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^ A . : ' 1 VOL.9. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 29, 1848. NUMBB&48. - PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING BY THOMAS W. PEGUKS. TERMS. Three Dollars per annum in advance, Three Dollars and Fifty Cents within six months, or Four Dollars at the expiration of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents per square, (fourteen nes or less.) for the first anil half that sum for each subsequent insertion. The number of insertions to be noted on ail advertisements, or they will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. One Dollar per square for a single insertion. Quarterly and Monthly advertisements will be charged the same as singjle insertion, and Semi-inonthlv the same as new ones Tor publishing Citations as the law directs three dollars i will ha charred. AM Obituary Notice# exceeding six lines, ami uimmunications recommending Candidates for public offices of profit or trust?or puffing Exhibitions will be charged as advertisement*. .iltl fetter# by mail man be post paid to insure a punctua Uenipn. TO CLUBS. In order to place the Journal within the reach oi >?i. we offer the following reduced rates to Clubs Of new subscribers?payment to be made at the timeof subscribing. ^or 4 copies for one year, 810 09 For 6 copies for one year, 14 00 4? For 8 copies for one. year, 18 00 For Id copies for one year, 21 00 For 1*2 copies for one year, 24 00 Any one ot our present subscribers will be considered as one of either of the above clubs, by obtaining a sufficient number of new subscribers to make up with himself, the 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12. te?hM I I ribjj Ordinary's \otice, * ^Whereas, no Aduiinisiration on the Estate of Emanuel Rush, late of Kershaw District, deceased has applied for, in pursuance of the Act ot Assembly, I have taken pnsssion of the goods and chat, tela, rights and credits of the said Estate as derciecL All persons indebted to the said estate are required to pay the same over to me, and those having demands against the estate will'present them to me duly attested for payment. Sept. 13.1848. JOHN Ri JOY, O K. D. Ordinary's Notice. Whereas, no administration on the estate of Ja cob Hammond, late of Kershaw District, deceased has applied for, in pursuance of the Act of Aesem* "* * ? *"' "o/v/lo on/1 rhnt. JblY, 1 nave lanen |w.^i?muu ui me ^uwc ...... tels, rights aud credits of the said estate as derelict. All persons indebted to the said estate are required to pay the same over to me, and those having demands against the estate will present tbein to me dnlv attested for payment June21. ' J. R. JOY, O.K. I). I Ordinary's Notice. Whereas, no administration (dc bonis non) on the estate of AnnGilman, late of Kershaw Dis ; ? net, deceased, has been applied for. I have taken j possession of the goods and chattels, rights ai i) | credits of the said estate. All persons indebted to i the estate are required to pav the same < ver to me; those having demands against the estate will hand tkcm in duly attested, to me for payment. may 17. J. R. JOY, O. K. D. Ordinary's Notice. Whereas no application has been made for Ad| ministration upon the goods and effects of R. L. Wilson dee'd, 1 have taken possession of thein as ^ Derelir, and hereby give notice to all persons indebted to said Estate, to come and make immediate payment, and those having demands against the same, to present them to ine dnlv attested, J. R. JOY, o. K. D. Camden, May 26. 1648. 22 tf Notice* i nti person hsa applied |n Joe for letters of ad- | ministration upon the poods and chatties of the late E. S. Clark ton. I have taken possession of the same as derelecl and therefore give notice to those indebted to inake payment to me, and those bavin? demands tn present them duly attested. JOHN tt. JOY, o- *. uNovember 8,1848. 45 tf """ Ntttice. ~T~~~ Whereas, no person has applied to ine for iCillers of admuiiktanou debonis non upon the Estate of John fo.\r. formerly of Charleston District. I nave taken possession of the name, with the will annexed ar.d theref >re give po - ...... .. ... . :i | lire u? ail wlK> may tx* iixiamea iox&ij ivaif w ii?k jxwmcntto m?, ami if any ikiuinds to present them u> me dui * ly attxatrd. JOIIX It. JOV. o. k. o. . November 8, 18IS. 45 if 111 Ordinary. LANCASTER DISTRICT. John Lorn, Applicant, vs. Rebecca Isom, (widow,) William. Isom, Sally Isom. Henry Clark and wife Polly, John Clark and wife Nancy, Sally Isom, James Lorn, Sally Crowder Elizabeth Croxvder, and the children of Betsey Best, deceised, Defendant*. Real Estate of Win. Isom, deceased. It appearing to, itiy satisfaction that Rebecca Isoiu and tiie children of Betsey Best, dee'd. Defendants, res'de without the limits of this State; It is the efore ordered, That they do appearand ob' ject to the sale or division of the Real Estate of William Isom, dee'd on or before the 13th day of * I)ec"mber, 1848, or their consent to the same will fce entered of record., , J. H. WlTHERSl'OON, O. L. D. ' sept. 8,1848. 