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ANDREW IHARSt'HALR.
(Wc hold the maxim no less applicable lo PtlWU than PIWU Affairs, thai "Honrsy is Hie lirst Policy." Wahingtoil.)
I III: I i li AND PROPRIETOR
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AB'-RDEKN. MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER 9 W.
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At $3 per annum in limincc, ,ur $1 if no
paid in advance. . .
TEBMS.
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Tiles adopted by Ihe p. ess in the sum h: On
lit liar per squar- of Its lines or less, lor hi
first insertion, and 50 cents per squire for eacl
subsequent inseriitn .
Busine-s i 'aids, not exceeding one squirt.
10. for the season.
The monev is due on advertisements aft-t
he first inser'ion. Advertisements which ;,r
not marked with the number of insertions, wil
be insertel 'till forbid. andcliaised SCCOrttinitlv
-All tidvertis. mmis, except those ol our vearlv
advertisers will be i harmed for by iht square,
jis in the lira a rttcle ol these term-, unless a
epMrSci is made lo the t onirarv.
All matters ol a personal nature, when ami!
admissibl , will be charged lor at tloiibl the
msnal taies l advertising.
(.'andt tales names annonneed as follows: ft)'
onnly offices, $5, State and District ..Hires
V'-J : lvi ll
MOBILE A 1) VE R I IS BMEMTS,
HILLARY FOSTER,
(Ol the Firm of Foster & Bi. telle,)
HAS become a partner in Ihe Hous ol
Boylcin S MrUae The New Firm
will continue 'he Fa'toimok anil GtiMMMsip
BtMMBss in the city ul Mobile, under the name
and stvle of
BOYKIV. Mc'AIJ FOSTER.
Tlievare prepared lo fill ord rs lor Hagllnv,
Rope Sc., at ihe lowest m irket rates, and to
aflt rd such other facilities as ate incident to
the Commission buinss. It fer to
Mfssis. Charles Gales Sen'r.. G. McFarlane
& Co., L. E. H uslon and J. T. Foiison.
may 13 i
"BLOCK''R & WHlTEItEAD,
WHOLESALE (IROCKKS,
No. 15 Comineice and Fionl slieels,
MUEILE, ALA.
J. Rn Blocker. Decemher 0, 1817.
I . F. V h lehead.
JOHN RAMI.
Gun Maker, No. SO, Water Street
TTTOULD respectfully inlurm his uienls
y and the publi. generally, lhat he has
now on hand, and will constantly be receiving
a lar"c and splendid ;.ss..-iuieiit of double and
single barrel OVSS, RIFLES, PITQL8,
4-c. He would particularly call the mention
of sportsmen ro his collection nf Shoi Guns,
asihcy will be found to be of a saperlui qnalltv
having been made to his order in Liverpool,
embracing every varieiv, in qualliv. siyle ami
ori.e, from ihe finesl s ubbled Damascus down
the plain twist barrels.
He has also on hand a great varieiv ol pow
der flasks, shot and game bags, percussion caps
f Ihe most superior kind, Bints cleansii g
roils, gun wads, powder, ihol, eic. in fact ev
ry article tnal can I e found uselul to sports
men He has also on hand a large and handsome
assortment of TABLE CUTLEItY, Pen
knives, dirks, etc, I he whole of ihe ab ivc
atticles will be found of the best quality, and
which will be sold atsuch prices as cannui fail
to please,
J. It. takes this opportunity of returning
thanks lo Irs friends anil customers lor ihe
verv lib nil patronage bestowed on him during
the pasi 7 vears he has been located in Mobile,
and begs lo assure i hem - hat nothing shall be
wanting on hi parlto metil a coniin anceol
.their former favors
N. B. Hep iiing of Guns. Pistols, Rifles,
Locks,, etc, wi'l be cani.d on as usual, All
.orders will be attended lo at ihe sh Tlesi notice,
and all work will he dune in theb'sl manner
and watr. lined. Gu s made io Older, resioi k
ed and altered from Flint lo Percussion locks,
al the shortest notice. jan I 1818 ly
MOBILE GAS COMPANY.
COKE AND TAR.
THIS Company has on hand a conslani sup
ply rt Coke, lor sale. This verv superior
.artioe for parior fires is pot generally known,
it m.ikes a much more Rgreei ble lire than Coal
tth'oWs out a grealer quantity ol h-ai, and is
free Irom sulphur and smoke; for kitchen
ranges and cooking stoves it tslar prelerable
to charcoal.
30 000 Gallons Coti. TAn port Sale Coal
Tar is most useful on eveiv plantation for pre
seiving lences roots, pickets, and all wood
woik. li is an excellent paint for wood oi iron.
Whc.i mixed with lime r.nd sand, heated Ui
simmering, and well. laid on it will resist the
.action of fire for a long lime.
It is valuable, also, lo pieserve seed corn.
Clows will nol eat or scratch up com that has
been saturated with Coal Tar. It does not
prevent vegetation as common Pine Tar does,
and is timed less troublesome lo use, nun half
a pint is su Sir lent for a bushul if poi ted over
and well stirred.
fco'dallhe works al 10 ce , Is per gallon.
