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'V Vv' .5 jm 1. 1 : -- If. "Life ft only Io.Ihj f;ued nrJt Is nsfallf cmploa'ctf.. 7 ' ASIIEVILLEi &6ilJ 1842;: VOLUME II. NUMBER, 50. PRINTED AND PUILISHU WeEItY, BY J. II. CHRISTY & CO., FnMULtn f f t Laws ofthe Cnltcd States. . pmOTS ----- 11) ! paper b jpnbliahed weekly, ftt Tw Tku tu iJio Jirnr Crmn per arnitmi, hi kdrmnee f or Tm DoT.tiw, If pnyincnt U dckyd fUr the reeeitit of the lth Number from the time of eob. (crilnng. O Tkett tcrmt. teiU, im U cat, U ttrictly &her4d to. No aubecritition disoontinnod (pimM at the ' . two of Uie publislicw) until I1 rrcarafi r ; -S LAWS OE THE U. STATES.; Patted at th tmndSeuio f tt ?7l CnngrtM. - orriCiAI) rupijcATioy. r ' . Public No. 9. AN ACT to intend the acverat tcta establishing e dintrict court of the United State at Jackson, in the district of West Tenndssee. lit it tnaeted by the Senate end IIohm of Re. vreientativet of tht United SMet of America m Conertut Afetnbled, That the district court of the United States at Jackson, in the district of Wert Tennessee, shall Iit fatttro be attached to, and form a part of the eighth judicial circuit of the United States, with all the powers and juris, diition of the circuit eonrt hold at Nashville, in the middlo district of Tennessee., And it shall be the duty of llie associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States assigned to hold the court fur the eighth circuit, to attend the fall term of said court at Jackson, and bold the samo ; and when he does so, then he may dispense with his attendance at the fall term of the court et Knox. Yi'llc, in the ditrtrict of Eat Tennessee ', or when raid judjfe holds the fall term at Knoxvillo, tlicn he may dispense, with holding tbs corresponding fall term at Jankson. And said circuit judge may elect which court he will bold, at discretion hi tho exerciso of which he slull bo governed by the na ture and importance of tho business v l'meidcd. Said circuit judge may attend at Knoxvillo and Jackson at any of their full terms s And Pivoided, .. ziorTbal in tho absence of said circuit judge at any term of either of said courts, the district judge shall bild the same, and may exercise all the powers and jurisdiction eoufprrcLon tlio cir cuit court when held by tho circuit judgo. . See. 3. And be it further enacted. That appeals shall lie from llio district court at Jackson, to the circuit court, m the samo manner that thry lie from the district to the circuit court at Nashville. See. 3. And be it further enaettd, That Die fall terms of tho district nl circuit courts at Jack son, shall in future be held on the second Monday of October, in each year ; that the fall terms of tho district and circuit courts of Kentucky be in future held on the third Monday of .November in each year ; and that the fall terms of the- circuit nnd district courts at Knoxvillo, bo held on the first Monday of November, in each year. v . JOHN WIIITEr '. Sneaker of the lliwe of Rjirentntioet. SAM'L L. SQUTllAttD, 1 President of tit Senate pro-temjxrre. Approved April JU, lBy, JOHN TYLEIt Prnuc No. 10. AN ACT to confirm certain entries of lands in tho Stato of Louisiana, and to authorizo the is- suing of jNitents for tho go ma. tie it enacted hy the Senate and Hotite of Re. preteniatitx of the United Statct of America in Congress aatemlUd, That the entries of the fol. lowing described tracts of land permitted to be made by the register and rccoivcr at Ouachita, in the land district north of Red river, in the Ktate of Louisiana, to wit : Lot number five," of section thirty-eight, and lots number one, two, fivo, and six, of section fire, and lots numbers three and four, of section forly.five, and lots numbers three, four, ftnd five, of section forty-six, and lots mim lers two, threo, six, seven, eleven, twelve, thir. teen, and fourteen, of section forty-eight, all said lota being in township number thirteen, of range number twelve cast, in the said land district north -4f--Uod ,iiMirf jaxhatsln nf . loniiiana, Im, andll-Ap;foviHuiie-1,-16 lifc tho same aro hereby, connrmoa ana ucciarcu 10 bo good and valid ; end pateuts shall issue there on as in other cases of good and valid entrkjo, and certificates of purchase, any law to the contrary -not withstanding, Approved, April 14, 1812. Public No. 11. AN ACT autnoriaing the construction of a war stoamrr for hnrbof defence. