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,riiV O KEG ON AUG US. V ! W TEHMS Or SVUSVRll'TlON. The Art" ' "''""' ' Tar Uuiliiri J-. ir"iiH u'lu ' J"''' "deanr; Fr 0.11ml fitl I" trntrrrd if pnid in lit numtki, If,,, IKIlmi ! Iht.ycur. T luiw vi I" eknrgtdfur tin mu n't hi fi, ,uLrni'l""" rtreited far a Iru period. Si t"I"r diiraiitimiri until all arrearage, ,jid,nl'f1 'e'i of Hit publisher. Mlc tuyiti twenty-Jin cent: IV tht Arui. RrBertlOBt U IUt. My lulc'a lat lone uro IWilig bunco, Anil it lutl broken Oil, let i"c oul,:'1 1,10 1,0:1 ,,rj'"" jiti eii tliu broeiw tin y Uio. O'r r doubtful ' l"1 2 been barn, IJul, W luii' " Tli il aafu hud 1 0,"l hH make, "Hi "ilH uuu iluili ileir. hid vn lirr'a wovo my bark wna buucheJ, 1'u my ml l'" b'iv'h A lfi:;l'li I" caili l frail Hot il Iku lutli or riv'u.' perfect into my care il came, Tliol gnu of valuo ruto, Far it I wely IIHMl UCCOlllll, And yield il tui Tuir. Ala.! il t not fdiillh-aa now, Uul t.trn ixlicul much, I aw; can tml the licit mi'icy I'lcuJ Of Him lio 't "IB- Hi firaco hall, a Friend ptovidid WIium pow'r can il roniura, To f.wliiou il, lib) IiuiiiI Imlli iliill, All radiant an befuro. Tixirli'il on rnrlli Willi fti liii deep, lid kn.wi to itici.nr me; Hor, with Rloiy crowned ill Ituaveu, He UiUuiu to llim Ilea. '1'liuiiU, Ihnika I roiulcr lo Ilia iuiik-, Fur all II ii kvo U mo; Aa wliru by K.lnu' bruuk Ilu pray'd, lit iiiorcy (iiouk to be. Macular 'I'brllllHg Ileal l.Vfo. Kauiaace la ( I'nutl tlio I'liiiton (III.) Truuovriil.J Many of our readers' will doubtless re collect u yoiin iniiii iiumcd John N. Fen wick, who resided in this place during lliu year Ib.i'.i, mill who, nt ilillcrcnt times, wus employed hy tlio editor of tins paper, 31 r. Saekott, diiij;ist, mul lutitly y .Mr. . Juntos K. Stiinslturr, our Cunnty L'li'i'k, lio Imd him cii!i.'d wrilin;; in Ids ofliec. Ho u-ns a Kiiiurt. nclivo, mtullnri.'ht lud, ami iravo imniislalcaWlu tnken of otic n ho had hail wvll-rcarvd. Ho told snveral persons that ho was the. son of a lord tliutho had Iil'cii liidn:iiicd from Knlniid and sent to this country, mid that if ho had his jit.it rilits, he would lio enjoying luo and ulllucneo in li:s nuecslral hulls in Northumberland, Iviland. liissl.ilement however, was yenernlly diobelicved ul- thoii'Mi every iioily with tvlioin ho was nc- iii:iinled, travo it us their opinion that there was soinuthtii .singular conuectud With the tail nuil hiu past history. The faeU in tlio ease, wliieh wo liavo since learned from undiluted nulliorily, iro nliont ns follows: Some, time in the year IS37, Sir John C. Funwick, the father of tlio hid iillmled to, while eiijaed in n shooting exieiKlion on the Cuinhurluiid Hill:', was thrown liy his liurso, und conveyed to tlio humlilo tottnso of a poor flei(?yiu;in near liy, with a shattered ankle. Tliu eluryiiiau was h widower, Willi an only child a beautiful daughter, just budding into womanhood, who attended to the hou.sohold duties of their humble home; und cheered the declin ing years of Iter vuncrablo parent.' She was iiureiuiltiu in her kind uttcnlious to tlio noble guest, und seldom left his bedside till he was entirely recovered. To make the matter short, Sir John fell in love with the young lady, und proposed to her. In reply, Clara (for that was her name) told her imble suitor that she loved him in re turn, but that slio would not leuvo her fa ther, but would remain with her kind pa rent mid lend solace to his declining year. They parted lifter exchanging the usual lovers' tokens. With niutiy a vow ninl IncKeil embrace, Tlioir parliup; wax fn!l lender, And pledging on. lo meet ngtrii, Tliey lure tliem lelvea asuinlii'. In the nutumn of tho samo yenr tlio mild and mellow Unglish uutuntn lit timo, indeed, for tho exit of so puro a soul from its earthly casket, tho spirit of the venera ble pastor winged iU llight lo tho eternal realms of bliss beyond the skies. Tho marriage was simple and wtostonta tionstho ceremony being performed in private by n young curate, in order to es cape tlio ridicule of tlio bridegroom's haugh ty relatives and Clara Seymour becaino tin bride of Sir John North Fcnwick of Fenwick Hull. Tliey mado tho tour of tho Continent, and in tho spring returned to