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DWELLINGS,, Stores, HorELs, WARE. HOUSES,
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ALSO
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The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

The daughter of a poor, but good and
sensible mother, was complaining to her.
that, when she mixed with girls OF her
own age, she felt ashamed of her plain al
tire. The mother, instead Of demonstrating
with her daughter, read to her the follow
ing fable: %
The dove appealed TO its guardian genius
to bestow upon it gayer external, aWhy
is it," said she, "that | have only the plain
feathers, this unadorned plumage, while
the peacock and the parrot shine in such
fine and glittering apparel!''
ssThou shalt have what thou desifest,
gentle dove, said the genius, sb6t renem-
If thou wouldst shine like either the pea
cock or the parrot. thou must become like
them in other respects. Art thou, then,
willing TO resign thine own character!
Wouldst thou no longer be- my tifnid,
tender; loving dove thai thou mightest be-
come vain and noisy as The peacock-~chat-
tering and idle as the parrot!'
sNo," said the dove, 'soh! mol kind gem
ius; viii not give up the characteristics
which render me thy care, and contribute
so much to my happiness.
The daughter looked up into her molh-
er's face.
ssAnd I, too" said shes awill remain thy
| dove. dear mother, and be satisfied With the
| gifts with which my heavenly Father has
endowed ne. - ruth zfllrrs
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28
OUR UNION,

The blood that flowed at Lexington, and Grim.
soned bright Champlain,
Streams still along the Southern Gulf and BY
the Lakes Of Maine;
1t flows in veins that swell above Pacii:'s gol-
den sands,
And throbs in hearts that love and grieve by
dark Atlantic's strand.
1t blends in one vast brotherhood the trapper
of the West
With men whose cities glass themselves in
Erie's classic breast;
From where Columbia laughs TO greet the
smiling western wave,
To where Potomac sighs beside the Patriot
hero's grave:
And from the streaming everglades to Huron's
lordly food
The glory of the nations past thrills through
kindred blood!
Wherever Arnold's tale is told it dyes the
cheek with shame,
And glows with pride DER Bunker Hill OF
Moultrie's wilder fame;
II is sacred legacy ye never can divide,
Nor take from village urchin, nor the son of city
pride;
Nor the hunters white-haired children who
find fruitful home
Where nameless lakes are sparkling, and where
lonely rivers roam!
GREEN drew his sword at Eutaw; and bleeding
Southern feet
Trod the march across the Delaware amid the
snow and sleet;
And 10! upon the parchment where the natal re
cord shines
The burning page of JEFFERSON bears FRANK
Inns calmer lines!
Could We divide that record bright and tear tht
names apart
That erst were written boldly there with pligh
of hand and heart?
Could We erase a Hancock's name, cen with |
sabre's edge,
Or wash out with fraternal blood Carroll'
double pledge?
Say, can the South sell out her share in Bun
ker's hoary height!
Or can the North give up her boast OF York
towns closing fight!
Can ye divide with equal hand heritage o
graves,
Or rend in twain the starry flag that DER then
proudly waves!
Can We cast lots for Vernon's soil, or chaffe
mid the gloom.
That hangs in solemn folds about our common
Fathers tombs
Or could ye meet around his grave as fratraci
dal foes,
And wake your burning curses, DER his pur
and calm repose?
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

seventy FIVE cents. Dat will do for be-
ginning but hope you b'leve she's worth
dat many dollars. | wouldn't take her
weight in corn meal for her, know, if
war'nt gwine to de gold regum. / been
considerin dat when come back, she be
reloped with some odder nigger, so I might
as well let her go at what she'll fetch at
once. Did you say 81 cents, Sam Peters?
Thank you sir; but dat niger wild de
white saucer eyes bid eighty-seven and a
half. Dog cheap genisl If I had dat
she niger out Souf, she bring me seben
hundred dollars-and just going at eighty
and a half-once, twice--one dollar!--
Much obleeged to Jou for dat bid, Mr.. Joe
Hinton; you're gentleman sir. When
I come back with FIVE or six hogsheads of
gold dust and set up my fashionable stab
lishment IN de upper end of Lombard street,
| put you down 'mong my 'quaintance,
too, and ak you to take dinner wild me
sometimes, sir. Ore thirty-seben! Dat
a very respectable bid, Mr.. Nose Ander-
son. Please goodness, you shall take ride
wild me in my coach and six, when come
back wild de dust. One fty!-one sixty
two, and two biddes al dat. One sebenty-
FIVE! You 'mortalize yourself by dat last
bid, Mr.. Napolean Green; you take your
position long side of DOdgc and Genin; and
Itake offmy hat to you, sir, when become
milIianaire. Twodolarsl -once-twice
tree time!-She longs to you, Job Mitch
ell uond obor tho ehinare 7 knock her
down many time for less than dat; and
my 'pinion is dat you will hab to knock
her down too, Mr.. Michel, or She knock
you down and make you wish her as far of
as I'm gwine MYSELF
Here, with a general laugh at the eS
pense otthe purchase, (who looked woful
like the man who had got the worse end
of the bargain, )the assembly broke up.
PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28
From the 81. Louis Rerille
The Goblin Telegraph,

