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State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03
From he Morning Post.

"Lady Flora Hastings, two days before
her death, earnestly requested--Tequrs''d in
terms and in circumstances WHICH gaVe,to
her request the force OF an awful aud nesls-
FtIble coInmand~-t that her remains should -
bjec tssl-tn fIls -l1aast minute exaInlpattpn'
Let thes,Eorl &sthirk Of this request SO urgent
" enGanceG Let mankind figure 10 th' M
selves GAbIe lady, exqmsiteiy suscePflblert
all Those einotions of female dellcacy which
impart to English women their pecuiIaF ard
their greatest charms, issuing from heI dJing
lips, with an earnestneSs, with an energy
which physical weakness made more auihorl-
tative and sublime, request, conn and,
that she should be subjected, after death, 10
an examination, the very idea of wh'ct IS
repugnant to feminine sensiblity. And, InI-
pressed with this image, which seems SO
monstrous and unnatural. let them ref,c ct
upon the circumstances which produce IT,
and which render it natural, lovely, chaste--
upon the circumstances which transform a
vision of horror into all that is swlsest, viz
tuousest, discretest, best.'N
"L3dy Flora Hastings knew the Cour, Of
Neutrality-suspicious. too well, and had ton an
xious a regard for her own posthumous fame
and the honor of her noble family, 10 be in.
different to any guarantee" againsI DETECTION.
DETAINED while living, she noblv determined
that no pTetext or substerfuge should he left
for cOurtly defamation after her death. She
felt herself reduced to the painful necessity
OF choosing between the scruples of female
deIicacy and unclouded brightness of female
honor. And even in the state OF bodily
weakness to which her sland erous perseru.
tors had reduced her, she had still 81 much
strength of mind as enabled her to pref We
latter. For this noble decision ~. women
Of Great Britain will hold her Ladysh;n's
imemoryk n. seternal rev renee, as they vii
i1oiSis stlae. ei hs 6As IN lrrs,,s a
noble lady cen Be tsauceds..Gl her,4ising
moments, t0-ths Necessity Of deciding such a
question, 10 everlasting adherence and ron.
tempt.
"Rnt the honor~of Lady Flora Hastings
and the infamy of her prosecutors are now.
it is satisfactory to know, matters of perma.
nent and ndeIiblsa accord. To add another
syllable to this ANNOUNCEMENT would be to
desecrate the subjects
"The friends of the Court Iadies>au1Rthe
CouIt physician are going about audsc =
asserting that the Queen was the autIIo
the foul caIumny against Lady Flora Hast.
ings, and that all the indecent and brutal
conduct practised towards that inf rtunate
lady was by the unprOmpted and uninfaen.
ced command of Her Majesty The asser.
ton is Of course as false as il is unconstitu.
tional. And. be the fact what it may, eveIy
EngIishman is bound in constitutional duty
to dsbeleve the assertion. But, assuming
the mOnstrous hypothesis for moment that
this wicked assertion can be true. we still
say, and shall take an early opportunity Of
showing, that so far from generating the
Court ladies' and Court physician from any
portion of their guilt, it adds enormously and
fearfuIly TO their revolving and odlous crimi-
naIitV"
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03
A YANKEE wEA IHaalNG TnE Law.


