.; MS -wmmm mm» i; - " .1 | .J; j;'. ,, _ ^KER AMmmi! "th® i-nioii op LinunT -v x» mTEnwAi. vigilance." I PAYABLE IN ADVANCE,BYDAVIS & CREWS. ABBEVILLE, S. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1857. vol. vTv icrw aWfftflftftW.lBDOWS WITHTHE MOB1CONB tThe Telegraph informs us, tbnt tho Cnbi^. .. net ia'tiow in soss'iob, deliberating upon tbo

beat mptbod of disposing of tho Mormon. _difficulty.

' --'Brigbam Young, tlio High Priest of tbo* gigantip. superstition which has reared its^mightly hfead in far distant Utah, calls thoFaUhfbl together"froin the Mecca-temple ofMoriuonism in SjfalLLake City, and bids dc,fiatioe to tho pow&r o( the " Gentiles." I«ni*(pudent,. criminal, mandating, Hod-daring,

; "ibiB-bao.dero Maboraet iuvokes the sword to"

nvenge thoughtest infringement of his gov-«rnmfeotal authority, and challenges tho

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'andlirigli&m Yo.ypg sat enthroned, like tiie, Grand Lflnia of Thibet, in his politico-re««* rnl' .1 tf- ! .

>*. mjiuu» xcui[)i«. hcwuu iq 4,'resiueni i*ierce,stand out of.the nay of the Faithful, and the

1» President meekly obeyed;'

. > WiU^r.^Butbanan dissipate the delusionI .under w^icli the Mormdn leaders are laboring,that'tfctey Rre able to resist the pow'"?>er.of the General Government ? Will he

vindfeatejii^riglit to replace Biigham Youngwith aMIovernor of lij& own selection?.

,, p6l. ^McCuHough, though admirably fittedVfor "the*pQP^ refused to accept the appoint"ment, doubless fearing that he would hot

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' / )>e sustained by the Administration as hebe in Jjjjat remote Territory and'tfrp&ng people hostile to Federal authority.

' efcfefs of the "Saints" may have been" ^tidefed "fcndme off, weshall see whether the Prophet unhorses Mr.Buchanan or Mr. Buchanan unhorses theProphet. It is a contest between a manjvho has no wife, and one who has as manytki the Grand Vizier !.'iV. Ok Delta.f Flaxseed, to increase tfie Ytgfd of Milk..Oil-cake has long^been known, in thosedistricts where linseed-oil is manufactured,oo a nlionn f /l t~. I ill- *no « vuvu|/ iuuvi avrx V/UTVO 111 lllllli* iV JJH*varian landlord lias been experimenting withlinseed, to increase tiie flow of milk in hisheifers. His theory was that this diet wouldaffect the lacteal developtment of the youngcow permanently. lie selected a lot of animalsand began to feed about three mouthsbelbre they were expected to calve, with ahandful of boiled flaxseed, strewn over theirfodder twico a day. The result wns thatthe heifers thus treated had mych largeruddors than others of the same ago andquality on ordinary fodder. The superior

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calVing, find be w canfident that this treatmentpermanently nffecU tbo character ofthe cow as a good milker. This bint iaworth following up by those dairymen wbobave heifers coming in thiff ^Mson. If Alittle extra feed at this time 9UI «F|ftke theheifer a better milker through' life* tbe extraexpense is ccrLaiuly justified,

.i jj "rThat was a wise nigger,, vrho, in speakingof the happiness of married people, saidt"Dalt nro *pend aJtOjftedder ljgw dey enjoytlicqjeclvcs,"

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THE FIDDLING CANDIDATE."Insure,me a brass band, and I'll insure

your election," was tho musical reply of a" wire-worker," lo a question irom an aspiringpolitical candidate, as to tho tliC propermeans to secure bis election. And sowidely, during the lust election, was musiccalled in to aid .oratory, tluit his answerserves as a good endorsement to the poet'snote that" Music bath clinnncslo soothe a savage breast."and attractions to."go to tho polls andvote early."Tho forty-horse power of music on electionsbeing thus settled by common consent,

leads us to believo that " too much crcditcannot bo awarded" (stylo of expressionsanctioned by usage !) to the Kentuekianwho faced his political opponent's music asfollows:.

" 13oth were candidates for the office ofGovernor of Kentucky, and "stuuipcd" theState together cptite harmoniously, untilthey reached one of tlio counties in the"hill country." Hero it was accessary tomake a decided demonstration, and accordinglythe two candidates fairly spreadthemselves to catch all the voles possible.scaring up the American e:igle, and callingdown llie shade of Washington; pitchingout profuse promises, and pitching into eachother's party politics, in a manner decidedlyrefreshing to their hearers. On the firstday's canvass, victory hung suspended b}thetail feathers over the rival forces, butthe second day fell slap into the lap of theshortest and stoutest candidate, wlio, wemay premise here, was left-handed, leavinghis long and lean opponent "no kind of ashow." In vain the long man pumped uj>the waters of eloquence and poured out afull stream ; there was no body to drink.Hut round ths short man olboweu andcrowded a mass of thirsty voters, drinkingin his tones with delight. Why this attraction! Had he a barrel of old Bourbon?No; he bad a fiddle! Getting thestart of long man, he bad addressed thevoters in a short speech, and then, for thefirst time, bringing out a fiddle, he retireda short distance from the speaker's stand,in order to let his opponent reply, playing,however, sucli lively airs, that he soon drewthe entire assemblage away,, and left theother side of the question unattended to,unheard.

