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"TO THINK OWN SELF DK TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, AS THE NIGHT TUB DAY, THOU CAN ST NOT THEN HI? FALSI? TO ANY MAN."
BY IIOB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SAT UK DAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1858.VOL. IX. NO.
_ ?l?!Li;?Y[E?JP?OWThe
Hour of Deathuy
mud. ii km and.
Loaves linvo (heir time to fall,
And liowera to wither at tlio poi'th-wiud'a
breath,
And stars to set?but all,
Thou hast nil seasons for thine own, 0, death!
Day is for mortal care,
five for glad meetings round tlio joyous hearth
Night for Ui; droiims ofslo'op, thevoico.of prayer,
But all for thco. thou MiiIiiIomI i
The banquet hath its hour,
It.s feverish hour of mirth, and song, ruul wine.
Thcro comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming
power,
A time for softer tears?but all are thine t
^ Youth niul tlio opening roso
May look like tilings too jrloriofts for decay,
Aiid smile at thco ! ?*-1>Utt thou it.'t tiot ofthoso
That wait tho ripened bloom to seize their
prey 1
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at tho nortk-whid'u
r breath,
And stars to set?but nil,
ThoU hast all seasons for thine ouru, 0, death!
Wo know when moons shall wt'ie.
UtfiymttimeivDirUs Horn li.v slmll cross (bo
BOA,
AY lu>n Autumn's hue shall tinge tliegnlrtcn grain,
Hut who sIihII teach us when to look foi thee?
Is it when spring's first gnlu
Comes forth to whisper where the violets lie?
Is is when roses in our paths grow pale!
They linvc 0110 senson?all are ours to die!
Thou art where billows foam.
Thou nrt where music melts upon the air;
Thou art nrouml us in our p^atfeftU home,
Ami the world culls its forth?ami thou art
there!
Thou art where f ieml meets frieml.
M.n ul.M.lnW nf .
Thou nrt where too mcctfl foe, and trumpets rend
The skies, au.il swords bear down the princely
ercat.
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither n't the north-wind's
breath,
And stars to set?but nil,
Thou lu\bt nil seasons for thine *wn, O, death!
nClUA V V I 1 -i'n
v?? niv i-?. . juunnti oi tvonnuorcv.
The Turkish Sabbath.
(JONBTANTINOPI.K, Attg. 22, 1857.?
Yesterday was tho Turkish Sabbath. It is
a day of worship, and work, and amusement,
all mingled together. Thousand* crowd
the mosques and the pleasure grounds, and
tens of thousands pursue tho dull routine
of their usual employments, dozing ovci'
their pipes and waiting on destiny. Learn?
* N ing that his Majesty tho Sultan wffuld visit
^thc mosque near the new Palaeo, I went
t.hero in company with several gentlemen
at tli? usual hour of their Sabbath servicc
?mid-day. Wo found ncvoral hundred
Turkish soldiers dressed in Kuropoan costumo,
drawn up in front of tho Mosque tc
receive his Majesty, who is the Groat Head
and High Priest of their religion, ns well at
llulor and Possessor of the State. A fine
band of instrumented music was also in attendance,
under tho leadership of an ao
oomplished Italian, and riding ,to and frc
wore several of tho dignitaries of the Kmpiro,
making the last arrangements ncccssurv
for tho projjctr approach of their mast
mi > -
iu tuv du^ivu wuijiiu. iiiu minuter 01 people
present was very soldi!, and many ol
those stronger, liko ourselves, from diflfor
cut quarters of the globe?-the royal pngeani
% having loot with them the- attractions ol
Hovolty, or the character of tho present
hOVvii'eign failing to excite the c'nth'-.siaBu;
which ho frequently seises upon tho massei
in subjection to despotic power. Soon tlu
royal cortege was s$cn.approaobing in ,th<
distauco, the music struck up the spirited
strains of welcome, the soldiers presented
arms, And mounted on most beautiful Ara
bian horses, tho Grand Vizier and othoi
chiefs of the Grand Council and distin
guishud Pashas, surrounding tho Sultan,
aud flashing wiih gold lace, eaino prunoinfi
on. Tho Sultan towed most graciously V.
tho pcoplo, and as ho eatno near, wc won
ajl mijcu moro favorably imprcssod with hit
poreunal nppoaranco than wo oxpcctod tc
bo. IIo looked younger and raoro vigorous,
sat in jtia saddle with an easy grace,
\ and-his wholo bearing was full of dignity
Mid unaffected majesty. lieforo roaohinp
* tho court of the muwA, all dismounted ox
copt himself, and accTOpanicd him on foot,
nrcoedfid hv two nfllf?i:d? lifddinrr Iwn lionti.