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of. Re. prttentalivea of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Secretary of the Navy bo, and he Is hereby, authorized to enter in. to contract with Robert L. Stevens for tho com struction'of a war steamer, shot and shell proof, to be built principally of iron, upon the plan of the said Stevens: i'rorirfeff, The whole cost, inclu ding the hull, armament, -.engines,, boilers,, and equipment in all respects compete for service shall not exceed tle average cost of the sUiamera Mis. eomiand Mississippi. . Sec. 3. And bs it further enacted. That tho "sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropria tod, towards Carrying this law into cfiect. Approjcd, April, 14, 1843. - Pcduc Nol2.j AN ACT toosUhlish certain post roadsT D U enacted hy the Senate and House. of Re presentatives of the United States of Amerieu in Confrreos assembled. That the following"bo estab. lished as post roads s From Rome, ia Georgia, to Commerce, in the State of Mississippi, and also to Memphis, in the State of Tennessee, namely, from Romo, through Warrenton, Decatur, and Tuscurahia, in Alabama, and Jacinto, in Missis, a'mpi, to RipW.m said State, as t common point nnd front said point through Holly Springs and Hernando, to Commerce, and from Ripley, through La Grange, in Tenncssso, to Memphis, ia said State. Approved, April 111812. PUBUC Nq. 13. AN ACT to provido for tho allowance of invalid pensions to certain Cherokee warriors, under the provisions of tho fourteenth article of the - treaty of eighteen hundred and tliirty -fivo. Its it enacted by the Senate and House of Re. jnresentatites of the United States of Amerira in Congress assembled. That the Secretary of War bo, and ha hereby ia, required to place on the pen sion roll such warriors of the Cherokee nation as were engaged on the side of the United Slates in the late war with Great Dritain and the Southern Indians, and who were wounded in such service, at the samo rates of pension as are allowed by law to the officers and soldiers of the regular Army of the United States, under such rule and regula tions as to the proof of disabthrv at the Score ta ry at War shall prcacribo ; which -pension shall commence from the period of oisaoijiij. ; Approved, April 14, 1343. " ; - PuiitlC No. 14. " AN -ACT relative to the act entitled " An act i granting lande to certain exiles from Poland," . approved thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and thirty.four.V .": ' " -, '. ' Ho it enacted by the Senate and iluuas of Re. presentalivssof the Unites States of America in Cenjm msmttnbUd, That tlne-nv- m force as the sale of the publio lands, and granting pre, eniptiqn rights to actual settlers, bo, and the same are hereby,-- declared to extend toi-aod inelnde, 11 to lands selected in lowiuliip forty. four, forty, five, end forty-six. north of the base linn, range one cast, of the third principal meridian, lying in e State of .IUinsis, bv, Lewis Clppieki, under r ;lor of the act entitled,- An not granting lands to certain exiles from l'oland." . I be said selec tions not having been mado in pursuance, of tho provtxlons of said act, w hich act la hereby declar. ed to bo in full force, for the benefit of said Polish exiles, -. -,. - r - Approved, April 14, 18 13. . ' ; rftEsoLTjTiON Public No. 1.1 JOINT RESOLUTION on Uio subject of printing the tables of tho sixth census. Bs it enacted by th&JStnate and Hons of Re. presents tires of the United Stmtts of America in Congress assembled. That the payment of the money heretofore appropriated by Congress, to pay the expenses of tho sixth census, bo so far suspended as that no money . shall be paid for the printing of the compendium or abridgment of the sixth census by counties and principal towns, to. pelhor with tho tables of antwrtruttntent, as pre Pared at the Department of State for the uso of Congress, until tho further ordsr of Congress. Approved, April 14, 1843. . Resoltition Pcblic, No. 2. A RESOLUTION further to provide for tho dis. tribulion of the printed returns of tho sixth ccn. ... bus and other documents connected with tho same, the printing of which has been heretofore ' directed by law. --- Rei-olted by thet-Senaie and House o Rrpre. senlatirts of the United Slates of America in Con. gress assembled. That the Ktatistics, including the census of ponnioncrs, and