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I _ ^ss^mm , *#' *" Zj? immw I n Mil?n Mm I WM'I*' " 'J m L'JL gw A* - ^ t anus.:* Mi* -jr. THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.. ______ CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 11, 1849. NUMBER 15. - THE CAMDEN JOURNAL PUBLISHED WEEKLY, BY T. W. PEGUES. ^ .T. fi. OOOm.AT). Tailor. Agent for the pale ol Crooking Shears, Small Poiuts, Square and Scales, Tape Measures, mark- . ing Chalk, Curved Rulers, <3fc. The Mirror of Fashion is published on the first 1 day of ev'-ry month, at $2 a year, devoted to a re view of the Fashions for the month, and to the sub- { ject of measuring and draughting, by the most ap- ,-j proved authorities In the world. (j The Fashion Plates for Spring and Summer just i received} those wishittg them will please fej'ply ^ directly. I The English and French Fashions Will be out in li % Tfe# days, say the 1st of April. march 5. c Office of Commissioner in Equity, Kershaw district. Goardians, Trustees and, others accountable to 'I this Court, will file and vouch their Returns before ii me on or before the 15th April next. Rules will be forthwith issued against those in deftult. - WM. M SHANNON. , Feb'y 8th, 1649. 9t 7_ " PROCLAMATION. ? Executive Ojfice, ) |, Charleston, S. C. March 10, 1849. \ (j By his Excellency, Whitemxksu II. Seabkcok. ' Governor and Co mandcr-in-Chief, in and over r' the State of South Carolina; Whereas, inform a- v tion has been received at tbie Department, that a c most atrocious murder was committed in Edgefield s, District, on the 16th day of February Inst, by a (| slave named APP or APPLING, belonging to Martin Posey, Esq, and that the said slave has " absconded. Now know ye, in order that the said f< slave may be brought to trial for the crime with ti which he is charged, I do hereby offer a reward of a Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars, for the npp'ehension and safe delivery of the said 6lave App or Appling, to the Jailor of Edgefield District, or to 11 any other Jaito in this State. Said fellow is about > thirty years of age, five feet eight or ten inches ft high; straight, of ordinary size, a little copper- r colored, stammers when speaking; had on when p he left, a brown frock coat, and biack hat; he had ' a tong beard on his chin, one of his legs is sore s' and ranch swollen. 12 Given under my hand this tenth day of March, ii in the year of our Lord one thousand eight H hundred and forty-mine, and in the seventy- a third year of American Independence. WH1TEMARMI B. SEABROOK. s< By the Governor: f B. K. Kenagan, Secretary of State. u March 21 4t 12 CP All the papers ia the State will publish four S( ?? \> In Equity?Kershaw District, si Isabella S. McKa, Ex'rx, ) j. vs > Bill to revive &c. a lfary McRa and Julia McRa ) It appearing to tnv satisfaction, that Mary Me- 1 Ra and Jvlia McRa, defendants to the abo\e named l' hill are without aad reside Vcycad the limits of, this State: On luotkm of Chesnut & Cast-on, com- e< plainantV solicitois it is ordered that they do plead. <| answer ?r demur H the same within three months from this date, in default whereof, an order pro ' confesso will be entered against them. ' W,tt. M. SHANNON, c. E. v. n Cemin'r*. Office, Jan. 8,1949. p innv HGRAn; u SeetiTiBgfcFonrai^ng Merchant aiifeBfalgtnt, j " CA.flDKX, 8. C. J11 All buniness entrusted to him faithfully attend in ed to, on moderate terms. pi ?. W. BOltNEY 9 Will continue to act as Agent for persons trans- a' acting business in either of the Banks in Camden el Family Groceries. A large supply of superior Family Groceries kept constantly on hand, and for sale at the lowest ai price*, at the w CAMDEN GROCERY STORE. J OH A J. WORKHAX, '' v MAGISTRATE, GAXDRX, 8. C. | Law Copartueoliip. " The undersigned have formed a C\ipartr>cr*Wpin tlie li practice ofLew and Equity for the Districts of Lajicwtcr, || Fairfield, Kenttaw ami Slimier. , Office, heretofore occupied by Jan. Cheenut on Main tJ street, near the Court llouw. I JSL JAMES CHESNCT, Jr.. W. THUKLOW CASTON. ?> May 10, 1848. to tf f, Summer Hats. Fur, Pan:ma, Leghorn, Straw and Palmetto " Hats for Men and Boys, just opened at a n/i\TVL?