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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-02
Miscellaneous.
From the Lsay's Wvs,h.
A Cure for Low Spirits.
HOUSEHOLD sKETcH.

HOUSEHOLD shrtCH'
From some cause. real or imaginary,
felt los spirited. There vas cloud up.
on my feelings. and could not smile as
usual, nor speak 10 tone Of checrlulness
As natural res1li. he light OF my coun
.euauce being gone, al things around me
were 10 shadow. Ny husband was sober
and had litilc 10 say the children souli
lock strange at ne when answered heir
Questions, OF spoke TO them for any purpose,
Eud my donnsiics moved about 10 quiet
manner, and when they addressed me, did
50 10 tone more sabdued than usual.
This reaction upoa my state oniy made
darker The clouds lh., veled my spirits
! vas conscious OF this, aud vas CONSCIOUS
that the original cause Of my depression
vas eutifely inadequate, 10 Itself, 10 pro-
duce the result which had followed. Ia.
der this feeling made 40 effort to rally
myself, bu, 10 vain and sank lower from
!he very struggle to Use above the gloom
that oveishadowed me.
When my husband csne home at Sup.
per lime, tried to meal him with smile
but felt that the iigh, upon my counter.
snce Gas feeble and Of brief durslon. lie
looked al me earnestly, and, 10 his kind and
eaal!e way, inquired II fol, no better. Of
fecsing TO believe that my sll,nept vas one
Ct The body instead Of the mlnd. BIT
scarcely answered him, and could soc that
he fol, hort. Hos much more wrctched
did ! becoms q this. Could then have
retired TO my chasbor. and alone, give my
full heart vent 10 9 passion Of tears might
have obtained relief TO my feelings. But
could not do this.
While | sa. al ihe tabls, forcing little
food into my mouth for appearance sake
my husband said
You remember tho fine lad who hal
been for some lime 10 our store"
nodded my head, but tho question din
not awake 10 my uind the slightest inter
est.
lie has no, made bis appearance 70
ssscsa' days; and learned this morning
o1sending to the house of his mother, tia
be vas very ILL.,"
"Ah!" vas ny indifferent response
Had ! spoken whs, vas 10 my mind,
woold have sald--"l'm sorry, bu, can
heip IT," ! did not, al that moment, fec
tho smalles, interest 10 The lad.
Yes added my husband, aud tho pc,
son xho called TO !oi the know sbou, It. o,
pressed his fears thu. Edsard would ns
get Up again"
. wba, ais hirn1' | inquired.
lid 10. Clearly understand but be ba
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Happiness.

flappints' does uot 90 much corsis, IN
having much 10 enjoy. az 10 the faculty 10
enjoy he. Ilo ~ho eaano, bs bsPpy ~iih'
on, iak'sg gres, pains. v,li always hod LIS
pains greater than hiss happiness. Il is a
beautiful thought Of Adison's ,ha, one nan
often takes more pleasure 10 the eouIsm.
pa,lon OF fine estate, than another IN poe.
session. The former derives much plea.
sure from the estate. siihool being burden.
cd With the care Of possession The latter,
hardened With tho cste Of possession. dc.
Fives little pleasure from The estate. The
one hnds en- estate 10 bean'iss-,he other
finds no beauties 10 The estaie. The pos
session Of spjoy mens ID better than iic en-.
is aient Of possession.
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YOulh's Department.
The Nsei, that Make n State.

Aud for the marks of meu that are Il
rake State. 7 see them ia the ingenuou
boy. he looks right al on, vrh his clear
cals eye. The glow lhs. maniles on bl,
cheek Is Of GO KIN with shame il 10 bu, viz
tues collar. spreading from his heart. You
know ,ha, boy IN absence, as in presence
The darkness 10 not dark TO HIM for God !,
e;s lighiens IT, He IS more proDp, to Own
thsn 10 90 wrong end reader for amend.
msn! than for either. There IS uc,hne
possible, for which you may not coun, on
him and nothing good, lha, is nc, possible
to hun aud God.
sre them tn ths earnest bog. His heart
IS al s.tarJb, 10 oil hls hands ~oud do
Ills keen eye hses on the pags Of Homer,
or Of Euclid. or of Plato, and never wsyers.
all II sees right through il, end h,s stored
i,s treasures IN tho ligh. Of his clear mind,
HE foot has Sinss for evsiy errsod Of DO.
ncTolencs CT mercy. AID when you see
the bounding bali fy highest. aad fall far.
ihssl from the ssnd. and bear tbs ringing
shout that 10 the signal Of lie triumph. you
may 10 sure thai II yes BIZ, srong arm
tia, gave ,ha, b. u The bios.
] see hsrl IN as resertnfial soF. lie
never alta where elders sand. Ills host
10 never co,efed when superios psss; or
when hIs mothers sex ~ by. He owns 10
every house, siesery hour Of prayer, prs
seat God Iagenuous. sarst,!, rorereAiiai
boys, ihese aie cur marks Of mea TO make
q State.
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Efow Thieves are Made.

