delightful study of bottn), which imparls new attractions to the summer sylvan walks. M.I nrnmnl. Knlk In nal.ttiriiiMa ...Mlii aim pi?M||JV?l? v?)?ll ? ? VAVI^ liTt and scientific rrieirfh. A knowledge of the physiology of plants, a not only intpfMiinc in itself, bat practical import. The brillian. coloring matter which they sometimes yield* and the beautiful influences which they possess, impart ral'te to many an unsightly shrub or secluded plant, which might otherwise hate been suffered to blossom and die without a thought - It is rheeri ig amid our solitary rambles to view the subjects that surround us is i friends, to csll to recollection their dis; tinrtirc lineaments of character, to ar?ay them with something of intelligence or utility, and to enjoy an intimate companionship with nature. The female aborigines of our country were distinguished by an extensive acquaintance with the medicinal properties of plants and roots, which enabled them, both in peace and war, to be the healers of their tribes. 1 would not counsel you to invade the province of the physician; in our state "f society it would be pre|Kister<ius ?nd arrogant. But sometimes to alleviate the .r ...... i.,.. k? nil^ll ft Ml/ll VI mUM J vv ^ vt a simple ioftttinn of the herbs you harr mrrd or gathered, in a legitimate hrinch of that nursing kindness which seems iuterwori n with woman't nature. And now, to sunt up the whole matter, though in the morning of youth a charm is thrown over the landscape, evrry inequality smoothed, yet still life is not " one long summer's day of indolence and mirth.*' There is much which she will be expected to do, and ought therefore to learn, ami to learn early. If she would acqnit herself creditably. Though to combine the excellencies of a housekeeper, with roueh eminence itt literature or science, requires an energy seldom possessed, still there U no need that domes' lie duties should preclude mental irnprovem*nt or extinguish intellectual enjoyment. They may'be united by diligence and perseverance, ami the foundation of these qualities should be laid mum in youth." Qurrr Compart sun?Large b >nn<-ts arc coming in fa?hiow ijiin. Tbc small* neat, Udv-like r?Ugr?, which tnude all the girls l*?.?k an bewitching, arc giving way to ihr monstrous, flaring, uncouth things, which makes such a frightful appearance. There is no bcaoty or grace about them; ami il the ladies only knew how florid ugly they looked in them, they never would wear theco. We laughed outright the other day on seeing one in a crowd: the wearer looked like an elephant flapping iu huge ear*. We beg of the la'lies to eschew the frightful things; more especially as it ia hinted that a certain notorious character in New York first act them agoing.?Portland Timu. Etiqurttt ?K little work ho just been puhlishrd in (itasgow, entitled ihr "Setcuec of Liiqurtie," which furnishes a summary of the laws of g.?ud breeding, condensed into a small compass. The f dlowing ore a few of the maxims: "True nobleness consists in snnrarins f ?i r w ri?v anil natural, not forced and affected, ?*ff' upon the entrance of a rl?ii?r( you Continue a auhjeri begun befiuer, you should altri)? rl|dain tbi subject to the ne? coiner. "Do not allow your love for one wo* roan to prevent your paying attention to others. The object of your love is the only one vfm ought to perceive it. \roid all proverbs and cant phrases in converts fou. "If you meet a lady of acquaintance in the -treet, it is knrpart to notire you first, ifkas, indeed, you are.very iniirnai* The reason ia. if you bow to a lady first. ?lir may not rhooar to *ckutiu ledjrr y?u. and there is no remedy; but if she how to jfi/K?you; as a gtntlcmat, rann -t rut her' *.