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VOLUME 11. CAMPEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, JULY 19, 185oT NUMBER 57.
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THE amORTAL FOUNTAIN.
Or th? Travels of two Sisters to the Fountain
of Beauty.
B7 TIIE REV. R. KDLE3TO.N',
Minixirr of Albion Chapel, Leeds.
?? J "Without
a parable spake he not unto them
"Aa.ttiey travelled along Ancime related the
adventure, and told how she had been deceived,
and what an awful night she had passed, and
how she was delivered, and how the notes of the
silver trumpet had directed her to them. I
knew," said tbe Wise Mail, with exultation,
that "rnv trumpet of Truth, would bring her to
um if I could cause the sounds to be heard by
her! She is not the-first poor soul that it has
saved; and by the blessing of God, it shall alt?
:? k^linir,1 f cnch lost and I
W?T? i?? riciwiwii iu w>
erring creature." In a xhoit ti?i? they arrival
lit the Wine. Man's and after partaking of a
feast that had born provided to commemorate
the -happy deliverance of Acnne, the sisters
departed on tho morrow, to their father's who
who was astonished at. the adventure, and
thankful for the safety of his daughter.
When^be cftehnwtances were known, all the
neighborhood.wax filled with gratitude to the
"Lord, that; he - had so mereifirllv preserved A ctiner
far thev all now began to look upon her
a* a pleasant and good sifter: and she, a* may
be-sejiposed, was delighted to perceive thp esti
.riuuioi) in whirh she was held by those who
previously, had shunned her.
Her time passed happily on,' and the sis
months were soon over. And as she was re
fleeting what had passed' since she was in the
.spiritual World, the Lord again opened the eyes
of hedtspirit; and the same good angel stood
hpfore her, and with a smile of welcome, led
the way to the Gule of Obedience The angels
there congratulated hrer tfith a kiss; and to :he
.astonishment - of Aucune, they seemed more
lovely,and their robes more'beautiful, than ev.
*t? w^tvf intit the loftr hull, she was
stHl^ore powerfully impressed with the Watitj
of every thing she^ taw. The wails were
of pure alabaster, and numerous figures of gentie
heaSt* and birds eurinusly wrought u|K>n
them. The roof Was of cedar wood, richly
carred, and supported by pillars of porphyry.
The light descended through a dome, and had
. a rich mellowness, anil what was remarkable,
it seemed to lie living, and look like living golden
light; and as its beautiful rays played upon
tho walk, it created wonderful images, that
portrayed the state and character ?t the affections
and thought of the angel*. "Astonishing!"
exclaimed Ancune in her first surprise.
And turning to the angel#, #he enquired "whv
all thing* were no beautiful to day?" ?0,"
said they, '* we enjoy all the*e wonderful and i
beautiful sights every dayl" "But," said Ancune,
"they are very different from what they
were when 1 last 'saw them!"' " Vejy likely."
said the angels ? fi'ut then, yon know; you did
nni love vnur sister: ifo'w that was wicked: and
wickedness causes a:jlel?se mitt Co rise over ihe
mind, which distort* and pervert* the loveliest
of objects, and thus true beauty becomes complete
ugliness in the "wicked!" "Oh how many
glorious sight* F most hare lost by my wickednets
and folly!"'thought Aticune. And wiih
this conviction she dptermineed henceforth to
avoid all evil, and particularly all desire to injure
ber sister.
In a short time she was clothed wth heavenly
garments? and to her surprise they wpra as
beautiful" as any of those which the angel* had
on! The black spots and filthy appearance
were entirely gone; and in addition to what she
was befere clothed with, there was given to ber
;a garland of sweat flowers, which was placed
?udom her head, by a majestic being of super
Satire beauty and glory, who informed her, thai !
