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' " LIBERTY AND MY NATIVE SOIL." VOLUME IV. - - - - - - -?? - -j NUMBER 19. | ABBEVILLE C. H, S. C., JULY 7, 1847. Published every Wednesday Morning liv CHARLES II. ALLEN, EDITOR AXD PROPRIETOR. ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS if paid \vit)iin throe months from the time of subscribing, or TWO DOLLARS if paid within six mouths, and TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS if not paid until the end of the year. No subscription received for less than six months; and 110 paper discontinued until all arrearages aro paid. Subscriptions will be continued unless notice be given otherwise, previous to the close of volume. TMn minor will !if> Kent nut of iln; Stute iiiiIpkm I payment is made in advancc. ADVERTISEMENTS, inserted at 75 els. per square of twelve lines 1'or tho first insertion ; and, 37 1-2 cts. for each continuance. Those not having the d?:sired number of insertions marked upon them, Will be continued until ordered out and charged according v. 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We promised in our last, Mr. Editor, to offer a few reflections in relation to what avc conceive to be the best mode of successfully advancing the cause of temperance ; and to do this understanding!}', it is important that we should first consider that the origin of the temperance reformation was not in temperance societies, nor in temperance lectures?so far from it, indeed, that we arc satisfied, in our own mind, that they 1 i ? nave, ai many places, ana at many times, been a great stumbling block in the way o( the free arid liberal exorcise of the public sentiment on the subject, liefure there ever was a temperance society, public opinion began to be aroused to the importance ot* tho subject; and hence societies and temperance lectures bejrau to be known und heard among us merely as means or agents to carry on. and to awaken, the latent desires of thf. public mind on the subject, in such a way as to concentrate tho strength and energies of the whole into one channel. Hence we see the utility of associations in promoting any laudable enterprize whatever. The joining of a temperance society, therefore, is not temperance itself, as many imagine, any more than a refusal to attach oneself to the society is drunkenness itself. Societies and lectures are not, from the very nature of things, cal-! eulated to advance any gooj <-.ause if*hey are not chiefly characterized by love, moral r?p.r?n:??ion- lr<?? l!li.?rol ?r?/l ed respect for the opinions, sentiments, and moral character of others who may be disposed to dissent. If a cause be worth advocating, its true character and bearing upon the community can not be so filly known and felt as when it is set forth in its true colors, and can not and will not sucsucceed so well in its object, as when it is stripped of every thing that is calculated to obscure the mind and infringe upon the rights of opinion. All men differ, more or less, upon almost Oiroftr ollUtOnl tllol 41- ~ ? u>ui j ou uj'^vi mm Hit" liuiiliiu 111111(1. Philosophers, divines, politicians and doctors, often disagree in the means to be used to effect certain ends; but the object of them all should be truth, the general good, and universal happiness, which cannot be .effected without a proper self-command, fortitude, forbearance, and a free, liberal and forgiving spirit. These should highly mark the conduct and actions of all who <;nanrrp * C'O" in the moral reformation of society, as without them, no lasting or permanent good can be the result. For it is a fact well known and felt in all ages of the .jvorld that, whoever undertakes to correct the follies of rality will be cherished, and his death deplored. Selfishness, pecuniary interest, party purposes, worldly aggrandizement, abuse, solfcstecm, hypocrisy, narrow, contracted, and partial views, as to the opinions of others, are the certain harbingers of error, strife, opposition, contention, wild fanaticism, and consequent defeat and utler disappointment. The desire of the philanthropist is thai tcinpernncc, morality, peace and religion, should be the watchword of* all mankind: and, therefore, his maxim should be to do all the good he can in producing this state of moral reform, and ;is little harm ; and in all things he should keep in view the opinions of the mass of mankind, as it is upon them that /lis means of reform are designed to have eflect. Mis whole object should be to convince the understanding, and not to excite the passions, and the human mind is so constituted, when thus operated upon, as ?l|\V?l\M H I i|H J U lUSl'.U. We would not give a straw for the man who c.in bo driven by ihc tide of popular favor, when his reason, judgment, and moral responsibility dictate a different course : place him where you will, and such a character is a nuisance to society, and should not be trusted even in the ordinary aftairs of life. And