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K Jt. maies HAMILTON & DATES, c on mission meri 12 a t s, Curner of Rtekmrdtmm mrnd Laurel Streets, COLUMBIA, S. C. June 0 1851 1 v T. 8TIMMOI SE. C. N. AVESILL. T. STEX HOUSE. & Co., FORWARDING & COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Ab. "J JliUfnc Street, CHARLESTON S. C. REFER TO Ham!, Williams fc Wilcox J:. Dulin, c, 'harlston, S. C J. K. Harrison At Co. J ( harlotte, N. C. "imam, iiixoiiA: lo., B. Chandler, (.'hatanooga. Aug. 1 1 , '5 t Hie ICIIIIT Ac KOHttOIV, FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, iYu. 1 and 2 Atlantic. WhuiJ, CHARLESTON, S. C. ir Liberal advances ma 'e on Consignments. 1 T Sj-ri il attention (fiven to the sale f Fiour, Corn, &.- . fru.it o r 1 .iijt experience in the businea, WC- lr. .."i Jrnt : friviii S J f I - :Uon. M.iH, IT. 1851. 31-t -i v Dry Gooda in Charleston, So. Ca. IVPOUTER.S OJ' DRY GOODS, M . 4)9 i.u 211 .'w.iji street, c.riitr .t .Market Stmt. CHARLESTON, S. C. Pintiti-i MTonlcM, BiaJiketfi, .c, Carpctintra and Curtain 11 atriai. Silks and lii:ii Dress ti. 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Norria THF subscribers manufacture Mining Machinery, as follows, viz s The Coknisu Prvrixe E.M;ir, kick and low pressure Pnmping, .- tamping and Hoisting sJO)i K".;iNts; Cokmsh I'tsrs, Stamps, Cri sheks, Winches, Ikon Blocks, 1'i i.i.r.v- ol all sizes, and every variety of Machinery tor Mining puiposes. THOMAS. CORtlN, V EST. june 2, 1854 45-1 y MEDICAL NOTICE. 1 R. P C.CALDWELL h-is associated bis son. Dr. j JOSEPH W. CAL DWELL, with kirn in th Pra c tice ol Medicine. Office, 'i'ld story in Finis' new brick building, neur the Courthouse. March 24, lSol. 35-tf N. B. All peraona indebted to me by accounts are requested to settle the same at an early tidv. Mr 24 P.C.CALDWELL. The American Hotel. CHARLOTTE, N. C. I BEG to announce to my Iri- iicih, the public, snd pres ent patrons of the above Hotel, that I have leased the ame lor a term of years from the 1st of Jan nary next. After which time, the entire property will be thorough ly repa-cd and renovated, and the'house kept in first i i rr afar - a - ., . ctass styic. i ins Hotel is near tne Lepot,and jdrasant. ly situated, rendering it a desirable bouse for travellers and famines. Deo 16, 1853. 22t C. M. RAY. MARCH fc SHARP, AUCTIONEERS and COMMISSION MERCHANTS, COLt MBIA, S. C. I ise, J ATTLL attend to the sale of all kinds of Merchanrli Vy Produce, ice. Also, Real and Personal Pronertv Or purchase and sell Slaves, itc, on Commission. Salks Rjom No. ' 2 J Kichardsou street, and imme diately opposite the United States Hotel. Feb 3, 1S51 ihos. H. makcii. j.m. e. sharp. Livery and Sales Stable, BY V II. KI A, AT the stand formerly occupied by R. Morrison, in Charlotte. Horses fed. hired and Bold. Oood ac commodation for Drovers. The custom of his friends and the puMic generally aolicitrd. Vobrwy 17, 1854. frO-y From the Macoupin (Illinois) Statesman. Eighteen Year'u Captive among Indians. We were visited a lew days ago, by a man bv the name ol Joseph Harney, who says (hut he is in search of a son, whom he supposes to live somewhere near Alton, tie made lus escape on I the 5:h ol last May, from the Flat Head Indiana, near the head of (he Flat Head River, in Oregon. He slated that he had been wHK tins tribe ol In dians eighteen ears. We listened for some iengih of time to his history, many portions of which is truly thrilling. He was taken prisoner in 1836 on the L'ppt r Missouri river, while in the employ of a fur company. He is a native o! France, and (peaks. English but poorly ; but we give what he eomruunicatrd to us as uearly as possible. He was in company with a man named John Robert- j son, both of whom were captured. They attempt- ; ed to h lend themselves, and killed two Indians, hu th y were overpowered, there being twenty-I five Indiana to contend w ith. They were secured j hand and loot, and placed on ponies, and started i to the Nonhwestwaid, and traveled five weeks, j when they ci:me lo .lie hunting ground ol the tribe, where i h y were given up to ihe chief who1 shook hands with them, and manifested much joy iii i h u capture Tin y were unbound and cen- 1 fn ed in a hut, where fcJ.ey were leu, hut not al- ; lowed to escape. The cbiei offered them bulb of hi daughters if r l. v would marry and remain with the tribe. Finding escape utterly impossible, lir ihe time being, tin- term wore accented, and the marriage tmik place. I he fruits of i his roar. a r I j riiio,; wcjf two children boih ol which are s-lill livirrg, h daughter bixken and a son fourteen, both of vxbicli lie left w ith the triix.