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t!<hc ratefor Ihp flraV three insertion*, agdntinuanre. TTawienotmarked on

WfVf~ » .pccificd tiinc, wiU bt inserted

>rjg'£ock hospital,*

ained (he raostepeedy remedy.e of Org«n}fciW>wers, Pahl in

<ICtUI| i IIIWlt ^lwcnuu QKIM ) wuow»«MVi«u wvuiakn.(itid all those 1torrid affoctiona arising- from a CertainSecret Uabitbf Youth, whichblighttheir inoetbriUianth<p^<K.r"ltWTtril^t^*1T. rendering' Marriage, etc., im-

K! ~JL Cure W#m«ted or no Charge,Yotrcto Mfi* especially, wh6 have bccome the vic¬

timsof Solitary Vice, thai dreadful and destructivetabit which annually svtaM^ an untimely grave

[>f young men of the moat cxajjted talentsat intellect, who miEfat otherwise have en-

Senates with"the thunders of elo-1 to testacy the living lyre, may call

[confidence.Marriage.1 Married persons, or those contemplating- marriage,being aware ofpliysical weakness,shouldimmediatelyconsult Dr. J., and be restored to pcrfect health." OfficeNo. 7,South Frederick street. Baltimore, Md.,bfrt the left hand sfde, going- from Baltimore street. 7

'doors from the corner. Be particularinobserving tnchuiabcr, at you'will mistake the place.1 Dr. Johnston,Member ofthe Ttoyal College of Surgeons, London,QrmduAte from oneof the most eminent Colleges of the.United States, and the greater part of whose life lias

* been spent in the Hospitals of London, Paris, Philadel¬phia *md elsewhere, has effected some of the moet'as-teaishiiip cures that were ever known. Many troubledWith ringing in the ears and head when asleep, great

v B&vousness, being alarmed at sudden sounds, andbashfulness, with frequent blushing, attended sometimes with derangement ofmind, were cured immedi-Take Particular Notice.

Dr. J. addressesall thosewhohove injured themselvesby private and improper indulgences, that secret and.eliburvuhabit, which ruin both body and mind, unfitingthcia bat either business or society.duced by early habits of youth, viz: Weakness oPtheHack and limbs, Pains in the Head, Dimness of Sight,Loss of Muscular Power, Palpitation ofthe Heart, Dis-pepsla, Nervous Irritability, DerangcmcntoftlieDiges¬tive Functions, General Deljflity, Symptoms of Con¬sumption, &c.Mentally..Tlie fearful effects on the mind aremuch to be dreaded; loss of memory, confusion ofideas, depression of spirits, evil forebodings, aversion

Up society, self distrust, love of solitude, timidity, &c.,and some of the evils produced.Nervous Debility.

Weaknessofthesystcm,nervousdebilityandprema-t&re decay, generally arisingfrom the destructive habit**f youth,"that solitary practice so fatal to the healthfulexistenccof t^an, and it is the youngwhoare most aptto become its victimsfrom an ignorance of the dangersto which they subject themselves. Parents and guar¬dians are often misled with respect to the cause orsource of disease in their sons and wards. Alas! howoften do they ascribe to other causes the wasting of theframe, Palpitation of the heart, dyspepsia, indisrestion,derangement ofthe nervous system, cough, andsymp¬toms ofconsumption, also those serious mental effects,soph as loss of memory, depression ofspiritsor peculiartit* of melanclioly, when the truth is they have been in¬dulging in pernicious but alluring practices, destruc¬tive to both body and mind. Thus are swept from ex¬istence, thousands who mighthave been of use to theircountry, a pleasure to thoir friends, and ornaments tosociety.Dr. Johnston's Invigorating Remedy for

Organic Weakness.This grand and important Remedy has restored

strength and vigor to thousands of themost debilitatedindividuals, many who had l«*st all hopes, and beenabandoned to die. By its complete im'igoration of then-rvous system, the whole faculties become restoredto their properpowerand functions, and thefall<*n fabric«sf life is raised unto beauty, consistencyand duration,upon the ruins ofan amacfa ted and premature decline,to sound and pristine health. Oh, how liappy havehundreds of misguided youth* been made, wiio havebeen suddenly restored to health from the devastationsnfthusr terrific maladies whieli resultfrom indiscretion.Such persons before contemplating

Marriage,should reflect thata sound mmdand bodv a re the mostnecessary requisites to promote connubial happiness.Indeed, without this, thejourney through life becomestL weary pilgrimage; the prospect hourly darkens tothe view; the mind becomes shadowed with despair,and filled with the melancholy reflection that the liap-iiincss of another becomes blighted with, our own..v-t no false delicacy prevent you, but apply immedi¬

ately.He who places himselfunder the care of Dr. Johnston

tn.iv religiously confide in his honor as a Gentleman,and confidently rely upon his skill as a Physician.To Strangers.

The many thousands cured at this institution withintlie last t :n"years, and the numerous important Surgi¬cal Operations performed by Dr. Johnston, witnessedbv the reporters of the papers and many other personsnotices ot whichhave appeared again andagain beforethe public, is a sufficient guarantee that the affiiclcdwill Find 11 skillful and honorable physician."* X.13. There are so 1111ny ignorant and worthlessQuack* advertising themselves as physicians, ruiningthe health of the already Afflicted, tliat Dr. Johnstondeems it necessary to say to those acquainted with hisreputation that his credentials or diplopias alwayshang in his Office.

Weakness of tlie Organsimmrdiatelv cured, and full vigor restored.ALL LETTERS POST-PAID.REMEDIES

SENT BV MAIL.December 23, 1 .ly.

INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE VAL¬LEY OF VIRGINIA,

CHARTERED MARCH 17, 1852.Capital $30,000, willi power to increase

the same to $>'200,000.fT^HIS Company. having*b?cn duly organized, is nowJL ready to receive Applications ana issue Policies,Miidofllri to the citizens of Virginia the inducement ofa home Comnany for the safe insurance of all kinds olI'ropcrtv, M.'rcnnadw, &c.., at fair and equitablerate*. The Directors assure tlie public that this Com¬pany will be conducted with a view to permanency,and on the strictest principles of equity, justice, and aclose regard to economy and the safety of the insured.

