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PONTOTOC MISSISSIPPI. SATURDAY, DECEMBEKG. 1845 .
DUMBER 43.
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THE KORAN.
Hiving in n previous article spoken of
I the Arab dominion in £pain, it may not b«*
1 unin'eri'sting to some uf our readers, In
present a brief account or the religion ihey
' tfessed, and which exercised and still ex
influence over a large
Such of our reader»
pr.
reise», »O great nu
of the earth.
portion
have no fancy for articles «f this sort,
i can readily pass it by.
The Koran, the sacred book of the Ha
iti'«net an*. iw l<> theiu the rule and guide ol
Tlie wmd korun is derived
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their faith.
ifr.Mii the Arabic word Koara, to read, and
It i*
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of
of
ed
Lignifie* that which ought to be read,
pot o liistori) al hook, nor i* it purely n hook
ht Ihe taw u nny bo called « book, or
t Hectina of »er i non« or aplioi
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mthieh arc found some fact*, some vision*
Lnd pretend* d revelation* from I h-aven,
L d a -e-rii-s ol cjv il f i w -, «I i.i ' o ' i mih:
religious admonition«. In all Mahomc'an
Pimm ««** *t**lC<W«n i* considered a« a code
Inf civil juri-piud 1 nee as well as canonical
Raw.
It i* divide! into on- hundred and fou'r
tren chapter*, each having a particular ti
of which arc ridiculous enough,
"the Spider," the "Wrapped
I op," die. Each chapter be.in*:
[ mine of the most merciful God.
I ran i* held in such revcrcoec by all true
Iwlievers, that they will not touch it with
out fir*t being purifi'-d by water,
ing to the min d testimony of Arabian »rhol
nr<, it i* written with the utmost purity and
elegance ot language^ and oa Mahomet i>
said to have been itliterale, thi* purity and
• h'ganee I* considered irre»i»tible evidence,
by orthodox MusveJmwn of i e doine origin;
they r*gi:d it a»Inimitable by any human
|>eit; and that n > human mind can mulch
.*» « ihlimi V- In the K'<nn •« «• »"id :
"Verily, If men and genii were purpose
lv *-*« tnbli d that they might produce «
hook like this K w«n, thev wou d not pro
dure one like unto it, even if the one «»»ist
[tie, * me
the Cow,
h
til ihr
The Ko
Accord
•*
ed the other. ...» .
So much was the Koran admired Tor it*
surpassing elegance and he iU*y ol Ian
ltd the boldnen* and elegance of
guage, u
tt* style, that the m at distinguished wri
ters of the age in which it whs promulga
ted, reodilv yielded to it 'lie palm of pro
emit») nee. S ilf. the learned translator of
the Koran, relate*, that Lebird, a relebra
ted poet of Mecca, one of whose poem*
pended on the gate of the (.'a«ba,
on reading the fir*t chapter w.i* -truck wi h
admiration, and immediately hecam- u
convert to the Mahometan fault; so power
ful t u hts mind was the internal evidence
of it» divine dictation. The chapter which
produced »ii wunderiul an rlT'Ct oa the
mind uf Le held is «s follows:
"In ihe name of the most iwvciful god.
Praise be to God, the Lord of all creatures,
tho most merciful, the king of the day of
Judgment. The. do w. worship, end of
1 he» do we Wg assistance- Dtrect na in
the highway, in the way of those i«
thou hast been gracious; o*n of *;
gainst whom thou art incensed, nor ol those
who go astray. '
This chapter wa« the first which was dc
liveced to Mahomet by the angel Gabriel,
in the eave near Mecca. *od in ofteo repeat
ed by Mahometan* io their devotion».
As apecimcns of the «tylcof th« Kor««». .
we have selected « few P*»«««
Sale's translation first from tha 17tb chap
ler - . . ... . . ^
..P,.,re be h J
servant by night from Ihe »acred temple Of
Mecca, to the farther temple of Jocose l ern,
the circuit of which we have bleaaed that
we might »how some of our etgn, for OihJ
is he who hearethand aeeth. And m* gave
unto Moses the book of the law. and ap
pointed the same to he a direction unto Ihe
Children of Israel, commanding them, *ay
ing, Beware th*t ye take not any other pa
iron beside« me." ., .
