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VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, OCTOBER 1,1852. NUMBER 79.
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YOUTHFUL HOPES. be
The youth emerging from his schoolboy days, 111
Looks forward with high hopes to future life;
Perchance he sweetly dreams of glory's praise, 1
Of gaining honor, renown, or?a wife,
And deems but sport the world's arduous strtfe. jj.
^ He pants to begin a road, which begun, ?j,
Ne'er will be ended 'till closed is his grave, eo)
And finds that serious he deemed but fun ; alu
In him he deemed honest, he'll find a knave, soi
Aud whom he thought most free will be some pas- J tin
sion's slave. SUI
tin
"Naught but disappointment's the lot of man," the
So say the aged who have trode life through; po.'
But what young stripling who the road ne'e ran,
Believes what he says or deems it is true ? !}"
He sees the wrinkles that from trouble grew,
"But what," he argues, "will e'er trouble me?
Stout is the heart that throbs within my breast,
Ready is my hand and my spirit free;
Cares can 1 defy, let them do their best,
I'll take the world easy, to fortune leave the rest." tut
False are his hopes, delusive is his dream,
He meets disappointment in hoping ease ; sjn
Things at a distance did pleasant seem, t],(
On nearer approach not so much did please. tru
Then with eyes opened to the truth, he sees mc
That the rose of pleasure'mid thorns is set, ab<
And though from his view concealed they had lain, w'l
His fond, longing gaze they at length had met, S?
"T, . , : pli
wnen nis eager iieun iu &eiic n woo mm, , And
found that the pleasure was far less than the j j/'J
pain. _ M. I pal
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[Extract from Byron's Xonodtj on tite Death of Sheridan.] j
^ Hard is his fate on whom the public gaze pol
Is fix'd torever to detract or praise ; lln,
Repose denies her requiem to his name, lin<
And folly loves the martyrdom of fame. 1 lav
The secret enemy whose sleepless eye . am
Stands sentinel, accuser, judge, and spy, t'1'
The foe, the fool, the jealous, and the vain,
The envious who but breathe in other's pain, 1M*
Behold the host! delighting to deprave, u j
Who track the steps of glory to the grave, Uj.
Watch every fault that daring genius owes C(J,
Half to the ardour which its birth bestows, tnc
" Distort the truth, accumulate the lie, ]no
And pile the pyramid of calumny! t!i(
^ These are his portion?but if, joined to these
Guant poverty should ijbuge with deep disease, Pa'
If the high spirit must forget to soar, cni
And stoop to strive with misery at the door,
To soothe indignity?and face to face . l'
Meet sordid rage, and wrestle with disgrace, t
To find in hope but the renewed caress, jt
The serpent-fold of further faithlessness,? w
If such may be the ills which men assail, j^j,
What marvel if at last the mightiest fail ? p],.
A country school teacher, preparing for an ex- sta
liibition of his school, selected a class of pupils, grc
and wrote down the questions, and answers to 1110
I the questions, which he would put to them 011 life
examination day. The day came, and so came On
the vouncr hopefuls all but one. The pupils ob<
took their places, as had been arranged, and all py
went glibly on until the question for the absen- wh
tee, when tiie teacher asked? ing
"In whom do you believe ?" on I
"Napoleon Bonaparte." qui
"You believe in the lloly Catholic Church, do
you not ?"
"No," said the pupil amid roars of uncontrollable
laughter," "the boy who believes in the >" 1
. church hasn't come to school to-day lie's at. home hoi
sick abed." tioi
A young man and a female, upon a time stop ?
ped at a country tavern. Their awkward appearance
excited the attention of one the mem- f}1
bers of the family, who commenced a con versa- ^
tion with the female, by inquiring how far they 111
had travelled that day. "Travelled !" exclaimed .
tlie stranger, somewhat indignantly, "we didn't
travel, wc rid!" oVC
^ eve
~ ? - eve
Mistaken Courtesy,?We very much ad- ! CV(,
. mire the cliurch warden's wife who went to on
church for the first time in her life when her! tjin
husband was chosen church-warden, and being j eve
somewhat late the congregation were getting up j qj,
from their knees as slie entered, when she said,;
with a sweet and condescending smile: T'1;ra);> I livi
keep your seats, ladies and gentlemen; I think ; n0
no more of myself now than I did before.' no
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Complimentary1.?Mrs. Stanton the progres-! not
sive woman of western New York, defines an ; jtst
American to be ''a machine that squirts tobacco it;
iuice for threo score years and ten." j (r]0
p?? fPwaBaa??? ?
