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WHStMAM o YllS, El'lTOIi A PROPRIETOR
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1859.
SEVENTII VOLUME NUMBER 356.
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fV?f'.-c .Yo. 2 fricin's comer, Charlotte, X. C.
Deeeaiber 14, 1858.
JAS. T. DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Will practice in the Courts of Mecklenburg and the
adjoiaiag counties.
fcif The collection of claims promptly attended to.
March 14, I8&9 y
I). 1!. REA,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE. N. C,
Will 'ive prompt attention to all business entrusted to
Lis Professional care.
Orrici ocposm Kui's Hotkl.
Man h 1 l. l9 y
a. c. Williamson,
A TTOR X i: Y ASI COl 'XSEL L OR AT L A W,
lias taken an office jointly w ith .1. A. Fox. Bsq, Bp-stain
next ilo.ir to the Court House, w here he w ill be con
diantlv present to attend to all calls on profes.-ional
linpiar m Mfdt for himself or for Mr Fox when lie is
absent.
Jamiarv 1. lsr.9. tf
J. A. FOX,
-A-ttorncy txt Law,
.-,
(I jr to tin
Comrt IIvhxp, l'j-Sliir
A. C. WILLIAMSON". Esq., who i- a joint occupant
of the office, ami who will be uniformly present, will
attend to professioaai business lor me in my ansence
December 21, 1858
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C KELLEY 6c J. L. GARDNER,
Commission Merchants,
Ami Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,
Jioots ami Shoes, Hats ami Cape, &e.t
Newbera, X. V.
& J" Prompt and personal attention given to the sale
of all kinds of Co r s T 11 V Paoocca. XU
April 20, 1858. Ij-pd
P. SAUKS,
Architect and TaIAvv.
Will furnish Designs, Plans and Drawings for Public
Buildings, Private Residences and Villas. Particular
attention will be paid to building Flouring Mills. Corn
Mills, kc. OrriCK in 3d story of Alexander's Duilding.
front room, over China Hull.
Charlotte, Oct. 19, 18.S.
LAND FOR SALE.
On Tuesday the SGlil of April next, (being
the week of Countv Court.) I will sell at the Court
House door in Charlotte, 218 ACRES OF LAND
lying on the waters of Long Creek in Mecklenburg coun
tv. eight miles w est of Charlotte, known as the Gather
tract, and adjoining the lauds of James Deatty, Nancy
Cathej and ot hers.
This Land is superior for farming purposes, but is
more highly prized f.r the valuable pine Timber there
on. There is a Saw Mill within one mile of the tract, and
the line of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
Railroad runs w ithin one-fourth of a mile of it.
Terms: Twelve months credit note ami approved
security required. WM. .1. HAYES,
Executor of Catharine Hayes.
Febrnarv B, IS.".-) 3m
JONAS KUDIS1LJ
-o
Architect ai:d Builder.
(DESIGNS FURNISHED AND BUILDINGS
COMPLETED OX TDK MOST REASON
ABLE TERMS, AND IN EVERY
STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE,)
On Coll,' street, cormr of Eiyhth ttreet.
Charlotte, N. C.
WOl'LD most respectfully announce to the Citizens of
Charlotte and surrounding country, that he still con
tinues the above business in Charlotte, where he is
prepared to furnish DOORS, BLINDS AND SASH, to
the public on the most rca.-onable terms, and on the
shortest notice.
Having a great many small claims for work done,
scattered all over the country, he is determined to
change his method of doing business and hereafter w ill
require lII lor ail work done in his Machine
Shop, before removal.
Jan. X5, 1858. tf
Exclusively Wholesale
Drns:, Vix'mt and Oil Warehouse.
SANTOS, WALKE & CO., wholesale dealers
ia DRUGS; Lamp. Machinery and Paint OILS;
Varnishes. Paints, he. Ac.