Barrels to be provided by the purchaser.
Ollicc 34 Conti St. jm l-.y.
IKON AND BftASS FOU.NDKV.
112 Water Stbbet MOBILE Ai.a.
ISAAC D. HPEAR & CO.
Are prepared to make al the shortest notice,
all kings of CASTINGS OF IRON AND
BRASS, lor Steam Boats, Si cam (Wits, Ac,
Also, wroufihi Iron woik ol every d scrip
ion, such as .Will spindles, Pillitian Itnnsand
kitirr dps, Dof. Ac. B lis of all nlz'scasttu
oidsr. And always on hand, different pat
terns of Plnnons, Segments and Bolts, com
p.ele for Cotton C.ins.
Woodpecker Saws with nil
Ihe lale Improvement.
N. B. As I. D S. Co. have nearly all Ihe
jiatlerns required for Steam Saw ivlills, Grist
.Wilts, etc, persons wanting castings Irom any
al these may save I be full charge for Patterns,
Tneludoig M tfcj mosl fecen' nveioner'
japrovemenis,
BOOKS and STATIONARY
pHOS. J. CA RVER & Co . snccc-Mirs to
1 Sumwalt & Tesi, Book-ellers antl Sti.tion
;rs, No. 3(, Dauphin slreel, - Mobile, ke.-p
jonstantlv on hand a large and coinpleieas ori
tneni o Bo.-ks and S ationa.iv, inbtacin Law
Medical, .Theological, Miscellaneous and
iclidol books, Ai.eo, Amcican, Fiench and
Ingliah Paper, Pliniflig paper of every size
Wall and Bordering Paper, Pens, CXoil s, Ink,
nkstands, States, &c.dc. Blank Books, em
racing Ledgers, Journals, Dav Rooks, Cast)
Books, &c. tf-c. mil and hall bounnd. A laigJ
(ssoilment Blank Books ol cverv desCliptiun
jianulaeiured at the shortest notice, and on
:hemost reasonable lei ins. Music, Periodicals
fcc, bountt in the stoutest manner
They are Deposiioriesol the
"MOBILE BIBLE SOCIF-TY,"
Where can he had, for A' xillarlfS and S',b
baih schools, BIBLES & I'i'.ST AMEN ,
at the American Bible Society's cost, wnh the
expense ol freight adiied.
They are ihe Depositaries of the Meihndisl
Books published bv Ihe Methodic Episcopal
Church, south, also of the new B tpiist Hy in
Uook.bv Dr Dr Buck of LotMsMHe
Sunday s hools, os all denominations, fui
twn d with Books of lnstiuclion. Also lor
n Poiums and Library use.
OefT J C & Vo are determined lo sell h
jrates and would respectl'ullv invite the ai
olIMercha.nts, Tcichers.and ihe Trade
ta io thai large and valuubie stuck.
tfaosberl03?
ROBERT DESHA &CO
COMMISSION Ml. licit INTs,
VtOHILE, ALA-
G. A. CIlANDLICtl, Agent,
Columbus, Miss.
ALL cotton shipped lo t iv above house, it
he name ol (7. A Ch'tmller. on account of Ik
real owner, V'ilt be insured. I have a lar.it
npply ifBlffltiig ant Hope mi hand, Willed
vili he lurni-hed to customers al cost aic'
c lares.
ittlv 8. tf G. A. Ciivsni-Ki.
Ptle:
1 Ah
un.lt rsined inlonus me t-MZ-u- ol
Abcrtl -en, and of MmirjS couniv ZVXHtt
illy, r ..at he h.is open fd a shop for the m nuf 0
ere S.olttl snn Brnlf la 01' a sup rloi pt lily.
Me isat aM times ready 10 repair I irn ss,
Siiddles and Bridles in a wuikinanllke mannei
His shop is o.i C on nerce at reel sambas
formerlv occupied by M, Dean as a PaintShop
Charg. s lo suit 1 he limes.
jnne 10 ly P. ,SY.
ABFRDE N HC'JSH-
THE Subscriber resneciiullv in
t'oi ms hi Irictitis a nd , he public lha
his hon-e isnow Openfurthe reeep I n ol irav-ell-rs
mil cit z ti boarders, and he fi iuers him
self lhat Irom in experience as a landlord, he
will be. bie lo san. iv all 'vho may favr.r him
with a call. Tue Aberdeen House is situated
on a beaulilul eiiiinencc, convcnieni to the pub
lic square as well as lu the business pari of ne
city.
Traveller's horses will be put un at i' e wel'
known Livery Siablc of Walton and Ferrall,
where they will receive the lesl attention,
may AI'Jv4-lv JAMES JONES.
PLA T R' H1TFL
f Upilnmtl! the
Ml THE subsf
: a inl i miny in
Public Sautm.)
ibcr t kes mis ni.-thod o
fro nd- that his house is
!Lsii I
open for recepilun uf Trarrllers,
anil tioiliiets.
