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Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14
CAROLINE.

FROM BACHELORS PORT FoLIol
She was yet young; her seventeenth year
had scarcely passed by; and though the at
.snilons of some faliered her. as she re-
specled .heir talents or admired their forms;
YET II was long before she really felt that
obsorbinS passion which we call love
She had however. been visited with strange
emotions since the first appearance of Ed
ward and when she remsmbered the ex-
preston of his eye. and the pleasing tone
" ms voice. she let an exhilaraling and
ladescribable sensation. such as youth loves
10 experience. ard old age to recolIec,.- -
She would not admit even 10 her own pure
ocsom that he was more to her than any
handsome young man would be; but some
how or other. when he entered the room in
which she was, her cheek assumed a more
iosy hue, and TIE fine flashing spirit that
saone 10 her eye, grew more sparkling and
more beautiful stiIl. The very attempts
she sometimes made to conceal it, betrayed
her secret; and 1t was easy for any obser>
serio perceive that Edw ard was very cfen
iae object of her thong his-that her Young
alec'ions were already beginning to cling
ms manly form. aud that her enthusiastic
sPiri was al last bound in those chains
WHICH give to slavely greater pleasure
uian even freedom can boast
Twas a stormy winter night: the wind
Was heard whisAing around the house
ne na'' oflen beat furiously against the
windows. and the tempest without was ra.
sing with all those tumultuous sounds tha,
give such pleasing value 10 the warm
Nstef OF happy home. Caroline had
.s"ieu 10 rest late in the evening, and the
oimy sleep that lights only ION ids
asuiled with tear" soon found res
s'P'ace on hers. Her fancy, freed from
S," 10y cafe' soon began to soar through the
81 regions OF imagination. and we must
&c surprised to heal. that il hev with
Sneiive affection TO hover around the.
-" q Edward II had noe long, howev>
ranged 10 tho novelty of ia liberty.
e1 ner dreams becamo tronbied. Co..
IDEAS Of storm and death apas6oip
,s'sn ner brains heavy haud seemed
press upon her breast. ahe thousehe ~
aids .sndlng 'sg upon a'high emiqence. .
unraaks aOcks and craggy mounsziss when
ne.dae I'VE great mass tumb1ed with aus
pa,s I crash into ruins, sd j. ee1eut
herself she aeeke, .s'Tl-sa
c,sss instant .ahe. .sheueIs ~ 5ro1
~ A sernpeo. -lnnok roaroz =. /
-, oe neuse. The room - Gllo1 ~ /
- sad light &lenn onDo6 nn1or - |
wea ~ lillnko. dislinolly 49,
s.ine efbsfainG llu,kGpu ~ e. Y
nameas III - 7Grn niG la@uS1 -
eef mind EhHorr1r1 rr1 '5
1IY nn7 aro-nk Nv ~1S, Nj ,r-1s S- % 1 /
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14
With'some account of his first court.

| .With,some account of his first court.
which confers on the sovereign people the
right of elecling their own Magistrates. an
individual who gloried in tho name Of Ma
poleon Bonaparte Spriggins, was declared
to be duly elected Justice Of the Peace, FOR
the 47ih District, Coon county. Florida.
So soon as Jnstice Napoleon Bonaparte
Spriggins had obtained his Commission, he
determined honestly and rigidIy to perform
all the dulles Of the Office. and enjoy the
dignities. emoiuments and perquisites there
Of He hung up pine board at the side
Of his door, on which was scrawled in
chalk. the following words. TO wit:
sapoleon 5omaparte spyig &ins. ESQ., UIRE,
gss11s Of The PEAS
Then be aprointed his own constable, and
called q Court
He resolved from his predecessor, GER
tain documents, folded in Legal form. on
which legal acfie6 had been commenced
and which, under the law, our new Justice
wss called on 70 perfect.
The CouFt house was certain grogge-
~. grocery er eonfectionary. as the case
may b ~ the Cross Roads. Of which JUS
tice Napoleon Bonaparse Spriggins Was the
owner and occu2ant.
sNG Cens1sble,p z said the Justice, taking
h;s 80 benide ahree box. which uas Gsr1>
e - 20 anooor lie purposes Of = oablo, and
asonnin&a = 9iGnisy becooisg hin .seseipa,
sD1E Comnk1e' 2 80 -. :stkis ere Coars =
poeen4 an1inea1y sf6r bienas, lse aay :one
whol nvnnI - f6o ~, CO.. = -
Xoo, 1nvn 1onooa - n1paoekae esoI mnis.
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14

