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JQITRX.AL.
Volume II.
Wt follow Truth where'er be litiJn (be way.'
A FEW OF OUR REFLECTIONS.
Thero ani many conflicting ideusof
what is nobleness of character. Some
persons supposo that a certain bluster
unci swugger, a vaunting of one's self,
.and one's capabilities, that a sort of
reckless independence of speech and
actionand a rash and thoughtless dar
ing:, evince a manly nobility of soul.
. But it is not so all true nobleness
"is closely allied to humility and mod
esty. , The wliole soul is, to be sure,
independent and brave, but it is so in
a seemly way.', It scorns to hang for
sustenance upon any human support:
or to bo "forever grafting itself into its
parent's old trunk and brunches." It
is "independent," to be sure, but not
for the sake of vanity or spite; on the
contrary, it desires independence that
it may be at liberty to impart good to
others. True nobility respects itself
too much not to render fitting respect
to all others, especially to age and to
woman. It would blush to speitk a
hasty word to, or a harsh word of. a
parent, however much that parent had
done to deserve it.
It is a si ranger to idleness, and too
brave to be discouraged by difficulties.
When hedged up in one direction it
tirns patiently and hopefully in anoth
er and if it cannot sustain itself by
,ruca which all the world has agreed
to Jititwf, then it takes up an humbler
part, aud labors Kwhonored, save by
jGod, until it is called to go up higher.
, It is never known to hhrink from
duty because the weather proves cold,
or hot, or stormy; or because thero are
Jong aud weary days of labor and self
denial before it. Nobleness does not
cry, "There is a lion without; I shall
be slain in the streets;" but it snys,"l
iIia wnv of industry and honesty!
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it is a narrow way, a hard aud stef"
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way. uut t am no cowaru, mm nu
babe; I am strong enough and brave
.enough to walk that way yes, and to
walk it with a light heart."
iThe .noble-hearted are not always
tho faultless lar from it; the most glo
rious victors that this world has
known have been those who have been
obliged to contend fiercly with their
own evil tempers and inclinations. A
man is not noble, according to what
mature did for him at bis birth, but
. according to what he has courage and
character to do for himself. And no
men are so noble as they who, against
faults of early training, against their
own impatience, frotfulness, violence,
i'aint-heartedness, jealousy, selfishness,
and thoughtlessness, wage war and
" come off conquerors, (as every man
.rosy who looks unto God for help.)
jSucJi Mien are the monuments that
.are a nation's glory. They are more
precious than diamonds, and even
iw,,rl, iVipv npver shine out here, thev
IIIIVUpu . j - ----
will snarklu forever and ever in the
world to come. But they do shine out
here.
The man who can rule his own
spirit the noble being who can keep in
subjection all the natural evil of his
disposition, cannot long be unknown.
By his struggle with himself he forms
a character .which has too much
weight, force, and magnitude to be
long hid; and men will, in a greater or
less degree,. be eager to do him honor.
' Thus it happens that, while the sons
of men who gather riches and nourish
up their children tenderly, indulging
all their wishes, and giving them more
.dollars thail blows, deteriorate, and
.come to nothing; while they go about
hanging on to this relative and that,
wherever they can cet the least hold,
and are dispised and disliked by all
who know them, and are not mourned
vhen they are dead; the hardy sons of
hc poor man, the boys who have come
tip barefooted almost to twenty years
lOl'age.'and who have been more nc
customed to hard culfs and kicks than
4a petting and pudding, rise to the top
society and fame.
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' In the last McMinnville New Era
we Gnd another communication from
'X," occupying about two columns,
and composed of abuse of Finley
Johnson's writings, and "unkind cuts"
.at ourself. It is fixed up somewhat
better than his first, being aided, we
think, by one or two others , who are
in the habit of scribbling now and
then. , In fact, the communication
commences in a style that betrays the
"cloven foot" of one) who' is me" on
v 'Fair Play." Perhaps he is nhe friend"
; : who, wrote the 'Dying Yearling which
' "X" seems so prond of. ( ( ,
But wo pass over about one col
nrao of "XV effort, by advising hira
on the way that his quotation from
'I Byron strikes some in his own neigh
f twhood, M Well m Fin? Johnson.
