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From the Aleknndria Gazette.

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ns gaszih "a IA Wis II .THisln.m l. G5i:
Most Respectfully sa,ad .desaionassly Dsdieatssfl
The Donor q" Sriptured'' Vie.rs Of Aauen.' -
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-4G ID .RI sAAAH wHIFrLEsE SMITH. 3atT
II have anwish-tis not for Fame j q toiI,
-H9INcr worldly gifts of power '!ot"o"si hnt
: Seek I not Wealth or Glory's name, 81 ne,
Nor Beauty''s fragile flower. |'''' .y4.
For wfa.i. BeautyPl pstrs gin, esd sa '"a
Without a iovely mind; 9'i<9 iah roo 81
Liket to a rose OF sweets bereft-.- 81 "'"'!"
Void as The empty wind. ~. .,"ia
And what is wealth. teesing toy, H. @+A
That dazzIes with its glare;
1t brings no peace, it gives no joy,
Nor cen dispels dull care"
And fame?-what Is it but a sound ~assg,.
That echoes for q day; aara -.
Soon meath ccntempts dark surface drown'd
Or idly borne away. a.r-s
Oh! may / never breathe a sigh
For aught that EARTH can give,
Since ats not all of death to die,
Nor all of life to live"
But oh! when Death LIES link shall sever
And Times cold winds are DER,
II WI may "meet and love forever" .
ask on earth, no more.
..--H
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. LIST, lS4S.
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Population OF the United States.
THE FUTURE.

Ii has been fully ascertnined that the popula-
ton Of our country increases at the rate Of 3 per
cent per annum. For the following information
upon the subject, we are indebted TO the New
York Advertiser. 1t exhibits a comparison be-
tween the actual census, and the estimated num-
bers at that ~rate:--
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The coincidence for SO many years, between
the real numbers and the estimation at3 per cent
per snnum, is most worthy Of remark. The
number for the present ear, lS49, must be set
down at more than %, 1000, 600, and in 80 years
from this time, the number Of inhabitants in our
happy land will be 24O, 000, 600, quite equal to
the present population of Europe. What an
~eventful day is approaching! How widely will
future history differ from the past-how solemn
the prospect! And it is remarkable what a num-
her of persons now in existence will live to
view the great epoch 80 years hence.
Il The Army and Navy, for sixty years.
have cost, according to Mr.. Greedy, the follow
ing sum- zaa baa 800 ti|'.
For the army& armed forces, $3S6.9I3,299 a.
For the navy g. naval operations, 2O9,S94,42s o4
lFGr PENSIONS revolutionary and
other o~l,IoS,oo4 D.
For N. Indian deuartment, 43,O53,25l q
Total for warlike purposes, . osSo'eo2 y
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Glowing AND IMPRESSIVE ELoouENcE.-
The Washington correspondent Of the Lou
%isville C'urier, under date Of the 23d,
writes as follows:
81 have just left the capitol in such rap
lures with the truly splendid speech Of Gov.
Mcdowell, Of the Ole Dominion, that ] can
neither speak, write, nor think of any thing
else to-day. 1t would repay you, q thou
sand fold repay you, TO have made the jour-
ney from Kentucky to have heard it.
"The House was in Committee Of the
Whole, and the disposition Of the territorial
question was the theme. On this Gov. Nc
Dowell spoke for his hour, when the cry
rose ssgo on" ego on" And on he went
in q speech Of half an hour, replete will
the most perfect diction, the most splendid
imagery, the most glowing patriotism, the
most tender psthos, that chained every
listener to his seat, suffused many q manly
cheek with tears.
"Toward the close, when speaking Of the
blessings of the Union, Of Cancellation, for
bearance one with another, he made an
appeal to every member present, thai
could not failed to have moved the hearts oil
all. They clustered round the speaker
l hey greeted him with the warm approve
of the speaking countenance, and a low
murmur Of. applause ran round the hal
when he closed.
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Why A Seh.-Where does The sua nsssss
ale sets in the West, sir" -,
"What does be set in the West tor7,A
ITO hatch ont anoahef dayss's"0'c* asfl
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1t is said that Charles Francis Adams i
at this time lecturing on paradise Lost
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An interesting discovery has been made
in the Arctic Ocean, one that may possibly
lead to a new tropic. Capt. Boyce, .
whaleman Of Sag Harbor, has recentlyre-
turned from avoyage in which he explofeds
new whaling ground and made important
discoveries North Of Bbsring's Straits.-
During his cruise in July and August he
saw no ice, and the weather was ordinarily
so pleasant that his men could work in light
clothing, and it was so light through the
night, that whaling might have been carried
on during the entire "a hours. Capt. Boycs
found the whales numerous, and OF . aiter-
ent species from any he had before seen, and
of three different kinds-ali very tame.-
Both the American and Asiatic shores he
found inhabited BY numerous tribes of In
dians; some Of whom he saw passing from
one continent to the other in large Canoes.