tifql si Ivor urns in thoir hands, symbolical
08 wo understood, of some of tho function*
of' tltir fiultan oh High Priest of their jre]
ligton ? precisely what our informant coul^
not A largo company of "Aids" on
foot, ^ontlenien connected with the royal
hoUrtoHoM, and dressed a la militairc, aW
accompanied him, Mid added much to the
Mplondor of the display, Wo Werjj not pol*
ruiuod to follow them into ftxi mOsque and
Vitnbss tho ceremonlo* of their wpwliip.??
Thny wcro occupied with llitsir devoftdns
more thhnrV#fr jpH&j .'A
drawn 1>V two tvbrtyes, then
mndft its Appearance By tile gifto of tut
co\?rt, and the Sulfcin, u/mtienued except
by his privufe fiocrctary; ontui'cd $he earri
? ?5P> nT)f* the reins in hi? own hand*
dirove bflot ftjo lus place. A amdllVbop ol
hpriHftnen noon tnounted, and withmU niuoti
. I'egftrd in ordfflf, flftltopcd ort !n hi|i train.'r^
r xne ra?w?ii ana yv< r.v it-n t?r tin
L Kinjkirc ?o6n left tho nioh(jtu\ ami ndjoni n<
t<t * ftoigM>arfc?g tmfo, Swf \T^, ts vet
turndilto S^6w> luxuriating to the fume*
ofTnrkish TcJbfleco, nnd onVuc^tly
U - W- ]
k,-A ii* Jt i
ing perhaps the politics of the Empire, and
porhaps the boat met hod of sustaining their
high places of influence and power. There
was one incident which vividly illustrated
the mode of of feet ing an object at the court,
and which brought hack thoso old days
when Kings were literally unapproachable,
and their will was the law, overriding .ill
right and justice or promoting arbitrarily
the good of men. As the Sultan was about
to take his carriage, a venerable looking
w?i
Kmiv.iiiuii, uiusacu 111 I1 itll K UOHIUI11C Willi
ire head ?nd prostrate 011 hi* knees, hold
up n nvritten petition boforo him. The
Sultan suddenly stopped, and through his
secretary received the paper very kind'ij,
leaving, the petitioner on the ground as lie
rode away to his p:ilnce. Ten minutes afterwords
I approached him, and curious to
know who he was ami what was the nature
of his petition, I learned on inquiry from
him that lie was an Italian, from die city
of Homo, and that during the war his property
had been appropriated for public purnoses.
and that since the ner.ee lm li-wl fo.nwl
it impossible to obtain his rights from inferior
officers, and had now hud the whole
location dircctly beforo the mind whose
hit ?ple purpose he thought might do him
justice. It may succeed?but who could
fail to pee the difficulty wliicb must attend
all such administration of justico, and not
appreciate the superior condition of those
who arc secured in tneir vigills by pood
laws, n written constitution, tho verdict of
a jury of common men, and the responsibility
of judges amonabln to cnlightcd public
sentiment.
The amusements of the day, however,
were more all-engrossing than thr worship
in the afternoon, and following the impulses
of true Mussulmcn, we wont up to thevalley
of "the Heavenly Waters of Asia."
This beautiful locality is five or six miles
from Constantinople, and. as its name indicates.
is on tho Asintlf sirln nf tlir> T?nenlm
ru?.* We were iuoro Mian an hour reaching
it, though our boat was 'manned by ten
lusty rowers, so strong is the current over
flowing down these shoals from the Black
Sea into the Sca of Marmora. The row
was intensely interesting, both shore,s being
densely covered with the picturesque houses
of the mixed races of Turks hud Franks,
intermingled boh) and there with l'alaccs
ot fclio Sultan and the minarets and domes
of mosques. JJut the sccno which met us
on our arrival was brilliant beyond description.
