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wanting to sl'ealS with yosl :
lowered another step, and Enough he listen
ed to the kindly words Of the grave rector.

eel to the kindly words OF the grave rector ),
he heard an invitation giyen and refused
whore Bessie stood at tie door OF the YES
ttbale.
s':'lat lid he want?'' asked Richard, in
The quick, excited manner peculiar to him,
rs his hand WAS once more placed in the
frn, reliant clasp, AMI she lead aim over
the swaying plank to TIC shore.
".5tealy! There, now you arc on the
wharf,2 Bessie said as she might have
soothcd an excited child who What :?
Allen p
YES, Allen I heard his voice when
Ir. Storey was talking. When did the
'Bess' come in? He has had a quick
trip"
Not very: the usual time. There,
now. YOU DO not need my hand any longer. .
'Nhy do you take it away, Bessie p
There is a crossing yet, and those piles of
lumber"
yes she laughed pleasantly
"but you know them as well as I Go. You
could lead me, here"
II IRISH cou7Ir' he answered below his
breath, for the blindness was still dark
horror to him. 'But Allen"
lie only asked about tonight, if I
should go to chapel, and-'
eff he could walk with you When
are you going to be married p nc added
abruptly.
But Bessie only rushol out >5ose round
stone III the crossing, as if she did, not hear
the question.
"5Lothers not so well to-day, and I can
not go SO far as usual" she said, as they
entered narrow, crooked street. How
bright and pleasant it must look out at the
Asylum now, with all the roses in bloom -
YES, If one could see thcm'
Orchard, you are not thankful tonight
for what you can enjoy" said the young
girl earnestly. 6 You have cheerful
home, and fresh, sweet-scented air, and
cheerful society,""
t'Go Oh, Bessie. You mean-'whilc
you are shut up in this close street with a
sick mother, and your bread to gain by
your needle But then there is Allen -
and the gloomy tone came back again.
''Let him be there" Bessie answered
decidedly, pausing at her own door stone
''Hichari, you sang 'Benedic, anima mea'
THIS afternoon; remember 1T on your way
home. [ shall. SO long as my mother has
a shelter, and [ have health and strength
to work for her Take care now, and lool,
out for the carriages and crossings. I shall
have time for q practice-hour On Wednes-
day evening. You may come to tea if you
like"
The blind mans staff rang upon the pave
ment as he went on his lonely way, not
knowing that she stood upon the door-stone,
and watched for his safety SO long as he was
in sight. He did not know what should
make him so restless and disturbed about
this marriage 1t was right and natural,
and what he could have wished for Bessie.
They would be finely paired, the high
spirited, energetic woman and her sailor
lover; he so tall and bronzed and stalwart,
as Bessis's husband ought to be frank and
generous, as sailors ever are.
Richard Langdon, the blind music teach
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Letter OF Eir. Stevens.
CRAWFoEDyILLE, Ca Muy 9, l

CRAWFoEDVILLE, (GA.) 1Nay 9, 1860.
! GENTLEIES: Your letter of the 9Th instant
was received last night and promptly respond
to your call as clearly and fully as heavy press
OF business engagements will permit. l shall
3ni!ea"or 10 be no less pointed and explicit than
candid. You do not in my Judgment, over
estimate the Importance Of the questions now
pressing upon the public mind, growing out OF
Tie disruption Of the Charleston Convention
While was not greatly surprised at that result
considering the elements Of its composition and
the general distenper of the times, still deeply
regret it, and with you look with intense interest
undone or amended that must remain irrevo-
cable. 1t would, therefore, he as useless as un-
gracious to indulge in any reflections as to whose
tanlt the rupture was owing to. Perhaps, and
most probably, undue excitement and heat OF
passion, III pursuit Of particular ends connected
with the elevation or overthrow of particular
rivals for prciernlent, more than any strong de-
sire, guided by cool Judgment, 50 necessary OF
such OCCASIONS to advance the public good, was
the real cause Of the rupture. Be that as it may
however, what is now to be done, and what is
the proper course to be taken? To my mind
the course seems to be clear.
A State Convention should be called at an
early day, and that Convention should consider
the Whole subject calmly and dlspasslonatey Y
with ''the sober second thought" and determine
whether to send a representation to Richmond
Or to Baltimore. The correct determination o1
this question, as view it, will derend upon an
other; and that is whether the doctrine of non
Intervention by Congress with slavery in the
Territories, ought to be adhered to or abandoned
by the South. This is a very grave and serious
question, and oughtnot to be decided rashly OIL
intemperatey. No such small matter as the
promotion of this or that individual, however
worthy Or unworthy, ought to enter into its con-
sderation. 1t is a great subject of public policy
affecting the vast interests Of the present and the
future. 1t may he unnecessary, and entirely
useless, for me to obtrude my views upon this
question in advance of the meeting of such Con
veGEon, upon whom its decision may pr marily
deet'7c. | cannot, however, comply with your
request without doing to a limited extent at
least. This shall do.
! In the first. place. then. assume, as an un-
questioned and unqucstionable fact, that nom
intervention, rs stated, has been for many years
received, recognised, aud acted upon as the set
tied doctrine of the Solth Bynon-ntcryention
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81 hos seroWneth me Win mercy and zfol
ng-kindness
9lulitits IT tie Qay.
LETTER FROM EoN. A. Il. STEVENS.
CHARLES CoUNTY, Han q, 1860.

