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S0iJTHERV PRESS

THE papers from all portions OF the Union, with the
exception Of those in own State, are down upon
the Southern Press The various presses have arro-
gated TO Themselves the privilege Of determining that
he" Southern Press stands still" "The POOR Press
is in queer fix" "It was an end of usefulness,
and at variance with common sense for the Southern
Press not to support PIERCE" &C., &c.
They imagine, we suppose, that the Press i. in its
"seer and yellow lsa' and, rs usual nre ever ready
to strike while their victim is apparently prostrate
Those who in the days Of its prosperity dared not
cross lanccs with its powerful arm-now that that
arm has become, rs they think, paralyxed, and the
tournguet presses its precious limb for ampua.
tion are among the foremost to enter the lists against
their enlecbled foe.
The New York Herald in nm insoent and haunting
manner says: g We suspect the Editor only knows
half his bu,iness-and badly that" Now had the
Herald stopped here should have left the Editors
of the Press to fight their battles, but when
goes on 10 reproach the Press follows, it only
admire the grea. CALHOUN, and stand alone, as he
stood alone-soitary and alone" deem it the duty
of every American to set his ce against its language
and TO reckon it among -
"The host deIighting to deprare.
Who track the steps of glory to the grave"
To have been IN admrcr of Mr.. CALHOUN certain
ly reflects no shame or dshonor upon the Press.
Could it stand alone, as he stood alone--sotary and
Alone" let assure the Herald that it would not
only now be the admiration of the world, but the
great land mark for future generations
Now we IN favor Of giving the Press fair trinl.
Though a difference Of opinion between its Editors
upon political questions should, for while, render
its columns less interesting than usual, though
by sudden split, its pen and head should lose for
while, their accustomed style, and both should jar,
who say but that in short time it will resume its
former proud and prominent poson 1t i, but right
give it fair showng-thus much, indeed the high
position which it has heretofore occupied demands
However much the Herald may rejoice over the
misfortnnes of the Press, We think he might at least
allow the Great Carolinian to rest in peace. by
indirect thrsts lie attempts to arish the memory or
CALHOUN, and hang the black escu,cheon over his
fair name we will not only say that those attempts
prove futile and suicidal bnt apply his own language
to himsef-" we suspect the Editor only. knows half
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A pRnPnSITInN,

AS this is the for speeches, literary addresses
&C., and as the times are so dull in other respects,
10 struitcn lis much in the business of filling our
columns with matter Of much interest, We propose TO
those OF orators who feel incncd the pubiica
ton Of their efforts from time TO time through the
sumner. Many would doubtless be much pleased
that we should lay before them original reading oi
this description. The only suggestions we would
make in advance arc conveyed by two words-revise
and prune. -.
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GnJ.D TRIAL CAIN,n

WE present our readers this week with the words
of that famous old song, "Tubal Cain" Would that
we could give them the music too! But, having only
one copy at command, and that q borrowed one, ii
were vain to think of such thing.
The words, however, are treat of themselves and
we venture 10 commend them as piece of excellent
composition to all admirers OF the beautiful and i'm.
pressiye i'm poetry.
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llEARING WITH TIE TEETH-Curious as this
assertion may appear, it is cssly to prove it by
the follow ing simple experiment Lay watch
upon table, glass duwnwards; then stand SO
far from it that you cannot, in The ordinary way,
hear the ticking. Now place the end Of Il small
deal stck-say six feet long-upon the back
of the watch, and grip the teeth TO the other
with the fingers close each ear to exclude all
external noise, the beat of the watch will then
be as audible as if placed against the ear. All
other sounds can bc conveyed in the same man.
ner, no matter how long the stick is; for in
stance, if one end is put upon a piano forte in 4
sitting-room facing garden, and the stick is
thirty or forty feet long cxtenning to the i:'rI-
er end of the lawn or walk, now, il the instru.
mcnt is ever so lightly played, Z" the tune will
be instantly distinguished Ly any person apply
ing the teeth to the opposite end of the stick.
