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r. The Northern man is a mapufac,urer-,ba

lar. The Northern man is manufacturers
Southern man is a cotton, rice, and sugar planter
the Western man is a farmer and spcculator-=
and the Californian, is piratical dreamer-as
full of dreams as any disciple Of Swedenbofg;
but unlike the Imaginative religonist, he does
not revcl amid world of beati6c spirits and !.
guardian angcIs-his dreams are of gold, and
plumber and devastation. The Northern States
will opprcss the Southern States for the Benefit Of
their commerce and manufacturers. The Wcs-
tern States will join in the oppression to mono2o-
lie the Offices of the Government; and as n
spice to their common measures Of extorton, and
as relaxation from their scvcrer financial stud
les, these two sections will occasionally create
wars. in order to shift off their old goods, and
their surplus of nus:y provisions, and to en-
ter, for brief period, into exciting and magnifi-
cent army spcculations. 73
To be sure it is to the interest of each of these
sections described, that the other should EXIT;
but tie interest felt, that they all should exist un-
der the present union and constitution has long
proved itself too weak, to restrain from that sa.
cred instrument, the hand Of lawlcss violence
and sacrlegc. 80 tae
The magnificent idea Of the boundless extern.
sion Of our territory may well compors with the,
views of those, who would destroy our, beautiful:
Federal system--annihilate the sovcreignty,of
the States, and build upon their ruins, mcrciess
and consolidated despotsm. BY discarding the
Constitution, and establishing strong, tyrannicaI
central Government, the Union might be presery:
ell as long as a despotisr, like that Of Russia
could last But, am opposed to the admission
of so many States into this confederacy, for tho
very reason, that when tie public interests be:
come so varied, it requires e stronger and more
absolute power to control them. When the citizen
is called upon to sacrifice his civil and potcallib-i
erty for the enjoyment of a Government, Goy-
ernment ceases to be blessing, and becomes q
curse The most imposing and soemnf forms Of
law, become the more distasteful and loatheome
to the prisoner in chains, from the very spomp
and ceremony with which they are administered.
No nation ever enjoyed freedom, with q large
extent of territory and appeal to the history Of
ell Governments to prove the assertion, :. Legal
liberty, and constitutional freedom is like the Vi
tai heat that animatcs the body; the more itis
diffnsed, the fainter becomes its glow, until it's
totally extnglshed and life has entirely departed,
THE STAR REDoUBT:9f
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CREEK.


FOR THE ADVERTISER.
Mr.. Editor In your paper of the 18th inst,
find the following:
"To LovERs.-The Picayuno says. We
promise to tell any one who will unriddle the
following, where he may 6ud sweetheart. +"
Il ProJlem.-A witty young gentleman living
with rich farmer, fell in love with his daughter.
On hearing of this he said to the young man
that there were three gates between his house
and his orchard, and that if he would go to the
orchard and get a number of apples and leave
half he had and half an apple over at the first
gate and half he had left and half an apple over
at the second gate; and half he then had left and
half an apple over at the third gate; and bring
one to him, without cutting an apple, he might
have his daughter. wish to know how many
apples he had left Mt each gate, and the number
Of apples"
Now, sag, the young man who can't unrid-
die this problem, is unworthy of sweetheart.
Why, sir, it is as easy as I" falling off of slick
log" Let him take Is apples. The half of Is,
and half over, is s, which he will leave at the
first gate, and have 7 left; the half of Z, and
half over, is a, which he will leave at the second
gate, and have left; the half of 8, and half
over, is 2, which he will leave at the third gate,
and have left, which he will present to the old
boss and take his "gal," for aught | care.
send you this, Mr.. EDITOR, for the benefit
of love-sick swains in general But wish you
to hear in mind that do not belong to this class;
nor do / claim tho benefit of the Picayune's
promise. waive my claim in favor of those
youths who think that,
"Sugar and 'lasses are nc'er go sweet,
As kneeling ut the lasses' feet"
A roxprpurD RACuEIoR
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-@i.qA4s f-f
Oppression, with its calling bands,
Now presses on the South,
And Northern tyranny commands
That we should hold our mouth,
While they are tramplisg on our rights
Who once have brothers been
So let MS, from our sunny heights,
Our rallying cry. begin!
"UNFoLo TIE FLAG, ,"the "sourHERN FLAG,
And let our warriors como
From sea board, vale and mountain cras,
To march at the roll of the drum.
II.
Against Ambition and its hordes
OF greedy, lawlcss men,
Who, for the wealth the South affords,
Would visit her again
With fire and sword, which once she bore
For them, in freedoms cause,
When Britons from aforeigu shore
Came to enforce their laws
"Risc fellowmen'-unite, unite,-
And should our foeinen come,
Well show them that we still can fight
Well march at the roll Of the drum.
Justice, Right and Virtue, all
Upon our side will stand
Then hcarken to brothers. call,
Obey CALnouS's copmand.
"US1rE, UNITE" and|hever fear,
Though ten to one our foes
To SrARrANs this were noble cheer
So strike your dcadliest blows;
And show that traitors, like the Stag,
Though Dragging, will be dumb,
To see us meath our Southern Flag,
March at the roll of the drum.
".
But should our Southern sisters fail
To join us in the cause
Shall Cardinals children quail
Can Carolina pause
Mono! our rights areours to guard
IT'S ours the time to ochoose-
asEeEssysS,, is tho ss !; t. .rumn:eazd=
Unfold then our Palmetto Flag.
Let Carolinians come
From sea-board, vale and mountain crag,
And march to the roll of the drum.
Marion C. H., July, 1851. SECESSION.
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A CONFIRMED BAcIELol
Higgins Ferry, July "a, 1851.