For three days in succession short manand fiddle carried the day, in thrco successivemass meeting-!, in as many towns inthe hill country,- and long man's chancesfor a single vote in those parts grew remarkablyslim. In vain a long consultationwas held by the latter with his politicalfriends.

" Get the start of him at the next meetingand speak first," advised one."liaise a fiddle and play theiu choones!"

said another." 1 ell linn down," shouted a third.The long man followed the advice of hisfirstcounsellor, and got the start in voice,

but the noise of the fiddle run hi in 'ncckand neck ; he would have listqped to hissecond monitor aud raised a fiddle-only lieknew it would fall through, as ho couldn'tscrape a note;-and as for his third adviser,he told him that "yelling down" short manwas "simply ridiculous."

Affairs grew desperate with long man,,-when, on the third meeting, lie saw, asusual, the entire crowd of voters sweepingoff after* short tuan and his fiddle, leavingonly one hearer, and ho a lame one, whowas just about to bobble" off after tbeothers."Can it be possible that freemen.citizensof. tliis great and glorious country..

neglecting the vital interests of their land,will run like wild inen after cat-gut strings ?Can it be possible, I say?" And the lameman, to whom long man was thus eloquentlydiscoursing, answered, as he, too, clearedout.

_,"Well it can, old boss !"

Pespair encamped in the lonw mnn'#o

face, as ho watchejl tlio short man, at a distance,-playingaway for dear life and tliegubernatorial chair, on that " blasted " oldfiddle ; but suddenly a Tay of hope beamedover his "rueful visage," then another, andanother ray, till it-eho^e like the sun atmid day."Got him now, sure!" fairly shouted

the long man, as lie threw up his arms,juiqped from the stand, and started for thotavern, where he at once called a meetingof his political friends, consisting of thelandlord aud one other, then and tbcro an*folding a plan which was to drive his rival"nowhere in no time."The fourth faceting was held. Short

man addressed the crowd with warmth, eloquenceand brevity, vacating the stand forhis adversary, and striking up a ..lively airoff* the violin, in owler to quash his pro'fieodipgs;bat, though as usual, he carriedthe antiience away, he noticed that theywere as critical as numerous. One six-rooter,'in nomo-span, waitiut-dyed clothes,with wild looking eyes, and a coon-skin capyeyed -every movement ofMlio fiddle-botrwith intense disgust^, finding utterance,at

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louder shouted the crowd, "T'other haud,t'otlier hand!"

" Gentlemen, I assure you.""No nlore honey, old hoss. We ain't

b'ars !" shouted tlio man with the eoon-skincap.

"T'other hand, t'other hand !" yelled tliocrowd ; while even from the distant standwhere the long man was holding forth " tonext to nobody" for listners, seemed tocome a faint eelio, " T'other hand, t'otlierhand !"

Short man began to be elbowed, crowded,pushed ; iu vain he tried to draw thebow; at one time his bow-arm sent lip tothe shoulder over the bridge, at another,down went the fiddle, until he shoutedout.

" Gentlemen, what can I do but assureyou that."

"T'other hand !" roared coon skin, shoulderinghis way up to the short man, "we'voheard about you 1 You fiddled down thar jin tliat darned Liluo grass country, 'inongrich folks, with your right hand, and thinkwhen you git up in the hills 'inong porefolks, left hand fiddlin's goodenuf fur tlicm ;you've missed it, man ! Left hand doiu'swon't run up hyar; tote out your light,stranger, or look out for squalls !"The short man looked out for squalls,

throw down the fiddle and the bow, oh! oh!.'jumped on his horse and put a straighthorse-tail between him and his enraged"lellow-citizens."

" It's a fact," says the long man, " myopponent's being left handed, rather toldagainst him up in the hill country, andwhoever circulated tin* Rlnrv m-» «!...»

J VMHV, lIKllhe always fiddled whilh his right handdown in the Blue grass country, headed oft'his music for that campaign."A DESPAKATE CONFLICT BETWEEN A LION

AND AN ANTELOPE.Dr. Livingston gives a very interesting

description of a fight he witnessed in Africabetween a lion and antelope. The Doctorand his guest had emerged from a narrowdefile between fwo rocky hills, when theyheard an angry growl which they knew tobe that of the "monarch of the forest." Aithe distances of not more than forty yardsin advance of them, a gemsbok stood atbay, while a huge tawny lion was couched011 a rock platform, above the level of thepiain, evidently meditating an attack onthe antelope ; not only 'a space of abouttwenty feet separated the two animals..The lion appeared to be animated with ihogreatest fury; the gemsbok was apparentlycalm and resolute, presenting his well fortifiedhead to the enemy.The lion cautiously changed his position,

descended to the plain and made a circuit,obviously for the purpose of attacking thogemsbok in the rear, but the latter was onthe alert and still turned his bead towardhis antagonist. This manceuvoriug lastedfor half an hour, when it appcarod to thoobservers that the Kcmsbok used a stratagemto induce the lion to make his assault. Theflanlj of the antelope was for a moment presentedt