Thai waters of the Iiosphorus hero
spread themselves out into a magnificent
1 bay, a jiving stream, from the distant hills
' omptyjtig, into it just where it sweeps inward
toward tho land, ns if to welcome its
'* little brother, who comes laughing and sing'
ing to its embrace. Just at this point of
1 meeting, on a little green knoll, the Sultan
has built a stone kiosk, a perfect gem of
' architectural beauty, and immediately ad
joining ana extending tar up tlie valley
* through which the stream winds its way to
' the Roaphdrus, are the grounds called "the
1 Heavenly Waters of Asia." There is a
* wide open plain with pleasant trees Hcnt
tered over it, and still farther on a valley
hounded by high hills, and filled with the
? dotiBO shade of groves, and with cultivated
fiolds. Its distance from tho town imparts
to it tho calm froahncssof the country, but
tnc pietuteequo groups assembled hero on a
fairy laud. The thousands we found colP
Turkish holiday, give it the appearance of
leotod here wore principally Turks, and the
^ largo majority Turkish women and cliilf
r 1 vnn rI111 ni'il wava /.wa.iwo '?^ A ? ?! ? -
V,.VM. Jft UV1U nv-iti ^iUU|ro \Jk Itilll
^ gentlemen and ladies, and scattered here
1 anil there among them were Greek families
' ?all intent on amusement, and ready to
5 bo pleased. Many had tonu in the early
5 part of the day, and sprc.nli'*; out. thfcir
' rich Turkish mats and luxurious pillows in
I tho shade, found relief vrbn their indoor
' life in free gossiping. Cqmdics, sweetmeat#,
sherbet and boiled corn in tho ear, were
" circulating profueily among thou, and tho
> children wero romping in hig"h glee on ev?
(try side. -Either A great ehunge is coming
' over t\;C spirit of tho Moslem, or the -cprc'
soniations generally given of tho drear*' iin'
prisonn. <pt of the women, do not statu tho
' ox no.I tvutli. I have mot them everywhere
in the streets of Constantinople unattended,
nnd here their bright oven peered upon ycor
curiosity, nud yet with feminine modesty.
The lower purt of tlio face is still veiled,
but tho covering is of so thin a gnuso that
tho expression of the mouth is scarcely
concealed, and you are certuiu to imnginn it
to he a mm if Aa avm ti?vn ]ru\br>?l
" ~~ M ' V lmm^U
1 kirtdly on you, and in thnt put .malar, doubt
leas, the "yaihmao" is of no small ndvan1
tage to some. I suppose the women pres,ent
bn this occasion, hOwovor, were the
best Kpcoimcns of the richest and most hv
tinguished fumiliefl of the city, and an ft
! Turks buys his wife for beauty, it was hot
strange that wo saw a Very largo number of
' beautiful feces. In the hitter pert of the
i*. . .11 * . ** A - -
, mternoofi line nurom 01 IBe Hthter of the
I, Syltau,' coiiftintinjc of nomc thirty ladiwj, lt?
r; cprriflgos nushingwith gold leaf and bright
1 irQd puint, and attended by black eumifchaj
\ walking as a side guard, made their ftppenr?
rinoo. They produced quite a Uuttor of
' Herniation uh they pnssed through the crowds,
\ houio of them hiding thoir mouths behirtd
' their large peacock ftuwv >od others very
1 willing, to be alnred at by ?nr curious fittd
" b.,ki*nttA OM !- * *
? . *1"^ muo eye?, una
; might hair, ?rifi,pur(> white ?Mt>, told u?
1- tint I tboy had boon trained in'<3?otfgia #i?l
* t-ipwwira, ftf? < that ly ;< p?rVer>K*^oti^
', that ^ q*tMft4fc,a ucawfit ? hoart, onV| itH
thW!u <l{\gea(fc??$a yuro lot' v?.MW*fcV-rt*
;w .v 'iSix '. .?
turo>, they had been taught from children
to feel that their highest ambition should
ho the attainment of this position of a slave
in a Sultan's harem. Some of their faces
i beamed with gentleness and intelligence,
and lioono could here think of his own sister
exposed to such a fate, without cursing
in his heart the lust and tyranny which
hnvfi nvicriimtml mill sinofiimnil uiw.li a m t
tem. The ruling passion of the great Mohammed
seemed to be to multiply his wives,
and [ suppose, that among all the nations
of the earth, corrupt as it has been, and is,
there has never been a people so universally
impure, and consecrated to impurity, as
his followers.
Though thorc were n few other ladies
making a display of their wealth, in tplondid
carriages and finely caparisoned horses,
yet the vast majority had found their way
hero in cayiks, and moved around the
grounds in groups of twenty or thirty, sometimes
with an eunuch black as night and
strutting with his brief authority, leading
the wav : but moro frermoiitlv unattended.
