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k - ?> T? J - L '-HS^TT mapntkt TTTT Y 10 1800 NUMBER 28. ^TTTviTT VA'I CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TlMfeF MORNING, Jl , - kJL=:?==?=r=? . ., ua-i,'^^:rdrea'irr^b:i POETRY. ? The Angels of the House. "'Tis said that ever rouud our path The unseen angels stray, sj That give us blissful dreams by night, fi ".And guard our steps by day. I*5 ' a But there's an angel in the house, 0 Meek, watchful and sincere, c That whispers words of hope to us v When none beside are near; It is the one, the chosen ono, li That's linked to us for lifo, li The anglo of the happy home, 1] The faithful, trusting wife. ' 0 - ft tiarfh? "118 baiu UUik augvis nam >uv ^ . I'm sure itWst be so? > "When round our path, scarce seen by us, "Such bright things come and go. *" :Are tliere not beings by onr side, c "T As fair as angols are? c As pure, as stainless as the forms * v That dwells beyond the stars ? T Tes! there aro angels of the earth, t Pure, innocent, .and mild, a The angels of our hearts and homes, t Kach loved and loving child. s COMMLTNICATIO^. I e? " ~ 1 Mr. Editor :?I expressed an opinion that, t 'the Supremacy of the Constitution of the Uni- a 'ted States, and the obligations it imposes being t Acknowledged, and the tribunals it has cstab- I disked for ascertaining and enforcing those ob- \ lligations being snbmitted to, the people of a | Tcrritoiy of the United States should be per- t niitted to Legislate for themselves, indepen- ( dently-of Congress: just as the people of a v British colony were permitted to Legislate for a themselves independently of Parliament, as t long as the Sovereignty of the King was ac- s knowledged, and bis powers to enforce the c Constitutional laws of the Empire over the s 4 colony, and to arrest unconstitutional coiouiai i ' -legislation, were acquiesced in. It matters but ; /* " little that the King is a living thinking being, 1 and the Constitution a mere piece of inauhnate 1 L parchment, as your correspondent "Verdeman" i M * has discovered. Each must act through cer- i M tain appointed officers, and the. officers through ] IP which the Constitution acts to restrain, or rath- < cr to annul, unconstitutional legislation, wheth- i ^ _ er of Congress, or of a State, or Territorial i Legislature, are the Judges of the Supreme Court," This Court, upon being appealed to by.an aggrieved party, reverses any decision made in an inferior Court against the Constitutional rights of that party, whether a citizen f; or a State, and its decision, so far as that ease is concerned^ becomes the Supreme law o.f the lipid, ant'if resisted must he enforced by all . . * , the power' of the T'nitcd States; and Congress '-intisi, if necessarv, provide moans for enabling * 1 wXl f thu. Executive department or tuc reucrg?v.u>?eiocrei.it to enforce obedience to it. Thus the '^-^7^^u^j.tptioniril righUybCeverr citizen and State Aite'.against Legislative aggression of '.'.e. d-.-s.'rippo:-, far Supreme Court sltali .ilJiy j Wc'.unv . Jaiuoraiiseii am! . ornipleiJ, 1 ??f Jfc^h iheie is as yet no indication. Now 'jfo r ivHMfrttv'h-' o?' intelligence of your ft yV.- " . jf| ^ ' '' f ;?''1 a:* of their resolution ? * Krresponder.f \vi(! perceive that-"A." ' his remedy; and if he read my ^iM^|^?|t,inmnn5c!,t'0?>8 I should feul snr- !' B|H| lie si.ppuMS me to t'irritorv as "Sovereign." ' hhbh a farmer. , g||| BP RiJmn ItariK. I'pixcopahart, for July, lias jj? rcuc'c to tlic health of Rt. , vis, Bishop of South Caro- j ' Ine^s of a friend, we have (jc ee a letter written from (|j member of the Bishop's learn that, up to the 18th j ' ecu no improvement in his operation had been per nc bout a fortnight before.? ever, in health and spirits. *. waiting for absorption to *.c anwhile visited liirn only -n ;ms, so far as we under- W( it the surgeons decided to ro id of conching the cata- co soit kind, and this opera- wj repeated unless the opaci- ^ rbed. We trust he may d affliction, and that His ^ V vouchsafe him the need- jjmind and body. Only ac sen attempted, and this is | Si?j^^the one whiclTwas earliest affected. P" W^T C.oiDKC~ione 25.?Our last letter from tr. Philadelphia contains the foliowing : ''The ^ Bishop is, as well as usual; as yet the absorp- jn tion of cataract is rather backward, and if it has begun at all, it is not visible. It is impos- j >iblc7^speak with asrurance of the final result; jj(l .nor pin we judge whether amaurosis exists or tr '/> mot.; He himself is hopeful to a certain extent, o{ Intends his confinement well." Some three r still pass before the effect of the the sight can be ascertained. tj i sj, IIail Storm?This season has in Jfcjlia^y TTbfed for storms, especially ei Fr'day evening last, a p?>r- p< ^Mdistrict suffered terribly from a fall ri< ^X?it-?The clouds passed over the lower to ^^BValhalln, and down Colonel's Fork tc VTV the Richland neighborhood, then in W?TSonth into Georgia. The hail and rain tl t. very disastrous. The hail was small cove- tl ig tlie earth to the depth of three or more et B minutes, torn, wim vegeia- 1.1 * utterly destroyed in the track y rliich was from three to <i?e w Much of the haii was uumol- tl and tltere is probably some in pi now. The sufferers are plow- tl crop and planting corn again. c< . were thrown down and tiie <?1 trashed out. The leaves and rn . forest have been beaten off, : ui wild animals and birds liavc i'1 ?i. .:?i of i n h respectively hav-1 Our sympathies are heartily si s -in iln ir ioss ail"' disappoint- , // 1 el IHM ;r. < soil).". ii'w .or giving mo p ir- it H-s oi lirrii slorins, but w? have 11card of : p W ,1 cftiopnto *vitli this memo- j ? K- onu tliat occurred in the North eastern J w Rion o ' tliis district, ia May, 1855. y / tikens Coiir/n . !;i i w i'lrzrutrick foC Breckinridge.?The Ala- j y, |ia Baltimore delegation passed through this t| y on yesterday, on tlieir way home. We ] ti rued from meiubers of the delegation that w "flfeatrick, who declined running on the o ; Hs ticket, is now in favor of Mr. Brcekin- t.