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Juliet signal., 1848-05-02
From the Cincinnati Morning Signal
Tom Triangle;
Oh, LOVE AND GEOMETRY.
BY NED wALLINGFORD.

Tom Triangle was my chum at college.
He was. tor the most part, . clever. good
humored fellow, though somewhat less
addicted to learning, than to gin and 10
king. Often do the merry hours that we
spent together como back aud look me in
the face, not pale and ghost like but fresh
and breathing, with pleasure and familiar
smiles--cOn'e and dance round me with
their "squibs and crsnks. and uprl q, GUS
laughter, with the OdOr OF fragrant Hasan
Hs floating in their yellow locks, and now
and then luridly shining through clouds OF
smoke, the face Of some Tutor or PROBES
SOr cleaning with immortal Indignation
But memo sine ritiS-there was one az
cepIiOn to TOMS good humor. He wouId
suffer no jokes upon his good name. Tru
Iy il was an unfortunate name, and as Will
Winston was wont to say, "neiiher looked
well written, nor sounded well spoken.
besides being nearly as dangerous 10 al
ter as those nine cOfnered Dutch OATH,
that came SO near choking Wiliia,n M.
Tesiy.. Upon all oiher subjects, even
though at his own expense, his laugh was
Tree and hearty; but whenever his name
was the text. he growled aud looked wolf
ish. Il was evidently sore subject with
him, but exactly why. none knew. He
wss go well liked. thatthis singular hunor
was generally respected: but one da, q
class mate, more waggisL than wise. siap
ping him on the shoulder, said: at
4'.'Tom. I have q problem for you"
Estate it." said my chum. aq sd
'If the three angles of right.angled
! triangle are equal to two right angles.
what are The angles of Tom Triangle
equal lo?" na's
SIR replied my chum. "ifyou must
push your Investigations SO far beyond the
hooks. III demonstrste Tom Triangle
to you at ten PAGES" s.33' @ q
] He did so. aud the curions student sac
rifced finger in the cause Of science.
! Al remote and uncertain periods. also
varying from one to two weeks. Tom be
came gl oomy and abs.upcted;sighed. muf
tered indis,ipctly Of destiny and read Ovit
de ATte Andndi, ct Remedio Amores. 81
suspected him. He said hard things o
woman in general. My suspicion chang
ed to cOnvictiOi, !, The blind archer ha,
winged him, giving one of those wound
that kill not bun never heal. He sbun
ned women now--it must then be att oil
maste5. IdstermiRed 10 probe him. 1
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02
Fr an the Ds,uo. NJ Review.
DEATH OF RlNGEOLD,

Amid the carnage thick he lay,
His life.drops ebbinR fast away,
And mingling with the gushing gore
VI heroes fallen there before 9
Nor telt he pain, nor fear of death,
but with bis faint and fleeting breath
He urged his comrades oO--
"On TO the combat Ion p be said--
''Heed not the dying or the dead!
u is yorr country claims your might
On TO the thickesl of the fight!--
Stand Iill the last drops Of your hearts
Crimson the coward foenan's darts.
A victory must be won = "..'
On to the combat. soldiers brave I!
Fight for the 'hero's honor'd grave
Fight for the hero's honor'd name -
Fight for the hero's deathless fame
For the pride and glory ofthe bold,
Whose life-hlood bought you liberty,
And traced your country name in gold
On the tablets Of eternity! i'Ni -
Oh let their spirits from the sky
Ne'er see you from the recresnt fly;
Stand TO your arms--defy grim death
Fight with your latest pulse and BREATH
For your country's glory die ~
And as the wolf with fierce desire,
And hear. of blood and eye Of fire,
Dashes upon bis shrieking prey
As tOrreuts down the rocky way 4.
Upon the trembling vallies gush.
O'eI Whelming RlI--lhey onward rush
To Death or Victory.
They spear, and bla le, and bayonet WELD
They loose the cannon's blazing breath,
And thick as sheAves on the harve It field
They lay that foe by the scylhe ofDea.h,
Still pale and stark the Warrior lies,
Tho death film gathering DER his eyes
The deaih-cbill circling round his heart
His spirit fingers ere il part, e,..e
10 catch his Bands exuIiinp cry,
And bear to Heaven the Victory. a-
"Hark! barkW be gaspl-"what do hear
Above the clash of blade and spear,
And dying shrek. and rushing gore, r.
And trampin2 steed, and cannon's roar?
Hark list hearst not that cry of wo (?
Hearst not the flying of the foe? Il.
Hearst not the signal bugle sound
That wild huzza to Heaven resound
That tumultl Hark! they fy--they fly
'Iis--'tis the shout of Vic,ory!'
He said. as forth his spirit pass'd
Beyond the reach Of battle blast
Or aduation's tickle tongue,
10 hear bis fame by angels sung.
Rest, Warrior. in thy narrow bed!
Rest, Warrior, 'mong the honor'd dead
Rest, Warrior. rest-thy deathless name
10 written OH the scroll of Fame!
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02
VOLUME 5, NUMBER AZ.
Population Of the Grave.

