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The Tragic Muse.

TRAGEDY is the highest department of the Drama /;
and female excellence in this department may perhaps
be regarded Of the rarcst Of rare things The
world has known but one Mrs. SIDDoNs, and even
respectable imi,aors of her magnificent style have
been few and far between. SO we judge from what
the knowing ones Of earth have said and put in print
or course reference is only had to the English stage.
In France, the Tragic art has but now it were, at
tained its meridian il the person Of Madame RACHEL,
an actress whose advent our shores is at this time
looked for with much interest. The tragic muse in
Italy has her rotaries chiefly among the Operatic
prima Donnas. In America, we have as yet no Tra.
gic actress whohas approached the pinnacle Of ame in
her profession There is at this time, however, one
MATILDA HERON upon the boards in San Francisco,
California, who promises to rival the very creates, of
tragic artistes. Accounts, taken from San Francisco
papers, and sanctioned by prominent Atlantic jour.
mails, represent her as prodigy of genius. She hns
been only four years upon The stage, and is already
holding immense audiences enrunced by the exquisite
power and na,uralness of her delineatlons. MELPo.
mENE may yet hang her choicest pearls around the
necks of our own fair women. In this, rs in every
thing else but government and money.making, Amer.
can greatness Is yet ~ lie illustrated.
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Georgia LcsisESture..

TINS body says the Home Gazette Of The 22nd ult,
" adjourned on Friday last. Tie session has been
long one nearly three months and ferling to
prevail that there "ngIt 10 be renrn to Annual
sons. Among the cl8sing acts of the present session
Of Douglas Nebraska bill by Congress.
We observe, moreover, that the Hon. A. J. MILLER
(whu has long been conspicuous and useful member
of the Georgia Assembly in bolh its hranches) has
written letter, since his return home, Withdrawing
entirely from public life. more energetic or more
efficient man than A. J. MILLER is hardly to he found
i sister State; and we opine it will not be very
long before his ability will he called exercise itself
upon the more enlarged arenn of Federal politics.
The Georgia Legislature during its recent session
passrd about fur hundred Acts.
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fear that Charleston leads the Parishes and de-
serts her Greenve allies, whenever and wherev-
er domestic question is mooted But the po-
si,ion which the Courier and Standard may
take, will show whether my fears are we'll found
ed or not Itremains 10 be seen, whether either
or both of these papers will defend the wrong,
like the Mercury, or side with the up country
in the right. Whether they will advocate the
good Of the phole State, or onlythat of part
and whether they will contend for the right Of
six Districts to rule twenty-three, or maintain
the tcuable ground Of giving 10 each District
only full, fair and'equal representation, upon
the Joint basis Of terli,ry, population and pro-
prriy. This is all that we ask.
Our papers must each and all soon take some
posAi,n, for there is even now marshalling OF
the rustic "Hoosies," fran Barnwell to The n.
Carolina line, with view 10 unite their forces,
and make simultaneous demand on the Barons
for Il new charter. The division Of Barnwell,
Edgcicld and Pendleton-the reorganization of
the basis of Represcnta,ion-giving the election
of Presidential Electors TO the people-erecting
better Free School Sv>teul-esiabIlsiling Il
nelentiary-putting down the Militia System
publishing an edition of the Laws which com
mon people can read and understand, and indeed,
departure III ScVeTll ulIcCiio'H lioui ""''' -
erroneou>ly called "the settled policy OF the
State" because it is in reality only" the settled
policy OF the Parishes may soon be expected
Here is an abundance of work ske,ched, but the
laborers are many, and the opponents OF at least
some of these measures, will ere long have their
hands full But am myself, mostly interested
in the division Of the District, and the readjust-
ment of our Representative System. These two
measures are indiSsolubly connected and it is to
them that propose to address myself in the
series of articles mentioned ut the opening OF
this communication. Other engagements, or the
absence of correct data, necessary TO the proper
consideration of these questions, but which ]
have taken steps to secure at an early day, may
prevent me from appearing in each consecutive
number Of your paper. But pledge my sin,
ccrily, to publish the articles on " Division and
Representation" as fast as possible. In the
meantime, let those who oppose these two meas-
urcs, arm themselves with fact md principles to
meet some stubborn propositions.
1t is to be hoped that the argument Will be
exhausted before the next canvass for the Lcgis-
lature begins. The Division party are resolved
not to permit any more Candidates for their sui
frages, to say that they have been surprised by
having measure prematurey sprung upon them,
Hereafter every Candidate for whatsoever office,
must show his hand, or meet with the determined
opposition of Il numerous and solid phaanx OF
voters. HARPER.
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solemn and affecting and never will be forgotten
by those who stood around her dying bed Her
mind was strong and clear to the very moment
of her departure. 1t was midnight Her kind
and attentive physician was mt her bed-sideto
minister to her comfort. She calmly asked him
the Hour of The night; and feeling little pain
il, one of her arms, which was all she suffered
of the pains uf death. size asked him TO give her
n lTt,le morphine but she was not able TO. swal-
low it, Then in testimony Of her undyirg love
for her weeping husband she pressed him to heE
bosom, whilst sinking in death: Being aaked
by him if she was still peaceful and happy aud
and felt that her Saviour WAS precions to her in
dying bour, she warmly pressed his hands, and
bowed her head with sweet and heavenly
smile upon her cnnntenafce, in token tliat
all was well. Her desr little children were
walked up from their midnight slumbers and
stood around the bed of their dying mother~
She calmly bade them all farewell aud then
without struggle OR q sigh, she gently and
swec,ly frfF asleep IN Jes,,s. ftS5
Her funeral serm"n was preached in the Me-
thodist Church to II large and weeping rDngrs.
Cation by Rev. NJ. Pucket from these words -
" And God shall wipe away all tears from theirE
eyes and there sh, be no more death neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any
moro pain. for The former things sare passed
away" The sermon was followed by mn APP
proprialc and ferlh,g exhortaton blythe Rev.
Mr. Brllingcr of the Episcopal Church: Her
mortSI remains were then deposited in tho bury
ing ground nj the Baptist Church.
] h,v- been thus particular in endeaaorinS 10.
sketch the life. character and peaceful death Of
my beloved wife, that others called in the prov;-
dcncc of G"d To experience similar sorrows and
sufftrings may be encouraged TO like patience,
resignation and trust in Col. Size il gone to-
her long sought rest, and the domestic circle
Which was once joyful and happy is left in dark
ness and desolalion. The winter of my earthly
hopes had passed, the spring budled witfen-
cour,gcment, when death ended all. j ask an
interest in the prayers Of my brethren that .
may have grace 10 bear this heavy bereavement,
E, PENN.
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Sonnet to Spring.
kHRoM OUR MACHINE.l