( Kr^ttynite Defputch 29th. ^ | Irishman who had blistered his fingers n wing to draw on a new pair of boots, ex- j v Pied?"I shall never got them od at all ; f< J Lave worn iheju s day or two."' AUJUl-tilittJS, ,EAD AT THE EXAMINATION OF MRS. Mc- 1 CANDLES3' SEMINARY, JUNE 2Sni. 18C0. At an examination of this school, two years ince, we look occasion to advert to the station] of Female Education in this town, and ltliough we did not deny the Generally received pinion in regard to the decline of its eommerial prosperity, we would not admit that such tas the fact in regard to her schools. * We asserted that for the last few years, there ad been an increased demand, for something nore thorough, more enlarged, more eoniprelensive, in the educational system by which ur daughters were to be nurtured and fitted ^r those high and holy stations which must so ertainly devolve upon them. We noticed how silently, but surely tlie Untdord of our little school had become biglir and liighei until it could rival the best in air cities, when all the learning, skill and labour if Professors could be made available, but this re felt was our need since which time we have uade every effort to fill each department in the *?= mnmmr. and now indeed when it I ?J ? - ? ippcars most prosperous we note with pain he germinating seeds of her ruin?are you tartled at the paradox? Can the husbandman troduce the bearded grain, without the agency if heat and moisture??as well may you expect i harvest of intellectual culture by the aid of he Teacher alone. Look over this room and nark the lack of interest among the Parents uid pupils, llow few of all for whom we have oiled during the heat of the session remain to iring in a successful close. Is there anything mladylikc in these exercises? Are these young adies any the less modest, dignified and retiring 'ecatisc they have been publicly examined ? I ?onld we individualize we could point to many j vho have lingered bv the wayside because from m instinctive reliance an parental indulgence, hey felt certain they would not be required to tand the test of a public examination. Wc an feelingly testify to the never wearying care, olicitudc and faithfulness of the Teachers, when lie extended classes called for labor by night is well as-by day. What a musical treat might lave been afforded this day and the faithful .eacbcr iusome degree rewarded, for mercenary hdced must be that man or woman who would eel compensated by dollars and cents alone. Do you wish to see the pupils sluggish and inlifierent, let the experiment lie tried another ? -I noti.tAiennto fwr, aiiu juu u u< |/u\.vmv ? must be the end and aiu. of our endeavors, or we sink intaiudiftercn.ee. For, notwithstanding the dicta of stupid pedagogues, misjudging parents and inexperienced dogmatists of every class, '!<> maintain that the certaitfty of being subjected to an annual examination imparts a zeal to the labors of both teaeber? and pupils not to lie secured by any other means, and by consequence, elevates the standard and enlarges the circle of their acquirements. The. roots of education are indeed bitter, but the fruit is sweet. There | is no royal load to learning "in the sweat of i thy brow shnlt thou earn thv bread" is a curse t/. ?!;.. uciotsituia of inontu! 1 l,v'J Tf T" . as l'udilyjsco;!. By ixii;<;h pains ini:i::?, patience and pcrsewaanfu, by niiu.y rights oi sleepless tkpught and iabpriom,- soiiiayv study, is tins pa.ace of the son! k> ho inrniefied vith-tliUt iundii'cton! - v.\ a!>.!; v.!:Tvj? l-'opcrly niid ^rncthi^i^ju-Jii'd-i'i) -i I'-" affaiiss of jiff, d virtuous man or \<luT~?^. ' ' ' Groat excellence in-aii tilings is the properly b i!y 01" tlie loftiest intellects, and the most {} iliiant geniuses. But let us not th'-r-fore grow ft spomlcttt ami idle because v. e are r ot oi them. I; e may, indeed, afford to have them unenvi- b 1 in their exalted sphere and solitary pride of< cj ace, seeing ourselves. surrounded by such a b igbty host of others of humbler capacities, ti tt of such a grade as to be equally or even r< ore available, with whom we may vie in qual- it ring ourselves for the useful, arduous, nohle e /].i?.a#>oArKI>a l.r oinnnflf of nminAnno +/ iu iciii.lfc uuwwu. ...v, y, . j5"'v * one or more of the different departments of d ertion. Doubtless, my young friends, you g ? not very satisfactorily perceive what immc- e ate or indirect bearing the studies and exor- 1: ies to which you have been daily subjected l< your academic course may have in the dif- h rent spheres of usefulness in life; yet, though si >\v you only see as through a glass darkly, c t ere long you will see it palpably before hi, and with almost mathematical precision n >n will be able to measure its exact influence tl fixing and shaping your own destiny, as >tl ill as that of those by whom yon are sur- p unded, and with whom you are most closely n nnected?when you in your turn, like those tl !io have gone before you, will then become, s e strongest advocates, for the continued and ii stematic regimen through which you are b iw passing. God has unquestionably enacted p we wish excellence in any thing we must tl hievc it for ourselves. Those already en- u iged in the business and struggles of life d iow this for a truth, a glorious and inspiring f] nth to high-spirited and noble souls; but a h urn and hateful maxim to the ignorant and e active who feel no particle or the divine cs- o nee pervading ar.tl animating their dull, :avv, sluggish minds and bodies. The young, r nvever, are not so surely convinced of this fnth. Being accustomed to depend upon t hers for nearly every step they take, they l< ow familiar with the notion tiiat it will be so c irougli life, hence it is difficult to couvincc v lem of the advantage and necessity of unas- v sted, personal efforts. Whatever honorable a duccments therefore can be held out to this id in any of their undertakings, but more es- t jcially with a view to inciting them to sujie- r or conquests in their academic course, ought s i be eagerly laid hold of, both bv parents and v aehers. Such were the considerations which 1 ged your teacher at the commencement of 'J lis scholastic year, to propose a few prizes to lose who were willing to enter the list of gen- g ons contention for iho palm of excellence in icir prescribed simiics. I therefore offer >nng ladies, my most cordial congratulations, ho animated by the lov? of learning and t ic wish of honoring vour parents, nobly step-! I d forward upon the coarse, and have borne f I<> Mild In-:;! an.! labor uft!. session. I i . nigralmate . m mi the siuvc.