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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-09-05

,GREENv1LLE RAILRoAD.-We are indep.
ted to the President, Col. Perrin, for copy,
in pamphlet FORM, of the proceedings of the
stockholders of The Greenvile and Columbia
Railroad Company: The capital stock of
the road paid is 8 $l,l93;4lO rs; assessment
on stock, Sl50,059; the income of the road
received is s632,972 ID; making the sum
of s2,O26, ,442 50, received and expended on
the Railroad. The road has cost $3,076,-
G65 The stockholders have paid little
over one. nillion and ,one.fourth Of dollars,
and have road which cost over three mil.
lions. If the. debt of one million now owed
by the Company was paid, the stock of. the
Company ought to be worth more than dou..
be its original cost.--Southern Patriot. ::
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DUTIES OF A MoTnER.-Sbe should be
firm, gentle, kind, always ready to'attend to
her child. " -
She should never laugh at him-at, what
he does that is .cunniug-never ,allow him
to think Of his. looks, except to be neat and
clean in all his habits. .x. -,
She should teacli; him. to obey a look-to
respect those elder than4hinlself; she should
never make a command, without seeing that
it is performed in the right manner.
Never speak Of child's faults or foibles,
or repeat his remarks before him. 1t is a
sure way to spoil child.
Never reprove child when excited, nor
let your tone of voice be raised, when cor.
recting. Strive to inspire love, not dread
respect, not fear. Remember you are train
ing and educating soul for eternity:
Teach your children to wait upon them
selves, to put away thing when done with
it. But do not forget that you were once a
child. The griefs Of little ones are loo often
neglected. they are great for them. Bear
patiently with them, and never in any way
rouse their anger if it can be avoided
Teach a child TO be useful whenever oppor.
tunity may Offer.
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..Gbpiiyf!e.:. :RRaetr:py,

CRUMBS OF THOUGHT g.. p.
>s.e.Irmen cared less for wealth and-fame, .-
And less for battle -6eldsand glory,
lf writ in noblerhearis a name >1..E
:, Seemed greater than in song or story, -
-qa, II men, instead Of nursing PRIDE. -. >;
..,. - Would. learn to Danish and abhor i,
e.. =. .,H more relied >'....... r,...-
On love to guide, 10.
=. The world would be the better for it.
:. =. II men deal, less in stocks and lands,
= And,more in bonds and deeds fraternal,
IL loves work had more willing hands
-. To build its hopes and joys eternal,
II. men stored up loves oil and wine,
And on, each saddened heart would pour it,
If"yours' and s.mine''
Would both combine, -, 3.
:. The world would be The better for it.
= Ii men would act the play Of life,
And fewer spoil it in rehearsal,
.g If bgotry would sheath its knife,
And love become more universal,
il custom gray with ages grown
-. Had fewer blindly to adore it, :.
-, If talent shone : - ;.,:
- In truth alone, -
I,The world would be the better for it. <
II men were noble in small things,
And daly,honest in their dealings,
If hearts had more harmonious strings
Vibrating kindlier feelings,
If men, when wrong o'ercome the right,
Would rise together and restore it,
80 If right made might
"a In every fight - 80
:''Y. The world would be the better for it.
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GUARD against vanity. Never let it be
question whether this or that opinion
should gain attention to your person. Look
only for the eydence-follow the highland
be content with the reflection, that you
have deserved, whether you have gained, or
not, the appreciation Of your fellows. Wis
dom will eventually be justified of all her
children. The triumphs Of vanity are short
those of truth everlasting. Thornwell on
Truth.
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GEMS Of THOUGHT.