No. 36, Iron front, Wet aide, MmHtrt So'i'ir-,
NORFOLK, VA.
floods shipped from New" York. Philadelphia, or
Baltimore, to Charleston, when required.
November 0, 18.18. V
iast ."Voticc.
All those who are indebted to Thos. Trotter & Son
r Thos. Trotter, either by note or account are reques
ted to come forward by April Court and settle up, as
further indulgence cannot be given.
Jan. 11,1853. 4J-Jm. THOS. TROTTER.
T. H. BREM & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALERS IN
French and
British,
American
Carpets, Hardware, Hats and Shoes,
Charlotte, X. C.
THOMAS H, BIIEM,
J. A. SADLER, Jr.
Nov 9, 1858. T. LAFAYETTE ALEXANDER.
sciin & co.?
No. 4, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C,
jQ IS N V I T K the attention of Physicians.
M. Planters, Merchants, he, to their NEW
-yind complete stock of DRUGS, CIIEMI-
Al,. .vc. 1 be extensive iatronare thev
have received from the Physicians of Char
lotte and its vicinity is the best guarantee
of the PURITY OF THE DRUGS told bv
them.
January 1, 1850.
TihltiiN
U
id Extracts
SCARR & CO. caP the attention of the Medical Pro
fession to these elegant Preparations so admirably suit
ed for the extemporaneous prepration of Tinctures.
Syrups, Wines, kc, securing the desirable object of
uniformity of strength.
No Physician should be without them.
For sale at SCARR k CO R
Jan. 25. 18"9. Drug Store, Charlotte.
To Physicians.
Dr. Church UF new Remedies for Consumption.
Dypophosphites of Soda and Potash. Also, Com
pound Syrup of the Dypophosphites, at
SCARR & CO.,
Dec. 21. Chtirlottc Drug Store.
TO Ri:.T.
A HOUSE and LOT for rent in town, adjoining
Col. B. W. Alexander's. Apply to
W M. JOHNSTON.
March 8, 1859.
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NOTICE.
All those indebted lo me, by Note or Account, will
please come forward and settle the same bv Cash.
Febuary 8, 1859 ROBERT GIBBON.
Window Glass,
Potty, Whitine. Oil.. Yarnishes, Dye-stuffs. Paints, ic,
Low for cash by SCAR It & CO.
Jan 2."ith Drugsrists.
BY J. B. KEISIS, Proprietor.
VERY ACCOMMODATION afforded the
(lilS BCi patrons of the Charlotte Hotel.
13 . rSji At this Hotel is kept the line of Tri-weekly
Stages from Charlotte via Monroe, N. C, and Lancaster
S. C. to Camden, S. ('.
Patrons of the Charlotte Hotel conveyed to and from
the Depots free of charge.
Oct. 1. 1858. J. B. KERB.
J. D. PALMER,
One Door above the Bank of Charlotte,
Respectfully informs the pub
lic that he has just received
a splendid assortment of Con
fectioneries. West India Fruits.
.S-cSSs SEGARS
, ''aOP'NsSv smoking Tobacco. Snuff, ic.
ALSO,
a variety of Musical Instru
ments. Yankee Notions, kc.
A FINE LOT OF WILLOW WARE.
He is constantly receiving fresh supplies of the above
Goods and many other articles not enumerated.
CANDT MASUF.tCTORT.
The subscriber is now rnannfaeturing an excellent
article of Candy, free from poisonous coloring, unlike
the New York steam refined candv. Call and see and
try it. " J- D. PALMER.
'November r, 1858 tf
TO THE LADIES.
SPLENDID assortment of FRENCH CANDIES;
Desfilles, he, for Diessing Cakes, at
J. D. PALMER'S.
A
HAVANA ORANGES,
Just received at
J. I). PALMER'S
Confectionery.
Feb. 8, 18.-.0.
CASES Pure SMYRNA FIGS,
for sale low for cash, at
J. I). PALMER'S
EST INDIA FRUITS, PRESERVES,
Pickles, Brandy Peaches, &c., at
J. D. PALMER'S.
BBLS. NEW YORK APPLES,
low for cash, at
J. D. PALMER S.
TVew Books.
