old-world ;
traditions would have been to take from '
A'uviu o.s sung auu io cioiur inua iu tuu hi-
inour of Paul. No man f aw this more clearly
than Wsshii gton, or felt tiiore deeply the
ti eos.-ity for burning the ships to cut off all
Lone of return to systems which bad beeu
lelt behind them. jbe rule for their gov-iiauic-iit
wcie to be fuggesfed by the occa- .
m !ii w bich rc opined tin . The law of their 1
si ll'-lcvel iptni'ot mnst depcud, after ail,
u I on 1 1 io peculiar circuiu-tapecs which at
ti bdtd it. " I waut," said be, " au Ameri-
can character, that the powers in Kurope :
tiny be cnuvi'icod we act for ourselves, and
ii it for liber's." Accordingly, after having ;
established securely the government credit,
and orgai.ixed the great arm of the publio
irvice so as to eoiiiu.aud respect abroad
nd inspire confidence at home, be cut loose '
trutu all embarrassing au 1 ctitanirling aliian
tes il!i the political sy -terns of Kur -pe, an 1,
tumm the bea.l ol the American column to
ivantax'(,s . t'n the one liuuJ lie was to
hold in cheek the aggressive spirit of power
fui D'ltious abroad, ami ou the other he mu-t
encounter the suriig waves of popular
vij'iii-e, wliieb bad aii-en o high that none
but be coM have breasted them. In vain
t ue roar of the people came up demandiin:
to be
inrd a place iu tbe great melee of
'.'aim and unmoved, he held fast against the
tTa nf l.i .in:.rv tliron - (lie door o!' the
t, ..,r.' ..f ,cr il.r.i...,!, al,i..i I..,,A thnv'te
' ii. i..".i : i
CUl'l nave iissseu io Hie i T'l'i'l'ii-ii'iiriji ui
governed ucb I people by these old-world
t in wilderness, Iir directed it upon that in- ... . , . . a, . ! ""-' 'aw lur laaing iue tni.-n. u. .. j - , ,broia ,XOl.eJ .r tell dollars a.lieau auoi ner. tmei lor - .. -
dependent career of .elf-develo ,,eut which J J B0,,r'ach Uf kub'-r,bers- , the people. ! "Htleme. now, instantly and after what , knw- .c wu bave placed then, is on elevat.on. I be,
has made us what we are. And vet ho He bad our paper out in good time, but , Scoud-The law calling the convention, j ibe Senair from New i oik has said, . think 01.,b ,Ut ll)0 Vorib aeuda to the South a are elevated from the eond.t.ou in wh.eU
much did it co-t bi.n to establish that great forgot that the mail left in the aflernoou, Third The registry of the voters, and ( it not unnportaut that I should attempt to mr)uut of the ,,roiuclious of her in- iod first erealed tbeui, by be.ug made our ,
principl,. of uon intervention iu foreign af- ' BIJ ,Ilcr,f,ire did not get then, to the cflice , the pporlioi,rnent under it. bring th,.Nortb and boutl. face to face, and d td MavC(1 01) of r.ca OI1 the whole j
fairs which was nee.ry to secure us those !: ,.. ... ... lrl , ,, . ,.. .. j Fourth-lbe assembling of the couveii- I see whatresourcos each of us might have J for the thirty or face of the globe can be compared wiih the (
. .. i. ...... " J 1 " . tion and it lOtirual. the com hreuev ol separate orenmzaiioiis. . -.. , ,. i -u.,.- nf i South, and I hcv kuow u. l nei
their Pri.M. A comn.anditii pirit, lii,,:11 l.,.,.,, ..iv.n to tho-e who were ex-
voice ii : 1 1 1 c c.iii.d ha
staled the ra.'iii'
fary1 of tli.it storm.
He c-ii.q'icred p - ace for otli -rs ; b it to
Ao it he n.coiiut'-red (he shock of
a war which, of all other"', was tl..i mo-t
crii! is i's c Mi.-e'1'ieDce upon himself; for
it was a war upon the popularity won by
the hard sen-ice of a:x:.'U yar.-, and upon
s:ipr.-'iia-y in th.' "if ctioiis of a pvopie
f. . i.-c" '. t ,u:z-.l b.-yotid a!! earthly
. u.
the bo ; v ; i
1 .vi'tho
,,-n-l, t-i .J,
:t N -r ii.
':.-? I, ire I
,-p:r
..up1
hie'
! i m . I or re -I.
,d ".Vl-d
' who-.
" r'l ixt!.? reins un'il he In l
! bi-' d ..!.- and f .lfi'!.-d his
When hi- did lay tb-.Mii do-' n
-t-rilv to .I f. nd hi- ni tn -ry.
d'-eds t" viiidirid; then-selves
f'ie:iees a n .!.:. oonB i.-iiee
ne" l:.i- -i.TVii ts line Le.'i si
! '' i r r p -
pi
' l..ft
r t r.
V 'hi i. l
-ip-l
iKiwi-i 'y Pr-t iw-! ...-ft or-ier where a
Se iia-l foi!.I eon'''! -ion. 'i inninv in-trad of ,
dN' r 1. a -veri.tn.-lit of hw w'l.Te ti" bid
f . ind o:ie of i;;fl !...., an ! lor divi-iel oun-
- an 1 '
t'.e S'tat:
il'. au'l e
- ,i ;'.-!
fire ;. u 1
t jVoo s
a;:')"--' "f r-para!-- ac::o:i in '0
ubs:it.iii'! a union o! ihetu
1 a .iiiT i-;. ! t str.-rvh t j r.e
rp ,-,- -f -l.i :r r.l ,1
c " i i! i 1 1 -r'd. The ooii-'i
. in l.i- ii .ii.-i- a dry p :i-h-i
f 'i, Tt. It-:: ft d !t!"
r n:eii u.-i: iti'..fi.-ti. arid
it f
,1 -r-::i w !;'-', w- H "e l
disel.a-. "f all t'.e fui:?tiotis
-,rv ii -i ' !. an 1 '.'Tressive
tb t ar
I ti. ' be leave it. to ueh
i- 'v - l to postetlty ") :i-
ra-ik 1 hi or l.-r ai
- w'lieh nri tbe cou-ecr.ited
an L.y.j .Ti.! a hiiiration iu (he
i : ! i r. !Tl
'r!e::D I'i. l U"e K
I 'if-C f C ! 1 1 T' I, W
i in.- !! of ti e r--'jthfT0
l'ari.ic ri-.'
