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Ifusiness Curds for the term of one \ voar, will he eharm-d in proportion to the i upace they occupy, nt Ojtc j)o/lur per line space. ?35"" F/.-r all mlvcrli.-ionoiit.s set in dmiUr cr.l-; muu, PifiA- jk.1- Cent. citra will bcndil^Jto thn j /lliovc r:iti;s. JJAVIS it 11 0I.L1 N (SSWOUTII, For JJtimirr ; i%i"t'KKTT <t wiijsox, | For 2'rcsx. MISCELLANY. [From tlio Charleston Courier.] The Capital and the Capitol. Washington, D. C., Aug. 11, 1836. My pen, 110 longer, as of yore, a a gray nrnof;^ nnill hut. Klirinorl of or r<*. O 1 "J, " I - tw* ,v sumes ltouice of describing the capital ol>jects of the capitoliuc city, without any new promise of conclusion, as like a picj crust, it might only be made to be broken. THE UOTLNOA. The Rotunda, or the Hotundo, as it is frequently styled, is'one of the most magnificent chambers, or areas, in the world ; and, from its magnitude and height, produces somewhat, although with much diminished effget, of the sense of diminutiveness, unmingled, however, with the awe experienced on entering the vast periphery of St. I'eA _ _1_ .1 1> _ 1 I _ .. . 4. t I tcr s ai ivomr, wuere people not only /m, but actually look small. It occupies the centrcof the capitol, under the dome, and is ninety-five feet in diameter, and the same in height?its circumference is about two /hundred and sixty-five feet?and the spectator is equally struck with its extent, height, and beautiful proportions. The walls aud pannels of this immense extent, or area, are adorned with magnificent paintings and fine bas reliefs of historical subjects. Four of the paintings are by Col. Trumbull, son of the first Gov, Trumbull, of Lel>nnon, Connecticut, and aide-de-camp of Gen. Washington in the first year of the revolution, and in 1770, Deputy Adjutant General of the Northern Department, under Gen. Gates. After the achievement of our national independence, he engaged in and devoted himself to the studying of painting, firetjn Jhis country and afterwards iQ Europe. His gre<H historical painting of tiio Bunker's r/ill^was painted in London, during the year 1 .'96, and lie then communicated to Mr. John A^ams ar)d Mr. Jefferson, in Paris, his design of ?x>mmemoyaling, by his art, souie of the principal <T5vewte of !,,c revolntioll. In 1789. he re:turned:to >th!s coUUtr*', obtained the por ? ? - 1 -rttrornl nf ripr >-traits of (ieo. Waslunton, '"idwUnjruisljfed citizens, .then in New .. ? ' .and afterwards visited several other places to complete his collection. In 1816, Congress authorized the four paintings, which now adorn the Rotunda, nnd most happily SllUBtrate tUe Instory of ;oui country. The other paintings, four in tirimber, are by" Chapman, Weir, Vanderlyn, ami Powell. TIIK PAINTINGS OK THE nOTUNDA. 1. The Declaration of Independence, by Trumbull.?This noble painting represent* the presentation to Congress by Jefferson (its immortal author) of that celebrated document, whjch severed our political connexiod witlrGreat Britain, ana converted thirteen jttruggHtig colonies into the like nuin/ree. W)d independent States?iudepw?4aiit of foreign States, bat not of one anofivJf^-bh'iKled together in a partly nationaJ an4 partly federal union, and, as suelt, taking an e/iuaj pla<M3 among the nations jof til* v#}TP:?Neither labor nor expense was sp?ir | cd by the artist to give correct likenesses of I ! the great men in the august assembly, which | j made the memorable declaration, to array j I them in them in the costume of the time ; j j and in both particulars his success was emi- | nent. The chamber is copied from that in; . which the glorious deed was actually con- j 1 stimulated, and in which the American' ; Congress,charged with tlie infant liberties! j of their country, then held their sessions ;! j but the embellishments in the back ground; are rather emblematical than real; and the | whole scene, as portrayed in the speaking canvas, is most impressive. 