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The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-02-14
Reign of T'error.

Macauley. in his review of the +" Memoirs
of Bauere,'' gives The following brief, but
striking picture of the reign of terror Ia rev
olutonary FIance-
81 Then came those days when the most
barbaFous Of all codes was administered BY
The most baIbarous of all tribunals when
no man could greet his neighbors, or say his
prayers, or dress his hair, without danger Of
committing capital crime; when spies
lurkeG IN every corner; when tie gnIlloline
was long and hard at work every morning;
when the iaiIs were flied as close as the
hold ofa slaveship; when the cutters ran
foaming with blood into the Seine; it was
death to be great niece to a captain Of The
royal guards, or half bTother to a doctor Of
Borboune, TO express doubt whether the
assignats would not fail to hint that the
English bad been victorious in the first Of
June; TO have a copy of Burke's pamphlets
locked up in desk to laugh at jacobin for
taking The name Of Cassius OF Timoleon, OF
10 call the fifth sans cullofice by its old su-
Ipers,itious name of Saint Mathews day
While the daily wagon loads we're carried tc
their doom through the streets of Paris, the
f9FC~C0IsHts Nt9Aff the sovereign CDFnE0ftte6
had sent forth to the departments, reveIled
in an xi1ava gasos-af-ef aeIty.unknownever
Ein tie capital The knife Of the dead,
machine rose and fell 100 slow for the work
1of Slaughter. Long rows Of captives were
moved down with grape shot. Holes were
made in the bottom of crowded baFges.-
Lyons was turned into desert. At ARA.
even the cruel mercy of speedy death wa.
denied TO the prisoners. All down the Loire
from SaInar to.the sea, great f1ocks of crows
and kites feasled on naked corpaes, twineC
together in hideous embrace. No mercl
was shown 10 sex or age. The number o.
Iyonng lads and girls of#seventeen who were
murdered By that execfable government ii
TO be FeckoRed by hundreds Babies TORI
. from the breast were tossed from pike tc
pike along the iacobin ranks. One cham
pion of liberty had his pockets we'll sluffec
with ears. Another staggered about viii
the Singer Of a small child in his hat. A
few months had served TO degrade France
below the level Of New ZeaIand.n
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INTERESTING FACTS IN BRrET.-0ut of
every thousand men, twenty die annually.
The number of inhabitants ef a city or
country is renewed every 80 years. The
number Of old men who die in cold wealh>
er IS. to the number Of those who die in
warm weather. seven to four. The men
able to bear arms form the fourth of the in.
habitants of country. The proportion be-
tween the deaths of wopen and men is enc
hundred to to one hundred eight. The
probable duration Of female lifeis sixty, but
after that period, the calculation is more
favorable to them than 10 men. One.haIf
of those who are born, die before they at.
tain the age Of Seventeen. Among three
thousand one hundred andtwenty.6ve who
die, il appears by the registers that ttere. is
Ionly one person Of one hundred years of
!age. More old men are found Ia elevated
situations than are found in valleys and
plaias.s
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The Lie ofa Ppinanr.


From the very nature Of his occupation,
the life Of printer is comparatively IN
known to the community at large. Immur-
ed, as he is, in close and confined place Of
business. from an early to late hour, and
frequently throughout the night, breathing
little else than a.tainted atmosphere, il is no
wonder that he should display cadaverous
countenance, and, altogether, an eEaciated
appearance. independently of the confne
ment his employment necessarily entails up
on him. he is subject to various complaints
almost inseperabIe from the nature of his
occupation Ii is true that much that was
obnoxious has been removed, yet much still
remains which it does not appear possible to
remove TO the advantage of the art 3f print
ing The composition is the individual who
| endures all that does remain which is hurt
/ full TO his health. The material of which
the types are made not un(requently exerts
a pernicious influence upon him, particularly
when he is obliged to dry his type by the
fire for the purpose of expedition. Added
10 this, in the process of correcting he IS in
position which materially tends ultimately,
If not immediately, to disturbsthe harmony
of the internal organs. He also subject
TO variety Of temperatures. Produced some
Times from hot air, sometimes from steam,
and s. metimes from gas, to the changes of
which he is peculiarly susceptible, from the
inactive nature of his habits; chronic and
other disorders being thereby Produced
Bnt the most serious of all the calamites 10
/ (which he is subject is the loss of sight. II
Is no uncommon circumstance that a mem
her of The art of printing becomes blind, OF
Ibis sight so much impaired that : is Of no
7 real value 10 him, who, in his Younger days,
lor when he 6lsl came TO the business, vas
blest with the incest discriminating powers
THAI sense could display. frequently, be-
Z fore he arrives al the middle age Of his al
! Elofted term, he 10 obliged to seek aid from
laridcial means, and, when he yet furlhei
, arrives beyond that period Of life, he is sur
rounded by complication Of maladies
E which never leave him until he is consign
! ed 10 the silence of the grave. Such is lhf
life Of printer; such is the life Of tha
man whose days (which are the ptimesi 0
another mans lifel are employed, closet
j. IempIoyed. ia administering to the necessl
o lies. the comforts, and The luxuries Of th,
!. whole world - Sepenteenth Report Of Ia
Printers Peagioa Society
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q o 2 3 II "a.
From az Chrigllan Index.