KAir.Ri.Ar - The Nt
. v.--y roe- l.t int.l'
ieii i,r. i.j.i jrs'
i in; V pu'i ari ot t
in th it i-ia'c. IVw
o'jt of loc-.l interests
r. a 'i -
v'-.!.:-, the Mite, fi.'ts connected w::b the
ni-m-ig-mi.-.t of f jrt::tr a J;n;' ;--' i-i ,:)-, and
vry l it..r..l ! .j' cf the inalt'liy of the
new to c-jre the charter aud carry on the
ril with vi-or. tier" has teen in T'-x i- of
;-.(,. a -e-i'.ra: lu'ie aru. i'' "I tl '1 u v jt---t .
a'i'i ..me f"?lal and fcrmi-1 ! hj-t. : iu
t -re t". 'I be-..- bav re-.-ntlv ;ivr, Way be
f..re the ,rW' f tie faiihrilne- r-f tlii
oirTiy i-id the ener-ry f i" ii wl.ieh th-y
Lave c-t:; ti w ,ik. 'I'lrouirl-o'it T- a
v-y ttvorabie ciian.".- ha- :en 5 1 ace,
great v to lie ad vantages of the eut--1 prise.
Km.-.
Ml. oil TH1IM)
I'M-'. An
aiuu-:n .pi-) e toj!; p are m 11, e cour-e 01
e to d; p
;b of the 1.0b raMe ....tlcinan wbo
moved the r.-f.ly to 1!.- Kxeebeiirv's aO
i reus in tiie lli-i-e of A--tiibly. 011 Tui
day. Tins feutleiiian. touehin upon the
su: jct of e.iucalion. came to 'his burst of
orator) " Mr, we nu-t iiiji itc our eb'i
dreii.' IJjt it instantly fl i-bed acro-s bis
lui'id i ii at In; was unble-t with " barjie-." .Hid
be r 'vi.lc'l bliii'.elf will, ; '' Sir. you inu-t
eij.jcjtv your children." JJut at this pro-
postii ,11 th..- '.'hairuriri, who wa addre"-d, bo
bei-au to aiiake hi- bead and ifriti. " ?ir," a!j
CMiiinurd tbe perplexed orator, anno-t
thy roar of the Hoo-e. " ."-ir, you tin y
we they mu-t t-licate their children.
I'urTRY tl
t. V J '
t. r ssy
111' r'i". ti
i i.e t'lo-si.ig poe ii,-..
ir, w-ii.id d j Luti or t
.n;:y
e 1 1. drill M
I'-!., vi ; Th. C-V'.t Fav. by Irak..
I.-fe 1- l it t; - .1- ti.'r l.o-e. 1 y
The ''l'at-r Fi'. bv li.",l. Wo.
S; a- r at '!' . i V M-i'i- ; Mare,,
IV, bv -.".ck ; 'Ibe N' '-I'.i Wi
I'lTiiv'a! ; The wMmv of Nail., by
Wi'H- 1 Ti e OU tUkeb Du-!:rt. y
worth; and I'll fill this 'i't to 01. m
I;, J'inrki.ey. Thi e -l'teiioti
' He. nt.l j' -. tie f-'i, ' r
A',1-1 .
'lilt Mht'l'-rxB UK I.A".F!TI.H U i r-.
eor'i.d o! I Ir Uriffin, m wruf-r in the
At'a'iiie that, l,Pn I'resid'Tit of the An
i over I h- o'o -leai Seuiniary. he convened
ll. t jd..-nt at t.i. roo:n one fvei.iii;, an l
U. d ibeni bf b-.d ohvre. tint tbey were
ad win... li ir. and l -p-; t'-eal from a ne-ln-t
of the n .i-e of ('t,ri.jat, laughter,
r'i) iim-'eJ -jpT-, t that t.-y -iou!i go
tnroueh a eempatiy !: in it th' i tu'l tl.re.
'1 he do?t"r wa an iin'nn-e msti over r'ir.
fret in beifbt, w'lb treat air piltode of tbe-t
and most Bisgistef ,ni mariners. " Here,"
aid be to tbe Cr-t. ' you irjsrt practice ;
now bar me !" aod bur !.,t- out 'uto a o
ECroua laugh, be fairly obliged bis pupil",
eae I t one, lo join, till Tbe whole were al
no"t convul-ed 'Tbst will do for once,"
sid tbe doctor. " and now mind jo-i keep
.:. prsctir 1"
VP The rre.i.i. n: b:i
al ii-. . jr.t.oti !. 1
approv
J the N:
YY il ,M Y- CiMt
T JiJUy VL-dr.UUlul Villi U.''
CHARLOTTE:
Tucstlav, March Hi. 1S5S.
Iltillill or I'hirl.iUf.
It w.is stated iu our last, by the I ntc ti
ll : u t of Charlotte, that a ease of Siuiall
1'ox had been brought to this town. Il
W;n also stated at the same time that the
suijeci nan ueci. rc.io.c., uuu i. uuj, ulul. :
eae should lur.k.- its appearance it would i
reported. The Ilileiidant Called upon
. .1 .... i .... i .i ... .......
us vr.-ii.iuay uno siami mai i:ver ain ii-
1 ai.d liable to con-ia.t the disease. '
.. ,i,.., ..
ciius" lor alum in coin.iig tj t.
i.ur advice lo every one i
ciliated, as in many cases it
pt'i-.iiis from contracting tho
to be vac-
'lil prevent
'e.
isea-e ev
w hen ex'
0-.
Wliu art
rhrj :
11.. lM.Lb .-ay,
it Mi.e ot .he A iiif nei n
k.' of ; are uiiwi'Ji
l:-!ri' atlon JVm..erat for
ti.at it bear
, who, for the
ig to ote for
.be tffice of
lu-riivt will, iu i'jo event t ! y cm.
W'liii an 1 Ai.ie.iem cmoiJate to submit
i defeii'. ion; for an at:ti I'i ti ilution '
mdidate of the pure Democratic .-..ibe. :
1 l.ol iini- : vrr, ! in cm moil uil.i
tin m. W ill tb-- I'.iitor 'idc them, l'or
on. we could not bear the idea of adjuiiii: '
such
t.-.U'-l
. m r.i
, ,, , ,, ,
p-ir is o:,iy bel l logctlur
by the " cohesive, pwer or" J ublic 1 1 in-
d,r,'' no act of iirs shall evt-r aid in j la-.
icing cue i
,t,.utl
tUu in pow.r.- V.'e have seen
j i.!.i:i.t inf po-ition to tl.i
1
I it ii. uc h to confirm our eppo.-i
"hall I'-vr bend our knees to'
" " "v """
the "powers that be that "thrill may ,
follow la.inir-". ' !
Kuiiifrfo-'l ni;i: lo ;t nriia.