Finley Is not the only one who writes
for "lucre. So, bo careful that you
do not, by your own nonsense, place
somo of your friends in a category
like that you would place Finley John
son in, by quoting a scrap from By
ron. But, as before stated, we pass over
most of the communication to extract
the following:
"It Is easy to call hard names.
Anybody can cry niutfoh-head, nin
compoop, bluhher-huad, and almost
anybody can ull'ord to be called by
any or all of these coarse, indecent,
epithets by the 7oic Journal without
suffering injury, I'or it is not every one
that can injure by the use of abusive
language, I learn, also, that Mr.
Slutter is young and I am disposed to
regard his article in the light of youth
ful indiscretion. As he grows older I
think he will grow wiser. 1 hae
much hope for him yet. He has a
good deal of sprightliness, and, with
proper training, will make a credita
ble writer and print a more creditable
paper. Even the little article already
written has had a good ell'ect. He
hns taken "Finley V advertisement
out, ami 1 hope that as the seales fall
from his eyes he will leave his other
productions out. This will be one im
portant step. Then 1 wish him not to
have quite so much self in his col
umns. The neighboring newspapers
con.piiii.eni mm oucus.o . ..--,... -,
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disparagement, "lishes" for still great
er compliments. If a friend sends
him a box of apples, or a young lady
a boquet, to the one he devotes halt a
column (which would be much more
appropriately said in a letter) and for
the oilier he inserts divers pieces of
poetry directed "to her who w ill un
derstand.". Now, .Mr. Editor, to sen
sible persons this looks very ridicu
lous, and he ought to be told of it.
His whole article to me is a sense
less rignmarole of indecent and abu
sive epithets, without force and with
out application, not deserving an ans
wer. The good Book says "answer
not a fool according to his folly lest
liiou also be like unto him." 1 hope
et that a judicious application of ad
vice with example will make a decent
editor of him, though much balder
OIL'S UICII ll'llllUn.l IMUJ, Ml UIKML .TL
dash and not a little vainglorious self-
t . II?
I pullry wU have to be coaaed out of
liiim. Neighboring editors are linpru-
dent in spea!::rg oi bun as tney do
sometimes. It seems that they only
have to rub and praise iiii;: a little to
make him bray prodigiously; hence,
they ought to administer commenda
tion in broken doses.''
Now, wis will give "X" a fair and
honorable answer to the above, and
everything else he has written about
us. AVcvvill not, say it in poetry or
"doggrel," hut in plain-out prose, and
and from the very depths . of our
heart.
Mr. "X": We decline any further
talk with a person who is so coward
ly, so pitiful and so skulking as to
screen himself under a false signa
ture. We do not know who you are,
but we are disposed to surmise, and if
the surmise should prove true, we'll
let out some things connected with
your life which will place you in a
rather awkward condition. Now
wo ask you this question: Are you a
ufentleniau? Do you consider your-
t-
self such! If you do, we appeal to
you, as a gentleman, to give us your
true name. Poke your cowardly head
from behind the tree and if wo think
it worthy of a shot we'll waste our
amuuitionon it. You ought to feel
mean, to use a fictitious name in
which to write against us, while our
name stands at the head of this pa
per, and you are perhaps acquainted
with our past life. You seem to know
us very well, and every one, nearly,
wdio may read our articles, knows of
whom you write. ' But we must write
against the insignilicant letter, "X."
Now. sir, "nolens volens," unless you
let us know who you are unless you
come out like a man, under your trta
signature, just consider that we have
ui morn o do with vou. and consider.
too, that if you be a guilkman you
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will tell your name. . ' '"
ear-!
nest, and we defy you to tell your (
name. '
You say you are a regular reader ol
the Journal. We take it then as a
tacit admission that you arc a subscri
ber. Of course, if you are not a sub
scriber you would not read so regular
ly what another pays for, and which
is our labor, and of course you would
not take the trouble to indite your
abusive communications against us.