the compendium or abridgment of the sixth census of - the United States, heretofore required by law to bo printed under the direction of tho Secretary of Slate, shall be distributed and tlisposcd of by the Secretary in tho manner and in the proportions specified in the joint resolutions of Congress passed tlip first day of September, ono thousand oight hundred and forty-ono i Provided, always. That seventeen thousand copies of the said compendium or abridg ment sliill bo distributed among the States, Ter. ritorics, and persona cntitlcdo distribution under the said resolution, and in the proportions there in specified, end that the remaining copies of tho said statbilics and compendium be placed in tho Library of Congress for future distribution. - Approvod, April5, 1843. JResoltjtios -Pumc, No. 3. JOINT RESOLUTION to continuo- two clerks in (he business of reservation and grants under Indian treaties. ' Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Re. presentatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That the anthority given to the Secrctarv of War. by' the JomtTesonittoh, np- d May, one thousand eight hundred and forty, to continuo Uio employment m iwo clerks in tho business of reservations and grants under Imliafl trcattes, be tktcmlvJ, aftor tlio ex piration of tho period for which, that authority was granted, for tlto term of two years. Approved, May 13, 1842. Resolution Pcblic, No. 4. A RESOLUTION to authorize the extension o the contract for carrying the mail on the route between Mobilo and New Orleans. Resolved by the Senate and House of Represetu ttUives uf the United States of America in Com. gress assembled, That tho Postmaster General be, and he hereby is, authorized to extend the exis ting contract for carrving the mail upon the steam boat roulo botwocn Mobilo and New Orleans for three years from the time at which said contract would expire by its own limitation, if, in his npin. ion, tho public interest and convenience will bo promoted by such extension of (Aid contract. Public No. 17. . AN ACT changing tho times of liolding tho cir .cuit and, district eoarta.of.-the Unitf dJstates .for the districts of Enirt and West Tenncssoc. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Re. presentutites of the United States of America in Congrcst astcrnjiled. That tho circuit and district courts of the United States for the district of East Tennessee shall hereafter bo held at Knoxville, in said district, on tho first Mondays in November and May, in each and every year, instead of tho times heretofore fixod by law ; and that the cir cuit and district'tourts for the district of Vcst Tennessee shall hereafter bo held at Jackson, in said district, on the second Mondays in October and April, in each and every year, instead of tho times heretofore fixed by law Uio spring terms of said circuit court at Knoxvillo and Jackson, as herein provided, to be held by tho district judge ; and should any dificult question of law arise in any cause, said judge may, at his discretion, jd jourft said causa ta tho succeeding term of said court. And all writs, pleas, suits, recognizances, indictments, or other proceedings, civil or crirai oal, issued, commenced, or ponding in cither of said courts, rhall bo rctnrnablo to, be entered and have luv in court, and be heard and tried accor- mng to thettmcsof holding-said, cuuits, as here. -&; m provided. " Sec." 2. And oeTT fwrtTurrehacfed', That "such rulo days, for fio return of process and the filing of pleadings, may from time to time be fixed, and other -orders madeby said courts,' respectively, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of tho United States, as may bo necessary" or pro. per for the convenience of parties and the ad vancement of business in said courts; and tnai the first section of " An act to amend an act ap. proved tho cighteeth of January, eighteen hun dred and thirty-nine, entitled An act to amend an act entitled' an act to require the judge of the district of East and West Tennessee to hold a court at Jackson, in said Stale, approved June the eighteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty -eight, and for other purposes," approved July the fourth, eighteen hundred and forty, be, and tho same is hereby repealed. Approved, Msy 1843. Wash-ttb sentiment. Some poetic spirit,-warmed up lo glowing heat, emits a spark of