Obedience.
A Discourse was recently preached in the Ci- >
of Washington, by Rev. Dr. Dewey, enfor- j
tig the principle of obedience.?This sermon j
is been published in New York and Boston by j
essrs. Francis and Co. The preacher devotes j
portion of Ins sonnon to the subject of family I
ivernnient, which he thinks is not arranged as j
should be in this country. Wo quote from !
is part of the discourse :
Let us go back then to the family discipline, i
id see if we can determine what it should be.
A parent is one, to whom is committed the (i
argc of training beings, utterly ignorant, incable
of reasoning?incapable at first, of know- i
lge, virtue and happiness. To his care, to his j i
....a i.: :.i ,1
?V miu LlftlUUI HUBS, IU lllo ^ICUuUll' tiuu UUIILIUI, i
ey are committed.?Ilis very position implies ! 1
thority; divest it of that, and it loses all dig- : i
;y, fitness and reasonableness. It cannot have i ;
en meant that his wisdom should be thwarted, <
d his life distracted by the passion, caprice | d
wilfulness should be subject, to his authority. 1
iuld there be any such thing as compact, in ; I
.? case, we should say, it is but a fair compact <
tween tue two?"1 will tram never meant, | <
the ordinary course of things, that duties | <
:>uld be martyrdoms. And yet, half a dozen j 1
:le, irrational beings, ungoverned or only half ! (
verned?wilful?freaking out constantly into j ]
earns of passion, turning things into perpetual j 1
border and disarray, doing this and. that?run- 11
ig this way and that way, without cheek, or j 1
ltrolled only by momentary expedients to get I s
?ng?must make of the mother's life, or of 11
ne other person's life who lias the charge of , 1
;m, a sort of living martyrdom. It is an ab- : r
utc and enormous wrong in the nature of \ 1
ngs. It must be a sad teaching of right to ; f
>se young minds; for it is a wrong; it is a j :
sitive.unrighteousness, enacted into the very I \
vernment, or rather mis-government of afamiAnd
there is no necessity for it. These cliil;n
can be governed. Obedience, in some re- 1
sets is natural to them ; and they are trained, '
neglect or by a false system of treatment, to 1
lisobediencc, that is unnatural and monstrous, c
child disobeying its parents!?God's law?na- t
e's law is against it. Let the rightful law be s
I upon from the very beginning. I am per- (
ulod it is a great mistake we make, in suppo- 1
ir that nothincr in this wise can be done, till t
; child is a year old. It would be nearer the g
ith to say, something can be done when it is a
?nth old. Just as soon as it has a will, rising e
dvc instinct?i. r. a conscious and persisting t
I?that will should, on proper occasions, be h
ntly and firmly restrained. And that disci- 1
nc continued, ever gentle but firm?ever loving, t
isiderate and sympathising, but to its point, s
n?from its point, immovable?will secure a 0
Lieut and perfect obedience. If the child is
,er permitted to disobey, it will soon cease to *
nk of it as poss'ble. And it should newr be '
rmittcd! 1 say it is a sin before Heaven; jh
.1 is no more to be tolerated than lying orsten- , v
g is to be tolerated in the house. Such a j I
r established, and the house would be bnildcd 1 o
:w. Passionate sclfwill?the most hateful ;:1
ng, I believe, on earth?would be driven out | u
it. The sweetness of obedience would enter j f
It would be that peace, that family love, !
icli the Psalmist celebrates when he says j ''
low good and pleasant it is!"' It would he ! v
e that perfume of holv incense to which he ; 1
npares it. It would belike "the clew of Her- t
m"'?like " the dew that descended upon the 1
inntains of Zion ; where the Lord commanded s
i blessing, even life fur evermore." ?*i
Ves, the children themselves would be incom- t
rably happier in obedience. We do them the ; 2
iciest wrong, if we give them tip to their own
f will. To give them comfits and sweetmeats,
it make them ill, because they cry for tliein, c
but an illustration of the evil and wrong which t
do in this way, to their whole moral nature, i
might seem at first sight, that indulgence '
uld make them happier; and with many a
id hearted but mistakon parents, that is the t
a; but it is not true. Wilfulness and alter- v
rds, in child or mail, is the unhap]>iest of all j 1
tes of being. Ever in such state are things v
nving worse?the craving for gratification I;
ire intense and more unreasonable?the whole '
and being more distracted and miserable, i
ly when living under law?only walking in f"dience,
is child or man, family or State, hap- "
and truly prosjierous. Selfish passion every- <
ere is anarchv, begetting injustice, and bring- h
; forth destruction. The reign of conscience
y is calm. The reign of order is " peace and i
etness and assurance forever." &
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Death Will Come. o
Fhc Rev. Albert Barnes, in an able discourse :i
the October number of the National JVaclier, ]
ds the following graphic language in illu>tran
of the above declaration :
'Death will come; he will certainly come, o
cannot bo evaded; he cannot be put back: b
cannot be made to take his steps any slower. .1
, he will come! All that lives on earth will f?
