nuTE OREGON AIIGUS,
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BY 1. W. CttAIG,
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lutlari mill in charged if paid within lit
' ntnlhl, and 1" tndoflhc year.
f-" t Dollar fur tit manthtNu fubicrip-
(font rectivedfor a Iff period,
Hf No paper diutntinutd tntil all arrearages
tre ttii, alf" the option of the publinlier.
Haniet Uray.
If I iliall ever witi the li"" hfiivcn
j.-,)nihiw) ' l'll"ll,y '"'I'9 and pfy.
In il" w,,,l,f,7 ,f ,,,!9,Jur,,'i,;e"
I thill be iurv to find old Duini'l dray.
t l. him well ! Ill fuel low knew liiin better i
for my young even alt rend fur him llie Word
And B hw niwmy mn wo crymai loner
He Jrutik llio lifo of lii belove i IxirJ.
, OIJ Daniel Gray mi not s man who lifted
On Tfiiy worda fre'B''' of gratitude.
And m l u!'" """"'U l'K' Kir,eJi
la tin prayer in.etiuji of hi neighborhood,
ii. n few old woidi and plirafOM,
ijnkadin with aacrvdlexta and Sunday rhymeaj
And 1 u' . ' 'n Pr") " """ Bl uc'"i
I've heard tlicin all at Ivuxl u thouauud tiiima,
I tre liiin now, Ira form, and luce, and motion,
';i hoinpun h:ib t and hie ailver hair,
-ml heur the lauffUUEe of hi trite d'Voliini
Kiainf behind the almight-buckod kitchen-chair.
" J can remember how the avntrhce aouuded,
lleln u. U Lord, to pray, and uot to fuiut!"
An I how the 'i!oiiiUiriiii-uiil-lo-ciincuer' rounded
Thu loftier aspiration or the kiiiiI.
He had ennie notions that did not imprnvo him :
lie novel kienud hie children, so they any j
i Ad J fnirsl acenca and fairest fiowtra would move
him
jt lliuu a hone-hoe picked up iu the way.
He could are naught but vanity iu beauty,
And nought hut weakness in n fond caren,
AuJ piled men whose vlewe of Christian duty
Allotted indulgence in aut.li ibolishnitw.
Yet there wrro love and teiidrrneni within him ;
And I em told that wln-n Ilia Charley died,
Nor Nalure'a need, nor geiillo words could win him
from hia fond vigils at the elm-prr a auo.
And alien they cnine to hury littlo Churley,
They found ll rsli dew-dropa sprinkled ill hiahuir,
And on Inn breast a rose-uiul, gamcrou euny,
And guessed, but did not know, who placed it
there.
My goal old friend was very hard on fashion,
And held its velariea in lofty Scorn,
And often burst into a holy p ismOii
While tho guy crowds woiil by on Sunday mum
Yet ho was vain, old Gray, and did not know it!
lie ivoro his hair unpaged, long and plain,
To hide the handsome brow thai stent below it,
' For fear the world Mould think that he was vuiu !
He had a hearty hatred of oppression)
And righteous wunls fur s.u of every kind ;
Alas, that thv iruiisgi'tasor nil I Iraiisgri-sikuii
Were linked so closely in his honest mind !
Yet that sweet title of gift without rfmtunec,
Told of the Master, touched him to llie core,
And tearless he could never read the Boiili-m-e,
11 Neither do 1 condemn thee ; sill no more."
Honntnnd faithful, constant in hia culling,
Strictly utiondunt on the means of gruoo,
Iusuint iu prayer, and feurl'ul most of lulling,
Old Dauiel Gray wusulwuys iu his pluce.
A practical idd man, and yet a dreamer,
He thought thui iu some strange, unholtod-for
way
His mighty Friend in heaven, the great Redeemer,
Would iiouor him wiili wculth some gol.li.-ii day.
This dream he carried iu a hopeful spirit
I'ntil in di-ulh his patient eye grew dim,
And his Redeemer culled him to inherit
The heaven of wealth lung garnered up for liiin.
