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raSCELLANY~
Hon, G-eorge M. Dallas at an English Agricultural
Fair.
The annual festival of the Herts Agricultural
Society, took place at the town of
Hitchin. Enf*!?nd,ou tfee 24th of Scntember.
Sir E. Ii. iLyton, M. P. presided, and wraomg
those ^resect were J?r. 44 alias, tlie A men can
caimrter, {wbo whs on a v'hirt to t'he chxircjmi,')
the Marquis of Salisbury, Sir W.
jToliffe, M. 1% and others. After the usual
loyal toasts had been given siid responded
to, the chairman said":
We have present among us on this soccaetou
tiio distinguished representative of
ap illustrious people, akin to ourselves in
language 'and blood, in just laws and in
intellectual sympathies?the people of Aroerica.
It is true that their institutions
a:if r ti.? e 1
UIUOI IIV/UJ uuio. x nxzy <iru irec jiiiu CUIJ*
tented wnder a republic. We liold ourselves
to be equally free :.nd contented under
tJbo mild sway of a constitutional sovereign.
Each nation attempts to work out
tbe problem of good government in its own
way. There, across the waters, we can recognize
a republic which respects property
and order: and here Americans inay recognise
a monarchy which is not incompatible
with liberty and progress. [Hear, hear.]
Now, gentlemen, there have been of late
some political, or rattier, let me say, some
diplomatic, misunderstandings, of which it
would not become us od this occasion to say
a single word. Let us hope that they are in a
fair way of being tranquilly settled, upon
terms which may equally consult the honor
and the dignity of the two nations. ?Hear.]
The grand invention of the electric telegraph
under the waves of the Alantic is
about to add another link to those that
*10it# the mother country to her giant children.,
there is a telegraph which can
?till more annihilate lime and space, and
Ashki we look to the wi6e and conciliatory
genius of ^ur distinguished guest to re
mu?uiioir ?- otrAii iuau i nuitu
communicates between heart and heart,
and which carries from nation to nation the
language of common interest aud kindred
Affection. [Cheers.]
This is not the first time that Mr. Dallas
baa visited these shores. He came here
btofona towards the close of the unhappy
warof 1812 between England and Amer
Ice. He came then will) objects of peace
and conciliation. Such arejl am a&stired,
bis objects now, and I trust that bis success
will be 6ueb a# to establish hit* imperishable
fame not only among tbe statesmen of his
oountry, but among the benefactors of the
human race. [Hear, hear.] Our visitor is
himself of British origin ; be is descended
from an ancient and eminent family in these
isles. Here he breathes the air which his
ancestors bresthed, and be is treading tbe
soil in which the bones of bis anoeston
repose.
It wss at a very anxioas and critical moment
for the two countries that I first saw
him, but I immediately felt sure tbat u<
I
was the right man in the right place, [hear,
and Inughter;] and since he has honored
me with a visit under my own roof-tre#, with
his amiahle and accomplished family, I have
had on all occasions to admire the clearness
of his intellect,"the depth of his observation,
the dignified simplicity of his manners, the
transparent kindness of his heart, and (if
he will allow me so to say) the felicity with
which he unites the natural patriotism of
an American citizen with a just appreciation
of all that is really excellent and sterling
in the dear old land of his own fathers.
[Cheers.] Well I told him that if he would
honor me with a visit, he would be sure,
at least, of a hearty English welcome in an
old English country house. But his heart
is so large that the welcome of an individual
does not content liim, and 1 am so proud
of my guest that the welcome of an individual
does not satisfy me for him ; and,
therfore, he is here to day to receive the
welcome of all classes and of all parties of
Englishmen in this great national meeting.
[Cheers.] Gentlemen, may those cheers
with which I know you will receive the
toast that I am about to propose be borne
across the Atlantic, and assure the United
States of our affection for their people,
and of our respect for their representative.
