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LOUDON, TENNESSEE, DECEMBER 11, 1852?
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LOUDON:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1552.
From the Franklin (Tenn.) Home Press.
Col. G extry's SrEECH. The announcement
lliat Col. Gentry would address his constituents,
last Saturday, drew together a very large crowd,
tond we have never seen the- Court House so
"crowded to hear c.ny mau speak as it was on this
occasion. Satisfied a3 every man must be who
knows Col. Gentry, that no other than the high
est motives of patriotic devotion to his country
and the peculiar interests of his section of the
Union, could induce him to stand aloof from an
active participation in a canvass involving
questions of paramount importance to the South,
and refuse to act in concert with his old politi
cal friends ai.d associates, the public anxiety
has been daily increasing to know from Lis own
lips the causes that, determined his course in the
canvass just closed. Hence we were not surpri
sed that at an early hour of the day the Court
House was overflowing, and man unable to
gain admittance, had to retire without hearing
his speech.
Col. Gentry commenced speaking about ten
oYlock and spoke more than two hours. We do
not intend to attempt a report of his speech, as
it is his purpose to write it out and print it from
his own notes, when we will publish it so that
such of our subscribers as Lad not the opportu
nity of hearing it, may read and ponder upon it
at leisure. The speech contains many mighty
and important suggestions as to our true inter
ests, present and prospective, which are emi
nently deserving the attentive consideration of
every patriot and lover of his country. Of the
speech, although we differ in some points as to
opinions expressed by him, in the main, we will
say that it met our most cordial and earnest ap
probation. As an effort of oratory, we have never listened
a speech more replete with '''thoughts that
breathe, and words that burn." It was a bold,
chivalrous, impassioned vidication of his right
to think and act for himself, regardless of party
dictation, and untrammelled by any obligation
other than those impo.ed by his sense of duty
U bmscl to country and to Iiis constituent.'.
That Col. Gentry has been steadily and consist
ently true to what he believed the best interests
of his constituency and his country, we think no
man who heard him will doubt. And we be
lieve, when his course and motives becomes
generally understood, that the good men of eve
ry faith will respect and honor him, that he has
had the independence to rise superior to the
trammels of party, and proclaim his fidelity to
the Union and the institutions of the South.
In regard to his political opinions, Col- Gen
try stands to-day where he has ever stood, a
whig. He is a whig not in name merely, as
we nnder.stand him, nor acknowledging his obli
gation to follow the behests and submit to the
dictation of an irresponsible faction, that may
get the temporary lead of the party. But a
vhig, as every patriot should be, in subordina
tion to the interests, the prosperity, the glory of
his country. Who does not honor such a man.
Who is not proud of a party, whose boast it ev
er has been, and we trust ever may be, that its
members claim and exercise the right to think
and determine for themselves the course of pol
icy, which it is their duty to pursue, and refuse
to b3 W blindly by the nose in any direction
which it may suit the convenience or interest of
the self-constituted party leaders to turn them?
Col. Gentry is a sagacious politician, as well
as a bold, fearless, honest man. His political
predictions heretofore, have been verified p ith
wonderful exactness. We have witnessed the
truth and justice of his conclusions in regard to
future political developments; and would it not
be well to wait before pronouncing any judg
ment against him, to see if he is not right
Again? He has never deceived his constituents,
nor do we believe that he will now. His ante
cedents are all good, and we have an abiding
confidence in his sound judgment and discre
tion. There is no necessity for any whig to
make up a hasty verdict ngainst him. He could
have been actuated by no selfish motives in his
course. Col. Gentry was not then, nor did he
ever expect to be, a candidate for office: nor do
we know thai he is now or will be again. All
his arrangements has been made with a view of
retiring from the political arena. His inter
ests demanded such a course, and he had felicit
cd himself upon the prospect of retiring "at
peace with the world." Nothing could induce
him to forego his determination, but the belief
that it was his duty to his section of the coun
try to again enter the lists in defence of its
rights. Col. Gentry has always been national
in his feelings and policy. But if the political
issues of the day should assume a sectional cast,
we believe that he will be found on the side of
the South. Wc trust, however, that the agitation
will now cease. It is in the power of the Pres
ident elect to put an eternal quietus upon it7 if
he have the firmness to resist the dangers by
which he is environed. We trust he may have.
