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? I II M II, L_i . _ __ ^ ^ 4LJij^*^ ji111/^^.|-Ik-IK ^tt??, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, THIS ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, NEWS, POLITICS, &C., &C. TERMS?TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it bo Instillod into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is tho Palladium of all your Rights.??Juniun. IP AY ABLE IN ADVANCE BY AV. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1859. VOLUME VII.--N0. 8. 3? O E T n ~V" . WRITTEN KOH TIIB INDEPENDENT I'HKS-S. DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. "Upon this," continues Arrian, "the soldiers became tagur to 6ee him; som<: to see him once more nlivr, others because it'wns reported tliat lie was already dead,and a suspicion had arisen that liir? death was concealed by the chief officers of the guard?but the anxiety, as I think, from sorrow and solicitude for their king ; they 'therefore forced their way into his chamber. As the men parsed I113 couch in eucccssion, lie although tpcechless greeted them individually, by raitting his head with difficulty and by the ^expression of his eyes." Storm warriors pass before their chief, And tears bedim their eyes ; 'those watriers now are filled with grief, For lo! their leader dies. llis conquering equadrons once he lead, And victory crowned the fight; Before bis host whole armies fled, And trembling owned his might. His banners waved 'mid Scythian bdows Aud o'er Gedrosian sands. Anil where the nonie iimjus nowa, i He lend his veteran bunds. But Macedon ! thy hero now Ko more will draw his blade. Death's dews are falling on bis brow Aud visions from him fade. That eagle eye will glance no more Along bis columns closed, Nor flash defiance as of yore, On hostile ranks opposed. His war steed now will neigh in vain llis rider lying low. For he'll ne'er mount that steed again, Aud charge upon the foe. And yet, his is a deathless name, JLiiving ironi uire iu a^e, Conspicuous on the scroll of fame, And bright on historj-'s page. Sleep on, thou dauntless hero sleep, A king still in the grave, ^That tho* earth's storms should o'er thee 1 sweep, 'fliev cannot \rake th? brave. .--.BKVILLK, C. 11., S. C. WHEN OTHEB FRIENDS. "When other friends are round thee, And other hearts are thine ; When other bays have crowned thee, More fresh and green than mine? Then think how sad and lonely, This doating heart will be; "Which, while it throbs, throbs only, Beloved one, for thee. Yet do not think I doubt thee, I know thj' truth remains ; I would not live without thee For all the world contains. Thou art the star that guides me Alone life's troubled sea : And whate*er fate betides mo, This heart still turns to thee. WASHINGTON AT MOUNT VERNON. HY WASHINGTON IRVING. [A chapter fitom the new and concluding, volumes of "The Life of Washington,'* from the press of C. I'. I'ntnain.] Washington at Mount Vernon?influx of strange faces?Loterfiicc Lnciu?Miss Kelht Curtis? Washington * counsel in Jmvc Matter*?a Romantic Episode?Return of George Washington La Fayette. Ilis official career being terminated, "Washington set off for Mount Vernon accompanied by Mrs Washington, her granddaughter Miss Nelly Curtis, and George Washington Lafayette, with his preceptors. Of the enthusiastic devotion manifested toward him wherever he passed, he takes, the following brief and characteristic notice : "The attentions we met with on our journey wero very flattering, and to some whose minds are differently formed from mino u/aiiU liotrn linnn litrvViltf vaUqKa/I UJIIIVf 'IUUIU UHf V WUVII a J M \J I IOII W\< I but I avoid in evrey instance where I bad any previous notice of the intention, and could, by earnest entreaties, prevail, all parade and escorts." lie is at last at Mount Vernon, tbat haven of repose to which he had so often turned a wishful eye, throughout bis agitated and anxiouB life, and where he trusted to pass quietly and serenely the remainder of ins days. Ho finds himself, however, "in the situation of a new beginner; almost every thing about him required coniderable repairs, and a house is immediately to be built for t'ue reception and safe keeping of bis military, civil and private papers.1' "In a word," writes he, *1 am already surrounded by joiners, masons and and painters, and such is my anxiety to be out of tfhetr hands, that