-stn: :!ir?i vottr toils. "/ . .* r<umull i <?n?J j ctbiy_crow iis i'm- work. 1 do >t ?? : mo icr.t la'iii'ic that ilim* Mere ear.! ro>-'>s- . >r von ?i> v :i?:r t> value, i>r ilia I he * # '? > 'in' " " ! jiroi:i;>t tin- desr-e tu have , -]> a weijjht. id I'lilti .? j* . _ i in'-/.- or could have inspired your imtitle inaialii !!. Nor wou.il ! have von look upon i teiii a- i- laiiiii'-- -ii Many eaiatso: i!?? more ; roeious metal limed with so many oi a baser -rexij fur froiii it. I lie)' are the badges hv I liicli I choose to manifest my :i|tijr<>1>;it iim of Mir coral in-1 ami snhiiiritiitni of the v ry satis- } , ictorv, hatnlsoine and dceiihd inaimer in : I Inch voit iia.e distinguished yourselves in i nnr studies. Thcv-arc to yon 1 trust what o little laurel hraiich was to the most illus- ( ions in the Olympic contests?a prize with ; liich the noblest Greek, who proudly trod the lorioiis streets of Athens, would have esteem- j il the most brilliant crown of the richest ingdoin in the world as trash in the coinpari)n. You liavc fairly won them and the same, i ative worth ami genuine elevation of soul rhich prompted your gcnctous, unselfish cfjrts, will alto teach von how {o value aud ; c:r !}.(*. I From the 1Vine Ywk Lcdyer. THE SCULPTOR'S TRIUMPH. BY AX X A CORA RITCHIB. Iii the palmiest days of art in Florence, one of its grand Dukes made known by proclamation that he designed to add to-tbe statues which adorned his palace, a rcpr&ajtfhtioa of Mary, the pardoned sinner, anointing ^}>e Saviour's feet, which she had washed with her penitent tears, and wiped with her flowing hair. The space of one year was allowed for the creation ofa chef d'eeuvre, Three venerable sculptors were appointed as judges. At the expiration ot the allcted time, they were commissioned to visit the atelier of every artist who notim.rt ilw.m tluit. ho had a Marv to offer, and dc cidc what statues were worthy of being sent lo the ducal palace for further examination.? There the final selection was to bo made by thirty-four judges. The sculptor whose chisel produced a marble Mqrv of superlative beauty, was to receive the sum of ?500 for his labor. But mere gold mattered little; compared to the honor of a triumph which opened a brilliant career to the successful aspirant. Need we number the artists who were competitors for the invaluable distinction ? 'J'he day previous to the one fixed for the exhibition arrived?the day upon which the three judges made their rounds, and awarded permission for the approved to enter the palace, on the morrow. Many a heart in Florence grew sick with alternations of hope and fear. Many an artist's soul was filled with despair as he recognized the vast distance that existed between his actual execution and the sublime heights reached by bis ideal conception. Many others, gifted with the gigantic self-esteem which is often the blcrninli of genius, exulted in inc cerunnrj* j of their triumph, and, uurebuked by a doubt of their own surpassing merits, impatiently awaited the coming of the judges. In one studio sat a youth who had seen the roses of but twenty-two summers bloom and wither. Though the dawn had scarcely broken be was dressed with scrupulous care, and his picturesque attire of black velvet displayed to advan'tngo lifc litlielv moulded form, and imparted a striking transparency to his colorless complexion. Iiis hollow cheeks bespoke vigils of study and labor; his dark, deeply sunken eves, full of restless lire, betrayed a fervid and | highly sensitive organization?a temperament at once imaginative and volcanic. His hair, of purple blackness, wandered in untnuglit curls from beneath a velvet cap, shading his expan- j sive brow, and eloquent though too sharply cut, features. Iiis studio was somewhat bare. A crimson curtain divided the apartment. As the golden rays of morning began to illumine the chamber, Andrea was roused from his reverie. lie rose ! and bolted the door?a precaution always taken before that curtain was thrown'aside.? Now, with eager movement.-, he flung back the crimson folds and again sank into his seat. As he contemplated the Measure disclosed, * i 1 I what rapid!) varying'expressio^gjM|^eacn i:iu ig j-:i:;c'fr;jT0n titlhily- rcfltx^i^B9DH9B9^^: jiirrr^i. / jdflBHHHWBBi Wr plaster ini *leKva? partially visible in the r.ck ground. In ijiiieiah sculp'ovs d<> not " :.*<!)(!io li-i- chisel e\ci pt to ir'n . a | '* !\v iiJ.is!;sir.'! embellishing to :-li. Hie j iborioiis media: icai duty ol roping in . - h le, by clo>>' iiifa.-i.ioiiicii! 1V0111 !!.:- plaster ^ ast, is usually entrusted i<> -kil: wo: k111e11 ; 11 lit Andrea loit as though his ; X'jr.isi::; crea- r on would lwive i rrn ps. . ii other eves !l jstcd upon it, other h ! - ?,:ein J it during '' s ineoinpletion. lie . v ( his Mnrv into Mstence out of the stiowv ; hm'self. Truth ^ ) say, lie had manipulated , hlglitly and ten- 8 erly as though lie feared the ;; .d stone were 1 iftcd with sensation, ns^ though lie thought ' acli moment that, it would pulsate with lite.