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"WE WILL CLING TO THE PILLARS OF THE TEMPLE OF OUR LI 39TIES, AND IF IT MUST FALL, WE WILL PERISH AMIDST THE RUINS." SIMKINS, DURISOE Proprietors. EDGEFIELD, S. C. NOVEMBER 28, 1859. CARPE TS! ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES! WM.

SHEAR AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, Has just received additional supplies of CARPETINGS, Among which are J. CROSSLEY SONS' LATEST PATTERNS OF Velvet and Brussels CARPETS, Of rich and splendid styles, which cannot be found in any other Carpet House in the city. Persons wishing to purchase Rich Velvet, Brussels, Three Ply, Ingrain and Venetian Carpeting, Are respectfully invited to examine the assortment before purchasing elsewhere, as they will bo sold at LOWER PRICES THAN EVER BEFORE OFFERED IN THIS CITY, and at lower prices than they can be ordered from the Northern cities, adding the expense of freight. Carpets Cut and Made to Fit Rooms. -0Also, a very largo supply of STAPLE FANCY DRY GOODS! Embracing the Latest Styles of Ladies' DR ESS GOODS; Ladies' Cloth and Velvet CLOAKS.

ALSO, EMBROIDERED LACE AND MUSLIN Cirt ain WINDOW SHADES, CORNICES CURTAIN BANDS Also, a large supply of English and American NEGRO KERSEYS, AND 0 BLANKETS. With almost every article of DRY GOODS required for Family or Plantation use, and which will be sold at the lowest prices. The public are respectfully requested to call and examine the assortment. Augusta, Nov. 9, 1859 tf 44 TO THE LADIES OF EDGEFIELD DISTRICT: respoetfully invite your attention to our LARGE AND SPLENDID assortment of Staple and Fancy DRY c10ODS! Among which you will find the latest styles of Silks and Worsted Dress Goods, Very ehe Also, a most inji ent Stock of CLOTH AND VELVET CLOAKS.

We also invite the attention of PLANTERS to a very large and cheap assortment of Blankets, Ne'gro Cloths, AND OF GOODS FOR FAMILY USE! gWJust givo us a cali and you will be pleased. HICKMAN, HILLS CRESS, No. 242, Broad Street. Augusta, Oct 19 6t 41 A SUBSTITUTE FOR PERUVIAN GUANO, S. HOYT'S ANMONIAD InE THOMAS PA Ag'ts.

258 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga. THlIS Super-phoaphate of Lime is a Chemical of the most active, durable, and valuable Fertilizers, mixed in the proportions that science and practical experience hare proved to he the most beneficial to the Soil, and consists of Pli IC and HOS I XCID.S, AMa OM SQp)A, and POTASH. It is of liNIFOR QUfALITY. We are permitted to refer to the gentlemen named below who have used HOYT'S SUPERPHOSPHATE of LIME upon their crops of Cotton, Corn, the past season. HOS.

W. JIA TLEY, Beech Island, S. C. THOS. S.

MILLER, GEO. B. MIL LS, H. R. COOK, M.

J. M. MILLER, 0. P. FITZSIMMONS, Burke Ga.

R. F. CONNELLY, J. A. SHIVERS, Warrenton, Warren Ga J.

F. KINSEY, GEO. V. NEAL, HON. I.

T. IRV'INE, Washington, Wilkes E. M. PENDL ETON, M. Sparta, Haneock, Ga WILSON BYRD, D.

DICKSON, Oxford, Newton Ga. JOHN A. JONES, Vanwert, Polk Ga. H. J.

OGILBY, Madison, Morgan Ga. Price in Augusta, 850 per Ton of 2000 lbs. A discount madle to buyers of Five Tous or more. Packed in STRONG BAGS of 1501 lbs. BAR.

RELS average 275 lbs. each. For Directions, Analyscs, a Circular, or Pamphlet, is sent free upon application, or further information' may be obtained from the Agents. Thos. P.

Stovall Ag'ts. 258 Broad Augusta, Ga. Augusta. Nov. 9, 1859 tf 44 The Cheapest, Safetest and best Light in Use IL Will not explode, and is safer than Candles.

KJEROSENE OIL gives a light eleven thousand 1.six hundred and sixty-four (11,684) times more intense than Sperm Oil. 'To produce the same amount of light as from one gallon of Kerosene Oil at $1,40 per gallon, will require -S Gallons of Burning Fluid, at 75 ets. 6,00) 21 Gallons of Sperm Oil, 1,50 33 Gallons of Lard Oil, 1,25 4,68 is Pou'nds of SpeLrm Candles, 47, 45 Pounds of T'allow 10 We have also in Store at moderate Kerosene amps, which will produce a light equal to'three Sperm Candles, at the cost of one quarter of a cent 't'r Call antd see them. N. E.

SOLOMON. Hamburg, Oct. 12, 859 1t 40 Te World's RenoWned Weutder! No South, North, East or West BILAMES 5O SECTION! But Stands on the mighty Watch Tower of the Universe to give Relief to the Snifering Wo.crld! Doctor Martin's Great Remedy! pg- For sale by Capt. JAMES CALLISON, Shateriel, C. 11.