he nus Yankee aptitude for expedlent
is thus humorously described in the following
passage which we extract from Willis Al
Abri, just published. Phil. Chronicle.
A third person is on, of my nelghborS.
who can see nothing done without showing
you a scuter way and who sitting on the sill
Of the barn, is amusing himself quite Of his
own accord, with beheadine; cleaning and
picking AN unfortunate duck, whose leg was
accidentally broken by thu fail. His volunta.
nv occupation is stimulated by neither inter.
est nor good nature, but simply the itching
10 be doing something, which in one shape
or another, be ongs 10 every genuine iona
than. Near him, in coz hide boots. frock of
fnstlan, and broad brinmed sombrero, o.
coarse straw, stands, breathing from bout
with the flall the individual from whom
have stepped apart, and upon whose morn
ing's worth of existence you shall put a
philosophers estimate:
Il presume nv three hours' labor might be
done for about three shllings my mind,
meantime, being entirely occupied with what
was about, calculating the number of bush
els TO the acre, the price OF corn farthe |
down the river, and between whites, discus.
sing the m.-rits of patent corn shelter.
which we had abandoned for the more labori.
Gus, but quicker process of thrashlhg.'
Putty cute tooiP says my neighbor, giving
the machine look out of the corner of his
yellow eve, hut teoo slow!' Corn ought to
come off ravin' distracted. ,Taut no use to
eat it up IN labor. Where was that got out!
'Twas invented 10 Albany. rather think.
Wal, / guess 'twant. lisa Varmont no.
lion. Rot them Green Montingers! they're
4 spiling the country People won't work
| when them things lay round. Have you
beern Of 4 machine for buttoning your gal.
lowses behind!
NO, have not
sWal. I've been expecting ont. There
amt no other hard work they halnt econo,
mized. Is them your hogs 10 the gardens
Three vast porkers had nosed open the
gate during the discussion, and were making
the best of their opportunities. Alter vlg'
orons chase. the latch was closed upon them
securely, and my neighOr resumed his dues
is there no way Of forcing people to KEEP
those brutes at home?, asked my silent ten
ant.
Yes; sir. The law provides that you may
shut them up and send word to the owners g
come and take them away
Wal, IFS ! chore, if you ever tried i, Z
lcatch hog If he's middlin' spry, and whe'
lhe's cotch'd, you've got 20 feed him. BY law
It'll he's sent for and it don't pay, mister.
| But you charge for the feed says tn
other.
Pesky. little, tell ye. Pig folders cheap
and they don't pay you for Carrying ont 9
lem. It's lOsin' cOnsaIn.'
Suppose / shoot themg 8.
.Sartin YOU can. The owner'n put p
vally ont, and you can have as much ror
At thar price as u I'll your barn. The huI
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03

HoocIsH We perceive by an Ohio paper,
that some Of the good people Of thar State
have taken il into their heads to bet on hog
racing! We should think II would be very
uncertain in regard 10 any If the bettoFs
sarin0 their bacon
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03

Never trust married man with secret
who loves bis wife. FOR be will tell her, and
she will tell her sisteF--and her sister will
tell any body and every body.
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03

The new bridge to Iris Island is planted IN
fr,ghtful rapid, where the current is from
twenty to thirty miles an hour, and is oni.
about one hundred or one hundred and fifty
yards above the brow of the great preciplce
or perpendicular fall. A carpenter named
Chaplin was engaged with others in covering
the bridge, and while at work upon a staging
about one hundred feet from IRIS Island, ac-
cidentaIly lost his footing and was precipita-
ted into the rapids, and In the tWinkling of
an eve swept away toward the great cataract
Speedy and inevitable destruction seemed to
aw ait him; but fortunately he was uniniured
by the fall, and even in this hopeless condl-
ton retained perfect self possession. Turn
ing his eye toward the only point of hope
above the fearful precipice, be succeeded b,
great dexterity in swimming, in effecting a
landing upon little island some twenty feet
in width and length, the outermost of the
group Of little cedar islands situated some
thnty or forty yards above the falls, and
about equl-distant from Goat Island and the
American shore.
There he stood for an hour looking calmly
and beseechingly back upon the numerous
spectators who lined the bridge and shores,
hut with whom he could hold no conversation
on account of the distance, and the roar of
the rapids.
There IL man in the village of the Falls
named Robinson. of extraordinary muscular
power, great lntIepldity, and wllhal an admi-
rable boa,man land he is probably the only
one that could have been found within fifty
miles -.who generously volunteered his seryi-
ces, to attempt reaching the island in boat
10 bring Chaplin off. A light boat of two
oars, similar in construction to the White
Hall race boats, was soon procured, and ne
embarked.
He proceeded with great deliberation and
consummate skill, darling his little boat
across the rapid channels, and at the lnterve-
ming eddies holding up to survey his sltua.
ton and recruit bis strength for the next trial.
| In few minutes he neared the island, but q
rapid channel still interviewed, sweeping close
| 10 the island, and rendering the attempt to
land very difficult. He paused for moment
and then with all his strength darted across
/ and sprang from his boa,-his foot slipped
and he fell backward into the rapid current
Retaining, however, bis grasp on the hoal
he sprang in, and again seizing bis oar
i brought up under-the lee of the little islana
i All again felt momentarv relief, but stl
the great labor and hazard of the enterpriz
i remained 10 be overcome. A cool head al
strong arm could Only effect il Robins
y proved equal to the task. Taking his com
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03
HAPPINESS