His stables are roomy, commodious, and as
cotultirtabl and well provided as any in the
cilv. Give him a ell v n BU. he pie setl.
ap -JfJ if 'JOIIS FRANKS.
CHILL AND PEVEtt PILLS.
Prepgfetl and wmraiKe'l 'ocurenll ftr-a.
Chills and Peverjal theNen DiugStorr of
june i), I84sl. J. BtbisT & Cti.
BLAf,K SALVE.
Prepared and w rrant dio cmelhf most In
veier.ile cases tf ulceration ol two or Ihree
years Standing. Tub hid al die N"v IJuii:
store of J, Street A Co.
The ab ive are preparations prepared .done
by Dr. Street and w irranted to cure.
NOT I CM
LL Persons indebted to :he subscribers ei
th r by note or account fer t ev ar isi.v
IG tit '47 ate ri questetl t , call and s 11 le With
out lurther notice,
may a COZAR T & CLARK'".
THE Uniletstgned ias iu-t recei
ved a Lot o'" splend d Puvo
from tlw manufalory ol Path, Pond Co., fN
Y., iviih I .eeni V. bruit .j Ove, Bridge,
Als. a lew ilhlhe fiollan attachment from
Nun--, & Clark's, N Y.
A fine assorlovnl of Wind a"d Hiring In
sirumenis lor sale on "Ceommoit lies lenns
by (apWtl) VV. H 'I I YF'Vtn
rA v 1 1 Northern
de rV.iKo-is matte
JL der, iust receive. I an I lor sale hv
May l
COZAKT sV CLARKE.
F
OR SALE 28,000 l. Lu nber, as-nrted
may h
(JOZART & CLARK''.
MO II 'LE ADVERTISEMEXI'S.
E 3WiN HIT T
ROTABT PIIBLI ' ft IBSTICB F THE PEAf'i:
-ttittl AL
WILL allend lo all business entrusted to
him.- such as executing commissions,
acknowledging dee Is, collecting accounts, etc.
may -.Hlovl - Iv
DISSOLUTION.-The firm of M ADEIA v
lENKi vl AltoH. G n "ral Receivini
and Forwarding Agents, was dis-oiyc, .,n th
9sl hist, bv th ' withdrawal i.l VI. W. JENK.fl,
The business will soil be continued P. N. M i I
Man are) Jacob N. arsh, under ihe style oi
MA DUG AN & MAltSU
May 4Kb WIS). ' 9-if.
P. N . MADIQ1N Jt. "U s. MARSH
V1 A 11 EG AN MARSH,
r1! ENER.tl. R-CF.IVING, Foil w t" nist; ASIt) CTI'.AM
l Boat Aoks'ts, tns. (10 Pr ,nt and 59 Com
merce slteets, would r 'specitully rt fer io
VI obi i.e.
E C Centre & Co. Whii 'Iter & Sampson,
B B Fontaine & Son J 11 Rivers & Co
C Le Banoo ft Son
Birron, Me de . Co
Bovkin if- MeRie.
Hea'V, sin hi r (f. Co
sChasPG.ge myStl
John tM)jjpSi
W II Red rood
Tarn, Stewart & Co
. y M LYON of the house of Lyon & B;
ker, lias lorined a coiiartncship wtlu
Win ItunsoN of Bumpier eeuniv A la. and will
coniinu" ine Commission and F iciorage busi
ness in ttiis city, under th name of LY-N &
HUDSON. They respe -tiully lender Iheir
services to planters m-ielllv
JL. McCLRMOON, Oomvus'Iin Mes-
CIHVT, No 31! Co in meree si Mobile. I,
I Ihaitkltil lor plat favors, and will continue Hie
above business, respectlnlly sottcils a co.iiinu
ance ol I ie palrott'ig 1 of his frjeq Is. in iy Isi
ABERT If PRENTICE.
FACTona aii Commission MbRUHaNTI,
MOBILE ALABAMA.
Jat.i. 1. 1818.
MURRAY F. SMITH.
LATE of Ihe til in of Drsln, Smith if- Co..
will continue the Ootlon Commission bu-sin-ss
in ihe city of ACibfU, antl u ill at all
times be prepure tl lo m;ile cash arlvances on
Ihe preseni or nrxl cup, lobe cunsiuned to
hitn lor sule.
Nov. aaih, 183 "r.-ly
MILLER. FUBNF.SS, & CO.,
WHOLE-MLE 0R0CKR8,
No. & 10 Commerce Street,
MOBILi, ALA.
Thos. P. Mil er, 1
Orlando Ftirness, Oci. 11 1R17 ly
Win. iVIorns.
STRANG If ULRICK,
Facttirs and t mmlKsloti iMerclmiils,
MOBluE, ALA
Tht:mas Strang, (
.nn a TT ri- k, f October 1 1 IH17.V
I ORE 4.
Y.SErf. siitces-ois lo 'Jolev-
Sieward Co. wholeanle dealers in r'oi-
eignantl Doir slic Dry Goods, coiik-i ol Wa
ter ,,rtl St. fi litis siieeis, .Mobile.