187] 3m gontli CnroIiiia-'-Ker.shaw Dist. LN THE COURT OF ORDINARY. Isaac D.Trent, and Mary B. Trent, Applicants,vs. Win. IL Trent and others. It appearing to ray satisfaction that Wiliam H. Trent, one of the Defendants in the above case, resides l>ev?md the lira its of this State: It is therefore ordered that the said William H Trent, do appear and object to the sale of the pcrnonal Estate of Martha L. Trent, on or before the firxt day of December next, or his consent to tlie same will be entered of record. J. U. JOV, O. K. D. Aug. 28,1848. (95 S3) 85 3in g?atli Ciralin i-Kirtlnw District. IN EQUITY. harJcs L. Dye, Adtn'r of Elizabeth Turley, wv. Benjamin Williamp, Frances Battle, Harriett Batt'e, Eliza Williams. Lowry, daughter Elizabeth Lowry. Bill for Reviver and Supplement. It appearing to my satisfaction that Frances Battle, Bartlelt Rattle, Eliza Williams, Lowry, a daughter of Elizabeth Lowry, part of the Defendants in the case stated above, are, and reside T beyond the limits of this Slate : It is ordered that f the said Defendants plead, answer or demur to tliis * and to the original Bill within three months from the publication of this order, or the same will be taken pro coufesso against them, f WM. M. SHANNON, c. e. k. d. ^ omr's Office, Sept. 4, 1848. 36 3m f Committed To the Jail of Kershaw District a Negro man font 911 (Aim of aom. who savs his name is rt/o Res, and that, he belongs to John Quattlebaum, of Lexington District, The own;; is requested toccinply with the law ane take him away. - D. II. ROBISON, Jailor. f Oct*. 30 44 tf Gunny Bagging. Gunny Bagging, Kentucky Bale Rope and Twine just received an for sale by Sept 6. (36 tf) E. W. BONNEY. . i???? arpetingB Printed Floor cloths and Rugs, just opened ana for sale by E. W. BONNEY. Sept. 6. 36 tf Georgia Plains, foriale by W. ANDERSON i( CO. -1 Negro Clot las, ? All Wool Plains, Kentucky do, Mallory Kersys, Lowell Limeys all qaalities, Thompson's Jaens, Georgia Plains, die., for sale at low rates by tfcpt. 0, E W. BONNEY. DRUGS AND MEDICINES, At Charleston Prices. J. A. CLEVELAND, DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY, Nearly opposite Masonic Hall, Camden^ S. C. Takes this method of informing the citizens of Camden and the surrounding country, that he still continues to keep constantly on hand, a fresh and well selected stock of Drags, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, and Dye-Stuffs, Patent Medicines and Perfnmery, Soaps, Brashes, Combs and Fancy Articles, Christie's Gal ranic Rings, Belts, Bracelets, Garters and Necklaces, Thompsonian Medicines. Embracing every article now used in the practice, &.c. &c. All of which will be sold as low as articles of ? -?? i-- i? i?? me same description cau ue ue uuu^m m viiauw ton.pon cash or approved credit. (CTPhysicians, Planters and Country Merchants will do well to give me a call before purchasing elsewhere. All Medicines sold at this establishment warranted, and ail orders executed with despatch. Oct 18. J. A. C. Cleveland's Dentifrice, For removing all Tartarous adhesions without injuring the Teeth, interposing its antiseptic qualities to scorbutic affections of the gums, restoring ihem to firmness and a pleasing color, and contributing largely to establish the pearly whiteness of the teeth, and a pu;e and a salubrious breath. A fresh supply just received at Oct. 18 (41 tf) CLEVELAND'S. Yon need not grope in darkness now. The subscriber has just received his fall and winter supplies of superior Lamp Oils, which he will sell as low as articles of the same quality can be got in hliarleston, for cash. also Superior Neatsfoot andTiain Oil for tanners; Family and Plantation Castor Oil, at prices lower than thev can he bought this side of Charleston. J. A. CLEVELAND. Fresh Arrivals. The subscriber is receiving and opening a large and varied stoi k of Fall and Winter Goods, consisting of Dry Goods of every description; Hardware. Groceries and Crockery, which will be sold for cash or punctual custom r, as low as they can be hrd in this