-. Two years ago Robertson attempted to escape, but was retaken, scalped Mid burntd alive, leaving three children with the trite. Seen years ago, Barnej at tempted to escape, but was recaptured und would have been put to death but lor the interposition of his wife, who was the daughter of the chief. Du ring the time of his captivity, Barney states that be was eniraged with his tribe in three battles two with the I'.i'jck Feet, and one with a tribe the name of which we do not know in one of which he says over seventy Black Feet were kilied. The motit of the time of his captivity he lived on the head of the Columbia River, and at times as far up as the head of the Flat Head River. During tiase eighteen years he saw neither sail, bread, potatoes, coffee, tea, or anything of the kind; living upon the meat of the moose, deer, skunk, rattle-snake, turkey, prairie Ik n, &c. At the time he made his escape he was near Lake Superior, about sixty miles from a trading post of the American Fur Company. The chief (his faiher-iu-iaw) was a doctor, and on the loth of Misy left, m:d while he woa gine, Barney sue reeded in making all the Indians dead drunk with tin- nhiskev which bad just been received, i;iin' one and a hall pints to each Ind an. Alter they :re asleep, he took his bew and arrow, toma hawk, pipe, two and a half pounds tobacco, Hint and steel, and two nounds of m at. beino .ill thrrft . o j Has in the hut He -started and traveled all night, I having his dog along, the next morning he killed his dog to prevent Ins returning to give a clue to bis trace. About II o'clock the same day when about thirty-live miles, he was overhauled bv his father-in-law's (the chief's) dog, which he killed with his tiow and arrow, and earned the carcass away from the palh, and then concealed himself in the brush; while he was thus concealed iho chiel passed by him ; the chief muttered to himself in j his language: I will pass this mountain, and at ; the foot o: i! I will take the left hand." Over j heating this Barney availed himself ol this iolor ' ma i ion. Following the chief to the fool of the ; mount tin, he found, sure enough, that he had ik' n the lelt hand road, which he ascertained by the tracks of h:s pony. He continued his journey to the east until about two hours before day-break on the m x; morning1, when he s it down, rationed ; ( and hungry ; after day-light he killed a i utile j snake, eight feel and lour inches in length, which i he roasied and ate for breakfast. He kept on in ihe same direction, when about 5 o'clock he was ! i overhauled by his brother-in-law's dog, which he 1 killed immediately and passed on. On the next ; day about.1) o'clock, he was overhauled by another j dog b longing to the tribe, which he despatched j , in the same manner as the others; after wbich he proceeded without any molestation! traveling lour: , days without daring to build a fire, only in the day - lime. 11 was seven wee ks trar ling before he ; cairn- to any irihe of Indians, during this time he had peni one week in despair, not traveling or j expecting ever to reach a habitation ol the whites. Al the end ol the above lini", he came to a tribe i winch be calls the Tomahawks. lie was kindly 1 tr.-uu d by th'-m. Fur (ear of being taken again, he nssured them that he belonged to the Fiat ; Heads, and was in search of two crazy Indians,1 who had made their escape. Alter asking some Ii w questions m English concerning tho crazy Indians, came to he d pai It d, and alter nine miles travel, the Missiiun River. He made a rait of logs, nnd crossed over, continued his iournev Travi el ing due east, tie nine weeks before he ar rived at bin- Lake in Minnesota, during all ol which lime he subsisted on game, which he killed w ith his bow and arrow. He remained there three days and sold his accoutrements for clothing, and then made his way lor this State. He arrived ! here in the cars. Barney is a roan of considerable intelligence, i . .i . . , I, . ,- i i nu seems 10 nave a vivui recollection oi nearly , aH that has passed during his captivity. He j seems lumiliar with Indian life and gives many of ! meir signs lor determining eourses, cure for dis ; eases, A:c. He would like to see his children 1 j again, but rather forego ihe pleasure than to go ; back and remain with the tribe. He was married i isoon