We clip the foregoing from M exchange pa
WAS entirely deaf called ut our Office and with
The hell of slate which he always carried with
him, we were enabled TO converse with each
other. In the course Of our interview he re-
marked that for many years he had not been
able TO hear even the loudest thunder: but
added, that to his great surprise, few evenings
before, he WAS ut the house of friend, and was
seated by the side of Piano. his elbow resting
upon it, and his teeth upon his thumb, when he
heard distinctly the tune which the daughter Of
his friend happened to be playing. Again and
again he tried the experiment, and lie could
always hear when the connection thus formed
was kept up; but could hear nothing whatever
when it was broken either by the removal of
his elbow from the piano, or by placing his
thumb upon any other portion of his face
From the character Of our informant we have
never had doubt of the truth Of hi, narrative
and we give it now chiefly rs suggestion
whether some simple instrument cannot be
framed by means of which deaf persons may be
enabled TO hear with their tceth.-RichInond,
Va, Waterman & Observer.
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WHO WOULD. BELIEVE IT?s

We heard the other day, from direct source,
fact which may he Interesting, rs u uspreccdent, to
those of our rsaderu whoamay be on the eve Of ua-
trimunial arrngements.! : -s-s .,,,..y.
Al a bridal which recently came off in certain
"Qseen City" The attendants tmen and maids) num-
bered thirsy.six., what procession it must have
been! Doubt if any one viii attempt to follow suit
in these parts, while girls as scarce rs they are.
Butyou marrying people can think of tive merely
drop the fact before Sou.s
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OLE .T,UBAI 5cErn:: !
BY u; crlas. MAcxAT. y

ny cIIAs MAcKAY.
Old TabaI cuin wa, was man Of might
nthe days when the Garth @as young
BY the fierce red light Of his furnace bright
The strokes of his hammer, rung s:,la,
And he lifted high his brawpy hand Ig.e.l
On the iron glowing clear, ,,,,...4,... l,,.;nrs
Till the sparks rush'd out in scarlet .rout,,
As he fashion'd the sword and spear ;.td
And he sang Hurralf for my handiyork,
1Irrsah! for the spear and sword, t,,ois:s.
Husrlh! for the hand that shall wield them wsll,
For he shall be king and lord.n' Y.a,.y;,,
To Tubal Cain came many q one =. ~
As he wrought by his roaring fire, g..
And each one pray'd for strong steslblsds
As the crown of his own desires. -. IL.
And he made them wespsns sharpIald strong
TIL they shouted loud for eTce, -fyz,f.e.
And gave him gifts OF pearls and gold, ,,s,
And spoils of -theforcst free:t, Gi><2a
And they sang, I" Hurrak for Tribal Cain,
Who hath gr'n ua strength anew; sf
Hurnh! for the smith; HuTah III The fire, =.
And IIurrab for tue metal tfue.''s..ss:ss
.e- f2 - ygsef.
But sudden change came DER hii:hsdd,
Ere the setting "f the sun, lsf:sss .s.s
And Tubal Cain was filed with pain,s
For the evil he had done; ;gs +.es:y- e.
lie saw that men, wi,l rage and. hats,dt
Made war upon their kind, .5's:':% 7n
And the land was red with the blood sliey shod
In their lus: for carnage blind .4s's.-1tg
And he said, Alas, that ever I made.
Or tha. skill of mine should plan, g 2;
The ,pcer apd sword for men whose Joy
Is to siay their fellow man ",
And for many q day OLD Tubal CAIN
Sat broodng DER his woe ~
And his hand forborc to smite the ore,
And Iii, furnace smonldert5 low
And.he rose at last with a, cicrrfulface,
And bright, courageouseye,3y;E
And barred his strong right arm iorswdfk,
Willie the quick flames mounted Ighj%
And he sung, I!urrah! for my lapdlworkr ~
And the red sparks lit the air 80
4" No, alone for the blade, was the bright ssee
And he fashioned the FIRST plYpshsllare. INSIDE :
And men. ,aught wisdom from the past,
In friendship joined their hands. j. .g-..s....
