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The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

VOICE FROM THE ToMB.-We com.
mend the following interesting ePistle from
the venerated sage of Monticello as wor.
thy the careful reflection of every one. 1t
embraces in few words that line of poll.
cy which properly appreciated and adop-
ted will enable mankind prosperously to
make the voyage of life, and stem with
ease its tempests and storms-enable him to
overcome all its difficulties, and triumph
over the varied scenes and misfortunes
against which he is compelled to BATTLE
1t is indeed instructing and interesting to
recur to the admOntions of this great man,
whether upon political or other subjects
While living he was the pride and boast of
his country, since dead his example serves
as a shining light to guide and direct his
countrymen in the paths of wisdom and
Justice.
In the fourth volume of the memoirs of
Thomas JEFFERSON, page Alb, the follow
ing letter to Thomas JEFFERSON SMITH
will be found:
MONTICELLO FEB. 81, 1925.
This letter will to you be as one from
the dead. The writer will be in the grave
before you can weigh its counsels. Your
affectionate and excellent father has reoues.
ted that would address to you something
on the course of life you have to run; and
l, too, as namesake, feel an interest in |
that course. Adore God. Reverence and
cherish your parents. Love your neigh.
Dor as YOURSELF and your country more
than yourself BE just. Be true. Muir.
muir not at the ways of Providence, So
shall the life into which you have entered
be the portal TO one ofeternal aud ineffable
bliss. And if to the dead it is permitted
o care for the things of this world, every
lction of your life will be under my regard
Farewell.
THOS. JEFFERSON.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03
For Uaacd States Senator,
ALEX'R. G. McNUT r.

OF The polite and accommodating Off
GERS of the steamers Wabash Valley, Lu-
cy Long and Whiteville will please accept
our thanks for various bundles of late pa.
pers furnished US during the past week,
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

LAUGHTER.----SOme writer has said that
laughter is great promoter of digestion,
and therefore Of health. Endeavor 70
have merry and cheerful company at your
meals and your nouishment will set light
and easy"
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

BOOTH, the great tragedean, has been
performing in New Orleans recently with
considerable effect, and with all the fire and
animation Of bis former days, judging from
the tone Of the Journals of that city.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

We notice that nearly all of our exchan.
ges have spoken in complimentary terms Of
Gov. Browns (Of Tenn message, as be-
ing briefbusiness-like document avoiding
every question connected with general pol.
tics.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

Our NEXT LEGIsLAURE.-In another
column we publish list of the members
of our State Legislature. In the Senate
there are % democrats and 10 wings
The democratic majority on joint ballot is
fifty.six.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

The Secretary Of the Navy has ordered
the immediate discontinuance of the naval
apprentice system. The cause of this sud.
den movement is not yet made public, says
the National Intelligencer.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

DISTRESS IN IRELAND.---The failure Of
the pOiatOe crop in ireland GrbOdes great
distress to the people of that nation. The
calamity that wall be visited upon them is
really appalling, and humanity demands
that Parliament should do something for
their relief.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

eminent for the ensuing year, We Al,
publish full and accurate tables ofthe va,
in comparison with last years result.
the course of a day or two.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

TExAs.-At a meeting of the citizens
Of Washington county, Texas, the Hon.
Jas. B. Miller vas nominated for the Of.
foe Of Governor of that State, and the
Hon. n. II. Darnell for It. Governor.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

SOUTH CARoLINA.-It is rumored that
the Hon. Daniel E. Huger has resigned
his seat in the United States Senate. In
that event, there is no doubt of the election
of the Hon. John C. Calhoun.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

IRISH HIsToRY.-Mr. Mooney the elo-
quent orator, and able defender of the
rights of Ireland, has prepared history Of
that nation down to the present year.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

or The Hon. Benniug W. Jeuness has
been recently appointed United States Sen
alor from New Hampshire.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