* '' 'ygmalion looked not more enamored of the 1 atliuess that had started into shape beneath ' is touch than the young, unnoted, Florentine 1 > i ? i i.i r Milptor in the presence oi uie Jiniy ue jiau voked! 1 It was a gloriously beautiful form, full of the lost exquisite delicacy, the most speaking grace, s lie most touching purity. The kneeling figure, 5 liough othrallv fragile, was rounded to such {. erfection that laughing dimples were pressed 1 pon the falling shoulders, the Andalusian feet, * lie dainty hands. Those were bare, and the 1 well of the expanding bosom, just budding 21 ito-the fullness of womanhood, was revealed cneath the transparent drapery. The small, 21 oetically shaped head was raised, disclosing lie graceful curve of the slender throat;?the ' pturned lace seemed gazing with inspired evotion, into that of the Saviour. The hair ' owed to the ground in rippling waves. One ' and held the box of ointment; the other clasp- I d the clustering tresses, as though in the act f f pressing them upon the Redeemer's feet. ' But there was a marked defect in the marble epresentatiou, though Andrea saw it not. That * ice and form inspired the gazer with asenseof 5 he spiritualizing power of perfect chastity. Its liveliness was that of the most unsullied in no- 1 ence. No trace of sensuous emotion wa.-H isihle. It was not possible to imagine that one, ' rliosc soul had been heavy with sin, could ever 1 gain wear a look so pure. While Andrea sat dreaming before his mas- ' er-piecc, a light tap on the door was tluice epeatcd, as though for a signal. Andrea 1 tailed up, and his pale countenance flushed I L-itli n Kiuldnii idow of rant u re. It is the judges I ic is expecting, so soon after the sunrise? 1 L'lie bolt is rapidly withdrawn ? the floor opens 1 -a young j?irl, followed by a sort, of nurse, or ;ouvernante, enters. 1 "Constanza, you have cornel" ( "I>id I ever fail you, Andrea ?" 1 "Never, inv good angel, my saint of [nspira- 1 ion! Come and let me see if 1 can dare to ] ook once more upon the copy, and bchohl it 1 ado into dull impotent insignifieaiiee before 1 he divine original!" Andrea'.-.Man-wjis not the offspring of hi< magma! on?there. before him, beamed that piileh-ss rollMeh.tt.cr stood that shape full of irili :-- giaee ai d lalainile purity, which lie had o ii: il\ iransiiiitted to marble. J>nt the j.aa r l ea 1\ o! sculpture" rOllh! not coUVeV i:e lustre oi lliose clear, blue eyes-- tlm amber j naming ol ilie hair the peach like hue of lie cheeks?the dewy rosincss of the tender ,j.s-- the amoral freshness oi the whole form. . something more than two vmrs previous to he date of our narrative, her fathercliaiiced to ?ee a statuette ol tit. Catherine modelled by j Andrea, and was struck l?v the genius evinced ! by its execution. The J hike was not only tin experienced judge but a liberal patron of art. ' lie at once purchased Hie St. Catherine,sought out the young sculptor, and engaged him to adorn a hall of his palace w ith has reliefs. A loom was appropriated to Andrea's use for the prosecution of his work. The Duke 1 'I'o.rrliir.r vvntohed its moeress with 11 if ^ i ' i deep interest. Indeed, Constanztf, win u her studies were accomplished, daily wiinderetl to the apartment where the young sculptor was j employed. That one as sensitive to physical beauty as Andrea, finding it united to rare ( !?v*!!n*:-, rliouid htn bcoirr erinmor- j matt.* of co-tin*. Tl ? ;the aitd-city res peotii;i silence,, ati'. l.self to tliat Ins ilmt all- vl.o inqniv't .f .-.mid- ba*M&j& ?j/(jreain ,,.ra jst:'!' ? ucv?;r remi - -3j.it, it dn-tncqj \ tU1, . &>' ; . \ VrtKi:llIptor v-'' 'idrc . ^rATitudt;:testis 11 . bcarin? witii J del:!. ' -t.-iipjifii oil hWv/i. ?; . far I'f; 'mat lienfit.'Jiia ? j.j,. |jV j.>n 7.0V.. jie'.'incd'V.-^y , TvJ as ?i. v:1:iioi?? avclrf . . . vtL.-m t riiist;: : . V ;: ,i v, Jus astpivHiriie. , witli iufr I'yiifui ''' Wl' ' ? wat , , >ver he at the from i.er u.mxy,. .intUVlf. atelier V lh.-j came the bcfcn. Stai:-'-!, un.unscions ?fi i 1 . .. al sTIici alfcctiot,, -**3$Sn?"l,? , the w?*.ei\" Audr-'aV v;''" i" flight--i'; ail forth h*M?s unp '?! tohelowo <: - aiioti-' . < ***>. J a-'! here thai .'tis iijve wa> ,>f L; , . to the linia: ol a 10.flf'C. 1 !"0 Wild . | , f '. . , . v^fizn thoiwh: thusia-i o t the Othcrwi?. . ; <o li;-" ,i,c . "}j>? *!>; /??" : tjmwHv K.i.1; you thl?:4ji}t flllv..r that of .\. -...a! Ango,* , ;CI!ia, .. will no; rct,:,c you nM worthier nobility o: ?r> own, In.?- .v(. i,ttv? oitiv Kail- ?3? - ' 'iV(' ?' >?'"" )? 'r W>. tl^.r?l'.=>.ap brow, awl 'Uv!? y?? ?>*: ,v,.. let upon mine," jmu,cei?. So s\??* prattled >:? ,:'i |m A'.f.r.'jadguniei't, w?y, ami Aulren,^ ^ of believing could not torero toe * j , her word-. * , ,/fjfari* va? \YW< i c Priz- ,L iwltodtatoly became the Grao?i Duke, AndiJ , h it *pndortnl one of the cotupvtnorL ; t uR;,.;ai.d to that, he imconsCU'iiM. j*/,. m ,,rcRQnt to Ins fleMirn the face and i^ 'v Verr-d th? vescmmind' Old Bcttma m>? ^ ..iv propose-. Sauce. Then^'f Uow could 10 sit as the ntodc^jor n$, tbe Titmw- wa? he'vefose i D?y fefeh oudcr the Ur, she and Detain: ^ arid ha>ten ; oreteucc . .f i rl:t?g t.eo'ng to An.lveaS studio- > ^,yand ambition. I faculties ere qnic^tig ;0f<h.dr J^^u, Ml his powers 1 n-.the f.. L y.-. Sk ?tl? > . I?, I ;verc coi-ccMrated on.* I and wiu ./'aurrr which ww.tM' foljnatmg.. the bright'eriu-ttitil ?c. i Mary, yet= ? "Are you visfied w>i -danc nytndiod Ccivstanviji'lopla* ?Jj:kVAved t u S& (liscevi t*.the^lo. & kffds jou:tfV "1 am never content gg,this bv '. It is V:;1; ;. eh I >23hair the V<A*.: . 5f:n;iVil could h?I*H hues?the chin^n^-v- - j/""/, celestial blue ?>r. :c C; lips! The statue .-t-tt /alii,' ! when you arc h. ? . tit I : I ? " " I (lJuL since vV ?f..~ ud to-nicrn > " M.' - the palsie " , 7 Ueforc At * ? , h... tirried with ' ti"a ' , v.; -lumber. II a few i>.:,ls s 1, Vtj'. , !ortkiiiji lore angvli) ;-?>lless wliiti nbc, girdlw! !'