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Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26
JOHN C. CALHOUN ON A NATION AL
RANK

We extract the following paragraph from
the speech OF Calhoun in 1884, on the removal
Of the deposItes Cour.
81 might say, with truth, that the Bank owes
as much TO me, as to any other individual in
the country; and might even add that had it
not been ior my efforts, it would not have been
chartered"
sit is said that the Bank had 20 agency, or
at least no efficient agency, in the restoration
OF specie payments in 1917, and that it has ra-
led TO furnish the country with a uniform and
sound currency, as had been promised at its
creation. Both ofthese allegations pronounce
to be without just foundation. To enter into
minute examination Of them would carry me
too far from the subject, and | must content my.
sell with saying, that having been on the po-
Iitlcal stage without interruption from that day
to thls--havlng been n attentive observer OF
the question OF the currency throughout the
whole period-that the Bank has teen an inais-
Pensdble agent IN the restoration of specie pay.
ments; that withoW 1t The restoration couM not
Alre been Effected, short ofthe utter prostitution
Of all The moaied Institutions Of the country, and
an entire depreciation Of Bank paper; land Tia,
u has not only restored specie payment, but las
giUea currency far more uniform, between The
er!remeS ofhe country, than icaS anticipated or
eUen dreamed Of at the time Of us creation.
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JONATHAN.

hIsSsEs.-Some ingenious writer has made
c'aSs!hcalIon ofkisses. He says.--'I have
round that there are only three regular kisses
ana these may be denomnaled the kiss mega
1--WE, the kiss positive, and the kiss supcra
tive,
i ne first, or negative, consists in kissing a
lady's hand.
The second, or positive, consists in kissing
her cheek.
And the third, or superlativc, consists in ks.
sing her lips.
There are besides, two auxiliary kisses.'
we have not much experience in the science
ol Kissing, but with the lights now before us
we Incline to the opinion that we should prefe,
!he kiss speculative" Can't say positively
however, until we see the kiSSee. - Vicks. Whig
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GRADUATED JUSTICE.

In q certain village in New York, where the
footsteps OF Dame Justice we're last on the earth.
on a warm summers day, three men were
brought before fair round Dutch Magistrate,
orthe crime of drunkenness. His hon.
or having promised with hearty swg of cool
punch, began with the frst-"You rascal, pc
you kitty or pc you not kitty.
Pris.-Gulty.
Jus.--Vat you get trunk on?
ris-BIackstrap.
Just.-Vat! you get trunk on noting but
blackstrap, you willin, you!-Den, dis pc
mine everlasting sentence, dat you pc fined 40
shilings.
The second culprit being questioned in like
manner, as to his guilt or innocence, likewise
answered guilty.
Jus.--Now tell me you vile, drunken rascal,
vat you get trunk on2"
Pris.--Sing.
Jus-Vat! you get trunk on sling, you
graceless wagabone! you swlin sod! you
Den give my darnal sentence, dat you pc fine
20 shillings.
The third and last prisoner was now brought
forward, and like the other plead guilty.
Jus-Vat you get trunk on?
Pris.--Punch.
Jus.-Ah! you dpplin' rogue you! fines
you just noting at all, vor gets trunk on punch
minesell sometimes.
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A STORY OF WATERLOO,
AT THE sEIGE OF SAN SEBASTIAN.

Here battery was erected; the covered wov
10 it passed through the convent, and the bo,tc.
ny itself wss constructed in thickly.peopled
burial ground.
A more ghastly circumstance can seldom,
have occurred in war, for coflins and cornsos
in all stages OF decay, were exposed when the
soil was thrown up to form q defence apaino,
the fire from the town, and were used. indnoJ
in the deiences; and when shell burst there !,
brought down the living and the dead together
An o.ticcr was giving orders when n sbo,
struck the edge Of the trenches above him. two
collins slipped down upon him with the sand
the collins broke in their fall, the bodies rolled
with him for some distance, and when he re.
covered he saw that they had been women of
some rank, for they were richly attired in
black velvet, and their long hair hung about
their shoulders and their lvid faces
The soldiers, in the scarcity Of fire wood,
being nothing NICE. broke up collins for fuel
with which to dress their food, leaving the bod
les exposed; and, till the hot sun had dried up
these poor insulted remains Of humanity, the
stencil was as dreadful as the sight
We have cited many Of the horrors of war,
and many more we have not touched upon.
We leave Shakespeare to describe.
THE SOLDIER
What reign can hold icentious wickedness,
When down the hill he holds his fierce career9
We may, as botess spend our vain command
Upon the enraged soldiers in their spoil,
As send our precepts TO the Leviathian
To come shore.
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RENcoNrRE.--We learn from the Natchez