[Ilear, hear.] I give you the "health of
his Excellency (jeorge M. Dallas, Minister
Plenipotentiary from the United States of
America;" and allow me to add one sentiment:
Lasting concord between America
and England. TLond e.hpprs.l
Mr. Dallas?Gentlemen: It is impossible
for me to allow tbe flattering manner in
wbicb you have received the toast so kindly
introduced by tbe distinguished gentleman
who presided to pass without the expression
of my warmest thanks. A stranger to you
all, 1 deeply feel the hospitality of your
welcome, though, in truth, my short experience
in England has given me more than
l*A?icnn Ait/.tinrlt ?* < ! ? I
iwiouu viiuu^ii vv? c.ijicv/1. it* * ui liic
eroua allusion (o the institutions, tlie progress
and the prospects of my country, let
me also return in my private as well as
my public character the most cordial acknowledgments.
Youthful among nations,
and perhaps in the estimation of many,
whom I address, far from faultless, she has,
nevertheless, undeniably achieved in the
general cause of civilization, in science, in
art, io mccliauics, in human elevation and
improvement, what may well justify encomiums
from such enlightened, discriminating
and candid men.
In no sphere of social action arc the
United States better entitled to your esteem
than in the very one with which this banquet
is connected. They recognize their
agricultural interest, meir planters, and tueir
farmers as the predominant interest?the
interest tliat wields the power, originates
the wealth, cherishes the manly freedom,
and promotes the happiness of their entire
people. [Cheers.] You can make no advance
on that subject which will not meet
with sympathy and co-operation. In the va>t
valley of the Mississippi, amid measuresless
plains of exhaustless fertility, millions of
my countrymen accept as the noblest of
human pursuits the cultivation of their own
soil. [Hear, hear.] Their cheif aim and
delight is to 6toek their farm6 with cattle of
me best breeds, nnd they hail as more worth
y of their gratitude and their applause
than military exploits or political victories
every onward step in practical husbandry.
[Cheers.]
I wish, gentlemen, I felt competent and
at liberty to engage a few moments of your
attention in adverting to American movements
similar to yon? own. They are numerous
in every separate State of our confederacy.
Impelled, as here. bv. the hicli
r- a ' V; O
est intellect and truest patriotism, their
combined results might be regarded as an
offering not wholly unworthy of your acceptance.
[Hear.] But I cannot venture so
far; and although I am really sensible that
an interchange of agricultural reports would
constitute a powerful bond of natioual amity
and peace, still, I shrink under the warning
of one of your own venerable proverbs to
which my Lord Helmet might, perhaps, apply
his epithet of "somewhat musty," inculcating
the folly or futility of carrying coals
to Newcastle. fLauerhter.1 Gentlemen. I
repeat the expression of my thanks, and
will now give you the only good thing which
belongs to the address that 1 hnve made.
It is in the shape of a sentiment?"All hononr
and success to the Agricultural Society
of Herts P [Loud cheers.]
Honesty in a Hurry.?An Irishman
having accidentally Droken a pane ot glass
in a window, wasjnaking the best of his
way out of sight; but unfortunately for
Pat the proprietor stole a march on him,
and having seized him by the oollar exclaimed
: "You broke ray window, fellow,
did you not!" "To be sure, I did," said
Pat, ' and did'ntyou see me running home
for money to pay for it f "
-?
qiaahoiiu'b/?jmougn dui ?lguLoen
years bare <fapsed fined the first vessel
wholly prownSd by steam owned the Ati
lantic, now there are fourteen lines of steami
ers, composing forty-eight- vessels, plying
i between Europe and the United States,
Out of these forty-sight steamers bat twelr*
are of American construction. The foreign
' companies have lost four of theft steiatfh
I and we the same number.
r - I 4,
To .
She sleeps 1 delightful task, to watch
Her slumbers at this miduight hour;
To note the breathing from her lips <
That vie the budding flower. 1
Delightful task I Would I could sit
Thro* life by this pure shrine, i
And worshipping, could ever link I
Her trusting heart with mine 1
A tear?such as the dew-dro'J> leaves
Upon the opening rose?
llnugs tremblingly upon the lash ,
The drooping lids disclose ;
an. _ i:.i. i. -if * *
iiic huh nun open??-3CC Uie DOW
From the bright tear drop given,
Turc symbol of her holy thoughU (
Spanning from earth to heaven.