\tO .. ? o. V Keep Cool. Just received and now opening a large assort- }' rncntof Summer Coats, Vests made to order and si in the best style. For sale at the lowest price <> at BONNEYS. Hew Goods. ? The subscribers are now receiving a f .rther tl supply of new and seasonable DRY GCODS,? s Also, a general and lull assortment of Groceries Hardware, dtr , to which they respectfully invite the attention ot their fr:ends and the public g? ner- c ally, as they will be sold very low for cash. GEO. S. I>OUGLAS if- CO. s Feb. 21- 8 tf For Sale, Two Pbiladelpbia made GINS, to be seen at G C.AIATUESON'S. September 6 3fi a Turning, it Either in Iron or Wood neatly done; also, havIng had considerable experience in Gun work, re- ( j {?airii g Locks, Keys, &.c. will be thankful for any ohs of that kind. R. J. MrCRElCHT. Fpb. 27. 9 tf_ _ a J. W. BASKIN, Auctioneer. e Will attend promptly and faithfully to all bust. Cl y net>s entrusted to his care. May be found at the c Sheriffs Office?or two doors above Boyd's Hotel. Jan 10 U 2 e a Not an Eclipse yet. h Oca Horse always ready to receive in six days, ^ and never deceive on the seventh; Oysters as cheap $a bread; Pheasants, Woodcocks and Lobsters v about tha same. JAS. C. McKEN-V-i. p ? a N. B. Turtle Soup occasionally served up, with t| many other delicacies. Old Mac, will be exhibi ?J -? '?? Unnoi, in n foiv flaVP. (rtC. ictj v?ai ijvuov ?? u .w?. " ? ?r March^7 tf_ 10 Cotton Yarns, Jfcc. S( The subscriber has on band, and will in future . have a continual supply of YARN and CLOTII (1 from the Catawba Factory, both of which will bear c a comparison with any inade in this country. is Tertna at usual for such articles. t> Jan. 24. JAS. McEWEN, Agent. v Far Sale or Kent. J? The Brick House on Log-town square lately li owned by Mr. W. B. Johnston. It is a desirable a ' 7 piece of fesidence?healthful at all seasons and '[ convenient to business. n Apply to Mr. S. E. Capers. r WM. REYNOLDS. a Feb. 13, 1849. tf 7 | st / kabga'??amangi: poemb? ?p? ra?? jEMsMtoMsigsg* ; From the Democratic Review; THE WEDDING IN THE GATE OF " THE RO( KY MOUNTAINS. [ On the evening of the 4ih of July, 1844. h wo families of emigrants might be seen ten ed for Hie night at "the Pacific Spring," on h he main trail front Missouri to Oregon and e Jppcr California. They had left Indepen- a lence, the comnv n point of departure, and t lien one thousand miles behind them, in coin* tl any with a much more numerous band, c lot dfesenlions had occurrcd> as must always o appefi in the absence of government, or a xertilive physical force, an t the voluntary p rrrnnization snlit into fragments, which, lal- v E?r, however, continued to roll onwards, like s be broken pieces of a flyinji ball, under the ji npetus of their original projection. These s wo familes, disgusted with the obstinacy ti nd riotous spirit of their comrades, had de- L srtnined to advance alone; and being pFo- c ided with excellent teams, and many loose a titles and oxen, so as to rest their animals li y frequent changes in the wearing service [ f their journey, they had been enabled to h each the first fountain which minutes its fi waters with the western ocean?and hence g ailed 'the Pacific Spring,' some ten days ti oonerthan the remainder of the hand. Thus e ley were in no danger of being surprised e i the Sierra Nevada by the the premature b ill of autu i nal snow, a most dreadful c?>n- d ngcncy, which pioneers are most anxious to void. a IJ ;t the forward movement of so dimin- d live a party was hazardous in the extreme, u all thev numbered only a dozen persons; v >ur of these were small children, and the v est adults of opposite sexes, in equal pro- n mrt'ons. Their energy, prudence and per- g everance, in spite of the hostile and thiev- n ?h savages that hovered around their way, 'I ad carried them safe'y thus far, half the a istancc of their route of two thousand miles ti nd would probably have borne them to the tl cttlements of the Sacramento, had not a '1 asualtv intervened, as unexpected as it was c npossiblo to fnrsee or resist. (I In the mean time, the little band, not con It :ioiisof the impending danger, appeared to ir e in the happiest mood, cooke I their frugal ll upper over a fire of "buffalo chips," amidst u lies, laughter, and scraps of forest song, a nd indulged the while in the brightest an- li eipations as to "the proini cd land" before c tern. b Alnut sunset, a youth and maiden stroll1 from their camp, and ascended one of p mse tall elevations, which overlook and l> inmand the celebrated "South Pass."