The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-08
Vol. 6-No. 80.


He evidently fears that his party are disin.
clined to take him up freely as the locofoco
candidate for the Presidency, and as means
OF forcing them 10 do so, he wishes to pro-
cure the recommendation of the old 'lion''
of the tribe. In ether words, Mr.. Van Blu
rem intends renewing his old game of fattery
and thus elicit from the ihOstrous tenant Of the
Hermitage general order, commanding the
faithful TO run him for the Presidency. We
think it very probable that Mr.. Van Buren,
will succeed in procuring the order. The
question is, will it be obeyed? Has not the
magical influence that once characterized the
hero departed? Is not the strange charm
that seemed at one time to hang around the
name of Andrew Jackson, completely dis
solved! We think it quite certain that the
dictation of Gen. Jackson is not so potent
now as it was some years ago. With the loss
of potOer the venerable man lost his influence.
Mr. Van Buren, has no easy task to perform.
He may find it easy to procure letters of re-
commentator from the Hermitage, but can
he shuttle Calhoun, and Wright, and Bucha-
nan, and Benton, to the bottom of the pack
and turn himself up as the locofoco trump
card We think not. And we believe that
personal ambition and selfshness on the part
of the democratic leaders, will involve the
party in inextricable confusion on the ques"
ton of the next Presidency.
Our party, fortunately, is free from these
serious endorsements. Henry Clay is our
candidate. The whole whg party through
out the Union, even as one man, point exul-
tingly to the western statesman as the next
President of the United States.-SOuthrO".
ORIGINAL ANECDoTE.-When Dick AimZ
first crossed into York State from the Cam
ada side, he took lodgings at an inn in Can
nandagua. A waiting maid sat at table
with them, and Dick spoke of her as the
servant, to the no small scandal of mine
host, who told them that in his house SER
wants were called help. Very well-next
morning the whole house was alarmed by q
loud shouting from Dick of "Help! heIp4
water! water! help" In an instant every
person in the inn equal to the task rushed
into Dicks room with pail of water. elm
much obleeged to We, to be sure" said
Dick, ''but here is more than want to
shave with" -"Shave with" quoth mine
host, ''you called 'help! and 'watern and
we thought the house was on fire." aye
told me to call the servant 'help;' and do
you think | would cry water when meant
fret" "Give it up," said the landlord, as
he led off the line of buckets.-BOst. Post.
LADIES Listen to this, and take conn
sci therefrom. If marriage places woman
in that sphere where she may attain the
| greatest happiness, so does it advance her
TO a station Of power and responsibility
Her power over the husbands happiness is
almost absolute. BY wisdom, by steadiness,
by forbearance, by meekness, she may be to
him tower Of strength; but no tongue can
tell the ways in which she may annoy and
render him wretched.-Er. paper.
NATURE AND ART.-''Nature is not at va.
rance with art, nor with nature-they being
both the servants of his providence. Nature
hath made one world and art another. In
belief, all things are artificial, for nature iS
the art Of Cod"
Metaphysical Humbugs are the most diff
cult kind to deal with. Contending with
them is like wrestling with spectres; there
is not substance enough to catch hold of.
REMARKABLE SIMILARITY There is re-
markable similarity between the heather mi-
thology, and some of the odd conceptions Of
the Indian race. Minerva is said to have
sprung full armed from the brain of JOVe.-:
Pushmataha, an eminent Indian chief, when
asked who was his father, replied, 'Push-
mataha has no father-thunder and lghtnln 3
struck hollow poplar tree, and out jumped
Pushmataha."
"Miss Julia, allow me to help you to .
piece of this pies" "Only part Q: the
piece, if you please, Mr.. Jerrel." Mr.. J.
latter cutting the pie nearly as fine as mince
meat,) 81 declare Miss Julia, shall be COM
PEELED TO give you tOhOLe piece, for cut i
which way will, twill be in pieces ate: ALL
APPRoPRIATE NAMES. In looking over an
old London Directory, curious gentleman
found the following names, than which il
, would be difficult to imagine any more admi.
! rably adapted to the professions or trades Of
the persons by whom they were bOrne.-
5 Sputter, an actor; GibIeh and Bull, butchers
Dunn, a tailor; Trueft, wig-maker; Cut
more, the keeper of an ordinary ian eating
house) BoiIt, iishmo9ger; BaeEena, an a. =.
e ker: Goldman, an undertaken; WIcks, tai
low chandler; and BringlOsO an aPothecary