The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, February 05, 1858, Image 2
Death of Senator "Rusk --Remarks of Zteitt.
\Te give below, ou extract from tlie beautiful
culogiiiin, recently delivered in t!ic Hone*
of Representative*, by Mr. Keitt of our State,
on the character and public service* of
Ihe lute Senator Ruak of Tex ?. It haa
been pronounced <>o nil aider, n? the most
eloquent production, delivered during the
present seN?ion of Congress.* The correspondent
of tfee Boston Post speakes of it as
"follows :
"In the llotine. Col. Keitt. delivered a feeling,
eloqnent and beautifully finished eulogy ot the
deceft'l'd. ?nd siieh war the attention he attracted,
that one mitrht nlinopt have heard a pin
dfftp, as they say, in any part of the House,
pot excepting the reporter's pallerv. Col.
ivem piaceu uencrnl Kusk nmrtnc the furemoit.
son* of the South, ntwl in tho front rank of
legislators and ofganizers, while he also eulogized
in tflowiiiL' terms the qualities of his
lieiirt. The scene was solemn and impressive.
Blare ami had hearted as newspaper correspondMits
are supposed to be, I saw, at least one
from whom Col. Keitt drfew copious te?r?. The
, TSpeeth hits added largely to the oratorical ri-puk
tatibn of the ihipulsivu South Carolinian."
"Weni^ke the following extract: "
the los*<jf no one of these rose there a
deeper cry of grief than over that of the lamented
ltui>k. With intuitive sairacity which
detects treiiuinc merit. and that prescient forecast
which poes forth fearlessly to meet the
future mid anticipates events ere. vet they art;
formed, the liiir heart of tln> ni-onl.* f<-lt th?t.
B great man had fhlior: ; one whose step was
'upon the "rowml and top" of the republican
lailJor. General Rusk gravitated to superioritjf
l>y the laws of his mental and moral
tint live. Theec carried him l<> distinction, as
the instincts of the e&yle carry him above the
mountain*, up to the very sum. Certainly it i<
a noble thing to bear, lik - banner. ? -rical
name for a thousand yearn; and in .? tithe
past to see. looming through t! >t of
nge?, a series of figure*. liardcd v i . iron,
draped with ermine, who r* < ?,i. mid
bear the same naftie tlm* , t *>t ii i? a
shallow philosophy thrt' i tr.e efforts
of him win> firtrt- . .
Born of huwMi! pai ? .. r*-ow
fortune. young Kiwk * tliu
wntf?r.;oV his lifo. 11- , -.1 t- i.l wot
with tl>?? Mood of patriot* . .cutei by htirVintr
theincH to heroic dariti'.*; and with n
heart chp.Btened by the sacrifices. and dowered
with the wealth of our heroic ?tHurdle, he followed
in the truck way of those great men, who
had hunir our political heavens ill lijiht and
pluiT. Tlie Kplendiil courage and magnanimous
sacrifice* through the which our is.dependence
hod been won and established, he
diitplaycd on hclialf of that, people whose cause
lie had erpotiseil, and on whose soil he lived.?In
the very front of the foreran*) men of Texas,
he kept "watch Htid ward," while the " lone
star" was blending its scattered rays into unity,
ere it wheeled upward to mingle its brightness
with the blaze of the Federal constellation.
Ab Secretary of War. he organized the. r?
Bouices of T? xnn; as military leader, lie conducted
her Hriui-8 to victory ; as legislator, ho
aided to establish her civil polity; and a?
chief justice, he fyctomatizccl her jurisprudence.
In walkine ha<*k softly over the path he trod,
wc may well a?k what hich qualities of head
and heart he h.id to win such signal success.?
Aann orator it. was not. givtm him to^utter
tho?e burning words which aomet.iriiea electrify
a whole people: those words which strike like
? (lash of lightning; which penetrate-; which
do net stay to he ni-anned, prohed. vexed, and
criticised, ? hieh*illuminate and are pone; but
whith intuitive f-igaeitv he cut. l.o the hem t of
every measure, and realizing it and stri| p:n^it
of extrinsic npplianeps, lie preheated it in a few
short, sharp, abrupt. sentences. As a statesman,
it was uoi his execlleneo to elaborate theories
of civic economy, or expound the rudiments of
government; hut with h ready insight into the
needs of society, he appreciated and adini-iistcrcd
the living principled upon which each
pnraee r>i it. rests mid is founded. The eminent
feature in General Rusk's stntepmanphip
vas its practicability. The power of hit mind
lay in'tlic perfect equilibrium of nil its forces.
With eqnnl facility he unwound the threads of
delusion with which n? opponent had enco iled
his suhjeet, and presented the construction and
accumulation of proofs necessary t o iu elucidation
.
Troth is a rny fchot. from Divinity itself. He
who eeeko it, must seek it. Tevcrent and afraid ;
must Buck it in the attitude ascribed by the
preat epic poet of England, to the "brightebt
cherubim at the footstool of the Omnipotent
throne," who
"Approach Dot, bat with both wingtvail their
eyes."
Tef. when popseMeil, when realized, he who
Xvonl<l ntrrvl It *~ k.?~ :? ?*-? *
,-,..J ... ... minim wunnui reiermice
to the atmosphere of modifying cireumslnnce*.
only mnrumwl be'ruys it. AVi*o *fntfsmiinship
consists in I he judicious application of
abstract trutli to the imperfect. and progressive
. condition* of humanity. It wn? this statesirinrehip
that made Gencrnl Rusk o representative
man.
But his claim to our homage lies not iilone in
the pure anil magnanimous victories of min<i.
Hia was a genial and gentle spirit. One of his
last, acts was to secure a few homely comforts
to his ncorl mother, who Tet live* upon her natil
* anil ?i.~ d
...u j iiiuuM to cjiute. Ul 11116, 1>ftw ever.M
need not speak, for how ninii}' honvs in
"the land of his ndoption have been relieved of
want by the hand of him now pillowed
and covered np in hip bod imperturbable
" slumber 1' Taken all in all, General Rusk was
one of the men who may be ever regretted but j
never supplied. Ardent minds like his keep
their first'entlrusiH*m, but pent up like the central
fiies of tlie earth. Generous hearts like
his Rive up the affections of life, hilt, worship
their tnemoriofi in the inner recessea of the
- 6hrine. How snd, too the bereavement I For
/if ever any man had a right, he certainly hail,
not to consent to death. It was a hard thing
, for him to fall in the midst of the-tarcb raco
of fame, with the light (-till brightly burning;
to full when he had shaken off the dust raided
hv his laueing competitor ; to full when lie had
efcaken off the very wenrinesaof the course, arid
Ilia hand was just outstretched for the golden
^reward of his many strivings and toils.
But he is none. Gone are the aspirations of
a goncrous and noble intellect; gonti. too, are
the precious hones of ?
... . ft urn
indinnt'. und flushing through night and
darkurs?, etill lives the example of a life well
lind virtjip'usly spent. The explain who has
curried, hi# country's flag around the world,
,"** Oisy drown away out of sight; but the monu
- < riipiits lie has roared will speak for thetnselvob,
' fa and the surviving crew will t?-ll whftt storms
<. he rode out. High deeds and nohle names go
"tiot down to silence, for history embalm# them
with rtntheouk honors, nnd bard and minstrel
catch np tlie glorious theme._nnd send it <>cho-'
. ing along tke rehwaya of time. The children
, of genius are bound together l>j' household ties,
and the.gteat of earth makobut a single family.
Frttm earliest to latest of those who wear the
i glories of nfind, there rolls a river of ancestral
blood; ifc rolls through ? --->
0.. r. bmu vmrrior ;
t thrhupli bard and king; through generations
and empire*, and history with nil her wealth.?
