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Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23
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saw the temple reared by the hand a
man, standing with rs high pinnacles in tho
distant plain, the storm beat upon it-ths
God Of Nature hurled his thunder-bolts
against it--lnd vet il stood as firm as ada
mant Revelry was in its hall-the gay To
happy, the young and beautiful were. there.
l returned and the temple was 10 rore--it.
high walls lay in scattered ruins. moss and
wild grass grew wildly there, and at tie mid
night hour the owls cry added to the DESC
la,ion Of the scene--the young and gay who
rcveled there had passed away.
lsaw the child rejoicing in his youth-tha
idle of lii father, | returned and the child
bad become old Trembling with the weigh,
Of years, lie stood the las. Of hi generation
a stranger amid The de>olation around him
| saw the old oak stand in all iis pride On
the mountain-the birds were rarrulling Oh
its boughs. / returned. The oak was leaf
lc>s and saplcSs--ihe winds were playing
their pastimc through the branches
who i the destroyer ?" said to my
guardian angel
1T is time" said he-when the morning
stars sang together with jcv--over the new
made world he commenced his course, and
when lie shall have destroyed all that j.
beautiful on eartli--plucked the sun from its
sphere-veilel the moon in blood-yea.
when he shall roll the heavens and earth
away as a scroll, then shall an angel from
the throne Of God come forth, and with one
foot on the sea and one ON the land lift UP
llis hand towards Heaven and Heavens
eternal proelaim-"Time Il, Tipe Was.
but time shall Le NJ longer "
PGKlliag
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

tions, or obscure the light of our prosperity.
But let not the foundation Of our hopes rest
upon mans wisdom-it will not be sufficient
that our sectional prejudiccs find place in
the public deliberations-it will not be suf-
ficient that the rash counsels of human pas
sion are rejected 1t must be felt that there
is no rational security but in the nations ac-
acknowledgements Of God and his overriding
Providence. We have been carried in safe
ty through perilous crisis-wise counse!s
like those who gave Us the constitution, pre-
vailed to uphold it. Let the period be re-
membered an admonition, and not as IN en-
courasement in any section of the Union.
to make experiments, where experiments
are fraught with such fearful hazards. Let
it be impressed upon all hearts, that, beau
tiful as our fabric is. no earthly power or
wisdom could ever reunite US, after being
broken into fragments
Standing, as | do, almost in view Of the
green slope of Monticello, and as it were in
reach of the tomb of Washington, with ali
the cherished memories of the past gather
ing around me like SO many eloquent voices
of expostulation from Heaven, can express
no better hope for my country than that the
kind Providence which smiled upon cur
fathers, may enable their children to pre-
serve the blessings they have inherited
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

A Beautiful MIND.-A beautiful mind
is like precious and prolific seed-the
mother Of loveliness-the fountain Of bliss
the produce OF many treasured and inestlm-
able fiowers-no cauker can deface, nor time
destroy. Even should there be those Of it,
lovely produce that pass away, yet the source
is there-the seed remains to revive, to
remodify-to place again On our bosom and
near our hearts, in renewed bcauty-in the
same deep interest and winning power as at
first. We would gather it in az the richest
possession-as the well-spring Of the purest
most abundant and enduring joys-as eur
support, cur comfort, and the cherished Oh
ject worthy of our highest admiration; and
we could cling to it, thanking God that it is
immortal-living forever.
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23
French Invasion OF England.