ADvERTIsINe.-Genin, the great halter, in
note to the editor of the New York .Cou-
rier, inviting him to test his style OF hats,
holds the following language:
"The benefits I have derived from the
press us an advertising medium it is beyond
my power to. estimate, and am well salts
fed, from careful observation and experience,
that advertising is the handspring OF success
in every branch of business"
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DsspERATIoS-A letter to. the Tribune
mentions the circumstances of a merchant
at San Francisco, who, having been burnt
out of NIL that he owned by tho previous
fires at that city, when the flames Of the last
coniiagration surrounded his building, in
which he had allhe possessed, cody invited
his wife to walk out and see the fire; when
they had passed into the street, in moment
of mad phrenzy, he drew revolver and shot
her through the head, and then instantly
ended his own life with another shot.
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CHARLESTON AWAKENING.
"RIcHARp Is HIMSELF AGAIN.

RICHARD IS HIMSELF AGAIN"
We observe with delight that ourn noble old City
is at length shaking off that seeming lethargy Of
spirit, which had crept over her wonted energies,
and is now bravely buckling on her amor for the
decisive engagement. The original Southern
fsEss ai il,
the purposes Of its formation, a new one has been
instituted and is styled the "Auxiliary Southern
Rights Association of the Parishes Of st. Phillips
and St. Michaels'' This is evidently intended to
be an active, working, moving body, devoted to
the cause of Southern Rights and to the maiutc.
nance of South Cardinals constituted authorities,
in their onward and upward course.
The meeting assembled for the purpose of or
ganizing this Association, is said by the Mercury,
to have been "one of the greatest and most i'm
pressvc political demonstrations ever witnessed in
that City--rnarked equally by intelligence, enthu.
siasm and settled determination
Hon. JOHN S. AsuE was made President of the
first talents and of the highest responsibility, were
appointed e.Presidents. A Committee of Vigi
lance, consisting of one hundred and thirty Mem.
bers was also filled out; and among them, we are
pleased to see much of the enterprise wealth, ge-
MUS and spirit Of Charleston. The whole affair
wears manly, open and fearless front, indicative
of the rapid progress of the Resistance feeling in
South Carolina.
Freemen Of the up-country! There's good
time a coming. "The deaf hear, the dumb speak,
the dead are raised up" Heavens hand is in it.
a voice has sounded from your hills and has been
shouted back from where the Occan-wavc dashes
upon your beach-and it says, "SourH CARROLL
Ma MUST AND WILL DE UNIrED!-SoUru CARoLI-
NA MUST AND WILL BE TRIUMPHANT! :"
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GSECESSION.o

THE song over this signature to be found in
another column, breathes the right spirit Will
our Marion friend please let us hear from him
again! We return him our thanks ior the highly
respectable names he has been kind enough to
ndd to our subscription list.
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PROFESSOR LARlRDE.