No one becomes thief at once. The
be. luaing 10 small, but unlets checked the
soik goes suteiy en- Til great crimes are
committed
Sealing full from orchards ard gardens
is generally tho frat step lha, leads TO q
thievtsh character. Boys in their teens,
OF eten younger, do lhls--lha, 10, rome
boys do--,hnsO whose parents think little
Of moral discipline, and who regard Pil.
feang rather ssaseonutpg trick. than us a
crime to 10 agAoired aud corrected al oil
hozard.. There are such parents IN every
community, aud they ere breeding thieves
sho are 10 curso society. We have knosn
ap indulscni mother, jealous church mem
Der, who, 80 tuch, is bound to irsin up her
chlld!en 10 the nurture and sdtnonllion Of
the Lord. TO send her son on, ~ ano,her's
coinheld before noon to got an armiul Of
corn for the fam.ly's dinner, wi,hou, hi,
consent. There - largo orchard out
skirlIng our village. TO which many parents
send their children with bags and basket,
I ,.cr apples 10 ca, and cook, never lhiuklng
to ask Inc cvnss's leave for The fruit. Thu
is the way 10 MAKE they've.
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N. G. NOVEMBER 20 Isao.

When | regained the street, end M
thoughts Cor moment reverted TO myself
how did | find oil changed. The cloud
had dispersed-the heavy hand raised iron
my bosom. | walked with free stop
sympathy for others. and active Efforts tt
do others good, had expelled the evil spin
from my hear, and now serene peace had
there sgain her habtsiion. There was
llfs in every pat Of my dwelling when 70.
entered il, and | sung choerfolly, as pre-.
pared, With my own hands, baskei CT pro.
visions for the poor widow.
When my husband returned in tho eve.
ming he found me at work, chec'iuily, IN
my family, and all brigh, cad omIinE sgaia.
The effort TO do good TO o,hars had drIysn
away the darkness from my spirit, and The
sunshine was again upon my couniensnce
aud reflected frcm every member Of ny
household.
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The Difficulty o. Navigating
tiIt. Air.

No body can q al IN The air unless it to
eight bundled times lighter Than va'si !;
such body therefore, mGsi OF course carry
500 times less power than might lie used
IN Steamboat, Bat the utmost poNer thai,
4 steamboat can carry vii mol enable It TO
make he lees, hccdssy s2n,ns. wlnd blow.
ing 1000 mics an hour. How then is II,
possible fer O body with 500 times less pow.
CT TO make any Lead~ay egalns, even a
GENTS viud blowing three miles an hour
In navigating tue, air we can obtain no
iulcfu. but Ihe air Itself, and ihs, is yield.
ing. aud bG, soaIl portion ofeven the pos-
e. which can be carried could prove eiiec.
tive.
II body 80 comparatively solid us wa.
ter. causes lo.s Of power, the loss mus, b
vastly greater IN body eight bundled
times lighter ind exceedingly elastic.
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Gvcrtalcn by Drink.

A brother was attalgned before the church
for being drunk, as Tie Deacon insisted on
saying. The brother stea arose and stated
that he had been so unfortunate as 20 be
" cserluken BY strong drink" aud was go.
ing on 10 state how sorry he was, end all
that. "Brolher Moderator" sad the Dea.
cen, :" wish The brother would explain the
case more accurately. Tie says he was
'cvet,skoa,' siih his peculiar emphasis
What does i, meant Are we TO unde,stsHd
tina, the strong dunk ,oak after him, he
eudeavoiing TO escape, and overlook him.
and actually run down his ,hros, without,
his consent or appreciation ! II go do
think that the BROTHER has been possessed
by an evil spirit indeed"
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IsOyas Argument.

= Frederick the Great was very fond of
disonsli2n; bu, es he generally terminated
tho discus s,51 D .; tu !'tsT,,s his an'agoni'.
and kicking his shins, few OF his e0esTs Ee;.
disposed TO enter the arena sgaius, him.
Oae day ~hen he was even more ,hsn
usually DISPOSED for an nrgumen',Se ash
ed one Of his suit Why he did no, vA,n,a
10 express bis opinion on some parnc6N<
question. "lt 10 impossible, your Mtjess
"" was the reply, ITO express an op,sion
before sovereign who has such ve,y strong
convictions, and who wears such thick
boots"
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Keep Your Temper.