We have ordained the night and the
day for lwo aignaof our power ; afterward
blot out the signofthenight .odwe
cause the sign of the day lo »hm« U>t t ».
that ye may endeavor to obtain plenty
from your Lord, by - doing your business
therein and that J« i»*y know the numher
of years and the compulation of ui»».—
Tha fa;e of «very man hav« wa bound «
Vi I« -II«
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bout hi* neck, and w* will produce onto
him on the day of resurrection, a book
» herein his actions shall be recorded ; it
shall be offered hun «pen. and the angel*
'»h*»lI say unto him, thine ownsnut shall be
a suffi ieot accountant against thee this
day."
Again; the following passage from the
86ih chapter, entitled. "Toe star which ap
pea red by night."
•'By Heaven and that which appeared by
night ; but what shall cau-e thee to under
stand what that which nppcareth by night
ial It it the star of piercing brightness,
every soul hath a guardian over it. Lei
man consider, therefore, of w hat he is ere
a ed. Verily, God is able to raise him to
life, the day on which all «écrit though?»
and actions shall be examined into: and he
shall have no power to defend himself,
any protector. By the H»avnn which re
aine'h the rain, and the earth which open
eth to let forth vegetable* and spring«; ver
ily, this is a discourse distinguishing goad
from evil, and it'is not composed with light
ne«a. Verilv, the infidels are laying a
plot to prostrate my design», but I will lay
a plot for their ruin. Where—O prophet,
bear with the unbeliever* ; let them alone
awhile."
The omnipotence, omniscience nnd omni
presence of God ore set fo/th in the follow
ing beautiful and sinking language:
"Whatever is in heaven and earth, sing
eth praise untrt G id, and he is mighty and
wise. He ia the kingdom or heaven and
earth ; he giveth life and pu'teth to death ;
he ia the Almighty. Ilo ia the first and
the last, the manifest and the hidden, and
he knoweth all things, it is he who crea
ted the heavens and the earth in six day*,
and then a-ceni.'ed his throne. He knowe.h
that which entereth into the earth, and that
which isiuelh out of the same, and that
which descendeth from heaven, and that
which ascendeth liieret«; and he is with
you wheresoever ye be; for God sceth that
which ye do. Ilia is the Kingdom of heav
en and earth ; and unto God shall all things
return."
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The fo(*>poing extract« conclusively
prove that, if the Koran were really writ
ten by Mahomet, he was not the ignorant
and illiterate individual he h«s been repre
sented, hut that he was gifted with a mind
of a superior order, imprèved by education,
and that he was capable of understanding
and appreciating the grand nnd hc^utilul in
the woiks of creation. »nA nf »py»? *'■»*
them to the illustration of 'he great moral
and benevolent designs of the creator. It
ia »«id, by those who are di-possd to depre
ciate tho talent* «nd acquirements of Ma
homet, that the Koran was written by a
Syrian monk, or at least, that he aided him
■n its preparation. If this bo true, the
monk must have accompanied him in all
hi* expeditions, as the respective chapters
were promulgated at various times and
places, and generally to answef some par
ticular end. That this monk was his cun
stunt at'em'ant cV*s not appear from the
his'ory of the life of M«h >ni»t, and, imbed,
lew monks of that aga were eipableof such
,n nul exertion, or of displaying such intel
lectual power, nnd noch literary accom
plishments as the Koran exhibits.
