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VO I AT.NIK VT. DES AliC, ARKANSAS, NOVT’M BK1! 30. 1859. DUMBER 4.
THE DES ARC CITIZEN.
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iy Advertisements displayed by large type,
or in double columns, charged double the aber
rates.
Personal communications charged dou
ble the rates of regular advertisements.
(ry Legal advertisements will be charged,
for one square or less, first insertion $1, and
HO cents per square for each additional inser
tion.
(jgy Announcing candidates for State and
District offices, $7; County offices. $5; Town
ship, offices $3, invariablv in advance.
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are charged at the usual rates, except when
peisons making the calls are subscribers to
our paper. Payment in advance.
(jy Political circulars charged a? adver
tisements.
w Advertisements not ordered for a spe
cified time, will be inserted till forbidden, and ;
charged for accordingly.
J^”AI1 advertising to be paid for quarterly. ,
OUR JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
We have supplied ourselves with a good :
assortment of Printing Mare ral, arid are ■
ready to execute alt kinds of Jou Printing, on ;
reasonable terms.
We are prepared to print Pamphlets, Cata- j
lognes, Posters, large or small, Cards, Ball j
Tickets, Bill Heads. Blanks of every descrip
. tion, for Clerks, Sheriffs, Justices of the
Peace, Constables, &e.
N. H BURK,
(Successor to SI. P. Vanglian.) I
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEAL- j
ER IN
Stows, Sheet 3ron, ItUrc, $Jc.:i
Also — Manufacturer o) Tin and Sheet j
Iron Ware,
Bcexa Vista St.. (Opposite Nucleus House,)
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
jy Ha viso bought the s'ook on hand and
material in this shop, from H. P. \ aughan,
Esq., the undersigned vsili couHni’o to carry j
on the above business, in all its branches. He j
has on hand a good stock of
CO 0 KING-S TO VES, T1 jV- j
WARE, &C.,
which he will sell at Memphis piic»s.
GUTTERING AND JOBBING
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
A share of the public patronage Is re
dsectfullv solicited.
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J. T.PARHAM,
architect,
CAKPENTER AND JOINER, ^
, mi- ■» > —
F> ESPECTFULLY informs the citizens of
Y, Des Arc and vicinity, that he is prepared
to execute all woik intrusted to his care, with
neatness and dispatch.
PLANS AND DESIGNS OF BUILDINGS
Furnished to order, free of charge where he
has the contract for the same.
(■y From his experience, both as an archi
tect and contractor, he flatters himself that he
can render entire satisfaction. jun29-tf
W+ o'it
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
HAVING permanently located at Dos Arc,
Arkansas, is prepared to'execute all
Work in HIS Line of Business,
in a satisfactory manner. From his expe- !
riencc. he feels confident that those who favor
him with contracts will have no cause to re- ;
fret it.
ORDERS FROM THE COUNTRY.
Left at G. W. Vaden’s Store, will meet;
with prompt attention. jun29-ly
ALEX. LEUDERSTI
HOUSE, SIGN, AND FRESCO
PAINTER,
DES ARC, Ark.—Also, Carriage Pa nting.
Furniture Varnishing, Graining, Paper
Hanging, &c. All work done in the best style.
Shop in the building formerly occu
pied as the “ Citizen” Office, near t)ie Landing.
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A. S. HARRIS,
II* .i TCI/- .?/ .1 K £ n
AND
JEWlEXiEIl
i'AFFICE on Buena Vista "'riSk.
* * street, opposite the
Nucleus House. Des Arc, *GS38Saj? j
Arkansas. Clocks, Watches and Jewelry :
repaired with neatness and dispatch, and war
ranted to give satisfaction. nov20-tf
Fa fly Grocery.
H E N R Y JACKSO N ,* j
A T HIS “OLD STAND
CORNER OK BUENA VISTA AND WOODKUKF STS.,
D F. S ARC, .4 II K -,
CIONTINUES to keep constantly on hand a
/ full assortment of
Family Groceries,
which he offers for sale at moderate prices,
and on reasonable terms.
(KB* The highest prices will be paid for
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, and all the productions
bf the farm and the garden.
(fy His liar is supplied with the best of
Liquors.
(ty Remember the “ Old Stand,” which
Das occupied during the past six years.
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fresh Drugs and Medicines,
A LWAY8 on hand Wholesale and Retail, at
_*V the Des Arc City Drug Store.
