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be given, much less offered, by the
North. If the South takes less, she
would be guilty of treason--treason to
herself, to her people, and posterty!
The glib charge of treason is getting too
stale toproduce much effect upon the
movements of the Southern people, and
we trust there are few of them can be
frightened from the firm maintenance of
their rights by such bugbcars.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGA-
1TION,

!
We can scarcely say what we wish to
say of the. conduct of theSouth Carolina
delegates to tho conNentioh without re-
minding them'that /. the citizens of their
state are somctimeFf held up as bugbcars
to to frighten timid soy Sthern politicians with.
They know how earnestly it has been
charged, by way OF rch;oach, that the
"South Carolina disunionist's would con-
troll the convention" and will, we hope,
pardon us for an expression of the graft
fication we felt in seeing these, imputa-
tons so ehectually dIspelled by their ac-
ton. They have lived them all down, in
less than two weeks.
They declined taking that lead in the
proceeding which would have been con-
ccdcd TO their ability as statesmen, and
seemed only anxious that the positions
taken should be such as to enable South
Carolina to follow the lead of other states.
There was less of disposition on their
part to control and find fault than on the
part of any other delegation, and quite as
much Of IL disposition to conciliate and
harmonic. They have entirely ievolu-
tionzed the opinion here which suspected
them of luke-warmness to the Union, and
have won golden opinions from all classes
for their state, their cause, and them
selves"
Nashville Union.
| THE BIRD AND THE SNAKE.-IIntercst-
ing Lncident--We take the following in
tcresting paragraph from the Mobile Tr-
bunc:
"Two gentlemen of our acquaintance,
of unimpeachable veracity; witnessed
a scene the other day worth recording
They observed at the distance of some
thirty feet from them very strange and
unaccountablc conduct on the part of a
bird-commonly called the "cow bird"
resembling in color and shape the mock
ing bird of this region; though somewhat
smaller. On watching it narrowly they
discovered that it was engaged in con-
flict with snake some eighteen or twen-
ty inches in length. In few moments
the bird was victorious. 1t suddenly
caught the snake by the head, and flying
with it to an old pine tree, succeeded,
after hard struggle, in fastening it on II
pointed splinter. Thus pinioned, the
snake was entirely helpless. The bird
watched it for moment with apparently
the utmost complacency, and then contiu-
ued its reprst, devouring within ten or
fifteen minutes three fourths of the length
of the snake.
A soldier on trial for habitual drunk
ness, was addressed bp the President.
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"This is but anothe of the stealthy and
unprlncipled acts Of Gen. Taylor to rob
the Southern States of their dearest
privileges. A more open base act of
Government tyranny has perhaps never
before been perpetrated. Texas bides her
time " rs
The Galveston News, in doing like
wise, slys:
eve can only say that we are glad the
true issue has been at last presented to
our citizens We shall now soon know
whether our citizens are ready to meet
thatissue and defend their rights at all
hazards, or whether they will tamely give
up their rights at all hazards, or whether
they will tamely give up their rights In
view OF the superior power against which
we shall have to contend, in order to
maintain them"
The Galveston Journal, in reference to
the proclamation, says:
We forbear comment until a fulthcr
development Of facts 1t looks, though,
W onderfully like part of the system of
tactics that has been adopted to extort
from Texas a sale and surrender of that
Territory"
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TIE NAUvoo TEMPLE AGAIN Destroy
ED.--A fatality seems to attend the tenn
pie at Nauvoo. TWAS finished by the
Momons in 1S45, was nearly DESTROYED
by fire in 1S4S, and on the-27th Of Nav
a tremendous hurricane demolished the
walls. The Icarian community of socia-
lists, under Cabct,' had purchased it, and
were engaged in repairing it, with a view
to fitting it up for schools. studying and
meeting halls. and great refectory for
thousand persons. The surrounding
buildings were also demolished, and in
the wash house, where six Icarian women
were washing, there was so sudden an in,
undation from the rising creek that the
woman had TO escape through the win
dows. The community are going to un-
dcrtake the erection Of another large and
fine building,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21