? c he view opened into indescribable gran- n !*li r ^n/l k.iJpinM /liwiJaLuin fmuian<>n a, lains and measureless mountains extended b ide as the circumference <>f s:ght. and the a< hole glittered in the red rays of the eve- w ing.as if sprinkled with a baptism of burn- w ig gold. But the finest point in the glorious LTspective was the noble Pass itself, that ta real gate in the mountain wad?so easy of it iicent, that a railway might be run without ir tea vat ion, to the very key of its gentle arch a ad so exceedingly broad, that all ihe ar- n lies on the globe might deploy within its ft rea.and neither wing of tticir mighty line a 'ould touch the edge of its enormous gap. b T-.e lovers (for such they were,) looked b II they were lost in emotions of sublimity, nd in blending ecstacy and devout awe r rcsscd involuntary closer to caeli other, c 'hen their two hearts throbbed together as h nc, and the musical beats of their warm h fe-pulses became a chime and choral an- a lent, for they saw the name of nature's tl lod sculptured on the mute marble often h tousand rocks. What unltered it, that d otli were indigenous products o"f the far it outicr, and clothed in smonkdinteil Icath- it r, and coarse-threaded home spun? That tl :.i ilinm from Invo and worsbin. v IU? ll??L l/UI ?IIV<? ( ny more than from dew and sunshine. He ? /as hravc ahovc fear, and situ was beauti- h d beyond words. Hence their love was <1 outh's necessity?as natural as the etnis- ti ion of odor from flowers, or as the coming h f fl overs at the call of May. h "What a grand church for our wedding!" ll /hispered Henry, as they gazed down on t ?e white canvass tents, beside "The Pacific c Spring," whence arose the tinkling melody f mole-bells, and the ringing merriment of h hildren's voices. S Emma's soul was in her eye; but she an- h weredonly with a smile and a blush. Ii "You remember your promise," contin- ' ed Henry, "made one month since, at the r irand Island of Platte, to be my bride at v te first fountain flowing towards California; nd there it is. The sweet spring sends its 8 :y rill to Green Uiver, which, lower down, a ; called the Colorado of the West, and cmp- ? es its waters into the pearl-producing gulf." A At the instant, the lovers started, for both, t the same time, discovered several dark- P joking objects in the south, towards that h xtraordinary butlc\ which has since receivd tho name of "Jacob's Tower." Their v rst thought was of Indians. But the near- tr r nnnrnnr li ?f rho movim? forms dissipated | tf II apprehension. They appeared to be a c erd of elk, leisurely glazing in the short, tl /ild sage of the sterile plain. The emigrants ere ignorant of the singular fact, that the it rairie Indians frequently assume the skins y nd shapes of the various animals, and in b ?is strange metamorphoses take the unwa- h v traveller by surprise. a As the twilight gradually deepened over si te earth and sky, the youth and maiden de. A ended to their camp. Supper was soon ir cspatched, and all prepared for the nuptial tl eremony. Emma's father, a Baptist min- e ter, officiated as chaplain. It may readily n e conceived that few luxuries had been pro- A ided for the occasion. Such occasions are e oinmon among pioneer parties. Some de- a nious buffalo marrow was handed round, E nd supplied the place of sugar-coated cake, t< 'here were no torches or torch-bcarers. c >ut the rising moon made an excellent lamp, c< nd the stars resplendent candles. The a ;cnc had intense national significance. It | A ? ?????I???i^K?a?3T !? mm ra9 a symbol worthy of the profounde811 tudy; for, if emigration is the pivot of Amer- | ran progress, we hold matrimony is the lain-spring of emigration. Hence, a weding among emigrants, in the Gale of the tocky Mountains, and on the Fourth of Ju/. was in itself sublime. The congratulations of friends were scarcef over, when n dozen Indians entered the nc'ampmenf. Thoir appearance excited no larm, as they were nearly naked, and enrely destitute of weapons. They said that hey were Utahs, ami offered for barter a pe uliar sort of bread, composed of dry seed f the wild sun-flower and grass-hopper#, ih bout equal quantities, pounded, mixed and arched together. Such an article ol food vould, of course, find no civilized putchacrs. Presently these hideous savages Were >ined by a Still greater number, all in the amc unwarfike condition, with the eXcepionofone> This was a huge, gianl-limbed ' arbarian, in aspect very different from his oinrades. A profusion ol matted hair hung round his broad shoulders, and a brislr?AHrtwJ I bo bwiidh nnrl ftThia forp Ilg UCOM1 VU I I IV. n/TTVI |/UI I ? iwvw* lis body was clothed !h deer skin, and is ferocious countenance seemfed absolutely rightful, from the strong obliquity of his little rey eyes. He was obviously a white-man jrned savage. The wretch looked on the migrants with a sinister expression, boding vil fortune, till his glance fell on the new ride, when his features contracted into a iabolical smile. At the ttiomenti Einma retogniied hirtl, nd screamed, "It is Bill Moore-the rtlurcrer of my brother I' Immediately the outlaw gave a loud /hoop, the preconcerted signal; and the /hole baud of Indians rushed like so many tad panthers, and grappled with the emirants. The latter bo:h men and women, ssistcd with the bravery of desperation, 'he odds, however, was too great; und in brieT space, they were Bit overpowered, ed with cords of bark, and lay helpless on io ground at the mercy of their captors 'hcrt, at the Command of their renegade hief, the Utahs broke in pieces all the rifles icy could hnd, and prepared to depart, laving all the males fast bound, and carry ig with them the females. The shrieks of ie poor women, as they struggled in vain dlli the naked arms which dragged them way, were most piteous to hear; while the errors of the hour were incieased by the ries of children clinging convulsively to the osoms of their mothers. The case seemed hopeless, when a third arty arrived on the mournful theatre. The rilliant light of the inoon revealed a large mnpany of Indians on horseback, dashing ipidlv towards the camp. They were head rt >.."? I. . ~...T..t r I. J ? - uckskin shirt, pantaloons and moccasins, domed with many tasteful golden ornaments diose graceful figure sat upon her fine steed 'iih fairy-like ease and elegance. " Soshones ! Sosliones!" shouted the Uihs, giving away to a pa ;i<; ol ungovernable srror, and flying off in all directions, leavig their prisoners astonished at so strange deliverance, lint there was one who did ot let iiis victim go. The refugee. Bill f il>A (mntlnnr fnrm f\C P. m m 3 more, seizeu iiiu I-.,,., w. rul scaling, with incredible velocity, a neighoring eminence, disappeared with his living urden beyond a tall summits The tninttic after, the friendly Soshones cached the scene of recent outrage, and ut loose the cords with which the captives ad been bound, hand and foot, The lovet leader of the Snakes explained, by signs, nd some few words of broken English, that le commander of the l/lalts Was her !ms? and, and had that mornining gone out. un. er the pretense of hunting, when she was tformed, by a comrade of her false lord's itentiou to carry off a while Woman, during tie night, froin the South Pass ? a woman idiom he had seen the previous day on the Iwect Water river, and recognised as one e had loved before his exile Among the Inians. This entelligence drove Henry alaost distracted ; and, as well as he was able v gestures, he told the other that her liusand had borne awav his wife* pointed out lie course they had taken, and entreated her o pursue them, and suffer him to attend the ompanv. The dark eyes of the female Soshone ghted with the fires of jealousy ahd revenge, ihc instantly provided Henry with a Heel mrse. He found his rifie, which by good jck, had escaped the general mutilation, and laving mounted the hnrdy steed of the praiics, the whole band of Snakes dashed on vards. Making a short circuit round ttie ! ill, over which Hill Moore had passed, they 0011 reached the level plain^ and obtained sight of the fugitive, who was galloping ff on a strong horse, that doubtless had een concealed for the present purpose, and ic flutter of the white garments in the wind roved that the victim was borne in the aborted rider's lap, The Soshone woman tittered a a piercing c!