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sPaoy. g; r. McC has been elected
President of the, South Carolina College.
We have no reason q doubt his competency
ttor the post butas sse so,rry that the high
||claimssof DIR. ,isnEH were ovetlo oSksa;
Iltnonr jaaemsat hs M stbs :l.pana aios tks
place as 4 ss!s.s 81 s 6, s. 80 &
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j. PATTERSON, Secretary of State.

OUR friend &c" must excuse the non-an-
pearance of bis communication this week
We are compelled TO defer it.
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WANT of space precludes an extended
reference to the new advertisements. Let
the reader look out and consider them all.
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All ABBEVLTE c. TT

M rn1T that Gx respectfully public ,or
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the call
the public aa
which
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four timea
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Who will 60 to Kansas

WE take the liberty of publishinga a pri.
vato letter addressed us by Col. BuooKs,
on the eve Of his departure for Washing
ton, touching the Kansas question. He is
strongly in favor Of forming emigrant COM
panles for Kansas, and makes some admira
bic suggestions as to the proper manner {.
proceeding in the enterprise. Similar
movements have been made in various sec.
tons OF the South, and we hope the sug-
gestion, of our honored Representative will
meet the favor Of his entire constituency,
and that the proper persons will make al,
early move in the matter.
Gen. WHITFIELD, in the letter alluded to
ny Col. BRooKs, indicates the determine
ton of the pro-slavery party in Kansas to
triumph or die, and says, awe shall rely
upon our Southern friends for help" They
are nobIy fighting our battles there, and
shall we not send them at hast one regi-
ment of votcrs from South Carolina to
strengthen their arms and cheer their
heartsa Or shall we prefer to lie by and
allow Abolitionists and Fieesoilers TO take
the Territory by default, so that we may
pick another quarrel witt, the Federal Gov
ernment, denounce the Nebraska bill, and
re-enact the oft-played farce9
1t will be seen that Col. BkooKs pledges
himself for five hundred dollars in aid OF
the enterprise. Will not other wealthy gen
temen Of the Fourth District follow his
examplea And will not the young men Of
all classes respond to the call for volunteers ?
The world would laugh, perhaps, to hear
an editor offer to contribute money, and we
arc not disposed to excite its mirth by sucl,
a proposition; but, although we love our
home-the only home we have ever known
If the effort is made to raise company in
Abbeville, and one volunteer is wanting to
fill the list, we respond, "Here am I;'send
mel"
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SopthsrD Methodist Publishing
House, dummy the HIT Gve months Of dits
sSistense pabAshsd 80 900 900 pages. q. &
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LEAs1DE, Nov. 81.

LEAsIDE, Nov. 27.
My Dear Puckett: I leave for Wash
ington tomorrow morning, and am now
sitting alone by tile fire, somewhat saddened
by thoughts of separation from my family {;
yet | employ the last moments of my time
in saying word to you upon political
matters. 1t may be that the mood am in
is reflected upon my judgment; but be that
as it may, | look upon the approaching
session Of Congress with foreboding and
concern. I sincerely believe that the fate
Of this country for the next generation is to
be determined by the next Congress. If
we pass the impending crisis safely, we will
60 along quietly for life in law. But
"there's the rub" The House of Represent
atives is in the hands Of the Fusionists.
They can do the country. no burtful legisla-
tiou during the Thirty-fourth Congress, be-
cause the Senate and the President are, as
yet conservative. They will not dare to
stop the supplies of Government, because
that would weaken their party in the next
Presidential election. Nor will they dare
to eject WHITFIELD and give his seat to
REEDER, because that would ipaugurate
Revolution. REEDER, you will recollect,
gave certificates ofselection to the dele
gates in the Kansas Legislature, and wheth.
er WHITFIELD was legally elected or not,
REEDER is estopped BY common law and
common sense from impeaching his election.
But aeach Houae shall bs the judge of the
elections, returns and qualifications Of it's
own members" and the upshot Of the affair
wilIprobably be, that the election will be
sent. back to the people Of Kansas, in the
hope that, before the new, election comes
Of, the IMMIGRANT Aid Society Of Massa.
chusetts" may have forwarded voters enough
to secure the election Of RErpsR. u y }s
Howimportant, then, isittbats we Of she
South sbosld be mp aud doing 81 THU. mat.
ser d of,ital Interest sio our5 SECTION II I'VE
iNsre engaged Inc ywaf viii: iorsig ignsrss s a 81
indians a wont saY apyth ing sefs Yankee
Iwah rea q hsaig i1 ss6i sof f,my
Iass i i q 4 iertniet cchla
4Taiss cotnpAp5 sff IN fSlsSs,
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SElS;
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
"a Mans q Man."