PERsEvER remember, when
quite a lad, to have heard very good an
ecdote told of TWO old negroes who met
after church one Sunday. and discussed the
merits Of the sermon they had jus. heard.
"Blll," said one Of them, how you like
de sarmit %
"Oh, berry well, SAM only dere was one
word couldn't understand no how nor
nothing.''
.Deed And what was dat 2"
"Persewerance'
"Perse ewerance." Ho! I'll tell you
what dat mean.'
"WeIl what him mean?"
81 tell you.'
do, If you please. OATS jis what dis
child wants TO know
"Persswerance mean let me sect
mean"
"1ol You don't know what it mean"
'Don't1i Jist you holdsa mint Perse-
werance mean. take AoL1 On, hold on, and
ne6ber let go. Dats what him mean."
Sure"
"Yes. Dis child is sure"
Hundreds OF times since [ have thought
Of Sans definition of the word perser-
verance when l have seen young men
giving up, and sinking down despondingIy.
after few struggles with the world. Sue
cess is only obtained, in any pursuit. by
perseverance; and the best definition have
yet seen of the word is, "take hold, hold or.
and never let CO." Whoever entsEs- upon
life with this genuine hint Of perseverance.
will be sure Of success And he who does
not possess it. will b. pretty certain not to
succeed-T S. Arthur
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14

THE VALUE OF BArHlNG.-Once on a
time French Doctor came to Damascus
to seek his fortunes; when he saw the luxu-
rious vegetation,he said-"this is the place
for me-plenty of fever" And then on
seeing the abundance of water. he said.
.'more fever-no place like Damascus -
When be entered the town he asked the
peopeI; "What is this baiIdjng2" "A bath. !"
And wha: is that buiIding" "A bath. -
"And that other building" "A bath" ''OI
exclaimed the physician. Il was mistaken.
these baths will take the bread out of my
mouth, l must seek fever practice else.
where''
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14

There has been . great deal said, frs.
and lasr, By agrlculturisfs. upon the subject
OF deep ploughing. Bat il is not an cstab
lished axiom amoog southern farmers to
plough very deep.
II Is generally admitted, that orr northern
brethren have advanced farther in prying
into, and unfolding the mysteries of. the
Science Of Agriculture; and in the prosccu-
ton OF their investigations. they have evi.
dentfy ascertained that deep ploughing has
fertliizlng Influence, consequently it aug
menis the production. But will it have the
same saluiary effect upon Southern Agri-
culture, is question that has been but yer.
y inperfec.Iy examined. In fact. there are
more in this vicinity. who demur agains,
that plan. than there are who favor it.
If lands are rolling. it is thought by the
largest portion of planters. that to plough
deep, will only ensure their land to be wash
ed away the first "big rain" And to be
candid and honest. we must acknowledge.
that we were ofthal class until very re-
Gently. when we gave the philosophy Of
deep ploughing. atnorough and critical in
vestigation, and found that the mos. of the
arguments of the advocates of that system,
were based upon permanent foundation.
The conclusions that we have drawn up-
on the subject, !. E. in opposition to the be-
lief that bill sides would all wash away il
ploughed deep, are simply these. that the
land when broken up deep. would be more
pervious to water, and instead of the wa
ter's running off with the land, il would fik
ter through the earth. and unless flooding
rain fell when the earth was fully wet, no
water would run off.
The earth would then be prepared to
contain more water-wou!d retain moist>
ure much longer time-lne roots of vege-
ia bles would be enabled to descend deeper
illo the earth, and woald stand a bette.
chance, TO meet with the proper ingredi>
ents 20 facilitate their growth; consequently
ly the plants would be better prepared tu
Withstand the vicissitudes Of summer.
We do not pretend to argue that our thin
lands should be ploughed to the enormous
depth that some northern lands ~, but
TIE most Of our land might possibly De i'm
proved by being pIoughed from 10 to I2
inches deep with a subsoiler. But to go
16 to 20 inches. we think would be entirely
superauous. if not injurious-we aliude to
our common pine lands.
When hill sides are ploughed only or
inches deep (as is customary there will
be left a hard. shield or crust below The
loose earth. which is so impervious shat tie
Water cannot penetrate it. and it is compell-
ed to go somewhere. and as water is natu-
rally inclined to descend. It will run down
hill, and as matter of course, take with it
the small quantity of loose earth. Tins the
shallow ploughing farmer loses his hill
side soil. and attributes il to his breaking
up his land too early. and not unfrequentiy
resolves to lot it remain unbroken later the
next spring.
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14


