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Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16

and as you grow richer in purse, the poorer yol
are in spirit--and still you imagine you are daily
approaching towards the blooming Eden of bliss
when you are straying as far from it as back.
slider from christianity; and there is no more
chance of gratifying ones earnest desires, than
there is of drunkard's smuggling himself into
heaven with bottle of gin in his pocket.
My worthy yfriends---itis is all nonsense to sup
pose that you will for certainty be happier than
you are to-day. The evening sun that goes
down in the midst of glory may rise in the morn
ing surrounded by the darkest of clouds. The
path of life is path Of joy and sorrow. The
thorns, flowers, thistles and briers are so inter-
mingled, that it is almost impossible to gather
the blossoms Of bliss without undergoing few
scratchings, or running the risk of being poison
ed by pernicious plants. In the morning of ex-
istence, the man commences his pilgrimage full
of hope, glee and anticipation. The fragrant
dews Of youth impart delightful perfume TO his
senses---the deceitful bird of hope lures him OIL
from grove TO grove, which he is just fool enough
to suppose he can capture. by laying handful
Of salt on his tail. The butterflies Of fancy and
Imagination fit before him; but when he thinks
he has them safe and sound in his grasp, their
beautiful wings crumble to dust, and are borne
away by the winds of disappointment He gath
ers boquets of joy, waters them with extatic
tears but their petals soon fade and fall to bloom
no more. Don't my dear friends, place any reli-
ance on being happier tomorrow than you are
to-day; but contrive to make yourselves comfort
able for the present by the exercise Of industry,
honesty, prudence, soberness and piety, and
peace will attend you even TO the confines Of
eternity. So mote it be!
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16
FACT WITH A MORAL.

A celebrated artist, in one of his rambles,
met with most beautiful and interesting
child. It was'the finest and most perfect
child, he thought, that he had ever SEEM
sI will paint the portrait Of this child,
said he, sand keep it for my own; for l
NAV never look upon its like sgain." He
painted il; and when trouble came, and
evil passions moved his spirit to rebel, he
gazed upon the likeness Of the boy, and
passion fed, and holier thoughts entranced
his soul. He said: ''If can find being
that will answer for perfect contrast to
the child-one in whom is concentrated
everything vile and ugly. of which l can
conceive-I will paint his portrait also.
Years passed AWAY, and he saw no one
suffi iciently hideous to answer his design
At length, while travelling ID distant land,
he went within PRISONS walls, and there
he saw, stretched upon the floor OF stone,
the object which his fancy had portrayed.
A man whose soul was stained with blood,
with glaring eyes and haggard face, and
with demoniac rage, cursing himself, his
fellow beings, and blaspheming God, lay
chained within that miserable abode, and
waiting for the moment of his execution
The artist transferred his liker ess to, the
canvass, and placed it opposite the child's;
How striking, how complete the contrast
The angel boy-the iene mani
What must have been the feelings Of the
artist, when upon inquiry, ascertainsd tnas
both the portraits he had made were o. the
same individual being! The bsaut,fn,, sne
innocent child, had grown into tne niueou' 'l
and the sinful mani
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16

ROTATION OF CRoPs.-Wbeat may fol-
low clover, beans, peas, the hard crops, or
an old turf, with decided advantage, as there
is a change or rotation from one species of
plant TO different one. Not so, however,
when it follows timsthy, for here it is one
grass following another, the: wheat being
classed by botanists in the other gr0Desnee,
of which it is true member. Wheat does
not, therefore, appropriately succeed timo-
thy, as it would not herds grass nor rye
grass; nor any other of the true grasses, un-
less first fully and properly dressed with aP-
propriate manures. Hundreds of farmers
have observed this fact, and are surprised
at it. Had they read the agricultural pa
pers Alright, they would have learned this
was result not only to be wondered at,
but that any other would have been a firss
cause of wonder.-.Agricuhurist.
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16

STICKING TO ONES RIGHrs.-Old stories
very often have forcible application to
present times. The following anecdote we
met with lately in an exchange paper:
"How is it, John, that you bring the wag-
on home in such condition2''
81 broke it driving over stump"
"Where?"
"Back in the woods, half mile or So"
"But why did you run against stump?
Couldn't you see how to drive straight?''
81 did drive straight, sir, aud that is the
very reason that I drove over it. The
stump was directly in the middle Of the
road"
"Why, then, did you not 90 round it?"
"Because, sir, the stump had no right IN
the middle Of the road, and had right
in it."
"True, John, the stump ought not to have
been in the middle Of the road, but won
der that you was so foolish as not to con-
slider that it was there, and that it was
stronger than your wagon"
"Why, father, do you think that l am al
ways going to yield up my rights? Not l.
am determined to stick up to them, come
what will"
"But what is the use, John, Of standing
up to rights, when you only get greater
wrong by 50 doing?"
81 shall stand up for them at all hazaEds." )"
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16
Common Schools I'm different States.