JeHeISoH-OeOIS0 AoTT6y1
Jones-Drury A Bynum, h
Jasper-John M'DOnald,
Kemper-P H G Jennings, John Pettus
LAWRENCE r Chambers, w Wealth.
ersby
Lowndes-Abbott, Whitfield, Cornell,
Leake-Maston Crane,
Lauderdale-Joseph Martin, w C Eos.
ter,*
Lafayette F Cushman, R H B uford,
Madson-O r Singleton, P D Ewing,*
Marshall-Totten, Malone, Cowan, Potts
Marion-Elias E Stuart,
MonrOe-Moore and Dilworth,
NOxubee-J NJ Ma1cy, J D Brooks
NewtOn-J M Lopez,
Neshoba--Ira N Nash,
Octibbeha--W r Cannon,
Pontotoc-FOntaine and Millsaps,
Panola-OrvilIe HARRISON
Pike-Wm Simmons, E Rushing
Perry-G H HolIeman,
Rankin-S c Farrar, J Y M'Nabb,
Smith, L Lemley
Scott-James MetCalf
Simpson--John Berry
Sunhower-J Chewing,
Tunica-Mays,*
Observation-Disclosures S Baily,*
Tishemingo-Dilworth, Hyneman, GIBBS,
TiPPah--GriAin, Berry, Green, Warren,
Winston--Hughes and Smyth
WashingtOn-A F Smith,
overwhelmingly Sharkey,* SEES.
,ions,*
MISUNDERSTANDING, and Sinlrall,*
YazOo-Adams and Woodbury.,
Enthusiastically, York Leigh.
Wayne-JOseph Frost.
SENATORS
Adams-James Metcalfe.*
Amite-Jehu Walls
Attala, Leake and Neshoba...Geoge
Hicks.
Bolivar, COahOma, De Soto, IssiquCna,
'unhower, Tunica and WashingtOn..Felix
Carroll---William Booih.*
Chickasaw and Oktibbeha.-John H vii
ams.s
Choctaw--Edward Johnson.
Claiborne..Pamenas BriscOe.
Clark, COvingtOn, Jones, Wayne--John
Horne.
COpiah--Stephen Tillman
Franklin and JefFerson..-Edward Tw.
er.*
Green, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson,
nd Perry--A w Ramsey.
Hinds-,-James Dupree.t
HOlmes--W Langsdale."
Itawamba and POntotoc---Russel o
eene.
Jasper, Newton, Scott, smith.-SimeOn
Adams.
Kemper and Observation-Disclosures A
uT.
LaAyette--AleEander Il Pegues.
Lawrence and Marion--AHhur Fox.
LOWndes--DObney LiPscOmb.
Madison and YazOo-- William r Miles,
Marshall--Joseph W Matthews.
MOnrOe--y NJ Acker.
NOzubee and Winston--A w Dabnsy
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measure the cause of all their distress, he
was not coniented with paying the sum he
owed to the poor dairyman, but advanced
enough to settle the whole amount of the
claims. The worthy Sandy could only speak
his gratitude by tears.
This affair was no less an era in this fami-
ly's history, than i. was in that of Mr.. David
son. This nights experience taught him the
lesson, that the whole hopes of family might
be dependent on sum altogether unmpor,an'
TO the individual who owes it, and in the dis
charge of such obligations, benevolence is as
much TO be gratifed, in many instances, as
conscientiousness. 1t may serve to show the
interest which he and his family, ever after
this period, took in the Pattersons, when we
mention that the little girl, to whose accidental
presence in her fathers lobby the happy issue
lof his affair Was owing. was permitted by her
parents. no long time afterwards, to dance, at
the wedding oe Sandy's pretty daughter Peg
gy, who married certain William limited at,
as the attentive reader may have observed, at
an early part of this True Story.
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Fron, Gen. Jackson to Maj. Le,Uis.
"HgRm,rAGE, April 10th.