RENcoNTRE.--We learn from the Natche2
Daily Courier, Of the 23rd inst. =, that an unfor
tunae rencontre took place on the Thursday
evening preceding, at the Mansion House in
that city, between Richard IIagan, late mer,
chant OF New Orleans, and Josias A, Lyle, of
Natchez, "the result of which was that the
former was dangerously wounded, having re,
-celved the ball from the lattcr's pistol in the
face" Mr.. Lyle was held to bail in the sum
sof 6,000, for his appearance at the next Grim.
llnal Court OF Adams county.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26

j The Democrats Of this State are in some,
what of a quandary as to who they will run
iior Speaker ofthc House, at the meeting ofthe
Legislature next month. L. A. Besaneon is
spoken oil by some, while Jesse Speight, of
-Lowndes, is preferred by others. The claims
sof some few more are urged, but the gentlemen
SSlamed seem the most prominent.
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IIBIR4Ya
THURsDAY, i:::::DECEM9ER go, 1880.
By Tuesday evenings mail from Naichez,

BY Tuesday evenings mail from .Naschez,
we learn that Gen. WILLIAM HENRY HzNRlsoN
was nominated the Wing candidate for Presi.
dent, by the Harrisburg (Pa.) National Con
venton, which met on the 4th instant. All
the States were represented with the exception
OF South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and
Arkansas,-there being present, in all, 254
delegates. The vote on the fifth and last bal
lot, stood thus: Harrison 148, Clay 90, Scott
16.
No nomination had been made for Vice Pres.
ident, at the last accounts.
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Scraps from Tie German of Jean Paul

Scraps from Tie German Of Jean Paul
IDLENESs, ST. Ambroes says, is the DEVILS
pillow, wherefore many good christians, who
think the devil deserves none take it AWAY
from him and put it under their own heads.
NEcEsslTY.-The most cheerful children are
always the best, and necessity, if she is the
mother of invention, is also the grandmother OF
wickedness.
READNG.-There are readers who get no
farther than the title page Of books, like the
Indian fox, who devours only the heads Of in.
sects.
How DELIcATE.-There is said 10 be an old
woman ''down east''' who makes apple-pies
without pairing the apples She thinks it the
height OF indelicacy 10 take off their clothing
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26

Gen. JONES, of Virginia, is said to be the
Van Buren, candidate for Speaker ofth House
ofRcpresentatives ofthe present Congress.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26

An editor out west attributes his lack of orr.
gnal matter to his being out of chewing TO-
bacco and having no segars,-Picdyunc.
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Farewell my white brother,
and friend, Pm off,

A citizen Of Sir 7oOaS
*Tallahatche is the original Choctaw name
of the Yazoo River and never could learn
how it come to be known that 'Yazoo' meant
the River of Death, Il la means death, or to
die, and EIla tahah' dead in Choctaw.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26

"My son hold up your head and tell US who
was the strongest manm
"Jonah."
"Why sor'
"Cause the whale couldn't hold him, after
nc gOt nun uown, MercnrM
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CONVENIENT >CRIrIclsM.--Sheridan had =
very convenient formula as a reply to the
new puOIIcat'ons that were constantly sent
10 nm, vlz:--"Dear sir, have received
your exquisite work, and have no dopb,
shall be highly delighted after have read
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TRANSLATION.I

9th Moon and 18th Sleeper,
Big White man Henry VoSe.
Sr-l think you must speak the Choctaw
not very well. In big town far of, a white
man makes paper; which great man Amos
kendall's horses brings here TO me- The pa
per is incorrect, and speaks bad language
For twenty winters have known the Choc-
taws, and did they ever call cotton "pokpo"
You are very siIly?--Your whole paper is
wrong; the Choc,aws call Cotton, 'ponoa;"
your vision is darkened, and your head cloudy.
But am in haste, and in six sleeps must be in
New Orleans.
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FOR DE tNTELLlGENsAIR NATIONAL.
EUh DE INILLLIGENSAIK NAIIUNAL.
PFC.
"Adieu! ct 81 c'est pour toujours-
Pour toujours encore-adeu.'
"Falr dee yelle, and if fore eyair
Steal fore evair fair de yellem


