Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-08-18

IS bounded BY nothing short oi TIE limits ui Hts
universe. She must have Der Hare from China
her silver from The earth. The back Of he 70
nocenl Kid mus, be stripped 10 supply her WIN
shoes and the avs Of the great ahaie are bro
ken 10 render her upright Nor Is her influence
confined 20 her merchandise alone. Every one
knows that she makes fashion hop and SKIP Ike
young rams, turn dozen somsfsets IN month
and become TO-DAY 80 dffsren, from what Il vas
yesterday, that Il is surprised at its unnecessarily.
WOmAn--imperial woman, no" commands mat
sleeves as large as Laurals balloon shall hide
the form Of her auns--now that those delicate
limbs shall be squeezed inio slender bags which
almost show every particular vein which runs be-
meath the surface Again, what IS not her Inilu-
enee over menl To say nothing Of the hang
ings, drownings. aud poIsonlngs, which have been
accomplished lor her sake, how often have men
pointed the fatal pistol or STEEL at each others
breast 10 establish their claims 10 her love. OF
her Auency Of speech it is needless TO talk
What man can hold argument with her She
can silence the closest reasoneT by not giving
him M opportunity TO speak and # she cannot
compel hun TO be lislner, she can at least make
him silent nearer. Who that thinks Of these
thugs can doubt that woman exercises trernen-
dous influence upon the destinles Of the world 7
Who but must bow before her importance in the
scale Of beipgsl Truly nothing can mitch a
woman but another on.--BOstoa Herald
The. Newspaper Prsss-To tho sheet OF pa
per which you see on your tables, served to you
50 regularly, and studied by you with so much
ease, the Aoufquariers of the globe contribute all
the ,IAAtsures Of their intelligence. Is one fact
valuable to mankind discovered by some scholar
in the farthest ends OF tho earth. Ten to one but
you will see il first announced in paragraph of
your newspaper. Is there any abuse ia your
lawS, Il is the newspaper pless that drags TO day.
Is there any invention that will augment your
comforts, or sharpen your lndusry--Itis in the
newspaper that It becomes familiar TO you all.
The newspaper il the chronicle of civilization,
Tho common reservoir into which every stream
poursiis living waters, and at which every man
may come 10 drink. II is the newspaper that
gives 10 liberty It's practical life, its constant OBJ
scrvation, its perpetual vigilance, its unrelaxlng
activity. The newspaper is daily aud sleep
less Waterman, that reports to you every danger
which menaces The institution Of your country,
and s's interest at home home and abroad. The
Nawsn5per informs legislation Of public opinion,
~ Forms the people of the acts Of legislation,
husy Nccpng up that constant sympathy, that good
understanding between people and legislators,
Witch conduces to the maintenance Of order, and
'rYtents the stern necessity Of revolution. Di-
'Eiysius the iyrant had chamber constructed in
0Arm Of q human eur 50 that he might learn every
Amor, every whisper, that circulated in tho mar
kct place.
What his chamber was to the tyraut the news
paper press is 10 the government OF \ free pco
Pile; i tells them oar wlshos il apprses them OF otr
wants @il carries to the ear Of power The blessing
pLthc grateful or the mnrmurs Of The oppressed
Nor is even this all. The newspapers is tho ia
niiar bond that binds together man aud man |
no matter what may DO Tho distance of climate
Or the difference ofIacc il is law book for the
ndplent sermon for tho thoughIless, library
or the poor; il may stimulate the most dlliidcnt-
4 may instruct tho most profound, such are the
'cal advantages, tho substantial utility Of the
press. Thus in spite of all its abuses
hey made il tho boast Of liberty, the glory of
civilization. For these il is that II had been kcn-
I'd to the air il is tho crcuator OF light; and like
be mir. il dispcnscs to us all TO the mcanest and
o the proudesi, the common glory Of the sun of
ruth. IL. A. Buiieer's address al The opening |
J q. I'''0@ 1'"@'sma"s ''''''00"' ~
ExfERIMENrs.--Iiet us not be afraid, then, to |
~ experiments, merely because they are new,
Tor lavish upon aged error, the veneration due on>
Y 10 truth. Let us not be afraid to follow rca-
Ion, however far she mny divcrge from the bea
en path of opinion. All the inventions which
nmbellish fife, all the discoveries which enlarge
he field Of human happiness, are but various re-
suits of the bold experimental exercise Of that
attribute of man. II was the eXer-
else Of reason tina, taught our sires those simple
clemens of freedom on which they founded ther
supendous structure Of empire. The result is
nov before mankind not in the embroyo form of
a doubtful experiment; mol as the mere theory OF
VISIONARY Statement or The mad project oil ho-brain.
ID rebels: il is before them in the beautiful matu-
rity OF established fact uttested by sixty two
wears Of experience, and witnessed throughout It's
progress by an adiniring world Where does the
sun IN all his compose, shed his beams ON a
country, lreer, better happier than thisl Where
does hc behold more diGused prosperity, more &C
tive industry, more social harmony, more abiding
faith, and charity Where are the foundations OF
private right more stable, or tho limits Of public
order more inviolately observed! Where does the
laborer 20 TO the toll with an alortcr step, or an
erccter brow, eflugent with the heart-rehected
light Of conscious independence Where docs the
agriculturer drive his teamu field with a more
CHEEKY spirit in the certain issuance that the har.
vest il his ownl Where does commerce launch
moro boldly hei bark upon tho deep, aware thu
sic has to strive but with the tyranny of the elo
mens and not with the more appalling tyranny 0
man. --FoTesfs Grafton.
- The Tuscaloosa lnteligcncer says that rhucl
or the snuff which our young ladies ale SO fon'
Of dipping, is manufactured OF the Tobacco whicl
has been chowed and spit out by tobacco chew
ors--lt is picked up in the street. about the tav
erns and cswherc, and sold TO the trader in tobac
| IN WIN dr,ea il nulVprt2es IL and bottles II uT