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childhood; so at her death, Judge Lathrop was


childless.
About a week after Papa left, received q
letter from him bringing theSsad news that
Judge Lathrop was the inmate of Lunatic
Asylum. Twice after the death of his daugh-
ter had he attempted to commit suicide He
lived several years, but never aterward recov-
cred his mind. He died in l843. Mrs Lathrop
is, believe, still living. She appeared to GROVE
very much for her daughter, butFecovered after
a few months. She was by nog1eans brilliant
woman, not even intellectual, orintelligent; but,
to her credit be it spoken, she was a most dcvo-
ted wife, staying with her husband at the Asy-
lum as long as he lived.
Mrs. Conover had always loSed Ida and ap-
peared to grieve fully as much afMrs. Lathrop.
Mrs. Conover was woman of gAeat intellectual
capacity and the most ingenious person I have
ever met. She knew that Ida was idolized by
her parents, but not appreciated; as there was
no congeniality between them.
When Mrs. Conover and heet son came to
make Brook Valley their homE they brought
with them little girl about ten yars of age, who
was hopeless cripple, having what are called
club feet, l. e. the feet doubled, the toes turning
back on the inside of the foot taward the heel
This little girl they called AfilB Martin. She
had been founding, left at thk door Of Mrs.
Conover's brother-in-law, who liscdin the State
of New Hampshire, where Mra Conoyer and
Charles happened to be yisitings4t the time.
have heard Mrs Conover teG Of poor little
Milly's dcscrtion many times aid AIilly would
sit and listen very attentively tolthe tale of her
own hapless infancy. 1t was as,iollows: Mrs
Conover and Charles were ona visit to Mr.
Denton who had married sisterlof Mrs. Como
yer they lived in New Hampshire II forget
the name of the TOWN. were;Rery wealthy,
and had no children. 1t was oiFa very bleak,
cold night in December, that Violent knocking
was heard at the front door ogAlr. Denton's
elegant mansion. The family were at the time
seated in the drawing-room, enjoying pleasant
chat. There was Mr.. Dentoni.a man about
sixty years of age, fine looking though very
gray; Mrs. Denton aged aboIt thirty-five,
though in appearance much yaanger, being a
most beautiful blond Mrs. ConoNr whom have
already described, and Charley, Nth whom the
reader must be by this time pretty well ac-
quainted. These composed the Emily seated in
That luxurious parlour, on that Meak and stor-
my nig ght in December. A few moments after, the
servant who had answered the simmons to the
door, entered the parlour with aSbasket on her
arm, directed to "Mr. Denton. n That gentle
man took the basket very deliberately saving
81 wonder what it is' 1r:p..'5 &. .,- , 49,,
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repaired to the drawing room, where I found
Mrs. Staunton and most of the girls assembled.
We started off directly for the Church, the
girls all chatting merrily, for the presence of
our Preceptress was never any drawback to our
conversation out of school, In fact she appeared
at times to feel almost as youthful and joyous
as her pupils. Prayers had already commenced
when we got there, and / don't recollect ever
being present at one, either before or since that
appeared so lengthy. 0, how l wished had
stad at home with Ida. felt guilty somehow
for having left her. had almost mind to
leave the Church and 60 back alone there was
weight on my mind, depression of spirits
that it is impossible to explain. But as all
meetings have an end, so this one came to 2
close after two weary hours of prayer and ex-
hortation. Generally enjoyed these gather
ings, for my mind was of q religious turn, but
tonight was not myself.
We arrived at home absut ten o'clock. Mrs.
Staunton went directly to her room where her
husband was using very profane language to the
servant who had been left in charge of him.
Some of the girls went to the drawing room,
two or three to the music room to practice their
new pieces, but far the greater part to their
sleeping apartments. went directly to lda's
room, to ask her how she felt. carried in my
hand small night lamp, thinking that proba-:
bly, she had gone to bed, and would not. there
fore be likely to have light burning in her
room. knocked at the door, aud not receiving
any answer, opened the door very softly, fear
ing to disturb her. but on looking round the
room found that Ida was not there: every thing
remained the same as when I left the bed had
not been occupied; the writing desk where |
had found her kneeling in the evening, remained
open, with wEiting materials scattered about.
