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Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-07-29

The following lines from the Louisville journal
are above all praise. They are surprisingly
The spring Of life is past,
With its budding hopes and fears,
And the autumn time is coming
With its weight Of weary years
Our joyousness is fading,
Our hearts are dimmed with care,
And youths fresh dreams of gladness,
All perish darkly there.
While bliss was blooming near us
In the hearts first burst of spring,
While many hopes could cheer us
Life seemed glorious thing
Like the foam upon river,
When the breeze goes ripping DER,
These hopes have fled forever,
To come to US no more.
'Tis sad-yet sweet--to listen
To the soft winds gentle swell,
And think we hear the music
Our childhood knew so well;
To gaze out on the even.
And the boundess fields of air,
And feel again our boyhoods wish,
To roam, like angels, there.
There are many dreams of gladness
That cling around the past
And from that tomb of feeling,
Old thoughts come thronging fast;
The forms we loved SO dearly,
In the happy days now gone,
The beautiful and lovely,
So fair TO look upon.
Those brigh; and gentle maidens,
Who seemed so formed for bliss,
Too glorious and too heavenly,
For such world as this;
Whose soft dark eyes seemed swimming
In a sea of liquid light,
And whose locks of gold were streaming
Ger brows SO sunny bright.
Whose smiles were like tle sunshine
In the spring time of the year
Like the changeful CLEANS Of April,
They followed every tear;
They have passed-like hope--away--
All their loveliness has fed
Oh-many heart is mourning,
That they are with the dead.
Like the brightest buds of summer
They have fallen from the stem
Yet oh--it is a lovely death,
To fade from earth like them
And yet the thought is saddening,
To muse on such as they
And feel that all the beautiful
Are passing fast away;
That the fair ones whom we love,
Like the tendrls of vine;
Grow closely to each loving heart,
Then perish on their shrine |!
And we can but think Of these,
In the soft and gentle spring,
When the trees are waving DER us,
And flowers are blossoming;
For we know that winters coming,
With his cold and stormy sky
And the glorious beauty round US,
Is Budding but to die
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-07-29

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The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

GRACE GREENwooD.-Some time since this
pleasant writer, in alluding to marriage spoke
of it as o ''disaster." There followed pretty
severe reproof from a "Father," and grace de-
tends herself as we'll as she can, for what we
believe, was an unfortunate slip Of the PEN
We think her defence lame and impotent and
she would have done better to have acknowl-
edged her pen in error than her heart. Grace
does not wish to be an old maid, nor could she
live perfectly happy through life "with a pro-
perly educated woman" to bear her company
Even the brilliant galaxy Of Moore, Bremen
Milford, and Sedgewick, could not. supply
the place of a very tolerable husband and Q
little baby. 1t is all nonsense to talk about
intellect and mind assuming the place and sat
isfying the affections. They answer exclusive
ly for neither sex. Providence never intended
they should. We have a much higher opin'
ion Of the spirit that said the highest aim O
a woman is to please the mon, than we have
Of Grace Greenwood's. philosophy, which we
consider quite different from the real feelings
The most womanly sentence Madam De StaeI
ever gave uttoranpe to, is not to be found in
her political or historical writings. 1t was
when surrounded by a world Of admirers Of
her fame Of mind, she said she would give it all
for a pretty face. Essays and poems are al
very fine, but the most perfect that ever were
born Of an intellectual woman, are far sur
passed by the heaven presiding innocence o
an infant, borne of a good housewife, tina
knows little beyond making home a%ttractiv
and by her good example raising up her chill
dren to fear God and go to a good school, Al
women feel this to be true, and that is the yer,
reason they are worshipped and adored as the,
should be.-Natonal.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21
ssCetting into the Pictures.,,