I1EhhiithGE, ApIl lUtll, Io4o'
"My dear Major Yours of the 31st, and
postscript of the LIST instant, are Just received
and the information therein contained, THAT
President Polk consulted with me on the subject
OF your removal from Office, and that this step is
taken with my knowledge and CONSENT" is posi-
lively false and not even the shadow of a shade
OF truth to support it, The first notice that had
that you Uere removed, or would be, was from
confidential letter written by President Polk TO
his friend in Nashville, which was shown to me
on the 4th instant by direction of COL Polk,
with long list OF grievances against you for
years, and of the danger of the position you were
in--that he was aware of my friendship for you;
and that your dismissal would be unpleasant to
me- &c. This, on the 4ih instant, was the first
lntmatlon ever had that Col. Polk designed to
dismiss you from Office. In my confidential let
ter to him of the 9TH of April on another subject
on which had been writing, took occasion to
refer to the subject Of your dismissal. / assured
the Colonel that in one case his fears were
groundless, and in them the great injustice he
had done you TO my own knowed ge-that YOU
were too much OF patriot TO do fan injury or
suffer your own country TO be injured by for
elgn Government, by either Withholding in(or-
nation that might be beneficial, or imparting il
TO the ioIelgn power. That my relations Of
friendship with you were of the greatest init
macy and confdence-ihat was sincerely your
TREND, bu; that my friendship for officers of the
Government should not interfere with his dsmis-
sal OF those who were obnoxious to him or in
whom he had no confidence. 1t appears from
your letter that he had commissioned Gen. Nc
Gala on the 3lst of March to take charge OF
your office on the LIST of April. His confidential
letter was shewn me on the 4th instant, four DAYS
after your removal. My dear Major, | regret
yohr removal as well as the manner Of it. ] did
suppose that the magnalimiy OF Col. Polk would
prevent him from the removal Of any officer with
out giving him notice thereof-that the officer
might make arrangements to hand the office ovet
TO his successor. You know, Major, that nei
ther beg for myself or friends, and if | had beer
( In the habit, 1t was too late-yod were removed
My dear Major, am very sick and my disease
has assumed droPsical type, and how soon il
may end my days, none but my God can deter
mine. Nothing but Tie request in your letteI
and justice due to myself and you could have
induced me to make The attempt to write This let
ter If Kind Providence will permit me 10 live
to shake you once more by the hand at the Her
mltage, will be greatly thankful as well as al
It's inmates. Here all are your friends and viii
greet you as such always, and all Join me il
the klndest salutations. Your sincere friend,
ANDREW JACKSON.
Major VIZ. 3. LEWIS, Washington, D. G.
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Thrifty and Unthrifiy Fara'ers.-Th
grand difference between thriving farmer,
and one who does not thrive, is, the one looks
our for The fractions the other does not In
farming, nothing should be lost nothing
should be neglected; every thing should be
done at the proper time every thing should
be put in IFS proper place, every thing should
be performed by its proper implement. When
these rules arc observed, the farmer will sure
ly prosper--tho' his gains may be slow, they
viii be certain and sure.-Proctor's 9ddysss,
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n O II I q u Q
LuDWEM II. BROWN & BEVERLY TUCKER,

IUDWEId II. BRUWN BEVERLY THICKER,
HAVING purchased the interest of EDWIN NJ.
Taylor, in the concern of Brown, Taylor
~ Tucker, that firm is this day dissolved-and
the business will be in future conducted under
the style of BROWN g. TUCKER, who are
fully authorized TO settle all the affairs of the
late firm.
EW All persons having unsettled accounts
against the late concern, or Edwin M. TAYLOR,
will please present them at once for settlement.
LUDWELL Fl. BROWN,
EDWIN NJ. TAYLOR,
BEVERLY TUCKER.
Richmond, June 5, ls45.
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INNOCENT AMUSEMENT
FOB MIaISlTDlA HOURS

NOi2 MIMIS(BDlN I5I0Ti2So
GAME Of Master Rodbury and his pupils
- The Game of the Kings,
The Strife of Genius By lady.
Shakespeare, in new dress. A new game for
evening parties.
Game of Pope and Pagan;
The game OF the Mansion of Happiness.-An in.
49, stttctive, moral and entertaining amusement.
The national game of the American Eagle
The Plckwick Cards: Invented by Samuel Wei.
Ter, for the entertainment of his friends.
q great variety of Dissected Maps, and Puzzles
Battledores and Shuttecocks
The Graces;
Skipping Ropes, sc. For sale by
NASH & WOODHOUSE,
:. 1877, Main street, Richmond.
May 8, 1915.
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WASHINGTON, May Sth, 1915.
[coPy.7
WASHINGTON, 18th MAY, 1916.

Sir:-l wrote yon note few days ago,
which was handed 10 you on Tuesday morning.
18th, by Mr.. Eaton, who informed me that you
assured him it should be attended TO the same
dny. AS no answer has yet been received.
though Two days have elapsed, have thought
possibly it may have escaped your recollection.
My object, therefore, in addressing this note to
you, is again to ask your attention the matter,
and to say 10 you that an early reply is desired,
as am anxious to leave for Tennessee, and this
is all that now detains me. But allow me, at the
saline time. to say to you, sir, that as my charac-
ter is involved in this affair, am unwilling to
leave Washington, however anxious may be to
DO SO, until appraised of your determination in re-
lation TO my note handed you by Mr.. Eaton. as
stated above.
am, sir, your obedient servant;
(Sighed,) w. B. LEWIS:
TO JAhiEs X. POLK, Esq.
President United States.
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y II d s Ii S U p y l. Y .
M. CUSHING.