To try whether your conversation is like
ly to be acceptable to people Of sense, i'm
agine what you say written down orprjnted
and consider how it would. read; whether
it would appear natural. improving, or en-
tertaining; or affected, mischievous or un'
meaning.
Choose ever the plainest road; it always
answers best. For the same reason, choose
ever to do and try what is the most Just and
the most direct. This conduct will save a
thousand bIushes, and thousand struggles,
and will deliver you from the secret tor.
ments which are the neyer.faiiing attendants
Of dissemination.
Those are the hardest misfortunes. which
we allow to take US by.surprise. -
Imprint the beauties of authors,upon your
imagination, and their morals upon your
heart. - =
Slanderers are like flies; they leap all
over mans good parts, to light upon his
sores. St. :.
The idle should not be classed among the
living; they are sort Of dead men who
can't be buried. - -.
Man ought always to have something
which he prefers to lile,: otherwise life itself
will appear to him tiresome andvoid.:
If you want to learn the value Of "a dol.
lar, go and labor two days in. the burning
sun as a hod carrier,
Calumny, though raised upon nothing, is
too swift to be overtaken, and too volatile to
be impeded.
The newspaper is law book for the in.
dolent, sermon for the thoughtful, a library
for the poor. 1t may stimulate the indifferent,
it may also instruct the most profound.
Christianity is, not theory to be CRITICS.
ed so much as life to be copied.
. When you hear a man ostentatousy
lamenting his defective education, it's sign
he thinks himself devil of a.fellow- for all
that.
Integrity is the first moral virtue, benevo.
lence the second, and purdence the third;
without the first, tho two latter cannot exist,
and without the two former the latter would
be often useless.
.
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HANNIBAL, ON PoL1r1c1ASs.-Mr:J Julius
Cesar Hannibal, OF the New York Picayune,
thus discourses ON polly tishuns:
"A polly-tishun hab no opinions OBJ his
own; he am like straw hold him up, an
he'll pint which ebber way de wind of pop.
lar pinion blow him Ef platform breaks
down, it don't hurt him, for he am like a
cat dat alters ltes on its feet;an' he runs
rite up on annudder wun, and hoorays as eff
he alters belong dere. Tween lecshun times
be is quiet enuf, like an ole coon. asleep i'll
de top OBJ holler tree, libin on his fat; but
wen lecshun kuns, he gifts lively, like frogs
in spring. He wares an old-llat to look
like wurkin man, an he puts patches on his
close. He makes his hands sore shaking
hands wild ebry body, and tens to be tickler {,
ANXIOUS bout de helf Oh your wife and chlt.
dren. He is as sly as possom; see him
wid a ligious man, an he'll look an talk like
a minister in camp meetin; meet him half
an hour after, talking to some wild feller'
an you'll hear wurds, dat efday aint ntswearin,
soun very much like cqssin.
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:DISuNION SENTIMENT AT THE SOUTH.

The New York Mirror thinks Georgia
and Virginia are earnestly preparing for q
dissolution of the Union while the Abolition
press of the North, with its daily irritations,
we are told, is goadiug even the cooler clas.
ses of-the South into state of indignation,
which will inevitably lead to rash and reek.
less action. The editor adds:
"A distinguished gentleman and statesman,
who has. just returned from tour through
the Southern States, informs-us that the per.
vading feeling of the South is fearfully de-.
termined against the North; and that they
are preparing, not only for an. independent
confederation, but are even looking towards
a free trade alliance with England. And
Notwithstanding all the rawlings of the British
Aboltionists- against American slavery,
should the day Of disuniop ever come, Eng.
land would be the first to take the South by
the hand, and court her for her cotton, more
than she has ever cursed her for slaves. H.
we trust that :: Georgia and Virginia are
earnestly preparing for dissolution ofthe Un
ion." In truth, We believe that the .disunion
sentiment is'stronger now than it ever was
before amongst tho people Of those States
and the whole South: And the abolition agi:
tation at the North will but serve to deepen
and strengthen this sentiment, if the politi.
clans OF the South are not permitted to stul.
tify the people with the false declaration
"that the country enjoys a repose, and The
South a security upon the slavery question,
SO far as statutory Legislation is concerned,
greater than she has enjoyed since 1857"
Georgia has even now taken her position
declared her ultimatum, through primary
conventions Of her people,. Judging from
tone Of the press, Virginia is preparing to
take the, same position.
This is all right and proper, and we re.
joice to observe the signs of determined
spirit; of resistance to Northern vandalism
multiplying around use But we cannot for
get, five would, that Virginia and Georgia
took this same position in lS49--declared
through their Legislatures that they would
resist the admission Of California into the
Union even to the disruption of the ties
that bind them to the Cohfederation.-
South Carolina; stimulated by their :ex.
ample, adopted the same resolution through
her Legislature. Yet, for all this, ,CaIifor.
MIA was admitted-the deed of deep WRONG
and outrage was censummated-and Vir.
ginia and Georgia acguiesced 10 its. justice
and policy. They baseiy abandoned South.
Caroli1a, after having led her. to the very:
s,faortify saessohs
.ofthe past has taught us to be sdistrustfuI Of
mere resolves to resist.
For ourselves, we declare that nough
but overt acts Of resistance-the outright
disruption Of the bonds Of The 'Union-will
convince us tha The people of Virginia and
Georgia will carry their resolves into effect.
Still, there is hope Of a dissolution Of the
Union, if the spirit Of resistance is not again
stiAed BY our politicians.--Cnlumbia Times.
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CHOW, c1nLs,"'said Mrs. Partington. the
other day to her nieees, "you must get hus-
bands as soon as possible, or they'll be muir
dered" Why so, auntl" Why, see
by the. papers that we've got almost fifteen
thousand post offices, and nearly all on 'em
dispatches mail every day-and Lord have
mercy on US poor widows" and the old
lady stepped quickly to The looking.glasss TO
put on her new caP.,
LAzrSEss- travels 80, slowly that poverty
-. l-rs-I.. zI-st.s,- - s.a'.S
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LAz1NEss travels so, slowly that poverty
soon sovertakes:her.. =, -
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-28