History of Freoeuick the Great, by Thos. Car!ile.
Mixpah: Prayer and Friendship, by L. C. Loomis.
Courtship and Matrimony, with other Sketches, by
Robert Morris.
The Minister of Life, by M. L Charlesworth.
The Sociarle; or 101 Home Amusements.
Tiik Life and Times of the Great Hugh Miller, of
Scotland, by T. N. Brown.
Annals oV the American Pulpit, by Dr. Sprague.
Lippincott's Pronoi ncino Gazetteer, or Geographi
cal Dictionary of the World.
Dora Dean or Macgie Miller, Mrs M. J. Holmes.
Scouajm of tue White Horse, or the long Vacation
Ramble of a London Clerk.
The Kx. Pepper, Paper, by Jacques Maurice.
Di st and Fome, or Three Oceans and Two Conti
nents, bv T. Robinson Warren.
I also bare a few copies of Hawks' History of N. C,
Vols. I and II.
Cantwell's Jl-stice and N. C. Form Book.
P. J. LOWRIE.
Feb. 15, 1859.
NEW STORE AT DAVIDSON' COLLEGE.
S. FRANKENTHALL & CO.
Take pleasure in informing the citizen? of Davidson
College and surrounding country, that they have open
ed a Branch store at the stand formerly occupied by
Helper & Henderson, where they will always keep on
hand a larsre stock, consisting of
Dry Goods, Ready-made Clothing1,
Boots, Shoes. Hats. Caps, Hardware, Groceries, kc. kc.
which ther will sell at Charlotte prices.
February 8, 1859 3m
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" YOUTH AND BEAUTY.
Fair Beauty called on Youth one day,
W ith pleasant .smile and tone,
And said in her own winning way,
Come worship at tny throne.
I'll give thee a rich gem to wear,
All other gems above,
The diamond in the mine is rare,
Bat rarer still is love.
To every charming thing below,
I will thy car attune,
That it may hear the music flow
From flowers' hearts in June.
That it may list in shady crypt,
Where streamlets leap nlong,
By lily and by crocus sipt,
The fairies' vesper song.
Or while upon the dripping leaf
The zephyr's footsteps fleet,
Be quick to catch the secret grief
Which makes her strains so sweet.
I ll take the mist from off thine
rl hat. it may read afar,
W ithin the pages of the sky,
The romance of the star.
eye,
Or 'mid the clouds of golden hue,
Thr.t veil the sun's last light,
The peaceful hosts of angels view,
W ho usher in the night.
Youth yielding then to Beauty's whim,
Knelt meekly at her throne,
And earth and skj- had charms for him
To age for aTe unknown. N. X. E.
Charlotte A S. C. RaiSroad,)
Charlotte, March 19, 18.r9. j
THROCGH TICKETS from Charlotte to New York,
via Charleston, sold at this Office at $22 table fare in
cluded on steamer. Time, less than 3 days, and cheap
er bv SJ or 8-1 than any other route.
A. II. MARTIN. Agent,
r:;-Ct Charlotte, N. C.
REWARD.
Runaway from my plantation, my negro boy ALLEN,
aged 2." years, over o' feet in height, slender, spare made,
and rather delicate in appearance. 1 am inclined to
believe that he is in Gaston county, in the neighbor
hood of Dallas. He was formerly the property of my
brother. M. L. Phifcr, dee d. I will give the above re
ward it' he is secured in any jail or deFvercd to me in
Charlotte. W. F. PHIFER.
March 22, 18.". 9 tf
Direct
I in porta lion.
Gents' fine DRESS AND
in Paris, for sale at
March 2i. ls:,9
WALKIN
BOOTS made
BOONE'S.
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Another yankee trick
That Will IPay.
