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Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15

GREENwooD.-At the town election on
the 9th instant, ]. t. Reedy was elected
MAYOR, and w. Hubbard constable. The
following was the vote for Aldermen Jas.
Mcconnell 10; r. S. Marshall IS; F. w.
Sabin 18; A. w. Caperton 70; S. c. John
son IL; S. P. Lacock 20; w. N. Miller s.
w. ]. Wheels 6, scat'g 3.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15

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aas been SCI sad ~ n Ncw 1esk Css-
niag Pa. that he t3sa 5 4 vsry ks77y
one. bag Il eagh, sever = hsve bssa ~
pressed No sosaes ~zs 4 eslsre4 iAsz =
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Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15

OF After long spell of gloomy, cloudy,
unreasonable weather, we were visited on
Saturday, Saturday night, and Sunday,
with very heavy, washing rains. The
weather is now once more fair and spring
like, very favorable to vegetation.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15

F." or 4 "W arehouse bll,'' in conformity
with the recommendations of Secretary
Walker, is before Congress. This system
is considered Of the utmost importance to
the commerce of our Southern cities.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15
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Rssalrez. Thar ghs kSgs 81 ss-esrz,e
the eom.ng anniversary e e9r FaFsa
SAINT JoAa. ana thaa the 6saal Oshcsrs
and past 6Faad odosrs x tAe Siasr -
especially laviseG - AEteas- >seoraizaie
loases. and brxIArsa gsa-Ealix. N se9a
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Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15

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Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15


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Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15

The >uS Treasury b. reported @ -
Hoase q Repse=eauuse b ". Dz-2-
goole, has eeen amended IN a lrrcrlazI
particular. he specse elauSe. ias,rl1 ~
beng lea % cosne iaio cperadoa -Fz--a-y
A. n ne original 81. as p-osl3es r laa1
from and AFTER The tAlFuslA q Juae- slsca
WI Be IN tho yezF oae a1s1zd el-lt
hun1ree and fs-sy-szS. a. tsIss. taxes,
sales q Puhlse iAads. jsa,s aa4 s1aas O.
mloaey accralng CT beeo1sas 9ae e. ne
Unltsd States. aa5 40 ssu-s eoe Scr pest
ages Or cSher@lse - ne Ge1ersl Pa
Ochee Department sAau Ss PAsi = : :
and slver ee5a calx-~
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15

them. And none will be held guiltless Of
his country's wrong who shrinks or hesi-
tates at such an hour. ". o. Della.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-04-15
CAR ROLLTON:

wednesday Morning, -: April Is, lS4G,
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17
A Love Letter.

The following sweet moroccan, which
recently appeared in the New York Union,
is reported to have been picked up in the
Park. We insert it as model worthy
the imitation of the courtsick swain, whose
situation may be such as to compel him to
conduct his cour'ship in writing:
"Dear Su,eet: Oh, my love Of lsves,
clarified honey Of oil ofcitrons, white loaf
sugar of hopes, and molasses Of my expec-
tatlon! you have been absent from me three
whole days! The sun is dark at midday
the moon and stars are black when thou
art absent. Thy step is the music Of the
spheres; and the wind Of thy gown, when
you pass by, is zephyr from the garden Of
paradise in the time Of early flowers. /
kissed you when we last met, and my whole
frame was filled with sweetness. One of
your curls touched me Gu the nose and
that organ was transformed into loaf sugar,
oh, spice ofspices, garden ofdeligAts, send
me lock Of your hair-send me any thing
that your fingers hath touched. and !
will 60 mad with ecsiacy. 01e look
from thy bright eye would transport me
incontinently into the third heaven. Your
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A lady was told, the other day, by a
travelling gentleman, that in a foreign
country through which he had travelled,
every lady who had a small mouth was
provided with a husband by govern
ment. 9Th il pothible 7 said the lady,
making her mouth as small as she
could. The gentleman added, sthai
ifa lady had larger mouth, she was
provided with two husbands my
graciou.' said she throwing open
her mouth 10 its fullest extent. At this
the gentleman became alarmed, made
his escape, and has not been heard Of
since.
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17
Submission.