2. Surrender of /luryoync al S<trtilo<ju, J Oct. 7, 1777, t>>( Trumbull.?The canvas. t wiui inic eiieci, mis nrsigreai triumph j of American arms over llic mother country. Generals liurgoyuc an<t Phillips, t??l-; i lowed by Ilie llritish officers, are represent-; ed as drawing near tlic tent of General j Gates, the American commander. Gates ! has advanced a few steps to meet his chief j prisoner, who, with Cetieral l'hillips, has dismounted, and is in tlieactof offering his sword, which Gates generously declines to : receive, and he then invites his captive foes! I to enter his quarters ami partake of refresh- j : ments. In the back ground or distance, | are seen Fish Creek and the North liivorj j wending their way to their respective out-! f lets, and troops crossing the meadows. Of-, ! fleers on horses nracedo tin. r>f ?!..> /...I-1 umn ;in<] follow the dismounted (intends. 3. The Surrender of Lord Corn irnl/i.t ; fit i'orktoicn, Oct. 19, 1779, by Trttw-\ bull.?This fine painting delineate*, wi'.h . graphic power, this great event in our na-; tional liistor}'?this closing scene in tli?drama of- our revolution. Lord t'ornwallis,, having left the more Soul hern fit-Id of war i .and of Lis early triumphs, to Lord Kawdon, i and other interior officers, who soon had to acknowledge the prowess of Greene, Marion, j Sumter, Washington, Lee and others, to; face the first Lafayette and then great leader j of the American forces, in his native State, j found himself hemmed iti and cooped up ... - ' 1 (>b X Viaujnu, auu was soon COinpCllC<I lo j surrender lo tlic combined forces of Amor- j ica and Franco, The honor of marching! out of the beleaguered town, with drums' beating and colors flying, was denied him, sis it had been denied by Sir Henry Clinton,! to Gen. Lincoln, on the surrender of ! toil; and Gen. Lincoln himselt was deputed to receive {uo RvOrd of the British com-: inander. A want of magnanimity kept Cornwallis from the field a;id induced him to substitute (.Jen. O'llara lo yield the sword, in token of submission to victorious America. The British troops marched out between the American and French lines of troops, to an appointed place, grounded and 1 left their arms, and returned unarmed. The artist lias seized the moment when the prin- j | cipal officers of the British army, conducted I i by Gen. Lincoln, are passing tiie two groups; jot' American and French Generals, and en-J ; tering between the two lines of their victo! rious enemies and captors, and of the three i principal officers of the three nations are so j J disposed of as to present distinct portraits j i of each. Those of the French officer* j J were obtained in Paris in 1787, and painted : I from the living originals in the house of | Mr. Jefferson, then our Minister to France, i 4. Rmtimuttimi. itf (i Pin'ml Ilruxhiiiii. I ton, at Annapolis, .December '23, 1783.? ; ; This is tlie last of the Trumbull series. Tin;' i scene is laid at Annapolis, in the Statu of | Maryland, whither Gen. Washington, after! i bidding farewell to his old comrades in tin* i war of independence, hastened, and there ! resigned his commission into the hands of, J the Congress of the Confederation, from ! which body he had received it. It is one! of the most effective and affecting i>f Col. Trumbull's performances, transferring to the canvas, with artistic power, somewhat of ! the feeling embodied and expressed in the j following extract from the Maryland (JaizetUJ.of the day :?"Here we must, let fall I the scene?-few tragedies ever drew more j ' tears from so many beautiful eyes, [and it | might have been added, down so many ; manly checks,] as were affected by the mo : ving manner, m winch Ins hxeellency took ! final leave of Congress:?after which lie I ! immediately set ont fur Virginia, accompa-! : nied to South liiver, by his Excellency, the; i Governor, with the warmest wishes of the j city for for his repose, health, and happiness. Long may lie enjoy them." 5. The Jiaplixm of Pocahontas.?A j beautiful picture, by Mr. J, (J. Chaphan, I representing a touching incident in the life j of the aboriginal friend of the English col- J onisLs of Virginia, the lovely, amiable, and ' ^encruw,H and princess, 1?