I» i» evident, however, fro n a perusal of
ihn Koren, that Mahomet, or whoever was
the author, wa« intimately acquainted with
the J- wish and Christian Scripture«, and
'hat a libera! u-e was m»de of them.—
luirge portions of many of the chapters ol
'hiaextraord'onrv book are but par«phri*es
of Jewish ami Christian writer«. Many
of hi* prominent doettin*-* are »vidsntly
dra wn from the former, so modified or at
lered to suit the peculiar condition and the
prejudice* of ihe people to w hum they were
addressed. The Mahometan H.mtrina of
the unity of God, and the attribute* attach
ed to the Divine Being, are essentially the
those of the'Jews. The paradise
or Mahomet is tsldftn from th- Jewish par
ad'se; bu' Mahomet has peopled tha shady
walk« and odoriferous pavilma* of hi* par
adise, with blick eyed maiden*, who flour
ish in perpetual youth and beauty, and
tliven to i'a pleasure« and enjoyment* a
character of vrtfupftmusnes«, calculated to
and please the taste of a «»usual
LET GO MY HAIR
^ |ha , m ^
nf y » ar4 - praachmg. he
^ , au he<1 thrre ,« the potpit,
dufin ea0nim 0 f , h « Sabbath. On
„f lh ese occasions, th. lollow.og oc
eufr(>iic# |ook plaW ,.
The news of the church were these old
, re o0< * f « thot ,h« people in
J (r . ren (^ e ', a often sat hack to back, only
#|wJ by a , ow rtl |ing for a division,
t (HJ[ Sabbath that two
. o)d deaül>n<t in two contiguous pews,
h^d f.Heo into prof,Hind med.Utmoi, and
|hair lwo eye , t h .d thrown
(heir hods back until their two occupant»,
W i,h their long queu. dangling therefrom
(1W , IOj .»,her, and were quietly repoamg
JJ ^ of (ba „foreea.d internal mad
Thera w ei« some wicked people
fejant who insinuated that
^ deac „ ni were asleep, but 1 looked
n jt -# mf>re to n for righteous
^ However, there was an awful
voung man in the third pew,
^ C o rnPr «d upon the t«ro, where the de«
«m* were meditating, and what doe« thta
<>prjl (ou , tinBar «jo? Why he takes the
d aod «»»Illy u««
aad %m!y together. >ad
u y ,j, al w cre not enough to sen j
' in rdUlo „ t g. „be* a pm,and cruel
, ck , it one or the deacoos
- g eacoB jumped, of course, hket
. p ; K aa g ibe jump g«vo a aevare
|* * luc r •
*ame as
attract,
people.
twitch upoa the queues of both heads.
"Let go of my hair /" triad deacon num
ber one.
"Let go of my hair!*' crid deacon num
ber two.
'Twas now twitch and twitch I hit and
hit—but the conclusion must be lalt to the
readers * imagination.
"Wait was it Co*."—Cousin Wd.
•km said a merry, mischievous young girl,
"w hat do you think 1 heard a pretty y«6ng
lady say of you?"
"I don't know—something good l hope.
Who was it, cozV'
"Shan't tell you ! but it's th« truth—a
very pretty girl did say something about
you."
"Well, tell me what it was."
"I shan't: unies« you will give me that
Annual that I wanted."
"Well, agreed—you ahall have it—now
tell me."
"Well, now—don't blush so—she said
you were the nglieit looking man she ever
iaid her «yes on."
Jeifkrsos's Sentiments.— Tho's Jcf
ferson, writing to a young friend, gave him
the following advice—"Adore Gud. Rev
erence and cherish your parent*. Love
your neighbor as yourself, and your coun
try more than yourself. Be jus'. Be irue.
Murmur not at the ways of Providence.—
So shall the life into which you havecn
tered, be the portal to one of eternal and
Ineffable bliss. And if to the dead it is
permitted to care for tha things of this
world, every action of your Itlo will be
under my regard." This-is advice that is
worthy of being kept before thn people.
EinTnaeAKK.—Several severe shocks
of an earthqinke were Alt on Sunday
evening the t!Gth October, in the city of
New York; on Long Island; Brooklyn;
Norwich anJ New Haven, Conn. The
houses were shaken very much, and the
inmate* fled into the street, with great
fright. It was the most violent earthquake
felt in the United Slates fur many years.