A young man who is struggling with ev-
cry capablity of his to raise himself from
obscuri.y to an honorable position in the
world, is moral hero; for he is fighting
the battle Of life with a martyrs zeal /; and
a warriors bravery. His eyes glow with
the light Of thought, his brow bears the
God.given seal of intellect; there is power
we will suppose, in all he does. He has
never yet learned the lessons of deceit add
falsehood, which too many think requisite
to success in every undertaking. He would
scorn the base and petty ambition Of those
who rate themselves as his superiors. But
he is the son Of poor and humble parents. he
is mechanic. His arms are brawny with
constant exercise, his hands hardened by
honest labor. He has none Of the graces
of manner, which characterize yonder min.
cling dandy. "A mans a man for a that, "
you would perhaps think. but not so with
the upper classes. "This fellow must not
rise," they say, "put him down. His ath.
letic form was not made to lie on silken
lounges his strong fingers are no! fit to
come in contact with the dainty palms oil
white kid gloves of belle. dom his deep
voice is not low and sweet enough to mur.
mur the soft nothings Of drawing ROOM con.
versation. Let him keep his place. Lei
him work"
Yes, let him hope on, toll on. Let his
strong original mind be developed and cul.
t;vated, till it lifts him far. far above those
who have scorned him. Hundreds like him
" have walked steadily upward in the eyes
Of fame" and stood on dizzy heights look
ing down on the admiring world. Some
body has said that nothing is denied to well
directed labor. II this be true, the strug
CLING youth should take courage. One day
he may stand in the high positions Of earth
among her most honored and nobr sons, and
then, then the children Of luxury may won
der still more, why he did not keep his
place.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
Personal.

In list of authors, whose services may
be had the coming season. as lecturers, the
Tribune gives the n,me of our friend, w.
H. G. Hosmer as hailing from Avon, New
York. His present place Of residence is
Brookiyn,and his post office address is .'Na-
val Office, N. Y. CITY," at the recent
Publishers Festival at the Crystal Palace,
Rev. Mr.. Milburn, who is blind, paid the
following eloquent compliment TO Irving
and Bryant -" But if magnify the
Office of a maker and seller Of book, how
much more the authors As Wolfe sadly
and swee,Iy recited Geay's Elegy, upon the
st. Lawrence, the night before his glorious
fall on the plains of Abraham, he said. ~
would rather have the honor Of writing that
poem than Of taking Quebec tomorrow"
Were | to paraphrase his thought to my
wish, it would be thus could have writ
ten the 'Ske,ch-Book,' Cunning to M. IT.
wing, almost every word of which had
by heart before was eight years old. or
have sung that ode commencing, The
Groves were Gods first temples turning
to Mr.. Bryant) which committed to
memory in saddle on western prairie,
cheerfully would 60 through life, binding
this badge Of infrnity upon my brow, to
wear 1t as a crown; or cropping in the un-
broken darkness, so were it the Fathers
will, for threescore years AID ten of mans
appointed time. But what though the
Sage's pen and Poets song be not ours to
utter or to WELD !! Is not the man greater
than the author! Nor is theirs any j. noble
lot, who are called to learn and show that
They also serve, who only stand and
watt"
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08

Tue HUMAN BeARD.-Have our readers
ever thought Of the utter folly OF shaving,
the absurdity of the pr ctice Of cutting off
the beard which was not given by his Gre
ator for nothing! We have, and have come
to the conclusion that the practice Of shaw
ing is alike ridiculous and absurd, and that
it violates one Of the laws Of nature. Now
our beard was not given US for no purpose,
that is evident 1t was created for some
wise purpose, and that was, to keep the
face and throat warm, and thus be condu.
Give to health. Let US look at fact. 1t
has been calculated that if one shave three
times a week it grows twenty times as fast
as if he did not shave. Allowing two inch.
es as the annual growth Of the beard it will
be seen that man cuts of forty inches, or
more than yard Of hair year, and the
nutriment which supports this. and is thus
wasted, might have gone TO nourish parts
of his body, and render him healthy and
handsome man? Again: allowing twenty
minutes to each shaving operation, three
times week, amounts to one hour week,
ffty-two hours year. Suppose a man to
shave forty years, We find he has consumed
abou, three months in The simple process Of
shaving.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
TeaU .a,.s'0agenseMi!
ELLSWORTH, June 1855.


