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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-10-27
NUMBER 1.
LOCOFOCO RELICS.

In order 10 preserve some evidence, of
we existence Of The Locofoco party from
'he ravsses g the political earthquake.
threatening TO enguph il in November, wa
have consigned 10 ia, gourd The following
articles oil Their faith, as legacy for admir-.
ing posteriiy;
small quantity Of The "noise and con.
lusion' which surrounded Csss ct Cle,e.
land.
The circumstances which prevented
hun rom attending.
The change" which HE mind s".,
present undergoing"
The Threshold, the porch, and the alta,
t0i which he expected to fight.
spoonful Of The gravy in which he roll.
cd Mexico previous 10 The swallowing her,
The rls the lndiap snapped q. him.
The earth upon which be "fifs. landed"
ia Canada.
The whole or mona"
The Life and Euloey OF Louis Phillipps
beautifully hound 10 calf, lauued from The
hide ola defuncl Democrat.
The reason Why be would have voted
Tor IT," if ii had come up lac, year.
The black cockade he woe in 1919.
The sword he broke.
The door that "closcd his political prs.
fessols.'
The "corrupt system OF general inern.I
improvements" for which he yo,ed.-Rou.
mond (Miss.) Gas.
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The Married Nan.

Han. the wom-n They are always
ffetlng about something or other Ies'cr.
DAY the coal ~ouidu't burn aud tho CRATE
must be set: aud Tho furnace nus, be re
plted; ani mercy kaoes sha, all; aad
today ne as hot a. fire. Save Us from tho
~snIs Of an tncunsidctaie wnmau OIy
let her get tn" pppef bend and She'll dnso
Ike b!szs. Bar | Won, be- driven. Not
l. u she wants the door hArd or wood
dried, or water brought, or Tie tetch set,
or The lubs booped. she msy do II hctsei.
Conluuud II. can't 60 into the house. bu,
sbsl something 10 waning, II II isn't Quo
thing II !. another. IN leave my boots 10
The psr'or every night, II have a mind
and shs NAV belp herself. Soc il dont.
Wen see aho will be master. Before We
Seie married II was" Il you please, my
dear" But cfarky--lt her tone hasn't
changed. She shall and shan't from weeks
snd IN weeks end, II venture to pn, ~ q
~ofd edgestse I'm shut up By her internal
tlaticf. Talk pb ,ui late hnufs could
sisy Gu, ouce un,il b,osd day light, and she
loo n the party WAS agreeable. Bot now
u chance to attend the club but once a
week, there Is a pretty muss directly. And
don't never think Of her. Gracious tue |
"lsh ! could forget her for five MINUTES,
JUS, TO see how Il would seem. Ii man
says word he - set down for q nlnny. -
Ito must etin and bear /, II II cuts ever 80
elosc. And oyster suppefs Wonder II
che don, like oysters Tell me abou, the
ptopricty of sitting down TO the bteakias,
table with her hsr uucombed. Oace che
ss all cufls and smies. Now she's stat.
io'ny as ~asber.~o woman. Hang the race
They ought 10 be indicted tor obtaining
husbands under false pteIences. II they d
emily show out, the men wouldn't be such
gudgeon-, no. But no they'll smile aud
sputk and tsii,cr, until fellow Is fairly
cot, and then, Jupiter If they don't haul
down their colots. And then the baby tend
ing. ti's worth fortune TO hear the squal
ling bra's night after night. Group OF cho.
hc IS the eisrnal complaint. lf had my
way Id shake The cbolc GU, of them 10 a
hurry. But no; lhoy must be- dosed With
pink aud aonis, and onions, and tho deuce I
knows What, and rolted until their giz.
hrds are fairly shaken out and then lrl
any ono Is 10 be KEEP, up, Why Slocum can
Gel up. II won't hurt hun. What's that you
@y' Mended my psn,sl Auo four new
shlris aud a neckclo,hl We'll | declare /
Mn. Slocum Is clever after all. II she T
oldn't scold 80 like--bui no matter, ! know
provoked her, IN own up--i'l
Ihe remainder was los, IN something Ike
akss. Five shirts must have done n--lor
S'ocum forgo, 10 swear when be- was asked
10 lend The baby.
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The Married Woman,