From the Christian Index.
tsThere RemaIneth a Rest.'s
There is rest for those that 81 gh-
a place OF calm repose--
Where loylier ttnis adorn the sky,
And sweeter blooms the rose.
There are no storms 10 sweep the sky,
No tempest there abide;
No raging ocean rushing by,
lngulPhing in its tide.
All! pleasing thought,I love thee WELL
I'll shad joyous tear,
That foul aspersion doth not dwell
To blast promise fair.
The iron-speaking ferns Of death
The din of clashjng steel
No more shall rouse the PATRIOTS breast
To brave The battle field.
Tho streaming eve-the bleeding heart
The cnre-distracted mind
Will find a sweet and tranquil rest,
All pleasing and divine.
All! passing rich are those baght scenes
My ravish'd eye shall greet
No mortal footstep there has been;
No music half so sweet
There verdant plains and spicy groves,
And birds of starry wing;
The orange there doth richer bloom,
And sweeter is the spring
There streams of bliss do ever flow
The yerdant banks among;
There angels tune their harps of gold,
And swell the joyous song.
Welcome the hour! that sets me free
From earth's oppressive load;
There is a better world for me,
ga welcomsr abode.''
There is rest for those that sigh
A place of cain repose-
Where loV'ier tints adOrn the sky,
And sweeteT blooms the rose.
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orally done better business. Than planting
cotton. The tobacco crop has taken prece~
dence Of tie cotton, and the amouai raised
in that county alone is estimated at near
400O90,lbs. Most ofithas been shipped 20
New York-no saies have yet been made,
and the returns ofihe shipments arc anxious
ly looked for. 1t aili probably average from
% TO so C. per ID The sale Of the cTopwill
almost entirely relieve the comfy from IN
debtedness- anoiher crop at lie same rates
certainly will.
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LIBERALITY or AN AMERICAN MERcH-
ANTI. The license for the sale Of spirituous
liquors at Lahaina, Island Of Mani, one of
the Sandwich Islands, was put up at auction,
aud bid in BY the house OF Peek & Co. for
thirteen hundred dollars. The object vas
TO put an entire stop to the sale Of ardent
spirits at the Island, which was carried Ga
ito the great disqualification Of the inhabis
tants, as well.as to, the crews Of vessels
which touched there MsY American mer.
chants, a. home and ahEsad. be. olten dis
liiqguishsd BY such acts Of ilheralityl
h6ssssa HANS Magazine.
4 great drinker being. Z table, they of
lfeFed him grapes Al desert, T'bank YOU .
said he, plshing hack the plate, 81 don't
take my wire in pills"
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Philadelphia Sun.

Con AND HIS CREATION.-We are under
Gods will, He can lengthen or shorten the
time Of trial at his pleasure; we ourselves,
and allthe men with whom or against whom
we may act, are but his instruments We
can no more stride beyond the barrier he
has fixed, than the sea can pass the bound
airy Of sands with which he has surrounded
i. Our task is to do that which We con.
scientiously believe it is our duty to him to
do IN the cireumsiancances wherein he has
placed Us; and We may be sure that, how.
ever much We may be mistaken. if such il
our object and purpose, che errors Of under
standing will never be visited on our heads
Is crimes By Him who knows the capabiliS
ties Of every creature that he has made
and can Judge between Intention and exes
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MISS CELL ANEO q S.
Observation-Disclosures.