In his efforts to effect this he will certainly re
ceive Col. Gentry's earnest co-opperation, as we
trust he will that of every southern whig mem
ber of Congress. While we know this of
Colonel Gentry, we do not believe that he ever
will be lets a whig than he is now With hia
present posion on that subject wc are perfect
ly satisfied. Although in the canvass, viewing
matters in a light different from that in which
he any many others of ot.r whig brethren saw
the issues or the canvass, we differed, that is
past. And as we claim honesty and a good
purpose to have actuated us, so we are willing
to admit that our friends were influenced by mo
tives equally pure. Human judgment is fallia
ble, and while we are liable to attribute error to
others, it may be well to reflect that possibly we
may have committed the error ourselves. It is
told of a man confined in a mad house, that,
upon being asked by a friend who visited him;
"what he was doing there?" he replied; I thought
the world was mad and the world thought me
mad, but they having the majority have put me
here." We have not even this consolation in
the matter. The majority is decidedly against
us, and in favor of those who thought w'th Col.
Gentry and the other whigs who refused to sup
port Gen. Scott. They may be right. Let us
at least wait and see.
From the Augusta Chronicle fc Sentinel.
COPPER MINE IN TENNESSEE.
In the last Dalton Times we find the follow
ing notice of a Copper Mine in Polk co., Tenn.
We are informed that the indications in the
vicinity of this mine are very flattering for still
further anl very valuable developments of Cop
per Ore:
Another evidence of the Resources of ilic
South. Every few days our streets present a
lively appearance from the influx of wagons,
loaded with Copper Ore, on its way to N. York.
This Ore, we understand, comes from the Hi
wassee mines, located in Polk county Tenn.,
about five miles from the State lines of North
Carolina and Georgia.
The region of country is a primitive forma
tion, aud abounds in minerals.
The veins run longitudinally, in a series of
hills, in a North East and South West direction;
they being a spur of the Alleghany range of
mountains.
The ore is principally Black Oxide of copper,
yielding, wc understand, from ten to seventy
per cent of pure metal.
The Black Oxide is found at a distance of
about forty feet from the surface; the vein here
being fifteen feet wide, on an average. Below
the stratum of Black Oxide, the vein gradually
increases in width, as you go down, and produ
ces yellow sulphuret of copper. Several hun
dred tons have already been taken out of the
mine.
The company is constructing a plank road
from the mine, down the bank of the Oconee
river, to Cleveland,
So soon as this is completed, the amount sent
forward to market, will be largely increased.
This mine is worked by a company from the
city of New York. The mining operations are
under the supervision of an able minor from
Cornwall.
Wc understand he has had much experience
in the mines of Mexico, Cuba, Cornwall, and
the United States; and pronounces the prospect
here, to be equal, if not superior, to any he has
ever before seen. We have long been familiar
with the fac t, that we had vast mineral resour
ces in our neighborhood; and it is a humiliating
reflection, that these sources of wealth remain
undeveloped, except by capitalists from abroad.
Were our beds of Iron, Coal, Marble, Copper,
&c, located in a section of country, where peo
ple have enterprise enough to work them, they
would prove to be sources of wealth, far beyond
the expectations of those who have never esti
mated their true value.
Death of Hon. John W. Crockett. The an
nouncement of the death of this distinguished
gentlemen will be heard with sadness and great
regret by every citizen. His is a name long
since endeared to the people of the south-west
by the uncorruptible honesty, and bold and man
ly daring of a Father, whose history is a por
tion of the history of our State, and who fell at
the Alamo fighting to tlie latest breath for the
independence of his adopted country. John
W. Crockett was the worthy son of the late Da
vid Crockett, with an accomplished education,
quick perception, and vigorous mind, he was
enabled in early manhood to take a high posi
tion in the profession he had adopted, and the
people of West Tennessee will long remember
him as an able and successful lawyer. Like his
father. Mr. Crockett possessed those qualities
requisite to make him a favorite with the people,
and at a comparatively early age, was called up
on to serve them in the Congress of the United
States. There he distinguished himself by de
votion to the intcrc1 1 of his constituents, and a
patriotism and honesty of purpose, which gave
him an enviable position among his fellow mem
bers. After serving two sessions (we believe) in Con
gress, he declined an another election and re
moved to New Orleans to become editor of a
daily paper. In this capacity, he also gained
great reputation, and was universally respected
for his talent, urbanity and courtesy. After
several years absence, Mr. Crockett returned to
his native State, and again commenced the vig
orous prosecution of his profession in the city of
Memphis. In a very short time, he secured an
excellent practice, and by his kindness of heart,
social disposition and noble qualities had at
tracted around him a host of warm and admi
ring friends. We knew him well, and loved him
for his many virtues. Peace to his ashes. Mr.