Il sever can koop anything" cried En-
ia. slmos, stamping wilhsexailon. Some
oody slssys iakss my ,hias, away, and
loses them" (Sho had misiald some Of her
sewing Imple meuls.l
There is ouo shing." remarked man.
ma. that ! ,hlnk yeu can keep i you Vii
nv"
4 should Like 10 keep svsn ouV thing.
answered Enm7.
"Mell. shon, my dear" f,r.ned man
m. "sosp your tenfc:;;' = yau sIll 90.
y d, that, perhaps, YOU would fad II easy
10 keep ether thugs. dare say nov, II
you had employed your ilme IN scsrchne
far tho mrssing sr'lclts. you nigh, have
foeud thee, tcforo thu line bot you have
40, oven looked FOR them.
"Iou have only got into ps,sioa--a
ba5 vsy Of speed a. time---snd you have
sceast1 sa;nt BODY, very unm,y too. Of
lsk,ng away your things aud losing them.
Keep soar lsrpsr. ny dear when you have
mtsaid any article, keep cool. and search
Cot II. YSu bad better keep yodr temper,
Il you llsc ell the lslle properly you pcs.
seas eating in pnss,en narei brings sny.
thing to ilgh, oSccpi q diilOtiod face and,
By losing yoar temper, YOU become gully
Of tso s,as, " hen you get into a passlon.
and accuse soine body Of bang the cause.---
So. ay dear. repeat, keep your temper. -
Emma subducd her III humor. sreched
fof tie ARTICLES she had lost, aud found them
20 her osn work bag.
~ hy, MAGMA !" abs exclaimed. " here
they are; | might have been sosIng oil
the time, Il had kept my temper"
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Antia,litY.

A lawyer and doctor we're discussing
the antiquity Of their respective Professions
and each cited authority 10 prove hrs The
mos, ancient. Mime" said the disciple
Of Lycurgus, commenced almos, with
the worlds era. Cain slew his brother
Abel, and that was criminal cose in com.
mon law" True" rejoined Esculapius,
F" bu, my profession is cooval with creation
itself. Old mother Eve was made out Of
rib taken from Adams body, and thai
vas a surgical operation" The lawyer
dropped his green bag.
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Curious Custom Ii, Turkey.

Ii the master cali, and tss se,sNnt an.
s~er boldly, aW ea,lng," no need not
come; so # the former say, "Call me such
a one" aud his messenger conc back with
tho repor, that be is asleep, the master leis
HIN quietly take his sicssa, whsssyei hour
OF the day II may be.
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Narcl, Of Intellect.

A lad IN Salem was asked few days
since by bis teacher vha, Patrimony meant
/" Something left by a father" was the
promp! reply. "And wha, would you call
1t II lef, by q molherl" Why" answer.
ed the boy, =" Mdfrimony, Of course"
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A Curious Work Of Nature.

0oe Of the most remarkable curiositrs.
in The vicinity Of Mobile. 10 what 10 called
the +" laundering Spring" Tho country
is considerably elevated above tho Lowell OF
the ryer. aud is mainly Of sandy fofma.
ton. The spring IL three or four fec. IN
diameter, and tho fluid has sn uncertain
motion like the chulltons on the surface oil
boiling waler--,hrowing up with it q pure
white sand. The remarkable character.
isllcs Of !, arc rumbhng, irregular noise,
exactly like dis,an, thunder, aud q lremul.
Gus or nervous motion Of the earth. which
is also irregular. The ground for many
yards IN tho vicinity of the spring is con
stsu,ly shaking in this way, leaving an i'm
preston OF insecurity and extensive hollow,
beneath the surface.
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Why does a sculptor die the most hor.
rlblc of deaths ! Because he makes faces
ard bpsfs.
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Scotch minister, very homely in bis
address. chose fof his text u passage in tho
Psalms SAID in my haste all men are
liars" "Ah," promised his reverence,
by way Of introduction, rye said il in your
haste David. did YET Clio YOU had been
here, We nigh. ha said i. a, your leisure
mon"
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or A letter from Alexandra. dated
10Th August, announces tho discovery, in
Egypt, Of an ancient pspyrus containing
par, of tho 1" lIiad." The documcn, WAS
found IN The hand OF mummy a, Monifa.
lont.
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Why IL man dressing like one buying
s,ock1 Because he is about to IN resi-.
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Democrats of Richmond or whether they
will go in for good laws and good wages
under the administration of an shonest
old soldier.''