Englund, when sho prescuted her hus band with a boy (tho subject of our pres ent sketch.) Sir John's relatives instead of contumely and reproach, pretended to frcntly admire Lady Fcnwick, and con- Rmtulatod him on bis excellent choice. Tiro of his sisters took up their residenco in Fenwiek Hall, and whilo pretending un xwtnded affection for their victim, were doily engaged by malicious nnd art ful talcs in poisouing Lord Fenwick's mind against his wife. 1'oor Clara, nil this time, iti; unaware of tho cruel, unrelenting nd troneherous course pursued toward her Lord F. becoming more and more norosc and odd to bcr every day, and sho unaware of the true cause, ottributod it to tin) seeming fuel that ho regretted having wited with one as humblo as she. In tho meanwhilo tho boy readied tho ago of wentccn. . Suddenly, one dny, tlieso fenialo Bends off tho mask and in prcsenco of Sir John accused licr of tho most horrible crimes, and alleged that his wifo confessed Jnlt her son was tho fruit of an illicit amour between herself nnd a certain French J'Oint, to whom sho was introduced by her nosband, whilst they wcro sojourning in cnicc during tho honeymoon. Tho "Jhtimig does not rift tho tallest oak quick fthau did this rudo shock prostrate Lady llra. She Rwooncd! And Sir John Jtrodo madly from tho Hall, his heart and t on Gre. nc gave directions to bis y.'ortlcss Sisters to have licr and " the ac I'rat" expelled immediately from fn Uall. Ho then threw himself on bis i"Wse and galloped madly to the nearest eaPrt, ybere h0 immediately embarked ' tue Coatinent. t.Of 3 10 CXtrlitiur IKi.ii- l.r.ktliprA iiitiiiuaiiil Jilt aj her ivn w:ro tuirrcdiatclv diivca I ".A rt'L'kly NeWHI)!ll,l',, devoted to tlio Interests of tlio Laboring CLissca, and advocating Vor.. VI. forth, nltlioujli suffcrmg from delirium, and were conveyed by the servants to tho near- st inn. ibc..o viliainous women had at length accoiniiUicd their vilo iurtoso, which was to keep tho mugiiillceiit proper ly within their jrrusp; for tiny could not brook tho Idea that one u lioiu they rcgnrd- eu ns me ou..pr;ng of nn liumbly-lioru young femiilo, for whom iliolr brother had conceived an alloction, tliould ever succeed to tho proud title and broad lands of their futliiT. Thus it will bo seeu that villaiuy and treueltcry ti'iutiijihcU for tho timo being. Voot Cluia lay nt tho vilhtgu in raving from the cQ'ccts of brain fever, wheio she was daily vi::ited by Captain lvlward O'Xuil a gullunt nnd warni-heurted Irish geiillomaii of tho Kmiiskillcii dragoons, who wus at that timo ipmrtcivd in that vicinity. If o Itccaina flciuainted with Lady Clara nt Fcnwick Hall. Wheu sho became sullie'ciitly recovered, ho iinporlHucd her witli bunting eloquence lo go with him lo his e.i'.ato in tialwny, Ireland. A fler inuity iuipurtuuiiics uhc ul lenglli yiehleU, tor her luit.baiid's cold and harsh treatment had utterly oblilerutcd all tho lovo she ever felt for him. ,Sho would not, however, consent that her boy should nc;ompany Ihcm. Luckily, sho hud in bcr Kissc.ision, betides her jewels, two thou kiiiiiI pouuds. la-onipaiiied by Captain O'Neil, sho proceedod to Liverpool, whoro sho placed her eoii on board tho steamer AUnulic, which was niiout to sad for New Vork- giving h:m directions to seek a cousin of hers, iiumed Somcrvillo, a wealthy planter in tlio iutarior of Texas. Sho gavo him otto thousand pounds,' and bidding him nn affectionate aud tearful farewell, tliey pai'icu mrevor: S!m uccompauied tho captain to his cs tute on tho coa:;t of (Jabvny, whero they wero privately married. Her health fail ing, her husband took her to the South or Franco in order to recuperate her shutter ed nerves. Captain O'.Ne.l dearly loved mo yet ueauiiiul Clara. After a short mid proMx-rous vovnge. our young hero arrived in tho Umpire City, where he immediately look imssairu iu a Steamer UoiinU lor lialvestoil, lexns. Oil nmviii'' tlicro no nui'eliased a beautifu Iudinu pony, und by adhering to llio di rections given him by a inireiiant of that place, who was acquainted with his rela tive, bo reached his coiiiin's raitche on the ninth day oi h.'s journey. Uu discovering who ho was, nnd learning Irs slrangu mid oveiillul hislorv, his cousin received