So, if I ever win the homo iu heaven
For whose sweet rest 1 humbly hope and pray,
In the great company of the forgiven,
' - 1 shall bo sure to fiud old Dunicl Gray.
J. G. Holland. Atlantic Monthly.
Satan's Mark is the Swixe. A few
days since, on poin into my back yard
where a freshly killed pi? Iiadjut been lititig
. up, a man who knew I wns curious iu such
matters, said, "Tlicro now, there's the
marks Satan made in tlto lierd of swino be-
fore they run down tlic cliff into the sea,"
puiutiuj,' to live dark marks on tlto skin of
tlto insule of each fore leg. On my ques
tioning him, he nssitrcd me ho hud never
Been a pi,' without them (I have since rx
amined fiveiuid they hud the same) ntnl he
said the tradition Was that all swine hud
them ever nince the casting out of devils
Which destroyed the krd in the sea: My
queries arc, does this mark always exist?
How do tho anatomists account for it?
Notet and Queries.
Arab. Qaixantky. A Frenchman, while
residing iu one of tho oriental cities, was
once watering some (lowers In a window,
and accidentally filled tho pots too pro
fusely, so that a quantity of wuter linp
pencd to fall on an Arab, who was be
low, basking in tho sum
The man started up, shook his clothes,
and thus gave vent to his feelings respect
ing the olTeuder:
, "If it is an old man who has done
this, I despise him; if it is an old wo
man, I forgive her; if it is a young man,
I curse him; but if it is a young woman,
I thank her."
tST" An eminent modern writer beauti
fully says: " The foundation of domestic
happiness is faith in the virtue of woman;
the foundation of all political happiness,
in confidence in the integrity of man; and
the foundation of all happiness, temporal
and eternal, is reliance on the goodness
of God."
Scandal Talkers. Dr. Bond, in the
Baltimore Advocate, utters the following:
.'According to our experience, men talk
,more scandal than women indeed, most of
it that tho ladies hear comes through male
friends, or newspapers got up for the mas
culine market. We have learued, too, by
.Mperience, that womeu can keep secrets
better than men. What wife ever blabs
the confidential communications of her hus
band?'' ay Dr. Eond lives in a Southern State
where " Sewing Circles" are not common.
This will partially account for his singular
notion.
The human machine has been com
pared to a watch, and some hope that in
"doe time doctors will be as good at their
craft s watchmakers are at theirs. But
watchmakers are not called npon to mend
theirs u-MU if U goina. This makes all the
difference.
tS-No man may guess iu cold Hood
what he may do in a passion.
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A Weekly Xew.spaj.cr, devoted to tho Interests of the LuWing OWn, and advocating the
Vor,. V.
The Vi-intcr' llrcUmtua.
When in the cotirso of human events it
becomes necessary for a hungry and a hulf
starved editor to dissolve the friendly bunds
which have connected him with villainous
patrons, (!) and assume- among mankind
that separnto and just stution, which his
poverty and independence of spirit entitle
him to, a decent respect for the opinions of
li;s honest supporters requires that he should
declare tho causes which have impelled him
to the scpurut.on,
Wo hold these truths to bo self-evident:
that editors were created liko other men
that they wero endowed with certain uutur-
ol propensities, thut among them is a d!i
position to eat, drink, and keep themselves
comfortably clad to secure these blessings,
luws wero instituted among men, securing
to the creditor his honest and Just dues; but
when a villainous $400 exemption act be
comes destructive to these- ends, it is our
right to institute a new system, laying its
foundation in such principles as shall seem
most likely to protect us iu future from all
fraud and imposition. Prudence, indeed,
will dictate thut friendship long established
should not be severed for light aud transient
cuuses; und accordingly, all experience has
shown thut editors are more disposed to
suffer while evils arc sufferable than to right
themselves by abolishing the forms to which
they are uccustoincd. Dut when long stand
ing abuses, and a total disregurd of every
generous feeling, having iu view the same
object, evince a design to reduce to absolute
starvation him who has labored for years to
supply them with mental aliment, it is his
duty to repudiate friendship, and provide
new guards for his future security.