he thought that if the fugitive slave law should be
repealed, that provision of the Constitution would
be carried out by the States themselves"
The Editor of the Wilmington Commercial and
other Wing Know Nothing papers in this State have
copied the above correspondence, and have approved
the letter of Mr.. Wilson and in doing they have
become the defenders and apologsts of higher
law" man and vile abotonist There is but one
step between a black-hearted abolitionist and his
apoogist and defender. We shall see what these
papers will do when they come to observe the late
speech, given above, Of Wilson in the Senate If
they should still cling to him, they will deserve the
execration of every truc-hearted Southern man.
1t is useless for the Know Nothngs of North
Carolina to pretend discretlit the authority of
Senator ilSon, or to escape the odium which at
tachcs to him. His position in the Order is just
fixed and reputable in Massachusetts that of
Mr.. Loring Mr.. Doub in North Carolina; and
the only way in which these gentlemen relieve
themselves of their connection with him, is to de-
him, by the authority of their lodges to the
people of the South. We shall what course
they will deem it their duty to pursue.
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OBJ STANDARD.
RALEIGH. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2 8. 1855.
business Directions.

ANY person RENTING money for subscription to the STAN
dard please whether it is for the Weekly Semi
Weekly raper; and also whether it is for subscriber
or for on. already cur hruks
In ordering change Of the paper please state the Post
office TO be changed from. well as the one to.
Write all proper names plainly and distinctly.
general rule shall, in future, send paper
to no subscriber until the sscr pon money paid
as we and intend adopt the advance payment sys
tenn IS practicable.
- All obituary exceeding ten lines will here
after be charged as advertisements.
Strangers sending advertisements must accompany
them with the cash give satisfactory reference they
Hil!n III be inserted.
Persons indebted for subscriptions remit amount
At any b. mail and receipts will in all cases be prompt
" transmitted Those who indebted up to November
last will trust, send the once; and it the
precise due known, will make ference
as all verpaid in This The sub crber will have
credit and receipt accord ugly We trust all friends
will remit BY mail and thus the heavy commissions
go per cent which we have pay for collecting
HOLDEN d WILSON.
Feb =, l$55.
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tOr the SIandaru
BISHOP ATKINsoN's APPOINTMENTS.

Recent demonstrations of the existence ola volcano
in Arkansas have been the cause of much unea-
sness and anxiety to portion of the inhabitants of
that State The subterranean fires appear to be loca
ted in mountain, about five miles from Waldron, in
Scott county. Three explosions lately occurred in
up and EARTH filled the atmosphere with dust
and smoke, and caused the earth quake for miles
around. One of the reports was heard at distance
Of forty or fifty miles The earth on the mountains
is represented as having sunk to considerable
depth.
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DrHOW'5 REVIEW FOR FEBRUARY.

We have received the February number of this
Interesting and valuble work The leading articles
upon Slavery at the South, Southern Society
Cuba, The Sandwich Islands, The Slave Trade,
The Present Hard Times, Progress of the United
States, The Mineral Resources of the United States,
Education in our Country, with a great variety OF
Commercial and Agricultural Statistics, &c. The
work is published monthly, IA pages, at New Or
leans and Washington, at IS per annuI. Its most
important papers, for the last eight years, have been
condensed into three handsome octave solumes,
which are delivered without postage for Sc.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-28

The WING PARTY. The New York Express (whig)
thinks it rather omnous of the fate of the wing
party that in the two old wing States, which were
the homes of Clay and Webster has been virtual
ly abandoned the wing delegation in Congress from
Massachusetts having deserted the protective SYSTEM
and in Kentucky refusal having been made to call
a Wing State Convention.
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WILMINGTON MARKET.