market. C. MATHKSON. October 4th, I84R 40 tf South Carolina. KERSH A W DISTRICT. IN EQUITY. Margaret McCaskill and Samuel P. /Vurchison, vs. Daniel McCaskill and others?Bill for sale of Land. It appearing to my satisfaction that Sarah McCaskill, one of the defendants to this Bill, resides beyond the limits of this State: It is, on motion of J. M. DeSaussnre, Complainant's Solicitor, ordered that the said Sarah McCaskill do answer, picau or demur to this Bill within three months from this ate, or an order pro coufesso will be entered against her. \VM. M. SHANNON, c. e k. d. October 18:h. 42 3m Sheriff's Sales. By virtue of sundry writs of fieri facias to me directed, I will sell before the court house in Cam. den on the first .Monday and day following in December rcxt, being the urth and tilth days of said month, within the leg-; .ours of salej the following property, to-wit? 1 Negro man named Henry, levied on and to be so'd as the property of the defendant at the suit of John D. Murray and others vs. Elijah Bass. also ? 1 Negro man named Bann, lievied on and to be sold as the property of the defendant, at the suit of Daniel Bcaulord vs Daniel Motley. . . also 2tK) bushels of corn, more or less, 5,0(10 lbs. of fodder, inore or less, one grey mare and colt, one hnv marp. 1 wa<ron. 15 head of sheen, 6 head of ctiitlci 12 head hi hogs and one I it of shucks levied on and to be sold as the property of the defendant, at the suit of John J fc-chroter vs John Holly: [The above property will bo sold at the residence of the defendant on the second day of sale, except the horses wKich will be sold at the court house on tlic first day of sale. [1.50] also 1 bay horse and I small wagon," levied on and io be sold as the property ol the defendant, at the su t of M. il. DeLcon, Ex'or. vs Uriel Wise. -also The following Hooks, to-wil: .Madison Papers Legare's Writings, Webster's Dictionary, (large size) Encyclopaedia Americana, celebrated '1'rials, Tlie Hank Case, Mitford's Greece, (title's do., Fremont's Expeditions, &c., levied upon and to be sold as the property of the defendant, at the suit ot Hayden & Gregg vs J. P. Dickinson. Terms cash?purchasers to pav lor papers. Nov. 15. T. J. WAKREX, s. k. v.' For tlic Season. A fresh supply of the genuine l.ubin's Extrait Jockey Club, Hoquetde Caroline, Extrait Mousseline, Verviene, Ilose, Palcbouly and Change de Portugal; Haunt's L'Ustral Hair Restorative, ShaX.? \!.jiufnnot Ai C* niiilrnv's mul R vm? VlU'Ilil* UA..f llinwgviibi ^ Ko 'ssel's I'hilocombe, an elegant preparation of beefs marrow, for the hair; Edi's lledyosmia; Patev's Extract of Verbena; llainl's Eau de Venus and Nymph Soap; Cleveland's superior Cologne Water in pint bottle", together with a line assortment of Combs, Brushes, Toilet Powder, &.c. &.c. Just received at ( LEV ELAND'S. For Sale, Two Philadelphia made GIN'S, to be seen at C. AlATIlESON'S. September (> Bf? Laud for Sale. The subscriber offers for sale his plantation on Cranny's Quarter creek, twelve miles above Camden on the Lancaster road. The tract contains about 500 acres, 100 of which, is first rate swamp land, the balance good oak and hickory land ; about 250 acres are cleared, under good fence and in a high state of cultivation. On the premises are a good frame dwelling, with all necessary outbuildings, together with a Cm house and Screw and Blacksmith's shop, &c. To an approved purchaser, the place will be sold on very accommodating terms. W. R. YOUNG. Nov 8, 1848 45 ?t Attention Cavalry! The 5th Regiment. 3d Brigade ol Cavalry will assemble in Columbia at 5 o'clock, P. M. on the 12lh of December next, to pitch camp and be fully equipped for duty for two days. The Officers and Staff attached to the Regiment will assemble at the same place and time fully equipped for duty. By order of Col. Ancrum, R. ii (iUUUWKJV, Jr. Arlj't. Columbia, Nov. 4. 45 5t To Kent. The Brick Office formerly orcupied by Doctor George Reynolds, and adjoining the one at present occupied by F. L. Zemp. The office contains three rooms, and is most conveniently situated for business.?Apply to JAMES CHE8NUT Jr. Oct. 18?