|, and the pursuers augmented their speed ) a rate which rapidly diminished the digince betwixt them and their object. The liase extended souih, in the direction of ic spiral shaped bufte, now known as Jacob's Tower," and as the troop nearcd . the felon was not more than one hundred ards ahead. His escape seemed impossile, for the structure was of considerable eight, and its irregular sides looked steep s the wall of a house. Hence even the ivages was astonished, when they beheld ioore leap from his steed, and still supportlg the weight of his burden, begin to ascend le extraordinary butte. He had discoverd a narrow and difficult crevicc that enabled im to cliinc to the very top of the precipice. - r ' a i? ,l,, 10SI 01 me OliaKRS, iKiivrmisiaiiuiiig nit ntreatiesnf iheir female leader, drew bark, (raid to attempt (he dauggrous elevation, lut Henry paused not a moment. Clinging > his rifle, he urged his way up the frowning liflT, and by the utmost exertions, at last sueeeding in gaining the dizzy summit. Here n appaulling spectacle met his eye.? loore having despaired of eluding the pur suit of llic Soshones, was endeavoring to nurder the beautiful Emma. Being unpn; vided with weapons, which he had lost in his hasty flight, the human fiend was choking his captive to death. One bound brought Henry within striking distance.? He could not take time to cock his rifle? A single blow from the heavy iron barrel wont crash through the bones of the villain's skull, and sent him to settle his final account at the bar where the court is witness as Well asjudge. Hehfy supposed St first his yottng bride was a corpse. He pressed her pale lips to his o\Vn. They were covered with White foam, and felt chill and frw<ty, Her blue eyes were closed. Oh I what a horror, that so much youth and beauty should perish 1-- L Zl I. uv *ui;ii n ucaiiii But a tew minutes of gentle pressure to that warm and loving bosom* of which she wBs sole queen and idol, seFVed to re-animate her fainting form. Her eves shone out again like the jewel of night afier a pass iug cloud, and a sWeet mUfmur replied in the calm atmosphere on the peak of "'Jacob's Tower"? " Deafest I have had a dreadful dream 1" Those who would hear more of Henry and Emma, must take atrip to the fountains of Feather River, or wait for otih nest story of " The World's Mint Gold Mines." Ttt? Girls rott Wivbs-.?Corttrtlettd Us to the girl nf whom it is Srteeringly said* "site Wot-ks a livingf in hef We !are always sure to find the elements of a true woman?a real lady. True, we are not prepared to see a mincing step?a linUghty lip?a fashionable dress?oh hear a string of splendid nohsense about the belles and young men?the new novels and the next parties? no?no; but be arc prepared t-? hear sound words of good sense?language becoming woman; and to see a ncal dress, a mild brow and to witness movements that would not discrace an angel. You who are looking for wives and companions, turn from ihe fashionable, lary, haughty girls, and select one from any of those who work for a living; and nevci ? our word for it?will von repent your choice. You want a substantial friend, and not a doll; a help mate fend not a help eat; B counsellor, and not a simpleton. You may not be able to carry a friend into your house* but you can purchase a spin-wheel or a sett of knitting needles. If You catmnt purchase any new novel, Vou rtia.y be able to take some valuable paper. If you cannot buv a ticket to the ball, yoU can Visit sortie afflicted neighbor. Be careful, then, when you look for companions among whom you chose. We. *"/?"" - f.v.M, nidn .O/UuJuJijjMd ctrwismg the industrious ami pruaenf wrtrt man for a wife, took <me from tho fashion* able walks, and is now lamenting his folly in dust and ashes, lie ran into the fire with his eyes wide open, and who but himself is to blame? The time was, when ladies who went a visiting took their work with them. This is the reason why we have such excellent mothers. How singular would a gay woman look, in a fashionable circle, darning her father's stockings, or carding wool to spin? Would not her companion laugh at hcr7 And yet such a woman would be a prize for somebody. Blessed is the man who chooses his wife from the poor despised girls who work for a living." Fat, Fair, and Eighteen.?A correspondent of the Jjondon Post gives the following sketch of tho Queen of Spain.? Doubtless there's a divinity doth hedge a sovereign, but the " innocent Isabel." as she used to be called is an old person to be so hedged \ " Isabel Bonbon, the present Queeri of Fusilladia, is surprisingly fat for so young a person. One cannot look at her without thinking whether the 