CHILDREN'S SHOES with Metallic tips,
March 15, 1859. AT BOONE'S.
Fino Dress
A few cases of Oakford's best at
BOONE S.
Cents' Fine Dress SHOES,
And OXFORD TIES at J B F BOONE'S.
Ieatliex ! Leather ! !
Hemlock and Oak SOLE LEATHER,
Harness and Upper Leather,
French Calf Skins,
Lining and Binding Skins of every description,
Charlotte, March 15. AT BOONE'S.
9
Quite a variety
March 15th.
for Gents, Boys,
Youths.
AT
and children,
BOONE'S.
Tanner's Tools
scviption at BOONE'S Boot & Shoe Store.
Of
every ;
NEW FIRM.
e. m e isi Trsiaso & CO.,
Having purchased of Dr. II. M.
Pritchard his entire stock of
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
OILS. PAINTS, kc,
espcctfully call the attention
of the public to the fact that
they will carry on a WHOLESALE AAV 11ETA 11,
DRUG BUSINESS at Irwin's Corner, where they are
now receiving, in addition to their present Stock, a
large assortment of
Fresh and Genuine Drugs,
direct from the New York market.
E. NYE HUTCHISON. M. D., will superintend this
large and well known establishment in person.
jg Physicians' prescriptions made up with prompt
ness and care.
Oetober 19, 1858.
Linseed 0i!. nnre Sperm, Lard, audi
TANNERS7 OIL,
For sale by E. NYE HUTCHISON.
ftn Churchill's preparation of the Hypophos
phates, CURE FOR THE CONSUMPTION, for sale by
E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO.
Fresh Burning Fluid and Linseed Oil,
Low for cash by the Bbl.
E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO.
Tanners' Oil
From 83 cents to SI 25 per gallon.
E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO.
jhrf English, French and American BRUSHES,
Lubin's ENTRACTS, Genuine Cologne, for sale by
E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO.
New Remedy,
cure and preventive of the Piles.
E. NYE HUTCHISON k CO.
A sovereign
BREAD and CAKES.
Having secured the services of a No. 1 Baker, we are
now prepared to furnish the citizens of Charlotte, and
mankind in general, with something nice to eat.
gy Weddings, Parties, 4c., furnished at short no
tice to order and dispatch.
1st Door from the Court House.
HOUSTON & HUNTER.
Nov. 23, 1858. tf
LAND FOR SALE.
Two Hundred Acres of fine farming Land, lying on
the line of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad,
is offered for sale. Terms will be made accommodating.
For further particulars apply to
SAM L. A. HARRIS.
December 28, 1858. tf
Dr.
NAPOLEON'S OLD GUARDS.
The Final Charge at Waterloo.
Napoleon's Old Guard gained by their many
instances of desperate bravery an immortality in
: history; but their grand crowning act was their
j desperate charge at Waterloo, which has lew paral
lels in ancient or modern warfare. Ihey fought
for their adored Emperor, and to retrieve the
evil fortunes of the day, and they felt as though
to do so would Secure them immortal glory and
eternal bliss in the world of spirits.
The most graphic and stirring accounts of that
last fearful and fatal struggle that we have seen is
from a recently published French work. It reads
like war itself:
"During the day the artillery of the Guard un
der Drouet, maintained its old renown, and the
guard had frequently been useful itself to restore
the battle in various parts of the field, and always
with success. The English were fast becoming
exhausted; and in an hour would doubtless, have
been forced into a disastrous defeat, but for the
timely aid of Blutcher. But when they saw him
with his 30,000 Prussians approaching courage re
vived, while Xapoleon was filled with amazement.
A beaten enemy about to form a junction with
the Allies, while Grouchy, who had been absent
to keep them in check was no where to be seen.
Alas ! what plans a single inefficient command can
overthrow.