Good anchorage was found in most parts q
the ocean, from Is to 35 fathoms. Capt
iBoyce was induced to seek this new ocean
lby the representations of Captain Beeehy.
Who visited this region in 1897 ,anddescEibes
it in his yoyage.-lEx. Paper.qilH 7d' 3
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S"John McFall, Of Cincinnati, has invented
q cooking stove for California s,nigrants, which
mag be carried in a wagon. occupying but little
or no room, and be rugged TIP in five minutes to
cook a dinner for twelve persons.
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SruNrED MISDs.-There are scores Of
men who are just as ignorant at fifty years
Of age, as when they completed their minor
ity. They take no pains to look into what
they do not comprehend, and hold on tena-
ciohsly to all their old. fashioned end long
exploded ideas. Such men possess, in an
eminent degree, barren aud stunted minds
You cannot reason with them, and nothing
can turn them,
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An HONEST BEGGAR.-A gentleman read
ing a paper in an Albany hotel, on Wednes-
day morning, was aceosted by a little half
naked girl, who asked him for q penny
He handed her half a dollar By q mistake.
Thegirl went out, was absent q few minuets,
and returned with f~orty-nine cents, which
she handed the astonished man, saying,
"here is the change, sir" The gentleman
Immediately took measures to have the lit
tie innocent clothed and provided for. j.
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Tie ladies of Frankfort, KY, presented
Gen. Taylor with a magnificent Bible, and
the Constitution Of the United States, bound
in the same volume.
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SAP BUT TKuE-How small a portion OF
our lives is it that we truly enjoy! In youth
we are looking forward to things that are to
come ; in old age we look backwardo3o
things that are past. -tsai f.>i bra
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PoLIcY.--Some one has defined Policy to
consist in sssrying God in = manner not to
offend the Devil. = - T.
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Iron the last night OF the Session Of Con-
'gres,, Mr.. Hannegan was nominated and con.
.frmed as Minister TO Prussia.
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Coon ADvIcE.-John H. Prentiss in his
.ecent valedictory on retiring from the edi-
I~torial chair, which he had filled for forty
one years, has the following:
ENoauan should be without a well con-
Quoted newspaper he is far behind the
spirit of the age unless he reads one, is not
upon equal footing with his fellow mar who
enjoys such advantage. and is disregardful
of his duty TO his family, in not afording
them an opportunity of acquiring a knowl-
edge Of what is passing in the world, at the
cheapest possible teaching. Show me .
family without q newspaper, and I venture
to say that there will be manifest in that
family q want Of amenity Of manners and
indicstions Of ingnoIance, most stIikingiy in
Contrast with the neighbor who allows him.
self such a rational indulgence. Young
men, especially, should read newspapers.
If / were a boy, even Of twelve years. |
would read a newspaper weekly, though
had to work by torch light to earn money
enough to pay for it. The boy who reads
we'll win learn to think and analyze, and il
so, he will almost be sure to make a man Of
himself, hating vicious indulgences, which
reading is calculated to begst q distate
for" .. --,5g r.E .rt s
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u DR.. Jackson, Of Boston, the inventor 81
ClOraform; aas received from President Louis
Napoleon, the cross of the Legion Of Honor.
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rMr. Atchison of Mo-, was elected fresi-
dent pro. tenn. of the Senate, on the retirement
of Mr.. Dallas. The motion was made by COL
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Matrimony 0utdone.-Henry BraasN,
vas lately convicted before the Lord May.
or Of London, of having married nine wives,
all Of whom were living. The heaviest
punishment which the law awards for thig
crime, is seven years transportation. This
penalty the Court thought much too light;
His Lordship regretted that he could nos
sentence him to live seven years with thu
whole nine wives, as that would be sons
thing like punishment. .,oir
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There is nothing purer than hoaesty; no.
thing sweeter than charity; nothiag war.
lmer than love ; nothing richer than wisdom.
