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- * ? r : f -- ' .:-'*&&**. SSSSSpwWf EtPmitf i'liiT TjjjiiVj 'if ' ^ " y /^sr d ?hc Cam&cn Journal. ^ -_ - -laiw?idWjiB^a VOTlTTMEll. "CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, MAY 3, 1850. NUMBEE 35, Jpoctiml JDcpartmcnt. > From the Christian Register. THE RESURRECTION OF THE BODY. God careth for the smallest seed That's eoxcn upon the ground; It springeth up a'noble tree, And spreads its branches round. He careth for the lowly worm That spins its shroud to die; He gives if many-colored wings, And bids it soar on high. Through all the realms of God below, Through all his realms above, A differing glory still proclaims * The same great Pather'6 lore. So is the rising from the dead; 'Tis not what thou hast sown; But in the body God shall give, Will each to each be known. His various power that cares for all, E'en for the smallest seed, And gives to each its different form According to its need, Will for thy body, Man, provide, That now thou seest decay; Aud crown it with a glory, too, That shall not fade away. SI Sdtfteb Sale. From the Southern literary Gazette. THE MAEOOH. A LEGEND OF THE CARRIBKES. BY W. GILMOKE SIMMS, ESQ., Author of " The YennMee," etc. I. The tv,iters of the Carribean sea, subject to some of the wildest vicissitudes that ever sweep the billows of the western hemisphere, were never more placid and lovely to the eye than on the morning of the 26th of August, in the year of grace, one thousand five hundred and thirty-two. The exquisite calm of heaven? that delicious serenity and repose of atmosphere which seem never so lovely or so perfect as in those latitudes where the capricious winds may, at any moment, lash themselves and the ocean into immitigable fury, and where nothing is loug secure against their violence?appeared to rest, with the bosom of the halcyon, upon the mighty deeps of sea. The sky was with out a cloud?tne breeze, soft and spicy, as ll borne fresh on the very instant from the aromatic islands of the east, was gentle without languor, and just sufficed to watt along, under easy sail, the high-pooped Spanish bark that might be seen to form, as it were, a natural and becoming portion of the vast and beguiling picture. She alone stood up, careering over the wateir waste, relieving its monotonous revels, and looming out, beyond her natural size, in comparison with the uniform smoothness of the waters. A swift and well built vessel of the time, was the " Diana de Burgos," named after a favorite beauty of old Spain. She had taxed all Jhe genius of the architect of that day, in her modeling, to do honor to her name ?1ta Anr) lio knrl eiinn aa/Ia/1 aa n/?il i. niMlTi i&uu UO uau OUVVCWCU"~BV ^ncuuj succeeded, that the emulous little bant had already acquired a peculiar reputation, such as that enjoyed by the Baltimore clipper of modem periods, for exquisite grace of air, and unparalleled fleetness of foot She was the pride of the waters, pod cleft them, or passed over them, as if endued with all the consciousness r?f tliA vr?nn?r nnd hnnrrhtw hoiuilv whnco nnmn had not been taken by her in vain. Of her deeds, of her peculiar employment, in the western hemisphere, we shall say nothing. At that wild period, we know very well what was the usual history in the new world, as well upon the ocean as the land. " No peace beyond the line/' was the common proverb of license among the rovers of all the European nations; and oar "Diana de Bnrgos" carried within her graceful girdle all the requisite resources for deeds of strength and violence. Ker loveliness of model did not conflict with her capacity for fight; and a single glance upon the swarthy groups that covered her deck, would satisfy any sceptic, without farther search, that she had already enjoyed no inconsiderable experience in the tra4e of war. Could her polished decks have spoken out, what revelations of blood ana terror might they not have made! Rut h#>r nnst historv is nothing to un. .It is ??' c ?/ ? o ? ? -- ? enoogh that she still possesses sufficient mate, rials of interest for a startling and a touching narrative. At the moment when we ascend her sides?in that calm and lovely day?in that serene and delicious atmospherewwith that broad, deep ocean, as smooth as it could well appear, to comport with the necessary degree OI animation WUicn, w wrm ? picture, buck a prospect' seems to require, and, at the same time to disarm every sense of danger in the bosom of the most Apprehensive?we shall find that no snch calm and serenity prevail among |hejr inmates. We discover them grouped about jin small parties along bar depk, here leaning .against her masts, there eroocfvtti among bulls and cordage?variously placed In different attitudes?a hundred sturdy seamen ;/pd soldiers, speaking little?an occasional word sentence only?but all looking as if thorou-j ly inform? J -L-.il I- I _ a 2. i- 1. 