with. Mr.. Constable. Such Is the lor"
The State varsus Teddy ORieHy.-
Where's Teddy O REILLY, Mr.. Conssa0lef e.
10 the shavens before the door, your no
nor-he's alters on hand"
Then call the State.''
"Well, 1 reckon as how irli trouble you
a leetle." said bystander. TO bring the
State into these here digginsl"
"All the same. Mr.. Constable. the parties
must be called! Tha,'s the lorr"
"The State Of Florida. come into eeurt,
cried the officer. "Don't answer, Jour hon
orr
"Wcll. this is serious matter. MIR. Coz
stable! Charged with an OATH" mnmbied
the digni.ary. casting his eye over the war-
rant. John Smith. afffay. riotous condacf,
big a my-Who, in hell is Big Amy, Mr.
ConstableF'
Cant say. your honor"
"Call her inso court"
big Amy. Big Any. come into court,
Don't answer-but here's Teddy O'Rielly
Here Teddy ORielIy. a little caufy, red
faced man, approached the dignilary at the
box.
"Well. Teddy" demanded the Justice,
with an awful irown. "wha, is this siEsif
between you and Big Amy2'
"Divil a bit. your worship's honor, as the
good woman can testify, your honar"
$50 then, there is a woman in the aff,ir
and where is she. Mr.. Teddy O'Rieli,f"
"The Lord knows. your .worship's hon>
or, unless she be in the dear city of Cork.
where left her some nioe years last Mich.
aeimas, with the childers, the little u Riel-
lys."
but Big Amy. with whom il seems you
had a spree the other day-where-s si.e2n
'AIl liam. your worship. of that spaipeen
John Smith. III could on,y get hold Of
him. W th dhrop Of the shi:lelah, saving
your honor's reverence I'd teach him 10
take away an honest mnn's character Nav
the divil burn him"'
"Where's John Smith. MIR. Constable?n
(which one. your honoIl'
"Why. the one that can tell all abou, this
affair with Big Amy"
Can't find any such one; nobody kn,ws
nothing about her."
This is a very mysterious affai,l Ted
dy o. REILLY. we shall have to send you to
Jail"
"DiviI bit. saving your worship's river
ence, unless they keep good whiskey there
Some one observed that tie prisoner
could give security for his appearance
Yes, that Is the iorr,' said the Justice
"And now. Teddy O'RieIIy. we order tha:
you give bond 10 keep the peace for the
mex: year, against every body. and b. g Amy
In pertcu!ar wherever she Is"
'.And now. Mr.. Constable. you may
prok!ame that the court is riz!"
"Cenilemen. we're gettin drv. let's lick
er. The people have.made me a Jasfis
and I'm determined TO give 'em the loTE"
II rather reckon. Squire. il was the
whiskey that made you justice, and iha,
you may be considered rum justice.
said leau looking bystander.-Star Of
Florida.
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14
CULTIVATION OF FLOWERS.