THE Winters blast has past at last, and blris are
chrping merrily-while yaller fowrs put forth their
powers, to deck the gardens cheerily Soon will the
plowboy's matin song announce the planting season
while buds will pop and lambs will hop without
knowing the reason. Old folks will feel from head to
heel brisker crculaiion-whe pen and tongue will
fail the young, t'express their delecta,ion.
Good farmers all, to you we baul, and beg you to
make hasle and plant big craps Of corn and snaps and
have good things in waste.
"Hurra' for Spring, " hurra" we sing, from morn
till shadowyeve-Now zephyrs blow and babies crow,
while Boreas takes his leave.
"H Hurra for Spring" sweet genial Sprng-with all
her d" rosy-bosom'd hows." ."-Strike-strIke the lyEe
and sing with Gre, Of moonlight music, love and
flowers.
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a Strange Mis.hap.

THE Coach, which is run by Messrs. WARD g.
DOUGLASS between Columbia and Edgefeld, was on
Saturday night last destroyed by fire. The accident
occurred some three miles from this place, and nearly
opposite our own front-gate CON therefore speak
very knowingly OH the subject.
Abou, half past nine o'clock that night lit was
dark and stormy one) we happened 10 hc standing in
our back plaza, and looking sup the Columbia road'
as we say Oh side Of the Creek Two bright lights
in the distance ,.:,iScled our notice. In moment
more we observed that they were in motion and at
once recognized them as the TWO lighters of the old
Columbia Coach. We watched them until within
hundred yards Of our house, when we turned in and
soon fell asleep. About one huur thereafter, We We're
aroused by the shouting Of our man George, who an.
nouuced in very excited tones, that carriage or some
thing of the kind burning up in the big road. We
were startled and jumping out of bed, rushed into the
front stoop of our domic, with the household at our
heels 10 ascertain the true state Of the case And
there, sure enough, was brilliant fire lighting up the
scene By this time George, with some other boys,
had reached The burning vehicle, and it was aseer-
tained TO be really the Coach aforesaid. II was then
nearly consumed. The Mailbag and contents We're
entirely burned up we suppose. II we are not mis-
taken, the mail lock picked up afterwards from
amidst the remains of The vehicle. The Coach when
discovered thus, was on its side, complete upset,
while the unlucky Driver lay some little distance of,
apparently lifeless. After long continued friction in
q warm room We succeeded IN restoring him to par
,ial scnsiby, but could obtain from him no account
of the cause Of the disaster. True to his trade, his
first call upon reasons for his " whip
and his bob-,ail nag. 1t is next 10 impuS:hle, that
the poor fellow could have been crimnay instrument
tai in bringing about the destruction of his Hack 1t
was, beyond doubt, pure mishap. The horses
were found next morning mile so off, having taken
with them the fore wheels of the vehicle. And so
endeth the narrative Of the conugration Of Messrs
WARD g. DOUGLASS Columbia and Edgefeld Coach
Since The Drivers complete restoration TO his senses
he states that about opposite our house his horses took
fright at what seemed to be movable FIRE in the
road, "a regular Jack-with-a:antern We fancyJ and
ran out Of the road upon bank Of earth thereby up
setting the Coach. The lamps are supposed to have
been filled with Ca,nphine, the furious burning Of
which extended to the cumbusibles Of the Coach and
soon threw the old establishment into very bright
process of spontaneous combustion We regret losing
our Columbia mall ano sorry for the accident, on
the Contractors and Drivers account; but the real
loss we immagine has been but small.
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even bva word. The harbarism Of

consummaton, even bya word The barbarism of
Oriental ignorance is bad enough, but the barbarism
Of soi-disant cvlisaon is far heavier and more fatal
because more penetrating, more subtle, immeasura-