MR. WELLS: [ enclose to you the letter of
the lion. ALEX. IT, STEVENS, Of Georgia, to
certain distinguished men of his State, with a
request that you will publish it. It breatle
the spirit Of a philosopher statesman and pat
riot, and trust it will be read by every voter
of the State and we'll Considered by them. We
live ia a State between the Disuni nists Of the
South and the Black Republicans and Abolition
lists Of the North, anl the ascendency of eithar
will be alike subversive Of our happiness and
prosperity. 1t is our interest and duty to stand
by men OF moderate and patriotic views.
\ FRIEND OF THE CONSTITUTION, THE LAWS,
AND>THE UNION
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Eelecte1 9loettl!y.

From F:asiers Magazine.
SPRING SONGS.
Spring is abroad
There is life in the air.
There is life in the clod;
On the earth every where
There is life and to spare
Spring is abOad.
No trumpet is blown, no earthquake is heaving,
Yet each seed its rent ccrcmcnts and dark grave is
leaving
An infinite power,
Between orchard alleys,
Beside Water-Cours ses,
On hills and through valleys,
Nusters the forces
OF grass, leaf, and flower.
From the bare black earth the snowdrop peers,
And the sod is pierced by million spears
Tiny spears, in shcaf and rank,
Rising over field and bank
These to form the lilv's guard
These from rfing winds to ward
The purple and gold of the ctocus crown;
Those to lift to her regal seat
Over their heads the shining wheat.
The brave old tree with his branches brown,
Through which the lnoon and the stars loo.
down
All not the brightest beam of noon
Could reach bis heart in his leafy June!
Never wall hath the rude wind wrung
From him, the sharpest bullets Of hail
Made no dint in his close-riblcd mail
And at each buffet he whistcd and sung.
Can he feel at his feet
The violcts creep;
Or the primrose sweet,
-e Stir in its sleep
That up from his roots
To his topmosi shoots
a tingling sense of Joy awalxes,
epellfng his heart iii mt sh, st sls,ss =.
ill., IGstTy 6ssfiilers os rec n lT sJissss
and the wind comes smoothing each silken fold
With sighs, like changeling's mean dismay.
Turns king, and wears bis rich array.
In the time OF spring,
If the sun bet fling
A smile to the wint'rr sd,
Her heart viii swell,
And iii bud and bell,
She will bloom her Joy abroad.
And gentle deeds,
Like flowers, have seeds
From beauty, beauty grows;
From eye to eye
Smiles multiply,
And joys bright blossom blows.
Blow, breeze of spring!
Blow soft and ring
The sncwdrop bells, that they may bring
From their beds the 1lowercts fair.
Ringing softprepare prepare!
Ills time to rise,
With smiling eyes,
Her bridal sun is in the skies
IsA Craig.
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week from another, except that Tie seventh
the hardest cap aims under wEom thcy sailed,
who were there they scarcely Eno" L.ow or
why, from idle Whim Or VAGUE Gu. iosity, to
hear the music, Or what the parson would
have to say" gathered literally from the
HIGH ways and by-ways, and compelled to
come in.
There were. unusual sights and sounds
for church-goors without. Now loud caths
or snatchcs Of sailor SONG from some group
strolijng along the wilarves; then hiss, Of
steam, a fitting past Of st9aWcrs, as the
Sunday pleasuro-boats left Oh heir crowded
hourly trips down the bay. l., Is rang and
logs barEcl; men shouted, or a<..rhed with
coarse, unseomiy merrignent at coars2r iosts;
the chapel rocked and sgayed III - swell
Of some arriving O. departing yasse: and a
steady, s'aring heat struck upon the ssla.!
organloft, whose occup1nts were familiar
with al this, N The discharge Of their self
appointed duty. Heat and cold were alike
to them, SO long as they could lead in the
common praise" and respond to the ''conl-
mon prayer" OF those in whom they thus
evinccd unt;ring interest. English Bessie
for the sake of the father and brother, buri-
ed by one wave from the same wreck, aud
the blind man at her s.Ge, whose white hands
drew such noble music from the organ s
keys, while he sang the pure, clear tenor Of
which we spoke.
He sat with his face turned towards Bes-
sic, as if his sightless eyes longcd to know
the features OF this familiar friend, whom
he had never yet seen. His long hair,
thrown backwards from forehead that had
never known exposure, touched the broad
linen-collar, turned over simple ribbon,
tied carelessly about the throat His dress
was simple, and far from new, but ncat-so
neat that you wondered to know woman S
hand had not arranged it, Music as at once
his passion and bis livelihood. For the rest
he had no relatives and no dependence.
It was a singular friendship that had
crown up between these two, who met not
elsewhere; and when the sermon was done.
it was pleasant to see the sisterly care with
which she handed him his hat and staff,
and led him down the narrow stairs where
he must have CROPPED slowly but for her
hand.
Here is the SILL Richard" she said,
aud here the door; and there the rector,
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and sat down BY him on the sdoor-stone
e.. tLn hn1rso M, &C nc lo.,r ald