>thal was a symbol of tho cro'.vn of lile, and tha j
ihiulgn < ( sisterhood of that haaven. And thus
robail >1ji? proceed on ihe path of Beauty. It
seeiuo.i a? if there was no necessity for a guide,
for the way appeared perfectly familiar; hut,
notsvi h' landing, anvnngelic hand bore her
company, and directed i>y the st ir of knowl.
edge, they rapidly proceeded with their journev.
|
They travelled on, delighted with each other \
and every thing they saw, until they catne to
another gatn, composed of solid shining silver.
so brilliant that they could scarely look upon it, !
and over the top was written "The Gale of Dii- I
ty." "Here we must part with you;" said the i
onnol, "ii'o oonnnl live in that land, for if is i
much more glorious, and more holy lhan ours. I
In our own land we are happy, and our cup <
even runneth over with blessings, but our spi- i
rits are not fit to breathe that purer air; and so I
for the present we must bid you adieu!" Au- <
eune was surprised at this, but said nothing, for
she was anxious to get to the Fountain. The i
angels then gave her an affectionate kiss, and i
tuined away; while Aucune boldly ran up the <
steps and knocked loudly at the gate. Almost t
Instantly it was opened by a glorious being in s
shining white; and Aucune en.ered. She told 1
her eriand, and the angel said, "you shall pro- <
cped immediately." And in a little time a
company of heavenly beings came to her, and t
signified that they were ready; Aucune soon i
accompanied them, but they had not proceeded I
fnr tx.fnrn ithe fUIt a similar nnnrpssion noon r
her head, In lhat she felt when she was obliged
to return before. She knew its meaning, and
bursting into tears, said. "Am I not pure enough
yet to go the Immortal Fountain?" "We would
gladly take you, dear sister," said an angel,
but it would destroy you if we did, until you
can breathe with pleasure, the air of our heaven."
" What must 1 now do?" asked Aucune,
almost with despair. "You must again change
your motives ;" said the angels, "hitherto you
have done eood and avoided evil, not from a
sense that it is a duty you owe to God, and to your
follow.mortals, but that you might acquire
sortie selfish good. At first you wished to he
beautiful, that you might deprive Chacune of
her neighbor's love nnd praise, and then you '
wished to be beautiful, that you might share '
them with her. Now cannot you see, that in 1
both these motives, there is something very self. s
i-h, particularly in the first? You must, therefore,
return to your world, and do no evil, not
simply because it has been commanded, nor yet 1
to avoid any misery or punishment; for the one r
is but blind obedience, ami the other selfish fear; ^
but you must cease to do evil, because it is a sin "
against God. and an injury to your brethren.? f
You wi'l thus gradually line sight of self in your
inward motives, and do good because it is of I
God, and for your neighbors' benefit." They
then bid her be of good cheer, and trust in the v
Lord, and all the difficulties of the task would, d
111 lime, ne overcome. " Ketiirn 10 ilie worm f
for twelve month*, and at the end of that limp, p
you shall com" to us again," said they, and part- v
I'd with the usual kU?. 11
At fir>t Aumne felt great difficulty in banish- a
ing all idea of reward from her mind. But, in '
time, by constant attention to her motives, she ^
found it was possible to "do good hoping for
nothing again. ' She ceased to make any more
bargain? with God, by saying, that, if he would
make her beautiful by permitting her to bathe
in the Immortal Fountain, she would be kind 1
to Chncune, and good to all. SIip was gradually
led to see that it was a right, a duty we '
owp to each other.todo no evil eiiher In thought.
alFpotion or deed ; and thu? that we are placed
in this world to learn to contribute nnr mite to
the treasury of human usefulness and human
good, so that we may all have a common right
to human happiness.
After repented trials, the good Providence of
God o:ice again opened her spiritual sight, and
she was conducted through the Gate of Ohedionce,
to the Gate of Duty ; and on this occasion s
its grandeur and magnificence had heroine a
heightened to a wonderful degree. It shone j(
as if ten thnusnnds ray of the noonday sun had |j
concentrated themselves, and were consolidated {,
into the form of a gale, Aocune knocked, and t|
at the solicitation of the angel in shining whit", (,
entered ; and as sho looked around and beheld ?
the astonishing grandeur of the plaep, she trem- f)
bind, lest anything nhdiilri bp injured by con- ,]
laci with liPr. She was first struck with ihe (|
mighty intensity of th? light: for it seemed to t
hpr, ns if she was placed in the midst of a dia- f)
tnond, on which all the glittering rays of a thou- g
sand suns were shining. And, strange as it |,
may seem, it was not painful, but wonderfully <,
exhilarating and delightful! And the heat that ji
was with it elevated and sanctified her whole ,,
soul; for it was spiritual heat, that could warm a
ihe heart, and kindle up the heat affections, and ||
produce a reverence and veneration for every- t
thing around. The angels rohed her in pure (j
shining white garments, and set out upon their u
journey. n
Aucune had noticed a strange peculiarity in h
the circumstance of the persons of the angels, i
itnd the scenery of heaven becoming more ti
beautiful and interesting at each succeding visit, o
On a little reflection, however, she perceived u
that the change was in herself, for in that spir.