The following extract of letter, says tho
Boston Courier, from an Englishman now in
London, may serve 10 show the extent of
che apprehension o. this subject now prevail
ent III England:
dined yesterday at Lord --s' with
the Bishops Uf -- and -. and q
mixed party Of the neighboring aristocracy
and squires Every one there spoke Of
French ivasion Is 4 certainty. The -
ambassador has warned or government that
Louis Napoleon viii not invade Belgium.
because that would alarm Russia, Austria.
and Prussia bnt that humiliation of Eng
land and a levy Of fifty millions Of sovereigns
or 50 upon London, would greatly ainGse
our good allies They would al Of them
gladly see England humblcI and CRIPPLED.
The most eminent naval iacn, | believe, say
that Cur Channel feet Is no match for the
French, and tic whisper If the Horse
Guards adds that London could not be de-
Tended mt all, and that cur army Of fifteen
thousand men could cnly retreat ID good Or
der before the imperial eagles | always
feared this, but Had nU idea that our naval
and military men we're 80 fully awake to the
terrible reality. Al To cur population rising
ca n2aSse-gallant resistance of dray-lnen.
coal-heayers, and farrn-laborers-is simply
ridiculous. One hours rook-shOgling cx-
hausts all the ammunition Of my tenantry
il May | believe | atm a. patriotic rs most.
men and am not deficient in animal courage,
but the idea If ma and my tenants sallying
out with few biri-scatteriug guns and
blundcrlus To face the cbaSSea,S de Tincen-
7cs, who can lit Your waistcoat buttons at
mile and half Of the thing would be absurd
l could give the government rafting good
team to draw field gun. and would drive
myself if | were wanted hut ] would no.
court destruction with al marIned rabble
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

CoHsumPTIoN.-Two or three years ago,
says the Scientific American, experiments
were made by members of the London
Faculty Of Physicians in different hospitals,
for the cure Of diseases of the lungs. by
breathing in warm medicated vapors. The
success Of the experiments was 80 gratifying,
that IN institution, Brompton Hospital, for
the cure Of bronchitis and consumption, was
Immediately established and 50 favorable
has been tie result Of the treatment, that
the number of patients admitted during the
past year is between two and three thousand,
and the hospital report shows that full seven
ty-fve in every hundred have been CON-
pletely cured
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

SPANISH Misunderstanding to the
Spanish law, daughters inherit titles of no
bility, and preserve them not only while
they retain their family name, but transmit
them in marrying to their husbands. Thus
Napoleon III will receive the title of nobili-
ty from the head Of Mile Montigo's family,
If he accepts it, it will become his duty, by
the terms Of the law, to make declaration
Of bis acceptance to the chief Of the Spanish
nobility, who is now the Duke Of Montpen-
sier. son Of Louis Philippe. who attained
that distinction by virtue of bis marriaG
with the sister Of Queen Ieabella
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

EFFECT OF LIGHT-Dr. Moore, the eel
ebrated metarhysician, thus speaks Of light
On body and mind IA tadpole confined in
darkness would never become frog; and
Ill infant being deprived Of heavens free
light will only grow into a shapeless idiot.
instead Of beautiful and reasonable being.
Hence, in The deep, dark gorgcs and ravines
Of the Swiss Falais, where the direct sun
shine never reaches. the Lidcous prevalence
of idiocity star;ies the travelcr. Il is
strange. melancholy idiocitv. Many citi-
zens are incapable of any articulate speech;
some are denc, some arc blind, some
labor under w! these privations, and all
are mis-shapen in almost every part of the
body believe there j. in all places mark
cd difference in the healtbiness of houses.
according to their aspect with regard to the
sun, and those are decidedly the healthiest.
other things being equal. in which all the
rooms are during some part Of the day fully.
exposed to the direct light. Epidemics at
tack inhabitants ID the shady side Of the
street and totally exempt those on the other
side. and even in epidemics, such a. ague.
the morbid influence i often thus partial in
lis labOrs.''
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

NATURAL GAs-The Holmes County
(O) Farmer" states that a wonderful natu-
raj curiosity has been discovered in that
county, i'll the shape of natural gas. The
discovery was made on the farm Of Mr.
PurIy. some eight or ten rods south Of the
house, in curious kind o. earth resembling
dark sawdust The owner, for some years,
has been aware of the existence of some
wonderful phenomena The place On which
the discovery has been made has been culti-
waited for number Of years, and it has
been observed that, in a number Of places.
every thing planted or sown, and all kinds
of vegetation, would dwindle and die, ana
seemingly turn up. After the late rains
the water was discovered to be agitated. and
to bubble up in number Of places, which
led Mr.. Purdy and others to experiment. BY
collecting a bottle of this gas, and setting it
on fire, when, the instant lighted match
was touched to it, the vapor ignited and
sent the bottle whizzing through the house.
ScicRtifc I5acricaR
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