From extensive calculation. it seem.
the number Of human births since the
birth OF Chrisi TO this time lis about thirty
'wo thousand millions; and after deduc-
Ing the present supposed population of
the world. $685. o., GOO, )leaves the mum.
her OF thirty.one thousand and forty mil
lions that have gone down TO the grave:
giving death and grave the victory over
the living TO the number Of thirty tbon.
sand and eighty millions OF this number
IN the grave, about
9,VoO'O0O.O0O have died nv war.
o,S2U,uOO,OOO by famine and pestilencs
ooO.WW,tdlO by intoxicating drink.
l3.0p0OCO,O00 natural or otherwise
Thus il will be seen that waY and
strong drink have sent nearly one third
of the human race to premature grave.
The calculation upon this subject might
be extended 10 aB almost indefinite length
q perhaPs.toO, with propriety,i ii thought d
meditation would dwell upon them. and
deduct the morals from each and eveYy
avenue. For instance, if strong drink
has now had its $50, O,GOO.O6O of victims.
how many more must il have before tho
moderate driDker will lay bis shoulder to
the pledge Of reform? Suppose but thirty
days OF intense agony and misery 10 be
the lot of each drunkard's family of five
each. what is the amount in the arore.
gate? Suppose il required even no more
than fifty bushels OF grain distilled to
make man druukArd. how long would
it iasthamishing Europe? nay, even the
whole universal world! Il would amonut
to fifty eight millions Of barrels Of flour.
Suppose, aAaIn, that each druhkard
loses or wasies only Ten years Of his life,
at three shilIings per day, how many
solid globes Of gold Of the lize of our
earth would ii(0653, ,OS0, ,OOO. .O0O) purch.
sse!Make your own calculations, not only
upon these supposed cAses. but sny others
OF which the subjecs 10 susceptible, aud
the result will a.,ouish you, end perhaps
lead to somewhat different course Of
life These estimates are maay of,tem
below the reality - Merch0nf's Leder.
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02

The OPINION OF LoUIs PEILLIPPu or
THE SUCCESS OF THE REPU3LIc -Tke.
Paris Presses gives the follow Ving .. "a
extrsc' fiom Q Havre letter: IN. r.,
one Of my friends. was psosen, st the
ernbsrkati"n Of the e1-king in hshina
boai, on Thursday last. Whes on the
point Of quitting the French soil. Louis
Philippe turned towards Rand said,
Join the republic frankly and siacerely,
for carry with me the French monarchy.
and | shall decend With it TO the tomb.
| have been the last king Of France
Adien."
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02

The leading paper oflbs vhig perry is
out against the revolution il France, and
others Of the same kidney damn 1-ith
iaint praise tae uprising Of she people.
When any evidence Of ,As sympathy of
federalism with The institutions of Europe
is asked oF, this fec, 10 sufficient snss Or.
la the approaching coates,, democrsts
will be asked TO sustain Federal nemina.
tons, aud much symps'hy Eor ,Ae masses
will be expressed ~ opposition sdilors
and speakers, but les il be then Vemsm.
befed that now, ~hen eur fellow yea
are struggling TO Vise 70 tho dignity Of
treemen. the leaders Of o parry 10 this
country are siding ~ish z,oaercSy. snd
giving il "aid and comfort" in ito Sevsrses.
This fac! clone 10 eaouah TO soHvince
any one os,hs Sr;IisL fsoling sad s,mpa.
Thy, Of our federal opPOnss'..-PC asyt.
C0n5Gss.
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02

"Come here, my lad, !" ssid On attorney
10 boy pboui nine years Of age. The boy
came, and asked the attorney. s'vhat case
was TO be tried next? ?" "a case between
the pope and the devil. which do you think
will gain the ac.ionl" The boy replied.
81 guess is will no pretty tight squeeze-
the pope has the most money. but the ds,il
has the most lawysrs."
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02

