Camden Journal, 1852-06-08

IJJJJOIW KIIU>Y cllJU nuuiu uvwmuj i* *> wwvj a community of Deists, and repudiate, in practice, the Christian faith. The only (nominally) Christian Nation that haa r.i.itlw the experiment of abolishing the Christian Sabbath, of wftich we have a record, was the Republic of France, during what was very properly called?"The Reign of Terror." The Sabbath was abolished by order of Government,?the Nation became partly Deistical, and partly Atheistical. To show* their supreme contempt for that Book, venerated by the civilized world, as a Revelation from Heaven,?a large concourse of people, in the streets of Paris, attached a Bible to the tail of an Ass, and dragged it thus through the city ! The scenes of carnage ; of wide-spread legalized murder; of wholesale executions of men and w.?menfor the offence of being suspected of holding improper political opinions; of a ruthless prescription of tho/Nobility; of banishment and death ; of the terrible ascendency of the sword and the Guillotine, which were enacted then in that troubled land, and by that wild, infuriated, demented party in power, called the Government, have now become a part of the history of the 18th century, If her crimes and her sufferings were consequent upon her abolition of the Sabbath?her profane and and sacriligious attempt to sever the obligation of man to the institutions of Religion ; then the example of Franco may never be copied by any

necessaries, they ciioose ior ineraseivw pwwims, arid conclude marriages. The parents bring their marriageable daughters, with each one her littie dower accompanying her, loaded up in a small cart. This dower is, of course, proportionate to the lowly condition of these mountaineers, some sheep, sometimes a few hogs, or , eveu chickens. These girls are attired in their best, or what pieces of gold or silver they may possess, are strung upon a string and neatly attached to the braids of their hair. Thus fitted out, every girl who desires to find a husband betakes herself to the fair. She quits the house of ber father perhaps for ever, and bids her mother adieu, quite ignorant of what roof is to shelter, or what/ate awaits her journey's end. As to her fortune, it is in the little cart that attends her. The object of her journey is never mistaken, nobody wonders at it, nor is there occasion for a public officer to make a record of the deed. On the other hand, the youths who wish to procure themselves wives hasten to the fair, arrayed in the very best skin garments their chests contain. These savage-looking chaps, who would be quite enough to make our young ladies run and hide themselves, proceed with a good deal of interest and zest, to inspect the fair mountain lasses that are brought thither by their | fatliprs and their uncles, casting many sideglan- |

ces and wistful looks toward the captivating merchandize. He gives his fancy a free rein, and when he finds one that seems to claim his preference, he 1 at once addresses the parents, asks what they have given her, and asks what price they have set upon the "lot" so exposed for sale?at the same time stating his own property and standing. If the parents ask too much, these gallant "boys" make their own offer, which, if it does not suit the other to agree to, the fond lover passes to seek some one else. We may suppose that the proud young men always keep a "top-eve" open to the correspondence of loveliness upon one hand, and the size of the dower upon the other. At last he finds one for whom he is willing to give the price, and a loud clapping of the hands together, announces to the bystanders that the bargain is complete. What a heavy blow this must be for some lazy rival who has not decided quick enough, who is halting and considering whether shn will suit him, and whether she is as lovely and accomplished in household matters as some of the others. However, the deed is done and the bargain is completed, and forthwith the young girl (poor thing) proceeds also to clasp the hand of her future husband. What a moment of ii terest and anxiety to her! The destiny of her life is sealed bv this rude clasp of the hand. In this

act slie as mucti as saiu ~i cs, i \>m uu jouu ivi life, and I consent to partake of your joys and your troubles to follow you through weal and through woe J" The families of the betrothed pair then surround them, offering their congratulations, and at once without delay, the priest who is on the ground for the occasion pronounces the nuptial benediction. The young woman presses the parting liand of that family who have reared her, but of which she is no longer a part?mounts the cart of her new husband, whom but a few hours before she never ?o much as knew, and escorted by her dower, is conducted to the house henceforward to be her home. The Hungarian Grovernmetli1 .have long tried, but in vain, to suppress these fairs td?^/:oung girls. Positive jrders have been given that tliej^should no longer take place, but such is the force of>rfn^ces;ablished custom, united to the necessities of thisYpastoral race, that all such orders have been dis- , regarded. The fair still continues, and every f rear such cavalcades as wc have described may . se seen descending into the plains of Kalinasa, ( ;here to barter off these precious jewels of the , lousehold, as though they were senseless beeves t >r mere produce of the soiL?Congrcyationalist.