?every boast, bird, and creeping thing ; the r<
mining bird, the insect that flutters in the sun- '*
im; every tree and shrub and llower; the c
c, the pine, the acacia, the moss that grows v
r the wall; every monarch, every peasant,
>rv rich man, every poor man, every slave,
tv master of a slave, every man, every woman, v
ry child ; every old man that prides himself C(
his honors and his wealth; every young man
it prides himself on his talents or his strength; w
ry maiden that prides herselt on her beauty.
, all will die! 1 am in a world of death ; *I s;
amidst the dying and the dead ; I see not a
ng thing in all my rambles that will not die,
man, no woman, no child, no bird, no beast, lc
plant, no tree. The oagle that cuts the air o
mot fly al?o\c it: the monster of the deep can- s<
, dive below it; the tiny insect cannot make ti
If so insignificant that death will not notice t<
leviathan cannot, with great strength, strug- si
against it. The Christian will die; the sin- tl
ncr will die?yea, the sinner! Your wealth
cannot save you. Death cares for none of these
things; they are all trifles?gewgaws beneath
his notice. He no more 'loves a shining mark'
than an ignoble one ; he has no more pride in
cutting down the rich man than the poor man?
the daughter of beauty and fashion than the
daughter of ugliness and sin. He loves to level
the thistle as well as the rose-bud; the bramble
as the magnolia; the brier as tbe cedars of Lebanon.
Ho cares as little for the robes of ermine
as for tlie beggar's rags; as little for the robes
of richest v ^tiiu nts ::i:d g::w-1 apparel as for
the blanker of tse- Yuii will ?5ir>. an<l
the fear oi d?*af ill come upon t 1 )eath
comes just as k i-?. >!. 1:1:1, fix? ?1, determined
on his w.irk. Ji b ::<> ery for pity ;
lie regards no shr'a < 1 t -nor. lb- comes steaJy.
certain, unc'.ang d and unchangeable in hi*
pur; ;to take y..u limn your h-.-d of splendid
Jw hi: g ; to call you out of the assembly room
?taking you away from your companions, that
tvill miss you for a moment and then resume
* 1 * * - V Tv . 1 _ *11
their dance, that you may uie. jjeain win
:0111c. lie has been advancing towards you
:ver since you began to breathe. lie has kept
?n his way, always advancing to meet you;
while you have gone North, or South, or East,
ir "West, he lias always put himself into your
iath, how near or how remote yon have never
mown. Death will come. lie has always been
idvancing, never receding; and soon his bancul
shndhw will fall upon your path. And that
hadow will deepen and become more chilly,
ike an advancing eclipse, and then his dark
brm will stand right before you, between you
ind the light of the living world, and you will
10 in the dark valley. Deatl^will come?fear'11I
iMinnrrli undor nnv eiroumstaneos. even if von
ire a Christian?awful, unspeakably awful, if j
;ou arc not."
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The Itiiiic in Schools.
Tlic Bible is beyond all controversy the best
iook of education in the world. It is the best
>ook tor the formation of children's minds; the
>est book for their acquisition and preservation
?fa pure idomaticstyle in their native language;
he best book to promote and secure the purpoes
of family government; the hot book to make
mr children enlightened and good citizens of the
Republic; the best book, in fine, to preserve
hem from all evil and train thein up in all
food.
a powerful volume might be written on its
xcellencc as a school book, and on the impor
ance of still keeping it, where our forefathers [
iid it, as the corner .stone of our invaluable svs- :
em of public education. If you take it away, I
he system not only becomes worthless, but ab I
olulely pernicious. Imbue a single rising gen- '
ration with the various knowledges of our duty,
nd leave out the knowledge and the fear of
od in llis Word, and you have already made
iroad provision for your country's ruin. You
ir.-iiliAivd fuel of ambition and irreliirion.
rliieh any l>uld mind may set fire to. If Lord
lacon could not talk of knowledge alone, without
the mingling of (rod's truth and love in it,
s being a pernicious and dangerous ailment to
Ider minds, much more is it dangerous and
lurtful to the minds of children.