Crockett died at Memphis, of pneumonia, on the
nMit of the 24th ult. Nashville Banner.
Tico Brothers in Congress. E. R. Washburn
Esq., just elected to Congress in Illinois, is a
brother to Israel Washburn, recently elected in
Maine. They are the sons of Israel Washburn,
Esq., of Maine. This is probably the first in
stance of two brothers meeting together in Con
gress, from two extremes of the Union, both
whigs, and printers by trade, and both highly
esteemed for their talents and moral worth.
"These are my jewels" truly the father rqight
exclaim.
A gentleman being asked whether he was se
riously injured when a Bteam boiler exploded,
replied "I have become so used to being Mow
ed up by my wife, that mere steam has no effect
upon me."
ARRIVAL OFTHE AMERICA ATBOSTON
Boston,' Nov. 24th. The America reached
her wharf this morning. The English papers
contain very little of importance. Commercial
advices from the East more favorable. Money
was abundant at Bombay and Calcutta. Exports
livelv. Freights to London and Liverpool 2.
7s.Gd.2. 10s.
Latest advices from Paris state that the time
serving Judges and Perfects were' already filling
the jails with parties who are even suspected of
opposition to the tyrant and usurper. The
slightest pretexts are made use of for arrests.
France may remain quiet, but Europe hardly
can. - '
In the English Parliament Lord John Rus
sell had denounced the evasive policy of the
Government. Lord Palmerston said the coun
try demanded of the House a declaration in fa
vor of the present commercial policy.
The Queen, in her speech at the opening of
Parliament, congratulates the country on its
prosperous, condition, and hints vaguely at pro
tection, as follows:
"If you should be of opinion that recent leg
islation in contributing with other causes to this
happy result, has, at the same time, inflicted
unavoidable injustice on certain important in
terests, I recommended you dispassionately to
consider how, as far as it may be practicable,
equitably to mitigate that injury, and to enable
the industry of the country to meet successfully
that unrestricted competition to which Parlia
ment in its wisdom has decided it should be subjected."-
She trusts that improvement has extended to
Ireland, and recommends a generous policy to
wards that country; announces the appointment
cf a Commissioner of Inquiry on Ecclesiastical
matters; recommends University reform; and
would rejoice if the transportation of convicts
to Van Diemau's Land were dispensed with.
Message of the Gorernor of Sou7t Carolina.
Charleston, Nov. 23. The message of the
Governor was delivered to both Houses of the
Legi.slatureto-day. The following is an abstract
of its mare important features:
It represents the State Bank to be a in highly
prosperous condition, the profits during the year
amounting to nine per cent. He recommends
its rechartcr, with additional capital.
The Governor expresses opposition to public
executions and whipping, and recommends an
amendment of the act of 18 18, to prevent col
ored persons from entering the State, so as to
meet eases similar to that of the British ship
Clyde. A colored seaman of that vessel, he
states, has sued the sheriff for false imprison
ment, but self-respect demands that we should
not abate one jot or tittle of the law. He re
commends thatthe Legislature subscribe $1,000,
000, to the Blue Ridge Railroad, and continue
the Commissioners in regard to the removal of
the Charleston bar, until the work is actually
commenced by the General Government.
The message concludes by congratulating the
State on the present calm, but expresses fears
that it will be of but short duration, and hopes
that the Southern States, on a recurrence of fur
ther aggressions, (which will surely come,) will
; ise in the majesty of their strength, and, in
conjuction with South Carolina, either torce
their rights to be respected or take their place as
a Southern Confederacy among the natious of
the earth.
Death of the Hon. John Sergcnt.
