The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1839-04-06
THE BANNER.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1859.

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: voice in complaint 81 the disgracefcl il
: regularity Of The mail. Here have W
been, , foil week, without q angle mail
except the little mail from the east Q
1 Pearl River; which BY tie way, is Of bu
little importance. !, when compared win
the Northern mail, which manages i
co me in missing about once swesk.--
There must be down right silIany ane
n,is,aana cement somewhere, and we d.
|hope that l.te conduct Of the post masters
who are 50 regardless Of the wishes and
interest Of people. whose servants they
are, as 10 neglect their plain and undeni-
able duties, may be, visited with the 10
dignant contempt Of every homes. man
ia our whole country.
II ever there VAS time when tie abu-
sesof any department Of our government
called aloud for redress, tina. time is now
And If ever any department Of our gov.
eminent was wIiiully, wlckedly, and
We fear, bopeIessly corrupt, it is that 0
yer which Anos Kendall presides. The
Press, we believe, from disine TO
Florida, has spoken as with one voice, a.
gsinst the INDUSTRIOUS impurities Of that
corrupt department; yet the Imperial
Au,ocrat. sits 10 the calm enjoyment Of
his power; devising means perhaps, by
which he may retain il. We have one
consolation, however, and that is, that we
cannot help ourselves al present. But,
thank Coz, the day is rapidly approach
ing when the american people will have
| ) fair chance, at that om0jpotent lever,
the ballot box when him and his master
y III be swept, as with bosom Of de
-ttuction, from that power which they
have so sig"al.y disgraced and abused
RELrcroH The following short aud
beautiful quataiion is from the pages the
the elegant, tie benes violent, -ihe inspired
/ Mackenzie. Speaking of those who pro.
Tess disbelief in religion, he expresses
himself 10 tbe following heart touching
maaRer:
"He who would undermine those foun-
daiions upon which the fabric OF our fu
sure hope Is reared, seeks TO beat down
that cnluma which supports tie feebieness
OF hnmaniiy:--lei him but think a mo-
neni and his heart will arrest the cruelty
Of his purpose. Would he pluck is lii
lie treasure from the bosom Of poverty?
v ould be wrest its crulch from the hand
Of age, and remove from the eye Of at
6,ci,oD The only solace f its woe? TIE
way we tread is rugged, at best; we
tread it, however, lighter by the pros
pect Of The heller country 10 which we
trust, ii viii lead. Tel US not il will
and ia the gulf Of eternal dissolution, or
break off IN some Wild, which fancy may
til Up as she pleases, but reason IS una
BILE to delineais; quench not that beam.
which amidst the night OF this evil world
has cheered the dependency Of III re-
qalted worth. and illumiutd the darkness
u suffering virtue.
WHISPERS. - 4 ma,d en- face dandy me
chanic, a lew days since expressed sin.
cere regret % his shopnaies that nature
had moi furnished him whissers. They
persuaded him Procurs some wbiske
sslve. He accordingly despatched boy
(io evade any observation being made on
himself) Tor the mature rccomn.sndeJ.--
This liille iellow was punctusl 10 bis con.
mission: but the apothsrary thinking he
made mistake sent blister saIve, wA,ch |
was piastersd 81 each side u the poor
Gupe's face from ears 10 mouth. BY the
time he got 70 bis lodgings his face began
10 STUART. and his lsnd-lady reusonstra,ed
with him, aud wished him to wssh of The
the salye: but he sa,d; "be 4ousd not
think OF such thing. as his whiskers
were ;akins root" Instead q which, to
bis very great disappointment, up came
two large blisters.
The TWO Cars BEAT. 1t has been
confidently asserted iE.al lbe black snake
OF North A'nsrica has The property ofex.
pandng itself y suci, degree, thai he
has been known 70 swallow q bulk twice
as large as 's own. Ouriiniormsnl states
that two q these .yvplues having come in
contact; and boti' issi,og demands OF az.
petite. ,hs G:sl asssiianl began at the tail