after he came to this country, and lived in Otsego county, New York, w here his wile died aMer wh'ch. ne wos employed by the Eur Com- pany He is 63 years old, but ifill seems aciive ana nardy. Me describes the country where he I has been as the handsomest he ever saw. Truly h be has " seen ihe elephant ;" and if his story is correct, he can tell of more trials, tribulations and adventures than any one now living. '" ' and cares httifl for their lives.' Delegate from Kansas. The St. Louis Re- : What the Press Thinks." The press oi Eng publican stales thai Mr. W. Whitfield thepro sla- i land and France, and, inded, public opinion in very candidate, is elected a delegate to Congress both countries, is at variance in regard to the from Kansas, by a large majority, over Mr. R. P. course of events during tbe next four months. Flenniken, 'he unti-slnvery candidate. i The Times declares the campaign ot end, and Later from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC. The steamship Pacific arrived at New York on Wednesday with London and Liverpool dates to ' the 29ih ult. No further battles in the Crimea are reported. The Allies had been reinlorced by the arrival oi j several thousand troops, and the greatest activity i j was stiil observable in despatching fresh reinforce- j j ments from England and France. During the ten j days previous to the sailing of the Pacific fifteen ; 1 thousand men had passed the Bospboroa on their j j way to tiie Crimea. Fifty thousand Turkish i ; troops, it is stated, are about to be sent to the same quarter, and thirteen first-class English steamers, d spatched to transport the reinforcements of the ; ; French, had arrived at Marseilles. The bombardment of Sevastopol had been tern porarily suspended. The Russians were busily engaged in fortifying the houses in the interior of j the city. The Emperor Napoleon had issued a spirit- j stirring address, in which he distinctly pledged himself to persevere in humbling the pride of j Russia. A terrible storm had taken place in the Black Sea, causing most disastrous results to the Allies, j Thirty-two transports were lost, and great damage j was also done to the fleets. Three ship3 of the j line were greatly damaged. Menscliikoff writes that the damage done by the besiegers was speedily r paired, and the garrison j of Sebastopol was in good condition, but he ad- 1 fnits very great lessee. The English Parliament was to assemble on the 12:h of December. The object ol the meeting is lo provided means to prosecute the war, "the ef- feci of which on trade," says the London Times, 'cannot fail to be very serious; but success must j be achieved, no matter how heavy the reckoning." There are ominous rumors of ten riillion aer- ' ling loan, and that the fen per cent, income tax is to be increased. Power will be asked for the embodiment of the whole militia force of the king dom, by a compulsory ballot if required. The Russian losses on the 5;h at the battle of Inkcrmann are stHted to have been 10,000 men kilied and wounded. The Allies had buried five thousand Russians left dead on the field ! The P.iris Moniteur affirms that there were 70,000 Russians engaged in this affair. The British loss in killed and wounded was 2.G05. The loss of the French in killed aisd wounded was 1,7:36. Total loss of the Allies, 4.;f41. The commercial advices are unfavorable. Cot ton is n shade lower, and a heavy decline is no ticed in Bread.-tulls. Tiie Oiiitle of Inkermann. The New York Courier, whose editor (General Webb) relumed home in tiio Pacific, presents his views of the war, .and sets forth the British loss at Inkermann greater than lhat of Waterloo, con sidering the numbers engaged. The Biitish race, ho says, again demonstrated its predominance, but never did Russian troops fight better. No assault can be made without great reinforcements, ihe rear ol the allies being loo much exposed on their long lines. He further adds : " The battle demonstrated the invincibility of the allied army fighting side by side after centu ries of hostility, and although thus far the En glish army, with less than hall the strength of the French, has been compelled to do nearly all ; the fighting, incurred the greatest exposure, and won nearl)' all the glory of the campaign, there c m be no reasonable doubt that in an emergency the French will nobly and gallantly do their duty. The English public are getting somewhat restive; under the operation of the present alliance with France, nnd it admits of