When first the Lightning's stylus traced
Its characters of wonder,
We stood amazed as folks conversed
A thousand miles asunder;
But what are lightning messages
From Buffalo to Natchez,
Compared to news from Kingdom Come,
By underground dispatches!
The goblin telegraph's at work.
A hollow kind of rapping,
As the ghost Of publicans
Were empty barrels tapping,
Is heard in Old Connecticut
Perhaps for her demerits,
In showing byher license law,
Antipathy to spirits.
But no-that cannot be the cause;
For in our western Cities
The operators down below
Are bothering the committees;
And unbelief, however bold,
To superstition truckles,
As ghosts their strong impressions make,
With telegraphic knuckles.
Some sneering editors, at first,
Deemed these revealings, fables,
But when they went to Rochester,
The spectres turned the tables.
Some messages from Heaven were sent,
And some from regions warmer,
And lately sundry knocks were heard
From Knox, the great reformer
The apostolic hierarchy
Have made new revelationss
And criminals have got mixed up
In sanity conversations,
And sundry sinners down below,
As questioners and repliers,
Have proved themselves sans doaae, to be
The most consummate liars.
Where will it stop, Heaven only knows
The lines are fast extending,
And messages both East and West
The spirit world is sending.
twas once said, ssdead men tell no tales"
Butno murdered man, sir,
If asked who knocked him on the head,
Knocks back the name in answer.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28
From The Jackson Star.

From the Jackson Star.
To RECLAIM CoLD, WET, CRAwFHHY
LANDs.-Mr. Editor: The time having
arrived to commence operations for another
crop, | would merely dropa hint to Sicamp-
ers.
The cause Of cold, wet, crawlshy land
is its having been inundated so long, it
becomes compact, and therefore impervi-
GUS to water; the soil being very fine and
water remaining so long upon it, stops the
pores and thereby forms basin. IS
Plow as deep as two strong horses Or
mules can pull it, followed in the same
furfow by another plow made for the pur-
pose. something similar to large scooter,
but longer, drawn by a single horse as
deep as he can pull it, which will break
up the surface so deep as to reach down to
where the ground is pourus. and when ii
rains after saturating the loose earth the
balance will pass off through the pores
In cultivating, or even after the crop is
lain by (heavy rains will glaze the middle
furrowl take smaller scooter plow and
open the furrow, and in few minutes
all the water will absorb, which would
otherwise have stood there and become
heated by the sun, to the great detriment
ofthe growing crop. This course pursued
for year or two with few top dressings
of manure, mari, or rotton cotton seed,
will make that wet spot, which is such an
eye sore TO the owner, and which depreci-
ates the value Of the farm so much, as fri
able and productive, and as easily cultiva-
ted as any soil you have on the whole
farm, especially if you run ditch at tho
foot Of The hill. to keep all water off il,
except that which is sent directly down
upon it by the God of Heaue,a.
Very Respectfully,
VIM. PORTER.
HINns CO.. FEB. I. 81. .Ioa
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

MELANCHOLY DEATH.-A case OF remorse OF
conscience has been related to us says the Ciin-
ton (Pa) Democrat The wife of Mr.--
of Woodward township, of this county
had been lingering in an illness for several
months previous to her death, which occurred
about three weeks ago She was often depen-
dent on her neighbors for what attentions she
received. Her husband often left her alone for
davs at time and when he would return it Was
moi 10 make her sick bed cheerful by those at
tentions which kind heart would render and a
confiding companion wonldexpect Whilstaway,
his wife died. He was sent for immediately
but being slow to come he found her buried
when he arrived. lie had the body dug up from
the grave. He gazed upon the features OF the
dead a moment and then ordered the remains to
Be restored 10 the earth. He then returned to
his labor, but the memory Of his i'll treatment TO
her haunted him in his moments Of labor and
rest His mind became wreck. He grew
crazy and gnawed the very flesh from-his body.
Even in his insanity he was a prey to remorse.
His system soon yielded to The influence of SYM
pathy, and in two weeks from The time when he
had last looked upon the coffin Of his wife, he
had taken bis place by her side in the grave.
Mr.--was man Of some property, was
industrious, saving, honest, and altogether bet
Ter citizen than husband. He had never per-
haps, learned to bear and forbear, and had taied
to train his heart to endure the domestic trials
which distinguished the life Of the mere citizen
from that of the head OF family.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28
Discovery of the last Half Century.