B j. 'I tBBALi. call be loundal the a ove
oue jan 15
THE LA I E ELECTION
The New Vorh Courlet1 Enqui
ret of the 16th iust. has some Very
pertinent remarks relative to the
late election, w ritten in atiawer to
-nnu' commonts of the Washington
Union ii pon i he defeat of their party,
VVh ertrnct from ihe Courier:
Th VVIiiffs have undoubtedlv, a
f Union allejres, lahored tealooslt
and ifi'nlivflv lo secure ihe tesul
fhioh that paper deplores. Thej
h;td a candidate worthy of their
most ardent and untiring exertions
Standing Willi them noon the eon
se-rvarive platform of the Gtmstitu-
iinn; holding ihe principles lor
which ihMv have NtruKjled, seekinif
ihe Rood of. he eouitlry by the same
paths of peaee. eeicioio',', and devo
tion rj ;;, i'm, ,n which they have
a I wivs trotl; presenting liiins"ll ea
pecially and pre-eminently its the
champion of that great fundamental
principle of ihe Popular Sovereignty
aifainMi arhirtary and prerogative
antl olfieial power, for which the
whigs have always contended, no
man wl laimed to he a wbitr from
a love of whig principles, and who ledfs ol the delealed taction Irom marline, have reached ihe highest
regarded the right of suffrnge as a HUgmenting Ihestreng h, &n& wel- 0fHcesof the State through journal
power to b used for securing prin th triumph ol the Taylor Ke- n Saxony, a Lindenan; in
cinles deemed essential to the ouhlic puhlican party of the Union. Prussia, a llumholdi, have been
(rood, trottiti consitttently retusn to
Gen Tav.ok his most zealous anil
efficient support.
Bill there were oilier, anil perhaps
still stronger influenced, wkich aided
his election. The doctrines bold I v
presented by tils opponents, that the
Veto power is nnitH fibsolu'e preroif
a live el tiie President, to be used lit
bit sovereign 'i!l against Congress,
vvi hunt check or const mint of anv
kind, striped from tin party its lotto;
worn mask, and exposed it to the
people as the SMOntll laced, hvpo
critical loe of lhat which is truly
Democratic in our Republican Insti
tutions, They saw the hollovvness
ofiis pretensions, and they scorned
ihe baseness oft he pretext by which
it h d so long deluded them into its
support. In lieu. I wi.or lie v saw
also a mm fresh from the poop
of integrity so unspotted that even
party malice it a reel not assail if, ol
patriotism ihe mosl devoted and un
selfish; holding himself aloof from
the intriguesand ultraism ot'al par
ties; promising u bo the President
ol the whole country, knowing nei
ther sections nor pari ies in his eflbrts
'o promote the general good; and
i vowing, as the rent cardinal. prin
ciple which should control his polit
ical life, a proloun and deferential
respect lor the vill of the people as
embodied in the acts of their imme
liate representatives in Congress,
I'hey knew lhat, if elected, he would
ie an Executive, and not a Dictator,
o this great repjhlic They h id seen
with swelling hearts, tint noble spirit
he cheerful alacrity, the willing,
sclftforgetting patriotism with which
he had hisoffered life, his reputation,
verything men hold dear, in de
ence, his country's honor, when it.
H id been entrusted to his hands
I'hey had followed him through all
his great campaign on the io
Grande. and had marked, with extor
edadmiration. the co ismumate pru
deuce, foresight, magnanimity, and
siui)le greatness ot character, moral
and Intellectual, which bad distin
guished every step.
How could they refuse such a man
'heir Vo' OS. wh n he already had
heir heartsl Part" bonds. t he selfish
ope of gain, the habit of obeying
nartv leaders, restranlned inanv
from yielding to the impulse of their
better natures, hut they could not
restrain all And thousands and
tens of 1 housnnds of i he I )ernocrati
parly cast tfieir v
tes for Zachihv
Taylor, because they believed hiti
In he an HllNKST Ml v. and )l true
Rkpubmoan. Now the Uuio., great
Iv mistakes it it supposes these men
can be whistled hatk. at the will ol
those who once claimed to be their
masters. They avowed their conlis
deuce in Gen T.wi.ott, when thev
gave hint their voti
,t . 1 .1
until toar
shall have been proved to be hollow
and false, by his conduct, they will
give blm their support. He enjoys
1 lu respect and the confidence ol the
great body of the American people,
I to a tar greater extent than any
I other President in recen times.
None distrust him at heart; none.
except those whose trade is distrus'.
who 'ive by defamation, and all
whose hopes hfltjjf up m partlzati
schemes and petty chicanery, profess
distrust, now lhat he has been elec
ted. The truth is. the great body of
the people td all parties stard ready
to sustain the Administration ahoui
to come into power, to the full extent
ol its deseris. Tii'-v know perfectly
wtdl that governments are not oin
nipo'ent, and that in t'tis constitu
tional '(epublic, the powers of gov
ernment are defined anil limited.
The do not, therefore, look for mir
acles from any change ol rulers.