.1icksbufg, August SIS 9.
State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-03

ne,ghborhood II drive their hogs into your
garding.'
saw that my neghbor had looked at the
matter all round; but was sure, from his
amer, thathe could, ifencouraged; Suggest
remedy for the nuisance.
would give a bushel of that handsome
corn, said |, so know how TO be rid of Them
BE so peTlite as to measure il out, mister,
while head in that hog. III show you how
The deacon kept 'em out Of the new buryin'
ground while the fence was buIldin.'
He laid down the duck, which by this time
was fairly picked, and stood q moment look.
ing at the three hogs, now leisurely turning
up the grass at the road side. For reason
which did not at the moment conceive, be
presently made a lash at the thlnest of the
three. = hnnery hooking hrats; buiit with an.
approach TO the greyhound, and missed
catching him by an arms length. Unluckl-
ly for the hog, however, the road was lined
with crpoked rail fence. which deceived him
with acOnstant promise of escape by short
turn, snd by skilIful heading off and most
industrious chase of some fifteen minutes, he
was cornered at last, and secured by the hind
leg.
"A hog said he, dragging him along with
the greatest gravity, hates strrlght line
like hlzen. If they'd run right on eend,
you'd never cotch 'em in natnr. Like some
folks, lint il? Boy. fetch me skrimmage
of them whole corn
lie drove the hog before him wheelbarrow
bars. The boy This son who had been wait
ing fol him outside the barry brought him a
few ears of ripe corn, and as soon as the hog
had recovered his breath little, he threw
them into the pen, and drewout knife from
his pocket, which he whetted on the rail be-
fore him.
'Now,' said he, as the voracious animal
u1accustomed to such appetizlng food,
seized ravenously on the corn, it's accordin'
TO law to take up stray hog, and feed him,
ainl it2'
Certainly
4 BY this time the greedy creature began to
show signs Of choking, and my friends de.
sign became clearer.
letting down the bars, and stepping in as the
hog rolled upon his side, mot to let your
neighbor lose his critters by choking if you
can kill 'em in time and save their meat,
la,n'uit!'
Certainly
sNall' said he cutting the animals throat,
.you can send word to the owner Of tnatspork
70 come and take it away, and If he don'i
like 10 salt down at a minutes notice, he'll
keep the rest at him and pay you for your
corn. And that's the way the deacon sarved
my hogs, darn his long face, and ! eat pork
till was sick of the sight ONT"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

ance, of preparation. No rallying cry was
heard from them, but only savage yells.
When the attack was made, most Of the
inhabitants Of the capital were either at the
races on the Champs de Mars, or at their
evening repast.
Two of the mounted municipal guards in
proceeding to the rescue Of ike Hotel de
Vile, were shot down near that building.
The National Guards and two regiments
Of the line assembled on the Place du Ca
rousel, lat the Thuilleries Palace,) at 5
O'Clock, p. NJ. The gates of all the gar
dens in front, and also the Court of the Lou
vre, were instantly closed. There seemed
at this time much hesitancy in the National
Guard to respond to the rappel. In the
crowd near the I Font Neuf, man and wo-
man held aloft two busts of Napoleon, and
cried vive PEmpereur, and vive Napoleon.
In Rue ST. Dennis, though not over hun
dred insurgents were present, they tore up
the pavements with amazing speed, and
threw chairs, furniture, &c. from the houses
with an agility which showed that they were
no inexperienced hands at barricade making,
murmuringNs they worked, " A bas Louis
Philippe" In the caberiets, blinking
shops,) they were seen talking very cozily
with soldiers of the line.
At p. M. Marshal Gerard took COM
mand of the National Guards and regiments
OF the line that bivouacked on the Place du
Carousal. The insurgents could not maintain
their ground against such an overwhelming
force as now advanced against them. AZ
ter loosing about forty men they fled to-
wards the Cloire st. Mary, Thermepola
of French insurrection. Here they were
again defeated.
At A p. NJ. the insurgents, says letter,
had advanced as far as the Palace
Royal, but " were repused and are now
dispersed. The Place du Carousal is
covered with troops ranged in order of bat
tie, with cannon, &C., but it is TO be hoped
they will have nothing to do"
Up 10 Wednesday morning, the 18th,
Telegraphic despatch by Calais announces
that order was perfectly restored. The ru-
mors of Instructions at Lyons and else
where were unfounded.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08
FEDERAL LEADERS.