L. GENTRY, Agt. Gm 32 L3i OUR---A lot of superfine NEWY FLOUR FE. frum ichardsOn's and Dr. Andlrews, Just ground, and for sale at $4 per ack, cash.

3IL 89M SELLING OFF AT COST! -0BOOTS, S--OES, LEATHER, AVING made arrangements to return to Columbia next January, I offer my ENTIRE STOCK OF BOOTS, SHOES, LEATHER, NEGRO BROGANS, HOUSE SERVANTS SHOES, And in fact every kind of a Shoo that is usually kept in a Shoe Store, AT COST! To the first of January next, when the unsold Stock will be disposed of at Auvtion. Also, a LARGE LOT OF OAK, TAN AND HEMLOCK Planters and the oitizens generally are invited to call and examine for themselves, as everything will be sold at Least Thirty per Cent. under former prices. TERMS, STRICTLY tVTo any person wishing to go into the business, the inducoment is great, as can be seen from the amount of business done. Terms made satisfactory.

As I will be compelled to retain my workmen to first January, I will continue to MANUFACTURE until then. My prices will be considerable less than heretofore. Settle up. All persons indebted to me will oblige me very much by calling at once and settling their accounts, either by Cash or Note, as I will be compelled to leave by the usual time for settling. RICHARD FLANIGAN.

Oct 26 tf 42 18V59! FALL AND WINTER -CCLAYTON KENNADY; ARE NOW RECEIVING A VEi LABRGE AND Well Selected Stock OF MEN'S BOYS' CLOTHING Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Carpet Bags, -ALSOA FIRST RATE ASSURTLENT OF SHIRTS, DRAWERS, COLLARS, STOCKS, CRAVATS, GLOVS. SUSPENDERS, AND OTHER FURNISHING GOODS, BV GREAT VARIETY. We are prepared Sell on the most ACCOMMODATING TERMS, And Ig4 agrr Old Stand, No. 173 Broad Street, Under tht Augusta Hotel. CLAYTON KENNADY.

Augusta, Sept. 21 3m 37 IMORTANT ARRANGEET For Planters Purchasing Manures! RHODES'SUPER-FHOFHATE, THE STANDARD MANURE FOR Wheat, Corn, and Tobacco Culture, BESIDES ALL ROOT CR9PS. HlIS celebrated and Standard Manure, which is fully warranted and sold under a LEGAL UARANTEE, can bo had of 3. A. ANSLEY 6: Agents for Manufhoturers, At No.

300 Broad Street, Aupnta, Who will el at Manufacturers Fosty-tivo Dollars per Ton, with shipjping expenses added. giving directions for use, sent by mail, if desired. Augusta, Aug. 31, 1859 tf 34 SPEARS HlIGHT, 'WHIOLESAL3 DEALERS IN Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Window Glass, DENTAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, PERFUMERY FANCY ARTICLES, OrroSit FLANtTERS' HOTEL, No. 318, Broad Augusta, Georgia.

April 11 ly 14 LOOK OUT FOR MUSIC. Subscriber has just returned from the 3Cities of New York and Boston, where he purchased a splendid stock of Fine Piano Fortes, which hre wishes to sell out as quick as possible, and to do so, will let them go at low rates. Persons in want of a first class Piano, can be accommodated without delay, by addressing me at Augusta, or A. A. CLARnx Sox, Rome, Ga.

These Pianos are warranted to be as representeL Augusta, Nov. 9,1859 2t 4i Something Nice for the Ladies PURE HAVANA PRESERV ES, -Co'nsiing in part ofDULCE DE PINA MAMEY, N'AR ANJAS, JUEMONCILLOS, H10ACOS. Also, thre Fintest Extracts, viz: ROSE, NUTMEG, CLOVES, CINNAMON, PINE APPLE, tR, EMON, VANELLA, S. E. BOWVERS, Agt.

NovT i' If 44 Creckery and Glasswaree HAVE taken thie Agency of one of the ARGEST and IELIABLE' Deals in connrection with tha Pordeli- manufctry in Edlgeft'Oh! District; and fuln'wh aiy 'krrnd of CROCKERY OR GLASSWARE, Either by Wholesale or Retail, as low as they can be had North or South. Samples, with a small Stock, can be seeu at ray StornOER. At Hamburg, Nov 7' tf 44 Ploughs! subrseliber begs leave to inform the planters of this and the adjoining Districts, that as on hand a superior lot of CADENIIEAD IRON PLOW I5TOCKS, with which overy Farre would do well to stock his farm before comamenciug the winter plowing. J. B.

GRFFN Nov.f 44 Jesus Wept." A human grief-an early gloom, The Saviour's spirit swept! And by the cold and silent tomb Of Lazarus, He wept. Yes, "Jesus lo! on high The angels ceased to sing, While every seraph in the sky Low drooped his shining wing. The Son of God with grief had striven, Had mourned o'or mortal ill, And every voice was hushed in Heaven, And every harp was still. The Saviour's eye grew moist and dim, And sad with human tears, And all the angels wept with Him Through countless glittering spheres. Oh, holy grief! that thus could move The God whom saints revore, An'd concentrate a boundless love, Within one human Lear.