Our education needs a religious element; for
t is not nfuoilion alone that will save us, but
vill merely train a skillful race of gladiators for
he arena of political strife. The only source of
hat clement of safety is the Word of God. And
f you lake the Word of God from your common
ckools, you arc teaching infidelity and practical
theism to the whole nation. You are filling i
he mind with elements that, without the safeguard
of Divine truth, arc sure to become liery, !
itter, and poisonous.
In i's: ariifml iiifliirnrp over the minds of Olir
hildrcii ami over the whole business of edlicaion,
the llible in our schools is invaluable. It
> a constant habitual nourishment, an uniulerujited
systematic influence over tender minds
t the mo>t susceptible age,?as steady, as cheorul,
healthful, as the light of the sun. In this
tay a great many children are hl. s-ed with the
rivilege of listening daily to the Word of God,
rho, alas. would n-vr heat it ro:,<l in the tamiv;
am! - < . imp-1 : I for
nattitaini . i? 1 bring : children von of
Ue al 1 the vi i >us, the tv< tilth ss -of
unities wh> s ill ait n *>va ver do anted
f?1-? i' 'y : .1? . a h.-walv Katllr,
and ' : 1 . ch lie
a- ] :* l.j- -i : : !!' s . ::is acting
a. a) i': in" .-j a-!' '; 1 it-1 If. 1 his
wiring sb- characters of Heaven upon the
out deeper than ill succeeding impressions.?
low beneficent, how salutary in 'all its en lightnod
and elevating influences is the daily and
Impropriate use of the ltible in schools!?Rev.
)e. Checvcr.
A preacher in?no matter where?observed
no day that a striking proof of the wisdom and
enevoletice of Providence was given in placing
catli at the end of life?thus giving one time
>r preparation. This was almost as profound a
i .i?. < I. ,i .i.*
mars as mai 01 anoiner person wuu muugm,
it was lucky that Sunday way placed at tlio
iid of the week, instead of in the middle, which
rould have made a broken week of it.'
'J'laze, sir,'said ar. Irishman to a traveller,
rould yoz be so obliging as to take me great
oat to Hoston with yez?'
"Yes,' said the man in the wagon ; 'but how
rill you get it again V
'Oh that's mighty aisy, for sure I'll remain indc
ov it.'
I have seen persons who gathered for the par>r
their ehoiest flowers, just as they begin to
pen in full bloom and fragrance, lest some pasjr-by
should tear them from the bush and desroy
them. Docs not God sometimes gather in)
Heaven young and innocent children for the
nne reason?lest some rude hand may despoil
iem of their beaulv?
The Queen of Fngland recently received a bequest
of half a wilion sterling from one of hei
deceased subjects, a Mr. Nield. The N. Y. 1'osl
thus condenses the story:?
Nield was a barrister at law, and die d in Choi
sea, agi'd 72 years. lie was possessed of anim
mensc fortune, but was of very eccentric and penurious
habits. At the death of his father
thirty years since, he came into possession o
abut ?250.000, which sum had not been toucher,
up to the period of his death. The deceased
was never known to wear a great coat, lie
usually dressed in a blue coat, with metal buttons,
which lie prohibited being brushed, as. ii
would take off the nap and deteriorate its value,
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n<- ueiu cuiisiueruuu: laauou property m jvciii
and Rucks, and was always happy to receive an
invitation from his tenantry to visit them, which
lie occasionally did, often remaining a month a)
a time, and lie was thus enabled to add to his
savings. His appearance and manners led strangers
to imagine that lie was in the lowest vergt
of penury, and their compassion was excited in
his behalf, an instance of which may be men
tioned.
Just before the introduction of the railway
system of travelling, the deceased had been on
a visit to some of his estates, and was returning
to London, when the coach stopped at Farmingham.
