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Year: 1859




Aen OF the press TO make political
sepisal out Of the crazy attempt of a
handful of fanatics and niggers to
cseate an insurrection in Virginia is
90 diabelica+ as the attempt ITSELF
For no one doubts the honest convic-
dons Of "old Brown" but every SEN
sible man knows the charge of any
considerable number of the people
Of the North being implicated in the
affair at Harper's Ferry is most ir-
famous. The sincerity of those
srazy fanatics is entitled to- nsodi-
cum of respect, while the malicious
charges of corrupt and venal press
engaged in the unholy cause of at
tempting to restore waning power to
q rotten party, are beneath contempt.


This ruse will not win. 1t will be
found that mono but the widest fana-
tics were conspirators with "old
Brown" and very few at that, and
that these men are as much opposed
at the North as they are hated
ut the South. But it matters not, we
find, how few and insignificant these
fanatics may be, or how bitterly they
sre-opposed by the conservative men
men of the North. The miscreants
who edit Administration papers in
this State will have it that the princi-
pal statesmen of the North, and their
supporters are engaged directly or in
directly in conspiracy 10 cut the
ti'roats of southern Shareholders
There is not a man from tie North,
If he be a man. whose blood does not
Boil at these imputations, and not one
but would sell his birth-right for a
mess of fpettage. who would not indig-
nantly resent the insult. How long
do-these Democratic editorial asses
suppose four-ifths of the people of
of California will endure such abuse ?
1t is by the unbridled abuse of such
contemplate creatures that spirit of
retaliation is engendered, and lasting
animosities are created between breth--
rem from the North and South.


We have in our editorial career.
written sometimes harslly, but it has,
been done under strong provocation.
We would gladly cease all such wri-
ADg in the future. But we are not of
that kind to see the people among
whom we were born and educated ac-
sused OF the worst crimes in the cal
endar without rising up against the
foul slanderers. And we tell these
ealumniating miscreants that in the
event ofra war with Great Britain
the time may come when the South
will need the millions of the North to
hold in check and subdue the mad
dsued negroes with British arms in
their hands and led on to scenes of
carnage by British officers. Now the
patriotic sons of the North would fly
20 the suppor: of their Southern breth-
ren.with alasrity. But how long will
sympathy exist between the two Sec
tious Of the Union ifthe lying presses
in the interest of the Administration
continue to insult, slandcr and abuse
the citizens of the free States.
Year: 1859

August Of anv year next after that in which any
assessment has been made, as herein provided,
to pay the indebtedness Of any free turnpike
road company, the county auditor shall proceed
to ascertain the net amount Of money collected
on account Of the Indebtedness Of sueh 'ree
turnpike road company; and il the amount 50
collected is sufficient to pay the whole o. such
Indebtedness, he shall proceed to pay all orders
of said road company on presentation, by his
warrants drawn on the county treasurer paya-
BIZ out Of the proper fund. and shall cancel SAID
orders and keep them on file in his oiiice; but
if the net amount so collected shalt be msuili-
cient to pay said orders in iull, or said amount
of Indebtedness shall have been ordered to he
collected in annual inStallments. the county au
dItor Shall divide the net amount collected pro
rata among the holdeis Of said orders, taking up
and cancelling the original orders and issuing
new orders for the balances unpaid.


Sec 2. Whenever any free turnpike road
Shall have been finished according to law, with
an outstanding debt uuprovidcd for, and the
right to Levy special taxes for the benefit oi such
road shall not have ceased; such special taxes,
when collected; shall be applied exclusively to
the payment Of such debt, Till the same shall be
paid in full.


Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.


WILLIAM h. WOODS,


Speaker OF the Honsc of Representatives


MARTIN WELkER,


President Of the Senate
ALL . toSO
Year: 1859

TIE SLAVE TRADE The following res.
olutioDs were recently adopted at meeting
at Beach Island, Edge6eld, S. c.:


Resolved, That we regard the importation
of African slaves into the Southern States
of this confederacy as measure essential
to the material progress, political power and
social advancement of the South


Resolved, That in opposition to this meas
ure there are no considerations of humanity
which are not equally applicable to the in
stltution of domestic slavery itself


ResoIged, That the laws in restriction of
foreign slave trade are dictated by false
and foreign sentiment, and a1e not deserving
therefore, of our obedience as law-abiding
people.