?tly uVc /< ;5i siMc --v ud ilowu folds tSipf' liint; .? her slit: L: orm and fy-i.':d its outlines. li.-r jnjr hair eiivciop&I^'^'lKc a golden .eloo<i. Yitli unstudied ease,v .'mt nice tlnvw !m ielf into tin. attitude of- it Mary, ciuaincd motionless. . N titetnpinted ier in almo.-t bi'c.illtlvs--*** y- vJ;v:? lo-.ii lie oilier,! ill!,! >r;\\-A ;i tV I: *? ' lv e> ?( ' narble?tlu n drew liaek. :u??] gaz'-d ttj.ofi ! iving form, glowing with iil'f and bcaiirv, and ipon its inatiini copy. < >rri--1 away by an itigovcriiabh- "itior. J. si.?vld<-?il / thing lie.chisel, and burst into f'-ij.rs. Coostansi sprang up nnjj iiask-i.c-il to his ii'e?luit hi ngitn'iou vva k. , { ihnt inCCIIK'd Ull< ?.| .-L'ii ;:. hi? p - . Willi tcnlle fore-- 'be drew aw,4y th hand that lovcrcd his r gatb< | 1- er flowing reuses as th-es^ii ' v.' j hV yes W. 1 iiiglit the mil ^!t>i Ilia s-1. n p. ir. 11*:h? iction male iiirn J "Your y ill tl *| A' : nn sure of . "Will it , : j riz Ith a ?o uisw-ercd n "Yes? a th ! \ l nips," she * | ew wiiuk i Mai irow, that I '' ' ''' ' ice how tl | : the mvi jOine. l>et -is aw oil uni' wav 5 The attendant and her he loved young misrcss retired again and quichlv returned, Constanza wearing lier usual dross. "Farewell, Andrea; to-inlorrow morning I A'ill come again to learn win it the judges have ?" she conti lined gaily, "why r^^^propfcesv their wo ds?I shall have lothing to loirn, only a sivrct eonlirmation to mar. Do not shake your head?I am sure of Jieir verdict?farewellj^-^ Tl ie leave taking lietwceA the young lovers ivas hardly as warm as migl t have been expected. They clasped hands ?she with trustful ret tremulous timidity?hj with tender reverence. Such had ever icon the reserved diameter of their intern. :rs<k As the door closed the young sculptor trinijd again to his Mary. A thousand glaring lefcets became suddenly apparent to iiis excited imagination?all the 'features were dis- j inrted?the lines were faulty--the whole ex-1 prcssion was tame?senseless! lie could not endure the sight of his wort, ami impetuously drew tlm crimson curtain, vowing that, he would not throw hack its folds until the judge arrived. There was no likelihood <f their appearance before i.oon? yet he did mt dare to absent himself from the studio evin'to break his fast, lie sat. with his head leaiing in his hands, lost in thought, and, while le mused, thegates of Fancy opened to every fantastic fear that ' resented itself for admissiof. Hour alter hour passed, md now he began to start at every step that approached his door, his heart palpitated and hishreath eamcthick ? but the steps passed carelsly on, as though no one were conscious*of lis existence. The | gairish light began to soften and fade?surely it must, be evening! Andre: shuddered at the terrible possiblity tiiat ! < iir! been wholly Ibrgollon. A loud rap on the door put to flight this last tormenting fiend. Tin judge had eonie. As they entered Andrea thmgiit they glanced around the hare apartment villi an expression of undisguised scorn. lie faltered out. "Von arc very welcome? it. was so late, I almost tvarri " One of the judgis intern iletl him, and answered, gruffly, "Yes we ire here?wo have made the rounds of the stiulos, and a I'atiguctime vp have hrfd t?f it phis is the fart? * * llis lone expressed not merely impatience, but the conviction that they could meet with no artistic achievement in that locality which would require much examination, or give rise to any prolonged discussion. Andrea seized the crimson curtain with a convulsive grasp, threw it aside, and turned away, that lie might not see the condemning countenances of his merciless critics. Large dropsy of dew started from his brow; a cold tremor ran through his frame, his heart sank as with the pressure of a leaden weight. The door which opened to admit thos? stern visaged old men had let out his last hope. Ilis only struggle now was to bear tha sentence of . condemnation like a man; his only wish that ' ihe interview might be quickly over. For a few moments deep silence followed the | disclosure of the stutuc. The stillness was | broken by an exclamation from the eldest ol the visitors. Andrea turned involuntairly. The features of the old man evinced violent emotion | as with piercing, uncompromising eyes, he j intently surveyed the marble form. It was : not admiration his countenance expressed? J :.or disappointment?nor -disapproval?it was absolute horror, . In the looks of the other two judges the ; : rost casual observer could have read wonder and delight. They whispered together lor a moment, then turned to Andrea, j It is a noble work?full of genius!" exclaim' od one of these two, with enthusiasm. ' "I was never more amazed ! I expected no; thing like this !" ejaculated the ether. ' "It will be admitted to the exhibition, then? j a .c\ui Andrea, eagarly. | "Admitted," replied the judge who had first ; spoken. "Young man, it will win the prize?? , ; >ot that your opinion ?" turning to his coin: panion. ! "Decidedly the best thing wc have seen [ yet.?It will will be the chosen master piece, j I>u you not say s'o?" said the latter addressing ; the oldest of the party, who still stood silently j glancing from statue to^ Andrea with n txouh; j led gaze. | "J f it should he seen at the exhibition?ves, I lmt " "/ 'J Signor?" interrupted Andrea, "I intend to send it there?that is, if your permission will be granted." " 1 hat is yours," said one of the old men, \vb, and seated himself by the talde, and was :Willing. Jie in-ill online oruer 01 annus."Send the statue betimes to-morrow? tin- -.idol's will be open by ten." Andrea extended his trembling hand for the ! paper?his lips moved inarticulately?the quick | revulsion from despair to ccstacv had rendered I him speechless, lie was intoxicated with hnp' pile A?yet its suddenness caused him to suffer j intensely. At that moment he felt that lie , knew what the sense of dying with joy must | he. Two of the judges passed outoftlie studio.? ) The eldest lingered a moment behind, and whispered to Andrea, in a voice of command, ; "Remain here for a short time?I will return '?I have something of importance to say to . >',;x " ; !' Aimrea. Lowed, smilingly. ' The.door closed, end in- threw himself upon his knees jind gave vent to his gratitude and r^ptun- iq >vi'heiucnt ^biu*t of. thanksgiving. r ing thing - as though it wore (.'onUauza ? A step behind him interrupted h rhapsody, iho judge had return 1. 