no doubt but that alliance is .destined to be of much shorter duration than the press affects to believe. ' John Bull is made to stand the brunt of the fight, and to receive till the hard blows, while France claims equal honor and credit Irom battles in which I he best blood of England' is made to flow like water, while her ally is content with ex- , posing to the fire of the enemy a few of her Afri can guerrillas. The English press feel with the people on this subject, but they also feel lhat in the present position of European affairs, every j ouciiocc i'i iccuiig inuai uc isun. iv Buouiliieu 10, ; ralher than incur the risk of a brush with France, Shouid the death of Louis Napoleon, or the wilv t n.. ....... . t... .... .v..., i. ... i . ..... i ... i diplomacy of Russia, succeed in breaking up lhat , alliance, the position ot England would be learlul : J-'ie xures ieacn it Again-. Both armies de in the extreme ; and then all classes in lhat coun-J test the Tuiks, and now more than before, as try would feel the wisdom of those among her through their negligeace and cowardice, they let statesmen who now openly proclaim lhat the most themselves be surprised, and very nearly lost necessary as well as the mest natural policy of ; Balaklava. Some of Iheir officers are or were England is to build up the closest possible alliance tried by court martial for this affair, and the whole with the United States." J Turkish force was brought alongside of us. Thev Sebastopol not, to be Kept. We speak ad- j were under arms, looking on durimr the battle, visedly whan we say that it was the opinion of; but would not be permitted to fire a shot or o-ive both the French and English governments that any assistance. They are this day asistin" to tin uliied army before Sebastopol would be at least 100,000 strong by the 20th of December. und that on the arrival o! tho necessary reinforce ments anterior to that time the work of breaching the walls would commence, and the town itself bo carried by storm within three diys! Such, we say, was the expectation of the iwo governments, and of their two Generals, two weeks ago, and firmlv believe Lhat Sebastonol will fall before we firmly believe Lhat Sebastopol will fall before ihe first of January. What next ? Will it be occupied ! Not for an hour longer than is abso- lately necessary to tjre works of t he blow up and destroy the en city, the fleet, and the dock yards. This done, the allied arm)' will proceed to the north side and take and destroy the heavy works which can only be approached from that quarter. That another great buttle mav be fought js oujie nossibie : but ihe battle of Inkermann, ! united to the impossibility of the Emperor feeding united to the imnossibilif v of the Emneror feeding 1 Iflrcrp nrmv in the Crimea at this season after the fall of Sebastopol, will, we think, render it unnecessary. He poured troops into the Crimea, ; wa.n!lMi nf tho mode of feedins ihem. beiievino n,.,,l,l 'drive ihe allies Irom the sea:' fnilinc in this, it remains to be seen how he is to feed them. Most probahl' this is the hist consideration that will give him trouble, as h has plenty of men the proceedings of the allies will be purely defen sive uniil spring ; and for ten days preceding the sailing of the Pacific, its leaders would induce the world lo believe that England wss on the very eve of destruction. Such piteous appeals for re inforcement such abject cowardice such de grading admission of weakness and national im becility never disgraced an English press. And all this because the British cabinet d o not make it i;s organ, and the Duke of Newcastle chooses to send his official despatches to the Morning Chroni cle instead of this (hunderer !" tvrsonat Incidents Aiviul Asnect of the Buttle; Field. When Sir George Cathcart was shot and j mencment of the seige. Yet the allies have now fell dead from his horse, at the battle ol Inker j been landed m the Crimea since ihe 16ih ol S p tiif.ii, Col. Seymour, who was with him, instantly ! u mber : have been before Sebastopol since the dismounted, and was endeavoring to raise the 29lh of the same month ; and have been actually body, when he himself received a ball which frac- j firing upon it with all their united and terrible en lured his leg. He fell to the ground beside his cines of destruction since the 16th of October, general, and a Russian officer and five or six men Willi what result ? The Russian general-in-chief run in and bayoneted bim, and cut