' aprillS- ' D. P. BLACK * CO. *
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. W. A. THOMPSON, Reform Phy
sician, late of McLemoresvllle, Tenn.,
haring located in Des Arc, Arkansas, respect
fully tenders his profesional services, In its
various branches, to the citizens and public
generally. Office—Evans A Horne’s build
ing. third door up stairs, Buena Vista street.
| julyl3-ly.
T\llT N. lTraGLAND~ having To-'
cated on Wattensaw, at the residence i
heretofore occupied by W. B. Means, deceas .
ed. offers his professional services to the
puhl ic.
FT Calls promptly attended to. [apr l-l_v. |
I \R. T. J. CUMMINGS. having per
* * manently located at Atlanta. Prairie
county, Ark.,- offers his professional services
to the public.
i Ipy Having practiced in hospitals as well
| ns in families, he flatters himself that he can
render satisfaction to his patrons.
:gy Office at Peebles’ Hotel, [apr 1-tf.
TTbR. J. C GOODWIN, determined to
remain permanently in Des Arc, will
continue to treat: diseases, both Acute and
Chronic in accordance with the most approv
al! principles of Scientific and Demonstrative
Medicine.
(jy’Thankful for the liberal patronage he
lias heretofore enjoyed, respectfully solicits
its continuance.
[jy Office at D. P. Black Jc Co’s., Drug
Ftnre. nprilt-ty
rhR. J. L. NEEL, having permanent*
-“■^ly located in Des Arc. Arkansas, offers
his professional services to the citizens of
the town and vicinity. Office over Washer,
Vaughan & Cu’s Store. [mar 11-tv.
TVR. T. SANDERS, late of Memphis,
Having St'Ull'U U1 lllC tuwn i-i Af’za * v.,
tenders his professional services to the citi
zens of said town and vicinity; and, from a
long experience in the healing art in the West,
flatters himself that he will share their pat
ronage. (J3^’ Office on Buena Vista street.
Residence on Woodruff street. dec5-tf
DR. U . F. WALSH, having located at
Des Arc, offers his Professional Ser
vices to the public. \£§T Calls promptly at
tended to. inay29, IS58-ly*
DR. WM. BETHELL, will continue j
the Practice of Medicine in Des Arc, and |
vicinity. From his long experience in his
profession, and having resided in Arkansas
during the past fourteen years, he hopes to re
ceive'a share of the public patronage.—
(3T omce at Lane A Watts’s Drug
Store. Residence in the building formerly
occupied as the il Erwin House.” may22-tf
1\R. J. J. LANE, will Practice Medi
cine in the different branches of the Pro
fession. and respectfully tenders his services to
the citizens of Des Arc and surrounding coun
try, hoping to share at least a portion of their
patronage. OFFICE—On Buena Vista street.
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¥W. EDWARDS , Attorney at ,
. Law. Lake Village, Chicot county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the various courts i
of Eastern Arkansas, figg" Prompt attention j
given to the collection of claims, Ac.
oct5-tf.
R. S. GANTT. W. J. BRONAUGH.
/'I ANTT& BRONAUGH, Attorneys
\J at Law, Brownsville. Arkansas. Will
attend promptly to any business confided to
them. septl4 tf
JACOB T. MORRILL, Attorney at j
J Law, Notary Public, ant Justice of *
the Peace, Clarington, (Sunlish.) Monroe s
County, Ohio. [|ul27-tf.
J. E. GATEWOOD.J. A. MOON.
n ATE WOOD & MOON, Land
IT Agents and Real Estate Brokers.
Des Arc. Arkansas. Will attend to payment
!)( taxes, locating Government,Swamp or Mil
itary lands. Blanks of every description al
ways on hand. aug.fl-tf.
Ml B. KENT, Attorney at Law, Des Arc.
L « Arkansas, will practice in the courts of L
Prairie, White. Monroe, Arkansas, St. Fran
cis, Jackson, and Independence counties. All 1
business intrusted to his care shall meet with ]
prompt attention. Office on Lyon
btreet. [jun8-tf
KUnreltl M. UUH KLi 1. AMUh>f.V AT J
, law, Mount Adams, Arkansas county,
Arkansas. Will practice in the Counties of c
Arkansas, Monroe, Desha and Prairie. ^
apri!22-tf. _
L. FF. ATHF.RSTON....Z. II. FARR. 1
I7EATHERSTON & FARR, Attor- j
j' nf.ys at Law, and Real Estate Agents,
Clarendon. Arkansas. Will practice in the
•ounties of Monroe, Arkansas. Prairie, St. ,
Francis, Jackson and Phillips. Particular j
attention given to collections. jy 17
f E. GATEWOOD, Attorney at '
,| # Law. Des Arc, Prairie county. Arkansas. ‘
Will practice in the counties of Prairie. Ar- j
Kansas, Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson, White,
Donway. and Pope. He will give prompt, at
tention to all business entrusted to him
13?* OFFICE—Over Town Hall. (Frith’s
New Building,) first door. fob 1/5—tf
T W. MARTIN, Attorney at Law, *
J , Des Arc. Prairie county. Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Arkansas,
Mon oe. St. Francis, Jackson a^ul White.