'fat boy' in 'Pickwick* ever ha<l d sister. Her arm is immense; her bust redundantly developed; and her ankles look solid enough to support anything but criticism. She waddles in her gait from excessive obesity, and her pale chubby face, ofter a few minutes' exercise becomes suffused with tt delicate bloom, the result of carrying such a load of fat. She thert looks quite pretty. Her appetite seems well calculated to keep up her corpulence j soup, an entire roast fowl, made dishes, pastry, followed by sweet meats liud preserves, of which she is passionately fonn, being de molished by her Majesty ftt a meal. She is scarcely ever Without a box of btinbons in her hand or pocket. 1 wish I could say her disposition is as sweet as her taste is saccharine* But this is not her fault. She has been badly brought Up; one moment having evesy whim gratified, and the next being cuffed and child by iter mother. Isabella's education has been terribly neglected. Ilcr orthography would shainc a charity school girl." LtsTfiftiftd to Evil Reports.?The longer 1 live, the more I feel the importance of adhering to the rule which I have laid down for invsclf in relation to such matters!? 1. To hear as little as possible of whatever is said to the prejudice of others. 2. To believe nothing of the kind till 1 am absolutely forced to it. 3. Always moderate, as far as I can, the unkindncss which is expressed towards others, 4. Always to believe that if the other side Were heard, a very different account would be given of the matter. Cam's Life of SimcOn. ToflofticaL.-?-A country exchange, speaking of the death of a young gentleman of thai vicinity, say* : "He promised fair to become a bright and shining ornament to this vegetable world./ An exchange paper thinks that if he had tried he would have been "some pumpkins." In the morning, think on what you are to do in the day, and at night, think on what you have done. From tbe Boston Post. JOHN ANDERSON, MY JO, JOHN. Even thin renowned person ape has had tbe California fever! Tbe love of gold is univer* sal, else why should that venerable man have had a desire to go to the California placers ? Thanks to the eloquence cf the beloved spouse of John, for it prevailed upon him to remain at home. Every body has read in the sonp ot u John Anderson, my jo, John," how his dear wife sii'd to him that " when we Were first acqiiaiht, yotlr locks were like th? raven, John," ' but how JroOf head's tiirh'd Hald." &c. &ut evcf-.Jr body has not head What IbliOws -John Anderson, my jb, John, How strange it seems to mc, That you should want to go, Jolb> In * ship tb fcba ; That now in your old age You should-want to gb Rrt min. mitfli tn nUI anMAii WrtJ'ri WW ......J .w JV. -W...W fc 1 John Anderson-, my jo. jolm Anderson, my jo, Joh'ri-, I wonder what you mean In fcoing to CslHothia Wherti i shall hot be kften bh ! it ftitl bftak thy heart, -Joint; If you do ledVe me 10. For you'll forget the, yes yob will-, John Andon-on, my jo. John Anderson, my jo, John, You strrely will get killed! Your pockets lined with ford, joh'd, And overflowing filled; Jor gold's the root of evil John, This surely ycu do knoW? Then stay at homo and live with nie? John Anderson, th| jo. John Anderson, my jo, John-, Just look around you now; Behold yttdr little children, John,? Fou shall not gt) I trow. Behold tlltt Itttlb cottage, John? Flii gnrtJeh where yoti hoc? "Ah, tlilk i& heaven hero on earth/ John Anderaon, my jo. John Anderaon, My jb, jdhnj Fou surely will be blest If you dd stajr at homo, John, And in its bosom rest; And now, oh, will yo not, John 1 Soy yes?and not say at)!? Oh yra ! yoli say ydti'll stay at honie; John Anderaon, my jo. John Anderson, My jo. John; We dlartb'd the hill thegitl^, And mony a happy day, John, We're had with One anilhcr," Then how glad 1 am t? at you, Johd; Have concluded not to go To get the California teasit, John Anf)cr?to, My jo. John Anderaoh. My jo, John; uj ?