I have scarcely a room to jmt a friend into, or to sit in myself, without the music of hammers and the odoriferous scent of paint." Still he is at Mount Vernon, and as the spring opens the rural beauties of the country exert tbeir sweetening influence. Id a letter to bis friend Oliver Wolcott, who, as Secretary of the Treasury, was still acting on "the great theatre," be advert* but briefly to publio affairs. "For myself adds he, exultingly, "having turned aside from the broad walks of political into the narrow paths of private life, I shall leave it with those whose duty it it to consider subjeota of thia sort, and as every good oitizen ought to do, conform to whstsoever the ruling powers shall decide. To make and sell a little flour annually, to repair houses going fast to ruin, to build one for the security of my papers of a publio nature, and amuse myself in agricultural and rural pursuits, will coastitaU employment for the few years I 1 have to remain on this* terestrial globo. If, also, I could now and then meet the friends I esteem, it would fill theiuoasuro and add zest to my enjoyments; but, if ever this happens,it must bo under my own vine and fig-tree, as I do not think it probable that I shall bo beyond twenty miles from them." And again, to another friend he indulges in pleading anticipations; "Retired from noise myself and the responsibility attached to public employment, mv hours will crlide sinoothely on. My best wishes, however, for tbc prosperity of our country will always have tho first place in inythoughts; while lo repair buildings and to cultivate my farms, which require close attention, will occupy the few years, perhaps days, I inay be a sojourner here, as I am now in the sixty-fifth year of my peregrination through life.,, A letter to his friend James McIIenry, Secretray of War, furnishes a picture of his every-day life. "I am indebted to you," writes he, "for several unacknowledged letters; but never mind that; go on as if you had answers. You arc at the source of information, and can find many things to relate, while I have nothing to say that rnilld eithflr inform nr nmnsn a Kpr>r/>f?rt7 of War in Philadelphia. I might tell that I begin my diurnal course with the sun ; that, if my hirelings are not in their places at that time; I send messages of sorrow fur their indisposition ; that, having put these wheels in motion, I examine the state of things further; that the more they are probed the deeper I find the wounds which my buildings have sustained, by an abscnce and neglect of eight years, that, by the time I have accomplished these matters breakfast (a litlle after seven o'clock, about the time I presume you are taking leave of Mrs.McIIenry) is ready; that, this beingover' I mount my horse and ride round inv farms, which employs me until it is time to dress for dinner, at which I rarely miss seeing strange faces, come, as they say, out of respect to me. Pray, would not the word curiosity answer as well? And how different this from having a few social friends at a cheerful board ! The usual time of sitting at table, a walk, and tea brings me within the dawn of candle light; previous to which, if not prevented by company, I resolve that, as soon as the glimmering taper supplies the placo of the great luminary, I will retire I* my writing table and acknowledge the letters I have received ; bnt when the lights are brought I feel tired and disinclined to engage in this work, conceiving that the next night will do as well. The. next night comes, and with it the same cause for postponement, and 60 on. Having given you the history of a day, it will serve for a year, and I am persuaded, you will not require a second edition of it. Bnt it may strike you that in this detail no mention is made of any portion of time alloted for reading. The remark woirld be just, fori have not looked into a book since I came home : nor shall I be able to do it until I have discharged my workmen : prob ably not before the nights grow longer when possibly I may bo lookiDg in Dooms-day Book." In his solitary ride9 about Mount Vernon and its woodlands, fond and melancholy thoughts would occasionally sadden the landscape as his mind reverted to past times and early associates. In a letter to Mrs. S. Fairfax, now in England, he writes. "It is a matter of sore regret when I cast my eyes towards Belvoir, which I often do, to reflect