().j j cnhontaa, wnJsa|^ ',ave heeu the first! I Mnwrt to Chriitianu!'' anior g the Indians. of North America, and wi10 ,yas> through her marriage with youug Rolle, .n" ancestrojw of some of the Randolphs and oii,'*r8 of the best families of Virginia. In Col. MeKenney's magnificent work on the Indians, a beautiful and striking portrait of her is preserved, expressive of her gentle and Christian spirit, and yet bravo and invincible benevolence towards her kind. The chapel, in which tire deeply interesting scene is delineated, is a copy from one of the eaf. lieat rustic* churches of "the Old Dominion." I * Goodrich, in his Pictorial History of the Untted States, says "She profess*} the faith of ' Christian religion; and 'Was baptised from a t font, hewn from the trunk of it tree, in the lft rle rugged Church at Jamestown." The picture is thus described?"Pocahontas | < is kneeling on the steps of the ruilc baptis- j i nial lout, in an altitude of deep humility ! 1 and devotion ; her dress is pine white, with JI a snowy mantle of swan's skin, tipped with ; plumage, just falling from her shoulders.: Her hair flows negligently over her tiedk i and back, and her features and complex- j ion aro those of the Indian, though leas , < beautiful than she is said to have been in' life." 11 0. The J'Jinhurkation of the, J'ilyrims.I ?This grand painting, by Weir, emblems i a seene of deep and pathetic interest, the recent embarkation of the pilgrim fathers I of New Kngland, from I >elfl-lleaven, in I j miiaiKi, on ino nigh mission of civil and 1 religious liberty, which landed them on the j I lMymouth Hock, there to consecrate their j principles, and found, we trust, on an ever-, enduring basis, a commonwealth and cm-' pire of freedom, which has no parallel in ! (lie past and will piobahly iind none in the jl remotest future. The venerable Robinson, i their pious pastor, is commending them, in 1 < devout farewell, to Heaven, as they are a-j < bout to weigh anchor and unfurl their can- i; vas for the new world. ' Ilclij'ioii," savs tin- : Washington (Juide Hook, "is the presiding i spirit of the seen", though [Miles] Stand-iI ish kneels like a soldier,and the whole com-; 1 panv seem like those whose fear of (Iodi? has expelled all other fear." Several of the!? female portraits arc models of feminine j ' beauty. j < T. Tin: Lmulnnj of Cola mints in the , 1 Xvw World.?This painting, by Vander- i i I e r " I \ II, 1?l ji.inorauiic lame, iias leu to some '; controversy among amateurs ami connois-! I sours, as to its merits. Tlie Washington j I < I uide Hook says however, that "all must t he struck with the resolution anil devotion.! t hlonded in the aspect of Columbus, as lie ' 1 hears the standard of civilization, and points j the swonl of authority towards the earth,' 1 dedicating, with uplifted eve towards II. a- . t veil, the New World to the Divine author : of Christianity." . j t 8. Tin' ])iscoi'crtf of the In/ (? Do Soto.?This elegant painting hv I'ovv-j ell, a voting American artist, fills the last ! > and long vacant panel in the liotuuda. It , s is a ?rnpliio iv|?ii*s?.*ut;iiion of the scene, in . which Dc Soto, on an ;\>1 mirnbly propor- > I tiviK'l. nn?A livlily cnpai'isoheil sioed, U the J prominent figiire, with all tlie aceompani- [ i mcnts of the soldier, tl?e priest ami the Tn- ( i dian, calculated to produce a climax of in- i tcrest, iiiul effect. It is, in my opinion, a de-; f ciilcil effort (if genius, ami that of a very j high order. Important as is the Mississippi , t to our country, as the great channel of: 1 Western commerce, ami as a homl of nil-j ion anil source of power am! strength to our great ami growing country, it. was lit- : ting that its discovery .should thus be coin- \ memoratcd liy a tilling work of art, at our' National Capitol, and a filling memorial of; i its great discoverer, who only accomplished j the achievement to die almost in the mo- ' , ment of triumph. I)e Soto, lie lies in the far distant st, I The lliver his grave, the Magnolia hi* crest." j j TUB SCVI#l'Tl"UKS OK T1IE KOTL'NDA. j | The Rotunda is provided with four enter-1 i ances to its immense periphery, one from > each porch, and the other from the Repre-1 I sent alive and the Senate chambers, respoctivi - I Iv. The panels over these several enter- j ances are graced and adorned with sculp-' > tscenes from American history. < ]. Pnnis Treaty with the ln<fi<t?x.? | ' Over the Northern door, leading to theji Senate Chamber, is a fine sculpture of Wil- j Until PiMin t lii* illiwf rii ?n< fi ?i 11 n 1 < t it* I sylvatiia and friend of the Indian race, ma-J < king a treaty with