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JuaeJ 1855
WHY ART THOV SAD ?
Why art thou sad ? Has life no charms
To win thee from thy gloom ?
Are there no flowers in h.ve's bright wreath,
To cheer thee -with their bloom ?
Oh, throw away these idle fears
Of eld neglect and strife!
Dry all thv burning, wasting tears
Look icindlier on life.
The world is not made up of bate,
Of coldness and deceit ;
Though siily misanthropes may prate,
Life is not all a cheat.
Tears cannot chase thy fears away,
Nor sighs remove thy pain ;
Then droop no longer thus, 1 pray
Be merry once again.
Look up ! It it a joyous earth,
This go d old world o! ours.
Smile on I Enjoy its scenes of mirth,
And cultivate its flowers!
All Nature woos thee to dismiss
Thy melancholy lay ;
She courts thee with her scenes of bliss
And asks thee to be gay.
Kind friends are clustering round thee, too,
Vho strive to make thee glad,
Bland are their words their hearts are true
Then say, wi.y art thou s d ?
mike Walsh.
The Hob. A. H. Stephens, in a late speech nt
Griffin, Ui., culled for three cheers for Mike
Walsh; and they were given from lour thousand
throats.
Mike has cTta;nly been true to the South, and
with nil his errors, we fielieve him to be an honest
nan and a patriot, We first saw him nearly
twenty years ag , when he wasn't more than
twenty-one year old. He came into our office
in an old suit of clothes, muddy from head to loot,
took a dollar from his pocket, which he said was
hM the money he had in the world, and offered it to
U9 to pay for advertising a scoundrel, who, on his
way up the river, had stolen everything belonging
to him.
We couldn't take the poor fellow's dollar, but
we published his advertisement. We had forgot
ten the circumstance untill he recalled it to our
mind, m the prt.enre ol some of his Congression
al colleagues lust Winter.
it seems Mike was coming up the river with a
f w haid earned dollars 1:1 his lob, when a fellow
who claimed to be the son of a minister got into
the young man's good graces by representing him
self sick and utterly destitute. Mike put lnm into
his own state room and gave him part ot his muney
and look care of nun.
Wh n the boat Stopped at a landing, the invalid
professed a terrible desire for some milk, and beg
ged Mike to go to a huse hajfa mile off to obtain
some. Alike demurred, saying that the boat
would leave him. But the fellow made such pite
ous appeals to him that he actually went, and the
bout left him sure enough; whereupon the invalid,
recovering suddenly, took possession of Mike's
trunk and all his worldly possessions except what
he earned upon hjs b"ck in his excursion after the
milk. Mike went to chopping wood till he got
enough to take him to Louisville, and on arriving
here found, as h expected, thai his customer was
unknown in tli--.se parts,
Without a farthing about him, he went to shov
eling in the canal, and the first dollar he made
there was the one he brought to us. He toiled in
the mud until he made enough to go to Cleaveland
on hts way home, and there met in the street the
man who had swindled him. The swindler ran
like n d-er, but Mike pursued him like a grey
hound, caught him, and thrashed him nearly to
death in the street be'ore any one could interfere.
M k-- was sent to j ill for assault and, battery, and
his victim was sent to the penitentiary. Mike is
true hearted, possesses very considerable talent,
snd is an utter stranger toeilher personal or poli- j
tical f ar. We say with Mr. Stephens, 'three
cheers for Mike Walsh.'
Louisville Journal, 3d inst.
Little Children.
God bless little children! They are the gems
th-it sparkle in man's pathway the st;rs that
siand in the fi-maneut ol his existence. With.iut
th ni gloom would overspread the whole earth, I
and the light of life would lose all as brjljancy. j
Who does not loye the joyous prattle :nu too (
lithesome glee of the ImI cherubs as thy clime
your knee, or Iroiic round you in their innocent
mirth. Who does not Hnd his heart warming
ii. wards them as they look up into your face with
childish innocence and smile as only children and I
angeis can. 'Sutler Utile children'to come unto i
me,' Christ said, 'lor of such is the kingdom ol
heaven.' How just, how true the comparison,
Purity, peace, and love such are the attributes i
we are wont to ascribe to that place of rest to j
which we all aspire, and such are the character
istics of the young mind, just when the dawn of
u:tellect begins to 6hine out in broken words and
half formed phrases.