Philadelphia, Nov. 24th. The Hon. John
Scrgent, of this city, died last night in the 73d
year of his age. He was one of the most prom
inent politicians of Pennsylvania, and had filled
many important stations. He was a member of
Congress at the time of the Missouri controver
sy, and was one of the strongest advocates of
the compromise adopted at the time. In 1832
he was a candidate for the Vice Presidency on
the ticket with Mr. Clay, who ran against Gen
eral Jackson.
The Revolution in Mexico.
New Orleans, Nov. 22. The Picayune has
received letters from the city of Mexico, which
stated that Arista has demanded to head the
troops in person against the Revolutionists.
Gen. Uraga, who has joined the latter, asserts
that if he should prove successful in the over
throw of the government, he will not accept any
public office as his reward.
The French Minister at Mexico ha3 received
letters from his Government, calling him to
Franco.
The Tehuantcpec commission has finally left
its proposals for the decison of the government.
Honors to the Memory of Mr. Webster.
Coxcord, N. II., Nov. 24. The House of
Representatives has voted to suspend the stat
ute requiring the meeting of the Presidential
electors of the State on the 10th, in order to en
able the Legislature to attend the Webster ob
sequies at Boston in a Body.
To-Morrow lids been fixed for the election of
a United States Senator.
Death of the Hon. Walar Forward.
PiTTSBi Kcn, Nov. 24th. The Hon. Walter
Forward died this morning of billious cholic,
aged Go, having been sick but three days. . He
has filled many important stations, having rep
resented Alleghany county in Congress for ma
ny years, was Secretary of the Treasury under
President Tyler, and Minister to Denmark. He
was, up to the time of his death, Judge of the
District Court, and is much lamented by the
community.
Maine Liquor Laic Contention.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 24th. A convention of the
friends of the Maine Liquor Law was held at
the Baptist Church to-day. Resolutions were
adopted urging the most stringent efforts of the
law in the Legislature at the coming session.
Netc Hampshire Senator.
Coxcord, Nov. 24. The Democrats of the
Legislature have nominated Chas. G. Arther
ton for United" States Senator, to succeed
John P. Hale. The whigs have nominated
John Terley
New Jersey OJTiciul Vote.
Tkextox, Nov. 23 The official vote of New
Jersey is as follows; Pierce, 44,293; Scott, 38,
540; Hale, 259: Broom, 813.
Bank ofMurfrecsboro' "The Exchange Bank
of Tennessee" at this place ha3 commenced op
eration. The denominations of the bills are
l's 2's 3's and 5's; handsomely executed. This,
we trust, will make change more plentiful in
two senses. The Bank is owned by our towns
men, Messrs. W. fc. J. Spence, men who have
managed well their own affairs, and whose in
dustry, enterprise and obliging disposition have
secured for them the entire confidence of the
community. We wish them great success in
their new undertaking. Murf. News.
A man who has no bills against him, belongs
to the order of no bid ily in more than one sense.
A Strange Ofer.'We are informed by par
tic that profess to be well instructed in the
whole matter, that the Atlantic and Pacific
Steamship Company has offered to our Govern
ment to take immediate means to protect them
selves or our flag from the insults of the Span
ish authorities of Cuba, at its own expense,
thereby relieving the Government from further
trouble or expense in the matter.' The proposi
tion, if true, is certainly a very strange one, and
its very novelty will frighten our present ad
ministration out of its senses. It will have to
ascertain the sentiments of England on the
subject, before it will dare to move. A 'etc- York
Dag Bock.
An article in the . 'New York Herald' shows
what this company's means JKid appliances are:
The Law line contains nine or ten large
steamers. They could be transformed into pow
erful war Reamers in a couple of weeks, each
capable f carrying to Cuba, in five days from
any part of the United States, 4000 to 5000 good
troops amounting in round numbers, to 40,090
or 50,000 men all eager for action. George
Law himself, has also on hand about 120,000 or
140,000 muskets, and amunition fijra campaign
of a month in Cuba, could be got in ten days.
If the Government of the United States were
only to stand by and see fair play. Law could
expel the Spanish power from Cuba v. ithout
any aid frdm the public purse, but merely by
his own rcsourses, in less than three months.
He has the war steamers all ready the arms
and amunition all ready at any moment to join
the crusade, and close forever the Spanish au
thority on this continent.