JOS. S. CAISSON, President. 1C. S. FUNK, Secretary.O. F. BRESEE, Actuary.DlttECTORS.

Jo*. S. Carson, ! William L. Clark,Jam-s P. Riely, Jaines H. Bureress,Llovd Logan, J N. W. Richarclson,

John Kerr.Office on Piccadilla street, near the Valley Bank,Winchester, Virginia.

B. W. HERBERT,Agent for Jefferson county.July 27, 1?52.ly

CHARLES II. STEWART has been appointedAccent for Clarke county. Letters addressed to him atCharlestown, JefFerson county, Virginia, will receiveprompt attention, or he may be seen in Berryvilleupon Court days.HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COM¬

PANY.HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

Incorporated 18JO..Charter Perpetual.Capital s150,000. with power of Increasingit to *250,000.PUBLIC Buildings, Manufactories, Mills, Machine-

rv, Dwelling Houses, Stores, Merchandise, House¬hold Purniturc, vessels on the storks or while in port,&c., will be insured at rates as low as the risk willadmit.Applications for Insurance may be made of

B. W. HERBERT,N. B. On all Church Buildings and Clergymen'spersonal property the Assent will present his commis¬

sions in reducing" the amount ofpremiumson the risksthun arising*.July 13, 1S52.ly

AGENCY.

THE undersigned, Aercnt for INSURANCE COM¬PANY OF THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, at

ter, and HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCECOiTPStX' ofHartford, Connecticut, will receive ap-plicationsaffUj^1'' gulate Premiums on all risks in tneformer Companyj^^d Insure Property and deliverPolicy on the propertyHu^ured as soon as premiumsare paid in the latter coinpi^nv-SUBSCRIPTIONS receivctTfer the following- News¬papers and Periodicals:Daily, tri-weekly and weekly Nati^al Intcllig^ncer.

Do. do. do. Baltimore American.Weekly Episcopal Recorder.Do. Littells' Living Acre.

Monthly Boys' and Girls* Magazine.Do. Youths' Cabinet and Mentor.

B. W. HERBERT.December 23, 1852.ly

CASH FOR NEGROES.

I AM desirous to purchase a larg-e number of NE¬GROES for the southern markets, men, women,

boys, girls and families, for which 1 will give the high¬est casn prices.

Persons having slaves to sell will please inform mepersonally, or by letter at Winchester, which will re¬ceive prompt attention; or B. M. & W. L.Campbell,No. 242, est Pratt street. Baltimore.

Elijah Mcdowell,Agent of B. M. & W. L. Campbell.

Winchester, July 7,1851.lyCASH FOR NEGROES.

THOSE persons having- Negroes forsale, can get thehighest price by calling- on the subscriber at

Cfc&rlcstown. Appliertion in person or by letter willbe promptly attended to. C. G. BRAGG.July lo, 1851.

,CORN! CORN! V 7THE undersigned are prepared to receive CORN,

both at the~scveral Depots in the Counter and atthe Old Furnace. The}' will state now as an invaria¬ble rule that Mixed Corn will not be taken at any priccor on any terms. It must be cither. White or Yellow.They will receive Corn now and*wil\ «*«*vance onc-lmlJof its supposed value and pay the balance when iireaches market, dediicut«ronly the cost'of transporta¬tion friku the price at which H may sell.

*LACKBURN & CO.February 1,1S53.tf ,

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May 3. /LOCK, CRAMER & LINE.prf| BUSHELSMERCER POTATOES,^OU May 3. f LOCK, CRAMER & LIN&.

in BBLS. OF TAR, bylv/ 1 LOCK, CRA>l£R<& LINE1 May 3,;j853.

LOAD EARTHEN CROCKS, all sizes. b3

IJrtftt#,THE FINE OLD ARKANSAS GENTLEMAN.

nT1?of*$.of °°r readers at all familiar with the storyc^ajjcterB °f°ur sister State ofArkansasWU1 scarcely require a'hint as

we^nHiAMP of e?ceedingljcleversongwiichnrint ^ 0W- 14 bear" the unmistakable im¬print of the mpst versatile genius, ablest lawyer, thenml ln^n,.h lffl0S\dU,inKuished orator nnd poet.sSuth^h°Ug n0t eaSt' j°UieSt good feUow

SOXG.Tn* PISS ARKANSAS OEXTLEJUH.

1.Now all good fellows, listen and a story I will tellOfa mighty clevergentlemanwho lives extremely welLIn thewestern port ofArkansaw, close to the Indian

dnifk °uncea weck on whiskey, and im-

b^t of win^: huDself completely on the veryAfine Arkansas gentlemandoseto the Choctaw line.

IL

gc5,,eman b"8 amiphti- fine estate

k ^0U5and T? or more ofland, thatwill^ n^T? £ great deal some day or btlier if lie

seen! towaU;SeIft00 S°°n' and '+* coud-

AD<1Jo" ftanitd0ZCn nCgr0C3 that ^OU,a rather

how many he has got; '

This fineArkansasgentleman close to theChoctaw linem.

Thi8hou^eArkanSaS gcntleman Ilas b"'» a splendid°n 5* ofa b'K prairie extremely well populated

w ith deer, and hares, and gronse;

fere ToX t0^ hiS frienda' he^ noth-

This fineIV'

Ttofin^Arknnsaa gentleman makes several hundredUnless from drought, or worm, or getting a bad stand

orothcr such contingency, his crop is short

Andwhen^spicked, and ginned, and baled, he putsAnd get aboard himself likewise, and charters the bar

OrdCVi1,°.f a SP"*> "bile down to Xew_Orleans he and his cotton float;line! nsas g<-'ntleman, close to the Choctaw

And when he gets to New Orleans he sacks a clothingAnd puts tip at the City Hotel, the St. Louis the St

citv in,>e ^"^"b-and all other hotels in the

'I succeeds in finding anv more;

treats""" Up°n 3 mcrchant, aud goes about and

EVCTLZT.fl7 v- K?n.tuck-r. and Arkansas, and Ala-va-hiTT!*' and ,he Choctaw nation and* ^i^abond lie meets j

lineArkausas gentlemen, close to the Choctaw

T,1C Sn'Jwk";^ d°"'n tbcre- ^ben he thought of

Aft°tS!vln^Ut da-vs or lcss. be discoveredbJ lending and by spending, and by beimr

a prey in general to gamblers, ha'ckmen, loSbrokers,boosters, tailors, servants and many otherindividuals, white and black.

lied distributed his assets and got rid of all his meansor"t1 ,n~Tg,1C1 Sh0W fur tbein, barrin twoor tlnee headaches, an invincible thirst, and c.v-

.issstracquain,aucc*^"lfne Arknn3as gentlemen, close to the Choctaw

vit.

