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THE CAMDEN JOURNAL,
VOLUME 9. _ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 23, 1848. ' NUMBER 8.
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THE AMBASSADOR.
TRANSLATED FROM TT1E FREXCTI BY L. A. R.
Germany contains an infinite number of
small principalities which furnish an ample supply
of the items to the novelists of the day.
Nothing is more agreeable to the imagination
lhan these kingdoms in miniature, their king*
r T. and ministers, causing neither more evil or
??' *~ *t-"? rrran* triune nrifl trrent ministers.
P*nni iiima hit r?*- ,
Intrigues, revolutions, all go on al the same
pace, and it is much more piquant to look on.
as, in these States, there are few in point of
population, and all the subjects, thus to say, are
of the court. It is thus the Lords who sirup,
gle amonp themselves, and who intrigue.
If you wish if, the question will he this time,
of a little Princess named Helen, who resemhled,
as much by her beauty as by Iter name,
the too sensible woman who lost Troy.
The Princess Helen was eighteen years of
age; she was very truly queen, by the grace of 1
her mind, the perfection of form, her dignity,
and the lustre of her black eyes. A crown no.
ver graced a more beautiful brow.
It happened that one, day. the. Princess, seated
in a grove of her palace garden, surrounded
H7 the ladies of her court, felt thoughtful, sad 1
and wearied?this happens to princesses as well
as to other women: ofrener sometimes, to them
than to the others.?Wishing to be free from
the chains of ettiquelte and make her escape,
she profitted by the moment when the ladies
were discussing with warmth, I do not know
what fashion, that had been recently introduced
in France.
The Princess Helen chose a covered road
almost inaccessible to the ravs of the sun; and
alone, free, and breathing at her ease, the re.
tired to tho most lonely part of the park?coming
to a little glade she seated herself, like a
simple mortal, on a bank of moss that dame
nature had thrown there by chance, and was
soon lost in thought.
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Hpr eighteen years, hpr neauxv. ncr mgn
rank, tlie importance of her principality, caused
her at this time some grave cares. Her great
4 aunt, the duchcrs of Holstien, and her subjects,
pressed her to choose a husband, and it was for
her, a great trouble.
There was at her court three Ambassadors.
The first was the envoy of the Prince of Kell, I
a young Frenchman, Monsieur de Ce'bigny.
* The second was the envoy of the prince of
Hambourg, the third, that of the. duke of Kronstadt.
The three came to ask for their masters,
the hand of the Princess, who cared not the
least for these strangers as husbands.
There were two more admirers in her court,
the Baron Muller and the Count ni? Rhim*
berg. The Baron was handsome, gallant, intelligent,
and perhaps had some chance of succeeding
with the noble girl, but as yet this was
verv ramie. The Princess, when she thought
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of bim, hesitated to yield to the sentiment of
preference that ho inspired her with. She
wished nothing less than to be certain of being
loved, and dreamed of unheard of things?a .
citizcn-likc household where she would lie heloved,
and love like a simple woman, unti'am
elled hy courtly ettiquetle.
She was in the most interesting part of her
revery, when a light noise among the leavp?
caused her to raise her head?she perceived a
handsome young man of about twenty six years
of age, with an eye full of fire, a beautiful
smile, elegant figure, who inclined himself profouodly
before her.
? It was M. dk Ce'kigny, the envoy of the
Prince t>e Kf.ll.
I beg par 'on, Madame, said he, for my boldness:
I was far from supposing that I would
find your highness alor.e here.
It is that solitude is such a charming thing,
replied the Princess, smiling, for those who can
never enjoy it completely. But remain, Mon
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ftieur PE t^E KIR>Y?you are inn ui any wnm?
T?u arc French, and a conversation with you
bxs the charm of freedom, a frankness, which
pleases me from its novelty.
I am happy to have in my power to divert
your highness.
?? Ah! you do not know how eagerly I
eck all that can banish from my mind its painful
preoccupation?on all sides, they persuade,
they beset me, they wish that I should marry.