A dread foreboding of something terrible took
possession of me, l trembled in every limb,
and felt quite sick and gddy. I concluded to
20 to Mrs. Staunton's room, which did accord
ingly, telling her that Ida Lathrop was not in
her room. I then told her all that had trans
pircd before we went to the prayer meeting
She appeared to be much shocked at my conl-
munication, said, "Ida had conducted herself
very strangely for several days, and when qucs-
toned as to the cause, did not appear willing to
give any satisfactory answer" looked up at
Mrs. Staunton and saw that she was very pale;
her left hand was pressed to her forehead and
her eyes closed thought her about to faint,
but she did not. In few moments recovering
herself, she resumed II am very fearful that
Miss Lathrop has eloped with Mr.. Conover. l
have been in constant dread Of it ever since
she came here. I only hopeI may be mistaken.
Perhaps she may be in the parlour." She took
me by tho hand and we went to the parlour,
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The Grand Division, Sons of Temperance, Of
South Carolina, will meet for the second quar-
terly session the current year, at Cheraw, on
the 2sth inst Delegates will be conveyed on
the South Carolina Rail Road for one fare. pro:
vided thirty or more use that road; and on the
Greenyille, Charlotte, Laurens, Kings Mountain.
Northeastern and Cheraw Rxi Roads for one
fare, without condition as to numbers.
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MOUNT VERSoS.-We have written and puk:s
lished much OH this subject, but there is still
one argument in favor of the purchase OF this,
sacred sport" that VIC have left untouched. It
is this; nearly every society in the United
States have contributed their mite, except one
The Odd Fellows have contributed liberal
hand, the Masons have come to the rescue, but
the Church as yet has not raised her mighty
voice in furtherance of one Of the greatest pro-
:.cts .het It was ever the lot of man to partici.
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0coME WITH NE

o, come with me, my dearest one.
The daylight now has fed;
Come let us wander while the stars
Are glittering over head;
For, 0, tits sweet with one we love
To roam in scenes like this,
To gaze in her beaming eyes,
And steal gentle kiss.
o, come with me, my dearest one,
The moon beams tender light
Is placing glittering diadems
Upon the brow Of night;
And I would pass away the time
In rowing fancy free,
And dreaming bright and golden dreams
Of love, and faith and thee.
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A young man was lately arrested in Pennsyl.
vania for stealing horse and confessed the
crime, stating that he knew Of no other way to
get sid of woman who was constantly impor.
tuning him to marry her. Between wife and
prison he chose s'as he believed, the lesser of
two evils
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Every vice and folly has train of secret and
necessary punishment. five are lazy, we must
expect to be poor; if incorporate, to be dis
cased if luxurious, to die prematurely.
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A favorite mode of introduction. in Brazil lis
said to be: This is my friend if he steals any
thing from you, I am responsible tor it."
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An OBLIGlSG JURY.--The story is told that q
Jury at Taunton, Mass, recently, being unable
TO agree in certain case where man was ac'
cused Of stealing two dollars and fifty cents worth
of nails, reported that they were willing to pay
for the nails and let The prisoner 70.
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upon. Washington himself was one oi l-s
most refulgent examples of the practical appre-
ciatioa Of those principles which it is the pro-
vince and duty of the Church to illustrate, and
we see no reason why this great body Of ten
millions should neglect their duty. We hope
these hints will be acted upon.-Marion (Ala.)
American
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Governor Neville of Miss, and his sstinabls
wife, have just been blessed with q twsnty flst
pledge of conjugal affection 49, Z, ;;ssf.
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A gentleman having failed in business, was.
asked what he intended to do, end replied I
shall stay at home while and get acquainted
with my family -. 80 ~
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VOL. xxIII..-NO Is. .

The history of no public man OF our country
during the quarter of century which inter
vcned from 1920 to 1845 is more closely inter-
woven with the history Of our country than
Mr.. Benton's.
In private life, in the circle Of his own family;
Colonel Benton possessed none of that storm
ness of character and angularity of manner
that distinguished him in public. AS husband,
he was tender, anxious, thoughtful, and gentle
to degree never EXCEEDED and this feature Of,
character alone would have been conclusive
proof of noble and exalted nature. BE was
as devoted, anectionate, and assiduous father
as husband, an indefatigable tutor in his own
household; no less proud Of the results OF his
unremiting labors in this domestic department
of duty than of his more conspicuous labors on
the public theatre.