Now, we've almost got you. We've
scanned the names on our list, at your
town, and most, if not all of them,
we find to be men with too much prin
ciple for us to suspect. Nw, "X,"
tellyourname. We dare vou! Since
you have gone to so much troublo to
abuse us since you commenced the
quarrel, either boldly face the , music,
else skulk like a cowardly dog behind
a fictitious cognomen. We have the
most supreme contempt for a man
who will stand in tho dark and fight
an enemy standing in tho light. "X,"
you'areldoiog tt.'.aml if you will oot
let us know,who you are, then will
we brg of any person tn your county
WINOHE8TER,",TENN., DISOEMBJUR 23, 1858.
to wrire to us and tell us who it is that
is so ungentlcmanly in his conduct.--Sir,
we must have your name. We
want to print it. You shall not lon
ger attempt to injure us or our paper
by your unmanly and coward-like at
tacks, although wo feel assured such
attempts would be lutile.
"X" says that we are young, and
that ho is disposed to regard our arti
cle in the light of youthful indiscre
tion, and that he hus much hope for
us yet. Now, sir, you need not try lo
"honey" round us and say you hope, so
aud so, for us. We look upon you as
an enemy, one who is too mean to hope
any good for us one who would, if he
could, injure us aud our paper; else,
why would you single out the Journal
ami abuse it when there is no occasion
I'or such abuse when there are thou
sands of other papers of the same cast
published. No, sir, you nre an enemy
one hid in the dark the vilest of all
enemies a snake in the grass, all scaly
with faults, sneaking along to do' in
jury to the innocent unwary a wolf
in one respect, by being skulky aud
unwilling to boldly fight, yet willing
to prey upon the fold at night a pea
cock in vanity, yet willing to blame
others for being vain, and willing to
. , tQ ko vani
the
more pereeptib'e. You hope I'or us!
How we do want to know your real
name I :
As to Finley Johnson's nlveriise
inent,' it was taken from our advertis
ing columns and placed in the commu
nication which we extracted from the
Era week before hist. We done this
to save the trouble of setting the type.
In distributing the matter our "boys"
distributed it. unthoughtedly. It is in
this week's paper and will be in all
successive numbers.
Now, we close our discussion with
"X". until he gives us his name, or
until we find it out. In the mean
time we shall preserve the Era eon
taing his communication, and when
he lets us know who he is, we shall
certainly tell some things of his life
that will put to blush the vanity of any
peacock that ever strutted.
We desire, also, to state to the pub
lic the base motives that actuated this
attack upon US. Those motives didn't
originate uV facto from a dislike of
Finley Johnson's writings. We know
"a thing or two."
The Independent Citizen, published
at Pulaski Tenn., by L. W. MeOord, is
one of the best papers that comes to
our office. It is very neatly printed
and contains splendid matter and a
large amount of it. The editor com
plains that the people of Giles don't
support him well enough, and says
il.M .unless bis list is doubled bv t he
commencement of his next volume, he
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vvi suspend nis paper. vi
suspend nis paper, vve w omn
sorely regret to see so good a paper as
the Citizen die out, and earnestly
hope that the people will come up to
their duty and support it better.
They'll never get a better paper prin
ted in their midst.
The last Fnyetteville Observer,
speaks of the Winchester and Ala
bama Bail Bond as follows:
"The work of construction is going
ahead steadily, without any intermis
sion. The track iron has been placed
down reaching about twelve miles
from Decherd.and the cars are now
maHiug regular trips io a po.ni m..-,
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sttie oi airui. ui" mum-is i'ir i in:
bridge across Norris Creek near this
place have been placed in position,
and arc now ready for the iron. The
heavy cuts and lill on the Bidgc are
being pushed ahead rapidly, we are
told, and will be completed at an ear
ly day. Here in th- neighborhood of
i 'ayet ev.ne mere are no u ggarus
Capt. Ben. Wlutaker, last week planed
1- ayetteville, mere are no laggarus,
nis nanus in uiu isi-iui. iiji, uiiu, Al
though the rains that have recently
set in, may and pronaiiiy win reiaiu
j him some, we understand it is hu ex-
I ,,.:.,. Lo (1one bv Christmas.'