The history of these outlaws is a history
of repeated injuries and insults, all having
in direct object the pecuniary destruction of
their best Irieud and benefactor. To prove
this, let fuels be submitted to a candid
mind.
They have refused, time and again, to pay
tho flrst continental " dingbat," although
repeatedly culled on to do so.
They have refused to supply us with
wood, corn, outs, potatoes, beans, peas,
pork and poetry, although our appeals were
long, loud, and pathetic fixings inestimable
to us and formidable to rascals oiiIy;
They have refused to supply us with any
uitl whatsoever to facilitate otirbusincss
operations; thus rendering us iu a measure
incapable of pursuing with a light heart and
buoyant spirit our legitimate business; the
office in tho mean time exposed to all the
danger of on invasion from without, and
convulsions within.
They havo endeavored to prevent the
population of this State, by depriving us
of the means necessary to feed and clothe
tho young Oregouians according to our
.us! res.
They have combined with others to sub
ject us to tho worst grievances, foreign to
our good nature, and unacknowledged by
our laws.
For cutting off our trade with paper
makers.
For imposing debt on us without our
consent.
For depriving us in many eases of the
benefit of market money.
They have plundered our pockets, cheat
ed our creditors, burnt our fingers, and
done sundry other cruel and barbarous acts,
unworthy tho character of a gentleman.
In every stage bf these oppressions we
have petitioned in the most humble terms:
our repeated petitions have been answered
ouly by repeated neglect, and consequent in
jury; men whose characters are thus uiurkcd
by nets which may define a set of plunder
ing scamps, are unfit longer to be the recip
ients of our favor.
'or have we been wanting iu attention
to these men; we have warned them from
time to time through the paper and by let
ter of a " Black List." We have reminded
them of our circumstances, of our emigra
tion, and settlement in Oregon. We have
appealed to their sense of justice and mag
nanimity, and then we have conjured tbem
by all the tics of good fellowship to send us
the " Almighty Dollar," or we would inevi
tably iuterrupt our connection and corres
pondence with them. But they have been
deaf to the voice of humanity. We must,
therefore, acquiesce in tho necessity which
denounces our separation, and hold them,
as we do all others like them, scamps when
they don't pay us, and when they do, the
best of clever fellows, and good citizens.
We, therefore, the Editor of this paper,
appealing to all honest men for the recti'
tude of our intention, do in the name and by I
the authority of our ' better half and seven
small children, two at the bosom, sol-j
emnly publish and declare that these men I
of right oogm xo oe sincaeu ...... u. ""copy of these resolutions to the widow oi
of subscribers, and trial an connection ue- 0(jf decea5ul Brother,
tween them and ns ought to lie totally dis-j Res0Tedi xi,at these resolutions tie for
solved. And for the support of this declar- j warJed to tie p c. Advocate, Orgoi.ian,
gtion, with a firm reliance on the protection anJ Qrg0l Vrgus, with the request to
of oar honest patrons, we solemnly pledge I
! - v f-rflrVTf n TTT
reuewed exertion to onr pen, onr paste-pui-,
and our noble scissors. I
OIIKGON CITY, OIIEOOX, NOVEMliElt 5, 1
I'uuular UttiMout.
That tho horns of the new moon inclining
from tho perpendicular towards the concave
denote a wet month, and the contrary a dry
one.
Thut the fact of crrtuin birds making
their nests in low ground foretells a drought
in the coming summer.
That the flesh of liojra killed in the "new
moon" will swell iu the pot, and if killed In
tho "old moon" will nhrink.
That when tho hunks ol Indiun com arc
thick and strong, tho following winter will
be a hurd one.
Thut abundance of dead fleas is a sure
sign of un approaching epidemic
1 hat a low stage of water in springs and
streams late in autumn indicates a mild win
ter, und their fullness a severe one.