We b arn from '.lie Ujllierlordton In
jHti'r, thit ihe following order was made
Iv the County t'uurt, an the -1 it;staut, a
iiiajoiity ol Jjstiecs being prt-xut :
It is oiuered inat the county ol t.'ither-
u(. ...a. ....... , .-iuu u..o oiivj.u a Lii-jrer reoro. : .uu,.u ..... .. ...ill r t. Kovirmueut reconstruct: d, your pro;
... . ii v .:.,,;., .., ,i i..: .... r-.,.. . ,l t,r,,v,il hiir in i ...,1 nm rie have a revenue iirliHiuiite to all tier wants, h. . . ,
mane its appearanc ; tut tnouiu a case, .ji... .v .umi-.iuu iwuj j -- , ,. s . , , .i, divided, nut as they bave iiulaK.-i.iy m
appear, ,Li Win, .he Villi day. contrary -"'.' tbe inquirie.-.Fir.t .. to the ap-j waste,, toprotect us n our rear, t au you , for he Niu -"Id i u, , , , initl., McU proceeding, t,
- , ,. , . ' , plication. Secondly, as to tbe regularity I hem iu sub a territory as that? You talk would never need an army or a nav, be i r ,
to all ex; eetafon, the public ..11 be ii,Jor,- ; J,f ,e 0CueJi . thir, hcfber , of puuill; up a of fire aroulld ri,, yond a tew g.rnson, on the frontier, and a - o " "S" L. of the ballot bo,
el of the f.ct. Our country friends will constitution is republican iu form. I hundred tnd City thousand squire miles so ' revenue cullers. It commerce that . 1
s. e fr, this .b.t th,re is not the least j ' Mtv.ated ! ilow absurd. ! , U" ,ureMb.. ; .i'0'; ; id o l,k-
f-.rd si.a'j ju' sc: a-.' I -O l .hares of tl)c capi- tbe stockholder, bave the satisfaction ot their baudi
ui -lock cf .lie W. (.'. oV l.utberi .rd Hail- knowing that tbe Bank is at leasi fciiO.OOU ; If we tale ibe North, even wb.-ri the two
road c-mpHiiy, a nnj'Tity of tbe uaiifie. . belt-.r off than thry expected, as it was ,rj,e 5ut f Kanas and Minnesota shall
lot' r-in the cout.' tavorii.g the same ; and thought that tbe bills had been signed and , j,e jjJmine ber territory will be one buo
t a.-eertuin ll.e --n-e of the voters It is or- iaain;;!. and their entry f r;ottcti to be made ,r,.A thousand smure miies short of nnrs
tiereu tl.Jt an t!icti-fi be Lei ! by .be Sheriff
uf tiie county ou the first TLurs-ity in May
tj.-xt, be '.ivii.g OC o.y tiot.ee ct tnis order,
a, .(l ir. ftl iKiii-. T,nr-oiii - the direction.- rf
tte :tb st-eiiou of the- A..T to alter and
amend tne cbait. r of tlie W C A. Kuther-
f -r I llaiiro'il Con patiy. pas-ed at the I act
sc -l-li ol tbe
'jeu- rai A-seu.
Uf'il Lu of I if'
Tb': Mo'-lie .V.' '..'( and ll.e A-ifr'itfi
coMaius i.eeouMs of tbe burning of the .Uii
lner Uliia Uittic oil the 1st instant, on th
Toii.ii -bee river. 'I be boat was about K
miles lelow I'einop .!U when the lire w:is dis
corded, anl it comment J at a point on
tl.e' boat which soon coinmunicuted with the
iaui- caiiu aud cat -It a.l ac8- to tb.3 life-
1 yafrl. There were btwccu 30
at. I fi'l p. rsom on board and -l'J and .'id it
is siippo-ed w-ie l -t. 'Jetween l'.'Ull and
llliiii bales cf coitou were di.-troyed. We
app nl th-J following from the A 'fitter
to jo v j our revier a rn -j ilea of tl e tufi.r
ii g ti.e pii.sf.-1 ' r 3 Lad io endure :
As soon as it was ascertained ihit the
yawl and life boat couid trjt be reached, aa
11 his of 1-a v.ng the Ii ves ol those on boar-l .
con. .11 bales, stac p aiis and every other
avai.abie arti?,e wre tiirown oerboard,
that I a:-, ngei 3 uii'ht ciing 10 tut iu for safe
'
Wh'Il fir
, tin Cre
in 111. vital.
.as bla
y under
ry , h i ,
.... up Ir...
1011
'ii'- cat. in afiu 1
i.-ii the flame" 1
tnev spread a. lie
r Ihe nor-, i
'e but '.t:i
h .
ivery
tant.y t
pan oi Hi'- boat, n
I but a very le lion
rloie tl.c wb'.le was 01. e
.1 of Mr C
Mr Frat.u
who swam
..no en
1 1 of ll.e boat,
lie- ibr-n placed
Mi I urii'-r'nu a cotton bale, and !.!.;) 'all
ded I c-r on shore M e -sid t bun, " Vou
ba.e sai- d my ii.'- ; 0 n c n.y mother and
my sitr. ', lie thiu swam cfl and rescued
i.er n-.er, w'1.0 afterward, iroie to death in
bit arms. lkr nioib. 1 Ir ,ie to dea'h on a
tree, v. I.ieb was tbe fate of almost all who
peri-bed
Ibe ai'tant pilot, Mr. I-.uid Hurtle,,
saved Mis I'.obiu-on She threw wat.-r on
hi w hile be was pad "leg her o-l.ore on a
Cotton bale.
. :. r. . . . .1. .'J 1
'';,. it-1
in a Tfuiaikab.e ujaouer. heo p, covcr-
d, b-. Cjtt.u Slota, il Lad only U. night
clothes on and was b!u with cold. A I Ian-
bet clo ik .o.ksd with Water was at hand.
rb the C.
(....u ..i'i ujaou . liKiuiiil!
ton l aie snl ih -ii wr..ppej the babe in tut-
steaio". evve!!!j;. It w no alive an l - hirpiL
' ,
I Capt. Stoue also aaved ibe mother of the I
I Capt. i5toue aiso aaveu iu
1 P "S on tue
mtaut ny placing uer on iu nwvu, ... ,
two wire made s comfortable as circum
utauce would allow umil the boat took
ihem off.
Report tf the Sclrcl ronaiiilUe on Hit Knusut
Qtiriiiun.
Iu the House of Representatives ou
Wednesday, the 11th in-lant, Mr. Stephens
from the Select Committee of Thirteen OU
the Kansas Qjestion endeavored to intro
duce the report of the majority of said
Committee. This was objected to, but Mr.
isteplieus said he would take the respou-i-
i
bility and have the report printed and sent j tuswf to tiie stUcnient of the uucstiou Norlh wjlu lcr pn.-.oo.lKiO surplus; but, in any atrcet iu any of your large towns. -before
the country. It commence by say- , MPn,llllllona remarked : adu.iitiiiL' that she exports as much as e i Why.sir.jou meet uijru beggar in out iui), ,
ins tbnt -the sutjeet matter to which attcu -
'
tiou should be drawn was
Fifth The cou-titutiou so made.
