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VOLUME a CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA DECEMBER 14, 1852. NUMBER 100.
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THE CAMDEN JOURNAL.
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AND WEEKLY BY
THOMAS J. WARREN.
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NEW CASH-STORE.
AFTER returning my thanks to my friends, acquainces
and the public generally, for their former liboral
patronage, I ofl'er to them a variety of
- Groceries, Dry-Goods Crockery and
Hardware,
At wholesale and retail, consisung iu pun U3 iuuu?9
GROCERIES.
SUGARS?Muscovado, New Orleans, St. Croix, Loaf,
Crualied and Powdered
COFFEES-?Java and Rio I
MOLASSES?X. Orleans, Muscovado and West India
SALT? Constantly on baud
TOBACCO?Yellow Bank, Ellis, and a variety off
common, at prices from 12 to 75c. per pound
TEAS? Gunpowder, Green, Hyson and Black
SEGARS?Rio Honda Gold Leaf, Sylva, Palmetto,
and a variety of common, prices from 6 to $40 peril, j
CANDLES?Sperm. Adamantine anu iuhuw
CHEESE?Goshen and English
JiA CON?Sides, Shoulders and Hams
LA RD?Constantly on hand
FISH?Salmon, Herring and all numbers of Mackarel
FRUITS?Figs, Raisins, Almonds, Currants, English
Walnuts, Ac.
SPICES?Allspice, Nutmegs, Cloves, Cinnamon, Ginger,
Mustard and Pepper
PICKLES?English and American, a variety
KETCHUPS?Mushroon, Walnut and Tomato I
PRESERVES? Citron, Orange, Lemon, Pino Apple
and Ginger
BRANDT-FRUITS?Peaches, Cherries and Limes
JELLIES and JAMS?A variety
LOBSTERS and SARDINES?Hermetically Sealed
CANDIES?Of all kinds
CRACKERS?PicNic, Soda, Buiter, Wine, Water and
Sugar
"conrpRV Assorted.
SADDLES?Riding and Wagon
WHIPS?Carriage,Jiuggy, Driver's and Wagon
CARDS?Cotton and Wool
POWDER and SHOT
ALSO
A urn and complete slock of DRY-GOODS, consis
in part as follows;
200 pieces Prints, at prices from 5 to 15c. per pai d
75 do Long Cloths from G to 18c.
300 do llrown llotnespon, from 5 to 12c.
250 pair Negro blankets from $1.50 to $2 25 perpair
100 pieces Kerseys, from 12 to 18c.
Oznaburgs?DeKalb ulways on hand
ALSO?A VARIETY OK
Muslins, Alpaccas. Irish Linens, Tickings, Apron
n inrtltnmo T.insevs. Flan
Checks, S tunings, uruuu^s, _
nels, Salicia. Serge, Cashmeres, Pocket Handkerchiefs,
Cravats, Suspenders, Hosier)', of all kinds; Gloves of
all kinds; Linen Shirts, llerino Shirts, Cloths, Cussi*
ineres, Satinets, Tweods, <tc. Together with a largo
assortment of
Rcady-3Iadc Clothing.
AI.PO
Violins, Double barrel Shot Guns, from $11 to $15,
niflua flint and Percussion locks $0 to $12
And a great variety of articles, both in UliUU&Uum
' and DRY-GOODStoo tedious to mention.
will attend to the Receiving and Forwarding
Business as heretofore, and I am prepared to make liberal
advances on Cotton shipped to Messrs Chambers,
Jeffers & Co., Charleston.
I intend selling exclusively for Cash, and most respec
thill}* invito any who wish Bargains, to give me a
call, and they will find the cash system decidedly preferable.
pg'Call at his Old Stand on the corner.
B. W. CHAMBERS.
Camden, Oct. 5. 80 tf
FRESH Solar Oil?Received yesterday by
Nov. 2. T. J. WORKMAN.
SPERM and Lara un?r or huiu uy
Nov. 2. T. J. WORKMAN.
