The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-03-31

10 God we could think like the DOCTOR
or, al least, that we could believe that .
the period fixed upon Tor the iulblmeo
Of The prophecy, these Unitei Stats
would present one undivided, unbroke'
whole. Bur, alas, the present times arr
full Of melancholy forcbodinss TO thu
mind OF the patriot, and to all admirers o
a rational system Of government. Let u
notVdespond, hewsver. but let Us rathel
hone that the clouds that now lower Owe
our country will disappear, and all oul
prospects become brigh, again. Mobile
Adv.
Our Country IN i887.-What will
this Unioa be fifty yeas from this day.
The cloud by day, the pillar Of FIRE by
nigh.,ior the world TO follow in their march
Of civilization and refinement? The
morning Of 1887, will dawn upon this
nation doubled in extent, with Michigan
and Iowa as The centre OF civilization.
and The unbego,ten States of Oregon, Ma
cedon, Columbia and Pael6cus, stretching
along the ocean. called the Pacific States
with another tier Of sisterhood lying a.
long the Rocky mountains, known by
the name Of The Middle or Mountain
States What now are known as the
Western, will then receive the appella-
ton of the Eastern States, while the Wes-
tern will be those bordering on the Paci-
Gc ocean. Fifty millions Of freemen
will look upon The light Of that morn and
glory IN the name. yielded by France, Of
the the Great Nation Splendid cites
will then exist where now the ludian. the
lord OF the dark forest around him; lies
down upon his copper face, dreaming Of
the happy hunting grounds ofhis fathers.
with whom must dwell The whole human
race. On that day mere handful will
be found lingering on the borders Of the
great deep thai must at length engulpb
them.
Where will then be the capitol Of Mi.
chigan? 10 some inland city, near her
centre, will it's columns rise in magni6
cence and splendor. Branches Of the u.
University Of Michigan will then be four
ishing and imparting their cheering inHu'
ence in every county throughout the
State. Each county will have its TEN
pie Of liberty whose altar is The printing
press; and each town its temple Of wor
ship. and its numerous schools, the nur-
series Of freedom, instructed by well
taught teachers. Then, perhaps, the
school muster will be esteemed equal to
The cook on a steamboats, happy speech
in the march Of human improy
Where then will be the capitol OF this u
MON? Possibly 10 the valley Of the Mis-
sissippi; St. Louis may be the favored
spot, or even the unbroken wilderness
stil farther west. And where, alas, will
then be the present citizens Of our great
Republic? then will
eEhch in his narrow cell forever laid,
The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.n.
The present dive lers OF the earth will
hen have ceased their bustle--but little
space will be held by them-aDd a new
race Of men. our children and children's
will then manage the machine
~ Of the world.
The above is not only the language Of
prophecy; but that Of rational deduction
from knowledge Of the past and present.
Even the boldest fights OF ina ination,
fifty years ago, could scarcely have been
equal to the reality at the present hour,
find may Heaven permit US to continue
,ur glorious career till all the nations Of
be earth become even as we are! II
BULLs.-I never shot a bird
u nv life,' said one to another.
4 never shot any thing in the
hape of a bird except a squir-
81, and that | killed with a stone
vhen it fell from a tree into the
iver and was drowned,' was the !
epIy. I,
~. o. Com. Her. \
The above is a tougher, but i
We can tell a better and a truer 7
'nc,perpetrated inthis city by a !,
!ankee. That ar dog (point- 6
ng to a large white one) amt (
OF a bit Of black about him, ex- ?
ept his ears and they're broom. y
Phil Ledger.
Large stories, but not true
! poor bog-trotter, recently
ON the Emerald. Isle, entered I
ne of our coffee houses, and h
npred them RI rive l,;,,, = n