We may hear most disastrous intelligetoce
soon from the West Indies and South A
mericn. The shock at Ilunting'oo, Conn.,
was so severe as to throw a book out of a
clergyman's hand; and several spring*
and wells in that neighborhood were all
dry f«>r more than nu hour.— Southern
Reformer.
Physical necessity of a SAnntTii —
Th« following observations of Dr. Farr**
given before a commitien of Ute British
house of commons, will bo read with great
interest by every reflecting man :
"I have been in the h ibrt, during a great
many years, ol considering tbouses ol tho
sabbu'.h, and of observing ns abuses. The
abuses are chnfly manifested iu labor and
dissipation. To use, medically speaking,
is that of a day of rest. In a theological
sense it is a holy rest, providing for the in
Irodticlioo of new* and sublimer ideas into
the mind of nun, preparing him for his
future stare. As a day of rest I view it os
a day of competi-anon for the inadequate
restorative power of the body under con
tinued labor and exeiiemcnt. A physicien
always Its* respeef to the preservation of
the rest .rative power^because, if ui c= this
be lost, bit healing Office .* at an end. If
I show you, from the physiological view
of the question, that there me provision. «
th -law of nature which correspond wt h «.
the divine commandm-nt, you will see from
the anal ey that "the sabbath w>t, made
for mm" as a necessary appointment, A
physician is anxious to preserve .he bal
a nee of ctreuUtion, a. neewsary to tha re.
atorative power of the body. Tbeordi
oarv exertions of man run down the ctr
eolation everyday ol hi« life; and the first
uenerel law of nature by which God (who
7« n >t only the giver, but also the preserver
y * r .L J! Mr*.
& &*JZu ** ~y »Lw
But although Ihe night apparently ,
equalizes the circulation well, yet it does
out sufficiently restore its balance lor the
..tsiument of . long life. Hence on. d.y
in seven, hr the bounty of providence, is
thrown in as a day of compensation, to
perfect by its repose the animal aystem.—
Yuu may'easily determine this question, as
a matter of fact, b7 trying it on beasts ol ■
burden. Take that fine animal, the horse,
and work him to the full extent of bk pow
efprv day in the week, or give him rest
day in «even, and you will soon per
reive, by the superior vigor with which he
perf irms his functions on iheotheraix days,
ihm this reel is necessaty to hie well being,
Man pMaawm ' a superior nature, ie borne
slonu bvthe very vigor of hi» mind, so
that the injury of continued diurnal exer
nun and exeiiemcnt on his animal system
» not so immed.a ely apparent as i! is in
ihn »min but m th« long run be breaks
do» n mort suddeoh; it «bridgea the length
, . • , # * it,* vieor of his old age,
f. to mere animTl power) ought*To
L ib* V bwet of his preservation. 1 con
i k 1 1 in the bountiful pro
r * „ f p rn , lorthepreaervationof
vp.on ofPttst^mcofot^ «
vww^ akSÎT pÏÏΫ peruki-g -f «^
n»tnrM of . P *Llittcal institution, but that it
• iüiw> numbered a«ioni:»t the oetuml du
if tbe a reservation uf life be admitted
' V. : 2/ .„J ihe premature deatructioa
looaaouy, Th.< iaaaid simply as
of it a judicial act. 1
a physician, »nd wtihont re.eren« a
n^dtv—nameU of mind, coofid.ag
trust fn STa^ood will to m»a—you
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action.
