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Interest charged oil Accounts after 1st January. el. 27. . 1U( The Subscriber having lcn ftppointcil A" nt of the GHj0lRIQ)TTB MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Of Charlotte, VViIl receive, and forward Applicationa for insurance against Lpss and Damage Wy Fire, ou the principles i me xjmpany. : The Company u. doiugat prosperous business N0 call haacer ytt heen, made for au in stalment on ayjircmium note. n.V r E. B. DRAKE, Utt - '"!:,' "I ; Agent. TO THE PUBLIC Itakethui.neth -L odof in for mine all reouirin Litemrv i( tharl will he pleased to revise MSS. and pre- Kr , puoncaiion, ana will write Essays, i aies, fcketches, Lines for Albums, Objtua- poems on every subject, and Lettere. ne utmost secrecy maintained. Address ..: WILLIE WARE. Aug. 31. 1800. 39-.tf.L- Brnokli-n V BLA$K$ FOR ; s 111 Bell and Evert tt A ir "Star Spangled Banner." A pcal from the tocsio s; hear ye the soand. : A the wind bears onward o'er mountain and valley? Tl the signal to patriots to gather around '' ' Hie itaridard of Troth, for a g!jriou rally. , CMi ! lUUsa ye well, to the glad echoed' awell : ' Tia the ind of our old Consti tutional Bell j It calls as all (action and wroDg to oppose, ; And its call will be heeded where Everett goes! R appftU not to South, It invoices not the North, But the whole happy Union would syre from pollution; And where its clear notes bound exultingly forth, Tbpy conjure us to stand by our tried Constitution. O f the truth will compel eTerr free-man to tell, That no note false to them e'er pealed from oar Bell, -And the luTeliest page in our history shows ' Tluit Washingtuw's with us where Ertrttt goes tor the Statesman who bears not a blot on his name, We willingly work with an honest devotion ; For the Patriot so linked with his loved country's tunc, Blessed Charity strives with a heartfrlt emotion. Oh 1 liark to the swell of sweet voices that well from uaraaoniou throuti in accord with our Brit, They're the voices of peare, for the whole nation knows, That unman Is with us where Everttt goes 1 Let us stand for the true hearts who ever have stood, FrieihU to all of the rights of our glorious Nation, And aid with our whole strength the wie and the good, Who we feel can secure us our loved laud's salvation. Kor well we can tell, 'tia Disunion's deatli-kueil, That resounds from our old Constitutional Bell, .Anil our banner we bn?vp!y unfurl to our foes, As success munt attend it wher-JSreT-tt goes! (Si V. , Fionj the National Intelligencer. John Bell and Edward Everett. There is a peculiar fitness in the candidates of the Union party to stand beire the people as the exponents of the plattorm ot the Union, the Con stitution, andthe enforcement of the laws.- Irora the commencement of their public career, throughout all their service in the councils of the Na tion, and in every public and private capacity, they have both been distin guished for their strong devotion to iue -union m me ocates, tneir unwave ring maintenance of the Constitution of the country and their rigid require ment that the laws should be iustlv enforced. Upon the vqxed and vexa tious slavery question they have occu pied precisely this position and no oth er. They have carefully avoided the extreme prejudices and opinions pre vailing in their respective sections of the country, and have preserved an inviolable nationality. Mr. Bell, representing in Congress and in the United States Senate a Southern constituency, has never falt ered in his defence of the rights of the people of the Southern States from any assault, and his record pre sents no single point of objection to the national-minded men of the South. - j His past career is to them a sufficient guarantee that in his hands and under his "administration of public affairs their rights, their interests,' their hon- or will oe sate ana well protected. But, while he is firm in the defence of State rights, his course has been guid ed so truly and undevitatingly by the provisions and compromises of the con stitution, that his eminent justice and nationality .and patriotism has endear ed him more than any other Southern statesman to the conservative, Union- oving, Constitution-abiding citizens of the North, and they have for him a respect and admiration that defy the calumnies and assaults of any op ponents. Side by side with John Bell in the maintenance of the Union, the Con stitution, and the equal nVhts of the States, stands Edward Everett. Upon