Yesterday a tall, good-looking young fellow,
dressed in a full black suit, having under one
arm a bundle of dry goods, and tucked under
The other, apparently, a young wife, walked up
from the Illinois ferry boat and came to a halt
opposite the notion stand, beneath the market.
The pictures strung along the wall attracted
the attention of both. The girl had a bran,
span new white muslin on; a string Of blue
beads encircled her we wont say alabasterl
neck, which was slightly tinged by the kisses
of sol we don't mean our cold Sol. ~ a white
veil shrouded part Of her features; a feather
fan hung suspended by a red ribbon from her
arm, and from beneath her dress peepcd out q
shoe Of white kid. which to all appearance had
a foot in it, and, as if to finish the tout ensemble,
a pair of pantalets hung gracefully about her
anctes, The arm and hand to which the fan
was suspended, ever and anon conveyed to the
BRIDES mouth-we insist that she was a bride
an apple! She handled the fruit naturally, and
as her pretty little pleased mouth took it in
she chuckLed at the "pictureSm
"Jake," said she, after examining the "hul
on 'em," "Lhere's W pictures est like us wber
you got so mad about Charley Delsy comm tc
see me.''
"Whar is theyw inquired JAKE.
"Why them,' replied the-spouse; "them a
is got the lovers quarrel writ under one, ant
the reconciliation under tother, with TIL
young Teller and gal kissin'-don't you recol
lect how we jest made it up arter the SAM
way?-Pd like to have them hung up to home
Jest to bar it in mind"
Jake chuckled now, and looking down un
der his duxy's bonnet, he said
"Thar is two others in that ar collection O
pictures I'd a good deal ruther hev."
Switch is they, Jake?" she inquired.
"Wby, that one" says Jake, Gas says benet
it, 'the MARRIAGE and the tother one tina
which says, the fAsL babyn"
"Why, you Jake,'' appealed his wife, "yo
good-fur-nuthin' rascal, to be a talkin' this wa
in a strange big city, right in the street, in ope
day-light--E reckon you better buy the hu
fowr on lem, and be done at wunst."
swell, by grief, it's a good n%otlon,' sal
Jake; 81 will, fur they jest make a full set {
pictures, and tell the hull story 'thout talkin'
atom.n Jake did buy them!-ReveiHe.
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FROM CnNfornia.--sta1vation

In the Home Journal Of the 3Ist, we find
a letter written by an officer in the army from
Yerba Buena, under date of the 9th February,
from which we make the following extracts;
"That same evening, (the 28th january a
public meeting was to be convened at the call
Of the Alcalde for the purpose Of raising contrl-
buttons for the relief of party of eighty unfor'
tunato emigrants, who had lost their way in
the mountains and were dying from hunger and
exhaustion. They had strayed from their route
overtakcn by the SHOWS, and had been wander
ing about all winter endeavoring to reach the
settlements. Out Of a party of sixteen, who
desperately attempted making their way thro'
the immense snow drifts. but seven of them
succeeded in reaching Suffers Fort, on the Sac
rament oand FIVE Of these were women. Among
them are two interesting young worien by the
name of Grimes, who were actually obliged to
feed on the dead bodies of their father, mother
and brother, to sustain their own lives, and sat-
isfy the dreadful cravings Of hunger. What an
awful picture-unparalleled, think, in the an
nails Of misfortune, but, nevertheless, too true
seven human beings existing for weeks by
eating the dead bodies Of nine Of their unlor-
~tunatc fellow creatures! The commander OF
this party Of emigrants, a person by the name
Of Reed, from Illinois, was one Of the five who
succeeded in reaching Suffers Fort. He i'm
n,od;o+e1v attemn.ed TO return again alone, with
supplies for his family, whom he had heen O.
bliged to leave behind him, but found it impos-
sible to do SO, in consequence ofthe impossible
snow drifts. He therefore came on to this
place for assistance, and the result Of his rep
reservations was the meeting above alluded to
called BY the Alcaldc. At this meeting, after
Tho object had been stated lor whichit was cali
| cd, one thousand dollars was Immediately con
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE n
model speeeh-The Charleston Patriot suggests
as model of an address of welcome by the
Dostonians to Mr., Polk the following:
'Illustrious Mr.. President and delestablo Mr..
Polk! In the former capacity we owe you the
most profound rospect-In the latter we feel
for you the most sovereign contempt. AS the
Chief Magistrate of the Nation, we bid you
welcome to the clasic shores of the Athens Of
Americans AN individual we wish you a thou~
sand miles off. Having thus given you disttntt4
" to understand the rather doubtful and double
position in which you are placed if Mi. Polk
will stay away, we shall be happy if the Press
dent will dine with the corporation at FAM
euil llall.'
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tributed, and since the meeting, the fund has
3ner b nearly double that amount. A
esMmft as appointed to receive contribu-
Buttons, ahd.purchase such articles as would
be most seryiceable TO the sufferers. But TO
get These supplies to themw as yet to be- effec-
ted.
With he exception Of Captain Reed, who
was determined at all hazards to return to bis
familyYor perish in the attempt, there appeared
70 be NO one 10 move in this most important
part of-the duty TO be performed, and !, there
fore volunteered my services to take command
Of q party 70 be raised, il permission could be
obtained from the commander-in-chie Of the
station. A&aA A sA
! am made commander Of an expedition
whichis to consist 0 fthirty men, and fifty hor'
SEES and mules, Most Of the men have already
enlisted and they consist of hunters, trapperi
and mountaineers-all hardy, vigorous fellows
used in hardships Of every description. shall
fill mp the compliment at Sonora, Nappn, and
Suffers Fort, for which latter place ! start ear
y to morrow morning, having all the supplies
already on board a small schooner which has
been rendered for the purpose. ! am author
lied to raise any additional number Of men, an.
imals, and supplies that | may deem necessary
for the accomplishment Of the object, which
additional supplies will be paid for by the Gov
eminent of the United States. Gov. Hull anc
Capt Mervine have been very active and zeal
Gus in this generous cause, and the liberality
they have evinced in their arrangements. speak
volumes for our Government. Their efforts
have been most nobly seconded by the citizen
of this place, and the naval officers on that sta
ton. ! trust to God that my mission may be
successful one, and that ! may be the humbl
means ofroscuing a party of fellow creature
from an awful and impending death. am pei
sonally acquainted with many Of the sufferer
having passed them on the route last summe
and having suffered severely myself, from lac
Of provisions, l feel the strongest sympathy fc
these poor unfortunates, and can fully appre
ciate their helpless condition.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21
Courtshin and Marriage.