him with unbounded kindness und affection. His relative was I he owner of two thou sand acres of excellent laud, lifly negroes. nnd numerous herds of calilc; ho was mar ried to an unliable and inlelh'-ciit Ameri can lady, and his household was gladden ed by tho presence of his beautiful daugh ter named Lstella. Ho spent It's time most hnmiily and agreeauiy on ilia ruuehc lor about six iiioiitlis devoting his t :iiio to hunliiig, fish ing und rambling over the llowcr-bcsiianc- led prairies with his clianiiiiig relative Kslella, with whom, it is almost unnecessary to sny, our young hero fell deeply in love. llo was stklilciily awakened Irom Ins dreams of happiness and pleasure, one uiglit, by the slaiiliug and unwelcome in telligence that the CamanclR'S and a largo party of .Mexican guerrillas wcro bearing lown to attack the rancbr. All hands were immediately mustered to repel tho bloodthirsty marauders; tho defenders num bered seven white men (including our hero and his cousin) and twenty uogroes the attacking party, Rtterrillas und Indians, numbered over six hundred. The attack commenced almost iinmediaUly Hie assail ants discharged showers of arrows aud cs copclto balls nt the dJeuJer.i who were stationed in the building, wliioli however, did litllo or no execution tlio defenders replying with their death-dealing rillcs, causing many a tawny savago and Mexi can ruliian to bito (he dust. But why pro long this fearful scene. Sufiieo it to say that the ranche was carried by slorm af ter a desperate resistance, nnd every per son (malo and female) butchered, except our hero, who was taken prisoner, and con veyed to .Mexico by the ludians, oftcr burning aud plundering the tranche. Our hero shed many bitter tears over tho un happy fato of his darling L'stdla, and kind and generous relatives. lie remained a prisoner about three mouths, and strange to sny, although close ly watched, was not subjected to any cruel treatment. Ono dav, tho tribe, whoso caplivo lio was, started out on a maraud-' ius expedition, leaving him in the 'charge ! of a powerful Indian. Ho was the very SuvagU Willi liau SLUijieu uuu luiuntiaiifttu his beautiful Estclla! The Indian indul; ing freely in tohpte, soon fell asleep. 1 1 was but tho work of a moment for our hero to utisheath the scalping kuifo from tho belt of the sleeping savago and plant it in his heart. Estclla was avenged! Seizing tho Indian's rillo aud amomnition, he started off in a northerly direction, and in three days reached the Rio Grando, whero ho found a canoe, ond crossed, and soon reached Brownsville, Texas. nore, ho met threo Texan drovers, who wero about to start with an immense drove of cattle to Carliuville, Jlaeoupin County iu this State. Being short or hands, tliey offered to hire him to go with them and offered to hire !iim logo witn incm anu , twin them drive. Rendered dest tutc by ...,. ....... 7,. . i not so niucit me iaciw iuiu u.i v..; . ,,,1.1. being deprived of cvcrythnig by tho ma-, car(j (Q man!f(.,t it n,c closing words young men who addressed tho house ac raudcrs, ho gladly accepted their offer and j of ti!f sentcnce t,0 tiuthfid source (pitted themselves very creditably, showing C1t' n v -n 1 1 i.-i' ' 'amiy alienations, of heart aches Iiina-i that tlioy lit-c-a Lut a littles rulture to Iks Arrivmg at Carliuville, he determined , , , ' f , .-eganj ..loomy homccir-: 3 , , , , , to return to England, and boldly proclaim :f'?jlS fitek 'of love as orators- and they, m establishing ; and his rights. Accordingly he took the cars of wre l0 nmnirest xir "What a kcopin? np tho Hesperian Society,' will for the East. While ,ratvcli,C on , worj 0f misery is suggested by this brief fi.d ample opportunities for cultivation New York and Erio Railroad, he fell in . remari ot over tiireo or loor happy j (JI1C 0f tic speakers, in the conrso of bis with a noble-hearted far mer named I res-. -m f miJ tl cans. i? man-j jj clopKtly alluded to Wi,li- ton F. Sappmgton, of Ioiut Isabel, tins ., and no easily reined cd! Ah, in the,. . ... county, who induced him to ura w j devotion to the Ln.on; to the him to Clinton, tor i:c pnrpoc ui i.uu.