IUNHE subscriber would inform his patrons
IL and friends from abroad that as he has
not been Bile to close up his business this Spring,
as he intended to have done, has concluded to
continue his business another year; as heretofore
keeping his usual variety Of Goods, which ale
not to be surpassed by any country Store
although there may be some dealers who have
larger quantity of some kinds OF Goods. but TO
find the variety here is the place. But to go into
particulars would be useless all thai is neees-
ssry to say is, please call for what you want.
and you viii, be very sure to find it, and at
price that will induce you 10 call again. Cash
customers ore solicited, as they are the ones that
help US 10 buy our Goods SO cheap, and they are
the ones that will reap rich reward if their
purchases are large.
A word 10 The lovers of good TEA If you wish
for somet hing IN that line warranted 10 snt, here
il the place 10 supply your wanis-tor 81 cents
per H. you can have that winch is warranted to
draw green, and for 40 cts something richer;
from so 10 S. that which will make music in the
dullesi company il freely used, and some little
higher for extra occasions For proof, please call
and try il.
90 Produce taken at the highest market prire.
8 c. r. PECK.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08

A MECHANICAL CALF.-An inventive ge-
MUS proposes in the Scientific American an
arrangement by which to remove the milk
from any number Of dairy cows simuItane-
ously, in the short space Of ten to fifteen
minutes. This propose (says the wriier)
to accomplish by placing the cows all in
stalls adapted for keeping them stationary
during the process. Lay pipe the whole
length, Of the stalls under the cows, and i'm
mediateIy below their bags or reservoirs Of
milk Connect the cows with this pipe by
means Of flexible tubes, each tube furnished
with four mouths, which will be made of
India rubber, SO as to bite closely upon each
Of the four outlets (teats Now the cows
being thus connected with the lower or
main pipe, this pipe will extend into the
cream or dairy house. and is then connect
ed with an exhaust pump, when one hand
will in few minutes extract all the milk,
and It will run down into the main pipe,
thence into the proper reservoir in the dairy
for Dreaming. You will see my idea is to
pump the milk from each cow, aud all by
one and the same process. base my plan
upon the fact that the calf removes the milk
by producing vacuum with his tongue and
organs of the mouth, and the milk at once
flows from the bag to supply it.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
LADIES ON HORSEBACK.

The MiddIetown Constitution says: We
had a show Of female equestrianism at our
County Fair this fall. II collected about
three thousand people, and was patronized
by the elite of the city Of Middlet,w own and
vicinity; SO we suppose il is to be Pot down
as fashionable exhibition. Whether the
Agricultural Society will give another such
exhibition we do not know. Ii they do,
We hope they will 60 on Mr.. Bsrnum's
plan Of giving premium to the hand
soonest lady as well as the best rider.-
Something more than eqnss.riansm is ex-
pected to be exhibited 10 the admiring
crowd on such an occasion. They had a
trial Of female equesirianism at the New
York State Fair at Emira One of The
ladies was thrown over her horses head
(and over her own too, in view Of the
.ympainizing crowd. Others raced their
horses with great fury. The editor OF Life
illustrated. speaks thus of this sort Of
thing:
:" We really don't like this kind of exhi-
bition. We wish all ladies' were good RI
ders, and that every one of them had
beautiful horse to ride. and handsome gal
liant to ride with. But to make such
public display Of their charms. TO vie with
ono another like jockeys, to expose them
selves to the applause or derision Of every
vn'gaf fellow, is, really and truly. not the
proper thing. Besides, who is likeliest to
win the prizei Is it the prettiest face or
the best eqaestrisnne. Ladies, don't do it
any more"
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08

WILLIAM. look up! tell Us who made
you; do you know ~
William was considered foo. and screw
ing his face, and looking rather thoughtful
and somewhat bewildered, he very slowly
answered.
"Mo.es, s'pose."
"That will do. Now" said counsellor
Gray, addressing the Court, .the witness
says he s'poses Moses made him. This
certainly is an intelligent ans ser, more so
than thought him capable Of giving, for it
shows that he has some faint idea Of the
Scriptures. But | submit, may it please
the Court, that this is not sufficient to JUS
hfy his being sworn as witness in this
case. No sir, it is not such an answer as a
witness should give ;,
"Mr. Judge" said the fool, "may Task
the lawyer question 90
"Cer,ainly." replied the Judge, ask
him arsy question you please
w al, then, Mr.. Lawyer. who you s'pose
made youi"
"Aaron. s'pose,' said the Counsellor.
Initiating the witness.
After the mirth had subsided, the witness
exclaimed
"Wal, now wc do read in the good hook
that Aaron made calf but who'd a thought
the ,atnai cri;ser had cot IN here"
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
'-s--s
1" .IN ENcidcNf.n