Lil'le children ! holy angels that throng our
pathway, and draw our feet from the byways of
sin and crime. II w much the world is indebted
to ihem for their saving influence, for the con
trolling power they exercise over the mind of man,
lor the earn st they give of a heaven beyond this
troubled vale ol toil and tears. Rude men and
hardened villian have quailed belore iho eye ol
a child ; pride has be n humbled, and the haughty
have bowed th knee to youthful innocence, when
nauobt else could have made those stern hearts
yield. There is a magic in the smiling lace and j m
iMUohtnir eve that looks up SO confidingly. (jod
speaks in it, and he speaks to the heart, and ihat
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fail, not to respond, a. the steel gives lor.n tts
spark to the flint that strikes 1'
Little children ! God's image, pure and uncon
tarrijnated by contact with the cold and wicked
wot Id. How huppy are ye in your innocence
how unconscious of the sin and evil that surrounds
you on eyery jde. Soon enough will you rudely
awaken from the pleasant dreams that shed halo
of beauty round your walking and sleeping hours
soon enough will you learn ihat the gorgeous
hues of the rambow am but thtn air that the
bubbles of pleasure which floats before you so
lightly, are but destined to burst and disappear
in nothingness that life itself is but a round of
labor and mil and ho who rrola llirnnnh if firal hx
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the least to do, and soonest receives the reward ol
his tabors
Then"bles8ing. on tittle children. Lei them
laugh, an romp, and prattle while they may, in
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Joyous unconsciousness of future ill. And let us
cherish and tove them and emulate the examples
thev set for us of me-knes, and purity, nd truth;
for of such is the kingdom ni heaven.
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A Woman that Just wanted to Peep
into tne rrivate Closet.
A Lodge of I. O. O. F.. in Woodsto n, determtn-
ed to have their lodge room done up rlean and
nice, and it w.s resolved unanimously that Mrs. K.
should be employed to do the job.
Alter the m-eting adjourned, 'h guardian wha
knew the inquisitive character of Mrs. K., procured
a billy-goat, and placed him in a close: (hat was
kept as a reservoir for the secret things. IN then
informed the lady of the wishes of he Lodge, and
requested her to come early next morning, as h.
would then be at leisure to show her what was and
what was not to be done.
Morning came, and with it Madame K.. wth
her broom, brushes, path, tubs, &c ., prepared and
armed for the job, and found the guardian waiting
for her.
'Now Madame,' said he, I tel you what we
wan! done, and how we came to employ you.
The broihers said ii was difficult to get any hodv
to do ihe job, and not he meddling with the secret
in that little closet ; we have lost thf key, and
annot find il to lock the door. I assured them
that you could be depended on.'
'Depended on!' said she, I guess I can. Mv
poor ded and gone husband, who belonged to the
Free Mas.ons or nnti Masons, i don't know which,
used to tell me all the secrets of the concern, and
when he showed me all the marks the gridiron
made when ho was initiated, and told me how they
fixed poor Morgan. I never told a living soul lo
this day : if ndxdv troubles your closet to find
out your secrets till I do, they'll hy there (ill they
rot they will.
I thought so,' said the guardian, 'and now I
want you to commence in this corner, and give
the whole room a decent cleaning;' and I have
pledged my word and honor for the fidelity to
your promise, now don't go into that closet,5 and
then left the hidy to herself.
No sooner had she heard the sound of his feet on
the last step of the stairs than she exclaimed
'don't go iulo that closet ! I'll warrant there is a
gridiron, or some nonsense, jti-t like the an'i M
sons for all the world. I'll he bound. I wiHju-i
take one pep, and nobody will be any the wiser,
as I can keep i to myself.'
Suit'mg the action to the word, she stepped
tightly to the forbidden closet, lumed ihe button,
which was no sooner done, thnri bh ! went the
billy goat, with a spring to regain his liberty,
which came near upsetting her ladyship. B .tit
Started for the door, but it was filled with imple
ments for h -use cleaning, and all were swept
clear from their position down to the bottom of the
stairs.
The noise and confusion occasioned by such
uncermonenus cominir down stirs, drew half the
town to witness Mrs I's effort to get from under
the pjle of pails, tubs, broorr.e, and hrusheu in th
Street.
Who should he first to the spot hut the rascnllv
door keeper, who after releasing the goat, which
was a cripple for life, and uplifting the rubbish
that bound the good woman to the earth, anx
ously inquired if she had been taking the degrees!"