-41 tf Aeent for Administratrix. To Rent. Some half dozen Dwelling Houses and about half as many Store Houses. Apply to Oct. IS?. JOHN WORKMAN. For the Camden Journal. In memory of John Rvbison, dec'd. of Lancaster Die. trict, S. C. John Robison ia doad and gone? He died tho present year; And o'er his tcmb his friends have mourned, His widow dropp'd her tear. Yea?Butcher John is dead gone! He, on whose beef we've fed, When shall we get our beef again, Now Butcher John is dead? < Upon the hills of Lynches Creek, ' .Methinks I hear him still. To all his lazy lonanls shout "Beef! Beef!" in tones most shrill. I We've eat John's beef for many years, But for that beef ne'er paid, Should not our cheeks be bathed in tears, Now Butcher John is dead? Lancaster C. H. S. C. W. T. J. MILTON ON HIS LOSS OF SIGHT. The following sublime poem is said to be takon from the Oxford edition of Milton's works: I am old and blind! Mon point nt at me as smitten by God's frown; Afflicted and descried of my kind, Yet am I not cast down. I am weak, yet strong; I murmur not that I no longer see;? Poor, old, and helpless, I the tnoro belong, Father Supreme! to tlicc. Ali merciful one! When men arc furthest, then art thou most near, When friends pass by nn weakness to shun, Thy chaiiot I hear, Thy glorions face Is leaning toward me, and its holy light Shines in upon my lonly dwelliug place? Arid thcro is no more night. On my bonded knee. I recognize Thy purpose, clearly shown; My vision Thou bust dimmed that I may see Thyself, thyself alone. I have nought in fear; This darkness is the shadow of thy wing; Beneath it I am almost sacred?here, Can no evil thing. Oh! I seem to stand Trembling, where foot of mortal ne'er hath been, Wrapped in that radiance from the sinless land Which eye hath never srrn. Visions come and go, Shapes of resplendent beauty round me throng, From angel lips I seem d to hear the flow Of soft and holy song. It is nothing now, When heaven is once on my sightless eyes, \> ItCII aim iroill "riruaiw, (uirtjau ui; uiuw, Tlie earth in darknetw lies. In a purer clime, My being fills with rapture?waves of thought Uoll in upon my spirit? strains sublime Break over mc unsought. Give ine now my lyre! I feel the stirrings of a gift divine. Within my bosom glow* unearthly fire, Lit by no skill of mine, WHAT WILL T E COTTON PLANTfcfcS DO? This is a question daily asked by our planting friends.' There sceins at pres ml great solicitude as to the policy which is to be pursued by ih'em in pitching their next crop.? VVe hear the cry of leu cotton and more grdin finging from one end of the Slate to the other. We are not surprised that many planters who plant heavily, should say their present crop will bring Ihein in debt if the ruinous prices cortlititfc lildclt longer. No planter can make both ends meet who receives only four or five cents for his cotton, and has to pay the presetH exorbitant priees f?<r bagging, bale rope, pork, mules sugar, coffee, salt and iron. Mules are high, pork is high, bagging and r pe arc up to the prices of the twelve and nfteeii cent tunes of cotton, and sugar, qoffce iron, and salt steadily stand at the old rates. If to expenditures for these necessary articles, tlic planter has to add his negro clothes, shoes, hats and blan- < kcts, he will have no'hing left to remunerate ' him for his labor. These are rcallv matters ' which they should ponder over, and a svs- I tem of planting which does not repay for I the labor and investments of capiial engaged < m it, we reasonably think would soon be < abandoned. But it will not bo. Our plant- < ers are taught no other systems; they do not ' know how ihev will supply the vaeuin which ' would be made by an immediate abandon- ' merit "of the cotton crop. It would take < several years before tliey could pet fect, wiili < the strictest economy, those arrangements which would render lliein entirely indepen- I d-nt of it as a marketable crop. Therefore 1 the sie| s taken should be wisek' considered ' hefoie adopted, and the utmost caution should be observed in making, what wc sincerely believe woiiid be, if once began, a radical change in our system of agriculture. 1 We lltcrerore actvise i?>r me coining ycui, a reduction imply of ' no third of the cotton 1 cro;? throughout the slate; devoting at ihe same time, the land thus thrown out of the cultivation of this crop, to the production of grain; arid the increase of labor which would thus be given to the proper manuring and improving tillage of the cotton planted, and the general improvement of'lhe plantation. By this process the cotton lands would be increased in fertillitv, and the increase of the grain which would follow, would greatly facilitate the rearing of mules, hogs, cattle, and sheep; and in a short time the whole Stale could render itself independent of the exactions of our Kentucky neighbors, who kindly supply us with all such things, simply at the expense of the prosperity of our agricultural population; for in practice, they annually sweep the country