In a moment Napoleon saw that he could not
susUin the attack of so many fresh troops if once
allowed to forn: a junction with the allied forces,
and he determined to stake his fate on one bold
cast; and endeavored to pierce the allied centre
with one bold charge of the old Guard, and thus
to throw himself between the two armies. For
this purpose the Imperial Guard was called up and
divided into immense columns, which were to meet
the British centre. Those under Keille no sooner
entered the fire than it disappeared like mist.
The other was given to Ney, and the order given
to advance. .Napoleon accompanied them part of
the way down the slope and halting for a few
moments in a hollow, addressed them in a few
words, he told them the battle rested on them,
and that he relied on their valor, 'tried in so many
fields.' 'Vivel' Empereur!' answered him, with a
shout that was heard above the thunder ot artillery.
The whole continental "struggle exhibited no
sublimer spectacle than the last effort of Napoleon
to save his sinking empire. The greatest military
skill and energy the world ever possessed had been
taxed to the utmost during the day. 1 he intense
anxiety with which he watched the advance of that ;
column, the terrible suspense he endured when
the smoke of battle wrapped it from sight, and
the utter despair of his great heart when the cur
tain lifted over a fugitive army, and the despair
ing shriek rang out, ''The guard recoils ! The
auard recoils !' make us for a moment forget all the
carnagcin sympathy for his distress.
The Old Guard felt the pressure of the immense
responsibility, and resolved not to prove unworthy
of the great trust committed to it. Nothing could
be more imposing than its movement to the assault.
It had never recoiled before a human foe, and the
allied forces beheld with awe its firm, steady ad
vance to the final charge. For a moment the bat
terira stopped playing and the firing ceased along
the British lines, as without the beating of a drum
or a bugle note to cheer their steady courage, they
moved in dead silence over the field. Their tread
was like muffled thunder, while the dazzling hel
mets of the cuirassiers flashed long streams of
h'dit behind the dark and terrible body that swept
iieu Lviniiu ?
111 one strong mass along, lhe stern Jjrouct was
there amid his guns and on every brow was written
the unalterable resolution to conquer or to die.
The next moment the artillery and the head of
that gallant column seemed to sink in the earth.
Rank after rank went down, yet they neither stop
ped nor faltered. Dissolving squadrons and whole
battalions disappearing one after another in the des
tructive fire affected not their steady courage.
The ranks closed up as before and each treading
over his comrade pressed unflinchingly on.
The horse which Ney rode fell under him, and
scarcely had he mounted another before it also
sank to the earth and so another and another until
five in succession had been shot under him. Then
with his drawn sabre he marc hed sternly at the
head of his column. In vain did the artillery hurl
its storm of iron into the living mass. Up to the
verv muzzle they pressed, and driving the very
artillery men from their pieces, pushed on through
the English lines. Hut just as the victory seemed
won, a file of soldiers who had lain flat on the
ground, behind a low ridge of earth, suddenly rose
and poured a volley into their very faces. Another
and another followed until one broad sheet of flame
rolled on their bosoms, and in such a fierce and
unexpected blow that they staggered before it.
Before the Guard had time to rally and advance, a
heavy column of infantry fell on its left flank, in
dose and deadly volleys, causing it, in its unsettled
state, to swerve to the right. At that instant a
whole briirade of cavalry thundered on the right
flank, and penetrated where cavalry had never
gone before.
rn -wv f 1
Hie mterpiu I'ouret couia nave norne up unuer
the unexpected fire
from soldiers whom thev did
not see. and would have'rolled back the infantry
that had charged its left flank, but the cavalry
finished the disorder in which they had been
momentarily thrown, aud broke the shaken ranks
before they had time to reform and the eagles of
that hitherto invincible Guard were 'pushed back
ward down the slope. It was then the army
seized with despair shrieked out: "The Guard
recoils! The Guard recoils !" turned and fled iu
dismay. To see the Guard in confusion was
something they had never seen before, and it froze
every heart with terror. Still those veterans refus
el to fly; rallying from their disorder they formed
two immense squares of eight battallions, and turn
ed fiercely on the enemy and ably strove to stem
the adverse tide of battle. For a long time they
stood and let the cannon ball plough through their
ranks, disdaining to turn their backs to the foe.