That the extreme whiteness of the breast
bone 01 a gooso indicates thut the winter
will be cold, because, as wo conjecture, the
color both of the bone and snow is white.
Thut party plutforms show iu the least
how their authors mean to act after being
put into power.
Thnt the passage of resolves is any pre
sumption that tin-y will be remembered, or
adhered to if they arc.
lhat talking of the people, the dear pro-
pic, will make a mail a patriot, any more
than saying Lord, Lord, will make hitn a
t'liristiuu.
That man will remember promises, not
mado in writing, any longer than a sick
man will recollect his resolution after he gets
well, or than a hen remembers her chickens
when she thinks it time to set them adrift.
That the Atlantic Cable is the immediate
precursor of the millenium, any more than
it is of the deluge.
1 hut frost ulwnvs uppers m six weeks
from the first singing of tbe Knfvdids.
That hives of hoiicv bees will not pros
per if burguined uwuy uml sold for money.
That when their owner dies, his heir must
knock upon tho hives and inform the in
mutes of his decease, and that he has now
lecotnc their master, on puin of losing them
by gradual decay or accident, in case of his
neglecting this formality.
Hint lithe lirs t northeast storm in au
tumn clears tip warm, all the succeeding
ones till the next spring will terminate in a
similar way, and so the winter will be mild.
Hint eclipses urethe cause of cold weath
er, and that comets, if not, as was once
maintained by superstition, really prognos
tic or productive of pestilence and war, do
yet " shake from their horid hair" cither de
structive firo or frost, just as the ignorant
most dread one 01' the other.
Thut the only road for tho African to
travel to tho Pacific Ocean of temporal and
eternal felicity leads over the happy valley
of the plantations of the South, but wheth
er through Carolina, Louisiana, Arizona,
or some other latitude of tho slave coun
tries, is still unset tied;
That the Democratic party is in posses
sion of the Delphic Oracle of the present
age, and that tho crazy Pythoness pro
nounces equivocal vaticinations from her
tripod in Tammany Hall.
Thut Friday is un unlucky day, on which
no work or enterprise should be commenced,
That an equinoctial storm accompanies
the passage of the sun across the Line in
March and December.
That tho blossoming of n pear tree in au
tumn prognosticates tho death of one of the
family of the owner.
That the Democratic party is the friend
of a tariff, education and public improve
ments. These are all vu'gar fallacies; some of
them only silly, while others are injurious,
because leading to false conclusions und er
roneous conduct.
Renovation of the Peach Thee. The
editor of tho New England Farmer says
that a gentleman residing iu Cumbridgc in
forms him that churcoal placed around the
roots of the diseased Peaah stock was valu
able. Ho immediately removed the soil
from around the trunk of a sickly tree in his
garden, supplied its pluco with charcoal,
and was surprised at its growth and the
unusual richness ol its flavor when matured.
Missionaries for Japan. The North
Carolina Christian Advocato states that
five missionaries from tho Southern Metho
dist Church, will sail for Japan in Novem
ber, including Rev. M. L. Wood, of the
North Carolina Conference; Rev. Mr. Al
len, of the Georgia Conference; Rev. Mr.
Stewart, of the Tennessee Conference, and
two ministers from tho Memphis Confer
ence. For the Argue.
Tualatin Temple.
At a regular meeting of the Tualatin
Temple of Honor No 1, the following reso
lutions were passed:
Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly
Father, in his All-wise Providence, to sum
mons by the hand of death the spirit of onr
denr Brother, Jos. C. Rafferty, to that In
ner Temple as we hope and trust, not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens, there
fore Resolved, That the members of this Tem
ple tender our sincere and heartfelt sympa
thy to the bereaved widow and afflicted
family of our dear Brother, and fraternally
. iem t0 n;m wuo has promised to be ,
ft hugband to the wiaoTr arui a f.ther to 1
tbe orpllan I
ResoIvedi That the W. R. forward a j
aiii,tu- itiiLt, w.v.