IGf Tue snoUse was one OF lAOSe low, old-IaSn-
Ioned tenemcnts where you step from the
street into the dwelline-room at once. The
street was still and deserted, save now and
then a so3trry footstcp echoed along the
pavement, and died away in the shadows
beyond. 4 massive but long disuscd ware
house, built when this narrow street had its
great commercial! fame an influence, loomed
opposite to them, the IRON bound doors and
shuttcrless windows cleaning in the moon
light, an old, dccayed, but to Bessie a plea
SAINT na9hbor. 1t was better to sit by her
window, and imagine the days Of ancient
hustle ana cpnlcncc, than to watch the bad
mana naGcmcnt Of some thriltlcss housekcepcrr,
OF her neglected children quarreiing on the
pavement. Tonight it was especially plea
SAINT to see it SO soft y shadowel; and she
described it TO the blind man as she would
have drawn the picture of a friend. And
yet sic could not draw portrait Of herself
that satisfied him. She always turned away
with some jest upon her stout figure and
and heavy features, which displcasel and
annoyed him, for he never GOULD make her
anything but beautiful in his mind.
Il vii! ask her now" thought Richard,
'ibofore any one has claim upon her.
and, with quick impulse, he preferred a
long-induleod, but unsrolzcn request. III
you will only let rae touch your hair-your
f!c2 .one Instant, Bessie, as [ do when | wish
to know my friends and pupils better, I shall
be more contcntcd when you are Aliens
wiffe-you have been such dear, true friend
to me "
She took up both his hands, and, stoop-
ing, laid them On her bowed head.
''As I thought" he murmured rather
than spoke; and his hands shook and trcm-
bled. though she was SO quiet beneath their
touth. soft, wavy hair: it is brown
know, brown and silIzcn as Q child's The
broad, open forehead, that belongs to you,
Bessie. | know how your eyes look now,
honest and fearless and very truthful; such
long lashes, and your checks SO round and
smooth How could you tell me that you
were not beautiful ?'
because I am not" she said, taking
his hands again. ''.And feel how hardened
my hands are, while yours are soft and
white. It is an ugly contrast: and so are
our faces and characters and dispositions, %
she added presently.
Il knew-but Allen is manly and hardy
and cheerful. I was not always SO gloomy,
! Bessie ; truly was not. But [ grew so
restless and dependent and Aomc-sich-I
cannot describe it any other way--yet [
never have hal, and never shall have a
home such as other men win for themselves,
who 90 not know how to prize it as [ should. y
lit is almost time for the rehearsal, -
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or. still lived IN the Asylum, where he had
studied lis beautiful art. with the love and
confidence Of pupils and teachers. The
rooms were fnobIe proportions, the grounds
fragrant with awcot-sc"ntcd shrubs, and
cool with the shadow Of heavy fioiliagc.--
Here be walked ti1at still Sabbath afternoon,
and thought upon his aiuIcss, joylcss child
hood, and what if be had had Il sister Ike
Bessie to cheer it. There were many hours
when bis mind rroyod upon itself. 1t had
always been 50 in the pauscs OF study, but
never so l4uch as now.
s. !c wandered down the rose-walk,
Listening n tho muvmur of voices that rose
fro. the playground beyond the garden,
and envyin~ the children their Sabbath rest
and peace. But his mind would go back
to Bessie and their first acquaintance, when
she came to oGar her fresh, strong, but IN
trained voice, TO assist him to lead IN the
chapcl-music. His nature was so gentle,
That her quick, stirring way was not plea
SAINT to him at first; it was net his idea of
wo:nanlncss. IIe liked her better when
he found how much in earnest she was to
improve this one talent, and how grateful
for his instructions. Now when they were
together, he laid aside the timid uncertain
ty Of step and manner, trusting to Der guld-
anca. When she was married, alt these
pleasant walks and rehearsals must end, for
she would hayo new duties and companion
ship and pleasures. No wonder he was
restless and disturbed.
The pale, gentle widow had welcome
for him when the appointed evening came:
and lie sat down near her, in the open door
until Bessie should come in He could feel
the neatncss Of all around him, and heard
the cat pUrring in the door-sill, and the
kettle singing its pleasant eyening-song III
the outer room. It was all so still and
homolike to llin, though he had never
known a homo but ia his dreams SC offer
ent from the clattcr CT feet through the cor
rilors Of the Asylum, the opening and shut
ting Of doors, the Etlm cf children coming
their lessons. Or the -discordance Of the tore
tnred musical Instruments under the hand;
Of unsIziIfal pupils. He wondered if the
gay, hosterous sailor would appreciate this
quiet rest, so dear to him, and Bessies IL
valid mother, with her delicate tastes and
instincts
When tea was over and the household
duties were ended for the day, though il
was ple mt to hear Bessie geso eassis
Z -
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GRAND FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSION TO
PINEY POINT, POINT LOOKOUT, NOR
FOLK. AND PORTSMOUTH,