the slavery question no Northern man. occupies a more national position, or is more acceptable to the people ot tne iaoutn. Aiain ana again,; in re- erence to this subject, he has expres sed his determination to abide, in good faith, by the compromises qt the Con stitution. ' Lpon all necessary occas ions he has boldly advocated the prompt and faithful execution of the fugitive slave law, and sternly opposed the agitation of the slavery question, In reference to attempts to excite ser vile insrirrectionin the Southern States no orator has ever spoken more, elo quently or in terms of moire decided reprobation, lo use his own bold and manly language, he does not think, as far too many Northern people do, that it is " immortal and irreligious to join in putting down a, servile insur rection at the isout h. "lhere is no cause," he bravely and patriotically proclaims, .'in which 1 would sooner buckle a knapsack to my back and put a musket on my shoulder than that. A correspondent of a Southern co- temporary recently called attention to a speech made by Mr. Everett during the earlier part of his service in Con gress, when, with prophetic vision, he foresaw the deplorable, consequences. of Abolition agitation, and eloquently defended the compromises of the Con stitution. In that speech Mr. Everett said: " If therei are any members in this House of that class of politicians to whom the centleman from North-Caro- Una (Mr. Saunders) alluded, as hav ing the disposition, though not tne power, to disturb the compi omise con tained in the Constitution on this point (the three fifths representative princi ple,) 1 am not of the numher. JMeitn er' am I one of those citizens of the North to whom another honorable member lately referred, in a publiea tion to which his name was subscribed, who would think it immoral and irre ligious to join in putting .down a ser rVY : II 3t um wvtwmm vile insurrection af the ( South, jjt am no soldier, sir!; my habits and educa tion are iinmilitary ; but there is no cause in which I would sooner, buckle a knapsack to my back, and put ajnus ket on my shoulder, than that. I would cede the whole continent ta any one who would take itto England, to France, to Spain I would see it sunk to the bottom, of the, ocean be fore I would see any part of this fine America converted into a continental Hayti, bv that awful process of Wood shed and desolation by which alone such a catastrophe could be brought on. lhe great relation to servitude in some form or other, with greater or less departures from the theoretic equality of man, is inseparable from our nation. I know of no other way by which the form of this servitude snan De nxeu out Dy political institu tion. Domestic slavery, though Icon fess not that form of servitude which seems to be the most beneficial to the master certainly that which is most beneficial to the slave is not, in my judgement, to be set downs as an im mortal and irreligious relation. , f I cannot admit that religion has but one -voice to " the slave, and that tBis voice is, "Rise against your mas ter.". No, sir ; the New Testament says, "slaves, obey your masters ;" and though I know full well, that in the benignant operation of Christiani ty, which gathered master and slave around the same communion table, this unfortunate institution disappear ed in Europe, yet I cannot admit that while it subsists, and where it subsists, its duties are !not presupposed and sanctioned by religion. And though I certainly am not called upon to meet the charges brought against this in stitution, yet truth obliges me to say a word more on the subject.. " I know the condition of - working classes in other countries ; I am inti mately acquainted with it in some oth er countries: and I have no hesitation in saying that I believe the slaves in this country are better clothed and fed and less hardly worked than the pea santry of soma of the most prosperous States of the continent of Europe. To consider the checks onv population, read Mai thus. What keeps popula- li-on .down ? Poverty, want, starva- tron, disease, and all the ills ot lite ;v it is these that check population all over the world. Now, the slave popu lation in the United States increase faster than the white, masters includ ed. " What is the inference as to the physical condition of the two classes of society : 1 hese are opinions 1 have ong entertained, and long since pub- icly professed on this subject, and which I here repeat in answer to the intimation to which I