AN UN. xPLoREDT DTORRLNT.-.Wek halted
at noon III tho upper end Of large bottom,
near some old houses, which had been \
trading post. in latitude II deg. 46 to a
min. Al this place the elevation of the
river abOvo the seA 10 $3.50 feet That
fLewis' fork OF the CoIumbia. FOX.
ball, is acsOrding to our subsequent OBJ
servation. 4,5Od feet The decent of
each stream 10 rapid, but that ofthe Col.
orado 10 but liIIle known. eGd that lutte.
derived from vague report. Three hun.
dred miles OF its lower part a. il approach.
eS the guilt of CsliforRla, 10 reported TO be-
smooth and truDquil, but its upper part 10
manlfestly broken into many 0ls end
rapids. From many descriptions Of trap.
pers it is probable that in its Eosming
course among its lofty pEecip,ces il pre-.
cents many scenes Of vild grandeur; and,
though Offering many temptations, end
often discussed, no iFaPpeIs have been
found bold enough TO undertake O vOveEe
which has SO cerIsin . prospsc. Of fatal
termination. The Indians have arrange
stories Of beautiful valIies, q abou1dins with
beavers, shut up among inaccessible walls
OF rock in the lower course Of the river.
and to which the Reighboring Indisns, ia
their occasional wars With the Spaniards
and among themselves, drive their herds
OF cattle and hocks of sheep, leaving them
TO pasture in periect securiiy-Fremont's
Exploring Expedition TO The Rocky
Mountains.
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02

BREEcHEs OF FAITH.--"Breeches ,oI
faith" cried Mrs. Pariinglon, as she heard
that term applied TO Mexican violations Of
the arnis,ice. "Well. ] wonder what
next; have heard tell of 'cloaks of nv.
fpocrisy,' and .rohes ofpirity. bus never
heard If 'bresches Of faith BEFORE"
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02

aeo a'o mat young scoundrel whom | had
N'sTeo so soundIy for loving her!"
a na ha Forgive me Tom for
Neo, said Tom. with melancholy
smile-"Ned pass those cigars
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02

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or some person personally known 20 the
editorsbecoming responsible for the same.
6TAll letters addressed to the editors
must be Postpaid, or they will not re.
eive attention.
Juliet signal., 1848-05-02
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II. N. MARS

ManuiaetuEef otevoTy variety OF Cabinst fnyni.
tdseand ChsIsss BIufg Stsses. juliet Iii.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-06-02
A Bit Of Humor.

We do not relish truth the less for being oc-
c'sionally spiced with a little humor The
following extract from the report of a commit
tee on Hogs, read before an Agricultural So
ciety "Down East" contains som excellent
hits,
"Again, some folks accuse pigs of being
filthy in their habits, and negligent in their
personal appearance. But, whether fosd is
best eaten offthe ground, or from China plates
is, it seems to me, merely a matter Of taste and
convenience, about which pigs and men may
honestly differ. They ought, then, to be judy
ed chatilably. At any rate, pigs are not filthy
enough to chew tobacco, nor to poison their
breath by drinking whiskey. And as to their
personal appearance, you don't catch a PIC
playing the dandy, nor the females among them
picking their way up this muddy village, after
a rain, in kid slippers,
Notwithstanding their heterodox notions,
hogs have BONE excellent traits Of character
If one chances to wallow a little deeper in
some mire-hole than his fellows, and so car
ries off and comes in possession Of more Of this
earth than his brethren, he never assumes an
extra Importance on that account; neither
are his brethren stupid enough to worship him
for it. Their only question seems to be, is he
still a hog? If he is, they treat him as such.
"And when a hog has no merits Of his own.
he never puts on aristocratic airs, nor claims
any particular respect on account of family
connections; and yet some hogs have descend
ed from very ancient families. They under
stand, full well, the common sense maxim
'overy tub must stand on its own bottom'"
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-06-02
Coy,espondenee of he N. O. Crescent.