Like the sweet gales of revivng morn,
bearing on their wings the graceful per.
fumes of May flowers, is the intelligence
which salutes US from all quarters, of the
triumphs Of the temperance cause, and the
reformation of the inebriate from the vices
that degrade him from the dignity Of an
immortal being, to the condition worse than
that Of the quadruped which walIows in the
mire. The cause Of temperance is, thank
God, making silent, but onward march.
firm, steady and durable. There is a moral
beauty "a dignity-a sublime elevation, in
the reformation Of the inebriate, that EFFORTS
universal admiration and esteem. But how
shall we accomplish this great work? What
remains to perfect this great reform, but the
voice Of every upright man, lifted up to bis
neighbor, in praise of temperance? fevely
friend of another would speak out frankly
and fearlessly his opinions against the vice
of indulging in alcohol, in any shape Of
form-no matter how disguised-the inebri
ate would speedily disappear from civilized
society. The great evil lies in what ar,
called "the fashionable walks of Iife," wher,
wine, cogniaC and cordial, are permitted t,
the youth of both sexes, because not S,
vulgar as rum and whiskey. This reprehen
sible custom is the bane Of society, b
.L:.L .La,,sov,5z &c 49, r,,et y.o,,,,.; -, -,
talented youth, daily fall victims. Are tn
parents guiltless, who offer the temptation
Let fashion bow beneath the scept.e of ten
perance, and the hearts of thousands wi
sing for JOY. Who will step forward fror
the ranks Of fashionable life, and set glc
rious example to The world, of pure, hoI
and exalted temperancel
PHILADELPHIA Sun.
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THE YAZOO CITY WING.
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Tor each week liberalization lines or less, con
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charged accordingly.
All Advertisements from distance, must be
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be inserted.
Announcing candidates for Office will be SIS
for county Offices, $40 for state oihces-in ad-
vance.
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individual interest, will be charged as advertise
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For advertising Citations from the Probate
Court TO persons Interested to come forward and
show cause why order OF sale should not be
granted, 70 dollars, TO be paid for in ADVANCE.
For advertising Orders granted by the Probate
Court for the sale OF property, 10 dollars to be
paid for in ADVANCE.
For advertising Chancery Notices to non-resi-
dents, Is dollars each, to be paid for in ADVANCE.
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ALABAmA.-The Stale Senate has passed
a bill, after a long discuss on. requiring one
fourth OF debis, due the Banks TO be paid in
by the Isl June. with an extension Of the
balance. A bill declaring habiioaI drunk-
enness on the part of The husband cause for
divorce has been read third time in tie
House.
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EXTRAORDINARY NARRATIvK.-The Har-
Tison Teras) Times contains a series of
remarkable papers, under the following title,
viz: "Ihe Female Warrior: an interesting
narrative of the sufferings, singular and sur
prising adventures of Miss Leonora Siddons,
who, led on by patriotism, joined The Texan
army under Gen Houston, fought in the eV-
er memorable battle Of San Antonio, where
she, after seeing all her comrades slain, was
shot down and left for dead. Recovering
the folov ing morning, she was captured by
The Mexicans, conveyed on board the ship
ISt. Juan, from which she attempted TO escape
with the surgeon IN storm, but being soon
missed from the ship, they were pursued by
i six men in boat, oysriaken, and after alter.
rible struggle, she was re.captured taken to
Vera Cruz, tied behind cart, and made to
walk from thence (baFsfoot, over burning
sand, and beneath the tropical sum- TO the
city of Mexico, distaics Of over $50 miles
where she was thrown in prison, from thence
she escaped, made voyage to sea, and re,
turned to her friends in this country in Marcl
last. Foil and interesting particulars writ
ten BY herself
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VOL. 9, No whole No. 4s9.

rivers toll in his workshop the tides of the
ocean bear bis burdens; the hurricane ra-
ges for bis use and profit. Fire and water
Struggle for mastery, that he may be whisk.
ed over hill and valley with the celebrity Of
the sunbeam. The stiffness of the forest
midnight is broken by the snort of an Iron
horse, as be draRs the long train from lakes
to o:ean, with slaves docility, q giants
strength. Up the long bill he labofs, over
the deep glen he skins, the tops of the tall
trees swaying around and below his narrow
path. His sharp, quick breathing bespeaks
his impetuous progress, a stream Of fire re-
fleets his way. On dashes the resistIess,
tireless steed, and the morrow's sun shall
find him at rest in some far Off mark Of com.
Imerce, and the partakers of his wizard jour-
Iney scattered to their vacations Of trade or
pleasure, unthinking of their nights adyen
lures What has old romance wherewith
TO match the every day realities Of the Nine.
Iteenth Century"
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Man AND NATURE.' y BY the might Of
his intellect, man has not merely made the
elephant his drudge, the lien his diversion,
tie whale bic magazine, but even the subs
test and most terrible Of the elements are
the submissive Instruments Of his will. he
turns aside 81 garncrs upthe lightning the
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ProressiOnaI Advertisements.
ROF STONAL.
f. w. QUACKENBOSS.
Attorney and Counsellor
AT LAW.
YazOO City, Miss.