les, us 90, 90, go, 60, and get, get, 70
every body on earth but ones o.n VILE
IL ! should ark Mr.. Slocum 10 20 out a
such tune Of day, for a pail Of wafer. Of
basket of oranges, dye guess he'd 90
NOT he, not he-l might want one whil,
and take II out in wanting. O,anges, for
soo'h. Twas only yesterday asked hin
TO call at W'IIams's for Charley shoes
wouldn't YOU Ike 10 have heard him scold
though! Ii he dldut turn up. Al.sy.
something wanting. Wished he could o,
to The s'ofe aud back without, calling for q
dozen articles Aud when he came 10 and
put them 90 Chafley's feet. slapped him 70,
crying because the pegs hurt him. Poo,
fellow, he limped round ,ll bis father ven,
and pulled them of; the pegs we're an inch
long at the least calculation. Aud nov,
just because Mrs. b osn HINTS at a wste,
ipal hos up aud Of in a minute. WHY
couG.t Bfoan 90! just as though her
own husband wasu't good enough to wait
upon her. I'D show hIu the difference #
! was Brown. A pretty how d'y do We
shall have Of II, # ,bings go on a. this rate
III ask Brosn to do my errauds aud see
bow he likes ii.
IT the gihs oni, knew. Bot no, they
ven, believe a word Of 1t. bought wi,
10 the bcs, # you don't get i, TOO dear"
Dear, | wonder what some folks call
dear. There's Nelly BLY,. You may talk
10 her unit nexi July, ard she wouldn't lie
lIese It. But she'll lean lesson for her
sell she'll not forge, very soon.
II i we're a gIrl again wouldn't change
my condition 10 hurry. Not |. There
was Slocum. always ready 10 run bis legs
oil--but nov bed 20 sooner for that Mrs
bfo"n than for bis osn II .sh end blood.
Bul ~ pay him, see II dou't. l~on'i
get ban mouthtul Of supper. lie may
get has v'c,ueis where be does his work.
See how he'll like that. Il should do 50;
always trying TO please other folks hus.
bands, instead of my osG---we should have
a pretty kettle OF 6,h. There's Willie,
he's leased for an orange these three days,
and not the peel of one has been seen yet.
There he comes, putiing like steamboat,
II had sent him he wouldn', have been
back these two hours. Calliug at NJ.
Brown. too. If 1t ain't enough 10 vex
saint. III tell HIN III qp'i--li!--5ui no,
he'll like that too we'll The brute.
"on'i please hin So much. III stay #
tt kills me, aud Willie shall have an orange
II he wants 1t, aud no thanks to him elhe,.
ihe'e he comes again, hnd both hands luli
" ouder What he hiss rot nos, ard ho else
lc Is fuuBtug for CANINE thfOuph The
gate. and re both pockets foil Of orange. Z
Ihe-deaf soul knew lie uouldu'i +
'orge, his oan children Won'i " lille have
q good meall Aud, viii e., shall hy
have mutti1- tot supper.
That. all We heard, dear reader, FOR
when Siocum opened The hal door, Charlie,
F" ltIe, aud vie. and ell vent uu, to meet
him, and get some Of those same orarges.
Mrs. SIocum did get supper, aud ocanl
lad mullias.
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NO ADVANTAGE.

Alb! here YOU are, IN, good fellow, how
dye'do1 Upon my honor, il does m, hear
good too see you once more. llos's yer
iumlly, Md The old woman, We havn't seeu
her tins long time when IS she coming
down To see INV wiei'
:" I'm quite well thank YOU, but indeed,
sir. YOU have the advantage 7"
Advantage, my good fellow what ad
vantage y
Why really, SIR | do no, know YOU T.
Know me well do not know YOU, 50
where is the advantage 7"
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MOONS PHASES.
POETRY.
by wa. CULLEN BRYANT.

by WM. CULLEN BRYANT.
Az thou al, welcome. heavens delicious breath.
When woods begin TO sear the crimson leaf,
And the suns grow meek. aud tie meek suns
gro. tref.
And the year smile. az it draws nesr is death.
WlGd Of the sammy south, oh still delay
Ia tho gay ~ood. and in the golden AR.
Like tos good old age released from care,
Joaf oeytng ia long serenity sway.
In such bright, lair "a el, would that
III sht wsar out LIE like the, mid bowor and
brooks.
And desfer yet, the sunshine Of kind looks,
And uiarnur OF kind voices every night;
And. when my last sand tsinkled IA the glass,
Pass silsatly from men as thou dos, pass
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Miscellaneous.
Married Life,

TWO SIDES Of THE PICTURE.
We fiad running lie rounds of tho press
lso tcader domestic eompla MS, the Quo
that ol husband, The other thai Of a WIFE
They are very ,ru hfll TO nature more 90
than most Married people all admlt-and
placed IN lusispns,tion. are lud.ctous enough
to provoke the murih Of tho two parties N
The domestic state. which ,hey are the type
snd Ito ,sthplcr:
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SPEED OF HOUNDS.

louau states that lox.hound run the
Beacon course, four miles, one furloDg, and
one hundred and ,hry.two yards, in elgh,
minutes. SIXTY horses started with the
hounds, but only twelve TO run with them.
Flying Cbilders bad run the same course in
seven minutes and thirty seconds.
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DOING 1T IN STYLE.