MEssEURs: am prepare misel to talk mon
passage IN de sheep; he is coll de 'graud YES
tairn" De banque no give specie | make
Won suspense. Je men vais have finish my
experiments CONNIE teeshair of de Frensh ana
de lngllsh language.
Dare is Won mbecie poete Anglais, he ay Won
Grande opinion of de teeshare, bot he neyaire
teeshe Frensh--j'en suis sur. He say:
"DeIghtIool task too rear de tender toad
Too teesh de young idee hoo too shoot"
DIable! | vile not teesh too shoot, an no
love to shoot myse--he! QUEEN dites vous2
ave receive Won grand inspiration. re.
noncee for evair de delightful task. part for
Paris. | vile studdi dc grando art--rart de Ia
gastronomlei dat is, vile apprentice to prepare
de ragout, de Irlcassee, de oi-au-yent, de cote.
Iettes en- aphottes-de-de- dabe! | no
remembalr dams &C moment de carte bat vile
not doserter de good people de Vashincton,--
love him motsh; he is verri complaisant to
me; vile regaler him, ven finish mi s,udIi,
VT teeshIng de tongue-not de Frensh de In.
gIlsh--bot de tongue ov hisestomac; manper
des pIats deli oleuv he vile ave grand plarir.
and VILE bid Won, 100, tree house willie
malk Won tortnne--iore de cuisnier is betair
den de proIesseur de langue moins que co no
tut une angue de bgur de veau, etc.
Ioyou, Gentleman, je rend beaucoup de re.
mercIments you ave procure me menu friend,
an de oil receive msel Wit motsh latEIng. | viIle
remembair you; vile nviter you too reed vii
me Won good frcassee ven come relonrnar
too Washington. En- attendant ie vous prie
d'acceptor mes yGuz pour votre prosperl,e'
Avec Iesques ja Ihonneur DEERE de In
Iangue Franchise un malheureux maitre.
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Hinnok- Hushi tushIoba. nosi q,

NAHOLA MlNGO HENRY VOSE-
OHay.-Chishno Choctaw numpil Ii cayo
mahoba, TOMATO chtto hopocki lena; nahola
hoIaso ckaba, minge Amos Kendall subboy
shonIy mlnta, emo isha. Holaso hoIoba, num-
pill chuckama ecksho. Coppesa puckola tuck
alo emo Choctaw PISA, "pokpo-cotton" ACHE?
Al la no! Tussemba chishno! Elk kek ka!
Holaso mocha holoba chomay. Cotton, pono-
la Choctaw noa. Chshno nish kin oklilli!
hoshonety! Inta emo tunshpa Iowa,
nosi hunnoIli Bolbon sha in
Nok6sh tohba, bopashela.
In ollay skay,
Oakia AunnOlH, Siak.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26

The French gentleman at Washington
whose scholastic perplexitjes have been so feel
ingly described, has made his last bow, and is
sued his card of departure-pour preade congo
He goes fulloryivacity and hope; and may we
not trust for his sake, that he will accomplish
the thing whereuPon he sends himself, and Gre
turn TO his mutton," at last, possessed of all
the elements of prosPerity.--Philadelphia Ga
zette
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26

The Hon. Daniel Webster was in Paris oil
the cath Of October
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-12-26
From The Yazoo Gin Whig.