have already al- uded. But, sir, when slavery conies to enter into the tonstitutionas a political element when it comes to affect the distribution of power among the States of the Union, that is a mat ter of agreement. ' If I make an agree ment on this subject, I will adhere to it like a man ; lut I will protest a gainst any inference being made from it of the kind which was made by the honorable mover of these resolutions. These noble and patriotic senti ments of Mr. Everett will be apprecia ted. They will sound gratefully in the ears of the conservative men North and South. They are in marked con trast with the expressions of anti slavery zealots, and indeed are quite different in tone from any of the ex pressions of Northern sentiment thai have been uttered recently by promi nent men of any party in that section. This speech of Edward Everett, con taining the boldest, manliest, and most just vindication of the South ever ut tered by a Northern man upon the floor of Congress, will carry conviction tq the hearts of Southern men, that its author will be guided only by sound, and safe, and conservative, and patri otic principles m the performance of every public duty. The Union men conservative men ot all parties m the South and in the North may be proud to give their support to candidates who present a record of such proud nation ality as .John -Bell and Edward Ever ett. From the Louisville Journal. Good Advice. A crisis is at hand which demands of every good citizen to contribute his mite to a just appreciation of the im pending danger, and, if possible, point to the way ot satety. Conciliation is the great national necessity of the day. If the danger of disunion is not already imminent, a prolongation of the sectional strife can result ultimately in nothing else. That sectional stnte will not cease till we .have peace on the slavery question Such peace can never come from mere party conflicts nn the, subject,. It can nevr be (obtained by a party conquest. A party vietory is, always the signal of preparation for a new battle. Peace can come only from a cessation of the conflict. That it can and will come from such cessation we have proof in the memorable instance of the Monroe 'era of good feeling." either can a compromise be con quered by party conflicts. Compromise means mutual concession. Under the influence of those who have long had Control of public sentiment, North and .South, neither section will make any express concession. Ane squatter sov ereignty dogma requires express con cessions from, both sections, Andhfin that mode of 'komprontiseris&TTitter impracticability. In the present, exci ted state of the popular' mind, 'there can be no defined compromise on arty part of the slavery question, and per haps none such" can ever hereafter he mfde. Wre all know, that, if even the compromises in the constitution were now to be made, it could not "be donej Besides the failure of the squatter sovereignty dogma; in Kansas as a peace-giving remedy must forever con demn it s- a -practical expedient and its failure in obtaining electoral votes will prevent its ever again being adopt ted as a party platfoVm. The slave question! brpkefiip ;the- Whig jparty, then thAnierrcan party," and at'last the great "harmonious unterrified" itself. How preposterous then to ex pect at this day any agreed, well de fined; specific compromise on the .sub ject. There is no feeling among men of such power to bind them together as tharof party spirit and patty affection: When these fail, we caay well believe that nothing . can conquer sectional prejudice. ' L The consolidation lof the South upon a sectional iss,ue has proven what all men of sense foresaw or should have, foreseen that it would be, the most fu tile of expedients. Its necessary effect has been to consolidate and sectionat- ize the superior numbers of the North into a mastery of the subject in dis pute. This consolidation of sectional ism has resulted to the nation at large in nothing but the destruction of that fraternal feeling, which is the best co hesive ligament of the Union, and the only true basis of permanent national prosperity. The gain to the North has been the practical; re-opening of the African slave traded whilst the gain to the South has been; the opportunity for an abortive effort to make Kansas a slave State, Such must always be the result of consolidated sectionalism. The bullying of section against section hds ceased to have any effect but that of making the .bullies ridiculous. Neither