-. law WitO Air. Li. emun. ui hnirwir JUliVeJ the urofciiion, and as have stated above, as employed in .ifln-c 1r Mr Sackett. and lately by Stau.bary While hers during the OREGON CITY, OREGON, MA11C1I 30, bcr term of the Circuit Court, ho stated his caso to Hon. Abraham Lincoln, who iin mcdiatcl; wroto to tho Uritlsli Cousul at Chicago. Two days afterwards, tho Kritisli Con sul, Hon. Mr. Wilkins, arrived in this place. After listening to Fonwick'g story, and having a long coiisullntiou with Mcsai s. Lincoln m:d Stuusburv. ho took him to Ciiicngo, mid employed mm in his ollico. In tliu meantime, tho Consul wroto to Knur- laud, making inquiries in regard to Sir Joint fcnwick, but could only hear that ho wus traveling on tho Continent, but could not asuortnin tho preclso spot. Tho Princo of Wales whilo traveling In this country, it will bo recollected, slopped in Chicago. There tlio Consul introduced our hero to tho l'rinco, who became con vinced of the truth of his statement. Ho accompanied tho Prince in his tour through mo ii niicu stales, mid went with linn to Kugland. On arriving In Kuglund, onr young hero prococucd immediately to his ancestral Hall, where ho was informed by tho ser vants Ihul one of bis uuuls, who had caus ed him and his mother so umcli trouble and uiihnppiucss, was now on her dculh-bcd, attended by her brother Sir J ohu Feawick. Ho entered tho chamber of death! The ghastly visago of the dyiug woman became still ghastlier, wben she beheld thebov wlioui sho aud her sister had o deeply wronged. Sho Immediately confessed that tho tula they hud invented lo blast the rep utation of Lady Clara and ruiu his and her innocent son was without foundation that Clara was a good and true wife until lie drove her owuy and spurned her. Lord Fcnwick folJ-1 his long lost sou to his heart, nijd shed tears of joy over him.- go hand in hand upon this matter, audit' Tho woman, died i.; a few moments irter ; lIl0 d,bt is not paid, it will not ho their milking tho confession. Her sister is nt , ... . ,, present the inmate of a convent, nnd!fi'u!t- mi 10" t0 tkm ,s vtr' strives to nlouo for her black-hearted, ! treachery by fasting, penitence aud prayer. ; j In a quiet, sequestered vale, near a sweet little village in Provence, i" tho Siilllh nt l 1-inif.n fil-A lil-n n-1-.ieitc nifnp u-lm.li ! .South of France, arc two graves, over which is placed a single plum white tombstone,. on whii h k en-iavml llm fullnu-In.' e:,imli inscription: ta a 1 s a c r. K D to tlio iimoit or CAITA1N EUWAKU ON till unci Ilia OKAU WIFE, CI.A1IA nwrui uuu minimi iiii-meiituf llliiv liiev I sleep tramtuilly.1 The soft southern win;i C ...i i ...(..i .1 sighing with a mournful cadenco through tho willows and tall grn.13 is a lit requiem. Cluru died of consumption a short time after her arrival in Franco, despite the ten der care of her lunband, and tho exertions of skillful physjcitins. A short timo nfler her dentil, ( apt. O. unintentionally insult ed a French olliccr, which led to a chal lenge llicy met and fought with small I swords. The combat was desperate and prolonged, lor tliey wero both splendid swordsmen. O'Neil nt length stretched Itis antagonist lifeless nt his feet, nnd he wus borne lo his residcuco mortally wound ed. Previous to his deulh, he gavo d'rcc- lions to bo buried Willi his wife, in tho manner stated above. Huviim; no heirs of his own, ho willed his immenso nud varia ble estate to his wife's son, John N. Feu wick. Our young friend is now in Fcnwick Hall, (us the following letter sent to us will testify), living in caso nud allluenec, re ceiving ull the euro and kindness lavished upon him by a now nllecliouuto father. " So you may imagine my feel ings at present. " 'Ivi t ImcA rtruAtiu in ' I lilil.tn wlin doubted mv statement, nnd ridiculed "me. I i.