nothing brighter than virtne, and nothing
more stesdfast than faith. These united in
to one mind, form the pureste abe sweetest
the richest, the brightest and moststsadfasl
happiness. t-s asnH -
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Ttco Lmpedimtnts.-A handsome Yankee
.pedlar made love to a buxom widow in Penn
|sylvania. He accompanied his declaration
with two impediments to their unson.7'lf
Shame them" said the widow. a,i 4so
"The want of means to set up q retail store
Is the first" replied the Pedlar. .;
They parted, and she sent the pedlar q
check for ample means. When they met
again, the pedlar had hired and stocked hs
store, and the smiling fair one begged to
.know.the other impeachment. rol .,2
81 have another wife!" cried the notion
dealer. g
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BGen. Shields has published q Card IN
which, referring to his letter. he says:
"That letter, written under the influence
of ne ordinary emotions, was couched niau-
'guage, which, under other eireumsiaHces,5I
would not have used; and, upon reflection,
and by the advice ofmy friends, authorised
two honorable senator's formally to Withdraw
IL. Mr.. Breese declined to yield It mp, and
the use he has made Of II, shows by Whist
motive he was actuated." 7's'ni ss9Tf
In relation to his threat against; Judge
Breese-who CONSTITUTES it as meaning -.
sassinstion-the General says be made .
thorough expose Of his character and con-
duct towards him. 7es! 1a'5' =!isssS'F1a
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THRILLING INCIDENT.

At q temperance meeting in Philadelphia.
some years ago, a learned clergyman spoke in Ca
|vor Of wine as a drink, demonirating it quite 10
His. own satisfaction, to be scriptural, gentleman
ly and heafhfuf. . When the clergyman sat down,
a plain, elderly man rose, and asked The liberty
OF saying flew words. ig"A young friend Of
mine, "'he said, .'who had long been ~insemper-
ate, was at length prevailed on, to the great joy
of his friends, TO take the pledge of entire alb
~stinence from all that could intoxicate. He kept
the pledge faithfully for some time, though the
struggle, with bis, habit was fearful, till one even
ing, in a snciat party. glasses of wine were hand
ed round. They came to a clergyman present,
who took a glass, saying Anew words in vindica-
|tion- Of the practice. Well thought the young
man, 'if a clergyman can take wine, and justify
it SO well, why not l?' So he took a glass. It
instantly rekindled his fiery and slumbering ap-
petite, and after o rapid and downward course.
he died Of defirium fremens-a raving madman!'
The old man paused for utterance, and was just
able 10 add-"That young man was my only son;
and the clergyman was The Reverend Doctor who
has Just addressed this assembly,"
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:efat7I Mssxfr.Tio c6aSeeaenis of

'6fRtT IN MAhKE9.@1n coneeqgenee-o ~
the reduction of wages m The IogeM Idc-
tories, some Of the girls intend te1eaSe4hs
mills. They would Ike good sItuations
elsewhere, and tb~e-ioAowinE PsssEssph
Ifreni onei Of their papers, showssRkat1 Visty
are capable Of doing.-WewoutfFteosa
mend 10 the host ofyOuagsines IN theS~est,
who are about making . break, fcrtks Eoh
region Of California., toscsll rousd athsyEl
and take a few Of these spirited girls along
as working partners: Hear how they taxi:
,tTWe are nSw awdrkinggi out our notice,
and will soon be OUT OF Observation-Disclosures
turn ouE hand 10 most aByahfsg-doat diHs
70 be idlerbut determined not 10 ysFkgsr
nothing where folks can afford 70 pay. lW1to
Wants help? We can make 6onnets, dresses.
buildings; pies, Of caks; ipaatch.' iddfnss kaitS
roast, Stew, snd-fry;; make butter and
cheese, milk COWS. fsedaehieksas,s an6ihos
corn; sweep out the kitchen, put the ,PslIer
TO rights, make beds, split wood, kipdls
fires, wash aud iron, besides being semarki-
Of babies-sinfaet, can % snythihE
the most MISUNDERSTANDING
bic Of, not forgetting the scbolding aahiee-
days and Saturdays;f for OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
will refer you 10. oar overseer. Speak
Black eyes, fair forehead, cluster
ing locks, beautiful 81 a Hsbe, can sing
like q seraph, and smile most h~ewitehingiy;
any elderly gentleman. 10 want. Of ahopssr
keeper, or nice young man IN want a,e
wife? willing to sustain either character
10 fact, we are in the market Who bids:
Going. going, gone! Who's the lucky
MANI" e.fy .l.u ~ hpf .|saan2 SIT Toi
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EMieRATroN FROM PLATTE CoUx1Y.-A friend
informs US, that there will not be less than three
hundred persons leaving this County for Cali
|fornia in the Spring. This estimate is not guess
work, but a TACT derived from actual inquiry
Our informant has made up a list of two hun
bred and fifty, who have expressed 10 him their
determination TO 60. We were sorry TO see a.