\# n m?d to a lady ill the fleet, nrith* er >> ?ati*fi*d with touching your hat, but take it of, it ia a Courteay tier rex iJc-, inaixis. -Do not in?iat on pulling off your glote on any very hot day when you ahake handa with a l.?dy. IT it b> of, why, all v*ry tveli; Jul it ia better to run the risk of biiti|( considered ungat-! Unl, lhao to .prevent a clammy tint;loud hand. I J* yon meet a friend in ikr street, <n' a fiilfrr-hiiiiiu-, ?hnp, or indeed ?mjp pub-, lie place never address him by name, al' leaal nnt an l??udly a* that other* may hear it. Sensitive people do nut like to be*'shown up" to strangers as ' Mr. Jones, or "Mr Smith t and so attract '^agreeable Holier. Arpost your friend and do not roar out, " Ah! Mr. i Smith! how do you do Mr. Smith!* It is very offensive, and shows a great want of' proper delicacy." Splicing IVticspaprrs.?We hove aeen u . reason given by a poor fellow -for marrying. It was that the winter was coming on, and he had but a tingle blanket, his Dolly also had but one, and they proposed to pnt the two together, and round both of them, t he printers fit this State are finding this policy necessary in these hard li nn. I'hf Wiwiiiri and Bath paper* have united; the Brunswick Kegula*! ; tor has the Cains Orb has struck into a new cornel nt Belfast; the Work-i ing Men's Advocate has joined the Ban-j goresn, and both together hive United with the Mechanic and Farmer; the old Hallowed Advocate, after ?wallow lug up first the Workingham's AJroeate at Au-: gusta; and then the Free Press at IlalloirelJ, has finally been merged in the Kenw beck Journal; the f?hristian Pilot ami G*?ipel Banner have united; and now the Bangor Whig tells as that the Pe<? ? n i a. n i >_ .1 pie b rrrss unn in?- v ?uilurrrm aavrru* ser, 'at Bangor, (Tan B-n?n pajifrs) are to be united. This reduction in the number of pre?*r* ts inevitable. unless the prices are raised.?Krtmtbeck Joumai Hand tenting.-?Of the number ol' young men who are yearly aent from col-. lege into ihc world, how few are there | who write f.ifii a tolerable hand. The aillv notion that it is a mark of genioa to' w rite badly, is tbeeaua** of many a young man's spending hU days in idleness, who might otherwise make an indsatrivoa and uaeful citizen. There is no pursuit in life' in whirh to write a good hand will not be found uf use. There are many i? which ' to write weil is indisnensable to aucceaa.1 Even amongst those who route to the bar, we have no rloubi test the notion to which we hare adverted Is often the eitde of a failure to get business. In the e?nt menrement u a young lawyer's career, { any kind >{ business which will givs M*t? an opponunity of showing an acquaintance triih his profession is desirable,? To prepare documents with legal skill is important; and to prepare them in l neat, } accurate, and perspicuous manner, is | likewise c?-ry desirable, lie whp can ?lo. both will have an advantage over bimj wb? can do only the former, and %tlt, la! congruence, be more likely to get quick-! iy into* some kind of business. After obtaining one kind of business, others arc apt to follow. We make these remarks in r? gard to the legal profession. I?eeausc a catrlrsa hand-writing is more often foetid t ere than any where else. The other employments of life would admit , of simular illustrations. Richmond Csaner. Imagined Robbery.?A laughable affair t?>ok plaec this i inrning a? the steamboat ivaa about stopping at the wharf, k gen- ! tlrroan rame running on drck with a! cloak orer hi* shoulders, just as be earn# '| from his berth, crying at the top of hb , toire. Capt. //oars, Capl. H <w??atop her?atop her?I have been robbed of my watch.*' **Y ou are it la too late now, 1 was the rcj ly?*the passengers are g h ! ing on shore, and many of them are on the wharf. Y"U had belter go and looki in your bcuk"0 no," was the rejoindur,* **l am robbed-?! lost my watrh out of my ' pnrket while I waa asleep I had a guard round ay tuck** Now, the troth waa,: that while the gentleman waa asleep, toe; weteh by some means or other slipped! e t r ill I l * out 01 qui pocKvi or *OD| anu nsq got, round behind bin, and vu dangling at , hi* bark* to thr no airell immtroeoj ul the by-alanders*?PortUad Ado. Abolition Riot mt Nop //?