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Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19
NEW sERIEs.-VOL. II. NO. 12.

the centre ui the field, all drawn up ia
line, their beautiful ears ouivsrine With
aDxiety, Ike the leaf Of poplar lrcnb.
ling ia the breeze, .lisieDiag TOR the word
Of the rider 10 lead them 10 the charge.
! My inforr2an'. who was an eyewitness
Of this wonderful scene, told me he had
often saen these horses. Many Of them
bore honorable scars on their faces, ,necks,
and shoulders, but none on the rump.
A Scotch Grey never 'turns tail"
Some years ago, baker in London
purchased an old horse at pubiic sale.
lie placed on his sides pair OF panniers,
or large baskets, suspended by a strong
leatdern strap acros' the back, where
he himself sat, while his feet rested on a
block Of wood attached TO the Sides
Thus accouired, be sailed forth to sup
ply his customers With hot roils, etc .
One day he happened 10 be- passing the
gate Of Hyde Park at the mumett the
trumpet was sounding for the regiment
of Life Guards to fall in. No sooner had
the sound sssailed the animals ears.
than he dashed like lightning through the
Park, with the baker on his back, into
tie midst Of the squadron. The poor
man conlounded at being placed in mill
tsry line in the front rank of the Life
G1ards. began to whip, kick. spur, ard
swear, hut all TO no purpose. His old
charger was sn aroused at the sound Of
the trumpet, that TO move him from his
station was impossible. The soldiers
were exceedingly amused. at the gro
tesque appearance Of the baker, and the
department Of his s,eed, and were express
sing their surprise at the aprarjiion, when
an old comrade recognized the animal,
and informed the corps that the horse
once belonged to the regiment. hut had
| bcen sold, on account Ct some indrmiiv,
few years before Several of the off
GERS kindly greeted their old companion;
and the colonel, delighted at the circum-
stance, gave the signal 10 advance in
lire; when the baker, finding all resis-
tance useless, calmly resigned himself
10 his situation. The trumpet then SCUM
ded the charge, and the rider was instant
" carried, between his two panners,
with tbs rapidity Of the wind, to u great
distance. Varions evolutions wererthen
performed, in which the animal display
ed suDdry equestrien foats. At length
the sound of retreat was proclaimed,
when of went the sagacioua creature
with bis rider. After having performed
his duty in the field; he was content TO
resign himself to the guidance of the
bride in a more humble walk Of life.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19

believe tbatit will be favorsbly acted OF
at the next regular session of Congress" :"
This is beauliful!-bill TO pay it passed
one or the other House-expect il will
pass next session! And how came ;he
monster BY itH What business had she
with such a clam, and how did she come
by it? We presume she gave her own
notes for it when she knew that she was
insolVent, and would never pay them
We presume a committee Of Congress
can have the proof of this in the city, if
they please We Rave heard of such
work-many claims bought in that way
some heavy cuts into the FIVE million
French spOilation claim But the eHor-
nifty Ofthe practice, and its corrupt infu.
ence on legislation. A Bank that has
sixty members at time on IFS ledger,
and always corps of retained attorneys
in Congress, to be buying up claims
which the original claimant cannot pass
through Congress, bit ,shich SHE can!
Globe.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19

THH FoosIER AND THE YANKEE
We were greatly amused, not long since,
at dialogue we heard between Down
easter and Hoosier from the west.-
They were respectively cracking up their
own localities, and running down their
opponents.
Al length says the Ioosier:
why, our land is so rich--why. We
never seed any thing so tarnal uch in
your life; why, how dye suppose we make
our candles, eh2"
"Don't know" says the Yankee.
"We din 'em in the mud puddles,' -
says the Hoosier.
"Yes," replied the Yankee, "and
guess there's SO much mud in your dig
gins that there isn't many places where
man could not dip candles in the mud
puddles. have heard of man travel
ling in your countryau day long, in the
road where the mud was so deep that
you couldn't diskiver s glimpse Of his legs
for hours together"
"Well, now just tell US, Mr. Yankee, If
tits fact what they do say about the
roughness of your roads dowa east
They do say there are so many stones in
the roads, and the wagons do jump up
and down SO ali.fredly, that the only way
the people ever grind out plaster Of Par,
is is by loading the big pieces into a wa,
gon. aud just driving at moderate trot
over one Of your roads; and that half a
miles driving will make it all into pow.
der"
sThere's'no doubt but we can touch
dry land occasionally on our roads
But then, il there are soma stuns in the
roads, the traveller is never way-aid, and
his blood taken by mosquitoes as large
as oysters"
"l'll tell you what, stranger, they do
say there are hull counties down east
where the stones are so thick that they
have TO sharpen the. Sleeps noses, SO
that they can get them between the rocks
10 eat grass. Indeed, | heard one say,
who once travelled through your coun-
try, that he one day saw whole held OF
men and boys standing on the rocks,
each on ZEN letting a sheep down by
The hind legs in among the rocks TO feed.
And in another place he said he saw The
farmers shooting the grain in among the
rocks so as to take root and grow"
1Wal now, stranger, suppose you tell
us about your own country; you're the
only man / ever see from the west that
didn't die Of fever n'agut; let's see i'll
you know as much about the west as
you seem 10 know about the east"
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19