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The Observer then instances a case
where properly has advanced 50 per
cent., because of the inlluence of the
Road. Bail Roads always make
property appreciate in value.
A Child s Head Cut OJf. few
days since while the steamer Morgan
L. Martin was lying at the dock, in
Oshkosb, Wisconsin, a son of the own
er of the steamer, a hoy some six or
seven years old, was playing about
the engine.'and finally dropped some
thing between the beams supporting
the shaft, and stooped over to recover
it. The engineer, entirely ignorant of
the whereabouts of the boy, started
the engine, and the crank revolving,
came down and struck the boy on the
back of the neck, completely sever
ing his head from the body, without
giving a moment's time for cry for
help. .The father being near, started,
caught up the heedless body, and the
cry of "Oh, GodT" which escaped the
lamer s upscuiiieu me neri
of every one that saw that awful
sight and heard that Heart-renuipg '
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ToUoav " ;
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH.
We have received a copy of the ad
dress of Bishop Oty to his Convention,
which contains a succinct account of
the proceedings connected with the
location of the University of the South,
which account, we believe, hits not
been generally read. As the action
of the Board in regard to location has
elicited no little comment and con
trovcrsy, it is perhaps due them that
the statement below, which we copy j
should go out with such comment;
No sooner had the committee on lo
cation begun its work of examination
of the' advantages of different sites,
than it was met by the oiler of large
pecuniary and other recommendations,
from nearly all the various localities
which preferred claims to he accepted.
To all such suggestions and oilers one
uniform answer was given, viz; The
University is not to be put to the high
est bidder in the oiler of pecuniary
consideration; there are three primary
and iudespeiisable conditions which
take precedence of all other consideration.-1,
and to which all others are
secondary, and these are: First, health
subsidiary to which nre pure air and
nn ample supply of pure lree-st lie
water. Secondly, accessibility. Tho
site must be within the countries rep
lepresented in the Board in three or
four days travel by the ordinary
means of conveyance.
Thirdly, facility of obtaining sup
plies, including, besides provisions,
materials for building, fuel, iVc.
Wherever these primary conditions
were fully met, there was to be the
chosen site. Such was the answer
given lo all concerned, whether the
claimant lo preference was an inhabi
tant of the mountain or the plain.
In so grave a matter, involving in
terests so important, the committee
were unwilling to nst the decision of
the Board, on any recommendation
which tliey might give. They em
ployed an engineer of national reputa
tion to form a corps for topographical
surveys and explorations, of the best
assistants he. could engage. He was
furnished with a printed series of
questions, etnbiaceing all the topics of
interest entering into the inquiries ol
the lioaid, to which questions hi; was
asked to return specilic replies, foun
ded on actual observations at each
locality so long as those, interested in
it desired, and were willing to defray
the expenses of survey.
The reports of the corps of engineers
together with plots showing the pecu
liarities ol'locai position, the elevation
above the sea-level, as well as the
level of the surrounding country, and
all other information gained, were
laid be I'or tin! committee of location,
at Montgomry, between the lSlh and
yjth of November. The committees
then availed themselves of the repre
sentations of persons appearing in be
half of the dill'erent sites competing
for preference, .and heard their state
ments personally. On all this inl'or
ation the committee rest."d their rep
ort to the Board, without iccomuiend
i 1 1 - r anv'oue snot I'or the site of the
('iiiversiiy. Alter the report ol tne
' commit tec was laid before the Board.
aceompanied by all the s.aUmients of
parties interested, the Board thought
, jt )llf. cllimill,, to
understand . mo auvauiages ui im-u
respective localities. and to hear from
them all that they wished to urge in
behalf ol their claims to preference.
Never w.is proceedings more fair,
open, and just to all parties.