M. CUSHING,
AS just received Fresh Supply consisting
In part, of the following articles
Lemons, Oranges, Raisins, Primes, Figs, Soft
shelted Almonds, FiibertS, Palm Nuts, Eng
hsh Wqlnuts, Pea Mus, &c., Market and
Key Baskets, .Mackarne Cheese, Loaf
and rown Sugar, Tea and Coffee,
Che1cing Tobacco, and !Segars.
acith his usual assortment of
Cakes, Candies, sc.
p. She will keep constant supply of Soda
Water and Ice Creams, Lemon, strawberry, Pine
Apple, Ginger, SaIsaparilla Syrup, &c. &c.
Stanton, June 10, IS45.-tf
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"lt appears, then, that Russia alone export.
cd TO Great Britain about as much as the u
nited States. In that year, also, Great Britain
imported twenty millions of bushels or lis
equivalent. The removal of the duties would
not at fartlest more than double that amount
so that from six to eight millions is the lar
gest annual average which if the British dulles
were removed, could be anticipated as the
export OF wheat from the United States 10
Great Britain. The Home market is already
treble that amount, while new manufactures,
and new emigration, and new commerce IS
still further extending 4.
"On the other hand, the export of foreign
countries is diminishing. The export of flotir
IN the ten years from 1880 to 1910 was less
than the export from 1900 to 1910, though
we have now three times the population.
"Ihe truth is, no country can afford to i'm
port grain as constant thing. A people
must, In some way or other, raise their own
food they cannot afford to depend on other
countries. Accordingly, we see Ireland using
potatoes, and Scotland Oatmeal in preference
to importing wheat. Many millions of bush
els of oats are used in Great Britain as food
for man. The question whether any people
can afford to buy foreign grain, if all The duies
were taken Of, we shall come TO in another
articls.n
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WHITE LEAD.

NHE subscriber has just received 1000 lbs.
White Lead, including Pure Extra and No. L.
Also, Dry White Lead and Red Lead.
will sell the above low for cash or on time to
punctual customers.
E. BERKELEY.
Staunton, June 10, 1915.
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Vol. xii.
p o u IN I 70
THE DEPARTED FRIEND.

"Bnt she il gonc she who was to them
The light and music of their happy home.
~ was her smile which made their house SO gay,
Her voice which made it eloquent with Joy.
Her presence pcoplcd it, her very tread
Had life and gladncss in it, but tits gone
And silence fills her place, and solitude
Spreads like shadow DER the very walls
And not place, chair, book, is what it was
A short time since when she the loted was there !:
Alas how fondly do we concentrate
Our happiness in beloved form
A human form, how perishably freii!
On that one form we stake, our earthly iov.
In that one life we I've. II is our world =
That gonc-our sun is darkcned-and the scene
OF late so full of beauty and of bliss
Is rife with dcsolatiou. From the midst
Of the dark ruins Of our withcrcd love
Methinks there comes voice in unison
With thine, Eternal Father In thy word
"Set your affections upon things abouc"-
Lay m Your treasures .hcrc and not ben.atd-
Earth is too treachcrous for so rash a trustY
CARLO,
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Ml 7 s. o u u u A ST g o

The following is very beautiful little
Scottish story. Read it, if you desire to be
Interested, read tiff you desire that your hear,
and your practical life should be made better.
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FROST BITTEN

The Jefferson Virginia Free Press saws -
Sin the midst of our rejoicing for good crop;
we are sorry TO hear that many of our farmers
find spots of their Wheat--acres at time-so
bitten by the frost on the Both of May, as to
be entirely unfit TO gather. This is very
unusual occurrence, even IN our tickle cline.
But the Corn fields look fourishing, and may
make up DEFICIENCIES.
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ICoPY.1
WASHINGTON, 10Th May, 1916