him lo phces ; asserts and for aught that appears he says but j as he lay helpless. General Cathcart's corpse the truth ; the allied generals themselves admit it j was also bayoneted in live or six piaces. In fact, j to a certain extent the damage done during the j the Russians did not spare a man. J day by fire of the English and French guns has j An English writer, who surveyed the field of j been repaired every night by Russian labor and j battle on the night alter the engagement, and by a ' material resources ; so that next morning the al- ! bright moonlight, saw over 5,000 dead bodies strewn about, says : Many badly wounded also lay there; and their low, dull moans ol mortal agony struck with ter rible distinctness upon tfie ear ; or worse still, the hoarse gurgling cry and vehement struggles of Ihosc who were convulsed before the'- passed ; . I .111 ! I .-'..-.Li away. Round the hill small groups of men with hospitable stretcher were searching out for those who stiil survived ; and others again, with lan terns, busily turning over the dead, looking for the bodies of officers who were known to be killed, but who had not been found. Here also were English women whose husbands had not returned, hurrying ibout wi:h loud lamentations, turning ihe laces of onr dead to the moonlight, and eagerly seeking lor what tney feared to find. I hese lat- ter were far more to be pitlied than the inanimate forms of those who lay slaughtered around. Outside the battery the Russians lay two or three feet deep. Inside the place was literally full won uouiea oi Russians, uuardsmen, ooth and 20th. The fine tall forms of our poor fellows cou d be distinguished at a glance, though the gray great-coats, stained with blood, rendered them alike externally. They lay as they fell, in heaps; sometimes our men over three or four Russians, and sometimes a Russian over ihree or lour ours, borne had Passed awav with a smile on their faces, and seemed as if ash-ep ; others were horribly contorted, and with distended eyea and swollen features appeared lo have died in agony, but defying to the last. Some lay as if prepared for burial, and as though the hands of relatives had arranged liieir mangled limbs ; while others again were in almost startling positions, half standing or kneeling, clutching their weapons or drawing a cartridge. Many lay with both their hands extended towards the sky, as if to avert a blow or utter a prayer, while others had a malignant showl of mingled fear nnd hatred, ns ii indeed ihey died despairing. The moonlight imparted an aspect of unnatural paleness to their forms, and as the cold damp wind swept around the hills and waved the boughs above their up turned faces, the shadow's gave a horrible appear ance of vitality ; and it seemed as if the dead were laughing und about to rise. This was not the case on one spot, but all over the bloody field. Succoring the Wounded. I rode and walked for an hour lo-day among the dead and wounded Russians; we have not yet had time to remove those of the enemy's wounded who are unable lo walk. I did not go from any vain curiosity, but to take my canteen full of good rum and water, und a haversack full of biscuit to the pour suffer ing wretches. It would break your heart to see or think of half of what I nave seen yesterday antf to-day. I held my wooden canteen to the lips of Russians wounded and dying, in every stage of pitiable human suffering. Some Iried to kiss my feet, and crossing themselves, took off iheir caps, pointed lo heaven, and blessed me in their uncouth tongue. I responded by also look ing upwards, and pronouncing the only words we have in common, " Christian," and ihe name of our blessed Saviour. My eyes fill with tears as I write. I am sorry to say thev give no quarter to I i .-i .- . . I. .i : i i. ui nuunucu , suuii are llieir oruers. I oor IgllO- rant fanatics! their leaders tell them we are devils in human shape, lhat on our side we eive no ouar- ter, and are fighting against God and ihe Emperor bury the dead, the only dutv thv r. fit t,r Disease Anion'! the Allir Tr,, rh.,a I bowel complaint carry off a great many of the j men. U e come out 1000 strong. nw Sn,r, K ' " """"Ki now t- scarcely i number GOO men: indeed, they are so much de'- mutated that when the amputation of a leg or an arm takes place, which is frequently done, in seven cases out of ten ihe patient dies from ex haustion. The Russians Intoxicated. Will you believe it ? after the battle, in the knapsacks of the