'The Hoard proceeded to decide the
question ol Ion ition by ballot, the bish
ous for themselves, the clergy and laity
unitedly I'or themselves. Two thirds
of the bishops, in concurrence with
two-thirds of the clergy aud laity
were necessary to decide the questio::.
After seventeen trials, the required
vote was given in favor of Sewanee
.Mountain, near the Nashville fcChaN
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favor of Sewanee, "nnnine cunt rait i-
C filler
The attempts since made to dUturb
that decision aud to question its wis
dom, while they manifest the interest
of the public in the matter, prove very
conclusively the wisdom of foresight
ami caution which governed the coin-
, in co..cling iiifor-
I mff o) fl,(, of , atd in reaching
its conclusion. II the sett lenient ol the
question upon such premises, after all
the pains taking and care to avail of
all information accessible, be not
enough to secure public confidence in
the decision made, then we may des
pair of having that confidence under
anv circumstances. For myself, I have
no fears us to the result. I feel per
fectly confident that the public voice
will .sustain the action of tho Board by
an acclaim that will put to rest, and
forever, all elioits todisturb the settle
ment of the question now made, no
matter whether they spring Irom lion
Ptt iiinvieiions. morliucd pride, or
disappointed selfishness.
When the English first settled New
England, and began to plow the land,
the Indians would for days together,
follow the newly turned uy furrows
with great delight, untill they learned
the object. They then earnestly en
treated .he English to plow their land
for them, offering as
tion of the firstfruit. When thes
requests were comphec they
were religiously puuetua in paying
Z debt. TheW portion of corn
collected in tbe auto.na was laid by
in Ukeu for tbif purpose, and anotn
er portion was laid by for seed; and no
circumslnM nl even famine tseir
would induce them to touch the re
served parcels, 4 " ' ' :'"'" '''
A BEAUTIFUL SKETCH
ire select tho following beautiful
picture from a rocently published ad
dress of Richard V. Cook, Esq., of Co
lumbus, Texas, on the Education and
influence of woman: It will lynch the
heart of the reader. IVe seldom stum
ble upon so well expressed an idea of
woman's true mission:
"I fancy a young man just cmerg.
ing from the bright elysiurn of youth,
nnd commencing tho bright journey of
life. Honest, uoblo and gifted the
broad world to his warm hopes is the
future scene of allluence, fumo and
happiness. Under bis active energies,
business prospers, and as a conse
quence, friends come about him. Ero
long he meets a sensible and unliable
girl, who wins his heart, an I who loves
and trusts him in return, lie doesn't
stop to ask what the world will say
about the match in case ho marries
her. Not he. The world is kicked
out of doors, and the man deetrmines
to be the architect of his own happi
ness. He, doesn't stop to inquire
whether the girl's father is rich it the
lands and slaves and coin; but he mar
ries her lor that most homvt anil phil
osophic of all reasons because he
lives her! He builds his homo in l.nne
quiet spot where green trees wave
their summer gloncs, and where bright
sunbeams fall. Here is the Mecca of
his heart, towards which he turns with
more than Eastern adoration. Here
ho is a green island in the sea of life,
where rude winds never assail, and
storms never come! Here, from the
troubles and cares of existence, he
finds solace in the society of her who
is gentle without weakness, and sen
sible without vanity. Friends may
betray him. and Iocs may oppress; but
w hen towards home his weary foot
steps turn, and there beams upon him
golden smiles cd welcome, the clouds
lift from his soul the bruised heart is
restored, and the strong man made
whole. 1 see the man lall into adver
sity. Creditsrsseize his property, pov
erty slurs him in the face and he is
avoided on all hands as a ruined bank
rupt, iriicn he sees nil go friends,
credit and property, grief-stricken and
penniless, he seeks his humble home.
Now does the wife desert him too'
Nay, verily! H hen the world aban
dons and persecutes the man, she
draws closer to his side, aud her a flec
tion is all the warmer because the evil
days have come, upon him. The mor
al excellencies ol her soul rise superi
or to the disasters of fortune, And
when she sees the man sit niotirnlul j
and disconsolate, like Theiiiistocles by
the Household Hods of Admethus,
hers is the task to comfort and console.