coruscating brilliancy all about a young cirl who, oncc-upbn a time,' stopped from licr washing to wipo away tho tears, which forced themselves into hcreyca. She was caught in this predicament by a young man who dropped ia to see her, aha who enquired what had occurcd to causa her grief? J O !" said she, " I jrcs Just think trig if J should get' marricaV-and should have half a dozoa children and I should Vbo washing and should 20 out of the room ana incy snouu an riiil mto a tuW of hot water and should be sculdcd to death ! boo 00 ho MISCELLANEOUS. Extrtrct from the Diary of a London Physician. ' - Thu Kjrofcerj-Ucarteu,, -.V 'as'-.''', , ... - .a tact;... s There was a largo and gay party assem bled ono evening, in tho memorablo monlU of June, 1815, at a houso in tho remote western suburbs of London. Thrones of handsome and well-dressed women a larpo retinuo of tho leading men about town tho dazzling light of charuloliers blazing like three suns overhead the charms of music and dancing, together with that tone of ex citement then pervading society at largo owing to our successful continental cam- ra5fn9.-which maddened bncland-into -an almost daily annunciation of victory; all theso circumstances; I say, combined to supply upiru to every party. In fact, bnff- land was almost turned upside down with universal fueling! Mr. the lady whoso party I have just been mentioning, was in ecstacv at the eclat with which the whole was going off, and charmed with tho buoy ant animation with which all seemed in- cliricd to contribute thoir quota to the even- ing s amusement. A young lady of some personal attractions, most amiable man ners, and groat accomplishments particu. larly musical had been repeatedly solicit, ed to sit down to the piano, for the purposo of favoring the company with tho favorite Scottish air, "The Iknkso' Allen Water!" For a lnng time, however, she steadfastly resisted their importunitics,'t)n tho plea of low ppirits. There was evidently an air of deep pensivcncs3, if not melancholy, about hcr.'which ought to have corroborated the truth of tho pleasho urged. She did not seem Jo gather excitenioiit Iwith the rest ; and rather endured, than shared the gate, tics of the evening. Of course, the young follcs around her of her own sex whispered their suspicions that .she was in lovo ; and, inpoinfof fact, it was well known by scv eral present, that Miss was engaged to a young oiliccr who had earned consider, able distinction in the Peninsular Campaign, and to whom she was to bo united on his return from the continent. It need not thcreforo bo wondered, that a thought of the various casual i tics to which a soldier's life is exposed especially a bold and bravo young soldier, such as her intended had proved himself and tlio possibility, if not probability, that he might, alas ! never " Return to claim his blushine bride." but Dulett bentfld a niong roc giuriuua tti rom? frjftrffllcn 3PffirWOVerC3; err with' gloomy anxieties Jand apprehensions. It wos. indeed, owinp; sololy to tho affec tionate importunities of her relatives, that sho was prevailed upon to bo seen in socie- ty at all. Hud her own inclination been consulted, sho would have sought solitudo whero she might with weeping and trem bling, commend her hopes to the hands of Him 4 who soctli In secret.' As however, Miss 's rich contralto voice and skill ful powers of accompianmcnt, were much talked of, the company would listen to no excuses or apologies ; so tho poor girl was absolutely baited into sitting down to "tho piano, when she ruu over a few melancholy chorda with an air of reluctance anddispla cency. Her sympathies were soon excited by-the Tine toncs-tmr tnmrmrownTicioa f of the keys sho touched and she struck into the soft and soothing symphony of The Banks of Allen Water.' The breath- lcss-silencrrTrfThrrtystandeTS fomcarty all the company was thronged around was at, length broken by her voice stealings like faint blue gushing streams, on the delighted cars of her auditors,, as she commenced singing that exquisita little ballad, with the most touching pathos and simplicity. She had just commcncec the verse, - -... .1. 