here, we are sorry to say, that winy brftrr persons are often actuated from no higher motives than those ofpopu lar approbation, even in matters of vital importance to the general good; but the reason is that their mainsprings of noble and independent action have not been aroused?their judgment has not been convinced?the pure and heaven-horn motive power of moral action lias not been awakened, and they have all their life, been time serving men. Every reasonable man in the world will agree that intemperance is a great evil?no difficulty here?this is taken for granted , and since we sec such opposition to temperance societies as .now, and ever has existed, we must seek the cause of this opposition in something else. What is it? (In our I . -\ m 1 _ II 1 1 * I nexi. mr. iviuor. we wji i enueavor 10 snow.) j THE ASCENT FROM BETHANY. It was nigh to cvcnii;lc?the in?llow li^ht of the rapidly sinkinir sun fell, noiselessly, upon tin' vales and hills of Palistine, bathing in brilliance the gold-fretted roof of the Temple, and tinging with its mild lustre Jerusalem's battlements and walls. It was a quiet evening,?calm, serene, an 1 beautiful,?such an one as wooed to rest the happy birds of Paradise, when night first gathered her curtains roun I the sinless earth. An hour or two before, a Ji;tie band might have been seen issuing from tho city, by the "beautiful gate" which leads eastward towards Cedron. Amid the gaiety and the business of thronged streets, that little band passed quietly along unnoticed. Out through the cate and across Cedron'* narrow plain, which lies between the H dv City and the Eastern mount, they woifd their way, if not unobscured, at least, unremarked, and begin to thread the winding road which encompasses the ascent of Olivet. Who arc they, who thus, as day's last hours are rushing to a close, retire from the city's din, to tread the mountain height? Is this some religious festival procession? No: lor there are no Levites blowing upon their silver trumpets?there are no mitred priests with robes flaunting in the evening breeze? no swinging censors mingling the incense with the mountain air?no trained choristers filling the evening's ear with their rejoicing anthems. Nor is this a military band?for they are heralded by no strains of martial music?they have no banners playinjr in-the air?no armour elitterinsr in the sunset?nor is their step the measured movement of the soldier. Nor yet is this n regal procession?for there q nn iniifulofl fp-nfn rodnnlirtrr pause;?gathering closely, they press! around their leader, as if thev wore soldiers i receiving1 from llieir captain his commands, now, they all fall upon "their knees before him as though he were a king, and they were subjects offering homage at his feet? | and now?lie stretches out his hun Is above them, and Ionics up, as though he were a priest pronouncing benison upon an assembled host. Buc see?they start to their feet together, all at once, as though tlicy were impelled by some sympathetic power. A strange light gathers round them?they look upward?the Heavens are hung with a drapery more gorgeous and magnificent than ever to a pouts laneics seem tlie golden-tinted hues of an autumnal sunset. The clouds are rolled into a throne, which shines like burnished silver, set with sapphires, and around it stand hosts of shining ones, clad in the livery of Heaven, " in every band a golden harp, on every h<>ad a crown," while upon that throne clothed in glory, of which their minds had only faint conceptions, sits that one who had led them hither and blessed them there. Withintense interest, yet with silent awe, they gaze upon the wondrous scene?their eyes arc riveted upon that glorious spectacle. and their souls absorbed by a new-born joy. I Wrapted in contemplation of the manilestation of their master's glory, they feel not that he is leaving them they think not of the keen sorrow which to-morrow will be theirs, when the morn comes but their leader comes not?joy now so fills their souls that they have no time for sorrowing or for selfish thought atr.:d this blaze of glory. But meanwhile the throne stands not still? slowly?slowly?but steadily, it moves upward and upward,?the rejoicing Heavens gladly unfold to afford a pathway for their triumphant king, and the throne, with its monarch and its glittering throng, passes on, and on, and on, amid the triumphal shouts anu acclamations loud ot Heaven's Hierarchies, and then?as if jealous that the earth so lung should see the glories of the upper realm?the clouds reunite, and shut in the ascending throng from mortal vision. That King was Jksits. and that little band the faithful few who had been with | him in His sorrows; who had witnessed His sufferings, and to them He appeared after his reserreclion. Their Kinghas left them, yet they stand there still gazing up towards Heaven? looking, but looking vainly for the clouds to disperse again, and allow their souls to feast upon