QAA LBS. of the handsomest Candies ever offered
OU w in this market. W. C MOORE.
Mexican Mustang; Liniment,
IN Bottles at Fifty Cents and One Dollar. For sale
at Z. J. DeIIAY'S.
Mexican Mustang Liniment,
IN bottles at 25, 50c. and $100. Received toby
Nov. 2. T. J. WORKMAN,
T EATIIER AND SHOE FINDING
' ' if ovprv kind, viz:
Best Hemlock Sole; best Baltimore Oak Sole
" Harness and Band?extra
" French and American CalfSkins
" Lining and Binding Skins
" Sadler's Calf and Pad Skins
Shoe Knives, Pincers, Rasps, Files, Hammers, Awl
Blades, Shoe Nails, Tacks, Thread, Sand Stones, Heel
Balls, Blacking, and Shoemaker's Tools of every description,
and of the very best quality. Just received
and for sale by WORKMAN & BOONE.
"^L^THERTLEATHER!!
A LDEN & MURRAY have now on hand, a choice
il lot of BAND, HARNESS and UPPER LEA1'JIER,
of their own tanning, which will oe sold low.
ALSO
k superior lot of NEGRO SHOES, of their own
manufacture, very heavy and warranted good, at prices
from 50c. to $1.
ALSO
Expected in a few days a choice lot of FINE SIIOES,
of every description, comprising mt ny new and beau
tiful styles. Sept. 28.
Woollen Goods,
An assortment of
ALL-WOOL PLAINS
KERSEYS, LINSEYS
SA TTINETTS, TWEEDS
JEANS, &c. dec. dec. tDc.
For the Plantation and House Servants. Purchasers
will please call, as they will be sold cheap, by
Oct. 21. " W. ANDERSON.
Home.
Sins a sweet melodious measure,
Waft enchanting lays around;
Home! a theme replete with pleasure,
Home?a grateful theme resound.
Home,sweet home! an ample treasure!
Home, with every blessing crowned,
Home, perpetual source of pleasure,
Home, a r)ol>lerstrain resound.
THE LETTER.
It came to the merchant?and his heart
Grew fad o'er ilf trembling page;
For it told of disaster, and wreck and death,
And the might of the tempest's rage!
I
j It came to the lawyer?he broke, with a siuile,
| The seal, for he thought of his fee;
j Eut alas! it told of the death of his wife,
I And his little children, three!
I
1 It came to the man of Gcd? .
And he hurriedly traced its lines;
It told of the death'of his brother abroad,
On a miesiun to fiery climes!
! It came to the Stateman's desk?
I m .. i _ t% ; j ,1^ / '-i :.,,.*
io me rresiaem s vuunic-i ?u' i,
; He read ofan army lately raided?
That army was now?nc more!
It came to the Farmer's hearth,
While his children were round him smiling
In the joyous glee of innocent mirth?
iJis sorrows all beguiling!
And he turned to the sky as a hurricane sped?
i And his children in harvest time murmur'd, bread!
' Cut, it came to the maiden's bower!
As she cours'd its pleasant page,
She thought that a minute was full an hour
And an hourseemM an age;
For it came with the forest leaves?
With the birds of early spring?
And more?it came ichen ihe heart was fresh 1 <
And had not known sorrowing !
And it told of her lovers truth,
And his fortunes far away?
And she counted the44 leaden footed"' ho rs,
And sighed for the happy day ?
Tlie Valley of (he Amazon.
HIE ATLANTIC SLOPES OF SOUTH AMERICA. ,
i We published a few weeks since, an interest- I
ing article from the Washington Union, in regard j.
to the trade and productiveness of the Amazon ! i
and the Atlantic Siopes of South America, lie- i
low will be found another of still greater value (
uj)on the same subject. It is mostly geographi- j
cjiI, anil therefore, the more important, because i
it supplies a species of information not generally
within the reach of the newspaper readers. We i
subjoin some of the most interesting paragraphs: i
"The republic of Paraguay lies between the
parallels of 22 dog. and 28 deg. South latitude.