1.. f or his unuo a soimcr sougm ncr, - And a winning toniruo had he T when, to the surprise of every body around her, she suddenly ceased playing and sing. mg without removing her lianas trom tno instrument, aud gazed steadfastly, forward with a vacant air, while the color faded from her cheeks, and left them pale as a lilly. She continued for some moments, to tho alarm and ustonishineut of the company motionless and apparently unconscious of any one 8 presence, liereiaer sister, mucn pedUawaidaJicjrr.placiidJiaE hand onhcr shoulder endeavored gently to arouse her and said hiirridIy ,T Anne ," Anne! what now is the matter?" Miss made no answer ; but a few moments after, with out moving her eyes suddenly burst into a pFcrcing "shriek! Cohstcrnationseized all present. ; ; , Sister sister 1 Dear Anne, aro you ill f again enquired her trembling sister, endeavoring to rouse her, but in vain. Miss did not seem either to sec or hear her. Her eyes still gazed fixedly forward till they seemed gradually to expand, as it were with an expression of glassy horror. All present seemed utterly Confounded, and afraid to interfere with her. Whispers were heard. ' She's ill in a fit run for some water. Good God, how strange what a piercing shriek,' &c. &c. At length Miss a lip moved. . Sho began to mut ter inaudibly ; but byo and bye those im mediately near her could distinguish the words,' There they arc with their lant erns. Oh ! tlwy are looking out tho dead ! They turn over the heaps. . Ah! now no ! that little hill ol slain see, see ! they aro turningjthem a IT over; There! There he is!- Oh, horror! horror! horror! Right jjirmghlhe heart V and with a long shuddering groan iie leu scnsiess into we arms of her sistcF.: Of course all was in confusion and disinSy, not a face present, but wa3 blanched with agitation and affright on bearinij the extraordinary words uttered. With tru delicacy and propriety of feeliig all those whose carriages had happened to bavo ftlrjady arrived, insdn'tly 'took their doparrvtire," to prevent their presence em, Larrassinir or interferin.T with tho familv o r O 4 who.werp alrcadyufficicnt.ly. bewildered! The room was soon thinned of all, except tho80.who wcro immediately .engaged in rendering their services to the young lady; and a servant was instantly dispatched with a horse for me. , On my arrival I found her in bod, (still at the houso whero tho party was given, which waa that of the young lady 'a sister-in-law.) Sho had fallen into a succession of swoons ever since Bho had been carried up from the drawing-room, and was perfectly senseless,' when 1 entered llie bed cham'jcr whero sho lay. Sho had not spoken a ylluhlo since uttering tho sin. gular words just related ; and her wholo frame was cold and rigid in fact she seem, cd to have received some strange shock, which had alogethcr paralysed her. Dy uso, however of strong stimulants, wo suc ceeded at length in restoring her to some thing like consciousness : but I think it would have been better for her judging from the cvciil, never to havo awoko again from forgetfuliiess.- Sho opened her eyes under tho influence of searching stimulatns wo applied, and stared vacantly for an in. stant on thoso standing round her ImmIuuJo. Her coutilonnnce, of an nshy hue, was damp with clammy perspiration, and she lay motionless, except when her frame un dulated with long deep drawn sighs. 'Oh, wretched, wretched girl!1 she murmured nt length 4 Why havo I T!vcd till now? Why did you not suffer me to ex. pirc? Ho called me to join him I was go ing and you will not let nie-I must go yes, yes.' ' Anno ! Why do you talk so? Charles is not gone he will return soon ho will indeed,' sobbed her sister. ' Oh, never, never V You could not sec what I saw Jane,' she shuddered, ' oh it was frightful !' How they tumblo about the heaps of the dead ! how ihey stripped ! oh, horror, horror 1 My dear Miss , you are dreaming raving indeed you are,' said I, holding her hand in mine, ' come, come, you must not givo way to such gloomy, such nervous fancies, you must not, indeed. You are frightening your friends to no purpose.1 4 What do you mean?1 she replied, look ing mo suddenly full in the face. 4 1 tell foil it i3truc ? Ah mc, Charles Is dead know ft I" saw him ! Shot right tiirongh the heart ! They were stripping him , when and-hoaving throo or four convulsive sobs, sho again swooned. Mrs, , the lady of tho house, could endure tho dis tressing scene no longer, and was carried out of tho room fainting, in the arms of her nusband. V ah great difficulty, wo suc ceeded in restoring Miss once more to consciousness, but the frequency and duration of her relapses began seriously to alarm mo. Iho Bpirit, being brought so often to the brink, might at last suddenly I4it oir into eternity, without one s being awaraoLit.