the eighteen nor the fifteen States can be bullied or -conquered in to submission ,to any deprivation of right on the slave or any other sec tional question. " Stop the fight, give the people time to cool .down .from the present tone of sectional excitement, and then every thing may be expected from their mu tual forbearance for the sake of con ciliation. The proof of this lies in the fact that for sixty years the govern ment was successfully and harmonious ly administered under the influence of such forbearance, slavery' bemg per mitted and protected in all suitable climates, and prohibited only where climate imposed a s-terner interdict than that of law. Until the slave ques tion became a distinct party issue, it never obtained an injuriously disturb ing influence over national affairs Take it now out of party politics, let it cease for the present to be the con trolling party issue, and we shall re store a condition of national feeling which will not only permit but insure the disposal of all practical slave ques tions, which may hereafter arise, upori principles of mutual conciliation and forbearance, i his condition oi nation al feeling most certainly cannot be brought about by letting either of the sectional parties , or the squatter-sovereignty party obtain a victory over the other parties in the present contest. The only way by which the nation can put down sectionalism and conquer for itself a permanent peace on the slave question is by defeating all three of these parties. That peace the national heart craves Avith an intense longing. It was upon faith in the pledge con tained in the Democratic platform of 1852, to "discontinue the further agi tation of the slavetfuetion in or out of Vyongress, uiat us uaiiuiuaie. in iirat year received its votes of twenty-seven out of. thirty-one fetates. It was be cause of the supposed breach of that pledge that the Republican party so rapidly obtained such enormous strength. To afford even the remotest chance of obtaining the desired peace, the government must betransferred to men who avuI tatthtully carry out the A ' 11 1 ' principle ot that pledge oy ignoring for the present the whole slave ques tion as a test, of party politics, and proscribing no man or set of men on account of rational opinions upon that subject To vote for the two men who have been nominated to carry out that poll cy requires no retraction or surrender of former opinions and principles. It requires oniy tneioruearingio aiieuipi the enforcing at present principles and opinions of no political bearing on any existing sectional interest, and for which there can probably be no' prac tical use during the next twenty years. When-the occasion does arise, then every man wilV be perfectly at liberty, untrammelled by his present action, to vote as his opinion of expediency and justice may then dictate, free from the influence of any party ties. There never were two men better calculated than Bell arid Everetl, hy age, temper, and past career, to lead the movement toward nationai'concil-1 iation and inaugurate a new "era of good feeling." The best proof of this is that all men of all parties prefer their success to thaf of arjy other than' their own party candidate. Their strc cess would be a triumph Qver no party in pafticnlafwould 'notbe resented "as" sucf and their administration, whilst proscribing none, would receive candid approval "or disapproval from fair men of all parties. Four yea:-s of such an adnrinisfratiotf would give ample cool ing time' and afford 'the host hope; the only rational 'hope, for permanent peace oh the slave question the over throw of sectionalism, the' refraternrz ing'of the 'nation, 'and th durable se-' enrity of the Union, ' Anecdote of Old Ironsides. , The following is familiar to many of -our readers, but ina.wejll -calculated to tmke the rising generation proud 4f the noble spirits who shed! so much lus tre on their country's name during the memorable war of 1812, with the then Eroud mistress of theseas, that it will ear re-publication at least once a year, as long as patriots are able to subdue conspirators : ; The most brilliant naval action of the last war was undoubtedly that of the American frigate Constitution (44 , commanded by Commodore Stewart, when she captured the twj British cor vettes, .Cyane and Levanit, of greatly superior force, each of them being e- qual to the old fashioned j thirty-three gun frigates. The? handling of the A- raencan frigate was throughout scien tific and