Ills very easy for yod to satisfy this wish?
the prince of Kell,
Ah, do not remind mo that you are an Ambassador!
behold three at my court.
I readily imagine, Madame, how fatiguing
for you this urging is. These Ambassadors,
when the question is for you to determine your
heart to make a choice?when the question is
for you to enchain your lite?to take a husband
?a master!
Eh! but what do you say then, Monsieur,
the envoy of Kell?
? ? m-.i? itmt ;r ka,t
X BUJl iVJUUClli i?.) MlUb It VWM MHU |MUUVU tl|\v
high enough for me to aspire to the hand of
^ your highness, I would not have sent an AmhasI
sador, but would have pleaded my own cause.
The prince, your master, could not have
* done better, for you have pleaded his well.
Very badly, madame, since I have failed.
But they say that you still hope, for you have
not ieft.
i thought it my duty to write to the prince,
before demanding an audience to take my leave
of your highness, and I await his orders.
I desire that you wait, Monsieur de Ce'rigxv,
said the princess in a gracious tone; they
would miss you at my court.
And I, niadame, if I have wished to see you
marry my master, it is that I would be happy to
serve you.
Your devotion to the prince iorbids me from
seeking to take away from him so faithful a
subject; if it were not for that ????
If it were not fur that?
The princess blushed slightly, and thought
t>erh'ipc, it would not be so suitable to retain at
her court so charming a cavalier. She did not
finish the thought, but changed the convcrsaj
lion.
j Let us sec, M. pe Ch'rigxv, now that I
have reinsert (lie prince 01 iven, you are enurely
disinterested in the question, advise me; I
wish to find happiness in the union they oblige
mc to form, hut how to know
Ah! madame, if you wish to he happy?if
you have dreamed of love in the married state?
ihc union of souls?devotion?do not marrv
either the Prince of Hombourg, or the Duke of
Kronstadt?can a politic marriage produce
happiness?
It is just what I have thought, and when I
confided my fears to the Duchess of Holstein,
my respectable Aunt, she would not understand
mc. If I insist on this important poini. that I
would at least k?>??v those that I must choose,
she consents to my refusing the strange princes
and speaks to me of the Baron Mcllkr.
The Baron, madame, an old man almost foolish,
ridiculous, miserly, thinking more, of your
wealth than of your beauty, your grace, your
mind!?much hotter choose eternal celibacy
than such a husband!
It is wha' I have said often. There remains
the Count of Reimberg
A light frivolous man; empty heart, and
foolish head; a monstrosity in Germany, the
country of dreamers, of philosophers, of pas.
sionate lovers.
You are very severe, Monsieur, said the
princess with a kind of regret.
It is because I do not know any here worthy
of you, madame, said Ck'kigxy, with animation.
The husband thai would suit you, is a
young man, ardent, passionate; who, on a word,
on a look, would he ready to yield his life lor
? *?., \ ?n.in wlm wvnild iw>illi<>r see vour
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princely crown, nor your immense i iches, but
your angelic goodness, your cultivated mind,
your noble soul. A man who would refuse a
higher alliance, a heavier crown, and who
would come to your feet to swear to you, not to
love, hut to adore you!
hlli! Monsieur, where can such a <nan he
found?
In looking well, your highness will perhaps
find such a one.
Truly? asked princess with an air of
Mirpri.se; hut rou told me that there was no one
at my co?rt.
It Uf necessary that you look a lit'lo lower.
Lower!?hut Monsieur, you forget the elevation
of my rank?
I forget that?pride is oppose.d to the happiness
of princesses.
No, Monsieur, ii is not pride?very often we
suffer first from the chains we ourselves impose.
Chains very heavy?that the man of whom 1
speak to you will not give up even to break
them.
I low!?you know him?
Yes madatnc, he has confided his projects to
inc.
Ah!?he has projects?
One only?to make himself helovcd hy you.
Kii! well, lliat becomes original.
Yes, is it not, madatnc? lie, who is neither a
prmco, or a <uiko or a count, mil ne wisnrs
firmly, and ho holicves, that to have the will is
to have the power.