rrs
ooe
will perceive in this source of renewed
vigor to the mind, and through the mind to
'he body, an additional spring of life im
parted Irom his higher use of the Sabbath
a holy rest. Were I to pursue this part
of ihe question, I should be touching on the
duties committed to the clergy; but this I
will say, that researches in physiology, by
ilia analogy of the working ol Providence
<n nature, will establish the truth of reve
•alion, and consequently show that the di
vine commandment is not to be considered
a* an arbitrary enactment, but «* an ap
pointment necessary to man. This ts the
position in which I would place it, as con
tradistinguished from precept and legisla
tion; I would point out the aahbational rest
as necessary to man, and that the great
enemies of the sabbath, and consequently
the enemies of man, are all laborious exer
cises of the body or mind, and dissipation,
which force the circulation on that d iy in
which it should repose; whilst relaxation
from the ordinary cares of life, the enjoy
ment of this repose in the bosom of one's
family, with tbo religious studies and duties
» hielt the day enjoins (not one of w hielt, if
rightly exercised, tends to abridge life) con
stitute the beneficial and appropriate
vice cf the day. The student of nature in
becoming the student of Christ, will find in
the priucipleg of bis doctrine and law, and
in the practical application of them, the
only and perlect science which prolongs
the present, and perfects the future."
is
to
be
or
er
of
to
as
t»er*
The upstart. —Don't be proud, young
man; what have you to be proud of? Your
mother was once a hard-working woman,
and did not think it beneath her dignity tu
do work in the kitchen. No wonder you
blush, but it is a f<ct which you cannot de
ny, nnd yet you turn up your nose and re
mark ofien, ns you have just done, w hen a
female passes—"She is nothing but a kitch
en girl." And your lather—what was he?
Once a common sailor, and might have
continued before the msst till this day, had
not a fortunate circumstance given him the
command ol n vessel. When you turn
w th contempt from the honorable appren
tice boy—peradventure you might soil your
fine coat by Lis working dress—lio remem
bers what your father was and might re
tort did he not possess better manners than
yours- If. Did you know it, young up
start, you s;t making voureelf rid.culous I
and bringing down reflections upon the
heads or your parente. "That boy Is not
brought up right," is the remark ot intelli
gent persona as you pass along. You are
loot enough to suppose, because your pa
reut* ore now wealthy, that you can go io'o
any society and say what you please. A
spanking would be of rsaential »ervice to
you and perhaps be the means of beating
good mannors mto your head. Goon but
a few years mors, outiive your falber and
what will become of veu? His money
will not last you lorever, with such habits
of extra vagsnee. Where the young me
chaoic would lira, prosper and b« respected,
you, wuh all your money, would starv«
and be despised. A word of advice, proud
lump of flesh, dry goods and jewelry—go
to tome respectable trade—study good
manners, and cease longer to act like an
ipe. Unless you do you will rot and per
ish before your time .—Poitland Tribune.
Aeurspapers.-The Ra
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* of „«.«.papers. We recommend
|rulhi |0 our rt v J els io lhc 8UrroundlI)g
«. oun(ry;
3 ' , . ,
■? '" an relinquish th. newspaper
Polished in h.s own neighborhood or the
»ke ol taking .one other larger, eben |wr,
"f ' nore f , °''' uUr •'» uad -
I ^ newspaper publt.bed in one s own vt
c.n.ty i. always, as a general rule, more
valuable than an etber-.f it be for noth
bu , 1 the «dvertiaemeut.-aye, the much
-«bused sod neglected advertisements, are
fctBTÄÄÄÄ
r* hi,of no Imle"nportanc.lor lhc
, " rn J er 10 koo, v »b«* «gomg on to bte own
"»«vket «own, the competion in sei tng goods the
,od buying produce, the settlement of in
e.t.tee-.h. .».» of .lock, &c. Mie ven- #f
«ure to say, there is not one msn who n»*y gi?
not every year much morn than save the c
price ofaubaeriptiou to bta neighonng new*.