4^. Af i ca, ana riixiuuk in reyawun w Bunr* niaiwi ui 1 evidently increasing Joterpst, The It. okon senfences to which we listen?the hall-uttered inquiry, the faltering suggestion have no meaning for oqr ears, though clearly of ready compreheqsjon by all around. Happily, a stir takes plac? ainona^ton; they rise to their feet?the a sudden show of rc straint, as from the approach of authority. A word has gone forth which leads to expectation and the eagerness, but partially suppressed which now, in every visage, follows prompt up on its former simple look of doubt and anxiety may well encourage us to hope for the gratifi cation of our own curiosity. Patience, the dooi of the cabin is thrown open \ The group which appears within is one tt add somewhat to the interest of expectation Iu the foreground appears a person seated in ; chair, one of those ancient high-backed fabrics used, about that period, in all European coun tries which had reached any degree of civiliza tion. This person is a man of countenance more striking than impressive. He is, we ma} be permitted to say at once, the captain of tlx | Daina?Don Velasquez de Tornel?a person i ? -i?l ?j 1?a ...hi. ? agp, snun auu cnqnucnv, wiui gicov uunun am limbs, a neck thick and short like that of ? bull, and of a face plethoric and fiery rod His features are dark and fierce, and niarkec by the signs of an angry passion, the appear ance of which he seems laboring to suppress His eyes are small, intense, and cat-like of ex pression, keen, vigilant and cunning. His nos< is short and sharp, his lips thick, and marked at moments, by a slight quiver, which betray* the secret emotion. A thin, but grisly bearc overspreads his chin aud cheeks. He would seem to be a person about fifty years of age? a man of strifes and violence, of quick and irritable temper, and of restless and unforgiving moods. His feet are wrapped in bandages ol flannel, and suggest the true reason why he remains seated at a time when his thoughts and passions would seem disposed to goad him into the most eager exorcise. Thus seated, he is wheeled out upon the deck by his attendants; while, slowly following him, appears a female whose highly expressive features, and wildly peculiar beauty, make her less an object ol interest than study. Her j>erson is small, but highly formed; commanding, from its case ol carriage, its erectness, the bold defiance in her [ eye, and the imperious curling of her lip. The style of her beauty is not of the noblest order. It posscssess but little of the spiritual, but is of a kind more likely to secure admiration during an age, and in a region, where the passions learn to triumph and command in the absence of the sentiments. She takes her place at a little distance in front of the spot occupied by Velasquez. Her arms folded across her breast, she preserves an erect posture, while her eyes, neither gazing upon, nor averted from him, seem to be filled with a two-fold expression of wounded pride and lurking aniety. His glance surveys her keenly and unreservedly. There is a mixture of tenderness and suspicion in his gaze, while the sinister smile which now curls his lips, gives to his whole countenance the air nf u Kmn/litinr otul clonnloca rnalinrniftr Tliic vi c* vi vvuiii^ uiivi oi^v|'ivo>7 iiiaii^uiv|? m wiw silent watch is so prolonged as to be painful; but her features never swerve; nor does her expression alter. She looks as she did when she took her first position. There is evidently a motive for this inflexibility, which she maintains without faltering, so long as his eye is upon her. But when he turns away and summons the pilot to his side, then it is seen that her breast heaves as if to throw off the oppressive burden of self-constraint?then it is that her cheek pales and lip quivers, and all her countenance betrays a fear which it has hitherto been its business to suppress. But a few words are spoken by the captain to his pilot; a question is asked?a command is given ; and while the latter is retiring, he is reminded?to "see that all things are in readi ness, ana to Keep a Dngnt jook out. i ne pilot withdrawn, the eyes ot Velasquez once more, hut slowly address themselves to tiie lady. But she has