that the former inhabitants of it, with whom we have lived in 6uch harmony and friendship, no longer reside there, and the ruins only can be viewed as the mementoes of former pleasures." The influx of strange faces alluded to in the letter to Mr. McHenry, soon became overwhelming, and Washington felt the necessity of having some one at band to relieve him from a part of the self-imposed duties of Virginia hospitality. With this view he bethought him of his nephew, Lawrence Lewis, the same who bad gained favor with bim by volunteering in the Western expedition, and accompanying General Knox as aid-de-camp. He accordingly addressed a letter to bim in which he writes: "Whenever it is convenient to you to make this place your home, I shall be -1..11 * ? * gittu w ueo you. - - - AS DOIQ JOUr aunt and I are in the decline of life, and regular in our habit*, especially in our bout* of rising and going to bed, I require aorae persons (fit and proper) to ease me of the trouble of entertaining company, particu* larly of nights, as it is my inclination to retire (and unless prevented by very particu Jar company, I always do retire,) either to bed or to my study soon after candle-light. In taking those duties (which hospitality obliges one to bestow on company) off my bands, it*would render me a very acceptable service. * In consequence of this invitation, Lawrence thenceforward became an occasional inmate at Mount Vernon. The place at this tire* po?fed attractioo#for the gay as well aa aa the grave, and was often enlivened by young company. One griat attraction MB. I*tUr. w?3 Miss Nelly Curtis, Mrs. Washington's grand daughter, who with her brother George W. P. Curtis, liad been adopted by the General at their father,s death, when they were quito children, and brought up by him with tho most affclionate care, lie was fond of children, especially girls; as to boys, with all his spirit of command, he found them at times somewhat unmanageable. I can govern men, would he say, but I cannot govern boys. Miss Nellio had grown up under tho special eyo of her grandmother, to whom she was devotedly attached: and who was nnrtii-nlur in nnfnr/ ing her observance of all her lessons, as well as insttucting licr in tho nils of housekeeping. She was a great favorite with the General ; whom,.as we havefore observed, she delighted with her whims and sprightly sallies, ofien overcoming his habitual gravity, and surprising him into a hearty laugh. She was now maturing into a lovely and attractive woman, and the attention she received began to awaken some solicitude in the General's mind. This is evinced in a half sportive letter of advice written to her during a temporary absence from Mount Vernon, when she was about to make her first appearance at a ball at Georgetown. It is curious as a specimen 01 Washington's counsel in love matters. It would appear that Miss Nelly, to allay his solicitude, had already, in her correspondence, professed "a perfect apathy toward the youth of the present day, and a determination never to give herself a moments uneasiness on account of any of them." Washington doubt ed the firmness of her resolves. "Men and women," writes he,'"feel the same inclination towards each other now that they have always done, and which they will continue to do, until there is a new order of things ; and you as others have done, may find that the passions of your sex are easier raised than allayed. Do not, therefore, boast too soon, nor too strongly of your insensibility* * * * Love is said to ho an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted. This is true in part only, for like all tiling;* else, when nourished and supplied plentifully with aliment, it is rapid in its progress ; but let these he withdrawn, and it may he stifled in its birth, or much stinted in its growth. * * * Although wo cannot avoid first impressions, we may assuredly place them under guard. * * * When the fire is beginning to kindle, and your heart grows warm propound these questions to it. Who is this invader ? Have I a competent knowledge of him? Is he a man of good character ? A man of sense i For, uu iisauiuu, a suiimuiu woin.in can novel' uo happy with a fool. What has been his walk in life ? * * * Is his fortune sufficient to maintain mo in tho manner I have been accustomed to live, and as my sisters do live ? And is he one to whom iny friends can have no reasonable objection ? If all these interrogatories can be satisfactorily answered, there will remain but one more to be asked; that, however, is an important one. Have I sufficient ground to conclude that bis affection are engaged by me? Without this the heart of sensibility will struggle against a passion that is not reciprocated."'