%l , ? *J # 1
and like a flock of scared sheep crowding
upon each other, and yet their curiosity aud
love of freedom sufficiently overcoming
thoir timidity to hurry thoiu to every poiut
of interest. Among the carriages of modern
splendor I was very glad to find tho
old bona-lide Turkish " Arrabn," which I
had seen in engravings, and which now for
the first time greeted my eyes. The body
of this strange vehicle is very long and
without much pretension to grace in its
fcrm ; and yet covered as it is most pro- j
i m'vely u ih cprvod work in light ninbesquo, '
r.nd lifted high up above the wheels, and
drawn by largo white oxen gaily adorned
with bright red streamers, and filled with
women and children, it is as picturesque as
the most enthusiastic Orientalist could desire.
It must be tho very beau ideal of
locomotion to si lazy Turk, who can thns
pass from place to place just fast enough
to keep himself enveloped in the cloud of
his delicious "chibouque," with just motion
enough to prevent his dreamy langour from
degenerating into insensible sleep.
In diftercnt parts of .the grounds were
amusement* of a more stirring character.
Some men of Herculean (Strength, and of
Very remoirwtblo must ular development,
were stripped to the waist, and, besmeared
with oil, woro engaged in wrestling- Many
hundreds were gathered in a cirelo at
another point, listening to a comedy in the
Turkish language; and in the midst of a
grove of oaks in the upper part of the valley
were some (Jipsey dancers, gathering
in the penniesfrom Turks and Greeks, who
seemed to be in tho height of their enjoyment
when theso poor creatures sank the
lowest in their indeccut gestures.
But the descending sun warned us that
wu muni luuvu uu? hcuiiu, mm u? wc um BOf
wo could not but think of tho power of the
Turkish sabbath over tho moral* of a people.
It is, however, in sympathy with their
whole Hystem of sensual religion. It is,
too, just what the Christian sabbath is fast
becoming with those who promote it to a
day of amusement, instead of using it as
originnlly intended exclusively as a day of
devotion?our Christian sabbath breakers
would make sensualists of us all.
A TMnt.nrA nf Don XXTo1V<ir l\w UrnwmlnnF
tf M4??VA VJ VVf UtVTTl
Parson l'rownlow, of the Knoxvillc
Whit/, whr is making the tour of tho South,
was ill Mobile recently, nnd heard the great
speech of Gon. Walker, from the verandah
of the Battle House, delivered to a vast
concourse of poivbns, which entirely filled
the vacancy between the hotel and the Custom
House. Tho Parson In a lettor to the
lP/i/'<7:Undor date of January 27th, reviews
this specoh, alluding to its promjnont featurofi
in terms of high praise, and closes
T? <V>* wuv lunviiiii^ jMLtlllV; U1
tho Ocnornl :
Ah n man, Walker is modest, unassuming,
and retiring. I think him one of the
most remarkable men of the nineteenth century
1 IIo is n small man, weighing about
125 lbs., and not so tall as was James K.
Polk. Hi. Is young?itjrcsses genteelly in
a blaok frock coat, and wears a Roft hat,
with low crown, and studies all the tifno to
avoid notoviety, even loving retirement.?
His skin is very fair?bis hair fa light, nnd
cut short?ami his face is smooth, JIo has
a mmarkablo eyo, a bluc-gvay eyo, penetrating
and kcon. Under tho excitement of
spook luff, his oyo flishes fire I Iu conversation,
ho looks every ican full in tho oyo,
without hutting his. t- Ilo hay a good voico,
and ap a spoakei, ho is energetic, forcible,
and imprcssivo, with an air of candor which
rivets conviction on tho xninds of his andiouoo.
Ho details tho *\fetory of his wrong?
?vindicates tho justice of his cause?aim
demonstrates the propriety of his cause in
u way that wrings shout after shout from
tho indiganut freemen of tho South, irrespective
of parties. Ho ia a ohnsto sper^er,
a rtpC ?nholar, nnd pronounces well?Uttering
nothi.rtj superfluous?omittinc nothing
i'litti. 9iiuuiu Lw Njiiu. Throughout tjio en
tire orowtl, when ho wuh tlono, thcVo wns
ofrc cofnftfvn,' cifthttAinatic prevalent ferflfOfc
of sympathy, for the indoVrii^nblo ('groy-^voa
tnttrt of dcfltiiry," nrid thd grcotc&Uso of Nienrfttt^at"
^ " 1
, ?<?<>#><???'
Mjt* often voepg hi his sloop, W'??n h?
'.Vftkonn, ho 8f?.rQO rrmomhers that l*o !ui?
ihetl tna^s. Hq in regard to life, ln.tli* *?
cantl, thm. will n i kijiROT know thrtt t!vo<?