New York appropriates annually 10 Common
Schools $S00000. In addition to this she sup.
ports large Normal School, State Superin-
tendent. Teachers Institute, and Common
School Library for every district in the State
On the first Of July, 2748, she had IN her dis
trict libraries ,33S.S4S volumes. The total
school fund is $5,37S.l41, yielding annually
$322y6S8. The whole sum of public funds SUBJ
iect TO appointment among the school districts
in lS4S, was 1858 ,594, $685., ,906 Of which had
TO be raised by taxation---a sum two and a half
times as large as our entire appropriation and
all this. while the public debt of the State is very
little short of twenty-four millions. The bal
ance OF the income Of the United States Depos-
ite Fund is appropriated 10 the support Of Col.
leges. the Normal School, Indian Schools, Teach.
er's Institutes, &c.
The Legislature Of Connection, at its last ses-
sion appropriated $40. 900 for the establishment
of State Normal School, "for the training Of
teachers in the art of instructing and governing
the Common Schools of the Stale" The Prin-
cipal of the Normal School is ex-officiO Super.
intendent Of Common Schools, and is bound tc
hold convention in every county in the State
once year for the instruction Of teachers. The
number attending the Normal School is limited
10 220, TO be selected, one from each society,"
Tuition free.
Maine appropriates annually $4,000 to the
support Of Teachers Institutes. New Hamp'
shire for the same purpose 81 800; she pays
likewise for "Officer's School of Instruction
$3, ,795, and raises by tax for the support oI
Schools $l59,43O.
Pennsylvania with population Of about $2,
250,O00, nppropriates TO schools about S10l, ,13l
--more than $500, 900 Of which is raised BY tax
alton.
The Legislature Of Mississippi has recently
appropriated 5000 900 TO the support Of free
schools for the year, and may every year appro
pirate sum not greater than the State tax, which
for l847, was 1878. 1876.
Louisiana at an extra session Of the Legisla
,ture in December. l849, appropriated for pub
lie schools 1850. 900. and $4,000 TO suppor
public schools for free colured children. Tht
Superintendent of Common Schools, Rev. Alex
Dimitry, receives salary Of So 900. The white
population of the State is about five hundred
thousand---colored two hundred thousand. Thi:
is, therefore, a very munifcent appropriation
and in the ratio Of population, is about eight times
as great as that Of Ohio.
The Constitution of Iowa provides for Su
perintendent of Education. who shall hold hi
office three years. The Constitution Of Ken
Itucky also provides for Superintendent Of Com
mon Schools Also, the Constitution Of Cali
Gornia provides for a Superintendent Of pnbli
instruction, and fixes his salary at $3,5OO.--
| Wherever new States are forming Constitutions
or old States re-mndeling theirs, we ind provis
ion for the great improvements in Improvement
in instruction demanded Sy the age.
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16
HONEY MOON SCENE.