Taking the dngrees !' exclaimed the lady, 'it
you call tumbling from the top to the bottom of
the stairs, with the devil after ye, taking things bv
degrees, I have them, and if ye frigb'en folks as
ye have me, and hurt them to hoot, I'll warrant
they'll make as much noise j I did.'
I hope you did not open the closet, madam",'
said the door keeper.
'Open the closet 7 EJve nte the apple she was
forhidden ! If you want a woman to do anything,
tell her not to do it, and she'll do it certain. I
could not sNnd the temptation. The secret was
there, I wanted to know it. I opened the door.
and out popped the tarnal cri'ter right into mv
face. I thought the devil had nv nnd I broke for
the stairs wi:h the devil butting me at every pimp;
I fell over the tub and irot down the stairs as you
found us, nil in a heap.'
Hut madam.' snid the door keeper, 'vnu are in
possession of the great secret ol the Order, and
mlls g0 up and be initiated, sworn, and then go
in the regular wav
'Regular way !' pirfrtimrd the lady, 'and do
you suppose I am going rear the tarnal place a
gain, and ride that ar critter without a bridle or
lad v's sacdie ?
No, never! I don't want nothing
m di with the man that ri les it. I'd look nire
perched on a billy goat wouldn't I? No, nev.
Pr) I'll never go nigh it again, nor your hall
nuther if I can prevent it no lady shall ever join
the Odd Fellows
Why, I d sooner be a Free Mason, and be
broiled on a gridiron n9 long as fire could be kept
under it, and pulled from garret to filar with a
halter, in a pair of old breeches and slippers, just
bs mv poor dear husband was. and he lived over i
it, but I nevpr could live over such another ride as
I took to-day.'
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There is a disposition observable in som" to ,
view npf:i vorablv everv ibinrz ihat falls under their 1
unfavorably everything that falls under their "j
They seek to gain confidence by always .
n1 dice. They seek to gain confidence by always
differing from others in judgment, nnd to depre-
ciate what they allow to be worthy in i's- If. by
hinting at some mistake or imperfection in the
performance. You are loo loftv or too low in
your manners: You are too frugal or too proluse
your expenditure ; you are too taciturn or no
free in your speech ; and so of the rest. Now,
J 1 ..i ,l.ia r c , A . . r r rVj.kthin.T u-i!l indru
gn .ra gam. ...... - fi
l ,wM,r nnoiim nrlun pnpec linn ivinff 111
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the neighborhood of ill.na'urn and being mmiliar
wit h discontent,
diligence, and is
1 lie uisponiou jiuws iin in-
low and base in ifseK ; and if
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niiv should he readv to pride themselves on skill
nd facility in the science, let them remember that
the acquisition i cheap and ea-y ; a child can de.
face and destroy; dullness and stupidity, which
s' ldom lack inclination or means, can cavd and
find 'anli and evervthins cn furnish iarnoranee,
pr.judtce, and onvy, with a handle of rep'oich.
Reo. William Jay.
Improving Worn Out Laud.
An experiment, which has been tried by mmi'
I enterprising y- n: eimm not lar Irom tin- point, toe
; re.fi i
present summer, establishes conclusively the value
JaW ad 'hl Y JT
Ji "uws ha. M w be.ter f,n
L-ouuec'ticut mer to go to work on their pool anil
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""l 0) f wnich constitute so Urge a
Por,'0l,, ol e1?rf-,M ol ,he,r ;v" S1"'1t;.' 'h,n
! T L ' ',,1W,,"rle
j fits of their crops are absorbed in the expenses !
i tran-portB'iiui to a market. These gentlemen
lwveVrlfcgiM into cui.,v..t.o thiny aCres .
j )iUld whlch hmd abill,jOIieii U3. it hav.
j ,g j,ef. ,n,,overuhed and drained l all vegela
! principle by pr- ststent cropp ug, years ao.
, y,b .,( w.ia t.,n ,,.. r m ur.iw ..r .M-. i.me tr. e
. r ... B B- -
being the only product, and nne of it was beltei
ttian the ihinnes: utid poorest ol all oltl pasture l ts.