It may be said, therefore, to be extra tropical. <
"The Brazilian province of M.itto ( rosso lies i
between the parallel"ol' V d> grec- mmiui, and tlie
Tropic of Capricorn. It is /n/er-tropical. Its j
productions, therefore, it may be supposed, are '
different in many respects from those of Paraguay.
"This rtrovincc. in its ?rrcatest length and
1 # ? t W
breadth, measures 10 degrees of lat. by 1G de- !
grees of longitude.
Passing midway through it on a zigzag course
from ea>t to west, is the great 'div ide,' which so]>
arates the waters of the Amazon from the waters
of the ltio de la Plata. From one end of
this ridge to the other, from the Atlantic to the
Andes, gold, diamonds, and precious stones arc
dug front its sid-s, or washed from its streams.
"On the Northern slopes of it the Tocnntines,
the Chinga, the Tapngos and the Madura, tributaries
to the Amazon, and larger than any of the
rivers of Europe, take their rise. Also the IV
ranahiba, which empties directly into the Atlantic,
has its sources among the uorthern ravines of
I this auriferous slone.
"On its southern declivities the fountain heads
of the l'arana and Paraguay arc found sending
forth bright sparkling streams,1\\ hieh, like threads
of silver, are seen winding their way through the
most luxuriant vegetation, and over sands of gold
and pebbles interspersed with brilliants, to unite
and swell out into the mighty "river of silver,"
as the La Plata is called.
"Let us therefore leave the country of old
Franeia for that of Matto Grosso and Brazil.
''The traveller leaving the republic, and ascending
the Paraguay to the celebrated gold and di
amond region of Matto G rosso, finds on oithei
hand as lie goes up a charming country diversified
with pampas and groves of great beauty and
extent.
"Turning up the Mendingo, which cotnes in
from the east, and ascending the same for seventy
or eighty miles, he comes to the village of Miranda.
"The people in the neighborhood arc industrious.
They raise large herds of cattle and great
numbers of horses. They cultivate in great abundance
the sugar-cane, Indian corn, pulse, manioc
and cotton. The climate is salubrious and deinlfil.it itifu
r^neliinrr tlie
JI^IIIIUI IIIUIIJ yjl HIV IU1IUVIWIIUW ^
age of 100 years.
* * * * it *
"Ascending the. Cuyable, which is the princi]?al
Brazilian tributary of the Paraguay, about
150 miles from its mouth you come to the flourishing
city of (Juyabu, the capital of the province
of Mat to G rosso. It has a population of about
7000. It carries on a brisk commerce with Rio
i onn ann
11V cairavillis, liuiliuunil^ "UIU 4.VVJ w wj llliiivo I
each. This commerce consists of hides. uar
and deer-skins, go?/i dust, diamonds, ippe'cacuanha,
and tne like, The freight to l{io is almost
i ?15 the 100 lbs.
"Here, perhaps, among all the wonderful things
that are found in these great river basins ofSouth
America, is the most wonderful of them all, a
city, the capital of a province larger than all of
the -'Old Thirteen Stntes" of this confederacy put
together, and occupying on the banks of the La
Plata very nearly the relative position which St.
Louis occupies on the banks of the Mississippi,
carrying on its commerce not by steam and water,
but by the nude load, and over such a (lis
lance from the sea-coast, that the time occupied
l?v each caravan in going and returning, is from
ten to twelve months.
"That this state of things should, in the middle
of the nineteen century be found to exist in
the middle of South America, upon one of the
finest of steamboat water courses in the world,
whose navigable tributaries are owned by no less
than five separate and independent nations, and
which the "policy of commerce" has not yet demanded
to be thrown wide open to navigation
and commerce, will in after times be regarded as
more wonderful than any other reality of this
wonderful region.