THIS able scholar and excellent gentleman has
returned, as is his custom, to take his summer re-
creation here in his native village. We are pleased
10 see him attaining better health rs he grows
older. The community of Edgefeld is always
Glad to welcome him and his to their midst
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FOR THE ADVERTISER.


Mr.. EDITOR Rarely indeed have we been
permitted the pleasure Of attending 4 Barbecue
equal 10 that we had the pleasure to partake of
on the l7th instant, at the residence of our old
friend, Col. WAR HoLMEs,-thc expense and
trouble of which was all shouldered by our lbe-
raj old friend and veteran. 1t was truly inferior
to none, both for quality and variety.
His guests consisted Of some ,uur hundred or
more persons, principally from the neighborhood
Immediately surrounding him, all of whom
seemed to be perfectly delighted, at home, and
much too to the qualification Of the Colonel him
self. The juvenile portion of the company, as q
matter of course, WINS engaged pretty much all
the while, in well-directed Cotillion party.
We hope that others will profit by :the exam-
pie set by Col. H., and call us together again on
o like occasion.
1JoDN,c cREEK
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w CHRIST was born among the poor,
grew up among the poor, toiled with the
poor, ard died for the poor. The cases in
which he ever came in contact-aith rich men
are noted with, emphasis in the Scripture
as remarkable exceptions. -
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SOUTHERN CONGRESS,

WE are requested BY several gentlemen to re-
insert the Southern Congress nomination. which
stood in our paper for three or four MONTHS and
we have accordingly done SO. 1t was withdrawn
only temporarily.
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Hgye TIoy. w. C PREsros.-We are graft.
fled to state, saws the Columbia Carolinian,
that this gentleman Is recovering from his
recent slight attack of paralysis. We learn
that it is Ills intention not to resume his du.
ties as President Of the South Carolina
College.
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A. AMERICAN STEAMER, Blows. UP DY.As
ENGLISH STEAM FR1GATE by the arrival
of the bark Minnesota Mt Philadelphia from
Rio Janeiro. we learn that the commander
of Fl. Z. NJ. Steamer iCormorant, had seized
the steam tow boat Sarah, owned BY 1fessrs,
Hobbs g. Avaringe. an American house7on
suspicion of her having furnished supplies
to vessels engaged in the slave trade, md eau
sed her to be blown up. It appears TINT q
notorious slave dealer named Alohonzo Ro-
mez, dispatced schooner from Rio on the
9Th ult., for the coast of;:Africa, and while
she was at anchor 8 miles optsidel of the hars
bure on the 9th iult,, the steamer: Sarph pre-
ceeded to the schooner with .snpplies.w which
the British officer supposed TO be intended
for the. maintenance Of the slaves and onex-,:
were vefIss
fed, he took possession ofthe steamersS Sarah, ],
and after transferring the crew tto the Com
orant, towed the Sarah some distance farther.
from the harbor, and had her blown up,
whereupon the owners laid the matter sbe.
fore Mr.. Todd, thc-7American Minister, who
repaired on board the Cormorant and fdemnn-
dcd an explanation, which was given, buthota
in very satisfactory manner. its under
stood that Mr. Todd has Forwarded, The
whole proceeding to Washington, and gaye,
the British officer to understand that repara1
tion and apology would be instantly demand
ed by his Government.-N. Yorker, July %;
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COMM q MIeATIoNs.
EsS,.-s.i.S>.- - ..S,n
FOR THEshDTRTIsER.

FOR TTEsApSERT1sER..
TO THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, OF COLUMBIA,
THE first company.to offer its services to Gov.
sEApRooK, in dcfeneesof Southern Rights, this
song is respectfully dedicated by an old Member.
ARA aeet Sheet and .fo,Oing Sea-"
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SOUTHERN STANDARD.

