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In .rtru section of the United States, TO
Drocure Subscribers 10 me toHO'cing
FORKS.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

PLANK RoADs.-Horace Greedy, in writ
ingfrom northern New York to the Tribune,
thus warmly commends the plank roads he
finds there: .s Is .f-.ss ..
"Let me not close this hasty acrawl with
out invoking q blessing on the inventor Of
plank roads. Looking at one, travelling
over it, cannot imagine how the world has
contrived to blunder on so long without
laundering into the making Of them. The
one stretching from Rome to Watertown
has diminished the cost of transportation
more than half, and added ten to twenty
per cent, to the value of every farm. The
tolls it levies ell belong to and stays in the
country; travelling is easy and sure at al
seasons; and Wstertown is now nearer
New York than Lewiston was two years
ago. Railroads are excellent things-tiia'
from Rome to Cape Vincent, through
Watertown, shall be made welcome-5u
plank roads are for everybody, and shoulC
run everywhere that railroads do not
They are cheap and profitable, and greatly
pTomotivo Of comfort.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

1fln Michigan-how one Of The great
est wheat growing States 10 the: U1ion-
the recent crop has been very abhndantT-
The Detroit .Adresftsef ssys. - ai''it,
The harvest Is over-the prospect Of
Michigan for sfull treasury from her late
golden fields, placed beyond . peradyen-
ture The surplus wheat from this State
wilE in the opinion of experienced far pers
and millsr:, doa0is that Of any pieesding
yesF. This may seem extrASagant., but
NOS few men whose judgment e deemed
vsJuable, express tha. opinion. The quslA
lily Of the berry Is, in general, excellent.
and the yield Of -four viii be also large in
Corn has irscaperated wondi
ssfully within thirty days, and uo~ bids fair
to yield handsomely. The fears, which
were produced By the dfouth Of May, and
The early part Of June have thus been hap.
PLY dissipated. ..-'e'
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19
"STICK."

G. was a cute "Down-Easter"-a real
live Yankee-always ready for joke, and
hard to beat. He was one day in country
bar.room "down South" where several
persons were assembled when one Of them
said
Mr.. c., If you 60 out and stick your pen
knife into anything, when you come back
I'll tell what it's sticking in
yer can't do no such thing responded
C.
sl'll bet ten dollars of it, said the other.
sWall, l rayther guess I'll take that 'ere
bet; here, captain, (turning to the land
lord, hold stakes, and I'll jist make half q
sawhorse in less than no time ....
The parties deposited an X apiece, and
C. went on his mission, but in q short time
returned, saying
sWall, nabor, what is it stickin' imp
'In the handle,' replied the Southerner,
as he reached out his hand for the stakes.
sGuess not, jist wait awhile," said the
Yankee, as he held up the handle Of his
knife, minus the blade
Il kslkiilate the blade can't be in the
handle, when it's driv clean up in an old
stump aside Of yer road out thar
Jonathan OF course won the wager, and
the Southerner sloped to parts unknown.
amid roars of laughter.-Ydnkee Blade.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19
: q IIsEssE Ifn TI 4

Murray, the Lopdon publisher, ssneHn-
ces the ff.hsahd saith rolumss Of Lord
Mahon's History Of England. which will
comprise the first years u. cur Astoidtion-
Iary War--ffom f76S 10 i5eo.his
lgsstsd that the suthsr has bad nav sources
Of information opened to him, which lHjl
make the work very interesting % usfc
soId.p opinion. will at ls.,..fesp i golden
harvest. A work, upon, Slavery, Slave
Trace, Sc, Il said to be forthcoming from
the pen Of William Gore Odaely. esq,
form srly attached to the British Eegstion
at Washington. A correspondent says-
"Sofns years ago this gentleman converssd
with me frequently in Paris, on the preiu-
dices Of color, with regrets and feasohihgs
IN which I could not concur" Il may be
guessed what kind of work the SscrsA
tsry's is. i.sE asaajs5 al j. =
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