The DEATH Ben OF Col. BEsToS.-A WASH
ington correspondent of the New York Tribune,
writing on the 9th inst, says:
Col Benton is dying. His disease, cancer OF
the bowels, has made such progress that he cam !.
not survive much longer. He suffers extreme
pain, and is exhausted to almost the last degree
of physical prosrstion. But his mind is as clear
and as powerful as ever, and the high, resolute,
Roman spirit of the old statesman struggles with.
iudomitable energy and fortitude against sick
ness and weakness and the awful presence of the
king of terrors. He dies in harness, working TO-
the last for his country and mankind. An old
and intimate friend from Missouri called upon
him this morning. Benton was in bed, scarce.
ly able to move hand or foot, and not able to
speak much above whisper. But he was hard
at work, closing up his Abridgement of the De
bates of Congress, which he has brought down
to 1850, to the passage of the compromise meas:
ures. He was debating the closing chapter ;ot
the work. His daughter, Mrs. Jones, sitting be.
side the bed, received it, sentence by sentence,
whispered in her ear, and repeated it aloud to
her husband, who wrote it down. 1t was then''
read over to Col. Benton, and received his cor
rections, made with as much anxious particular.
ity as if it were the maiden work Of q young gu.
thor. - <:
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Seferal Slris were tueFe. I"
them. We did not &c
wide open and we eouI.
without entering. We
room, but every thing re
had stated. [ could now Sc
was. very much alarmed;
hand in hers, and We F
room /; every thing there
and nothing appeared t.
since our dismissal. n" y
summonthe scholars" .
haps some one of the;
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GBoite 4ottr:g,
CHOW BEAUTIFUL IS EARTH"

duW BEAUTIFUL - EAhId.
By MRS. sIaoURSET.
Oh God how beautiful is earth,
In sunlight or in shade,
Her forest with their waving arch,
Her flowers that gem the glado.
Her hillocks, white with heecy focks,
Her fields with grain that glow,
Her sparkling rivers, deep and broad,
That through the valley flow.
Her crested waves that clash the shore,
And lift their anthem loud
Her mountains with their solemn brows,
That WOO the yielding cloud.
Oh God how beautiful is life
That thou dost lend US here,
With tinted hopes that line the cloud,
And joys that gem the tear.
With cradle hymns Of mothers young,
And tread of youthful feet,
That scarce, in their elastic bound,
Bow down the grass flowers sweet,
With brightness round the pilgrims staff,
Who, at the set Of sun,
Behold the golden gates thrown wide,
And all his work we'll done.
But if this earth which changes mar,
This life, to death that leads,
Are made so beautifully by Him
From whom all goods proceeds,
: How; glorious must that region be
Where all the pure and blest,
From chance, and fear, and sorrow flee,
Attain eternal rest.
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American.
DISTURBANCE AT A BAPTIsI.-lhe rite Of bar.
tism was administered on Sunday at Providence,
to over fifty persons. At Thurbers Pond, where
a number of persons from the Fourth Baptist
Church were immersed, about three thousand
persons were assembled, half Of whom were Irish,
US Miss Carroll who was converted from the
Catholic to the Protestant faith some time ago,
was one of the persons to he baptiscd. On en-
tering the water, says the Providence Journal,
she was insultcd with cries of kill her" drown
her. &C., the crowd bei,t; with difficulty kept
behind rope which " PTn to keep them
from the shore. After &e eremony, the car.
riage which conveyed Hiss Carroll to her resi-.
dence was followed bya large crowd Of Irish.
The presence of the police, however, prevented
any further disturbance.