the Indians, under a;' brandling and spreading elm. The humane ; negotiator holds in his hands a scroll, with ! the inscription?"Treaty, 1G8G." Tliear-ji tist was a Frenchman, named (Jevelut. j < 2. Daniel Jioon and the Indians.?The panel orer the Southern door, leading to the Representative Ilall, is adorned with a j ] sculptured representation of Daniel l?oone,;; the hero and pioneer of "Old Kentucky," in ! i desperate conflict with the savage enemy. Hoone's aspect contains resolution and iu- i terpidily with perfect self-possession and ; calmness; and that of the Indian, with . whom lie is engaged, in the death struggle, . is iilinost satanically ferocidbs. At the feet i of the combatants, lies prostrate a dead In* , dinu, the first victim of the great pioneer's , prowess, witli an expression of tlio proud spirit of a fallen savage, unconquered or , unsubdued, ever in death. The figures are larger than life; and they are. from the skilful chisel of Causici. The Washington Guide 15ook records the following interesting incident: UA band of Winnebagoes once came through the llotunda. They were noble looking fellows, dressed in their own style. Their faces were variously painted ; in their belt* they wore their scalping knives m.il tomahawks. and slung, over tlieir backs, their l?o?VS and arrows* Passing through tlio ltotund:!, their attention was caught by this group, "Hooue killing the Indian." They formed a semicircle, and the ?;cad man stepped forward and (tood before the re#t. For some moments they looked intently, scrutinizing aud recognizing 'overy part of the scene, and, suddenly, as by ono impulse, * they raised the dreadful war-hoop and r*n from the Hajl." . 3, The LanJiiip of thr-Pityritnt.?~Tho f>an^| .over the Easte'rij doqjr .contftina, the . andmgof the pilgrim fathers on t&e Jtock' of 1'lymolltli. A pilgrim is seen in the bow in tbe act of landing from the boat, which has just touched the base of the rock. Ilis little son seems to be warning him against venturing among the savages, while his wife, with eyes upturned, places her trust in heavmi, and restrains the anxious child. An Indian, seated on the rock, holds an ear of corn in his hand, and presents it to the advancing pilgrim as an emblem of peace and friendship. The boat has inscribed on it j I lie. figures "1020," commemorative of the; era of this great event, which has left its impress and its influence on all succeeding litnn 1. ('(/plain Smith ami Pocahontas.? I >ver the Western door of the Rotunda is j beautifully sculptured, by Capalano, the rescic <?i" Captain John Smith by tlie he-j roiu yet gentle l'ocahontas. Smith is rep-1 resented :is laying at the feet of King I'owliattan, with his head and the upper part of liis body somewhat raised, as if watching tlie savage, armed with a raised club, in front i>f him; another Indian stands behind l'oi-ahoutas, also with his war club raised ; the young l'ocahontas, only 12 years of age, in i kneeling posture, leans forward with her inns and part of her body over Smith, as if to shield liim from the meditated murderous Lilow of the threateiiing savage, and at the i i ---? i ..urn- mm-, mij/iui uiji ikt royal lamer to I ;pare tin; hapless captive; while l'uwhattan, with Indian crow 11 on liis head, and with itlicr regalia, sils on tlic judgment seat, .ictwcen the two executors, witli one liand raised, as if to foibid the death stroke, in re title yielding to his daughter's entreaties,' ears and agonies. Thus l'orahontas and I iiimanitv triumphed, and slie was rewarded or her hcnevnlfiwe. 1?v hniiur?.nn nnnmtiJ > 0 tlio Christian faith, ami received as a ; ami) into the fold of the Good Shepherd.! In (lood rich's or I'eter Parley's I'ictofial j 1 listitry of the United State", his version of he story differs widely from the rcpresentttion in the sculpture, in making l'owhatn 11 himself the intended "executor, instead f his attendants. After an account of the capture and! rounding of Smith, and the passing of the j ;e:.lenee of death on him, it is there said :? ' Two large stones were brought in and ' aid at the feet of tho savage King, and i ia. . .