The Princess looked fir a moment with an
expression of strange surprise at t lie young envoy
of Kell, after which, she replied to him in
a tone of cold gravity?Well, Monsieur, you
can tell him that here the will is nothing, and
that the Princess Helen can bo,', neither docs
she wish to marry any man but one of her own
rank.
lie knows, Madame, the difficulties of the
enterprise, and that does not frighten him.?
You are a Princess, and alS-jjowerful; he, he
is nothing, and notwithstanding, he does not
think that they will suspect him of ambition.
But?notwithstanding
No, Madame he loves you so profoundly, and
has for so Jong a time in respectful silence?
and, besides, you have rank, ho has his love,
you will add to his glory, he will add much to
your happiness; you will be ever.
And?he hopes?
He hopes/
You must .nek now I edge that betrays a great
deal of presumption.
No, but a great deal of love!
Hut, if all this is not a joke, have I not the
right to he offended/
Does it off-nd a woman, when, on his knees,
a man says: 1 love yon!
Go away, said the Princess, in a light tone,
with such folly, the wisest plan is to laugh at it,
hut he had better tako care it could draw with
his proud rivals, and make serious work.
lie who would give up his life lor you, without
ospecting anything, without hoping anything,
would he fear to risk it to obtain you?
What do you say, iMonsieur? asked the prin[
cess, quickly raising her head?
That ahout three months ago, your carriage,
one dark night, several miles from your residence,
was attacked by bandits?
It is true! it is true!
Your domestics, the Count dr Rrimhrro,
the Baron .Mult.Kit, who galloped at your side,
had taken to flight. A stranger, a traveller rallied
them.
Ah! this too is true!
lie defended you, and was wounded severely
ho tell, uttering however a cry of joy, tor your
coachman having been killed, one of the valets
had seized the reigns, and during the fight
vour carriage had gained a considerable distance.
The lords followed you, leaving the
fSI nillgl'l aillUllg ?IIV> ?? UUIIUVU, III llIVy IIIUUdMliav
the bandits having lieen rudely repulsed had taken
to flight, and found a refuge in the forest.
In the name of Heaven, who was this unknown,
whom I havo made them seek for everywhere.
He is the one of whose sentiments towards
you 1 spoke just now.
Ah! cease this joke.
It is not a joke, madarne, no more than the
wounds (hat the young man received in defending
you, wounds that he still bears the marks of,
and which caused him to remain for a month
between life and death in the hut of a poor
woodcutter.
But why keep from mo his name?
At this time, he enjoys the happiness of his
life. If he tails you will never know it; it he
succeeds,
You speak then seriously, said the princess
with a little emotion.
Very seriously, your Highness.
For the interest of your protege, replied she
with impatience, tell him then that he puts too
high a price on the service that he rendered me;
that if he comes near us, all that he demands,
let it be the first place in our court, let it be part
of our wealth, he shall obtain it. But our person
Unfortunately, replied Cn'nroXY, with a
smile hovering around bis lips, fortune, honors,
have few attractions for him?it is precisely
what you do not wish to yield, he wishes to ohtain.
lie will fail, Monsieur.
Perhaps.
An angry light broke from the beautiful eyes
of the princess; hut, at tlie same time, her ladies,
uneasy at 1 ho long disappearance of their
sovereign, approached suddenly. Ck'jikjxy
bowed gracefully to the princess, saying:
My friend owes me a great deal, madamc, for
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you will inuiK 01 mm in spin; m juui^h. ?--then
retiredTI.c
lbincess Helhx, rejoined her ladies;?
could it he him! No! no?no?it fs impossihie!?swell
presumption could only come from a
fool?and would ho dare to tell it to me, that 1
will love this man?that I coulu?let mo see!
of what am I thinking? In order to disappoint
the plan of M. vf. CVriony. or those of his
friend, the wisest plan is not to think of it.
Cr'rioxv, on his part followed an alley ot
the park, and found himself suddenly before the
envoy of the prince of Ilombourg, who exclaimed
on seeing him?
