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CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1854.i
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shejecently sustained, and this toes the pastor [ We never had an opportunity personally of ,
of the church to which she belonged states was, witnessing, to their failcst extent, the social 1
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Flight
iw1t
*
Whan first .we hailed the Dnnk'ai
LU some fair star upon the braar «f i
WriW.'ewrttohadfafrw
Its earl* ibwuas on teatUM
Tfcooft obscured !>y ctaato «f I
t course «« oan at4| aad its 1
s as tbe mists, of error i
• thro the nations f
mm** 9R*
r blessed age, when troth i
the hjin.iiiaiidof a I
I COBlCS. n
r claira her temple is I
>Gods K*#wn *.hera1
^t.ra|iiis jiKuki' lion.iij ^ BB
at io the ChriiU ui'g beavea welift^jes,
J,gad seel; a bie^. it ; from)
)^ery?:a!-drop .-from "froth's-!
ray fto-n ij
On Art1 i bright temple taar they«o* <
To cousecrate the means aad Me* *-
Whiie hereber children stotteaart I
^Tn rajsc the gcoius and i 4>en« the 1
ki of. rfdt.1 £n*ptoj8 Tice art**—
hooi^TTeki up to iraWte ■
Atheist scoff the piovtf sonl ahall _
Slush fair lfe>destt' poreeheek shall stam ;
A i-uonril aud viftatfcs rale (swvatt,
[*point ih«ffli.v.i ^ad'adflT1*thetate," '
. 'M^rR r jVi -1
We lead u> booer's
By Histrionic sk;<L with wisdom fctnght,
Beneath this generuas yeutb betaaght,
Howaobtv Virtu. a-Sversa fcte t
W bile n* tight can pa
£200, which she had intrusted to the care of
some peratoaonthe other side of the Atlantic;
this, taken in connection with the other un-
fortunate matter to wlych she makesallusion,
doubtless!'/ led to the deplorable result:
.J&j5A tSilt: It may seemstrange that to
ysg, aad you t aly, I should pqjir forth, in thia
fj&ifamat, •
that will ■80011 ^
paper for wbisjbi biwe- teen a co«-
for a h% time, and a* «e vrho-al-
Tiyiv *•! ije fc* aid i r ^-.waco- mtfments
; -rfDsn f saw youai ui« Disp rtc
3 iitss^teeatotl n e, may I Suy,
I slitySpf friendship—(and «is, if you eoold
ihay.j^E^own th>? utter l<>neiin^i«f thg heart
your iinJnc.vj cbvored. howg: ttWjtwwjuld
( hive felt - •—iwsy.iih. ;>who:.i jaal so rea on-
i ably took or syatpatliy iu ti .- (ryii^'SMomaBjt,-
] or wii > r-Ii by muJy givi tho trad rea-
son of t^SjStey it seems to '<!•*: J must take? }
I have 'firayw with a fervor kaowv only to
the GojjJfto heard mc, t;> jear iii-ii)8l, and
still ow taorainx, and night, was
I ty :rsy b'.-trt-— die ' ' ^God kuows
MW that He to
Bad he spared
Fsicilltles of Defence.
The siege and bombardment of Sevastopol j
virtues and companionable qualities of the demonstrates conclusively one important pnn- i
gifted but unfortunate youag lady of whom eiple, that now-a-davs a nation's defensive ;■
we are writing, for we never saw her outside strength is nut so much in the extent of its 1
the Dispatch olfice; but if the heart-breaking \ dominions or the number of its inhabitants!
sob, and fast-falling tears of the mourning ' as in the facilities it possesses for concentra-!
trieads who surrounded her coffin on the day : ting its people at menaced points. Were, j
of her funeral are to be takes as fair indica- for instance, Russia at thi? moment able to j
[Written for the Texas State Times.]
Moonlight Musings.
' a he: rt ..tions of the esteem in which
the cdi-
she was held, ' sueeor her beleaguered fortressin the Cri
imea
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then she must have been greatly" beloved.— with the same facility the besiegers do
Th9 pastor of the Staunton s'reet Baptist armies, can any doubt what would then'
church delivered an appropriate and feeling the result? If, by way of illustration, we
discourse over her remains; in the course of take the United States of to-day, aud compare j
which he stated thxt she bad formerly been a "' their defensive strength with that of the uni-:
i- membe* of tae Egkseopal church, boat had ap- ted colonies iu the w.;r of the revolution it j
id p *ed fo^dmission and been taken into the 'will not be in the ratio of three millions of j
jvsrahip-oi" the Baptist denomination near- people to tweuty-four millions, it will be rath-1
(TO years since, and he testiaed to her uni- er in the rati® of three millions in George .
a exemplary conduct while i «£mbcr of Washiowton's- time,
I htftv (fic<l h iuriy ; but I V
j whtm I«®b going is mareii'u!.
me to psliie any oi th >s«! <zl<'\rin<x anticipa-
tions h ~ r> «^n I first trod
r passion's slave.
Here shall tbey see great xMdsrfpUea days,
nd leani to c-nr,l^etbenitethWpizc.
patriot's honor, and the hero's crown
Shall bid theai ^eck as ff^rioas renown;
The orphim's the widow>0ond.v sigh,
Shall draw sweet i'i^s tear to many an tjt,
As wrapt they tie*
life's cheqaar'd
that show
dffire;
1
Here Poesy ehaU^wcep
And wake th^Bteaf
Or oh, io phiSWive ^H^H|
Haw martyrs peruhedi and how
WtiUq Meian ? spell shall touch
Ana bid na * ;• u.e scene* of other years.
The Tragic *H si-all teach, hi loltp tone,
Great Bin ml Iwsoas from b&Df a fjtt g*n«;-
iui sgirklintf Comedy. wifBt wit aad mirth,
Kiftt' many a iluu er on the cares of earthy
Shall o{itlie heart of gqef beguile, •
And e'en frira age and wisdom win a smjlc.
ifohle of he-rt a,.i saeawa otwml!
Free n> the .par^aag wajrea
Brave sons ^r.if rest daughters of oa^cSm
Aid as to raise a r tilapjii.more sablime
Than Grecian ;K or Wa^nil spteador knew,
Reared to the -pod, the haaatifd and true I
To thia we de r.. ate oar future days,
Aad trifct to ai yoar_.
Long, hjf too <*vor, nptita,
Art'* noblest b ine in this <mr chosen land.
• ► ■■ .j. . • itjf - •
(Fi 3! the l^w York Dispatch.}
Aiettel chapter la Strange Kis-
' ; i ' torf. -;j fj.' ; ,-r
■US. BECEI r SDICIDS OF MM. ANSA JAKK
KACLEAN. •,
Ttrf i'rr fmniliir with some of the
vteiaavhtij facts i iii|.iw>iii1 wltii -the rsettfc
oi ilis. :9na Jane Maclean, a we^ known
ntrii to the e^llmiis of the*Sunday
D:i! ateb. I .-t there are some additional inct-
of J >< %crroirfbl end, related in that
j ivbsS ws' «iB be perused with interest.
The editoi "* ' '
Oa: St. s or«ew %ith her took place
e-: .ae «<?jv a sinee, when die wishes to
®asait m.rdipvfs te.^y which she had
wrtOeav ■'feiaaB More"—an exquisite
: ■*±t wliieh she had dramatised
in.'-i a rfri atfs' i poor# of the same name,
F.dgtojfcijh- "ihed soaae years since in £a-
. *•>.. . ;-,!t j uistingdished^atAwage of
7u. n y p .' Sf® fetfe aeagr--¥rw~^ii iwuuif
■C&-1 *iie ; h e ir^jlleat, and tried hard to have
!;■ BT'id n.rj afoe of flor theaters, but,
h«fB:j&ed it well; but his thoughts are no£
our thOB|^te, and what w®think would tc foe-
ow advantage, would very possibly end in ruin.