THO oil Strangers and Composiiors from neigh
L barring villages who pass uhsoueR Wolcoti-
v,lle-We give Nolice BY calllng al that
extensive Drv Goods Est ablishment south ~ the
bridge you ran see every variety ot the latest
styles Goods the world produces--aad will at
once commence huv,ng. for rea con III. finding
them a, from haif-price To what they hserHSIfh
nnig In exchange, we are givips+.Ske @6xficsr
market price tor large quantities Of Buf.er aSsd
Eggs-aswe have an established agency in New
York where it ia at once disp.s. of.
These extraordinary advanine es for the public
benefit can sooner be made widely knos~s.
than through the medium Of this excessively
circulated paper. x-sss;
N. & F. A. BERRY. j
Wolcottyille June 18th, 1855
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
Notice..

A T meeting Of the " Proprietors of the
m Ore Bed ~ Salisbury" held at Lakeville
on the second Tuesday OF May. 1855, i was
Rerofued. that whereas Clarksnn I. Collins
claims he the purchaser from Forbes Monsoon
of 5 SO 9S-l00 Shar. Of The Captal Stock 81 said
propretors, aud it i. aliedeed that the certificate
for said shares has been lost or destroyed bv
time or accident, and cannot be procured for
CO me- elaIion-that the Secretary procure to be
published an advertisement tor at least six
weeks in newspaper printed in the county OF
Lnchfeld. giving notice OF said claim by said
Collins, aud requiring all PERSONS who may hold
or have anv claim to said certificate 10 give
notice OF their Said claim Ia The Secretary Of
said corporation, aad 10 produce said certificate
or forfeit The same.
A true copy OF Record:
Attest, ] II. HUBBARD, Secretary.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
C0Mfi0N.

WOULD again call the attention Of the
L public to the occurrences that almost daily
come under INV observation of pedilers and OH.
ers pahuing of their glass ior Scotch Pebble
Spectacles, al enormous prices. | am now uu-
thonzed to say from ]. Ackley tina, he has no
travelling agent or peddler who carries has peb.
bles in this S,aie-so that those WHO buy Of them
do it at u g,ea, risk. and those who have bought
have the comfortable reflection that they has We
nothing after all but common glass. would
again state that IL may be easily and simply
tested II You have the glass nv touching your
lips or tongue to each successfully and observ.
ing the temperature OF ihem-the pebble always
preserving the temperature of stone while the
glass VIII be mnch warmer. They can only be
had in Liichfeld OF A. S. Baldwin WIN has on
hand full and complete assortment ai all the
numbers and will be happy TO show them to any
who wish To examine either out OF curiosity or
with intent 10 purchase.
A. s. BALDWIN.
N. B. Watches and repairing done by Ainaself
always with neatness and despatch.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
Written by the Request Of a Friend.
G Death Of Mrs. Harriet Tyleston.

Written BY the Request efa Friend.
On the Death Of Mrs. Harriet Tyieston.
By h. WARD.
Death cometh in thousand forms,
In summers calm. and winters storms,
And in the smiling spring;
And when the tempest's wing
In Antum,, sweeps DER gloomy soltudes
Strips the sere lea, es from the moan ming woods.
But. oh how sad the fatal blow.
Tha: laid wife and mother low,
No husband near,
To drop a tear,
As her pale, marble form enshrouded lay,
So soon to mingle with its kindred clay.
For he had sought the distan, West,
In hope with fortune to be blest,
And soon again to meet,
Her welcome smile to greet;
And fcndly to her list timing ear relate
His strange adventures in a distant State.
And in her solemn, dying hour.
His name to her was like shower
OF summer rain
Upon the plain
When falling on dropping flower that lies,
Pluck from Its stem md i,hers fades and dies
She died "a smiling babe was born,
Its eyes were opened on The morn;
And on its mother gazed.
Whose eyes in death were glaze
All little deem'd her infant she was dead.
And me- r upon her breast, should rest her head.
And her distracted husband came,
Too ia;s the hoped for smile IL claim;
In sad return, -~~.,.,
Tie came to mourn
The desolation of his cherries home;.
His much loved wife was sleeping in The tomb
A mother, father, sister, friends,
Her loss bewail with grief that rends
The fabric Of the heart;
With her twas sad to part;
Yet, heavy, as hath fallen Affections rod,
In Christian hope, o give her back to God.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08