This land, t pneo ranging at from 97 to 91 3 m
acre, has be-n lurvhased and plowed wnh "
subsoil, plow just ucli an ins mmeni s stn- oi
our larmers iu Conneciicul need to have then
skulls and ideas plowed up wnh a little, till iie
can see the iu.poi tain truin that 2 and 2 makss 4
am: thai rih anlet ihe verv hirms which thev
have nnpovi rita d mid ure now working lu pooi
advantage to g-iin a hire subMSience, exist other
farms wiiich have vi r le n touch- d by the
plowshaic ; and who-e etui 'Cities .ire waiting Mi
be develop, d. A were annual sciaLcltin: over
of lhe surface to a depth often .r twelve incites
will nt-ver develop them. The entire surfc ol
these thirty acres are plowed to lhe dep'h ol two
leer and tins on a light sandy, worn out land.
Then a plentiful use was made of guano and
phosphites. The result, is, that on land hitherto
supposed to be too poor lor anything, (here are
acres cf such potatoes, com and buckwheat, ns
can be louud nowhere else, no: even in ih' Con
necticut Valley! The potatoes were planted deep,
in drills evenly plowed out by horse power, a su
permr method which saves space and greatly be
nefits the crop. Large and uniformly good seed
potatoes were s-lec ed lor planting. The growing
crop undoubtedly surpasses anything of the kind
in tne State. Tneee potatoes will yield three or
lour hundred bushels to the acre.
As Tris am Shandy s ys, A handsome moral
might be picked out of this, if i had lime to oo it ;
as ii is. we h ave the Uonnec'tcul fanners to pick
i' out for themselves, with th assurance that it is
worth their se inn. H" 'ffotri Times.
New Use f r Potato Vines. P. A. Strobe,
of the Ameri.-us Female Institute, sends to the
Georgia Telegraph the following :
"It may not be known to all your . readers that
the sweet potato vine may be saved during the
winter, nd used the following spring, in prop,
fating a new crop. I have tried the experiment
during this yer. to my entir satist.icuori, and,
thereiore, i'e- it my dutv to communicati- tt,.- ,c--.ult
for the benefit of the public, lu th" fall (any
time before Irost ) the vines may be cut in any
convenient lenji'h. ltd placed in layers, on the
surface ol the earth, to the depih o' twelve or :
eighteen inches; cover the vines whilst damp,
with partially rotten straw ( ii h-r pine or wheal j
will answer) to the depth il ;ix inches, and coyer j
the whole with a light soil about four inches deep.
In this way the vines will ke pduiing the winter, j
and in the spring they wi!l put nut sprouts as j
ithuudaptjy as the potato itself when bedded.
The draws or sprout can be plantc first, and the
vine itseli pan he subsequently cu' nnd used as we
generally plant. This experiment is worthy tlw
consideration of farmers, as it will save n great
mnnv seed potatoe-. (particularly on large plan-
iHtions .1 which can be used lor ledini?. L"t
everv larmer, hosrever, make the experiment fur
himsejf and be governed hv lhe rc-uli."
ffete Oileunx Price Current,
HusK Beds. No one who has not tried them
knows the value of husk beds. Certainly m il
tresses would not be u-ed il bu-k beds were tried,
They are not only more pliable th'tn mattresses,
but are more durable. The first cost is but
trilling. To bV husks nice they may be split
alter ilie manner of splitting Mr;'W for braiding.
The finer they are split the softer will be the bed,
although they will not be likely to las: as long a
j win n they are put in whole, I hree barrels lull,
i well stowd in, will fill a g-od ized tick, that is,
"iter they have been split. th Ued will always
be ight. the husks do not become matted down
like feathers, and they are certainly lljore henllhy
to sleep on.
Feather beds ought lo be done nwav with, cape,
cioily in warm weather. For spring, summer,
and fall. hok beds ought to be "-til ib go," and
such undoubtedly will be the ease when they ure
once bronchi into use. There is no better time to
procure husks than when corn is being hrvest d.
and ire bosks will he riinoh nir-r and
when corn is cut up at ih- bottom and put in
stacks. They do not become so dry and weather
beat n. It is calculated that a good husk b-d wi'l
last irom twentj-five to thirty ers. Every
farmer's daughter can supply herself with beds
against time, of need) at a Inning expense, which i
is quite un inducement now a stays.
New ICiiglriirl Farmer.