TURPENTINE-No sales since yesterdays report that
hear of, and none offering market. There fair
enquiry from buyers at last quotaons$2 for yellow
dip and 81 Is for hard, II ESQ IFS.
SPIRITS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sales made YES
terday Of 100 bbs at 81 cents u gallon and this morning
90 bbs at price Sellers generally holding
cents but the time of closing enquiries appears
to be disposition the of buyers operate
81 cents.
ROS1N-23o bbls. Common sold this morning at 81 O5
for large size bbIs
TAR receipts of Tar for a day two past and no
sales to report. There is fair demand 81 = Dbl.
COTTON Sales yesterday and this morning of IS bales
midling quality at s y III.
POTArOES-55 bbls IRISH Planting Potatoes slightly
damage) sold auction this morning 81 2 So
Fbbi. .burnaL
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NORFOLK MARKET.


REPORTED 'NoRTT-CA ROLINA STANDARD
BY a. NJ. M'PHEETERS 4 CO,
HhoSaIe .cce,% FGraaIdinn d. LE0nn~x:ou AfyckGnts
NORFOLK Feb. 24th 1855.
FLOUR-Arrivcs freely, though the denlul.d is
equal TO The Ty and saies are readily made al 500 for
COTTONNQt 80 active as last week. Offers are made
freely Il with few buyers
CORNIs in good demand, and quote Mixed at 7Sc ;
White ~ q Sic; Ieil"w SC.
NAVAL STORES-Tar 81 a So %; Rosn Conn., 81 81
q 81 ~; M. and 81 a. ii 50 sSpts. TuTp a
STAVES--R. o. Hhhd. $37 w. o. ibid 500; Pipe $50
q So; Head ng S52 II SO.
IIME-Thos. 81 II "a l 20; W C. 81 81 90 81.
MolASSES-Cuba in lIhds. % "a 26c.; \. o. crop
81 az SIC.
PEAS Clay in demand so q s215c; B. E. CSC.
SALT-Fne 81 20 "a 1 70; G. A. 81 81 a 81 20.
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CHESAPEAKE FEMALE COLLEGE,
HAMPTON VA
REV. NJ. R. FORY, A. NJ, President.

KEW. N. X. FUZZY, A. NJ, President.
TENHE FIRST SESSION OF THIS COLLEGE WILL
Il commence the day of June, 1858, the new
ed fee The College premises. There viii be full and
exper e Faculty the superior educational facilities,
and ample accommodations for all the departments. The
object opening thus late in the session to afford TO
young ladies' The advantages of residence where they
only escape the deb ating influences of summer but
enjoy in an extraordinary degree and at
the benefits Of bathing and pure air, while ing
their studies. ---T.
Trims for session of twenty weeks payable in advance.
Primary Department Sl2. II CHER English SIS. Greek,
Latin, French Italian, pan sh and Gernar each 81 Draw
ing Embrn derry and Cray0n each SD Muse Plane and
Guitar, each $50. Use of Piano 80. Use of Guitar 81.
Scientific Lectures 81 80 School Room expenses and
Vocal Music, each 81 90. Oil and Pastel Painting, each
S2. Water Painting and col0red Cravon each 50. Bath
House fee 81. Board including fuel Ugh IS and washing,
without other charges $50, or 81 per month
Parents and Guardians gning send their daughters
wards Will please give immediate notice to u al effect
Circulars with further information viii be sent appl
cation to the President at Hampton, Va.
Feb. lG, 1850. 26-3t.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-28

WILLIS HESTER. We notice that the Supreme
Court has declared there error in the of
Willis Hester from Chatham county. Hester was
tried convicted and sentenced to be hung for negro
stealing in Orange County, but proceedings
stayed by an appeal to the Supreme Court. We
presume that the sentence will now be executed.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-28
FAYETTEVILLE MARKET.

Feb %, 1855
We make few changes in the produce market-pri-
regular. There is a good supply of Bacon,
price TO 10 cts Corn slightly improved with good de-
mand. Recept Of Gotten large during the wcek-market
rather feeble at TOT 81 Flour market steady without
change-suppy good.
Sales of Spirits Turpentine Raw do without
change. Turn
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she will refuse longer to hold political fellowship
with the traitors.
One week longer will close the session: Ofcourse,
more work will be passed into next week than has
been done during the whole previous part of the
session. What bills may be passed in the confusion
of the few remaining days cannot be foreseen; the
country can only hope that its interests will not
suffer too much through hasty legislation.
MECKLENBURG.
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Raleigh, Feb. Z, 1855.