**.?It bar- 4 ing been announced that the Rt?. Mr. Rand, of Boston, a lecturer for the American Anii-HUvery Hociety, would deliver adiaroursr on the immediate abolition of slavery, in New /fivrn, on Monday eve- i ning, a large sudimee assembled at the Baptist f'hiireh* where the discourse was in Hi* delivered. We learn fr??rn the N H. Hvraid thai all was quiet until the speak-1' cr touched upon the great ftibjert -of mis- 1 sion, when he tva* loudly and violently interrupted by a body of young rucn, ap- ! partntly aasembh'd for the purpose'? 1 The ?pi'?kcr attempted to goon, but the I violence increased whenever the subject of slavery was mentioned, until he found himofii r*?ni|H?iici! to mi i he Rrv. Mr. Ncsle and the Rev. Mr. Joeelyn interposed, mid attempted to stay the tumult, but their riertion* only served to inrrfiir the storr.*, which continued at , intervals, until thr cl ?*e of the meeting, i A portion of thr rioter* afterwards visited the dwelling-house nf Mr. Jocelyn, tore up the fence, assailed the windows, and , did other damage to the premises, to what ..wl Anl M*A MM* 1 All cawiii no tic uui Iiuonuou. Boston Trmttripf. L4 (.f BL44K9 For pale at Um Office. Valuable Plantation and wife Bdl for Panitsoo fs Amphiana Jfattw By rirtoeof a decretal order of the Court of Cbaneary, made in ihr above caae, lb* ('-outainioner in Equity for t heater Dwtrict will II . .l _ " _ i J IV . ,U_ sell 11 ioe coon nuuteoima inmnn, u? ims first Monday in December next, all that plantation whereou William Pattoo dec'd lately lived, situated on the Catawba River, at the fellsol La ad*ford, containing 640 Acres. Thenid plantation warista of an Mmd in said river containing 133 Acres. well adapted to tbe cultoie of cotton, which require no fencing; 40 Acres f cotton land, on said river, and * A Good Mead'tw; the remainder is strong upland HI adapted to ibe growth of corn and riatnn. Almost R) acres -re cleared and now fit far cultivation On the nremiaes is a two mare Dwelling House, j wtthS rooms, and a Ire place io each; A good Gin Houxt and Screw and all mgwiij boddioga, ancb aa Negro Houses, Stables, 4*c Tbo? ?bo may wish m mnktm, will dn weU toe tacrine the pnmiati he fort the day! of sale. Q* >V Doby . Esq. if caBad epos at hi* residence is Wwhrtife, or addiaaa ed by letter, will eeriri timet who aaaj dtairet to look over aatd piasutaon. fbe tale will be positive; Terms of tale.?.>0 much of the pot chase money aa will satisfy the casta of sale mast be paid on tbe day of sale; the balaneepayabte io three eqoal anneal iestalmenu with io area* The purchase money must be m? KiiImI III kwut anil aimffiiait aM.iriti ud mortgage of the permi**. * briar < om Hfln?t > Kne?rtwJWtt~Ji ) _ In Kquity, __ keexuaw ownucT. i mm! others. w. IBM fern ante and dfefeioo Hunploa Bynam ?od other*. Ii iffwiiM io ay amiifction thai Bumptorn Bjromm, Gray By mem, Ehsaheth Faratr, Yabtiha Ftratr, John Fwtr, AbaerCn^ ickad, Biiaboth Hampton, ThonwHiad ion, Robert Dirk ttiUUin Dirk, John C. Dim, Mary B. Phillip*, Joaaph Phdhpa. Veriiuda Gardner and Gray B. Gardner, the defendant* in than ease, sit ahani front and beyond the bout* of thta Bute It? or Mr d ihnWtAl !* A i M dHMt lA 'beoaid bib of?aylabb* aabjmbroo aiaatba vm Uw data of thb ado, <* ike mm will ( be uku m cioifc?d MiiM tbaa, tad ? , order catered accord ociy W. jTgIUNT, Cooart. Kcnkiw Ma. > October xM7-ba J STRAYED ON tbe lOrii urn., t Bey HOME, 3 veere old, wiU a *tr * bit fcrebaed. IS 14 btode ktgb; abb eeddle, briddlcaad aurtinjaie, all aearlyaev.aadaaddkUankft oith 3 black aripea ea it II arid benea; Hopped aad ddbeecd at N'AM Head, ibe p> reaaeodoipg aifl be bbanlly naaided. Nov. 98-tl n SUMTER HOTEL. rpUE Subscriber informs bit friends X am] the public, that he hat taken the house formerly occupied by J. Goodman and more recently by J. J. Rtum is t hotel in the Town of Camden, and near he Court House, where he is prepared to recire company, and (Utters hitnself that lhn*e who far rhim with their company will be satisfied with their accommodations. A. ft. RUFF1N. May 83.??fc>tf. WsnUd A Joaraefmao Coach Maker, acquainted with bit busts**, it wasted by the jjabachbers-?also a Journeyman Trimmer. Tosoch aa may prove sober and indostrtoos, a permanent aitoati n can be had, food wage* and mt.emnM. Oct 