Bright, viewless watchers bore away That spiritual gem To beam-one more immortal ray In God's own diadem. When many a deep and crushing wrong Was heaped upon Him here, He mourned o'ver the misguided throng, But shod no selfish tear, The cross to Calvary He bore, Within a manger slept, The torturing crown In meekness wore, But only onice He wept. But once the waves of sorrow rolled Above His sacred head, And awe-struek gazers cried, "Behold! How Jesus loved the dead He who but truth and wisdom spake, Had said that Lazarus slept Oh! was it strange He should awake When Chrirt above him wept? What wonder, if the stars of even Had wandered from their spheres, To tell the startled hosts in Heaven Of their Redeemer's tears? If burning sunF, which have grown bright In Gled's perpetual smile, To see Him weep, had veiled their light, And paused in grief the while? And was it strange th' eternal Choir, Amazed, should cease to That tears should steal o'er every lyre, And dim each golden string Woll might the roses of the sky In their immortal bloom, Grow pale to hear the Saviour sigh, Beside a mortal's tomb. Perchance where unknown systems blaze, Of which we can but droa" Still chant this wondrous them; Perchance, with sweet and mournful thrill, Forever onward swept, Eternal echoes murmur still, "The gentle Jesus wept." A Wise Chinese Emperor. The Emperor Khang-Hi was, in his youth, remarkable for his sincere love of his subjects, and his strong feeling of justice and he never failed to protect the innocent and to unish the prevarications of the mandarins.

eing one day engaged in hunting-the faorite diversion of the Tartars-he had left is attendants, anid, proceeding along a lonely oad, saw an old mant sitting on the ground nd weeping bitterly. Thc young Emperor lighted from his horse, went up to the man ithout makihig himself known, and asked the cause of his sorrows. The old man relied that it was of little use to tell him the ause, since he conld. not remzedy olt. 3e of god aid the monarch.

Perhaps I would be of ome use to you. Tell me the subject of our grief." "Since your good heart disposes you to cquire into the cause of my misery, I will tll was the reply. I had a ittle prop.erty in the neighboshood of the imerial residence the governor of -the place fond my estate to his liking, he seize upen tand has reduced me to beg my bread. I ad a son, too, who might have been the suport of my old age jbut the governor has tken him to make him a slave. These things re the cause of my tears." The young Emperor took the two hands of he unfortunate man in his, and said Calm yourself, venerable old man.

This mperial palace-is it far from here Five Li, master." "Very well-let us come together and ask he governor to restore to you your property nd your son." Ah, master cried the old man in a one of have I not told you that his wicked man is the governor of an imperial It would not be safe either for you me to go to him, We should get nothing bt insults and ill-treatment." Take courage," said the Emperor, "I determined to. take this step, and I hope will lead to good." The old man remarked the frank and noble eportmzent of the young unknown, and began feel more confidence, and he then said that was ready to accompany the prince to the mperial palace but, he added, I shall deay you a long timie, master, for I am old, and I cannot follow the steps of your horse." is true," said Khang-Hi, you have ttained to a venerable age, but I am young ad strong sc you shall inoung my horse, and I will The old man, however, would not accept his offer, and Khanig-Hi, therefore, had reourse to the expedient of taking him up beind him, and they were proceeding in this anner when some mandarins of the imperial snit came up. The sovereign' addressed to hem a few w.rds ini the Tartar language, an" hey not witbo.ut often retu-. ng tobserye the singular sitLnation of their oung Emperor. When (he air arrived at he imperial palace, Hi demanded to see the governor, and whenA he appeared, the overeign stripped olff his hunting-dress, anid howed the iniperiql dragon that he wore em-.

roiered on his breast governor fell on his k'nees, and the old' man tremblingly 'threw imelfiat the ilet of hisprotctoi', who was aising him withi great 'affahility, when the rinces of the blood and granid dignitaries who had been following the chase issued from a valley, and came to range themselves round heir imperial master, and Khang-Hi deterined to make this brilliant throng the witesses of the punishment of the wicked manarin. After having reproached him bitterly, ordered him to be beheaded, and then, addressing himself to the old man, who stood if petrified, the Emperor said: Venerable old man, I restore to yon the son and the estate which were taken from ou, and from this moment I appoint you governor of this palace; but take care that -roerty afrects no changa in your feelines Earn money before you spend it. Never borrow, if you can possibly avoid it. Never speak evil of any one. Be just before you are generous.

Keep yourself innocent, if you would be happy. Save when you are young to spend when you are old. SPEECH OF WM. GREGG, At Edgefield Court House, 7th 1859. -0BEcEC ISLAND, Nov.

12 1859. DEAR SIR: having understood that you have recently delivered a speech on the Blue Ridge Rail Road, at Edgetield C. 11., and knowing the prominent part which you took in the discussion of this subject, while a menber of the Legislature, and fully appreciating the.importance of this question to the whole State, we are anxious to know what your views are at the present time, and therefore request that you will oblige us, and doubtless the whole State, by allowing your speech on this occasion above refered to be published tenment. pectfully, yours, 11. R.

COOK, T1HOS. J. DAVIES, PAUL F. HAMMOND, GEO. B.