Jh! Monsieur he Ck'uic.ny. conld you tell
me where I can find the Princess? I have been
seeking her for an hour past.
It is an hour, Monsieur, that I had the honor
of being with her.
What! have you hopes?
Perhaps.
I begin to understand why the princess received
me so coldly this rnoring at her levee.
You have lost all chance.
I)o you know it? asked the good German,
quite disconcerted.
Listen, replied Ck'juony in a confidential
tone; I think it my duty to apprise you that the
princess is furious against you.
Against me! murmured the envoy of Ilombourg
growing pale.
Some one has tolJ her something about the
prince, your master.
Ah! my God? she knows
All. And here is the letter that proves that
3"ou know it.
My letter to the grand chamberlain! stammered
the ambassador, trembling: how did you
got it?
The princess handed it to mo. and. I tell you
it is entirely against yon that she is luriotis.
Hut notwithstanding, this letter ought to
prove to her also that the prinee has ceased to
protect, and that I approve of it.
Ah! well, hut women, are strange, I know
well what reception she will give you.
Then said the envoy, whose features changed
still more, it will he perhaps wiser, to leave
without seeing her?
That would ho the most prudent. A woman,
a sovereign, in a moment of ill humor might
Ah! you are right?a thousand thanks for
your wa iting. In an hour I will have quitted
this place.
Quite troubled, the envoy retreated rapidly:
Ce'ktonv looked after him some time, and
then hurst into a joyous fit o| laughter. The
princess had not read the fatal letter, lost by an
awkward valet, and which by chance, had fell
into his hands.
At court, necessity justifies many such acts?
Ce'kiunv had broken the seal; he had read in
the letter nothing that could render the princess
hostile lo tlio project of the union with the
prince ol Horrbourg, hut the means of making
the ambassador leave in a Iri^hl. lie had
judged well the nature of the couitier, obsequious,
bonding down, trembling under the look of
his master; with a weak mind, loose conscience,
ready to play any part, not through devotion,
but by ambition and fear of losing the favor of
which he was in possession. Tlio success
proved the correct observation of On'mow.
He smiled again at the terror of the poor envoy
of Jlombuurg, who was rapidly leaving the
principality.
(Conclusion next iccck.)
Composition nv a IJbaf Mm:.?The fol
lowing article, written by a Deaf.Mute in 1liis
City, has heen handed to us for publication.
It is from the pen of .Mr. Albright, one of I lie
Teachers in the State Institution. Wc have
printed it precisely as it was written; and tlie
handwriting, as well as the terseness of style
and correctness and neawy 01 sonutnem, wouiu
do credit to many persons, who with all their
faculties in play, have enjoyed the advantages
of a good education.?llulcigli Standard.
'I'm: Pkkskxci: or Goo.?In all companies
and in all places, remember the presence ol
God. God is every where present.
1st. God is with us in our daily actions, to
preserve us.
2nd. He is with us in our recreations, to restrain
us.
3rd. He is with us in our public actions, to
applaud or approve us.
4th. lie is with us in our private action, to
observe us.
5th. lie is with us in our sleep to guard us.
Oth. lie is with us in our watching*, to refresh
us.
Everything, wo sec ourselves, gives to us the
presence, the excellency, and the power ol
God.
And it we walk with him in all his ways as
he walks with us iu all ours, we shall bo happy
to find good reasons to enable us to keep that
sacred rule, "Rejoice in the Lord always!"
A DEAF IMIJTE MAN.
A bill lias passed the Senate of the Mississippi
Legislature, imposing a fine on any person whr
will endeavor, after the 1st Jan., 1S19, to pas;
any bank note, being tlio issue of any bank in
any other Slate in the United Stales, or any for
eign State. The fine is to lie equal in amount
to the bill offered?half to go to the informer am
half for'tlio use of public schools. lie careful
"outside barbarians."?N. O. Mercury.
OMNIBUS TALK BETWEEN TWO
OF THE B'JIOY'S.
"Who's your boss, Ned?'
1 "Master Whipple."
'Is he clever?'
"( lever! gorrv, I guess you'd think so.