= Raleigh, Fed. z, IS55.
At meeting of the Board of Commissioners held thi
evening, it
Res6toa That the City Collector be authorized and
CURED and collect the due the city of
Rac gh and proceed sell property, if the same be not
pad and pay the city Treasurer weeks before
Nav court otherwise the city attorney will be directed to
bring his bond.
j. J. CHRISTOPHERS, Clerk.
All persons interested will take notice of the above and
if of their be DELAYED ten days from this
date shall proceed execute and advertise property for
the JAMES H. MURRAY,
Feb. TO- 1855 ct City Collector.
NIEW CO.PARTNERSHIP.-W DAVIS
IL have this day associated with them Mr. WHTMEI T.
HARDEE, and eur firm will henceforth be WHITE DAVIS
& HARDEE. Conducting General Chanisston BHsnes
they give prompt and faithful attention to the sale OF
every description produce and merchandise and solicit
~consgnments of the same. - 80. n -
- Petersburg, Val Jun 81 1880: - @."2t-W-
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E3Y@ The Know Nothings find the era race sys-
TEN of voting in Virginia a serious impairment in
their way. As the Washington Union truly OBJ
serves "a man may fiattcr himself with being able
to strike down his bosom friend nhcrc the secret
ballot exists; but this will not be easy in the Old
Dominion where every voter must speak ont his
choice. Men still living who have seen Madison
and Monroe standing up before the judges and pro-
claiming their choice for the humbest officer in the
midst of their feliow-citizens Under this system of
suffrage Washington and Jefferson voted and it is
an usage at ancient and SO honored. The
Union continues
"The know-nothngs feel that this is a sad obstacle
in their pathway, and they have reSorted to every
means which ingenuity could invent to surmount it.
1t tries them by and searching test. Il
prevents them from cheating Their neighbors and
friends. They cannot stand up, unabashed, before
the world and strike down better men, in all pro-
liability than themselves, for entertaining the liberal
notions of Jefferson and Washington, for the
accident of birth the choice of relig zion. Accord
ingy they resort to the scandalous method of selec
ting thc candidates i'll their dcns, and then
of going into public meetings, wings or democrats
80 citizens they call themseves-and carrying
these candidates the heads of the old parties
Forewarnvd is forearned. Let the people of the
southern States look to their mpelilled rights. Let
them observe well this daring scheme of oath bound
plotters. Let them watch the who fix uomina-
tons in the dark, and then try foiSt them upon
the people in their regular meetings. The democrats
have the burden of the fight on their shoulders
They should beware that know -nothings do not con-
troll their proceedings under the guise of democrats
Better defeat thousand times then that they should
be deluded by band of internal and reckless foes"
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q KNOW NOTHING MOVEMENTS IN PHILADEIPHIA The
friends of Com Stockton for the Presidency, and
Hon. Kenneth Rayner. of North Carolina, for the
Vice Presidency, in Philadelphia, are commencing
to work in earnest. Many meetings are called and
clubs organized in different wards, to urge their
claims upon the Know Nothing party.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-02-28
TIE CITY GUARDS"

A meeting of the citizens Of this city was held at
che City Hail. Saturday evening last, for the pur
pose of organizing volunteer military company,
P F. Pescud Esq. in the chair.
The lveliest feeling pervadcd the meeting and
between seventy and eighty names were enrolled
\ letter from Walter Gwynn, jun. Esq, read,
expressive of the regret Of his father, Col Walter
Gwynn, at his inability to accept the command of
the company, from his other numerous engagements,
but stating that the Col. heartily approved of the
movement and would cheerfully render all aid in
his power, opportunity offered.
a committee appointed to select appropri-
ate name for the company, who, in a few moments,
rcportcd-thc 20 Oak City Guards
An election of officers then entered into,
which resulted follows Captain, CHAs. c.
ScoTT, Esq: LIST Lieutenant, Col F. YARDRoUGH,
jr.; Cd Lieutenant SEATON GALES, Esq; Sd Lieu
tenant, ISAAC PRoCToE, ESD; Orderl y-Sergeant w.
E. ALLEY. Esq; Surgeon, DR.. Jos j. W. Tucker.
Committees appointed to draft bylaws, &c,
for the government of the company to report upon
n suitable uniform; and to wait upon the citizens
generally to solicit their countcnance and support in
the equipment Of the company.
4 vote of thanks rendered to the chairman,
and the meeting adjourned till Wednesday evening
next.