X°Wthere^ genlIcman E°< borne is neither here nor

Gut I've been credibly informed he swore worse than* * rty-^even pirates, and fiercely combcd his hair"

f "?." lle got safely home, they sav he took an oathTlutt he d ue\ er bet a cent again at any game ofcards,and moreover, for wnnt ofdecent advisers, he for-ti «

orc whiskey and women both;line0 ansas gentleman, cloae U) the Choctaw

vnt.This fine Arkansas gentleman went strong for Pierce

and King,°

And so came on to AVashington to get a nice fat of-/?'e or so'ne other mighty comfortable thing;

urn" "Jerusalem that went to Jericho,

lie fell among the thieves again, and could not win a

bound to" topi'trcd or not, so his cash was ;

Th,Sl!n'ee ArkuniiU eentlcman, close to the Choctaw

IX.So when his moneys all were gone, he took unto hisAnd Doctor Reyburn physicked him. and the cham¬

bermaid who had a great affection for him, with, ,

ber arm held up his head;'

l"u, ad.eu",d:i <;ame wec»,in3 round and biddingAndi^" "'bree dozen preachers, whom he didn't

know at all, and didn't care a curse if he didn'tcame praying for him too;

'

Arktulsai gentleman,' close to the Choctaw*

TI,e-forI^:r nnd^read hi. out all readyAnd merely to console themselves they opened the

own room" Came of faro r,gbt there in his

BUt hUefeiC htard th° ChCCks' he flunS tl'.e linen off

And sung out just precisely as he used to do when heas alive,

. Prindle, don't turn! hold on! I go twenty on theKing and copper on the Ace!"

,f''e Aransas gentleman, close to the Choctawl'IKE.

THOUGHTS AND SENTIMENTS..... Reputation is like polished steel.it

may be tarnished by a breath.... .Unsophisticated manners are the genu-ine ornaments of a virtuous mind. j.... City people usually appear to know jmore than they do; country people less. .

....When men try to get more good thaircomes from well-doing, they always get less.

Remorse very often barbs the arrow ofaffliction.

.... It is a -sure method of obliging in con¬versation to show pleasure in giving attention.

.... Is it not better that your friend tells yourfaults privately than that your enemies talk ofthem publicly ?

.... The best right of man.the right towrite what is right. The best right of woman.the marriage rite.

.. It is not the place, says Cicero, thatraaketh the person, but the person that makeththe place honorable.

..We once heard a sensible man say of avery refined circle, that their silence was as in¬structive to him as their conversation.

.... Alas! are not the blessings of the worldlike the enchanted bullets ? That which pierecsour heart is uuited with the gift which ourheart desired.

.... Nothing but real love.(how rare it is!has one human heart in a million ever knownit?).nothing but real love can repay us for theloss offreedom.the cares and fears of poverty.the cold pity of a world that we both despiseand respect

.... Flowers are the alphabet of angels,whereby they write on hills and fields myste¬rious truths.

....A woman is a good deal like a piece ofivy. The more you are ruined the closer sheclings to you. A wife's love don't begin toshow itself till a sheriff is after you.

The saying so often quoted, "Theschoolmaster is abroad," originated with LordBrougham. In one of his speeches it is thusintroduced: "Xet the soldier be abroad if hewill: he can do nothing in this age. There isanother personage abroad.a person less im-

Tho world is full bf life.full of action..And yet here are<[tftb^iVEd loiter on thegreat race of life. They pass alofag and le^veno record of deeds to live affcei* them: Nolaudable ambition seems to stir their shijjjgishsoulk No soaring aspiration seems tp throbin their hearts. They basic in the sunshine andshun the conflicts where mind grapples withmind, living a brief day, and living in unbro¬ken lightOur young men do not appreciate the privi¬leges of this day. They do not make good use

of the advantages1 that surround them. Thereare many ofthem who are nobly struggling todo so, but hosts of others seems to have no am¬bition. No impulse stirs tliem. The world inits progress brings its resources to their Verydoors, hut they have not sufficient energy of

out grasp them.We see much to regret in. society. The

young hearts, where lie the hopes of our coun¬try, are too iugloriously idle, or fritteriug awaytheir usefulness and influence. Let a personpass through the country nhd mingle with thegatherings of our young" men,""nud .they willlook with sorrow on th« frivolous character pre¬sented. Why so much ill-breeding? _Wliyso much vulgarity aud profanity i Why sorude and repulsive a disregard of all the littlecourtesies ot lite ? Why is their conversationso grossly coarse ?We miss the heart-born of politeness that

should characterize the conduct of the truegentlemen. We even see those claiming gen¬tility and respectability treatingstrangers.nay,women.with marked discourtesy aud insult.And where is the fault.There are some "good.old ways," which

ought not to be departedfrom.counsels whichshould not be forgotten. We depreciate arro¬gant, selfish and repulsive manners which, so

generally, mark the character of young people.There is no truer mark of a gentleman thancourtesy in the treatment of others. Staleslang is no accomplishment.it is a stain..The ill-bred retort degenerates into deliberateinsult. The young man who thinks he is nota " blood young man" until he can show howlittle he cares tor the unpretending, but shiningqualities of modesty and home simplicity, com¬mits a sad mistake. A man may swagger andsneer at all these sacred influences.even athis own mother, and talk boldly about the''foolish old woman," but we would shun himas we would a ruffian.

THE DREAM OF HAPPINESS.

Often had I heard of happiness, but wasignorant of it myself. My heart inquired ifit was all a phantom.a thing ot" fictionmerely, and not of fact I I determined totravel through the earth and see if it was inthe possession of any mortal.