JjOuL Bonaparte, Emperor. How instruc
tive and admonitory are the lessons of history,
if practically applied! How often docs it hap
pen, in the cycle of a few years, that the wisest
and strongest combinations fall a prey to un
toward circumstances or unforeseen events! But
yesterday as it were, (what are thirty-eight years
in the history of time?) the combined powers of
England and France shivered to atoms and re
duced to a cipher the proud monuments of Na
poleon's empire. Time rolled on Govern
ments wcrc convulsed Europe wrapt in social
and political revolutions England alone re
maining steadfast; and in a brief spasmodic
convulsion of the "elements of Republicanism"
in France, another Empire is proclaimed, a sec
ond Bonaparte placed on the throne! It were
well for statesmen to ponder with solicitude, on
the vast difference in the present posture of the
various European and Continental Governments,
from what it was in 1810-15. The general
spirit of the age is different. International ties
are different the voice of popular commotion
is more potent the "still small voice of consci
ence" less persuasive. The basis of interna
tional comity has been widened, if not weaken
ed. The objects of commercial aggrandise
ments more extending and yet more dazzling.
The pressure of a crowded population eager
for change and bold for revolution has broken
down many of the former bamies which shield
ed the strong arm of power. England holds
her coloaies and rules Ireland with less impos
ing sway. Commerce, and the reflective influ
ence of American Republicanism has imparted
new zeal and kindled new hopes in every mche
and corner of the civilized world.
Now ore these reflections less interesting to
the people of the United States. Here, too, the
rude shock of wild progress has weakened the
influence of past admonitions. These wise and
salutary lessons of experience are, in part, fa
ding from the recollection of our people, to be
followed by Jacobinical associations and foreign
entanglements.
Our great men sleep in the tomb. A new or
der of things, and a new class of men, "rule the
day." Progress is the watch word, and foreign
territory the object, of too many of the would-be
statesmen of the United States. The salutary
lessons of the "Father of the Republic" are
disregarded. Any measure that is supposed to
be popular, right or wrong, is but too eagerly
seized hold of. This, we fear, is the rock on
which we arc to split. Experience gives way
to impulse.
But we are not extending beyond what wc
designed, which was to remark that the French
Empire, headed by a Bonaparte, had wrongs to
avenge, insults to wipe out, and that no means
would be spared to accomplish both. How far
this is to affect America we will not now consid
er, We shall, however, return again to the sub
ject. Richmond Whig.
The Itch Cured in Three Hours. Dr.Bazin,
physician of the hospital Saint Louis of Paris,
introduced not long ago a notable improvement
in the treatment of the itch, since he succeeded
in curing the disease in two day3 by general
frictions with sulphur ointment. Dr. Hardy,
who succeeded Dr. Bazin in the Scabies wards
of the same hospital, has, however, considerably
curtailed this already short time; he cures his
patients in two hours. The method, is describ
ed as follows:
Patients are no longer admitted into the house
for the treatment of the itch, as two hours suf
fice to render contagion impossible and the re
covery almost certain. The patient is put into
a warm bath, and rubbed for an hour with yel
low soap; he then passes into a clean bath;
where he continues to cleanse his skin for an
other hour. After leaving this bath he is taken
to a particular room fitted for the purpose, and,
with the aid of one of his fellow-sufferers, he is
rubbed all over for half an hour with the follow
ing ointment: Axunge eight parts, flour of sul
phur two parts, corbonate of potash one part
After this friction, the patient is examined and
sent away cured, though sometimes pretty nu
merous vesicles on the hand and elsewhere,
remain unaltered. Dr. Hardy states that out
of one hundred cases he has hardly had two or
three relapses. The number of itch patients
had considerably diminished, as none are now
turned away for want of room; and the disease
has thus spead with much less rapidity. Lon
don lxncct.
A Whig friend says "Let's give Mr.' Pierce
a fair trial." So say" we. As a general rule the
Whi"S never do condemn a political opponent in
advance. In this case, they only say that "J ndg
ing from the past, and looking to the probable
emergencies of the future, Winfield Scott would
have made the better President of the two." A
majority of the American people, however, it
seems, have thought and decided differently, and,
as true democrats, we submit without a murmur
their fiat.