1,-S* Prompt attention given to the collection ,
at claims, also, the locating, selling and pay- ,
mg taxe-- on land. aw Office on Lyon street,
seplfii-cf :
WILLIAM T JONES Attorney .
at Law, Brownsville, Arkansas. Will
practice in the counties of Prairie, Jefferson,
Arkansas. Monroe, St. Francis. Jackson and
White. P> ompt attention given to the collec
tion of all claims in the middle and eastern
part of the State. sept26-tf
SAM’L W. WILLIAMS.w. L. D. WILLIAMS.
UWILLIAMS & WILLIAMS, At
to"neys at Law, Little Hock, Ar- ]
Kansas. Office on Markham street. One of
our firm will be almost always at Brownsville,
where he can be consulted on professional
business, and will give his personal attention
to all matters in Law and Equity, entrusted to 1
them. dec4
r. L. HOLLOW KI.L..W. D. JACOWAY. , ,
HOLLOWELL & JACOWAY, At- ;1
torneys at Law, Dardanelle. Arkansas. (
Will practice in the counties of Yell, Perry, (’
Saline, Pulaski, Prairie, Conway and Pope.
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t. N. HENKEL.A. D. HENKEL,
Memphis. New Orleans.
I. N. Henkel & Co.,
COTTON FACTORS,
AND *
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
-VO. ,74, FRONT ROW, ! i
r- jMotTfr*. Tenn.
Sybania Academy,
PRAIRIE_CO., ARK.
miSS E. D. SAFFORD,
BRINClPAU
rpHE exercises of this institution will he
I resumed on the 1st Monday of September.
Terms, per Session of Five Months.
Primary Department.$1F 00
First Academic Class. 12 00
Second Academic Class, embracing Al
gebra, Geometry, Astronomy, &c ■ • 16 00
French and Latin. 10 00
Music. 20 00
Use of Instrument. 5 00
Incidental... 50
.Inferences —Rev. .1. W. Moore, Col. J.
M. Bell, John McIntosh, Oakland Grove;
Dr. J. Jf. Waddell, La Grange, Tenn.; Rev.
H. P. Thompson, Bolivar, Term.; A. L. Lew
is, Oxford, Miss. aug3-ly.
EDUCATIONAL
THE third session of the “Des
lie Female Academy,”
funder the charge and direction of
Miss BLACK, will be open for the
reception of pupils on the First
Monday of September next.
Terms, per Session os' Five Months :
Orthography and Reading-'•.$10 00
Orthography, Reading, Writing and
Primary Arithmetic. 12 00
Hie above with Primary Geography and
Grammar. 14 00
High Branches. 16 00
Instrumental Music. 25 00
LTse of Instrument. 5 00
Pupils charged from time of entering,
md no deduction for withdrawal or absence,
ixcept in cases of protracted sickness.
Des Arc, July 27, lS59.-tf.
J. GRIFFITH,
BLACKSMITH
A N P
WAGON MAKER,
WOODRUFF street,
D®a Airo,, (D©., Aarik.
Wagons, Carts, ^_
Drays. Wheel-bar- k**-**^
253S®6fUste rows, &c., made to -—-1
>rder on short notice. Repairing and planta
:ion work done on the usual time for prompt
laying ci stomers, (all others must pay cash.)
iSr All new work must be cash or its
equivalent. J. GRIFFITH.
Des Arc, Ark., Jan. 21, 1859.-ly.
BLJCKSMI THING "
wagon ana buggy making. :
MARTIN SHETTER,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Thankful to the ^
_ people for their past fa-R jl
US vors,respectfully announces \> <7
hat he has opened a shop at T. V. Lee’s old
tand, on Park street, where he is prepared to
loall kinds of work in the above line.
|j^^*Blacksmithing, wagon and buggy build
ng, wheelbarrows, repairing, &c., done on
hor1 notice.
fly-Ho rse-shoeing done promptly,
feb 18-tf
JOHN McNAMEE,
T .# t M, O « ,
lies Arc, Arkansas,
2 HOP ON BUENA VISTA STREET—
west of the “Nucleus House”—where he
s prepared to execute all kinds of work in
iis line of business, in a neat and fashionable
tyle.