A sigh?the murmur of the sea <
That uumuier winds have blown?
A name upon her parted lips? 1
Ob, bliss 1 it is my own. I
A ?loy, ne'er known or felt before, '
Is at this moment given, '
To know she mingles thoughts of me 1
"While yet she dreams of heaven 1
Election ReturnB. 1
Faikfikld.?Senator?N. A. Peay. 1
Representatives?It. li.13ovlston.IJ.il. J
Clarke, \V. Bralton. '
Orange Parish.?Senator?Donald R. i
Barton. j
Representatives?Dr. J.H. G'Cain, Jno. 1
H. Felder. J
Newberry.?Senator?A. C. Garling- *
ton. '
Representatives?A. J? Jones, T. B. 1
Rutherford, G. DeWalt. r
Tax Collector?Mark Boyd. *
Abbeville.? Senator?J. F. Marshall.
Representatives?A. M. Smith, S. Me- 1
lTowim, i. monison, j. n.. vance, it. a. 4
Griffin. * 1
Spartanburg*?Representatives?J. \V. '
Miller, O. E. Edwards, J. Winsmitb, O. B. '
EarK\ James Farrow.
Charleston.?Senator?W. D. I'orter. }
Representatives?Richard Yeadon, Jo- 1
seph Johnson, Jr., James Simons, Thomas J
Y. Simons, Jr., W. G. DeSaussure, F. D. '
Richardson, Tsclson Mitchell, Edward Mc- r
Grady, J. J. Lucas, E. M. Whiting, J. F
Charles Blum, C. G. Memminger, H.C. King, 1
Francis Lance, It. W. Seymour, J. J. Pope, '
Jr., J. Johnston Pettigrew, J. J. McCarter. '
St. James' Santee.?Senator?A. Muz- 1
yck. 1
Representative?A. J. McClcllan. v
Sr. Stephen's Parish.?Senator?Dr. *
i l'ctcr IV Runnmit. '
Representative?P. E. Porcher.
St. Paul's Pauisii.?Senator?15. Perry.
c
Representative?J. C. Whaley. 1
Kershaw.?Senator?Jaincs Chestnut, v
Jr. ?
Representatives?William M. Shannon, r
A. II. Boykin. \
Yoiik.? Senator?II. McCaw.
Representatives?J. C. Chambers, A. "
Whyto, W. C. lilack, E. Moore. . ?
Greenville.?Senator?J. L. Went- *
morcland.
Representatives?Dr. Stokes, B. F. Perry,
W. Mooney, W. Morgan.
Lackbns.?Representatives?Dr. A. C.
Fuller, J. Hudgetip, II. Carter, C. P. Sullivan.
Union.?Senator?Jos. F. Gist.
Representatives?J. M. Gadberry, R. Be- c
atty, T. B. Jeter. (
Anderson.?Representatives?G. Sea- 1
born, B. Hardy, A. Broyles, S. G. Earle. s
Barnwell.'?Representative*?S. H. J
Evans, J. E. Tobin, D. H. Rice, J. J. Ryan. '
Chbbtervibld.?Representative- -Alex'r. ?
McQueen,?English. 1
Clarendon.?Representative?S. AW.
Nelson, J. P. Richardson, Jr.
Chester.?Representatives?C. D. Melton,
W. P. Gill, J. H. Wilson. 8
P i oipt PitiTtmii .Q*>*i rt frty \f f
viimoi viivi?vw* AiiuuiOQ .
Wagner.
Representative?D. Bailey. ,
Darlington.?Senator?J. P. Zimmer- j
man.