unexceptionable.! By no nanccuvering cobld either of the British vessels obtainl a position to rake the Constitution. Shift their ground as they wOuld,j Old Ironsides was between, them, blazing away upon both vessels at the same time. During the whole action, Stewart, instead of mounting-the horse-block, sat in a more exposed position astride the ham mock nettings, the better to observe the inanoeuvering of his (antagonists. The Cyane was the first to strike to Brother Jonathan not j an unusual thing with British vessels during that wan The first Lieutenant came in haste to the Commodore the fact. to announce The starboard ship has struck, sir,' said the officer. i 'I knew it, sir, V replied the Commo dore. 'The battle is jus,t half won.' ; 'Shall I order the band to strike up 'Yankee doodle,' sir?' inquired the lieutenant. i -Here the Commodore itook a hnge pinch of snuff, and then ans wered quick ly : 'Had we not better wlhip the other first, sir : j 'Ay, ay, sir,' replied the lieutenant, taking the hint, and went to his quar ters. In a short time afterwards, the Le vant lowered the cross of Old England to the stars and stripes, aind the battle was ended. The lieutenant being somewhat rebuked at his premature exultation upon the surrender of the first vessel, was rather shy of approach ing his commander again; but Stewart, beckoning to him, said with a smile : 'Don't you think the band had bet ter strike up 'Yankee Doodle' now, sir?' In an instant the spirit-stirring strain was floating on the pr eeze, play ed as no other than a yanjkee band can play it, and thegallant Cvew shouted forth their cheer of victory as no other than a Yankee crew can ijshout. . - h Eesolve to Overcome Difficulties. 'Will you stop, sir ?' promptly ask ed ,a pleasant, youthful voice, as a gen tleman on horseback drewup before the door of a village inn. 'Just while you give i my horse a drink,' replied the traveller, dismount ing as he spoke. j The boy was active at once.: Just before he had been louhging on the edge, of the wooden trough by the pump, having nothing to do, and think ing of .nothing. Glad of a change, he briskly took down the painted bucket, and the thirsty hprse drank eagerly ot the pure, cold water which the pump supplied. - . f- As the youth, and gentleman stood together, each was attracted by the other's appearance The lad looked up at the pleasant, intelligent counted nance of the traveller as though he would desire a nearer lacquaintance, while the traveller in his turn liked the prompt, upright manner of the boy. 'What is your business here V asked the stranger. "'I hold horses for the customers andj water mem, go oi crranus .1 p i and do all the chores about the house f 'No, sir. ; 'Wellr do you mean trade all yourt life ?' to follow this No, I suppose' not, sir. , ; And as he spoke, th0 youth's'face showedhope, perplexity, and uncertain ty, ' ' "If : A few more words qi good .counsel from the traveller went straht to the bov's heart. Directinar thel boy's at- tention tpa poor intoipateSl wretch, sleeping a drunken slumber upon the tavern settee, this good pounsellerbade him beware lest idleness and a lack of purpose should bring him to alike end lie spoke of the necessity of beginning at once to work in earnest and, notic ing the boy s troubled perhaps, his thoughts, look, divining, the new friend words: gave him these parting- Depend upon it, no one ever yet became rich, on great, or; good, with-1 cheering mirthfulness, and hai-gen-ont oyercomin many jsenous difljcal- erosity of nature which lifts usffbove tisand l should think it noHinpv1 siblefor vou to do what -others ;afe done. . yjf! As "the traveller rode away, he'd loo ped a piece of silver in Hie errnd-bdyff hand. The coin -was larger thTrHKo"?; bby' was adcustomcd to receive' forila? sen icd' like' that 5? Kdered hit not lecause-of'this 'was the irhole ?M pressidn of the' boy 's face .chatiged!-r The ideas, tlie words so new, so inspi f ing, which had been uttered, sunk dcip into the heart of the yonth. . Th'at dy was the turning point in the hoy's litV "Boys, take the traveller's counse,;o yourselves. No oneever beedmes gmit or wise without effort; Expeet dif i-. cnlties ; meet them with courage ; i ercoiilt theto" ' Patiencc an perec'4 ?4 ence will acfiieve wonders. These tffd brother-qualities have bridged rive0,' tunneled mountains, -and conqnejVd nations. They have taken the had of the poor boy, as he followed . j?