--> The fine, safe and commodl0us
aas1saasssisH steamer BALTIMORE, Capt. Charles
H. Mitchell, having been thoroughly oyerhaulei
and fitted up in the most substantial manner, with
one hundred berths, and fourteen state rooms, will
be placed regularly on the line between Washing
ton and Norfolk, making tive trips week. This
desirable and delightful summer route will COM
mencc on Tuesday, the Sd of July, with an excur-
sion to the above named place.
The steamer BALTIMORE will leave her berth
foot Of 9th street, ON TUESDAY, Sd of July, at
clock p. H., arriving at Old Point early next
morning, then proceed to Norfolk and Portsmouth,
where she will remain until p. M, of the 4th.-
Returning she will touch ut Old Point to enable
the passengers to witness the grand display Of
Fire Works, after which she will leave and arrive
at Washington at IL o'clock, on Thursday, the 5th
Fare for the round trip, including meals
10 MarshalIS Pavilion. ion.....................S3O0
To Piney Point .............. .............. 3.OU
To Point Lookout ut............................3 3O0
Old Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth,. 600
The BALTIMORE will commence her regular
trips on Monday, 9th of July, leaving Washington
on Mondays and Thursdays, and Norfolk on Tues
days and Fridays. For further information apply
on board TO Captain Charles Z. Mitchell or HI the
Company's Office, No. 37S Penn. avenue, corner Of
9th street, under the National Hotel.
GEO. f. MATTINGLY,
General Ticket Agent, Potomac Steamboat Co.
ie 29--d4t
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ALLEGED ANCIENT RUINS IN THE UNITED
STATEs.-A new stimulus is likely to be Civ
en- to American archaeology, by q discovery
ninety miles Northeast of Fort Staunton,
long account of which has just appeared in
the Fort Smith Ark Times. We condense:
The plain upon which lie the massive relics
of gorgeous temples and magnificent halls,
slope gradually toward the river Pecos, and
is very fertile crossed by gurgling stream
of purest water that not only sustains rich
vegetation, but perhaps furnished with this
necessary element the thousands who once
inhabited this present wilderness. The city
was probably built by warlike race, as it is
quadrangular and arranged with skill, to af-
ford the highest protection against an exteri-
or foe, many of the buildings on the outer
line being pierced with loopholes, as though
calculated for the use Of weapons. Several
of the buildings are of vast size, and built of
massive blocks of dark granite rock, which
could only have been wrought to their pres
ent condition by vast amount of labor
There are the ruins of three noble edifces,
each presenting q front of three hundred
feet, made of ponderous blocks of stone, and
the dilapidated walls are even now thirty
five feet high. There are no partitions in the
area ofthe (middle) supposed temple, SO that
the room must have been vast; and there are
also carvings in bas relief and fresco work.
Appearances Justify the conclusion that these
silent ruins could once boast Of halls as gor-
geously decorated by the artists hand, as
those of Thebes and Palmyra. The build
ings are all loopholed on each side much re-
sembling that found in the old feudal castles
of Europe, designed for the use of archers.-
The blocks of which these edifces are com
posed, are cemented together by species of
mortar of a bituminous character, which has
such renacity that vast masses of wall have
fallen down without the blocks being detach-
ed by the shock.
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HATS, CAPS, B0NNETs, &c.