bly more powerful, beyond calculation more hopeless
and incurabe. Tile first may retire before the gradual
nanence of contact will European acknowledge;
the latter will give way before nothing short Of
bloody and unspnring revolution. The Turks do not
hinder the culture and enlightenment of their people ;
there is nothing TO- prevent the Greek and Sclavonian
subjects of the Sultan FROM becoming prosperous,
so welleducated, rivsed, in short, that barba
rnus government could wrong them down.--or could
remain barbarous when their influence brought
t, hear upon H. But Austria and Russia, iH 100
we'll known, deliberately and on system. employ all
the resless engincy Of Church and State to rcpress
mental development, to crush intellectual frertlnnr
to render impossible all real enlightenment or lofty
cullure.-to retain, in word, their wreched people
in that low and level condition Of mediocrhy and tor
por which alone is compatible wilma luadsn autocrar
cy like theirs.
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A Card for the Public Eye.
EncEeIEI) MatE AcAnEMy..f,, !;

Our Teacher, Mr.. I.ErrSEn, has at length been
supplied with an efficient Assistant, aud there in
now room in our Academy for some thirty moro:
Students. We have in attendance near sixty. Tho.
School was scarcely ever 80 well appointed oreo:
cared for.' Mr.. CRooKER, the Assiaant,
has been educated chiefynt the Citadel Academy
in Charleston, and alread prnsins himself 3
dilligent and iskillfnl Instructpr The Spring is;
opening fairly and welave now every thing about
our Institution in admirable order. Let parents not
neglect the superior facilities we offer them.
JOIN. .IIPsCOAlB, :,
f,R. T. MINIS,
a. SINlKINS.
G. A. ADDISON, &
LEWIS JONES,
March ], If
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An accession to the Corps Editorial

WE observe that Colonel JOHN CUNNINGHAM. of
Charleston has divided the Euening Nsws with Mr..
PAXTON, its hitherto proprietor and is become its
Editor.in-chief Mr.. CARDozA, who is justly ranked
as one of the veterans of the Press in Sonh Carolina,
will continue supply portion of the editorial mat
ter of this pupnlarsllect.
1t is with much pleasure that we welcome Col. Gun
NIxGnAM into the fraternity and recommend his paper
to the support oour friends in this part of the State. As
highly as we have heretofore esteemed the Charleston
Erenng News, We shall hereafter look to it with len
frld
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AWFUL DEATH.-A most iragical tale Is
told of The snffcrings of three soldiers of de-
tachment of the 69th Regiment, now stationed
Il, TurtoIa and Il black man, who got into \
boat with the soldiers in the intention of deser-
ting, and getting over,io Crab Island. and from
thence, rs opportunity offered, to Amerlc'. At er
Il while, the wind arising, they were driven out
of their COURSE and 50 remained in The open
boat for several days without food or water.
At length one of the soldiers proposed to draw
lots, tha, one should be killed to furnish food
for the others. They did so, and the lot fell
upon Thomas Buckley, one Of the soldiers, who
forthwith bound up bis arm, and opened Il vein
to bleed himself 10 death {; one Of the others,
and the black man sucked Ills blood, and after
wards went raving mad. and jumped into. the
sea- Buckley also died, and there remained
only one soldier out of the party i'll the boat,
William Lennon, who threw the-dead body into
the sea, dashed the helm and efl himself to his
fate He had not tasted any Of Buckley's blood
because, according 10 Ills own statement he had
been his cornrade. After II days drifting, the
boat was driven on the coast Of ST. Domingo,
and coas.-guard found the survivor, and after
giving him refreshments. sont him to Jacmcl TO
the English Consul, before whom lie made re-
la,ion Of the facts as above, and he waa sent
back to Tortola in the Observation-Disclosures pa
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II Y N E N IAL.