that glorious scene. But now they gaze only upon the shifting clouds.? The bright unnatural grandeur of the sky, has given place to the more usual appearance which it wears as the hand of summer twiliszht beffins to draw the curtains of the night. Sorrow intensiblv steals over them ; they begin to realize that Jesus had left them. They recall his repeated predictions of tlis final depariure from them, and as they stand there all silent, into the heart of each there creeps the first sad feeiing of spiritual orphanage. They feel that they are alone?that he will come to them in person no more; but still they cannot, will not go, but stand there gazing sti.l, for there they saw him last, and that to them is a holy spot. In the meanwhile, Jostls has not forgotten them. As he rides upon his triuphal throne up to his fither's mansions, amid the gratulatious of attendant myriads, and the anthems sweet of cherubim and seraph.? He detaches from the attendant throng two of the angelic host, and bids them bear to His wandering frinds His parting message of consolation?and lo ; while the disciples still are gazing steadfastly toward Heaven, the messengers from the Heavenly court stand by them, and the silence is broken by the Angels voice saying, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye here gazing up into Heaven ? This samfe Jesus, who is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen llirn go into Heaven." This message brought comfort and joy to their troubled souls, and they turned their faces homeward, and retraced their steps.? Orion, NAZARINE WOMEN. Miss Plumely, in hor journals of travels in Palestine, give this description of the women of Nazareth. There h:"' 1 sion of the daughters of Israel; thoir figures, the unite I delic iry an:l voluptuousness of form which the finest stiUie? possesses.? The eo-j'.utncs of those we saw this evening, was well suited to their wearers. Their longhair: which was pi tiled, le!l over their shoulders, and was in many instances ornaini'n e 1 with great numbers of gold sequins, and some pearls; in others, flowers of brilliant hues replaced the "pearl an 1 gold," i.- i.-ii - -- --- win mi wwn- mo mil. iiioso wowsers, drawn tight at the anekle, (which not untrctjuoiitly, was encircled with silver bracelets.) the petticoat reaching only to the knees, and the under vest open at the breast.? Lt is neither boddice, tunic, or jacket, but something between each. The Charleston Mercury contains a report of an important case recently decided in that city, fr<?m which wc gather the following fact:?The Charleston Caulc, it appears, loaned a customer $20,000, and received in pledge Slock of the Kail Road and Bank (Inmnnnif In tin* itr?? n(' " 4 A J V w VIIW ituiVMiiik U L VI * UOj UO collateral security. The note was not paid at maturity; and at the request of the debtor time was given from 8th December, 1S3S, to January 4, 1842; when, after full notice, the Stock was sold in op mi market by a Broker, and bid off at the full market price the President of'.lie Bank, who caused the amount of sales to be carried to the credit of the debt. The Stock was bid off at about $15 per share; some months after it appreciated, and was sold at a considerable profit. I.. XT,.. l IOJ- \.:ii i -1 i . ill x>u vcmuci, low, u. uili was I11C11 10 cuinpel the Bank to give credit for their re-sale, on the around that, being Trustees to sell, they could not buy themselves,and, as Trustees, must account for all their profits to their u cestui qui trust" and so Chancellor Job Johnson, in an elaborate decree, decided. An appe.il was taken by the Bank to the Appeal Court of Equity, and was argued at its late silling, by 13. F. Hunt and C. G. Memniinger, Esq'rs., for appellant, and Mr. Batly, Attorney General, and Mr. Flayne, for the appellee. The appeal Court reversed the decree, and dismissed the bill, thus affirming the validity of the sale.? Many large eases were awaiting this decision, and thousands would have been put into litigation if the decree had been sustained. The position maintained by the Bank, and sustained by the Appeyl Court, were these: Grounds of appeal.? 1st. Because, after the default, there was in fact no fiduciary relations between the Bank, and its borrower, in the just sense of the terms. There was no obligation to serve, and no compensation for service. The stock was actually sold to the Bank and transferred at the inception of the debt, and after the default was the property of the Bank, who were only bound to give credit for it at the time payment was peremptorily demanded, which they did. 2. Because the usage of Banks is obligatory on its customers, authorizing-, in case a redemption is not efleeted, a sale by a nub lie broker, as a common agent; and the creditors, having an interest, is authorized to protect his interest, by bidding; otherwise, in case of insolvency of the debtor, they could not secure themselves by giving the highest bid at