Curing Bacon With ut S)t"KK. To m ike
the best bacon fatten yur h gs early, and la! ten
tt em well. By la tuning early yon imk-n grrn
svmg iu food, and weii fattened pork. Then kill
as earlv as lhe weaiber will allow, ana salt a soon
us early as the 1
as th-- animal 1
as th- animal heat is gone. wi:h a plenty ol the j
, purest salt, nnd about half an ounce of saltpetre to j
I i!,e hundred pounds t4 pork.
j A soon as lite meal is sille i to your taste, j
which will generally be in about live weeks, take
' jj out, nd ti ant of i' has been covered wuh brine, j
j n u dram a UMh. i nen t.Ke mac prefer.
finely ground, and d t i on the hock end a.s much :
i a ...,11 ilit.,i lmi.fr It Mil in iirwifl o i-un f v
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mrv n ir.- If u 1 1 i!n la null.' as 11 ItliillM he. fit :
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i iroiimc nu i( mr w nv voiic m jn in m
j bacon is so weil cured on the ou'side, that flies or j
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j buys ill not disturb it.
I Curing bacon is like the Irishman's mode at
making punch. He said : "put in the sug r. then
j fill it up wnh whiskey, and every drop ol water
you pot m a'ier th t -polls ihe punch." Just mo
with curing ben: aft-r following 'he directions
given above, every 'drop ol smke yon
about it spoils tho bacon, Fvrl$e Democrat.
IU!
Slay Where Ton Are.
In the West we have met with persons possess
ed of a mania for clearing land. A long as their
firms afford unlimited oppor'uniiies for chopping
down huge trees and burning up huge logs, they
work away with the ardor of passjou ; hut the mo
men! ihe have made their farms tillable and their
h U4s habitable, 1 h y take no further interest
in them whatever, and are eager to ell ou and
plunge deeper into he Woods, to ply again he axe
'Hid the brand. Thus the country is cleared ra
pidty ; hut the blood of the people is fevered, and
ttie passion for change continue after the good
done by it has be- n iccompliahed.
The necessity for a rapid clearing of land ha
ceased. We have cleared foster 'ban we have
ppropriated. The J istern and Middle Slates pro--enl
an ep iiise, almost unhroken, of half cultiva
ted laud, doited wuh unattractive homes. A large
number pronabty a majority of ihoae who or.
eupy those homes, are at least willing, if fhey are
not desirous to sell their farms and try their for
tune in a newer region. They know that the
burden of lile 1 heavy to be borne where they are;
they hope it will be lighter some here else. They
lorget that the life of no honest man is easy.
They omit from their dentations all ihe unseen
and spiritual advantages of ti permanent residence.
They overlook the f ct that the real nutriments
of a tree or a man flow in from the minute tendrils
of the root, scarcely visible to the ee, which a
removal rudely tears aw ly. They nave neglected
to mike their hum' s charming, hy plan'ing the
ornamental shrub, the shading tre , th 1 beamilul
flower. Fhey have no: enlisted in th-tr corps of
co-operators the next-lo-omn'pntent aid of science,
nor bound themselves to the fields they (ill by the
interest of varied, intelligent experiment. They
do not know that new lands, though they give a
large increase, yet draw largo tribute from the
men who go to live upon them. The forest and
the prairie do not yield wi(b"Ut a straggle, nor
without imparting some of their wilderness to their
conquerors. It is a game ol give and take between
civilized man sua" wild nature.
The most of men over twenty-five years of arre,
who have good footing upon trn-ir native soil,
we believe the advice is good: Si iy where you
are, and determine to stay as long as life lasts,
Persev-rmg toil, guided by a thinking head, and
entiobied by a worthy purpose, will reduce the
mnrigag' by degrees, nnd beautify the old home,
nnd fertilize the sterile field, and drain th ' too fer
tile marsh, and convert stones into st- n fences,
nnd make the farm the pride of the township nnd
the delight of its owner. Stay where you are,
and try it t There are those who should remove
the young, the. uncapitaled, the one-too-many
in a family. I3ut, if possible, such should remove
'ut nce, seeking not a stopping place. 6ut a per.
manent home, in which, and around which, all
that is best in their natuaes may gather nnd centre.
T.iff Til liStrrllrtl
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S 3tKTWT.NO or A CuKN CHOP. G. W. Welt
of Mason county, Ky., has a twenty acre field of
corn which promises from what has been gither
ed, n yieid of one hundred and eighty bushels
(ears) per acre. But the funny part of the story
is that he did not intend to make such a crop.
The first planting not coming up well or looking
promising, he replanted between the rows and af
n rwart's, not being able to dead which rows were
best or which to plow up. as he intended to do
wiih the first plan'ing, he e both s'and ; the pres
ent great crop is the result. It is needless to say
that the land is good.