The American law Register for February
contains a decision Of the Supreme Court Of
the L. s., that Il State may by its general
police power. repel from its borders an unac-
ceptable population whether paupers Grim
inals, fugitives or liberated slaves. and may
hence punish her own citizens who thwart
this policy by assisting such fugitives.
Washington telegraph., 1853-03-23

Georgia is a model State She has near
ly nine hundred miles Of rail roads in opera
ton. Her credit is of the highest order
Her six per cent. bonds are selling at heavy
premium, and she now gives notice Of her
readiness to pay the interest on her bonds
for the next six months in advance
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-09-06

heavens; the pumage Of the birds is beautiful,
their notes are harsh and strange; the swans are
black; the eagles are white; the males lay eggs;
the owls screech and hoot only in the day time;
the cnckoo's song is heard only in the night;
the valleys are cool, the mountain-tops are warm;
the North winds are hot, the South winds are
cold, the East winds are healthy; the bees are
without sting; the cherries grow with The stone
outside; one ofthe birds has broom in its mouth
instead of tongue; another creature tine duck
billed platypus) unites with the, fur and habits
of a mole, the webbed foot and bill of duck
Many of the beautiful flowers are without smell;
and even the geological formation OF the coun-
try, as far as ascertaned, is most singular.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-09-06

GEN. JACKsOX's FIRST APPEARANCE IN CON-
GREss. When Mr. Gaatin was member OF
Congress, in the year 1876, Tennessee was ad
mitled as 4 State into the Union, and sent her
first member to Washnton. One day when IN
his seat in the House, Mr.. Gallatin noticed a
tall, lank, uncoutlrIooking individual, with long
locks of hair hanging over his brows and face
while a qu' Tie hung down his back, tied with an
e. | skin. The drcs, of This individual was SIN
guar-his manner and department that OF
backwoodsman. The appearance Of 50 singular
a character Oh the floor of the House of Repre-
scntatves naturally attracted attention, and a
member ty his siIe asked who he was. Mr.
GaIIatin replied that it was the member from the
Lew State. "Wcll,' said his friend, "he seems
just the sort of chap one might expect from such
an uucvilizcd region as Tennessee" The indl-
vidual in question was Andrew Jackson.
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The "Lumber i'm a Single Tree"