A. L. Johnson, W. R.
Mr. Hfll, of Trianui,
A public meeting was held at Xut-hvillo
on the 12th of August, when opeeches were
mudo by Messrs. Maynard, Netherlund,
i v i it at rati i a
.cbon, utni joiiii i cii. mo loiiowmg ac
count of Mr. Bell's observations wo take
from tho Banner:
" Col. Bi ll appeared, and was most en
thusiastically cheered by the audience. lit
was looking as well as we havo seen him
for ten years past, and spoko with power
ami ellcct Ins voico ringing as clear in the
open and damp air as when he met and con
quered I'tlix druiuly thirty yeurs tigo!
lie made what ho nlwavs makes a sensi
ble and patriotic speech, presenting the
strong points at issue between tho opposing
parties. Ho dwelt with great cleiiriieKS
upon the Violated pledges of tho Democ
racytheir extravagance, corruptions, und
utter wuut of principle. He said that no
thing held the factions of tho party to
gether but the cohesive power of plunder,
lie said that for standing up aguiiist these
outrages, Democratic editors nud Demo
cratic orators hud heaped their maledictions
upon hitn, but ho regarded their abuse as
tho highest compliment they could bestow,
as tending to show thut his iulltieiico was
not yet dead! Ho was frequently inter
rupted by shouts of applause. He uttered
one severe but just sentence against the
Democracy, and this impressed itself upon
our mind. He said he had been denounced
for his cotirso in relution to the Kansas
Nebraska bill, but his course, time and ex
perience had proven to bo corrctt. He
said ho was now held up as an ally of the
Black Republicans of the North, willing to
coalesce and co-operate with them for the
sake of promotion. He was willing to co
operate with tho Blnck Republicans of the
North, for the sake of preserving this liov-
eminent and perpetuating the American
Union! Nay, he was willing to go further
than this; he was willing to co-opcrutu with
the corrupt and prollignto leaders of De
mocracy iu Tennessee to accomplish tho
sumo desirable objects! He made other
remarks about sectionul discords, spoke of
the importance of preserving the Union,
und wound up with some eloquent words of
encouragement to the Opposition und a
merited eulogy upon the gallant men whom
they had elected to Congress from Tennes
see, und who were destined to exert a sav
ing influence in tho next House taking
his sent timid the cheers of a delighted
audience."
Poi.iticai.. Clement C. Clay, V, S. Sen
ator from Alabama, in a recent political
speech, said:
" I need not now tell you that I will uot
support Mr. Douglas, or any one occupying
his platform, although nominated by the
unanimous vote of the Charleston Conven
tion, of the Democratic party, or any other
party whatever."
Tho Purkersburg (Va.) News, a Demo
cratic organ, declares that Douglas takes
different ground in the Harper article from
that which he assumed in tho Kitnsas-Ne-b
rusk a discussion, and adds:
" If tho doctrines announced by him arc
to bo considered csscutiul principles in a
Presidential canvass, provided he is the
Democratic nominee, we do uot feel bound
by party rules to support hiin."
Tho Columbia ' South Carolinian,' on the
snmo subject, snys:
" Having cut loose entirely from the
South, and left without nny issue to win
strength at the North, it is plain to be seen
thut if the South discards this idea of a
Congressional slavery code, Judge Douglas
must sink insignificantly between tho two
great parties."
Col. Gartrell, M; C, of Georgia, when
asked by Col. Wright, his competitor for
Congress, whether or not he would support
Judge Douglas for the Presidency, if he
should be tho nominco of the Charleston
Convention, said he would not.
The Concord (N. II.) Standard snys the
Concord ' clique' are bold iu their assertion
that they will oppose any candidate nomi
nated at Charleston for tho Presidency, un
less it be Douglas or Franklin Pierce. It
is said thnt Pierce is quite confident thut he
or Douglas will get tho nomination if
things are shrewdly managed.