Resolved, That in the institution Of doa
nestle slavery are centred all our hopes and
fortunes; and as to due developments Of
that institution there is a necessity for an
increase of slaves, we hail with pleasure the
announcement that foreign slaves have been
introduced.
Year: 1859

THE Princess DIsAsTER.-The Vicks
burg Wing says;


Among the many incidents related to us
of the terrible disaster we have been told
that one of the subordinate engineers, while
dying, related to lady the circumstances OF
the explosion, and in his dying moments
exclaimed, " l told him she would not bear
so much steam !'-evidently referring to
the foolhardiuess of the engineer who was
killed, and who determined to run her ia
New Orleans within certain time or blow
her up.


Another incident worthy of mention was
the fact, that a gentleman went into the
barber shop few minutes before the explo
sion, and the barber told him the boat had
on too much steam, and shook too much fol
him to shave anybody.


These incidents prove that the boat, being
behind time, aud the passengers anxious tC
reach New Orleans, too much steam was
pressed on her, attended with the horrible
results already detailed.
Year: 1859

Let 1T never come upon you. Live so
that good angels may protect you from this
terrible evil-the winter of the heart.


Let no chilling influence freeze up the
foundations of sympathy and happiness from
its depths; no cold burthen settle over its
withered hopes, like snow on the faded
howersj no rude blasts of discomfort moan
and shrek through its desolate chambers


Your life path may lead you amid trials,
which for time seem utterly to impede your
progress, and shut out the very light of
heaven from your anxious gaze.


Penury may take the place of ease aud
plenty; your luxurious home may be cx,
changed for single low room, the soft couch
for straw paliet-the rich viands for the
coarse food of the poor Sumner friends
may torsake you, and the uupitying world
pass you with scarcely word of compassion


You may be forced to toll YEARLY, steadily
on, to earn livelihood you may encounter
fraud aad base avarice which would extort
the last farthing, till you well nigh tarn IL
disgust from your fellow beings.


Death may sever the dear ties that bind
you TO the earth, and leave you in fearful
darkness. The noble, manly boy, the sole
hope Of your declining years, may be taken
from you, while your spirit cliugs to him
with wild tenacity which even the shadow
Of the tomb cannot wholly subdue.


But amid all the sorrows, do not come to
the conclusion that nobody was ever so deeply
afflicted as you are, and abandon every sweet
anticipation of "better days" in the un.
known future.


Do not lose your faith in human excel,
lence because your confidence has been be,
traye1, nor believe that friendship is only Il
delusiou, and love bright phantom which
glides away from your grasp.


DO not think you are fated to be misere,
bic because you are disappointed in your
expectations, and bafAed in your pursuits
Do not declare that God has forsaken you
when your way is hedged with thorls, OF
repine sinfully when He calls your dear ones
to the land beyond the grave.


Keep whole trust in heaven through
every trial; bear adversely with fortitude
and look forward in hours of temptation aud
suffering. When your locks are white
your steps falter on the verge of Deaths
gloomy vale, still strive to retain the fresh.
ness and buoyancy of spirit, which will
shield you flom the winter of the heart.
Year: 1859

SHARP.-Two fast young men formed a
partnership in Boston, Mass, for the pur,
pose Of doing retail business, and opened
two stores in different parts of the city -oue
partner in each. Their plan was crafty, for
customers would visit one OF the stores, as
certain the price Of an article, and on stating
that it could be purchased elsewhere for q
less sum, would be told that there was but
one place in Boston where it could be done,
and that was the store of -. Ohe other
partner who undersold goods 10 the infinite
disgust Of the entire trade. The same pro-
ess was carried on at the other store, and
the consequence has been that both together,
each playing into the others hands, have
done an immense business and realized large
profits.
Year: 1859

A HORSE ANECDorE.-A Canadian friend
Of ours was telling us, the other day, how
he managed to break favorite horse of his
of one trick, that of breaking bis halter
whenever he was fastened in the stable.
Our friend placed the animal in question i'll
a stable that stood exactly on the edge of a
high bluff some thirty feet above the St.
Lawrence. AS usual, as soon as he was left
alone, our pony broke his halter, backed out
of the stable door, and, as necessary con-
sequence, tumbled heels over head into the
river, disappearing below the surface with
the impetus and gravitation of his fall. He
was next seen swimming for dear life, and
heading in shore. He landed in dripping
condition, and was easily secured. Doubt
less he pondered gravely over the lesson, for
ever efterward he never made the slightest
attempt to break his halter. The philosophy
of dealing with horses, and perhaps with
robler animals, is to fight them with their
own weapons, to let them be punished by
their own vices
Year: 1859