of all the surplus cash which is afloat, in payment for their bacon and We would, if this system were adopted, soon be able to produce as much cotton on fifty acres, as we do now on one hundred; anil the investments of the agri. cultural profits of the Slate at nome, aitnougu they might be small. Would have a wonderful influence on general prosperity, and build facilities throughout our now desolate and almost unapproachable State, which would not only cnclraitt our own1 sons to her bor ders, but induce capitalists to come into ou midst, to make their dollars tell, by learning us a lesson of practical enterprise. We sa} to the planters, raise less cotton, more grain more mules, more hogs, make your own ne gro clothes; raise sheep-make youl* owr blankets; erect tan-yards, encourage shoemakers and hatters?in fact, artisans of al kinds to settle permanently amongst you: labor at making your soil rich, and do noi devote all your energies to wearing it out and soon all things will go with you. You will not make so many bales of cotton; ir fact may not cut such a swell on your factors' books, but take our word for it, you will have happier slaves, richer lands, more thrift and'fewer debts, an l sleepless thoughts ,o hari ass your hours of rest. South Carolinian. VOI.CAN DE TOLUCA. The following account of an expedition to he Snow Mountain,[in Mexico, prepared by an officer of the Fourth Altillerv, who made }n?*?f the parly, was originally published in The Out^otf-Guardr" u small American paper printed at Toluca.?Nat. Intel. Having breakfasted, and the dav being fair, not a cloud obscuring the horizon, our pans, ke.tles, meats, and eatables of all kinds were slowed away in our wagons, together with the knapsacks and blankets of some fifty men, who had volunteered from the Fourth Artillery to accompany us, and about sight o'clock on the morning of the 13th of March we started upon our expedition to the Snow Mountain of Toluca. In about two lours we reached the hacienda of Gaudaiope, passing the little hill of Tlactepcc on sur le ft. Procuring guides here we continuO O ?d on, and, with our wagons, entered some :hreo miles into the pine forest that encircles ihe mountain, and their bivouacke I for the 11 ght. .Some two or thee tents, brought in ihe wagons, were pitched, houses of pine :rcc boughs were built, and in a short time he place had the appearance of a small vilage. Huge fires sprung up all around us is if bv magic, and soon every one w as emcloyed in cooking, making bowers, bringing water from a small stream near by, or hunt. ing dry wood for the fires. All was bustle, ife and hilarity. The sun soon set, and the wind c? minen:ed blowing, bringing up huge masses of clouds, that as the night set in, rainy and itarle*s, seemed to fill every one with des>onding and anxiety for the weather on the norrow. The cold was severe, and we :ontinued sitting around our fires, mak;ng nerry with our chocolate and hot punches jnlil a late hour, when, one by one the party itole off. to sleep as comfortably as the numter of blankets each man had brought would jermil him. The next morning before sunrise, every me bad prepared his own breakfast. I my?elf then thought that nothing could have asted sweeter than a cup of chocolate of my >wn make, and the leg of a chicken. Break"ast over, our horses were saddled, and, the tuides leading we were soon on our winding vay, pursuing a narrow path through the I'o est, which seemed to me interminable. As vt'c had feared the morning was cloudy md the mist so dense that we could <carce y sec the guides before us. The trees be:ame smaller dnd more stunted as we proceeded, and finally disappeared altogether. We then emerged into a sort of wild ascending prairie covered with a large rank growth >f grass, which had the appearance, from Toluca, of banks of sand. Coniinuing on wer this prairie for some three miles, we ar rived at the fool of a steep hill. On reach ?U.?. ?..? #ku urn ktMnrl ffhot XV O IVPTP IHg IIItT Ui|J wi una T?W iwuini uiui. f?v ?.?.? now only sepcrntod from the highest peak hv a deep intervening valley. Passing through this and up a sight elevation on the nther side, we at length stood at the base ol the towering snowtopped summits far above, Cfur pafrv now scattered, some leaving heir horses here, commenced the ascent o| he hill, at whose base we then stood, while ithcrs continued on toward the peak beyond he lakes. My horse being completely exhausted, I left hiin and commenced the first iscent at hand. After climbing a slirt distance I stopped and gazed with wonder