**>* fcitU ftrtrt. ' s' ''
- ; * I'J T-f-*- ' ' ; v ' >-|
A fAVO*iTt ujod^ov iutroduotlon inOrtwil
hi P*id U bo, V Tht? id nt^ fWoiul; if Jio atnnL
|ri}tMn^JrWrt yoti I niu'4r??(*m?itjJc Tor i?." I
/ ' ' >
+> V
From Washington. ,
Washington, Fob. 14.?The majority
of tho Senate; Committee mi the Territories
arc preparing a bill fur the admission o
Kansas into the Union under the Lccouip
ton Constitution. They lire acting witlntu
reference as to the question whether tin
Free Statu or the Pro-Slavery party lias th
Legislature and State officers. In defer
enee to Mr. Douglas, the Chairman of th
Committee, Who has serious illness in hi
family, the report will probably not be mad
before Thursday, in order to give him tim
to prepare his dissenting views.
Mpssrfl. Wade and Collamer will unit
in n third report.
It is clearly understood that in the even
of persistent attempts to lirst pass tlie Min
ncHOta bil), a proposition will he made t
unite it with the Kansas measure, thatth
success of one may depend upon the pah
~c a ?t? * .1 - .
iw^v wi tut uvuui. ouuu ie vuu present pro
gramme;
Tho Democratic cations was held in tli
hall of tho llouso of Representatives his
night, John Cochran, of New York, Chnii
man, and Mr. lleagan, Seoretnry. Owiu
to the snow storms there was a small atten
dance, hut all sections of the country wer
represented, and good feelings gencndl
prevailed. It was a guthcring preliminar
ton more poffoct organization, with th
view of shaping the business of legislation
and acting undcrstandingly in future.
A committee of five was directed to b
appointed by tho chair-man, to consult am
advise as to the propriety of calling meet
iturs whenever occasion may require a defi
uite plan of action 011 impori.i:>* publi
measures. The debate incidentally involv
ed the Kansas question, but tho genera
sentiment expressed was thut the peace an
harmony of the Union and the States di
pend on the preservation of the nationalit
of the Democratic party.
The Senate caucus also agreed on ft nla
of action relative to busman.
The House Select Committee on I\?c
8ns affairs will hold it? first meeting o
Monday night.
The "Union" argues to show that ther
is no alternative for either the conservntiv
National men of the North, or the Rcpr<
sentntives of the South, but in a cordit
co-operation with each other under h thoi
otighly organised National Democracy, bai
ed 011 the broad principles of the Cincinna
resolves, which renders it impossible thf
the peace of the country can he longer jeoj
arded by sectionalisms who have so Ion
been in conspiracy against it.
Wasimnuton, Feb. 15.?In the Sonat
to-day, Mr. Seward, of New York, gav
notice of a bill to re-organise the Suprcm
and Circuit Courts. The Indiana contes
cd election debate was continued.
In the House, Mr. Walcott, tho conti
niacious witness, wn? Drougnt DCtore tli
bar. lie wns remanded to jail on a rcsoli
tion offorcd by Mr. Stanton.
The Word Sklaii.-?The translators <
the Tliblc have left the Hebrew word Selal
which occurs so often in the P$Alms, asthf
found it, and of course tho English midt
ofton usLs his minister, or learned frieni
j what it means. Aud tho minister or lean
I ed friend has most often been obliged
confess ignorance, because it is a matter i
which tho most learned have by no inoai
been of one mind. The Targuois, an
most of the Jewish commentators, give I
the word the meaning of eternally furtive
Rabbi Kimchi regards it as a sign to el?
vate tho voico. Tho authors of tho Septi
agint translation appear to have regarded
as a musical or rythmical note, ilciuh
regarded it as indicating a change of note
Matheson as a musical note, cquivalcn
nerhans. to tho wnrrl wnwiA A r>nnr<lin
to Luther aiid others, it means silence.(Icaenius
explains it to mean, "Let the ii
stmments pfny ritsd the lingers stop."Woohof
regards it Mr equivalent to siirm'<
corria?up, my soul! Sotmnor, after e:
antiniogall tho scvonty-four ^passages i
which tho word occurs, recognizes in ever
cusg "an.actual appeal or summons to J'
hovalu" T'jey are calls for aid and pra;
era to bo heard, expressed either with 01
tiro directness, or if not in tho imperativ
"Heat*, Jehovah !" or, "Awake, Jehovah !