it-world hII things have an immediate corres- a
pondetice with its inhabitants. Every thought u
and affection of angels takes up an external ob. t
jective form ; and thus all that is seen in heav i
en, is the outbirth and reflex of angelic minds, t
Each angel, therefore, sees himself portrayed I
upon all that Rurroundg him. Every beast and s
every bird, yen every object that is beheld, is "
thus made a mirror to reflect the inward souls of ri
the angels, upon their external senses, so that <j
they cannot possibly mistake their equality !? J:
This is one reason why angels ate so singular- s
ly happy; for there is a continual harmony and f
correspondence between their state and oxter, p
nal objects. No annoyances or difficulties or i
troubles can possibly take place with them; for
the desires of the mind flow forth into external s
objects, und provide, as it were, for their own \
wunts. Here is the reason too, why Heaven a
is so glorious, and hell so monstrous; for good- i
uc68 and virtue are the soul of real beauty:, so i
that the beauty of heaven is the reflection of the t
beauty of angels. And wickedness and vice s
are the essence of all deformity and misery; so f
that that the dreadfulness of hell, is the outbirth c
of the wickedness of the sinner. Just, there- t
line, as Aucune's state improved, did nil that t
die beheld become more beautiful and delightful.
She was gradually brought into a pure
ai.gelic stale, and then she could breathe the air
r)f heaven, and associate with its purer inhabi*
lants. And, so they journeyed on, they beheld
pach other's slate, and wish, and life, and glory
reflected before their eyes ; so that each pnjoyed
bis own and others pleasures, and in blessing
I'uirio wtvviiir i ,i'Bi aiiuguiucit
They saw beau*' ! palaces on their way,
some were ol pollixhed marble, with steps of
ilabaster in front and at the sidps were pillars
jf jasper supporting rainbow roofs. Within
hese colonnades were angels walking two
uid two. with long flowing robes of shining
white, like those that the woman saw the anlele
clothed with at the sepulchre of the Lord.
1'he companions of Aucune told her-'That those
indall angels, had once been inhabitants ofthe
patural world, but, having made their spirit pereel
by the Divine assistance, they were transplanted
from earth to Heaven, to live in everastiug
bliss.
Aucune was walking on in silence, contemplating
the remarkable instruction of the angels
when 6he heard the faint notes of mus*c. It
nme nearer and nearer, and gradually it seem?d
to emanate from every palace and every aniel
in heaven ! It wnsa hymn of praise to the
Liieat Creator and the song was this :?
' Holy, holy,holy, Lord God Almighty,
Which was, and is. and is to come !
Thou art worthy, O Lord,
To receive glory and honor, and power;
For thou hast created nil things,
And for thy pleasure, they are, and were created !M
A uctine. almost tinoonscioiislv. prhopH the
oud swelling 6ong; for il was in unison with
he chord that was most awakened in her hpart.
\s soon as the music had cpascd, and she had
n some measure recovered from her surprise,
he asked the meaning of such general praise.
'These are glorifications," said the angels,
' They are frequently heard in heaven, and are
ndication of the strong perceptions of the good,
less of'hc Lo;d, which the angpls sometimes
pel. We are made sensible of the benevolence
md mercy of God, and in humble thankfulness
or all His tnprcies, we simultaneously burst
[>rih into songs of adoration and gratittide.?
leaven then rings with the praise of God !"
They still progressed and talked about these
vonderful things; and at every step new wonlers
appeared: at last thpy arrived at another
[ale, still more beautiful than either of the oth*
ts. and made ofsolid gold. Over the top was
vrilten in letters of shining gold, "The Gale
if Love." As soon as Aucune saw it, she felt
, presentiment that she would not be able to
iass, and invountartlv cried, "not vet " "Not
et; " was echoed from within the portal.?
1 Not yet." She started, and was turning
way, sadly dejected with her repeated failures,
I'lien the gain was opened, and a company of
he sweetest beings ever mortal saw, clad in
ich white robes, uppeured, and invited her to
Item. As she was approaching, another corn any
in the gate sang a song of condolence ;
nd all the music she had ever heard was as
milling to it; the words were or follows :?
Young immortal, never fear,
Courage take, and go
Fill thy soul with love|sincere.
While on earth below.