-1-. . t ... ? I .IIIIIIIO HV..VI Tt HB JJIiUX'U Oil OllC OI 11 It'll] j vliile tlic savages gathered around to witioss the execution. Powhattan's club was aised, ami every one was waiting, in silent suspense, to see it fall 011 (lie victim." "At this critical moment, l'oeahontas,' lie eldest of llie girls, and the most beloved >y the King, now scarcely twelve years of tgc, rushed forward and threw herself with 1 shriek on Smith, ller linir was loose, tnd her eyes wild and streaming with tears. She raised her hands to her father, and besought him, with all the powers of Indian eloquence, to spare his captive." "l'owliattau, though little used to pity, ou Id nut resist her entreaties and tears.! lie-dropped his uplified club, and looked ' round upon his warriors, as if to gather ! new courage. J iiov, too, were touched with pity, though they were savages. At hist he j raised his daugiiter, and promised her to pare the prisoner's life. lie was according-! ly spared, and the very next day, conducted j Iiy a guard of twelve men to Jamestown." How melancholy the rellectiou that one j *o lovely and so humane, such an angel ofi itharity as Pocahontas was; and that having! lieeome a Christian convert, and the wife of J ;tnd English husband and matron of an j English family, she should not have found ' that peace on earth, which she so richly ! deserved. "She became," says Goodrich,1 ...rf i ... ? ?? ? i a liiiiiiiui wnu ami an exemplary miu pious mother." In the year 1610, she aecompa-j nicd her husband to England, mid became i unhappy there at unexpected neglect, and ! cool treatment, on ueccount of her color, j when she expected a princely reception.: liven Smith (alas for poor humanity!) ( proved temporarily ungrateful, but soon re-! pented of bis sin and made reparation fori it. Goodrich records as follows:? "Captain Smith, who wus in London, at j Lho timo of her arrival, callcd to see her, j but, on account of her color, was a little re-! served in his manner of treatment. This] :ir1t!i?i1 Iti tln? intormitv lw*r fiwlmO ami ?he wept like n child. Captain Smith inquired llie cause of her grief. "Did I not save thy life," said she, "in America ? When I was torn from the arms of my father, and conducted amongst thy friends, didst thou not promise to be a father to uio ? Didst ihou not say that, if I went into thy country, thou wouldst be my father, and Ishould l>c thy daughter ? Thou hast deceived me." Captain Smith could not resist sucb fcloqtience. He introduced her to many famii: . _e j j!i ii i. i.i iiua 01 rehjwuiiiuuiiy, ana aia hii ho couki, while sho remained in England, to make her linppy, except that ho did uot venture to bring her before the King. Sho fell a victim to tho united influence of grief and the climate, and died at the age of twenty two, as sho was about Co embark for America." But her reward wan on high. The neglected find tawny Indian matron, while .yet in.early prime, winged her flight from garth to Heaven, and became a bright scroll in tbfe regioqa beyond the skies. '-i? * . <? . ' Art, like love, eVcfade* ?H oottlpetion, WncFabiotte tfce s-1 Procrastination. If fortune with a smiling face Strew roses on your way, When shall we slop to pick them up < To-day, my lore, to-day. Iiut should she frown with face of care, And talk of coming sorrow, I When shall we grieve, if grieve we must, T?-:norrow, love, to-morrow. If tho<c who wrotig'd us own their fault, And kindly pity prav, When shall we listen, and forgive ? To-day, my love, to-dny. But if stern justice urge rebuke, And warmth from memory borrow, j When shall we chide, if chide we dare ? To-morrow, love, to-morrow. j If those to whom we yw? a debt Arc harmed unless we pav, When shall we struggle to be just! To-day, my love, to-day. Hut if our debtor fnil our hope, ! And |>lead his ruin thorough. When shall we weigh his breach of faith ? j To-inorrow, love, to-morrow. If love estranged should once again ller genial si::ile display, When .shall we kiss her proffered lips? To-tiny, iny love, to day. Hut if she would indulge regret, Or dwell with by-gone sorrow, When shall we weep, if weep we must? To-morrow, love, to-morrow. For virtuous acts and harmless joys The minutes will not stay ; We've always time to welcome t!iem, To-day, iny love, to-duj*, Hut cftre, resentment, angry word*, And unavailing sorrow, Come fur too booii, if they appear To morrow, love, to-morrow. Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, Well known as one of the first men of: Gcoririn. and an ardent Whirr Iin<* fleidnrod liis intention to support Buchanan. Wej extract two paragraphs in his letter, written at the request of one of his personal and > political friends, giving his reasons for this j determination :? 1 hit with all its faults, that party now; stands forth, alone iu its reliable nationality | ?alone in its unqualified pledge to main- * tain tlie present status of congressional; legislation on the slavery question. For I the redemption of this pledge their orators i at the hustings and their editors through I the press are now faithfully laboring. Exceptions there may be, but in general, even j 011 irecson, iney come up manmuy to tlic work. The party is planted on litis policy,; their committal is complete?with it they ' must sink or swim. Their candidate, as j broadly pledged, as deeply committed as ! themselves, is Mr. Buchanan, the wisest,: most conservative, most reliable Democrat-1 ic aspirant to the Presidency. They call! him an old fogy. I have an instinctive' leaning to old fugyi?m,. when put in compe-' tition with young Americanism. I would take him in preference to the most prom-: ising spring of young America that Dymc*'-' racy can boast. Iujs is 110 tune to struggle tor par' . ccndaiicy. iVo?r, wo inuslook to tuo conn-! try?its continuingporsperityand greatness' in tlie Union, or its utter ruin oh/of it. j Wc must have a President who will uphold! tlie Oostitution now, as wo interpret it, or all is lost. Let our inquiry then be, first, wlio of the candidates will stand firmly by! us: and secondly, who of those that will,' has .he fairest prospect of success. Self : prestation demands, that ii?thU crisis, wo. vote with reference to the great issue, and , to the availability of the candidates in the election. Let us save the Union now, through the instrumentality of the Democracy, if need be, and oppose to them hereaf ter, when occasion shall require, the same' indomitable spirit they have encountered | in us, heretofore. They who admit the peril; and then refuse this sacrifice to avert it, arc. in danger of merging the patriot in the partisan. Now, the better to estimate the j>eril, nnd the chances of averting it, Ictus con-' sider the prospects of the several candidates. Believing, as I conscientiously do, that should ! Mr. Fremont succeed, the Uniou will not , survive his administration, I assume that it! is a cardinal object to secure the election of a sale man by the people. Heaven tortcnd that the destinies of this great country' should be committed to the JJouse of Rep resciitAtives, as now instituted. Does any j southern man feel differently, let hi pi cast j his eye upon the speaker's chair?let him contemplate the attitude of (hat body at i'fhis moment, and be warned. Docs he ; with all the lights before hiin, desire to send the election to that body in the forlorn hope of thus securing the election ?of his party's Candida!?, for Aim, 1 have no argument. "lid is joined unto his idols* ?.l?i . rrT^iat was decid%lly,fi, generous hearted youqg man who divided a luscious 'orange bettfeeu tiis sweetheart and Her mother, ancLbeing advised at the sarrie time not to be so free with bis fruit, or he would rob himself* replied in a drawling tpne, "Ob, bo, thpuJwe I TMw,^ wM?..h?lf. ^cb4f?f you! |t does me, good to see you eat and enjoy it iio beside*, it ain't robbitr rcryfceff.riuther,' for iMre got lhi'^emtrt'o fn ihy tt)gt4aH-p6oket4 1 ! t-?,& **> 9 ' . } * Gen. S. Y. Carry* The recent State Temperance Convertlfon, through a Uomrnittee ot which Dr* K. E? l'ressly was chairman, sent a pressing invitation to (.iei). Gary to como and spend the ensuing winter in this State. The following letter was received in reply (Joi.LKGK IIILL, Aug,Gentlemen :?The wishes of the' late State Temperance Convention of Sotitb Carolina conveyed to me in your flattering' letter of the lltli instant, have been considered. The repeated acts of kindness and generosity of the people of South Carolina towards me are grateful to my feelings beyond the power of language to expressTo have the confidence and respect of the great and good of your noble State would flatter the proudest ambition, and to gratify their wishes would justify any sacrifice. As I am at present situated I caanot give any assurance that I will be able to visit South Caioliua again this year. There is no field in whii-.ti 1 would labor with great er pleasure, ami none promises so large results, to the good cause. Every interest of tlio people of that State especially require* a prohibitory law, atu.1 your eourts- are eo constituted that the Judges are not required* to become reckless partisan demagogues in order to secure a re-election. A prohibitory law so constructed as to?e*cure the rights of all would be a fixed faot :e . 