Maying* as I did lately, with a sdrious loss,
it Atgbt hare been well for me had I fulfilled
a premise which I rashly made; but every
day that brought me nearer to the evening
which was to join my fate to another, convin-
ced me more and more of the madness of gi-
ving my hand to one, while my heart was
hopelessly, yet irrevocably, fixed upon another.,
If my love tor that other was sot of the purest
' and most exalted nature—if it had any oth-
' er effect than that of making me anxi ous so
^ . . to improve my mini aad so jealously to watch
fouat ofteark,| owermy every thought, word, aadaftion, that
hifcaetituuent of respect for me (the only
seutiment I wished under existing circum-
stances to ibspire with«him) might daily tu-
e&ase, I shouid never have breathed a word
about it; but it will satisfactorily explain my
reason for treating a certain person with ap-
pearant cruelty." I trusi he will forgive me,
and I know that for his own sake he will
keep his own counsel. There are only three
ia the whole world who know anything of ouj
engagement, and these are his intimate friends
-•-his relatives.
WiH you print the lines I now enclose io
next Sunday's rDibpatoh ■ aad will you be-
lieve me, Mr. Smith, when I solemnly assure
you fliay•fiowevcr sinful the world m^ con-
sider this last act, I- die in the full assurance
of^ pardoning -grace through the blood of
Chnst. You must think nothing worse of
me Ihan I deserve. My life has been one
continual loss, and I cannot afford to. lose your
good opiuion. Will you comply with one
request of mine? Will yotf republish my
poera,entjtied Washington,""on next Fourth
of J«y? I b.avd many pieces scattered about
which* wish could be published for the ad-
vantage of that oj[d lady who caffte with me
cute day long ago, the first time I ever saw
you, when i went to consult1 you about the
play, you remember. She was in the house
when I wes bora, and loves mc as a child.—
She is veiy destitute, and I don't like her to
end her days in the alms-house. But God's
wiil be done. Farewell,
ANNA ^ANE MACLEAN.
Monday, Qciobtr 30,1854.
aliKouSS it w acknowledged to be a capital
ofmrfedii
pre^i^tioa Vf
stone vf to h
iu'-
Xikeh
was
jji* ct.?y y
ttist of ear leading managers,
•elt dispssed to give a'living
she called from
with her productions,
leu as to suppose that she
bis circumstances herself, and
inie, yet upon two dif-
ferest -c r,.is she laid before us certain
r«n;..:uiiS. i^-wrtnng parties in distress,aud
was ui^Uiy i'^iiied witen we interested oup-
s-i-iv w. l&.'. i&ttter. Ai
s. -dv -'^reettWe in her
. jcious when
li yra ghe was yi
with rejjjflFit: . r - uial
and if w^?ai^ iiil
tha' w-> led
met
that o. rfiw-ii-nc tmjuii
tor •gjt,"
partiaiL.iij j>.-t now, bi
the kiidv - - .• .nay ba <
We then her our id<
aud CnJett1 :ngag a^
matter. h~: depart«j
"pleaded, aad *js the
her alive
invar:
tiers,
upon
reserved
ite affairs,
I should drowsiness, she was unable to proceed.
Bash as was the last act of her lifc, it can-
not be denied by any one possessing the
slightest degree of charity, that Anna* Jane
Maclean was a woman of noble impulses—
possessing 'a warm, generous, and loving
heart. Under different circumstances, her
life would have had a different termination,
and we think there is evidence enough in the
above letter to prove that her combined trou-
bles, actingmpcn a too sensitive nature, tem-
porarily unseated her reasou, and led her to
take the fatal step. The fast that she was
able to ^ritc and act correctly, and to give
minute instructions in her letter concerning
her worldly affairs, is no proof of her entire
sanity, for a person may be demented upon
one subject, and perfectly rational upon eve-
ery. other. Anjl'wb.at else but sn evidence of
insanity cap^e; tak?n |r<m^jthe
" Morning? nooni, and night, I hear
— 'Die!'"
Jf. P8
kiad of mat-
^at I care
future time
to me."
< Qjia; Moments
-—— ^ f t ftv,
There a-a rnsting of angclic wings—
Bright creatnres leave the sky—
They come to see in her agony,
A mortal sister die. (
There is no one near to hear her
When she breathes her latest sigh,
Savo ibe angels that are winging
Their bright way from the sky.
There'll be weeping on the morrow—-
Ay, tears from many an eye
That looked not on her sorrow,
Bat coldly passed her by.
They will tremble when iBey think upon
Her onresponded moan—
Oh, the rattling of the angel's wings
Were heard by her alone!
. «ji-S f
They'll say it was a fearful thing
To yield up l.ring breath,
WiB lout a hand to wipe away
Ike g.Uhering dews of death.
She had the . , „
the Sunday School of the church
greatly beloved by her schoiais,
short time since, presented h^r
to two hundred and fifty
a class in millions in the Presidency of Franklin Pierce,
and was j |f auy reader wishes to make this state-
only a 1 ment intelligible, let him take any map of the
. . with a hand-! States And mark out upon the same, the ter-
some pocket bible, in testiuibuy of their es- ritory withiu the limits of which the revolu-
teem. This book she had'With her wheu ■ tionary war was decided, and our statement
found stupefied in the street, after having , w;n be at oncc corroborated; for he will see
swallowed the fatal draught; and it is the im- i at a glauce, that it is now a matter of no diffi-
pression of her friends t&at it was her desire j culty whatever to move an army jof^wo hun-
to reach the church, where she intended to | Jrud and fifty thousand men over the same or
breathe her last; but being overcome by
language—
whispering to ",my ears.
verjslast her bea"
showed itself in h
t-
a voice
To the
and unselfish nature
inxious solicitude for the
poor<*®ieqd^she kft behind Ler—friends
whose troubles, 'enT*4 the rustling of the an-
gel's wings " had coaxed her away from earth,
she had made her own, and whom she strove
unceasingly—ay, and successfully, too—to
benefit, even while she kerself was Struggling
with adversity, although they knew it not.
But enough. Like i brilliant meteor iu
the firmament of literature, she has passed
away from earth, and hei virtues and her er-
rors are with her God. A dazzling light has
gone out—a sweet spirit has taken its' flight
—and another is added to the beatified souls
that walk the golden streets of heaven and^
surround the celestial thntne of Deity. All
thufc was mortal of her rest ealuily in the sol-
emn shades of Greenwood, and there is not
in all that vast and beautiful burial place a
mound that merits commemoration more than
that which covers the sacred clay of Anna
.Take Maclean. lt Green be the turf above
her!"
\ - • -j. . i . .. ,
News from Bcseret,
Wo have received news from Great Salt
Lake City, relative to the command sent out
there under Col. Steptoe, up to the Sept 30.
The troops arrived in the valley on the last
day of August, and proceeded immediately to
Tulo valley, south of the lake, where disposi-
tion was made of the Quartermaster's horses
and mules, one company of dragoons being
detailed to remain near TtaJe city. The re-
mainder of the command was going into
barracks in Salt -Lake City.
The command, a3 a general thirg, has
been well received by the Mormons. A great
jealously, however, seemed to exist towards
the officers respecting the wives, daughters
aud concubines of the Saints. A few days
after the arrival of the troops, the people
were advised and commanded in the Deseyci
°M"
" mi
Forth
flection, as a singular feat, that just previous
to h jt death, she seqt us a note ^aestinj
us to pubti
the object uf"
as governess.