The groom of W. Briggs, Esq. of Sun
derland, was on Saturday las, exercising q
Young blood mare. in a field, belonging to
M' Armstrong. Ryhope lane. when she
broke away with him, leaped the fence into
the turnpike road, covering 20 l 3 feet in
her bound. The height of the fence from
the field is four feet, and Ia fee, fall into
the road, which che accomplished 10 tho
moot beautiful ETY. le.-Ensiish paper.
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PEN ANDINK SWITCHES.

Dor freud Arthur, of the Ranaer. is as
skiitu at taking hkcnesses with his pen as
With his peucli, aud has hit or the leading
Senators most admirably 10 series Of
sketches, three Of which We give below
rom The Banner Of Tuesday last; hey are
dngucsieo,y pes OF the SOULS three grea.
test .nemles.
The morning Of the second tay OF nv
departure from Columbia, found me upon
the placid bosom Of the broad Potomac, -
with ITS gently sopIng banks aud verdant
head .lands-Ils nesting cottages and state.
" mansions; and a little after two o'clock,
he ringing OF a bell announced that re we're
opposite Mount Vernon. Shortly after.
wards, We ar'Ived al Washington, where |
proposed spending a few days.
Immediately upon my arrival, | was in.
iormed that the celebrated Ton Coru 10 " as
making speech 10 the Senate. Of course,
! immediately repaired to The Capitol, and
heard abou, half of one Of the most sarcas
tic, witty and eloquent speeches ever lis.
tened TO; and although my Southern blood
South and Southern institutions, which the
speaker bestowed upon US IN no measured
terms | could not help beng iacluated and
charmed with the elo9uence and br,lliancy
of the gited fanatic. Corwin is we'll form.
ed man, a little above the medium size, with
a very da'k complexion and hair. and q
brilliant dark eye. His manner of opeak.
IS easy and graceful, and at the same time
highly impassIoned. With a remarkable
liuency OF language, there is nothing like
redundancy or verboseness. Every word
gesture, and intonation of voice, tells with
powerful effect upon hs audience, and can
scarely imagine speaker more potent for
good or evil than Tom Corwin. He 10 per.
feet master Of all the weapons of offence
or defence in political controversy, and
the opinion he processes, on the
subject Of slavery and free soil. | regard
him as one Of the most dangerous adverse,
ries we have upon this question: Columbia
Telegraph.
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OF That world renowned chemist Liebip
says ha, single pound of bone dust, con
tons NJ much ph"~phorlc nc,d, as one hun.
dred pounds Of rheot. From this we can
eas,lt perceive, tina, there are htnes wasted
on ever, ia,m, the State sutficient to ma
nure he entire ~hea, crop. This, to many
will doubtless sppear strange, bu', it is new.
euheless, true.
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SMALL MEASURE.

The New York llunkers tell a good sto.
~ of Barnburner delegate to the Utica
convention, who, being taken III, was told
nothing would save him but to drnk quar-,
of ca,n,p tea.
"Then must de-" said the poor man
" for I don't hold buta pint7"
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CHARLOTTE N. c. OCTOBER 90 ls4s

politicians, will create such division in the
Democratic ranks as 10 give the electoral
vote of the State TO TAYLOR and FILLMORE
Buffalo Com. Adp.
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WISCONSIN.