"Nay, Brazil has, within a stone's throw of this
very capital, and by easy portage, the navigable
? - ! I ... 1. . _.~1 ...4 I
\\au*r? ui ner own Amazon , sum >ei su luuuu
lias she been that the steamboat on those waters
would reveal to the world the exceeding gn at
rivlies of this province, that we have here re-enactcd
under our own eyes a worse than Japanese
policy; for it excludes from settlement and civilization,
the finest country in the world?a country
which is larger than the continent of Europe,
and in which there is an everlasting harvest of
the choicest fruits of the earth.
"Cuyaba is in the midst of the gold region.?
The metal is found in veins, among the pebbles
at the bottom of the brooks, and fine grains in
the soil. After every rain the servants and children
may be seen gathering it from the washings
of the streets in Cuyaba.
''They gel in this city a drug from the Amazon.
called auarana. of which the composition is
enormous, and to which medical virtues the most
astonishing arc ascribed.
"On the headwaters of the Cuyaba is the celebrated
d:amond district of Brazil; and though
in this day of sober realities it cannot be said
that the city of Dianieittino, the principal village
of the district, has its streets pa veil with din
munds, yet these jewels are found there mixed
with the earth, like gold in the "diggings" of
California.
"Just before Castelnau was there, a man planting
a post to which to tie his mule found a diamond
of 9 carats. The children here wash the
earth in the streets for gold, and diamonds are
sometimes found in the crops of the fowls.
"This stone is found in the bottom of the
breams; and the most celebrated for it are the
Onro, the Diainentino, and ihe Santa Anna, in
their whole length; the Areias, the San Francis;*os?of
winch there are three; abd on the l'aragnay
itself for a considerable distance down the
main stream.
"The Sainidouro. which is on the Amazonian
side of this ridge, is sai .l also to 1)2 exceedingly
rich in diamonds.
"A Spaniard, one Don Simon, wish his slaves,
washing on the Santa Anna during the dry season
only, gut in four years 7,000 carats of diamonds.
"Ca^Ti-TEati ,-?(;inntes tlie~wl:nln yi. Id of diamonds
from llrazil to the end of 1849, at near
&so,ooo;ooo.
''It is the mineral wealth of this water shed
between the La Plata and the Amazon, operating
with its gold and its diamonds upon the cupidity
of her counsellors, that has been the curse
of lirazil.
"At first the diamonds belonged to the Crown,
and no person w;is allowed to visit the diamond
ilutrief unless under the strictest surveillance.?
Military posts were established throughout the
whole region to prevent people from gathering
its mineral wealth.
"Suppose the United States had established
military posts in California to prevent the people
from going there and digging for gold, what
would have been the condition of that State now
in comparison to what it is? It would have
been like the interior of Brazil now is."
The First Martyr of Freedom.
Early in February, 1780, the females of Boston
made a public movement on the subject of
non-importation, and the mistresses of three hun
.ltv.,1 families subscribed their names to a league.
binding themselves nut to drink any tea until
the Revenue Act was repealed. Three days after
the example of the matrons, multitudes signed
a document of the same purport. All classes
were thoroughly imbued with patriotism, and
even children were sturdy asse iters of national
rights. Disregarding the expressions of public
sentiment, a few merchants in Roston con timed
to sell the proscribed article. Among them were
Tlicophilus Lillie and four others, who were particularly
bold in their unpopular conduct. To
designate his store as otic to be shunned, a mob,
consisting chiefly of half-grown boys, raised a
rtulc wooden head upon a pole, near to Lillie's
door, having upon it the names of other importA
1 ?' ?? - *? > if with tli A fnre
crs. j\ naiiu wim au.11.111u i,vu
finger pointing to Li I lie's establishment. The
merchant was greatly irritated. One of his
friends, named Richardson, a stout man, tried to
persuade a countryman to prostrate the figure
by running his wagon against it. The man was
a patriot, and refused, and Richardson attempted
to pull it down himself. The mob pelted him
with dirt and stones, and drove him into Lillie's
house. Greativ exasperated, Richardson brought
out a musket, and discharged it without aim in
to the crowd.