If he is not the crosscst critter in the 'tarnal
world, I'll give up."
"If he's crosser than ourn, I'll give in.
But now, Ned, say fairly, did you ever hear
of a right down clever school master? out
and out clever, no mistake?"
"Why?no?ves I recon I have; Tom
Corners says his master is rcg'lar clever."
The hoys do just as they like; play actor;
catch flics and raise Bob, and he never (logs
I've been coaxin' father to move into that
ward; but he wont." (A solemn pause.)
"Dick, did you ever hear of a school-master's
dying, I mean a cross one?"
"No-nor you neither."
"No-'cnusc they don't die, ncvcr;'bul our
master came plaguy nigh it once; by George,
if lie only had. Last summer he was sick a
few days, and stayed from school; and every
body -else was sick, so lie coudn'l get no
iKKiy TO irmnTTC usher ntdn*l hmnv
how, so wc went it ono week, any how.
We dnvc three pigs up stairs, right through
ihe school-room: put crackers into the ushi
ers desk, so they would go ofi* (he minit he
i opened it; tied a dead mouse to Susan
Tripps's bonnet, so that slic screeched hcrj
sell'into fits; upset a bottle of ink all over
1 the school register, and 1 can't tell what wc
j didn't do. One 'Saturday, artcr school, 1
j wassittin to dinner; father had moved back
; and was rcadin a paper, and I was tellin
Ben what glorious times we was haven,'
when al! ol a sudden father speaks up; and
says; "Ah, Dick here's sad news for you"
"For me," says I. "What's that, father?"
says J. So with that he read out aloud;
"Died, yesterday, universally regretted, Mr.
Zedekiali W hippie late principal of the Pelton
School. Funeral this altcrnoon from
the house of his brother."
"Father looked over his spectacles hard
J at ine, so I darsn't laugh; hut as soon as I
j could get out I streaked it for the mill-pond.
where a lot of us had agreed to meet; cause
| wc were plnnnin' a fight with the choakics."
I As soon as I told 'cm the news, they sot up
; a witoorah! and then we all concluded to go
I to the funeral just fi r the fun of it. So wc
1 fixed ourselves up with rope yarn for tnournin,
weeds, and inarched ojf in a body for
the house. When wc gof there, 'twas all
still; no carriage or lieaise, nor nolhin,' we
didn't know whether wc was too early "or
too late. So we consulted, and finallv wc
J agreed that we'd make out as though wo
didn't know he was dead, and 1 should go
to the door and ask for the health of the 'tarnal
old dragon. So up I marched, as bold
as a sheep, and pulled the be I, and, thundcratiord
Who should r.otitf! to the doOl*. bllt
1 Master Whipple himself. I was so dumj
founded, somehow, that I blundered right
I out?"Why?why?we thought you was
I dead, M aster Whipple." Willi that the boys
! set up a regular yell, and pulled foot. J leg- j
ged it arter "em, like all creation. I run '
straight home and searched the newspaper!
all over, and there wasn't the least sign of j
such a death in it. It was a hoax of dad's, j
Now,, wasn't that blamnation cruel! Next j
week old cross bones came into the school |
again."
"What did he say to you then Pick?"
"Say1 Why I don'lwant to say anything'
1 particular about that; but some of us did j
I catch it. Now, Ned, I want to caution you.
If ever vou hear of a schoolmaster's dying
j don't you believe it?it's all gammon.
' Schoolmaster's don't never die!"
MEXICAN HONOR.
The Mexican olliecr who was recently
executed at Jalapn, because he was taken
with arms in his hands after pissing his j
word not to bear arms against the Arneri-'
j can forces during the war, unless regularly
exchanged, ma Ic Hie following confession.
lie said that after being thus paroled, he
I was ordered by Gov. Soto to resume his
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prisoned. Again lie was ordered to lake up :
, arms, under the penalty of being reduced to i
I lie ranks, and treated as a deserter, 'i'lie i
very words of his confession are these:?