In an old number OF the Manchester Herald,
a paper published in this place some years ago,
we find the following letter in Choctaw, ad-
dressed to Henry Vose, (since dead) whose re-
searches into the manners and language Of the
Chocaws are so well known. The letter is
on the word ponola, (cotton) which it
seems Mr.. Vose had written 'popko' in com.
by him TO paper published in
town "a far off,"-A friend gives a translation,
which is inserted below.
Iomaha Skitena, Talahdcha hol-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-02-01
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine.
THE ONY RING

1t was on the afternoon of summer day
that Arthur Edmonstone, a young barrister,
lei, his chamber in the Temple, and walk
ed TO the northeastern part of London,
where exists a whole reg ion of human life,
never heard of in fashionable society. He
reached, at last, an obscure and squald
street, where the doors Of most ofihe houses
stood half open for the convenience Of the
several dodgers. Through one of these
entrances he passed, and mounted three
flights of stairs till he reached small
closed door, at which he tapped, A low
voice said, Come in" and he entered the
room. 1t was small and dim, and was
nearly filled by pallet. bed. on which lay
o woman. She was covered with q loose
and taltered wrapper, through which her
wasted figure was plainly to be traced
Her small and pleasing features were
flushed with deep red. She raised he'
blue eyes as Arthur entered, and said she
was sorry to have given him tho trouble o.
coming to see her; but she added that che
was too unwell to 60 to him.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-02-01

EeDIemDer, 1915.
~. .,, n;s,,ess of The tides.
Oh 'hou g!e.. ,n'' "nd hom,c;des
I .a ~ ~, " n;oh, the friend of bad men.
nose"' ~ LEI" LII, ,he friend IF mad men.
rresen. ny "s s.o. n ,ove and aIorv
VINO '",. II, ,Io; "o grated dormioTv: -
= r,o"' s Wv; oueen oC s;len, nioI,.
NO" ,,';,"s go, H NJ s;i,nr while.
AIR.. ,, " NJ messaoe for thine ear.
! nave '"ess"so ~ .u,,, ,n,,, ho,r.
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From the Boston Cul,ivator.
OR C III A Il ID s.

We would not say mach on Orchards at
shis time Of year were we not constantly
reminded, winter and summer. as we pass
along the road, OF the amount OF labor that
has been thrown wholly away by inefficient
attempts to plant on apple orchard We
have come to the conclusion from the
orchards we have observed in our various
travels that the owners of nnety.nine in
hundred had generally thrown away their
iabors aud that the orchards they attempted
10 plant we're only nuisance to their
grounds. These lands we're generally quite
rich enough for trees Of this kind. This
was not the evil. The trees were not well
selected at the frst-lhey were not care
fully taken up-they were not properly set
in the g,ouud-they were not titled after
setting. and the cattle in most cases were
called in to trim the trees. 1t was an old
maxim that he who plants an orchard
plants it for the next generation. We
should say for his cattle to rub against, or
for his hogs that were fond Of the bark Of
the trees.
Now he that plants an orchard need not
make up his mind that he is necessarily at
work for others, and we hope if we can but
make him believe he is at work for himself
and is not on hireling or disln' crested he
will proceed in his labor with fai,hfulness
and skill.
We will warrant him, If he will exercise
any common degree of judgment, good
crop of apples within five years of hI'
transplanting, and if he plants an acre, he
shall have winter and fall fruit enough fol
q dozen in family.
Now to The work. His land should have
been titled the year before setting his trees
and made as rich as usual for Indian corn
It should be poughed in the spring. bcfor
setting the trees, and well narrowed. Thi
ploughing need not be deeper than for corn
It is great error 10 set trees deep in tn
earlb,-some do it to procure moisture 70
the tree-some to make room TO thrust il
quantity of msnure-and some so that thu
,sree may have firm support and not b
sacked by the winds.
Now we say TO you, brethren, imtat
none Of these modes; a tree, set deep, !
set in the poorest earth Place your tree
60 that the roots may have the richest
Never put manure of any description abou
the roofs if you would have your trees live
Place nothing but good garden mould mex
the roots. Give them sufficient room
Make the hole for them broad but rot deer
When you have covered the roots wit
good garden mould and spread out tn
fbres so as not TO crowd a peck of ther
into one heap-roo,s are not fond of clos
intimacy. Like bachelors they Away
prefer separate bed and like old mai
they should always have one When yo
have covered these roots with good col
take from your cow.yard any coarse lit,
that will retain moisture, and place it rour
the tree, treadlDg it down close so that
shall form support to the tree This Il
ter should lie several inches thick after
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I've raised new pair of boots,' said A.
to b, putting forward one as a sample-'a
bandsame fit, eh | bought them to wear
in gen,eel society" They will oe likely
to last you your life time rejoned Band
worth something to your hnirs,'-- Eastern
Argus,
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TO THE MOON.

