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There he lies, wreck OF humanity, having
reached the end of his earthly career at the
meridian of life--there he writhcs under
the torture of the damned. He turns to the
physician, and family articulates: "Doctor,
is there a prospect of my recovery 2"
"There is not" replies the physician, sand
if you have not yet made peace with your
God then do it at once; for, sir, you are
dying, The reality Of his awful situation
now, for the first time, flashes upon his
mind, and he exclaims, "Great God! Am
! then, indeed, so soon to quit life in
which have tasted naught but misery; and
must quit that life through the medium Of
liquor. Am /, 0 God !! to die drnnkard'''
Then raising himself partly up, he rests np-
on his arm, and thus soliloquises /" Yes, J
am dying; and, liquor, you have killed me,
and starved my family; you have blighted
all my earthly prospects, and damned my
immortal sonl!' Then, turning to the ply
sician !: Z" Doctor, when am no more, go to
the tavern-keepers--t to those who sell liquor,
and tell them that he to whom they sold
their liquor, died a drunkard, tell them that
/, on my death-bed, avowed that their liquor
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]. +. w. THOMPSON,
CABINET MAKER d UNDERTAKEN,
r between 18th and l4,h sts., north side.
y" Hearses kept, and funerals attended TO.
Nov. 4-y
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ILoVES, GLOVES, GLOVES I'VE are just
VI opening our fall and winter supply of ladies,
and gentlemen's Kid Gloves. In calling the atten-
ton of the public to this article in our trade. we
can assure them that they the very best article
imported. We have now in store all sizes in num-
Der, and all shades in colors from white to black.
s. PARkER'S Perfumery and
Fancy Store, Pennsylvania avenue,
nov 4-u between 9th and 10th streets
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GEORGE COLLARD,
Dh''LEh ~ m0mBER, WOOD, COAL, LIME,
S8JND, AND CEMENT,
COrnero( 9TH 81. and Missouri Aycnue.
foV.4 p
ihE, LlME!--Just received, 700 bushels Of as
~. good Lime as can be purchased in the Dis
,rlct' Also, fresh supply Of seasoned select Gull
iings, o-4, "A, and Ga White Pine together with
q hrst-ratc lot Of Cherry and Mahogany Hand-rai
rias. ao .Ii 'g'EH 80
, All OF which will be sold on reasonable terms
Tor cash or to punctual customers. Apply at I
HARNESS & PURDY'S
Lumber Yard, 7th street; near the Canal.
Nov 90
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CaRPENTER'S TOOLS CUTLERY g.

C.dRPEN1ER'S TOOLS, CUTLERY, &c.
UST RECEIVED from the East at the Ameri-
y can Hardware House, between 10th and | lth
streets, Pennsylvania .4penle
The tools are made of the best materials. and
superior to any ever brought to this part of the
country, and about SO per cent cheaper The cut
lery is manufactured by Messrs. Ibbatson & Hor-
ner, Auburn, New York, and is warranted supe-
rlor to any imported, Rodgers & Sons not except
ed, and IS at least 30 per cent. cheaper
we have also received splendid assortment of
House furnishing and building materials, which we
will sell uncommonly cheap for cash amono ,,h;nb
are few pear-white door knobs. very scaSce
Nov. S-3t If WOODKgpDe r. HInc,
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INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Firemen's Insurance Company Of ofGeorge-
town and Washington office in the hall of
the Perseverance Fire Company's building,
Centre Market square. Jas. Adams Presi-
dent; Alexander McIntire, Secretary
Franklin Insurance Company -office cor
ner Of 9TH and d streets, next door to the
Patriotic Bank. G. C. Grammer, President;
Geo. Stettinus, Secretary.
Potomac Fire Insurance Company-of
flee on Bridge street, Georgetown. John
Kurtz, President, Henry King, Secretary.
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All other work proportionaby low, and warrant
ed inferior to none. The above articles are of NV
own manufacture, and am at all times prepared
to take measure and execute the work with des-
patch.
Gentlemen are informed that am manufactur-
ing all articles in the Boot and Shoe line, and that
no pains VIII be spared to render entire satisfaction
as to style, quality, and price. | have on hand
general assortment of Boots and Shoes, of all the
various kinds and qualities that are always kept in
well-regulated Shoe establishments
Ladies and Gentlemen, please call at the sign of
the Golden Boot, nearly opposite Browns Hotel
Examine and judge for yourselves.
w. WHITNEY.
Az. D. Terms, positively cash. nov 3-tf
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PRICES REDUCED.