Representatives?D. G. Wood, R. L. '
Hart, S. H. Wilds. ]
Edgefield.?Representatives?T. W. ,
n ,?ii t?? \r p u u i
vni wuii, u an. i/mtawcm, a?j. v. xu, iinui"
mond, W. Gregg, Robert Merriweather,
Abram Jones.
Lancaster. Senator?George McC. (
Witherspoon.
Representatives?W. C. Cauthen, J. T.
Belk. j
Lexington.?Senator?John Fox.
Representatives?G. Muller, Jacob 8*rygart.
Marlboro.?Representatives?A. G.
t^i t~> n lf.f
tioiioson, jr. x>. jucjuaurea.
Richland.?Representatives Wade
Hampton, Jr., Win. Wallace, W. S. Good- '
wyn, Allen J. Green.
St. Andrews Parish.?Senator?W. I.
Ball. ' .
Representative?W. W. McLeod.
St. Matthswb.?Representative?Olin '
M. Dantahr. ' *
St. Gcorgk'6 Parish?Representative?
Win. M. Shuler.
St. J a ubs Goobe C%xtx,?Senator?
\ William Kfellard. ' . * *
I Representative?Joaepb Mnrray.
| CootfteKwt $50 notM the Bwikiof
Tennessee are is circulktioi.
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About Sating.
Tho following advice is from Dr. Hall's
Medical Journal. Who Las not bad suffi- f
sient experience to say amen to every word .
below ?
Never sit down to the table with an anx- (
ious or disturbed mind; better a hundred (
fold, intermit that meal, for there will then <
bo that much more food in the world for |
liungrier stomachs than yours; and be- ]
sides, eating under such circumstances can |
jnly, and shall always prolong and aggra |
rate the condition of things. * I
Never sit down to a meal after an intense 1
mental effort, for physical and mental injury
is invitable, and no man has a right delib- 1
irately to injure body, mind or estate. (
Never go to a full tabic during bodily i
. xhaustion?designated by some as being i
worn out, and tired to death, used up and <
lone over, and the like. The wisest tiling ]
fou can do under such circumstances, is to
ake a cracker and a cup of warm tea, ei:her
black or green and no more. In ten
ninutes you feel a degreer of refreshment
?nd liveliness, wheh will be pleasantly surprising
to you; not of the transient kindvhich
a glass of liquor affords, but permaicnt
; for the tea gives pleasant stimulus
?nd a little strength, and before it subsides, (
lutriment begins to be drawn from the sujar,
and bread, thus allowing the bod}',
gradually and by safe degrees, to retain in \
ts usual vigor. Then, in a couple of hours, ,
wu may take a full meal, provided that it <
Iocs not bring it later than two hours be- I
ore sundown ; if later, then take nothing for
.hat day in addition to the cracker and tea, i
md tho next day you will feel a' freshness
ind vigor not recently known. t
No reader will be required to be advised
i second time who will make a trial as |
ihove, while it is felt of usual observation
imong intelligent physicians, that eating i
leartily and under bodily exhaustion, is not (
in unfrequcnt cause of alarming and painuI
ilness, and sometimes of sudden death. I
rhese things being so, let every family make j
t a point to assemble around the family
>card with kindly feelings, with a cheerful (
lumor and a courteous spirit; and let that
neinber of it be sent from the table who j
>rcsumes to mar tlio ought-to-be blest re- ^
inion by sullen silence, or impatient look t
>r angry tone, or complaining tongue. <
2at in thankful gladness, or away with you r
o the kitchen, you graceless churl, you j
ingrateful, pestilent lout that you are. There r
vas grand and good philosophy in the old
ime custom of having a buffoon or music t
it the dinner table. i
W. Gilmork Siums.?The Boston Trav
ller, of the 6th, says we are delighted to ]
lttir that this celebrated novelist, the best j
southern representative of American Lit- j
irature, is coming North this fall, and du- r
ing the winter is to deliver a series of lec- t
ures in many of our principal cities. We t
*1. - ir - ? r a
mui. me mercantile l^iurary Associa- c
itions will make linste to secure his enrly (
ervices for his full course. It is due to the |
tonor of the American Athens, and no less ]
lue to Mr. Simms himself?who by a long 1
ife of the most wonderful literary industry, t
i success whose recognition has been tern- i
>orarily limited only by local causes, and ?