There has been noperiod since the COM
mencement of the world in which so many
important discoveries, tending to the ben
eift of mankind, wee made as in the last
half century. Someof the most wonder
full results of human intellect have been
witnessed in the last fifty years. Some of
the grandest conceptions of genius have
been perfected. 1t is remarkable how
the mind of the world has run into scien-
tifc investigation, and what achievements
it has effected in that short period. Be
fore the year 1900, there was not single
steamboat in existence, and the application
of steam to machinery was unknown. Full
ton launched the first steamboat in 1907.
Now there are three thousand steamboats,
traversing the waters of America, and
the time saved in travel is equalto seventy
per cent. The rivers of every country in
the world, nearly, are traversed by steam
boats. In 1900 there was not single
railroad in the world. In the United
States alone there are now S,797 miles of
railroad, costing $2S6,000,000 to build,
and about $4,000 miles of railroad in Eu-
rope and America. The locomotive will
now travel in as many hours, distance
which in 1900 required as many days to
accomplish.
In 1900 it took weeks to convey intel
ligence between Philadelphia and New
Orleans; now it can be accomplished in
minutes through the electric telegraph,
which only had its beginning in 1913
| Voltaism was discovered in March, 1900.
The electro magnet in 1921. Electroty-
ping was discovered only few years ago.
Hoes printing press, capable OF printing
10000 copies an hour, is a very recent
discovery. but of most important charac-
ter. Gas light was unknown in 1900; now
every city and town of any pretence are
] lighted with it, and we have the announce
ment of still greater discovery by which
light, heat and motive power, may be al
produced from water, with scarcely any
cost.--Daguerre communicated to the world
his beautiful invention in 1889. Gun
cotton and chioroform are discoveries but
d few wears old. Astronomy has added 9
number of new planets to the solar system
! Agricultural chemistry has enlarged the
domain of knowledge IN that importan
branch of scientific research. and mechan
| ics have incresed the facilities for produc
ltions and the means of accomplishing ar
amount of labor which far transcends the
ability of united manual effort to accom-
plish.
The triumphs achieved in this las
branch Of discovery and invention, are
enough to mark the last half century, a.
that which has most contributed to aug
ment personal comforts, enlarge the enjoy
ments and addtothe blessings ofman. Wha
will the next half century accomplish
We may look for still greater discoveries
for the intellect of man is awake, exploring
every mine of knowledge, and searchingfo
usefuIinformation inevery department. Of ar
and Industry Ledger.
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(Slgned) J. 1T. MEANS.
To II. B. Ms Consul, George B. Mathew, Esq


On the nth December Mr.. Mathew addressed
another communicationt the Governor; Sin con-
tinuanee of his note Of the l4th,' in which be
calls attention Of his ExcellencY and the legis-
lature 10 the language of Attorney General Writ,
who advanced the following opinion upon the
point in question:
II am Of opinion, thatt section OF the law
under consideration is roid for being againstth
constitution, treaties, and law OF the United
States, are incompatible with the rights of all ma
tons in amity with the United States. !"
This opinion, your Excelency will, the under
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supreme power Of treaties, as ruled BY all writer's
on international law, and briefly, but decisively
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tcrnational law" who States (page l22 chap. i,
part a. under the head of The Rights of Self
Preservation and independence" OF nations:
aThe only exception to the application OF
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treaties Of alliance, guarantee, or mediation, to
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question, has become party
To this his Excellency replies as briefly as
General Cass did toihe Chicago Convention, IN
forming the Consul that his second note would
be laid before the Legislature forthwith. and as
suring him OF the friendly feeling OF himself and
Of the State over which he has the horor TO pre-
side towards her Malesty's government
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28
FUelT1yE SLAVES RECLAIMED =

FUelTIyE SLAVES REcLAIMED.-'I'he
Greenyille Spy, Of the 18th uIt, says Mr..
Markwood ,lof Washington county, Tennes-
see. passed through that village on his way
home from atour TO Michigan with Thorn
as Chester, Esq, who had gone thither in
pursuit Of sorne slaves that had years ago
escaped from his father DR., ]. r. Chester,
Of Jonesborough. Mr.. Markwood stated
ia Greenville that they had succeeded in
recovering seven Of them*
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28
.TlSSt RccesUed.