wound ed and dead Russians wero found opium and small bottles of rakee a liquor they get drunk on; and even during the action several were no- a m ' ' ncea in a state bordenntr on frenv from tlio opium they took or the rakee they drank. Among j the prisoners, nearly every third man was drunk, ! no wonder they lousht like devil ' i j l?,-nyi the . ,7 rv.. r .i Sandwich Islands to the 9ih of October Mate that the treaty of annexation had not been ennanm. muted. The correspondent of the Herald says that Mr. Gregg had addressed a letter to the minister of foreign affairs insisting upon the immediate con clusion of the treaty, elso all negotatious should terminate forthwith. In consequence of this it was said lhat an urgent message was sent for the Prince Lipolibee, whose signature only wa wauling. The treaty was lo k"d for at San Francisco in about a fortnight. The U. S. ships St. and Portstncu'h were stdl at Honolulu. Mai Fears for the Allies. begin seriously lo belive lhat the allies will I not he uhle lo take SebaeionoL We have intelli gence from the acetic of operations up to the even ing of the 14:h instant ; and, putting together the accounts of both sides and deducing from them impartially an opinion as to the actual state of af- j (airs, it would really seem that, notwithstanding j the bloody battles lhat have been fought and the constant cannonade and bombardment that hns been kept up on both sides without intermission, the allies have almost as much aciive siege work, ballerina, nnd stormino- to do now as at the com lies have had to do over again the work of the day before, with the certainty of finding the damage they might again repaired by the labor of the sue j ceeding night. So much for the damage done to j ihe forts and ramparts of Sebastopol; by the des- ! (ruction of which, in whole or in part, access was 1 to be prepared for the allied troops in order to ad- j - . ..... .. . . . . ! mit the possibility ol carrying Ihe place by a gratia attack by storm. The effective breach by which the ullied troops are to enter the place is yet to be made, por aught that appears, the resources of the defence are equal at any rate lo those of the attack. Nor men, nor provisions, nor cannons, nor powder, j nor balls, nor ihe courage, skill and energy louse j efficiently all those resources seem more wanting j to the besieged than lo the besiegers. At least no i sign of failure has vet been observed. The citv ( is only half invested. Communication with the I country is uninter runted for the admission of sun- plies ; and the neck of land at Perecop connect ing me peninsula ol trie Crimea with the main land being still in the possession of the Russians, .1 I . a r i supplies of all sorts may be forwarded from the whole Russian empire to make good the protec tion of the Crimea and the defence of Sebastopol, j That the Czar is largely and efficiently improving these facilities. nntwithtjintino- thn mml imprHin. lion of the Black S- a to which he has been com pelled to submit, the successful defence up to this j time, and numerous other facts abundantly prove, ! Consider for a moment the victories of B ilaklava and Inkermann, (battle of the 5ih November.) Why, il is now proved that, gallantly fought and glorious for the allied arms as were tse victo ries, they should be almost accounted disasters by the allies disasters, not only by ihe loss (une qualled since the battle of Waterloo) of men and officers sustained by the allies, but also by the re sulfs ol those battles as bearing upon the success of ihe expedition. Who will now deny that three or lour more sucn victories nnd tne Urimean ex pediiion would end in direful ruin to the a'.lirs ? Paris Cor. of Nat. InlcUigcacer. Progress f Luxury. History, which testifies lo the fact that luxury has heretofore proved the bane of nations, will yet have !o record on her impartial pages the tru'h that the United States afford no exception to ihe general rule. The simple habits and manners and the stern, inflexible integrity of I lie illustrious founders of our free and libera institutions have already passed away, and exist only in ihe mem ory of those who lament their decline. If we have developed ihe resources of ihe country, im proved in ihe arts and sciences, extended com merce and manufactures, and increased in wealth and luxury, with a rapidity hitherto unseen, il is also a deplorable fact lhat the concomitant vices incident to civilization have been developed with a rapidity and to an