The Senator from Missouri spoke on the
LIST instant at Fayette, in Howard county.
1t had been currently given out for some
time that he dared not speak there; and
when the day arrived, besides persons
from the county present, men had come In
from the neighboring counties, and COM
mon pistols and revolvers abounded. 1t
was threatened that Mr.. BENTON should an
swer questions, or walk over dead bodies
before he got out of the college building
in which he was to speak. Earring and
feathering was talked Of, in pursuance Of
suggestion of his colleague, Mr.. ATCHI-
SON, made some weeks ago.
When the Senator arrived at Fayette, a
letter was offered him from DR.. LOWRY,
which Mr.. BENTON refused to touch; say
ing that he did not receive letters from a
man who demanded an answer with six
barreled revolver under his coat AT one
o'clock, Mr.. BENTON entered the hall
where he was to speak-a hall holding
about |, 200 persons, and crowded to over
flowing. His rising was greeted with
Kisses and groans, through which only a
few words Of the speaker could be
caught at intervals. This confusion
lasted about fifteen minutes, when the
Senator obtained command of his audience
and spoke for about four hours without
further interruption. The speech is said
to have been ne,o one. The topics were
those of the letter. and address which we
noticed the other day--the Missouri reso-
lutions, Notification, and the Wilmot pro-
viso. Mr. BENTON left the stand and the
college hall few minutes before o'clock,
followed by about three-fourths of his au-
dience, who congratulated him on his
speech and the effect of it.
We have observed no notice in the ex.
organ of the movements of Mr.. BENTON.
Why does not the Union save him as il
saved that g sweet little fellow, Martin
| Van Buren," Is it afraid that it will have
too many quarrels on hand Or does il
think to avoid exposing the differences Of
the harmonious and united Democracy
When we see these things going on in
Missouri, it certainly looks very much as
| if Mr.. JOHN VAN buren, was more than
half right when he announced the dissolu-
ton Of the Democratic party as anational
party. We should like very much to
know the views entertained on this sub
ject by the s. elite of the distinguished
Democrats of Richmond" Where are the
Shockoe resolutions : Why is the sweat
house dumb We are really anxious to
learn in what manner Mr.. BENToN's posi-
ton is reconciled with the integrity of Lo-
cofocodom.
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The Proclamation abroad.

In the Correspondence Conservative OF
M. Gailardet, published in the Cowrie
des Etats- Unis of the 18th instant, we find
the following passage, which we repro
duce; "The proclamation Of General Tay-
lor, in relation to certain expeditions pro-
jected against the island of Cuba and
Mexico, has produced here very earnest
sensations. The courageous probity Of
old Rough and Ready has been much
applauded; and the Constitutional has
thought proper to call the attention OF
those ambitious personages who covet
Cuba, to the fact that, according to treaty
between the United States, France, and
England, that island, like Hayti, must
remain independent in case it ever be
severed from Spain. The island of Cuba,
then, cannot belong to the American
Union, except by violation of mutual
agreement between the three great mari
time powers. Treaties certainly may be
annulled, but this circumstance is not, on
that account, a matter which the annex
ationists should neglect"
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The Iron Trsde-Mr. Cameron and the
Tariff of 1916.