MILLS, Mt. FRAZIER. a and Gentlemen: This is a question, a subject of more any one that has ever been people of South CarolinaI be discussed in every part istrict-and that each and secome informed on the subves increased taxation by the avy debt for public improveour State. is matter by subscribing or ribe the next million to this icide whether the State shall, age in a great branch of it.aking to own, and manage -ail Road, the most complica. all branches of industry to Road to extend over three tuth Carolina.

The have tried to relieve us ie Bank of the State is able ay the bonds. That is no a favor of the Blue Ridge forefathers wasted nearly lions of dollars in building bich took the Bank many at the Bank should he able why we should anticipate -nt on works of doubtful State capital will alone be sour 0 willl1 in ney for a attend i energy tp. In order to illustrate requently occurs between and practice, I will -hich may be considered by But low down its it arison to great Rail Road ipply to the subject before strate how the wisest men I led astray in the results magnitude. Some years tt gentleman came up to tarleston. He had to settle down and He consulted with me of a very poor piece of that it had a cabin on it, were cleaured.

I unhesibat he could not make a ie would starve if he had thought the land too peas. His reply was, that 3 could raise tour hundred 5 to the acre, and that hie for fifty cents in Aikcn from eight acres would verU Uood couno-y income. 2ie picture. The samneseason planted three or four acres potatoes. I spent considculture, and thought Ishould -i crop.

In the fall, being 'to Charleston-my then was nared a number of men to dig the potatoes for mec. The turnout was so small, that when the gathering was finished, I asked the hands if they would take the pile of potatoes in payment of their wages for digging, and they refused to do it. Now this may seem a very small matter to bring into so important a debate, but it ex. amplifies the difference that 'ery frequently exists between figures and facts-theory and pract'ee. It will apply to common occurences through life, and to cases in every departmnt of human occupation-and I trust 1 shall be able also to apply it in illustration of this subject.

Some years ago there was a great ado about connecting Charleston with Nashville Tennessee. Ap plication was made to the city corporation'for aid, and a deputation sent from Nashville to Charleston to set forth the claims which that Western region had on the people of that city. Some hundred or more mnonled men of influence 'vere invited to meet and hear the deputation at theC city council chamber, where they were addressed by a citizen of-Nashville, and perfectly captivated by his eloquence and ingenious arguments. He coinmmceed by enumerating the various articles of agricultural produce that would be drawn from that vast valley for hundreds. of miles around Nashvill.

lie set this forth in glowing colour, showing that et ch article would yield milliions to Charleston if shle receivwed nothing more than commissions and pay for storage aul He named Corn, Wheat, Barley, Rye, Flour, Bacon, Pork, Becef and live stock, ea-ch every one of which was to its millions-and we wt to gr9w suddenly rieh by the trade to be derived the Nashville and Chattanooga, Rai.1 Hloadl. The city corporation auhamibed laltf a tmillion, what was the result Why Nashville madae immediate inroads on Charleston trade, instead of sending hzer agricultural proMets to us, de took away a valable grocery trade fro-r. Charleston with the country about O4attanooga and beyond it and it found that corn would nut bear transportation, except in times of great scarcity, fo.r a long distance this side of Chattanooga. Before the people of Charleston discovered their error, application was again made to thema to assist in building another Western Rail Road, which was to bear the namne of The Memphis and Charleston Rail Road. The city subscribeda to that work two hundred and ifty thousand dollars.

That road has taken from Charleston a valuable cotton trade, and is nmow connected with the Virginia and East Tennessee road carrying throngs of passengers by that shorter route to New York that used to pass by Charleston, and she has the mortification of seeitng her half million of Nashville Rail Road -toek now reduced in value to less than two hundred and Gliy thousand dollars or your conduct or another may one-ay profit by your injustice." Such, according to the annals, was'lhe young Emperor, who, at the period of which we have been speaking, had just commenid his reign, and who was soon to become the protector and the friend of the preache the gospel in China. Not Mimute to Spare. "The are leaving, and you have nda minute to spare-hurry, run; you have nota minute to spare." But it was too late. The cars had just quickened their speed when the unfortunate loiterer arrived, breathless, excited, surprised and out of all temper, to fid himself left behind. The grin and ill-sup.

pressed laugh of the bystanders; the quizzi. cal and amusing comments on 2.40, and sundry suggestions to try the wires" and catch the cars, di4 not serve to sooth his irritated feelings. Apart from the mortification of being left, it was too serious a matter i6 make light of in a business point of view. The result of being just one mmute too late, was no less than a life-long embarrassment and pecuniary trouble both to himself and "a widowed mother. What would he not have given, had he not stopped to light his cigar atthe bar.

Many a fortune, dear reader, has been ma by always being ready at the very minu when it was to be made, and lominute behind. Many a man his new Western home at the lat. being just one minute ahead of th Many a successful voyage has around the globe, by beng ready to make the most of every wind, rent. Many a great battle has bi the improvement of the very minu: the crisis hung. There is many living, who can say of some event his life, "A niinute more, and I 1 been a dead man." When we take into account the i of time, in itself considered, it phatically said, "there is not a spare." When we realize how ofi constantly, momentous results d.

fullest improvement of the present one and all must say, there is not to spare." Much more, dear read we know that the present is given I pare for eternity to secure a heaven tance -to save te immortal soul froi ruin--and that this all depends on present moment of life, because, fort know, it may be the "last of earth," the worst of folly to lose it. to waste. trifling What eternal mockery upon us; what remorse and self-upbwill consume us when, alarmed by proach of death, we find we have nc minute at our command, to secure ou good. Ought it not, therefore, to be it upon us at every turn of life, as we ar to eternity, "there is not a minute to -San Francisco Pacific. Seeing the Elephant.