Bryant gives these gentlemen portrsi
of their character as follows: -.
They have no more virtue now Than
they had in former years, and it is well
known that from the earliest days of Fede-
rahsm TO the present time, they have chang
ed their name as often almost as the Amer
can climate changes its weather. One
might as well attempt TO follow the balls
and the dice of an expert jugger, as to keep
pace with these rapid transitions. With
what atastonishment the more unsophisticated
Of the sect must wake up of morning and
find themselves addressed by name total
ly different from that with which they went
to sleep. Tonight they go to bed as fede-
rallsts, and tomorrow get up and rub their
eyes, and come down stairs National Re-
publican, or American System men, or
Conservatives, or Wings, or Democratic
Wings. Yet this frequent shifting has not
met with very signal success. Perhaps it
has never occurred TO these men that they
were acting under very great mistake.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08
TRICKS TO ESCAPE PUNISHMENT.

Since the committee of investigation in
the house of representatives has succeeded
in developing some of the numerous, foul
and astounding frauds of Mr.. Stevens late
board of canal commissioners on the public
Improvements, that distinguished patriot
and prosecuted man, has set several other
investigations in progress against the pre-
sent canal commissioners and their officers,
to divert public attention from his own mis-
deeds, and if possible 10 escape the univer
sal eXecratlon of.all honest men. He got a
few OF the contractors on the TWO branches
OF the Susquehanna, who had shared the
plunder of the state with him and his min
ions, and who had been amongst the most
active OF that band Of knaves that hired and
paid the Stonebreakers and Peg Bealy's for
false swearing by the " Missionary Fund"
to send in petition to the two houses, ask
ing for inquiry. These petitions have been
referred TO committees who are in progress.
In the senate committee Stevens attends as
council and advisor of the contractors, ask
ing questions Of the witnesses, answers
them-wrltes them down-and makes his
tools swear as he pleases. By this shallow
trick ne hopes to escape, but he cannot.-
His frauds are rife every where-they
" smell TO Heaven" and however he NAV
twist and turn, justice, stern and impartial
justice, will reach him at last, and reach
MIN soon' keystone.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08
MOLLY PITCHER,

At the commencement of the battle of
Monmouth, this intripd woman contributed
her aid by carrying water from a spring to
the battery, where her husband was en-
ployed as .cann~.ior, ia iUodiug aud ftins a
gun. At length he was shot dead in her
presence, just as she was leaving the spring
whereuPon she flew to the spot, where she
found her husband lifeless, and at that mo.
ment heard an officer who rode up order off
the gun, for the want of man sufficiently
dauntless to fill his place Indignant al
this order, and stung by the remark, she
promptly opposed it-demanded the post of
her slain husband to avenge his death; flew
10 the gun, and to the admiration and aston
lshment of all who saw her, assumed and
ably discharged the duties of the vacated
post OF cannonier TO the end of the battle,
For this sterling demonstration of genuine
spirit, Washington gave her Eeutenant's
commission on the spot, which Congress
afterwards ratified, and granted her sword
and epaulette, and half pay as lieutenant
for life. She wole the epaulette, received
the pay, and was called Captain Molly
ever alIerwards,-N. B. Times.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

The Canal Commissioners have declared
the contracts entered into by the old board
of Commissioners, for making ls sections
on the Tunkhannock line of the North
Branch Canal, as null and void, in conse.
quence of theil having been abandoned, and
then priUately re-let without any public no.
tlce as the law requires. 1t appears that an
extensive and profitable business was driven
by the old Commissioners and their favor.
ties, by way of re-letting. The advance
upon these lS sections alone over the first
letting, amounted to about $lOO, ,OOO.-
These contractors were particular friends
of Thaddy Stevens and his gang, and of
course his small fry must cry persecution,
persecution, because these men were not
allowed TO feather their nests to the tune of
this 100000 dollars extra, for services rem
dered during the last fall political campaign.
Now if the destruction of such fraudulent
contracts be persecution, then indeed are
these men prosecuted but we hope all
such will receive the same fate, whether
made by Superintendent or SuperUisor.-
The system of frauds practiced by the Off
GERS of the late administration, is beginning
now 10 develope itself, and the people must
not be surprised to hear Of frauds every
way worthy of the party who could un-
blushiugly sustain fraudulent election re-
turns.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

