True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-05-20


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through all classes of society; so that O
men to become rich has only to descend
from the pedestal on which his pride has
exalted him, and conform 10 the usages
of less ambitious men. OF all things in
this wide worldpride is the mostexpensive,
and extravag amt habit acquired just SUBJ
tracts proportionate quantity of wealth,
and impoverishes the person who yields to
it. Every man has the secret of becoming
rich who resolves TO live within his means;
and independence is one of the most efec-
tual safeguards ofhonesty.
SUICIDE OF BoY.-It appears that a boy
in New York IA years of age, has recently
died from wound in his breast by pistol
shot, discharged by himself without a lock.
He said the discharge was accidental, but It is
the impression ofthose who examined the pis-
toll and the position Of the wound, that it could
scarcely have been possible for the weapon to
have been accidentally discharged so as to have
produced the effect
1t is altogether strange affair The most
rational explanation is that it was suicide and
if SO, what was the cause2 He was little more
than d. healthy and robust had never shown
any signs of mental alteration, and had no
trouble of any kind, nor any known difficulty
with any one DR.. Brigham, the able super
intendant of the State Lunatic Asylum, says
that suicidal mania often exists, and that per-
sons NAV commit it when no signs have mani
tested themselves which would lead to any sus.
pcion before committing the rash act.
There are one or two circumstances connect.
ed with his case that it would be we'll TO men,
ton His mother says, that when child, he
had inflammation of the brain, and barely es.
capped death and that he has been subject 10
bleeding at the nose, until within six months,
violent headache always attending it.
We learn that he died four hours after re-
ceiving the wound, without making any fur
Their disclosures 1t is said that the pistol had
marks as if friction match had been rubbed
against its barrel to produce ignition.
MExtco-SANTA ANNA.-The Wash
ington City Union publishes letter writ
ten recently at Havana, in which We find
the following mention Santa Anna:
If Santa Ana's expressions can be taken
as auguries of his future action, his recall
to power would be favorable TO settle
ment of our difficulties with Mexico. He
SAYS generals Jackson and Houston (both
ofwhom he highly esteemed and valued)
never understood him, and did him injus-
tice in their suspicion ofhiS doubledealing;
that he was always the advocate of the
recognition ofTexan independence, but he
had various antagonist interestSto reconcile
before he could openyavow or recommend
the measures that this was nearly effected
at the time of his downfall. He thinks it
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the United States; that she had all that was
requisite TO become at future day great
and prosperous republic; whereas, by an
nexation, she only becomes an integral and
not conspicuous part of much greater
nation; and as for himself, he would rather
be the head Of a mouse than the tail of a
lion."
PRoPosED STEAM ARMADA FOR THE
GULF OF MExICo.-A scheme for con-
structing a certain number of armed steam
vessels, to be called the "Valley Steam
Fleet" intending to issue from the Missis-
sippi, and operate in the Gulf Of Mexico,
Extensively and defensiVely has 1t is said,
been before the Government forsome time.
In regard to the details of this proposition
the New Orleans Commercial Times
makes the following statement:
ait appears that it has been proposed TO
construct a dozen iron steamers, of such
magnitude that they will each present a
battery on one deck-to use the words OF
the proiector-"more formidable than that
of the Pennsylvania ship ofthe-line. y
These vessels will have draft Of water
sufficiently small TO admit Of their crossing
the bar OF the Mississippi, and pass in and
out of eight Southern harbors with equal
facility. Their capacity will be 5000 tons
each, being five hundred tons greater than
that Of the Great Britain" at present the
largest steamship in the world. They
cannot be sunk by shot; are capable of car
rying provisions aud water for six months
for crew of700 men, and in case Of Often
sive operations being decided on, are sus-
ceptibie Of receiving each 10000 troops on
board. Such a fleet with the powerful
armament designed for il, would command
the Gulf against the combined havies Of
the world; and would throw, if necessary,
10000 men on any point-Cuba, or the
adjacent foreign islands-Skirt the high
way Of Accommodation between our Allan
tic sisters Of the Republic, and make the
Gulf as much our property as il II were a
lake within ohr territory. "The Valley
Fleet would form an inVulnerable, line Of