* The sage counsels of Washington and it., .f ir: vr.ii ? I tuo auai>e|.>uuju iceiiuga ui miss neiiy were soon brought to the t?st by the residence of Lawrence Lewis at Mount Vernon. A strong attachment for her grew up on bis part, or perhaps already existed, and was strengthened by daily intercourse. It was favorably viewed by bis uncle. Whethei it was fully reciprocated was uncertain. A formidable rival to Lewis appeared in the young Carroll of Carrollton, who had jusl returned from Europe, adorned with the graces of foreign travel, and whose suil was countenanced by Mrs. Washington These were among the poetic days of Mounl Vernon, when its halls echoed to the trend of lovers. They were halcyon days with Miss Nelly, as she herself declared, in attei years, to a lady from whom we have the Btory: "I was young and romantic then,' said she, "and fond of wandering by moonlight in the woods of Mount Vernon Grandmama thought it wrong and unsafe, and scolded and coaxed me into a promise that I would not wander in the woods agair unaccompanied. But was missing on< evening, and was brought home from the interdicted woods to the drawing-room where the General was walking up ape down with his hands behind him, as wai his wont. Grandmama seated in her greal arm-chair, oponed a severe reproof." Poor Miss Nelly was reminded of hei promise, and taxed with her delinquency She knew that she had done wrong?ad raitted her fault, and essayed no excuse but, when there was a slight pause, movec to retire from the room. 8he was jns shutting the door when she overheard tbi General attempting, in a low voice, to inter cede in her behalf. "My dear," observe* be, "I would say no more?perbape ?h was not alone." f Letter to Vm. Heath, Writing 1W. His intercession stopped Miss Nelly in her retreat. Slio reopened the door and advanced lip to the General with a firm step. "Sir," said she, "you brought me up i lo speak the truth, and when I told grand! mania I was alone, L hope you believed I tons alone." The (Jener.il made one of his most magnanimous bows. "My child," replied he, "I beg your pardon." We will anticipate dates, and observe that the romantic episode of Miss Nelly Curtis terminated to the general's satisfaction ; she became the happy wile of Lawrence Lewis, as will bo recorded in a future page. Early ill the autumn. Washington ha<l I been relieved from his constant solicitude I about the fortunes of La Fayette. Letters | received by George W. La Fayette from ; friends in Hamburg informed the youth that I bis father and family had been liberated ; from Olmutz and were on their way to Paris with the intention of embarking for America. George was disposed to sail for Franco immediately, eager to embrace bis parents and sisters in the first moments of their re lease. Washington urged him to defer his departure until be should receive letters from the prisoners themselves, lest they should cross the ocean in different directions at the same time, and pass each other, which would be a great shock to both parties. George, however, was not to be persuaded, and "I could not with-hold my asj sent," writes Washigton, ulo the gratification of his wishes, to flv to the arms of those whom he holds most dear." George atul his tutor, Mr. Frestel, sailed j from New York on the 2Glh October, j Washington writes from Mount Vernon to i La Fayette. "This letter, I hope and ex| pect, will be presented to you by your son, who is highly deserving of such parents as you and your amiaoe lady. "He can relate much hotter than I can describe, my participation in your sufferings, my Holiude for your relief, the measures ] adopted, thoiiorh ineffectual, to facilitate 3*011 r liberation from an unjust and crue imprisonment, an<l the joy I expected at tin nows of i(s accomplishment. I shall hastor therefore, to congratulate yon, and bo as surod that no one can do it with more cor ! diality, with more sincerity, or with greatei affection on the restoration of that liberty which every act of yor.r life entitles you t( the enjoyment of; and I hope I may add to