! and tho like still earnest artiTmw tri (ir
that ho would remember and hear, ctc.Theword
itsolf he regards as indicating
blast of the trumpets by the priest. Seial
itself, ho thinks an abridged cxpreswioi
usod for Ifaggaion Sclah?Higgaion ind
eating the sound of the stringed instruuiflO
and Selah avigorous blast of trumpets.
[Bihliythcni
The Tny* Motiiku.? By the quiet fin
sido of liomc, the truq Mother in the luidi
of her ohildron is sowing, as in vases <
eaith, tlio ftceds of plrnts that shall tsonn
time give Hfcnven the fvagranco of the
blossoms, and whoso fruit bo a rosary <
angelic docd??--the nobleaf offering that ah
can make Enough the qvor-n?ccnding flu
evor-pxpandtng-KOula of hor .children to ht
Maker. Every word that alio utters io<
from heart to heart with a power of whip
jhe little dreams. Solemn 1b tho'thong)
to the Ohriatinn moth or, that every wot
thrit falla from her lips, ovory expre&aion <
her countonanco, oven in the aholtered wal
and ifttromen*, may lenv?'nn indelible Jn
predion upon thp young wmU around ho
Aqd form a? it >t^ro the ondv rllnjj otrain <
that cdnoation wlaoh peopled Iteuvoq t*U
, eeTestud bell VP, 4 *ud git?9.TfP^ho vrkil
fyrott of \ho ftngji wejt to the gr??4 of/Jg
it? croxvu of glory ! ^
Our Country.
| Tho current crisis is attracting wide nt7
tent ion. It would seem that the new States
J. must be born amid many pangs and throca
of tho body politic. The doctors arc in
^ great anxiety about the result, and there is
quite an cxcitcment?especially among poliC
fiei'iriu *v?
' heretofore, and still we thrive. Senators
p iYii?y use portentous language about the nclmission
of new States, two and two, but nfter
all, the majority will rule, as all constij
tutionalists contend they should. Truly,
j there is a grandeur in some aspects of the
| contest, though some little men, nnd conj
tcntious men have had to do wit If it. lie^
j hold the West! Then look at the plans
; and endeavors of statesmen, who are at this
i moment, in tne midst ot all tlio hubbub,
I busily at work projecting a railroad to the
?! Paciuc. Senator (Jwin and others have set
their hearts upou it, and lie is a pleasant
and persevering man. Our possessions on
tho Pacific extend from the <J2} decree of
t North latitude to the 49th; including an
, i area of one million, six hundred thousand
' ! square miles. Look at Oregon, bounded
1-1 j by the Pacific on the West, by the Rocky
; Mountains on the East, California on the
o !
' j South, and containing au area of 341,100
\ squares miles, or a surface equal to thirtyeight
States of the size of New Hampshire.
W hat a country !
' Then there is a golden State?the famous
n. i:r : . l ii > ' ?tr . ...
r j vyiiiuuniiu?uiuiiuu on ner ? estorn side by
j tin; Pacific wntors, bounded b}r Mexico 011
tlio South, having a territory of 175,5503
square miles, or eighteen times larger than
Now Hampshire. The mere process of
growth in our country distinguishes it from
I the nations of tho earth. And it is the
I progress of a people, who hold to tho {>r!n.
ciplea of self government, and carry it out
v in practice. It will prevail even in the
" most innanieu scctionn, it all will Ijave a
little faith and much patience. Utah is
really the most troublesome and impracticable,
from the peculiarity of her condition.
This territory cmbracc.s 125,000 square
miles, or thirteen times the area of New
Hampshire. Dark as things look in that
' Western sky, we have faith to believe that
the clouds will soon be rolled away, and a
^ clear light will shine on all our counsels
regarding Utah. That land is to be possessed
as the other States have boon, and
' all will be bound in one bond of Union.
W \i: i i-i? . r i -
ah imiiouia is nuw KuuuKiii^lurhumission|
' haviug n territory of 105,000 square miles,
1 equal to eleven New Hampshire.*?, or two
^ and a half New York States. She joins
hands with Iowa and Wisconson, reflects
the waters of I.akc Superior, touches on
1 Canada, and looks proudly from her throne
0 upon the whole continent. Nor should we
forget the Colorado territory, hounded on
the lower West portion by a part of Califorx~
nia, and tho Colorado river, on the South
ic , !, i. . i
ny tne uivuuug uuo Detwecn iUe.\ieo ana
l" the United States, on the East by the Siorra
Madre, and on the North by the south*
jf ern boundary of Utah. Here is an area of
225,715 square milos; equal to twentyv
three New llanipshires. To this may be
>r added New Mexico, having the Colorado
j, territory on the West, the thirty-sccond
it- parallel of latitude oh the South, 100th deto
gree of longitude on the East, tl>o Arkanin
sas river on the North, and the 42d degree
is of latitude North. Area 85,000 square
d ini.'cs. Tho Indian Territory embraces
to 120,000, and Nebraska 400,000 Bquare
r. miles. In contemplating this synopsis of
b- our Western possessions, the mind, if it be
i- struck with their vnstness, is overwhelmed
it with a sense of our responsibleness for the
)r right appropriation of the resources that lie
? liid in them.