I beheld a King on his stately throne..Subjects obeyed liis laws. A multitude ofservants came and went at his bidding..Palaces of tho most costly materials were athis service, and his tables groaned with therichness of their burdens. lie seemed furn¬ished with all he could desire, but his coun¬tenance betrayed that he was unhappy.I saw a man of wealth. He resided in anelegant mansion, and was surrounded byevery luxury; but he lived in constant fearof losing his possessions. He was constantlyimagining that all his property would be con¬sumed or taken from him. Thus picturingto liis own mind the miserable condition ofhimself aud family, he was not satisfied with

_his present wealth. The more he had, themore he desired. Surely, here was not hap¬piness.

I looked upon a lovely valley surroundedby hills. In the midst of it stood a neat lit¬tle village. Gurgling streams came murmur¬ing down the hillside. The lambs frolickedmerrily about. Cattle grazed in the verdantpastures, and now and then went to quenchtheir thirst at the nearest spring, or the purl¬ing brook. Everything seemed pleasant. Ithought certainly here is happiness. But Ivisited the inhabitants of this beautiful spot,and saw that they were not happy. Theylived not peaceably among themselves, andmurmured because great wealth was nottheir portion, or that they were not born tohigh station.

I beheld a fair young creature, blessed withhealth and beauty. She was the life of theball room, aud received the most constant at¬tentions. But I perceive that she was nottruly happy. These things could not satisfythe longings of her heart.

I saw a true and heartfelt Christian. liewas constantly exercising love to his fellowmen, and doing all in his power to extendthe knowledge of Jesus Christ and Him cru¬cified. He trusted not in the vanities of thislife for happiucss. He sought not this world'sriches, but laid up for himself a treasure inHeaven. Ilis soul was at rest, and at peacewith God, and with mankind. Although" heexperienced many trials, both in public andprivate, still he was cheerful, and contentwith his lot. He only of all these was pos¬sessed of true happiness.

[Pettenyiirs Reporter.THE CHARMS OF LIFE.

«i

There are a thousand tilings in this world toafflict and sadden.hut, oh! how many thatare beautiful and good! The world teems withbeauty.with objects which gladden the eyeand warm the heart. "Wejnight be happy ifwe would. There are ills that we cannot es¬

cape.the approach of disease and^vdeath, ofmisfortune, the sundering of earthly andthe caucer wonn of grief.but a vast majorityof the evils that beset us might be avoided.^-.The curse of intemperance, interwoven as it iswith all the ligaments of society, is one whichnever strikes but to destroy. There is not onebright page upon the record of its progress.nothing to shield it from the heartiest execra-tion of the human race. It should not esist-r-it ought not. Do away with all tins.let warscome to an end, and kindness mark the inter¬course between man and man. We are tooselfish, as if the world was made for us alone.How much happier would we. be were we tolabor more earnestly to promote each other'sgood. God has blessed us with a home whichis not dark. There is sunshine everywhere.in the sky, upon the earth.there would be inmost hearts, if we would look around us. Thestorms die away, and a bright sun shines out.Summer drops lier tinged curtain upon theearth, which is very beautiful, even when au-tumn breathes her changing breath upon it..God reigns in Heaven. Murmur not at a

| Being so bountiful; and we can live happierthan we do..... It often happens that a slight emotion

draws tears, which are frozen in their cells bystronger and deeper ones.

.'Grandma, at what age do ladies losetheir relish for gallantly ?' ' Indeed, my dear,I do not know; you must ask some one olderthan I am.'

.... The story that there is a man residingin New Jersey so lazy that he hires an artist bythe month to draw his breath with a lead pencil, has been contradicted.

THE PABSION OF

Of all the spies, human or hnimal, envy is;the most persevering, prying, observant and in¬defatigable in its serpeutrlike attnbute?.When the great Frederic of Prussia put the

question severidlv .^oepch of his coujtiere, re¬

questing their opinion as to the best remedyto sharpen .the eye-sight; some recommendedfennel, sonie glasseg, some pne-.thing an<J someanother till it oaine to Actias, who very grave¬ly advisedlii% sovereign to ^y epvy.Whatever we.do orsay, is strais^itway map¬ped Up by this lurking sinister meddler, distort¬ed and disarranged by this eldest bom of Ma¬lice, and then given to the crew ofsemi-demonsever luiidng alottg the hedge-row of vice, as a

by-word and matter of ridicule.Whatever we do ill, iq magnified by this impof Hate, to absolute wickedness, and even our

best actions and motives are distorted to veryhideousuess of aspect. All biir failings arewatched and blazoned forth td the gaping;crowd, ever ready to grasp at a fault in a'fellow-being and for that fault crucify him Withoutmercy.Euvy is the lowest, vilest, meanest of all the

passions that ever swayed the human heart.And While Faith, Love, Hope/Justice and alltheir sister"virtues, combine to enuobWand-ele¬vate humanity ; and while Hate, Revenge andblear-eyed Malice, arc but semi-active qualities,dependent upon other circumstances foreign totheir influence, for their action, for their veryexistence, Envy is ever on the alert, ever in ac¬tion, playing the insidious spy.

Dependent upon no circumstances, indige¬nous to 110 clime or country, it leaps into in¬stant being full-fledged like Minerva from thebrain of Olympus' Thunderer, and the first actof the young fiend is mischief.Envy is so cowardly and contemptible an at¬

tribute that it exults in wretchedness, andlaughs and makes it more wretched still.He that would avoid Envy in himself, must

possess honesty and independence enough todespise it in others. But he that would avoidthe danger of it in others, must keep well clearof their company.

the dead wife.

In comparison with the loss of a ¦wife, allother bereavements are trifles. The wife.shewho fills so large a space in the domestic hea¬ven, she who is busied, so unwearied in labor¬ing for the 'precious sons around her.bitter,bitter is the tear that falls on her cold clay !.You stand beside her coffin and think of thepast. It seems an amber colored pathway,where the sun shone upon beautiful flowers, orthe stars glittered overhead. Fain would thesoul linger there. No thorns "are rememberedabove that sweet clay, save those your handmay have unwillingly planted. Her noble,tender heart lies open to your inmost sight..You think of her now as all gentleness, all beau¬ty and purity. But she is dead! The dearhead that laid upon your bosom, rests in tbestill darkness upon a pillow of clay. The handsthat have ministered so untiringly are folded,white and cold, beneath the gloomy portals..The heart, whose every beat measures an eter¬nity of love, lies under your feet The flowersshe bent over with smiles, bend now above herwith tears shaking the dew from their petals,that the verdure around her may be kept greenand beautiful.