1.1836 Kf-The editors of the Angaria (Oa.) Chronicle, wHI invert the above advertiaemant three times, and the Charleston Coarser until forbid, and forward their accounts to the robrcribcre for payment. Notice The public arc informed that R. L. Wilson i? du|y authorized to settle the Books of the late firm of It. L. Wilson It 0?. (Mcchaiiicsrtfle, Sumter Dist:)? The books will be open ontil the 1st Ja? unary, after which time; they will be trans* (erred to a proper officer for eolleettotr. Dec. I0--42?If. uv-r O , _ ; Mail Arrange meat. December 1st, 1836. Northern Mail, doervery day 11 o'clock* ft M /! iUi Cl?tWlffftT dlT,4P' M. Colombia Mall, dne <??erjr day, 6 P* M. Closes every day, 9 A. M. Express Mail, from Norih, docevaryday, A P.M. Close* awry day, 9 A M Express Ma'il from H? uih, due every day, 14pMH0A. H. Closes every day, 6 P. M. Charleston Mail, m Sumter due every Tuesday and Priday, 6 P. M.s Clowii every Wednesday and Sunday, 5 P; M. ' Htsteburrh Mail, doe every Tuesday and Priday, 8 P. M. Cl'Mes erety Wednesday afld tfondtfyr lf, > A. W. Lanbarter Mail, doe every Monday and Friday, 6. P. M. Cl oses erery Tuesday and Saturday, 7, A. M. York Mail* Via Liberty EIHt. due every Wednesday at lO. A M "' Clnsfs same day at IS M. OtScr open every day from 8 o'clock. Ai If. to 1-8 past 6. P. M. Office will be opto 00 the Sabbath* for delivery,of, letten and papers, 1*8 an hour afWr.lae ?*pening of the North and South Mails,. P. THORNTON*, P^ lgp o*f ? v;T-. Houses and Lots tor ?>ate or Rent. The tabaeriber offers for sals er reot her bouse and lot on Ring street, in the' town of Canden; also her bwose and lot' at Kirkwond. Both of them are largo? and commodious, with every uchuiiy.* out baildiags SARAH VAOGHAfl i Dee 10?48?tf I H " u! iT. Notice AS psrtobs indebted to ihrhlfthtftf' 1. M. Niolon it Co., are hereby, nmflladh to emit >b'A. Bo re. at J. tttriion A C*V ' who ha? icefw to tbenoirt ind ar<*Ounta; dwt and Is doly luthoriSfti to fettle she same. * - -* W. H. BOWEN* Dee. 10?42?tf . ; , . r ty ^ fi The Uatirth-wndoati e ni'tuiy Pw Young Ladies io the rkiimy of Stateborg, vQI commence iti next tea?*M the; od Monday hi Jaaanj l&ft. tmpte proitm is made for the aeeommodatm and ' nstruciioo of ttreaty-five rr thirty boarders. The scholastic year trill cmnptrie ten oust he, which trill be divided into two seerioNa, at tha close of each will be a public lamination and vacation. The course of iaiitotlioM will embrace Spelling. Heading and Writhi* $10 per wnion. ? Arithmetic. Modern Hwory and Compo> rite inclading the above $1$ per do. ea^iji a. a? #s L?x_ _ -ft y BBBNtinmiHr, ueogra- * ph; with the ttae f Maps. I "r?' _ Natural, Moral and Intelfe* I teal Phytosopby, Rhetoric Vfio^LaT Logic, rbemiitrjr, Mjrtholo f gy, Aocwrt History. I Botany, Alg. bra, Geometry j ad AmtoiKMsy. j la addition to the above course, fostrao~ tioa wiN be gt?ee to all who desire it; in Latia, Greek, Ftwaeb, Mowe, "NraWttf, Painting and Ornamental Needle ?ork- ' Tnw for which wilt be as follow: For Latin and Greek ft*) per >rnniou. " French 610 - da - Mnwe ft? 40. M Use el Piano $3 do. ^ ^ Brewing tad Painting $16 * Ornamental needle work 65 do. " Board including Bed ted Bedding Feel washing and t nodiea $60 do. He hoi am mar Vnter the tchool at ahr* period in the teuton, and trill be charged from such time, according to the above rates,but no deduction will be made after' entrance for absence, except in cases Of; sickness; and the pay for the session flftflt in all cases be in advance. W. W. ALSTON, Principal, ? Dec 10 42 nr. NOTICE. By perrnission of James H, Withferapoqa Judge of the Court of Onlfoaw. Will bo sold at the late residence of William Wastey tieeM. on the Waxall creek, Lsneairtbr Dtfl* 8* C? tlis trhiilo tfif ku nrrflontl tate,on Tuesday, the 6lh of Dei.? he*C consisting of sixteen very valuable Ne(roes, H >r?es, Cattle. Hoga, sherp, Rattlenold and Kitchen Furniture, Plantation ^ Toftla, C? rn. P(>d<ftr, Wagon and Gears ' with many other articles- Terms of Sato made known on day ol sale. H, MA89EY. I ' T C. MA88EY J Athnr