i genius whose fruits only need that wider "
ecognuion to l>e universally appreciated?
hat he sliould receive at the nands of the <
:itizensof Boston the best compliment they 8
uin bestow. We are not informed as to ^
he Bubject of any single lecture or of the J
ieries, but whatever it may be, our readers f
nay be assured that he has chosen noth- c
ng which his various scholarship, his liter- 8
try skill and his brilliant genius will not s
:arefully adorn. t
Washington and the Corporal.
During the American Revolution, it is
utid, the commander of a little squad was (
jiving orders to those under him relative l{
o a log of timber which they wero endeav)ring
to raise up to the top of some tnili- ,
lary works they were repairing. The tim>er
went up with clifflwulty, and on this '
iccount the voice c$the little great man '
is; a a nfton linnr/1 in Mmilaa*"
'Heave away ! therd she goes! heavo, ho! '
iieave P
An officer, not in the military costume, 1
was pnasing, and asked the commander '
why he did not take hold, and render a little
aid!
The latter, astonished, turnd round with '
all the pomp ot an emperor, and said : '
"Sir, I am a corporal 1"
MYou are, are you P Ray! the officer; "I !
was not aware of that;" and taking off his 1
I A. 1 1 f - -rt? - / ? 1 I
uhi vnu uowing, me oracer saia : ~i ask
your pardon, Mr. Corporal," and then dismounted,
and lifted till the sweat stood in ,
drop* on *hi9 forehead.
When the work was finished, turning to
the commander, he said: "Mr. Corporal,
when yon have another such job, and have
not men sufficient, send for jour commandefcfo-chief,
and I will oome and help you a ;
second time."
The corporal was thunderstruck. It was '
Washington who thus addressed him*
U- . ?' ' ? I ? II II,
Wild Cherry Bakjc aits Taju?By an 1
ingenious combination with a twr other 1
tatplifc afford as the mirmt antidotes
known fcr consumption of th#4uqjn. J* Dr. >
VftiUr,jn bkr&tkmn of WjU.Gfny, has
produced a redMfy of uutolaralu#.
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A Court Scene. s
Ilero is another of those Western court
icenes which "wo read about," as related by
Jenny Nobs. It will do :
Judge B ,of Missouri, was in mafly
respects, a remarkable man. He stood
>iz feet and two inches in his boots, and
was as fond of a frolic as the most rattling
lad in the country. He could drink more
iquor, "lift" a heavier "bag o' meal," and
play a better game of "poker" than any
man in his circuit. Thpfip nflmirnliln rtiioli..
Stations of courso readered him the most
popular Judge on the bench of his district.
Vet lie never lost his dignity while ou his
bench. There, he was stern, haughty and
Jignified.?The least approach to familiarity,
while he was sitting in court, was always
esented by a fine, and sometimes by imprisonment.
Well, it happened one day, while
le was holding court, tlmt Mr. Dewzenbury,
? rough-looking but independent customer,
ame into tho court-room with his hat on
bis head. This the judge considered an
ndignity offered to the conrt, and forthwith
ordered Mr. D. to take off his hat.
To this, Mr. Dewzenbury paid no attenion,
which being observed by his honor, he
ordered the sheriff to "take the man's hat
iff."
"Take votir hat off." cried the sheriff.
Mr. Dewzcnbtiry remained motionless,
vbile tlio judge proceeded to business.?
\t last raising bis eyes, bis honor again dis:overcd
the incorrigible standing with bis
int upon bis bead.
"Sheriff! " cried tbe Court, "take tbat
nan's bat off."
The Bberift' approached and repeated tbe
command of the Court.
"I'm bald," said Mr. D. "and can't com>ly."
"You Can'L ! " fiXf.lftiniPfl tll<? illflfrn roov.