recovered from the momentary emotion which oppressed her. Her features are once more inflexible; she has nerved herself to a resolute endurance of his gaze; and the muscles of her face, like the strings of her soul, are rendered tenacious by a will which his would vainly endeavor to overcome. Failing in this sort of examination, he addressed her?seemingly resuming a dialogue which the previous scene had interrupted. " You have answered clearly, Maria! It is ii e U-.i. .! i i* u WUll jur lib IJU! II 11 JUL J'UU UIU PU. 11 WUUJU have been a grief to me that I should visit your head with my wrath, ev^n though it should be shown?Mad re de Dios!?that you had merited it by such a crime as this. For, did 1 not pluck you from the accursed gypsy?have I not made you a lady, and bestowed mv love upon you ? It were a crime against (?od if you had been false to nie!" " 1 have answered you Don Velasquez!" "So you have, my beauty?so you have! But it is not enongh to answer. Must one look angry because one is virtuous eh ?" " But to be wrongfully accused?to be wrongfully threatened! " " Oh! oh! one gets used to 6uch things, all ntVinr fKinnrc rrr\ rifrlit Of Pfttlftn I Lnntu flinf w....go bv, ..fe..v. ~ ? ?..vn you .ire innocent. But how did I know it then? For you will admit, my life, that the affair looked ver/ suspicious. There was I, groaning in my agony with this accursed pain, and where were you ? Ah! well! you were not with this whelp of a musician. You did not sit looking up into his face while he was stretching his throat against the wind, and singing nonsense to his silly guitar? You did not prefer listening to him to tending on me, and, of course, Juan must have been mistaken in supposing that you have suffered him?that you wore willing that he should?ah! never mind! It is not easy to speak of such things without choking?but when this whelp of a musician did put his arms about you, it showed his impertinence, and you properly repulsed him?" "Has not Antonio already assured you of this?" demanded the lady, coldJv. "True?true! "And Peror*" L "Very true?and Juan, I say, must havo been ler , mistaken." wl , " He is a wretch! " fre " Nay, nay, do not abuse the child?my own po, , sister's child?has good eyes, too; but nev- hii . ertheless, did not see?was mistaken?saw this sc< p Lopez presume?tins guitar player?but did th< not see, as Antonio and Peret did, that you re- lor > sented this presumption?that you frowned co: . and threatened! But what an attrociouB im- on i pertinence that such a poor, puny, beardless the 3 beast of a boy should thus behave himself. Is the . it not monstrous ? But ho shall sweat for it! coi . should ho not ? Can such an outrage be ex> cused ? Can such an outrage be excused ? lat r What think you, my life?should not this wli ; wretch of a musician sutlerb? Say I answer wn . me!" [ The lady replied by a vacant'stare. cei i "Ah! I see! You feel the enormity of his the . offence. You have riot words sufficient to de- yoi 1 clare it. Well! you will be bettc^'idc to ac- ' . knowledge the propriety of the punishment I sw . will inflict upon him." viv These words were accompanied by a hide- ey* > ous grin. The tyrant readily conceived all the torture which he inflicted. He watched eager- arc 5 ly the features of the person he addressed, anx- for | ious to extort from them some acknowledge- thi [ ment of the heart's inward suffering; and seem- an* . ed chagrined to perceive tho steadiness of as- spc . pect with which the woman bore his scrutiny. yoi r "Truly, my life," he continued, with less livi f than usual of that cat-like play of feature ' whioh rW'lnroff his neenliar malice. " trulv. mv the [ life it pleases me to perceive that you have no ac< , sympathies for this monster of a musician. I ' ; did fear I confess, I did fear?that, though you rc^ might not have erred with him, you might have yoi , been foolish enough, through some misplaced ne< sentiment of feminine tenderness, to have in- pie terposed and pleaded against his punishment ' That would have been a weakness, my beauti- un< ful Gitnno. We must punish such enormous wil guilt We must punish it as it deserves! We ' must so punish such uti offender as that he shall ed never so offend again!" thii * - ft __ a! He paused?ana gazeu steauny upon ine wo- an< man! But she too well knew the cool nialig- ?j nity of the tyrant?his peculiar and unrelenting pre nature?to sutler herself to be deceived by the oni obvious lure which he threw out that she should haj implore mercy for the criminal of whom he ria, spoke. She ;dso felt