the uninterrupted possession of your es tates, and the confidence of your country.' The account of which George \V. Lr Fayette had received of the prisoners of 01 mutz was premature. It did not take placi until the 19th of September' nor was it un til in the following month of February thn the happy meeting took pluce betweei George and his family, whom ho found re siding in the chateau of n relative in IIol stein. Advice to Young Mex.?Socrates di? not urge friends to enter early upon publii employments, but first to take pains for at tainment of the knowledge necessary fo their sscces? in them. Are you stepping on the threshold c life ? Secure a good moral character. Willi out virtue you cannot bo respected ; with out integrity vou cau never rise to distinc tion and honor. Be careful lest a too warm desire of dis tinclion should deceive you into pursuit that may cover you with shame by 6ettini your incapacities and slender abilities i full light. People who have the rashness to go int stations without proper authority and th requisite preparation for the service, not or ly involve others in loss, but subject there selves to ridicule. The tricky, deceitful, and dishonest ar rarely prosperous ; for when confidence i withdrawn, poverty is likely to follow. The shortest and surest way to live wit honor in the world, is to be in reality win we appear to be. When once n concealment or deceit bf been practiced in matters where all shoul be fair and open as the day, confidence ca never be restored, any more than you ca restore the white bloom to the grape c plum that you have once pressed in yoi hand. Error is the cause of many miseries, th corrupt principle that has produced evil i tbe world ; 'tis this which begets and ohe I ishes in our souls all the evils that afflicts u } and wo cnn 'never expect to gain true an j solid happiness but by a serious endeavc to avoid it! Falsehood is not only one < . the, most humiliating vices, but sooner < later it is most certain to lead to most ser out crimes. Industry, well directed, will give a ma [ a competency in a few years. The greate t industry misapplied is useless. 9 "Short calls are the best," as the fly sail j when be lit on the store pipe, 8 A. woman with no friends can't be expcc fd to enjoy a comfortable smoke. for al hasn't got any to-back-tr, SHEEP?THEIH EARLY INTRODUCTION. The first sheep introduced into Ameiiea, of which we have any record, were brought from Kugland ?.o Jamestown, Virginia, in 1009. In 1048, the number increased to .'3,000. In the early part of the lant century, they throve, well atfd bore good fleece; but wool-raising was suffered to decline, owing to the losses sustained by tearing oil the wool by bushes and briars. Sheep were introduced info tlio plantations of Masschusetts Hay prior to 1033. as mention is made of keeping them on the islands in the harbor, to protect them from the Indians and wolves. They were introduced into Nantucket in 1GG0, at the time of the first settlement by the proprietors. The first sheep introduced into this Stale, v.... r\.* t. . vvr t ail ViMIUIllUII^K, WIIU WTUIC about the year 1G50, wero brought from Holland in 1G25; others wero brought from Zealand at Tuxul to ltens&elaerkwick in 1030. Hut little progress was mn<Je on the Hudson for many years, in consequent:*1 of the ravages committed by dogs and wolves. In 1G43, there were not over sixteen sheep in the colony. In 1G50, they were so scaree that an animal bearing wool wii* vkjiiii uuin cigiu 10 icn dollars. Tlie first Spanish sheep introduced into this country, of which we have any account' were sent by M. Dellossert, a banker in Paris, and arrived at Philadelphia, in the ship Benjamin Franklin, on tho lOih of July, 1801. Owing to a long and boisterous passage, out of the four bucks shipped only . one lived to reach this country. The introduction of Merino sheep into the United States formed an era from which wo may date much of our thrift and prosperity. Chancellor Livingston, of thi.state foresaw at an early period the immense advantages that would result to our . country from the introduction, and sent from Spain, in 1802, two couplets of se, lect Spanish Merino sheep; and to him be longs the honor of one of the earliest iin c?..K- *i? i? i.: if ' * ? |nill<UIUII?