From =* ¥«arerruti
death, with .Mrs. G/
friend of sua-?, we
tribaUu had not a
K<;r ibm
born ift the i-ityof
but a mere giti was
-of some wealth, who ita
s^uior. Aftertr yelingwji
throcgb Knsiand. Ireland,
husband located her in Ircl;
the West Lidies.on business.
•aad, after manning in
•timfrafte'- his decease, Mrs.
how blest that fluttering spirit waa
a earth can ne'er be known,
the rustling of the angel's wings
Wkg heard by her alone.
OcToaaa, 30, 1854.
Wrlryro please forward the inclosed lWte
— the subject, j to the person subscribed.
®J%raish cert iin j O! my God, leave not nor forsake me- iw
appj^-ntly highly: the mortal agony of this awful moment.
time awe ever - : To the l;;dy we advertised about in «ur pa-
this cen-!
« flgSt
Wtf shtma mention W this ecn-1 p^r, and to her little boy, I leave my love and
; bfea ng. i Would have written to them and
• . c j 0£^ers> but mv mind is unequal to the task.—
in our«*>tainns, j I have a. stranpe fear^f losing my senses over
to obtain a situation ' nie, and fesf th it were I to shed one tear, it
■L j weuld help me much. Besides,! know that
fltnee Mre. Maclean's : I may write a y thing-to yoti, fbr your judg-
a near and ^tear! moot wt!i direct you bow mnch^ toprint/und
that our gifted wa^| how much to repress, llemetriber ipe iw
the worlds— i kindaes.-, for f sai' csquwrtiveJy vi^eMI^
; t>he wr.s i The great <>od alnreys Held the first place in '
and wheu ] niy affections. if > was always in my thoughts
goatleman ; since 1 miemoer any thing, and I trust
ky y^ars her jjfe will fot^ive tae nr^w. I leave a. world
asiderably j from wbieh he has removed'one by <Mie every
itland, her i htpe that- could Mist-slu me • j*. <
aud went to ; AIay He help ai! viio Ra-1 this day as I feel.
Here be died; i Mtr. may ju:lgc hut Cod htu- veth the heart!
but a short 1 did ju>t think tl'.-'ic^s wt>uK\ have gone so
•n eame to with is« as tfef-v ar ve 00110. I did nc^ i
li
i'.id-would ever have
^ i to m ; ' e a vest, but
"Prirntrt<n marked tbo 'ift •' led;
pnb;
fSS
ihisaoaiuty, whither her friend, Mtb. Graham, ■ think yat my father": ci
had preceded her. We eboold reajark that 1 t keu aW-edfe in L. r h.
shortly after her marriage, Mrs. Macleaal "Prira&.n marked.the '
htished "Viman Mere," the aanative poets 1 Au'J aiava Paul tviougiii fur his ,iiiy breads
allnfiad,|p^-^ well as a smafljolurae • I had no uTcspoudent. exoepft iu uy own
of rdigious_p(«ii8. Both these liooSs were; brain, and aj - Airs. Van Bore O,..- vfell,"
presented teria by her shortly after our first I except in -my an iiuaginaUon. i wuuidfot
interview. They are exquisite productions, j laeuuoc thk, r,:it a pcrv.n veu;srjred.< to ,mc
Mrs. ?"ae!earn was highly intellectual, aqd ! was strange t'.,r meto wri^ iasowiiim-
a tft&c or deep moral feelin^ pervaded every •-,ipal* manner. i'iv st* 1 run tfrvui
line which fell from ber ready peu. Her
temperameut was of that sanguine nervous
order, btKptjakiug great vigor of mind and
d«ptb of feeling; but while hei firmness was
large, her hope was small, and despair fallow-
ed fist upon the heels of disapointment.—
She wsa keenly qinsitive, as an evidence of
whrcfc wc ®ay state that upon one occasion
«& articlc which she bad left with us for in-
sertion late in tho week was unavoidably
eruwd'-d out.at the last moment, and no men-
tion made of it in the notices to correspon-
dents. This, brought from her a note, in Ernan
which she expressed herself as vcrymush hurt.! *or the
poor old 3Ipi. Armstrong. She called me
to-day, and I walked neariy hoawj with her,
when I kissed, and bid i;er good bye, and
waljicd ou. Sut after a few twiceuts^hc rau
after me, and with an almost friglleucd I'jok
said t had better go back with her
ed to me as if sue bad some prescii
God comfort her! Oh, I shali be happy.by
this time to-morrow riightv 1 wish i eomd
have spoken to jou once asore; bat^hL< is
impossible; I could then have told yora hiw
ardently I wish that yc-u ivould republish iuy
Eman More, and some of mj ori/uaai potato,
ad van- ige of that pmu ercator^. j
Neics, the organ of Governor Yonr.g, not to
allow their families to associate with the stran-
gers. Except the epauletted Gentiles be-
came baptised they could not expect to move
in female society, 'ihe following Sunday,
Orson ilyde called upon the congregation as-
sea bled in the Tabernacle to "raise the price
of grain" on the strangers, to which the con-
gregation replied "Amen." In consequence
of this move, ail the horses that can be spared
will be seut out to graze instead of being
stable fed. ' ; ■ ...? -
The Indians havebeen figbtingamongthem-
selves. Some horses were stolen from the
Snakes by the Utahs, aad a war party of the
former Indians haviusrcaught somePat-Ctalis
near Provost, attacked them, aud killed five.
Wah-ka-ra, or Walker as he is called by. the
whites, the Pat-Utah chief, has threatened to
drive off the government stock, but every
precaution has been taken to frustrate^ his
thievish designs. Two Indians were lately
executed for the murder of some boys. Seve-
ral of their tribe and a company of dragoons
were present at the execution.
There is very little mouey in circulation in
Salt Lake Citjt The heavy .tithes and the
failure of some crops, have exhausted the
resources of the people and the only coin iu
the couutry is iu the hands of the Gentile
merchants aucf the elders of the church.—
This last'summer many families had seceded
from the church and gone into the States.—
There are hundreds who would follow them if
they were able. The system of concubinage
has become repulsive to many, who knew
nothing of the " peculiar institution" when
they left their homes. As there is no limit
to the President's wives, aud us he is building
a new and maguificeut harem, no beautiful
youog woman is safe from his glances, so de-
voted is the Prophet Governor to "raising up
a pure and perfect generation to the Lord."
—Ar. Y. Herald. $
a vastly greater extent of territory where
W^biiigtbh fbundTt all but impossible to
move three thousand. In seven days, au ar-
my of one million of men, perfectly equipped
and ready for defensive war, can be placed at
any important point of our country, between
Bangor, in Maine, and Ne"w Orleans, in Lou-
isiana, and this too can be a'^fouplishefTwith
case and certainty, were thefcfa flept of ten 1
thousand hostile ships hovadng upon our
coasts. To talk, therefore, afinvading coun-
tries so situated, is sheer nonsense, unless
war be waged upon principles other than those
hitherto employed, and with meaus other than
those with which the world is yet familiar.
The impregnability of Russia in the inva-
sion of Napoleon was not in her snows so
much as in his inability to move with celcri-
ty, for had Europe been permeated with rail-
roads as at present, docs any onesuppose that
any real advantage would have accrued to the
Muscovite from the conflagration of his capi-
tal?
Iu like manne&it appears to to, would the
allies have been'foiled in 1&14 and '12, in
their invasion of France,Jiad tl# Franch of
that period been fetictdated by railroads in
every direction as it is at this time, for then
the system of'.'Bonaparte, rapid concentration
of men, directed. by his wonderful genius,
would have^old irfesistibly against the inva-
ders. >.1'*
If we take owe of the smaller States of
Europe, Belgiufc for example, where the pop- j
ulation is suiafljjhnd the territory contracted, !
we shall ijjul M&w wonderfully her power of •
resistance to foreign invasion is increased by
er railroad and militia system, and we shall
able to perceive how formidable even the
smallest powers may become if their natural
means of resistence are only augmented by
an agency. Instead of wasting enormous
sums, extracted and extorted too often from
BV O. R. 8.