1NHE LADIES of Washington and vicinity are
i respectfully informed that the subscriber is
now prepared to serve them with the very best ar
ticles in his line, at the following reduced prices:
Ladies' best gater Boots, thick sole, AZ so
DO do do do spring heels, at 2 SO
Do do half Caters thick soles, at 9 90
do do do do turns at Is
Do do high Buskins, thick sole,
stuff top, rs
DO do do do single do. turns, SO
Do Morocco Buskin, thick sole, at IS
Do do do spring heels, at 25
Do do Slippers or Ties, at 90
DO do French style Slips, at | 25
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27

Vera Cruz, between the Saratoga "
the town, We are not very much
surprised to hear the first whisper OF
a disposition. on her part. to resume
the negotiation. But we shall scarce
Iy encourage any such proposition.
until we are satisfied that Mexico
cannot possibly mistake our motives
until she be sufficiently impressed
with a sense of her own interiorItv =
until she distinctly SEE that we have
no desire 10 make any but a perma-
men, and honorable peace; and that
orah'e. wiH"i, does not settle MI the
causes oi difference between the twn
countries. Union. Sep. 9.
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CONVERSATION

II IS highly necessary t" aV"ld too
much familiarity in cnnversi'ion. 1t
is an old adage, "ioo much :amllIhri-
" breeds contempt ST. he that Ia
miliarizeS himself. presently loses the
superiority which his serious AR and
good department gave HIM. and con-
~scquen.Iv his credit. The more com
mon human things are. the less they
are esteemed: for communication
discovers imperiec'ionS that prudent
reserve concealed. We must not
be too familiar with superIorS. be
cause of dangers; not with interiors
bv person Of indecercv;and lar less
with mean people. whom ignorance
renders insolent-fnr because InSen
sibIe Of the honnrs done them, they
presume it is their due.
In your discourse be cautious what
YOU speak. and to whom yon speak;
how YOU speak. and when YOU speak.
and what YOU speak. speak wisely,
speak trulv. A fools heart is IN his
tongue. but a wise mans tongue Is in
his heart.
PIutarch advises to moderate and
correct ali base. nworthv. and hurt
tul passions, that in all out CONVERSE
tons we NAV be open-hearted. and
sincere. and not seak To overreach or
deceive others in any OF u deal
ings.
Let all your conversation with
men be sober and sincere; Your de-
voIion to God duIltul and decent; let
The one be hearty, and not naughty i;
let the other he humble. but not
homelv. SO live with men rs II God
saw vOu; so pray 10 God as /! men
heard YOU.
Nothing more eng yes the atfrc-
tons Of men, than 4 handsome ad-
dross, and graceful conversation.
Our conversation should he such,
that youth may therein find improve
ment. woman mo ieStv. the aged re
SpectS. and all men cIvIIIly.
TalkativeneSs Is usually called Il
feminine vice. but II is possible To 90
INTO masculine company, where 1t
vii be as hard TO wedge IN a word
as a, IA female gossiping.
Controversies. for the most part,
leave truth in The middle, and are
iacrious at both ends.
Speak always according to your
conscience; but let it be done in
terms Of good nature. civiIity & good
manners.
Discretion Of speech is better than
mere eioquence.
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A SHAKING COUNTRY.

When a Yankee finds himself .'s"t
down. IN a western country, he
thinks "f little else, for a year or
two, bn, the ague and fever. One
vho lately found himself on the banks
Of the Mlumee. wrote a long letter
..hum." from which We extract the
foII"wIng:-
Along the fiat, sicklv looking shore
of the river one almost sees the ie-
yer and ague, or the chIls, with frey
ewes and ferverish cheeks, or the pa!
lid, haggard c%ountenance with chat
terinc teeth and shaking limbs, bones
rafting in their sockets. and all the
currents of life frozen up. staring ITS
victim in TIE face. and crying shahe.
shake. And one half of the inhablt-
ants, at least, present in their yellow
and cadaverous cheeks, and dull eyes,
the very personifcation of the bill.
ious fever and kindred complaints
In fact, during this month and next,
one half or o of the residents OF
the western world may be seen with
a bottle of wine and quinlne in one
pocket. and in the other a box OF
:alomeI which they eat, not by grains,
but by the tablespoonful.
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A Courageous Young Lady,
There were two ladies from Boston,
who were bathing at an inlet on Plum
Island, on the LIST INST. One having
fallen down. the other attempted TO
get her upon the beach. and both
were carried out beyond their depth.
The daughter Of n OF the ladies'.
Cakes, of Boston,l about thir-
teen years of age, who IA with them.
with great presence Of mind imme-
dlatelv put on the life preserver,
which she had with her, and boldly
out to them. and succeeded in
drawing them both ashore. One Of
the ladies' she was compelled TO draw
through tho water BY the hair of her
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27