PAYING LIKE A SINNER.

Several years ago, in North Carolina, whereit is not customary for the tavern-keepers tocharge the-ministers anything for lodging andrefreshments, a preacher presumingly stoppedat a tavern one evening, made himself comfort¬able during the night and in the morning en¬tered the stage, without offering pay for his ac¬commodations. The landlord soon came run¬ning up to the stage, and said, "There wassome one who had not settled his bill." Thepassengers all said they had, but the preacher,who said he understood that he never chargedministers anything. " What, you a minister ofthe Gospel.a man of God ?" cried the inn¬keeper ; " you came to my house last night.you sat down at the table without a blessing;I lit you up to your room, and you went to bedwithout praying to your Maker (for I stoodthere until you retired ;) you rose and washedwithout prayer, ate your breakfast without say-ing grace ; and as you came to my house likea sinner, you have got to pay like a sinner !"

ONLY A CHILD.

Who is to be buried here ?" said I to the Sex¬ton. "Only a child, ma'am."

Only a child ? Oh! had you ever been amother.had vou nightly pillowed that littlegolden head.had you slept the sweeter forthat little velvet hand upon your breast.hadyou waited for the first intelligent glance fromthose blue eyes.had you watched its slumberstracing the features of him who stole your girl¬ish heart away.had you wept a widow's tearsover its unconscious head.had your desolate,timid heart gained courage from that little pi¬ping voice to wrestle with the jostling crowdfor daily bread.had its loving smiles and prat-ling words been sweet recompense for such sadexposure.had the lonely future been brighten¬ed by the hope of lliatvoungarm to lean upon,that bright eye for your guiding star.had younever framed a plan or known a hope or fear,at which that child was not a part: if therewas naught else on earth left you to love.ifdisease came, and its eyes grew dim; and food,and rest, and sleep, were forgotten in your anx¬ious fears.if you paced the floor hour by hour,with that fragile burden, when your very touchseemed to give comfort and healing to that lit-tic quivering frame.had the star of hope set! at last.then, had you hung over its dying pil¬low, when the strong breast you should havei wept on was in the grave, where your child washastening.had you caught alone its last faintI cry for the " help''' you could not give.bad its

j last fluttering sigh breathed out on j our breast.Oh! could you have only said." Tis only achild P Fanny Fern.

D01TT EE IN A HTTRBY.It's no sort of use. "YVe never knew a fellow

who was always in a hurry, that was'nt alwaysbehind hand. They are proverbial all over theworld for bringing nothing at all to pass..Hurry, skurry, bluster, splatter.what does itall amount to ? Not a straw. If you want toaccomplish any thing as it should be done, youmust go about it coolly, moderately, firmly,faithfully, heartily. Hurrying, fretting, fuming,spluttering, wiil do no good.not in the least.Are great works of great men made in a hurry?Not at all. They are the produce of time, pa¬tience.the result of slow, solid development.Nothing can be.nothing ought to be. It iscontrary, to nature, reason, revelation, right,justice, common sense. Your man of hurry isno sort of character at all. Always in confu¬sion, loose at every point, unhinged and un-jointed, blowing, and puffing here and there, ra¬cing, ranting,staving.but all ending in smoke.The R ace foe Riches..It is short-sightedpolicy to shut up religion in churches and pray¬er-meetings, or even in households. Rebgionis intended for the world; the world has need

of it. Your weary, weary clanking machinery.ever-going, never resting.how much willyou give for this, and what wages will you workfor.the bard edges of that huge, complex,money-making machine are sawing into yourflesh and bone. Ifthe name and spiritofChrist

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INTERESTING STATISTICS.An article in a late nnmWr'ofth'ir'New Tork Post

presents the folfowingVery interesting statistics, com¬piled from an appendix to a report of the Secretfi^of the Treasury to the United States Senate, on theColonial and Lake trade of the United States:Our average imports from 1821 to 1826, spe¬cie intelnded, Were $80,878^4p'*'froni 1848 to

1852 they were $181,96(5,5^9, showing thatthey have more than doubled in thirty' years.Our average imports from 1821 to 1826 were$69,439,785, and from 1848 to 1852, $175,-943,360. In 1821 the tonnage of the UnitedStates was only 1,298,958 tons ; in 1852'it was4,138,441 tons,, showing that( it has: more thantrebled ii' thirty j&us. Next to Great Britain,we have a larger tonnage than any nation inthe world; and in five years, at the present rateof increase, we shall surpass Great Britain.The value of our annual products exceeds

three thousand Trillions of dollars, of which on¬ly about $170,000,0D0 are sent abroad, leaving$3,830,000,000 to be consumed at home andihtfercfianged among the States. At least$690,000,000. is thus interchanged between theStates" ofthe Union. -

The total debt of tiie several States in 1851was $201,541,624, which was less by some mil¬lions than it had been during the previous tenyears. The value of property assessed in thesame States was 85,983,149,407, the teal valuebeing, however,$1,068,157,779.apretty goodsecurity, we think, for their debts, whetherowing at home or abroad.The total population of the villages, towns,and cities ofthe United States is only 4,000,000,while the rural population, " the honest pea¬

santry, their countrv's pride," is 19,263,000..The four cities of New York, Boston, Philadel¬phia, and Baltimore contain a population of1,214,000, the amount of whose real and per¬sonal property is $702,000,000 or $578 each.The property of the rural population is $2,312,-000,000, or about $120 each.From returns from the agricultural crops it

appears that we raise annually $143,000,000 inwheat, $391,200,000 in Indian corn, $190,-275,000 in hay, $70,840,000 in oats, $73,125,-000 in Irish potatoes, and $129,000,000 incotton.the whole crop being $1,752,583,042.The animals slaughtered are worth quite as