, There are king* of action, and kings of thought;
and both arvo blazoned in the horaldry of this
immortal descent. Among the first of these,
Oca. ?u?k has hi* appointed plftee.
Ht ' , ?*** ' '
- Ciiarlcs CAasn>*t;-?-A core?pondent of the
Ixjuisville Joumat says:
Charles Cossi Jay, who,***, 20 years ago.
considered th? equal of Grr.ndy, if not his
v superior in brilliant qualities of intellect, died
? few days afn?e at tbe poor house in Sumner
'county."
' 'What an #artl?ly end for anch ft man I What
* ' ? warning to all jjho use intoxicating drinksT
' Vfe knew the deceased personally for nearlv
wjTri^ yean. \ye wfere at the time engaged in
printing "Gunri'a DomaatFc Medicine," at Camp
v Dell'*Station, in Knox county. He vat transcriber
of Gunn'a crude mann?cr(hU?Inded
'? -we mty any the maafer hand in getting?p that
1 . popular work. He had filled important officea
?one of tha oorpa rtgkg&i in runhiug-ihe
boundary lina of Alabama when all was a wilder-new.
and a white luanVfaee not to-be
Men for mtmtha at n lime, o,oUide of their
. oompnnv. Ha wn< afterward# Gen. iacksfm'a
' private aeereta.rv in the Indian wa?s apd aa
vre liferd thfe old general'tay, ha Via qualified
v .
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS
"l8 rUBUAliED EVERT friday mornuio JJT
LED & WILSON.
W. A. LEB, Editor.
Individual*, like nations, fail in nothing vhich
(hey boldly attempt, tehen sustained by virtuous
purpose, aw*determined resolution.?IIenrt Clay
" Williuy topraine, yet not afraid to blame."
Terms?Two Doll or a a Year, in Advance.
a to-dt-itttt t n tt
XXJJJJiJ V jl-li i j r? u. xjl.
FRIDAY, - - JANUARY 5, 1858.
The f rii-tida of C. II. Al.LES announce
him as n Candidate for Clerk of the Court at
the ensuing elerlion.
N6groe? atlll keep UpAt
nn Estate Sale, byine Affnuiuatrator, Inst,
week, in Anderson District, of the late Mrs. i
Rice, twelve negroes of all agec, sizes. <tc., soli) |
at nil a vefage of $S"5 per head?twelve months !
s:? (V?.., .l.,u Tl.1:1.
hard times.
Advertisements.
We would direct attention to the Advertisement
?f Messrs. Foosho it Carter, the enterprising
Merchant* at Ninety-Six, who ofl'er a
choice stock of goods, at prices to suit the times J
tileo to the Card of Mr. J. W. Fooshc ; the |
notice to the creditors of the late tirni of Wide- '
man and Gilison; the advertisement of J. I. j
(Gilmer; the Major's Election in the Upper!
Iiattnlion of the titli Ilegimeiit; and the Slier- j
; ifl"u, advertisement ?te.
Tho Conscrvatist.
I The ai?o"? i* llic- title of a weekly paper re- j
j Gently established at Newberry 11., l?y .'ohns j
i it III.its. publisher!} ainl proprietors, and edited ;
j l>y Win. T. Nusiee. The editor has a reputaj
lion for ability, and well sustains it in his neat |
j and graceful salutatory- We give him a cor- (
dial greeting, and gladly place hii paper on our j
j exchange lif t. .
i/cmpumeniary.
I AVe haro lin'l the pleasure lately of inspee- I
; tin^ a beautiful.Silver Urn. whieh was nwar-lud j
J to Mrs. J. II. Has);ins of our district nt tlio j
iveent Fair of the South C'uroliiih. Inst itute for
| ?j>ecimens of ijilk Vesting, and Whito sewing
! a \U.
From the report of the Board of Director?, |
j we observes also, that a complimentary trif:. j
| has boon made to Mr*. A. A. Noble, for speci j
... ?r x- i>i i-. . > _ : !
of $20, dollars has been awarded to Col. J. C. j
Calhoun, of our District for the best bale of j
Upland cotton.
The Berraon.
We are requested to announce that the Rev.
II. A. Mo..d, of the Methodist Church, will deliver
ft Sermon before the Young Men's Chi istian
Association, on Sunday Evening uext, at
candle-light.
It in nlHfl in pnilt.imfilntinri in I-I.n liirrx I
loctTire on the Monday livening alter, on tlie j
6ubjvct of his recent travo's in Ettrope.
Mr. Mood is a gentleman of talent, Rnd J
wields a graphic pen. Hi? recent European j
correspondence, contributed to th>? png-Bof the j
Carolina Timer, added much to the interest of j
that journal. We would invoke in his behalf a i
full attendance.
Eale-day.
In Bpite of the inclemency of the weather, |
there was a goodly attendance here on la.it I
Sale-day. A large amount of property hud I
been advertised, but only % small portion war* j
brought to pole ; and being for cash Hold low. j
A fanidv of negroes sold a t the following rates : i
Adaline, a woman between 2J> and 30 years, |
brought $610; Harriet a girl of 12 years, $7150, J
Jim, 9 yeais, $005? Flora, 9 years. $700.
Tlie Carlisle tract, near the Diamond Springs, j
in the upper part of'the Dial riot, containing
110 Acres, was ?old by the Ordinary for parti"
tioD, and brought ?1,100?a good pricc.
Estate Ealei.
We have been furnished with the following
account of priccs paid for negroes at the recent
sale of A. T. Tray I or, doucaied ; Mr. F. P. Robertson
auctioneer. S8 Negroes sold for an average
price of our .$700; n boy Jack of 16 years
brought $1200; Buck, 24 year* $1200; Sally
and two email children $1650 ; Judit nnd I wo
Btnall children $1460 ; George, 11 years $1250 ;
terirfs a credit of 12 rcontbs with interest from j
date.
The following prices were given nt tho late j
eUate Bale of'Joaeph I.igon deceased, Mr. lid niund
Cobb, auctioneerj terms of sale an
above: Lewis 10 years, $11)95; Nancy, 37
years and John 3 years, $810; Nancy, 12
years$755-; Charley, 7 yehro, $.'i8.r>; Sofa, 18
years, and child, ?1,326 ; Fortune, $1,006.
The Debate.
The regular monthly meeting of the Yonng
Men's Christian Association, was held in the
Court House on Tuesday evening last, when
the DisciiBsion upon "Tlio He opening of the
Slave Trade" was resumed, in which Messrs.
A. II. McGowan, II. A. Jones, Thomson, Branch,
*\f t.-- 1 ?i
iu-mu, iijiiiuiiipuu, ^(iiiiruu Knn oiuors parncipaled.
The Debate was lengthy nntl animatedand
the various arguments pro and con, were
ably presented. The preponderance of authority
was decidedly against, the feasibility and
policy of the measure ; though various reasons
were assigned by it* different opponents, for
reaching the same conclusion. The discussion
will be continued at the next meeting.
Strangfe Mortality?Cantne Epidemic.
A strange mortality, has, again befallen the
canine fraternity of our village. Without a
noto of preparation) 6everal of our barking
friends, have bpen hurried oiT, and tli at bo hastily,
as to have bad do tune'allowed them,
even for a dying declaration. In the larga cities
of New York, and Cingnnati, such a casualty
it of frequent occurrcnce, particularly at
certain seasons ' of the year. And the dogs
themselves, it is said, -with tii?ir 1
- ??"g?cifcy,
ore accustomed to lay thq blame of their
nUfty'tunea, at the door of certain caterers to
thr-.public taste, ffut as we have no such dog
killers with us. we must seelc some other solution
of the mystery.