P«per, from its advertising columns alone;
■ 0<1 . on gr®"«^» w0 «»bort all to pa- a |
'roone their own newspsper*. mu
"
On the Lote of God .—Beware how you W
neglect that ayecie« and degree of inter
course with your Heavenly Father, to main
lain which his mercy permits, and his word
invitee, and biagrac^. if you will inuke use
of it, enables you ! Beware, lest by think- in
ing of Him but seldom, but seldom address- »•
ing him in prayer, and seldom hearing his
vom« io his holy Scriptures, and bis puWtc er
ordinances, you estrange yourself by do
grecs, entirely from hk love, and allow tbe
pursuit, and pleasure, of the world lo es
tabltah ao empire in your heart«, left empty
of hoii.r affbctions. I, k by daily prayer
aod daily thanksgiving, by patient study «I
God'a word, and by patknt meditation oo
our condition, and on all which God has
done, a.d wtll do for us, that • l~om« and ,
ft,r him '* kmdW m ° Uf ' n
heart. ; and the. w. become unfetgoedly *t- w
«ached to tbe Friend, of whose kindness we
have had ao much experience. It is to be in
expected, that in aarl.ar stages of onr ap
proach to God, we should expertence but
littleof that ardor of devotion, tho«« plea#
ure , orf ,. roe , t p t „ y , which are in «hk wer«
„ward of love, a* well a. it. mo»t con- e
vine,ng evidence- Our prayer a. fir., will
jofteo be conetrained. ourtbaok.givmg cold
'and torosal; our tbougbu will wander from
be
ct
c
our closets to the world, and we shall have
too frequent occasion to acknowledge wt'h
shame and sorrow the imperfections of those
offerings, which we as yet can make to our
benefactor. A religious feeling, like every
other mental habit, is »lowly and gradually
acquired. A strong and lasting affection,
is not ordinarily the growth of « day ; hut
to have begun at all, is, in religion no tri
fling progress, and a steady pcr*everenc* in
prayer and praise, will not only by degrees
enlist the strength of habit on the side of
holiness, but will call down, moreover, and
preserve to us, the spiritual support and in
fluence, without which all human effort must
be in vain, but which no oue w ill *e< k in
vain, who seeks for it in sincerity and by
the appointed means.— Bishop lieber.
To Widow«, Gihl* «xd Wives. —The
truest way either to obtain a good hu»band
or keep one *o, is to be good yourself. Nev
er use a lover ill, whom you design to make
your husband, lest he should either upbraid
you wiilt it or return it afifrward. Avoid
both be'ore nnd after marriage all thoughts
of governing your husband. Never en
deavor Jo deceive or impose on his under
standing (as some very foolishly do) to try
his temper, but treat him always, before
hand, with sincerity, and afterward with
affection and respeqt. Be not over san
guine before marriage, nor promise your
self felicity without alloy. If you see a
'huit pass it over as a human frailty; ainootb
your brow ; compose your temper ; nnd try
to mend it by cheerlulnessand goodnature.
Revolve every morning to be good natured
and ch< er fui that day, and suffer nut your
self to be put out of temper w ith your hus
band. Dispute not with him be the occa
sion what it may. Ik assured a woman's
power and happiness have no other founda
tion than her husband's esteem sad love—
preserve and increase them. Always wear
your wedding ring; for there is more virtue
ut it than is generally imagined. In your
expenses and desires have a due regard to
his income and circumstances .—Gallatin
Argus.
A Large ïslwk Holder. —The num
ber of serfs, or white slaves, in Russia, is
said to be forty-three millions ot which the
Emperor own* twenty-three million»?—
This ia such a wide field fur Abolition
that we are astonish) d no
I philanthropy
Missionary from Exeter Liai) bas ever yet
gone on ft crusade to St. Petersburg, aud
especially to tha Entpcror himseif. But
we presume they do not fancy either the
Russian knuut or a long residence in St
beria !—Lynchburg 1 ieginian.
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Rocfe to Texas. —The roads, frrrie«,
bridges, die., on jhe route leading from
Vicksburg to tha Texas line, are said to be
in good condition. This route is the near
est now taaveled, the w hole distance being
only 240 miics. The road leads by Rich
mono, bayou Macon, Ba*ull river, Monroe,
Minden, andShrrveport .—Southern Ref or
as er.