Family are at the Chateau d'Eu
where the Princess of SAKE Coburg
Golha has been safely delivered of a
son.
A declaration Of war bv Mexico
against the United States is the great
pom, discussed by the Paris papers.
La PresSe regards that act rs a peu-
rile demonstration. calculates upon
the support of Mexico by Great
Britain. aud recommends that France
observe the srrictest neutrality. The
other opposition prints discuss the
matter much IN the same strain.
Risley and his children, from the
United States, have recon enced
their popular performances at the
Porte ST. Martin Theatre, and at
tract as great crowds as they did
some month back.
SPAiN-There are conspiracies. &
rumors Of conspIracies. as usual
Several arrests have been made, some
Of the persons who have occupied
eminent civil and military employ
ment. At Malaga there has been an
attempt at Instruction, hut it was
suppressed, notwithstanding it APP
peared that the conspiracy which
gave rise to it was very formidable.
1t is believed that we shall hear Of it
again before long.
MISUNDERSTANDING is in n
most agitated state, notwithstanding
public order is, generally speaking,
established and maintained. The
evaporation that exists between the
religious and the radical party is most
intense, and there seems everd prob
ability that nothing less than fighting
it out will put an end to it. Alas,
that fellow countrymen should bear
such hostility to each other. rs TO be
inclined TO shed each others blood.
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ANECDOTE.

A capital story is told of Forrest.
the tragedian. and IN eminent Judge,
when ,hev were both young and un-
known 10 fame and each other they
met a. a western inn, and by chance
were put to sleep in the same room.
Both retired in the dark, each suspl-
cious OF the other. They slept pr-t-
" comfortably 80 well indeed that
both refused to rise in the morning.
They were laying eveing each other
with ferocidhs looks until noon, when
Forrest making desperate effort.
called out? STRANGER why don't
YOU get up!" "WhaI's that &c your
Il have a particular reason for ask
ing" uttered Forres,-and plunged
his head beneath the clothes. Pres
emily the other raised his head and
SAID: Il say my friend. perhaps you
will answer me if ] put the question
which, refused To reply 10 yourseli.'
"WeII them" said Forrest. rolling the
cloth off slowly and striking his heels
upon the floor. 81 have no shirt and
didn't care 10 expose my poverty"
"Oh," SAID the other. leaplng with Il
greyhound.I like hound into the mid
die of the apartment "why didn't You
say so before, that is my predIca-
ment."
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DUNG wgris of DISTINGUISHED m.n

DYING woris of distinguished m.n.
The PIttsburg Commercial gives
the following account of the dying
words of some of the most distin.
guished men that. perhaps, ever lIv-
ed:-"lIead of the army"--Napo-
leon. II must sleep now"-Byron.
at matters little how the head lyeth''
Sir Walter Raleigh. kiss me.
Hardv"-NeIson. Don't give up
the ship'--Lawrence. lin =
if don't believe I'm dying"-Chan-
cellor Thurlow. Don't let that
awkward squad fire over my grave"
-Brrns.
Schiller asked, when he spoke last,
that he might be raised up SO that he
could see the sun. which. glorious as
tie Poets fame, was slowly declining
beyond the hills Of the Rhine.
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Reforms in the Navy..-Be'ow =

Reforms in the Navy..-Be'ow we
copy from the New York Morning
News, an article relating to a much
needed reform in the Navy. Some
time ago we published the proceed
incs bstween Purser Handy and the
Secretary, wherein the former used
all kinds Of tricks and ingenuity to
make out that he was unseaworthv,
but was ihwarted in them all, and
had at last to put out TO sea. This
is right. 1t is unjust 10 impose all
the hardest service upon Il set OF
public officers, while others will
shield themselves by tricks and e1cu-
ses, unless the service is to their own
liking, that is, easy & pleasant, which
has been the case heretofore.
"Mr. Bancroft has introduced one
reform for which he is entitled TO the
public thanks. When an officer no"
receives an order, he knows he must
obey tor else be very civilly but
firmly put on furlough and half-pay.
The day of frivolous u has
gone by. A bona fds strong case of
justification, such as Illness, OF other
truly imperative reasons, alone now
induces an officer TO apply for release
from orders-or gives him any chance
Of applying with success. Former
Secretaries have conn lained of the
difficulty Of getting q set OF officers
for any other than the most agreeable
service. There is no difficulty now.
Sea or furlough-to be oil not TO be-
that is the question; and it is marvel.
lous TO witness the excellent effect
already produced in the general splr-
it of the service by this very simple
formula to which Mr.. Bancroft has
reduced the matter. So much"
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27
SHALL WE HAVE WAR!