-i in V- in' iviii nuu i I liavo no unkind reelings I entertain to ward tho people of Clinton a lively feeliug of gratitude fc;. their many kindnesses nud favors. To Robert Lewis, Fsq., 1 desire you to return my most sincere thanks. Tell him I still have tho boots ho present ed me, which, together willi tho gold pen from Charley Dennett, I shall keep iu re membrance of them, and my ouco humble condition in life. " My best regards to my ever good friend, Mr. Stansbury, to whom I send iu your package a breast-pin. My lovo to Mrs. C and tho children. I liavo many times, since I left your roof, thought of them, and longed to sco' them. Tho packago I send to you, I hope will entirely clear yon of debt, and make you independent in life. "lei A I. Blackford 1 will send linn a R.dendid Man ton fowling-u'ecc. by tho next steamer. Ho has my likeness, winch I would bo glad to have loft with .Miss Julia C- " Yours, as ever, "Jons North Fkswick, Iiart." Reader, we havo done. Is not " truth stranger than fiction"? Houk Courtesies. A corrcspoudeacc gives us this expericneo: " I am ono of those whoso lot in life has bceu to go out into an unfriendly world at an early age; and of ncarlv twenty families in which I made mv home, in the conrso of alwut ! nine years, there wero only three, or four 1 that could be properly designated as hap- f .,. j L ,ourco-of trouUc wMi , i r .j jn alook.a word, a lone, Low "';muchofhappiucsi or disquietude may be , 1 ,"C communicated. Think of it, reader, aud take tteksaoM homo with yo-,.Jat' Mr. , y I t'ran Yhhtaslo. WisiiixoTox, D. C, Feb. 13, 1SC1. Ffitnd Argut: Tho war debt lias been made tho special order lor Thursday of next week, tho 21st Inst. It will bo a hard mutter to prevent Stanton's Third Auditor amendment from being adopted, if tho debt should be finally disjiosed of. Tho wain light is now for tho pussngo of the Senate bill without amendment. Col. liukcr had a caucus of tho leading Repub lican at his house on tlio evening of tho 11th Inst., aud urged upon them tho merits of tho debt and tho great iujuslico h.flicted upon the people of Oregon and Washing ton by delaying its payment. II is, or serins to lie, impossible to bring Mr. Sher man and the oilier members of tho Com mit leo of Ways and Means to support ci ther of the bills now before tho House. Their plea is no money, no money to pay tlio debt Willi. Tho Colonel is debating iu his own mind whether il is not ndvisablo to attach a proviso to tho bill providing for its pnymout iu bonds of tho United Hiatus bearing si.x per cent, interest, and running porhaps twenty year. If such a provLsiwi will secure tho passngo of tho Somite bill, the attempt will probably be made to at tach It. Col. Laker is giving his exclusive attention to tho matter, und tho best woik is being dono that I liavo sqcu in my at tendance upon Congress during two of its t.cfwMou.1. j,aKcr, oioui, nun uov. rstcvens .... 1 1 :.. i .if . i ...l : t. i. .. ... . i . r.. wmS "owever, nnu me oju prej unices ex- 'stuig against the debt, the poverty of the Treasury, tiro machinations of Oregon':; enemies. &&. Ac., seem likclv to frustrate their eirorts, at least in part.lif not in the 1 1 whole. Wool is here, button holing every member of tho House whom ho can ap proach upon llio subject; and I am sorry to say thut under tho garb of a Union pa triot he gains audience whero ho is iu no wise entitled to it. Deception und treach ery uro as much his characteristics now us they were when ho attempted lo betray .i t e i i itr , . . . ' I'l' f 0 egoa and Washuigtou ...to ll'u lmilUs 01 bloodthirsty hordes of sav nges by whom they wcro surrounded und against whom they wcro defending them selves. U. J. Pcngra, 0. S. Drew, Ceu. J. Ii. Wudswoilh, aud 11. K. Thompson, of Or egon, are hero. T. J. Dryer will probably be here to morrow. Col. Friisli has yone to Baltimore. Col. Wallace, Leander Holmes, Johu Deuny, John 11. Scrauton, II. II. Allen, nud Mr. Ilaukin, of Wash ington Territory, nro ulso hero. Culifor niaus are so plenty hero thut 1 won't un dertake to enumerate or to name them. Cupt. Ingulfs has applied for orders and lo bo placed on duty ngain at Fort Van couver. It is quite probable that his ap plication will bo granted. He is a thor ough Oregouian, nud evidently regards Ft. Vancouver as his home. Tlio trial of Cupt. Jordan is still pro gressing, bill very slowly. The court mar tial are now considering his application for an extension oi liiuo (until May next) to l"al" """ lu u"l!"" IUIluw I ii p ,t i , his behalf from Oregon. Mr. Thompson's claim has been paid by the Government. 