She reminds him that misfortune has
oft overtaken the wisest and the best;
that all is never lost while health and
hope survive; that she still is near to
love, lo help and encourage him. The
man listens, his courage rallies, and
the shadows lice from his heart; armed
once more, he enters the arena of life,
industry and energy restore him to
competency; fortune smiles upon him,
friends return, and
Joy llinuuta rxuUiii"li lliumih;int winRI.
Again the scene shifts. 1 see the
man stretched weak and wasted on a
bed of sickness, The anxious wife
anticipates evry Want and necessity.
Softly her foot falls on the carpet, and
gently her hand presses the fevered
brow of the siilfcrcr. Though the pale
face gives token of her own weakness
and suffering, yet through the long
watches of each returning night, li.r
vigils are kept beside the loved one's
couch. At last disease beleaguers t!.e
fortress ol lile; and the physician sol
emnly warns his patient that death is
approaching. 1 le feels it too; and the
last words of love and trust are ad
dressed to her who is weeping beside
his dying bed. And, in truth, the last
hour hath come. I imagine it is a fit
time to depart; for the golden sua him
self has died upon the evenings lair
horizon, and rosy clouds bear him to
his grave behind the western hills!
Around the couch of the dying man,
weeping friends and kinsmen stand,
while the ministcrslowlv reads the ho
ly words of promise: .
"1 urn the Resurrection and the Life.
saith the Lord; he that bclieveth on
me, though be were dead, yet shall he
live; and whoso liveth and bclieveth
in me, shall nener die." Slowly the
clock marks the passing moments, and
silently the sick man's breath is ebbing
away. Slowly tne cotu waters are
rolling through tne gateways oi me.
And now. as the death damp is on the
victim's brow, and the heat throbs its
last pulsations, the glazed eye opens
and turns in one full, farewell glance
of affect ion upon the trembling weep
er who bends over him; and ere the
spirit departs forever, the angels hear
the pale wife whisper l'Jl meet, I'll
meet thee in Heaven!"
Sheridan agreed with Walker that
tho pronunciation of wind should be
wynde, but insisted, contrary to Wul
I. .Lot ..A 'nnllld be coold. Mr.
Sheridan tells us that Swift used to
jeer those who pronounced wind with
short i, by saying,
-l have a great minn'd to finn'd why
you pronounce it winn'd." '
An illiberal critic retorted this upon
Mr. Sheridan, by saying,
"If I maybe so boold, 1 should be
glad to be toold why you pronounce
it goold."
Tha moment ink is spilt, take a lit
tle milk and saturate the stain; soak it
with a rag. and apply a little more!
milk, rubbing it well. . In a few min -
UU. the ink will be pompleUl, remor-
ed.
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Dr. FRANKLIN'S ONLY SON.
As the namo of Franklin is ever
prominently before tho public, it may
not bo uninteresting to give some ac
count of his only son, William, about
whom, wo think, liltle is known by
the community at large. Unlike his
father, whose chief claim is for the in
valuable services he rendered his
country in her grentest need, the son
was from the first to the Inst a devoted
loyalist. Before the revolutionary war
he held the olliee of Governor of New
Jersey w hich appointment he received
in 17.73. When the dilliculties be
tween tho mother country and the col
nies M ere coining to a crisis, he threw
his whole influence in favor of loyal
ty, and endeavored to prevent the Leg
islative assembly of New Jeresy from
sanctioning tho proceedings of the
General Congress of Philadelphia.
These efforts, however, did but little to
stay the tide of popular sentiment in
favor of resistance to tyrrany.and soon
involved him in ditiiculty. He was
deposed from olliee by the Whigs to
give place to William Livingston, and
sent a prisoner to Connecticut, where
he remained two years in East Pindar,
in the house oi'Captin Ebenezer Grant,
near w here the Theological Seminary
now stands. In 1778 he was exchan
ged, and soon after went to England,
w here he spent the remainder of his
life, receiving a pension from the
British Government for the losses he
had sustained by his fidelity. lie died
in 1813 at the age of'righly-two.