Just kkCCeSGGdJs
n H. YOE & Co. have on hand and
u. for sale
100 bbls Mess Pork,
so /" Prime do.
40 New Wheat Flour,
lOOpieces Bagging,
100 coils Rope,
l5Oa pair best Negro Russets,
10 boxes Negro Boots;
5000 yards Negro Winter Jeans.
Jeans, Linseys, Coffee, Sugar, Candles,
Soap, Molasses, Salt, &C., &c.
Aug Is 52-H
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

E AnIrishman writing from California
says: .sIt's an elegant country, The
bed bugs are as big as dinner pots. while
the fees are used for crossing creeks with,
lone hop and they are over with two on
their backs
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

WATERMELoss.--Many persons are very
unsuccessful in their attempts to grow
this excellent ffuits It is rarely, indeed.
that we see good bed; and yet there il
no more difficulty in producing them, than
there is in producing good bed Of cucum-
hers or squashes. The plan pursue is
the following.
In the first place / secure, if possible,
good seed. This select from the earliest
New York or Long Island melon, of good
size, shape and fasof, and if possible,
from one that grew near the stem Of the
vine. My hills are prepared by excasa-
ting hole sufficient to receive two BUSH
els of well fermented manure from the
hogpen, the henhouse or the sheepcote,
which pressed in as compactly as it can be
or Two inches 81 me gar gaTde2 sYffhel mould. The
hills are seven feet apart each way and
the intersticial spaces, enriched BY anaffiu-
ent compost made Of swamp muck, lime.
gypsum, saltpetre, and sulphur, in order
that the runners as they pass over may
send out roots at the joints, and thus se-
cure additional pasturage, and this all heal
thy vines will do, if the soil be rich and
well prepared. The seeds are planted
under covering of one inch of prepared
compost mould, made of one bushel Of
rich sifted soil, two quarts salt, one pound
saltpetre, one do. sulphur, one peck finely
pulverized charcoal or sifted SCOT, two
quarts hydrate of lime, and four quarts Of
gypsum. all thoroughly mixed together.
and pressed compactly over the seeds.
The salt should have time TO dissolve
before the compostis applied, or it may be
dissolved in urine and mixed with the
mass, if there be time. After paintings a
pane of glass is placed over each hill and
allowed to remain till the plants break
ground. Frequent hoeings are given,
but never when the sun shines. Great
care is exercised to preserve the youthful
| plants free from all insectiverous depreda-
tors, which are watched and destroyed as
| fast as they appear. AS the foliage dee
velopes, remove the weakest and poorest
till all are eradicated but two, and then
place in each hill and in near contiguity
with the roots of the plants, an onion or a
garlic. This will have tendency TO se-
cure the vines from flies, bugs, &c.
i Should the weather be hot, and Che soil
dry, prepare quantity of water BY infu-
sing in it quantity Of hog or sheep ma
nure, with a small quantity of limes salt
and ashes, irrigate freely before sunrise, or
after sunset. but do not allow the liquid to
touch the plants. The stronger the fluid
J is made with the manure, the more efica-
J cious will be its results. | deprecate all
mutilation of the vines or runners as amer
ror, for hold that every member Of a
) plant, no matter what may be its nature,
! has distinct and important Office to per-
5 form, and that abcision will consequently
do more harm than good. By following
!, the foregoing directions, good melons will
|. almost invariably be produced.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

READrNG. Makeit rule TO read little every
dav. even if it be but single sentence. A short
paragraph will often afford you profitable
source OF reflection for whole day. For this
purpose keep some valuable book or paper al.
ways in your reach so that you may lay your
hand upon it al any moment wheE you are about
the house. We know large family that had
made itself intimately acquainted with history,
probably more than any other family in the Uni'
ted States, by the practice Of having one Of the
children, each one taking turns, read every
morning while the rest were at breakfast.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

a gentleman looking at bis watch. Just
after midnight, cried. ii is tomorrow
norningi | must bid you good night.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28
w. IL. GUSHING Il, co.
Commission and Forwarding
HOUSE,
New Orleans.
Nov 80, 1s49. I4-tf
Nov 80, 1s49.

Cash Advances ON Cotton.
NTE will make liberal Cash advances on
w Cotton shippedto Chio & Gushing, Bos-
ton, and forward the same free of all expense Of
commissions. WI GUSHING & CO.
No SIS, Common st. New Orleans.
Oct 10, 1850. If
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-02-28

TRAsm1eRATloN. Mosquitoes and flies
are supposed to be the souls Of backbiters
and slandeFerss