mongst TIE number, the names Of many Of our
oldest and best citizens. 1t is thoughtthat there
will be at least fifty slaves taken by their own
ers to Calirornia.-[Front Journal.
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D1voRcEs-WeA Spoktp.-7In The Ken
lucky Legislature, on occasion Of . divorc.
bill presenting itself, Mr.. J. Speed Smitl
rar9se and said. go
Mr.. Speaker-l think, it j. time vi
should pause in our course. With head
long aud indiscrimihate haste, We are pass
ling divorce bill after divorce bin, without
even the prstence of understanding thu
facts upon which our action ~proeeedA eMy
conscience, my self respect, will not allow
me to sit in silence while this thing goes on
I have protested heretofore, and ! now en-
ter my solemn protest again, against TIN.
species of legislation; and if / cannot cor.
~rectit, and perhaps there is little hope Of
tlat-I will at least clear my skirts Of any
responsibility for it. Public assemblies here
tofore have brought upon themselves en-
during names of Contempt, by the quality
Of their acts The "Rump Parliamenh'
is familiar to every reader Of kistory-is
there no danger that We shall be kDowI
hereafter as the Divorce Legislature?
The courtesy Of debate will not allow me Il
say what l think on this subject; bu: If il
were not supplementary, would declare
that our legislation on this subject is dis,
graceful. We are making a dark stair
upon the history of legislation in this State
We are in contempt with the public ; and
it is already suggested that the coming
Convention will take away from the Legis.
lature, forever, the power to interfere in the
sacred relations of husband and wife. II
this shall be dune, l will agree. Mr.. Speak
er, that our action on divorces has accom-
plished at least one good thing.
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NOTICE..

TINE copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween Robert J. Watson and William
English, in the saw mill at Louisiana, Pike Co.
Mo-, under the name and style of WATSON &
ENGLISH, is this day dissolved by mutual con.
sent. The books, papers and accounts relating
to said firm are for the present in the hands Of
', VIM M: English all person: in anywi.e indebted ae
will call aud settle with the latter, as he Is
authorized ,osettle up the business of said
copartnershiP.
ROBERT J. WATSON.
WIN. ENGLISH.
Louisiana, April 18th, l849.--tf.
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her. The handkerchief upon her neck was
slightly rent, and q single dark spot upon
her bosom told where the pathway of her
death had been. At first ! clasped her to
my breast with a cry Of agony, and gazed
upon her face almost with feelings Of calm
ness. Her bright disheveled hair clustered
sweetly around her brow ; the look Of ter
ror had faded from her lips, and infant
smiles were pictured there, the red rosy
tinge upon her cheeks was lovely as in life,
and as | pressed it to my OWL, the fountain
of tears were opened and l wept as if my
heart were waters. I have but q dim re-
collection of what fo~llowed--l only kAow
that I remained weeping and m~otionless
till the twilight, and l was taken tenderly
by the hand and led away where ! saw the
.countenances Of parents and sister.
Many years have gone by on the wings Of
light and shadow; but the scenes ! have
still come over me at times with
terrible distinctness. The oak yet stands
at the base Of the ~precipice but its limbs
are black and dead, and the hollow trunk
upwards to the sky, as calling to
the clouds for drink is an emblem of rapid
and noiseless decay. A year ago l visited
the spot, and the thoughts of byegone years
came mournfully back to me. thought Of
the little innocent being who fell by my
side like some beautiful tree Of spring, rent
up by the whirlwind in the midst of blossom
ing. But I Iemember--snd o! there was
a joy in the memory! that she had gone
where no lightnings slumber in the folds Of
the rainbow cloud, and where the sun -light
waters are broken only by the storm breath
Of Omripotence.
My readers will understand why I shrink
in terror from thunder. Even the conscious
ness of security is no relief to me--my fears
have assumed the nature Of an instinct, and
seem indeed q part Of my existence.