Thou moon, that bathes in silver sheen,
Pule brow and dewy cheek of night;
That rales in cither realms a queen, v
With pensive glance of mellow light,
Art beacon of poetic thousrht.
Whence fancy's lambent raysare caught ?
The heart is stone that docs not swell
With j6v to greet thy languid smile,
That o'er a world's first rlumber fell,
From thy chaste lips of beauty, while
The starry choristers on high,
Struck harps of love in symphony.
Sad witnc?s of our parent's fall,
And birth of sill*, the human soul
Yet free from misanthropic thrall
Of hate, can view with stern control
Of sense, tfiy sweet and mournful face—
The darkn'd mirror of our race.
The glowing spirit that has felt
Th.; witching power of early Jove,
And with a martyr's yearning knelt
At Hymen's shrine, nor fail'd to move
The fair; may with deep rapture ghze *
On blooming Earth, thro' moonlight haze.
t *
Tho hroken-heart£d hopless one.
With fever'd pulse and throbbing brow,
Still hails thee, his soul's meek-eyed sun,
AVhose tempc'r'd rays m mercy throw
A veil ul' melancholy light.
O'er fond affection's wasting blight.
Fair goddess of the Stellar train.
That wait aronnd thy azure throne,
Sweet maiden orb, that sinilest in vaiu
On haughty Sol, who scorns to own,
A love for one so frail as thou—
Type of a fickle sex below.
A cord of sympathy still binds
Earth's orphan-hearted sons to thee,
Whose warning light too well reminds,
Of trysting youth, and joyous glee;
E'er wreck of truth and hope had broke
Young Psyche's harp, and Venus' yoke.
Austin, Nov. 29th, 1854.
The ludicrous manner in which English-
men transpose Ac h, is exemplified iu the
following lines:
thk pbtttiox of tbs letter " h," to the inhab-
itants o? kiduEbmls'stek—I^rctatmg
Whereas, byj$Jm I have been driven
Frrai ouse«S®m 'ojte, from 'ope from 'eaven,
"And placed i y your most learned society
In Aexile, languish, and Aanxiety;
And charged without one just pretense
With ^arrogance and /timpudeuce ;
I here demand full retribution, -t
And beg you?ll mend your elocution.
British Inviaclblilty. s I Pacific Bailroad ia Texas.
The prestige ef British glory in matters of [ We copy firoui the New Orleans Picayuue the
war hao suffered great damage in the eyes of ; following welUirued article. Tbe Picayuue
the world within the last six months. A year I has always expressed the deepest interest in
since, it seemed as if the challenge to combat j ever*«m!erprise having a tendency to promote
of Britain alone, against .liussia, would be a j the welfaVfe'lrf Jet as, and the views contain*!
pledge of victory, not only over Russian , in the arfjc,e b„,0£ receive additional force
fleets, but over any and all places iu^ which ; from fhe ilv,h they ema-
\ j* " r
The trraiid Pacific railroad flebeme of Rob-
ert S- Walker and. their associated"
—for only millionaires coiild'be su
ahswie or the INHABITAHT8 of eiddebmiiitstbr to
the letter uh"—Greeting:
Whereas, we've rescued you, ingrate,
From 'anger, 'avoc aad from 'ate,
From orsc-pond, 'angiug and from 'alter,
And consecrate you in Aalter;
And placed you where you'd never be,
In Aonor, and in Aonesty;
\Ve think you talking an intrusion,
And shall not mend our elocution.
A Condensed Romance.—The Cincinnati Eu-
qnirer tells a story of a young man named
i Kieketts, who left, his family and farm, near
I Dayton, to seek his fortune in California-. A
man named Gay lord intercepted his letters
persuaded Mrs. Ricfcetts, that her husband was
dead, aud liualiy married her and advertised
the farm tor sale. Ricketts chanced to see
the advertisement while in California, started
full of amazement and wrath, came upon the
p3|r unexpectedly one night, frightened them
nearly out of taeir wits, stabbed Gaylord se-
verely, and then cut his wife's shoulder, neck'
aud acquaintance. It was thought Gaylord
could not recover.
A Maine Law Case.
impoverished and reluctant people, in expen-
sive forts and armies, governments will per-
ceive that their true and only reliable strength
will be in the facilities they possess for the
concentration of their citizens, and in the
preparedness of the great body of the people
for military operations. Familiarize the peo-
ple v/ith the use of arms, and with the evolu-
tions necessary to the harmonious movements
of large bodies, and expensive batteries, forts,
and other defensive works may be, unless at
very exposed points, abandoned j for no na-
tion will ever be attacked, it appears to us,—
unless by a-contiguous people—who can, on j that l:e has sold liquor, and that the money for
an emergency, in a few davs bring half a mi!- ; that liquor •? now in his possession. The fiist
lion of men to the defence of her frontiers or ar'd only witness 1 shall call is James Dubious.
' Kiss the book, Mr. Dubious. Do you know the
defendant StebbiiiS?"
"Yes, sir."'
" Where doe he reside?" 4
':On the top of Main street."
••What's his business 1"
I can't gay exactly. All I know is, that
j " If the court please, the matter to be passed
I upon is one in relation to the unlawful sale of
ono lot Trf imported spirits. We shall prove
that Stebbins the defendant, deals in liquor,
her chief towns.' Russia has done much to
improve her interior communications, but,
fortunately for mankind, she has not been
able iis yet to mature her plans sufficiently for
the destructioc of all opposing orcoveted na-
tionalities, and there is ground to hope the ...
day may never come to her for the extension ; 1 bought an article of sin ol him yesterday,
of her despotism over a larger era than its ''Did you pay for it ?•'
now oppresses and crushes to earth. Im- !
provod means of locomotion enables the weak
to c-oetend against the strong, and to dispense
with ail the expense of maintaining standing
armies, to eat up their iubsf.uticc and destroy
their liberties. The Steam-Engine is King.
i\r. 0. True Delta.
"Yes, sir.'-
*How much V
« <
" One hundred and twenty-five dollars."
"That's enough, sir. The witness is yours.
Mr. Dash.5'
A Confession.—-At a late Anti-Slavery
Convention in Pemisjdvana, Lloyd Garrison,
boasting of his twenty-five years1 agitation as
au Abolitionist, Acknowledged the. existence
of mighty obstacles in the way of the Aboli-
tion movement^ and gave as a proof " the im-
mense extension of the slave system and slave
territory since the Abolitionists commenced
their work."
of great consolation and encouragement to
Dash accordingly cross-examines Dubious.
" Mr. Dubious, you say you bought that arti-
cle of gin of the defendant."
"Yes. sir." ^ i*rz.
"What kind of ein was it!"
"A cut ton ;'.in, for my brother's plantation in
Georjria!" ' '•s*"-.'.
"That will d<v Mr. Dubious."
v - * ; ; ±_
General Houston',
We sometime since noted the extraordinary
fact tliatGen. Sam H ' uston, of Texas, had been
announced as one of the Anti-Slavery Lectur-
This, if true, must be ft source jor4«t Boston during the en string winter, and
' expressed the opinion that there was some mif-
the~agitators, who have been for twenty-five ; l?ke aboul £ , °"r impressions are confirmed.
_ 1 1 mn !«■ appears that Gea. Hostvn was limted sim-
ycare abonngior theaccomplisnmentoraujpl ^|ectureoli Slav Withoul reler.
end that is proved to be the more unattaiB- | ence fo the 0pini0n? he might advance The
following is bis reply t^the
f*in.