Written during the Annular Eclipse Of the 18Th
September, 1888.
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TEMPERANCE IN AFRICA Moroka, q
South African chef, has issued decree
against the vending of ardent spirits. We
hope the rulers of refined America and Eu
rope may learn lesson from one of the
dark sons of the "Nlobe of nations" The
decree reads as follows:
"Whereas the introduction of arden,
spirits into this country has in grea,
measure been subversive of the good effect
both of religion and civil government, in
every part where It has been allowed, and
Immediately caused disorder, immortality
and vice, and, more remotely. poverty and
distress. decentralization and destruction of
life by incessant depreciation upon the pro
perry and rights of the weaker tribes of
those parts-be It hereby known that the
traffic IN ardent spirits, in every part of
the country under my government, shall,
from the date hereof, be illegal; and any
person or persons found trans crossing lh IS
my law, shal! be subject to the confsca,ion
of all the spirits thus illegally offered for
sale, with all other property of every kind
belonging to the person or persons thus
found transgressing who may be on the
spot OF the time of seizure. and n any way
connected with the same"
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REWARD OF HOSPITALITY.
AN ANEcpoTE OF IVAN, OF RUSSIA.

The Gar, Ivan, who reigned over Rus.
STA about the middle of the sixteenth cen.
'ury, frequently went out discussed in
order to discover the opinion which the
people entertained of his administration
One day, 10 solitary walk near Moscow
he entered small village, and pretending
to be overcome by fatigue, lmpored relief
from several of the inhabitan,s.-H, dress
was ragged; his appearance mean; and
what ought TO have excited compassion of
the villagers, and ensured his reception,
was productive of refusal. Foil of ,ndlp.
nation at such lnhuman treatment, he was
just going to leave the place, when he
perceived another habiratlon to which he
had not applied for assistance. II was the
poorest cottage IN the village, The Empe
ror FASTENED TO this, and knocked at The
door; peasant opened II, aud asked him
what he wanted. IL am almost DYING with
fatigue and hunger" answered the Car:
"can YOU give me lodging for one night ?"
Alas" said the peasant, taking hun by
the hand, you will haVe but poor fare
here; yon are at an unueky time. NV
vile is very Ill, her cries will not let Won
sleep but come ~, come IN; YOU will a,
least be sheltered Iron,the cold and such
as we have You shall be welcome TO-" The
peasant thea made the Gear enter n little
room, full Of children; ~ cradle were
'wo infants sleeping soundly, a lile girl,
ihfee years old, was sleeping on rug near
me cradle; while her Two sisters, the one
hVe years OLD, the other seven, were on
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-08-02
WHEN l WAS a WEE LITTLE SLIP
OF A GIRL,

When was a wee little slip of a girl,
Too art'ess and young for prude; tdear !"
The men, as ! passed, would exclaim, "Pretty
Which. must say, thought rather rude
Rather rude, SO did;
Which, must say, thought rather rude.
However. SAID |, when Pm once in nv Teens,
They'll, sure, cease TO worry me then:
But rs | grew the ohler,so they grew the holder
Such impudenl things are the men;
Are the men, are the men,
Such impudent things are the men.
But Of all the bold things l could ever suppose,
(Yei how could take il amiss y
Was that Of my mpudent cousin last night,
When he actually gave me kiss;
Av, a kiss, so he did;
When he actually gave me kiss !
] quickly reproved him, but all in such tones,
e. That, ere we were half through the glen,
NV anger 10 smother, he gave me another
Such strange, eoaXng things, are the men
Are the men /; are the men;
Such strange, coaxng things, are the men.
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THE DECLARATIoN.-Here is one Of the
neatest turned epigrams in the language.
Imagine, if you please. lady most gra,
ciously reclining on a sofa, with the last
fashionable novel in her hand, and o heart
rs unfeeling as her pin cushion. Before
her, PROSTATE on his marrowboDes, a per.
fumed youth OF twenty, with claspedl hands
and eyes up turned in agony sublime, sob
bling out in anything but diapason--
any cbarmer l would die for thee
II thou wouldst only live for me! !"
"Ah do" replied the dark-eyed eli,
~ never like 10 die myself"