.; 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
...
' / )>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
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
^ Wj,yp
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