NONTINUES to practice regularly in
Othe Superior Court of Chancery, High
Court Of Errors and Appeals, Circuit Court
of the United States at Jackson, Superior
Court Of Chancery, and in the Circuit courts
Of Yazoo, Holmes and Carroll Counties
Office in the Insurance building on Jeffer-
son Street.
Yazoo CITY, Jan. lst 1910.
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TRUrH.-The inquiry of Truth, which is
the lore Of making or wOoing of 1.-THE
knowledge of truth. which is the presence
of it-and the belief Of truth, which is the
enjoying of it's the sovereign good Of
human nature. The first creation of God
in the work Of the days, was The light of
sense-the last was he light Of reason
and his sabbath work ever since is the illum-
ination OF his spirit. First he breathed
light upon the face Of matter Or chaos; then
he breathed light into the face of man; and
still he breathas ard inspires light into the
face Of Ills chosen. Certainly it is heaven
upon earth to have mans mind move iT
charity, rest in providence, and turn uPor
the poles of lruth.-Baco0.
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SOLITUDE AND soCIETT.-The desire Of
knowledge is not more natural than is the
desire Of communicating our knowledge
Even power would be less valued, were
there no opportunity of showing it to others;
it derives half its value from that circum.
stance. And as to the desire OF esteem, it
can have no possible qualification but in
society. These parts of our constitution,
therefore, are evidently intended for social
life; and it is not more evident that birds
were made for flying, and fishes for swim
ming, than that man, endowed with natur-
al desire Of power, Of esteem, and of knowl-
edge, is not made for the savage and solitary
state, but for living inv society.
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Furnishes sins and not mis-
takes; he tries, the heart az well as the ac.
tons, and holds the balance even between
each;and though we may suffer in this world
for the errors Of others or for our own, there
is exhaustless compensation in the hand Of
the Almighty for those who seek to do his
will, and those who wilfuIly. tisobex IL
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-13

IHEAP CASH SHOE STORES.--J E. Fow-
~ Ter e. Co., llth and F streets, and w. Mann,
Sign Of the Large Black Boot, Pennsylvania avenue,
two doors from Al street.
We beg to call the attention of our friends and the
public generally to one Of the handsomest and best
assortments to be found in the District.
Among which may be found
3 Ladies' white satin slippers
do colored morocco and kid slippers
do Estes do do do
do fine French morocco slippers
do do kid Paris ties
do do kid and morocco village ties
n do do gaiiers and half gaers
Misses coored morocco village ties
do do do slippers
4 do French morocco and kid slippers
do CATERS and half CATERS
Children's boots slippers, ankle ties, and CATERS
Gentlemen's boots Of every quality, from ~ so
up to w. per pair sao
Genilemen's bootecs at almost any price
Gentlemen's CATERS
do slippers
Boys fine dress bootees and coarse-wear
In word, we feel confident to say, that we offer
inducements seldom to be met with. Times are
hard Money scarce Just now. DRIFTS must be
met and paid, and we must sell, and will, low.
Half soling, heeIing, patching anything in the
way Of mending done to save our customers penny
and put one in our own pockets.
3'Is j. e. FOWLER g. CO.,
18th and F strcets, and
w. MANN, Sign of the
LARGE BLACK BOOT,
two doors from ~ street.
April "a .-tFtt
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A GENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING
n TON, d. C.--CHARLEs De SELDNo, Gen
eral Agent, No. IL, Todd's buildings, Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, d. c., offers his services to
those who may have claims on either of the execu-
tive departments or Congress, rprivate claims on
individuals. a, sa M .g sa
Particular attention paid to the settlement Of ac-
counts Of disbursing officers who may find il incon-
venent to attend personally, especially those Of the
navy. ~
Also attends as agent for nonresident property
holders, collecting rents, procuring pensions, DC.
Charges will be moderate, and regulated by the
amount claimed, and the extent of services required
Communications (post paid) win receive immedi-
ate attention. @k
He has the honor to refer to the Navy Depart
ment and the several bureaus connected with It;
Second Comptroller and Fourth AUDITORS Offices,
and the senior pursers in the navy; and also to Hon.
C. G. Cambreleng, New York; Commodore Charles
Stewart, Philadelphia; Commodore John Downs,
Boston; Hon. Henry Z. Ellsworth, Washington;
Hon. E. Fl, Foster, Nashville, Tennessee; and
Thomas M. Blount, esq, Pensacola.
April IL -'lsA W.