The PRIcE OF Krss.-A French girl,
at store, being solicited to allow kiss,
declined, except at the price Of little bag
which lay on the enamored cavaliers coun-
ter, and which, as he said, was filed with
cents. The bargain was struck; but, to
the surprise of the dulcinea, as to her sat
isfaction, on opening the bsgit was found
to contain, in the place Of cents, good full
weight aorins. The gentleman claimed
the bag: the girl was unyielding. There
upon resort was had to the tribunal, the
plaintiff alleging that there was evidently
mistake, and that simple kiss could not,
by far, be appraised at such sum. The
tribunal, however, gave the case to the
eirl-lst, because what 10 given is given;
and Cd, because the value Of kiss cannot
be estimatedl ~
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

IL The Office of the Tanden6urg DEM
ocrdt, at Evansville, Ind, was mobbed Mon
day night last, the type pied, the press par.
italy broke, and some Of the material
thrown in the river. Two Democrats and
one Whig were candidates for the Conven-
ton, and the editor of the Democrat, in en-
deavoriag to advance the interests of his
friend, published a slip containing what
purported to be letter from the other dem
ocratic candidate, announcing bis withdraw
al from the contest. The bill was circula.
ted in the country, but the forgery was inn
mediately discovered and made known.-
The people, indignant at the editor for be-
ling guilty of such dirty trick, took their
revenge as above stated.-[Lou. Courier.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19
The Federal whig Party.

The history of the whig party is easily pre-
zen. 1t has made nothing but internarriage.
and its cOnsanguinity can be traced to q certsin
y. Here are dates, names and changes:
l772, Nova Scotia Cow Boys. -.a.a
1898, Black Cockades. 81. .... ......
1908, Anti-J Jefferson Imp. men.
1912, Peace and Submission men.
1873, Blue Lights. 4 . 80 - e
1915, Hartford Conventionists: -.
1916, Washington Benevolent Society men.
1918, No-Party men. . ..,i, DE- ..7 -, ..ss
1920, Federal Republicans. 80
1928, Anti Masons. ...s d, .s...- .-.-.-
1884, Anti-Masonic Wings. .-....ri
1886, Conservatives,
1887, Independent Democratic Wings.
1910, Log Cabin and Hard Cider men,
> 1843, Native American Wings.
1874, Coon Party,
l845. The War party.
l847. The Anti-War party. 3 H.s
1848, The Taylor Party.
1s49, The Spoils Party, ... s... -.r.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

FBenton claims that be killed the COM
promise which promised peace to the coun-
try. II the Union should NOW be lost, Tom
Benton's name will be the scorn Of all COM
ing time--his memory will rot on the pages
Of faithful history, and the curses Of be-
trsyed freemen, crying out under the gall
ing yoke Of despotism will ring forever in
his esrs.
Fello.o. .eiiisetsi Beware how you fol-
low such man in his fierce crusade against
the peace and perpetuity Of this Union
ST. Louis Intel. -. ..... ~. ..-,,.., - 81 s.;
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

Mr.. Little6sld, the principal witness
in the Parkman murder csse, has, accord
ing to the Boston Daily Mu;I been offered
the sum Of $4,000 to travel six e months
with an exhibition of couple offull length
wax figures of. the late DR.. Parkman and
Prof. Webster. The same paper also says
Prof. Webster has recently received the
religions consultations Of spiritual adviser,
Rev. Mr.. Ware, of Cambridge. sga srs1s
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

Lieut.. General Qfthe .arp.y.-l the Sem
ate, on the 9th, resolution submitted BY
MIR. Clemens wss adopted, directing the
Committee on Military Affairs to inquire
into the expediency Of, conferring, by law,
.hs brsvet rank Of Lieutenant General on
Major General Winfield Scott, with such
additional pay and allowances as may be
deemed proper, in consideration Of the dis
linguistic services rendered to the public
by that officer during the late war with
Mexico. V.z - .s.,r.~.,.. ~
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19
"UNirzD We srAsD-D,vrpsD We FALL %
LOUISIANA, COUNTY, MISSOURI, MONDAY
ALine OF steamers to africa.