Some may be disposed to attribute the'mortftlity
to a species of hydro phobia, caused by
?i.. ? 1 'i? 1 -
tuc lAvcuim web nwvuer, aria ioe superabnndance
of muddy water io our street*. Other*
to a fear of tlie dog-tax recently imposed by
the Powers that be ; or else to excessive sympathy
for their masters ia that behalf. If this
last be the true solution,- we trust, that their 1
pious sympathy may not be wasted, and that
those masters who have retorted a barking
t'.lrVnit-1*?? maxr V. J ? *
??r rj >?? u? icijuircu iu pny even so
obolu* for ? deftd careas*. Whatever may be the ,
cause of their misfortunes, we fear that^our
canine-friend* will meet with but littleaympft->
tliy, from the commuuity, as but few of ua are '
disposed to aet op to the mixioi "Dora'me, 1
Lovemy dog/' t <
*. V .WP U
?V< '* w ;*
Russell's Magazine.
The February milliliter of this popular moutl J
ly has been laid on our tJhle by Mi-mi*. Rrauuli
<fc Allen the ngenti>, and wo have fbuud it more
tbuu usually entertaining. The .article upon
"DuuiilU'ii and Uurr," would do honor to any
periodical on either side of the Atlantic. It is
a perfect gem of its kind. Pure, transparent
ond polifhc^ i" style, presenting an easy flow
of graceful thouuht, it betrays all the chaiactcrinticBof
the urfletised Essayist. The other
articles in verse and proatt are varied anil
attractive.
Stato A^ricul ural Socioty.
AVe are authorize} pays the Carolinian 'by
the Secretary of the Stale Agricultural Society.
to*Mj* that the Premium list-for tho the
third Annual Fair of Ihi*State has been revised
and amended, nn3 will-in a few days he
ready for publication. The only'vnriat ions in
any of the department* nectary'to be made ;
known immediately to competitor*, aru in the j
fall crops. The coru premiums are bo altered
as to run thin :
l.nrgral corn crop on 20 ncros $3(i ;
I.iii i?< ?st corn crop 0:1 10 litres 20 ]
I.arjri'jt c<>rn crop lin S Rcr>-3 10 !
Lnrfrust corn crop on 1 aero 10 j
To 11*, o i?ivcn on r?Mineitntcd latt'l?i. c, j
:iii<3 vliicli li>?cl lu'i-n cxliniibti'd I>y cropping
I mul restored by t?ooii innnngciiicnt am] iniiii- !
tire. A preriiimii t'or the larcest production of j
cotton on one iicrc, with iniiifiii! or forcijrn j
iniiiniros. M'.mo ivipii^ition on donii'slic irmn- !
nres. Also a premium of ?30, to he awarded |
to tin! fiiriucr or planter v. ho produces the l:\r- i
gisl nctt crop per hand, all thing) considered, j
Tho Newspaper Pr as.
The Hon. n . nry Wi:11 r iJavi*, of Marvlnn I
rcceiitlv, in the the Home of lloprosi-ntat iws, !
expiv?s?*d a most thorough contempt for the '
n?:W!?pn{?pr pr->Hs of th<j eonntry mill announced j
his ' illinirneH" to s'niul tip in tho face of the
entire press. And repel their ehjircres of i-orrtip* !
ti"n acaii-st cent lemon in oiiiciiil position.? j
Thin deeiara;ion his elicited. from the New |
York Journal of Convn-rcc, an able vindication I
of tilt: eharaeter. l<>:idilet and minion of the !
]>rem. Without ser>kin.r to palliate the many '
instnnoos <>!' moral delinquent";-, wliivli < xist in f
Ij?o piiifc'-inr, that journal jum'!y olainis for tho j
press. its duo share of tVent, integrity and pa- j
trio:ism, and a power nuj influence wliich liol !s j
public officials to the moat rigid accouutn- :
hility :
We offer no j'tt-lififatlon nr npolocjic for a j
corrupt or licentious pro-s, hut on tho-contrary. I
wo hold that. cVel'V hitf'i toned. honorable jour i
ual. is interested in r?-t"??rr?iinir the iill(i"e?, nnd I
elevating the standard of newspaper literature.
Wrt n.ltiee t ,'.1 f I
Unit hitrh stainl'iril whieh every paper nhottld
endeavor t?> maintain, hut we do not. Mihseri'ie
nt all to the doctrine that the pre-sof this conntry,
as a whole. is either corrupt or wouk.?
Some of the l><'?-t talent. of the country
is en-ja^ed in its service, mid it is undoubtedly
true that tlie KditoriNl profession
embraces as much of int'prity, high toned molality.
and patriotism, as any other, in proportion
to its numlier*. It has. too. n power :md
influence, which, if it cannot tntike and uiiinr.kc
C'ornrrcssnien, does lie vert lode** hold thein to
rijjiil nccountabiiity for their pnMic net*. and
lend i ln-ni to jjreat er circsiiispcction than would
< ! hi-rwi-f lie observe!. 1
It. is Imrtdv thai. tho thorough <*on- i
t.*mpt in which the 11 >Ic Mr. Davis
holds tin' press of the omintrv. Iris ii* origin in
privntw rather than puhlie consideration*. In
deed lie disclosed an much. \v hen lie said "lie ,
Btood in no f?-nr of ii, and h<*M it in sn?*li utter
contempt Hint lie should tnUe no tint too <-f it
except to ?-ftrry it before tile errand jury for a
vile libel." It v.-ill he rciucMibeivd tliat this ^
jiontlfinnn was returned to Congress throiiL'h I
I lie most cro -s out nine ever committed upon
the elective fraii i/hise, and that nlino?t. the entire
pr<Stf of tin- country bus joined in c.'nu. ]
donininir biieh a violation of all the ptinci|>les '
and forms ul a republican government. Thai !
a gentleman 11?>'.Ui:iij; his . at. thus in defiance of i
the will of tin' people, and under tho almost,
universal condemnation of the press, should
feci Home degree of contempt. for ith conductors,
is n<>t very remniUahle. Tloit. he shoul t hi* so
imprudent to give public. expression to ?mch
animosity, proves him to be deficient. in some,
if not all the attribute* of the statesman. however
much lie may lay claim to tho qtiulilica
tions of a politician.
The prei>s has been instrumental in liringinj j
to light soni" of the most glaring frauds and
inStaaees of official corrup*ion, ever vet revealed
in this eotintry. It. Ion other situ lar duties
to perform, and we ti u-t it imiy disehar?ji< them
with thai hitrh sense of dm v m ili?
thai religions ivjrar.) for private character ami I
individual riirht>, wliieli mIiouM ever character- |
ize I he editorial profession. But wo think no ;
independent journalist will h? deterred hy.
threats or denunciation, in the Imlls of (JonjjrMs
or elsewhere, from discharging that hit?li
gation which devolves upon all who occupy *o
responsible a position. "Be jtl>t nnd fear not,"
ic< an injunction especially applicable to the
newspaper press.
Erskino Collage.
" Wiil'o," a correspon.Jcnt of tlie Yorkvllle
Erupiirer, -writing from Due West, give* an interesting
account of the condition and prospects
of the Collego, from which we innko 1 lie
anncxei extract:
Dear ,for.?Any inf?rmntion concerning vour
<xlma muter?her condition rh<1 prospect.*?will
neither be uninteresting no"? devoid of interest.
T tiinnAi.. L-....... ?!.- o l ^ - * ?
. v r;..,wv , frian* rtf'CIOCT^U IJP.