< ? wi IIIC And many a hying time, John; Pnllses III ttt WHD 1 ? r Now Ihia hill We're going down, Johnj " But llond IH liSbd we'll go, And elcep lliegither at ita Toot) John Anderson, rnjr jo.'' Old Cambridge, Februtrf. S. H. TesIPerwce.?It appear* from a communication in the Nnstimllt Uniont that tbfe fraternity of FVee Masons wore tltedftginators of TfimpePitttce Societies:? It may be intebestinjf to the fricrtds of the cause to know, as a mere matter of history, that the first tcmpefttnpe society on record was established by tile Free Masons of Italy , just a century since. On the 28th of April, 1748, Poj?e Clement XII. isstled his celebrated Bull forbidding the practice of Fred Masonry by the members of tHd Roman Catholic Church. Many of the Masons of Italy continued, however to meet; but lor the purpose of evading the temporal penalties of the Bull, which extended in settle instances to the infliction of capital piirVishinent, they changed their exoteric name, and cal.ed themselves Xerophngists-. This is a compound of two Greek words* signifying "those who live without drinking."? This title they selected because they then introduced a pledge of total abstinence into their by law , and hence the Free Masons or Italy niay claim the honor of having taken the initiatry step in the great reformation which has since done so tnuch good to mankinds A Dangerous CriRisTtAN.?SomeWhere in liic land of 8te&dv habits lived a man named i^edekidh Brodhead, who was somewhat less of st&tlire thatl Goliah of Gath, though possessing perhaps ns milch physical strength. So the village Wrestlers thought, when out of sport he took Up ft Whole handful of them and dashed therrt on the ground, during a religious revival, 2odekiali was converted and joined the Methodist church. One evening, while on his way from class meeting, he was assai'ed by half a dozen of his former companions, ShoUting? " Now Zed has btieonie a christian and cannot fight; let's give him a thrashing." M Hold a moment" interposed Zed, putting forth an arm as long as a rail. " I know a christian cannot fight j 1 belong to a de. nomination who believe in falling frt*m grate?dud,*' continued the new convert, planting his foot more firmly tin the earthand towering up like a giant in the moon, light, his arm falling back td dn angle of forty five degrees, "If 1 should fell from grace," here he lowered his voice to a tone of omnious solemnity, and advancing three paces towards his retreating assailants?" If I should fall from gr.?ee. woe be to you /" This was a lefllufe in the play not antici paled by the boys, ahd being totally unprepared for such tin emergency, they vamosed. sa Playing! filfi Davit.?We were a good deal amused at an anecdote we heard the other day, of a certain preacher whose call ing confined him within the limits of old Kentucky. Ho had pfeached in his parish many years, and of course rtin short of the eloquence so much needed to keep hii hear, ers awake and astoriisned. Let him preach ever so well now, it made no difference, ihey had got so used to him and used to sleeping ; and sleep they would, to his great annoyance. At lost he hit open an expedient to bring 'em up standing, m the saying is. He procured a small tin whistle, which he took with him into the pulpit, and Jiftef taking his text and "blazing away " until his lungs were sore and his hearer* aH comfort* ably dozing and nodding appfaV&l to letch * \ other, he suddenly d'retV it forth ifti&gitta * shrill toot-a-toot. In an instant the Whtote congregation was awake and ttiJtwttteifr feet; stSrng at the tntofctei-i at earn othfefc and wondering tthat in the nltneftT pfcMea &ttd human nature. as Sam ftlfefc Wis to tome next: * You're a set oT Kttitrt *pecitftens of trtimanrty, ain't V<?a I" saline di. viride whistler, as he sbiWfy gazed*tWiwl on his astrfnishfeii assemblage-.* rbeh i preach the Gospel to you, you ad goto sleep; but the moment 1 go to playing the devil, you're all wide awake, Aim) dp a'rtd coming like a rush 6? hornets With a pole in their nest P accumulation manure. F<Jr this duty it rtiAV be said thAl April in hot the month, inasmuch As thfe Whole force ? of the farm or plantation VHtt be tailed to the performance of labttF rtfhMfeftfcmerffate and present interest. True, this may'be ine case, mil we doubt very mdcft wtetlier on a larm of200 acres and uptirafds, a hand and team might not be more profitably engag. ed in the collection of material!, End in the formation of compost heaps fhim this till hUxt winter. thah in any other way,'. The woods ,the ditches branches, the beads, and shores of riven and creeks, the marl-pits, the the road sides, the lanes and yards, and headlattds of almost every hooMUNmd unfold so many resi<arces, and Contain so many