-e' plough, worked at the mechanics' bench, or drudged in the counting-roof , and he-has become wise, powerful, asd influential among men. 'It is not y i possible that you might do Avhat oths iiav e uuiie. . j Once again : In trying to become good expeet difficulties ; yet be not dis couraged by them. You have witfrh you appetites and passions which r? quire watch and restraint, and marty temptations about you. The road of trtie goodness, the path to Heaven, may not be trodden without effort.---Ycfur own strength will fail yoO, iit the strength of God will be all-snfi-cient.- It is offered feebly ; embractit humbly ; then labour patieBtly, peifi veringly. God's grace has been foihd sufficient for others so can it beiW """fir you. You shall b Enabled to rost temptation, to overcome 6in, and ;(fy-and-by rbu shall sing the conquerHs song. if. Natural Barometer 7.i lne spider, says an eminent natur alist, is almost universally regarded with disgust and abhorrence ; yet, "lif ter all, it is one of the most intert iug, if not the most useful, of. the in sect tribe. Since the tlays of Robert Bruce, it has been celebrated a ' a model of perseverance, whilein indus try and ingenuity it has no rival aratiiig insects. But the most extraordinary fact in the natural history of this in sect, is the remarkable presentint? nt it appears to -havo of au pproajlirig change in the weather. Barometers, at best, only foretell the state of the weather with certainty for about twenty-four hours, and they are frequently very fallible guides particularly wien they point to settled fair. But we "fray be sure that the weather will be ine twelve or fourteen days, when the spider makes the principal thread of its web very long. This insect, wjjich is one of the most economical aniu-ils, does not commence a Avork requiring such a great length of threads, AySich it draws out of its body, unless -'the state of the atmosphere indicaiesith certainty that this great expendure will not be made in vain. Lethe weather beaver so bad, Ave may in clude with certainty that it Avill fpon change to be settled fair when wfrjsee the spider repair ,the damages .Aich his web has received.; It is obnious how important this infallible indication of the state of the weather must Ji) in many instances, particularly topfthe agriculturist.. - LpL . . . . . . . Family Intercourse at the Tab. To meet at the breakfast table, i'jth- er, mother, children, all well, oightf 1 : 1 .if !i to- oe a nappiness to any near-. should be a source of i humble grati tude, and should Avake up the wtq est feelings of our nature. Shani on the contemptible and low 4redur, whether parent or child, that can yer come to the breakfast table, where all the family have met in health, .onlr to frown down and whine, and growland fret ! It is prima facie evidence &f a mean, and groveling, and selfish,lind degraded nature, whencCs'oeverthe churl may have sprung. Nor is if Jess reprehensible to make such epila tions at the tea table ; for, befpr-fthc morning comes, some of the littl cir- cle may be stricken Avith some diVully disease, to gather around the tab'k; no more forever. : L Chiklren in good health, it i i ltt, to themselves at the table, becoijieifter a few months, garrulous and niy but, if within all reasonable or ear- able bounds, it is better to let Mhein aione ; tney eat less, uccau. nor. eat so rapidly as n com keep silent, while the very exbijira- tion of spirits quickens the circulation of the vital fluids, and energises f fges tion and assimilation. The extimes of society curiously meet in th;l re gard. The tables of the rich. arif the nobles of England are models of Rai'th, wit and bonhommie ; it take3rho-s to ' get through a repast, and thcfJJivc long If anybody will look in jipon tne negroes oi a weu-io-uo ia in Kentucky, while at their mealsilthev cannot but.be impressed with thef per fect abandon of jabber, cachihti6n', and mfrth; it seema as if they rould talk all day, and they live . hn, . It follows, then, that at the familyKkhl'e, all should tneef, and do it habitially, to make a common interchange of ihigh bred courtesies, of warm affect! is, of theT)rut eswhiclr perishprpmoti ve, as tfceptf th1rigs are, of !gbod digestion,' high healthand 'H long life.-Iairsr Jottnt al. bfJTealth.