A lad named Christopher Gore, (altehvayds
Governor of the Commonwealth.) v?;js slightly
wounded, and anothey, Christopher Snyder, a
R0" 'n a poor widow, was killed. The mob seized
Richardson and an associate, named ilmot, and
carried them to Fanned Hall, where they were
examined and committed for trial. Richardson
' ' - t . ..i ry
was found guilty of muidor, our. weuu uuu-mui
Hutchoinson refused to sign his death warrant.
After two years imprisonment he was pardoned
out by the King. The murder of the boy produced
a great sensation throughout the country;
and in Boston it was made the occasion of a
most solemn pageant. His colBn was covered
with inscriptions such as "Innocence is not safe,"
and others of like tenor; and was takon to Liberty
Tree, where a large concourse was assembled.
who. from thence followed his remains tc
the grave. In that procession, about five bun
dred fchool boys took the lead. Six of Snyder's
]ilay-fellu\vs supported the eollin, after them came
the relatives and friends of the deceased, and
near fifteen hundred of the inhabitants The
! bells of the city were tolled, ai d those of the
, neighboring towns. The newsj apers were filled
i with accounts of the murder and funeral, and
little Christoj her Snyder was npotheutized at
the first martyr in the cause of liberty.
Napoleon EII.
Anollicr Bonaparte reigns supreme in France.
\ Louis Napoleon, the little shadow of the Greac
l Emperor, has been called to the throne by the
I voice of the Senate, subject to a decision of the
peoi le at the bal'ot box. lie will probably be
J crowned at an early day,?the Pope to the contrary
notwithstanding. French Republicanism
' may not be dead, but it certainly seems to be
' enjoying a sound sleep. It may wake up amid
, the horrors of another revolution. The match
' may be applied to the magazine, and the scat-!
tered fragments of the Empire may overwhelm 1
I the usurper amid the ruins of his nobility. The ;
! Great Napoleon, after his return from Elba, en- ]
^ 1 1.. .1 -1 U?.l? Vn.
I loyeu one IUU1UICU UilJO ui iuit, iuc itv ill ii?- |
; polooii may perhaps not enjoy many more,
j We have b?'eii a>kcd several times how it hap- j
j pens that Louis Napoleon enjoys the title of Na- j
j poleon III:?and perhaps there are some among j
our readers who do not understand the same !
thing. Napoleon Bonaparte, who was the First i
Emperor, married Josephine, from whom he '
was divorced, and afterwards was married to j
Maria Louisa. The son of this last alliance was
Napoleon II; blithe never assumed the reins
of govern mint. 11c was confined in an Austrian
dungeon, and died in early manhood. Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte, the present Emperor elect,
was declared Emperor to the throne by the j
French Senate in the year 1804?made two un- j
successful attempts to gain the empire?spent
his exile in the United States, in Switzerland
and in England?returned to France after the
expulsion of Louis Phillippc? was choscm member
of the National Assembly, and, on the 10th
I r f December, 1848, was elected President of the \
! French Republic. I lis career since that time is!
I r-niiWi-ii- in -ill TTis ovorv effort, since his elec- !
tion to lhe Presidency, has been to subvert the i
Republic and restore the Empire. He is now in |
the -loth year of his age?a man of great cunning,
of respectable powers of mind, and perfectly
destitute of moral principle.
[Georgia Home Gazette.
How to pkosphrin* Rcsiness.?In the first
place make up your mind to accomplish whatever;
you undertake: decide upon some particular cm- i
ployinent, persevere in it. All difficulties arc !
overcome by diligence and assiduity.
Re not afraid to work with your own hands and
diligently too. A cat ill glove* ciitchw tiu mice,
lie who remains in the mill grinds ; not he who j
goes and comes. Attend to your own business
and never trust it to another. A pot that belongs
to many is ill stirred and worse boiled.