July 27, 1859.—[tf]
“JAMES JOHNSON,
Gunsmith.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having permanently located myself, 1
I am prepared to manufacture GUNS,
PISTOLS, &c., to order.
8@°* All kinds of Fire-Arms Repaired,
n reasonable terms. ,
f'-kiC LOCKS repaired, and KEYS made,
n fact, any kind of work in my line will be
lomptly attended to.
Te rtns—Cash. apr3 ly
FB.VSl WATCHES!
110 THOSE persons who are very par
ticular with regard to time, we can now 1
Her Watches perfectly adjusted and regulated,
ihich will give entire
rt time-keeping. We know this by trials of
be watches; we are aiming to supply TIME
LEEPER81 and are giving attention espe
iallytothe regulation of all our watches, so
hat our customers shall not be troubled with T
anlty. or irregular pieces of machinery, that
aveonly the appearance of being watches,
i’hile in fact they ar- not so. We shall al
ways hold ourselves it, readiness to make good
very thing we say in regard to all that we
ell. ,T. E. MERRIMAN & CO.,
tardo-tf] 253 Mail) street, Memphis, Tenn.
Private Entertainment,
11 V H E X It V JiCHSO X ,
..AT THE OLD STAND..
)NE MILE WEST OF DES ARC,
( On the. Main Road to Fort Smith.)
| CAVING creccted a large and^V—
commodious Building, he is now
etter prepared, than even heretofore, to ac
omrnodate the public with entertainment.
(£5?* His rates of charges are reasonable,
nd his Accommodations are inferior to none.
He has excellent Stables, and necessary
hellers for wagons, carriages, &c.
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ATLANTA HOT.' ^
111 J. J. PEEBLES,
Manta, Prairie Vo.Irk:
HAVING leased this finely located Public
House, and re-fitted it entire, I am pre
lared to accommodate the traveling public.
(jjp* The stage office of Messrs. Ctiidester,
ieeside & Co’s., U. S. Mail Line "from Des
Ire to Fort Smith is kept at this house. |
Uso, passengers from Des Arc to Little Rock. 1
vill be forwarded bv Hanger’s Stage Line from j
iatesvillc to Little Rock. [decll-3m.
CT A. ,J U I) SO N~,|
MANUFACTURER OF
DOORS AND SASH,
—ALSO—
ONTRACTOR FOR EVERY DESCRIPTION OF
HOUSE CARPENTER
I X I> JOIXi: U WORK, As, c.,
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
-TERMS
’ash, unless other satisfactory arrange
ment is made.
)rders from the country promptly attended to.
jan 8-ly.
THE WORKINGMAN.
The noblest men I know »n earth,
Are men whose hands are brown with toil;
Who, backed by no ancestral graves,
Hew down the woods and till the soil,
And win thereby a prouder fame
Than follows king or warrior’s name.
The workingmen, what’ei their task.
To carve tile stone or bear the sod—
They wear upon their hoiest brows
The royal stamp and sell of God !
And brighter art* their diops of sweat
Than diamonds in a coronet!
God bless the noble workingmen,
Who rear the cities of the plain,
Who dig the mines and build the ships
And drive the commerce of the main ;
God bless them, for their swarthy hands
Have wrought the glory of all lands.
Give Your Son a Trade.
Next to education, which is the great
est buckler of liberty and shield of free
men, nothing is more essential to the in
dependence and prosperity of our country
than that every man should have the
mastery of some useful trade. Better have
any than none; though, as a general rule,
the choice of a trade should not [ie left to
chance nor to the caprice of a moment.
The men of trades—llie real creators
of whatever is most essential to the neces
sities and welfare of mankind—cannot be
dispensed with; they, above all others,
whatever repute they may be held in by
their more fastidious fellows, must work at
ihe oar of human progress, or all is lost.
Be they tailors, shoemakers, carpenters,
masons, blacksmiths, or ar.y other vocation, j
they are equally necessary to the wants
and enjoyments, as well as to the indepen
denceof all communities. But few brown
banded workmen think of this, or appre
ciatejthe position and power they compass.