Health may be enjoyed, sickness
must be endured; one body is the
object OF both, one God the author of
both. If, then, he gave me health,
will thankfully enjoy it. and not think
1t too good siace it is his mercy that
bestows 1t. lfhe send sickness, will
patiently endure it and not think il too
great, since it is my sin that deserves
it. III am in health, l will strive to
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17
The Brides Departure.
p O B II R Y :. !

BY LIEUT.. G. W. PATTON, U S. A.
Brother! Speek in whispers light
'Tis my last--my last good night!
Never mere our steps will stray,
Through The gardens scented way;
BY the homestead of,he bees
Meath the shady chesnut trees;
BY the meadows winding stream,
Glittering the sunset beams;
Gentle brother! smile and bless
'Tis my last-my last caress.
Sister! with thine eyes of blue,
Hither come and weep 'adieu?'
Let thine arm around me twine,
Let thy cheek repose ON mine,
While gaze into thy face,
Circled in this dear embrace;
Thou hast ever proved to me
All that love could wish to be;
-Ye, leave thy heart alone,
Bro,ber-Sister! bless your own.
Mother! thou hast rocked my head
Softly on its cradle bed;
When the storm was raging high,
Sweetly sung loves lullaby
Yet part-l part from THEE,
Who hcnceforth will sing to me,
When my forehead aches with pain
shall miss that early strain,
Mother! with thy accents mild,
Bless, oh! bless thy weeping child.
Father thou hast loved me well-
More than human tongue can tell;
More than wealth, ,slnce childhood's hour
Thou hast lavished on thy flower;
Now thy locks are waxing gray,
From thy heart pass away;
Never more thy lips at eve,
On my cheeks their kiss will leave;
-In thy payer of undertone,
Mother! Father! bless your own.
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preserve i bylpraising him. il in sick.
ness, will strive 10 remove it by pray
ing to him. He shall be my God in
sickness and in health, and my trust
shall be in him in health, and IN sick.
ness. So in my health | shall not
need to fear sickness, nor in my sick
ness despair ofhealth.
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17


An Interesting Letter, from an
Aunt in Ireland to her Nephew
in America.
DEAR NEPHEW: have not written to
you since my last before now, because we
had removed from our former place of liy-
ing and | did not know where letter
would find you but ! now with pleasure
take my pen to inform you Of the melan-
cholly news of the very sudden death OF
your living uncle Fitzpatrick, who died We.
ry suddenly last week after a lingering ill.,
ness of five months. The poor man was
in violent convulsions the whole time Of
his sickness, laying perfectly quiet and
speechless; all the while talking incoher-
emily and calling for water. had no op.
portunl'y of informing you of his death
sooner, except l had wrote to you last
post which went off two days before he
died, and then you would have had postage
to pay. ,-@st
lam at loss TO tell what his death was
occasioned by; but fear it was brought
on by his last sickness, for he was never
well ten days together during the whole
OF his confinement; and Ibelleve his sick.
ness was occasioned by eating too much
G! rabbits stuffed with pease and gravy,
or pease and gravy stuffed with rabbits, |
cannot tell which; but, be that as it will,
as soon as he breathed his last, the doctor
gave over all hopes of his recovery.
need not tell you any thing about his
age, for you we'll know that in December
next, he would havo been twenty-five years
old lacking ten months, and had he lived
till then, he would have been Just six
months dead. His property now devolves
to his next kin, who all died some time a.
60, so | expect it will be divided between
US; and you know that his property was
something very considerable, for he had a
fine estate which was sold 10 pay his debts
and the remainder he lost on horse race:
but, 1t was the opinion of every body at
the time, that he would have won the race
if the horse he run against had not have
been too fast for him.
lnever saw man, and the doctors all
said SO, that observed directions and took
medicines better than he did. He said
that he had as lief drink water Cruel as
wine, if it had the same taste; and would
as soon take jalap as beef steaks, ifit had
the same relish. But poor soul, he will
never eat or drink more, and now you
have not living relation in the world,
except myself and your two cousins, who
were killed in the late war. can't dwell
longer on this mournful subject, and shall
seal my my letter with black sealing wax,
and put on it your uncle's coat of arms
so beg of you not to break the seal when
you open the letter, and don't open it for
three or four days after you receive it, by
which time you will be prepared for the
sorrowful tidings.
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17