Be frugal. That which will not make a pot will
make a pot lid. Save the pence and the pounds
will take care of themselves. Be abstemious.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove. Rise earI
lv. The sleeping fox catches no poultry. Plow i
deep while sluggards sleep and you will have
corn to sell and keep. Treat every one with respect
and civility. Every thing is gained and
nothing lost by courtesy. Never anticipate wealth
from any other source than labor; especially
never place^lependenee on becoming possessor of \
an inheritance. lie who waits for dead men's j
shoes will have to go a long time barefoot.
Above all things never despair, God is where he
was. Heaven helps those who help themselves.
Follow implicitly these rules and nothing can !
hinder you from accumulation.?Dr. Franklin. |
The Dutch and the Japanese.?The Dutch, j
who have long held commercial intercourse ex-1
clusivcly with the Japanese and publish a journal
in the Japan language among them, furnish all
the information which this singular people possess
of the Western world. The Editor cf the
London Morning Chronicle makes the following
remarks on a late number of this Journal which
came into his possession.
"There are many things in these singular publications
with which we might be disposed to
quarrel. We cannot recognize the claims of the
great nation of Hollanders to rank as the leading
European power, a doctrine which the zealous
Dutch employees have from time immemorial impressed
upon the Japanese public. Nor are we
by any means satisfied with the insignificance
?.1.^ 11.,??l. irtiimnlwte imniltA t.rt
WHICH LHU l^uitll uiu^mi jvui uunuw
England and the United States. With some appearance
of plausibility, it is stated that Great
Britain is an island enveloped in perpetual fogs,
incessantly vexed with political disputes, and inhabited
by a race whose soundness of intellect is j
- 11 mi . IT..:* i c*iA< j. , !
very questionaoic. ine <_ imeu oiaura uu nut
fare much bettor: fur they are said to consist <?f
communities of very garrulous inen, perfectly
destitute of all regard fur ?Jae rigllt of property.
But :t certainly is 'uV no means a logical inference.
'V,at tho natives of the countries thus discourteously
characterized, are necessarily without
power or influence to extend their dominion in
the East."
Energy in Adversity.?There are those who
live nut only to see earth in its vanity but to
experience years of misfortune. Adversity and
?nm fnded from manv a fair check the rose
tints of health, and bowed many a manly form i
beneath the weight of their oppressive burden.
Unfeeling as to tho world is they have been left,
i no matter of what merit, to toil, almost in \nin.
amidst the glitter of wealth and the sunbeams of
surrounding prosperity. Many minds are so gently
and delicately constituted, that they yield easily
to the wintry blasts of disappointments and
' the blight of faded expectations. While this
1 may show that they have hearts of keen sqnsi
biliiies and refined emotions, it proves also, that
! physically and mentally they are not constituted
| to buft'et the angry waves of fortune, or have cul
tivated and slung to an undue extent those delicate
chords of soul which yield melody to the
breath of happiness and wail to that of misfortune
and sorrow.
While it is pleasing to see in any one the em*
bh-ms of sensibility under danger, difficulty and
mi>fbriune, it is admirable to show a tiue lieart,
a sustaining energy, an unconquerable spirit.?
Wen who display energy in adversity is far
more certain of receiving the substantial sympathy
and encouragement of the world than he
who sinks under the sweep of the tempest.
The man who defies the rage of the storm,
who looks upon its rpproach with unblinking
and shadfast eye, whose spirit never yields
though the body may be crushed to the grave,
is apt to excite admiration and sympathy, and
may triumph over apparently insuperable difficulties
and dangers.
13ut the proud spirit of man shouid rise in
dignity and unbroken strength, though adversity,
poverty and neglect should surround it?
though even human love itself should falter in
its idolatry.
''Heaven help those who help themselves.1'?