A Mine of VVbalth. There is no need of
going to California or Australia, or to any other
auriferous region for gold. Almost anybody can
find M jn a much shorter, easier and better way,
simpfy by pi nning potatoes. It is astonishing
how fast the mint drops w ii I mm out w h re po
tatoes are turned in. Witn-ss the following:
"On of the largest crops we hve heard of lately,
is ihat raised by 8r. Mt Murty, on his farm near
Lf"xig on, Ky. He has 160 acres iu potatoes of
the v -ry finest qualities, and calculates on raising
over nine thousand barrels! Mr. McMuriy will
realiz- m re from his 160 acres than he could
make by going to California, and wi'h infinitely
less trouble."
Tub Wvand t Psotartc Cohn. Experiments
have been made (his season in several places wi'h
the remarkanly prolific variety of maize obtained
irom ihe Wyandoi Indians. o( which we some urn"
since spoke as growing in ihe garden of Mr. J. C.
Thompson ol Stateu t-land. The Alton VfeeHy
Courier, an Illinois paper, speaks of a hill ol Wy
andot corn, raised Imm one kernel, by Mr. John
Cooper, ol Upper Alton, consisting ol fourteen
aialks. ton leet h'gb, on which were nineteen ears
ot four hundred and fifty grains to the ear on an
average, making 8 050 grains hs the product of a
single kernel. The same print speaks of h spe
cimen of the same varj. ty, exhibited at ihe fireen
Court fair by Judge Woodson, in winch eight till
healthy stalks were produced from a single ker
nel, with two cars to each s alk, arid a total ol
S 960 grains. A subs- qtient number of lhe s ime
journal mentions samples of the Wyandoi corn
raised by Mr. J. R. Thomas, Morgan county.-
They were placked from a field which produced at
lhe rate of one hundred nd fifty bushels to the
acre. The W- ekl Courier arid- :
,,:"The yield, we are told, is sometimes even great
er. Five or S'X nati, s are produce 1 from a tirfgle
kernel, shouting I- r h between twenty and thirty
good-r.ized ears, and only a single kernel being
iiCeSrary lo a bill, one. ear is sufficient for half an
acre planted four feet apart. The grains are re
rm.rkahly smooth 3nd while, and we learn that the
fl .ur from 'hem tan be re-iddy bolted like that
from wheat,"
So small a quantity is necessary for planting
thai we shall not Iw surprised if the variety ha
soon dis-muted over the eoun'y. and rum-' into
general cul'i vati in. Mr. T. nun is, hoe name
i as n i med ah ve, is ihe introducer ol i Ins kind
of corn. Mr. J. C. Thompson, of Staten Island,
is the agent for the sale of the corn here.
iT Y. Evening Post.
OT The Nw York .Vlnror predicts that ithin
iwemy-n year the United Siaiea wilt not ntktj
supply th Americ-in people wuh the pure juice of
the grapt, but will become the largest wine ex
porting natmn in th" world.
OCT Fashion is the race of he rich to get awa
from the poor, who follow a fast as they can.
Tlic AnacriCHaa Patty.
Local Gsakd Council, )
Charleston, November 10, 1805. )
Whereas, in the opinion of this Local Grand
Co'ojcil, representing the Subordinate Councils of
the American Order in the city of Charleston, life
disaster lo ihat p irty in the late Municipal election
is attributable to causes arising from its past or
ganization, and from misapprehension of some ef
its principles, as well to intestine division upon
Municipal policy and offices ; and, whereas, nUt ,
this Council has an abiding confidence in lha
sirenth of the American aennmeni, and the jijsf.
nes of the reforms which it claims, when prop r
ly presented to an intelligent public, and expound
ed in public form : Then fore
1. Ttrtolved, That this Council recommend to
list sub ifdiaatf Councils iu tins city to disband
their- present organization, and discharge their
members indtvulu lly Irom its existing obligate !,. .
2. Itesoved, That this Council recommend l
the St ite Council, and to the other subordinite
Cotincils of the State a similar dissolution.
3. Resolved, That in the opinion ol lids Coun
cil all seciecy in po'iticnl association, any inier-mixtur-
i however misconceived) ol src'.arian wiih
political qu-sttoiis, and the administration of oa'hs
in part? ofiligvion, should be repudiitcd and a
Imndoned by the American Party in this city and
State.