A correspondent thus describes scene
that took place at Saratoga, short time
since, between newly married couple who
were there spending the honey moon.
A bridal party came down a few days
since; | never saw a more honey moonish
looking set in my life. The bride and groom
looked, walked, talked and acted love to
the life. A more devoted couple you new
er beheld. They were sitting in the parlor
one evening, when accidentally heard the
husband say with melting tenderness Of
voice and manner:
did you speak, dearest?'
sNo, pet, did not-I was thinking re-
piled the bride, looking as angelic as pos
sible.
'Of what was You thinking. my love%
q hardly dare tell you, pet
'What, loveliest Of your sex, distrust your
adored so soon?'
Pardon-a thousand pardons, dear Ed
gar, if have even seemed to wrong so no.
bic being
Spoken like your own true self-llke
fond and dearly loved wife
'Oh, Edgar, Edgar, you are fiatterer;
you are, I know you are.'
No, no-you wrong me-indeed you do
Il could not fatter you, the cherished idol
of my soul.'
sOh, you naughty man! You know how
dear you are to me-
sYou will tell me then, good angel that
you are--you will tell me?'
Il will-but first give me assurance that
you will not frown on your too fond Rebec-
ca. A frown, Edgar-nay, even a reprov-
ing look from your sweet eyes, would break
my now too happy heart. Say, then, you
will not frown?'
Foolish child! Do the stars frown when
the poet looks up to them for inspir alton!
Does the fond mother frown when her first
born looks up TO her eyes as he nestles still
closer to her bosom? Does love, fond, true
love ever frown?'
oh, say no more, dear, dear Edgar;
feel, / know, you are the best, the kindest
the most devoted Of men!'
sTell, then, love, of what were you think
ing?'
'Of yOu-only of you, Edgar, on m,
TRUTH
sAnd what of me, my own Rebecca"
'Alas-what shall say? How shall
extricate myself from this perilous dilem'
map"
"Speak. loved one, charge you?"
"Dear Edgar, You kuow-"
eyes, sweet Rebecca-"
"That-oh, how shall / say it?"
"Any how go on-dear Rebec-"
"That if yon continue"
eyes, continue"
"To eat-cabbage-"
"Cabbage?"
"Cabbage--"
.'Cabbage-what tlien?"
"You may catch the cholera (sobbing
and (sob) be left (sob) a widow (sob
before sob) the season (bystericai sob)
!, over"
/ didn't, couldn't wait TO hear any NOR
of this conversation. do wonder if al
''iust married folks" 60 on after this fash
Iion.-.Abany Dutchman.
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16

BEAUTIFUL Stand, o man! upon
the hill-top-in the stiffness ofthe evening hour
and gaze, not with joyous, but with conteuted
eyes, upon the beautiful world around thee! See
where the mists, soft and dim, rise over the green
meadows, through which the rivulet steals IFS
way! See where, broadest and stiliesi, the waves
exrand to the full smiles OF the setting sun-anl
the willow that trembles on the breeze---and the
oak that stands firm in the storm, are reflected
back, peaceful both, from the clean glass of ;he
tides. See. where beeirt by the harvest, and
backed by the pomp of thousand groves-the
roofs Of TIE town, bask, noiseless, in the calm
glow Of The sky. MOI sound from those abodes
floats in discnrd to thine ear--only from The
church tower, soaring high above the rest, per-
haps family heard through the stiffness. swel!s
the note of holy bell. Along the mead low
skins the swallow on the wave, the silver cir
clet, breaking into spray, shows the report Of
the fish. See the earth, how serene. though all
eloquent of activity and life! See the heavens
how benign through dark clouds, by yon noun
tain, blend the purple with The gold! Gaze "on-
tented, for good is around thee---not joyous, for
evil is the shadow of good! Let thy soul pierce
through the veil of the senses, and thy sight
plunge deeper than the surface which gives de-
light to thine eyes. Below the glass Of that riv-
Ier, the pike darts on his prey: the circle in the
wave, the soft splash among the reeds. are but
the signs of the destroyer and the victim. lr
the ivy round the oak by the margin, the Ow
hungers for the night, which shall give its beaI
and its talons food for its young; and the spray o
the willow trembles with the wing of the red
breast, whose bright eye sees the worms m tht
sod. Canst thou count too, o man! and tht
cares---all the sing-that those noiseless roof
tops conceal7 With every curl Of that smoke
to the sky human thought scars as dark, hui
man hope mel,s as briefly. And the bell from
the church tower, that to thy ear gives music
perhaps peels for the dead. The swallow bu
chases the moth, and the cloud that deepens tn
glory of the heavens, and the sweet shadows OF
the earth, nurse but the thunder that shall rem
the grove, and the storm that shall devastate tn
harvest. Not with fear, NOT with doubt, recog
Mise, o mortal, the presence of evil in the world
Hush thy heart in the humblene's of awe, th'
its mirror may reflect as serenely the shadow
as the light. Vainly, for its moral dost tho
gaze on the landscape, if thy soul put no chec
|, on the dull delight of the senses. Two wing
only raise thee TO the summit ofthe truth-wher
, the chsrub shall comfort the Sorrows where tn
=. seraph shall snsighten the joy. Dark as ebo
3 spreads the one wing, white as snow CLEANS tn
. other-mournful as thy reason when it decend
into the dsep-exulting as thy faith when
springs to the day.star!-BULwER.
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16

ECONOMY OF RAISING WHEAr.-As the
country improves with the introduction Of
labor saving machines, quite revolution is
taking place in the management of fallows
for whsst. Instead Of following the old
practice of ploughing twice or thrice, re-
'invsrting the sod, and a6ordipg fine OPP
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16
Agents for the Banner.