substances, that nray be Converted Ihto rtianure=-being the life-blood of etfry soil?that one cannot but be sUtpfised that so few landholders avail themfelveaof them. By pmper attention in this particular, there is scarcely any owner of a farm that might not tiwltefct and manufacture a sufficient quantity of tnUnttre every season to gtffc his corn and truck ground a" heavy dressing of the very liest fertilisers, and thereby increase the productive capacity ot his finds from one to three hundred per cent., ant) consequently, CnhahcU his annual income in the same ratio. Wc have often been pained to heap iiiPicUitUirists of intelligence say, that they could not get Manure to put id their corn with, whose forest landat and these other pieces we have nanled above, filled with the very best materials 16 compost into manure-, and Which requited nothing but the exercise of enefgy> forecast, and industry, to render them available; We recur to this subject now, to order that ft may ex& bill*2 is necessary to induce them to act The expense of a team and hand, thus employed, eon Id not exceed) for sik months Hi the year, $100 or 11^5 at the farthest, whereas, in that time iridtefia:s could be cnthMtcd and made ihto Manure, which wodld bd intrinsically worth from fi?3d to filOOO>dt d wad eratelv estimated value. RAre Moi)b8tt.~The lidieS Of Columbia, Pa., must be very. Modest A vaton tine has beOtt lying in the Postjnf&efi of that interesting Village sirtce the 14UM directed to the " Handsoirictit Lady* in Columbia, and is stili Uncalled for. ABBbcfirttf.~A singular c4W rtf khdnction has recently occurred in foirttald Diet wet. Art irtriiViicibul Rrts been Indiefed Uildwr the statute lilto of Philip itifed Mary, (m&da of fiwfie in ItlU StdlM frtr abductinz and ttuUtrrilil s "woman child," [in styled by IhiA A#t,j mater the age of id years. It U dinted thit the girl # stolen and MarH?{ IH this Hue; It only 11 y??ars bid. 'fhn Ceremony of marriage wet actually performed by a Magistrate tif FalrSeld Districti fhC bride expresses ha* determination to slick tb hat llegfc lord, sod iilbe weighs, an we iedrii, ohe hiindrfed tlttd efnteUtt pnuode, and seems to understand what ebb Is tkntviM would not he much astonished II she carried her point, Ih spite of the statute. If she dees not, it will he the first instance oh fPOttrd, when a unman^i win was baulked by tbe law. W# commend be!- spirit, and wish htth sticceos.? Pdlmtllo State Baniter. General Scott'And GbnRRAL 1'Attorn.? Col. Webb, of the New York Codftef, gives the fbllbWirig dilHoUs statement respdetiofj an interview betWedn GeM; Scott And Gen. TeyIoH, Which hds gitrgn rise to a irepdrt that the President had treated GenfcrAl Sfcdtt with indignity: "On Sunday, the ldth ult Prtjtiwht Taylor saw Gen. Scott itl Ihft Rev. Mr. ftrie'echcRh, and ndt hdvirtg niet the General since tbo Mexican War, determined to etibdf by bis ra. ception of him that (tb Bore no rttalKe for what had ocdurfed?thal hoUever rrtdch h? may have felt at the lime thfe mode and mantief of taking from him all his teguUt- troops, he whs willing to forget it. "Accordingly, lie met Gen. Sbdtt, after the congregation hdd liddtt dismissed. Iti the moat friendly manner, shook Hiiri cdruidlly by the hand, and evinced a degree of pbutiUre at the meeting which coilld drtly have fatten d?moa? strafed in a stronger manner, by ptibiiely em. hracing! That he did not think Wan celled for. The interview, in pftieifcd tit the congregation, terminated by the Prc&lttent inviting Gen. Scott to call UpnH Him. "On the following day Gen. $8lltt called at the President's, dttd Sfcnt tip his ttaerl. Tea gentlemen were With the President when it tuna rnroitrori sn/4 fhtetma/i nf IbvfilM# Aba. Scott to come to hint in hit office, which it ap stairs, he pt-omptit M?Ht 4 rtiKssiife to (bo Geaerrtl, iHViling hirfl to tfo into his prient* paiiar below, when be would joitl him with Ibo but possible delay. > "Wilkin jibe minutes bo dismissed "the gen. tlerrten with htm, and We(A down sSeirt to Is. ce: ? Gen. Scott. He Alto* find him in (bo par or, and inquired df tod porter isbmwbo.wns. ij this inquiry bo ndfM fiw-anenmt, (hat immediately upon receiving tbe message from the President, Gen. SoMt got into bm carriage and drove away 1 On Wednesday he left the city without seeing, or making another attempt to see the President."