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ARny ~Woan.-Wskss5sst 10 learn thst
the army. ,ooras ~sd,nsnesd its rava.
ges in the wheat and meadows in
some parts Of this county. This di,truc-'
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Louisiana Livery Stable.

view Of the Inconvenience to which b..
dividuals and the public generally have bees
subjected, for the want Of proper conyeysnces
to and from our city, the subscriber has
been encouraged to establish IN Louisis1a, q
an immense outlay Of "toil and trsssuss,n 4
Livery Stable, well supplied with Horses, Bug
Ries and Hacks. He fatters himself by keep;
ing conststly on hand, and well rubbed, hofs.
Is Of all gates and %colors, suited both to. he
saddle and harness, that he viii receive 1 gen.
erous support from community. Business nsn,
and pleasuring men, ss well as the travelling,
o umunity, can at any time be supplied wifi
single horses, buggiss, or hacks, By calling d,
my Stables between Georgia and South Care
lima streets.
It is also his design to run an accommoda-
ton hack to all the Bowling-G Green courts, and
meetings, to which four or Eve
can he obtained. His prices shall
be a. low as the lowest.
H. ". P. WOOTTENa
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tive worm seems to be like the locust, Pc
riodical in its visits. II is said to have been
II years since it made its appearance in
this part Of the country. We have con-
with several farmers, and they seem
to think their prospects for a good wheat
crop very gloomy. The prospects before
these pestiferous catterpillars began their
work of destruction, we're never better
[Cape Girardeau Eagle.
Radish.-These may be own at all times
in q warm soil; the land should be MANFRED
well, deeply dug, and raked free from
clods and stones. For a succession of crops
SOW once in two weeks.
Pepper.-Sow in drills, on a warm bord-
er, late in the spring or early in the sum-
mer, and thin them to stand sixteen to
eighteen inches apart; or, they may be sown
earlier in the season in a frame or flower
pot, and transplanted.
Ceiery.-Sow in hot-beds, and transplant
into a rich, moist place. This is . favorite
salad.
CauERCUer.-Sow early, in hot-beds
and transplant in rich soil.
Shaking Seeds.-Tbere is an exception
to the oft repeated directions to soak seeds
before planting. 1t is when the ground is
so dry as to attract the moisture from the
seed then it delays the vegetation rather
than hastens it, if it does not kill the seeds.
In time Of severe drought, stepped seeds
have generally died in the grounds, and
those only have vegetated that were planted
dry. All methods have been tried, and the
above is the result.
Scare CrO.Ds.-Suspend bright sheets Of
tin on tall poles, at proper distances apart
in the fields or gardens, and the crows will
not disturb the seeds, as the least wind will
cause a reflection that will prove just as
to them as the explosion of 9 gun.
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SPEAKING Our IN CHuRcH.-A young Ia
'dy Of this city, who is engaged, and viii
shortly be united to a gallant son of Nep.
tune, visited the Mariners Church on Sun.
day last. During the sermon, the pastor dis
cussed eloquently and with much earnest
ness of manner on the trials, dangers, and
temptations Of the profession of a sailor
He concluded by asking the following ques-
tons: SIS there one who thinks anything
of him who wears a ~tsrpaulin hat, a blue
jacket, OF a pair of trowaers made of duck
in short, is there any one who cares aught
for the poor sailor?" A little girl, q sister
this young lady, who was sitting by her,
immediately Jumped M. and looking arch.
ly at her sister, said, in a tone loud enough
for every one TO hear-"Yes Sir, Beck
The audience were convulsed will.
the minister bit his lips, and con-
the services by requesting the con-
gregation to unite with him in prayer
N. Y. Tribune.
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TTNHE SUBSCRIBERS take this method q,
returning their thanks to their friends
and the public generally, for the patronage
that has been so literally extended to them
during the past year. """
We still have on hand avery. description
OF Boots & Shoes ready for sale, which We
are daily manufacturing. We have, also,
sale every variety Of shoe leather and
nndings, such as oak-tap and hemlock sos
leather. kip, Philadelphia, French and y1t-
ent calf skins; good kid bindings and NingE
skins. pegs, thread, knives, spsrroy bills,
&c, &c, ell Of which we will seiIas low
as the times will possibly admit TO cash, or
to Punctual customers on time./ - - !
MARKLEY & CLIRKSON. !
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Greater Inducements
THAN aF
For 1S49.

For the approaching Spring. am NAM
featuring the largest and most splendid as
sortmept Of