MARRIED. on Tuesday, I4,h Feb, by Rev:Z-
Watkins, Mr.. p. L. MusRELL and Mrs. F. VAL
LACE. all of.this District.
MARRIED, on the 2lst ult., by Rev. D. d. Brun-
son, Mr.. IIARnIsoN STnoM and Miss EMILY, young
eS, daughter Of Mr.. Butler Williams, all Of this
District.
MARRIED, on the llth ult., by Rev. John Boyce,
at the residence OF Mr. John Durea. Mr.. P. ID.
BowLxs, of Edgefeld District, and Miss Ann II.
DrsEA ,,f Columbia
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s.Rutler Guards.D

WE are pleased to learn that Volunteer Company
has been recently organized, in our Manufacturing
Village of Grani,eville, and that they have adopted
the name of Butler Guards" in honor OF him who
fell at Ciurubusco. The corps is under the command
Of Captain E. b. BELL
They propose to make their first appearance in pub
lie at the mex, general parade Of the 9Th Regiment
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COMM E RCIAL.
Correspondence Of the Advertiser.

HAMBURG. Feb. 49,.
CorToY-We have no change worthy Of note
since our Las, report. Prices are unchanged. To-
wards the close Of the week there appeared TO be-
a better feeling. We quote sales 6 to 81 cts.
The decrease in the Receipts at all the Ports at
the latest dates, as compared with las, Year. is
CO., 900 bales D.
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Please Examine

DR.. WILLIAM F. PRATT advertisement of Drugs,
Chemicals, &c. 1t is upon the 2nd column ol our 3rd
page We will just exactly agree to warrant every
mans being satisfied and pleased who trades with him.
As sure az gold is gold, sure is WM F. PRATT the
clear grit Please try him.
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SHOOTING CHALLENGE EXTRAORDINARY
John Travis, in New Orleans, has accepted the
following remarkable chalIange from MIR. Berlin
L Rhodes Rhodes bets r'!sis 81 600 TO $500,
that he (Travis) cannot, within 30 days, produce
n living man, standing thiriy.six feet from the
said Travis, will allow him CIravis) to shoot
with pistol (otf.hand) an apple placed on the
said living mans head--the apple not 10 exceed
4 Inches in circumference. The said Travis is
10 have three shots at the apple, and he must
hit the apple once to win the match 1t he does
not hit the apple, or if he hits the man, Rhodes
wins, and Tue man (or rather the fouD loses his
head
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STATE OF SOUTH, CAROLINA.
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
IN EOUITY.

IN EQUITY. s-tl. .-r1..sf
Anon Lindsey and Petition for the appli>
Stewart Harrison, catinn of funds to tho
rs. satisfaction of Plain-
WIN. II. Harrison. lifts Judgment;
ON hearing the petition tf Complainants. A.
! J Lindsey and Stewart Harrison. as amended.
with leave, and on satisfactory evidence shewn
to me. that the Defendant William H. Harrison,
has taken up his permanent residence beyond!
the limits of this State, and the jurisdiction Of
this Court, on motion of Mr. Abney, Solicitor
for Petitioners. 1t is ordered, that the said Wm.
H. Harrison do appear, and plead, answer or
demur to the said Petition within three months
from the publication hereof, and that on his
failure 80 10 do, Decree and Judgment, PRO
conesso he rendered against him.
A. SlMKINS, C. E. E. D.
Fob o. 3m z
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Mr Roxce,s Speech.