* OUUM|ll?llll V? UJ IIIIIJ^UII IAJIO , nel Ilumfrey, Gen Darby, Consul Jarvis | and others, the country was supplied witli , Merino sheep. It was not, however, unti , some seven or eight years after their first introduction, that their importance begat . to be appreciated. A mania for sbeep thet: r commenced, bcarcely excelled by the Mo r rus multicuulies speculation at a later pe j riod. As much as Si,000, and in some in stances Si,500, was paid for a single buck . In 1810 or, 12, Bake well sheep wen ' nrsi introduced on Liong island, l?v J Moma i Lax, an Englishman, and by the late Chris . lopher Dunn, of Albany. In 1814, Mr 3 Dunn obtained a buck of the same breed . which was captured by 0110 of our priva t, teers from an English vessel on her way t< i Canada. Since the war of 1812, ninnj . importations, by different individuals, havi . taken placc in all the parts of the country Among the early importers of South Down sheep were the late Jonh II Powell ^ of Philadelphia ; Francis Rotch, Otsegi u county, N. Y., Sidney llawes, who emi * grated to this country in 1832, and settlei r on "Three Ilills Farm," near Albany Messrs. Brentnal and Wait Orange countj I N. Y.. and more recently. L. (i. Morris '* Fordham, N. Y., J. C. Taylor, New Jei '* scy; and Samuel Tborne, Washington Hollow, Duchess county N. Y., who, will commendable liberty, without regorJ to e* ' pense, haB imported some of the choices 8 specimens of this valuable breed that couli 5 be procured in England. D Tlie Downs imported by Mr. llawes ii 1832, came in the possession of tlie write 0 with the farm, in 1835. We bred fror 0 them several years, and found there a vali '* ble breed. Their mutton ip of the choiec^ kind, and always commands the higliet price, although from the properties of tb ? sheep it can be produced at the least cos 18 By their activity and vigor, both of muscl and constiution, they are fitted to encoui h ... ?= ?..ii ?i ? !. twi c?i?j uiiucuij'f ai wen vv/ cuuuic luo CJ lt treaijb of heat and cold. In Great Britain, tbe South Downs stan 18 at the bead of the short-wooled Bhee] ^ They were once confined to a small distru " in Sussex, but for the last forty or fift n years have been rising in favor, and on hi >r ly lands of tbe second-rate fertility bav >r proved themselves superior to all oth< breeds. In .several countries of Englan 0 they have driven out the old kinds; bein D hardy, quick stock, good nurses, fatfenin r* kindly, and, when fat, bringing the highes 8* price in market. They are cultivated raoi ^ particularly for their mutton, which, f< )T quality, takes precedence of all other u Their early maturity and extreme aptitud " to take on flesh, render them peculiar! l* valuable for this purpose. The ewes ai proliflo breeders and good nurses. Tbe n lire quite dpcile in their habits, and, thoug 5t industrious feeders, exhibit little dispositic to rove. j \ sheep possessed of suoh qualities tpu . of course be e*oeedingly valuable in di (riots in the vicinity of markets. Accori l> ingly, they have been introduced into evei ie pvt of tbe British dominions, and itp^oi e4 Into this ?t{d other countries, J''rotn lit" AVie Orleans I'icaynue. ONE VICTIM MORE. Among the items which make up tin* daily newspaper list of casualties, was found a short lime ago, a notice of the death, in Canada East of one Jem Steele, from "starvation and cold." Under this brief annoucemcnt lies a story and a moral. What took Jem Steele to Canada ? And why did he perish there, in this miserable way ? lie was a native of a clime farther S'oulli. lie was born under the fervid sun of a cot ton planting State of the Union; and his constitution was adapted to, and had been trained to the temperatuie of South Carolina, where the very winters are soft and balmy. lie was unfitted to bear tho eltil I ling rigors of the snowy North, lie would I shrink and shiver , under the keen bhist of ! what they revel in there, as the pleasant ] days of spring. The icy winter pinched ui> his muscles and froze his Hood? Canada was no place for him?a child of tho sunm South. How came he there to die? lie perished?of negleel as well as cold, lie was starved among inhospitable strangers. IIow was this? lie came of a race unused, if even capable, to take care of themselves, lie had never known what it was to seek labor fur himself or to take care of himself. He knew nothing of the work to bo done in that alien region, if he could have got anything to do. From his infancy he had been reared to absolute dependence