The last authentic accounts which
we have received from Mexico. are
apparently full of fury. hut >i-nIfiv-
inr nothing" Congress has voted a
loan of fifteen nililous: but where is
the money t. come troml They
talk OF sending $4,000 troops to the
frontier; but, as yet, the number OF
the advancing troops falls short OF
the estimate. They threaten 10 make
a rush upoa Texas. but the hardness
Of their troops. and the aIacrty OF
our own, viii prevent any coup ne
main. General Taylor ]conceIves
himself to Ne strong enough to with
stand any attack which the MexIcans
at Metamoras may affect to make up
on him; and as soon as he receives
further relntorcements OF regular
troops. he is determined to send back
To- New Orleans Ia the two gallant
companies al volunteers who h. We
rushed l. his standard. The Mex
ems talked OF striking Us without
anv formal declaration If war; but
the threat has reached MS before the
blow, and ..Orewarned,' we are now
..forearmed." We can scarcely suS-
pecI. therefore. that any bow will
he aimed al Us. We defy all their
threats, whilst we despse all their
power.
As we have said before, England
probably holds peace or war IN the
palm OF her hand; bu, she does not
appear wiling TO Assist Mexico, or to
disturb the peace ot the world. The
most violent journals in London.
which lave bitterly denounced our
conduct IN Texas, aud grossly Ms
represented our character. I'M
willing Ia kindle a war out If the
passions of Mexico. There is moth
ing warlike either in the illusions "i
her press. or in the speeches OF Mn
listers on the eve of the adjournment
OF Parliament. The Government
has literally dispersed without any
preparation to meet the events OF
war on this side of the Atlantic. The
Queen and her cortege have required
t" the continent. Lord Aberdeen
has joined the pageant. Sir Robert
Peel has retired To the country, &c
HI grouse. We see no signs, indeed,
OF any expected movement on the
great theatre of political events
But II England does not stand at the
back OF Mexico, and supply her with
the means OF war, it is not easy ia
imagine that she will rush into hostll,
tiles with the United States.
The reelection of Herrera will
usher in some change Of couhseIs.-
Ii will give confidence to the meas
ures which he may think proper 10 a
dept. The force Of this government
may silence the ciamors Of the mob,
The country is partially recovering
from the first impression & the strong
excitement arising from the annexa.
ton Of Texas. Thing, canno, long
remain IN the statu in quo. The
scene must shift. A new act will
be introduced. If his troops at Mat
amoras cannot cross the Rio Grande
with ImpunIty, he will probably be-
Gun to ieel the danger of doing any.
thing, and the ridicule of doing moth.
ing: We are not sorry to hear of the
c'vlIliIes which were exchanged at
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27
MAN.

Man is an odd genius--made up
of all kinds OF materials. He is
grave to-day and gay o-morrow-
IN the suds OF dependency this mo-
ment, and the next smiling on the
car of hope. Now passion rules him
anon. q child is leaving him, Last
month he made his fortune and will
-ose il the next. Is not man Il queer
compound' An odd, old genius thus
defines the creature:
AT ten, a child. and twenty, wild,
At thirty tame. if ever.
Al forty, wise, q, fifty rich.
At sixty, good. or never"
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Calculation in PrinHng.-Every

Calculation in Priuting.-Every
column Of a newspaper contains sew
eral thousand distinct pieces OF metal.
the m~ispIacing OF one of which would
cause a blunder OF typographical err
rOr. With this curious fact before
the reader, he must wonder at the
general accuracy of newspapers, and
be more disposed to excuse than to
magnify errors of the Press.
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27

1"Col. w. isa fine looking man,
aiLt her said a friend of ours the
other day.
eyes, replied another, 81 was
taken for him once"
"You! why you are as ugly as SIN
81 don't care for that, was taken
for him endorsed his note, and was
taken for him by the Sheriff. tic.
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r Y.
SEPTE NJ B E K.