Jemsey.-Hou. George Syke« has
been elected to Congress by a most triumph
.«.jority-upwards of 1,100.
j n th « Legislature, the Democracy have
reduced the majority on jotul balIm, which
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TUB HUNTS BONGS
|„ our ta#t t , iper an accoun i c f
the Tennessee Dwarf, the rest living Dwarf,
in our papero f lo d „ y ^ g i,„ aB accoun ,
#f |ha Teonef ^ Gi#nt . |f lh c account M
gi? „, he true, it certainly opens« new
h«pt er in human nature, for we have no
accounl ift^ory of eny giant that bore
a||y p^yort i on to this one. If the bone*
| oaa jjoo pound, the living giant
mu „ hava welg hed not lese than 5,000
pounds. Rather « good oited gentleman
W m should say.
We were informed by a gentleman not
long since, that he had conversed with a
gentleman who had seen the bones of the
giaui, and that there was reaky no humbug
in the matter. Tbe gentleman referred to,,
»• are informed, offered $5000 for one
fourth interest in the skeleton, but the own
er would aoi think of taking that emmnl.
—Columbus Democrat.
Giants Boars.—There have been re
eemly dug up rn Williamson eoun?y. Ten
nessee, seven mile# from Franklin, the
bone, of a giant and no mistake W.
conversed with an intelligeoi and eotvrpn
«mg gentleman of our eny, wfco lias even,
examined, and purchased a ah. re to the
, ke |e,on. From him we derive -he folic..
n -' f - c " S A ** «"**«•»» biu-ug for
w .,.r near hi. residence, upon a I, U of
considerable extern and eminence, et uated
in a rocky, mouataiaoua «action of ihe
country, wbem the bones were discovered
.bout 60 feet beneath tbe eurface. They
were immediately exbumad, and were louod
embedded in a OMM oi the hardest kind »I
e t. y whkh had apparantly filled au rate..
*,*; cavern or opeomg the reck. Th*
posmoo of the skeleton waa that of a re
cumbent, making ao angle of tbe h* ri*m.
STATE ELECTIONS.
New York.- The Albany Argus,speak
ing of tha probable result of Ihe New York
elecliou, (ays: The Senat« will stand 24
Democrats, and 8 Whig*. The returns
show th** election lo the House of 67 Dem
ocrats, 49 M'higs, and 1 irregular. To
these we may add probably Oswego 2, Ca
yuga 1, Sullivan 1. and possibly Broome 1,
Cattaraugus 2, nnd Otsego 3. The 67
Democratic members already a«crtuined,
are 2 beyond a majority. The iluuse will
be decidedly Democratic. The majority
will exceed that of last year. It was then
six.
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Thabones are not at all petrified as ta the
case with the most of the skeleton monster»
of animai* which have le«-n discovered tn
our country, hut are, u< v«rthele*s, in a
most perltet state of preservation, anti
weigh in the aggregate a bout 1500 pound- !
No doubt rests iu the mind* of nay who
have seen or examined th»m, that the*»
bones belong to tli t genus homo. All the
larger and characteristic hones i re entire,
and the skull, arms and thigh bones, knee
pans, shoulder sockets and collar bones re
move all skepticism as to their huminny.
The whole skeleton, wo are informed, is
about 18 feet high, and must have stool
full 19 feet *tu Ins stockings* (if ha wora
any.) The bones of the thigh and leg meas
ure 6 feet 6 inch os. so that our friend, *tha
General,' could have marched erect, in full
military costume, between the giant's leg*.
The skull is described at being about )
the sign of a flour barrel, and capable ot
holding in its cavities near two bushels ; a
ct fT e cup of good size could be put into the
eye socket»—and the jaw teeth, which are
all perfect even to the enamel, would weigh
from 3i to C pounds, tome of the smaller
ones which were loose have been weighed
—the front teeth ore missing. Theso teeth
bear the evidence of extreme age, from
their cavities ere apparent diminution from
u-e in wearing away.
An eminent physician and anatomist,
properly assisted, is engaged in having the
skeleton put together and the small defi
cienci* « supplied by art.