There is no wealth like that which
comes by honest labor and warranta-
Ple Industry.
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17
MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI, JANUARY ~, 1916.

a fairer home for wife and child; fresh
flowers should bloom over the garden
walks, more lovely vines trail along
the easement.
With this resolve kindling over hi
face, the blacksmith stood there, with
a cheerful light beamiDg from his large
grey eyes, when-a hand was laid
upon his shoulder. m
He turned and behcld the face of a
neighbor.
It was neighbor's face, but there
was an awful agony stamping those
plain features-there was an awful
agony flashing from those dilating
eyes-there was dark and a terrible
mystery speaking from those thin lips
that moved and moved, but made no
sound. .F
For moment that farmer tried to
speak the horror that convulsed his
features.
At last, forcing the blacksmith a.
long the brown gravelled walk, now
strewn with cinders, lie pointed to the
smoking embers. There, there-amid
that heap Of black and smoking ruins,
the blacksmith beheld dark mass of
burnt flesh and blackened bones.
"Yomr wife" shrieked the farmer,
as his agony found words. The
British they came in the night, they''
land then he spoke that outrage,
which the lip quivers to think on,
which the heart grows palsied to tell
that outrage too foul to name
"Your wife!" he shrieked, pointing to
the hideous thing, amid the smoking
ruins; "the British they murdered your
wife, they flung her dead body in the
flames-,hey dashed your child against
the hearthstone!"
This was the farmers story.
And there, as the light of the brea.
king day fell around the spot, there
stood the husband, the father, gazing
upon that mass of burned flesh and
bIackened bones-oH that was once his
wie.
Do you ask me Tor the words that
trembled from his white lips? Do
you ask me for the fire that blazed in
his eye?
Icannot tell you. But l can tell
you that there was vow going up to
Heaven from that blacksmith's heart;
and there was clenched hand, up.
raised. in the light Of the breaking
day!
Yes, yes, as the first CLEAN Of the
autumnal dawn broke around the spot,
as the first long CLEAN Of sunlight
streamed over the peeled skull of that
fair young wife-she was that last
night-there was VOW going up to
Heaven, the vow Of maddened heart
and anguished brain.
How was that vow kept? Go there
to Brandywine, and where the carnage
gathers thickest, where the fight is
most bloody, there you may see stout
form striding on, lifting huge ham
mer into light. Where that hammer
falls, it kiIls-where that hammer
strikes, it crushes! 1t is the black.
smiths form. And the war-cry that
he shouts? is it a mad cry Of ven-
geance-half howl, half hurrah? Is
it but fierce yell, breaking up from
his heaving chest?
All no! All no
ltis the name of-MARY! 1t is the
name of his young wife!
Oh, Mary-sweetest name Of wo-
man-name so soft, so ripping, so
musical-name ofthe Mother of Jesus,
made holy by poetry and religion
how strangely did your syllables Of
music ring out from that blacksmith's
lips, as he went murdeIing on!
"Mary" he shouts, as he drags that
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17