resume nOU is InsolVSnt, ard ought tc
be exposed and wound up. Every soi.
vent bank can now resume. What, then
prevents resumption2 We answer, two
things first, the Wing party who are fol
for increasing and perpetuatnE tho evils
of deprecated paper in order to have an
argument for National Bank; and, sec.
ondty, the insolvent part of the banks
who have their own infrmties TO hide
These constitute the opposition; and are
they to prevail? VIII the Democracy
suffer such unhSiy parties 10 prevail over
law, morals, and government?
The late session OF Congress has exhib.
tied the designs Of Federal Whiggery in
the most glaring colors, as fatally bent on
the deterioration of the currency. They
did every :hing TO degrade and depreci.
ate it. Their votes on the District bank
charters are the true exsmplifcations Of
their principles. They voted to reehar-
ter banks in q state Of suspension-to TO au-
thonze them TO do their business on the
paper of suspended banks-others as well
as their own; also TO use small notes,
down to the smallest, and to use notes
Of any intermediate denomination be-
tween fves.apd tens, and between tens
and twenties. Under this authority the
banks, if they please, may deal exclu-
sivbly in deprecated paper, down to
ht;for they may make their intermediate
notes what they please. This is Federal
Whiggery-determined, and wickedly
determined on the debasement ofthe cur
rency to promote their own unholy
schemes. To the Democracy it belongs
to "hcad" them. The Democracy must,
therefore, go to work. They must work
everywhsrS-in the press, in public
meetings, in constant conversations, in
The elections, ia the Legislatures; eve.
ry where, in fact. Where they are tho
majority, they should ACT; where the
minority, they should SPEAK.
By acting where they are the ma
jority, and speaking where they are
not, the Democracy may coerce resump-
ton as soon as the State Legislatures
meet. This, for most of them, will be
the same day that Congress meets. IF
the banks resume in December or JAN
uary, the Federal Wings in Congress
will lose their main argument for Ma.
tional Bank. This, then, they will en-
deaVor TO prevent, and contest will
take place all over the Union between
the parties on this point; the Democracy
aiming at resumption, because it is right
in itself, and will kill the main Federal
for Regulator; the Federal
lists striving against resumption, to save
their main argument, and all the insol-
vent and political banks joining the lat
ter. Let The contest come on. Let De-
mocracy force it on and dare the issue.
Globe.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19
DEMOCRACY AND THF cURREN.

The defeat of the Regulators at the
late session of Congress-, makes it the
imperious duty ofthe Democracy to com
mence Immediately vigorous system Of
reformation in the paper system. Banks
must be brought into subordination TO
law: they must be made to obey the laws
of the land; and those laws require them
to pay their debts.
The suspension Of the Southern and
Western banks has now continued
near four years, with little intermission,
from May, 1887, TO the present time.
Judging from all present appearances, it
is the design Of the CLAY Wings, and of
all the insolvent and political parts Of
the banks, to continue the Suspension,
for the purpose of making the people be-
lieve that there can be no resumption
withouta National Bank. ad
The Bank ofthe United States, whose
example the rest made pletext for sus'
pending, is now dead. and no one can
longer look to her to take the lead in
resuming. No one need now TO quote
her example.
The new crops are made; the season
has been beautiful; specie is abundant
in tho country and foreign exchanges
are in our favor. The bank that Cannot
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19