We are lurihcr informed by our fellow
c t 7.cn, who has purchased un interest of
one fourth in this interesting and wonderful
curiosity, that it w ill be ready for exhibi
tion in about one month's time, when it will
start on its tour through thecivilix d world,
and proceeding front New Orleans will
ohorl'y be among us here. Our fellow
townsman keeps the price he paid tor his
interest a secret, but says that $50,000 has
been tffVied and refused for the whole of
thiocurioeity. *
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REMARKS OF HON. J. C. CALHOUN.
On being called to the chair in the Wes
tern and Southern Convention at Mem
phis.
MR. CALHOUN'S ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the Contention !
1 thank you for the honor you have con
laxred un me by calling me to preside over
your dcffUerâtioD*.
The object of the meeting, *o far os I
have learned, is the development of the
of I he West and South.* And,
ir.
sources
ge.itlcmrn, it is fur yuu to dt-tcrmiu« « hat
they arc, by what means they cut! be boat
developed, and alao, hew far the aid of the
General Government may be tovoked to
carry them ou'; and I e.e, ! trust, it may
not be deemed improper to stste my own
opinion on these point*:
The region occupied by the Western and
Southern States is of vast ex'eni. It may
indeed be properly divided into three part*.
1. The AIi.*«iss:pi Valley, that magn ff
cent country drained by tho mighty a:ream
whose current roll* by your city-w hich
extend* nearly through the temperate zone,
from North to South, and from the Uucky
to the Allegheny mountain*, Item West lo
If. That portion which s?re«elies Horn
the mouth of the Mississippi liver along
the Gc'f of Mexico and the Atltotic ocean,
and the chief productions of w hi.-h ore
Cotton and Rice.
III. That portion stretching from the
Mi*at**'pP' t^tt'-'r along the Gulf of Mexico
te the Mexican tin* ; nnd here I may be
permitted to Include Texns, which though
not yet formally admitted as a State, is
destined, at no far distant period, ro shut«
as a bright star in tbe ls ional gilaxy.—
[Chrcrs.J
The vast region, comprehending tlwee
three divisions, may justly be called the
great agricultural pit ion of our Uniun;
and as such Tt must ever predominate.—
Con-iferits climate, »o varioui; its ex a I,
so vast; it* soil, so fertile;—its' products
are every fruit and grain and vegetable be
longing to a temperate zona, and that in
rich profusion and abundance. Nature
has boro munificent loward* this- favored
region. Already'h'ss much been deae in
the onward prognss of this country. Here
all tbe articles to clothe end feed mankind
are produced, nut only in sufficient «bond
for our wants, and for that of the (J.
States, but their supply demands jhc mar
ket of the world to consume. CoUon,
breadstuff*, lead, sugar, tar *od turpen
tine, ginseng, and other article« too on
to mention, all seek a market both
In a short time, a1
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me rows
at home aad abroad,
so, your fertile vallics and rx<en*.ve prat
rict will h.ve uodergone farther improve
meats and eatensioo. Your cotton and
breadstuff* will have greatly increased in
quantity, and at th* aatmt time Texas will
have added greatly to the manufacture ot
Sugar.
The great question Yuen, grnilcmen, I
now approach. H*re shall Or dtrtlopt
th'St great resources' H»w shall wa
bring into activa nte ihcnt'mfioeni gifts rf
natur« here provid**}, whether on the %*sr.
'!ace or in tho l»«weU or il»e earth! »
There is one th'ng needful: that ta, that
ywa shall get a fnir price fur til your pro
duct. Thta will make tbt* region th» g»r
d-n of thu world. N*>w, how wilt you d t
thi»T There is but udm ro irw. t r w o* n
mrnturwte e*t#u»i-*o »I yimr iicrket. Tt-.*
a ;iD can be d-ne n*!y in >w> wr •«, list
k by a free and r «Jy tranatt Wewtrw* «hi*
region and th* s verai Sts««* of lb' Um-wt,
and beyoid «ha« with tha r<**: of the wo*!d.
Here, j.eothf«w*u, 1 wuu>d retmark, I ia
t**od O 'e«ihe|»i*hiweo'. U'skor met for
business purposes, and for suwb wo cud
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