I NAVE JUST RECEIVED, this day, an adj
l ditional supply of B0NNETs, the prettcst
and cheapest ever offered for sale i'll this market.
have also enlarged my stock Of RIBBONS,
RUCHEs, FLOWERS, aud STRAW TRTM-
MINGS All will be sold low.
my 10 JOHN /. EVANS.
NALL STOCK OF HATS AND CAPS-JOHN
L ARNOLD has just received large assort-
ment Of HATS AND CAPS adapted to lAeet the
wants of a choice custom.
Gentlemen are solicited TO examine recent I'M
portation OF FRENCH FELT HATS, selected by
special order-togcther with which may he found
a No | article Of SILK AND CASHMERE
HATS. gotten up with strict observance to fash
ion and good taste. Also, Chidrens FANCY
HATS AND CAPS, all Of which will be sold cheap
for cash. Extensive stock--heSt terIns-loWeSt
price, at Phoenix Hall Hat and Cap Store.
sep 22
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BOOK-BlNDER AND PAPER RULER.
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ALEXANDRIA, VA.
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and bound in the strongest manner. Bank Officers,
Bankers. Merchants, Clerks OF Courts, Hotel Keep
ers, insurance Companies. and all who want Blank
Books. are respectfully invited To give me call.
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NEW STOVE AND TIN STORE.

o.
A CARD.-ENOCH GRIMES respectfully in
he has associated with him his son JAMES f..
GRIMES, and under the firm name Of f. GRIMES
4 son, we have resumed at the old stand on Fair
fax street, the STOVE, AND TIN WARE BUSI-
NESS IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, and hope and
expect to conduct the same, to merit the conf
dence and patronage Of all who may give us call.
We intend TO devote our time and attention more
especially to out door work. both in town and
country, such as
RO0FING, GUTTERLNG and !SPO UTING,
And oil kinds Of Stove and Furnace Work, and
Jobs that require skill and experience.
All Jobbing and Repairing attended to in person.
Our Stock Of STOVES is intended to suit the
wants ofeyery.body. We are determined to please,
both in work done and goods sold. Our expenses
are small and we shall be content with small profits
Is5- Orders from the country, either for work
or Cor goods promptly attended to.
oct l--ly f. GRIMES i SON.
4 LEXANDRIA LIBRARY COMPANY
~ Library kept in the south room, frst-story,
of the LYcEUM HALL, S. w. corner Of Prince and
Washington streets. Open every day from 4 to 5,
and from to 9 o'clock, 2. VI. Annual subscrp-
tons, SO; six months, $1.5U; three months, ST..
Volumes in Library, about 1880.
President--R. l.. CAnSE, JR.
--DIRECT0RS:-
Sylvester Scott, Andrew Jameson,
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Sylvanus Miller, jr., Elisha J. Miller,
Benjamin Barton. Stephen Swain,
George d. Fowle, John West
John A. Milburn,
Treasurer-Andrew Jameson.
my Sly CHAS. R. BURGESS, Librarian.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL,

BROADWAY, NEW 1Ohh.
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w NICHOLAS was universally pronounced
the most magnificent, convenient, and thoroughly
organized establishment of the kind on this con-
tinent What it was then, it remains to-day
without Il rival in size, in sumptuousness, ana IN
the general elements uf comfort and enjoyment.
The Hotel has accommodations for I,6Oo guests,
including loo complete suites of apartments Tor
families Six hundred persons can be comtorta-
biy seated at the tables of its three public dining
rooms and nothing that modern art has devised
for the convenience and social qualification OF the
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is neglected in its practical details. The early
reputation of the house at home and abroad, der'-
we'd fro.n its magnitude its superb appointments,
and its home-lik comforts and luxurles, has been
enhanced every year by the unwearied exertions
of the proprietors
TREADWELL, WHITCOMB CO.
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