The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-09-07


old aitsr oId slouly roll OYER ana 6lll %. and
heard the firing Of TIE volcano above me,
and saw nearly 4 hundred feet over my head,
ftd-h0l masses Of scoda auspended 10 The aif,
an BOT ashamed 70 say fall q iiflle tilic5m-
goraabk Z booked above ard around. aud saw
that i needed but slight lfemulous motion e
coniine me there forever itwas not the work
olive Or ten minulesio reach the top, 1000
feet high, and a title heavier discharge 5ffre
IA small shower al ashes--and J should have
been smo,hered Of crisped IN moment
There may have been no danger, but one can
not escape The belief Of i when az times be is
compelled 70 dodge flaming masses Of scoria
that otherwise would have smiiten him 10 the
earth.
We assembled BY a different ana much cas-.
Ter path. Il is longer bot far preferable 70 The
one we came down. It led Is 70 the other
side ofibe crater, from which we looked down
on Pompeii ! could trace lhe stream Of lava
to the plain, and co0ld vel imagine tire con.
siernation Of the inhabitants the doomed Ct.
" as The storm Of ashess ~ Of ioT IL bosom.
Weary and exhausted We aocended BY an.
ierent route through bed Of ashes that reach
ed irom top to bottom, mounted our horses and
rode homeward The glorious plain was
spread out befare rs, but we we're too tired to
enjoy il. We stopped al the hermitage,
where a fiar brought % some LachfYma
Christi, and then proceeded homeward. At
the bottom Of the hill we found our supenum.
erary guide half drunk on our credit, who tod
rs Ne lad soup feb. boef, fowl, fruit, ct cetera
provided for our entertainment in a neighbor-
ing house, which proved to be a howell TIE
nroqsions. be sid had cost but lille more
lhan d1llar while the man asked about TIE
same f9r cooking them, ] was thoroughly yex-
ed. and iod HIM 10 say 70 the man be might
have tie provisions 70 pay for cooking them
and ior him, considered BIN the greatest
sconadrel ! bad yet met with, an ! bad seen
many. IL replied that he regarded me As De
son-lhai he would not see me cheated q a
granl or the world Thought the proofs olhis
affection were rather dubious but ] wasiaiFly
taken 10. add there were nothing more 70 De
said. told him bis affection ioF me had cost
me about three dollars that day, and & wasal-
together too expensive fof me, aud ihouglt.
notwithstanding the intensity Of his love, ihal
wa bod better pare and yet, would yea be.
hevo III some days after. when ! was eaFng
IS IA ouoo b 0ouepndui on pen autiIo 90
the carriage and ask me % make hlm pres.
entoia few carlines, AS a sort Of farewell gifi
II was reallvihe coolest rascaiity bad yet en.
couhlorad but ne dag passed awavs and the
evening WITH % welcome epQsas came. Alet
nirh1 slept. Is had never slept before Il
tsas lie obliyiaaIil was so deep ana unbgnsen
H.
From Nie Register.
OUR COUNTRY Its DEBTS
ITS RESOURCES.
ALLOW us for few moments to Fe'
eiew the condition and progress Of the
United Saiea, ior the purpose Of adj
docing further evidences OF The extent
of her resources apd the broad aud
finn basis upon which her cledil has
right 70 repose
That any setofcifcumsiances what
eva shoald have been able % depress
American credit TO lhe extent il has
bean, ana IS even yat depressed, will
Z ll rstNi ttAfe N~ /" ttts+r+
onds continuation d ineideutl
se6dia a iainEs AHefioan credit
! SO tool snllal onie ans
since 5aa ealuesd q esllma.c rongh
TN Us gsnandon amount 81 JOS
ebit6 |He tp4 pl she gpasd eIalel
re s. eo7ernmenl ~ iha stare.
ara 81 aib lspk assdeiaiionsl nas
Ito eaalfa consequences d tie De
We endeagored then &
Show thal o1rCredit had boen pgos0
,el IA below Wbal even ell The IS
would haze oeeasloned WeE
h5s 81 De dessaed maehlnalIoas g
cs4an Enepean capitalists on q
hand. add dagsant mslnaalipa e
nafds ~ aii9a, more lhsa y
lea 5n shs other fhe credit oe
nuaities can bear apula som.
i Thing lonhe lhN a|
tads lhay may hes aelsl
b8aa IS dhprotin seaaaa 81
Wien .he aulhon Qp 10 oaafa
] he e5hifesiQ 81 Gee as
) suspicion 10 longer liheloas y
2 are driven, ave aTe driven With bun
s iliV We ownit,-We are compelled
s back lhe pledge iorthe moral homes
of cur people IS communities ~
Z for she Ultimate authority Of theif mo
{ al feeling ID frowning down every
Z tempt al evading the payment Of Q
T debts. By showing ample aud ina
/. potabIe means ia hand, OF speed
le coming 10 hand, TO enable us % q
:. charge every cent, and indaeemsi
Of sufficient 10 insure such an Applicant
Of ofihe SAID means.
e What IS the amount OF the deI
e this day owing BY this country-p'
be pie associations, governments, aud
- to he Europeans
" Y We made the assertion IN a
IN number Of the Register,that the peo
be die merchants, and other sAdieidn
sd in this county. at this moment Z
ny less 10 Europeans than they have
We et done at any period since the pc
lsiI Of 1914 We repeat that assert
II after deliberate review Of prem
nd too elaborate for detail here. Oh
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