Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1840-02-22

n Persons of accidental or shadow
merit may be proud; but Unborn wort
: must be always as much above con
ceit as arrogance.
] appointment By tkea President
9 Christopher II. Dabbs, to be registe
7 ofthc land Office at Oaaehita, Tcni:
!, lana, vice Andrew A. Roland, re
! signed.
: 6rThe Richmond Wing is unde
the impression there will be no cleo
7, ton of United States Senator, tn
. present session, from Virginia.
!. Mathew Birchard, ESQ.,, late SoIici
tor the Of Land Office at Washington
has been appointed Solicitor Of the
Treasury, in place of II. d. Gilpin.
| UNITED STATES BANK.-Bennett. Of
the New York Herald, in one of his
letters from Philadelphia, says: ssIt
is fully admitted here, that the United
States Bank viii lose all her surplus
profits. and a little more. making a
sum of six or seven millions" So
much for her cotton spcculations.
| Makuns in Par0o.-Some extraordi-
nary circumstances must intervene now
a-days, to give interest to either nov
ell or Il bankruptcy.
Solemn thoughts which by day hung
over us like a cloud, become bright at
night like the pillar which went before
the lsraelits.
Bitter opposition is at best very
doubtful kind OF virtue.
Misfortune, when it crushes a great
soul, is q thunderbolt destroying atem-
pie.
A little great man in presence of .
greater one, is like holiday that
falls on a sunday, and is swallowed
up in it.
The study Of literature nourishes
youih-solaccs adversity--is delight.
ful at home-unobtrusive abroad-de-
serts us not by the day nor by the
night, in journeying or retirement.
A virtuous man who has passed
through the temptations Of the world
may be compared to fish. which lives,
all the time in salt water, yet is still
fresh.
The Nashville Banner states that
Col. Robert Z. B. Baylor, formerly a
Representative ia Congress from Tus-
caloosa District, Alabama, has given
up the practice Of the law, taken or
ders for preaching and gone to Texas.
HoMAGE.-I know of mo homage
more worthy Of Deity, than the silent
admiration excited BY the contempla-
ton OF His works.
The greatest pleasure Of lie is love;
the greatest treasure is contentmcnt;
the greatest possession is health; the
greatest medicine, true friend.
Mr.. RIvEs. The Courier and En-
quirer publishes a letter fromWashing-
ton, conceding that the election Of Mr..
kives sis rendered quite doubtful, by
a very unreasonable demand made
upon him by some Of the Impractical
Eles:' said demand being pledge
that be will support Gen. Harrison fol
thc.presidcncy. Heis willing to give
a secret assurance; but he makes it a
"point of honor not TO give a public
pledge. lest, honest man! it NAV affect
his standing with the anti-Harrison
''imprachcables. IN 0. Times.
Mn. BEsANeoN AND THE UNroN
BANK.-Some Of Mr.. Besancon's
friends may not understand the reason
why the bill which he brought forward
as chairman Of the committee to
which the subject was referred, should
have made an exception in favor ofthel
Union Bank. The reason why this
exception was made, is found in the
positive instruciienslp Speight's reso.
lutions, which we're peremptory and
binding upon the reporting committee.
Col. Fleming Wood Of Natchez,
true to bis avowcd doctrines on the
currency, made an able speech in the
House, denying the right OF exception
to the Union Bank. Free Trader.
y Il
What is wanting, said Napoleon, ]
that the youth Of France be we'll ed.
lcatedr Mothersr replied Madam |
Campan This reply struck the En-
peror. Here said be, Is a system of
in one ssOrd! BE it your care
% train up Mothers, who shall know :
how to educate their children. y,