You will remember that in a former letter !
spoke of an officer who, before the Court of
Inquiry, was three long days swearing for the
Hero Of Leonidas, aid who, it seems, had be-
come so familiar with the business in that
Court, that he commented on it outside, and
away from the Judge Advocate. In a brokers'
office, after having been paid for a months
service by one of Uncle SAINTS cashiers, he pre-
scented an account for the anne months SER
vices, swore it was due him, and received pay
ment a second time. The broker, not ques-
tioning or doubling the honor of an American
officer, purchased the account, and when it
was presented for payment, had the mortifca-
ton to see the payment mark upon the face
" this has been paid TO Lieut.. Bennett, of the
18th Infantry" Ihad hoped tc.bc enabled to
send you by this mail the, veritable pay roll,
with the oath and every thing attached, but !
did not get it.. If by the next departure ! do
not send it., will send you a certificate from
the Paymaster, and a similar oath or attesta-
ton cut from another roll.
In this | feel a peculiar interest-it Is not to
bring particularly before the public Lieut.
Bennett, but it is to assist in doing justice to
Winfield Scott, the conqueror Of Mexico, who,
you know, l have watched and followed in his
career Of glory until the GROWING act was
consummated. Arraigned before. court, this
mans evidence-his swe%arlng-went far to
~disprO,o what the Generals duty made 1t in
cumbent upon him to charge. So directly OPP
posed was his evidence to what had been adj
duced BY old, favorably known officers, that
Gen. Scott attempted toimpeach his testimony.
but the peculiar court over.rulod his question
and he did not succeed, 1t was the remark 81
officers at the time that there was hard swear
ing somewhere, and now leave you to judge
from what quarter 1t came. As have before
said, the Lieutenant was one of Gen. Pillows
principal swearers.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-06-02

iating dlscrimination-nay, proclaimed that il
is true? Of what avail then will party and par
ty measures be to us--degraded, disbonored,
creatures-dragged by our own folly in the
very dust at the ~footstool Of the north! "Divide
the party'' indeed! But for the avowal in the
Mississippian, we would have said unhesitat-
ingly, that there is not a true democrat in the
State who would not have said divide the
~country-rend the Union-much less the Spar
ty'--tather than submit to such law.
The MisslssiPpian, not content with mere
avowal Of its own opinions on this delicate
question-foreign as they are from those held
by the mass Of Its southern readers, unless we
have greatly mistaken the South-issues its
bull Of accommodation against those Of the
democratic party who have the independence
to occupy a different ground, and pronounces
them "unPatriotic." Lo, a second Daniel
came to judgment! The first duty Of a citi-
zen, we thought, was to maintain the Consti-
tuition. The Wilmot Proviso is clearly con.
trary to that sacred instrument, and we sup
posed that q sincerely "patriotic" citizen
would feel bound to cast to the winds the re-
quiremcnts of party when conflicting with the
principles laid down by the Constitution. May
we be delivered, then from what the Missis-
sippian terms patriotism-for it is party-expe-
diency, which in the case under consideration,
amounts to nothing less than submission on
the part OF the south to the violation OF the
Constitution--the lrampling upon her sacred
rights-her dishonor--her inevitable destruc-
ZION.
We are anxious to preserve the union of the
democratic party, believing as we do, its policy
is identified with the glory and prosperity Of
the country, yet we are not willing for the
sake Of this, to make as great a sacrifice as the
Missis4ippian, in the plenitude Of its patrio-
Iism, is willing to make.
There are several other positions of the Mis-
sissippian, which we will notice in our next
number, The want Of room cuts short the
present article. We have fastened to submit
the above comments; and trust that our dem
o%cratic contemporaries, in other parts Of the
State, will speak out with reference to the
matter, lest their silence be construed into an
approval Of the doctrines avowcd by the State
organ.--Kusoo Dem.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-06-02
The IN twins.

Tho Siamese Twins are living in North Car
DINA, as farmers, and both are married. A
correspondent Of the Richmond papers, who
has recently visited their home, writes some
interesting details in relation to their domestic
life:
The Twins can chop wood remarkably fast,
four hands being on the axe at the same time,
They also shoot at a mark or game with their
four hands resting on the gun. They drive
their horses 40 miles, to Wilkes, themselves
and do any kind Of work about the farm
Mrs. Eng says that her husband is very kind
to the negroes, and that Chang is very severe
with them. Mrs. Eng is also much better dis
posed than Mrs. Chang, although Mrs. Chang
is the prettiest. Mrs. Eng is very close and
saving, and Mrs. Chang is disposed to indulge
in dress and various other expenses. The
Twins rarely differ about dress; but often dit
fer in theit ideas Of purchasing negroes or
land. The opinion Of Eng is always the law
and Chang readily acquiesces. Eng does all
the writing, including the signing of notes
and other important papers. Eng is one inch
taller than Chang, and Changes wife is taller
than Engs. Some old lady in the nelghboF-
hood o few days ago asked Eng which was the
oldest, and he replied that he was just six
months older han his brother. SWELL" says
the old lady' g thought there was about as
mnch difference, for you are purity consldera-
BILE bigger than your brother" They are both
good on a joke and the old lady was in ear
nest. They have a blacksmith-shop on theil
farm, and a shoemaker-shop also. | saw a
good sized frame-house that they made with
out any assistance, from foundation ito roof
At the table they both use a bench, and each
has his own knife and fork.
/ asked them if they both expected to dit
athe same time, and they replied that it coul'
not be otherwise; for, if the SAINT disease di'
not take them off at one time, the living on
would have to be separated from the dead BODY
and the act of separation would be death bu
their general impression is that they will boil
die of the same disease and at the same time
Their affection for each other is very strong
ANY of the neighb6rs offering an insult TO tn
one, the other Immediately resents it; and /
would lake a champion to cope with them in
rouph-and-tumble fight, To use the expires
sion of their neighbors " they fight like CATS
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-06-02