Give your son u trade, no matter what
fortune of money or this world’s goods he
may have, or seem likely to inherit. Give
him a trade, and if possible an education
—at any rate a trade. With this he can
always defy temporal want, and he can
more easily acquire the education, as a
dernier resort, than the trade. More
easily, simply because, while you may
never impress him with the necessity of
he education, you can insure him with the
:onviction that a trade is essential to feed,
clothe, and render him independent, and,
for his own present and after peace, it were
belter that he should be ignorant in his in
JcfJciiUcliut; iijui ijevei au ujuui cuuiaicu
and miserably dependent.
But in our free country, there can be,
ordinarily, no difficulty in securing both
sducation and a trade to every youth,
hereby fitting him to enter the ranks of
nanhood defiant of those obstacles which
intimidate so many tradeless, profession
ess, young men. Such ure the peculiari
ies of fortune, that no mere outward pos
session can be counted on as absolutely se
;ure or protective to man. Hoarded thou
sands and millions may be swept away in
i day, and their once possessor be left with
10 means of livelihood or independence.
Let such an one have some useful trade,
md he can snap his fir.ger at an ordinary
liisforlune.
We have read of a wise monarch who
lecreed that his sons must learn useful
rades, or be cut off from their prospective
nheritance. They murmured, yet obeyed
he decree. The eldest prince,*as the
[uickest trade to learn, took to basket mak
ng. In progress of time he became king,
mil reigned in his father’s stead. In time,
tlso, revolution came upon him and over
hrew him, and he fled companionless,
iave his family, and wandered long dis- i
juised and unknown. During this period, j
>y a recurrence to the simple trade learn
?d in his youth, he made himself and his j
amily independent; and this is only an
llustration of how necessity or misfortune i
nay be overcome, and how an honest, use-1
The sons of the rich as well as of the
)oor should be strengthened by this pos
iession. If uever used beyond the leani
ng, no harm is done, while possibly it
nay be of incalculable good. It is a wea
>on, which once secured like education or
rnowledge, cannot easily be wrested Irom
ine's grasp. Only gel the bent of a boy's
nind, and give him a trade in accordance
herewith, and whatever may be his after
drtunes, he shall tell you from experience
ir observation that one of the wisest gen
iral provisions of life, is the securing to
?very young man some useful trade.—
[Mirror.
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Give the boys a chance.—One of i
he surest methods of attaching a boy to
lie farm, is to let him have something
rpon it for his own. Give him a small
plot of ground to cultivate, allowing him
he proceeds for his own use. Let him
lave his steers to break, or his sheep to
:are for. Th*» ownership of even a fruit
:ree planted, pruned,and brought to bear
ng by his own hands, will inspire him
with an interest that no mere reward or
wages can give. In addition to the culti
vation of a taste for farm life, which such
i course will cultivate, the practical knowl
edge gained by the boy will be of the
sighest value. Being interested, he will
be observant, and will thoroughly learn
whatever is necessary for his success.—
Another and equally important advan
ce will be the accustoming him early to
feel the responsibility. Many young
men. though well acquainted with the
manual labors of the farm, fail utterly
when entrusted with the management of
in estate, from want of experience in
planning for themselves. It is much bet
:er that responsibility should be gradually
issumed, than that a young man should
be first thrown upon himself on attaining
bis majority.
Effect of Emancipation on the African
Race.
There is no blinking the truth. Yenrs
of bitter experience—years of hope de
ferred, of self-devotion unrequited, of
poverty, of humiliation, of prayers unan
swered, of suffering derided, ol insults
unresented, of contumely patiently en
dured—have convinced us of the truth.
It must be spoken out, loudly and ener
getically, despite the wild inockings of
"howling cant.’' The treed \\ esi India
negro slave will not till the soil for wages;
the free son of the ex-slave is as obsti
nate ns his sire. He will cultivate lands
which he has not bought for his own yams,
mangoes and plantains. These satisfy his
wants; he does not care for yours. Cot
ton, and sugar, and coliee, mid tobacco—
he cares little for them. And what mat
ters it to him that the Englishman has
sunk his thousands and tens ol thousands
on mills, machinery and plants, which
now totter on the languishing estate that
for years has only returned beggary and
debt? He eats his yams and sniggers at
“Buckra.”