JOy Crawford's plustercast of the Geni
us of Liberty, which was brought from
Italy in 6ectiuhs, has been put up in the old
House hall at Washington, D. C. The
figure is twenty-five feet in htight from its
pedestal. The right hand rests upon the
hilt of a sword, the point of which reaches
to the feet. The lift hand grasps wreaths,
and rests upon a shield. The head-piece is
the figure of an eagle, with wings half
spread. Tho body is clothed in a royal
robe. The statue, when cast in bronze, is
to surmount the dome of the Capitol.
Oaf The editor of an Alabama paper,
leaving his post for a brief absence, informs
bis readers that he leaves bis wife in charge.
He says: " She is fearless and independent
in her advocacy of the great doctrine of
&utes' Ttirhta Democracr. She i at rnnrrlv
: faTorof re-Aneuinir the African lae
tn(iPi -) nporl no otllt.r gr0UI1jS( fc0 tliat we
may M(j (0 b ft feW Takig ec
thillg illt0 consideration, we consider her
80t,nd on the goose."
Blowing on a Candle. If a candle be
blown out"when holding it above you, the
wick will not smoulder down, and may
therefore be easily lighted again; put if
blown npon downwards, the contrary is the
case. Seirntijle Artisan.
wdo of Truth in every issue.
859.
No. SO.
Taumb a tha Mluinp Oppoar Ilia HUvt
tradetie l a Dauelaa 11 a a.
It is Interesting, and lamentable, too, to
observe how tho once united South has been
shivered Into fragments and fuctlotis ou the
foolish lusues of the day. Senator Toombs
of Georgia, one of tho ablest of Southern
statesmen, liusromo out, in a recent speech,
in the teeth of the strongest sentimeut iu
Georgia, and denounced the policy of a re
vival of tho African Slave Trade, on the
ground thnt It is opposed to Southern iu
(crests. On another interesting topic the
Georgian Senator thus speuks:
All parties South hud endoraed the txt
tleineiit of this matter (Slavery) under the
Kaiisas-Nfbniskii bill; and Mr. Iversonand
others who denounced thut measure, -
freer the coittlemnatiun of the freemtn tJ
(uorniu !
It was a triumph of principle over error
such as the world has not seen in 100 years;
und the Northern stutcsmen who support
this sen t illicit t showed a patriotism, such us
had not been witnessed in any age of the
world, ami he would stand by them even
to his political winding sheet. Tho howl
of faiiutcism had scut suuo ol (hem (o their
political graves.
" Such graves as these are pilgrim
shrines," ic. He reviewed the Lecomptou
Constitution alluded to the vote of Quit
man mid Bonhuui, who hod voted against
it. He would ns soon draw two names
from a Grand Jury box iu Oglethorpe
county, for politicul leaders, as to select
them. Ho knew not of two men living
with h'ss qualification to instruct tho peo
ple. He defended Douglas, and said ho
wo:.IJ vote for him sooner than any other
man of the Opposition North or South!
A candidate for congress in tho fourth
district Hon. L. J. Gartrell hud said he
would not support Douglas if ho was the
nominco of tho Charleston Convention,
llu hud no idea who would be tho choice
of that body, but the gentleman had brought
the truth into contempt by being turuid of
demagogues. But that gentleman would
uot stick to his assertion.
The French Losses in the War. The
rccentifM at Paris unwittingly disclosed
the losses of the French army in tho Italian
war, much inoro clearly then did the olliciul
reports of its commanders. Tho army,
when it first entered Italv, was two linn-
drcd thousand strong; tho number of troops
that appeared at the Paris fete wus eighty
thousand, and fifty thousand arc still in
Italy. There uro then missing seventy
thousand soldiers of that magnificent army
thut went forth four mouths ago, to do bat
tle against tho Austrians. Could any
thing givo a moro impressive" idea of the
fearful dcstriictivencssofwar than this fact?
EST Sir John Ramie, an English lord,
has arrived iu New York. Tho father of
Sir John was tho well known engineer.