t, No foreign difficulties now exist to porig
plex and distract us. At peaco with the
_ world, wo are giving all our strength tc
rj. home anxieties. At' such a time, party
foiirltt qIiAIiM 1\A Doi4it
in should bo spurned, and the loftiest spirit of
n- patriotism invoked to rule our actions.?
n The press has now on opportunity to shower
er blessings on the land. If that be ani[j.
mated by the right spirit; if the press shall
y. proceed on prout principles, and aim at just
ii- ends, its widely c tended influence will be
o, of the most beneficent character. Om
" conquests, will not then bo tracked with
>d bk>od, but illustrated with light and penco.
_ We sliall not only pirtve ourselves worthy
. ?.1.^ i-:.i ii- A
H vitv M'lii'vi viu vriiu uuu niu luu n*
fj dations of the ropuhbo, but sdiall bcqfleatli
n to posterity the riuhoet legacy the sun ever
j. shuno upon. Let us hope, theq, for the
ta best. Wo have not been brought through
bo many diflionltiew for a small or wenk purpo?C'
We arc not now to make shipwreck
of five institutions before iho world. We
8* sliall survive th? crista, nud achievo a still
sj; nioro august history. k ,
i "Don't Strikk Sknatou Wit.son."?
j A lloaton pnpcr, noticing tfofud irrit^tin<i
remark* or nemitor IVflsdVl, of Moss;, in
_ the United Statfo Squnto, in" rcpnrd to tlic
alaycry question, implores Southern Con)r
gressineu not fov all tho world,to strike thnt
gcntlqiuon, as it v.ill certainly insure his
'jt' re-election. Should they not strike hi;;;,
)t or inflt'ol any Other dignity, the aamo jour,t|
nal looks ttpon his re-clcction ns hop^le/w.
f Senatorial' qualification* |) Massachttfctta
^ must bo at a very low ehb.
ii .. .1 "T*?_ - J
i iniituc, war, ?uiu a loving nnswinu
to hU loyal MfntnHC, who t^rvn eovornl
r hp junior. ' w hat do you gay . ta iloring tr
. (ho'Westi ''Oh, I'in Oolightml vvith .tb?
We*?? You recollect when wont o?l
^ thfcr? $i*\tna Mm Jhk>t towft *rt>. Antf )it> >Vi?d
ll ?h thre* yonr9 wvrth qno hnii<f-j'o<l tluiu^id
'dollars. m
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Life in Indiana.
The hanging of a young man in Noblo
county iudiuna, a fow days ninco, by virtue
of the authority of a body of llegulatora,
\va? a terrible ntfnir. Nearly fifteen hundred
hoifcinen assembled to witness the
inn Tin'
W v -? W Vt> t?UV VI l/l IV V- -W 1 Will V~11 l j
' which resulted iu the assemblage of so formidable
a body of citizens. to unlawfully
} take the life of a man, is thus gi ven by a
correspondent of the Indianapolis Journal:
" l'ur several vcars there bus been a reg-'
I nlarly organized band of horse thieves,
! blacklegs, counterfeiters and murderers,
whose range extended frcAu Chicago to
Toledo. The swamps and oak barrens
I of Noble and adjacent counties have been
their headquarters and principal hiding
places. At last their numbers became so
great, and their villainous deeds so bold and
daring, that it was unsafe for a stranger, or
; .my uuu who it. was supposed to nave nion;
cy, to pass along tho public highways with
; any degree of safety. Withiu tho laet few
months, there havo been several highway
robberies anil attempts to commit murder.
At length the better portion of our citizens
tif Noble and adjoining counties organized
themselves into vigilance committees, horse
companies, &c., to see if they coald not
ferret out some of the leaders."