up. m the scene befirc inc. My further ascent was to be over a perfect mass of piled tip rocks, black, rent into prismatic blocks and through whose devices the eye would ac easioriftlly penetrate iiito many a dark rc:ess. The ascent was so difficult and tiresome from the rarifiecf state of the air, that but few upward steps could be taken at a time, and -? ' I-I .1 1. ...til. men uie neari woum mmu unn nnd I!?c nir in the lungs seem exhausted.? The head would swim, and not until one had inhaled a copious draught of air could lie continue on. After climbing tijj fof nfori than an hour, coiripletelv exhausted, I seat ed myself upon a projecting rock nnd gazec around in bitter disappontmenl?defisb mist and clouds hid everything from my view.? Bu: while sitting here the gods seemed t< take compassion on me, ami in reward foi my perseverance, with one blast swept the mist and clouds from before me, revealing t? my longing eyes, in the far east, the snow topped summits of Popocatapetl and Iztuci huatl. Below me lay the fertile valley ofToluca which though bounded on the east by a lofn ridge, now seemed to be shut in by tin merest hills. Over their tops could be seei the far famed valley of Analiuae, and stil fnrthrr nn in mv riirht rose that mariner' ?? ? ?. ' - ' "'J - ? guide, high alofi amid the clouds, the snow topped peak of Orizaba. This scene wa disclosed but for a moment, and again th envious mist enshrouded all in obscurity, Continuing the ascent, I at the last stooi on the highest pinnacle of this range, uni there now only remained above me on th opposite side of the lake whose deep blu waters lay calm below, the high unap proachable peaks of the western ridge. Again the mist for an instant broke awat and ] looked with longing eyes to the we< if possible, to see the bright water of th Pacific, but this was demed mc?the ai r was too dense, the mist too thick. And r even later in the day when the sun had bro. r ken out and in some measure dispelled the , gloom, 1 could still catch to the west no - glimpse of its waters, i 1 remained here gazing around for some time and then determined to let myselfdpwn I towards the lake by the almost perpendicu; lar side which descends itseversilent waters, t Having proceeded a short distance found ; the undertaking much more difficult than 1 i had immagined it could be. At times, as i my foot occasionally le!l upon some nuge . rock'; it would shake, totter leave its bed, i and with a noise like thuuder, leap down i from crag id crag; and bound into1 the gapi ing mouth of the c'rattcr below. After some danger and much eXeHi<>? 1 reache-l the base, and on looking up again, I could scarcely realize that i had descended from d point so high. , Our party was now scattered over every r part ol the mountain. On every snow-top. . ped crag could be se' it moving figures, who , made tbo mountains echo with their i shouts and the reports of muskets. 1 stood on the shore of a little I ke and gazed down r into its waters, and the thought arose, with . feelings of awe, that these towering sumi mils, these huge masses, these piles of rocks, . had all been cast up trom its now calm and i tranquil depths. The day continued cloudy, and having seen all that the mist would permit us to see, having been fifteen thousand feet above , the level of the sea-above all vegetation, in , the region of perpetual snow-the tie*ra calienle lying below us on either hand, clothed in perpetual summer, we now turned away, I know not why, with a feeling of sadnes, and retraced out footseps to our little camp, i Many of those mounted on good horses returned to Toluca that night; 1 remained and | i eante in ihe nexi morning, satisfied that in the Nevada de Toluca 1 had seen one of Nature's grandest works. S. L. G. i The heroic Midshipman.?At a respec' ' ' * -I _ - _! ! table inn, in a marKet town in mc \vtsi 01 England, some yettrs back, a regular set of inhabitants were accustomed to meet cve, ry evening, to smoke their pipes and pass away a convivial hour or t%v?