the importance of main- yot taining the same settled indifference and cold- ' ness of aspect as before. He allowed some I t< lengthened moments to intervene, and resumed to I but with evident disappointment: far " And you have nothing to say, my life f" too " iNothing!" ne? " Madre dc Dios! But it is so precious to one me, that you so thoroughly acknowledge my this justice. Ho! there?Juan!?bring forth this ? vile singer, this wretch of a guitar-player?this vor audacious musician! lie shall vex no longer with his midnight strumming?, the sweet quiet hiir of our lady ol Burgos?our chaste Diana? vot whom he makes unhappy by his presumption, tha See to it, Juan! bring him forth quickly !" the ir. whi There might have been seen, for a single har moment, while the eye of Don Velasquez was the averted, a convulsive quiver upon the lips of the utt< woman. Her arms somewhat sunk in that de moment, and were clasped together with a sub spasmodic intensity; yet the action was too tha gently performed?the movement quite too ten slight?to fix the regards of the person whose 'I glance she chiefly feared. In that briel ino- feal ment?in those slightly expressed emotions?it 1.V t could he seen that she felt her worst struggle pan was at hand. But it could be seen, also, that cou she was possessed of wondrous faculties for en- tior durance. In what school she had acquired this capacity, it needs not that we should ask?it is in t enough that passion, too, has its power of selfrestraint, as well as virtue?and is never so in- still tense, perhaps, as when it is subjected, by its 8<-'n own will, to the check of denial and delay. In ?ot the heart of the woman, this power ot self-re- y0'1 strnint, once acquired, is perhaps far more *be complete than in the heart of the man?if, for RftVl no other reason than that of her habitual subjection to the will of a superior, and the habitual exercise of a policy in society which is not necessary ,to him by whom society is controlled or commanded. The individual named Juan now made his bdo appearance. Ho was what is called, ordinarily, a handsome youth ; with smooth features, long, I oily, and somewhat curling locks, which cvi- I 1? dently demanded much of his attention?and a to ( person which, though very slightly-, was yet ve- I'kc ry symmetrically made. Hut the intelligence ora of his countenance was that of cunning rather than of thought; .and in his small gray eyes ,<in5 there might he seen a something of the mnlig- yon * Ul.? ttrliii.li nviiln ho 1 IJ til It i&IJU CilLMllVi; UA|/I CCC1UII conspicuous .1 feature in those of his undo. lie was showily habited, with a pay doak of silk '"-n falling gracefully from his shoulders, in addition to the ordinary doublet, which he also '' wore, of a rich description of cloth, with slash- inqi ed sleeves, and a great ruff at either wrist. A " heavy gold chain about his neck, with a shin- aPF ing agnus dei, ostentatiously displayed, rather " discovered his love of ornament than any very can decided religious feeling in his breast. Hut rca '** J * M! - 1 />f k!a Jlir wiuioui detailing uie sctitai )>? ? ?.?i wa- ----tumc, it will ruttice to say that he was a sort of on a sea-dandy, thought well of his person, and wa for reasons of his own, was disposed to make tri 1 the most of it. His manner was full of consequence and confidence, and, as ho approached his uncle, it might he seen that he possessed no small share of influenco in determining the ' character of the latter's counsels. He drew c nigh to him and whispered a few moments in *-\L! his oar. Wl1 " Be it so, my son! bo it so!" said tho other an kindly, and with a sudden, brightening of the 1 features. Had tho oyo of Don Velasquez, at I like that moment, been directed suddenly to the (tw ttures of the lady, he would have been some lat gratified, as well as informed, by thei; <]uent and excessive changes. On the ap arance of the youth, Juan, she addressed tc n a single glance of equal bitterness ant )rn; and, while he stooped and whispered it ? cars of his uncle, her look was that of i ithing such as one would naturally feel ai ntact, suddenly, with a reptile equally hide s and dangerous. But her features, undei ; control of a most watchful will, resumed ir look of icy indifference before her tyrani aid detect their changes. The whispered dialogue with Juan over, the ter drew nigh to the lady, and proceeded tc lispcr in her ear also. She recoiled from him tli unqualified disgust. " Beware!" he exclaimed, but in subdued acits, " Beware, Maria, you are on the eve ol s precipice, and