- I, of course, did all that my professional knowledge and experience sug gested : and, after expressing my readiness ?.P- fog Jiy f , . foff, ho"$ef to. ixugaiftAlLnighl. there in the event of any serious or sudden alteration in Miss for the worse, I took my departure, promising to call very eadyin tho morning. Heforc JeavjngIr. had acquainted me with nil tho par- ticulars above related ; and as I rode home, I could not help feeling the liveliest curiosi- ty, mingled with tlio most intenso sympa. thy for the unfortunate sufferer, to sec who ther the corroborating event would stamp tho present as ono of thbso extraordinary occurrences which occasionally 4 como o'er us like a sunirrcr cloud, astonishing and pcrplexing-cvcry one. 'nt . J--Lr! -l.x... v.i1. 1 1 lie next morning, ouuui inuu u cioi;, 1 was ogam nt Miss s bed 6ide. bho was nearly in tlio same state as rthat in which I hid left her the preceding evening, only feebler, and almost continually stunified. She seemod," as it were, stunned with some severe but invisible stroke. She said scarcely anything, but often uttered alow, moaning, indistinct sound,, and whispered morrow 1 hero was no rousing ner oy conversation "sho liotfccd""nd one, arid would answer no questions." I suggested tho propriety of calling in additional medi cal assistance ; and in tlio evening met two eminent physicians irt consultation at her bed side. We came to the conclusion that she was sinking rapidly, and that, unless soma miracle intervened to restore her cni crgicd, sho would continue with us but a very nrtic longer. Alter my oroincr pnysi ciana had left, I returned to the sick cham- bcr, and sat by Miss 's bed side more than on hour. My feelings were much agitated at witnessing her singular and affecting, situation. Thcro was such a sweet and sorrowful esprcssiobou her pallid features, deepening, tKcasiojially, into such hopelessness of heart-broken an guish, as no one could contemplate witlwul deep emotion. There was, besides, some thing mysterious and awing something of what in Scotland is called sccondight in tho circumstances which had occasioned her illness. ; Gone gone !' sho murmurlbd, with closed eyes, while t was sitting and gazing in silence on her 'gone and in glory ! Ah, I shall sec th young conqucror-I shall! How he wilt love me! Ah, I re collect,' alio continued, after a long inter val, it was the Hanks of Allan Water' tlicse cruel people ma le me sing and my heart was breaking the whilo ! --What was the verso I was singing when I saw' sho 8liuddorcj! oh this ' - ' x Tor his brido a soldi aoojjla nor ,..""; And a winning tonpue bad he , ... On the banks of Allan Water ,'. ; Hut tlio summer, prief had brought her- " ' And tlio sxldior,iubaWMho,wi Oh, no, never Charles my poor murdered Charles never l'' Sho groaned, and spoke no more that night. Sho continued utterly deaf to all that was said in tho way of sym pathy or rcmonstranco; and, if her lips moved at all, it was only to utter faintly gome such words as, 'Oh, let me leave me in peace! During the two next days, sho continued drooping rapidly . lno oniy circumstance about her demeanour, parti cularly noticed, was, that she onco moved her hands for a moment over tho counter pa no, as though sho were playing the piano a sudden flash overspread her features her eyes stared, as though she wcro started by tho appearance of some phantom or other, and sho gasped, 'There, there!1 after which sho relupscd into licr former stato of stupor. How-will it be credited, that on tho fourth morning of Miss ''s illness, a letter was received from Paris by her family, with a black seal and franked bv the Colonel of tho Regiment in which Charlos had served, communicating tho melancholy in tolllgeiico that tlio young captain had fallen towards the close of thobattle of Watorloo j for while in the act of charging at the head of -his corps, a French cavalry officer shot him through the heart with a pistol! Tho whole family, with nil their acquaintance, wero unutterably shocked at tho news almost petrified with amazement nt the sirango corroboration of Miss 's pre diction. How to communicate it to the poor sufferer was now a serious question, or whether to communicate it at all at pre sent. The family at last considering that it would bo unjustifiable in them any longer to withhold the intelligence Irom her, in trusted tho nainful duty to mc. 1 therefore repaired to the bed side alone, in the eve ning of the day on which the lottet-had been received that evening was the last of her life! I sat down in my usual place beside her. and her pulse, countenance, breathing,- cold extremities, together with the fact, that she had taken no nourishment whatever sinco she had been laid in her bed con vinced mo that tho poor girl's sufferings were soon to terminate.