Sixth The official vote of the ratification
of the subject sul luitti'd.
Seventh The committee filed, not deem
ing it material, the act of Peeember last,
providing for a vot for or against tbe sla
very clause ou tlio -Jib of January.
Kighih The official announcement of
V"' . f ,
-Ih. written statement of ben
n relat.on to the reL'itry of votes,
winch sheds n, light ou the sub-
iutljThe
Culliouu in
etc., ( but
i.-i-t
1 n-Prt MJ "'nt fc show
' .... ... .
a., ,ul 0 S;lte heretofore applying for ad-
i.. . i . .i .." i
V. ., .;., .., .1 i.. : . ... i.-....
t,... r i . . l . t ...
i ua uuvu ri u. 1 1 in.
r,;;P).ed last week, on the authoit
,v o(- a correspondent of the I'etersbur.
r.X)rrss that SOO.OlH) of the funds of the
KHrihetb City bank bad bc f foaod.
Tiiis turns out to be inorreet. The Sen
tuifl published at Elixabeth City gives the
fL-iioititig expiauition of the manner, in
which tbe statement originated :
nine t
wueks a.-o or more, Mr. Grif-
n cntne to town, and iu (he presence of;proglalj
:.e Cashier of the Hank opened a private i I1US ,
tbi
private
sa'e in tiic Hank, where bo
d to keep
j''" valuable pipers, io., and found there-
, , .' 1 , le , 1
nd finally a rmcka'-e of lilaitk
.... ..'c ,1,- .,. nt Slid IMItl
-
How the patka-e of vouchers, certificates
or blank bills got there, Mr. UriSiu does
'not KUO'.v. I ue nuoiiiij ot lUe co in
l-.ai.ii- f.'ave it-c to tbe sheve extract. No
(1?ubt brarx-b of the Farmer's Hack at
lireeustoro' was appiised of this discovery,
and the report soon found its way to the
correspouocci ci i u.n', .in ik '
one .lusli ol the peu, tiiruid cini.iiiiu ol
i.lunk into 3UO,iHk good money, and bran
ded Mr lirilfin wiiii ' rascality." livery -
tody kuO'Vs that the blanks fiun-1 Could
""' - ' " o.eipfcs iji-ui ivi
not have beeu of any benefit to Mr. IjriUin,
jr '"'J ere not signed by either of the
i'resideuts that tbe bank Las had.
The finding out of tiie SoU.llOO iu L'anki-,
mak'i (be mmds of the officers of ibe Hank
more at ease, for they bave been bothered ,
more ti.au a little to account for the num
ber of tills Btriekcii off from the plates, and
the number i-sued by the bank. This
'0(1,111)0 worth, wc understaud, fills up the
n.juuiit, all toid within a few Oollars, and
in the books of t!,
Fanam Bask el Elizahrlh Cily.
The '-ojirt frets sajsthat the Far
mer's IUuk at Kiizabeth City is makiug ar
raucmeuU to wind up. It has been asenr
t.iintd that all tbe liabilities' of the Uauk
wiil be paid off, and tbe stockholders will
receive seventy ceuts ou the dollar. This
e-timat'.- is made, allon uz a loss of c0(l,0UO
for bad debts. The bill boi lers arc said tc
- be iu uo dang'-r of any loss.
Lilitoriiil (hnn;c.
llr. I'.. V.'. (Jibbes will retire on the 1-tof
April from tbe editorial cha:r of the Colum
bia ('aroliniun aud Frauklin G
. .
the WinnsboiO l'rgislert w ill assume that
re'p jiisible station. We regret to lose the
Doctor, bit we believe be has made a good
selection in the choice of bis successor, aud
the readers of the Cut u'tnt'iH will lose noth
ing by the change.
(TV" Com M C I'errdied in New York
on the Hh instant, and was interred ou
the ti'.h instant, wi'b every demonstration
of respect JUll marines acted as a body
H'lard and the 7th rrgiin. nt as a funeral
escort, and tbe members of the City Coun
cil and t he chamber of Commerce were in
attendance. He was a brother of Com . H.
who made his name memorable by
ory on Lake Ilrie.
lUv. Mr r'.-rwi 11 died of po-
The
i.-xy while
travelling from Kockingham, in
llicf.mond cou'.ty to Favettev.lle. He is
' . ,
..,-own to man, of our cn.zep. aa the efb-
citi.t ag. nt of the American, Uible Socie-
ty. II
county
uo was doubt visiting the diff-rcnt
, ,, m
jcie'.ie. wai.-n lie wa. caj.ea iroui
.ators. ,
V Ti.e I. rand lurk, who was long looked
for, arrived at New York in the atiamer !
.orop, A
been paid to Lim at New iork.was tbe
takine of a dairaerreoivpa likeness of blui
b 6
ef bd su.t.
"
jQe T, f:r.ri.i j..rv 'Wfcsbiiii'ton Ci
u i. ......A 1... f4 .
' ... '
true till agaln-t v. alc .tt, thfi recusant w.t -
Hoe iu tb. TariS fraud iove.tiatioD.
COBgrts.
In tbefenate, on Thursday the 4th in
he conaitred as
debate, nd
Constitubn embod
of Km.. lie aleo nidied to the speech
atant. tbbi for tbe admission oi ,.. rears. ncluJnii the two cxirac-iui- ... .. . . i . ,,.
watakApforeonaideration. Mr. IUm- j nary ye'ars 0f 10 and 1W7 They are peaW .be fiat u. poor 0 ,ives (lui,J
mood Jlfered hia views iu favor of thej,,ar.y double th o amount o J he average .,iU,... at ,h,a, a,1d w lo
Leco.Co,iuUo. In the outset be , u.f JZi S to put out his fabor iu the m,k.,
replied ( the remarks of Mr. Douglas, who ' ,H?of M pr0(,,lcri there is not a take the besl be can get for it , i Uu, t.