and his antagonists. Mr.. Benton's letter
is characteristic grufT enough in all con-
cience to be almost beyond the limits OF
courtesy, and yet we hope honeStn lis
profession Of invincible attachment 10 the
Union. The Richmond Enquirer is quite
angry with Mr.. Benton, though still with
its palernal contemporary in Washington'I'
n,anifests very distinct appreciation OF
the wisdom Of not rubbing old Bullion :
bris eles too roughly the wrong way
There might be danger in that, the En-
ouiret thinks.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
A Calculating bridegroom.

"Tvr known some very mean men IN
NV time, There was Deacon Overreaet',
now, he was SO mean, he always carried
a hen in his gig box when he travelled, ="
pick IN the oats his horse wasted ~ .''e
n anger, and lay an egg for his breakfast
in the morning. And then there was fiu-
go Himmelman, who made his wIie d'g
oo,otoes to paw for the marriage license
mus, tell You that story of Hugo, iof II s
no, bad one and good storles' IKE P''
,a,oes, amt as plenty as they used 10 be
when was boy. Hugo is nelghooT
of mine, though considerably older , IN; !,
be. and a mean neighbor he Is, too. " ELL
when he was going to get married ~
Gretchen Kolp, he goes down TO faTsoh
Rogers, at Digby, to get license. 'fM'
SON. saws he, whats the price OF H.
cense , six dollars says he. Six dol
lars g says Hugo; that's dreadful sign.
of money! Couldn't you take no less J!
Mo- says he. That's what they cos.
me 10 the Secretary's office at HALIFAX
well, how much do you ak for publish
ing church, them Nothing, says par
son. WELL says Hugo, that's so cheap
l can't expect you 10 give no change back
think ri be published. How long does
ttake p Three Sundays Three Sun
daysv Gays Hugo, We'll, that's q long
time, too. But three Sundays only make
fortnight. after all; TWO for the covers
and one Tor the inside like; and SIX dol
lars is a great sum of money tor poor
man to throw away. ! must walt. DO
off he went a-jogging towards nome anG
a-looking about as mean as anew-Sleareu
sheep. when all at once bright thought
came into his head, and back he went, as
hard as hishorsecould carry him. 'Parson,
says he, I've changed my mind. Here
the six dollars. I'll tie the knot tonight
with my tongue, that | can't undo with
nv teeth why what i'll naiur is the
meaning of all this |! says parson. "hy'
says Hugo, 'Pve been cipherlng 1t out IN
nv head, and it's cheaper than publishing
bans, after all. You see, Sir, It's pota
toe-digging time if wait to be called II
church, her father will have her work tol
nothing; and. as hands are scarce ant
wages high, if l marry her tonight, she
can begin to dig our own tomorrow, anf
that will pay for the license, and just sew
en- shillings over: for there amt man II
all Clements that can dig and carry a.
many bushels in day as Gretchen can
And, besides, fresh wives, like fresh ser
wants work like smoke at first, but they
get scarce and lazy after while. ~
Life in a Colony.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
MANY VOTERS
papers Of the District please copy.

Tur HONE JouRxAL.-This spicy pr
,,,,, aud talented Journal is to DO ISSUED
on the first Of July next IN ne" series
in which It's past excelIencies are to be
ou,shone and new and Interesting features
added. The Home Journal furnishes liz
readers with the newest and freshest MEL
lipence on all the subjects politics and re-
ligion excludedD of general interest, IFS
original matter is indeed original and It's
selections truly rscherches. Once one
has been fortunate enough to get an nitro
duction 20 the Journal, 1t is a very hard
Thing indeed to part acquaintanceshlP.
Terms, for one copy 81, for three 80
or one copy years for IS, always IN adj
vance.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
snbsedasntly the same elias: OF men,