THE CAmELLIA-Ofthis magnificent ex.
otic there are several species aud upwards
of fifty varieties. The species known as
C.. Japoaica and Setieulati. with their va
rieties. are general cultivation in the green
houses OF Europe and America. Some OF
the varieties of the Japonica. as for example
Z. j. Varieg ata; the variegated red, are so
hardly as to stand the open air, either as
standards, or planted against a wall; par
ticularly if their roots are protected during
frosty weather. Il may be here stated as
an important fact that many. tender and
half,bardy plants will grow freely. and
produce abundance Of flowers, If their roots
and collars are protected, in a. temperature
that would kill them Immediately, it those
tender parts were exposed to the influance
of the cold. CameIlias are commonly cnl
tiyated in sandy loam. and this soil is per-
haps the best for them when they are
grown in pots; bat when planted out in the
open ground. they will thrive exceedingly
well in sandy loan mixed with rotten dung
or leaf mould. When the plants are in
growing state, they require abundance Of
wafer. both the roots and over the leaves;
taking care, however, never TO wet the
leaves when the sun is shining upon them;
as, whenever this occurs. the Ieaves become
stained or bIotched. and look a. though
they were scaIded. During the growing
season, the Csmellia requires tempeTa-
ture Of from fifty 10 sixty degrees. but when
the flowerbuds are formed Il may be lower,
ill the beginning Of winter, when the buds
begin to swelL Atlthis season the temper.
atufe ought not 10 be suffered to fall below
<sc. ~ Il k<,
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14

She fixed her Gnze upon him, and stood a
momert with de.irium In every action
Her silence was broken by his voice,
Caroline" All the sound, the fierce
frenzy Of her looks abated, her eyes soften>
el aud filled with tears-she gave faint
shriek-the name Of Edward" burst from
her quiyering- liPs-and she sank over
whelmed on his bosom.
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14
BY THOS. a. FALCONER


deg drop On a bending reed
Hung trembling o'er stream,
And sparkIed like diamond there,
Ia mornings golden beam.
gy rer1ant 5aaks and fiowery meads
The wandering brook was borne,
Aad every gathering ripple sang
IL welcome TO the morn.
The dew drop heard the streamlet glide
In music tones along,
And prayed TO blend with that pure tide,
And Join that coral song.
Bat soon a humming noon tide ray
FofsOok its home on high,
And waited, on its wings OF light,
The dew drop to the sky.
A maiden with heart of JOY,
And eye like mornings beam,
Fen a. the dew drop on the brook,
Looked forth on life's bright stream;
Il waters with gladsome sound,
L. brightness bounded by,
Aud E0i a shade OF sorrow tell
From youths unclouced sky.
The maiden saw the smiles of mirth.
She heard the voice of song,
AMI like the dew drop, sadly sighed
To Join the joyous ihrong.
Bat, gentle As The morning ray,
Death touched the beauIeous flower,
And bore il evermore 10 bloom
Ia heavens unfading bower.
Written iUr Norris National Press
Holly Springs gazette., 1846-03-14