much as the cotton, bringing some $183,000,-000 per annum! One of the most useful ofour crops.wine.is yet in its infancy, theWest having made only a little over 1,000,000of gallons in 1851, worth about $500,000 ; butthe cultivation is increasing, and in a few yearswill be immense, especially when New Mexicoand California, which are admirably adapted toit, shall go into the business.No portion of the trade of the Union has

grown more rapidly within a few years thanthat connected with the steam marine. Thetotal number of steam-vessels now employed onour coast is G25, wit,li a tonnage of 212,500,and employing 11,770 men as officers andcrew. In the interior the number of steam-vessels is 765, with a tonnage of 204,725, andemploying 17,607 men.Our whole steam marine, therefore, amounts

to 1,390 vessels, with a tonnage of 417,220,manned by 29,377 men, and carrying, besidesfreight, about 40,000,000 of passengers everyyear. In this vast travel, only 750 lives werelost in 1852 .far too many, but not so manyas some people, who fancy every steamboat apowder-house, are prepared to expect.The amount o£money paid into the treasuryof the United States, as duties on foreign goods,in the year 1852, was at New York, §28,772,-558 ; at Philadelphia, $3,715,126 ; at Boston,$6,250,588; and at Baltimore, $1,063,530. Itwill be seen that New York more than treblesall the other cities.

There are 12,808 miles of railroad in opera¬tion in the United States, and 12,612 in pro¬gress.more than in all the rest of the world.

STUBBORN FACTS.The Washington T*nion offers the following facts

for the consideration of Mrs. Stowe aud her tribe:It is a great mistake to imagine that cotton

furnishes the only agricultural pursuit in whichslave labor is profitable. A large extent of theSouthern States is devoted to the productionof rice, sugar, tobacco, hemp, stock and grain.In all these slave labor is profitably employed.Upon the eastern Atlantic coast a large amountof slave labor is devoted to the taking of shelland other fish, to cutting wood, cultivating ve¬getables, and to their transportation to the north¬ern markets.

Let us offer a few facts to show the extent towhich the slave States are engaged in manu¬

facturing and producing staple provisions..The}- have about twenty-five thousand opera¬tives employed, and perhaps some fifteen mil¬lions of dollars invested in the manufacture ofcotton, iron and wool. They produce nearlyone-fourth part of the wool grown in the Uni¬ted States. Their corn crop amounts to about247,000,000 bushels, or about half the wholecorn product. The value of live stock is morethan two hundred and fifty millions, or nearlyhalf the product.The values of manufactures, and of the pro¬vision product, is only intended to show the ex¬

tent to which the Southern States have extend¬ed investment and production in those depart¬ments of industry. This will counteract theimpression that all slavery grows upon oneneck, to cut off which is to terminate it.

It is moreover to be remembered that thiscomparison ofprovisionproducts ismade againstthe great provision States of the Northwest;that much of this production seeks its outlet andconsumption in the South ; and that the-Southis straining every nerve to increase its commercewith this section.

It is by means of agitation in the New Eng¬land States that the Reverend Mrs. Stowe isendeavoring to produce the "lay down de shtlb^bel and de hoe" millennium in the South.

If the provision productions of the South arecompared with those ofthe New England States,it will be seen that there is an immense dispari¬ty. Either Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, orVirginia produces ten-fold the breadstuffe andlive stock of the New England States. >*Two or three Southern States make as manybushels of ground peas as the New EnglandStates do of corn; whilst the thirty millions

i bushels of sweet potatoes produced and con-| sumed principally by the slaves, equal almostany provision staple made by New England.

LOSS OF Lire!Within the last three weeks we have rict iv-

ed intelligence ofno less than four catastrophesI ofsteamers and four of railways. The Indepen¬dence, the Albatross, the Ocean "Wave, the S.S. Lewis are the steamers; and the Philadel¬phia and New York, the Erie, the New Yorkand New Haven, and the Chicago are the rail¬roads. By the loss of the Independence onehundred and forty persons were slain; by theChicago collision twenty-four; bv the OceanWave twenty-eight; while by the NorwaJkmassacre forty-four were murdered and thirty-seven wounded. This gives us a total loss, mlitde more than a fortnight, by corporate andindividual carelessness, of two hundred andthirty-six human lives..Bait. American.

... .The human voice has been heard aeroesthe Straits of Gibraltar, a djtftance of more than

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-^qgTjBTgy,3>iTBaH4,T.||oiBnfyip- office.-r JSPi#8,axTiieo-

tipp througho#* s.tfc0- 01Virginia on the 20th inst. the Board of Ma¬nagers of thfc Washington National Monu¬ment Society have

Recoh'dd, That an appeal he mode to the .vo¬ters on tliat occasion with a request that a^ con¬tribution be taken up in each election Districti£'1he State, in aid of thegreat National'Monu¬ment now being erected in the City ^Wash¬ington in honor of the Father ofli Country.

Xl*-complying with the resolution, I feel* i£would be entirely superfluous toadda#y-l to stimulate thepatnqfom ayejp .attemptto increase the veneration and love of those towhomthe memory of Washington must everbe cherished and jietd sftBiiap. , They cannot

but feel a peculiar pride ifl ^oipg howo^jto (atewho by. his .birth and, ilbjptjjpus life has shedimpensbable gloiy on th^r-jjiiatiyfl fffote. Tomanifest their respects, .l^ye^md veneration for.him who was and oi^gkt ever Uyfae First inthe hearts of his Coaajji^melt," rtyqfhcroppor-ttinity will" bb afforded at tmrtrnsning election,of contributing "to tl\o great Monument now incourse of erection in his honor. For this pur¬pose, the Commissioners of election, Sheriffs, orany Other patriotic citizen who feels ap interestin the accomplishment of this noble object, arerespectfully requested to put up the boxes atthe respective places when the election will beheld, to receive such contributions as may betnade by the voters and othors so disposed?,arid to transmit the several amounts thus con¬tributed to the Hon. Elisha Whittlesey, Gene¬ral Agerit t>T the Society. This favor is respec¬tively solicited by the Board as an act of m-tnotism and in honor of the illustrious Fatherof his Country, arid especially as no agents canconveniently be appointed to perform this nobleand gratifying duty.