California.—The Herald has an account
of the the discovery of gold in great abun-
dance in Lower California, about one hund-
red miles south of Sari Diego. Othergliseo-
vers of gold, silver, and coal in Lower Cali-
fornia, are thus noted:
Gch. Ilafael Espinosa. Governor of Lower
California, has recently discovered rich gold
and silver mines near .San Jose, Lower Cali-
; u-nia. One silver mine of immense richness
able the longer and more desperately they
strive for it. -
Generally spiking, when sane people dis-
cover that what they would do cannot be
done, they give over their attempts to do it;
and so, no doubt, these disturbers of the peace;
of the country would do if the actual attain-
ment of what they profess to seek were the
true end they have in view. But it is not.
Agitation is what they live by, thrive by, get
their bread, clothes houses, everything they
have by; and if they were granted all they
te letter of invitation
sent him.—AT O. Bull
Dear Sir:—I have received your favor of
the 29th ult., and though greatly pressed f r
time, owing to the niany business letters whieh
I have to write, I am happy to respond.
I have every disposition to visit. Boston at
the time which you propose, if my duties iu the
Senate will permit. Before accepting the in-
vitation, so kindly tendersd, I am desirous to
know-whether the lecturer is or will Leat lib-
erty to give free expression to bis opinions on
the subject of slavery, or whether he is to be
so loudly clamor for, their occupation would | no
be gone, and their way, such as i|^s, ot earn- j ultra, but a coustition conservative.
ing their livelihood would be gore with it. i Thine truly.
The Liberators and Freemans and Stan- SAM HOUSTON,
dards, which are the organs of the fanatics,
would, in such a case, have no more work to
do, and their now so liberally supplied ex-
chequcrs wodld cedsctobccomethe recipients \prtui0n gf ^ m(ms on the sTlbject of sla.
of large levies upon the pious brothers ana . cer)/
sisters, of all colors, whose motto is, " Am I
not a man and a brother V' Mr. Editor this
and Mr. Contributor that, Mr. Treasurer the
ether and Mr. Secretary something else,
To James W. Stone, M. D.
The reply to his interrogatory sent him was
that—
The ieclurcr will be at liberty to give a free ex-
What's In tlie Wind.
Orders have recently been transmitted to
all the Navy Yards on the Atlantic coast to
would miss their snug little salaries, and there ! fi> out wiih all possible speed, every naval ves-
would be 110 more necessity for that horde of . "'I available. Ihe New \ork Tunes, ot Sa-
peripatetie lecturers, which, sustained by the j c'^r.'. '\-S
contributions of the faithful, and well fed and ; On Wp
following .in regard to the
clothed by their bounty, now pervades the ^ Navy Yard, from the Department-at Wash
denunciations'1 ~ ... . ,
On Wednesday last orders were received at.
e Navy Yard, from the Department al Wash-
ington, to fit' out the frigate Congress with all
t, ! i'' spoken of, the mouth of which yas closely i 1-
x -wtSi~; co-.tired with decayed wood, showing that it i i, j
DtRucnt. l ,; w„i.<wi „♦ • j ! Ana
North, fulminating terrible
| against the church, the constitution, the j possible dispatch. About..150 tueu.were imme-
I Union, and all creation besides, saving only diately set to work ou her, aiid she will be in
j those who belong to their own miserable : readiness for sea in about two weeks tram the
; time the order was received. The destination
i Seen worked at some remote period.—
he mine stands an old dilapidated house,
"I am iiot so" vain," she wrote, "as to supple S wrote about.
r that evervtliing I write is worthy of insertion ! I am sitting with ciiilunr
in the crta-uns of your paper; but I am no ' are all enjoying tl;-?;>iso!vc\-
^ ae"-lv iivTituress, nor do i depend upon my 38 happy as theuisHv<«. b '
tC;u'
Ult
and in«i
in swlit
n--;n ri
ajirt whoj^
fen tbr ,-r t.port." The next week the mis-
take was rectified, and she declared, when she
■JSC', us. ' that she was heartily ashamed of
Ler-elf for being so foolish, but she had cried
hUterlT o>er her disappoiutment when she
ojieue-i lie paper without finding her article,
■and did u eat anything for two days."—
Thi.i tUteiafMrt was also eon firmed/by Mrs.
OrahaEi. - -/
HZ& LAST LETTER. /
We. •vlj! now publish the last fetter which
ibe p. or b.ly ever wrote, and iflttuybody can
read the p^eiu which accompanies it without
>he<:tdiag tears, be must be made of sterner j
staff that, enters into the generality of man- j
kind. iV< alludes to a severe loss whieh:
JLW!il
heart.
thmk
tiii. fcf'.-ro
ind then what * M - ld *. Mb jf f3/4^
j ttou ot this agitation ui success prove to the j(erraneail as the flag ship of ,|ie squadron
ti e,_i :„i. - , ... .- i aspirations of those of the leaders in it with \ there.
antinue Mintin^n IndiTn ! whom it is all nothing but a desperate game j A large number of men are busily eugageu
. 1 P- . e * co 8> ! of profligate politics' What a panic among j in laying the keel of the war steamer Niagara,
the Rewards, the Summers, the Kendall | andia getting uut her timber.
Fhillipses, and that elan, whose only hope for ! Orders have been received from Washing-
distinction would be utterly •' crushed out " ; ^n to complete the Sabiue at the earliest day
by the attainment of the end they profess to
have in view 1 /
The truth is, the
t if taking su
"v
IDs,
on iiie.
I give my baud wid>:.Mi
0, ChrL't have taftr
For to sorrow :
0, Christ have uic
For alone cai.
" Ptacc, I'eace " to isi: j
Who go weeping 0 . !fi-.'i
I must make one more r oa
think me troublesome':) i -i
buried without all possibility
alive is entirely out of the qu m
I open this to say that to Mrs. SSiiz
ham, or her sou Wilfred Jtidmoi: !
liberty of possessing ail my pupei.;, a:. :
iag whatever they may deem'iuost adapt-,
publication.
? ftoV October 31, 1854.
t<
>r i^r?tcb?s
_V . ■
•t. (wrs't jdw
>t r -t me be
k w.
s;h? i
Tho
iij.4 qu
if; Ji
Tue n
cation'biw :en
Wi-?-te go itrt'i
ou ti}*- l?4th
Staaaio^ip vr.a
t,.
in Indian
>} tbe wails is a huge tree, towering
majesty. A coal mine, of uneout-
"ss, has receutiy been discovered
f Cape St. Lucas. The discoverer
■s to sccure it from the Mexican
when he proposes to form a
e purpose of working it. It
days' sail of San Francisco,
'ariding.
titiage at the Branch Mint
in Sun Francisco, durkig
d<n - - pteuiber.Suth, amounted
possible.
Orders have been received at the Ciiarles-
. town Navy Yard to get out the United States
wretched hvpoericy or j sloops of war Saratoga aud Cvane as soou as
these people is in no degree behind their j possible.
Mkispheuiy against God and their treason to ;
their country.
The Skcket Out.—Tho tokeu of rccogni-
I The animals composing Baruum's Mara-
! motn Menagerie were sold at public auction in
i East New York a lew days since. The seven
elephants were knocked down to f>. B. Howes
•.im-:"; t for weekly communi-
iit'io 1 . • cand Atlantic States,
. • on the Pacilic sitie
if iV..-ij-, on which day a
c; ■ c - "i Frantjsco for San
tion has finally been discovered by a close !forl$2 300 Five years acuihese animal-were
observer. Y hen one Know Nothiug Wishes imnorted f " " ' *
| to discover another, he closes one eye and
I makes an O with his thumb and fore Gnger,
; and phtces his nose through it, which being
interpreted, reads—
"Eye nose 0"
"1 Knows Nothing."
y.-f-
■rhoyou should
imported from Ceylon ut an expense of about.