.1.- At. - TJ.nina nt t 11.4 ' ... .1 ... f I ... i..rl . till I II 1 1 V VOUT VIIIUIC l" '
of Nr. Sward, who had said iu bU -peecb ber Bl.CUBlU.u-d wealth, with her conceti ,
l... fi...l.t .nd won.:.r...d and intellectualited rnery, makes
and thalif a dissolution was intended uow
waa aa utable a time as any we could have.
i . .. , ,:,
j ow, r, as I am dispo-eil to see thiK ij'ies-
, , '
t.onsettld as soon as poss.ble, and am per-
If wo new acquire another foot of territory
aud fifty thousand nuare miles ; as large
as (jreat Britain, France, Austria, l'russia,
od SpW Is not that territory enough to
,.ke a .pire that shall rule the world
U ,.h tht biiest soil, the most de ,g htful ,
climate, those productions none of tbo.-e
K 8 ? t f I .
jtbousaud ales of continental sho e lme
i and so inteutcd with bays and crowded w.th
i- and., t.at, when tiie.r shore !.,s are
' added, wi Lave twelve tbousaud miles of
shore hoc 1 brough the Heart ol our couu-,
waters, .to a hose bosom are poured thirty-
.i.....i..n.t ,..;).. ..( ,;i.,...,.
. .wl t.ruv.il liar i ha . !,.ri r.r-iirin
I5ut, sir in this territory lies the great
Ta'loy of be MiUsippi. r.oiv the real, and
soon to bethe acknowledged seat of the em
pire of lltt world. Tbe sway of that valb. V
, 'H he as great as ever the Nile kuew in
the earliei ajes or mankind. We own tne
mo-t of that rail. y. The uio-t valuable
part of il u-ior.gs to 03 ; and although i ho-..-who
have H tt!ed above us are now opposed
to us, anotier geiier tliou will tell a ditlerent
tale. Thqr are ours by all the laws cf
nature; akve labor will go ovi-r evi-ry foot
of this creit vaiiey where it will be fouud
ie to u-e it, aud thosn wbo do not
:, are .ooi. to he united with us bv such
,;e, as willnmie us one and inrparabb
, 'pne jron ,irse wJii soou be clattering over'
tbe sunny plains ot t.'ie outn to bear tbe
i .... . ;fJ I . . .
' I - . . . t' ' '
i3firicporB,asiiuo.TciaTiersnveriiieiee-
Louud North. There is tbe -rest Missis-
sinni. beid of union made bv nature's
l forever vlnlesteber r -l.t
t0 tbe l:nia). Ou this fine territory we have
, !,.;. fm.r ti,.,,.. ,,l. i,i,
,irh these colonies -eparaled from the
, Ul0ti1(.r eosrrtry, and a hundred, I might say
a tbou-aud, t Jid as strong. t)ur population
js now ,.j1T7 per cent, greater tbau that of
i t,g n10le United States when we entered
!;,,, .1,. ..innl w-ip of in, l.i-n.!. .i.e lit.
u .-.I,.. f
. itari aa lsre-e as the whole noru iti .n
: ,ue IJitd States was ten years after ihe
: ,.onelusion f that war, and our export! are
three limes as great as those of the w ho!
L'uifcid Stales then. I'pou our muster-roll,
we have a million of men. la a def. u-ive
war. upon In cmergem-v, every one of them
would be available. At anv time, the South
can rai-e. vuuip. and maintain iu tbe field,
. u.,r rm y than anv Power of the prth
' .. .fn,l a,i.,.t her and an urine of soldiers
.. rn Kr0u 'it up On hjrscback will
I do uot "Hak of California and Orcein;
there is no! antagoui-ui between the .South
anil tbo-e ilBuutnes, and nerer will be. I he
1 population of the North is fifty p.-r cent,
greater thm ours. I bave iiothin- to say
in ui.pararemeut eitlirr of the soil of the
North or tie people of the .North, who are
a brave, intelligent, energetic race, full of
intellect, Lit they produce uo great stapi
that tbe Msuth does uot produce. ; but we
produce tto or three, am! tho-e are the
very reatust, that she can never produce
I
: her men, however hi-h they may be,,clu,rlty box of your maontficent financier"
the? have never proved themselves to hi
uperior to thoseof the South, either in the
field or in ibe .Senate.
liul, sir.the strength of a nation depend
j a prr4t t,,fcsure upon it? wealth, and th
th of a nation, like that of a man. is to
1.. ...,:..,.., I l. in ..,r, .!,,., , ,,! i
Vo.i ma v no to tour tra.-bv ein-11. hoots
all of wi;-K is perfect nonsense, and the,
will , 'ell ,ou tuat in tho State of Tennessee
the whole number of bou-e servanu is not
cii'ial to one half those in my own house, '
and such things as that Vou may .seer-
tain what i. made throueh-ut lhe country!
from there oeusus books, but it is no matter
bow niurb Is wade if it is all consumed. If '
a man is worth millions of dollars and con-1
suiues Lis income, is lie rich! Is be compe- !
unt to embark in any new enterprise ? Can
he build shi'is or railroads And co ul 1 a
people in that condition build ships and roads
and go to war ! All the enterpri-eg of p-ace
and war depend upon thu surplus produc
tion" of a people'. They may bu happ,, they
may be comfortable, they may enjoy them
selves in eati what thry make ; but they
are not rieh.tbey are not strong
It seem-.
by going to tbe reports of the Secretary of
tbe I reasury, w btcb are authentic, that l ist
year fie I .nted states exported in round
numbers I H 'JOOOOiM) worth of dome. tie
produce, excluding gold and foreign no r-
chancre re eiporre... . , ...1-.mourn e,..,.
1)00,0110 worth i tbe cicar produce of the
. t,iat fn Dot (i,
llia,je at the North. Here are jli f 'll,.
lino, IH. 0 mrlU of exports of products of the '
rV.s,..t .,.;,. I nrnwiatnn.. anil l.r-.ill ,, R".
r - ,
If we as-ume that the South made but one-
j r .LAfag ,,,! I ihitik that is a low cal-
culation, our exports are S 1 11 ., 01111,000, 1
leaving to tbe North less than JH.o.OoO.OOj. '
In addiiioo to this, we send to tbe North1
' , 1 . - . 1
counted io the exports. Wre s-end nilT,i ,
store", lumber, rice, and maot other minor '
articles . Tb.r- is no doubt 'that we send
10 tbe North M0,00o,(MiO i. addition; but.
surp,.e lb. amount .0 bo VMWspn, and '
it will civc ua a surplus production of g-'.'O,.;
Ooo.oOil. The rccofOed exports of the Soulli
now ar rttgr than thu whulu cxporia of
. .. . ..,.. c... before I8o0.
r UU'lOU .bole aver.ioo
fB i. Tn tea Stat., for the 1-t
P"'"" - . .
, ..,., ',,.
nTudand, ith all
. '
u"" "jj f i
Pcr. ,,i . I,,1tp11lii0n n to the
do, a
. '
uld be but little over twelve dollars a
ih .p dio hhin ml in 14 OI Dlinuuiiuii
it would be but little over iwcive
,(eJll, t t,,e outsilU.. 8L. cannot eiportjo
J , , i ., iilinn in
admit that she pays us considerably more; 1 .capable, Iruni n.tellee ual "'H'"""""!
but to bring her up to our amount of surplus ever to give us any trouble by tUtr a-pua-production,
to bring her up to 8 .JO,IIOO,0IO tio-.ii.