>. The coii versation one evening turned on gliosis and apparitions, and dreadful were the stories I told of them. A "Middy," having dropped in, sal a silent and attentive hearer; and a* mong other things heard one of a sprite of a hobgoblin, dressed in white; which tvas seen hovering over the graves in a church 3-ard at no great distance from the inn. The young gentleman felt himself stimulated with an aidor of Quixotism at this relation; and was determined to encounter this goblin alone. At half-past eleven o'clock, out he sallies, without making his intentions known to any one, and entered the church yard. Having i reached the middle, ho observed, sure enough i something white moving backwards; but ; the haziness -f ihe weaiher prevented his strict discernment of the figure's shape. As n appeared advancing towards him he resolutely cried out, "Who conies hercV' No answer being made, he again cried out, "Who comes herel"?Still no reply, lie then threw a large stone, with great violence, at the figure; upon which it appeared to move much quicker than before. He again spoke to it, but receiving no answer, drew his hanger, and made a desperate i stroke at this dreadful spectre, which, moi ving with greater speed, now alarmed the young adventurer, who ran away, greatly terrified; believing he had encountered sonte supernatural aj pearance, which had resisted all his blows. lie lay all night rumma ting oh this extraordinary affair. In the r morning the bellman, or crier, came under his window; dnd begun his nsual intmducto" rv address of "0 yes! 0 yes!" These words attracted the ear of our advciitiirerf and to his amazement, h'e heard linn thus proceed; f This is to give notice, arid whereas some ; evil disposed fferso'n did wantonly cut and maun the parson's white mart, which was grazing in the church-yard last night, a reward of ten guineas ivill be given fo any person who will discover the offender or offenders, so that they may be brought to jus. lice," &<\ The young gentleman on hear, ing this, thought it best to decamp. | . Woman.?It is pleasing to contemplate . the theme of female excellence. The heart of man warms with emotion as he hears of , the noble deeds of woman?as he views her ' quiet goodness?as lie marks her conjugal I devotion, her fidelity; her firmness of prim i, pie ihe thousand little tenderness ss clinging j around her heart, animating her to please ! by all the winning graces and altraclons i that can fix'-affection; nor relaxing after riiair! riage in the cultivation of those powers which first commanded admiration, because she I has scoured her victory. He loves and adL mires her when thus trtie to the amiable in? pulsus of her nature. But if captivating in ? the freshness ami poetry of her early I'celr ings, when the fragrance of her own spiiit i falls on every thing like dew, how much > higher does she erect herself in his esteem - when the hour of trial comes, when advor - sity overtakes I nose sne iove.?, aun me ap peal to her sympathies is Ihc strongest thai , can be made, because it comes through the ; channel of hci it flections. Then sec what i a power of endurance she exhibits: what 1 fortitude, what energy. Qualities which I amid the sunshine of prosperity lay latent s and unperceived, for want of occasion to - call them forth, now appear to view with s the hope reviling influences which wc may c suppose a near and friendly beacon would have upon the sinking heart of the shipJ wrecked mariner. Difficulties which crush ri the haughty spirit of man, and subdue his e strength to tho weakness of a child, are met e by her with a courage that seems lo increase >. proportionally to its demand. With a self??-i olio ni nrnoia tKo im. SUSIHIIIIIIg Ulll'l^) BIIV> L'.uiliv.uoia l.iv .... , pression of^rief in her own heart, and rous?t ed by her lo.ve and constancy, she turns \o 3 her partner, now dearer than ever, from ir the totrchf of misfortune, to console, to invigK $ ' orate, to assidt. Shedding a bemgnjofluence upon his existence^ hick canseahim to fee I, timid all his misery, thathappi&s Mill remains for him while blessed with; th# at lection of such a friend and rflrthStrtiht; that labor, however rude, cannot degrade him while he is encouraged by the esteem of d heart so noble and so true. ? ? Duty of Man.?We are created ford life of reciprocity: The road of duty is long,' rough, and bounded by no horiconfaiutdeath," which is. Derhans. only the repose of a single night. Let us march onward than boldly, and without sparing our feet. Bat if, by a rare and happy chance, which may render repose and solitude blameleas, some green and flowery by-path open before us, let us profit by it to wander apart lor a season from our fellow-men, and give ourselrea up to silence and contemplation. Those calm' and peaceful moments are indispensable for the active and energetic man to recover his strength: and just in proportioniaa you arc? a zealous worshipper in the Temple of Goa." ? . and conseqeeitHyva Joygr ' men, will you feel the sand these perils of reflection and sen-examina. tion. The selfish man is alone always and everywhere. His soul is never jirti^aed by loving, snflfcring, and persevering; it is inert! and cold, and has no mord need ft# sleep and silence than than a corpse. He whloves, is rarely alone, and even when he is so, he is happy. His soul then enjoys a suspension of activity, .which is a deep s'egp to a vigorous body. That sleep is an evidence of past fatigues, and the precursor of-ilW new labors for which he is preparing.