Michel at the head of those battallions. fought like
a lion. To every command of the enemy to sur
render he replied. 'The Guard dies it never
surrenders !' and with his last breath bequeathing !
this glorious motto to the Guard, he fell a witness granting a divorce to ail parties who have lived
j to its truth. Death traversed these eight battal- sepaiate for three years. A tide of emigration
j lions with such rigid footsteps, that they soon may be expected to set towards Mississippi. In
j dwindled away to two, which turned in helpless j diana Is about going out ofthe business.
daring on the overwhelming number that piessed
their retiring footsteps.
Last of all, but a single battallion, the derbis of
the column of granite at Marengo, was left. Into
this Napoleon flung himself. Canibronne, its
brave commander, saw with terror the Emperor
in his trial keeping. He was not struggling for
victory; he was intent only on showing how the
Guard should die. Approaching the Emperor, he
cried out: 'Retire do jou not see that death his
no need of you V and closing mournfully yet sterti
lv around their expiring ea tries, those hearts bid
j Napoleon an eternal adieu, and flinging themselves
1 , -
upon the enemy were soon piled with the enemy at
their feet. Thus greater in its own defeat than
any other corps of men in gaining a victory, the
Old Guard passed off the stage, and the curtain
dropped upon its strange career."
EXTR AORDl NARY AFFAIR AT
A letter from New Orleans to the
Pensacola.
St Louis Re-
publican, says :
A singular affair occurred in Pensacola, a few
days ago, the particulars of which I learned from a
private letter, addressed to a gentleman of this city.
Miss Susan , daughter of one of the most dis
tinguished jurists and politicians of Florida, enter
tained a most violent passion for Mr G. ,
Mayor of Pensacola, who had paid her some at
tention previous to his marriage with another lady.
She took no great painsto conceal from Mr. G. the
nature of her feelings, and had on several occasions
conducted herself in rather an extravagant and
startling manner, but he probably supposed noth
ing serions would come of it. One day, recently,
however, she went to his house and called for Mrs
G., and when that lady came to the door, drew a
pistol, ready cocked, from the folds of her dress,
and fired at her rival. The bullet missed, and
Mrs G bravely rushed upon the desperate g'rl, and
wrenched the pistol from her, but prepared and
determined to shed blood, Sus:m drew a knife,
and before she could be disarmed by others who
interfered, succeeded in inflicting a slight wound
upon Mrs G. The letter states that her father,
iu order to shield her from a criminal prosecution,
was about to send her to an insane asylum."
COURTING ON A RAILROAD.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the 10th, sas: An
incident occurred on the little Miami Pailroad
yesterday morning which outstrips, in point of
speed and enterprize, although in somewhat a dif
ferent field, the lightning express, ' fifty cents a
mile," special train achievement which attended
the recent fatuous defalcation ' report" in this city.
The facts are about thus :
11 1. ..1 T !-
A lady, somewnat past tne period ot me winch
the world terms "young," although she might
; differ with them, was on her way to this city, for pur
i poses connected with active industry. At a point
j on the road, a traveller took the train, who hap
I pened to enter the car in which the young lady oc
! eupied a seat. After walking up and down bc
; tween the seats, the gentleman found no unoccupied
j seat, except the one-half of that upon which the
lady ha 1 deposited herself and crinoline the latter
j very modestly expansive. Making a virtue of
i necessity a "stand-ee" berth or a little self-as-
surance he modestly inquired if the lady had a
i fellow-traveler, and took a seat.
I As the train flew along with express speed the
! two strangers entered into a cozy conversation,
! and mutual explanations. The gentleman was
' pleaded, and the lady certainly did not pout Af-
. i . i.i 1 . . . t . 1 I , i 1 . t . 1 1 il t,A,n J 1 1 ' n ,,..t-.-,j1 .,,,, , 1 ,. .-.