ALTHOUGH the Southern Standard peremPlofhy
declines an argument with the Advertiser, yet
this shall be no drawback upon us in exposing tic
falucy of his positions, whenever we think proper,
.specialIy when his remarks have q bearing upon
the people of Edgefcd. 1t was no paltry am5-
t;on to cross swords with the Standard Editor,
that caused our comments Of last wcek-5ut an
honest desire to place our District ':rectus in
curia'' at once.
The Editor is unnecessarily mill@d by OIL! allu-
sion to the paper under his control. Our remarks
upon that point, lie assumes, were intended for
himself If he will look again he will find this
cannot be so, unless, pcrchance, he takes the
"genius of the State all 10 himrclE We certain
intended no such personal application Of the cx-
preston. How could we, when, to tell the truth,
VIC have only very recently learned who Mr.. B. Z.
PRESLEY is, and that, too, from vague hearsay !!
But enough of this. We are perhaps less dis
posed to handy words with the Standard than nc
is with us. "Plain dealing and plain talking IS
our motto If any vince under it, it is not our
fault. five are at any time censu-ahe, tell us OF
it candidly, and we will endearor not only to see
our error but make proper amends for it.
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SrcSs OF THE TMEs.-Since our last, Issue,
says the Mis*issippian Of the 18th inst, We
havereceived many gratifying assurances'from
various parts Of the State, Of the success of
the Democratic State Rights ticket
Thompson is sweeping everything before.
him in the First District. In the Second,
Fea!hcrston is tearing away the foundations
of Submissionism. NI'Wilie has his lance
poised in the centre, and will make exter-.
minating work of Submissionism when his
canvass commences. Brown has just com-
p1cted triumphal tour, ard those who have
heard him, say that he is fairly out-doiDg
himself. He will be returned to Congress
by larger majority than ever before. JEFF
ftrson Davis will soon commence fulfilling
his appointments in the Northern Counties
and the people will turn out by thousands
to hear him. They will greet him with BAN
ners and musicand better than all, withhearts
beating with gratitude for his services in
their cause.-Stalc-Rights Republican.
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uSSA VIZ ASS''N'
But in tho present case it is not only wise, but
consistent in South Carolina to "act in concert
with those having identical interests" It is her
declared policy The publication in the Charles
ton Mercury, of an extract from Judge But
LER's speech, delivered in 1880, is entirely i'm
pertinent to the present issue. The object then
was to intcrpose the sovereignty Of the State to
prohibit the abuses and usurpations Of the gov
crnmcnt South Carolina contemplated no rero-
luton or remodeling of the government; but
held up AID acted under tho egis Of the Consti-
tuition with view to its preservation. Standing
upon tile platform OF the Constitution, he could
well say if our principles arc right. South Cara
lima small as she is, can maintain them as well
as twenty States joined" But the opinion now
obtains that the Constitution is impotent to pro-
tcct us against the cncroachments of onr enerlies
that the Union should be dissolved and the South
ern States rcorganize themselves into Southern
Confcderacy to save their liberties and institu-
tions.
No one hos been moro devoted, patriotic and
consistent upon this great question, than Judge
BUTLER, aud more deserving our lasting graft
tude. Let US show that cooperation and conse-
quently Southern Confedcracy is worth any
sacrifice, but the sacrifice Of submission. When
this is done, the co-opcrationsts will then resort
to secession by the State, as a forlorn-hope, and
prove the truth of their words that in any event
Il the fate of South Carolina shall be their fate"
CAROLINA.
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Mrs Swisshelm, after giving a long arti-
Gle on economical living, in her usual logi.
cal style, goes on 10 say, that in her opinion
raw silk is the cheapest of all materials for
dress, and publishes the following from a
friend of her, in proof Of her experience
ga friend from Morgan county, o, told US
Of girl there who had been seized with the
Multicauhs mania during It's prevalence in
this country.-She got silk worms and mul-
berry plants, and raised a great many co.
coons Itdid not pay to sell them, and she
reeled, spun and woye them into cloth, and
made herself dress. II was as coarse as
ten hundred linen, and Of the original color,
pale gray. For some years she wore il as
a isSnnday SUI, IL. then took to wearing il all
week, washing and ironing !, on Saturday 10
have ii ready for meeting next day. This
had continued a couple Of years, and the
last our Informant knew Of the dress and its
enierprising owner, they were both likely to
reach good old age, ane the dress pass on
to the next generation. She is Of opinion
that that gray silk dress is washed and IRON
ed every Saturday goes to meeting every
Sabbath, and will, Tor the next fifty years
but we know no silk fabric for sale which
would be equally tenacious Of life.-We
should greatly rejoice that some such article
could be introduced, and also the taste 10
wear Il.
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When he, who, from ibe scourge OF wronl
Aroused the Hebrew tribes 10 fs,
Saw the fair region, promised long,
And bowed him on the hills 10 die;
God made his grave, to men unknown,
Where Moab's rocks vale iniold,
And laid the aged seer alone
To slumber while tho world grows old.
Thus still, where'er the good and just
Close the dim eve on life and pain,
Heaven watches DER their sleeping dust,
I'LL the pure spirit comes again.
Though nameIess, trampied, and forgot,
His servants humble ashes lie,
Yet God has marked and sealed the spot,
To call It's inmate 10 the sky.
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f.Janqled and harsh.