WE have read with much satisfaction the capital
speech of Hon. WV. DoYcE, recently delivered In
Congress, upon the subject Of the Tariff Next week
we will lay it before readers, with further COM
ments
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Che aouerti5er,
ARTHUR SIMKlNS, EDITOR.
EDGEFIELD, S. C.
WEDNESDAY MARCH l, 1854.
Our Collector.

MIR. NJ. E. WAGNER is now abroad upon collect
ing tour for the "Adrertiscr." We hope he will De
kindly received by subscribers, and dismissed with
'.the needfu" as precipia,ely possible
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yVcll bigger Wanted.

THE Subscriber wishes to procure the services
l. Of Well Digger for short time, to whom
customary wages will be given. Apply at the resi-
.lrnc- Of the Undersign. on the Martin Town Road,
) miles above Hamburg.
Mar st 81 q
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HEAVY RoBBERy.-The Thomasville (Gco.)
Whatchman, SAYS We learn that the house OF
Mr.. JAMES GRoovER, some FIVE miles from
Grovcrville, in this county, was entered on
Wednesday night last by some person or PERSONS
and five or six thousand dollars in money stolen,
among which WIS about lhirty-trre one, hun.
dred dollar bills, mostly On the Marine and Fire
Insurance. Bank of Savannah. Mn. GRoovER
was not ut home at the time. No clue has as
vet been had as to who the thief or thieves We're.
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FIRE.-A fire broke out about half past
eleven o'clock, last night, i'll two story frame
building on The corner of Ellis and Eibert streets,
the property of F. Midlam and occupied by
J. w. Wiglltman. The building was DESTROYED
The furniture was nearly all saved. We under
stand that the house was insured in the Southern
Mutual Insurance Company.
Augusta Cons,i,utionalist Feb. %.
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sg Communications from "a CITIZEN GONE
OF TUE CoMrANY," and " STEAM ENGINE have
been received and are put file for our next issue,
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Columbia and Hamburg Rail Road.


towns Of Columbia and Hamburg the necessity of put
ting Engineers TO work Immediately, upon the r"u,e
of the chartered Rail Road which is 10 make direct
connection between those two places. 1t seems that
the Wilmington and Manchester Company have al.
ready taken this nitatory STEP under similar char.
ter granted them during the ate sessun of our Le.
gislatnre. We agree with our contemporary 10 the
importance of having the survey of the Columbia and
Hamburg Road entered upon at once. II we are not
entirely in error the superior merits Of this latter route
will be so palpably exhibited, after an accurate sur.
vey, rs to place the Wilmington and Manchester
nualion Thy contrast) in the category of absurdiies.
Let moi br UNDERSTOOD in penning this superstition,
being ut all inimical to said continuation. We are
more than willing that it should be made, if the Com
Iany interested deem it judiciuus. At The same time
must be permitted express our confident eIpccia-
ton that the respective routes will stand the one to
the other, Hyperion Saiyr." For III veal of all
pa rites then, we beg leave 10 urge upon our fellow
citizens, of Hamburg especially, tie great Prnpre,y
Of ofseconding heartily any proposition which may come
from Columbia, having in view mn immediate survey
of and determination upon The proper route for the mp.
per Road.
ould it not be we'll moreover, for the Ridge neigh
brhooJ to hold merling for the purpose Of profrrng
aid in setting on foot this Introductory work! That
their immediate section will be in the direct course of
the route 10 be eventually fixed upon We cannot doubt
And yet it may be very important, for the assuring OF
this result, that gentlemen in that direction should
make themselves prompt and efficient aidcs and ubet-
tors of the projeCln all the mnuG Of its progress-
We hope they viii do so. They hnre the means, they
have the intelligence, and earnestly trust they will
no, be lacking in the energywhich will be required TO
shape this undertaking 10 the great advantage Of them
selves and their children.
GA word to the wise" ought to be sufficient. This
thing of hemming and having and prorrnslnating,
when every thing is asr and all are graspng eagerly
for the advantages Of the rushing tide, is often fatal to
the he It interests of community We advocate cau-
ton where step in the dark is proposcd. But where
glance alone is sufficient show the feasibility Of
any projected enterprise, We believe ns strongly a"
any one else in quick and resouie action.
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Masonic Notice.
Bezaleel CHAPTER R. a. M.

A REGULAR Cnnvocation Of BEZALEEL
N CHAPTER Of R. a. NJ, will be held on
evening next. at o'clock. full attend
nnce of MI The Members is requested business or
Importance will bo brought before the Chapter.
4. RAMSEY, NJ. E. Ii. p.
Mar | 1t