Afirr tie disposal 0f PeEGions an sane
uDinPoFfant reports from c0mmElrrs. iae
lolcs Feso.u-i9a au-l0rlsiag lhs $aprezae
Court IN feclpEocaf= the PressnE G. law
books from lne MIllszer 0f Jasics A
France. and aPPrOpr=rsag 800 sherSl0re.
was taken up and passs1
The ball % asd The Safe 0f Mississippi
10 eoas,saet n rasir0ai 10 HE bOa71aFy i
Alabama. eOning mp IN OrieE. Oa Rsll0a
CT Mr. SpeIghs. II UAs lad assi3s. an =
similar ss-l relallse 10 IIlsnsls, akea ap N
Is stead
Mr. Woodbridge spoke m d. ieace y he
bill units tae exPlsaEsoa Il tas n0<alag
hour. when the Ssaaie TeslMrd The coa-
siieralIoa Oh me Oreg0a RoSics reSola'
tons
Mr.. Dsckeaz ON Aaring the assr. re.
sumed and ccnclul-i hAs remarks fem
ye>,eGtay-
Mr. Deyton moved n Pos.pOaeDeni e
the whols sabjecs unlll next Tae=aay
fortnIgaI. On rhls ground that Oshsr Das>
tess OF importance were pre$ssnz. and thas
the recent Dresgn neHS @as Of 4 P2csnc
character.
Mr. Alien oajsc;s3 % any P0SPoaensas
except for a day Or Iw0 or Maay SeaaiOr
thai the speeches Of BEaRsh sazEesznsn sa
Parliameat are Rot 10 be taken n a Sodla
cation % the true stale Of Ehe- feeling To-
wards u<. Ii was ab0ui 10 a@x- III sav
weight was to Be- ar,a-he1 To Ihesa 5acif-
speeches, In his OplnIoma the cOasrar1ioa
upon them 0agal ID be lae .r=ry reverse q
Snat Migai appear o. lhe sarface- Ha 81
nj desire the S-naEa 20 sA3a anT hesffa.
lion IN she subject Whaf did sarike IN
ioEcibly, hoxeEef, was the Simuhaaeona
declaf1slcn IN England and FraEce o. fha
isPoSIt,0n and de<lgn % establish n naoaar-
cnacai goseTnmenG N M-@cO andsr Ea-
Topean aas2lceS.
AIR Calhoun opposed The pcS;POas1sat.
He Vas n faEoI ef takiag The question spoa
the various proposed ameni.aeals. - IA21
oaly one main cuessi0a would Temaln.
Mr., Dayton briefly answered Ne. A..
lens obj<c,icas-
Mr- Cas- opposed the POzpoaenea..
He thought the toEeIgn news MAS anyaasnx
but pacific- Esea the Qaeen's sneeca
was no, rery Pacafic, and more0Eur saeh
speeches ProEed n.thitg eiAer uar-
They were for ihe most part saereuay pei
froa one Teigh I'D aaoGher.
Mr.. Bsrrlen MAS IE favor OF pospane-
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i SiH.e1a1l eoaal nos-gls an answer
:. passeh. %. moved the PiAn,Ang oi ne
so.s, nlch nAo'lon prevailed
ut caAno1n AGAIN uESed Inc ProPraelF
!" a.lns .ae 9ass'ioa ON rne Tasho1s =
m>nomeais- tie haaiiy proposed thai
shall Dc done io~morrOE-
Mf- Allen r<,o'ned On The other side--
he tnoosn, o;her amendnsnls uouid .
oueFed. 50 ihai noikiag would be gained
Alter further Debate. n mOslon was made
to adjoora.. and Mr. Allen n0v-d 10 SO
into executive session, and By The casting
vose Of the vsce Presiieni. he l~ssr ns-
Democratic banner., 1846-07-04

yer at least all contiguous territory-bein,
SO admirably constructed and exquisitel
poiSed that, according to Mr.. Jefferson. ev
ery new State added to our republican, fam
ny atonce increases our national powe
and Yields the more securely our nationa
Unlon-aS, to use his own idea, in case o.
domestic dissension, there will only be thu
greater number of sound States to face thu
disatfected ones. Who then can set bound.
to our territorial expansion, short of the
continent on which our destiny is cast
what earthly power shall say to us $50 ia,
shalt thou go and no farther within thai
ample area! Coming events cast their shad.
ows before! Louisiana is ours, Florida is
ours, Texas is ours, the Oregon must BE-
ours, inundated in the course of nature. By
the advancing tide of our population. Mex.
leo threatens war, which will provoke. if
not invite her annexation-Canada will in
due time fall like ripe fruit into our lap
and all the rest will then follow as a matter
of course, till the Ist!mus of Darien from
our ~equanoctial and the Arctic Sea our
polar boundary. Coming events cast their
shadows befnre! Time was when our re-
public, although far short of her now colos-
sal proportions, was deemed already too
vast and unwieldy for one government
chen it was thought the far west would nat
nrally and necessarily fake off and form an
independent emperor when at least the
capital must tower on the Missouri
instead of the Potomac, or prevent our O,
vergrown republic from breaking into frag-
ments. All such fears and spcculations are
as a tale that is told, as a legend ofthe
past. The discover. and application of tic
uses oil the ST. ,m-the invention of the
steamboat, the railway, and locomotive
I" say nothing of the atmospheric pressure
and the electro magnetic power, pregnant
with its mighty issues-and above all, the
OF the magnetic telegraph with
the speed of lightning from ocean to ocean
pole t" Enthusiastically anniI,ilatine
distance, and bringing every part of the
vast republic, practically to iuxta position
seems t. be the appointed means and APP.
Plicancies in the hands of wonder-working
to effect the expansion of our
until the whole continent of NortI,
America shall rejoice in our free institutions
md form one vast and enlightened nation
destined perhaps to play a mighty and al
blessed part in that mincnnial consumma-
~devoutIy to be wished, when UNIVERSAL
be the reign of peace on earth and
good will among men.-[Charleston Mer-
curry.
Democratic banner., 1846-07-04
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED
Regularly on every Saturday Morning
BY JOHN F. THOMAS,
LOUISIANA, PIKE COUNTY, Missouri.
sANUEL r. MURRAY, Editor.