''WeIl, old Yankee, Ill just tell you
aIl about it. III farmer 10 our country
plants his ground with corn and takes
hrsI rate care on it, he'll get hundred
bushels 10 the acre; if be takes middIin'
care On ii he'll get seVenty.fve bushels
to the acre; and ifhe don't plant at all
he'll get ffiy."
"Ihe beets grow so large that it takes
three yoke Of oxen 10 pull up a full sized
Que; and then it leaves a hole so large
that once knew family Of five chill
cren who all tumbled into a beet hole
once before it got filed up. and the earth
caVed in upon them, and they all perish
ed"
"Ihe trees grow so large that once
knew man who commenced cutting
one down, and when he had cut away
on ono side for about ten days, he thoit
he'd jest take a look round the tree, ,
and when he got round ON 'lother side he
found a,nan there who had been cut
ting at it for three weeks-and they'd
nev5r heard one another's axes"
Il have heard tell, yet | somewhat
doubt that story, that the Ohio parsnips
have sometimes grown clean through
the earth, and been pulled through by
the people on 'tOiher side"
wal, now" says the Yankee. 81
rather guess as how you've told enough,
stranger, for the present. How'd you
like to trade for some clocks to sell out
wes,2"
"Never use 'em-we keep time alto
gether with pumpkin vines. You know
they grow just FIVE feet an hour, and
tha''s an inch a minute. Don't use
clocks al all. I,'s no use, old Yankee,
We can't trade, no howl
The Yankee gave up beat, and sud
denly cleared out.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19

/ An EXTRAORDINARY MAN.-In our
paper Of yesterday morning, there was a
short notice Of the death of Lewis Corne-
lus, ofMilford, Pike county, Pa. In the
Ledger of yesterday we find the follow
ing more extended account of him.
Bah Sun.
1hls gentleman was one Of the most
remarkable persons, in respect TO size, in
the present age, and is only excelIed by
the celebrated Daniel Lambert. Mr..
Cornelius was six feet two or three in
ches high, measured six feet around his
body, and just previously to the illness
which terminated bis death, weighed 72l
pounds. He fell off in consequence of
sickness, and aiIer death weighed but
6S5 pounds. Such was his extraordina-
ry weight, that an inch rope had to be
used for his BEDFORD. His wife is a tall,
spare woman, and his family consists of
eight children, the youngest Of whom is
ten years ofage. HIS grown children
take after the father in respect to height,
one ofthe sons being six feet and one
inch and half high. The celebrated
Dauiel Lambert, who stands unrivaled in
weight Of bosy, reached, we believe, 739
pounds, only Is more than that of Mr.
Cornelius, and the renown of Daniel has
placed him among the wonders of the
world. Mr.. Cornelius was hardly less re-
markable person, and filled nearly as
great space in the world.
The following are the dimensions ia
ken after his death:
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19
Circumference of waist,
MORE GUNS FROM MAINE!

"AxoTHER DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN
MAlNE.-In the city of Portland, on
Friday, a second trial was made to elect
Representatives, which resulted in the
choice. Of three of the Democrat
ic csndidates-Messrs. Tood, Barnes,
and Osgood. Mr. Shaw, the other Dem
ocratic candidate, wanted but four votes
TO secure his election. He had forty
more votes than the highest candidate
on the Federal ticket, but the scattering
prevented choice. The Democrats are
confident that they will elect him also
on the next trial. Portland has been
represented by Fsderalsts since 1888"
Boston Post.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19
The New York Cnur;ar save that

The New York Courier says that the
best offer made for the Government loan
was par for six per cent. stock, and that
the Secretary declines accepting these
terms. The temporary. purpose. OF the
Government have been answered by an
iAsus efS265, 600. of 5s.pef cent. Ires-
sury netes. We also aGdetstood that the
loan of million ladgertissd,b by the State
nf,New York has been abandoned fer the
present, the Commissioners preferring to
borrow temporarily rather than except
s5 for FIVE per cent. stock, which was
the best offer, and that Tor only q small
amount-Bdl Amer.
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19
$319,3ls
SO 6O6

Thus the United States loses about
100000 by this regulator Of currency
this safe depository of public moneys
this fiscal agent, Of which the Clay
Wings are so enamored that they are up
in arms to obtain another. Not content
With Withholding this money, the mon
s,er refuses to settle fair, and trumps up
offsets by purchasing disallowed accounts
against the United States, and claiming
payment for them. The following ex-
tract from the document is specimen
of this kind of set.of:
"2d. A claim on William Smith, duly
assigned to the Bank for $35,327 II, OK
elusive ofinterest, II is understood that
bilto pay this claim was passed by one
or the other House of Congress at the
late session, on the rec commentator o.
the Secretary of War, who asked for ar
appropriation to pay it, but the want O
time, and the pressure Of business, pre-
vented its being finally acted on. Al
the claim is admitted, by the War Depart
ment, there IS reas enable expectation Il
Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-10-19
THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS DUE THE
UNITED STATES FROM THE