But they expect Honesty, Patriotism
mil Prudence intake the place of
1 orrputio , oelnshness and reckless
Demagnginm, in the hisjli places of
national power. They expect that
visdom and experience will be con A neutral Editor is not an inde-sultetlj-tbat
the national policy will pendeut on.'b is nohod.tbr he
not nc roaaeme upon oi tasn expe-
riments: that measures which
t he
people have condemned will
he
mention eu, thai the legislation ol
he country will le suited to lie
viints; of the country and the spirit
ol
til
he people: and that In-all thing
good III the naPon will lake pre-
ee.lenee overall party projects and
sectional schemes, in guiding and
hapingtha policv oi th
govern
"inr,
fliese are leattontthle expectation: -
and il
le temper of the popular mind
is
st now eminently a reasonable
temper. assion, prejudice resent
ment and selrlsh hope, have little
comparative influence over it, the
i ...:n I.. I . t l.. I :....
wopiH wuijutige sooeriy ami jum-j
Iv. whether the administration of
the next lour years in et there ex-!
peotations or not. And il it do s,
the Union and its colabores will have j
H" the.v ca" '" ke,'P BVPn ""'
BDIIOHS,
Tne Louisville Journal, speaking
ol ihe election ol Messrs. Chandler,
Brooks and Greely to Congress uses
Ihe following language:
wouaiuni iii i n. in, p,., M...- ;
the iitllu' nee uf their labors, editors
sre tlu most inadequately rewarded
of all persons. '1 he pinions, on
o.lnch many a heaven born congress
ional genius soars up uetore tuei . ,
admiring gaze ol the people, are A SQUINTING .1 BY.
frequently purloined from the (in Once upon a time, or to he a little
gers of editors. The inspiration more particular nearly a hall con
winch they give out Irom the points turv ago. (for Ihe editor of this paper
of their grey goose quills, is the l't l- well remembers the lime, place and
pliio well at which many a states- scene, which are firmly fixed upon
man like genius drinks, before he-: his boyish reollections) there dwell
lore becoming grand and admired. I in the town of in England, a re-
The talilor'.-s inkstand is the true cas ma.rkahle oddity, in the person of an
Italy of political orators, and, hut for
it, many ot them would sink beneatn
the weight of their own stupidity,
who are now strut tug inaguitic ntiy
before tin: country' radiant WltU
i he plumage plundered from i ditors.
Our Orel urea are a long suii'ering
raoe, and tlo not olleu c, uiplaiu Ol
tiie petit larcenies practised on their
brains. The) are satislied with ru
ling ihe mind of the nation, even
though tins their prerogative is not
generally acknowledged. Tuey are
uie power behind the turone greater
tlian tue inroiie. itself, i'lu-y are
the magicians that pull the wires ol
States and your politicians lor ttie
Itlust art; lac pulpcts wuodauce upon
ihetn. I ms i.ucuoc. u u prog tny get
along very well although lliey are
lai tiered by aspirants lor the most
sweet voices ol tiie people, who too
frequently serve them as Sheridan
declared gipsies served stolen brats,
n.unels defile them, dress tbein 111
rags, and then pass
thein oil' as their
undoubted ottipring,
lioiumeilting upon this statement
the Itumirioiitl Vuiu- sav's:
"Our own observaliou fully ion
linns us in the opinion that not a
j word is spoken amiss in the above
n.nufHni, 'i':. ,lit,.e til' iIih n .no.
' -s' "-I'.i. 1 tit. " -
try are the men. who. in nine cases
out ofte take the orators. I'he
1 ... . . , ..
tliia fact for jiving ouoown4briifedi-
1 1 1 1
t-oi iai unii'nr w iinvo oeeo uonoi ' u
hv the-apprqpriation ol the fruits of
of our own reasearoh by the bel-
weather of the political flock, who
would have disdained to acknowl-
,.,t their i,ii r..i(1s t,. a "mHie
Editor
Also upon this subject the Co! urn
bla (S. C) Telegraph says.
In this country the dignity of tin
Editorial vocation is not fully appre-
1 rn, .'.,.. ..,.s,.s" i tin.
.1 1..... r .1 1. .........
lirsi inner, iiihim m tot; uutittuurai-
. t . . . . .
of the Prei
duoation, acquirements, to do more
ss are men
i.,t,M...I lie
than follow in the wake of public
t i,,r,.,..l . f oin.o.. rlirhtlv
,.' ,r-en. itor to oct. os ihe mere
echoes ol' some little great, man to
whom they
fort.' The
ling for "aid and com-
"independence of the
11 : it ..1 t-o ....
t ress is 'i h-ij aiinii.tin u 1 it.-. '
nunttr hut with ihe inoss .tinfortu-
1 1 . ... . .
natelv
1 Iia 1 m . . it. o 1 , . re ores
.1 , .
linn- mm.... .t... Uf..'..
1 nil lis
than to their bold enunclaMon
In no country in the. wor
1,1 th
Ill 13 ll.n
Press more pari v -ridden, and 1 dit
1.1 J 1 ii,t ti.
01s nniii- vaiii.iviu niiu luiliuit u o."
atteranos of facts wuiuh may he un
palatable to the prejudices of their
readers, than in this Rebublican
laud of ours.