-..Wei can scarcely believe in the real grief of those who do seek a refuge from their ihoughts, nor in the absolute devofednessof those who have no need of rest. In the one case their grief is a sort of torpor, whiefr reveals that their spirit is broken and dead within them, and [jossesses no longer the power of loving; in tfie other, their devoledness, knowing no or iiflitcrv irenrrallv conceals some low and unworthy motive; ?; , A new kind of Life Preserver.lias hecti brought forward in New York, the inventors of which claim for it the following advantages: "A person weaving one ojfthese lifepreservers cap carry from fifty to one. hundred (hs. in addition to tlteir person* and float-four persona m the waier, wdhdut sinking, and can.take no other posit ion on Ute water, escept with the head and shoulders entirely above the water. , . "The entire, person,, save the face-is enclosed by an India rubber drew, pkrts of which are inflated enabling the wearer W float in an erect, or sleep in a reclining posture, or with paddles which attached, can propel himself at the rate.of th^ee rniJ.cs per, hour. His person is kept enttfely dry, and the heat of his bdv so retained, that hp is warm and comfortable,.when floating on-the water in cold weather." ? The mo<lc of electing the President and Vice President of the Uuiteil Slates ik-noiivprehensively slated in the. Pbilwfetyhla liedyer. The electors who was chosen oh the 7th infant assemble in the capitals frf"their respective States on the first Wednesday in December, and vote lor the candidates of of their choice. Having recorded lh'e(r v>tet copies ol it arc made, and forwarded to Washington by special messenger before the first Wednesday in January. - The votes of all the States are opened oil the second Wednesday in February in the presence of both Houses .of Congress, and. the persons having a majority of the whole numbe* of electors are declared to be the Presdcntand Vice President elect.?Baltimdi-e Ameritan: ; i't Wild Hogs on tins Illinois Prat***.? In pork growing it is conceded (hat the Western,States are the mogt favorable regions in the world; l'orkers are ra.ised almost without limit, lite Chicago.Demncnt'remarks. in view of the great increase oflhc ex pol ls of bacon Irorfi the Worth' Western Stales: . , , . s> '* 4 So fast docs 1 he stork of hogs of the far-, mer multiply in the Wert; thai is a mattcfof difficulty to decide (which* often lerinihoies in a recourse to the tribunal law^ wh^h'-farmers such a lot of hops .belongs or such a grunting porker owes aillegiance. ln< the woods on the mart:in of the large rivers, id tnanv instances droves of these liogsinaV bb found almost in a state othatiire, and 90 wild lhat it is absolutely dangerous to herd tbehi in lheir own dominions, in many cases is is found necessary 10 shoot down the wildest of those fcrcatures before it is possible to' resubject the hoards to man's use.^ Nitrate ofSoda, as much as can be held 1 be 1 ween tlio finirer and the thumb, placed in j the water in which flowers are to be prej served, will keep them fresli and blooming for a (brtirght, at ledsi Airs. Loudon says , so. I ~~T I Tub East Tennessee ani> Georgia i haii.movi).?Our renders will be gratified I to learn thai the Board of Directors of the ; Easi Tennessee and Georgia Railroad have I contracted with General Greene, acting lor ' himself and several Northern contractors, ; to complete tfud equip the Road Inun its | Southern terminus to "Knoxville. The last Athens Post says: '-The work will soon l?e commenced," and adds that "upon all the provisions of the contract, the Hoard, innny of the members being present, after very fuM and careful investigation, were unanimous. The work will commenco on the line of lite State Road, and is to bo conpple' - . l.. j..jm..t ted to the Niwassee river nv uie i?i??? -ooiy, 1850; to the North bank of the Tennessee, including the bridge on or before the first of March,-1852; and to KnojviHe bv tbo 1st of March, 1853." We learn from another wviree tharthe > following aro the principal stipnlatnnis of i the contract: 1st. For the first section of the Rdad?