THOUSAND DOLLARS DUE THE
UNITED STATES FROM THE
MONSTER.
We have had an opportunity Of ex-
amining Senate Document, No. l2l, be-
ing the answer of Mr.. Ewing to the in
quiry into the amount due TO the United
States from the Bank of the United
States, and find it 10 be about $500, 900.
When the document was read, our at
tention was only caught by the amount
due upon the bond, and the collection Of
which had been neglected, amounting
TO about 100000. We now find that the
monster is ip debt to the United States
on three different heads, to wit:
Dividend withheld on account of DANA
ges claimed on protest of French bill
ofexchange, on which Mr., Gilpin had
suit brought in August, 1887 $2O3, ,SO5
Deposites withheld on account
Of claims by branch bank
presidents, acting as pension
agents, for which suit was
ordered by Mr.. Gilpen in
June, 1889.
Balance of bond for stock due
last September 80 6O6
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Vice brings It's own miseries.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-15

TAXATION IN ENGLAND-We can inform
Brother Jonathan what are the inevitable con-
sequences OF being too fond of glory: Taxes
upon every article which enters the mouth or
covers the back, or is placed under the foot
taxes upon every thing which is pleasant to
see, hear, feel, smell or taste--taxes upon
warmth, light, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on every
thing on earth, and in the waters under the
earth--on every thing that comes from abroad.
or IS grown at home taxes on the raw mate.
rial, and OF every fresh value that is added TO
1t by the industry of Il man-taxes on the
sauce which pampers mans appetite, and on
the drug which restores him to health-on the
ermine which decorates the Judge, and the
rope which hangs the criminal--on the poor
mans salt and the rich mans spice, on the
brass nails of the coffin, and the ribbons of the
bride; at bed or board, couchant or leyant, we
must pay. The school-boy whips his taxed
top--the beardless youth manages his taxed
horse with taxed bride on taxed road--andl
The dying Englishman, pouring out his medi-l
;ine' winch has paid seven per cent. filings him
'eli back upon his chintz bed, which has paid
~ per cent. and expires in the arms of a tax
ID apothecary, who has paid licence of fIOOI
terling; for the privilege of practising his
.alllng! His whole property is then taxed
rom two to ten per cent, and besides the pro-
ate. large fees are demanded for buryino him
the claneel, his virtues are handed down 10
'osterity on taxed marble, and he is at length
'athefcd to his fathers--to be taxed no more.
ExgdSh paper.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-15
February27,

A LIST OF LETTERS, remaining in the Pos
"A Office at Middleton, Carroll county, Miss on
the first day of April, 1871, which if not taken out
on or before the first day of July next will be sent
to the General Post Office dead Letters
George 5. Applewhite, Amos Alderman, GEORGE
Bambury, Mrs Lucy Caperton, Nathan CrenshaW.
A. J. Cohen, 2, B. T. Cleaveland, Miss Caroline
Doris, j. g. Duren, Jesse Duren, Col. C. S. Estill
VIM. H. Evans, Joseph Eubanks, Reuben Gaydon.
West Gary. DR.. John w Hanna, John w. Herring
e. e. Hight. Erwin Hill, Silas B. Hart, John G. Jen,
k1ns, Ialliafero Livingston, Mrs. Elizabeth P Mer
r1ll' Richard Matchet. Alexander Ever John Tcold
man Moore, DR.. E. r. Mclean Lewis Morrow, Jo
s1ah Newman, VIM A. Oats, A, Addison Oats c
H1lhard Petty, John Perry, Mrs. Matilda Perry
John f. Palmer, G. j. Partlow, S. NJ Phillips, HUGH
Rogers, Miss B. F. Ransom, John O. REYNOLDS. Bry-
ant Reynolds, Samuel B. Rucker, 2-Wm F. Sink
Ter, Mrs Mary Stovall, John Stafford Barnabas Ste
phens Robt. T. Tart, William Vestial William E.
Withcrs, D. S. Wingfed, Miss Sally B. Wilborne
j. A. G. Waits, DIR. E. J. H. White, James Yelving
ton, Harrison Yevington.
A. S. S. NEWTON, P. M.
Middleton, April, 1st, 1S41.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-15