Cows well fed in winter, give more milk in
it 1 ' HnidifiAn in
summer. An ox mai is in gouu wuuiuuu m
the spring will perform more labor, and stand
the heat of eummer better than one that is poor.
First Ride on a Railroad. We have of.cn
thought that, to a person who saw a train of carsin
motion, the sight mustlemosf miraeulonsrndas
tounding. As Jack Downingpncesaid, ''twas
queer to see a hull lot of wagons chuck full of
of people, and things a going ofi'in thatcre speed,
and no Loss to draw em." A genius of the sort
rcfered to, lately made his experimental trip.
Jieraw n greenhorn, a genuine backwoodsman,
who feared nothing in the shape of man or beast,
but any thing that he could not understand puz
zled him even more than it did, perhaps, the or:
dinary run of his fellows. Well, he came to
Cartersville a short time since, for the purpose
of taking his first railroad trip.
He'd hear.i tell on'em, but didn't believe, he
said, half of the nonsense folks said about 't in.
When the cars arrived at the place, our hero was
elated in anticipating his intended ride. As the
cars approached, he stood gazing with wonder
and awe at the engine, puffing and smoking.
Following the example of others, as soon as the
cars stopred he hurried aboard, with his saddle
bags upon his arms, and seated himself near a
window. Then looking around at the passen
gers, manifesting much suqirise, he put his head
out of the window to see the "critter start;"
while in his position, watching with much anx
iety, the whistle sounded. Our hero, much snr
prised, and evidently a little alarmed, drew back
his head with a motion that might be called a
jerk, and turning to a gentleman sittting near
him, said:
"Well, stranger, did you ever hear such a
snort as that?"
"The engine," suggested the other.
"Well, I don't know what it is, but hallow,
how she goes!"
"Guess you are not acquainted with railroad
traveling?"
"Hang it, no! hairit they ran away? Creation
h6w it jerks!"
"It's all safe enough, . you may rely, the cars
are starting."
"That's all; well stranger, I ain't afraid, you
know, but kinder surprised like, that's all," said
the mountain boy, half ashamed. "I golly,
stranger, did you ever hear that ere snort? it
beats dad's jackass, and he's a roarer, no mis
take. Whew, how it does puff; somethin' bus
tin,' I'm sure."
"O, fudge! it's all right," said the other, set
tling himself for a nap.
"I swow! I don't see how vou can sleep, darn
ed if I do!"
"Nothing like getting used to it," said th;
other. You've heard of the eels that had been
skinned so many times they rather liked it, and
used to come ashore every few days to get their
hides taken oif, hav'nt you?"
"You're gassin, stranger."
The bell rang, the engines moved off", away
went the cars at rapid speed, and before our he
ro had recovered from the shock which the
"snort" produced, the cars were moving slowly
over Etowa bridge. Discovering a change in
its gait, he popped his head out of the window
again, "to see how it moved," saw that it was
some distance from the ground, and supposing
the 'critter' was flying, swooned, and fell from
his seat speechless. Several gentlemen sitting
near caught hold of him, raised him up. shook
him and rubbed him until he revived a little.
"The man's crazy," suggested some of the
bystander.-, sagely.
No, he's not," answered he, who had before
spoken, "he's frightened."
"Frightened?"
"Yes, scared half to death."
"About what?"
"The cars; he never was in a train before; he
told me so."
A hearty laugh ran through those about the
half-fainting man, which had the effect to arouse
him to consciousness, at least partially so. for his
breath began to come and go more regularly,
and at last he opened his eyes as saucers, and
seeing several of the gentlemen who had just
come to his assistance about him, he looked
up most beseechingly in the face of one them,
and said
"Stranger, has it lit!" Flag of our Union.
Beautiful Extract. Yon cannot go ir.to the
meadow and pluck up a single daisy by the
roots, without breaking up a society of nice re
lations, and detecting a principle more exten
sive and refined than mere gravitation. The
handfull of earth that follows the tiny roots of
that little flower, is replete with social elements.
A little social circle had been formed around
that germinating daisy. The sun-beam and
tho dew-drop met there, and the soft summer
breeze came whispering through the tall grass
to join the silent concert. And the earth took
them to her bosom, and introduced them to the
daisy gem; and they'all went to work to show
that flower to the sun. Lach mingled in the
honey of its influence, and they nursed "the wee
canny thing" with an aliment that made it grow.