Of their furnishing tenants. They
have levelled their cabins, and eyicted them
from lands which they had reclaimed and cul-
for several years, and a. the end receiv-
ed no consideration after years Of toll and
labor.
Numbers of those poor creatures who were
thus cruelty exterminated, are now living in
huts erected by them on the road side, the VIC
Tins of famine and of fever. Hundreds Of
them have persisted in these parishes during the
last two years.
The monstrous conduct of the landlords
here, and in every other locality throughout
the country, has considerably added to the
extreme masp of human misery"
Waterord Chronicle.
More Enctions,--A correspondent Of the
Cork Examiner states that Mr.. LongfeId, of
Castlemony, has elected seventy-three families
within tn. last few months, from his estate be-
tween Cloyne and BalIycotton, The houses
are ~levelled, and lands remain uncultivated.
There is famine in the land. What wonder?
The Galway Mercury says that in Glare
many deaths are taking place from starvation.
Bodies remain unburried for days for want Of
collins. The clergy are exhausted with APP
plications to bury their victims Of nglish
misrule. 1919.
The Pike Trade IN Dublin.--Urged by GU
riosity, l recently visited the establishment of
the celebrated David Hyland, who exhibits on
a sign-board, "Pike-maker 10 the Castle !" and
| confess / was rather surprised to find that
the statements which | had heard and read,
with regard to the open and undisguised sale
of the national weapons" were far from be.
ing exaggerated. AT the moment | happened
to call, the shop, which, by the way, is moi
very spacious, was completely crowded, and
outside were congregated several individuals
awaiting their turn to be supplied. Having
expressed q desire to see a sample Of these es
s%ential Hibernian implements Of warfare, Mrs
IIyland, who was busily employed as a door
keeper, to preVen'too great a pressure of custo'
mers, a task which she fulfilled with as much
fidelity as a due regard for her interest would
permit, kindly made way for me, and graft
fed my inclination by showing me severa
samples of these truly formidable instruments
Of destruction. 1t appears that the origina.
mode of constructing pixies, that is, with {
small atchet on one side, and crook on the
other, has been suspended, and the modern one
is simply a spear, something like the sergeant,
halberts some years since in use in the British
army, but much longer-the blade being abou
eighteen inches in length. Mrs, Hyland in
formed ne, in answer to a question, that he
husband had about sixteen men at work in thi
peculiar branch Of fish industry, aud tina
each man was able to turn out from six t'
eight pixies per day; there are, accordingly
close on to 600 pixies weekly circulated by thi
factory alone.-C Correspondence Of the .Morntn!
Chronicle,
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-06-02
From, The Ticksburg Viii

ARRIVAL FROM OREGoNl
important NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Massa-
ere of Americanss.-Wa with the In"
dians---several Battles Fought
Under this head the St. Louis Republican
of the 18th gives a long and interesting sum
mary Of news from Oregon obtained from Mr.
Joseph L. Meek, who arrived in St. Louis on
the 18th on his way to Washington with i'm
portant dispatches from the local government
Of that territory-and bringing Oregon papers
10 the Goth of January. II is understood that
the principal object of Mr.. Meek's mission
i. 10 solicit aid for the citizens Of Oregon, be-
tween whom and the Indians a sangulnaFy war
has been commenced. From the accounts CIV
en- by the Republican it would seem that the
Americans in Oregon need assistance and SYM
nafhy quite as much as the white inhabitants
Of Yucatan. Ii remains to be seen, however
whether Mr.. Meek will be attended to with
as much prcmptness as was Mr. Sierra.
The Legislature Of Oregon assembled early'
in December. Robert Newell, Of Champoeg
was elected Speaker; and c. M. Cook, Clerk.
Governor Abernethey sent in his annual mes
SAGE on che 18th Of December. On the 9th Of
December, he transmitted a special message
announcing that the Coyuso Indians had com
nitted an awful massacre at the missionary esi
enlistment Of DR.. Whitman. The Governor
mentions that funds will be needed to send or
effective force against these I%ndiane, enc