GEORGE WATTERSTOX,Sec'y of W. X. Monument Society.DECLINATION. ,

From the Clarksburg Register.Ma Editor:.Ton will please withdraw my namefrom the list of candidates for Commissioner of theBoard of Public Works.The gentlemen recently assembled at Winchester,having nominated for that office, Mr. Armstrong, ofTaylor, a gentleman whom I have long known andin whose honesty and intejtrity I have great confidence,I cheerfully acquiesce in that nomination.I take this occasion, however, .to say that had anyone been nominated by that convection, who was in

any wayconnected with the elTort made at Richmondto forestall public opinion in relation to that office, Ishould have felt it a duty, as well tomyselfasmy party,to have continued a candidate and to have takensome pnins to make an exposure of the system oftrick¬ing too frequently resorted to in these modern conven¬tions, where the effort is not to concentrate publicopinion, but to manufacture it But in this instance,as I regard the nomination a judicious one, and know¬ing that it was conferred on Mr. Armstrong withoutany effort on his part to procure it, or even desire toreccive it, I can cordially recommend him to, and hopehe will receive, tliesunport of the district.

Respectfullv,S. L. IIAYS.

ATTEMPT TO COMKIT SUICIDE.

John M. Harvey, Esq.. residing near Buc¬hanan, Roanoke county, Va, attempted to killhimself last Tuesday evening was a week, bycutting his throat, lie had returned thatmorning in the stage from Fincastle, and feel¬ing somewhat indisposed, retired to his roomIn the afternoon, his daughter, Miss Jane Har¬vey, feeling solicitous about him knocked atthe door of his room, and was refused admitstance. She persisted, however, and on openingthe door found Mr. Harvey standing in the mid¬dle of the room with a pocket knife in his hand,his throat cut, and the wound bleeding profuse¬ly. With singular fortitude and presence ofmind, she immediately snatched the knife outof his hand, placed him on the bed, and heldthe otifices of the wound together with her ownhands, until medical assistance could be ob¬tained. Dr. Pendleton was immediately sentfor, who dressed the wound. The wound is notof a very dangerous character, and Mr. 1L isnow in a fair way to recover. He is indebtedfor the preservation of his life to the timely ar¬rival of his daughter who in this instance ex¬hibited a presence of mind, fortitude and firm¬ness, seldom to be met with in persons of ma¬ture age, and deserving of all praise.

[ Rockingham Register.NARROW ESCAPE.

"A'man by the name of Charles Johnson wassome time since tried in Monmouth county, NewJersey, for murder, and the jury brought in averdict of guilty, but failed to pronounce thedegree of guilt. Some few hours after, thecourt becoming aware of the error, the jurywere recalled, and pronounced it murder in thefirst degree.punishment death. The counselfor the prisoner took exceptions to this proceed¬ing, and asked for a new trial, which was grant¬ed. After a most thorough trial, lasting tendays, in which the most profound legal abilitywas displayed on both sides, and an able chargefrom Judge Haines, bearing heavily against theprisoner, the jury returned a verdict of notguil¬ty. The facts of the case, taken together, af¬ford a curious commentary upon trial by juiy.

A lady in the "NVest has been kindenough to send us a copy of Andrew Jackson'#Epitaph on his wife. It is known to have beenhis own composition, yet althongb it has beenread by hundreds on her tomb in Tennessee, ithas never appeared in print before. This sin¬gular inscription reads thus:

" Here lie the remains of Mrs. Rachel Jack¬son, wife of President Jackson, who died on the22d of December, 1828, aged 01. Her facewas fair, her person pleasing, her temper amia¬ble, and her heart land. She delighted in re¬lieving the wants of her fellow creatures, andcultivated that divine pleasure, by themost libe¬ral and unpretending methods. To the poorshe wap-a benefactress; to the rich she was anexample; to the wretched a comforter; to theprosperous an ornament; her pity went handin band with her benevolence; and she thank¬ed her Creator for being permitted to do good.A b^pg so gentle, and yet so virtuous, slandermignt woand but could not dishonor.evendeath when he tore her from the arms of herhusband, could but transplant herto the bosom! of her God."

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I Few persons will read this noble epitaphi without emotion. It apjiears to us the veryj best specimen ofsuch composition we have ever! seen.at least for the tomb of a private person'j and a woman. It is perfectly simple, perfectlysincere, and yet is full of eh-gatiee and energy.[liieXanftid Examiner.

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John P. "Willey has been appointedMarshal, and John McGregor, Attorney for theEastern District ofVirginia.. Various Papers.Few persons, perhaps, would be able to re¬

cognize in the above the names of two of ourex-Lieutenant-Governors.John F. Wiley- andJohn M. Gregory. Tiletypes playmo6t fantas¬tic triclcs sometimes.

1 i..A little Fab.ix o* Pqlipt..Wise mensay nothing in dangtriWisTfineft. The lion cal¬led-the sheep- to aiikher if bia breathshe aaid " Ay," and be bit off her head forfooL He called the wpU,«nd*sked bint, He

cent, gives somp .interesting patti<^$psxtfcBff'"The late marriage of tileEmperor of FranceJ"-Miilhg Battingawaw

oat here. iHwPfjto^flww^fci^^k^ygbter ofbeen. conaacred^ by them as dead.. JWhenyotmg> she'Hras' distinguished ftr -her- beamyand wit, as -well as her extraordinary amorouspropensities. SSarant todHc^if "ftiro" £he highest soeielythfere' t)ymdaughter of^-^ftujkm^ family;-whp is nowoneof the hrjght/^Ljipamenta of {lie British no¬bility. ° There,slie "was married to a.f"'* "J

tleman, anft ^jtftor committing a tdisdwH6t!s and giviHgfhei* ^fHentdegr^'SrttonblejSand anxiety finally irretnlft4£bly-diSgjiioed herself by eloping with . a gay*young officer. ... After tying in .succession themistress of several noblemen, she attachedselfMK Lotnk11?n{Joleon,,with' wlpiu. she Ha6mtrined a nuniWr of years, jjfischiliion. Her banishmeritjo Englarnered abstraction of important- secret papersfrom the Emperor's pr\fate. apartment is thelast phase in her eventful life. After her fall,fitfdingther reclamation impossible, h«r fril.1*here announced thir dead, and ..even went'through the ceremony of interring her supposedremains in Greenmount Cemetery, and to themshe is, to all intents, morally, if not physically,dead. xur

GENERAL HAYNAtJ'8 CORPSE.