Ciri?*r to the I'resideney, mi<1 that lie has l>een
induced to accept it ?gain. Thi* I regurd fortunate
to the interests of the College. I am
not extensively acquainted with the prominent,
men of the denotiiinnlion, hut. I kuo^of no one
iir it., better qnalifie<i to till his position. You
know how comprehensive and graphic he is in
the, lecture, room?and his tiiet of governing
out of it. The I'ritfeMora' chnirs nra well filled
in the main, l'rof. E. L. Pat to ?lnte.lv inducted
int<f the professorship of Latin and Latin
Literal tiro " when you left College?st ill sua*
tains his reputation among the students us o
npi- scholar nnd thorough linguist.
The endowment fund amounts to hhout sixty
thousand dollars. This Bum is, indeed, too
small to enable tlio "recipients of the bounty"
vw luxuriate in ease; but their devotion to the
College i# the more 10 bo admir.-d, ns it?injiealt'B
n lovo of* something nobler?ineompurnbly
aoblor?than the "prcoious banc." Ob I
that the silent, yet, nit tho more impressive,
prayer of lirskine might l?o heard in Columbia 1
But I forbeur?I have not time to discuat this
tl^anie?yet my very soul struggles to heave
the stone over the mountain.
The portals of Erskiuo are thronged with
about one hundred uud twenty five students.
Among whom, there is less drinking, night
brawls, <tu.. th?u I ev?r ln?? r- /--?
voiuio. All lIU'l
tbe place hat been gradually improving in this
reaped ever since 1 havo been a student, ill in
I attribute, in part, to thV increasing "good
feeling" between student* and oitizenn, and in
part, to the influence of tbe Sons of Temperance.
Of r.ouiae, there are other " procuring
cause*." The Son# number about ai*ty. They
lmve captured many malignant enemies; and
are going on "conquering arid to "conqnef."?
Many more atud?nu would join, but their pa<
rents ara unwilling. I lt>ve ^ see this dovotion
to the withes of tliote who gave us being, but
.... nini it wyKA againata<f good^a caus*^
We hjve had om public roeetiiiffaidce my rtfku/n
to the ?111 ago, la*t November, *Vid. I be* *
lieva- the entire corps of Brofewor* LodoVod it
with their attendance. - * ?
Thve Euphem'ans ha-re begrtn to l?y thefoun- "
daiion of their iftw Hull?wWqh ihav^apecT
to Ih> completed by nest Conxnencemeflt. MrJo
*1 ah Mnffntt; of Chester,, in obly contiibjrtM J
|2.600 to this nr*m?wrt>*,th?r***** ? >??*** ***
j. The PbilomnthMB tfoei?ty*Ju.v* ?ot ?BLfoot, m
The JPrench Slave Trade.
The I'aris Conxtitutioiiel, of Dec. 29, defend*
I.ouis Napoleon's scheme of importing free laborers
froin Africa into the French colonies.?
Aflt-r showing tlie urgent demand for agricultural
labor and the impracticability of aupplyiug
it from any other sourec, it thus coutitiues:
But Africa continues to ho the source ?h -nee
the colonies first d/evv their laboring population.
It. is convenient to our American* possession*.
Its inhabitants are gentle, robust, sociable,
and inclined t.> agricultural pursuits!*?
Than, in addition t<> tliic^ t hey lire oppress*) and
( object to the horrors of perpetual anarchy in
Lhfir own conutrv*.
Ar? not tlice reason* sufficient. tq'induce us
to look to Africa for laborers for oiir colonies!
Ami our planters, authorized bv a government
careful of their iuthreat8. Uuve turned their attent
ion to thtit quarter. African emigration
has commenced; it is pursued with .energy,
ami we hope it will continue u .til our colonics
revive.
But it is a treat senndnl tn the eupernnuatcd
fO<:i<*ty which war nceti-toitii'd fur I w eiity-fi ve
yeiiiK to behold the world how before its decri
es in matters of philanthropy.
Wli .t 1 lay hands on Africa, the holy ark
which lias been cUnrded \vith such ail extreme
jcaloit-'V, and l-fended stiil more by the prestige
which it has .ctjiiired? Yet the Time*
Hunks the present ?>|>p<>rt'itiity lortunnte for
seizing it airftin ; nnil. I!iiml;s to its proceeding,
Parliament. already .reeontuls Willi I he declaration
of trrieviiiioc*, tin. most m'ievnus of which
is thnt they cannot have lalmr? rs Iroin Alrica
exeept they purchase 111eni again. It in a untilf:t
1 result of tin; social state of that country.?
Slavery is tin* general condition of its working
population As il is not auionir (lit.* merchants,
I lie mechanics, nor llie land.-d proprietors thai
w? find < ni:tri:int l il.nr.-r- liele, -o ill Alrica we
<) not. seek uilmn^ tin* five, who enp V u ecrtiiin
decree of comfort uiid authority, lor laborers
willing to expatriate themselves to u fa re it'll
i: ? i-..: . ill i.. i
;tn Iran CHIILTI'.II I'MI im* rvnurvo
to Ilie sinn! 1? si proportion it it were i est ridel
to llu.flt- onlv who a 10 fi'i'i'; litil it becomes soroiijs
when it fall? on those who huvc been re
tiiMMiteil from .shiverv.
Hnt, say ihi* Mntrlish, when you buy sIivoh
from tli.' African chief v?>u oneouriiiic tho?i?
chief- to proem < others tie means of iticdt jion.-?,
aii'l thus perpetuate intestine war* in tii.it unhappy
eoiu'trv. Unfortunate!v, the harburi-m
which fi-i^n.-* in that eontineiit is cxereise.i in
<l"l>etnlent!y of all oni-i.le pre?siir>.. When an
African clli.T does not sell his sluvei he kills
ih.-tn.
To <lepriv.> ifr'ci of UOritnol with civilizit
ion, tm.ier the pievjjt of preserving peace aliion^
her trilieS, i-t Met like a tjttuck. who, to
oiruaii crop: urn, kiiii> nw j>;i11 t>( ny.Mie interiiiil
concentration of the iliscn^u. The African
chieftains have n<> motive for mnkitiir war :
tin; V dso eut (>t" j hi re in-t inet, <>t destt net i Veness.
and l>v this altnn: thev provfi themsel ves snvaircs.
i'lie poor negro captives ilitMitii-'l for tinman
M'-tiiloi- mi tin* oecnsion of some public
f<Miva!, or on the tomb of n warrior, would
hardly c.-ill it philanthroplio to leave them to
th<-ir fate under pretext of a humane objection
tti tlieir purchase for eniiirrittion.
bililis soi-iet ies liavo undertaken to submit
Afrii-a to a regime of preachi g, distribution
of edifying tracts m.d saintly coiiirniinion
Nothing more desirable. Christ iftnity, ruder
whatever banner it may he propagated, ft always
a benefit. lint whatever their 'object,
the efforts of tliese societies here riot, yet bei-n
crowned with anv verv distinguishing success.
They tell us of u tribe here and there, or a territory
of some leairue's Ftiimiv, in which the
words <>f t lie missionary ftio I i-?i ?*n i'?i to; but
wluit is that in I lit* immense extent. of the African
continent? VVIiv will they not then leiive
us to assist in the work of civilixni.i6n hv
means which in our ideas, it; ?? more efficacious !
If in any ea.*e. w? cannot, see why I ho ultraAholitionihts
slioii!<l impose thou' particular
views upon us. Is not Afrten an independent
eountiy? Is it eon tided to the tutelage (if Bilil<-Societies
I And I'Yimee?cannot sin: nci
according to Use diclatesof her own conscience ?
There exi.-is in this respect no internaliounl
eii5?a^eiuo(ii. that oan limit h?r action. Tim
convention* relative t<? the ri?x>i? of search have
been suppressed. Engagements entered into
ainee then have been abandoned.