a single word may incur for u the fate of your favorite." " Assure me of that and welcome it," she anered, with a sudden resumption of all the acity which could be made to gather in an 3 of unexampled brilliancy and beauty. The youth smiled spitefully, but said, 'You j wild! That fate would realize no hopes either of you. It would be death, and sometig worse than death? denial to the grave, i of course, beyond it. But I am not now >aking of your death. It is through me that ii live. It is through me, Mana, that you 2?need I tell you that??because I love!" " What ! if i proclaim you where you stand, i villain that you are," answered the lady in :ents similarly subdued with his own. "It would avail you nothing! He would ;ard it only as a mode of escape, which, in nr desperation, you seek to adopt. Docs it id still that I should prove to you how com tcly I control his ear and fashion his will." 14 Alas! no! But what is the purpose, as he ierstands it, of this whispered conference :h me!" 4 Ah! that is my secret," the other answerwith ft smile?"enough, that 1 speak of anyng but that! My true purpose is with you, i myself! I will save this favorite of yours javc him unharmed aboard the vessel, with ibably no greater penalty than close imprisneut, and"?lie spoke this with a grin?peris a denial of his guitar. 441 will do this, Ma, if you will become wise as I would have i?if?" 41 understand you?but that is impossible! ill v-rtii .Tumi iln SiIim I Inillio vnn f/in mnrh j "* ? ~"?i v""~ j ~~ ? keep teniiB with you. You have gone too ?you have shown me too vilo an aspect? serpent-like a tooth, for me to suffer your ir approach, savo as a most hateful and hated mv. I will brave any fate before 1 sutTer ?r ' Beware! your words but doom your faite." ' Be it so! Had he been the man I thought i, it had never come to this. It had been ir fate, not his or mine! He deserves all t he find* fnilincr himself, and failing me. at proper moment llark you, the dagger ich his fingers clutched, when your felon id rested upon his shoulder, was put into m by mine; and the name which my lips >red when I gave it him, was that of Juan Silva. And yet he struck not, but tamely mitted, sacrificing himself and me. Now, t you have heard all, judge for yourself what ns there can be between us!" I'hc lofty, if not noble scorn which filled her tures at this narrative, heightened wondroushe beauty of her countenance. Her cornlion, though evidently moved by her words, Id not forbear betraying, with open admirai of bis gaze, how much it stimulated his sion. He spoke, after a brief moment, lost ho -ikadrhmcr tiluuunro nf lliu IT?7P. .... J..V J, 11 can forgive you, Maria, and adore you !. That this Lopez was thus ba6e and insible, should surely satisfy you that he was meant to enjoy, or to deserve, a heart like irs. lie mine, and all is yours ! 1 am here master. I can save this creature?will c him, for I fear him not, but?1 must have ir assurance." Never! Juan de Silva! never!"Beware!" I Never!" Once again, beware ! You precipitate his , |? II should precipitate myself upon a worse, sought to save him upon those conditions. iathe and hate you, Juan de Silva; too much mdiirfi vour smiles, vour favors, the snake - J , J w f and revolting coil of your venomous Once." You have doomed hirn!" was the sulicn wer from the scarcely parted lips of the ith. " Ilia fato is sealed forever!" le was ahout to turn away. ' Stay!" was the eager whisper of the woa. 1 Well." 1 What is that fate!" was tiio faintly spoken uiry that reached his cars. ' Y'ou will know soon enough. His hour inmrhps " ' Anil 1 too am preparad for mine! I too i perish!" wore tho muttered accents which chcil the retreating ears of the scowling m. Ho turned and tied a simple glance upher pallid but proud features. Tho glance s one of equal hate and mockery. It helped strengthen her, and her high spirit prepared :lf for the worst. [continued in our next.] Portugal, it is said, has offered to settlo A ricans claims by arbitration. The Privatoor n. Armstrong, destroyed at Fayal in 1814, 1 not bo paid for, as that vessel first fired into unarmed boat and killed nine persons. Why is a man trying to turn over a house ) a fortnight? Beoauso hois too weak. 