?
ng angry, "then I fine you five dollars for
sontempt of Court."
"What's that you say, judge ? " replied
ilr. D., as he walked deliberately up to the
udge's stand.
"I fine you five dollars, air, for conteptof
I!ourt."
"Very well," said Mr. D., as ho carefully
>ut his hand into his pocket, and pulled
ut a fifty cent piece. "Very well, here's
he money," handing the judge the half
lollar, "this squares us, judge.. You owed
ne four dollars and a half when we quit
ilaying poker last night, and this half
uakcs us even."
The bar roared, the crowd smiled, and
he judge pocketed his "change" without
Uteringa word.
A Southern Sono for North mix
2ars.?A lady from New Hampshire, who
s now on a tour South for her health, arived
here last niglit and took a carriage for
t friend'a residence. On passing one of the
obacco factories, on the route, she heard
he hands singing lustily some 6ong of their
>wn, and pulling the check string she injuired
of the driver what church they were
, l l?.1 ?f
moaiug, uuu iciuaihcu lliHb II was U SlllgUar
time for divine services. The driver put
ler right upon the subject by giving her
he points. "And they are negroes singng,"
she said. "I had no idea that nejroes
knew How to sing, in the South."
'Dey beats de white folks some times,"
17nc tllA ronl I? f !?n /IpIdop Tka In/1"
w.?. v..~ M..* ."Ujr .c:eived
a few instructions on the subject of
inging, from the lips of the slave, which
;ave her such a different opinion of the
k>uthern institutions, to what she had fornerly
held, that after she arrived at her
lestination, she declared all her New Ilamphire
prejudices extinct?and believed that
lavery, after all, was far from whatshe had
>een taught to believe it was.
uTTT r m ?
"WORDSWORTH AND MY8BLF," 8810 JLtOg:rs,
the poet, "had walked to Highgate to
sail on Coleridge, when he was living at
GillamV "We sat with him two hours, he
diking the whole time without intermission.
When we left the house we walked for
some time without speaking. 'What a
wonderful man he is !' exclaimed Wordsworth.
'Wonderful, indeed,' said I. 'What
lepth ot thought, what holiness of expression
!' continued Wordsworth. 'There's
nothing like him that dver I heard,' rejoinjd
I. Another pause. 'Pray,' inquired
Wordsworth, 'did you precisely understand
what he said about the Kantian philosophy?'
R. 'Not precisely.' W. 'Or about the plu
rality of words P R. 4I can't say thnt I
did. In fact, if the truth must out, I did
not understand a syllable from one end of
his monologue to the other.' W. 'No
more did I !'"
Peace Now Reigns in Kansas.?The
letter from which the following is an extract
is from a most reliable source, says the
Washington Union :
"Pbace now reigns in Kansas, and confidence
is being gradually restored. Citisens
are returning to their claims. Men
il .1? ?
are resuming ineir ordinary parentis, ana I
general gladness pervades the entire oommnnity.
We are also informed that there is reason
to believe that the sagacious and energetic
Governor of that territory will
sbwtly tone a proclamation announcing
ttto pwval&noe of tranquillity, and- inviting
tltt rttaro of all ?tueas who have hee*
ejected bj-fraud or foreo.
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Douglas on Political Parsons.?In
a late speech nt the West the distinguished
Illinois Senator says :
Instead of preaching what men need to
hear?"Christ and him crucified"?those
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uuuKsiero 01 a political religion target the
fundamental precepts of their professed
Master's religion ; forget Him and the merciful
designs and charitable spirit of Hit
mission, and amid lies, and vituperation,
and slander, hold up not the cross, but
"Douglas and him damned ! " [Cheers and
laughter.] Is this harsh ? Let me tell
you, no politician, bred in the very school
of bitterness and lies, can speak so harshly
or so falsely as the Abolition preachers of
the limes. I have received from them
from two thousand to twenty-five hundred
sermons, filled with blasphemy, hypocrisy
nnd blackguardism, preached by infidel, mercenary
ministers, against whom the accusation
must be brought of perverting the
holy Sabbath and Christ's gospel to political
ends. And in leaving this branch of
the subject, let me soy, if you wish to preserve
religion, and your morals, and your
conscience pure, and keep the cause of mo
imiij uuu uic Bine, suun wieir political
preachers. When the Bible and God
are dethroned by these men, we shall become
in this land as France in '08.