A friend relates the following ciret It seems that on the day in 'qt menagerie was expected in the city, people Bitizriniy 2n the alert fa proaching signs-an interest i wl sequel his honor, the Judge participated, notwithstanding the held on that day, though not exactly In the progress of the morning' case of continuance arose, which was not at all inclined to favor. TI in charge having urged his plea wi ingenuity and ability at his comm: at length in the act of yielding the despair, when a brother lawyer, up to snuff, rose and whispered in that the menagerie had arrived, an. phant would swim the river! Br with hope, the witty lawyer at himself up deferentially, and addri Court, said: May it please your Honor, I moment learned that the Great Menagerie lias reached the city, an plant willi immediately swim the. river! The people, I am informe. ready thronging upon the banks this extraordinary feat." The hit was palpable.

The inte Buchanan's electioncould hardly hait a more wonderful change in the his honor. His stern countenanrelaxed into the most genial co: and in a generous excitement he Gentlemen, I grant this conti adjourn the court. I never hi elephant swim a river, and I am -it isn't likely Il ever have a tunity. The court's adjourned l' The last thing our friend saw. it was making for the river at a speed never contemplated by the Life Insurance Company.

Verily there's no resisting the elephant A "NIGGER darkies had bought a mess of pork in partnership; but Sam having no place to put his portion in, consented to trust the whole to Julius' keepig. The next morning they met, wheni Sam says: Good mnornin', Julius, any thing happen strange or mysterious. down in your wicinity, lately Yaas, Sain, a most strange thing happen at my house yerterlast night. All mystery -all mystery to me." Ah Julius what was dat Well, Sam, I tole you now. Die morning I went down into the cullar for to get a piece of hog for dis darkey's breakfast, and I put my hand down in de brine and felt all round, but no pork dare-ail gone.

Couldn't tell what bewent with it, so I turned up de an Sanm, as true a preachin, de rats had eat a hole cler frue de bottom ob do bar'land dragged do pork all out Sam was petritied with astonishment, but presently said Why didnt de brine run out ob do same hole Ah, Sam, dat is de mystery-dat is de mystery." Hon. Stephen Ale'g ocket.Pie. AmLAg the victims of the "llHenry Clay" disaster, was Stephen Allen, an aged man, formeply a tngor of Yoi-k, beloved and esteemed by all who knew In hia pocket book found a printed slip contain-: ipg following advice. Keep good, company or Never be idle. If yotw bands cannot be use.fully employed, attend to the cultivation of your miind.

speah; the 1gake few promises. iv.u oyour engagements. fhen you speak to a. rnan look him in the face. Good character is above all things else.

Your character cannot be essentially injured except by your own acts. II any man speaks evil of you, let your life be such that no one will him. Drink no kinds of intoxicating liquors. Live within your income.When you retire to bed, think over what you have been doing durinig the day. Make no haste to be rich if you would prosper.

Small and steady gains give competency with tranquility of mind. Never play at any game of chance. Avoid temptation, through fear you may be able ercoanme it. leston in those two instances planted her Ipotatoes in poor suil which did not reproduce the seed. I have resided in Charleston for many years, and am much attached to the place and people, amongst whom I have many valued friends.

No two gentlemen stand higher in my estimation than the Charleston citizens who have visited Edgefield on this occavion, to be heard on this great and important subject. I believe them to be truly honest in their zeal in behalf of the Blue Ridge Rail Road. They are both distinguished gentlemen-one known to the people of the State by his public services, the other a highly intelligent merchant of Charleston. who has, by his own exertions, raised himself froi a poor boy, to wealth and eminence. But while I award to these gentlemen the purest motives, may I not be allowed to suggest that they may be a little icild and liable to fall into a great error in regard to the Blue Ridge Road, as the gentleman did in his potato calculations.

But to return to the subject. I repeat that this is a fearful subject to a pproach. Its magnitude demands that it should be gravely and thoroughly considered, and well understood by all who are to be tared to pay the first outlay, as well as that which may follow, in order to keep tip public works nut able to sustain themselves. The sentiments of the District cannot be ascertained at this meeting. I therefore suggest that a box be opene I at the next District election, that each one, by his vote can say whether he is.

for, or against further aid to the Blue Ridge Rail Road. A majority voting for it, will be positive instructions, that no meiber will disregard by voting against sentiments so clearly expressed by his constituents. One of the objections to this enterprise which ought to thinking men, is, that State capital, and own-rhip, will so far predominate, that the State will necessarily have the control and mnaagemaent of it. This, I think, anl insuperable objection, and will, in my opimion, prove disastrus. I have no idea that any State could take the best Rail Road in the United Stuates--L-xcepting the Western and Atlantic Road in Georgia-and so man.

age it, as to render it profitable, or in many instances self sustaining. The South Carolina Rail Road is one of the best located concerns the whole country. It receives froni passengers and mails, over five hundred thousand dollars per annum, and carrie-about four hundred thousand bales of cotton. The receipts from passangers, mails and cotton do not pay its current expenses by many thousands of dollars. Nnne of these sources of income will be enjoyed by the Blue Ridge Road, except to a very limited extent.