The lan<lo<1 proprietor is I lion rid of every
incumbrance, Following the limes, tb?i philniilliro|ii>t<
have made Mime slunid blunders
which should fotce them into privato life, or
at least teach tln in to S|>eal; with hemming
modeatv in future. 111 this situation of tilings,
when it. hnshcen proved tlint. t.li? system has
utterly failed, is it astonishing that we should
trv another. TIih would at least have t wo
good results. It would give new activity to
coloniiil production*, and withdraw thousands
of negroea from a miserable condition.
Washington News.
The Washington correspondent of the Carolinian
furnishes the following interesting itemt
?'? in: vr o JI'/HI II1C ecm. U1 VjOVlM'nillCni :
Wasujngton, .'n unary 29.
Tlio IIr>iis(? lias h.'cn fii?n:?<'<i for the la?t frvn
days, in Committee of tlie Wuole, on tho ?lefii-i-iK-y
hill for |?riiitinir. Tiift puhlie printing
is hi-coiniin* a niannnoili mru-hint-?it has Ik-oii
Cnf-iiug nt tho rate of over fUl(0lio.000 p??r anmini.
Ttic pri'sent hill tm-rvly to supply ii
ciciicifb in 111u hum in-ill is inr (ivit * I .'IIMI.uuu,
Truly the expenditures of the government are
startling. Reform, under the present system 'ol
indirect taxation. is impossible. There nevei
can ho economy until tin- Representatives Iwivn
a. tax paying eftnst.it uertey.
Tin* Senate linv#? been encased in discussine
the proposed increase of ilio army. It. is prut
ty clearly ascertained tlmt llie five regihienl
hill will not pass. Jef. Davis' plan ^-ill likely
past*, to increase the army l?y adding "two com
panics to eaeh letrnnciit, nn\l making the eonr
"panien larger. The army now cost# at the
rate of a $1 ,000 a man?ruthor an expensive
luxury.
Tlie Administration are sanguine of the ad
mission of Kansas, under the Lecnmpton ConaI
it tit ion. Generals Lane and Robineou will, it
is said, be the new Senators.
General Scott is gqjnt* to California to super,
intend military operation* from the Rncitic
against the Mormons. The expedition so far
has hctfh most disastrous. - If the war must gn
on, it is t*> he hoped it will be hotter managed.
Oen. Quitman is going to visit yon in May,
and make an address before th?. Acno
ciation. He is ti noble .old fellow. If, like toe
many of our aspiring men, he h.id consented to
keep shnily <>n the great qui-slions of Southern
Rigljls, he would have been a formidable man
f?r the Presidency : but he is ti UO M steel. ftrm,
oui-spoken nnd honcit. I hope his visit will
be nn ovation.
The Pai-ilie Railroad bill will pns?, nnless it/
npporterjspli' up on the 0".(.~stiori of routes
The majority of the Special House Committee
fiivor the middle- or Northern route. But nature,
atrongt-r thanftmen or committees, pointi
to the Southern route, as, par excellence, the
route/
We have hod really no winter here. People
are wondering what they will <U> for ice, and
some are imngfning intmite cholera and epidemics
next summer.
CONOAREE.
This Acquisition of Cuba.
With reference to the rumor thnt the Administration,
have a scheme on foot for the acquisition
of Cuba, the Evening Nrws sets forth
clearly thefrisupera^>le obstacles which would
prevent the accomplishment of such a,measure
in the fixed policy and settled hostility of the
Spanish Government and people. And in thrf<fpposition
of rating majority athome'to the further
extension of slave T^jrit?ry t v
"It is wellknown thafjBpnin absolutely refuse*
to sell Cubs?it it Iter Hied policy to retain
the 'jewel'af the Antilles.' England afid
Franc*, not only-approvo.^yee, in?i#t u|>on 'this
policy, hot Btaud pledged to npfftld Mpnin by
money or arm* jtf it* maintenance. At th.j^
tifn<! the Spanish people ??e pervaded by 'hit*
te'r rancour toward the.United Stfttfl^/nnd Iheir
praas indulge in everjfOftpt of ^ontempVand invective
toward# Americana?calling them ' a
faja of peddIing"J?vife, who think onty df gain,
ann hnve- no- aenee of honor or jmolality to
make themjieafyrte at the vile#!, rrwlna to atLaii*
term*. A large Spanish armament. a floel and
, troops prepared aitainat Mexico, now gathered
nt Cuba'and in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
is ready to hurl still further defiance at us.
Spaniards pay, These Yankees are bravo
enough when the question is confined to plundering
the weak and unprotected ; but the nations
of Kurope have yet to learn something of
their valorous defence of nj^st cause.'
" Now in view of these feelings and faets, is
it probable that the UniCjjd States will be permitted
to either purchase or take Cuba? JN"r
is our government prepared to do either. It'
bus neither treasure nor armaments. It is true
Mint it can oinain inn ii. one on crunu, una me
other by a brief activity of preparation. Will
the North vote either, costing hundred* of millions?
No. Will Spain accept the bait of purchase?
No.- Will the United States undertake
to resort to a there predatory WYl'r for ae
quisition ? They would not anil dare not.?
Then what is nlTnny'Beh'cln'e worth? Alid siill
less, what H the ruiiior of it worth??the biuull
matter of cajoling the South !
" Can it lie pretended for a moment, tlint. the
Administration ran or will make the 121 Doi'ndlj
| alfiiir a pretext for war and the forcible actpiiI
sition of Cnl'u? Whv in .1 few weeks the Span!
isli armament. could bombard Charleston, and
j lavage the whole Soot horn coast, and at least
I could protect Culm utrniusi the whole present
j navy of the United Stales combined."
The Manufacture of Paper.
The tlisc.nntinuancC >!" the paper manufacture
l>y V. Mi-Boo, l>q.. <>f Greenville, hiw forced
lint newspapers of the up-country, to the necessity
of either u*ing an inferior article, or
going out of the State tt> obtain nil attic.e of
eijiial value at the caiiie ratex. The mill of Mr.
MeUoe, irt now for sale, iih'l in the opinion of
the editor of the Lanmisville llcrrald a com
| potent judge, ntfords a rare opportunity of
I investment. We extract the following r?s'
mark*, oil the Buhject, from that paper:
A few m?:ith? ???o. we roa.i an article in one
of our Columbia exchanges, announcing Shut
a I'aper Manufacturing Company wns sihout
In lie organized at tha" point; ami we were in
h<>p<-4 that, the ohjeet would t>e consummated.
i a!t!ioii<r . lit that time We Would nol have left
Mi-IWs Mi:I, aii'l nitiee then we have heart!
nothing nf it. What li.is hci:">mo of the piojeet
i For the information of the gentlemen,
\v<> woiiM in font) tli-in thai. Air. Me Hoe is <le
Won* nf Mi-llinir his paper making machinery
? which we know to lie of the wry he.-t ipmlitv?ati'l
we hope they will embrace the present
j fiivoraMe'opporl unity fi> put their Mill in op.
| eration.?Wo have no doutit, ills", that the
J -ti-rvieeH of Mr. Clarke, who conducted Mr.
I Mrl>t?e?\s Mill, could lie (secured ; il so, every- I
1 Iliiiil; i.-s ready :it for them to proceed.
' We know lint, what "iir ootempfiriirics of lint
Sliitc arc dfs riiiM to do, but for ourselves we j
would In* williuir to give h cciil- more p?ir pound !
, for a (;oo'l article niumif.n:lured til liom?% than j
i to n.?e an interior article or purchusc out
! of tin; State.