Mr.. Editor: Mr.. Berkeley Of Calumet being
announced in your paper as a candidate
for the JudgeshiP of the county court in thi,
county, we the undersigned, for the bene,
fit of our friends in other parts of the coun-
ty; say that from a long acquaintance with
Mr.. Berkeley we know him to be a fine con-
,istent democrat, possessing eminent quail
i6cations to discharge the duties of the Of
fee to which he aspires; and we believe
him to all ~intents, worthy the confidence
and support of the party en- masse.
NJ. OWENS,
WIN. NALLY,
j. II. HUGHES.
psynesvilie June 18th, 1916.
Democratic banner., 1846-07-04
NE UNITED STATES A CONT
NENT

I .,mlng events are said to cast their
s:'"hws before. IL is not the case in rela-
ton to TIE vast and almost indefinite expan-
sion OF our republic of cnofederated States.
blended into one nation ofgreat and NIGH
ty purposes, and yet pcrsevtring their sep
aratc identity in reference TO domestic and
local affairs? When we emerged from our
colonial state, through a war of revolution,
peril and suffering, into the triumphant con-
dltion of national independence, we num-
bered but thirteen States, with a population
OF but three millions, and owned a terrific
ry cncompassed by the stormy Atlantic on
the east, the father of rivers on the west.
the great lakes on the north, and a FOREIGN
power on the south, bordering the Next
can Gulf and commanding the mouth of
the Mississippi, the great outlet ofour wcs-
tern commerce. %IntInan less seventy years
with what giant strides have we marched
to strength and greatness! Our northern
and eastern boundary remaining as they
were, in the great outlines impressed by
the hand of nature, the acquisition of Lou
isiana and Florida, obtained by peacefulne-
COLLATION. and purchase, has given us the
mouth of the Mississippi, and the secure
natural boundary of the Gulf of Mexico;
and both maritime discovery and explora-
ton by land and river have yielded us a I'll
tie to transcend the Rocky Mountains and
claim the vast Pacific as our western boun-
dairy. Recent negotiation, too, has added
to our already vast domain, the fair and fer
tile plains of Texas, peopled with those
who are bone Of our bane, and flesh of our
flesh, our kindred and brethren in blood
institutions. The original numbers Of
our sister republics-tIe glorious old Thir-
teen-which blazed in emblematic and
starry effulgence on our revolutionary BAN
ncr, are more than double in number-ourI
territory has expanded in yet larger ratio,
until laved by tie two oceans, and as well
by the great Southern Gulf, as the vast in
land seas Of the Nortl.-and nur popula-
ton has swollen in sevenfold increase, from
t'lr"" - perhaps twenty-one millions! Ger
res" nding, too, has been our progression in
all the elements Of national greatness and
renOwn, and the umquilile colonies of Eng
land now rank in the national scale with the
mightiest powers of the earth, and will not
shun a comparison with the mother coun-
try, from which they wrested their indcpen-
dcnce. Our population continues to in
crease in a scale of progression unexam-
Piled in the history Of the past, and new
States continually crowd on the field and
and heighten the luStre of our star-span-
gled banner. Blessed too, are we with a
political constitute IN, framed with such pro-
found wisdom and skill, that it seems capa-
bic Of expansion, 10 well balanced rule, OIL