The South Carolina road hns an im iense carrying trade from New York, Phila. delphia, Boston and Baltiniure. and in foreign and domestic goods from Charleston to supply our own State, Georgia and Alabama, and, I may say, a large portion of the South West, with merchandise-from which branch 3f carrying trade the Blue Ridge Rail Road from its location will of necessity, be precluded. The Blue Rilre Road will be a more costly Any man who is at all informed in suen matters will at once see that the Blue Ridge Rail Road will -not bear a comparison, in point of location, with the Western and Atlantic Road, which belongs to the State of Georgia. That road is an exception; no other road has been successfully managed by a State government.

It has an extentive travel, and is one of the great mail lines from East to West-and has a large cotton carrying trade besides. The great commercial channels, as well as mails and travel, run East and West. The Blue Ridge Road runs across the country, and cannot form aliink--therefore these are sources of income it never can have. The Western andi Atlantic Road may be comn pared to afunnuel. At one end it is fed by the Memphis, the Nashville and the East Tennessee and Georgia Roads; at the other cnd by the Georgia Rail Road, West-Point anid Lagrange Rood, the Macon and Western and the Roume Rail Roads.

Besides all the other disadvantages connected with the scheme, we mamy suggest that our State will labor uinder that of working the portion of the Blue Ridge Road lying beyond her limits. All nersons conversant with Rail Roading are aware of the thousands of perplexing law-suits that annoy the managers of our Roads in this State, as well as others, and how hard it is to get justice from our own juries residing amongst us and sympathising as they should do with the owners of our Rail Road property. If it is so diflicult to get justice at home what may we expect from juries of other States where it is known that the State of South Caroliua is principal owner and is obliged to pay most of the damages for loss of life or limb, any species of property. A hog will be valued at $20, a cow at $100, a man pro bably at Of what advanitage will the Blue Ridge Rail Road be to the uipper Districts of the State -t When this question is asked the most common reply is we shall get a cheap supply of Western bacon. This idea has been prominently set forth by the honorable gentlemen from Charlestoun.

Bacon is now brought to Hamburg from East Tennessee, for forty or fifty cents a hundred pounds. The Blue Ridge Road might possibly deliver to half the District ten cents a hundred cheaper. We will suppose the population, white and black, to number forty thousand, and that one half of them from the upper side of the District wvere to get their bacon ten cents a hutndred cheaper than by the Georgia roads, and that each individual, man, woman, and child, consume seventy-five pounds of bacon more per annum than is raised at That would save the peopl of hat portion of the D'sti iet, one thousand tive hundred dollar4, a seven and a half cents a piece. We will suppose further that all the bacon brought iinto the District came over thse Blue Ridgelail Road, and let it have all the benefit of the freights on bacon, say forty cents a hundred. The aggregate un bacon for all Edgetiteld Di4strict would amount to toul thousand eight hundred dollars not enough to pay for the annual wear and tear, and running enpenses, on four niles of Rail Road, and we will have a hundred and ninetyfive railes to keep up.

If we pass with this bacon idea to Barnwell, and the Districts below, we will find it cheaper to get it by the Georgia Roads. On the other of the State we are to have the French Broad Rail Road tosupply that quarter-and the Ea-tern and low country Districts will be supplied through Baltimoreso that the bacon idea into insignificance comipared with the enormous outlay necessary to be in order to obtain this miountLain Road, besides the great expense of keeping it up. Bacon also seems to be the prost prominent and protitable article named in the catalogue of imports from Tennessee. The location of Blue Ridge Rail Road is such, that it cannot be a thorough-far for passengers, and if it has to depend on the carrying trade, confined to our supplies, it is bound to be afailure. How can it be otherwise The fact ought to bo'kept in view, that, it is not the distanee fronm inoxtvile to the sea-board in 8.0 Othat i to vaise the Eta Rail Road, but the comparative dimance by that route, from Knoxville to New York.

We have nothing to exchange with the people of Tennessee in that direction. It ii well known in commercial circles that the jobbing trade of Charleston import to a very limited extent. That city gets her supplies mainly from New York, where the village and large country merchant of South Carolina and Georgia go to purchase their supplies also. And what is to prevent the merchants of Knoxville and East Tennessee doing the they have the Virginia and East Tennsee Rail Road to carry fur them They cll make their purchanes in the Iforthern cities and we cannot reasonably look for a carrying.trade of merchandise. Therefore it would seem that the Blue Ridge Road must derive its support mainly by carrying agricultural articles for our homne consumption; and as I have already said-ind the gentlemen from Charleston have saidbacon is tho principal article.