We see it stated that special committee
Of the House Of Representatives. are abou,
to report BILL providing for the building
of three large war end mail steamers, to
run between the United States and Africa.
Their proposed cost is 5000, 900 each; they
are to be built by contract, under the d.
rection Of the General Government, and TO
be at lis disposal when required, after they
have been finished. One will sail from New
York, one from Baltimore, and one from
New Orleans. It will be proposed by the
government to build the steamers by lend
ing It's credit to the company, and receiv-
ing its pay in mail service at the rate Of
$40, 900 per annum-holding the vessels as
security until the money advanced is in this
way redeemed. The report accompanying
the bill is said to have been almost unanim.
ously agreed upon by the committee having
charge Of the subject. = .-' :
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

Green upon Benton.-.A Washington
correspondent of the Baltimore Clipper. in
bis letter of the 9th, gives the following:
In the House, yesterday, we had some
rather tart passes between Mr.. Green, Of
Missouri, and Mr.. Crowell, of Ohio. /
aIlude to it, simply from the fact, that Mr..
Green, during the scattering fire, took oc-
casion, publicly, to denounce Thomas Hart
Benton, Of his State, as "o traitor" It
created some little sensation at the time,
especially as not one of the Missouri dele
CATION made an effort to relieve Col. Benton
from SO serious charge, thus publicly
made. tits now, however like striking an
overpowered man to sssail Benton. His
State, yesterday, doubtless repudiated
him BY an overwhelming vote; and Benton,
in anticipation of it, is said to be making
preparations to seek refuge in California
His son.in-law, Col. Fremont, will proba-
bly resign, and an effort will be made to
send Benton back to the Senate from that
State, but it remains to be seen whether
the population Of the FL Dorado Of the
Pacific can thus be transferred to the great
humbuggsr, like so many cattle in the
shamblss.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

.AMasrying Geniua-There is . man
in the New York psnetentiary who has had
twsnty.Sevsn wives. He 10 just shirty.six
yserS Of age, snd hes been sngsged Ia the
mstfim6nial besiusss since be ives sixteen,
and has, therefore, had new wife every
seven months, getting rid Of the old spouse.
and ccuytink the new, one ad-;stersns.-
He declarsS b win have . hundred wives
before hs dies, II tbsy do not cramP bis
genius within stone walls.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

Female Surgeons and Doetors.-Ths
irst announcement Of the Female Medical
College Of Pennsylvania, has been madei
and, as the institution Is . curious one, sH
facts concerning il must be ascertained.-
Tbs coruprators ara Doctors Gibbons, Bir-
kew, Kane, Longstreth and Mulleus yhois
the President. There are twenty-one trus-
tees. The faculty consists Of six profess.
ors, who are to lecture, as 10 other medical
colleges, on all the subjects common to such
institutions. Ladies cannot obtain degrees
till they are twsnty-ons yeafs Of sge,s an4
every candidate must have been engaged im
the study of medicine for three years two,
of which must have been under the .supey-
vision Of a respectable practitioner ofmed-
icine. There are other regulations in re-
spect to lectures and dissections, snd the
whole is so inviting to delicate ladies, that
many will, doubtless, leave the domestic
hearths for distinction in the new 6sId OF
female ambition. a'rpa So !st1 Il ss'F3 {
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

The Pluns Pudding.-The following
story is told Of Yankey captain and his
mate When there was plum pudding
made by the captains order, all the plums
were put in One end Of it, and that end
was placed, next TO the captain, who after
helping himself passed it to the mate, who
never found any plums in his part Of it
Well, after this game had been played for
some time, the mate prevailed upon the
steward to place the end that had no plums
in it next to the captain. The captain no
sooner saw the pudding than he discovered
that he had the wrong end of it. Picking
up the dish, and turning it in his hands, as
if merely examining the China, he said.--
sThis dish cost me two shillings, in Liv-
srpcol,' and put it down again, as though
without design, with the plums mex: to
himself. -....
SIS It possible?' said the mate, taking up
the dish, Il should suppose it was not worth
more than a shilling,' and as il in perfect
innocence, he put forth the dish with the
plum end next to himself.
The captain looked at the mate, and the
mate looked at the cartain-ihs captain
laughed.
'l'lI tell you what, young one,' said the
captsin, you've found me out-so we'll
just cut the pudding leDgthwise this time,
and have the plums fairly distributed.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

SeT.Moy,ng Onsnibus.-An ingenious
Irishman named Joseph Fitzpatrick, resid-
ing in New York, has invented seif-mov-
ing omnibus, or locomotive carriage, which
is in progress Of erection and will soon be
finished. It is l2 feet long. 8 feet 6 inches
wide, and nine feet four inches height.-
Worked by one man, it is equal in powol
to two horses on land, and will travel five
miles an hour.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

The following episaph, which, We be-
lieve, is inscribed on the tomb OF Lady
Pembroke, Is the most perfect and oeau'i'
ful we have ever seen: :as.J ,e. e ?
"Beneath this stone doth lie,
AS much virsua as could die;
Which, when alive, did vigor give
To as much beauty % could live"
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19
Eron Mountain i'm wisconsin.