Agents for the Banner
Murray, Bowling Green.
=, Tribble, Spencerburg.
nm C. Welborn, Frankfort.
u Nathan Vannoy, Vannoy's Mill.
R.H. johnson, Ashley.
q. Minor, Prairieville.
A. M. Thomas, Paynesville.
eoil e; + Waa Glliif5s Ts,isvl tsa clarE'ville.
Col. Jas. H. Britton, Troy.
TaIly Ih r R. cGTDiek Ss%sl and cap-au-Gray.
and Ira E 7 T. \; Nelson, New Hope
DIR. w. B. Adams, Danville.
. Col. William Priest, New London.
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16

Mer are frequently Ike te,---the real streng:a
and goodness are not properly diaSn ous VIZ
Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1850-09-16

THx SArIoR's DEATH AND GRAvE.-Rea-
der, when you die, trust it will be IN ths
sabbath calm Of your hushed chamber; but
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
Lntor IRON, California.

NEw YORK, July 4 d
The steamship Philadelphia arrived here at hall
past ei ght o'clock, with two weeks later news
from California She brings dates irOm San Fran
cisco to the lst Of Juno, aud $2,50O,o 900 in gold
81 900, 900 being on freight, $5OO,OO0 in the
hands OF passengers.
The Georgia left Chogres on the Goth June,
81 hours ahead Of the Philadelphia, The barque
Lucy Ellen, Of Boston, from Chagres' Captain
Lcpou, leIt the night Of the eSlh. and was lost,
The general news irum California possesses lit
tie interest Miners continue to obtain large quan
titles of Gold. No further disturbances have tax
Ell rlnce between the whites nnd the Indians.
The late destructive fire at San Francisco wa'
the work OF un incsndiary.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

INCREASE AND MovgMENTs OF THE Ar.
@Y.-Large bouHties far pricdteS.-The
Secretary Of War has given official nulce
that, agreeably to the provisions of an
act to increase the rank aud file Of the
army, and TO encourage enlistmen,s, ap.
proved June Nth 1850, the companies Of
light artillery will be increased lo sixty.
four priya,es each. lie also directs that
the several companies Of the army serv.
ing at the military posts in Texas. New
Mexico, California and Oregon, as we'll
as those stationed at Forts Smelling and
Gaines. on the Upper Mississippi, at
Forts Koarny aud Laramie. on the route
To Oregon, and at posts TO be established
on the Des Mnines, Canadian aud Up.
per Arkansas rivers, will each be increas
ed to seventy four privates. Portions o.
tho infantry companies in Texas aud New
MEXICO. aud ut the Canadian and Arkan
sas posts, where there may be no regular
ly mounted force, win be properly equip
ped aud mounted as cavalry.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
Professor wsbstsr,s cass

.,,9 Boston, July 9.
The wife and three daughters OF Prof.. Webster
appeared before the Council yesterday aud plead.
ed IN aid Of the petition OF the husband aud father
for Communication OF punishment Mrs. Web.
ster said she had been uuwaveriug in the belieT
ol her husband innOcense until he had made his
confession, she also stated that it was chiefly
through her means aud representations that the
petition for pardon aud protestation of his inno-
ceuce was sent in after their withdrawal. The
Council sent for DR.. Putnam, and stated that
they, having great doubts on certain points OF the
confession had consulted separately three eminent
surgeons, aud document had been prepared for
him to present to Prof Webster, but before the
documen, was read the doors were closedi but II
was understood that one of the questions pro.
pounded was whether such n stick as thai de-
scribed in the confession, would give sucha blow
as would cause death In ten minutes, and all three
considered it wnud noli aud the other questions
were answered adverse to the cunsssiOu The a.
pinion is universally expressed that no oomnuta
iion will be granted
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
WTho last New York Tribune hi