THE Hoop TRAps.-Douglas and Sherwood,
the hoop skirt manufacturers, turn out 40OU
skirts every day, and constantly employ 500
hands, besides $50 sewing machines so says the
Journal of Commerce. There is used each week
not less than on. ton Of steel, to aid the ladies
in spreading themselves. Several floors in q
large building are exclusively occupied to their
full extent with persons engaged in cutting cloth,
tape, bone, and steel, and manufacturing small
metallic pieces used in constructing the skirt
for all Of which processes cunningly devised ma.
chinery is employed by those who are engaged
in adjusting the parts to each other and bringing
order out of apparent confusion. Hoop-sk:rt
making is science, and one on which patient
study has been bestowed, till by successive inn
provemcnts an article of dress has been produced
which is thought TO be favorable to health, while
it conduces to comfort and beauty. To illustrate
the difficulty experienced in obtaining the exact
desderatum, rattan, cord, whaleboue and brass,
have been successfully employed and rejected
in whole or in part, as too brittle, too rdged, too
flexible, &C., and, Of course, much valuable ma
chiuery had to bs thrown aside as useless, with
each change introduced. Now, kind Of En-.
gli.h steel is substituted, after being subjected
to a high heat, and suddenly plunged into cold
oil and again transferred to bath of melted lead
to give it the proper temper and elasticity. Such
quantities of the material thus prepared are used
that the railway train which forwards the weekly
instalmcnt from Connecticut to the factory in
this city, is ycleped the "hoop trsin," and, of
course, is regarded with more than ordinary con-
sideration. The factory, with its Industrious
population Of 500 young women, is an interesting
place to visit.
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A BRAVE WoxAS.-Early last Sunday morn
ing, Mr. Baker, the jailor at Watcrtown, n. L.,
was called upon to administer some medicine to
q prisoner who pretended to be sick, and, while
attending to this duty, he was attacked and bru-
tally. beaten by three other prisoners as well as
the pretended sick man. They took the keys
from his pocket, and were preparing to make
their exit, when Mrs. Baker, who had been
awakened by the scuHlc, stood at the gate with
loaded revolver, and threatened to shoot the first
that should attempt to pass. She kept the vii:
lsins at bay until assistance was procured, and
they were then secured in their cells again.
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R There was slight fall of snow OF Atlanta on
Tuesday, the 18th inst
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, ,,,, vet. [ see that she has injured hcrselI ~
keeping out of line from the great roads to
commercial wealth, which were followed by
other sections, wthwhch she WAS commercial
ly connected, by trying to keep uniformity OF
price in money by her usury laws.
Suppose South Carolina should make law,
that corn should never sell above fifty cents per
buslel How much corn would be carried
from Chattanooga to Charleston when Savannah
would give seventy-tive cents? Not bushel +!
By unanimous consent of commercial circles in
New York, money is left to bring its market
value Last fall, men with perfect impunity,
sold the Use of their money for l0 per cent {,
per month. DO VIC not know that it is as easy
for money to find market as Corn?
"Cotton is King" but where is the palace
where lie shows his royal forms of wealth, and
power? Is it in Charleston? or New Orleans ?
where he is born? No, it is where the pro-
cecds of sales, (money) CAN make the best in
yestnent-Wall street New York. While by
forcing capitalists to find the best markets for
their money, the grass grows i'll the streets OF
Charleston per cent Bonds in n. Y, now, are
as cheap, as per cent Bonds equally safe in
Charleston.
WHAT IS MEANT IN FACT By "DowN WITH
THE BANKS ?n-lt means destruction to credit
in commerce If it is to apply only to our
State, then we will circulate the bills, and cred
its of our neighbor States, to their great advan-
tage and our loss. If "Down with tue Banks"
is to have universal application, then Gold, and
Silver is to be the old uniform measure. And
if there be 8 paper dollars for one dollar gold
then "SALUDA" means by his cry, "lct the
prices be times their present value, by making
money times as scarce" What hard time
for the debtor and what a good time for the
capitalist The capital now used for Banking
purposes would then purchase the poor debtors
property for of the nominal value it now has.
This would be, to make the present Bank own
ers richer, and the debtors poorer. At present
some of our Banks arc only making per cent
per annum; then, the same capital would make
300 per cent at one dash.
Now "SALuDA," my friend, study the nature
of Currency, and Banks, and Csury laws, and
Credit and Trade, and Union. And when you
20 to sail again, "keep near the shore" But
If you swear by the gold that is in the temple, /"
we will be tempted to say Of you he is deb
tor" IF you rail out 80 much against the
whole world and the rest of mankind" we will
suspect something is wrong
"Felir qai pOnit rerum coy"0seere eau'"''"
Do not think that am Bank officer, or
candidate for any other Office: for am not-l
am only well wisher to you and all else, ana
A PLAIN MAN.