Hung the sworlin the har, thespsar the wall
And poughcd the willing lands;
And sang, l1urrah: for Tubal Cain,
Our staunch good friend is he, s.fg ,$Es
/ And for the ploughshare dthetplougb,
To him our praise shall be; -
But while oppression lifts its head, = ,4:
Or tyrant would be lord, z sS.s:zl s. sAzl&.s
Though we may thank him iortle plough,
Well not forget the sword" = -
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{. l-e i.rtAs.sa 81 ~. FOR TIE ADVERTISER.
Mzs'Hs. Eprons:--1 noticed a communication
in the last Adpertis.r, over the signature "EpGE-
FIELD," lin whiclfthe author complains, among other
things, Of the state of society, or rather the wan,
Of societylin this District IAN extensive acouoiut-
ance with the pcvbieof q Old Edgcfeld;s compel,
me to acknowledgeIthakwlat is written in tho ar
tiee referred to is generally speaking, Too true.
But there are SOME sections, honorable executions,
We have. good society in: ten miles of Edgcfeld
Village. A residence ofseveral years among them.
enables me tospeak from personal knowledge, and
now that am away and never more expect to re-.
turn, hope that twill not be thought amiss that
express my opinion. The people there are united
in every good work. Their regard for religion is
shown by erecting large and beautiful houses Of
worship, and filling, them will orderly concreaa-
tons, whenever is known they are to have preach
ing. Their interestin education is shown by sup
porting at home two Sehools--a male and female
besides contributing in no small degree to keep up
the higher Schools in other places. The Picnic
and Fishing Party are not employed there, as in
some places, to drhwsa line of distinction between
those whom birth Or fortune have made to differ, 80
much as break down all distinctions that virtue
does not make. The stranger there may find 4
home without meeting with that cold reserve pccu.
liar to the vicious and suspeeting. But foreign
birth i, not; considered a sufficient recommended
ton 10 place higher, in their estimation, than
longtried friends The afflicted are not forgotten.
1t is enough fCrthesepeople to know that fellow
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CH1vALRY-AliSs Agness Strickland, in her
life of Matilda, William the Conqueror's Queen,
relates an incident of Williams courtship.
which is characteristic both Of his rough temper
and the rough times in which he lived. Will
liam. it appears, had courted Matilda for some
years without success, and at length became
desperate. In the year lO47 he waylaid the lady
of his desparing love in the streets of Bruges
as she was returning from mass, seized her,
rolled her in The dirt, spoiled her. rich array, and
not &C ncnt with these ontrages, struck her re.
peatedly, and rode off at full speed This
'reutonic method of courtship, according to our
authors, brought the affair TO 4 crisis, for Ma.
tiIda, either convinced of the strength OF Will
lians passion by the violence of his behavior,
or afraid of encountering second beating, con-
scented to become his wife. And those were
the high days of chivary.
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MILITARY Power OF THE UNITED STATES
It appears from official records that the Stand
ing Army of the United States at present num-
bers lO, ,is9; commissioned officers, S96; non
commissioned officers and privates, 9,233 The
number of buglerss employed is 60, and the
number of musicians 25S The Headquarters
of the Army are in Washington, d. c. The
number Of commissioned officers in the militia
is 1882 and OF non-comn,issioncd officers,
musicians and privates, 2,l05,524, making
total of 2,IsO,4s6 fighting men.
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BY The year 1000, says an exchange paper, it
is very probable that manual labor will have
utterly ceased under the sum- and the occupa-
ton of the adjective ahard fistedf, will have
gone forever. They have now, in7New Hamp-
shire. potato-digging machine, which, drawn
by horses down the rows, digs the potatoes,
separates them from the dirt, and loads them up
into the cart. while the farmer walksialongside,
whisling Hail Columbia !pswiths his hands in
his pockets a..:'t..
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W.T.. DuRlS0E, Proprietor,
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paid by the Magistrate advertising.
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MURDER OF A WIFE BY, HER HusBArp-
BALTIMORE, July 6th.-On Sunday night, a
man named Wm II. Williams, residing on
Federal Hill, suspecting the fdelityiof his wife,
left home for short time; and returning found
his suspicious confirmed. He instantly drew
knife and stabbed his wife in the back, killing
her instantly. Ee then cut her paramour,
mined Samuel Abbott, wounding him danger.
ousy. He afterwards delivered himself up.