This nobleman's visit is rather one of pleas
ure, and is indictitivo of tho feeling which
now prevails among the educated classes
in England to know more of America. In
stead of tailing a run to France, Spuiu,
Italy, or any other countries of Europe, he
has preferred to come to tho United Stutcs,
and to travel through some of our principal
cities. The practice will no doubt hereafter
become very general.
From its Seiti.ciirk. The other day,
says tho Yrcka Union, Mr. Golf, stone
cutter, by a chance blow, disinterred a leaf
from its sepulchre iu the rock, where, it had
been laid by tho gules of far-gono ages.
The impression wus complete and distinct,
in tho lniddlo of a granite block ; every
particle of leaf had left its brown imngo iu
the gray stone no artist could have limned
it with more distinctness.
Oi.ii Wiiitky. Many of our readers, uo
doubt, recollect ' Old Whitey,' tho horse
Gen. Taylor rodo at the buttle of Buena
Vista. While nt Lenoir, a few days ago,
a gentleman informed us that thut celebrat
ed horse was fouled the property of Col.
W illiam ureenwny, on the plantation ol
which the village of Lenoir, Caldwell coun
ty, now stands, about the yenr 1S31, and
wns tuken by John Tucker to Brudlcy coun
ty, Tennessee, at the Cherokee station, and
sold to (Jen. Winlield Hentt, for $.00, for
the use of the United States Army, nud
then he became the property of Gen. Tay
lor. Charlotte (lV. C.) Whig.
Death froh Extracting a Tooth. In
Hudson city, N. J., last week, a young
man named Hoffman had one of his front
teeth extracted, which produced a continu
al flow of blood, und resulted iu death. It
is suid that several physicians were iu at
tendance, but were unuble to rcuder any
ossbtaucc.
jfcajr Contrary to the popular belief, cat
tle, sheep, and pigs sometimes ent the tobac
co plant with avidity. A gentleman in
forms the Hampshire Gazetto that two or
three years ago he allowed sheep to run
under a shed where he had hung tobacco
to dry, and they ate the euds of all the
places they could reach.
JST Some one, speaking of the nncer
emonious manner in which tourists generally
attack tho food provided for (htm at the
railway stations and on board steamers,
says:
"If 'heaven helps those who help them
selves,' all travelers must receive a vast
amount of celestial aid."
ADVKUTISINO liATKS.
On aquara (12 liiiea or lc, brcvif r mtaaura) cut
inwirtion, $3,00
" " two inacrliuna, 4,u0
Kaeli auhtrqut-nt inarrtlon, l,HO
UaaiouMe deiluctioua to lliuto liu adurtiie I'
tl.r year.
JOB PRINTING.
Tus raoraiKToa or tub AIUIl'S la turrr
Iu Inform the public thnt lie liua j'uat ret eived a
hireo atonk of JOU TVl'li and oilier new print
ing in.itcriul, and will ba in llie pnly rvi ript 0
udiliiinna auitrd to nil the niuireinrnia of th'a !
eality. IIANDIIII.IX, I'OKTKIIS. W.ANKH,
t'AUDS, ClIiCLI.AIiH, TAMl'lim'-WOUK
ami other kin. In, done to ordi-f, on thon nnir.
Tub Pirate Ship Democracy. The
gullant old ship Democracy has degenerat
ed into a piratical canal boat, and lies chaf
ing her hawsers at (he mubbing pools of
Cottondoin. Sho is manned by n let of
piratical renegades under Cuptain Buch
nuier. lie formerly served on tho staunch
old ship Federal, as a waiter or scullion;
then deserted by smuggling himself on
board the Democracy, when she was a tight,
staunch, and clipper craft, under Captain
Jackson. Here ho tried to pain favor with
Jackson by slandering ono Lieut. Clay.