\Ve do not know why this should he ;
hut it is so. The negro has been bought
with a price—the price of English taxa
tion and English toil. He lias been “re
deemed from bondage” by the sweat and
travail of some millions of bard working
Englishmen. Twenty millions of pounds
sterling—one hundred millions ol dol
lars—have been distilled from the brains
and muscles of the free English laborer,
of every degree, to fashion the West In
dia negro into a “free and independent
laborer.” "Free and independent” enough
he has become, Cod knows; but laborer
be is not; and, so far as we can see, nev
er will be. He will sing hymns and
quote texts, but honest, steady industry,
be not only detests but despises. We wish
to heaven that some neonle in England —
neither Government people, nor parsons,
nor clergymen—but some just-minded,
honest hearted, and clear sighted meu,
would go out to some of the islands—say
Jamaica, Domonicia or Antiqua—not for
a month or three months, hut for a year—
would watch the precious protege of Eng
lish philanthropy, the freed negro, in his
daily habits ; would watch him as he la
zily plants his little squatting ; would see
him as he proudly rejects agricultural or
domestic services, or accepts it only at
wages ludicrously disproportionate to the
value of his work. We wish, too, they
would watch him while, with a hide thick
er than that of a hippopotamus and a
body to which fervid heat is a comfort
rather than an annoyance, he droningly
lounges over the prescribed task on which
the intrepid Englisman, uninured to the
burning sun, consumes his impatient en
ergy and too often sacrifices his life. We
wish they would go out and view the ne
gro in all the blazonry of his idleness, his
pride, his gratitude, contemptuously sneer
ing at the industry of that race which
made him free, and then come home and
teach the memorable lesson of their ex
perience to the fanatics who have pervert
ed him into what he is.—[LondonTimes.
National Characteristics.—A mis
sionary in the “Celestial Flowery King
dom” gives an account of some of the
peculiarities of the people of that densely
populated section of the earth. He says:
The Chinese parents select the wives
for their sons, and decide whom their
daughters shall marry. Their badge of
mourning is wnno, anu iiieir luneiai cuius
are written with blue ink. They mourn
for the dead by proxy, and select a bury
ing place for the departed by the aid of one
who makes that his profession. We read
horizontally; they, perpendicularly. We
uncover tlie head as a mark of respect;
they put ou their caps. We black-ball
our bools ; they whitewash theirs. We
compress the waist; they, the feet. We
give the place of honor on the right;
they on the left. We speak of northwest;
they, of tho west north. We say the
needle of the compass points north; they,
to the South. We shake the hand of a
friend in salutation; they shake their
own. We locate the understanding in the
brain; they, in the belly. Our officials
designate their office or rank by a star on
the breast or epaulettes on their should
ers; they, by a button on the apex of
their caps. We page our books at the
top; they, on the margin. We print on
both sides of the leaf; they upon one.—
We place our foot-notes at the bottom;
they, at the top of the page. We mark
the title of a book on the back of tho
binding; they, ou the margin of the leaf.
In our libraries we set our volumes up;
they lay theirs down. We keep our
wives in the parlor; they keep theirs in
the kitchen. We put our daughters to
school; they put theirs to service. We
propel our canal-boats by horses and
steam; they pull theirs by men. We
take our produc» to mnkei bv railroad ;
they take theirs on men’s shoulders. We
saw lumber and grind flour by steam and
water-power; they do it by human mus
cle. We luru a thousand spindles, and
fly a hundred shuttles without a single
hand to propel; they employ a hand for
each. We print by a power-press and
metal type ; they, on wooden blocks with
a hand-brush. We are a beardless Re
public; they; a hoary-headed Empire.
We worship God ; they offer incense to
the devil.
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-A newspaper was started not long ago,
the first number of which contained a letter
from a correspondent, who signed himself
“ a constant reader.”
-“Much remains unsung,” as the tom
cat remarked to the brickbat when it abruptly
cut short his serenade.
Views of J. C. Calhoun on Congresiion
al Interventoin.
On the 27th of June, 1848, Hon. J. C
Calhoun advanced the following views ir
regard to "Congressional Intervention:”
"There is a very striking difference be
tween the position on which the slavehold
mg and non-slaveholding States stand, it
reference to the subject under considera
tion, (the prohibition of’ slavery in Ore
gon.) The former desire no action o
government, demand no law to give then
any advantage in the Territory ubout tc
be established, are willing to leave it and
other Territories belonging to the United
States, open to all their citizens, so long
as {hey continue to be Territories, am.
when they cease to be, to leave it to iheii
inhabitants to form such governments as
may suit them, without restriction or con
dition, except that imposed by the Consti
tution ns a prerequisite for admission int<
the Union. In short, they are willing t<
leave the whole subject where the Consti
tution and the great and fundamental prin
ciples of self government place it. Or
the contrary, the non-slaveholding States
instead of being willing to leave 'ton this
broad and equal foundation demand the
interposition of the government, and the
passage of an act to prevent the citizens
of the slaveholding Stales from einigrn
ling with their property into the Territory
"I hold that justice and the Constitutor
are the easiest and safest grounds on whicl
the question can be settled, regarded in re
ference to parly. It may be settled on tha,
ground simply by non-action, by leaving
the Territories free and open to the emi
gration of all the world. If a party can
not safely take this broad and solid posi
tion and successfully maintain it, wbai
other can it take and maintain?”