1t was called the Fremont Pine, and was situ-
ated about four mills east of Placerville, near the
emigrant road. Its history and proportions are
thus sketched by the San Francisco Herald:
In circumference, two feet from the ground,
it measured twenty.nin feet or nine in diane
ter.
At the commencement of the rainy season
last autumn, Levin Payne and T. A. Dimitt de-
termined on cutting it down, for the purpose Of
working it into shingles. 1t was chopped OF
only two feet from the ground, rs there was no
dmnution of size for fifty feet upward. AS
many men as could work around it, chopped it
off in two days. Seven men commenced opera
tions upon it, and have continued, with but lit
tie interruption, the entire winter and spring.
The first eight feet, though perfectly sound,
was not worked, i'll consequence of ITS being
little eaty or cross grained Above this, eight
cuts were taken, of eight feet each and at this
distance, or seventy feet from the stump, it was
seven feet ght inches IN diameter From these
eight cuts, five hundred shakes, four feet long by
six inches wide, and two hundred and twenty
five thousand keen inch shingles have been
made by rivlng and shaving, aud without the
loss of timber. Three more eight feet cuts will
easily make forty thousand shingles, out Win
some little loss of timber, there benga few small
dry limbs in the last cut. This will make in all
two hundred and sixty-fve thousand shingles,
at twelve dollars per thousand, the price they
brought at the stump and we have no less a
sum than $3.50 for shingles alone, besides
shakes, rails and fence posts. The entire length
of the tree was two hundred and thirty feet. 1t
may be asked by the "old folks at home" how
we manage to saw into blocks tree that, when
lying upon the ground, is two feet higher than
most mems heads. We answer, that it is chop
ped into on both sides about twenty inches, and
then sawed off into cuts eight feet long; these
are then split with powder and quartered, and
then sawed into sixteen inch shingle blocks. 1t
may seem to some like another California story,
aud 50 it is, but it is nevertheless, true. We
have seen it, measured it, and c''n test to tho
facts as regards its size.
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of nature has taught " the poor Indians untu-
tored mind" at least, this precious lesson,
" Honor thy father and thy mother" and, the
noble young chief in the tenderness and hui
mty of his filial piety, sat himself down by
the aged ore. whom he supposed asleep, and,
swinging himself to and fro, chanted to a plain
tive air, the following
INDIAN IUSHABYE.
Sleep on, sleep on, no white mans here,
Sleep on sleep on, and do not fear,
My nimble arrow and my bow,
Should one approach, would lay him low.
Sleep on, sleep on,
For none. O, none,
Shall pluck one feather rich and rare,
That beauties thy thin, grey hair,
No, no, no. no,
There shall not 60,
One shining bead or painted shell,
Nor aught, of all thou lowest well
III guard thee. father day and night,
And watch by thee. till morning light.
Sleep, father sleep,
My watch I'll keep
About thy green and grassy bed,
I'll wipe the night.dews from thy head,
No HARM alarm;
This good stout arm,
Shall thee defend ay, lile I'll yield
NY sire to succour and 10 shield;
Thy slumber take, will not 60,
But guard thee well from every foe.
Ere the sun went down. his last rays fingered
in softened beauty, over that sp 'ctacle on the
Mound top, that sleeper and that watcher.
The moon came up, and cast her silver light
upon that sleeper and watcher, on the lonely
mound top. The sun arose, and his first awa-
kening beams dissolved that scene OF fascIna
ting interest, for that faithful watcher, then dis.
covered that the sleeper slept in death. Then,
with his face to the East. he invoked the Great
Spirit and came down from the Mound, went
forth to his wigwam, and sought ai9 of his peo
pie to inter the sleeper in his fathers grave.
So they buried him in yon high green mound,
the last of the WatereeS that found grave by
his native river, i'm sound Of those waves, that
can best chant the requiem "f Wateree chief.
The young chief Olieu>ka, then, hied him
te the new hunting grounds in the far West,
where his promised squaw, the bright.e!e ed ri.
lcuinra awaited his coming, and their wild.
wood home was planted, where the foot.faIl of
the white man mig ght not break in upon the
harmony of their happiness.
But, the happiness Of the chiidren's children
Of Oliruska and ElIeulura was made hig her
and nobler by the miSsionary's feet, on the
threshold of their forest wig am, us he taught
them Jesus and the resurrection and pro.
ella med. in His name, the Prince of peace
Peace ON earth, good will to men" Then
were they led from the experience of their
hearts to excam, How beautiful upon the
mountains are the feet of him that briugeth
good tidngS, that publisheth peace, that bring.
eth good tiJings of good, that pub'isheth sal
varion, that saith unto Zion, thy G"d reign
eth" NJ. NJ.
Camden, S. C..
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Dr.. Hines On last Monday the citizens of
Girard waited upon man Of the above name,
and gtvc him notice to leave the town within
one hour Every citizen supposed him connect
ed, in some wal, with the incendiaries that were
attempting to burn up Columbus, therefore
waited on the hero, of many viaipies, at his
quarters, Moore's hotel, and gave him induce
neuts to retire. lie protested, but finally, pru-
deuce forced him to leave for Columbus The
citizens of that place followed su;t with Girard,
and he was sumnariIy expelled. Late on the
evening we met this distinguished gentleman a
few miles below Gi!arl, but at first not recog-
nizng, we were Oh the eve OF passing, when our
horse became fractions before the carriage con-
tanning the renegade, and both parties were
stoned. We held conversation with DR.. II {,
in which we could ascertain little i'll regard to
hi> future plans, he endcavorng to evade many
questions. We parted. yet could not imagine
how or where he made shift to obtain the car
riare lie WIS then riding in. couple OF gen
,lemen started in pursuit of the gentleman, but
oaIy a>certaincd that he had connlved with a
nero of Mr.. Benas, of Fl. Gaines, for seat to
the latter place. We learn that DIR. Hines Is
quite i'll in Barbour county, with but little nope
of recovery.
We no pc this is the last time that Mr. Moore
will admit such men to his bed and board, as
thew need watching, and should not receive the
countenance Of any body, much less Hotel keep
ers because, no man takes pleasure in notifying
the customers of any House to leave, but when
the public safety demands, and the Landlord
fails to dismiss said lodger, an incensed people
have to adopt means OF self:preserva,ion.
This notorious man is second orly to MurreO
and as a literary man, far superior to the great
land pirate. Few men possess as fine talent
as the swindler in question, which in many III
stances places him beyond suspicion, and fur
nishcs him capital to operate upon when IN
lirht place. When we hear from him again, we
hope that he will employ his talent in a prohta-
ble way.-East 1iubamian.
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ENGLISH CUsToMs.-Among the obsolete,
but beautiful customs of merry old England"
the dance upon the green, around the flower
crowned pole upon the first of May, is the
most endeared to memory.-It should not have
been abandoned The opening of Springs
treasure of beauties should be celebrated with
Joyous ceremonies. That time of songs in the
woods and flowers, in the field, should meet
corresponding gladness in the heart of man.
We want revival of the May festival in all
primitive fulness of joy. We want our lads
and asses to assemble, dress in their best upon
the green, to dance around the pole-to crown
the most beautiful lassie as queen of May to
eat, drink and he merry-and to inaugurate
the season of bloom and plenty with merry
laugh, blithsome trip and cordial reunion
of friends. Let the hard and ploddering wor.
ship OF mammon cease for day, and gone
rous feelngs-k ki"d'ed by love Of nature,
burn in bright fame. A change has come
over the spirit of our existcnce-a progress (!)
we spend the n st Of May toiling with unre-
miting hand or brain. All ! it is a miserable
mistake to suppose day is lost that is devo
ted to the festivities of Maya wandering from
the eternal truth Of nature. a love for such
festival belongs to the heart Of man; and it is
the cru>,iug, sordid spirit of trade that is seek
ing to drive thence. Let US have merry first
of May, when next spring returns.
Masonic Mirror.
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Camden, S. c.