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, threadbare, the lady made inquiries as to the price
of a sewing machine, and where such an article
could be purchased in this city. The gentleman
ventured the opinion that she had "better secure a
husband first." This opened the way for another
branch of conversation, and the broken field was in
dustriously cultivated.
By the time the train arrived at the depot in
tli is city, the gentleman had proposed and been
accepted, although the lady afterwards declared
she regarded it all a joke. The parties separated;
the gentleman, all in good earnest, started for a
license, and the lady made her way for a boarding
house, on Broadway, above third street, for a din
ner. At 2 o'clock, the gentleman returned with a
license and a Justice) to the great astonishment of
the fair one, and a few tears and a half renion
strativc expression she submitted with becoming
modesty, and the 'Squire performed the little cere
mony in a twinkling.
Last evening the happy couple departed for
Louisville, en route for New Orleans and Califor
nia. If this is not a fast country, a search war
rant would hardly succeed in finding one.
"Go Aiikaix" In a recent lecture of General
Shields, on Mexico, delivered before the Roman
Catholic Institute of Baltimore, the speaker paid
a just tribute to the "go-aheaditivencss" of the
American soldiers. "From Palo Alto," Mid he,
"which was the first battle to the city of Mexico,
we were victorious; no matter under what circum
stances, the Americans were alwavs victorious. I
carit ace0unt for it. The enemy were not cowards,
i for we used to say 'that they stood killing better
than any people we ever saw. I cannot account
for it, unless it was that the Americans never
counted the odds, but went at it and took it for
granted that they would be victorious anyhow.
The Romans have said, and they were great
fighters, that men who think they can do a thing
generally do it. Audacity docs wonders, and
French audacity fought all Europe, and came near
conquering it too, but the audacity ofthe American
beats them all his motto under all circumstances
is 'Go-ahead.' It is fully as effective as both the
Roman and the French audacity, and is short
and sweet."
Sharp Trick. Out in Indiana, a farmer who
had a horse of a very homely color, recently sold
him to a gang of gipsies for a mere song. A few 1
days after, he was offered a fine dark-brown steed,
for which he willingby paid a round price, but was
shocked to find, after a short time, that he had
bought back his old sorrel, with the addition of a
thick coat of paint.
The Mississippi Legislature has passed a law
SOCIAL HIGHNESS AND LOWNES8.
"I tell you, he isn't anything!"
MYhy not? He certainly is comely and civil,
and successful in ""business and in every respect
appears like a gentleman."
"That may be; but his father wasn't anybody
and his mother was of low family."
"What constituted the peculiar lownessofher
family?"
"Why, her father was a shoemaker a 'cordwain
cr,' it used to read on his sign; and he used to
mend rips in boots, and put taps upon eboes,
for a living."
"Wasn't he honest?"
"I dare say."
"Wasn't he industrious?"
"He must have been, to have left his children
the sum which he is reputed to have done."
"Wasn't he an amiable and agreeable man?"
"That he was. I well remember with how much
pleasure 1 used to wait in his little box of a shop,
while he stitched the gaps in my leathers, to listen
to his amusing and instructive stories. But why
do you take such an interest in the old man?"
"I am trying to find out his 'lowness.' It seems
that he was 'honest' and 'industrious' and 'amiable,
and 'agreeable' qualities which usually give man
some rank among his fellows; and you say he was
a low person. Was he vulgar?"
"No, be wasn't vulgar; he was quite refined, for
a man of his opportunities; but he was a shoemaker.
Don't you understand how his ignoble calling
should fix his position in society iu spite of his
good and even remarkable qualities? Of course, a
blacksmith anu a shoemaker and such men cannot
be gentlemen, as merchants and lawyers, &c, are."