- I was at a loss for a length of time how to break" the oppres sive sileluccT Observing however, - Tior fading eyes fixed on me, I determined, as it were accidentally, to attract them to tlie fatal letter which I then held in my hand. After a while she obsorved it ; her eye sud denly settled on the amplo coronctod seal, and tho sight operated something like an electric shock. Sho seemed struggling to speak , but in vain. I now wished to Heaven 1 had never agreed to undertake the duty which had been imposed upon me. I open ed the letter, and looking steadfastly at her, an il In n a e-tst rt Innna no ITItT n mtntiriri could command, 4 My dear,' now don't bo alarmed, or I shall not toll you what 1 am going to tell you.1 Sho trembled, and her sensibilities seemed suddenly restored ; for Jicr eyco.sum.cd.anexpjressiqn of alarmed, intelligence, and her lips moved about like those of a person who feels them parched with agitation, and endeavors to moisten them. 4 This letter has been received to- dtiy from Fans"7TconWu"cT; .'It is from Colonel Lord , and bring word-that that that I felt suddenly choked. and could not bring out tho words, That my Charles is dead! I. know' it. Did I not tell you so?1 said Miss in terrupting mc wjlh a clear and distinct a tone of voice as sho ever had in her life. felt " confounded. Had the unexpected operation of tho news I brought been able to dissolve the spell which had withered her mental energies, and afford promise of her restoration to health ? Has the reader ever wntched a candlo which Is flickering nnd expiring in its sock- et, suddenly shoot up in instantaneous bril liance, arid then bo utterly extinguished ? i I soon sawtt-wns thus with poor Miss --. All the expiring energies of her soul were suddenly collected to receive this corrobo ration ""bfTielrisTon if s'ucTi it maybe called and then she .would . - : Idke a lily drooping, Vow his head, and die." 4 She begged me in a faltering voice, to read her all. tho letter. - Slie listened wijh closed eyes, and made no remark when I had concluded. After a long pause I ex claimed," 'GoLla praiscdmy-deariMiss , that you have been able to receive this dreadful news so firmly !' ".' 4 Doctor, tell me, have you do medicine that could mako mo weep? Oh, give it mc ; it would relieve me, for 1 feel a moun tain on . my breast it is pressing me,' re plied she, feebly uttering the words at long intervals. Pressing her hand iu mine, I begged her to bo calm'j"and tho oppression would soon disappear. . ' . Oh oh oh, that I could weep. Doc tor!1 She whispered something like tlio words 4 1 am I nm call her hush, ac companied with a faint, fluttering, gurliog sound. Alas, I too well understood it! With much trepitation I ordered the oprsc to summon the family into, the room ttstant ly. Her sister Jane Was tho first that en tered, her eyes swollen with weepurg and seemingly half suffocated with the effort to conceal her emotions, . ' " ' c -.-"'' ' ' Oh,. my darling, prcciourfiprecious, sis er Anne I1 sho sobbed, and knelt down at lie bedside, flinging her arma around her sister1 neck, kissing the. gentle sufferer's; t cheek and mouth. - ,s -''5- v , ; " Anne ! love ! darling 1 ppoVl ydu know' me reTie groaned, "kissing her fore head repeatedly., Could I Mp, weeping All wlio entered Were standing around tiw bed sobbing and in tears. XcP.'ni n gers at the wrijt'of the dying sufferer Tut could not foci whether or not the pulse beat which, howover, I attributed to my own agitation. , . W v , T . 4 Speak speak my darling Anne ' speak, to mo I am your poor sister. Jano V sobbed tho agonised girl, continuing fondly kissing her sister's cold lips; arid forehead. SIhj suddenly started Exclaimed,. rOh,t Cod,' she? dead J and sunk instantly senseless pa the floor. Alas, alas, it was too true ; my sweet and broken hearted patient .was uO more! ,')..