. ...... '.. .j. .i c i b Vonr savus are white, of vour own race ;
1$ lllis, in u,,,,,
j liou o iU
country from abroad and paid for in part
J The thinu- is absurd ;
J uj . it cau never appear any-
?'c7L
R;);l(i.0tMl.ll()U worth inlrodiie. d into tbe
der the
ir:.i -. . .. e i ni 11. ill flilll .....
""I""? ''.,, ',,,,,
'yu!d ''f 5 0,m0,0l f .revenu.c.
itb one-fourth the present tariff she would
nave a revenue ani'i 'line io sn
rise to i.avii-s and comuurce H it we Lave
n thin..' to do but to take off restrictions on
foreign inercbaiidi" und opi n cur pons,
and the whole world will coine to us 11 tra Iu.
They will lie too glad to bring and carry for
n, and we never shall dream of a war.
Why, cir, the So-itli his never yrt had a
ju-t cause of war. Kvery time she has
seized her sword it has been on the point of
honor, and that point of honor has been
mainly lovaitv to ln-r si.-ter t olomes ant
si-tcr Plate's, who bave ever since plundered
and calumniated her
l'u r if tl.ere were n other renon hy we
eh Mild neier bate a w.r, would anv mm
"'on make war on c
ton T Without firing
ithout drawint; a sword when they
make war nn in ue esn I , r i r- the wli .!,
,!,! i.. (... TI... 5 1.;. ...f..l.
"..--w ..,.vu
.cou.petvbt to go on, ouc, t., or tlftt years,
without planting a seed of cotton I believe
that it'll
as to plant but Lalf her c won.
It would be an immeu-e advantage to her
mi not so eure but that after tiirue years'
'-atiou she nou'.d come out stronger than
ei she w as before, and butler prepared to
ter a.'Vi.li up iu h'.'r '-reat career of enter
"" " b it woui I happen it no cotton "
furbished for three year- ? I wiil not stop to
depict what every one r .t. inn.'iue. but Ibi-
is certain : Uld I'ln-lund would toi-Dle he id
long and carry the whole civi,izcd worid
with her No, sir. you dare not nuke wur
ou cotton. No 3i-r on earth dares make
war upon it. (tton i King Cniil lately
the Hank of Kngl.ind wn kin, b it she trii i
to put br ferews as usual, the full before
l is., upon the cotton crop, aud was unl. ily
vaniiui-be 1. Ibe la.-t power has been con-
'I'lered. Wha can doubt it that ha looked
at recent events 7 When the r.bu-e of credit
an 1 aiii.nn.ai. 0 conuoenee, tvi.en lliou-auus
of the strongest cominen i.ii liou-. s in the
world were coining do-vu, an l hundred, of
millions of dollars of so; po-ed property
evapor itin.' in tiiili air. when you came to a
d"ad lock, and revolutions were thriatcueo .
what brou.ht ou up! 1- n tunately for )ou
it was the commencement of the cotton
seiion, and we have poured iu upon you one
i.iiiiion sn hundred thousand bales of cotton
ju-t at the cri-is to save you from sinking
I hat cotton, nut for the bursting of your
speculative bubbles in the North, which pro
"-""'J 'he whole of this conviil-ion, would
have brought us 5Hiu,tMW,iniu. He Have
sold it for S.i.i,OIM),0lni, and saved you.
Thirty-five million dollars we, tbe slave
holders of the South, have put into Ibe
your cottou lords, your merchant princes.
Hut. sir, the greatest strepeth of tin- South
arises from the harm-on, of ber poliliral and
social in-titutions. This harmony gives her
a frame of society the best in the world, and
a" extent of political freedom, combined
with entire Fi-cui'it v. such as no other neotile
lever enjoyeu upon ti;u lace 01 llie cartli.
Society precedes government; creates it,
and ouirht to control it ; but as far as wc ;
l'k hack in hist, ic times, v.e find the
ca-a d.fl- reiit ; for governuient is uo sooner
seated tbau it becomes too strong for so-;
ciet,, and shapes and moulds, as well as;
controls it. Iu later centuiies the progres.,'
"f civilization and of int-liigence has made !
the divergence so great as to produce civil
wars and revolutions ; and it is nothing no
hut the want of harmony between govern-
ments and soeietiei wbieli occa-ions all the
uneasiness and trouhle and terror that we
s-e abroad. It was this that brought on
the American Kevoiutioii. Wc threw of a
lioverniiicnt ml adapted to our social sys
tem, and jiade nun fr ourselves. The
(piestion is, Low far bave wis succeeded ?
i he South, so far as tlu.t is eoncernrd, is
sati-fied, content, Loppy, harmonious, aud
pro p' rous
In
social s, stems thero must be a el ass
to do thu mean duties, to perforin the
drudgery of life. That is, a c! iss re.pii.ing
but a low order of ii'tellect .nd but little
skill. Its requisites arc vigor, docility, fideli
ty. Such a class you mu-t have, or you
weuld not have that other class which leads
progri ., refinement, and civilization. It
Coll-titutts t lie ter V III U'J silia of soei. 1 1 ami
political goi -ermueiit ; and you ti.ivht
... ' . . '
well atlompl to build a house iu the air. as
to build either the one or thu other, except
on the baud sills. I'urtunately for t! Souih,
l""u" r"e '"P"' totbat purpose to
dooilit,, id capacit, to .-laud tbe climate,
to answer all ber purposes. We use them
for tl!eJ P,,rr""e. nd call them slaves. Wo
,re ,C I lb South yet ; it is a
V'' rs polite ; but I
' " b.rac.erixe that !., .t the North
that term; but you have it ; it i, there ;
everywhere ; it if eternal.
' n f-snator from Nw Yrk said y.,.l. f-
day that (bt whole world bad abolished I
Hvcry. Ay, the name, but not tue lu.i.g , ;
and all the" powers ot tno ear u
..v.i: . , ,i on v oun uo it wnru nc
there is no starvation, no beetfiiii., uo u..
r i. ..nn hi. ami not
of employ mel.t a.uon ; out P";0I,I: '
too much eli.ploj u.eiit '"", r," IO
ours ar
not oareu tor, un ;"
i r I
...peute.l, wMI, ,y be proved in;
the most deplorable luauiier, at any hour,
,u ....... -j
than you would meet iu
in the
j ., t f
whole South. Our lave, are bl.ak ol
are baa.nv ccntilit. uuasiiii inj, and utterly j
! you are brother, of one blood. They are
',our c,,,la, iu ...tural endowment of ,.