- Tho last New York Tribune has
the following remarks on the present pos
ture of European affairs:
The British Ministry will not resign.
AS long as the Commons support them
they say they can do without the conf.
donce oflhe Lords, whom they declare to
be quite useless appendage to the ma
chine of State. This sisapplauded in the
Commons as sound English doctrine.
Thus the Wing Ministry Of England
are practically made to assume an ex-
treme radical position as antagonists Of
the aristocracy, Practically this will
come to nothing, butit will serve a good
purpose. 1t will excite thought among
tho people, favor agitation and hasten the
still distant day when England shall not
only inquire into the use of her House OF
Lords and Aristocracy, bu, abolish them.
In other parts Of Europe, things
move as usual, An attempt has been
made 10 assasssinate Louis Napoleon.
Thisis not strange, nor likely to go with
out repetition. Louis Philippe was shot
nt many times, and the representative OF
despolic "order" in France, whatever his
title, will always be exposed To such Wis.
ta'ioDs' The question as to increasing
the Presidents salary is after all likely
to be decided in Ills favor.
The King Of Denmark is going 10 ab.
dictate, by which means it is though, the
Schleswig Holslein business will be
broughtto a pacific end. The Pope still
pursues the unfortunate path he has lat
terly travelled in.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12
Monday Eyening, July y. 1880

Tue CoNvENTIoN The Committee Of
the Whole have adopted the amendment. t.
making Ave years as the term Of sefvice
for Judges Of The Court.
Several propositions lnoking TO an adj
jourument over and 10 different places,
have been offered; but no definite action
has yet been had upon them.
We understand that there have been
a few cases Of Cholera in the city.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

EXCITEMENT IN TExAs.--Wo have re.
ceived Galveston dates to Goth ut. The
Galveston News says that verbal accounts
represent that the late MEASURES Ia de.
prize the State Of her Santa Fe territory,
have excited feeling Of universal indig.
nation in the country. Public meetings
had been called in Austin aud other
places on the subject. An extra session
ofthe Legislature will undoubtedly be
called;
Tho Washington "Souibcrn Press
Of yesterday morning also has the col.
lowing announcement relative TO tho
Texas excitement on on this subject:
ut is rumored here that despatch
was received las evening, announcing the
march Of Texan troops on Santa Flo.
"It is also rumored that a special Cab.
met meetingon the subject has beenhold.
"a governor Of Southern State, said
to be Gen. Quilmun, has sent a telegraph.
ic despatch to this city, stating that he is
ready to march with ten thousand men to
support Texas.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-07-12

HARD ENoUGn LOccfoco Resolutions.
The following resolutions were passed
at the laie Lorofocn Cnnvention, held in
Columbus. July 4tl:--
ResoIced, That with reference To The
currency questinn, the Democracy ofOhio
plants itself upon the Constitution Of
the y. S. The currency fixed by that
instrument, we desire to restore and es
tablish, and we will use all legal aud
honorable means to accomplish this Oh.
jeci} aud being sincerely opposed to the
existence of banks for the circulation of
paper money, we are utterly opposed to
any feature being Incorporated into the
new Constitution, by which the Ilegisa
ture Of Ohio would have the power to
create any bank for the circulation Of pa.
per money. gs ...
ResolDed, That we consider il the dn.
ty Of all our public officers, after taking
the oath 10 support the Constitution ofthe
United States, to make all payments in
their official capacity, in constitutional
currency instead of paper money; and
that we especially demand from the
Board Of Public Works, that they CON
vert all paper money which mny come
under their control into specie, and in
that shape disburse it.
Resolved, That Banks of circulation
are hostile alike To the equal rights of the
people, and the principles of sound polit,
ical economy. That hard money is the
only currency recognized by the C"nsti-
tuition, the only currency that defrauds no
man, the only currency that is expedienl
aud just, aud we hold it 10 be incnnsist
ent with the principles of the party for
democratic to participate IN creating OF
upholding banking institutions.
That's hard enough; but les, the peo
pie may consider il all "sound and fury
signifyirg nothing" we place below i
the report Of The Locofoco portion of The
Committee on Banking to the Consttu
tionol Convention. Here it ISL
SIC. /. The General Assembly shal
have no power to create any bank o
barking institution whatever, or to au
thorize the making, emission. or putting
in circulation of any bill of credit, bond
check, ticket, certificate, promissory note
or other paper medium. intended to cir
culate as money OF currency.
Sac. 9. The General Assembl,
shall prohibit by law, any person or per
sous, association, company or corpora
tion now in existence. from exercising
the privilege of baukingo or creating, q
putting in circulation any bank notes, o
i paper Of any description whatever, /
circulate as money or currency.
SRo. 8. The business of banking AM
dealing in money, shall be free to all. sub
iect to such provisions as may be provid
ed by law; but no special privileges q
exemptions shall ever be granted TO ihos
engaged in, or 10 those who may hereal
ter be engaged in such businesSi nor sha
any person or persons, either natural
artificial, ever be allowed to deal in or il
sue paper money, su called.