THE CHINESE AKMY-Traveller agree in
describing the Chinese army as one ofthe most
extraordinary things in the world, and that he
mos, faithful description cannot convey an ad-
equatc idea of the Celestial warriors, zig tails,
fans. and all.
"The year of my arrival in China" says VI.
Paul Penney, Apostolic Missionary to TOrici-
Tcheerc, '.the Mahomrdans of Yum. Nan, il nu
nerons party, turned out en- masse to sbppnse
the auIhniry Of the Mandarius. For the pur-
pose of reducing them to order the Governor
General in chief hastily called to his aid the mil
itary of the province, uniformity plrced under
their jurisdi tion. WITNESSED grand corpse
of auxiliaries with the General irchief The
latter was in a very elegant litter, carried
on the shoulders of men. His troops marched
in the greatest imaginable disorder. like band
of real brgandS. Each soldier carried through
his umbrella and his lantern, which gave the
expedition quite an indcs,Iibable look. This
army, without discipline and without, expert
ence would he destroyed by single one of our
battaIi"ns without the latter receiving single
least twenty cartridges whea Chinaman would
be firing one shot This is not ALL When the
guns are loaded he who holds the musket turns
back his head, while somebody else applies the
match
The above description Of the Celestial war
rors does not convey a very nat,erng idea of
their proves: in fact, the inhabitants Of the
Flowery Kingdom are adapted for any thing in
the world hut war. They are in every respect
an u1ricultur patient ploddinp race f,,ruIind-
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Our AxrrpopEs.-It is observed in Mr.. Lam
celotte's book upon Australia just out, that al
most everything in nature is, in Australia, the
reverse OF what is here When we have winter,
they have summer; when we have day they
have night; we have our feet pressing ncar oppo-
site to their feet; there too, the compass points
to the South !; the sun travels along the northern
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A ASrRANGE EPuH1suMENr.-The Chinese Re
postory tells of a strange kind of death pun
ishmcut which was Inflicted on a chinese crlmi
nal who had committed very heinous offence.
He was wound round with cotton, saturated
with talIow, places being left, for him to
breathe. He was then dipped like Il monster
candle uuril he presented mass of talow
In this way he was stuck upon his fathers
grave, igh,ed, and kept burning until his body
was consumed by slow degrees.