: S3,000 each. Bamum repurchased one of
tliein to work his faim at Bri lx inrt. Ha also
' bill in the two Giraffes at $7 300-eaeb. and
would liave bou^lit the rhiuuceius, lor wbtch
: there was no bidder, but, having tried tho
i brute he knew he would not work in harness.
' Five lions, two hyenas, a tiger leopard, zebra,
hoi
On-
yoa might jyt
l ; put lii>n "
r.at vo-jrie.'.f
MTForrest, the tragedian, was the Know ^ear- wtf. al^':a- u.onkey cages wagons,
. i-J r -v 1 . canvass, &c . were pnrchaseJ bv Mr. Howes foi
is Wilting.— , Biothing cancbtlate for Congress in the Seventh £20000 B'rl um fs Slli(1 to hil^ seiltlo Eu
'he other is, District ol JSew lork. He is among tho de- , for another invoice cf Eieuhants.—AT. 0. True
I foated. I Delta.
penhageu and Algiers t^ould make short work
of tho Russian strongholds—supposed to tie
weak compared to the places just mentioned.
Bow stands the ease now, on the verge of
winter? The Baltio fleet of England, though
combined with that of France, has effected
actually nothing worthy of British fame.—
The conquest of the Aland Isles—no more
important, though fortified, than Nantucket
and the Vineyard—not being the sum of
glory which Englishmen expected from that
splendid fleet which sailed from Spitherd,
under the personal supervision of the Queen.
In the White Sea, too, anything hut glory
seems to have been the result of British
prowess—the taking of a few fishing schooners
and.the burning of defenceless villages, hard-
ly rivalling their exploits at our Havre-de-
Graee and neighborhood, in their last war
with as. .-is for the Black Sea, it is true the
campaign is not entirely finished, and may
yet bring its tribute of glory and honor to
the arms of our Mother Country : but thus
far the British doings, naval and military,
in the East, have not been adequate to the
boastful expectations of the British people.
The neglect whieh permitted the destruction
of Sinope; the inglorious attacks upon the al-
most defenceless commerial mart of Odessa;
the long and sickly sojourn o; the army at
Varna and neighborhood, have been the sub-
jects of severe angry comments by the Eng-
lish press. In the Crimea, the English army
has unquestionably fought with its customary
valor, but no one can pretend that, thus
far, anything has been accomplished in that
quarter to make up for woful failures else-
where.
In addition to such failures of the English
arms in Europe, wfc' also have the still more
extraordinary defeat of their attempts upon
an inftgnificant post iu the dreary regions of
the Kamschatka Sea. A well appointed
squadron of E&glish ships, though supported
by a similar force on the part of France, has
been repulsad with great slaughter, from a
Russian port whieh we hardly had supposed
was capable of resisting a couple of our own
frigates. When the new? of this new failure
of her anus reaches England, it will unques-
tionably ezeite more wander and indignatiou
in ptopoHiiii to the magnitude of the expe-
dition, than even the inglorious retreat from
the Baltic.
In fine, the war, thus far, has been sig-
nally uufortunate for the interest and reputa-
tion of Great Britain, and has essentially
impaired her prestige as the most formidable
power of the world. Hor lion's roar, will be
less terrible to the nations hereafter than
hitherto. Her fleets have the power to des-
troy and burn up unprotected places, tut
their mission ends there. The impression cf
the invincible power of the country is lost
among the nations of the world.—^/¥ca^t/we.
■«••• ; i
Humbugging to (be Last.
It is now said, and we confess with plausi-
bility enough, that all that parade of giving
out the publication of Barnum's autobiogra-
phy to.the highest bidder, of receiving so
many actual bids in good faith, and deciding
in favor of a New Tork publisher at so high
a figure, turns out to be another of the great
humbngger's huuibuggerics; that the thing
was all arranged before baud between him
andthesclectedpublisher, aud moreover, that
all this fuss should be got up in the hewspa-
per§ to enhance" the sale Of the book. The
stoty goes farther, and asserts that Redfield
is not to pay Brrnum any such enohuous
price for tho biography as has been started.
And what will the thing amount to when
it is published ? Hardly more than what the
author has in one shape or other already ta-
ken the pains and had the-hardihood to" put
before.the public eye. In one of the Sunday
papers of New ^ork, some time ago he wrote
some of these prwious confessions
Texas Baoos.—A communication in the
Central Texan has the following on thia Sub-
ject :
My Plan:—About the 20th of NowAw
1 try to make my first killing. I choose s
time when wa have a brisk norther and Lota
safely calculate on cue ct ld uight, after kil-
lings cut up and salt as srnm as possible, aak-
irr^sure to ss't while the animal heat is in the
meat; spread in the open a;ir for the night
E*dy nest.iaornlug resale ami pack
part. of. the bouse, putting the
joints at 4jwt bottom,. covering the top and
si&g with th# sides, overlaying the whole
with clean straw; remains iu this condition
from six to ten d*vs. when 1 take tbe ad van-
tage 3f anothf r Borther, which will ooSff' in
sis oe--fceS- days from bow until th* last «£
February; spread in the open air forauight,
acd reShFt a^d repack as before, and if
the weathef% v^nr unfavorable, I repeat the
same process the third time-—boturdinarily
twice will do. After about three wectfe^oai
killing, I take the advantage of anotbfr nor-
ther, hang niy meat Locks dawn, throw open
my smoke-house wir.dov.s and door, aodke
up a good smoke with as ir.ueh Sre as I <
nvaasm;
y the first of Febniaf^or sootier
of common Lowels will last six or
year*.) I keep my bacou uanginf,
smoke iu damp weather iu prel'ereaoe
to
packing. Kill early in the roaaeu, salt while
the animal heat is in; spread in tke < _
for a night; resalt and peck; and repeat and
use but little awoke and less fire, and we oan
have good bacon iu Texas, and ou* more
thing I will recommend, Mr. Editor, aad
that is, we need more. HOMESPUN.
The fcliowi&g interesting letter We iadiu
the New York Observed. "
Canton, July 18.—La«t etcning the Ber.
Mr. Boniiey and I passed by the execution
ground, a very narrow lane one hundred
feet long, which was occupied on oile side by
£y sKps, onTEe oSjct ahlkik wgL It
]hite.a^idcn^al that we stcpped*asidi' a
Com our wa v to see i it, fflt had
ityreterday when it was cleared
ef dead "bodies, and Was only revoltingk%y Ae
sight of a bin of decayed butnan heedaj which
would measure as much as a cord of wood, and
tbe black blood-soaked ground emitting a
But this afternoon we - happened to^La
by there aot long after 5 o'clock; this execu-
tion hour, before the headless
moved from the'ground, or i"
into the heap. Thfre lay
tints, which is not greatly at
of dailvexecutions for a week
the bead near 'tbe l>ody from
just severed, the hands tied heLind thyjacfc,
tbe legs sprawled, fallen forward t-o tbe belly.
under the
unblushing signature of "Barnaby O'Did-
djeum," M J on
Connecticut, a lew months since, he made ' ~ *
to make such enormous sabseriptiou tofheSteele-
of tjie company as each of them have aet
ssrainst their, u^mes—is in imminent- peril.—
They are in danger of losinsrthe whole betiefif
of the Texas land subscription, which has been "I
the principal fotul relied upon, to lielp make
the road and their fortunes together, the very
treasury from which they were to draw the
means!ti fill up their stock. Thereisevidetit-
jy soinepowerlul interest at work in T«xas to
invalidate the contract, and the Governor ap-
pears to be not unwilling fo assist in the work.