on the direction of others, to absolute reliance on theii thought fulness for what lie should do, and what he should have. Superior intelligence directed his habits, where they were most productive, and charged itself witli his maintainance. Whatever else troubleil j him, it was neither cold nor hunger. In MUMiess aim in neaiin lie was provnled loi ? nursed and fed and clothed?and in hi? ago there was a home for him. It is tnu he was subject to restraints, hut it was ti tho will of those who maintained arc cared for him and had an interest ii | his well being. In that genial climate h< I was secure at least of shelter and food. He was beguiled into quitting it in pur , suit of phantoms with which a cruel philati ! | thropy lured him from his natural home anc . ' State. He escaped from this condition o bondage sometime in 185G. The Nev j York Journals record his arrival there?tin i ! futile attempt to have him returned tu hi , j master?the snccessful evasion in his favo , i by the New York Abolitonists of the fngi , I live slave law, and the eiger and juhilnn j haste with which they despatched him 01 tho "underground railroad1' into Canad.i Their mission was then over. They ha< } emancipated a slave, had robbed a slav f owner of his property ; they had succeedec in baffling the execution of tho law. I was enough. They returned to their homes with complacent thoughts perhaps of th new evidence they had given of their ze? 3 as propagandists of freedom, and the nei ? ?r i? 1 i ?i -? < - i ? nuiuiiL nicy iiau luruwu ai mo ueicnaui j slaveholder. But which of them burdened his min with a care for the future of Jem Steele . Which of them reflected beforehand wher *1 .. Jem Steele was going and what was to b< ? come of hira ? what work he was fitted fc [j in the sterile country to which they wer sending him ? who was to take care thi t he should get it, or find a sustenance ft j hfra while he was waiting for it, or who he should fail ? Did one of them reflet n how helpless this deluded fugitive wf t ?how utterly ignorant he was of where li n was going or what was to befall himwhat vague longings forsomething he coul ;t not comprehend they had conjured up i i his imnrrinAlinn ) Riir#?lu n droadlhl /liani It O J - I e pointment must fallow, and tins is tl t responsibility of the ?vil? which shoul le come upon bim ! They lured bim froi . quiet and plenty, to become a wanderer, a outcast, they took the helpless wretch froi all upon whom he had a claim ; nnd ni j caring to burden themselves with the ru ^ tody of what had been wiled into the ^ power, they put it away, as something i be hurried out of eight as offensive, an ^ dismissed from the thoughts as a case ha] pily got rid of. But il could not always be kept out i j sight. It comes up for judgment. A fe months after, the journal*, not moralizing < g hunting for (acts with which to discredit ? mock philanthropy or a confessed hypoci By, note the end of this enterprise for conve ting a Southern slave into a Northern fre >r man. What is left of Jem Steels is soil 8? ' squalid remains flung into a pauper's grai He died in Canada, of "starvation and cold J Tbe announcement should strike a eh upon every man of all who helped to tal ^ him from his sunny home, and fling him his death among their Northern snows at pittilesa men. The gaunt skeleton of po Steele should haunt their dreams, as a p? 5t petual punishment fqf pruel and cantii * fanaticism. W* ?? 7 The Boeton Banks now hold over sev *' millon of dollar* in ooio, and ihp amount increasing, THE RIVER OF LITE. Blood is the mighty livt-r of lift?, tlio mysterious center of chemical and vita! actions as wonderful as they are ili<!?ible, soliciting our intention no lo.-s hy tie? many problems it presents to speculative ingenuity, that by the practical conclusions to which tluso speculations lead. It is a torrent impetuously rudiinix through every part of the body, earning, by an elaborate net-work of vessels, which in the course of twelve months, convey to the various (issues not less than three thousand pounds weight of nutritive material, and conveyed from the various tissues three thousand pounds weight of wasb*. At every moment of our li v. 9 tl ercaiv neatly t<-n pounds ot tins mint msiiing in on? continuous thobbing stream, front tin? heart tlitmtgii lite great arteries, which branch :md hratt'-h like a tree, the vessel- lit-coming smaller