A really independent Press, has
lo SlioOUUler n perpetual running
(ire,in the front and m the rear," us
we l as n mopping uisuniiie
small arms from angry subscribers
who "stop thc paper" because it tell,
ti . .i .1: ...1 1
speeches ot the latter are, in most hip m un u
instances, nothing m re than a 'hat only nine juror c mid sit corn
hash of the idea- of the former. frtiblyniha box! Altera great
vVe can add ourowu testimony to of sweating, sqnezing ami
le truth, while
ihe partisan press gives them "a:
expurgated edition, revised and cor
Lected.
hns opinions, autl acts only ihe
part of a weathercock-he nay make
ins papt r popular, om e.ninoi De in
fluential. These are ihe three great classes
inl.) which Rdilots tnav he divided!
.i i
andtbe indefrtndeiil ones few and
U. heUveen. catcli most ,.l the l.-i,..s
j circulation, while their eolempo.
,...! ,., ,i, p,,,,,,,,, smm ii.;..
f. 0,. Imp,, js gradually inc. easing
in n urn hers antl sfrenirtli. and s troin.
nlt Hefiessions everv duv from nr.
i1ZHns who are sick ol sh'uffllntf the
ilh-tv cards olaved I t the nartv
vvn" regard this as a good omen fo
the country,
In France, says a London Rundnv
. '
per , the editor ol a newspaper is
a power recognized and nonoreti it
the highest circles of society: in
Eniflanil, he is scarct ly known he
vond the range ol h,s offlee. In
Prance, men like Guizot, Thiers. La.
made tirinie ministers But in Rnor..
land, says the same paper, the acci
Lent f b(rtn ,. h p09eiPSKjon 0f
wealth, alone insure promo ion.
At homei the Press now has some
able representatives in Congress.
(tn(, ,.,),, ,.,., stock -eeins to In- I Ming
rapidly al the North I hey are the
real operatives in politics, ai d should
he permitted a' least to enjoy a share
: of ils honors and emoluments.
attorney at law, who, alt hough not
fair to look upon lor he was, m
truth, one of the homeliest specimens
ol humanity ever beheld by mortal
man, was withal a prison of sound
judgment, great benevolence, vartet
learning, n poet, a painter, and ;
wit oi no nt"an order.
Ii so h tpoened ill tt. tin
oresaiti
q, was
genticmn n. l.
anpointed High .Shertli it ihe town
lie
was a man of lol'l Ulte and
heart, as many a poor
tail a
kind
prisoner could testify, who partook
of the good cheer with which th"
prsoners wore I
Chr.stmas and
terally supplieu al
oilier well known
estiva Is, Irom Me private purse ol
ihe High Sheriff
It was, of cour.te, the duty of the
HighShariff tosumm in a Grand and
Petit Jury, to attend at 'he Quarter
essions, of which the Recorder.
Mayor a nd Md irmen of the borough
co nposed the C iurt. In ih 1 per-
' form tnee of his ol ii -ill duly 111
a 111-
! moning the Petit Ju v, 0.11 High
li trill indulged in some ol th" stran-
itest and drollest Ireaks lhat liavi
lhat
probably ever bi heardol in anv
other town or country, lathe first
plaoe, he summoned for the October
I nourt. a iurv consisting oftwdvo ol
I' .' J ' . .
the fittest m 'ii In
mi l find in the
borough, and wlr
they came to
. ... 1. .... U.. it .mull
soold'ng, the pannel wis ineraii
1. 1111:11 ..I 10 0 ie ns. anil w t-n si-.i-
.,
'" bV oreseuled to the eye ol the
court, the barristers, and auilience,
"tne tigntesi ntotajmy
.ever seen in anv "...
erally. they bee une, much to the
amusement of
robed advocate
the court a
1, 'a p icked
id It!
jury.'
j and no mistake.
For the January term, our fac lions
nistn ouerm yn i-n, -
.aid. of some hint from the Recorder
that here snouiu oe no
more tat
---- --
........ ..1 'i . ..'.I I , 1,1s colli.)
I I.l . 1 1 it i- siioio. - " '
went lnto PPosite
extreme.
summon.',, , w
"lid tulles' men Ii
ve ol le.iuesi
11, en lie OOUKl nnu m 1 n1'
. .... 1 .. .1.
borough ami when they to,.
their
seats ia the box, it appeared com
parative. eu pt.y-n.ri.: ... .....
room ugh for twelve more ol ihi
same so I aim iiuneiiBiuna
I1 or the A pi
April term of the court.
1..1..W.1...11V liioteinn:. i-v sinnmon.
"'l' " " '" ' ' j
1, III!',
consisting ot I we
Ive barbers!
".. , ,
now it so nappencu u.a,.
tatter were tne vorv p-1u4.1i'.-.
. , 1 ,
tlresseu Hie uecoite-i .in..
M '.ft. ....... M
leis wigs, am
some ol Hie latter.