Then through this gate of glory,
Thou shaft enter in
To realm* of joy no ho!v,
Pure and free from xiri !
Aucune felt inwardly delighted with this a?urance
of yet seeing the Fountaiti of Beauty;
iii'l lelt that it would, indeed, he a fountain of
uy to hpr. The angels uli kissed her, and eminldeued
by their kindness, she entreated them
i> say what she lacked, to fit her to proceed
Itfnugh their land to the Fountain. " Thou
nust know, sweet immortal," said one, who
eemed to ho the personation of love itself, "that
ur's is the land of love. Here we do every
hint* fioni love, and not from a mere sense of
uty ; for in motives of duty we perceive someliing
of constraint and servitude. They,there>re,
who are in this state look upon God as a
;ood (Master, and themselves as His servants;
iul we love to regard dim as our Father, and
urselvesas His children- Thou must go, then,
tnmorlal," continued the angel, "to thy world
gain, and make what has hitherto lieen a duly,
delight and a pleasure* Thou must learn to
alii evil, and slum it because it in contrary to
iud, and the good nt thy fellows ; and thou must
o good because it is good, and of God, and the
iiconslrained choice of thy soul. Thou must
leither let fear drive, thee from evil, nor the
ope of reward, either in the life of the body or
ii that of thy spirit, cause thee to do good; but
hou must do it, from (lie sincere and pure love
fvirtue itself; so shalt thou, in time, return to
- "?'l ...? i.. >... I.1..until ill <il llpuiltV."
Tho angels walked down the steps with her,
fid gave her the usual kiss, and hid her he of'
;<>od courage. They stood affectionately gaz?
tig after her, and waving their handkerchiefs
n the breeze, by way of encouragement, until
hey were closed from her view. Aucune retimed
to the world almost afraid, that, after all,
he would not he ablctohnihc in the Fountain.
11 ope not fir the Fountain !" said the same
oysterious still small voice, that had, more than
nice, taught her what to do in cases ol trouble.
5i.e felt that it was a warning from heaven, hut
he wus at a loss to understand it; "hope not
nr the Fountain !"said she to herself, with suririse,
and thus she kept pondering and turning
l over for many days.
In great distress of mind she wandered to tho
hady grotto, and prayed to fie enlightened; and
vhile she prayed the heavens opened, and an
" i .. r
mgel descended and stood hetore her. Jjei
lot thy soul lie disturbed said site, "but rathir
rejoice that thou urt able to see thy difliculy;
lor it is one that eludes the sight of thou,
ands. Thou must henceforth cease to hope
or the Fountain as an end of life, and go to Chatune,
and she will instruct thee further." And
is ho thus said, he suddenly departed out of her
light. Awcune still felt disturbed, and imme*
diately sought Chacune, and told her'all that
had occurred, and implored her to tell her what
to do. "Dear 6ister,"said Chacune, "you have
followed goodness hitherto, merely to prepare
you to go to the Fountain of Beauty; now you
must hereafter desire the Fonntain for the purpose
of leading you to goodness. What you
have, up to this time, made the end, you must
now regard as the means, and the means must
hereafter he the end. Goodness and virtue
should be the end of every endeavor. Truth
may he the principal end up lo a certain period
of regeneration, but afterwards it must hecome
merely the means to a higher and holier one,
which is goodness. Learn, then, my dear sister.
to understand well the true ends of human
life, and without hoping for, you shall have
blessings. Endeavor to make this change in
your mind, and the barrier will become an assistance
to the higher object you shall have in
view!"
The sisters walked, in a meditative mood,
into their father's beautiful garden; one was
wrapped in profound thought concerning the interior
wisdom that the angel and her sister had
taught her, the other was hoping for the ultimate
success of her sister, and meditating on
the means she should adopt to assist her. In a
short time they were aroused from their thoughts
by the approach of their father, who informed
them that the Wise Man of the Hill had come,
and wished to see them. " Run and welcome
him," said Aucune, ' and I will go and gather a
little fruit, for he will be fatigued with the journey."
And away she bounded to the orchard
and plucked the finest fruit she could find, while
G'hacuueahd her father went to entertain their
visitor.