Froiu-bi-rirer it Co., of Shelby, N. C:, mnke
a irnt-d article of paper, nt reasonable prices,
and if our Mill* cannot. liiriii.-di ua butter tliiin
tbev have done, we recommend to the publish
eis'fif this Stale to give lliem n trial.
Since writing the above we have received
a note from Mr. McBce who informs that the
Machinery of hi? paper mill m ' emphatically
for sale, at a low price." Had we tin? means,
I we would not lie-it ate to tuke hold for we
t!i ink th?T.? is money in tin; <>p?rnt i>>tt, nml we
c?tiM bring it <>ut. A tew weeks ugo some
geiilleiitilll in this District spoke to lis on 'this
very cuhjcet, nml w? eiiconnu e<l thu enterprise
j hut. we are now more uiixioiid to f>ee tlieni
j engiigti in it, as a better prospect is before
I tliuni.
A New York Clergyman.
A lni?> II11 mf 11*1* i\l* / Trtv n/r rriv.ia n i
- I" . r 6' "
biographical sketch of Stephen II. Tyng D. I),
tlio distinguished Now Turk Divine, from
which wo make an extract:
It. lia-? boon our pood fortune to hour him on
i a vnriotv of ocea&ions?in bin pulpit, on the
j platform, and ns u participant in discussions of
I public interest. Hut evcrv whore he retainj
fd hi* perfect, individuality without.tho chance
j of? mistake. \\r?> have h^ird him eulogize
! Whstefield, and Wofdoy. nild Joseph Jidin (i:irni'V,
in his own pulpit; ri-pudin te all symp.i
thy with Papacy ??u the platform : and diaens-t
matters rif religious policy with loaders
proud of the t.iU'o of Iiiilopondents. Hut
I thriin.riifiot. t.lif whole we ronM not escaoe the
conviction tit Hi. Dr. Tvni* was the speaker :
An*1 wlicn w6 considered his arguments as di??'
tinc.tly impressed upon tlie inemorv, wh snxv
litem stamped with tho individuality oftheir
source. "If," t>nid he, on one occasion, ";f I am to
Acknowledge miv Man's infallibility, it. shall he
the man tliHi dwells in in here"?pointing with
j emphatic ceBturo to his own heart. We felt
' I .r,.1I...1 ;c ........ ....at i.ia.
vole for ? Pontiff, it would be for Stephen 1,
rather thnii Stephen X.
]>r. Tyng i? possessed of a wonderful com
mrtnil ot lanirbajre. \V(> have heard him on
occasions where his words witc evidently tinpr>?in(*Jitiil?il,
nnd yet each of them took its
titling place, nti ] us paragraph after paragraph
rolled on, its movement* wure -is precise,
if not as ponderous, as the measured,
stately tlireail of marshaled ranks. There was
no fnlU-i inir. not<i<rr> ofl109iiAt.ion.no doubtful utterance.
You might, perhaps question whet.li
or. in 11 perfectly cool moment., he would make
affidavit to all the positions taken on the spur
"of tiie occasion, Ktib lis to the positions themsolves
there could be no mistake. They were
. not wrapped up in fops and vapors. They were
not evolved from implications and allit(-i??ns.
They stooil forth in the clear outline of dis
Dr. Tyng is ilcrdtrd to his flock ns n fiiitlis
ful pa-tor. Thu only. luxury tlmt bo teems
J'ond of imtnlging in, ouUide of parochial duty,
in tlio platform luxury, and that is perfectly
excusable ns a soim-what profeitsiuna) one.
- 'I'liii impiilee of hm energy is felt through every
department of the interest.* of his congrega
tion. His Snbbnth School numbers over 1400
pupils, And much mission labor is performed
?in connection with tbo church. Few clergyi
men in this metropolis perform so much laborious
service, nnd few exert themselves to do'
much affect, m Dr. Tyng. Ilis published writings,
we believe, have noen mostly the fhiiu
i of |>rt*pnrorioii for lit* pulpit. Amon? "Viioi'n
r nre the following : "The Inraiil??'Cod," "Loctur?.
uoapei," "Christ" is
? i i . I18 , **..'iBman"? n work repub
.!t? ?"l-ife of Dr. Bedell." un?l
"*W*o"ll?*!tions of England.'' liois. moreover,
a somewhat liberal contributor to the piiges of
the' Protctlaut Churchman, while many ocen
siiMial pamphlets have proceeded from his pen.
The uay><e of moral reform generally possesses
few more earnest advocates, and no mail is more
ready to give utterance to his convictions in
* its favor.
In every sphere which he is called lo occu
py ur. iynfj is n man ot energetic purpose. lie
knows precisely the point to he gained,* and
tlie means necessary to attain it. The. moment
or action follow* that of con viotion withoytan
appreciable interval.;?Nothing in hit
case is pvqr lost by indecision. Ho may' b<^
indeed, sometime? too impul&ive. He niay say
tilings lliab nound raslt and altogether too severe.
But- he means then, and even in cooler
moweuU would scarcely ftiuch lYom the remportion.
There is no pfitse or delay to give opportunity
ior*,doubt9 aiid fears and scrupld* to
intrude. His temperament gives jMnm indication
of his incessant activity. The greatest
hardship Lp which he could be subjected wpuld
#e apprehend, be forced indolence. As a ne
ee?:ny result, he achieves much. Tft?sum t&
tal of his effortk footdjUp well. Few meti'in a
similar sphere would ever have besdatle' to
t accomplish to much., " ^
i r
A S*tt Aftftbzm-*Oh WTedn??daji morning
last. (9fjf tlie -LHurenaville Uerald)*, very interesting
little dadgi.te*^abiBR 4 ytara old, of
onfTritfud H. Hi SlwHf m> t with sad and seJ-fou*
nccidafcbr hefclrtftos catch'ntr fife, and
tnoft ?hoekingly>bufite'd her fuce?n<l ?rrrrt.,. It '
f nnpears that the child liftd grfne io ^.ho kitchen
AjiS /standing too rieAf tl? fife hri? uloihc?
caught, and in *'feWtnoftfcinU wna eofol
fcTinrt 'in flames.' ThlM ia artfrfkar Aarrltncr ta
[FOK TIIK INDCrCNDXNT PKXSt).]
Pilotage, vs. fihipwreok.
In merry days of old no vessel, be it of State ^
or Church, ever thought lightly of a sen voy- "
f?ge or even a laud journey, without first reckoning
the coat, the danger* and difficulties in a
the way, and that the right previsiouB'Wer* 4
abundantly provided. j
To illustrate such prudent course, I shall re- |
lata one case, that I dai-'????v voifm*v fin.l
perhaps recorded in Fra'^ij^b'i history of the
coUocil of-Trent, ndwhTuh IlthbW 1 have read
id some old' musty book. "The cn'c w ibis: A
(eVebrated German liishop, and 'a great lover
of Tokay vine, an he journeyed to ba present
at that great boti'ricil of tbe church, sent ahead
of bid party a famous progustator of all the
wines tliat were to be found on bis line of
route, and wherever lie found tbe best \vine it
'Ww agreed be would write on the door Eitl
and where it was exceedingly good, 1m wrote
the word three lime*. That ineuni, ''llore is
to be found the best wine." "Ttiia is the best
poit to drop anchor into; this is the otilv safe
harbour for itll those that have any reibcct for
their Htomaeh, health and cheerfulness.'" This
waa tlie infallible sounding of thin \vonderf\il
Pilot., and tli?> sage prolate strictly followed the
foot slept" of his guide, lie floated down the
mountain Htrcams for his luxurious ease, hut he
was too wise to use tliia watery element for I
any other purpose, than to eool his wine, ahd
he thu* arrived save and soli ml in the midst of
the venerable asRenibly at Trent, and such Was
the wonderful effect of his relation of the delights
he'experienced during thisjburney, that
he was appointed piogustutor for llie Whole iis
semhly, and his decisions were approved 'by
the Pope himself; and it was at this period
that the celebrated maxim so ini| brtnili to
! Christendom, that "Tokay was truly divine,
and that Montepuleiano is the King of all
?iu<u. nun iiiuii, iiinn, uiu prent ami vi'.al
uddai^e : " Never gb to s<*u without icin-e arid
hiicnit," was established with all the atitbori'y
of wisdom.