wife yonder in Englahd--spare mer'
\ The blacksmith, crazed as he is,
trembles--there is tear in his eye.
II would spare you, but there is a
form before me--the form Of my dead
wife! That form has gone before me
all day! She calls on me TO strike!"
And the hammer fell, and then rang
out that strange war-cry-"MARYw
i At LAST, when the battle was over,
ne was found by wagner, who had
at least shouldered cartwhip in his
country's service-he was found sit.
ting by the roadside, his head sunken,
his leg broken--tbe life blood yelling
from his many wounds.
The wagner would have carried
him from the field, but the stout black.
smith refused.
"You see, neighbor," he said, with
that voice husky with death, "l never
meddled with the British till they
burned my home, till they''-he
could not speak the outrage, but his
wife, his child, were there before his
dying eyes-"And now I've but FIVE
minutes life in me. I'd like to give
a shot a! the British afore die. Dye
see that cherry tree? Dye think you
could drag man ofmy build up thar?
Place me thar; give me a powder.
horn, three rifle balls an good rifle F;
that's all ask"
/ The WAGNER granted bis request;
he lifted him to the foot OF the cherry
tree; he placed the rifle, the balls, the
powder,horn in his grasp.
I Then whipping his horses through
the narrow pass, from the summit of a
neighboring height, be looked down
upon the last scene Of the blacksmith's
life.
! There lay the stout man at the foot
of the cherry tree, his head sunk, his
broken leg hanging over the roadside
bank. The blood was streaming from
his wounds--he was dying.
Suddenly he raised his head--a
sound struck on his ears. A party OF
British came rushing along the narrow
road, mad with carnage and thirsting
for blood. They pursued scattered
band Of Continentals. An officer led
the way, waving them on, with his
sword.
The blacksmith loaded his rifle {;
with that eye bright with death he
took the aim. "That's for Washing,
ton" he shouted as he fired. The
officer lay quivering in the roadside
dust. On and on came the British,
nearer and nearer to the cherry tree
the Continentals swept through the
pass. Again the blacksmith loaded
again he fired. "That's for mad
Antony Wayne" he shouted, as an.
other officer bit the sod.
The British now came rushing to
the cherry tree, determined to cut
down the wounded man, who with his
face towards them, bleeding as he was,
dealt death among their ranks. A
fair'visaged officer, with golden hair
waving on the wind, led them on.
The blacksmith raised bis rifle; with
that hand stiffening in death he took
the aim-he fred--the young Briton
fell with sudden shrek.
Sand that" cried the blacksmith,
in voice that strengthened into
shout, sand that's for"-
His voice was gone! The shrek
died on his white lips.
His head sunk--his rifle fell. sd
A single word bubbled up with his
death groan. Even now methinks |
hear that word, ec&oing and trembling
there among the rocks Of Brandywine.
That word was-MARY! 8asi
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17

ssStrike " hen the iron is hot" as
the woman said when she was after
her husband with hot poker.
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17
Advice to Young Men.

, He who wantonly sports with = vomau's
rePutatIon--who withoutjust reason, ut,
ters, in jest or in earnest, any insinuatlons
against her character, is guilty ofungal~
lantry. He thus trifles with what is dear-
er TO her than life, and the loss of which
whould render life undesirable. Next to
virtue, reputation is, therefore, Of all scan
dal, the vilest and most dishonorabls COM
ing from the lips Of man. He that heaIs
any such scandal, Is hound 10 resist Il on
the spot, unless it can be proved beyond I
doubt. SOP alsl asau bsisSl
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17
[VOL. VINO. ~.