The difference between courtship and marriage
was never more forcibly explained than in the
following, Charcoal sketch,' by Neal, of Phil
adelphia;
"What made you get married, if you don't
like it?"
"Why | was deluded into it-fairly deluded
y had nothing to do of evenings, so went
a counting. Now courting's fun enough
havn't got a word to say agin counting. It's
about as good a way of killing an evening as
/ know of. Wash your face, put on a clean
dickey, and go and talk as sweet as sugar or
moIasses candy for an hour or two-to say no.
thing of a few kisses behind the door as your
sweetheart goes to the steps with you.
"When | was a single man, the world wag-
god along we'll enough. 1t was jest like an
omnibus, | was passenger, paid my levy, and
hadn't nothing more to do with ii, but sit down
and not care a button for anything. 'srosln
the omnibus got upsot-well | walks off and
leaves the man to pick up the pieces. But then
| must take a wife and be hanged to me. It's
all very we'll for a while; but afterwards it's
plaguy like owning an upset omnibus"
"Nanm queried Montazuma-"what's all
that about omnibusses?n
"What did get by it ~ continued Gamaliel
regardless Of the interruption. "Ilow much
fun? why a jawlng old woman and tire squat
lers-Mighty different from counting that is
What's the fun of buying things to eat and
things to wear for them and wasting good spree
ing money on such nOnsence for other peo'
pie? And then for doing whatyou like, there's
no such thing. You can't clear out; when
peoples owing you so much money you can'l
stay convenient. No; the nabbe's must have
you. You can't go on a spree for when you
~comehome, missus kicks mp the DEVILS delight
You can't teach her better manners, for con
stables are as thick as blaekborries. In short
you can'ldo nothing, Instead of'yes, my duck,
and mo, my DEAR 'as you please, honey and
'whon you like, lovey,' like it was in counting
time, it's a darning and mendIng, and nothing
ever darned and mended, If it wasn't that |
am particke larly sober I'D be inclined to drink
it's excuse enough. It's hoaltbrenking, and
it's all owing to that / have such a pain in my
gizzard Of a morning. Pm so miserable, !
must stop and sit on the steps.''
s.What's the matter now?p
aI'm getting aggravated. My wife's a savin
critter-a sword of sharpness-she cuts the
throat of my felicity, stabs my happiness, chops
up my comforts, and ships up all my Sunday
go connecting, to make jackets for the boys
she gives all the wittels to the children, Il
make me spry and jump about like a lamp
Ighter-I can't stand tiny troubles are over
towering when come to add'em up"
"Oh, nonsense! behave %nice-don't make
noise in the street.-the a manm
elbow can / be a man, when | belong Il
some body else? My hours amt my own
my money ain'tmy OWL belong to four PEG
pie besides mysolf-the old woman and then
three.-T'm a partnership concern, and SO man,
8 has got their fingers in the till, that l must bus
up. I'll break, and sign over the stock in trad
TO you.D
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