With the exception of our miser the pas
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MTIIJjlTS illl HTUIfU IU UllS 1IIII. ^Uiontii^ iuvji
coach companion, and recollecting his decayed
appearance, they conceived lie was in distressed
circumstances, and accordingly a sum of money
was subscribed, and a bumping glass of brandy
and water was kindly sent out to the ''poor"
gentleman, which lie thankfully accepted. Many
instances of a similar character might be related.
A few days before his death the deceased
told one of his executors that he had made a
most singular will, but as the property was his
own he had done as he pleased with it. The
executors "re the Keeper of the Privy Purse for
the time being, (Dr. Tatlan.) and Mr. J. Stevens
of Willcsborough.
After bequeathing a very few trifling legacies,
tlie deceased has left the whole ot his immense
fortune to M Iicr Most Gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria, begging Her Majesty's most gracious
acceptance of the same, for Ik* sole use and benefit,
and of her heirs, tire." The property is estimated
at upwards of ?.">00,000. For some years
before his death, Mr. Xield scarcely allowed himself
the common necessaries and comforts of life,
and has left a poor old house-keeper, who was
with him more than twenty-six years, without
the smallest provision or acknowledgement for
her protracted and far from agreeable or reinu
iterative services.
Varieties.
The best accompaniament to man is a fond
and amiable wife.
lie that loses his conscience has nothing left
worth keeping.
l'ride and folly cost many persons more than
their necessities.
Liberality consists less in giving much than in
giving wisely.
The terror of being thought poor has been the
ruin of thousands.
Wine and passion arc racks often used to ex
tort words fr?>ni us.
Who cannot keep his own secret ought not to
complain if another tolls it.
Uo is no moan philosopher who can give a
reason for a half of what he thinks.
Interest speaks all languages, and acts all parts
even that of disinterestedness itself.
People seldom love those who withstand their
prejudices, and endeavor to control their passions.
Men and actions, like objects of sight, have
their parts of perspective ; some must be seen at
a distance.
l*ew things are necessary for the wants of this
life, hut it. takes an infinite number to satisfy the
demands of opinion.
Ditfcrent sounds will travel with different velocity?a
call to dinner will run over a ten-acre,
lot in a moment and ahalf, while a summons to
return to work takes from eight to ten minutes.
With every exertion the bet of men can do
but a moderate amount of good : but it seems
in tin.' power of the most contemptible individual
to do incalculable mischief.
11 \mh iiiyton Irt'ilit/.
I nh cm an* Acts?Cnoi.r.na.?The Mohawk
(New York) Courier, in speaking of the appearance
of cholera in that place, has the following:
"A boy eight years old, and son of the O'Briens
the first victims of the cholera in this village, was
taken by a relative to ?St. Jolinsville; but sickening
shortly after bis arrival there, the neighbors
were alarmed, and one of them brought him back
next morning, and (as is said) shut him up alone
in the deserted shanty where his parents died!
He crawled out of doors on Tuesday and was taken
from a puddle of water into which lie had
fallen, in the afternoon, and was carried into the
house where just at evening he was found dead,
and was buried before midnight."
aitui'tir to Assassinate Lous Nvroucox.
?The New York Commericial Advertiser publishes
the following extract of a letter from an
American gentleman resident in Paris, received
by the Africa:
"An attempt was made some three days ago
to assassinate Louis Napoleon on his way from
St. Cloud. An individual tired a musket shot
at him a trench on a route, and the ball grazed
bis left shoulder. Seeing that he had failed in
his attempt, the assassina immediately blew out
his own brains. The journals have been prohibited
from speaking of the matter."
A.. 1) T? A .
\js tub uk.m-hth or h1xekc18k.?as a man
is a compound of sotil and body, lie is under an ,
obligation ot a double scheme of duty, and as
labor and exercise conduce to the health of the
body, so do study and contemplation to that of
the mind; for study strengthens the mind A3
r exercise does the body. The labor of the body
t. frees us from the pains of the mind, and this it
is which makes the poor man happy. The
- mind, like the body, grows tired by being too
long in one posture. The end of diversion is to
- unhand the soul, deceive the cares, sweeten the
, toils, and smooth the ruggedness of lite.
1 As the body is maintained by repletion and
1 evacuation, so is the mind by employment and
1 relaxation. Difficulty strengthens the mind as
! labor does the body. Life and happiness con
sists in action and employment. Active and
masculine spirits, in the vigor cf youth, neither
. can nor ought to be at rest. If they debar tbein,
selves from a noble object, their desires will move
i downwards, and they will feel themselves actuat
ted by some low and abject passion or pursuit.