~ On the 9th inst, the Jews Of New York


city and OF oil the world commemorated the
destruction Of jerusalem by a solemn fast


the devout lsraelite not allowing food or
drink 10 pass bis lips from the preceding
sunset to the close Of the day. The day is
known as Tisho Borrow, (the ninth day Of Alb }
Year: 1859

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTISM. The sub
Joined Is good specimen of the manner 10
which they get up and stimulate patriotism
down East. Says the Boston Post "The
editer OF the plymouth Rock gives notice
that In bis next weeks issue. he will publish
The names of those people who did not help
along in,the late celebration, and who re-
fused to purchase tickets for the dinner,
though abundantly able, and then stole IN
to hear the speeches.
Year: 1859

The STORM IN SACRAMENTO. According to
the Standard, the wind and rain had a grand
frolic Friday morning in Sacramento That
paper says


Two Of the open freight sheds belonging
to the Steam Navigation Company, upon the
levee, were blown down. The newly laid
tin roof of the Methodist Church on Sixth
street, was nearly stripped off The southern
ventiator on the top of the Pavilion was
carried away, and in its passage down it
struck the western parapet and knocked sew
eral scores of bricks from the parapet, which
were deposited in the street below. A black.
smith shop on L street, near Ninth, was
blown partly down. A large two story frame
house belonging to Mr. G.. w. Wallace, on
K street, between Tenth and Eleventh, was
blown entirely down. The house had been
unoccupied for some time, but a few DAYS
ago man by the name of Stevens moved
into it. He was unable to sleep during the
storm, and ut half-past four O'Clock he arose
and came out. Fifteen minutes afterwards
the house tumbled down. The large new
frame stable belonging to Mr. Baker, on the
corner of Twelfth and k streets, was blown
from the foundation blocks and warped con-
slderably. The tin roof on building in the
rear OF Booth & Co.'S store, on street, was
rolled up like scroll and carried off. These
aud thousand other accidents and incidents
were the result of the united frolic of the
wind and rain yesterday
Year: 1859

LAWLEssnEss IN ST. LOUISA st. Louis
correspondent, writing Nov. 30, says:


Our own city is subject to reproach for
lawlessness as well as Baltimore. Two per-
sons have been found in our streets. within
three days past who had evidently been mur
dered; one being already dead with broken
skull and various knife wounds, and the other
dying from a fractured skull, and too far
gone to give any information as to his as
sassn. Such cases have been alarmingly
frequent here, and will continue so until we
get police force not in league with the per.
petrators of crime.
Year: 1859

The late rain damaged almost the entire
stock of goods in the dry goods store of
Messrs. Verdier and HANDLER at San Fra ncis-
co. Goods to the value of from $4,000 to
$4,000 were more or less injured
Year: 1859

An experienced raiser of wool, gives the
following certain test for fine wool. The
wavy folds of wool have been noticed by eve
ry one. Take lock of wool from the sleeps
back and place it upon an inch rule. Ifyou
can count from thirty to thirty three of the
spiras or folds in the space of an inch, it
equals in quality the finest electoral or
Saxony wool grown. OF course, when the
number of spirals to the inch diminishes, the
quality of the wool becomes relatively infe-
rior Many tests have been tried, but this is
the simplest and best.
Year: 1859

TnG New York correspondent of the
CharleAton Courier, says:


The proprietors of one of the daily journals
of this city have in their possession the names
of certain merchants and rich men in this
city who have been aiding and abetting
Just such men as Old Brown in creating dis
turbances and disaffection among slaves at
the South. The person who found them out
did so by having a close communion and
keeping up a regular attendance at Doctor
CheeY er's Chnreh
Year: 1859

The Paris correspondent OF The London Herald
fays that the Emperos speech TO the State dgntares
iu explanation q the peace had quite lost for the
Emperor the popularity which be Won among the
dai gerous classes Of the Capital by his military sue
cesees.
Year: 1859

sa-ao B. R. HOOD respectfully informs the public
N that he is still at his old stand in Clinton where
he Continues to manufacture CARRIAGES, BAROUCHES
ROCKAWAYS AND BUGGIES. He is prepared at all times
execute work with neatness and despatch He supern
be durabe neat and cheap any other
establishment in the State.