The Presidential contest IN the eastern
part of this young State will be almos, e..
clusively between TAYLOR and VAN Blu.
Rem. 10 Western parlance. CAss Is no.
where. 10 Racine, which has been strong.
ly Democratic, a recen, election for Mayor
resulted az follows:
Norton Free SOIL. :. -. 23l
Meade, Taylor .........l7l
"suu SusS Oh
The Free Soil party in Wisconsin, it is
confidently believed by the bes, Informed
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AN INDIAN TALK OF GEN. TAYLOR's.
The old New York Mirror-the literary
paper published by Geo. P. Morris-con.
talns letter from correspondent Of thu
Mirror, written in s35, a. the close Of III.
Florida war, giving the talk of General
then COLI Taylor, v lille in council with
the celebrated Chief Alligator, which
shows plainly the existence then of one Of
tie marked traits of Sen. 1aylor's charac.
ter now claimed for him by his friends.
No better evidence Of the nobleness and
natural kindness of Gen. Taylor can be Civ.
en than wha, is here shown. The follow.
ing is Col Taylor's talk;
Red brothers am glad to meet YOU
here, because the Great Spirit is pleased
with those who make peace Your grea,
father, the President of the United States,
will be pleased. Although soldier, do
not wish TO shed the blood of my red broth.
ers; and had rather save the life of ons
child than kill 100 of your warriorsl-
There are none so blind as those who will
not hear Your ears are open your chief.
know what want, and they know have
not deceived them. Whatever have pro.
missed has been performed. Ifany of your
people come TO my camp with white flag.
they VIII be as safe as though they werea
thousand miles distant from me. You know
what have said if you like my talk, We
are friends; If not, 60 back TO your camp,
and the war will contiuuen
Alligator said in replyt
Father Your talk is true wb.,
you say is good. | understand you, and
you shall understand me. speak with
straight tongue my heart is cean,-
my hands are white, and you mus: be.
eve what | say. NV people have suf
erred great deal. This has been tho
ongest war ever knew or heard of; bu,
ny people have desired peace a long time.
Il your messenger had carried good words,
his thing would have been closed long a.
20! We will do as our great father wish.
IS The Ratchet is buried--not under tho
'lne tree, in the sand, for tho wind will
blow down the tree and uncover it again;
lot 10 the ocean, for the waves will wash
on the shore; but have digged deep
lole in hard ground, and have put big
tone on the Ratchet, so that it will never
gain be seen May the Great Spiri, keep
I safe have done y
In the conclusion of the letter referred
o, the writer says
Apiaka, or Samuel Jones, the fisherman,
md his Mlcasukies, are the only Indians
low concealed in The thickets. Col. Tay.
or has done more towards this consumma.
ion during the short time he has been in
he country than all the commanders since
he war began. Facts show this to be the
ase. 1t would have been fortunate cir.
nuisance, had the conduct of the war
cen entrusted TO his care. But we hops
his solemn farce is finished
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"oNAPEcULIAR PROPERTY or COKE

w "a IL tLiAh TROfEtl or IOhE,,
Mr. sAsMYrH.
The iol'oslng interesting fact discovered
some years ago, end It appears to furnish
additional evidence az TO the IDENTITY of the
diamond with carbon, namely, thai Cole IS
possessed Of one OF The nosl renal be
properties OF the Diamond, IN SO far rs IL
has the property Of cutting glass. use
the letm cutting" Nth all due constdsfa
uoa--1n conlfsds'inc'iou 10 The p,opefty Of
scratching, which Is possessed by all bodies
that are harder than glass. The cui produ.
ced by coke - perfect clear diamond like
cut, 80 clean and perfect as 10 EXHIBIT the
most beauiiul piisma,ic colors, owing TO
the peiieclion OF the incIsion. Coke hrh
erio, has been considered az a soft substance.
Doubtless from the ease with which a mass
Of II can be crushed and pUver z d I; but
Il viii be found that the minute plate.fotm.
cd crystals, Of which mass Of coke is
composed, aie i1ieasciy hard, aud as before
sud are possessed ut tie remarkable PRO.
perly Of cutting eias'. This discovery OF
The extreme diamonc,hke hardness of
the Patucies OF coke AL, 40 doubt, prove
OF value IN many processes IN The arts, as
well as interesting in purely scientific
sense.
In conversation Which crsued, /, vas
stated by Nr. Chance, OF Birmingham, ,ha,
N all probability the knosltdne Of this fac;
would lead 10 savIrg of nearly $4,000
year IN their establishment alone.
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TAKING 1T COMFORTABLY,

The Philadelphia Spirit Of the Times
thus mcralizes on the result ofthe election
in Pennsy lvania.
"There is no use in DENYING it We
are beaten. We are Enthusiastically used
up-for the present, We have been lam.
med (as the classic Jakey would elegant.
ly announce it, most remarkably, mystic.
riously and confoundedly
ave do not belong TO The weeping school
of Philosophy, as our readers have had fre.
quent occasion to know. We do not be.
lleve in what the Juveniles call crying o.
yer spilled milk We conceive that j, is
too much to expect Fortune to wait al,eoys
upon one man or upon one party. Hence.
we look upon it as folly to despair, or TO
indulge in idle grief, when the shifting
scenes Of politics present, in turn,a gloomy
specimen Of the picturesque. Laughing
is more pleasant as we'll as more healthy
so we go in for laughing even over cur
misfor,unes, and our democratic readers
have a little TOO much reason just now 10
initiate our example !"
Why is womsn's tongue like a thur.
dst.cloud' Because j, is beyond III. con.
troll oil man.
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MR.. CLAY.