The non-obenrvancc of lhcs>! golden rule* by
c-rfnin land lulihei'fl, will, no dtiubt, account
for the uiifiiriutuite shipwreck sb smartly rela
ted in jour late issue. It ts evident, that tha
gallant Hii"l goodly ship .was manned by lands
men, nmi then the Captain Icolishly took an In*
I'ilot., u nuiii utterly ignorant of all the rocks
nnd shoal* of the Keas and gulfs, and bay*, nnd
creaks, nnd ri\*er? that lead to the rooky and
shallow Imrliour of AMieville, where the anchorage
id unsafe, nnd where no kind of ?hi|>
can moor safe tit anchor, even for n ppring or
summer neaeon in culm dnya nud nsvay from
eqnii.oetiul giiTcs.
If the creduloii3 Captain, without listening
to a treachorous Pilot., ignorant of the many
under currents <?f our coast, hud taken in n
(rijoiiiy cil?|*1 v 01 ocuppi.-moiig ana untawba
wine nt Montevino near by this port, I amaure
their gallant diiip mid brave Bailors would not
have become " waterlogged" i?nd everything
would have been well with them all. So much
T>>r not heeding the dictates of wisdom and of
hges.
J. TOG NO.
Acts of the Legislature.
A n act to alter and amend the law* in relation to
the Quali fication of Jurort.
See. 1. f$? il. enacted by the rinnorablo the
Senate and Ilon.se of Kepretfeiitnt ives. now
| met and Hitting in General Assembly, and by
uie auinority 01 m? same. That every perI
son who may b>- entitled by the Constitution
[ of thm Stale to vote lor morn he ra of the Stale
Legislature, and who shall have paid the year
preceding the sitting of the Court, at which
a new Jury list shall he made, a tnx of any
amount whatever, lor property held in Ins
right' phnll be liable toservea* d Petit and
Common Picas Juror.
See. 2. That all clauscs of AcU heretofore
passed repugffdut to the provisions of thia Act;
and the guttle ure hereby repealed.
An Act to exempt Managers of Election from
the performance of Ordinary Jlfilitia Duty
See. 1. lie it enacted by the Senate and
House of ItcpreeentHtive:*, now met and sitting
in Ccileial Assembly, and by the authority of
the sarrle, That Managers of Election in thia
State be, and tliey Are hereby exempted from
il./i ri-\."_.i: r
v..u jM.i.ui ujauuc ui v/ruuiary .iiiiiuu o?iv, lor
aud during tUeir term of fervice.
An Act to amend the law in relation to trading
irith slaves.
be it enacted by the Sennte and Douse of
Representatives, now met and silting iu General
Assembly, and by tl?e authority of the
euiuu. That i?any person who had been once
convicted of dealing, trading or trutiicing with
u slave. contrary to the Acts of the General
Assembly now of force, shall be ti second time
Convicted of the like offence, such persons (not
being a white fcinulo) shall for such ?ocond or
other ?uhscqueiit otteiice, in ndaition to the
penalties now provided by law, bo whipped
not exceeding thirty nlno lashes. Provided,
that the said punishment shall not exteujl
to any conviclioii for an olfenue commitM
prior to the passage of this Act. That any
free porson of oulor, who shall sell, give, or
... j r, aj uciiht uijuurui s Biave, wuiioui
a permit Irorn tlio owner, or person having
churgo of audi slave, shall, upon conviction, be
whipped not more thau fifty lashes.
v
Details per Oar
FRA?Ol-A(iiip?l^toll|;ii|il);ji aated ltie
evening of the t<al, j Empero?*w?a
fired t ;.,9 j.yer.liljj ^ 9 } o'clock, whil.- enterV1?
Ol^fera House in Rue Lepellier.
Th* tr "e'??"4 '? the ?treet wero wounded,
irtfe Etn*jer?r himself ?o the people at
door of tho Opera House, and wn* received
I with enthusiastic cheering. He remained till
I till. ?r ?*.? * * - *
. ?u vsi'pio. vii ni? rriurii, at midnight.
he wns hailed with enthusiastic cheers
by iho multitude, who were waiting in the
streets to gredt liiin."
The Mouitfur of tfie 16th sny?: "On their
Majesties' Arrival af. tho Opera, three explosions.
coming from hollow projectiles, were
heard. A considerable number of persons
were stationed before the theatre, including a
some Foldiurs of the cs&ort were kwt>r?nded?
two of thein mortally. Tlift hat V f the KrfTperor
was piercod by s projectile, and General
Uagauest, aid-decamp of the "Emperor, was
slightly wounded in tjie neck. Tho footmen
vri-re Kiso wounded. Una of the home* attaclu
ed to the Emperor's carriago was killed, and
the onrriago itself was broken by the projectiles."
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The latest dispatches say that sixty persons
were wounded and three killed by the projectiles
thrown at the oxi-rjage. The conspirators
are Italians, and many arrests have been made..
The I(mperor and ?mpres? suffered nothing
from the eVenty and on the following day they'
4ttend<td_ solemn maw, accompanied of the 1
Minister trf'Stale. !
rtowiA-v
4 The Prusian' Diet was opened on ths J2tl?. ,
The opening speech' waa read by Baron Mant?uflfel.
It refers to the illness of the King, ,
and expresses a confident Iiopo of his speedy
At*ty * Tf il-X - ?'* -
..j.nvn mo n|?j>rvnuning matrimonial
alliaocobetween Pruttiu and England.
It refer* to the Dimith-ilulsteia (jiiVation, and i
tHy* that Prnseia and Atattta Mr<S resolved, in ,
union with all the other Govern inenta^of Fed-,
cral Germany, to insist on tfoevindication of
'&efrfah. right* fltrd interests. TTitf atlueion to? ^
th<t?Hni*h question prodrioed loud rfnd onani- '
ttfou* applanse. it alto allude* to the GovKrn- -
re^1*"^ iw*.* y
;' T% ">$? of the. tfutriofr ot ttgns JToor- }
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Later from Europe.
Halifax, Junumy 28.?The Royal Mall.
Itenruship Canada, Capt. W. 3. C. Lang, hi?
irrivcd at. this port with Liverpool dates to th?
Ctl? luetnnt.
The Ariel arr'Ved nt Cork, on the 15th, witbhef
haft brokuO. Bh? had experienced had weathsr.
Tha Lerintli.it> wai nearly launched. Th?
noneh would he completed in oensou for tb?
liijth tid? a of January. *
The life of Louis Nannl?<>n Jiml
, -- ??vvcill|/'
tod while lie win entering tIte Op^rfl. The attempt.
wiib made by'Itnliatie with nil infernal
muchin>:. It failed, however, though the Emperor's
hat was pierced by projectiles, and lixtv
pi-rson* w- re wounded and th'ree killed.
The uhip Adriatie. which had been confiscated
for having come in contact with Mie Lyonais,
had enenpe from Marseille*. ,
One week's later news from India had been received.
There had been several engagertients
with various success. There was nothing frofti
Cawnpore.
Nabella, Queen of Spain, bad accepted. ..the
mediation of France and England in the difficulty
with Mexico. The Spanish Ministry had
been organized.