11:.- ;..eu was very g- .ive. "Young man," lie asked, abruptly, "who sat r that statue ?" A tn'tvw fttui-Iffl lint, diil not l-on!i\' "Who was your model ?" inquired the judge . a still harsher tone. Andrea hesitated?then slanfmered out with t lisguised contusion, '"Is it always needful to i e a model? An ideal work; mcthinks, ' ght " 'JJo not trifle with me !" rejoined his quos;i< iicr, in an authoritative tone. ''This is no ' i?Jf il work. You had a model, and that model C'onstsinza, only daughter of the Duke -. : ".ifess it.'' Andreas' look of consternation was an un mi.-takcable answer: "it is well that, you do not attempt to deny | *? t fact. The likeness is so striking that it u ' 1 be impossible for it not to he recognized gin nee. Jf this statue should appear at i. . Iiibition, all who have ever beheld Conwill recognize it as her faithful counter Have you thought of the consequences i revelation ? I t will he known that she here in secret; and that she sat as your ; that love for you could alone have her to this imprudent act of devotion, in 1011 ess name will receive an indelible Jler proud father, overwhelmed by the . i. disgrace of his child, will visit his wrath ' ; t in some fearful manner; possibly by ig her to a eotivent! You will win the '"I . I , . 1 < ... Ml >, prize, ami tno roau to tame ami lorumo win ue throw 11 open to you. I do not attempt to con ceal from you that such will he the result of your exhibiting that statue; hut the rash girl, through whose devotion you achieved your triumph will he covered with obloquy!" A thunderbolt had fallen upon Andrea. Hardly less white than the marble shape hefore him, and as powerless he listened to these words of doom. "I come to warn you," resumed the judge.? "And now that you have heard that warning, I would test which is stronger in a young man's breast, the desire for fame, or love for a pure woman ; av, love, for it is evident that you are enamored of Constanza. I read that in every lino of your work." Still Andrea gave no sign. "1 shall know your answer to-morrow, by the absence or presence of the statue at the exhibition. Reflect upon my words. 1 knew Constanza's father well. 1 leave you to make your decision." lie bowed slightly, and passed from the room. Andrea remained standing, mutely gazing upon the door that closed on the pitiless oracle. Slowly the sculptor turned once more to the marble Mary. His agony could not be com ri.v<.'it into Oh'itIi ill- r-vmiiihrl rout in m-riniii: ? lie was stunned, petrified ! His brain was on tire! A thousand frightful phantoms passed before liis dazzled eves ! The statue lived and talked to him?upraided him, mocked him, cursed him tor its creation ! Myriads of tongues shouted "Shame!" "Shame 1" Shame !" in his ears. That night was one of unbroken horror. The morning sun found him in a state of seniistnpefaetiou which had succeeded his excess of j phrenzy. | Hardly had the aniethvst light of dawn j touched the statue when three soft laps sounded I on the door; but ho stirred not. They were repealed again and again, hut he did not hear. ! The door, which had not heen fastened after the Judge passed out, gently rpcr.ed. Oouj stanza's airy step gave no sound, but Bottitia'f. | heavy tread moused Andrea. The young I maiden uttered a cry as she giataad at his j haggard face, drawn into .'harp lines.- his 1 wildlv glaring etc;, his dishevelled hair, and 11.-,!. rt hep ! ':. v r?t- h-Juc i f /V , v I ? With almost maniacal veuemence, /niorca related what had occurred. "Your disgrace, Constnnzu!" he added wildly, "tliat shall never be ! I have vowed that it should not! Love conquers ambition, and the hope ol' glory ! Love is stronger than all else! See ! see ! thus I put an end to temptation ?" Do seized a heavy mallet, and, with a fewblows the plaster mode! was shattered ! Constanza tried to stay his arm?even Bettinn interposed, and prayed him to desist.?lie heeded" neither! For a moment lie stood before the exquisite marble form; over which he ' had toiled, and hoped, and rejoiced for a year. With a heart bursting cry, and the look of an executioner, he lifted his arm?it descended, and the lovely head rolled on the ground! The work of destruction went ranidlv on?the hand tluit licltl tlic box of ointment was smitten? the white arm fell?the glorious shape was mutilated? still the Hows were repeated with frantic force. Neither Andrea, nor the young girl, nor her attendant had heard the door open. It was not until ashrieic of terror escaped from Bettina, that they beheld two old men standing upon the threshhold, mute spectators of the scene. One was the Judge who had warned Andrea, the other was the father of CoustanzaJ The former, fearing to trust to the sculptor's decision, had informed his noble friend of the discovery he had made, and hastened with him to Andrea's studio, at an hour too early for the statue to have been sent to the palace. The Duke's just indignation melted at the sight of that heroic deed of self-renunciation, lie recognized and respected the nobility of spirit that nerved the young sculptor's heart and arm?the man he would have spurned an hour before was transformed by that noble act into a hero?was raised to an equal. He strode past the trembling Constanza, and laid bis baud on Andrea's arm, just as it was lifted for another blow. t"Enough! I would conk^^rf^vhat is left "crfrlrk?in'J!"J.?rflilnvork. wbich my friend so highly commends." Andrea's excitement suddenly subsided?bis knees knocked together?a livid line overspread bis countenance?the lids dropped over his glazing eyes?lie tottered and would have < ..11..., _u?: i.. 1 .. i i _ . ^ iiiiicii, it niu puyiug a uuge liau not received him in his arms, and tenderly placed liiin in u chair. "Pardon Constanza! visit 110 wrath upon her!" Andrea murmured, faintly. "She is pardoned," answered the Duke, extending his arms to receive her. The weeping . girl gratefully clung to his ho.