"I did not hesitate a moment, when 1 !
weighed the disgrace of serving' as a private I
j soldier after having been an ofliccr, against !
j the forfeiture of mv word to an enemy. 1
' at once reported to Col. Clcmacho, that I ;
i was willing to run my chance of being J
j caught again, and the chance of inild treat
I incut as heretofore from your Government."
The conduct of Gov. Solo, in insisting up- i
i on an officer under him in violating his word j
of honor, and tho- submission of the officer,!
J rather than lose his rank, give a most eon- i
I tcuiptible idea of the character even 'of the j
higher classes ol the Mexican population.
WITHOUT BENEFIT OF CLERGY.
We oficn hear this phrase, l>ut very few
comprehend its real meaning. Most persons
suppose it means that a criminal shall
have no spiritual adviser, or religious consolation
previous to his execution. But this is
a popular error. The dark cloud of barbarism
which succeeded the downfall of the
Roman empire having nearly effaced literary
pursuits, the attention of the nobility, and
the body of the people placed above labor,
was wholly absorbed by military exorcise
and the chase, while the regular and secular
clergy became, for ages, with somo ex
cepimus, almost uic soic depositories <o
books, and the learned languages. As it is
natural to respect what we 'do not understand,
the Monks turned the advantage to
i good account, and it gradually became a
i i principle of common law, that no clerk, that
; is to sav, that no priest, should be tried by
the civil power.
This privilege was enjoyed and ahnscd
without restriction, till the reign of Henry
1 the Second, when the council, or parliament
1 of Clarendon, or the sense of the nation, was
, provoked by murder, rape, and other crimes,
to set hounds to ecclesiastic licentiousness,
by a salutary regulation on this subject, but
a Jaw so necessary was evad< d by the insolence
oflicckct, and the base pusillanimity
of King John, and his successor.
During a period equally disgraceful to the
monarch and the clergy, a provision,^artful
because it seemed to wear the face of a remedy,
was enacted by which any person tried
for felony and found guilty, was pronounced
to lie exempt from punishment si legit lit
clericus, if he was able to read as a priest.
This lucrative monopoly remained, till it was
provided against in the twenty-seventh year
of the reign of Edward the Third; but the
noxious weed grew up in a shade of ignorance
and confusion, during the bloody contests
of the houses of Lancaster and York,
till it received a considerable check under
Edward the Sixth, when it was .determined
that no person convicted of manslaughter
shall claim the benefit of clergy, unless he is
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peer 01 wie reaim, or a ciem in priest s uruers
and, l?y the ninth of James the First, it was
entirely taken avvav from these delinquents.
Gazette of the- Union.
* "
ltotit ix India.?"The Mission at Bombay"
says the Missionary Herald, "for some
time past, has had but two ordained missionaries.
and one of these has devoted much of
his time to the large and efficient printing establishment
under its care. In the improveing
condition o! education in that part of India
the press is an in-trument of great power;
and Bombay seems likely to be the chief
place for printing and publishing books for
the surrounding country. Rev. Mr. Hume
mentions the singular fact that fifteen periodicals.
most of them weekly, are printed at
Bombay for the native population. Not to
speak of printing offices, whether European
or native, in which types are employed, he
says there are forty or fifty lithographic presses
now ennaged in pub'i'hing native works,
which obtain considerable circulation. The
books issued by the mission are put in circulation
more by sale, and less gratuitously ^
than formerly.
"It is a fact to be gratefully noted, that
the entire Scriptures translated into the
Mahratla language arc now in") a printed
form. This work was completed on the first
of March last. All the Scriptures which
have been printed 111 Mahratla, with the exception
of a single Gospel issued years ago,
have liccn printed at the press belonging to
this Board; and the New Testament, the
Old Testament as far as Chronicles 11, with
the Psalms, were translated by members of
her mission. The scriptures have also been
printed at our prcsss in the Goojrattee language."
A returned missionary from India remarked
to this writer some time since, that the
into the habit ol copying religious intelligence
from the New York and . oston secular papers,
thus helping to extend a Christian influence
around the globe.
ALABAMA.