4. Resjlvcd, That at a propitious period, when
party acerhiiy has abated, and rational calm ex -ists,
a public movement should here be made is
favor of cssentiul reforms in naturalization and
"UtTrag''.
ft. Resolved, That while the American pirty of
this com nunity will ever hold themselves sternly
ready, as Southern men, to maintain in alt exi
gencies the rights of the State and the South, they
ill not, on the one hand, commit themselves to
blind adherence to federul parties and domination,
nor on the other urge, -it any impolitic junctms
and for premature ends, a policy which looks to
the disruption of the confederacy, except (in the
language of the Georgia platform) as "a lust re
sort." JOHN CUNNINGHAM, Pmttur.
A. J. Russkl. Secretary.
Won't Disband.
The Council of the American Tarty, in ;he
Third Ward ol Charleston, at a late meeting,
adopted the following resolutions, which wc find
in the Chartejion papers of yesterday :
Whereas this Council being notified that she resu
Imions and suggestions ol the Local Grand Cotin
cil of this Order passed 16th of November, 1805,
recommending ihe City and Slate Comic; to
fttsivinri ivie nresnt oraanl7.nloii nnd olspi r s- in
a propitious period when party acerbity has i b i'td
and rtional calm exists," die, dec.
Resolved, That this Council disngrce with thp
resolution, and decline- the suggestions of the I ic.il
Grand Council, inasmuch as they conflict wi'h
what we regard the true interests and prosperity
of te American party.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Council
the late defeat in the municipal election did plt
arise from intestine division or disregard to good
latth. but from tho fact that not much over one
third of this Order had renderrd ihomselvrs quali
fied as voters t'y tlm payment of the poll tax.
Resolved, That this Council has full and abiding
confidence in ihe strength of American sentimcnr,
and feel assured that at any election where iW
right of the citizen, is not trammeled by a lx
upon the ballot box, a triumphant success u .ii
always he achieved.
Resolved, That our past experience tn every
test ol American priciples, where the right of the
ci'izen wis unrestrained in the frre 'xrrcise of
his suffrage, affords a sufficient guarantee for r ha
future, strength and prosperity of this party.
Revolted, That our delegates to tlie Grand and
Local Council withdraw from nil connection with
that body, and piaco themselves immediately
under the control of I his Council.
Resolred, That these proceedings be published
iu the daily papers of this State, that the order
throughout the Stile mny have due notice.
K. B. Crvi-UB, Stcrctary.
The Trce Men North. Mr. Clay declared,
short time belore bis dua'h, that if the Wing party
of the free States should become abohiiouir.ed, hu
would vote wiih any sound Constitutional parly
'gainst the party thus degradeJ. Know Nothing
ism and Mack R pnMicmism hava pretty welt
s'vali'.w-ed up and nbolitioniz d 'he Whig party
in the quarter referred to .Mr. Clay's fear hn
been realiz d. There are still, however, mini
hers of Wnis in the free St.itos who have eoiy-t
'bowed the knee to Bant," and these, with th.'
old line Democrats in those S'ales, constitute a
strong, and we believe impassable barrier to th
assaults of fanaticism. The true men North en
tile old line Democrats and the old line Whig" ;
all else there ii rotten and full of evil. l! I'eigk
Standard.
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A California Di el. A duel iook place on
the 19tn of October, at San Mateo, between II.
B. Truett, Esq , and Austin Smith, Esq.. (son o
ex-Governor Smith, of Virginia,) two gentlemen
extensively boo wa in San Francisco and in tha
S ate. Mj lichttrd I. Hammond and (linilto-
B iwie were Trueti'a seconds, and Smith had Vol.
ney E. Howard and E J. C. Kewen ns his
"friends." Dr. II II. Toland was present on be
half of Smith, and Dr. E. i. Bowie for Truatt. .
Drs. B rtody and Edwards were also present, with
about 120 spectators. The distance was ten pi
ces, and the weapons six barrel revolvers.
Several of Truett's balls struck the ground in
iront of Smith, but the fourth ball from the phtul
of the former struck tho latter in the right thigh,
about six inches above the knoe. femith fired
once after receiving hs wound, nnd (hen threw
down his pistol, and about this time or a moment
alter. Truett fired his sixth and last shot. Tim
Paysiciaps examined the wound and declared that
it was a flesh wound, the bill having pfuad
through the leg outside of the -thigh bone and the
femoral artery. And thus ended another affair
of honor.
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Punch says poverty must be a woman it is u
fond of pinching a person.