-om, hut with her eyes tixed imploringly upon her half insensible lover. "Andrea 1" said the Duke, ,l\'oU have achieved a greater triumph thanifyourstatue had obtained the prize; and you have won a friend whose trust in you the experience of this hour proves that you will never betray. v? % * 1: ' * 1: * The Duke had not misjudged the character of the gifted sculptor. Not even his profound passion for Constanza ever tempted him to re- ! i tnn. Jathfi s generous confidence ! j j treachery, 't hough lie and Constanza had often met, it was never again in secret, and i Andrea breathed no word ..of 'love'into thfe! X-! ri - --5aa^dL-Du'v-'-'Tni' ' as :s> uipier kept sliH'iy pace with b.s arubition. I Fi :: low years 'so won renown, ami, with it. ;; richer guerdon?for ti e Duke upi,?; him the hand of his daughter. this dearest triumph was wrought fame which crowned his genius, but i?y the git; io?i= victory he had gained over himself. *** The leading incident of this narrative has been used in it French drama entitled, L* Chef 1/teuvre dt Llncmuu. MIS CELLANEO US. The t'ubiic Sleeting. The Democracy of Charleston are invited to convene on Monday evening next, Jftli in>t;uit, at eight o'clock, at IJibernian Hall, to hear the pnnm<t r.t' thai.* l"}nlf>IV!ltl>? to tin- llii-lmionrl Convention, and to take into consideration the nomination of Breckinridge and Lane tor President and Vice-President. We can ticnr personal testimony to the impression produced at the centre of politics, 011 all parties, by the dignity, reticence and firmness of the South Carolina Delegation, on their late mission. The political consistency, high tone, inflexible adherence to principle, and disinterestedness of South Carolina amid the general turmoil of ambition and venality, and Which were exi^iplitied and illustrated bv their bearing, attracted general attention and extorted bursts of admiring appreciation. Their very silcnec and calmness, amid the din of political and personal clamors, spoke volumes to the reflecting, and conveyed a significant lesson of wisdom, decision and integrity. The attitude of South Carolina, despite past detraction and partial isolation, was alike ominous to our opponents and cheering to our friends?it was as a citadel whose power restrained the one, and was a rallying point and base for the other. Even the Pluck liepublicans, in our hearing, called it sublime, and the friends of Douglas themselves admitted that, however they hoped that tiie energy of their cohorts would sweep over other States, they expected the surges of their triumphing wave to roll back from the rock of her consistency and firmness. Well may our people, 011 the return of their Delegates say, Well dune, and concur with them in approval with warm cordiality the glorious nomination of Preekinridgc and l.-iue. Ckurlesto>1 Xuc*. 2d inst. The Good Old Ti nes.?There is, to us, more touching pathos, heart thrilling expression, more feeling displayed, in some of the old psalm tunes than in a whole batch of modernisms. The strains go home, and the "fountain of the gloat deep is broken up"? the great deep of uiifathomed feeling that lies far, far below the surface of the world-hardened heart : and as the untoward yet unchecked tear starts in the eye, the softened spirit yields to their inlliietice and shakes off the load of earthly care, rising, purified and spiritualized, ' into a pure atmosphere. Strange, inexplicable associations brood over the inir.d, mingling their chaste melody of the musings of a still subdued, more cncerfiil character, ilow many glad hearts in the olden time have rejoiced in these songs of praise?how many sighed out I .t..ti.tj in *li.. lilninfivp notes that I 1 I L" I I U/IK|'UIIII|.l IX HIV ... steal sully, yet sweetly on tlie ear?hearts, that now cold in death, arc laid to nst, around that saered tune, within whoso walls they had so often swelled with emotion.?filnckwooil. Chops i.\ Mississippi.?l ite Hinds County I j r.'azette says that the accounts Ironi the river I I comities represent the prospects for fine crops ; | as most promising, never more so. Should the I ; season rn'ove favorable, the calculation i> that I ! there will be nearly double the quantity of ent- j , ton and i*ru ever hefore mixed in the Vallev. j I'heie is said to he fully one-thitd more iar.t! ' planted, and thai the crop-;, both on old and , new ground, -.i. : n days ora tort night earlier than n-ird. Cannes to the r*etv lork Tunes, says: Tlic more list is known of Napoleon III. the more interesting becomes the study of a character so peculiar as is his. It is a conclusive illustration of the predominance of nature over education and training. In all that he is, or is doing to-day, can be seen the same individual who figured in the Roman expedition,in the Strasbourg and Boulogne attacks and in the coup d'etat. Yaseillation and vigor, patient,' almost timorous waiting, and then a sudden' plunge, arc the characteristics of his life. The' step towards the emancipation of his country's commerce, just taken by bill), he has long had the will, as, also, it is thought the power to' make, but an undue fear of the Prohibitionists and Protectionists held him in check. Tlier coup d'etat would not have been till at a later day, had not his enemies (and this I have from1 Messrs. Thiers and Beaumont,) decided teP throw him into