We do not want Tennessee flour-we raise wheat enough for our home use-and we cannot inimport wheat to grind into flour to export to New York-neither will the wheat come this way. It will go by the way of Virginia. Previous to the opening of the Virginia and East Tennessee Road, the South Rail Road md the central Georgia ever crowded with thousands of busblA wheat, sometimnes thirty and forty tbouand bushels a day by each Road. Flouring Mill. were erected at great expense to grind1 up Tennessee wheat for the New York market.

Very suddenly this flood of wheat changed its direction, and we now no wheat on our Rail Roads, and the flouring mill, are running half time for the want of wheat, while the Richmond millers are coming on fifty miles this side of Knoxville, wheat and taking a trade fromn us, that we once thought secure -rond all cont ingencies. It will be seen that 19e Blue Ridge Rou-l, is have little or no travel, mo cotton, it is not a great mail mute, and running in the wrong direction to be a line for carrying mierchandise and its distribution. Now htt mne ask-where is it to get the business that wi.3 render it self sustaining 7 I am a Rail Road mai-am now pledged to subscribe ten thousand dollars to a Rail Road in this District. I offered to subs.Tribe $20,000 to the Savannah Valley Road, provided others equally able and am much interested would do the same, and begin the Road at Hamburg. Rail Roads, as comrnercial avenues, are blessings, but they may be managed so as to be of value to the couutry through which they pass.

If we had a Rail Road Ironm Ninety-Six to Aikenu--the cotton along its line, in my opin. ion, would still go to Hamburg. The fact is exemplified in the thousands of bales that are carried from along tho line of the Greenville Rail Road in wagons to Hamburg, where it has a cheap transit to the sea-board, and where heavy goods are sold cheap. I repeat that if you had a Iail Road from dred pounu, C. Road for a distance of ten mile-, an I they think they qught to get- eighteen wenits.

I came here not to talk for myself, but for the people at large, and edid niot intend to advert to taxation-for it savours of demagogism-looks like throwing the tub to the whale, and catering to the prejudices of men but the gentlemen from Charles- have introduced that branch of the subject, which is indeed inseparable from it. All the Northern cities have spent their millions in building commercial avenues. Our commercial city shrinks from that duty, and expects the State to do it by taxation. Charleston is still wealthy notwithstanding the millions that are accumulated there, and transfered to Northern cities, to England and to Scotland. If Charleston had been imbued with the same spirit of enterprise that characterizes other cities, her surplus capital would have been engaged in enterprises similar to the Blue Ridge Rail Road.

If the State mdertakes to make Raiil Roads for her, the mercantile capital always continue to shrink from such investments. And it will leave Charleston as hereto ore, each year carrying away its million. One of the great leaders of the Blue Ridge party has stated in a speech, that a debt of a million will add to the tax on negrues eighteen cents a head. Aecording to his calculation a debt of two millions will add thirty-seven cents-four millions seventy-five cents-eight millions one dollar, tifty centsand teelce million.s (my estimate fo)r the cost of the Road) two dollars and twenty-five cents a head-and everything else in the same ratio. Is it right Is it just That the country people should have to work the roads that lead to commercial points, where men grow rich on commercial traffic, and then to be called on to build commercial channels from our cities to other countrica and through other States.

Youi all know how much labor we bestow on our Roads, and still have the worst wagon high ways in christendomn-almost imnpaasabe at certain seasons of the year, for a half loaded wagon with six mules. Good common Roads are what we most want, ditched, graded, and graveled Roads-l4urnpikes. Materials be found within two or three miles of any public high-way in thec District, even in our sand-hills. If we had good turnpikos we would not stand so much in need of Rail Roads. Onr share -of the monecy that the Blue Ridge Road will cost, would build us turnpikes from IHamburg to every neighborhood in the Distriet.

The estimates for the completion of the Blue Ridge is very low. Why is the machinery and rolling stock left out altogetier Who ever heard of a Rail Road commencing bnsinests without machinery That is ordinarily part of the co-t of a Road. The rolling machinery of the Baltimore and Ohio Road cost five millions. I have no idea that the Blue Ride Road will be completed without running the cost very far over the estimates. Major Gwynn the chief engineer of the Blue Ridge Rail Road, stands high as an engineer, and so much do I appreciate him that he would be my first choice were I going to build a Rail Road.

But still I think, that every prudent man make allowance for under estimates ina so complicated and difficult a job-and I for one, have made up my mind to see the work, if cafried en, cost eleven or twelve millions of dollars. Major Gwynn, was the chief engineer of the North Carolina Central Road, which cost about twenty five per cent more than hi4 estimates. The discrepancy was explained by Gov. Morehead, so that it did not detract from the character of Major Gwynn as an able and reliable enginmeer. Thero is certainly room for similar extra outlays that may, before this work is completed in all its parts, run up the co.t-as I am confident it will-to a point beyond the of all concerned.

I don't wish to see the State put into the barids of any man, or set of when ha wmrk in half dans we will not be to stop-our pridewill urge wn to a ruinous expenditure. Look at our State The first estimates were five hundred thousand it was then raised to eight' hundred, thin aspin to.twelve hundred, and lastly to twomiioris -and although we have as able an architect as may be found In thia country-the build. Ing is now likely to exceed even the last estinates a half, if not 0 million rof dollars. I consider the Staie Capitol one of the most gigar tio follies gf the age. But after it is paid for, our children's children Will look on it with pride, as a monument of our taste and liberality-while the millions expended on the Blue Ridge Rail Road-if it prove to be a failure-will be'astandinig monument of wa-teful miismal and entail a heavy debt on our posterity Many are trouble- about the million we have already the Blue Ridge Rod -to such, I would bay, the money will not be entirely lost-we'will have an'additional Road in S.