-"-:.' Aa Hllojforj'. It was night. Jerusalem slept quietly amid her hills, as a child upon tho breast of its mother. - Tho noiseless sentinel stood like a statute at his post, and the philoso phcr's light burned dimly , in tho recesses of his chamber. But a darker night was abroad upon tho earth. 1-A. moral darkness involved thu na tion in its unlightened shadows. ti Ilea aoa shed a faint glimmering over tho minds of men, liko the cold and inefficient shining of.a distant Thnimiruvrtaliiyrtf mnn'a spiritual nature was unknown, his relations to Heaven undiscovered, nnd his future de stiny obscured in a cloud of mystery. : It was at this, period that two forms of cthcrial mould hovered nbovo jho land of God's chosojn people. They deemed sister angels sent tti heaven on some -embassy of lovo. -4- - Tho ono wns of majestic stajurc, Bnc! id the well-formed limbs which her snowy drapery scarcely concealed, rtin her erect bearing and steady cyej was exhibited tho highest degree of strength and confidence. Ilor right arm was extended in anjmpres. si ve gestu re up wa rd , w hero night a ppea red to have placed licr darkest pavillion, w' Ja on her left reclined lcr delicate conipanh , in form and countenance iho cont rast of tho other, for sho was drooping like the flower when uninoistcr.ed by refreshing dews, and . her bright but troubled rye scanned the. air , with ardent but varying glances. .. Suddenly a light liko-the sunikisliBd out from tho-hcaveBSi and With and Hope hailed with exulting songs the trending Star-orCethlchcnt. :.rr-;.: : Years rolled away, and a stranger was seen in Jerusalem. He was a meek and unassuming man, whose happiness seemed to consist in acts of benevolence to the hu man race. There were deep traces of sor. row in his couutcnance, though none knew why ho grieved, for he lived in tho practice of. every virtue, and was loved by all tlio wise and good . By and by it was rumored that llw stran ger worked miracles, that the blind saw, the dumb spake, and tho dead leajnjd to life at his touch; that when ho commnuded, the ocean moderated iu chafing tide, and tho very thunders urticulatcd, 44 He. ia tf son of God.11 " ; . Envy assailed him with' tho charge of sorcery, anu too voice 01 impious jtiugus -condemned him unto death. Slowly, and thickly guarded, ho ascended the hill of Calvary. A heavy cross bent him down to mfftntihturruixh'letfftedTiportlrnl'fnv and Hope, dipping her pinions in his blood, mounted to the skies. ? i A capital -st6ryis told of a minister somewhere down east, who bein somewhat given to laziness, was in the habit ot draw ing frequently upon a barrel of sermons, bequeathed to him by his father, who was also a minister. Upon ono occasion, tlio young divine- got Irokl of a sermon :onco delivered to tho Stato prison tonricls and taking it for granted, from Iho well known languago of his father, that it would bo op- propriato, decided , without examination, ta mnktt use of it oil the? next Lord daw The'Subbath came tlio congregation assembled the worthy deacons were all in their places and ilio prracliitig com menced. All went well for a time, and tho audience wcro tk;cmrhgucepTy jatercaTeo, when-all at one thor'ek!rgymao-;SBrpriet-them with he information thnt4 if it had not been for the clemency of the Governor, every ono Uicm would have been hwnglotig ago The proposition emanating from th Mi- BtiaaJfHccrs of -this countyr loioldjuMilu- tary State convention at Ilalcigh on tlio 4th of July next, appears to bo received with general fcvor, and np doubt can now be en tertained "of the success of tho schemu. Something of the kind is necessary to main tain on efficient spirit among the citizen soldiery of the Slate, snd 10 prevent our wholo militia system fiom falling in to utter disrepute. WU. Chron. - - U. S. rf. Mr. StaxLv. Mr. Stanly was brought before ono ff fCfe Judges of tho. Circuit Courts of the District of Colombia on the 22nd ultr,oathosmioe clrfrgeji which Mr. Wise had beerr tried and com rHsllod la glvo bond -to kecpjhi peace. Upotf investigation it appeared that tho cfilficul'.y between Messrs. Wucand Stanly had bctn amicably settled, and the latter was thcrcibie diftcharged. and has again taken Jis seat hi the House." . lion. J!U Bkll, Ute Secretary of War, arrived in Ncvf Orlcuus on the18ib ijut- d 1