extent even exceeding the phy sical improvements While as a people we wero poor, we had the national character of being hon est, but as we increased in riches and luxuries, tastes and habits supervened, which have proved iV.al to the prevalence ol virtuous sentiments and honest conduct. Previous to the year 1828 sucii a person as a defaulting public officer was un known, and when, in ihe succeeding year, Presi dent Jackson, caused Tobias Wat kins to be indict ed end tried for an alleged appropriation lo his own use of four thousand dollars of the public money, the country, from Maine to Georgia; was shocked by the enormity of the offence. Watkins pleaded on his trial that he was enlitled to the money, nnd went forth on the world an acquitted and ruined man. Since then crimes of this char acter have increased astonishingly both in num. ber and in the magnitude of the amounts embez zled, until the sums thus acquired are now count ed by millions. 1 he public sentiment is diseased, and ihpr ; neec,(;d sorne judicious treatment to bring it back to ns normal state of beautiful action. What that - .,.-. ma, , lrcatmer't s,,ali be, is the difficult problem present- ed for solution. One of the most transparent evils of the age is the rampant energy with which the excellence of physical progress is inculcated into the minds of the masses. Under the operation of this all pre vailing passion, for such it really is, the man who erects a magnificent mansion, establishes a bank, or builds a railroad, is lauded as a public benefac tor regardless entirely whether ihe funds with which it has been done were the results of h, jndusly r'r the avails of cunningly devised fraud. Tl,us is ,De ehibi:ion of wealth made Ihe type of meril and 'he test of consideration. Thm rJi.li i. ' that life in the United States hs humm. ni . pursuit of happiness, but a race for riches, in which all are struggling and straining every fc ulty to come out ahead.- Louisvdle Journal. .. ... t . i - i uiuirs o3 iirnmp nnr a A Patriotic .Answer. In a time of much re ligious excitement and consequent discussion, an honest Ou ch farmer of the Mohawk was asked his opinion as So which denomination of Christians were in ihe right way to Heaven. Veil, den,' said he, ' ven vo ride our wheat to AIb.ui v. so.op say uis is ae pest : but it don't make inn -I, rtir.,-. i j ' ..... j i ence Hhicn road we take : for ven v i d .r - . . . i- dey never a,k us which vay ve come .nd h Z I none of doir purines t-& our what is -i- ' - i ) New York ?loiiov market. j The New York Courier nnd Enquirer of Mon I day m speaking of the operations ol ihe prececd ' ing week snys : j Of the home msrket there are not only indica i lions, but positive evidence, of a great change. From this lime forward, say for iwelve months at least, there will be a rapid accumulation of coin in the country from California. Indeed we shall not be surprised to see shipments of gold Irom England and France to the United Stales early in 185j. Those countries will depend largely upon the United States for breadstuff's di.ring the com ing year. The additional nrea planted in wheat will enable us lo supply the foreign demand ; and this will be remunerative to our producers even at $0 lo 88 per barrel for flour. The Customs revenues for the current year pro mise to be reduced to 50 or 56 millions. A stop is put for the present to all new railroad enter prises, and thus one important drain upon the money market is materially reduced. Oo the whole, the commercial aspect for the coming year is highly favorable to the whole country. The receipt of 81,334 000 in gold from Cali fornia to-day will aid the market next week. k0s staled that the Panama Railroad is in such for wardness, that passengers, in a few weeks hence, may make the transit from Panama to Aspinwall in less thin six hours. Tho month of March, 1855, was fixed for llio completion of ihe road, although only fifteen miles were unfinished in Au gust hat ; but il is probable that the enlire coin- pletion will not be made before July npxt. Tho j California markets are shown lo be in a better i condition than at previous advices. The stocks of j goods had been lessened to such an extent as to I create better prices. Tho Steamer Baltic took her departure for I.iv--j erpool, without having any specie on freight. Re ' mitfaneesof Sterling Bills have been mado as low j as 100 a 107, with Pills of Landing attached. I For Bankers' Bills the closing rate was 108$. Under these