. , ,
irrivina lale at the bar, h ul to ap-
M that mornins in court, wnh
their wigs undressed or half dressed
so as to out a verv ridiculous figure,
amidst the smiles and hall suppress
ed laughter of the'hystaiulers. The
High Sheriff enjoyed the fun amaz-
-. , . , I. .1 .1 .. I ., .1 ..a
ItlSIV, 1)111 lOOKt'll -grav.- .. ".I""
, , i .,..; il,
; while he tried to keep silence in the
court room.
t',e truth and the w
But ili.' crowning joke of this wag- UUMEMBEB PLAQUEMINES!
gish functionary occurred at the n 1844 the country was astonish
summoning ol Ins fourth and last L, by intelligence that the parish of
Jury at the Summer Sessions in July. pi;,-,l,,.li,l,.s. vig ftt the mouth of
For that tern, ofthecourt. the High ,1,,. Mississippi, had given nearly
Sheriff not having ihe er o the oi! THOUSAND majority lor .Mr. Polk,
Recorder, the Mayor a' Alder- Hm thus carried the Vole of l.ouisi-
men before his eyes, actually sum- .,.-, ngainst Mr. Ci.av. As it was
moned a squinting jury! twelve as well know,, that this parish never
queer looking bipeds ns ever look had given and could bearly give Ave
their seals In a jury box -a jury hundred legal voles, all told. surp.
.hat was probably more looked at. rise and anxiety were naturally ei
and laugoed hM !.., any of .he ap. ,., ,,. nndon inquiry. it was found
pointed twelve that ever were sworn ., Bteamboat had be, n chart-red
owell, and truly try and i rue de. , ,.w Orleans anil I aded down
liveranee make between iheir Sov- by the vagrants and loafers who bad
erelgll Lord Ihe Kmg. and ihe pris- L0 rig! to vote there, by whom and
oner at the bur. their backers the Plaquemines polls
Lui the scone was so irresistabli were early surrounded. The lew
droll, that the learned Recorder Whigs who attempted to oppose
oou!d I not main ain his gravity.- ,his vii: ,,nv were beaten off the
Ihe Mayor and Alder.ne.n followed ground. & the illegal Ueofoco votes
suit. The barrister- laughed while p,mrf,( iM by the nBftl, nnf., thc
hi ir wigs became ha d and powder- conspirators had polled as many as
less; na v. even the poor prisoners m ,,..v dPKfred. The total vote of
the dock. wh.. were t he put upon Plaquemines, at the most im 'tant
their trial, and some ol them under- elections was ,,s follows:
go transportation, could not retrain H42, lsn 4i j s 17. isis
from joi ning in 'he general cachm gpo 070 1,044 53s '(;! r)i5
atinnsl And when (he learned e. The total vole this year, it will bo
corder commanded the High Sheriff ,.,.. is 615, and. both parties have
lo bring the court room to order, and ,!,,,. ,i,ril. .st rpilP Locofoeo ma
intimated, with a hall suppressed jorifv is 195i 1 ;i yoteand
laugn, that the latter ought to !" majority been returned in !8I4,Mr.
ashamed of himself for summoning Clav would have had the electoral
such a jury, ih- drollery of this eotirl vote 0f the state hv 70 majority,
scene was heightened considerably rjvj 'y Tribune
by the quick ready ant! sonorous re, v(, Whig ctt,;dijtt'tP) and no'seri.
IUII se til I lie 1 1 : o 11 .-v 1 el l 11 , ll". liniiv
ing at 1 he squii ting jury, exclaimed
"All good and lawlul men, your Anedilor once said to a fi 1 1 0 v.
Honor,'' who was making ii a pinctioe of
But our humorous functionary has loafing in his office every day "1
long since ''shuffled oil' his mortal wish you would do us my lire is
coil." doing."
"Where be your gibes now? your "How is that?' asked the loafer,
gambols? your soegs I your flashy of " Why. sir, it is going out " replied
merrimen' thai were won't to set the editor,
the table in roar? quite chapfallen, The bore lookup his hat and sud
Washington News. denly vanished without s tying ano-
I her wo 1 d
Probably the "tallest" .specimen .
of telegraph poles is to he .-t i n A good Toast, The Temperance
where House's Philadelphia line Army- ihe onlj army ever known
crosses ihe Hudson river. On tin- where each Volunteer is a rtL'n'nr,
New York side a single pole has and every private nn orderly, May
been 1 reeled, the peak of which is ii soon become the "army ofoccupa-con-iderabl)
high -r than ihr cross tion" throughout the world.
on 1 rintty cnurcn steepie, 11 isover
four hundred feet above the surface
I of the river. ( )a the Jet
sev shore ihe
note is ere el ed nil the onllisndns elt
! " ' -- I '
hy Fort Loe. and ils peak is about
1 1 1 1 nr. .. ..1.......