The motive of course is itnavoweil, and we are
left to conjecture to form any idea of what it
may be. If may be b«causc the contract is
considered an improvident one on the part of
tue State, ceding away a vast and fertile terri. t ^ _ .
lory, for very inadequate considerations: or t afford, not to increase the temperature to
thf re may be oiher parties who are anxious to' high. Keeping up this thorough smoking
share in the prf :peetivp gains, atid to get seme . and drying oue or two daafs, with suitable
of the pickings of a fat contract themselves, I weather, tie work ■' ^e- tnt l;"'°
fM to set a^ide vthe old eg^UnoJfc in damp weatber ''' :
11ial they may be competitors in a new offerr* - - - —
Whatever fnay be the motive. Hie desiign
evidently to annul the ccmtract if it can be done,
and the means for doing it savor, it seems to us
ol rather sharp practice. The company may
be. as it has been called, a " moonshine " com-
pany. iwt really intending to H ke the road,
in ffood faith, and only aimina^oget possession
of the lands, in order to make a good thing out
of the sale of the stock Bat there is nothing
in the matter of thi\deposit. making the alleg-
ed failing in the contract, which shows any
unfair intention, or any real neglect of the sub-
stantial terms of the contract. If they lose it
on these grounds, it will be by surprise, it\ tbe
nature ot a snap judgment, taken up for the
purpose ol getting rid of the_ contraot and not
enforcing the performance in any part. * •
Bv the terms of tin# law they were required
withiu - 8i*ty days afier entering into tiie
contract frith the Govtitior. as therein pre-
scribed, «t0 -dRwirff with the Treasurer ofW
State at least fSOO.O« in-goW or silver, or Sv-
idewes of#btof t^^t^e of Texas, «roto?r
good par stock.'* This was Id be a guarantee
that at least-.fifty furfSTSf Ae road should be
completed within a given time—eighteen
months, we believfH^iaherwLse the deposit was
to be forfeited, tn case of failure to make the
deposit,' !be contract is tobe null and void, and
the Governor is authorised to contract oo tbe
same terras with othor parties.
Now the company has procured and deposi-
ted with the Treasurer $300,000 in seeuritid^
which are certified to be "par stocks," aud the
Treasurer of Texas has received them as par
stot-ks: but Gov. Pease thinks them insiitficietit
in value, and the opinion prevails in Texas that
he yilt proceed to relet.tbe contract, on the
ground that this has been forfeited., - ...
The company will cerlaiuly be taken by
surprise, fbr evidently they- meant to firitill the wc ojkchicu, wm lv t«c «
teru^ of the law. The fiMiitt that is alleged The p^or cneaiures are placed in a iiac,
gainst them is an QV«yjiluatioi>oi secorjtiea •
amounting to a per centagift"whi'en cannot ex-
ceed a few thousands, -actuatly an insignificant
sum iu comparison with the magnitude of the.
stake. They could not have meant to ri^ (heir
contract on so small a difference, add It would
be absurd to charge against them any inten-
tional lapse or latent fraud which would vitiate
their bargain.
The suddenness with which they are brought
up will be a shock to them, and will show them
that they have very hostile influences to con-
tend with, and that they must, if they escape
this strait, keep themselves activelvtandstrictlyj
within the line of their positive engagements.
or, watched by jealous rivals, they will bpun-
cersmoniously ousted on tne slight est "Tfliance.
We are ni>t very sanguin«yBflRiirers.o'f the ma-
nagersoftliisslupen doMtecheme.but- we hope
they willbave fair plajVmifhaltbe State will
not break its contracts, deliberately made upon
a petty djgpiife about the valuationbf stocks,
without permitting tbe company to rectify the
error which, if there be one at all, was«videutly
unintentimia!.
There is a qupstion raised in Texas whether
the receipt of the stocks as satisfactory hv.the
Treasurer, the depository namedju file.law. is
not filial, and byond Ibe further control of tbe
Rx 'eutive: bnt tbe sounder opinfoii-appears to
be-the Governor is the responsible part jb afld
that his deciiiotis will aouulthat oft^ieTrea-
surer. The difference between tliese two'fanc-
tionaries as to't he correct, v.iluatinn Of the prtf-
similar disclosures of the devious and dubious
modes, by which he amassed the fortune he
possesses. Nor does he make a secret of t hese
patters in his private conversations. Wc
fciBvfe ifeen no announcement of tbe contents
of the forthcoming autobiogragby, but it will
bs "£ir from complete if the author does not
include the story of bis first introduction to
that poor little abortion, " Tom Thumb," the
consultations wifh the father and tbe mother
preparatory to his exhibition, the sin;uktioa
of Uic age of tbe cbiid to enhance his value
as a curiosity, &-3. The interesting details
of tbe process of the author's conversation to
the creed of teetotalism. the sceye at Sara-
toga, the smashing of the champagne bostles
at Iranastau, though not new io all readers
will of course form a portion of a staple of a
work the publication of which will reflect
no grc^t amount of credit upon the hero of
it or tbe public, which he now boasts of hav-
ing so unniercilessly and profitably hum-
bugged.—Picayune.
Slavery Defended by the New Tork
Tribune.—The Tribune is terribly frigh-
tened at tbe increase of Chinese Paganiim in
California. It says: i- * .
" But however true all men May be by
nature, according to theoretical republican-
ism, practice has shown that no two people, with
distinctly marked and uncongenial character-
istics can occupy the same territory 'at the
same time on terms of equality. Either there
must be sympathy enough betwecrf them to
produce fusion, or the one will be virtually,
if not nominally, the master of the other."
Here is the whole argument for Southern
slavery. It could nut be more fully and
clearly stated. - If wc were to exhaust gallons
of ink and reams of foolscap, we could nlit
give a more complete and powerful rejoinder
to all the Tribune's denunciations of South-
ern slavery, than is contained in this para-
graph. The disparity, the distinctive charac-
teristics between the Caucasians and Africans
are quite as probable as those between the
Caucasian and Mongolian; and hence the
impossibility of their co-existing harmonious-
ly in any other but the relation of master and
servant. After sueh a confession as this,
the Tribune will convict itself of outrageous
hypocrisy if it ever utters another word
against slavery in the South.—.V. 0. True
Delta.
■ It is stated that two spirited and firm
before-ibe other, ia a kneeiiu. posture, ti.e
head bent forward ; one of th< two c ice ' iv ;i
ere holds hhn, "while the fcrber strikes off
tbe bead, at a single ttrokt, usually, of tbe
sword. %*-*
Mr. Baoaey could undwstaod the Ulk of
the by-stendere, and it rev .iled indignant
feelings at thjs slaughter; for the victims
are often poor and iunooent, seised while t
fheir lawful avocations, "on groundless suspic-
ions, and executed without trial." 1 apeak
advisedly. Leang-Afa used these words.—
One was token while being shaved iu a bar-
ber's shop. ►-
When one of tbe bystanders exfeswd him-
self freely to Mr. Bonneyagniosttbe Oovern-
ment,-his comrade hushed-him, lest his words
should be overheard and (sported to 1
dsn na. .
deficiency must be small and doubtful, and
helps to rebut the presumption of ati^r intenf%S
vary 1'iwi the law. It sf'ows. too, that the
company has keen and subtle fues to-contend
^hv "
TZQa, Tbe Egyptian Commissioners, Loutfy
Sffendi, and Sami Efiiendi, have returned to
their own country, having finished their tour
of ob«eryation in America, jlt-is about a
year since these gentlemen, arrived here,
commissioned bj^tAeir Govern tn en t to visit
the Industrial Exhibition i#New Ywk, and
rumor says, to undertake secret mission tov
Washington. Loutfy E^oai took to himself
a wife iu this countiy, who accompanied him
back to Egypt.-—liasJ&ngton Star. / *
B^Thousbalt not ask-the editor the .uames
of bis contributors—Jest by not answering
thee, thou sbalt becojae agrieved thereat.