As might be expected, his opposition
to the cause of liberty, so dear to the
heart of his father, produced an es
trangemeiit betweenthem. For years
they had no intercourse. When, in
17S-1, the son wrote to his father, in
reply Dr. Franklin says::
'Nothing hns ever hurt me so much,
and affected me with such sensations,
as to find myself deserted in my old
age by my only son; and not only de
serted, but to find him taking up arms
against me in a cause wherein my
good name, fortune and life were all
at stake."
In his will, also, he alludes to the
part his son had ac4r-l. After making
him some bequests, he adds: "The
part he acted against me in the late
war, which is of public notoriety, will
account for tny leaving him no more
of an estate he endevored to deprive
me of."
ANOTIIKU CANDIDATE.
Judge James R. Chilcont, of this
county, is a candidate for State Sen
ate, as may be seen by referring to
the announcement column of this pa
per.. We beln-ve he advocates the
continuance of the State Hank, with
an increase ol branches, aud the wind
ing up of all other Banks. 11 our un
derstanding prove correct, and the
Judge will, of course, give his views
to the public then, in that event, we
will have more to say on the subject.
In order to preserve harmony in the
democratic ranks, there has been
heretofore a sort of tacit agreement
existing between Lincoln and Frank
lin, totheefl'ect that the Senator should
be given to each county alternately.
We, in common with others, conse
quently thought that Franklin would
furnish the Senator this time, inas
much as Lincoln had it two years
since. . The Judge, however, differs
from us, and so is in the field. His rea
sons for entering the lists, wliich nre,
of course, satisfactory to himself, we
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presume 11C Will inane iwiom ii in i ui;
opening of the canvass
Oh.tervn:
We, too, like the editor of the Ob
server, thought that Franklin county
was entitled to the Senator this term,
in compliance with the tacit agree
ment alluded to by the Observer. But
we suppose that Judge Chilcoat will
explain all.
Lovk, Co.ar.riiv Aim Siiemn. A
correspondent writing us from Dancy
ville, Haywood county, gives us the
particulars of a most melaucholly al
fair which transpired in that place on
Sunday last, being tho result ol co
quetry on the part of one ol the fair
sex of that neighborhood. It appears
that a young lady (whose name is not
given) residing near Dancyville,
hoiiic three or four weeks ago promis
ed her hand in wedlock to two young
men one of whom was named John
Jones, nnd apiiointed Thursday, the
1 Ol h inst., as the day when both were
to be madn happy. 1 his state ol at-
fairs became known to the two young
men, one ol whom immediately re
nounccd all further pursuit, and relin
quished his claim to his rival Jonn
Jones. Whether Mr. Jones was aware
of this turn of affair, our correspond
ent does not say. I lo wc ver, on ""
.i 1... i...,rnUo,l nistof, went to
his room, dressed himself" to"'
nis room, uressc" nii-.. -- , ,
dingsuit.andshothim.ef; roug' htha
head. The negroes ".- - ,
toftlepiStolenetoh.sroom.and
Eni the door locked raised a win
.h. unfortunate man. was
Covered & on the Uoor covered
Ihb blood, and perfectly dead. He
vraj to bave been, buried yesterday by
,u. Masonic fraternity, of whose body
he was a member. ' A- letter address
ed to his brother was found in his
room , in which he jHrections for
the disposition of his property. He
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Number 40.
requested his brother to say to the
young lady that he still loved her, and
begged her forgiveness, and hoped
that God would also pardon him for
the rash act he was about to commit.
This is truly a most melancholy af
fair, and should teach a lesson to those
romantic young girls who are disposed
to trillo with the affections of their
admirers. We pity the young woman
whoso frivolity has been the cause of
the self destruction of a young man
whose greatest crime appears to be
that his affections were unworthily
bestowed. We certainly do not envy
her feelings, and would not counsel
others to follow her axample. Mem
phis Eagle and Enquirer.
L-vmr on tub Liver. Charles Lamb,
though not holding a physician's ere
dential s bus given a better bit of med
ical advice on tho liver complaint
than is to be found in the whole range
of professional books on that subject.