WASHINGTON, l9th May, 1915.
Sir:-Having waited week and received no
reply TO my note ain authorised to believe that
you have decided not to answer it, from which /
infer that the limitations therein referred to- as
having been made by you, are frre. or you would
have awaited yourself of the opportunity thus af-
forded you to disavow them. | think proper, there
fore, TO inform you that / purpose leaving TO-
morrow morning for Tennessee, and shall there
determine upon the time and mode Of indicating
my character against the aspersions whic you
have attempted to cast upon it.
am, sir, your obedlen, servant,
(Signed,) w. b. LEWIS.
To JAMES X. Polk, Esq,
President United States:
Now after the publication OF these notes, what
sort of figure does Mr.. Polk cut as President
Of the United States and Commander and Chief
of the Armies thereof What sort of figure
does he cut as gentleman and a man of honor
Scattering secretly and privately the foulest as
PERSONS against the character, personal and poo
ltical, Of Major Lewis, and when repeatedly
called on by letter in the most respectful manner
10 say whether he had done so or not, shrinking
from ihe responsibility of manfully and unhesi.
tatngly acknowledging that he had done il, and
of avowlng himself 10 be ready to defend and
make good what he had said, or to repair the
wrong he may have done, as the case might be.
"Magnanimity !" Is it not extraordinary, tina. a
man of Gen. Jackson's knowledge Of men should
ever lave looked for maenaniniiy in such QUAR-
ter NO wonder he was disappointed!
A ease is thus made out Of gross ingratitude
and III treatment on the part Of Mr.. Polk against
Gen. Jackson. Gen. Jackson made him Pres
dent, and one of his first acts was the dismissior
from Office, contrary 10 the wishes of the General
and in manner which the latter considered a,
displaying total want OF 'magnanimi,y,'' ar
ancient and very dear friend Of the General
whom Gen. Jackson himself had appointed tc
the office from which, ne was summary elected
by Mr.. Polk, and Upon whose official competency
and fdelity shadow of suspicion has never
rested.
In illustration Of the warm and devoted afTsc.
ton felt towards Maj Lewis by Gen. Jackson
up 10 the momen, Of bis death, we may mention
without impropriciy. that shortly before he died
he specially requested that, when dead, Major
Lewis should take charge OF his body and SUI
perintend lis bural--taking care to avoid every
| thing like pomp and osteniation in complying
With :his, his dying wish.
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Good for nothing give have seen several
heads of wheat taken from forty acre lot in
Delaware, IN. 7 J which look well, but have
not kernel of wheat in them. They we're
bitten by the frost on the last DAYS of May
last, and ere good for nothing. Journal Of
COmntsrce.
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~ ID w BOO Il S

HNhE Big Bear Of Arkansas, and other tales
- illustrative of character and incidents in the
South and Southwest. The Chronicles of Pine
gille, by the author of .'Major Jones' Cour,ship,
The Bachelors Own Book, The Gamblers Wife,
The Dossay Portraits, from "Punch" Journal
of Vicar, &c. &c.. The Pictorial Elementary
Spelling Book, The American Statistical Arith-
,metic, by Francis II. Smith of the Virginia Mil
ftary Institute.
LONDON EDITORIALS.
The illustrated London, The Great Gun, lust
received and for sale by
ROBERT CoWAN.
Stauntoh, June s, 1915.
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TO HATTERS

TUE subscriber has Just received lot of prime
yum SHELbAC which will be sold very
low Tor cash or 10 punctnal customers,
f. BERKELEY.
Stanton, May Is, fs45.
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LAW NOTICE.

INHE undersigned, will hereafter regularly at.
tend the Quarterly, Superior and Federal
Courts held id Staunton.
JOHN II. GILMER
~ OFFloE-Hafden's Tavern, Albema+le.
June 10, 1S45,-3m
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u u ID S IL S W y p Z Y o
DHVID n. PJT,MAN.

40 Jns' received, Fresh Lemons, Fresh Figs,
- Fresh Prunes, Fresh Raisins Freeb al
inonds, and afuil assortment Of fresh Candy. Al.
so new supply of FRESH GROCERIES,. at
reduced prices.
Stanton, Feb. 6, 1915.
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FRESH SUPPLIES OF SUPERIOR
gIANGsY0@EMsO
FOR SALE BY
MA S III g. w 20 D n oUEE,
RICHMOND, VA.
And +. P. NASH, Petersburg, Va.

TNHERE are many persons at distance who
- would purchase Piano Fortes if they could
be sure of being suited, without having to make
special trip to town for the purpose. TO such
we would say, that having been successful in near
fous hundred cases, we have not the slightest
doubt Of being able TO please any who may here
after send their orders. The character of our Pr
ano fortes is SO well established, that further no.
tce Is deemed unnecessary, and our terms are so
liberal, that no need entertain fears of getting
poor instrument. Our prices vary from $3.50
to 5000. Sold cPon trial, subject to be returned,
If not good. NASH g. WOODHOUSE,
Richmond, Va.
And L. p. NASH,
May 90, 1915. Petersburg, Va.