In the House of Representatives of Alabama,
the following resolutions were adopted:
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the State of A'abatna in
General Assembly convened. That the Government
of the United States has control
over the institution of Slavery, and that in
taking, or attempting to take such control,
transcends the limits of its legitimate functiotifc
Adopted unanimously.
23x?r it further resolved, That under no circumstances
will this body recognise as binding.
any enactment of the Federal Government,
which has f >r its object the prohibition
of slavery in any territory to be acquired
either by conquest or treaty; holding it
to l>c lite natural aim mueicasiuie rigni 01
each citizen of each and every State of the
confederacy to reside with his property of
every description, in any territory which
may he acquired by the arms of the United
States, or yielded l>v treaty with any foreign
power. Adopted unanimously.
3. lie i If mi her rewired, That this Assembly
holds it to he the duty of every man in
every section of this confederacy, if the Union
is dear to him, to oppose of any law
by which territory to he acquired, may be
subject to such restriction. Adopted unanimously.
1. lie it fin liter rrsolvcrl, That the passage
of the Wilmot Proviso by the House of
Representatives, makes it the duty of every
slave-holding State, and the citizens thereof,
as they value their dearest privileges their
independence and their rights of property,
to take firm, united and concerted action in
this emergency. /r dopted unanimously.
5. lie it /uii/irv tr.wired, That the act of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, passed at
its 'ast session, to prevent the reclaiming of
fugi'ive slaves, and other acts and resolutions
ol a like object and character, passed by
other nou-slaveholding Slates arc plainly in
violation of the spirit and meaning of the
Constitution of the United States providing
for the recovery of fugitive slaves, upon the
pursuit of their masters. That the act and
resolutions in question have a manifest tendency
to defeat the title and possession of
the masters, and aflord a direct encouragement
to the people of those States to op.
pose obstructions to the master in the prosecution
of his rights?that said acts and resolution
are not only in violation of the spirit
and objects of the Constitution and laws
of the United States, but they conflict with
those laws of comity, which require neighboring
States; to facilitate their citizens respectively
in the ascertainment and security
of those rights, by giving free access to their
tribunals, and placing within their reach the
process of their courts for that purpose. Adopted
unanimously.
0. He if further icsolccd, That this Assembly
consider the above mentioned acts and
resolutions, which a portion of the non-slaveholding
States have adopted, as an open declaration
of hostility against the rights of the
slave States, and against the Constitution ol
the United Slates as guaranties for the protection
of those rights. Adopted unanimously
7. lie it JurliLcr resolved, That the General
Assembly declares that it will not regard
with indifference the continuance of
this legislation on the part of lheT non-slaveholding
States?that it knows and appreciates
the privileges that a citizen ofrthpse
Slates enjoys before the Courts of this Slate
and its laws; for the protection and security
ol Ins person and properly, within th&viumu
of this State, or as encouragement* to make
contracts and maintain intercourse..with tiM*
citizens of this Stale?and that this Assembly,
if such course is persisted in byiUjp nofl*slavcholdiig
Stales, will, after dne noticeV
take such measures for the abridgement of
those privileges and the removal of those en*
couragements, as will show that it is pre-'
pared to maintain terms of reciprocity between
those States and the State of" Ala*
bama. Adopted unanimously. ^
8. Be it further resolved. That the act of *
Pennsylvania, and other acts and resolutions t
with like objects and character, passed by
non-slavcholding Spates, being in direct violation
of the most important stipulation in ,
the Federal Constitution in our ftntor, would
justify us before the world .and in tlSc forum
of conscience in retaliating, by setting
aside and disregarding like stipulations in
that instrument in favor of those States
and among them free access of their ship
and commerce from our ports. Ayes 60' noes,
24. '
9. Be it further resolved, That this Assembly
regards the acts of like character,
passed by other non-slaveholding Slates, a9
palpable violations of the Constitution, and
as dangerous in their consequences-as tlffe
YVilmol Proviso; and that we should regard any
compromise or settlement of the latter,
without effectually putting down the former,
as a most unsafe arid dangerous termma*
tion of the question to the slaveholding
Slates. Nay, 1.