anil smal'cr as they stibi!i\>tle, till lltcv ate invisible tc the naked ev\ mkI then tin*v ate called c a pi! I a ri e s, (11 a i r -1 i 1; e vessels,) ahlioti^'t iltey are no more to be compared to liairs, than hairs are with cables. These vessels form a net wotlc liner than the finest lace?so fine, imbw-il, that if \m; pierce the surface at almost any part with ilie point of a nee?l!e, we open oncoflhem, and let. mil its blond. Tn these. vessels llm blood yields some of its nutrient material", ane receives in exchange some of the wasted products of tissue; tlms modified, tlio stream continues its rapid course back to . tlie lieart, through a system of veins, whidi . commences in the myriad of capillaries which form tlvti termination of the arteries. . The veins, instead of subdividing like tlio , arteries, become gradually less and and li*s? , numerous, their twigs entering, brandies, I and tlieir brandies entering tilinks, until , they reach the lieart. Xo soom-r has the r blood poured into the heart from the vein* than it rushes through the lungs, and from . hack again to the heart and arteries, thus t completing the circle, or circulation. I This wonderful stream", constantly circti^ lating, occupies the very centre of the vital organism, midway between the functions of nutrition and excretion, feeding and stimula; ting the organs into activity, and removing from them all their useless material. In its I torrent, upward of forty ?1 ifl'eicul substances are hurried a long; it carries ga?ses, it car | ties salt.?it even carries metals and soapr ! Millions of organized cells float in its liquid ; and of these cells, which by some are considered organized entities, twenty millions are said to die at every pulse of the heart, ' to be replaced by other miliions. The iron I which it washes onward can he separated. i Professor Berard used to exhibit a lump of |# | I I it In his lecture room?nav, ono ingenious j Frenchman has suggested that coins should I | be struck from the metal extracted from the i blood of great men. ; i Hni-'q tup \fnnv A pi-pnt 'p*n.' Wn !*?*.* . *1 - ' ' X..I i unit. el?It lias always been a favorite prejudice d i that the weather is influenced in some tnariv j nor by tlie moon. The moon can La supe posed to act on the earth only in one of three ways, namely : by the light which it (1 reflects, by its attradtion, or by an emana? j tion of some unknown kind. Now, the light e of the moon does not amount to tlio ono 3- hundred thousandth part of lhat of the sun, >r and the heat it excites is so small as to be e altogether inappreciable by the most doliit r.ate instruments, or the best devised exper>r iincnt. No effect can be attiibuted, theren fore to the moon's light. With regard to jt the attraction to the moon, wo tee its influence on the atmosphere : but tlu-re ia tnlrorv le' into ucco'ii t tlio small specific gravity of ? I atmospheric nir in comparison with water, Id ) and the consequent sinallness of tbo mass n of matter to be accumulated upon, it is 3- readily perceived that this influence must ie also to extremely feeble. As to the reId maining suppositions, tlmt the moon may m act on the atmosphere by some obscure cutin anation, it is sufficient proof to the contrary, m that no meteoroligical observations that ?t have yet been made afford the slightest s- traces of any such connection between the ir earth and its sattellitc. A Mormon Bi8Uoi>'b H akbm.?In searching the house of Bishop Johnson, charged ^ with murder, at Salt Lake, Utah, the United'1 States, officials were not able to dwooYiir i 0 the Bishop, bnt found therein his ten wtves./^ w Four of these wive# are sisters, aod>,tb? or - - uiouujib umi ueiues, ana 00 fcn? befcjdaa f these, two sisters out of one family, and 1 also a mother and her daughter. This r poligamy with a ver>gence. 30 Look upon every day as the nhofe of life*, re. not merely as a section, and enjoy the prea1" ent, without .Wishing, thnm^li, haate," tq, ; ill spring on to another sectiom now lying be- V. 10 fore thee. to Provoking.?^To dream tli'at you hava W 1(* lots of money, and then wake up a^d find fljb', or yourself an editor. %f >r- . ?1? ,ff An irritable man lies like a hedgehog * rolled up the wrong way,"fermenting M *Hh h?s Qwp pnotles. jH " : . .JWBBpjH en <*I?m particularly pneasy on this polnlp. xv ? is m the fly said, whettl}*boy stqok hica #' n '"I ttarod ' J