" Recently the Regulators caught a counterfeiter
who had on hand a heavy assort
incut of bogus <201 u. J10 wan hanged until
he confessed and exposed tho gang with
which ho was connected. IIo was then
1 put io jail, and arrests made, some twenty;
live persons being taken in custody, and
! lodged in the jails of Noble, LaG range and
i DcKalb counties. One of the leaders of
tho scoundrels was taken before the Executive
<K>uiinUi?e or 1110 TveguUuors ana sentenced
to die. Tie had many aliases, but
was best known by the name of Gregory
McDougal. IIo was twenty-seven years
old, a Canadian by birth, and leaves a wifo
! and child. The corresDondent of the .Tour.
n nl says:
" After the venttct of the Regulators/
about five hundred horsemen from tills and
adjoining counties formed a procesMon,
with their prisoner in a wagon in tho lead,
slowly and solemnly marched to tho place
of execution, a romantic spot about five
miles out from Lignier, near a small lake.
I The procession arrived at the selected spot
nuouc iiirco o ciock, and alter some prelim*
inary nrrangelncntd, the wagon?containing
the prisoner and his coffin?was driven tinder
an oak tree, from a branch of which the
fatal rope dangled. Tho prisoner seemed
cool and oollocted?indeed, he evinccd,
throughout the whole of the terrible sccnc,
the utmost mvg froid and self-possession.
"A ' liev. Mr. "Wirt' made a 'feeling
prayer/ the prisoner made a specch, 'little
i! .ill ' ' ....
: mougiu ik! wpuici over come to this,' hoped
j 'the Lord would have mercy on his soul,'
and was strung up and hung until dead,?
The correspondent we quote from guys :
"About fifteen hundred horsemen from
all over the country were in town yesterday,
and about live hundred went out to the
place of execution to-day, and formed a cir>
clc around the. wagon. Not a word was
1 spoken after the prayer of the minister.?
All was still and quiet, and after the yian
was cut down the crowd quietly dispersed,
i each one looking as though he was sorry
that such a thing had been done/'
Life in Washington.??A correspon
dent of a distant journal lias the following
on life in Washington i
Never, during a long residence, have I
! known Washington to be so pay as it ban
, been during the present season. No one
here, iu the fash ion a bio world, tnlkB of
"hard times" or tho "price of cotton but
, it is one continual round of bright eyes,
( magnificent toilette* and splendid eqftip.
ages. The mornings are given to matinee.
, aqnxantes, fcecptions, and shopping; and
the nights to all kinds of balls, ronts, convorsaeiones,
leveos, &c.> &c., coming in
such quick succession that c cu Saturday
night, which formerly was added to that of
Sunday to give time to rceupomto, is now
brought irito requisition. The mode of
| toilettes are ?? different as the beauty of
, the fair adorned is varied, each one trying
1 to-got ftp a fashion plate of her own, all in
a tovy costly manner., At the rcecnt pnrty
, I of Judfro Doncrlas. one ladv wns frronilv iiri
v t / u | r" ""-V *'"
mired who Woro tho becoming Venetian
sleeves, cut ttp in front, ^nd lined with
, white entin, displaying phiTcd nndcr-tdccvcR
t roftcTung down to (he elbow,
l)ksaui>tion of Love.?A very old
' niagasiny, the nauie of which doth not ap?'
pear publisher tho following :
1 JjOVO in HlfC tllfi d(>v!l. if #Af?.nn?ci
t - - ?? ?
U8 j like JleaVcn, because it wraps the soul
inldiss; like salt, bccause it is relishing;
. like pepper, because It often nets us on firo;
> liko sugar, becauso it is sweet j like A r6pe,
i because it is often ilje dcntfi of a man ; liko
> a prison, becausc it Juntos us unhappy ;
. like wine, because it makes us happy; liko
,, a nftrin, Waotffr it is hcrefoday and ?bno
i td-uirtrww s liko h Wofnan, bouiitifto thorp is
no getting rid of it; JAfl# a beacon, wain so
!'] it guides ohe to tlii wished for port ; filrG
_ ?.:n ?? ii.i f? ?- ?
tt vim u ?'i Winp, DUOItUHO u ox ton leutiS OII?
i into a bog; like a fioxco courw^r, heeonsc it
i often ttrtis nirav with ond; liko the bite of
a mad dog, oY^Skftthe kiwi of ft pr<>tfy fro;
man. bccftufto they both ttfaKe a fnnrt rtm
i innd; tike a goose, beeatuo it ifi silly $ Kk??
t & .ubbfl, bco?*"*1 there-$s noting Hko it.
In a Word, it w liko a fcbost, beenuso, it is
' liko urei^rihing, and like oothing; often
1 talked about, tat never ?een, touched or
uadcwCtWd.