10. Be it further resolved, That oar first
fluty is allegiance to tins state, ana we are ^4
bound by this allegiance to oppose in any < and
every mode any infringement of the
rights of this State.
11. Be it further resolved, That, in the
opinion of this General Assembly, slavery#
as it exists in this country, is not, of necessi.
tv, a moral, social, or polititical evil;end that
we believe it has resulted, under Providence#
in the ameloration of the negro race. Adopted
unanimously.
12. Be it further resolved, That in the
ownership of slaves, we are not only exercising
a constitutional, but a humane and
moral right. That we allow no power* under
heaven to dictate the terms 4>y which
we shall be deprived of this right; and that
the exercise of sacb power either by the
Fcdei al Government or by any of the States#
wo stand prepared to resist at any aod all
hazards. Adopted unanimously.
13. Be it further resolved, That as one of
the means of protecting the institutions of
the South W3 pledge ourselves not to support
at the ensuing Presidential election, any
man for the Presidency or Vice Presidency#
who is not avowedly opposed to the princi- %
pics of the Wilmot Proviso, andwhowitl
not previously pledge himself to veto any
law repealing the act of Congress of 1793,
providing for the restoration of fugitive
slaves to their owners. Navs 39.
14. Be it further resolved. That the Governor
of this Slate be, and he is hereby requested
to transmit copies of these resolu*
lotions to the Governors of the slaveholdinz
States, with the request that they be 'aid before
their respective Legislatures. Adopted.
unanimously. *
Ml
Novels and Insanity.?Indulgence in
reading works of fiction is assigned by the
intelligent Physician of the Mount Hope
institution, Boston, as one of the causes of
insanity. The perusal of works of fiction,
by the young, particularly females, is hurtful
and dangerous to a degree little dreamed of.
Parents owe a stern and solemn duty to
their children, to watch their reading, and
to preserve their opening minds and hearts
from the vitiating influence of much of what
is called popular literature. The opinion
below is worth pondering:
"Another feri> source of this species of
derangement has appeared to be an undua
indulgence in the perusal of the numerous
works ofJirlion, with which the press is so
prolific ol late years, which are sown broadcast
over the land, with the effect of vitiaiin<*
the taste and corrnofin? the morals of
the young. Persons cannot too cautiously
guard their young daughters against this pernicious
practice. Wc have had several cases
of moral insanity, for which no other
cause could be assigned than excessive novel
reading. And nothing is more likely to induce
this disease than the education which
fosters sentiment instead of chcrishingTeal
feeling?such as rcsu'ts from the pcrformace
of active benevolence, and the sacred duties
of oidinary life, and of religious obligations..
IIoNon to the Army.?The editor of the
.91311111011 (Va.) Advocate, now at Saltillo?.
writes homo as follows;?"A lady in SaltiIlo?.
/'.?? a Inttnrj lotolir Atrnrlioitlorl kt* 4Iia ?? ?l_
^111 9IMIK; ItUV/Ul IUIV/I* WTVIIiUUIV^U Uf lilt* **-?thon
itios hero) writes to a friend in San
Louis that she need not think of leaving her
home in rase our arn , advances; that there
is no danger to be ap; rehended from us; that
she feels much safer in walking the streets
of Sallillo now than she did before we came!
A NEW WAY TO KEEP DRY.?44I 88V, Jim,'
said a plougbboy to his companion, 4I know
of a fashion to keep out wet.'4 What's that?'
Why, if you cat a red herring for brerlrfast
you'll lie dry all day."
An Irishman went into a cooper's shop
and asked for on cmpfj barrel of flour to
make his dog a hen coop.
Unproffitatu.e Voyage.?The ludicrous
activity of the acquisitive spirt of our countrymen
is thus illustrated in a London farce. A
Yankee lands at Portsmouth, and an English
lady who understands that he has been an invalid,
asks hiin if,ho has been benefitted by hit
voyage. "Benefitted!" ho exclaims, "no, not
; at nil; I haven't made a dollar by it."