auction. Paixiian Guns.? This formidable war engine, of which so much has been lately said, ani wb ,h have been considered the invention oi the French General whose name it bears, is in reality the invention of Colonel Bomf'ord, the head of the United Slates Ordnance Department. The following note in relation to this subject is contained in the valuable work on Military Arts and Science by Lieutenat Halleclc. United States Engineers, under the head of "Siege Artillery 1" " Paixiian Guns or Columbian.?These pieces were first invented by Col. Bomford, of the U. S. Army, and used in the war of 1812. The dimensions of these guns were first taken to Europe by a young French officer, and thus fell into the hands of Gen. Paixhan, who immediately introduced them into the French service. They were by this means made known to the rest of Europe, and received the name of the person that introduced them into the European services rather than that of the original inven Ax Amazon.?The young Queen of Spain is a perfect Amazon, as the follow* ing account of her daily employments will show :? At ii o'clock, not of the morning, but of the. afternoon, she rises. Hardly dressed^ for the toilet is the least of her cares, she has a very light and elegant equipage hafm.ssed. a present from the Queen of England, in which she seats herself alone, though sometimes with her noble lord, to the ?rreat terror of the latter, who looks unnri i - I- J his safe return lo the place as a miraclcj lor his royal half drives the mettlesome animals at a furious rate. At 5 o'clock dinner is served, and as soon as the repast is over, Isabel 11. exerciscs at fencing, which she varies by changing the pistol for the sword, according to her fancy ; after which sho mounts a saddle horse. The exercises ended, she plays, dances, sings, and the like, till morning, when the council of ministers^ at which she always presides, takes place. When the functionaries communicate their wish to sleep, she dismisses them, and re* mains alone till seven, the hour at which, the prince, her spouse, who retires at eleven of the evening, rises, which is precisely the moment she retires. O'Connell's Will.?The London Times of the 3d instant, tiius speaks of the late Mr. O'Conncll's wiii:? "It is said that the whole of the landed property in Kerry, including Darrynane Ahhy, and the town residence in Merrion square, have been bequeathed to Mr. Maurice O'Connell, who is already handsomely provided for in the Prerogative Court, is not, it is added, mentioned in the will. These are the only items that have transpired ; b'it as it is generally believed that there will be a tolerably heavy draw upon the funds of the insurance offices, consequent upon the death of Mr. O'Connell, it may bo inferred that provisions has been made for the other members of his numerous family." How to Get an Enemy.?Loan a man a small sum of money for a day. Call upon him in a "week for it. Wait two months. In three months insist upon his paying you> He will get angry?denounce you, and evet after speak of you in abusive terms We have seen this experiment tried repeatedly, and never knew it to fail. There is no more effectual way to get an enemy than to loan money to a brassy and impudent rascal. Wat-thr Scott's Son.?The funeral of Sir Walter Scott, heir to the title of the great novelist who built Abbotsford, took place from that elegant mansion in the early part of May, and was accompanied by every expression of popular sympathy. The trades people of Melrose in deep mourning, met the procession, which consisted of twenty carriages and proceeded with the hearse to Melrose Cross, where they drew up in two lines, and uncovered while the mourners passed 011. All the shops and public houses wore closed, not in Melrose alone but in Darnic. Mr. Walter Scott Lockhart of the 10th I^ancnrs?heir to thfi lnnrlfiH pstnfps but not to the title which becomes extinct?? was the chief mourners. Arcluleacon Williams performed the funeral obsequies as he had done in the case of the illustrious author of Waverley, amid the ruins of Melrose Abbey?ruins rendered immortal in his prose and verse. Thus ends the honors which Sir Walter^ in succeeding to invest himself with hope would descend upon his family whilst he sacrificed to a towering ambition after a princely residence, and a titlc^ his own personal comlort his health and his life. He was made a baronet, he built a castle but he died insolvent, whilst the heir tor his title a soldier in India, has died childless. Let Children Sino?-Wo extract tho following beautiful and judicious remarks from 'Phrenology for Children.' Itabounds in passages remarkable for their simplicity and eloquence. "All children can learn to sinsr if thev commence in season. I do not say that all will have the same sweet voice of the nightingale ; for some have naturally sweet, mild and soft voices, when they talk, while others speak in loud, strqgg and masculine tones.