LAND SoRlP OF SoLDIERs.-The Washington
correspondent of the Charleston Courier writes;
1.-THE discharged soldiers who have arrived
here and had the prudence to retain their land
bounty rights, have sold them at one hundred
and thirty dollars, thirty dollars more Than the
Government offers for them in stock. AT the
land sales, for which they are purchased, they
will readily sell for a tride less than hum
dred dollars. The amount of warrants receiv-
ed at the land offices for lands will greatly d.
minish the revenue from that source. AT the
end of the war, sppposing that it continue for
a year or two longer these claims win amount
to perhaps thirty millions, or, if commuted into
stock, to half that sum-
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

THE BRITISH TARiFF.-From the moment Of
the inception Of the Tariff of '46, it has been
characterized by its opponents as the British
Tariff, and every day brings additional evi.
dence that it is 50 in fact. The Reansyluaniam
and other papers of its party, are quoting the
opinions of English in opposition to the posi-
ton of leading Wings on the question of Pro-
lection. This is to be expected: we seek
Protection principally from English capital and
it would therefore be surprising if England,
should approve the Wing doctrine of Protec-
tive Tariff. The policy Of Mr.. Walker, the
Secretary Of the Treasury, who submitted his
tariff project to Victoria's cabinet before it was
presented to the consideration of an Ameri-
can Senate, may be Locofoco patriotism, but
the Wings have an odd old-fashioned notion,
that a declaration Of Independence from such
"political bauds' was made 0 sixty odd
years since. We are therefore forcibly i'm.
pressed with the opinion, that Wing states
men will survive British opposition, while To-
cofocoism sinks gracefully and lovingly into
the arms of toryism.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21
The ZONES Battalion.

Gen. Jones has lately published a statement
concerning the difficulties between him and
the Administration, from which it appears that,
some months ago, a requisitlon was made by
the Government upon Gen. Jones,-as com.
mandant Of the militia of the District of Co
lumbia-for a battalion of infantry, with the
distinct understanding that it was to be com
manded by his son-Mr. Charles Lee Jones, as
Lieutenant Colonel, That gentleman imne-
d%iately proceeded to the enrolling Of the volun-
teers, who enlisted upon condition that he,
(Mr. G. l., Jones) was to command them. The
raising Of troops, at that time, was attended
with great difficulties, but the popularity Of
Mr., Jones enabled him to call men to his stan
dard who would not have enrolled under any
other commander. On the 9th of June, wher
the battalion was nearly complete, and after
Mr., Jones had spent large sums of money il
boarding the recruits, the Wa Department
gave him to understand that his services were
not wanted, and took his men, intending IL
place them under a different commander. Pre-
vious to this, however, the Secretary OF Wa
informed Mr.. Jones, that, before receiving .
commission, he must be duly elected to the
command by his battalion. The election was
held, and he received a unanimous vote, and th'
men actually presented their protest to tn,
President against being made to serve unde
any other commander, Thus, it seems (say
the National Intelligencer) that the Govern
ment, under pretence of commissioning Mr.
Jones, "got him to raise a battalion of men a
his W EXPENSE, and then chissciing him Gas i
is called qfhis commission and his money, hG
kent his n,ea!m Such aggression, such viola
tons of truth and honor, are ominently worth,
of an Administration, which isso degraded il
the eyes of all unprejudicod men as to be al
most beneath rebuke. -T3ctsburg Wing.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