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90 Fchr qai potHIt reri"1 coyh'sceFe edu'as'
Do not think that I am Bank officer, or
candidate for any other office: for am not-l
am only well wisher to you and all else, ana
A PLAIN MAN.
The Washington union., 1858-03-03
Ne@ Fork city.
Philadelphia.

FuGrrIvESLAvE CASE IN CALIFORNIA. 1t appears that
Mr. c. A. stovall o Mississippi went to California
time since for the benefit of his health taking with him
his servant Archey Archey, having left his MASTER
brought before Judge Robinson at Sacramento whose
questions he answered by saying that he did not want
return to Mississippi After hearing testimony proving
the fact Of ownership and the purpose for which his
ter had visited California Judge Robinson decided that
Achey should be discharged the ground that he
voluntarily brought into the State by his master, and
that his master citizen sojourner Of the State
Comfy would be extended to the citizens of another
State when would clash with the laws of State or the
rights OF citizens and cmy could never be extended to
strangers beyond the rights and privileges allowed to its
citizens Archey was rcarrescd immediately, and
the will be carried up to the supreme court oi Cali
fornia.
The Washington union., 1858-03-03
HON. &. n. BUcKALEws REPORT.

We have heretofore mentioned that several resolutions
had been offered in the Pennsylvania State senate and re-
erred to select committee the subject of the admis
sion of Kansas into the Union with the Lecompton
sttuton The committee has made report, recommend
ing the adoption of the following resolution the sent
ment Of the committee
THAT this general assembly doth fully approve the
recommendation of the President of the United States
made to Congress- in favor of the immediate admission Of
Kansas into the Union State, under a constitution
lawfully made, and republican In its form, and doth
therefore counsel and endorse the said measure of adm
sion "a both wiac and just
The report accompanying this resc,,on is document
Of great length ably discussing the merits Of the Kansas
question The history Of the formation of the constit
ton Of Pennsylvania fully stated and its resemblance
the in which the Lecompton constitution of
Kansas was formed ia shown at length The report
tains the immediate admission of Kansas as State
closing with the following paragraph
Sound and conclusive reasons existing for the posi-
ons assumed every consideration demands that sreey
and final action be taken for the settlement of this aucs
on that has long harasscd the public mind and work
I'd an alienation of that feeling of confidence ,esnct
and endshp TINT should reign supreme among the cit
xens Of al parts Of tho Union postponement of the
recognition Of the legal position maintained by this
Territory for admission may fearfuly increase that which
already cxjs4s-- revolution faction, and dscord No
good citiscn can longer desire continuance Of an agta
ton that only ongsndcn spirit of hostility and bitter
anmosty between dierent sections Of the conederacy
and prolonged must ultimately lead to consequences
Of the most disastrous nature The admission Of Kansas
into tho Union under organic instrument complying
in every respect with the federal constitution would sig
nay vnicate tho supremacy of law bring order out OF
on holds IL sway calm the turbulent elements of
party feeling longer sustained by the hope Of power
and leave the new State free pursue her progress In
uninterrupted career f prosperity
The Washington union., 1858-03-03

LncoxproS. We are told by those who have recently
visited Washington whose means of information have
been good, that doubt exists of the admission of
Mr. Cahouns report Of the result of the election for
State officers may be- For part, have idea
that Kansas will be slave State, could be kept
The tendency of slavery is southwark, and when
a slave leaves his former home it is to go nearer
to the tropics, not further from them. We know
many North Caronans who work negroes in other States
or to other States with all their force and know
that they take them to Florida Mississippi Alabama Tex
as Louisiana and sometimes to Arkansas any
of the northern slave States to Kansas Slavery must
extend southwark not at all and to enable it to extend it
receive accession of numbers from abroad These
commercial and physical facts certain and inevitable
and not political speculations Set slaves in
motion and they tend South certainly river tends
to the They tend TO the place where their labor will
pay best Without slaves, the hope of permanent
ly extending the Of the institution is chimercal.
IT cannot be done without weakening it's strength
Wilmington IN C) Journal