Irct, nu lliey leci ganeu ny ium ... n. -
tiou. t ur l.ea do not vote, eg.ve,
them no po.ihcal power. Yours do vo.e, ;
and being the majority, th, are the duposi-
Varies of all yourp.dUical power. If th. y
kuew the tremendous ucret, that the ballot-
' box is stronger than au army w.th bayonet-,
your ,ocirtv oMe u C0I).trueted, your
" . . ...
lecturers or a -itators orih,
to tcieli these people this, t aid auJ assi-t
iu combining, aud to lead I In in '
Mr. W and others. S. nd lin iii aleiig
Mr llaiiiinou Vou say , "I'lid thrin North
There is no n. ed pf that They are coti.in.'
here. The, arc thundering at oor doors
for liouirstea.l of one buudred and sixty
aerea of land f.,r nothin , and So itb.ru
- Senators aru supporting it
Nay, the, are
e in L. 1 1 1 1 ir . as I have a. id. with arms
,lll'ir hands, all, d-mand l.ii- -ark at 5 1 ,"
- uii mx liOUf a uy. ii"'" "
heard that the L'lio't of Melidoia i sialkin-.'
iu the streets of yojr lig cities; thai the
iufjui-iliou j, ,t baud ! There is afloat a
fearlul rumor that there have been consul
tations fr vitiMiier committer. Vou know
what tiat i.iesu s'reidf. Trausicnt and
temporary causes have thu" far bm your
presvrvaiiuu. The great U'e't baa beru
,r". " -,our '"T"? '.' "7 'V
" o. .omi nan ar.ar, .a.. ;-
" rrowiiing in year by year i u j .. .
a creat m in iuent, and iu call it pro;re
Wbitber T It is progress; but it is prores,,
towards vi-ilaiiee co'Diuitt-. - Tlie South
bnv .iin -.l jo't in a gre.t meaure ;
Vou are our f.ictors Vol bring ad carry,
for ih. One hundred and fifty uulliort Uol-i
I
ars of our nuney pases annually thro'jhj
rour bands. Much of it slick' ; all of il
as.j.ts to keep your maebinrry together anl f
in motion Suppose w were to di-elire.
111 1 suppj-c we
mt of yo.ir binds
r to lk' our bu-in's"
we should con'igti you
to anarch, and poverty. 1
Vou complain of th ruV of tue South ;
that bis been another cau-e that ha" pre
served yoti We bave kept the i Ot r . iiiimiit
eoMcrvative to the great purposes of the'
", erii-iriit. We have pliced her and kept '
ber upon the Con-litu'ion, and that h ben
the ca'i-e of your peace and pro-perity
Th- Senator from New York say. thai that
i- about to h at an end ; tb' you inter. I
to t-i-.fl tbe (ioiernme nt from u ; that it
will pa from 0 ir hands I'eriisps what
he "av4 is true ; it may be ; but do not for
getIt can never be forgotten ; it i written
on the Irighti-st pare of human hi-tory :
that we, tbe 1 laveholders of tbe South, took j
our country in her infancy; and, after i
ruling her for sixty out of the "evenly jears
of h r exi'nce, we shall -.urrrndrr ber
to yiu witLout a staiu upon her bono, !
boundless in prosperity, incalculable in her j
strength, lbs wonder and admiration of the 1
worid. Time will show what you will make!
of !i.-r ; hut no time rin ,'ver diminish our
glory or your responsihili'y.
In tbe Senate, on Mond a;. , the bill for the 1
admission of Kanas was taken up. Mr.'
poolitlle, who wa entitled to the floor re
!,.,, j,;, r,.niar,4 , unUoti to the
: Le"eompton Constitution.
---"--"
Senate oil Tile.
after some
private business was alien led to, .be lil I '
f,,r i,c mi- ion of Kan-as was aeaio taken '
jjal1;ni l,r,,,,l ,, ,Me-ialn j 1
, , , i
opj.osition, and rep.ied to that part of Mr.
Hammond', sperch in which he refers to the J
laboring men of tbe North. I
i,e flt-e, CII Wednesday a reo!u- '
. ,',, f f . ,' , ., i
"'" or' "r'""' copies ol e I at-lit
"dice reports for the u of the Patent Of
fiee was adopted j
A resolution submitted Ly Mr. Yule', to
con-iler ths expediency of limiting the'
franking p.-iviirge was adopted. j
The bill for tbe admission of Kansas was
taken up. Mr. II uuiin' roiic'udud his rc
marks in leply to Mr. Haminoud. !
In the Smnte on Thursday, the I'rinting
It-lieiene, liill was passed.
The Kan-as bill was ag.ilu discussed, Mr.
j.oIk ,,,;., ,i)t, !,,.,.,, On-lilutioii ;
. ., .. . . ,, , ,
aim .or, i.enjainin lor It. J lie ocnaio men
adjourned till Monday.
In tbe House, nn Thursday the 1th, the
Speaker stated that the first business was
Mr. Hoard's resolution a-king the appoint
ment of a select couiinitteo to il amine into
charges r.f llxeeutive influence.
After remarks by several members the
wlo)o ,j0(., w." laid on the table,
T.,cb,I,providlp(r.regi,,T,ofmoun-
,flJ volunteers for tbe defence of the lexas
frontier", aud authorising the President to
r,.jvr four .d.litional voluufecr rgimenis
1 t ,1 , 1 m ., , rn
!r' 'tl""n rU"" i ,1'U l'" M l'"'
posing a force sufficient for the emergency,
and took occasion to eulogixo tbo valor of
voluntoi-ra in tbe Mexican campaign.
I
In the House on Friday, it being privatu
bill da, the standing committee, were culled
011 for reports and a large uuuibcr of private
bills were presented aud referred.
Tbo private calendar tvus then taken up
and several bills wero reported for coneur
retce ; but before a final decision iho Huu.e
adjourned to Monday.
Iu the Ilou.se ou Muiiday, Mr..Tayo.- in.
troduced joint resolutions relative to tbo
bulk Adriatic which was referred lo tbo
Committee 011 Foreign Affairs.
The House then passed thu deficiency bill.
The diplomatic mid consular bill was
taken up iu committee of I bo Whole. Mr.
liocoek addressed tbe committee aud gave
his view, on I ho Kansas question. After
concluding thu llou-u adjourned.
In the House ou Tuesday, the bill to raio
volunteers weru taken up. Mr. Faulklur
cousuuicd Lis hour iu opposition to tbe Liil.
Tbe diplomntiu and cunVular bill was then
taken np. Mr. Kent, Mr. Kuglish and Mr.
l'billips spoke 011 the Kansas question.
