Democratic banner., 1848-01-10
From the Brunswicker.
Jim Phillips: Where arc YOu3

Left the home of his lawful wife, for parts
unknown, on the night of the 18th Dec,
lS47, at Carrollton, Mo, one James Phil
lips, alias Jim Phillips, alias black Jim, a
quOndam doggery-keeper, ci-deu0nt horse
racer, and hchy backlog; taking with him
the daughter Of an honsst, old countryman,
who was hired in the family, for purposes,
at which virtue shrinks hack appalled,! He
has left me ard several children, wholly
dependent upon the charity of our friends,
for subsistence. He Is a man about So
years Of age, inclined to corpulency, about
5 feet 10 inches high, very dark hair, eyes
and skin-the latter so strikingly assimila-
ting the shade Ethiopian, as to fully justify
tile familiar suJriguent of "black jim" 1t
is too often the case with poor humanity,
that when affections flowers become with
cred, hopes vestal flame dimmed, and all
our fairy visions of bliss fade from us. we
|shroud ourselves in gloom and melancholy.
and brood darkly over disappointment: but
| thank my God, that l have sufficient for
titude to bear with misfortune; and sensi-
bilities sufficiently refined to appreciate and
~accurse iniquiy. therefore pray the pub.
lie press to give him such notoriety by its
scorpion lash, as to make his couch of sen
the very hot-bed of W0.
BETSY PHILLIPS.
Carrollton, Dec. 10th, 1S47.
P. Slim speaks but seldom, except
when spoken to, and then with men, not al
all to the purpose; but with ,comen his re-
marks are supposed 10 be both pitiy and
pointed. He has his two lower front teeth
out, occasioned by a Bacchanalion brow
B. P.
II Brethren, give him ''the hot end Of
the poker."-[Brunswicker.
Whdt Constitutes a GenHeman?-sHal-
loo, you man with a pail and frock,' said
British officer, as he brought his fiery steed
TO a stand in front Of Governor Chittenden's
edwelling,-can you inform me whether his
Honor the Governor Of Vermont resides
Ihere!@
'He does,' was the responcc Of the man still
vending his way to the pig-sty.
is his honor at home?' continued the mar
of the spurs.
sMost certainly replied the man of the
lfrock.
Take my horse by the bit, then,' said the
of cer; q have business to transact will
your muster
Without a second bidding, the man did a:
requested, and the officer alighted and made
his way to the door and gave the panne
several hearty rars with the butt of hi
whip-for be it known, in those days of re.
publican simplicity, knockers and bells
like servants, were in but little use. Tht
good dame of the house answered the sum
mons in person; and having seated the off
Ger, and ascertained his desire to see thu
Governor, departed to inforn her husband
of the guests arrival; but on ascertaininl
that the officer had made a hitching post 0
her husband, she Immediately returned ant
Informed him that the Governor was enga
ged in the yard, and could not very vel
wait upon his honor and his horse at thu
same time. The predicament of the Office
can be better imagined than described.
The Indiana Journal compares the Uni
ted States to a man, and Mexico TO u wo
'tman. Then why be so ungalIart as to OBJ
iect to "anneration!'-[N. A. Dem.
The talle 1T trees are most IN the po~c
d of the winds; and ambitious men Of tn
iblests of fortune.-[Penn.