He is now constantly employed in manufacturing and ap
plying his new patent scroll springs, without which no
buggy be complete These springs prevent the usual
unpleasant motion and add but little to the cost of buggy
and is of incaculabe benefit they completely prevent
that strain upon the other springs which has given rise to
many breakngs. All who want easy riding buggy will
give him call.


May 28th, 1868 39'u
Year: 1859

An italian correspondent of the Independent says


that since the battle of Magenta the French army
has lost confidence in the Emperor Napoleon as gen.
era OH account of what took place on that day. The
correspondent says:


have the fact the best authority, from Captain
of the Sta who related it to recently in the pres
ence of six other officers returning like himself from
Solferno, and who confirmed his statements which were
as follows: You remember he said, that famous
order Of the day. and the telegram to the Empress after
Magenta? He said "A division of the Imperial Guard
has covered itself with glory! For whole day it has
sustained the shock of forty thousand Austrians etc.
Now, how do you explain that on the morrow, McMa-
hon. who had come only at the end of the day. received
all the honOrs of it, and made Duke of Magenta
and Field Marshal" Why" said l, it was on ac-
count of the timely help he brought to the victorious
but exhausted Guard" Not in the least" replied the
captain ct VOLTA CONNIE en- ecre lhisoire - was there
and can tell you what nobody will dare to publish in
France though it is as true as the Gospel When the


famous order of the day concerning the Guards became
known among the first corps McMahons, great irrta-
tion prevailed amountin almost to rebellion. Since
all the glory is always given to the corps chitr hey
call thus the privileged Guards) let them fight alone
we will not do anything mOren Early in the morning
McMahon, sharing the anger of his soldiers went to
the Emperor and told him in what state of mind his
troops were charging him with injustice to those who
had, in fact, the battle, and saved him 1.-THE Empe-
ror from the greatest danger. Napoleon surprised.
What have you done?' said he to Mcmahon :" why
did you so ate after sent you many orders to
come to Magenta?" Mcmahon then begged the Emperor
to follow him he showed him the ground strewn for
several miles with the bodies of his dead soldiers that
he, McMahon, had to fight and overcome the bulk of
the Austrian army in order to reach Magenta and join
the Emperor that but for his timely coming the Empe
was enveloped by the enemy, and, finally, that His
Majesty had made the enormous bunder of taking for
the whole battle that which he had witnessed and which
only episode, and the least part of it! 1t was
then, in order to quiet the murmuring soldiers of McMa
hon, that he made the latter Duke and Marshal but,
ever since the egregous mistake of Magenta there is
least faith in the military genius Of the Emperor"
Year: 1859

gentleman who saw and convcrscd with Gerrit
Smith shortly after the affair at Harpers Ferry, told
that be merely excited by fear and agi
tated by the emotions which his completely in the affair
night produce, but mentally derangei His eye was
Wild and his appearance haggard and his motions spas
modc and uncertain, but unceasing restless. He was
IN constant fear of being arrested and carried to Vr-
ginia-and suspected his friends of intention to be-
tray him into the hands of justice. When the cruel
eectioneering hoax circulated that Governor w Use
had issued requisition upon Governor Morgan for him
as a fugitive from Justice he to have become SO
frantic that his friends other hope than to send
him to an asylum.