1 * uvuiii ^iiiuiiim ii oiicu enacieu. in jus** tice to the great body of tho citizens of your State I must say that nowhere in this republic have my sentiments nnd arguraeDt9met with respectful attention. When^E went there but little had been said on. the' peculiar topics discussed and erroneous andl false notions were entertained in reference to the real nature anil objects of tho laws desired. A calm, honest, dispassionate, gentlemanly and intelligent presentation'of its merits is all that iu necessary tt> give it favor in the hearts of }'our people. The effects of the traffic upon your slave population are so distinctly marked and aggravated that masters will see at once thftbaagr other law, except the one proposed; oaanot give them protection. Motives of self in terest, as well as of patriotism, can. bo addressed to South Carolinians. To aid in hastening the "good time coming" in the Palmetto State wonFd be gloryenough for me, if by possibility I could) make arrangements to enter the eamfaes- J could not, if I would, disguise tfie fact tliafc I love tho people of South Carolina; Their generosity, frankness, hospitality, were un* bounded, and even those to whom my opinions were not acceptable, treated rae witlt uniform courtesy and respect I make these remarks for the purpose- of mi'inrr cnmn l/lrtn I?aiu tpt?Sn/? Q J VU .JVillV iUC4l VI IIV?f K* J 1 **0 wv my own feelings to deny your request. The appeals from Knglaud to visit them- arevery strong and urgent, hut I have Been' compelled to say no to my friends there. More than a year ago I gave a condftronaP promise to my friends in Georgia to canvass a portion of that State the coming' winter and they nitty claim my services if T go anywhere. I am still utuhjeided as to inv course in the future. I thank God that there is no place in my hi'urt for any of those hitler, unpatriotic, unchristian sectional feeling*-., which are so rife in these days, and, can,therefore, go anywhere whereGod may open the way for my accomplishing good. With sentiments of rnsnoet ifc-e.. ? I son yntirs, S. F. GARY. IlKNUV SCMMKK. \ Kov. Wm. Maktix, [-Committee. Kev. K. K. Piibsslv, T). 1). ) Col. Brooks in North Carolina. The dlitor of tlio Vortvillo Enqurirtr\ who 0:11110 on with lion. P. S. Urooks from *v asitin^ion. writes glowingly 01 I lie manifestation of feeling iounrds him hi Qkany places on the route. At Raleigh and at Charlotte, strong public demons!rations worn mr.de; and nnr member addressed large and enthusiastic crowds at either place. But tlie most touoJiing marks of approbation are to be found in such passages as tlie following: ' "At every wav-station, where yet in North Carolina crowd* nro accustomed to.collect as soon as the train would stop, old men and voting made their w?y into the ear, ami without form or ceremony testified in the most unequivocal manner their regard for tho champion of Southern Rights. Grey-haired men, trembling with age, would malce their way to his seat and grasp him warmly by the hand, with a look of fneeye which told of tannine affection, and an earn* eatneas of npjftmer which spoke in language l>etter than words?"Well done, thou good urwi r?:?i.r..i xr i- i - niiu ioit.uain rcitmii. iMMHic MtHHI UHCK ; all parlies vied with each other in ettending those warm hearted and enthusiastic tokens of gratiftide and admiration. - " Ah Irishman descrfbibg the trading po#. ere of the geniuft Yankee, aatd: "If hfe.vas cast away pn a desolate island, he'd get lip the next niprnin' and go round 9etin' maps to the inhabitants," , ,*.'? Passion- is universal hnmanlty: Withbtit it, religion, history, romance and art tto?4d M \ ' ' -V^aS