- uJssjii1i isyjniiii . Anecdote Stephen Girard,.. Old Girard had a . faronte? jCletk, and he always said 4he intendedvto.dntf wel1 hy : Ben. Lippinoott iSo- whetu Ben. got to be twenty.one hei expec ted to-hear the 'Governor say eome-f. thing of us fpture prospects, and per--liaps lend a- helping hand in starting' him in thd-wrldi -iBut the - old iox. carefully avoided the .subject. Ben mustere,d courage; 1 i 1 -vi - 'I suppose I am free, sir,' said he,, and I thought I jwould say something' to ypn as to xuy course what do- yoa think.I'had better do? . , . w . -'Yes, r yes, I know you are,' jaid. the old milUonarie, 'and my advice is that you . go and learn th a cooper's trade." ' - . .- -iu This application of ice nearly frez' Ben out, but recovering equilibrium, he said if Mr. Girard was in earnest he would do so. . . '1 am in earnest.' And Ben sought the bes-t Cooper in Spring Garden, became an apprentice, and in due time could make-as good a barrel as the best. He announced ta old Stephen that ho had graduated, and was ready to set up, business The old man - seemed ; gratified, 'anX': immediately ordered three of the best barrels he could- turn out. Ben did -his prettiest, and, Avhecled. them up to the old man's counting-room... 014 Girard "pronounced them. -first" rate, and demanded the price.' ; .'. 'One dollar,' said Ben, 'is now as low as I can live by.' ' . " 'Cheap cneugh make out your bill.' : ! , The bill was made out and old Steva settledl it with a check for $20,000. whjch he- accompanied with thi 1 little, moral to the story : t . . 'There take that and invest it in the best possible manner, and ifyou-ar unfortunate and lose it, you will have a good-trade to fall back upon, which will afford you a good living.' We should like to see all the" old solid felloAvs trying that experiment. It might spoil a. barrel or two, but Avouldn't spoil the boys.- The Prompt Clerk. I once knew a young man, said an eminent preacher, Avho was commeji eing life as a clerk. One day hTs em ployer said to hini, 'Now, to morrow that, cargo of cotton must be got -out aud.weighed, and Ave must have a reg? ular account of it.' i He. was a young, man of ' energy. This was the first time he had been in trusted to superintend the execution of this -.Avork ; he made his arrange ments over-night, spoke to the men about their carts and horses, and, re solving to begin very early in the morning, instructed all the laborers to be there at, half past four o'clock; So they set td Avork, and the thing was done and about ten or eleven , o'clock in the day, his employer came 5 in, and, seeing him seated in the coun-ting-housej looked very blank, suppos-' ing that his, commands had not been executed. " ' 1 . 'I thought,' said lie, 'yon Adre re quested to get out that cargo of cot ton, this morning ' . 'It is all done,' replied the young clerk, 'and here is the. account pf.it.' He never looked behind him front that moment never ! His character Avas fixed, confidence was established. He Avas fdund to be the man to tlo the thing with promptness. He very soon came to be the one that could not .be spared he was as necessary to the firm asrany one of the. partners, He wa s a religious man, and went through a. life of great benevolence, and at his death Avas able to leave his children an ample fortune. Monthly Casket. Anecdote of S. S. Prentiss. The anecdote is from 'Ten Yeara of a Preachers' Life.' The popular assjembly was the place of his proudest Exhibitions. To the; multitude he Avas a trumpet. . He said, 'Fellow .citizens ! arul, aQribus erec- i tis, the people stood ,fetilh or swayed i to and fro ; or shouted, or were, sad, smiled or frowned, at his magic will. He was invited just after the adjourn- ! meht of Congress, in . the Sunjmer of 1848, to address a.mas3 meeting at ; Havre de Grace, Maryland, and ihus madd hisboAV to the audience ; 'FeJ- usq thy do j low citizens ! By the Father bf Wa ompfcllcj. toJ ters at New Oriean, I diave said fel low citizens on tne oanKS of tne Deau tiful Ohio, I have said felloAV citi zens -here I say felloAv citizehs-and a thousand miles beyond this Jorth, thanks be to God,v I can etill say fel low citizens !' Thusin a single sen tence, he; saluted his,, audience, drew every-man, Avoman and child near to him, made himself dear to them-; by-a word covered the continent-r-by lino mapped the United States from the Gulf to the Lakes by a greeting warm from' the heart, beaming from the countenance, depicted the frhole country, its hrogrets, developments, grandeur, glory and union. Every hat was wnuiea in uic air, every iuiu kerchief was..Avaying, the welkin rung with -hurrahs", the multitude heaved up to the stand, stood on tiptoe andhout ed cheer after cheer, as if wild with joy and mad Avith excitement, . j