The Opposition journals quote the re-
duction of wages in the iron works of
Pennsylvania from seventy to sixty cents
a day, in illustration of the "good times"
which they say were promised to the peo-
ole under the Administration of President
Taylor; al the same time they deny that
the industrial interests of that great State
suffer from the tariff of 1916. Though 1t
is capable Of demonstration that seven
millions of dollars, annually, are taken
from the wages of the GOLFERS, miners.
furnace-men and canal-men of that State
alone. and transferred to the laborers of
England; though we have the evidences
every where about US in the reduction OF
wages, the arrest of the trade, the stop
ping of furnaces, and the failure OF iron
masters, that the tariff of 1916 is operat-
ing most disastrously on the interests OF
LABOR in that State--the Union and It's
affiliated presses aver that it is all false
clamor, and they declare there must be
no change in the provisions Of the law by
which these interests are sacrificed and
crushed. We quote from the Union Of the
l4th instant:
"But these faots show conclusively that the
sclamor about the low prices Of iron, and the at
lacks made upon the tariff are or political plSpOses,
and % minister % The most sordid PIRATE interest
And we do not hesitate 10 say that if the iron mas
III. - 4
turned their men out Of employment, il has been
done not from necessity, but for the most selfish
ends It il done 10 operate upon the pending cleo
ton and 70 bring about an increase Of duty upon
the article which they manufacture; not because
they cannot make money by the manufacture,
but becsuse they do not make it a. fast a. their
'grssping svsfice desires IL lea pig iron trick
of Wing politicians and Wing iron masters, who
have already made immense fortunes through the
fundamentally Of the high tax which the Ameri-
can farmers and mechanics have been compelled
TO pay upon that most essential necessary of life,
under the iorm Of protection. And this pig
iron trick Il always played In Pennsylvania Just
at the time important election hsppens % be
pending. The people begin to understand it,
The argument here is that the iron mas
tiers are stopping their works when they
can manufacture to profit, with view
of operating on the elections, and Of pro
curing a change in the tariff Men be
come involved, and are sold out under tn,
hammer, to promote their "sordid and self
ish interests" The absurdity Of such
proposition is too manifest to be mad
more so by any commentary.
Now, if we can show that this state o
things in Pennsylvania is precisely tina
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TIE BRrTrsH NAvY.-According 10 the last Off
cial navy list, 574 ships and vessels were upon the
effective list Of the royal navy This includes ships
still building and unfinished, small vessels en-
poyed in the mail packet service, tenders survey
ing vessels, and ships in ordinary, all presumed 70
be effective The number Of vessels Of all classes
actually in commission in July, ls49, was 1855, in
GLIDING tenders and the numerous small commands
of heutenants.
This number is found quite sufficient for all use
fu purposes in time Of peace The number of idle,
unemployed non-effective naval officers IL more
than -four times that Of those who are really doing
some service; and, while the pay of the latter il
f1s5eOl, that Of the former is f425,ls1. These
results are startling. but they correct II the
return ordered TO be printed by the House Of Com.
mons, 18th February, Is4s be true one, the facts
cannot be denied, and every tax payer has a right
~ make his reflections, and express his opinion
upon them.
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The detailed advices received by tn,
Niagara confirm the forebodings which
previous accounts engendered, that thu
prayers of those who invoked the Cossacl
to crush the Liberties of central Europe
had been heard. The history of the last
weeks Of the struggle in Hungary is pain
full record of sacrifices and suferings, OF
daring and despair. The suddenness OF
the transition from hope to dismay, which
the Hungarian cause seemed to undergo,
induced many to fear that treason had en-
tered the camp of the insurgents, and
proved swifter destroyer of the remnant
of the patriot forces than the combined lines
of Austria and Russia But there should
be stronger proof of detection than any
which has yet appeared, before credit is
given to rumors which ascribe to those who
had won renown, whilst maintaining glo-
rious cause, the infamy of betraying il for
traitors reward.
In casting hurried glance over the
events which led to the fatal issue of the
Hungarian struggle, il is difficult to avoid
the painful conviction, that though it was
not owing to the individual treason of any
of the great actors upon the immediate
scene of strife, the curtain fell upon sad
and sickening catastrophe-the plot OF the
drama was laid in detection quite as dis
graceful, and even more dangerous to the
republican cause. 1t was reserved for the
Republic(D Of France to set the example OF
striking the first blow against those who,
inspired by her success, sought to achieve
the liberties she professed to enjoy. 1t
was the Intervention of France in the TIA
han revolution which seemed to Justify, if
it did not excite, the interposition OF Rus
STA between the Hungarians and liberty.
If republican France, just escaped from
the despotism of the Bourbons, could not
tolerate a republic at Rome, though the
Alps interviewed, the Car of Russia NIGH
well be permitted to dread the erection o
an independent State conterminous with hi:
dominions. That France which pioneered
the way to European enfranchisement was
first to smite the worshippers at the shrine
herself had erected, and by so doing drew
down upon the republicans of central Eu-
rope coalition Of hereditary despots.
The circumstances under which Presi-
dent Bonaparte sent an army to crush the
instruction at Rome-a rebellion which
had else proved successful and hopeful
revolution-have convinced well-informed
minds that opposition of the dynasty which
now rules France to the spread and per-
petuation of free principles will not stop
with the prostration of the Roman move
ment. There are many, and they, per-
haps, the wisest, who would not be sur.
prised to witness holder essay than the
Roman Intervention to impede and repres
popular institutions. In what direction
the new demonstration is to be made j.
not foreshadowed Whether the young
republic is to go through successive transi
tons into the military despousm OF the
empire, or is to head reactionary aggres
sion of wider scope than any heretofore
undertaken, is amongst the things which
the future can alone reveal.