And when it lifted its eyes towards the sky, they
wove a soft carpet of grass for its feet. And the
sun saw it through the grass leaves, and smiled,
as he passed on; and then, by starlight and
moonlight, they worked on. And the daisy lift
ed up its head, and one morning while the sun
was looking, it put on iU silver rimmed diadem,
and showed its yellow petals to the stars. And
it nodded to the little birds that were swimming
in the sky. And all them that had silver-lined
wings, and birds in black, gray and quaker
brown came; and the querulous blue bird, and
the courtseying yellow bird eime; and each sung
a native air at the coronation of that daisy. Ex.
Honest Txihor. Labor, honest labor, is mighty
and beautiful. Activity is the ruling element
of life, and its highest relish. Luxuries and con
quests are the results of labor; we can imagine
nothing without it The noblest man of earth
is he who puts his hands cheerfully and proudly
to honest labor. Labor is a business and ordi
nance of God. Suspend labor, and where is the
glory and pomp of earth, the fruits, fields, and
palace3, and the fashionings of matter for which
men strive and war? Let the labor-scorner look
around him, look to himself, and learn what are
the trophies. From the crown of his head to
the sole of his foot, unless he is Carib, naked as
the beast, he is the debtor and slave of toil.
The labor which he scorn3 has tricked him into
the stature and appearance cf a man. where
he gets his garmenting and equipage, let labor
answer? Labor which makes music in the
mine, the furrow and the forge. O, scorn labor,
do you man who never yet earned a morsel of
bread? Labor pitties you, proud fool laughs
you to scorn. You shall pass to dust, forgotten,
but labor will live on forever, glorious in its con
quests and monuments. Ex.
Death of an Editor. We omitted at the
time, to notice the death of our late friend and
cotemporary, Thos. M. Smyth, Esq., Editor of
the 'Virginia Recorder,' a fumily paper recent
ly started at Buchanan, in this State. He died
suddenly at his residence in that place a few
weeks ago, just as he began to be esteemed for
his usefulness and talent. For several j-ears
past, he had been known as an eloquent and ef
fective Temperance Lecturer, but he was cut off
in the midst of his career, and left his harvest of
glory tmgathered. Abiaflon Virginian.
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Jerome Bonaparte and LouLt Napoleon.-
The London Morning Chronicle's correspondent
gives the following item: " ,
This morning the ex-King Jerome, accompa
nied by his son, Napoleon Bonapart. went to St.
Cloud, when the ox-King declared to Louis Na
poleon that he felt the exculsion of his family
from the succession as so great an insult to him--self
and his son that he was determined to resign
not only the office of President of the Senate, but
that of Governor of the Invalides, and the only
dignity he would continue to boll was that of
Marshal of France.
Louis Napoleon endeavored to calm the irri
tation of the old man, and to induce him to
change his mind. He stated that although he
and his family were not t be mentioned in the
Senatu3 Consultum, they were not, therefore, ex
cluded from all hopes of the succession. He
(Louis Napoleon) would still have the power of
adopting Napoleon Bonaparte, if he should have
no family of his own and his intention was to
do so, if he showed that he was deserving of the,
trust, and could, by his conduct, gain the confi
dence of the country. Louis Napoleon added,
that in the meantime he was willing to place
Napoleon Boncpart in a position "of trust and
dignity
The affair remains in this position for the
present but I understand that the ex-King pre
sists in his determination to resign both ot the
Presidency of the Senate and the Governorship
of the Invalides
Advice to Wires. A wife must learn how to
form her husband's happiness in what direction
the secret of his comfort lies; she must not cher
ish his weaknesses by working upon them; she
must not raihly run counter to his projects.