Tbou sbalt not r^w copy on tbe file, lest by
being requested to aesist, thee should become
angered
Thou sbalt not carry off exchange papers,
without leave cf the editor, lest he should iu
great anger reproach thee therefor,, and. a
breach of the peace ensue.
Thou shaft not talk to bim wbiedheTs en-
gaged "in writing or reading1 proofiest be
get angry and feiefe tbee out of tho
turn" 1 '.'.—Exchange paper.
Religion or the American PaKsiusirrs.—
The religious belief of tlie foarteen persons
who have filled the Presidential chair in the
United States, as indicated by the attendance
upon public worship, and the evidence a'ffurde 1
in their writings may, it is stated, be summed
up as follows: Washington. Madison, Monroe,
Harrison, Tyler, am! Taylor were Episcopa-
lians ; Jefferson. John Adam*, John Quiney
Adams and Fillmore were Unitarians: Jackson
aud Folk were Presbyterians: Mr. Van Buren
was of the Dntcli. Reform Church, and Presi-
dent Pierce is a Trinitarian CorgisegatiouaJiat.
—True Delta. . , ...
Snoot Him —a city bock visited tie Sha
kers at Lebanon, some time since, and as be
was wandering through the village, encount-
ered a stout bear specimen of the sect, aud
thus accosted him: .
"Well, Broadbrim, are you much of a sha-
ker?'-' 1
Nay," Slid the other, "not overmuch, but!
can do a4iule that way.':.
" I should like to see how you perform," said
the spark. "
'• Guess I can accommodate thee, friend,"
said the other quite cool.
So saying, he jseized the astonished custoroer
letters have been addressed to Louis Nbpoleoni by the col!ar.-and nearly shook him out of his
by English Christians, requesting that reli# boots.
gious liberty might be granted to bis
i Ptotes^
tant subjects. Queen Victoria has algb ad- j
dressed him an autograph letter on the' same
subject. In oue of their letters the English
Christians quote the memorable word? ot Na-
poleon Bonaparte, addressed to Protestants
at his coronation. After stating that it was
Mr. Soclk'b Case.—The. law advices sbow
a mtffte'Tavottible aspect, as to the apprehen-
ded difficulties with France. Mr. Sonic wftf
excluded, it appears, becaus e oi his-wmpiicity
with vast iusurreciionan movements ia
Vbrope, and not becaus^ of his Cuban filli-
bnsteCTBHL _ " " ■
The following despatch states that the
matter baa-"beeu settled v" --. ,
W^shikgtoh, S®v' IT.—The Star, of this
<?ity a^ys that tbe sftamef Fun Jaciato was ia
ipiiwai at Sonthampto'. to convey Mr.
Soule to Madrid, and that the latest dates Mr.
Buchanan and Mr. Masra were discussing
tbe property of' Mr. Bouts returning to bis
post by such a conveyantx
Several of tbe «fapeowp' <iiu s to have infor-
mation that t^Sot^^afit ir has l>eeu settled,
that Louis Napoleon had rescinded the ojrder
eicludicg ban ^omftsuoe, and that Mr.
Soule was to hav*4 life" tendon on tbe 4ta
instant'"for Madrid.
It is Reported that England a^'l France will
scrifl a Wrong sqtiadiuc. to t.'ubs to protect it
bgaiust fiUibusterhigisarults.
Mtjuiii, Nov "FT.^-Taeiv ha- • > n abet-
ter demand for Cotton in this markeu <
the pi st week, and the sales embrace
bales, prices closing firm at SJe. perT
Middling. The receipts of the
been 83o0 bales. The exports-ibr the t
time have been 4500, and the stock remain-
ing on baud last evening was 41,000 balea.
^or TArk fliwtiiMi
NeiT YoKk, Nov. iT.—The Herald, of
this city, makes up tbe rettirnsoft
stwwing tUitrk to be 6d5 1
moor; Tbe is hardly a doabt
that Clark has been elected Governor.
War ^tttii Sardinia.—^We leaTn'Irfejta
Genoa, says tho2vew"York^HeraJd, that our
minister to Sanliuiij, Mr. JQaniels, h been
expelled from, a club cf gentlemen at Tunn,
probably in coiisetjueaee of bis having writ-
ten a celebrated letter hardly less interesting
than the missives of Mr. Soule. WTSst wiu
tbe Cabinet at Wcshington say to this losuk
to our national honor? Are #6 to quietly
submit to the indignity of having onr Minis-
ters expelled out of good eosiety afl t vw Bu-
rcpe 'i Let us have wsir with Sardinia, as
4m as with Spain-*tnd Praoce. We wait for
a becomiagnotice of these outrages in tbe
forthcoming message. If the Emperor of
Russia has to contend with the altyed Waafc-
ertteiWere, we may have a war with the
allied Eastern Powers before anyone know
if. . ^ 2_: ^ ' **
"So Fades thte Lovely Bixk>mtxo
Flower !"•—Mr. Brown, of Tolland, repor-
ted the sole Democrat in the 'Masar>oh«Mtto
House >of Itepreseatatives, turns out a Know-
Nothing, like tbe rest of Uiem, thus
the Administration strei^tb ia
to 0, a kind of strangth nhich may
called " cruel weak." " Brown" baa "itm
the Administration this time.—O. Ti
Delta., ,
V
iTy They have a "natural orator.-' only
seven years old, op in Indiana, and the New
Albany Led- er announces that, those having
As " Old
tbe time that
School" Parson.—About
temperance and anti-slavery
ot his woudeiffil powers! Oil. Lordv! "And
though I'm nop but small andYouna." 1! may
be that the ssven years old is very wonderful,
his firm purpose to liiaintaiu freedom of ieli- ' but we have a horror of '-infant prodigies.-'
gious creeds, he adds : " If any of my race I The Ledrrer saysthat he ha reao tnree Prwi-
l r, . „i , ,, - , , dents messages, ado we are ready to adimr
hereafter to succeed me should disregard the thilt his poweCrs%f endurance mutf'be prodi-
oath wtieh I have taiven, aud which, misled | jjious j rut Data.
by the inspiration of a perverted conscience, ! "
he should come to violate, I devote him to j
public animadversion, and I authorise you
to give him the name of 2fero."—Ar. O. True
Delta. r * *
him in chai sre intend privin? public exhibitions began to flourish, a committee waited -on old
Fou* Thdusasd Fivt Hunbiikd Dollars oa
! Beaten Go'-d Dkcotzced in a Weli^—Ades-
IT? Letters received from Cuba state that
the independence of the Island is rapidly ap-
proaching The Creoles have procured^effec-
tive atioi with which toenabte trfeTTitocohdact
a sucoesMat struggle againt tbe SpamdiSetei*
BMOtt"-' ' •• ' r . ..... ifti irfjiw-S
oatch was received bv telegraph list evening
to the effect that Mr. W Traver, of Snb n«eta-
dy, on Saturday, while removing thestone from
an old well upon biapremises, found at thebot-
tpm a box cont-amg four thousand dollars in
gold and silver bars, also a silver tea pit and
kettle It is supposed ro have bdetr placed
there by a convict uow iu Auburn
Parson Hilton, of Newburyport, Mass., re-
questing him to advocate those causes.—
"Shan't do't!" said tbe paraoo of tbe «!d
School, " when you bind ate, "it was te
pwaA tbe gospel—now it's rum and nig-
.. -. •
As Iktekkstino Biooratbt.—Bdwtfrd
Everett, of Massachusetts, engaged m the
preparation of a W^rtfby «f bis fathet^n-
▼, the late Petet O. Brooks, n man .of
a
kji .
said wbeu be
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