?o I ?
Tna Utah Enpeiution.?We learn from a reliable
aoiirce that there is foundation for the ('
report that Lieut. (Jonoral Scott will take the
commune! of the expeditionary army of Utah,
and t hat is highly prohahle that he will tail
hence for California in a few ilaj's, armed with ^
full power* to take ouch steps for the subjection
of Brijthum Young and hi* satellites, arid the
assertion of the supreme authority of the United
States in Utah, as circumstances, personal
observation, and his superior judgment may
dictate as desirable.
The despatch of the holiest military officer
in the country to superintend in prrjon the operations
of the army i<j t?f itself sufficient proof
that nothing will be left undone by the Government
which can contribute to the speedy
suppression of the Mormon insurrection, and
that the ino?t vigilant eare and energy will be
used lo ensure ttie complete ai:ee?s of the expedition,
ami provide for the best direction
and management of the troop*.
The United States expeditionary force already
in Utah, (including military and civilians,)
numbers about three thousand, and insecurely
established in winter quartert at Fort
Bridger, a little more than a hundred mile*
Ea>t of the Mormon capital. The troops are
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n?..i iu nc |>crif(jny equipped nint organized,
and their present commander, C?>1. Johnston,
t-xpi *.-the utmost confidence that that they
ure thoroughly capable of executing their coiniliid~ion
so so<>ri as tin; rigors of the winter sea son
liavc anftieientlv abated to allow of their
advance to >,nit Luke.
Additional ritoM Mkxico.?The sfeirAshi^
Teum-asee at. New Orleans furniahes abme additional
detaila of the Revolutionary movements
in Mexico. Tim whole cortiitry \Vn? in
ii statu of eotitplete atiureliv and eGnfUsiiln. All
the mail stages between Vera Ortiz and the
Capitol had been stopped by the banditti and
robbed.
The brigale of Gen. Zuloaga, *hich was the
first that, ile :lored for the Dictutoralnp, had
protioutio d against ComonfoH. His brigade
had possef.-ioi of the citudeU and barracks of
Sun Au^usiine and San IMiningo. Ciimonfort
liiivinir bo?Mi refined admittance into the hitter
harrncka, assembled two thousand troopj at
the palnce-, with artillery, and arretted Gen.
Zuloago, hut afterwards he released him on
parole. A portion of Zuloaga's brigade favor
their coinntander for the Presidency, while others
prefer Sttnta Anna.
On the 1 Silt ilist, the San Augustine barracks
were attacked by Conionfort's troops, but
they were repulsod. All the foreigner* in the
cap tol have,hoisted the flag of their respective
countries, as the means of protection. Confusion
reigns in the capital.
James A. Vs. John C. Hamilton.?The Albsnv
Evenitig Journal says in referer.ee to Mr. J. C.
llttniillon'6 "History ofthe Republic" :
"Washington was (he friend, the companion,
the brother (in arms and council) of Hamilton.
The career of each was distinct, and stands out
in tln-ir country'* history, marking thegloriou-i
individuality <>f ht>ih. The mensuro of Fame
lor hotli wan full and overflowing. Atiu yet,
after both have resided for more than half a
century in their graves, aeon (if Hamilton rises
up as the defamor of Washington I Getf;
Hamilton, if departed spirits were permitted to
return to cnrtli, would l>e first, and sternest to
rebuke I his sacrilege. But. as the father cannot
interpose in vindication of himself or hi*
friends, (for the memory of bcah are greatly
outrniied.) an older and More Joy il son can
and do ? speak. The lion, James A. Hamilton
a sou wort hy of such a sire, in writing to an
old and intimate friend, says ,that he is very
mui'h grieved by that part of his brother's
hook, the "History of tho Republic," Ac, in
n,i.;..k u.. i.... .. ..11 ..t ^r,'
HVIIMlllllUM UN "I lilUltVI M ItlN.UJIitVU .
Ieitfi'8 lo hi* fuiher, ami request* that friemi
to taku every proper occasion to say that 4/6'
disapproves of iliu not well founded assumptioa
Tiik Nn*Mo.t Pciioot..?Through the indefatigable
And patriotic effort* OfMr. Memmingeir
and other friends t)'f education, this institution
to he located ift Charleston, promise* to be
eminently srfoeessftil. Several public spirited
citizens of Charleston have contributed handsomely
ttf fh? fund which has to be raised before,
the amount (riven by Mie'State can be secrtrftif.
Anioncr the contributes who hare
tri von fS5f>0', t*o notice' the' IibeTal a nd geireroiip
hearted editor of (he Courier, Mr. Yeadon.
tVe sincerely trust that a similar institution
will soon be founded in the Upper Division of
the State, so that all sections may enjoy the
desirable privilege of educating and tend>'
frtrjh nni?nMnn? hi?li>hpn fort.llA risin~
tion. We have been too Ion<? o pMrik
the Northern and Easte"- "o deOMwent o?
of the minds of o- - '* St**?8 . T
we should ' yotuli. mid ?t. is high t.m?%
ccc" ,r"1 0l,r*e'v<,8 from Biieh an onns,-ry
if not dangerous connection with thosewlm
liave uo sympathy w'*h our institutions S
and who, no teachers, hold positions of grsac
influence.?Times.
A FortonKvCiiasino a Piietty Woman by T*Lt
xokapii.?Some two weoks ago there arrived
in our city n beautiful young widow of twen-"
ty-fl ve. (a Hungarian hy birth.) on her way to
New Orli'ans, m ro?/e to Havana, where she
intended to engage in her profession as a female
physician. She was alone?nn exile front
Hnngnry, where her husband had lived and
died a patriot.. On Friday lost an agent from
the house of Rothschilds, the great bankers, nl
s<> reached our city in chase of the beautiful
Young self reliant. widow, who is intent upon
her journey to .Havana. He had been dispatched
from Europe to eeek out the wanderer'
and bear to .her "glad tidings" that she has recently
come into immense possession* at borne,
nnJtni'nriln li.Kfn I'JtjSIu 1--- U/:?U
the ?k) 6f the telegraph,*be learned that ah'#
hud ari-ived safnly itfvNew Orleans, and wu
stopping at the St. Louis Hotel. A second defl;
paten, urging her to await his^rrival; wal forwarded,
and he has hastened on Ufcbear to her
the information, that sfie has a fortune of 4l4:
Ton millionl at home awaiting her disposal.
,? j -Louisville Democrat
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Congressional; ...? *
W'AniNdTov, February 1.?Tbe L?eoiq?P'i<>ri
Constitution and a rrte&ago upon ?Fie sifhjeot^
wifl be sent ttf GtfngfeM to morrow by thW;
Krfcmrtent. / K-. .*?.
in if?e Senate. Air. D'ooliltle,-from WikfotopJjj;
presented $, petition from that State.wkinytbs ..;.
acquisition and annexation of Cuba. .Th?
bilt wob also debated. ' #
The House adopted reeoltftlo'n* to U
tlie expediency of abolishing imfpotft dntiaa and
MABBIEdy " '
On thtfilBth nld, iyRfeV. J. tf. TownMnd/
Mr. T. J. BiAOHn* ,?.nd MfcM Sarah JiABXLla
Ri'iiar, gll oftfcit District, - "
conrsionTEEs. ;i.
.?The flowing p*r?on? hara fcaijrbt in lW
3opot at AbbeViUd :-?* 8 A
J K Marshall, j a warduw, Hnah WiUetK.
W R White; J #*rdl?w, JfrJ
5G*jnc?, ALGrtV, J D Chalmert, P8Kfct- edftftH
S Her* Wu YM*n. O W
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