As soon as Aucune entered, the old gentleman,
informed them of a dreadful occurrence
that had taken place. He said, " as 1 was riding
with my servants, not tar from the district
where we found you in the forest, Aucune, we
met a hoy, shivering with cold, and his face cov.
ured with blood. On enquiry we found, that
his father and mother, and two sisters, and himself,
had mistaken their way ; and while in the
act of retracing their steps, they were met by a
woman, probably the same that led you astray,
who told thein to follow her, and she would lead
them to a place of salety. Little thinking who
they were following, they cheerfully obeyed,
and were led on from one place to another until
night set iu ; when a dreadful storm arose ;
and while in the midst of it, a faint light appeared,
which they followed, and found it led to a
cave, from which proceeded the noise of revelry
and boisterous joy. The mail refused at first to
enter, hut the storin was raging with awful fury
; the lightning flashed among the trees, and
the thunder rolled, and the wind roared, and the
rnin ft-* 11 in torrents ; ?nd I on Wirier round unon
his shivering and fatigued family, he at last con.
seuted. It so happened that the boy tarried a
little behind from weariness ; and before he
could arrive, a massive gate was drawn across
the mouth of the cave, and shut him out, and his
parents and sisters in. As soon aslhe gate was
drawn, an infernal shout of delight proceeded
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irom mcusaiius ui voices, mm iiik noise mm rev
elry increased! The youth was terrified, and
fled from the place, not knowing whither, and
wandered about in the forest, and more than
once was struck with falling trees, that caused
the blood to flow down his innocent face, and
filled his soul with terror.
As soon as we found him, and heard his story,
we judged that it would he the cave of the fusies
into which they had been allured, and we has.
lened thither, peradventure ah might rescue
them. On our arrival, we heard moans pro.
ceeding from within, which was indication that
some one was still living. We sounded our
trumpet of truth, that they might know that help
was at hand, and setting ourselves vigorously to
work, we very soon found out a crevice in the
rock, through which lye all entered as quickly
as possible. Hut it was not until the iuries had
taken alarm; before we had all fairly got into
the cave, we were obliged to draw our swords
and fight the infernal hosts ! The conflict was
severe at first, but not long; for when manfully
assailed the furies are complete cowards! and
we drove them before us, and finally they de.
scended through the earth, and fled by a subter.
raneous passage, and left u? in entire possession
of the cave. We were directed to the man and
his family by (heir moan*, and to our joy, we
found they were still living, but much more
than half dead. We broke down the gate, and
endeavored to destroy the chvp, and brought the
unfortunate creatures to the light, and examin*
ed their wounds, and poured in oil and wine,
and set them on our horses; and now, I am hap.
py to say, they are at my house doing well !"?
The two sisters and their father were well
pleased with the success of the Wise Man, and
desired to return with him that they might see
ihe family.
On their arrival, Aucune was filled with
anxiety to render them some assistance; for she
remembered the night of horror she had passed
under similar circumstances. She stayed a
whole week, and never left them night or day.
At the end of that time l^ey were so far rocov.
ered, as to be able to go on their way towards
the city of Contentment; where they soon ar.
rived, thankful to God. for having raised up so
great a deliverance from so great a danger into
which they had fallen.
Wei! prepared for heaven by these acts of
kindness she was admitted into the association
of angels; and as she approached the magnificent
Gate of Gold, a glorious being came out
and met her, and fell upon her neck, and em
braced her,and kissed her. Their countenances
bespoke incessant love, and they were filled
with extreme joy; which strongly reminds me
of the joy, which the Lord declares there is in
heaven, over every repentant sinner. The
robes of the angels were so beautiful, at almost
to surpass, even a faint description. They
were white with the purest light, and shone at
if some brilliant flame burned within, and all
were liound together by a girdle of rich purple
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veivet. on perfectly aia iney ni meir oooies,
thai there seemed .not a single fold out of its
place. Around their haads were wreaths of
fragrant delicate flowers, which never lost their
odors and here and there a ruby sent forth ita
beautiful reflected ligbl; and behind each ear,
euery one had an olive leaf. As Aucune entered
every angel manifested the utmost delight,
and welcomed her ax a sister; and a choir of
voices from within, raised their harraof?ou?
voices and sung,
Enter, enter, yonng immortal.
Through celeatials golden uortal:
Welcome taonr land of love,
Welcome to the realms above!
Sweetly shall the fountain flow,
On thee rich blessings to bestow;
Sister angel passion, pass on!