1 refer to tlio claim which ho had with which Jordan was connected. Col. .N'esmith has gone lo Cincinnati, but will be back before tho war bill comes up. Yours, An Oi.i Okluoniax. Okkcon Citv, March I !. I'd. Argus: While on a tour through the country lasl week, 1 found it conveni ent to visit tho capital. Accordingly, at tho hour of 12 ou last Saturday 1 found myself wending my way through the streets of Salem, and was fortunate in liud ing several old friends (old iu friendship, not hi years), and wn3 informed that the uewiy orgnuizeu jiesperiau oociciy- ueiu its first public meeting ou tltut evening. promisim? to bo present. I amused myself until evening in noticing tho various im provements going on iu town, among which was the new foundcry of Druko k Nutiou, which, in connection with their sash aud door manufactory, will make qoite in ad dition to tho industrial interests of Salem After supjicr, I visited the Institute, where the new Society held its meeting, for the purpose of learning about tho talent of Sn- Icm's young men. 1 ho house was crowded, 0I,j lC attention with which the addresses ,. ..,., In II In ft. A - " sneakers as to the auditors, llio several jireseui msiraeieu biaie 01 utu wunirj aud invoked the spirits of our KcvolutH,u- , . illcJ sry Fatkr- that they might teach us to. - .aluethc I moo su they .alued "n'hMV, bi h the whole house upplaudtd, Jiu mg , vpcrs. the siJo of Truth m every issue. 1801. No. 51. that there still burns in (ho breast of truo Americans on this coast that lovo of the Union aud Liberty which fired tho souli of tho patriots of '70, and, I doubt not, they will remain loyal forever. Would thut this wcro truo of tht jieoploof all sections! Another, who was our fellow-townsman, did admirably well in administering re buke to tliu covetous, who compose by Iur tho greatest part of mankind. The paper ulso, 'Tho Hesierian Review,' published by tho Society, did houor to tho literary talent of Salem. Having listened attentively to tlio auunwes and a song from the choir, I repaired to my lodgings, well pleased at having sjteut tho evening so profitably. v. v. w lxrtir.F.sTixa IsciUBXT. Tho Charles ton correspondent of tho T. Y. Times, wrl ting Feb. -I, says " While tho present Sumter garrison wcro nt Fort Moultrie, 1 hud the good for tune to become acquainted with somo of tho more Intelligent or tho soldiers and their wives. Strolling throujrb King (the siioppiug struct of Charleston,) I met sev eral oi hicso women, wiio were bound ou what all women have a tieiTcct penchant for, a shopping excursion. J joined ono of tliem, ami a compliment to her bright eyed little iioijcii Auilersou opened the mot It- cr'j heart, and sho bccauio quite communi cative concerning buniter und its heroic de fenders. Sho said tho Major had been be " et' ' wwn. uia sought, ns a Southern man, i.,iti. i... i. t.i ,v,ru a ,cr brother Maj. Clinch, to rcsi-n i .. .. . . . .... a nnu ieiii'0 ere uio uiooity couiiict roiu- nienccd. Once, when they wcro both there on a brief visit, tho entreaties bcramo so importunate that Anderson forbade them botli ever to visit linn nirain unless they would promise ' never (o attempt to Indict on his manhood such an indelible stain.' 1 asked her if her husband and his coinpau ions were really lo be relied ou if tho at tack should be made. ' Do you know st, said sho, with Hashing eves, ' ihat our commander called every olliccr and soldier, a few days siucp, and begged ns a crso iial fuvor that if any ono among them fell that ho held a forlorn hope, that ho was ul iiocriy ul Hint moment to resign, nud ho should be seul lo Charleston iu safety? livery man stepped forward and signed a jutpiT, promising, if need be, to shed the last drop of blond iu defense of their belov ed commander und thv fort.'' KxTKisiNo a Rooji. Tho author of " Nonnnii Sinclair" spetiks in the follow ing passage of a trying social ordeul, nnd of tho nonchalance of modem "carpet kui;;lils," ns contrasted with the geullcmeii of tho old school: " I havo sometimes envied tho coolness und sell' possession of those gentlemen who, fortified by long practice, can enter n draw ing-room, having no previous knowledge of its minutes, with ns much sun" J nud aud indifference ns if tiny were lounging iuto a box at the opera, nud commence a con versation without exhibiting the slightest nibarrasiiuent. Yet, after all, I doubt whether tliey