He was committed to Jail, and has been raying
like maniac ever since.
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I: GREATME CHILDREN Some parents, par
ticularIy fond Of naming their children after
great men, ,ransack histories to christen embryo
heroes inswadding clothes Marc Antony and
Ostayius Caesar, often quarrel over a shingle-
boat in n gutter, in modern times, with as hearty
IA good will rs did their distinguished originals
about the ownership Of the Roman Empire at
Actism. n doting mother in this city has tirse:
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~ GopEy's LADY's Book for August, 1852,
reaches lis this morning We have not had leisure
time as yet, to read its contents, but from the hasty
glance which we have given it, we promise ourselves
rich treat in its perusa The quantity of matter in
this number is unusually large-it being double
number The quality we guaranty will speak well
for ifeelf
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his busincas-and badly that" Lct'him not perform
the duty both Of and grave digger lest he fall
into the pit which fis own handd have diggcd Let
him not Glamour too loudly for tie prey, lest the scarf
and cypfei5s should An, "a his sii1ire::SS
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t WE ,ce that National Monumental Conson-
tioli was held in Philadelphia, on ns, Monday, to
provide for the erection of monument in that city,
to commemorate the Declaration OF Independence.
The monument is to be built by the thirteen old
States. Among the delegates present We find the
names of Mc.srs. NJ. J. WELsonN and AsuBunY
HULL, from Georgia, our border State. What says
Carolinat
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EDGEFIELD, s. c.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 81, 1852.
SAVE THE PIECES.

A GOOD many plates, dishes &C., were lost in the
breaking-up of last Thursdays Pic.Nic Those h"v-
ing such articles in hand are requested 10 leave them
at this office, where things will be given to the right
owners NIL around,
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REMARKABLE CASE OF. LosGEy1rY-An old
lady, named Mrs. McElroy,. is now, living in
Philadelphia. who will be lOS years old on the
a6,h inst Tweniy.one years ago she received
what is termed second sight,and can now see
as clearly and distinctly as1cver: She d"es al
her house work waits s@.npon her youngest
daughter. fifty-one years of age, who has been
blind for three years past; and attends a store
or shop they keep in the front room. She was
married in 1890, when as years of age. and il
the mother of seven children, three of whom
are dead. Sho has a distinct recollection of
Gen. Washington, and various scenes of tho
revolution. Her father, who was a. German,
lived to be lo7 years old. She WAS born in
Allentown Pa q @.-''.-.;-- =.
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LATER FROM EUROPE: -
ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA
2 - BAjL;TIilaoREE. July

- BALTIMORE. July IS.
The British mail steamship Asia has arrived
at New York from Liverpool, .whichs port she
left ON the Sd inst. y. :, Il. : a -. zs.s,s,
The LIsERpooL MARKETs.-=Th he demand for
cotton iu.lhe Liyerpool, market &hassheen mod
crate, and a slight decline has takenplace.: On
"Wednesday 5000 bales Rwere sold ;on Thurs.
day 1000, and ;on Friday 5000, miking a total
for the week Of. $4,000 bales,. of which specu-
flatorss took 1000. and exporters o0g0 bales.
[Eilher this total IS wrong, orthe 1etters by
tliI Arctic, which esyimaicd The sales of Satur-
day,, Monday and Tussdily, at 1900 bales,
most probably the former: Eds Courier ),
The aili .ayasD
for Fair Mobile o 7.s8a,ss 'Bii iiddhHg Mobile
s lad ;, and Miadfihg Orleans S SD. On Sat.
urday, however, the day the Asia sSsilcd, the
demand for cotton was a shade better, aud
Friday quotations we're readily 10 he, obtained.