circumstances and ihe generally im proving condition of money matters, we may look for a gradual enlargement of Bmk Loans, ut the rate of one per ceni. per week until the aggregate reaches that limit which may be considered safe for the Ba nks and healthy for fhe borrowers, viz : ninety millions of dollars. Hard Timetr. The above is the caption to numerous articles, penned by ns many different hands, which are nt present adorning ihe columns of hundreds of newspapers, both in this country and Europe i The writers generally ind jlgein lugubrious strains of sentimentality, sufficient lo give their readers the blues and make them as miserable as the au thors, instead of endeavoring to point out ihe evils under which they are Buffering and suggesting a remedy therefor. Is this the proper way to get out of trouble? Why, liko a silly urchin, cry for the bread and butler that you have either thrown away or accidentally dropped ? II you are a mor- ; chant, and find that you cannot meet your engng ments, except by having your notes discounted at a gnat sacrifice, and that even by so doing you will only increase your indebtedness merely for the sake of keeping up nppenrances and staving off a prospective and certain failure, your wisest and most honorable policy is lo suspend at once. ; and tbua give your present creditors the benefit of ; your assets, instead of increasing your liabilities j by ruinous sacrifices, and thus diminishing ihe j amount to be derived by your creditors. If you : are a farmer or plainer, and lind th it corn and I produce will not supply necessary clothing, raise wool; or if cotton will not yield a sufficient in. ! come lo pay for bread and meat, diminish the urea .f your cotton fields, and plant corn and fat pork. If you are a clerk, mechanic, or h laborer, nnd are satisfied that you cannot make "bolh ends meet," as the saying is, al the end of the year, cut down ihe outgoes make an old coat, or hat, j or pair of boots, last a few weeks longer than j " hen you were in more uflluent circumstances. j Let everybody put a good face on affairs, and all j will come right after a while. Because the sharp ; ers in this country have been living beyond their means, and gol themselves into trouble, it is no : rehson lhat ihe great mass of mankind should bo called upon to sympathize with and partake of : their distress. You might with just as much pro priety say that because the monarch of Europe have got inloa general family quarrel, and threat en to annihilate and exlerminale each other, it ia our business lo turn in and assist them in Iheir perhaps praiseworthy and chrisiianly endeavors. No, no let them settle their own grievances on the other side ol the tlantic, and we will attend to our business here like the pious old lady, whose husband was struggling with the boar, we firmly believe in tho doctrine of non intervention. Let ihem fight it out among themselves, and not interfere as Mr. Clinrman yesterday proposed to do. Beware of n entangling alliances lei us assist m building up the prosperity of ihose im mediately around us, and in return we shall cer- amiy bo prosperous ourselves. Instead of send- rr . -w.vj- 1 0Ur money 'or purpose of exalting , .,t.u 14 among ourselves. jje: us patronize our own merchants, mechanics, and artizaoa give jfe, tone and vigor to our own in stiluuons pay no attention to the lamentalions ol avaricious speculators in other cities, and we shall soon be as lively and happy as ever. Turn this Mr. Hard Times over to those who are fond of his company, meet your friends and your creditors with a smile : il yon have no money, say so liko Oilier ei CM let lis r. v ri, r, ri n . ...i -. i . - . . .......... uj avoiaa long, cadaverous counienance Hope and pray for the best, kick Hard Tin-.. ' ,K' and Pra' foT ,he hl, kick tS111 ",,d' if 'ou reoIly aro d,d Ihe Pnr fellow who was up in trouble, do as to his t'.rifb In - - mi ,i in hi and wa3 refused admiss water and was r-ftned admission in-n ik- ..L console yourself wjih the hope that "there wH not be much of a storm, anyhow." There's nothing like hope, especially when backed by determioa tion and a smiling countenance. So much for Hard rimes. Charleston Standard. Gret Hair AND (iurv r r.-A- . ......r,;cu ue aay , ,0 W. a S;irt Ce,ebrnU.j physician I am grey headed, yet my beard i. your head is bl grey C, - - iuui uearo n vou account fc.r thr. . drom, ? ra j :i.. t n'M . - ' ' c..A f.m r ' " . . 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