GETTING INTO THE Hlsu LATITUDE. - The
Port land Advertiser says: One Of the best
jokes connected with the Presidents visit here
came of, we learn, at the Mayors room and
was ''perpetrated" by Mr.. Buchanan. The
President onqnired Of the Mayor the latitude
Of Portland and on being informed he turned
to Mr.. Buchanan and said-'sThisis farther north
than VIC have ever been before "Ycs,' re-
Piled MI. B.; but with smile on his broad
face, added-sI hardly think, sir, We shall GET
" 81 40 This Iime.a
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

rbe three voices
~ e,.t q thee? Weep!
\ : S r' like the dream Of a Sleep
~. NJ profoundly unreal
\ IN, ~ ,pirits Gods holy ideal
m \, bell, slow and deep
l. II sast to thee! Weep!
1. Present hour? Act!
\, foo,stepsn Glory be tracked
sa T.. .maIIness Of daily endeavor
: ~. " meaning onuObio It ever
], oy,r efforts expended in VAIN
\ believing that labor IS gam
N Future say? Hope!
Az face sunward!
Ihslight fringes the farris'ns Ope.
WI. I .o,oro be twilight delaying
N, o. for greater i God BY Thy side de-
armies Of Satan agalnS' 'n''
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21
Number 40.
Latest from Cen. Tayloris division.
sAdeaaes upon San Luis.

SA@V@bSe upon D4n LUIS.
We received last evening the New Orleans
Delta, Of the llth, which announces The arri-
val Of the steamship Telegraph, with later and
important news from Cen, Tayior's column.
The MatamOras Flag Of the 18th says:
'From Maj, Arthur, formerly quartermaster al
Ceralvo, we learn that Gen. Wool has received
orders to proceed with the advance Of Gen.
Taylor's column on the Goth inst, in the direc-
ton Of Encarnacion, some 90 leagues from
Buena Vista, where be will establish a depot.
into which three months rations will he thrown.
The army will then advance upon San Luis;
and communication be opened with Tampico
and Tuxpan, from whence supplies will there
after be received. All the mules and other
means Of transportation, have been ordered a.
bove, and activity prevails throughout the
whole departments
The Delta says:
From our young friend Mr., DaPonte, vito
came passenger in the Telegraph, we learn that
Maj. Crossman, Quartermaster at Camarqo.
received imperative orders on the Goth ult.
tohpve oil the necessary supplies and means of
transportation in Monterey on the 23d ult.
Four hundred wagons, and a part OF those
means have been forwarded on from the Bra
EOS. 4
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

P~HYsIcKINe THE Mrss1ssIPPI-A medical gem
tleman at the Chicago Convention remarked
that according to the most approved formula
for the preservation of bodily health, the Great
Father Of Rivers kept his head cool in the fri
gid regions Of the north and his feet warm in
the sunny air of the tropics. It was now only
necessary to remove the distractions from its
bowels to make it the most healthful alimenta.
ny canal in the known world.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-21

THE OH WAR HoRsE.-Col Roberts friends
are very fond Of callinghim the cold war horse.'
We have been anxious to find out how he
came by the name, but we cannot ascertain,
And we now deliberately adopt the conclusion
that if he ever snuTed the breeze Of battle, il
was afar off, as another 'horsc,' whereof we
read in the book of Job,0 smelling the battle
To be sure, lie voted for Jacob Thompson'a
propiso, but there was neither battle nor hero
ism in that. lie did so because il was "moral-
ly impossible" otherwise TO please The Presl-
dent. He voted also for the Lieut.. Gen. Bill
which was another scheme to lay "old Rough
and Ready' on the shelf, and to give all the
strinrs 10 uTom Benton.'' Well there is nc
battle in that again. 1t was mere blind party
subsorgiency, foolishly persisted in regardless.
of the true interest of the country. Again
there is his vote to give the appointment o
all the officers created by the Ten Regimen
Bill, to the President Was there any thing
war-horse-like in refusing to gallant men thc
right to choose under whom they would &c
forth to war? Was it heroic for a horse il
hitch the spirited young men Of this nation
thus into harness, where life and death was to
be the issue and refuse to hear their voice in
the matter? The fact IS if there be any thing
exactly horsjsh about the Colonel, we take \
he is not ofthe uer breed but that he is some
ruat Of 4 connestoga, from Maryland OF Penn
sylvanio, which was found unmarketable vi
there, aud therefore he was sent down soutl
labelled and pedigreed as a "war horsc,'' am
the Clique are now green enough to run hin
as such Sogthfoa.