Poor Places to Live at.
There is a place in Maine so rocky tha
when the down Easters plant corn, the\
look for crevices in the lucks, and shooi
the grains in with a musket; they can’
raise ducks there no how, for the stone.'
are so illicit mat me uncus cun i get men
bills between them to pick up the grass
hoppers, and the only way that the sheep
can get at the sprigs of grass is by grind
ing their noses on a grindstone.
But that ain’t a circumstauce to a place
on the Eastern shore; there the land is sc
poor that it lakes two kildeas to say “kil
dea;” and on a clear day you can see the
grasshoppers climb up a mullen stalk and
look with tears in their eyes over a fifty
acre field; and the bumble bee have to gc
down on their knees to get the grass, all
the musquitoes die of starvation, and the
turkey buzzards have to emigrate.
But there is a county in Virginia which
can beat that—there the land is so sterile
that when the wind is at the northwest
they have to tie the children to keep then
from being blown away; there it takes si*
frogs to see a man, and when the dogs
bark they have to lean against the fence,
the horses are so thin that it takes twelve
of them to make a shadow, and when they
kill a beef they have to hold him up to
knock him down!
But, oh!—there is a region in Jersey,
saith Mose Draper, where they held a twe
week’s jubilee in the churches, because i,
was announced that a fresh blade of grass
had sprouted in the southern psrt of the
county. There the nativesonce murdered
a traveller for the sake of half a ginger
bread cake, which he was rumored to have
in his pocket, and there, too, they turned
a man “out of meeting,” because alter a
visit to Philadelphia, he reported thai
while in that city he had had ut one time
us much us he could eat.
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A Guilty Conscience —One of the
finest passages ever uttered by Mr. Web
ster, was in vindication of the authority ol
conscience and of Providence, on trial for
murder.
“The guilty soul caunot keep its own
secret. It is lulse to itself. It labors
under its guilty possession, and knows noi
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not made for the residence of such an in
habitant. It finds itself preyed upon by a
torment which it does riot acknowledge tc
God or man. A vulture in devouring it
and it cannot ask any sympathy or assis
tance, either from heaven or ear tin The
secret which the murderer possesses soon
comes to possess him; and, like the evil
.-pint of whicli we read, itovercoines him,
and leads him withersoever it will. He
feels it beating to his heart—rising to his
throat—and demanding disclosure. He
thinks the world sees it in his face, and
almost hears its workings in the silence ol
his thoughts. It betrays his discretion—
it breaks down his courage—it conquers
his prudence. When suspicion from with
out begins to embarass him. and the nei
of circumstances to entangle him, the
fatal secret struggles with still greater vio
lence to burst forth. It must be confessed
—it will be confessed; there is no refuge
from confession but suicide—and suicidt
is confession.”
The Diiwerence.—A gentleman ol
influence and property recently remarked
at the annual examination of the High
School in Toledo, Ohio, that he “would
not live in a community where he could
not educate his children, and that he was
not willing that his neighbors childrer
should have any less advantage than his.'
A noble sentiment.
A certain rich man in another State re
cently resisted the payment of a schoo
tax of a few dollars, and subjected a dis
trict to a great annoyance and expense,
merely because lie was unwilling that a
single dollar of his property should be ap
plied to the education of the youth of hi:
neighborhood. Comment is unnecessary
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
-There is one evil thst doctors In length
of time do effectually cure us of—and that is,
the faith we place In their nostrums.
-There is thought to be very little use in
, a man’s meaning well, if he cannot express
his meanings by his acts.
-Down-east Lyceum—question for dis
cussion; “Can a big man ache harder than a
little man?”
-A wise saw is a saw. all the teeth of
| which are wisdom teeth.
j ——Whatever may be the reputation of a
; man while alive, when dead he is generally
- allowed to be a "finished ” gentleman.
j -On one of the rivers in Iowa the only
ferry is a sorrel horse. He crosses with three
j at a time—two on his back and one fastened
| to his tail.