aro to bo envied, for I appre hend Hint such dcmcutior must bo the ro sull either of remarkable self-complacency or of a callousness of tho heart and imagin ation. It argues tho absence, 1 think, of chivalrous feeling toward the fair sex. which, iu the middle ages, was carried to so extreme u length Ihul, iu llio words of nu old writer of romance. " a truo kni-'ht hould stand more uwed and abaslinl hi the presence oi beauty than If liu wero suiii- uioued before tliu throne of the mosl puis sant emperor of tho world." CCT" The English journals still continue to discuss affairs iu the United States, nud unite with rcmuiiiublo unanimity iu ecu siiiing llio course of tho seceding States, which, they say, cannot expect lo receive any .sympathy from European governments, who are pledged to hostility iigaiusl luiinuu servitude, und cannot, therefore, assist iu building up a nationality based boely upon the principle of perpetuating such uu in stitution. SiNuLi.AR Coini'iiikncr. 1 1 is a singular historical coincidence Hint tho grandfather of Maj. Robert A uderson, of the U. S. Army, now commanding at Fort Sumter, was nu officer lu tho American lines nt tho siege of Charleston, In 1180, by the llrit- isli, when it wus captured by Corn wall is. Eiglily-0110 years huvo passed awny, nud llio town which tho grandfather fought to save, is now iu arms against tho grandson- Hxtuk.iikh. Says the San Juan Press: " If Tom. Thumb should attempt to car ry an ox, or tho Irish giant affect to be wearied under tho weight of a needle, wa .should sny the extremes of ridiculousness were represented. But there is one net of history which seems the acme of sublime folly, vi.: tho secession ol Florida, with the intention of cstublibbinguii independent Govcruiitont." Mil. Blchaxan's Fiituxr.as.Tho firm ness lately manifested by Mr. Buchanan has won back lo him ninny of his old friends, but politically bo is dead and bur ied. Tho ld man thought 4o steer a cotirsy which would conciliate both sections f the Union, but the Southern ultras had carried their conspiracy further than lie and he bos found (00 Utc been si mint- 1 li' -J ItATKH OK APVKIlTIWNOi On aquar (Iwtlva line, or low, brcvior w aar) on iUMrllaa f J 00 Kaeb uImoUonI lrwTti 100 ltviiiatarilanyar SO OB A libaral doJuclioa iU Im mada I (biwo bo idtarlMiby Iboyaar. C V Tb numUf of fiiMitiam alioykl U nolr4 ob llio itmrjiu of n a.lvarnwiiwiil, ailiarvwa il will bo j.ubli.h.d till foibi.IJ.il, auJ cbarKd to- cord'Ogly. W Ubiluary aotieea nil) bo chained half lb abut rati- of aditrli.inf. IB" Jot l'aiTiu riueutsj lib Beatutaa mi lliatulcll. I'oyMrn fur Jui Printing mil it atJ o ielirrrii ml tht fork. Alioul HcccMkoa, Tho following good toluU aro from an able arlielo entitled U J'luribut l'um, hi tho February number of tho Atlantic Monthly: " Tho country Is weary of being chcaUd with plays upon words. Tho United Statci aro a nation, and not a niass-meeU ing; theirs Is government, and not a caucus, a government Hint was uieunt to be capable, uud is capable, of something inoro than tho helpless ieit Jun't of A villago conktable; they have executive and ndmiulstrulive oillecrs that aro nut mere puplict-fisurcs to go through tho motions of uu objeclhsi activity, but arms and hands that become supple to do the will of tho pcoplo ns soon ns that w ill becomes cousclous and defines lis purHo. It is time that wo turned up our definitions In some more trustworthy dictionary than that of avowed dlsiihioiiisU nud their luoro dan gerous because more timid accomplices. Rebellion smells no sweeter bccuuMi il is called secession, iior does order lose lis di vine precedence iu human affairs because a knave may uiekuamo it coercion. Sotea sion means chaos, and coercion the exercise of legitimate authority. You cannot dig nify tho one nor degrade tho other by any verbal chnrlatauiam. Tho lest testimony to the virtue of coercion is tho fact that no wrong-doer ever thought well of it. The thief in jail, tho mobleuihr in tho hands of the police, and tho murderer on the drop will bo unanimous in favor of this new her esy of tho iiurnnstiluliomilily of Constitu tions, with its Newgate Calendar of confes sions, martyrs, und saints. Fulstuff's fa mous regiment would have