Subsequently the same clas s;. Of m m ssv.
mere corporal's guard. assemo' ,s and ~, an.
eral of The counties of u'e s'",I a"s
pointed delegates to the famous Mlss,ss .l'
81 Convention, which suggested the NasL,
Vile Convention. Less than i'a'l OF III.
counties were represented by resident n"
delegates, and they were appoint s" 1b;!-
meetings varying in number from mi, ln'I :,
teen, in the city of Natchez, 10 ProOao'y
one hundred in some other county. =,
Such was the origin of the Nashv,,.e
Convention, The motives ofi's or'glna-
tors will be the subject Of my next ''u'D
ber."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
Candidate for the Reform Convention.

We Judge from communication in the
last number of the Free Press that the
announcement made in the Register of last
week, of the name Of HENRY BERRY, ESQ,
to represent, in part, this District in the
October Reform Convention, is generally
acceptable to the County. Mr.. Berry
needs no recommendation at our hands.
His long identification with this county :;
his high personal and professional stand
ing; long experience in matters ofjuridl-
cal, political and public concern; his fine
judgment; strong good sense, and easy
and affable manners are but portion of
the qualities that fit him for the discharge
of such duties as will devolve upon
member of the Convention. Mr.. Berry
is friendly TO Reform, and yet he is safely
conservative, able we'll TO weigh adyanta-
ges and disadvantages, and whilst advan.
cling popular liberty and seconding the ef-
forts of healthy progress, he will lend
no counienancc to hazardous or unwarran-
ted innovations.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21

The Reader will find on our outside
page letter from Mr.. Senator Benton to
Judge Walker, Editor of the n. o. Delta.
Ii was written in answer to letter from
JudgeW alker,in which Mr.. Benton was in
formed that in the new paper al 81 Louis
about to be edited by Walker, no interfer.
ence would be had in the matters in con.
,roversy in that State between Mr.. Benton
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
The GaIphin Claim.

The Committee Of the House Of Repre-.
senistires have reported or the subject Of
this claim. As usual now adays, we get
4 majority. minority and sub-rePorts.-
From these we learn that the original
claim, admitted by Congress WAS 49,
1857. whilst The interest allowed by
Attorney General Johnson and paid by
Secretary Meredith amounted 10 10 less
than sl9l,3G2,S9.
The majority Of The Commute report
against the payment Of The interest as
contrary 10 the practice fine government
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
Peter NJ. DeShOng.
vance.

The last number of the SPlrIIoi Jeiler-
son contains letter to the Editor from
Peter NJ. Deshoug, in which Deshong
offers for dollars enclosed TO him al Lam
caster, Pa, to communicate his new mode
of computing numbers, Whereby as he
SAYS, '"aIl arithmetical rules can be learned
in half an hour by any person having the
printed rules.
We happen to have once seen some
rules sold in this way by Mr.. Deshong'
and have to say about them that they were
miserable imposture, richly en"'iIng
their vender to all the rewards appropriate
to a piece of consummate swlndlIng'-
Deshong himself seems to have the tacul-
ty of ready calculation, butwe have never
heard of single instance in which he has
communicated his methods 10 another.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
The South and the Union.