: As the sweetest rose grows on the sharpest pricki
les, so the hardest labor brings forth the sweet
est profits. The end of labor is rest; what bright
; ness is to rust, labor is to idleness; idleness is
i the rust of the mind and the inlet of all misfor
- tune. Diligence is the mother of virtue.
When it is known, says Plato, how exercise
produces digestion and promotes health, comeliness
and strength, there will be no occasion to
enjoin the use of such exercise by a law, or to
enforce an attention to it on the candidates for
health, vigor and personal charms.
A March Across the Desert.?A correspondent
of the Providence Journal attached to
the United States Mexican Boundary Commission,
in a letter written at the junction of the
Gila and Colorado rivers, gives the following account
of a march across the desert:
"It is only by actual experience that one can
form any idea of the utter desolation and barrenness
of the desert extending from the Colorado
to the coast range of mountains. When we
crossed it in February last, we had no water for
about 80 miles, though now, thanks to the labors
of Capt. Davidson, there is a well opened
in the arroyo of Alamo Mucho, and the longest
Jornada is 45 to 50 miles. At the few watering
places the supply is scanty, and wc were obliged
to keep men constantly at the wells, dipping up
the water as it oozed through the sand. The
water at all the wells is hard and brackish, and
seems to create thirst rather than allay it. There
is not n spear of grass for about 100 miles, nor
any herbage upon which animals can subsist,
save the foliage and fruit of the mezquit. At
present the leaves are in perfection, and the animals
get tolerable good browsing, though the
young beans are too acrid to afford much nourishment.
"The intense heat renders travel by flay almost
impossible. We usually accomplish our march
between sunset and eight o'clock in the moritrng, ~~
laying by during the day, which is almost as intolerable
as travelling; for with the mercury
ranging from 112 to 120 degrees in our tents,
sleep affords no refreshment, food is disgusting,
and reading a fatigue. Generally there is a
strong breeze, which, coming from off the heated
sands, burns and parches the skin, if it does not
bring a cloud of dust to add to the general discomfort."'
Poet'i.ATiox ok California.?The California
j papers received by the last steamer say:
" Statistics show that 51,000 people have arrived
at San Francisco since the tirst of January
last. It is fair to estimate the arrivals by sea
during the remainder of 1852, at 35,000, making
SG,000 increase of population from that source
for the current year. From present indications,
the overland immigration cannot be less than
40,000, which will swell the number of people
who wiil visit California during the season to
126,000. Allowing for the number who will
leave the State, it will he within bour.ds to estimate
the increase of population the present year
at about 100,000. From a recent estimate it
appear- that there are 4330 houses in San Francisco,
which are presumed to contain seven persons
each?making the population of the city
about 30,000. Five years ago the little, town
of San Francisco contained a few houses, built
of sun-dried brick, and had a population of less
than four hundred. Four years ago the population
was still less than one thousand. The
bare mention of these facts is the most appropriate
commentary on the unparalleled progress of
the city?a city whose commerce is felt throughout
the world?whose exports are more than
$75,000,000 per annum. According to a provision^
the new Constitution, a new census of
California will be taken this year. Agents have
been appointed for each county in the State,
who are now performing their labors. The census
will be completed before the bulk of the
overland immigration reaches the country, and
must fall at least 50,000 short of giving the actual
number of inhabitants. The population of
California will nrobahlv reach 350.000 before the
1st of January next. The number of French
people in California is estimated at 22,000. In
San Francisco, they are numerous enough to
sustain a tri-weckly newspaper of fair propositions
to the French language."
Mu. Cabell's Position*.?Mr. Cabell, of Florida,
has issued an address to his constituents, in
which he says that "the clear and explicit endorsement
of the compromise measures by the Whig
National Convention and subsequent events have
to some extent modified the views declared in
my speeches of the 3d of February and 12th of
June." Put though his views arc thus modified,
he still declines to vote for General Scott.
The following verse contains every letter in
the SSfifh*'1 alphabet, except "E." ft is a question
whether any other English rhyme can be
pwSfueed (in print) except the letter "E," which
is a letter employed more than any other:?
A invial swain mav rack his hrsiin
And tax his fancy's might,
To quiz in vain, for 't:s most plain
That what I say is right.