Agreeably to an order of the Honorable
Probate Court of Carroll county, made at the
November Term. $40, will expose TO pub
lie sale, on credit of twelve months. in the
town of Shongalo, on the 23rd day of Febru-
airy next the following lands, to wit: The
south East fourth and East halfof South west
iouftn oil section number twenty-nine, town.
snip eighteen, range six east; belonging to the
estate of Zilpha johnson, decd.
CHARLES KOPPREL, Admir-.
January Sth, 1871. tds--7.
Printers fee 10 dollars.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-15
GEN. HARRISON'S REMAINS.

lhe following Is an extract of a letter pub
ilshed in the NewsYork Signal, relative to the
remains of the lamented HARRIsoN. We say
let there be reared to the memory of the i'm
mortal patriot an obelisk of porphyry that
shall tell generations TO come of his valor in
the field of battle, and of his wisdom in the
councils of his country. Who, that has mite
OF chivalry or American pride will oppose it.
"Ihe body of General Harrison will remain
mere Washington for the present. and until
the wishes of his widow and son at North
bend are known. His nephew, Benjamin
harrison, is extremely soicitous that the re-
mains OF this the most illustrous member OF
the family should be entombed at Berkely.
Virginia, the old family seat, where BENJAMIN
Harrison now lives. The people of this Dis
trct are equally anxious that he should repose
mere where ne died, and hope that a suitable
monument will be erected to his men,orv-
III is likely, however, that his bereaved widow
and other relatives in Ohio will insist on bu-
rlylng him at North Bend. On the farm there
S an elevated spot of peculiar beauty, COM
handing view up and down 'Ia belle riviere'
the Ohio, of seven or eight miles, which Col
Todd has designated for the place of his grave. |
Should Congress erect monument to his hon
'r the voyager would descry it rising up a.
midst beautiful scenery at great DISTANCE,
nd think with emotion of his triumpbs and
lis fate"
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-15

A preacher who had received four hum
dred dollars, was by another society offered
SIX Hundred and fifty. It was presented asa
call to the regular authority, acknowledged
as such by them, and he of course regularly
dismissed, and in due time indicted into his
ofice In bidding his people provisionary
farewell, ne addressed poor bat shrewd black,
who was member of bis church:
well Jack, have to leave you"
"Ah! how so?'
"Why, Jack, the Lord has called me to
preach the gospel in another place !"
"How much do you get herel' inquired
the negro.
"Four hundred dollars"
"And how much will you receive there?"
six hundred and fifty"
swell, well, if the Lord call SO loud as two
hundred and fifty dollars, 'spose you have to
hear him
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-15
LOST!!

RETWEEN Carrollton and Hugh R. Youngs, a
- Buck-skin Pocket Book, with one 30 dollar Union
Post Note, note on Alfred Murphey, for Is dollars
due last August, one on B. T. Tate, for 1 l dollars,
and several other papers and receipts, which be
of no value to any person but the owner. liberal
reward will be paid for the recovery of the same
B. B. BIRD.
February27, I2-3w.
Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-15

HE FEMALE.-The following natural and
true description of the parental comfort deri.
we'd from female children, is from speech of
Burrows an eminent Irish LAWYER
The love of ofspring-the most forcble of
all our instincts-it is even stronger toward
the female. than the male child. 1t is wise il
should be SO, it is more required. There is no
pillow on which the heart of a parent anguish
ed by sickness or by sorrow, can sweetly re-
pose, as on the bosom of an affectionate dauoh-
ter. Her attentions are unceasing The bow
may afford occasional comfort and pride to
his famiy-they may catch glory from his ce-
lebrlty and derive support from his acquisition
but he never communicates the solid and
unceasing comforts OF life, which are derived
from the care and tender solicitude of the fe-
male child. She seems destined by Provi
dence to be the perpetual solace and happi
ness OF her parent. Even after marriage her
hal affections are unimpaired She may give
her hand and heart to her husband, but Still
she may share her cares and attentions with
her parents, without a pang of jealousy or
dlstrust from him. He only looks on them as
the assured pledge of fidelity, and the uner-
ring evidence of good disposition.