-Be content with enough. You may
butter your bread until you arc unable to eat
1 it.
--People may talk about the equality of
the sexes—they are not equal. The silent
smile of a sensible, loving woman will vanish
ten men.
-the lady whose dress was loo dirty to
wear, and not dirty enough to be washed, had
a matter of serious import to decide.
-Life's great success is a happy hear',
and a good conscience the best estate.
-A great and good man being told that
he had enemies who spoke ill of him, said,
“I will try to live so that nobody shall believe
j them.”
-The biographer of a venerable minister
j says he was remarkable for the felicity of his
Inravers, and returned thanks with the exact
ness of an assessor.
-If dull weather affects you, marry a
warm hearted girl, and make a sunshine for
yourself. Bachelors will find this far superior
to either billiards or burgundy.
I -A lady sitting down to a dinner of
| roast veal, the other day, exclaimed, whilst
■eating: “I do think that the butchers are the
■ most cruel creatures that ever lived, these
I poor calves !—another piece of the shoulder,
' if you please, Mr. Smith I”
—— Upon the marriage of Miss Wheat, of
Virginia, an editor hoped that her path might
be tlowcry, and that she might be never
thrashed by her husband.
-The homliest female in the world may
render herself more attractive, by the exhibi
tion of delicacy and refinement, than the pret
tiest vulgarian that ever smiled.
- Weak doses of wash-boards are now
recommended by physicians for ladies who
complain of dyspepsia. Young men troubled
in the same way may be cured by a strong
preparation of saw-horse.
-Two centuries ago not one in one hun
dred wore stockings. Fifty years ago not
one boy in one thousand was allowed to run
at large at night. Fifty years ago not one
girl made a waiting maid of her mother.
Wonderful improvements In this wonderful
age.
-A couple of Kentuckians lately visited
Boston, and sat down to dine at the Revere
House. Codfish balls were served at the table,
and one of the Kentuckians taking them for
corn dodgers, proceeded to break one in two.
Getting the scent of it, he turned to his part
ner, remarking in the most solemn manner—
“Something dead in that, Tom !”
-A Yankee in Iowa has just taught ducks
to swim in hot water, and with such success
that they lay boiled eggs. Who says this is
not an age of improvement?
——“Are you near-sighted, Miss? said an
impertinent fellow to a young lady that did
not choose to recognize him. “Yes; at this
distance 1 can hardly tell whether you are a
pig or a puppy.”
-- A contemporary has received a commu
nication asking, Why was the rear-guard of
the French army, on the retreat from Moscow
like a war-horse? Because it had a Martial
Ney (martial neigh.)
-When a persor; disputes with his neigh
bor from their respective windows, why is
there no chance of their being able to agree?
Because they argue from different premises.
-Somebody advertises for agents to sell
a work entitled, “Hymeneal Instructor.” A
contemporary adds, “The best hymeneal in
f struct*!' we know of Is a young widow. What
| she doesn’t know, ther- is no use learning.”
-Little Tommy T- is five yeas old.
He was in a musing mood the other day, and
his mother asked him what he was thinking
about. “Oh,” said he, “I was thinking of
old times I”
-An enthusiastic gentleman, in speaking
of the courage of his adored, said, “She would
walk to a cannon’s or a lover’s mouth without
shrinking in the least degree !”
-An Irish postboy, having driven a gen
tleman a long stage during torrents of rain,
the gentleman said to him, “Paddy, are you
not very wet?” “No, jilase your honor, I’m
very dry.”
-It is said that the girls in the mountain
regions of Pennsylvania are sometimes so
anxious to many, that they are even willing
to marry lawyers aiuTtnembeFs of Congress.
1 There is no accounting for tastes.
_Dean Swift proposed to put a tax on
female beauty, and to leave every lady to rate
her own charms. He said the tax would be
I cheerfully paid, and be very productive.
■ There is a nigger down south, who is so
black that no one has ever seen anything of
him, except his teeth and the white of hi*
eyes. When he pastes along the road, it be
comes so dark that all the birds go to roost.
-“Why, doctor,” said a lady, “you talk
as though a horse was better than a man!”
“He is,” said the doctor, “he n^ver deceives
a lady—he bridles his tongue—he follows no
i fashions—and he hates hoops.”
I To Travellers.—The best adhesive libel
you can put on luggage is to stick to it your
self.
-Never carry a loaded gun on full cock,
• horizontally, when a friend is walking before
i you, uuless you are aware of the thickness of
his corduroy*