,1 .in i- , 1 , .lo in nv or o 1 aro me." who ivss
the river. Ihe distance lielween . ,. , , 1
.1 1 1 , 11 long t iS'ingUlshet as a so d iff an
ite -two poles is :il, 011I one liiile. and " , . , , " w,u" in
, ..11 BgriCU ItUrist, and Po It iciall of the
two steel wires aro suspended across . . , , .
probably the mostsuccessful achieve. s, 1 '' I?3-twice a senntoj in
m -nt ol the kind in the world. -.V. Volumious writer o
0 Iree government, free trade, and
good farming. The fact of the con
As Editor's Lice A U rn's Lira accounts for a good many
Of al' the lives ever lived hv m.r- things in General Taylor's character'
'al man thai of an Editor is ihe and as-, ires,,,., thai ihe General is
most uncomfortable! lie is expected not n man to betaken in by any
to know everv thing he is required hody
to tell every thing and the indolent r,,,, but (loon. -Dan MiIrldT tells
who will not read, go lo him for the following story about n Yankee
the news' as regularly as I bey go to wht.losl his v.dlow titer pp-ac!,-
the-r meals Even in advance ol an -n WOod cboi r bv the wayside,
occurrence, they demand olhimmde. ,;. v..,,i(.,. accosted h in:,
tail what will come to pass! As lo "Mister, have you seen a yaller
subsistence, they praise him to the (- ., along' here, about a year
skies, or promise him money and VPfir an d a halt, ortwo yeors old
provisions, at mi distant day. and in- ' "Yes," replied the chopper sup.
lend him 10 live on these posin the Yankee, was quizzing him.
Young mm. if this brief article ..y0s. I saw a yaller dog going along
meets your eye do nol become the ,,.,. ni)oU, a year V(..n. all, nRjf
. E liter of a newspaper, if you have ,H.I( Vl. ,.s (1f, anoa, nn 10Ur
not chosen a prof, ssion Rarherthan ,0ur and a half, ortwo hours ago
do so. hag clean out stables-work ana you'll find him about a mile" a
1 in gardens-keep ledums attend a half or two miles ahead,
sawmill take in washing take up wjth a fail aboul nn inch.au inch
a country school ell rags black .,,i ., i, ,r ... .,, innu i,,,,
boots about a decent tavern carry
a horsestnail from one vill ige to
another set up a rop'W.'llk--do
I iiiiv thlnr rather th in buco-ne Ihe
editor of a newspaper And bear it
in mind, that this advice is Irom one
1 who has had ten years, experlmoe
in lha editorial life Jonesboro
Whig.
Parasitbs or t tati vr Mrs. Xa-
turn descends down to infinite small- t o the twenty-fourth chapter ol'
m-ss. Great men have their paras Deuteronomy and the fifh verse,
sitesi and if you take a large buzzing We trust that ihe "ecretary, who
bluebottle fly. and look at it in a mi- is distinguished for his ga latitiy
croscope,you mny set twenty or thir- and goodnature, tnokthe hint, in
tv little ugly in-ee's crawling ah iu' goot! part, and complied in this c.ise
it, which doubtless, think their (ly lo with this reasonable provision in the
be the bluest, grandest merriest mosi lawsol ih Hebrews. Boston Jour-
Important animal in the universe; nal.
and are convinced ihe wo: 1 1 would 1 fhe following is the taxt refered to
heat an end (fit ceased to buz. "When a man hath taken a new
Sydney Smith. wile, he s! ;. not go nut to war,
neither shall he be charged with any
Our last yairs Cotton Crop was business, but he shall he free at
estimated to be worth 176,000.000. home one year, and shall cheer up
The lahor necessary to work up his wife which he hath taken,1,
this mass of raw material would
cost over $150,000,000. Ifthislabor AhciehT DaHUA. in the navels ot
was perform 'd in this country, it &ord Lindsey, it is stated that dur
would add 1150.000.000 to the nati. 'g his wanderings in Egypt, he rtls-
...... i i.i. ii. t..uufntni- ihin
t.lli. I, tlitllll. O'O unv"."s.ii..ni ..j'
it is better to h ive ihe work done in
England, and flve-sixtbs ol it is.
The laborers in Europe receive
1125 IHJ0.000 of this sum. and thus,
i i this country tl25.l)0d,0t)0. Can
that system be wise v Inch encour
ag.-s foreign and discourages home
labor! Albany Journal.
011s contest.
Ti,- Washing!
10 Journal oi' ( '
'lit of
nmerce snvs;
was never
iwnro until lo tlav.thst
I .1 I ' ., . r
" . I:, 19 "" 0W" "oa,s'.n 01
in.- 11:4101a . . in a nn no nie an.
'Hoi 1 on! that'll do. stran terl oaN
kilate you tne into me aboul a leet.
a feet and a half or PtiRii.trs two feet!
A Deucate Hit. The Seeretas
ry ol ihe Navy not long since ro
ceived a letter, neatly directed in a
Lady'ik hand writing which enclosed
!'"' announcement cut from a news.
papt7. of the marriage of a young
officer In the Navy and a reference
covered a
a mummy wnicn i ne niei-o
, .
glyphios Itisorihed upon it proved to
be al. least 'Jilllll year oi i; aim in oi a
of its Closed halt Is was found a tube
tins or bulbous root. This root he
planted in a sunny soil, and after a
le w weeks had elapsed, it grew and
eventually blossomed into a beautiful
dahlia.