Absence of Mind.?Talking of absence
of mind, the oddest instance of this sort
happened to me once in forgetting my own
name. I knocked at a door in London, and
asked :
"Is Mr. B. at home ? '
"Yes, sir, pray what namo shall I pay !"
I looked the man in the face astonished?
"What name ? what name ? ay, that's
flif* nnntlinn ?o r.??? 0
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I believe tlir.t man thought mo mnd ; but
it is literally true that, during the space of
two or three minutes, I had no more idea
of who I was than if I had never existed.?
I did not know whether T was a dissenter
or a layman. I felt as dull as sternhold and
Hopkins. At last to my great belief, it
nasnea across me that I was Sydney Smith.
I heard of a clergyman who went jogging
along the road till he came to a ^jirnpike.
"What is to pay ? "
"Pay, sir, for what ?" asked the turnpike
man.
"Why, for my horse, to be sure."
"Your horse, sir, what horse ! There is
no horse, sir."
"No horse ?" said he, suddenly looking
down between his legs, "God bless me ! I
thought I was on horse back ! n
What will the South Do ??This question
ftc see is largely discussed in some of
our exchanges, in reference to tbejpossibility,
or some say, the probability, ofrreropnt's
ciccuon. me iNaiionai intelligencer has
several columns on the subject in a late
number. The old fogies are struck with
horror at the idea of the South's dissolving
partnership with the North on account of
the election of a President by a majority of
the people. They gravely say his election
would be unconstitutional! And we have
repeated usque ad nauseum, "sufficient unto
the day is the evil thereof." We call
their attention to the language of Revolutionary
patriotism, as uttered by Patrick
Henry. "Why stand we here idle ? Shall
we wait till our enemies have bound us band
and foot ? "
"0?jr ancestors," said Mr. Webster exuttingly,
"went to war with tho mother country,
not on an abstract principle, whicli, if
yielded, had a tendency to bring grievance."
Still earlier had Edmund Burke, in a 9
similar 6train, remarked of them, "They augur
miFgovernment at a distance, and snuff
the approach of tvrany in every -tainted
gale."?Newberry Mirror.
Messrs. Bovce and Orr.?We copy,
from the Columbia Times, a sketch of the''
speech recently delivered in that city by tfee
Hon.' W. W. Boyce ; anil, from the Unionville
Journal, a brief abstract of the speech
of the Hon. J. L. Orr in that place on Friday
last. These speeches are significant, as
indicating how mep of all shades of opiniotf
are driven, in these times, to occupy a common
ground?in short, to occupy the
ground which this paper has long maintain
ea, mat me union 01 trie nonn ana ine
South cannot be preserved. Momentary
expedients may seem to close the wound*
which sectional hostility has inflicted, but
there is no art in political pharmacy that
can heal them. Col. Orr is right, a thousand
times right, in saying that t)ie election
of Mr. Buchanan would only defer the errat
four years. We are, in truth, two natiod%
with incnrable antipathies, attemotfiur to **.
live under the same Government; and that
by voluntary agreement, and not by the
composition of a centra) and irresistible
force.?Chat. MtrvHry. .
Plkktt or Whka.t$?>Tl*e Cincinnati
P.ric* Current estimates; the quabtflyof
wheat raised in the United States tbiljftm
to be 142,888,*00 bushels. Pennsylvania
is our greatest wheat State, raisiogl8,26<V
000 bushel*} Ohio k thk nest>.i?w)iig 16r
?00,00^ New York-rat,.
M^Virfinia raise* tJM00,W&<V '>*?73
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