the castle of Vinccnncs. The1 Boulogne affair was. for success, begun too late or too cnrlv. At Strasbourg insufficient infer-* iiiation, which delay could have procured, was i the cause of defeat, and the Roman inroad w&T J altogether untimely. Yet the man's natnrcf" v J though troubled at times by obstacles insiir-' mountable to ordinary vision, like a stream, innately powerful, forced seaward by force of gravitation, has ever turned back to its natfve channel, however awry it occasionally seemed to go. So long ago as 1838, (and I here quote the words of an Ambassador of the highest character, long a resident at the Court of St. James,) Louis Napoleon, who was incessantly occupiod, on being asked by the Ilaron de S ,witb whom he was intimate, the nature of his employment, replied, "Preparing myself to be ruler of France. The elder branch of the Bourbons has been expelled, as incapable ; the" younger cannot long remain, such is tlieirfolly,andth^k^npiri^imij^B^^^'Csreton^^j^ Trance^liberalize the Government[ai^afa?^^'^^i^?' wards attend to the material interests of the* people, which the first Emperor had not time' to do." My noble informant added, that on the same day of receiving this communication,. lie sent it to his Government, and that it is now-' on record. Lie moreover told me of a curiousreply ot Lord Malmesbury's, then Foreign Secretary, to his inquiry as to what sort of a man he took Napoleon to be, at the moment when the Prince had become President of the \ French Republic. "All I can say," returned I the English nobleman, "is this,that he is amost ' extraordinary person." j . \\ lien be was intrruc at Geneva, I happened to be passing a considerable time there also. j and every morning lie used to sit for Lours i with liie, discoursing with intense interest of k Franco and French affairs, without any parties- Jti lar object or reason, so far as 1 could* see. So A one day when lie entered my breakfast-room, his hands full of maps of plans and letters, I , asked hin) plainly why, and with what object, a he so busily employed himself. Ilis answer was quick and fnmk: 'These document'1, A which you see before you, procured at some /-V :uj>tand bio, relate to the drainage ofSolognc. JBl '"hat '.bsfi'-* of eonutry. previously to tire?" AB revocation of the i-Miot of Nantes. was in a fair ' -a;i:ral purposes j had its' nUeijtioi) always diverted from j ' ;nt :o pressing matters. Hut so soon as T sludi ' | iiavi arrivvd at power, (and I shall one d?-. . ! EmpeP ,) the dra: :.t once." And in ...luur apoieon nau not been in authority a month before a special train bore him to the said land of marshes,and, after a personal inspection of it, two millions were immediately assigned for the commencement of one of the most useful and benevolent works now in progress within the limits of France. ? - ?? IIeavv Damages.?W. C. Nelson, of Monroe County, in a suit just decided in our Circuit Court, recovered damages of the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail Road, to the amountt of eleven thousand dollars. Nelson had shipped1 thousands of bushels of Wheat, a few* years 4 since, and the testimony showed that the wheat was detained in the several Depots of the Company until it was injured to some extent,, and until the price receded, causing him to' loose heavily. As many as nine of the Jurors were for allowing him *>25,000, but they finally compromised upon the award of ?11,000:. As a general thing, we are opposed to making D'?'l l /"'/Mmvotilno notf <lntll?,vnc fnr noCCItl/f 1 till! Jii'iiu \^Uiii|'aiiiv;n|ja* uiuiki^vcj iui through men's farms, and we are opposed to> taxing Corporations with improvements intended'; for the public good ; hut where a Rail Road,, as a "Common Carrier," fails to send off a* man's produce in due time, and thereby bring bankruptcy and ruin upon bimr the Company ought to pay damage*. KnoxeiUc Whig? ??? Extent ok the Empire oh Japan*.?It may, interest some of our readers to know wha^is included under the name of the Empire of Japan, which now, for the first tiin?, Hcnds an. Embassy to a distant nation, which is the moraremarkable, the youngest in the great family of nations. Japan proper, consists of three large islands, Nipon, Km sin and Sikokoki. Of these, Nipon is the largest, and contains the Capital of the Empire, Yeddo. These are surrounded by a vast number of islands?most of which little or nothing is known of?estimated hv some at 7000, and again, by others, at 5000. Tin; dimensions ol the Empire are about 171,000 sipiare miles?a little larger than the six New England States, and New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together. The population is various!v estimated at from 15,000,000 to " * - - 1 1 !~ A. 11 -1 ?. 50,000,000, ,'i!iil Uocs not, prounuiy, mil miuil of 30.000,000. f The Market Street Mciuier,?Coroner Whiting concluded the inquest on the body of Joshua, slave of Mr. I'rince, on Saturday. It appeared in evidence that .Joshua and Henry, a slave of Mrs. Greenland, with other negroes, were gambling in this den of Market street; that they got into n quarrel, and that ~ ^ Henry stabbed Joshua several times. The jury found a verdict to the effect that Ilenrv kiiled Joshua, and that J. II. Schalla and Win. IJanthje, the keeper o| the den and his bar-keeper, were accessories. Officer Hicks arrested Henry on Saturday, and he was fully commiltc to trial. Schallaand IJanthje were arrested by officers Twoliill and Caldwell, and have been held to. an.-wcrto the charges of selling liquor without iiveme to slaves; of keeping a negro gaming house, nr.a 01 insing accessun iu iuts iuuiuvi. ('harlcaton Mercury. How nu: SOCTHEIIN SENATORS STAND.?Wo w oro intbrmo'l on yesterday, by a distinguished D'.nif'. rat cf this State, just returned from Washington, that all the Southern Senators, I savi: two, will probably support Breckinridge -in ' T.-it-iv?4vy/i.'a D'*j>atch. 40