Raising PotGtOes.-It is said that if a
potaloe be planted in the bottom of barrel
and as it terminates, it be repeatedly cover
ed with earth, every shoot will send forth
roots and produce fruit. Ifthis be the case
and the experiment is worth trying, let
some Of our gardners plant row or two,
and as they grow up follow them with
boards, making long box, which fill up in
the case of the barrel. Let some one try il
and every one who succeeds may send us a
bushel next fall for the hint.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

There is mandatory of pins at Der
by in Connecticut, which it is said, takes
the shine off from all the pewter button
manufactures in that state, and will make a
new chapter for the clock pedlers. Hith-
erto John Bull has had nearly a monopoly
OF the pin business; and his patient subj ects
were content to make pin heads for sixpence
per diem and 60 supperless to bed. This
Derby mandatory saves more than nine
ttenths OF the labor and makes beterpins-
inasmuch as the heads are formed out of
the same wire with the pin, and therefore
cannot come off. Instead of seeing stall
wart John Bull moving the wire with his
clumsy fingers, we have a curious machine
by which the pins are manufactured by one
process from the wire faster than one per-
son can count them.-Bo8ion Times.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

More Indian M,rderS.-A slip of the
Mobile Commercial Register, received by
the express mail, states that the following
note was indorsed on the way bill from Co
lumbus, Georgia, under date of May 18th,
by the postmaster of the latter place.
The steamer Siren arrived this evening
from ApPalachicola, brings information of a
horrible massacre committed by party of
Indians on Friday night last, on the A pa
lachicola river, about fifty miles below the
junction of the Cattahoochie and Flint
Seven or eight individuals of both sexes
were murdered, and their bodies burned. IL.
The Siren stopped at the spot on Sunday,
and the crew and passengers inferred the
remains Of the murdered"
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

The Vicksburg Sentinel Of the Ilth ult.
says, in postscript Last evening after
our form was nearly made up, we receiv-
ed the Brandon Sentinel, containing the
following highly important intelligence"
Destruction Of the ReaI Estate Bank
at DecGtur.-As our paper was going to
press, we were informed by person direct
from Decatur, Miss. that the Real Estate
Bank at that place, was set fire to bya mob,
and burned, together with all the books and
papers. Nothing saved. lie also stated
that much excitement prevailed; and it was
feared that if the mob was not quelled, they
would wreak their vengeance upon the per-
sons and property of the directory.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

We learn that Mr. Krownover is now as
busy in denying haUing male a contract
for the rebuilding of the canal bridges, as
he was a few weeks since in circulating the
story. If the story is " wholly untre,"
why not come out under his signature, and
deny it like man, and not attempt in this
sly and insidious manner" to put the lie
into Other peoples mouths. If the story is
not true, he certainly can do it with perfect
safety. He owes it to himself, to the demo-
cratic party, and particularly to the Canal
Commissioners, to give the truth to the
public. If he cannot, with truth deny hav-
ing made the contract, he ought, at least, to
publicly exhonorate the Canal Commission
ers from having any knowledge Of, or con-
necton with, his illegal attempt to give
the contract into the hands of few ipdivid-
uals, as some Of the parties to this transac-
ton have endeavored to make the public
believe that they were parties to it. No
one has ever believed this slander upon the
Commissioners; it was supposed, and we
think truly too, to have been uttered for the
purpose of coveringup their own iniquitous
conduct in this transaction. Come, come,
let us have the whole story at once; we are
tired of hearing thousand different YER
slons. Your memory is too short to give
it verbally. Give it to us in black and
white. We want very much to be put
right in this matter.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-06-08

fl TIL Bit for Gormand.-A cores
pondent whose veracity is beyond a ques-
tIon, informs us that on Wednesday morn
ing he purchased at "a provision store in
the lower part Of the city, some Bologna
sausages. On cutting open one of them It
presented rather peculiar appearance
and on further examination there were dis
covered among the conglomerated mass of
which it was composed, two rats teeth
fastened together, portion of a rats ear,
two claws OF a small animal, apparently a
kitten, and piece of the skin of the same
quadruped with the hair on.--Bosr. Jour.