Sep,ember's come!
~ ,oher Autumn, with a lace serene,
sr,iIcs bland adieu 10 SUMMER, like a queen,
Disnissing a CAV favorite; the rum
of bird and bee is still upon the breeze,
And though no leaves are fsllon from the Trees
S~ep,ember's come!
By the sea side
g., NOW. when morn is mellow, and the Shells
All y beneath your feet, seem linking bells
Pull of the drowsy murmur OF the tide'
While sweeping Of the winds, al! sad and low
Chords in the mournful harmony, as though
Some spirit sighed.
Ay. summer things.
Well NAV ye tune together all your notes,
To pour a song of mourning from your Threats,
For bricfer even than the reign OF kings
In your swift booming; cease your busy hum;
Droop summer Insects; for S~eptember's come
To close your wings.
Now hours and DAYS
Go rolling by, and weeks away recede,
So noiselessly, that we may scarcely read
The calm, slow change Of nature as
We gaze,
Until the speeding season yellows DER
And we look round for what was green before
With fond amaze.
Still. need we sigh
That a bright SEASON passes on It's way
Will. newness only springs from Old decay?
Why mourn we over what has fallen; why
While the old lesson chases US from youth,
Unheeded till We bow before its truth.
That all must die.
Yet there are some
Bright hues OF summer left 10 gid the scene;
And long shall lirger yet the summer green
While DER the glowing and the drosy hum
OF insect voices. mournfuIlv in night.
Sings fainter. lower to their old delight,
September's come.
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HUs1ASpRr.--A man with eleven
daughters was lately complaining to
a friend that he found II hard 10 live.
you must husband your time"
said the other. land then You'll do
we'll enough
81 could do much bette-," was the
reply, "if could husband my dausn-
ters."
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Mexico AND THE UNITED STATES
French opinionS.- The Courier Fran
Gals, in speaking of the reported dec
laration of hostilities between the
United States and Mexico. remarks:
"The struggle between these two
states cannot be doubtful: and we
are only as,onished that Mexico has
not better considered its power
However, there is a great distance
between the talking of var and the
actually engaging II it. Hence It is
probable that an International
luton. in upset1ing the unstable pow
er which governs Mexico, may put
m end to the crisis before a shot shall
have been fired. Considering this,
we should not be uneasy at the re-
ports Of war which comes to US from
the new world, did we not perceive
the hand of England stirring up dis
cord for her own profit Alter hav-
ing vainly underworld to oppose the
annexation o. Texas, she now tries
to raise up enemies TO the American
republic. She is now going to at
tempt, BY her advice and aid, that
which her diplomacy failed to effect.
England has great interests IN the
Americans.--she protects them
Nothing "a be more proper. But
what attitude will France take IN the
conflict which is brewing? What
part will NJ. Guizot playl He has
already had the ~egregious folly 10
suffer himself to be lead by STIR
Peel to compromise the policy OF
France in the service OF English
policy. [Hear this. Lord Palmer
s,on. Will he persist in this course!
Will he take part with Mexico against
the United States? Will he deviate
from all the traditions of French di-
plomacv? We can scarcely fancy
that his blindness will carry him to
such lengths: he has made sacrifices
enough of every kind to Great Bril-
tain, for her to think herself sufficient,
lv repaid for the alleged suppression
of the right of search. The check
he met with in the Texan Congress
ought. moreover. TO teach him for the
future not rashIv throw himself into
negotiations which may lose France
her rncient allies. without other sat
isfaction than having been Of service
to her kind friends on the other side
of the Channel. II war break out.
Texas will be but the pre,ext for it:
the true cause is elsewhere; it is IN
the Oregon. The annexation OF
Texas is a work accomplished. which
the opposition of Mexico could not
prevail against. The Oregon is one
of the most serious questions that
have been discussed between Eng,
land and the United States since the
war of separation. 1t is, therefore,
natural enough that she should try To
solve that question to her advantage.
The embarraSSments she Is creating
for the United States proceed from
no other cause. She hopes to tri
umph the easier by embarrassing
them ina VA. with Mexico. This is
the way England always acts. Up
on the present occasion we find her
true to her line of policy. My NJ.
Guizot be as faithful to the policy OF
France, Nav he no, forget that her
interests are distinct from English in,
terests. and that to confound them is
not merely a fault, but an act Of trea.
SON."
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II.

An hours industry will do more To
beget ~cheeriulness, suppress evil hi
mors, and retrieve your a%tl;lirs, than
a months moaning.
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HAPPINESS.

Happiness that glorious crown
which all the jewels of the world can
cot enrich, which studded with dla-
monds Of the heart, can receive no
additionallustre from the paltry things
as power, or wealth, or station.
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27

I'm very much pressed for time,'
as the man said when his wife hug
ged and kissed him, TO coax a gold
watch out Of him.
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27

Sam. do you know any songsF-
Yes, know two
WHAT are they San!
Ones Old Hundred, and the other
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27

IN every busin 'ss. consider. first
what Won are about; and thu va
own abnItv, whether IL he sufficient
TO carry YOU through il.
Democratic banner., 1845-09-27
A TAILOR.

Ii has been decided in n Boston
Court of justice, is bound 10 ''ht,"o
the garment may be thrown upon
his hands by his customer.