We ex'rsc, the following ehsracieris' ic
anecdo'e of Mr.. Clay, from an exchange
paper:
Mr.. Clay has few supeuors in spriehlly
conversational powers, and aplness Of reply
10 an emergency. We remember TO have
listened TO an instance Of this 10 the spring
Of ls4l, when Mr. Clay visited Ga. and
one nigh, attended a public fair gwen BY
The ladies'. An old planter of an adjoining
county. James DoNdle was present; who
with much difficulty Wade his sav through
The 'hrong, and gfasping the hand OF The
Ashland farmer, SAID:
=" Mr.. Clay, my name is Lanes D.wdle ;
! heard you once ms k145 h up in N f.
Caroline, a, the Bun mhe~r, more Than
40 years ago." - ore to
"Tha, IS a - saiS nav you
not DO mistake ~
mistaken. b <nnr Id on the
north side Of the couV busc, and was
not more than three feet ofr from you when
you were speaking ~
We'll, what sort Of speech was il, Mr..
Dowdle ?"
40, said Jimmy, raising both hands
bove his head. It sas the powerlulles, thing
ever listened 10 in all my ,fe."
Aha It was !, then sad Mr.. Clay,
Tor tina, is just the very sort Of a speech
always like"
The crowd roared aloud IT'D merriDent;
and uncle jimmy Doadle went away with
much COR plscency, conscious that he had
'anqolshed Harry Of the West IN at least
1De argument.
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tJ Adpeffisemtnfs insf'ttd at One D0lfar ptr
square, o lines or less, tbs sized type.) for the
fra insertion. and rs cents for each confirm.
sres. Court Gdoertis,meqis and Sheriff. Sails
charged IS per cent higher; and deduction Of
33l e<r cent. eiA Be made from HE rrguisr pri-
ses. for sire,tissrs ay The year. Advertisements
inserted nonthiy or quarterly 81 per squire fer
each time. StHi.m0nhly Is esEts per sqas'e
TO- sgck fiax.
u Pos'mss'ers are respectfully requested to
oct as Agents.
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That. all We heard, dear reader, for
when Siocum opened The hal door, Charlie,
Willie, aud vile. and all usnt Uu, to meet
him, aud get some Of those same orarges.
Mrs SIocum did set supper, aud 5 ocum
bad mullins.
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VOLUME XIX. ]
J. l.. BADGER, Editor.
r. j. HOLTON,
Proprietor and Publisher.

NEW TERMS.
TWO DOLLARS per annum 10 advance; TWO
DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS if payment
be delayed three mon,bs; and THREE DOL.
LARS II not paid until the close of the year
Fianering offers TO Clubs.
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LADIES VoTINe.-Fhe young men in the
North are very DESTROYS that the ladies ma
vote. as it will be so pleasant TO elec.ioneer
anon. the dear creatures.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-03-30
ADNINgSTSATOV,S SALE

NOTICE hereby given that February the Ma
ron probate D. s4S the undersigned appointed
administrator de bonis ofthe goods chates credits
aud effects which the Joseph Perkins late
Of Marion county deceased which remain unadnstered With
the will annexed.
That accordance with the directions OF said
ceased he will Saturday the 22d day Of April D. 84s 10
O'Clock A NJ of said day. sale public auction the
premises the farm Of said deceased situate the township Of
Franklin in said county, being off the north end OF the
half of the north quarter section nineteen township
fourteen, FIVE
Terms Of SOnethird OF the purchase to he paid in
months onehrd twelve months and the remaining
third in eighteen months from the day Of The
will be required the Of the purchase
giving his promsory PAYABLE without relief from
appasement good freehold security APP
proved by the undersigned. JOSEPH X. PERSON,
ivy Adm' he will exed
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-03-30
MARSHAL,S SALE.

virtue Of execution eli Fa) directed from
HD the clerk office of the circuit OF the United States
district Of Indiana will for sale the Court House
Of Indianapolis Marion county, Indiana on the
eth day of April between the hours Of 10 NJ and r NJ,
Of all the following real
numbered numbered
recorded ONCE Of Marion by Elder
and McCay Lot numbered numbered a. Of the org
plat of the town Of In annapolis ant all the following decro
piece of md to-wt commencing eighty nine feet
block
hundred weight henre west hum
eighty feet thence sodth feet and two ic
hundred and eighty @ thence north eighty
feet and inches to the Of ell OF said
described property in indianapolis Marion county
IndiSna upon failure realize suf lent satisfy the
demand will place offer for sale the Zee
simple described Taken the property
the Richard Paxson al against Abran
Jird. A. c. PEPPER,
u. S. Marsha District OF Indiana.
March 1919. Pr. fee 75l By McOUAT, Deputy.