We make an extract from private letter upon this
subject which gives particulars of this sad end OF


we'll meant but misdirected career fatal in its conse
uuences alike to him and to all whom he involved 10 his
fanaticsms letter from Utica, dated the Sh instant
says:


" Ny DEAR SIR: Gerrit Smith was brought to our
asylum yesterday, and quite deranged intellectually as
well as morally and he is also feeble physically He re-
fused to take anodyne, alleging that they wanted to
put him to sleep for the purpose of boxing him up and
taking him to Virginia. When informed that he must
take it. voluntarily by compulson he opened the door
it. deem his madness sign of the times lie ls
victim to the excitement which be helped to make gene
ra and which, various degrees is now pervadlng all
the free States. IL is much akin to the excitement
AZ anst witches that prevailed at Salem and other parts
of New England, and the time will come when our
descendants will look back at it as we look back on
the doings in Salem am not sure but that the Har
pers Ferry outbreak will intensity the excitement"
Year: 1859

Bv the CITY of Baltimore we received brief accounts
of the wreck of the screwsteamshp Royal Charter and
of the fearful loss of life involved therein. We
in possession of some details of the sad calamity


1t appears that the Royal Charter, when within two
or three hours sail Of Liverpool (ater rapid passage
from Mebourne) experienced the full fury OF terrible
northwest gale, which prevailed all over England during
the nj hts Of the 25th and 2Gh utmO The power
of the vessel being merely auxiliary it insufficient
to prevent her from being driven towards the Shore
and as the water rapidly shoang, it became
sary al about O'Clock at night to let go the anchors
-guDs having been previously fired and rockets dis
charged in the hopes OF attracting pilot but without
success The gale meantime increased to perfect hur
ricane and at o'clock in the morning the port anchor
chain parted and shortly afterwards the ship beat
ing on the rocks in place called M0,Ira Bay, Puff
fin Island, on the coast OF Angesea The masts were
cut away but without any beneficial result About day
light (G o'clock a sailor, with cord tied around his
waist Jumped overheard and although the sea ran ire
mendOusly high he succeeded in reaching and maintain
ing footing the rocky shore, which not
than ten yards distant from the ship, but almost
perpendicular to the height Of forty feet. hawser
then got ashore and bOatswainS chair attacheu
to it, with view Of hauling the passengers and crew
ashore About dozen were by this means sOOH
landed, aud it hoped that all Oh board might be
saved At about o'clock, however, the waves beating
against the ships brOadsidC with continued violence she
suddenly snapped asunder amdships and tumbled in
pieces. AS the passengers had mostly kept below large
numbers were killed by the crashing debris and only
twentysx persons managed 10 get ashore making the
whole number saved only thirtynne out Of total pas-
sengers and crew. of four hundred and ninety three The
scene was terrible in the extreme. Many were washed
on and off the rocks many times and in numerous in
stances those who thought themselves secure on uttng
rocks were hurled back into the sea by the furious
waves Not a superior officer saved, neither
woman nor child Captain Taylor exerted himself to
the utmost but finally struck on the head while
struggling in the water by boat falling from the daVits
and was seen The destruction OF the ship was
rapid and complete 50 that by eight o'clock nothing
visible but masses of wreck mingled with the bodies Of


the dead washed the strand The vessel had on board
(supposcd) 10000 ounces of gold, besides large num-
Der of soyereigns Estimates of the total value ranged
from e5OOOOO to G8OOOO0 and hopes entertained
that this might be recovered by divers.


OF the persons on board the Royal Charter when she
left Australia sixty three were cabin passengers go
other Messengers and 1913 crew-total oil. or these
seventeen were landed at Queenstown and thirtynae
were saved from the wreck that the total loss OF life
was four hundred and ffty-fiye
Year: 1859

THO ANY WHO MAY BE AFFLICTED WITH THAT
L dreadful and grieVous maady called CANCER, any
thing of cancerOus nature call at my residence, twelve
miles West Of Society H Darlington District So Ca and
they shall have due attention No charge for board
or services rendered In all know how
get my pay, after have done the work.


Jan. Is, 1s69-22H J. 0. HALE d. D.
Year: 1859

Bid fair to be occupied with matters relat.
ing almost exclusively to the present can.
VAS until the election inJuly. Thisis forced
upon us by tho extreme urgency with which
many Intelligent writers press the insertion
Of their recommendations, and the paramount
inte.est which our readers manifest in the
canvass. Having accorded the use of our
eoloms for this purpose, we hope none will
se1k to take Advantage Of the privilege t.
indulge in the application Of vulgar ePlthcts
or personalities toward Others. All such
elIasious We shall exclude from our columns.
With this warning, we trust all will be care
"a % sbsiain from the use Of language unfit
foz publication much that finds its way
into party papers being of that character, is
no reason Why 1t should find place in this
paper. Remember this while writing.