But Heaven will help those who do right. Integrity,
energy, and a proper dependence upon
the supreme ruler of the world give the talisman
of success, and scatter disappointments, misanthropy
and despondency, like mists before the
morning sun. If then the spring flowers of hope
have seemed to wither along your path, if anticipated
success and triumphs have vanished as
summer night dreams, take courage, look up, depend
not upon vain hopes, fruitless lamentations,
but upon integrity; for they are linked with the
most valuable gifts of fortune. If they fail to
bring success, they cannot fail to bestow the consciousness
of having deserved it.?Georgia Home
Gazette.
It has been the Wisdom of experienced minds,
that a young man makes a great mistake by entering
into business for kimslf too young. Of
the number who begin thus, how few succeed.?
They launch off upon an untried sea, without a
compass, a rudder or an oar, and they are soon
tossed about at the mercy of every contending billow,
or finally dashed in ruin upon some rugged
peak r
Tn fslPP fhft wnrld mil mnof Irnmtr >Vin
The youth who pounces bv a single bound into
the arena of commercial contention and competition,
finds himself outshot by old marksmen, in
exciting contests. He may bet upon the ;ssue,
and with each loss be ouly the more excite J by
laying down his stakes, but be soou dies forlorn,
game to the practised artiste.
Proper ambition should not be checked ; but
let the youth learn of the world, ere lie undertakes
to be of the ffQiJd._ (Jet. its_ wisdom aye,get
Its worldly wisdom, for it is necessary to carry
you successfully over the ocean jf adventure.
More young men are ruined by rushing too
precipitately into business, getting involved in
debt, and finally breaking down under the load,
than in any other way. They are apt to go too
fast for their prospects, and then their prospects
go too fast for them. They should be enterprising
but not fool-hardy. They should aspire,
but not ascend at ouce to the clouds, for terial
voyagers are apt to float as mere " castles in the
air.'
Woman's Lacgii.?A woman has no natural
grace more bewitching than a sweet laugh. It
is like the sound of lutes on water. It leap,
from the heart in a clear, sparkling rill; and tin
heart that hears it feels as if bathed in the exhilarating
spring. Have you ever pursued an
unseen fugitive through the trees, led on by her
fairy laugh?now here, now there, now lost,
now found I We have. We are pursuing the
wandering voice to this day. Sometimes it
conies : > us in the midst of care or sorrow, irksome
business; and then we turn away and
listen, and hear it ringing through the room
like a silver bell, with power to scare away the
ill spirits of the mind. How much we owe to
thnt hllinrh I Tr tnrne tlio nrnea r\f l!f? in
to poetry; it flings showers of suoshipo over the
darksome wood in which we are tiavelling; it
touches with light even our sleep, which is more
the image of death, but gemmed with dreams
that are the shadows of immortality.
A Beautiful Figure.?Life is beautifully compared
to a fountain fed by a thousand streams
that perish if one be dried. It is a silver cord
twisted with a thousand strings that part assuuder
if one be broken. Frail and thoughtless mortals
are surrounded by innumerable dangers which
make it much more strange that they escape so.
long, than that they almost all perish suddenly
at last. We are encompassed with accidents
every ?..y to crush the mouldering tenements
that we inhabit The seeds are planted in our
constitutions by nature. The earth and the atmosphere
whence we draw the breath of our life
are iuptegnated with death?health is made to
operate its own destruction? The food that
nourishes the body contains the elements of its
decay ; the scul that animates it by vivifying firo
tends to wear it out by its own action ; death
lurks in arabush along our paths. Notwithstanding
this is the truth, so palpably coufirmed by
the daily examples before our own eyes, how
little do we lay it to hoart ? We see our friends,
and neighbors perish among us, but how seldom
does it occur to our thoughts that our knell shall
perhaps, give the next fruitless warning to the
world! .
Bishop Doane's Case.?The Episcopal Convention
of New Jersey has adopted, almost unanimously
the resolutions expressing their confidence
in the integrity, honesty and morality of
Bishop Doanc.
The North Carolina House of Commons, fey a
large majority, has passed resolutions in favor of
a distribution ot the proceeds of the public lands.
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