The sales probably would reach some 5000
bales. 40, ....,,s55.-...,..,,
Rice was in fair demand, and prices were
sustained There had been, however, no trans
actions effected in Carolina. Coffee Confined
in good demand atnfu prices Considerable
sales of Sugar were made at 36$'apcr cwt. at
which rates the Market was firm. Common
Resin was worth 2s Id pefcwt. In Flour.
fair amount Of business was transacted, but
prices were raiherin favor oFsellefs.
Trade in the Manufacturing Districts has
been by no. means affected, but the demand for
Yarn has been equal sothe production. Goods
of fine qualities have maintained tho previous
rates, but the heavier descriptions have down.
ward tendency. *
The LoSDos MosET MARKET-A rumor of
an attempt having been made to lssassinate
Louis Napoleon, slightly affected The market,
and Consols closed on Friday, at from lool-S
to 100 Ia. :,.. EE.
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EDw. You've HILL "

aEATIsG SOUTHERN DrRT."-This is what
the Republic, Mr.. Fillmores household organ
says the Freesoilers will have to do, if they
vote for Gen. Pierce, because it declares he is
undoubtedly committed to Southern views"
Read the following extract from IN editorial in
that paper of the Cd instant:
"On the slavery question, Mr. Pierce is un-
doubtedly committed to Southern views; and il,
his support, Mr.. Rantoul and his associate Free
soilers ofLynn and the ncighborhood, will have
an ample opportunity of manifesting the extent
TO which they are willing Gin Mr.. Rantouls
language) to " eat Southern dirt"
This language cannot be. misunderstood If
any of our Southern Scott contemporaries are
disposed to question the soundness of Gen.
Pierce on the subject of slavery, let them first
impeach the witness who offers this testimony
the editor of the leading organ of their own
party, who has the records before him; and
speaks by the book.
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ME. ;CLAy's SUccEssoR.- Should the Gov.
ornor of Kentucky appoint asuctess6r to Mr..
Clay, he can only serve till theafIstof ScpteIn.
her; as the Hon. A. Dixon was elected by The
last Legislature in place Of Mr.. Clay, who bad
resigned his seat TO take effect on that day.
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AMERICAN SILK KMANuFAcTURE.-Therc Isl
silk manufactory at Newport,. Ky, (which turns
out some very fine specimens of goods, giving
another proof of the faciity%ith which Amer.
can ingenuity can adapt itself to any branch of
industry. The factory, has been /. in operation
about four years, and it manufactures: crarats,
handkerchiefs and vestinss Of excellent body,
soft in texture, and which will mo doubt wear
we'll - ii'gi9 g@iyf-sf ,,
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BETTER late THAN NEyRR Hayerhill.
Mass last week, Mr. Timothy George, a baehe-
Tor OF the mature age of IA, espouscd Miss
Anna ordTay, who had lived ina state of sin.
gle blessedness for 81 years. 81 sos : ~"
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The National Democrat IF New York nomi.
mates Commodore Stockton as the candidate of
The democratic party in 1866 This Is begin.
ming rather early. = ~ .ss-zsss
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= R1cE.-The' introduction Of this article into
the Southern States, has added greatly to their
prosperity, and has given another important grain
for their use. How much has this crop increased
the comfort of thousands of masters and slaves |?
How many thousands of acres of swamp lands,
which before the introduction of rice were only
the sources of disease, are now, by the hand of
Industry converted into beautiful, productive
fields, teeming with food for man and beast, and
waving their golden treasures to the breeze
Without slave labor this important crop could
not be cultivated in the low grounds where it
now is; it may be raised to limited extent in
upland, but is there an uncertain crop, yielding
comparatively little to the acre. 1t is only on
swamp lands where command of water can be
had TO flood the land, that rice can be extensive
" cultivated, so rs TO become an article of ex..
port. As an addition to our food it is much
used at the South, and large quantities are ship
ped to the North and to Europe, and its con-
sumption abroad is fast increasing. Rice is
perhaps the most profitable crop raised and it
requires 4 large and strong force to cultivate it
to advantage. Besides supplying an abundance
of nutricious food for all engaged in its poduc-
tion, the cleaning of the fields fatten the myriads
of birds and water fowls that flock to the PLAN
tations on the gathering of the crops. ~
-. - [Camden Journal