C. But sipposo it is to be lost, better so, than to do: worse. The State of N. York-loaned her: bonds to the Erid Rail Rnad. That company applied for additional aid.

It was proposedto give her the four millions that the State might wipe her hands and be clear of the conrern. By some uteana the anount to build it was raised. The Road coat thirty-three millions, and the stock is now only worth five cents in the dollar. You will all agree with we that the State of New York made lucky escape by giving up as lost the first four millions she had lianed. Life.

What is life? It is merely a happy dream of pleasure; a drama- in which the actors know of nothing but blissful hope and and where their happineas is shown in every genture? Where every fiotstep is guided by the mild and heavenly radiance of truth, to the blest haven of everlasting repase? Is It the harmonious blending of virtue, love, religion, and unalloyed pleasure Ah. these are not all the characteristics of lf -Let us cAt a glance at the care-worn, altered mni, whose Lhildhood was filled with boyish knowing naught of care; his you-h a d'eligi-tful dream of love and future felicity. -Look at him as he beside his merchatdise; his waking- hopes and nightly fears are of'money and its losses; rarely is the laugh seen upn his cheek, except in bitter scorn at his foolishness of of heart, its romance of counting lbye a treaa sure. His talk is all of stern realities, chillIng unimaginitive facts, the dull material accidents of hid unhappy life. Duty strugglos with him unrewarded 1 the value of a fancy he measures by the gan it brifng.

Thus he toils day by day, a cold and joyless man. But there certainly is something more exalting an-i bliseful in life than can be traced in such a character. We may look at the man bf years who leans uMui the staff of true religion; his -t to feel for others: it is a burat. aeeps 1as treasme, a noble and loving heart; he Iflfills the great duly of life, he truly lives; yet how few there are. that merely breathe and l.bor.

They are enslaved to a daily routine of labor and habit. One man truly lives where tbousands exist as in a torpor. They never, have a feebly sense of a more celestial realm; their aifections, fancies, and feeli.ags dead, imagination, faith, a'id conscience are etpunged. Life is indeed a strange mixture; it is as an avenue of various trees and flowers, that is lightsome at the commencement, but darknesi towprd the chu.e. It begins as a little path edged with violets and primrose', and a mossy carpet for tiny feet to tread upon; but thistles soon spring itn the way, vipers'hide among the and briers are woven in the At the Gibson (Ead.) County Fair, quite novel exhibition was made.

The Clarion thus describes it: About three o'clock Meade and. his wife entered the Ibllowed 'by their twelve sons and two daughters, each on a fine gray steed, and in the order of their ages. They proceeded around the ring, while the band struck up Hail Columbia," and drewup in front of the Executive, when the President made some very appropriate remarks, after which the mainahoth family- was mnost vociferously. cheered from, one side of the grounds'to the We give a brief statemnt of this family. Theold gentleman was born ini 1798, and came to this country in 1819.

Mrs. Meade ws' born in 1803. The two were married in 1821,: The oldest son is thirty-six years old and the youngest fourteen. The older daughter is nineteen end the youngest seventeen. Eleven are marriedi and have twenty-two children.

The fourteedn children of Mr. Meade were all born in Gibson County, and all now live hero but one, and are the best of citiz.ens. None of the family have died, lt -'now look hale and (lad.) ErzC-rs or Catoonorban wn ilmvs-The other afternoon Mr. Annan, Downfield, wishing to have the honey takar un a hive without killing the bees, and having before heard of chlorvforma being used, felt anxious to try the 4xperiment. He fist closed the doorway, then covered the hire with a cloth to shut out the light as much as possible, after which he commenced to blow chrofortm into the hive.

When it was discovered that the bees had fallen sleep, they were easily removed to another hive without harm to any one', and next morning were all awake and in a lively hunnen around their hive, no doubt wondering wha had happened. Tis beIng a. sneeseful and usetful in keeping the bees alive, we think it right to make itI gnown for the henefit of others. THE SEaVANT as His It is enotrgb for the disciple' that ho be as and the servant as his x. 25.

When the Mexican Emperor Guatimozin was put upon the rack' by the soldiers of Cortes, one of his lay in tortures at the same time, dined piteously to his sovereign the pain he endured. "Doouj think," Gautimozin, that The nobleman ceased moaning, and expired in silence. When a Christian," addls the pious Bishop Hone, athinks his sid'eriugs for sin, in atckness, or pain, ifatoldrable, let him rem ember of hia patiently on that bed of sorroa the andi le wil think sono longer." SavEtD 'rnE 'odt years since a farmer in -IlhlinoisL notwitsanding all his neighbors' insited he was playing the fol, set out on his faimi ontthousand prao's trees, and this easotn s.fesedl ten thouand dollars for crop, which he arterwardziiold in the lot for ferteen thousansd dollars. Any man that will be foul enqn.h to rruit ought to be served tus: so..