A few days since we were shown specl-
men Of iron ore which was brought from
Black river in Crawford county, the quali-
ty of which surpassess any iron ore we have
ever before seer:r So pure is it, that it is
thought by good judges that smelling furna-
ces will be unnecessary for obtaining the
pure metal-it yielding about ninety per
cent. pure iron. The amount of ore is said
to be very great, 1t being in the shape of a
solid mountain, and covering at least 40
acres. Other veins have been discovered
near by, and il our informants are not very
much deceived, the discovery is sure to add
much to the already extensive mineral
wealth Of Wisconsin. Specimens have
been sent to experienced iron masters at
the east, who pronounce it of q superior
quality. An abundance of timber and wa
ter power is near at hand to cary on furna-
ces-snd as it is near navigable water it
must very soon become source Of profit
to the enterprising gentlemen who have sur
veyed and located the land for the purpose
of erecting iron manufact at no very
distant day. Thus we discover that Wis
consin abounds with untold mineral wealth,
and is destined to surpsss any State in the
Union in all the more substantial and profit
able metals. Her lead, her copper, and
her iron will prove far more beneficial to
the country at large, than the glittering gold
of California, and must surely tend to draw
capital and enterprise from other sections,
which will make this young State giant
in many respects.-[ Mineral Point 7ri-
bune.
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19
"GOOD Ell"

From The London Weekly Dispatch.
Farewell farewelll il often heard
From the lips of those we part;
IT'S whispered tone-'tis gentle word,
But it springs not from the heart. .
1t may serve for the lovers closing lay,
To be sung meath summers sky;
But give to me the lips that say
The honest words -"Good bye!"
Adieul adieu! may greet the ear,
In the g,lise Of courtley speech;
But when we leave the kind and dear,
IT'S not what the soul wonld teach.
Whene'er we grasp the hands Of those
We would have forever nigh:
The fame Of Friend'hip bursts and glows
In the warm, frank words--"Good bye"
The mother, sending forth her child
To meet with cares and strife,
Breaihes thro' her tears, her doubts and fears.
For the loved ones future life.
No cold "adieu," no "farewell" lives
Within her choaking sigh:
But the deepest sob Of anguish gives
"God bless thse, boy! Good bys!"
Go watch the pale and dying one,
When the glance has lost its beam
When the brow is cold as the marble stone,
And the world passing dream;
And the latest pressure Of the hand,
The look of the closing eye,
Yield what the heart must understand,
A long--a last "Good bye!"
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19

Good Evidence.-"Ms, that nice young
man, Mr.. Sauftung, is very fond Of kiss
ine!'' "Mind your seam, julie; who told
YOU such nonsense?" "Ma, I had Il from
his own lips"
Democratic banner., 1850-08-19
S T A N z A s &.
pY ROBERT EMMETT HooE,

4. pY ROBERT EMMETT HooE,
My life is like the scattered wreck,
Cast by the waves upon the shore;
The broken masts, the rifted deck,
Tell Of the shipwreck that is Ger;
Yet from the relics Of the storm,
The mariner his raft will form,
Again to tempt the faithless sea-
But hope rebuilds no bark for me.
My life is like the blighted oak,
That lifts its scar and withered form;
Scaihed by the lightning's hidden stroke
Sternly to meet the sudden storm;
Yet round that shapeless trunk will Irvine,
The curling tendrils Of the vine,
And life and freshness there impart---
Not so the passion blighted heart.
NV life 10 like the desert rock,
In the mid ocean alone and drear;
Worn by the wild waves ceaseless shock,
That round its base their surges rear;
Yet, thers the sea moss'still will cling
d Sonshower will find cleft to spring,
And breathe e'en there rich Perfume
For me Efe's flowers no more will bloom