In the House on WeJue-day, ibe bill to
raise volunteers was under consideration,
Mr. Curtis delivered Lis views, aud after tiic
expiration of his hour the diplomatic and
consular bill wa. lukcn up and Mr. Foster,
Mr. Taylor, aud. McDowell delivered their
views 011 the Kan.sas (pie.-tion.
Iu the Houoc ou Thursday the v .'ui.l. er
bill was taken up and Mr. Stanton made a
speech against (be admission of K ansas.
'Ibe consular aud diplomatiu bill was
take II lip and discussed.
I'toin onr (nrrrvjii'iuliiit.
('HAHi.K-ro.t, March lo, 1 9.
The weather U bitteily cold, aud I bavs
a violent cjugh, bolh of which r.- unfavora
ble lo the Coliipo-ilini of a spley , tl-r
And Le'-idis, I have beeu iu lulgiug iu a
prohibited afternoon imp, an l .w.ike with
my ideas aoQie w bat confused, after d ream in,'
that Kan-as bad been admitted a a t- -
Slate the Mormons bad uielCol. J oLii-oti'i
eon. ma mi and defeat, d Ib.iu, and thai ivult
I. ad knoeked down sit I laeli r. pul lie'sn-,
fre fiebt had oeeuried ii: wbi.-b i4ie Norlli
and Souih I ilc'ue 1 in, and Cot.gr.si ba I
dissolved ill a ro. I wa, very much
troubled iu my sleep on aeco int of the u:i
pr ui -ing stale of aflair-, and finally aw..e,
very much relieved lo find thai it was all a
dr. am, though it-may orlen I thr approach
of troublous lnuer, and a pail of il u.a; be
verifi.-d at no di-linl day
T!, ptice .f e tt m is s'.i'l ri.lii.-, au ! tl.o
Stite street Hi w Let 1 are as-uriiii, on iLu
bib road U forljne. The Frenchman who
sells roasted chrmuls 011 King street is rpite
elated by the news brought by the la t
steamers, froiu'wbich he leariu lint ihe de
mand of aniclia iu Lis line is likely lo ex
ceed the mi ply. Iu fad ail kinds of bu-i-ne-s
is beginning to look up, and there is a
dun pi j-ptet of reviving ihe troubled Ihi on
of the cumtu ruial an J u.'"i'c aorid not
oblj of uiaklri, money ou a sm.il scale, but
also of speculating and 1- IU ng mil. My
it piove as p'.ut.l otn as l!vnpi 's eh"l, an I
jjl' Lot -lawn at the LidJii.j vf lh I
ao fcard times
I'd ill Slid thai li.o L'-e of iiinti.-, was ti,.;
root of ail et 11, but s re n-i'i touu
elude that the v mt of it is a sl.ll r.'a'..r
evil, and leads to more s. riou eousr.ju. n'. -Il
certainly has proved o during the Uts
panic, and 1'aul uo gre.it tinaueier afu r
al', and did not live in the days of a:-. ..
joi-biiis;, ii:rod, ere.lit and HilK '"ii"p- 1
sioti.. Cireum-lanees a t r and iu
the pre.rnt instance most mat-riallv.
'1 here ii sai l to be an affiir of bon.r cu
haul belwet-n iwo of tb" letf.l fraternity,
but as it has not yet transpired, I can' t
give you ibe dttai'v. It arose out cf a
knotty law case iu the Court llou-", aid
may leal to serious on. rj ietiee" lb"
satisfaction due to the woun led honor of
eetitleiiiiti, according I the cade, i", for t
p rsoni of und Jubte I courage and ura-ity
to lodge au ounceof cold lev! iu each other s
bodies in order to satisfy the public that they
are uot afraid to be shot at
A sensible wri'erin (be March nimber of
llarpe-'s Migume says that a duel i sn
appeal final, (t in the rhetoric of words to
tbe logic of arms. It is thu court of last
resort, in which knotty points of etiquette,
abstruse social problems, and ipioti ns el
doubtful veracity, ipielionable propriety
and controvrrlid riehl, are iipuunded snl
enforced by the COtivjiii iiil power and i.'re-si-table
il.fluencc of gunpowder.
The process of ratiocination is cf' -edit'
luiiiiiiou", an I so simple as to be adapt. 1 l
all cases, and the commonest capacity i
seems to be based on the theory of son.'
supposed connection between saltpetre an I
a change of opinion. It asuinea that nn
argument made by a rhetorician micdil be no
intelligible or inconclusive, bit that as)!'
(jiui propelled by powder, if properly aimed,
could bsidly fail to carry conviction ! l'i
dullest intellect. It is believed tliat th'- in
tricate bearings ef a subject eoul l 1 l-e '
investigated at ten pac;". and that prop-i
tiou. difficult ari l apparently irrecoi, ilal .c,
by . pi.ee of hollow hardware, hi Id parallel
to the obseivtrs lino of vision, could It)
rendered peif, ill y simple and hti mfii.' u
lleneu thu pi-tol is e.t.u med ibe n.ost 1 ff.-r-live
of moral agents, though new view, d
duty were sometimes revealed through th
rifle, Mid obstante idea" exploded fi nm lb 1
ii.air.lc of the mu-kct
l'rtncipals with lhir friends, sce-.nds w ith
tb-ir iiisiruineiits of d-iath, ajid sur(." nm
with their instruments of relief.are fi erpicbly
tbe sole wltiies.es; of ll.efo desp- ratc pro
ceedings. Tbo ground is measured, the
choice decided, tbe antagonists pi. rid, ih-'
word j-iveii, and thin, b, an administration
nf justice s in. f bat peculiar, and if tl. 1
honor which had received an injur, ar.l
demanded redress for a grievous wrong
limped awa, with the loss of it, i.o., or the
reputation which had sought to vindieato
itself freni unmerited aspersion, re"t-ived a
ball through its beait, ihe " saiisf action
was deemed most ampin and eonijoete.
A" love and war are nearly nlMed, we
also have soma tender diHiculties on haul
which must be settled nt the 00. lit of Vi ihk.
The appeal to nuns in lho-e rns. s are veiy
different from tho- of the L'xte. and, accord
ing to my fiekl.! f inev, n'.t'v'.ln r wore
agreeable. In the iutl. r u.-lai.n I "houi-1
ba-o no objection to shoi teiiinu the ilistanr.i
and iioiiin.uiiig Ihe eouil.ttt till one or both
full, and ihn "satislacti.ni'- hnuhl be mu
tual mil eonipleto. The daitsnf nupid are
not so dangerous as pistols, and the incense
fioin the altar of llvme ii-bn ofTrnsive
than fumes of the villainous saltprire. Il
ever jou should bear of f1i f .11 of jrnir
eoi 1 cs .pond, lit yo'i nnv fe. I hi -ti' 1 that It