A most extraordinary account has readiedus in a private letter from Vienna, to a highpersonage here, and lias been the talk of ;ou|!>salmis lor tho last few days. It appears that;,tlie circumstances of tlie death of General ITay-nau presented a phenomenon of the most ruvftilkind on record. For many days alter.death,the warmtli of life yet lingered in tho rightarmand left leg of the corpse, which remained limpand moist, even bleeding s>iglitly when pilot¬ed. No delusion, notwithstanding, could bomaintained as to the reality of death, for thoother parte of tho body were completely morti¬fied, and interment became necessary before the.two limbs above mentiuncd had becomc either tstill or cold. The writer of the letter mention-,ed that this strange circumstance has producedthe greatest awe in the midst of those who wit- inessed it, and that the emperor had been so im¬pressed with it, that his physician had strictlyforbidden the subject to l>e alluded to in luspresence..Paris Correspondent of Uie Atlas.

PATRICK HENRY.A man stands on the floor oftho Mous J.of Delegatesof Virginia, lie turns nn eye of fire around liim.be

trembles with some mighty emotions. That emotion,render was the first breath of new-born lilicrtyl Shestarted into life at this inspiration, and tho days ofty¬ranny were numbered 1The grauUuer of that rcene cannot be compassed in

one glance, llestood amid a grave and prudent bodyofmen, conscious indeed ofthe wrongs of their countrybut relying upon modest petition lor redress.. They ahad never let their imaginations ramblu into visions .of upright and chainlcss independence. A thousandthings forbade the idea. Their habits ofthought andaction, their pitiable weakness as a country, theirdisgust lor war on account of recent and exhaustingconflicts, all tended to indispose tlicm lor freedom..They were besides legislating beneath the jealous eyesof royal deputies, who would not fall to cMl treasonby its right name. They sat, as it were, under thegiimmcriugs of the diadem.Who would dare, if so inclined, to stalk forth from

their midst, and throw down the gauntlet to thomighiest Empire of the world.to principles as old aathe great globe itself, interwoven with every page ofpast history sanctioned by venerable ages, and proudand awful as the heavens? Who would, dare to leapon the moss grown and frowning ramparts ofmonar¬chy, and plnek its blood red (lug ? Who would rushout from the security of submission and ijampeonlike, grasp the lion by his mane? It was tlic&raiid-cst moment oftime.but God had reared iiponc to fillit That man was Patrick Henry.He opened his lips, liis heart, big with the destiniesof the world, struggled foramomciit with doubt.butno longer. The electric appeal shot forth.drifted on.flashing fiercer and brighter, and grow ing in over¬whelming majesty till the last words.¦" Ulve jue Lib¬erty, or give me Death!".lilled up its measure ofterrible might; and the last link of the chain thathad entirely bound the form of freedom was riven..lie had finished his sublime task. The revolution wasafoot.

Last Moments or Vies Puesidzxt Kisn..The.Southern Republic bat received from Mr. F. K. Keck

.a kinsman of the Vice-President.a brief Accountof the last moments of Mr. King. It savs: ' he kmquiet and resigned to the fate w hich he had seen forgome time awaited him. Shortly before six o'clockon Monday evening, while a few friends were fittingaround bis bed-aide, the only ones that be would al¬low in bis room, he suddenly remarked that be waadying. The watchers arose to their feel, under somo.excitement, when the Colonel paid."lie still.makeno noise.let mc die quietly * ne refused to hirethe balance of his household notified ofbl : dyinir con¬dition. Iiis physician came in and examined him..The colonel said to him."Doctor I am dying. ItBeemsi as though I never shall get through with It..I am dying very bard. Take the piltows from undermy bead." The pillows were accordingly taken fromunder his head-, but affording no relief, the Doctorturned him from bis back on his side, when be diedin a moment.

The Fibiiixo Season..The Fishing season on thoPotomac rivtr for 1853 has Ijeen mostly a remunera¬tive and In many caros profitable. Generally speak

thc-y 1resolute stand taken by the people of the river conn-'ties of Maryland and Virginia to 1* a trne policy, nndcalculated to give a chance to the over-banted fishto recover from the destructive onslaughts of tlieir.numerous foes. We of the District have as much in-,terest in the fisheries as any other people any where.

'[National Intelligencer.VALUABLE RECEIPTS.

To become Rich.Save your money andsear your conscience.To become Wise.Eat, sleep, and say no¬

thing.To become Popular.Join the strongestchurch, and all secret societies.To become respected.Say "vce" to everyother man's opinions, and have none of yotorTo become Exalted to a little

ready at all times to net as Fool for ^bigmen.",-

To become Poor.Be honest and roiil ofsuspicion. .\To become Insana.Speak yonr sentiment*,

without consulting £lie oracles.To become Unfortunate.Print yonr tho'U.To become Slandered.Edit a paper and tell

the truth.As vr and bowk tumor,.Daring'the ex¬

amination ofa witness, as tothe locality ofsi jinin a house, the counsel asked him." Whieh .

wsv the stairs ran V The witness, who, by theway, was a noted way, replied,'that1they ran up stairs, bttt the other -.down stairs." The learned cot

^both eyes, and then toot a look at' Ae eeitbig:... .The favorite sirs played by the native.,

bonds in India are, "Lucy Ixmg,"' "Carryback," and the other n$gro melodics.'Soi"Bayard Taylor, who heard them atalroj)festival a few days after rcacipngj^Bjipbay.

.*:. .Diamonds are sometimcMbund in thecraws of chickens in the diamond dfetrifcts ofBrazil:

bed-chambcr of JN^pol^n atnow a stable, aod the rootfti ~

^eathed.his last is used for threshing and,ibwing wheat. ,i*» &i. .. An individual whose- -antagonist' Alttobacco juico into his face, remarked tbAfc nd*w decidedly opposed to- such Virginia wbrrf