dormant; thus are we never master out diiiiu men stumbling in each others way. As maturity means self-controlling power, so he who gains not this is childish and must submit, infant like, to be controlled by others. This guidance we must feel in our upward course, and be grateful for the check; but as we have each a work to do, we must look beyond help to independence. The school-boy receives aid in learning, that he may strive with his own power, for if he always depends on help, he never can be a useful man. He who seeks for himself no path, but merely follows where others have been before, covering his own want with another's industry, may find the road not long or thickly set but he does and gains nothing. He who bows to difficulty, settling at the foot of the hill, instead of struggling to its top, may get a sheltered place, a snug retreat, but the world in its glory he can never sec, and the pestilence from the low ground he must imbibe. We may rest in perfect comfort, but the health that comes of labor will fade away. The trees of the forest were not planted that man might pass round and live between tbcm, but that he might cut them down and use them. The savage has little toil before him, but the civilized

ble. and hath but a short time to live," &c. . The astonished bridegroom acclaimed? # uSir, you mistake, we came to be married." " Well," replied Davis, u if you insist I will marry you, but believe me my friends you had much better be buried !" m 9 m ; A Georgia negro was riding a mule along and came to a bridge, when the mule stopped. Til but you a quarter,' said JackL Til make you go ober dis bridge,' and with that struck the mule over the ears, which made him nod his head suddenly. 'You take do bet den,' said the negro, and he contrived to get the stubborn mule over the bridge.?I won dat quarter anyhow, said Jack. 'But how will you get your money V said a man ^ who had been close bv, unpercieved. To-morrow, said Jack, massa crib me a dollar, to get corn for de mule, aud I takes the quarter out. ,-||| mi ' .r.yi How Great men carry their heads.?Almost all men of talent, genius and celebrity have .1 habitually held their heads inclined either to the l right or the left. Alexander, Cajsar, Louis XIX., I Newton, Charles XII., Voltaire, Frederick the I Great, and Byron all had the habit. Mirsbeau, M who defined his own century and race,

cold, nor summer lassitude, must not appai mm, in season, he mast be ready;injured pride, wounded feeling, mast not unstring his energy, while stooping to learn frona the simplest lips the naJtnge of those wants to which he would minister. In HiraeeomjiliAliHnent there is difficulty; the greater the work, the greater tlitrjuains. There is no such thing as sudden inspiration of*grace, < for the steps of life are slow, and what is not ; thus attained is nothing worth. In darkness, the < eyes must be accustomed to the gloom when ob j jects appear, one by one, until the mast distant I is pereieved; but, in a sudden light, the eyes are ] pained, and blinded, and left weak. i At school we found that when one difficulty ; was surmounted, another was presented; master- 1 ing "Additiou" would not do?we mast learn t Subtraction;" so it is in life. A finished work is 1 a glory won, but a rniud content with one ac- < complement is childish, audits weakness renders it incapable of applying that?"From him that hath not shall be taken away even that he ] ?Vi!ill ri^ nn to liim as a shame. 1

solution of archil for the rose tint, and ot tur- , meric for the deep yellow. Transparent soaps, however pleasing to the eye, are always of indifferent quality; they are never so detergent as ordinary soaps, and they eventually acquire a disa greeable smell.?Scientific American, The Game of the Northern- Whigs.?We published yesterday an extract from the Philadelphia North America-, shewing that measures were on foot to exclude the Southern Whigs from the Convention, and thus secure the norm- . ; nation of Gen. Scott. The Tribune follows in the same track, but aims its blow at South Carolina only, as follows: South-Carolina.?There was the mockery of a Whig Meeting?the firet held in the State for several years?at Charleston a few evenings since; Dr. F. Y. Porch.er in the chair, and our sometime friend George S. Bryan doing the stage business, By bis direction it was voted 'highly important' to have the State represented at Baltimore?important, namely, to the defeat of GenScott. The meeting was therefore adjourned to V>a 1 mV> tn rriva h'rap tn t.hft Co-/vnerahnn of oth -