lips are red roses gathered from Eden by
the hand of Gabriel. Your words. are
molten pearl dropping from your mouth
My heart blazes Al the thought Of thee.--
My brain is an everlasting fire. The blood
burns and scalds my veins as it passes
through them. Oh, come, most delight
ful Of fdeIights, and breathe upon me with
your seraphic breath. When you do come
be sure and bring that two shillings you
borrowed ofme, as want to buy some to-
bacco. ~
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Il $ - ~ y
borrowed ofme, as ! want to buy some to-
bacco. ~
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The Fancier and his Dog. i
There is enough Of the dog mixed
up in the following story to entitle il
10 the name ofa sdog story" A man
down Easthad been exceedingly an.
noyed BY wolves, which destroyed his
sheep. In the course Of time q dog
fancier offered to sell him dog. A
very notable dog he was, too. The
catalogue ofhis merits was very long
one-there was not a dog, virtue in
the whole catalogue Tor which he was
not distinguished--but if there was
any one thing 10 which he excelled,
it was his prowess as 4 wolfhunter.
This was touching our friend on the
right spot. The bargain was closed,
and he only waited an opportunity to
test his merits. I. aihl g f9s i19 9s8a
At length there came light snow,
just the kind ofsnow for wolf:hurting,
and he took his dog and gun and sal.
lied out. He soon crossed the track
of a varmint--the dog look the scent
and bounded off in pursuit. On fol-
| = &
lowed our friend, up hill and down
dale, "through bush and through bri-
ar," for two mortal hours, when he
came across Yankee Of the live spe.
cies, chopping wood, and the follows
ling satisfactory dialogue tonk pl.co.
''Did you see wolf and dog pass
by hcrer' s''s9s 79 sii % sai
"Well, Ireckon did. .9 9aoa 's.J
''How long ago?" 'a@ aa@ii1e7
swell, | guess abont half an hour"
"How was it with themg, '''a- $500
swell, just about nip and tuck
but the dog had the advantage, for he
! was teette dhedd :" *s
The True Reformer.
The true and valuable Reformer, the
American Reformer, is not man Of mere
faith, without works and without sense.
Having hit upon favorite theory, he does
not resolve at once to force it upon the
world, without reference to the existing
state of things, and with no regard to tune
or consequences He sees the human
race struggling as it has struggled for
thousands of years 10 ascend the steep and
rugged heights, on the summit Of which
it hopes enjoy peace and happiness, and
although with the eye of faith he may look
beyond the clouds and darkness, and gain
a view of the resplendant glories which
encircle the brow Of this lofty mountain,
he does not with reckless and fanatical
haste risk all that has been gained by sprin-
ging forward to reach the object at sim
gle bound, the consequence Of which
would be to precipitate him back to the
foot of:hc hill to commence the journey
anew. On the contrary, he tolls on with
patience, caution and deliberation. He
takes care to keep all that has been acs
quired. He looks we'll to his footing, and
before leaving the spot on which he stands,
| finds safe and secure buttress of the
rock which to plant his next onward and
upward step.
The Southern journal., 1846-01-17

Of A, farmer in Danvers, Massachu-
setts, has raised three thousand bushels Or
onions, The present season, on seven acres
Of land! s's'siA9s = z s&ii4i
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-01
From the Rio Grande.

Gen. Taylor was still encamped at Mat.
amOras, at the latest accounts. Col. VIII.
son with three hundred United States
troops was stationed at ReynOsa, Mexican
village, which he had taken a short time
previously.
1t is probable that ere this time Gen. Tay.
Tor has commenced his movements. The
Washington Union Of the 18th, which we
presume knows something about the plan Of
action, states that, " his march is onwGrds
for Monterey--not the Monterey Of the
Pacific, but Of the province Of New Lsor.
Gen. Taylor is about to ascend the
Rio Grande for Camargo he wants
for this purpose fiat bottomed steam boats.
In this respect some of his arrangements
have been delayed. We hope to hear oil
his reaching Monterey in the month Of Ju.
ly," &c.
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-01
From Washington.


At our latest dates from Washington Mr..
McDufie had been elected Chairman Of
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, in the
Senate, in place Of Mr.. Allen whose resig.
nation we have noticed on our first page.
In answer to the enquiries Of the Senate
the President has furnished them an est.
mate of the probable expenses of the Mex.
lean war. We have not received his mes
sage, but are indebted to the Vicksburg
Sentinel Of Monday for the following brief
account Of il.
"The expense of the war department up
TO June SOth, 1s47 are estimated at ST..
l66,472. Those ofthe navy department
up to the same period, Sos Mr..
Walker estimates that the aggregate ex-
Penses will exceed the revenue about 49,.
O0O,O0S but thinks that the adoption Of a
revenue tarif-a warehOusing system-and
a reduction Of the price of public lands
would swell the revenue SO that the excess
Ofexpenses would only be about $4,000.
600. This deficit he recommends, should
be furnished by the issuance of treasury
notes."