After long and tedious efforts, he sodc
morulized (he crew that they mutinied, aud
threw Captain Pierce overboard, and elect
ed him. This success destroyed the disci
pline on board the ship, and sho hns been
cruising about since upon Inland waters,
picking up additions to her oCicers nud
crew from among the offscourings of the
mutineers all over tho land, preparatory to-
a descent upou me possessions oi our
peaceable neighbors. A motig tho motley
und pirate crew of this crazy old hulk are
Lieutenants Cushing, Wise, Toombs, Ste
phens, Benjamin, Jimmy Jones, and others,
of the old ship Whig, which foundered on
tho rock Compromise some yeurs ago; and
the attempt to make them frateruizo with
Lieutenants Douglas, Hunter, Slidell, Lane,
Bright, Floyd, Hammond, Cobb, Orr, Da
vis, Brown, Touccy, and Dickinson, has
raised another mutiny.
The various cliques have been snubbing
each other till Ihey have finally brought the
old tub to a stand still at the snubbing
posts, ns brforo stilted.
It is a lamentable state of tilings, surely.
Tho Captain sends his ' Heruld' on deck (o
say that ho positively will not make an
other trip in her at commander (with tho
nietitul reservation) If they don't hnrmonize,
His ' Herald' was chosen fur this special
service because of his peculiar capacity for
looking at both cuds of tho ship nt once.
The crews rcceivo tho announcement with it
chuckle, and reply (also mentally), ' You
may bo sure you won't if wo do.' The
Captain then sends his 1 Constitutional' or
gnn to accompany a song of the great
things he has done, and can do again. The
crew reply, ' Yes! yes! it's all in my eyo,
Buehanicr!' And thev drown the organ
and tho voice with, 'A Douglas! nl)ou
glus!' 'a Breckinridge!' 'u Seymour!' 'n
Slidell!' 'a Brown!" n Cuba!' 'a Tehiinn
tepeel' 'a Pacific Railroad!' 'a Nicara
gua!' till finally tho confusion becomes so
great, nothing can be distinguished in this
babel of sounds fur a long while, nud tho
most perfect discord reigns triumphant.
By and by, a bravo pirate Spratt by
name leaps upon the Southern Convention
capstan, with a full-blown cotton plant iu
one baud and a palmetto leaf in the other,
which ho waves most gracefully, till ho
gains the attention of tho mutineers. Then
ho shouts, 'An African! for every man an
African! Three inilliou Africans!! ' This
Is received at first with most deafening
shouts of nppluuse by all tho pirates, but,
finally, Lieutenant Davis comes cautiously
up, aud says, ' Quietly, quietly! Tho 'old
man' and theso Northmen aro afraid of tho
Africans by duylight, and we must work in
the durk. They aro willing to catch and
carry tho niggers for us, but they must do
it in tho dark, They wont the profits, and
will let lis have tho niggers. Just keep
quiet about it dou'tsay a word about Af
icans, and you shall havo oil tho niggers
you want.'
1 But whero will we get them, if not front
Africa?'
"Echo answers Where? We will
pick np ' Wanderers."
'Hul ha! lm! Good! He's sharp; A
Davis! a Davis!'
1 Now,' says Davis, we understand cacti
other, I think.' Yes, yes. ' Do nny of
yon ever play bluff?'
'We don't play nothing else, sir!'
' Then let me give you u war cry,'
Go it, old wur boss!
' Union! not the Union, but union
Union for tho rights of the South! Theee
Northmen will think wo mean the Union,
and they will all join in the cry, and wo
will threaten disunion if we do not have
our own way. llow do you iiko me game;
' Good! good! We'll go it. I mon!'
Someboily ashed Moliere why the
intr of a certain country could afsumo the
crown at 14 years of age, and could not be
lejinlly married under 18. M rIere's answer
was, " Becanse it is much easier to govern a
ingdom than to rule a wife."
g-rp The dog bag been the companion
of uiun for 0,000 years, and has only
one of his vices; that is, to worry one of
bis species when ho finds him iu trouble.
fcSjrMany a woman who kuows how
to dress herself, kuows very little about
dressing a dinner. Ahem!
BejT Au act by which we make one
friend and one enemy, is losing game;
for revenge is a much itronger principle
than gratitnde.