She was immediately clad with similiar robes;
and one tall majestic glorious being, who seem*
ed to be the prince of the company, camelo her,
and placed behind her ear, the olive leaf, Mid
said, 'this is the badge of our heaven, and by It
we acknowledge you as our sister; come now
to the Immortal Fountain; Tor the barriers are
all passed; peace and tranquility shall henceforth
lie your companions,] joy and1 glad,
ness shall forever attend you, and we will be
your protecting friends.' They all departed,
and it is impossible to describe the beauty of
the flowers, and the sweetness of their odours,
and the glory of the light, and the purity of the
atmosphere, and the happiness of that heaven,
for to mortals they are ineffable I There was
one object, however, the most wonderful and
crlorious of anv shehadvetseen.it was God
c ^ ? v ' :?
clothed, as it were, with the sun! and from
whom proceeded light, which illuminated all
heaven with its glory;* and on the appearance
of his Divine Majesty, all angels prostrated
themselves in humble adoration.
As they travelled, in a little time the murmuring
of the waters were heard, and a thrill
of delight passed through the soul of Aucune.
She ascended the beautiful Mount of Innocence,
on which it stood, and there before her lay the
waters in the form of a lake, from the centre of
which they rose up into the air, and fell gently
upon the service. Angels were bathing heir
beautiful forms; and Aucune ran np and looked
in, and saw the face of one beaming with
joy and beauty, which seemed to be looking at
her from within the water! And, as she continued
to admire this lovely countenance, her
sister Chacune came joyfully up, and kissed
her, and in tones of exultation and pies, tare,
said,'0, my beloved Aucune! long, long have
I wished to behold you standing upon the brink
of these blessed waters, so that I could show
you how beautiful you are! 'Look then / said
she, pointing to the face in the water, look
there, and behold the beanty of your owi; countenance!*
Aacnne looked, and was astc nisked
to find that it was her own purified soul, so infinitely
more beautiful than that of her body,
that she did not recognize it! ' But 1 have wot
bathed yet!' said she with surprise. 'Trua,
you have not yet bathed in this type of the Hoi f
Water,' said Chacune,'but the true winter of
purifying, living truth, from the River of Life,
has been flowing in your soul, since, the time
you first set out to reach the Fountain! Re
member how your heart was once filled with
the spiritual filth of sin, and then think of tin
holy commands and wise instruction, thafewero
given you by the holy angels to make you pure,
and fit for heaven; these were the waters of the
True Fountain of Beauty P ' O Chacune, Chn*
cune,'said Aucune, ' I understand it all!'and
falling upon her neck, the two sisters embraced
each other with the ardency of angelic love;
and then fell upon their knees, and with eyes
and hands uplifted, they uttered in unison a holy
and solemn prayer, which I heard as if ascend*
ing to the throne of the Majesty on High, blessing
and praising God for all His mercies, and
His wonderful works to the children of men
After this I awoke,
Pslam civ 2. Rev. rix 17. ixii 5,
Slavery in California.?A friend from New
ton county informs,us, that he has just received
a letter from his brother now in California, formerly
a captain of a company of Texas Rangers,
which states, that the writer has with him
on the Sacramento river thirty-two slaves en
gaged in digging gold, who have made for him,,
each on an average, from 815 to 820 per day,
since the 10th day of March last The negroes
are from 40 to 50 years old. They give
him no trouble, nor does any one interfere with
Vw m Thn loft/?r nlsn states. that jl maioritv of'
*"w "" ' V V
the people in California, who went from the
States, are in favor of slavery, but the natives
and all other foreigners are opposed to the in-,
stitution.?MUedgeville Union.
We have never doubted that slave labor would,
be extremely profitable in California. We learn
that similar information has been received in,
this city, from Mr. William H. Mead.
Wo learn, from a gentleman who has had
the best opportunity of judging, that slaves,
make the very, best of miners?better by odds,
than white men. They do more work in a given
time, and such work seems to. suit them better
than any other.
There is room enough for all In California.
If that country had heon thrown open to
slave labor, slave property would at this moment
twenty-five per cent higher in North Carolina,
and we should have stood some chance
of realizing our propor and just share of the
mineral riches of that remarkable land; but as
it is, under this froesoil administration, wo aru
deprived of all this, while foreigners and natives
of the free States aro all reaping all the advantages
and profits! And to complete the Ijs^pf
intnmnna mnnaurnq noon list the South. New
Mexico has just set up herself as a State, and
excluded all slaveholders from her borders!
These are the fruits of Tavlorism. How do the
people like thoml?Raleigh Standard.