'O wefeks.) political Dcpartmcut. ; TENNESSEE FOR THE CONVENTION. \ Wk take the following extract from the last k Nashville Union: t The Democratic party of Tennessee is unanI imoosly in favor of the Southern Convention, . and is taking means to be fully represented . in it. [ h'or a time, about the close of the session of i the Legislature, we feared that only the Democratic party of the State would be represented , in it. These tears are dissipated. Within the , last few days we have learned enough to know , that a strong and irrepressible feeling in favor of the Convention is rising among the Whigs of * this vicinity. Many in this county will cor dially join the Democrats in the appointment of . delegates. Such, also, we know, ia the condition of things elsewhere throughout the State f We believe that by the let of June, the submis, sionists will bo in a contemptible minority of their party, and have learned to regret the infatuation which has driven them to prove f&lie to the right of their own section of the Union i and false to their own earlier aud noble in. stincts. The Memphis Enquirer, a leading Whig pa? per of Tennessee, speaks out in the following , words: The question now is, whether the Southern States will agree to further concessions to oppose constantly increasing aggressions, or whether they will boldly proclaim and sustaftr their constitutional rights. The object of the proposed Nashville Convention is to settle this question?and if the States there represented shall determine to submit and become obedi< ent slaves, they will agree and put on their " iron necklaceif not, they will deviB? and recommend the "mode and measure of redress," which the people should adopt. This Convention will claim no legislative or othef m authority. They will be the representatives of an oppressed and aggrieved people, and will only suggest the remedy, and the people will act. We will not fatigue the reader. This is a fruitful theme. We shall from day to day present to our readers some of the reasons which influence us to advise the people of the South' to act. The prating about treason and danger to the Union is a mere pretence. We shall on' dertake to show in our future numbers, that the only salvation of the Union consists in an energetic effort on the part of the Southern people to preserve the constitution?the only bond of union?pure and nncontaminated from the touch of the foul destroyer. The real traitor is the man who coalesces with the enemies of the I C5.--.1- J -I I I 151 ? * oouui siiu Bianueru ??r mentis. ine people 01 the South, without distinction of part}*, will remember these pretended friends, who speak loud words for the Union, and at the same time stab her best friends by a false charge of treason. Florida?The Southern Convention.? , j The people of Florida are manifesting a becom. & ing sensitiveness to the tame and submissive .j&r counsels of Gov. Brown. Public meetings are being held in various parts of the State and the d&f resolutions which have come to us show thtXf&z' the people are taking the management of their^?- . < * affairs into their own hands. Large assembla^' ges convened in Jefferson, Jackson, and othgir ' populous counties, at which strong resoluticgia were adopted approving of the Southern Convention. and measures taken for the amxnnt mcnt of Delegates. A very numerous^ fleeting was held at Tallehassee oil the 25th uff^when it was recommended that Middle jtfit'West Florida should each send two Delegafwrj 'ami East and South Florida one each, makftig^ise^ from the State, and suggesting that they be elected by the people in primary meetings Jbe Pensacola Gazette, which opposes the Convention, admits that the most distinguished / men in the State are co-operating with the masses in favor of these movements. We have nn (Iniilit luif flint t.hn nnnnln nf Fli-vr5rto will ..W ----- ~ rw^r.w -Tt*k stand by their Representatives in Congress, notwithstanding the croakings of an imbecile Governor. Thk Poweiis that bh.?Somo one gives the following aB a list of the powers that bo: A power of Evil?that's Russia. A Power of Misery?that's Ireland. A Power of Ignorance?that's Austria. A Power of Mischief?that's Lola Montes. A Power of Fun?that's Lord Brougham. A Powor of Polly?Attempting to prevent annexations to the United States. A Power of Luck?that's Gen. Taylor. A Power of Weakness?that's Clayton. POLITICAL ANAGRAM. By Boll Common Clay Consent., Cass Duly Dickinson Clothed . , Cooper With Webster Power, Phelps ?? uangum Knowlodgo . King Dc Berrien Bestowed, Bright Moderation Mason Decreed Downs. Washington Union A parliamentary paper states the following to bo the numbers and distribution of British seamen : Serving in the mercantile marine 200,000 -i- ???? . . 9.5 nnn L/U* UU uo?j ^wv In foreign service - 45,000 270,000 Tho value oftho ships-jA the mercantile marjne in said to be j?3fl>0W.