Hear him : "You are too apprehen
sive of your complaint. The best
way in these cases is to keep yourself
ns ignorant as the world was before
Galen, of tho entire construction of
the animal man; not to be conscious
of a midriff; to hold kidneys to bo .
an admirable fiction; to account the
circulation of tho blood an idle whim
of Harvey's; to acknow ledge no me
chanism not visible. For, once fix
tho seat of your disorder and your
fancies flux into it like bad humors.
Above all, take exercise, and avoid
tampering with the hard terms of art.
Desks are not deadly. It is the mind,
and not the limbs, that taint by long
standing. Thiitk of the patience of
the tailors; think how long the lord
chancellor sits; think of the brooding
hen."
Mori: Tbruitokiks Comino. Appli
cation will probably be made at this
session of Congress to organize three
new Territories in Ari.onia, Dacotah
and Superior. Our country is multi
plying new States und Territories
more rapidly than at any previous
period of its history. In thirty years
all of our present Territories will be
organized and occupied. Before that
time, however, (we join the Cincinna
ti Enquirer in hoping) we shall have
acquired the best part of Mexico, Cu
ha and Central America. Such is our
"manifest destiny." Mhsisissipiun.
A Grand ScampA 'g Forger
.Y(iM;n.--The St. Louis Democrat of
Thursday says:
Some three vears ago a dashing fi
nancier of Chicago left that city and
was said to have swindled bis Inends
there to the extent of some 8 100,000.
Hu next figured at St. Joseph, and suc
ceeded in gaining a reputation as a
forger to the extent of $0,000. He
then subsided in some part of West
ern Texas. Within a few days he re
appeared and registered his name at
the Planter's House us George Ingram,
of Lal'.acon, Western Texas. Mr.
IVrry Frnlason, of No. 10 Fourth
street, who, three years ago, suffered
by him to the extent of some $5,000,
appears to have discovered his crim
inal indentity. On bis complaint In
gram was arrested at three o'clock on
Thursdry morning. Since his arrest,
it transpires that he baa been making
liberal sales tf fraudulent stock in
some alleged township of Western
Texas. Among his patrons are named
Mr. 1. T. Sturgeon, Govenor Stewart,
and Mr. L. Wirkalmier. When called
for by the ollicers, we are informed
that he was found in confidential con
versation with a brother of His Excel
lency the Governor. These, his pat
tons, were exceedingly astonished on
finding with what style of man they
But he has not as yet
iur. uai Kf iu, i niio ."ji --
ly of St Joseph, also appears as In
g'nim's aceuser, nnd charges him with
having perpetrated a $0,000 forgery
at St. Joseph.
THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS.
I noticed." said Franklin "a me
chanic, among a number of others, at
work on a house erected a little way
from niv otlicc. who always appeared
to he in a very merry humor, who had
a kind word and a cheerful smile for
every one he met. Let the day be ev
er so cold gloomy or sunless, a hap
py smile danced like a sunbeam on nis
cheerful countenance. Meeting him
one morning, I asked him to tell tne
secret of his constant flow of sph"'"
"No secret, doctor," I have one of the
best of wives, and when I go 'to worK
she always has a kind wordof encour
agement for mc and when go home
she meets me with "d .k";
and she is sure to be ready; and she
has done so n.sny things during tha
day to please me that 1 cannot bnd it
i ,y heart to speak unkindly to any
body VV,,nt i"Hence thenhath a
woman over the heart of man.to soften
if, and make it the fountainof pure
emotion! $peaK geniiy.iuen.anef me
toils of the day re over. Smiles cost
nothing, and go far towards mak
ing a home happy and peaceful.
How to Save your Shoes. It consists
merely in melting together tallow and
common rosin, in the proportion of two
parts of the former to one of the latter
and applying the preparation reeking
hot to the soles of the boots or shoes
or as much of it as the leather will
absorb. One substanial farmr
dared that this little receipt
been worth to him more
paper pobluWnf '
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