Like sweet bells out of tune.n
Night, night. the lonely, the intense how
long il il seems to me ! how very long and
he has not come ye., as he promised, with
his low, silvery voice, to while away those
heavy tedious hours They say, too, that he
win not come | hear their mocking tones
as shsy talk ofihe deep sea, and whisper all
around me sha. killed him; ! who would
have died for lone look Of his That pale
sirl Aoo- why does she put her face close TO
nsss and whisper that he win never come
agaiR-l ! know that he is dead | know thai
IN the long nlghi before came here, used
TO press my hand upon my burning forebead5
and shed hot, bitter tears-It all comes
back 10 me as sil here in silence, waiting
for his voice.
How proud f.usei 70 be when | walked
about with others In This, beau,i.n..., world,
and laughed scornfally at those who came 10
.'., 40 me homage How like queen I felt
- o. sn :he pictures IN my
father's hall that they called SO lovely, and
knew that .liero was not one Of them with 2
face and form like mine My father, TOO, he
mover comes here now but smile used TO
steal over his broad, high forehead, when ]
.old him that wonld never leave hm for
ary of ihose who did homage to me then
fbas ny lover must have proud name, and
a noble mansion, and broad lands, 10 win
r. r. L.
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ihe iouowihg dramatic bulletin, which
appeared in a Dublin paper on the first ap
pearance Of the celebrated Mrs Silions in
that city, s.quite as good a criiique and as
Tree from the bluniers as some which have
appeared in certain journals more recently
-
"on sai,n1ny, May 80, 1884, Mrs. Sill.
dons, about whom all the world has been
talking, exposed her beautiful and lovely
person, for the first time, at the Smock Alley
Theatre, in the bewiiching, fearful and all.
melting character Of Isabella. From the re
peated panegyrics in the impartial London
newspapers, we were taught 10 expect the
sightof aheavenly angel but how were we
supenaturally surprised into the most awful
joy at beholding mortal goddess, The
house was crowded with hundreds more
than il could hold, with thousands OF admi-
ring spectators who went away without OBJ
taining sight. This extraordinary phenom-
ena oftragie excellence the star of Mel.
pomene! this comet Of the stage this sun
in the armament of the muses. this moon
Of blank verse this queen and prince of
tears this Donnellan of the poisoned bowl |!
this empresssf the pistol and dagger the
chaos of Shakespeare this world OF weeping
clouds the Terpsichore Of the curtains and
scenesl this Prosperpiae Of fire and earth
quake this Kat,erielto Of wonders exceed
ed expectations, went beyond belief, and
scared above all the natural powers Of de-
ssripton She was nature itself she was
the most exquisite work Of art she was the
very daisy, primrose, tube rose, sweetstriar,
furze blossom. .gill-fower, waH flower, cauii
flower and rose mary tn short she was a
Boquet Of Parnassus! Where expectation
was raised SO high, it was thought she
would be injured, by her appearance but
], was the audience who were injured sever.
al of them tainted before the curtain was
drawn up.
When she came 10 the scene of parting
with her wedding ring, ah! what sight
was there! The very fiddlers in the orches-
ira, albeit unused to the melting mood, blub
bered like hungry children, crying for their
bread and butter and when the bell rang
for music between the acts, the tears fell
from the bassoon players eyes in such plentI.
ful showers that they choaked the finger
stops and making spout of that instru-
meni, poured in such torrents on the first
fiddler's book, that not seeing the overture
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!. Dang me, & idon'. b.IIeye Id wo.l,

Z Dang me, Il idont b'iieve The wotll's
a wheelbarow.n said jolly inebriate as he
rolled on the pave, aahd Pm the wheel re-.
volving on the haxis. Now I'm in the mud p
continued he, as he fell headlong into the
gutter, and now Pm on dry land. " as he
fetched up on The curb stone. His conclu-
ding remark, as his boots followed his head
down an open celIar.way, was" now TIE
wheel is broke, and the vehicle is ont Of re-
pair.--C Cambsidge Chronicle