"I think Mr Longfellow wrote a poem once
about a blacksmith who was a gentleman; and I
think a good many people have considered themselves
honored by the acquaintance of a certain other
blacksmith who once hammered iron (and Hebrew
to ) in Worcester; and I don't quite perceive,
either, how the making or selling of tape and
delaines, or wholesale groceries, or stock ua 'a
merchant, or picking a fuss generally as 'a lawyer,
should make one a gentleman, while the making
and selling of shoes, for horse or man should make
one 'low.' And even if such trades makes one
'low,' I don't quite perceive how they therefor
make one's children 'low.' You object to Mr A.,
became his father waaii't anybody,' aud his mother
was 'of a low famify.' They were, both of them
upright and honorable individuals, who bad made
the most of their advantages, and who brought up
their children with honor to themselves, and
usefully to the world. And yet you vote them
'low,' and their children ditto, while here Mr X.,
whose pompous bow you returned so deferentially,
a moment ago, had no father at all, in the eye of
the law, a'id has no character at all, in the eye of
the gospel; but has accumulated great wealth by
buying cheap whiskey, and drugging it in his
cellars, and selling it as the best old port, cognac,
etc. lie is a gentleman. There is no down ens'
about him."
"You refer to Colonel P., I suppose. He certainly
is a gentleman. He keeps fine horses, and gives
fine dinners, and spends money freely, and has a
lovely place; and it surely isn't his fault that he
wasn't better born. Everybody considers him a
gentleman."
"I consider him a scoundrel and a cheat; and
you would, if you knew the seeret history of his
vats and casks and bottles. I would sooner marry
daughters of mine to the poorest shoemaker, or the
sootiest blacksmith that swings a sledge so he is
honest, and industriouR, and intelligent than to
such a bloated humbug as he is and the like of him.
"Low" you had better wait till all these peop'e
are eternally sorted, and you will find that some
of the highest shall be lowest, as well as that soma
of 'the first shall be last."
We lost the rest; for tho "Metropolitan" car in
which we were seated, had reached our stopping
place, and we rang the bell and alighted, meditating
upon highness and lowness, as they had been
outlined in this brief discussion. We own that
our sympathy was strongly drawn out towards tho
defender of that gentility which consists in a clear
head and a good heart, as against the sham gentility
conferred upon dolts by the possession of dollars.
Street Thoughts.
Duties of an Editor. Tho Philadelphia
Inquirer give3 utterance to a vast amount of troth
in the following:
The responsibilities of those connected with the
press are second to no others known to society.
They are not cirumscribed by any narrow limits.
They arc as broad and as full as the world, and as
numerous as facts themselves. The tyro in litera
ture may fancy that be can comprehend them
intuitively, but he will discover his mistake, when
he is obliged from day to day to bend all the pow
ers of his mind to the pel Sacrificing task of weigh
ing and judging rumor-, and facts, of applying the
precepts of moral and political philosophy conscien
tiously to new propositions and suggestions, and
of surveying the whole field of daily history with
the patience and impartiality of a judge sustained
by no other forces than those of truth and justice.
It requires a life-time of observation to become a
tolerable journalist, and there arc few minds swift
enough iu action, or liberal enough in constitution
or spirit, even to read the public journals with
judgment to make selections for reproduction, to
say nothing of enunciating opinions which may
have serious results upon the happiness of indi
viduals or society.
The duties of an editor, as we view them, aro
as numerous as they are important. At times
they try every energy of mind and body, absorb
ing the entire powers cf the former incessantly
during the day and night, and taxing the latter
to such an extent that the most careful study ia
requisite to preserve health even in a vigorous
constitution. Yet arduous as the labors which
thus make their exactions upon the intellectual
and physical sysrem, is it not strange that men
who have never prepared themselves for the tasks
and responsibilities of journalism, shonld flatter
themselves that they are such pastimes as may
be indulged in upon a caprice, or through the
instigations of nece&sity for daily bread?
At a dinner in Massachusetts a lady sect
the following volunteer toast : "Spruce old bache
lors the ever green of society."