volunteered to a mail for its propagation or its defence. Henceforth let every unsuccessful litigant It.ivo llio right to pronounco tho verdict of a jury scclionnl, uud to quash nil proceed ings and retain the proierty in cont rover-, sy by seceding from the court room. Let the planting or licniii bo mado penal, bo- cam.o it squints toward coercion. Why, llio lirsl great secessionists would doubtless hnvu preferred lo divide Heaven m'ueu- ably, would have been willing to send Com missioners, must have llioti-'ht Michaels proceedings injudicious, und could probably even now demonstrate! (he illegality of hell lire lo tiny live-yen r-old imp of uvemgu od-i ucutiou uud intelligence. What a lino world wo should have, if wo could only come quietly together iu convention, mid declare by unanimous resolution, or even by aiwo thirUs' vote, thut edge tools should hereafter cut everybody's lingers but him thut played with them,-that, when two men ride 011 ouu horse, tho hindiiiosl shall . ulways sit in front, and that, when u man tries to thrust his partner out of bed and ' guts kicked out himself, he shall bo deemed to huvo established Ins title to an eiimtablo division, nud shall be thenceforth his ns of right, without detriment to the other's privilege on tho lloor! If secession be a right, then tho moment of its exercise is wholly optional with those possessing it. Suppose, on tho evo of u . war with England, .Michigan should vote , herself out of tho Union uud declare her-' self annexed lo Cunndn; what kind of u reception would her Commissioners bo like ly to meet iu Washington, and whut scru ples should wo feel nbout coercion? Or, to lake a ease precisely parallel to that of South Carolina, suppose Ihul Utah, after getting herself iidiNilled lo tho Union, should resume her sovereignly, us it is pleasantly culled, nud block our path (11 tliu Pacific, under the pretence that sho did not consider her Institutions sufu whilo . llio oilier Slates entertained such scriptu nil prejudices against her special wen knew ' iu the patiiaruhal line? Is the only result of our iidmitling a Territory ou Monday tti be the giving it a right lo steal itself und go out again on Tuesday? Or do only tho , original thirteen Stales porsess this pre- :. cautious privilege of suicide? Wo shall need something like a Fugitive Slave Law for runaway republics, uud iiuisl get a pro vision inserted in our treaties with foici'iti powers, thai they shall help us catch any delinquent who may Isl.o relitgo with tliem, as South Carolina has been trying to do nith l.'iigland mid France. Il iloca not matter lo the argument, except so far . us tho good taste of the proceedings is con- ' ccrncd, nt whnt pnrtictilar timo a State inny make her territory foreign, thus 0cn- ing one gate of milioiud defences nnd offer ing a bridge to invasion. The danger of , the thing is in her making her territory foreign under nny circumstances; and it is a danger which tho Government must pre- ' venl, if only for self preservation. Within the limits of the Constitution twosoverign- , ties coitnot co exist; nud ycl what practi cal odds does it inuke, if a State becomes, sovereign by simply declaring herself so? Tho legitimate coiiscqucheo or secession is, not that a Statu Incomes sovereign, but .' that, so funis the General Government is concerned, she has outlawed herself, nulli fied her own existenco ns a Slate, nnd be come an aggregate of riotous men alto re sist tho execution of the laws." JfcaJr A letter from Washington to tho , World says: "Southern Sennloiu wcro ; surprised lo learu from Collainer's declar ation that tho I'clsonal LilxTty Kill ol Vermont was parsed four years before tliu Fugitive Slave Law, and thai il related solely to the prevention of kidnapping " KB- Tito aide and patriotic sccch of Mr. Ethcridgo of Tennessee in the V S. 'House of Representatives, lately, was wor th of Ins high reputation. Ho presonts a firm and inllcviblo front to tren.,011 in a ay shape, and is for the' Union first ond lust and at all haaards. 5r Tho Albany Express has the fol lowing odvcrlisi im.iit: " Wanted, nimble hmtiril 111:111 lu tinttl mv Mifi-V fimfi,.. I... and I beinj; unable lo keep it iiiint l'Cn j Maul unplovmeiit given