THr Credit SysrEM.-We wish all men
would read and digest the following tho,'s
on the credi. system. There is much truth
in them: No man who has the natural
use Of his faculties and his muscles has
any right TO tax others with the cost of his
support. Ii is common mistate to fancy
tina, il debt is only paid. at least the OBJ
legation Of the debtor is fulfilled But this
is not so. A man who sells his property
for another's promise to pay next week or
next month, and 10 compelled to wear out
pair Of boots in running after his due.
which he finally gets after year or two. is
never really paid. Very often he has lost
half Of his demand by not having the mo-
-aey when he needed it. besides the cost
and vexa.ion of running after it. There is
just one way to pay an obligation in full.
and that is to pay it when due. He who
keeps up running fight with bills and
loans through life is continually living on
other mems means, is serious burden and
detriment to those who deal with him, al.
though his estate should pay every dollar
Of his legal obligations.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
Ounces, Peaches. Tomatoes,

ar any other frui, NAV be preserved in
~ perfectly fresh slate tor Years without sugar
or other preservaiive property, by the use OF
Ludiow's Patent self-sealing Can.
This 10 the only positively self-sealinp Can
made, as all others. require wax. solder or
cement. They are acknowledged by all who
see them the nea test, safest and mos, conve ME M,
Cans in use. Full directions for au,,inp IN
fruits, vegetables. &c, win az company the cans.
Far sale wholesale ard retail hy
TAYLOR & HOnGETTS,
Manufacturers OF fianishea Tin Ware,
No. 60 Beekman 81. corner oil Cold NY.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08

THE FUTURE or ARr.-Art has stiil much
to do. 1t may have reached one climax in
the person Of Raphael Yet Fame is hill
Of many summits-and some are vet un-
trodden but by the angels. The best por-
trait may have been painted, and the, best
religious poem transferred to canvas, but
the greatest portrait the world will ever
know will be one yet painted-the greatest
man by the greatest painter. If the Roman
Catholic has painted his highest ideal, the
Protestant has yet his own to portray. Ma
ture is little known to the artist, and the
greatest breadth and most loving minute
ness have not yet been united. The nine
teenth century has still t, throw its joys
and sorrows, its aims or aspirations, upon
canvas. No painteI-satirist has yet dashed
its vices, or hidden us laugh at its humors
which deserve to excite the mirth Of poste-
rity Our painters feed on air and paint
the pale reflections Of their dreams-vis-
ions of dead mythology they have never
studied-scenes of a religion they do not
care Acknowledgements Of centuries they
have never seen-fancies from books they
have never read through-worst OF all, re-
collections Of dead mems work-or to sink
lowest, recolleclions Of the plagiarisms OF
others. They only see poetry where others
have seen it. The d,ily life Of the living is
to them drudge and care and commonplace
the life Of the dead, poetry ready fashion
ed for their use. They dare not lead the
pubic. because the public holds the purse /;
so they paint down to low taste, and will
not create because originality has to create
public for itself. How long are Gold.
smith and Cervantes to supply our artists
with worn out groups. as well known as
the tableaux Of Punch!
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
CLASs.M ARE.

4 ONSiGNMENTl0F ta1E GLASS
"A WARE from Bosom has -heet received
and is for SAFE at the Sh6rnl thisssbscrib.r at
unusually low prices cdnsassssRs ~ Pitchers,
Sugar Bowls, Spoon Haderss Cream Cups,
Butter Plates, Preserve Plat RsllreEs. Gohlefs,
Egg Cups. Lemonade CupSs CaitiiesJicks, Mo-
asses Cups, ten d,tfrren, sfsies 1'umbiers, SC,
SC. which the public are invited 10 call aud
examine. ~
a>r 4 cool assortment OF f.eok and Parp
STOVES, Tin and Japanned Warrs &C.. &c.
aiwavs IN hand y. w. CONE.
Norfolk, Jan. l, 1855.
Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-08
RY GOOD s.

TIME subscribers would return their
IL thanks for tft very liberal patronage
with which their S,yfc has been favored in The
past-and they hope<by. constant attention t"
the wants OF the trading public and by system
ot far and honora bia- dealing TO retain their
share of the trade Our stock OF new G"ods is
Our Grocery department. is full and complete.
and we feel cmnfdent Of our ability TO satisfy all
who purchase OF Us that they receive their
moneys worth. Call and decide for yourselves
before purchasing elsewhere.
S. d. NfSRTIW'AY & CO.
South Norfolk, April u, 1856.