We extract the following from the
pages of the New York Farmer and Me
chanc, a weekly paper that we can and
do warmly recommend as worthy tho sup
port of the AgricuIluraIIsts and Mcchan-
les of the whole Country. ltls highly
intelligent, industrious, ll-Got-uP paper,
and deserves general encouragement
Although the following was intended
only as private communication, the sen
nmcnts ii expresses, and the ideas advah-
ICED. arc so much in accordance with orr
own views, that we have venluIed 10 tres
pass on the Indulgence Of our corresPon-
dent in giving publicity To the extract sp-
pendrd below. Having. as m uncep-
tlonable rule, excluded almost every high
,Iv commentators communication from
our columns, we may be excusahIe III
giving publicity To lhis, particularly rs 1t
relates not exclusively TO our own midi
vidual course -
"A sense Of Justice forblds my closing
this communication, without an ackn0wI-
cdgemcnt of the great benefit. that We, al
the South, have derived from yours and
similar publications.
A great portion OF the Southern States
have excellent facilities jOr manufacturing;
but, owing TO old prcudIces--preJudlccS
excited by dcmagogucs, and ios'crrd ny
designing politicians, these noble llciIliles
have remained unnUtlccd-our valuable
minerals unwrought; while our soil ~
exhausted, and It's denudcd surface turned
10 the sun to be parchcd INTO perfect sler.
iilily. and dcslroycrs have passed over,
like the locust. and gone to carry their
devastation still farther.
Bat your publication (avoldng every
thing hat might disturb sectional iccl'
ing> has gradually fsrced It's way among
us, carving conyiciion Of IT'S truths TO onf
minds, thereby exciting 4 taste I"r me-
chancal pursuits; and Ivy unipng mem
with science, has introduced them 10 our
most enlightened aud practical men, ind"-
cling Them TO employ their capital IN man
IullrtOrcs, which are increasing the INDUS
lry and wealth Ol The country, ue'eioPpt
its neglected resources, converting IT.
temporary camps into comfortable home
slcads, and giving honorable and ProhiaoI'
cmpIoymdn To thousands OF IIs destitute
and idle inhabitants, and will, ~ 'e"
wears more, work out such al assimilation
of feeling. interest, and character between
he North and South, and 80 strengthen
the bands of this Union, that ianalcIoih
on the one side, and dcmngoguclsm on
rhe other, may unite i'll vain TO dissolve
or even impair it. believe disunlon Is
IN It's death Struggle now. Thus you'
and yonr contemporaries. III the most IN
obuusive maDnrr possible. and, perhaps.
without anticipating such great results
ave welded an instrument more potent
for p0iHicH good. than any Other depart
nent Of he press in The country.
J. II. i.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21

THE TOwILL FACroRIEs. The Low
I'll Advertiser, ~ n0Il"ITg The assertion
that some oG The factories /" that city had
stopped nnIing because rhol couIdm'I sell
their goods, says:
=. Some of HE mills ~ Lowell are 10 b.
stopped To have their machinery repaired
aud improved, and soine Ia smbsliuic the
Turbine Tor the oil wheel. But not otc.
We lhnk. on account Of depression Of
Inc manufacturing business.
II SAWS also Ihat HE owners intend GET
ing rid Of their foreign IabOrers TO a great
extent, and get back the American women
md men, whose labor. after all, Is cheap
est on accoun, Of their greater skill.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21
seen Inc

MrssRs. Eplrops Having seen i,a a.J
name of Henry Berry ESD a''"% I;H,,ic,
u" "a' - candidate to represent the uiS,,v I
comnosed of jefferson, b'rNeley CIV W."
clark Counties in the Convention i"F re-,
modelling the Constitution oil VIfs,n,n, ~
!" with pleasure we give Our concurrence te
Is, ,ha, nomination. Knowing him I" DC
y firm advocate Of Reform we can safety
p him to the support oil Inc W" 81
,ers Of the district. He ism favour ,h o,
The extension of the Right Of suffrage , ,'s
lection of Governor, SheriiS &c, ol III"
People, opposed to the present IT, C f,rnHr
Court system, and in general IA b ,"'T ,Ir
Of the many reforms demanded by '"e
people. ,s ~, Of view, he
Is we'll known to be gentleman "i Il h'Sr
order of intellect, and above all a man an
who in a life of many years has gained 'o'
himself from all classes and profession
,ha, esteem, yes, love, which should at
WAYS be accorded 10 one OF undouo'c'
integrity and honesty. ,orppS
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-21

We understand that many of the Osna-
burg Mills IN Georgia have stopped oper-
aliOns. and that the Charleston Mills, 'hs
Granville 300 looms, the Augusta 20"
looms, the Charleston 100 looms. have
under consideration the Proprieiy oi run
nmg half time until change Vi unes
takes place.