Her motto must be never to draw largly upoa tiie
small stock of patience in man's nature; not to
increase obstinacy by trying to drive him:
never, if possible, to have scenes. I doubt much
if a real quarrel even if made up docs net Icx'sn
the bonds between man and wife, and sometimes
lastingly. If irritation should occur, a wtaan
must expect to hear from man a strength end
vehemence of language far more than the eva
sion requires. Mild as well as stern men r.ro
prone to this exaggeration of language. Let
not a woman be tempted ever, to sav anyiM,
sarcastic or violent in retaliation. The bitterest
repentance must needs follow such an indulgence
if she does. Men very frequently forget what
thev have said, but seldom what is r.ttcrn by
their wives. They are grateful, tco, fur fj:l cr.r
ance in such cases; whilst asserting muni jcuui
that they arc right, they are often conscious l' ' 1
they are wrong. Give a little time, as the great
est boon you can bestow, to the irritated feeling;
of vour husband. . -
Influence of a Xetcspo-pcr A school teach
er who has been engaged a long time in his pro
fession, and witnessed the influence of a r ow s
paper upon the minds of a family of chilJf-ri,
writes to the editor of the Ogdcnsburg, (N. Y.
Sentinel as follows:
I have found it to be a universal fact vi:'.c:t
exception, that those scholars of both s?xes an t
of all ages, who have had access to newspapers :.t
homo, when compared with those who have net,
are
1. Better readers, excel! ng in pronunciation
and emphasis and consequently read moreunder
standingly. 2. They are better spellers, and define words
with greater ease and acc uracy.
"3. They obtain n practical knowledge of ge
ography, in almosl half the time itreqnireothers,
as the newspapers has made them familar with
the location of the important places, nations, their
Governments and doings on the globe.
4. They are better Grammarians, for having
become so familiar with every variety of
stvle, in the newspaper from the common place
advertisement to the finished and classical ora
tion of the statesman, they more readily com
prehend the meaning ofthe text, and consequent
ly analyze its constructions with accuracy.
5. They write better composition, using bet
ter language, containing more thoghts, more
clearly and connectedly expressed.
d. Those young men who have for years been
readers of newspapers, are alwavs taking the lead
in the debating society, exhibiting A more exten
sive knowledge upon agreatcr variety of subjects,
and expressing their views with greater Cuency,
clearness and correctness in their use of lanjrua-
A Woman's Laugh. -A woman has no nat
ural grace more bewitching than a sweet laugh.
It is like the sound of flutes on the water. It
leaps from the heart in a clear sparkling rill,
aud the heart that bears it feels as if bathed ia
the cool, exhilerating spring. Have yon ever
pursued an unseen fugitive through the trees,
led on by her fairy lnugh, now here ,now there
now lost, now found? We have; And we are
pursuing that wandering voice to this day.
Sometimes it comes to us in the midst of car-i,
of sorrow, or irksome business, and then wr
turn away, and listen and it is ringing through the
room like a silver bell, with power to scare awav
ail the ill spirits of the mina. How "mucl we
owe to that sweet laugh! It turns the prose of
our life into the poetry, it flings showers of sun
shine over the darksome wood through which
we are traveling, it touches with light even our
sleep, which is no more the image of death, but
gemmed with dreams that are shadows of immor
tality. Filling teeth over exposed Nerves. Dr. S. T.
nullihan, of Wheeling, Virginia, has discovered
a method whereby the cavities of teeth over ex
posed nerves may be successfully plugged up.
It is this. The diseased parts of the tooth is re
moved to make it apparent that the nerve is ex
posed. The fang is perforated through the gum
into the nerve cavity. The opening should be
about the size of a small knittingneedle; its ob
ject is to open the bloodvessels ofthe nerve,
which will at once be known by the flow of ar
terial blood. The cavity ofthe tooth may then
bo filled without the least fear of pain or ill con
sequence. This plan has been successfully
practiced in a great number of eases. Hitherto
a tooth having an exposed nerve could not he.
filled and prevent pain and toothache. Scic'iffi
ic. American.
Severe. A quaint old gent not a hundred
miles from here, who is withal oue of onr ac
tive stirring men, had a man at work in hi3 gar
den who wa3 quite the reverse. "Mr. Jones,"
said he to him one morning, "did you ever see
a snail?" "Certainly," said Jones. - "Then" sa id
the boy, "you must have met him, for you could
never overtake him.
To Editors. A journeyman printer named
Joseph Stevens, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, left
home in 1844, and was last heard of in 1847.
His parents are in great distress on his account
and will be thankful to any one who will give
them any information of him. Address Mr. D.
Stevens, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Editors every
where pleas copy.
