Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-08-16

That ELEsH and BLOOD can bear it,
TITLES OF FIRMs.-One of the best titles for
mercantile firm that we have ever seen, is CALL d
SETTLE, which is painted in golden letters on
sign in one of our Northern cities. Customers are
reminded every time they pass of their outstanding
accounts. NEAL Il PRAY is the name of another
firm But the following cheats all;'' 1.-TWO at
torneys," says and old newspaper, in partnership
in a town in the United States had the name of the
firm, which was, CATCHAM Il CHETUM,' inscribed
in the usual manner upon their Office door; but as
the singularity and ominous juxta-position of the
words lead to many coarse joke from the pass
ers by, the men of law attempted to destroy, in
part the effect of their old association, by the in
sertion of the initials of their Chrisen names
which happened to be Isaiah and Urah; but this
made the affair ten times worse for the inscription
then ran
4 CATCHAM & U. CHETUMH
Gel. Fremont, so far from having returned to
the Atlantic States, as reported, continues in Cal
iforna, where he viii probably remain least un-
til next winter. At the last advices, he was at
Cindad de los Angeles, while his family was at
San Francisco, some five hundred miles farther up
the coast. His immense land claim, which was
more particularly the subject of legislation, at the
last session. than ali the California land titles to-
gether, has been disposed of. The estate, or ra-
Their district of country, embraced in this claim,
lies in the gold region; and besides its rich miner
cultural products We understand that the agent
of Fremont has disposed of this claim of forty
FIVE thousand acres of gold washing, mines and
arabic lands to a London company, fer some S22
per acre, or an aggregate of nearly enc million Of
dollars and this in the face of the alleged INSULT
cheney of 'Fremont's title, and of the Board of
three commissioners who have to pass upon it,
with all the other titles and claims to the 500 OOO
900 of land property in California. The sale is
subject to the ratification of Fremont, of which
there is no reason to doubt.-4ier. Gazette.
The Knckerbocker for July, is received by Post
d Co. From the Editors table we take the fol-
lowing.
There is that in the ensuing effusion which
cannot fail to rouse the slumbering patriotism of
every American heart. 1t was composed by a
Western poet, in zone hour, by Connecticut
clock
''What bust this glorious Union up,
An go to DRAWN triggers,
Just for thundern passed. of
Emancipated nggers?
The eagle eye of Ameriky,
That fue across the sees,
An throw'd the buddy British lion
Ker-sump upon his knees:
Saw shall we rend him lin from lin,
Wun wing wun way, and wun t'other,
And every seppert pin feather
A flying at the others
''TkiS is the kind of spirit that is going to pre-
serve our ''great and glorious kedntry'' from pre-
mature dissolution.
Il see you are in black said friend of ours,
the other day: care you in mourning for friend
Thomas ?" No; | am in mourning for my sins.
- never heard that you had lost any," was the
instant and keen reply.
''Soon after the revolutionary war, a brave
Yankee officer, a former captain in the service
happened to be at st. Petersburg, in Russia and
while there was invited to dine at the table of dis
tinguished merchant There was large number
of guests at the table, and among the rest ar
English lady, who was anxious to appear as one
of the knowing ones" On understanding tina
an American was sitting near her, she expressed
to one of her friends determination to quiz him
She fastened upon him like tigress, making nu
merous inquiries touching our habits, customs
dress, manners, modes of life, education, amuse
ments ETC. To all these queries the officer gav
courteous answers, which seemed to satisfy all tn
company with the exception of the lady herself
She was determined not to be satisfied, and wen
on: ''Have the rich people in your country an.
carriages? for [ suppose there some who cal
themselves rich ''My residence replied tn
captain, els in a small town upon an island, wher
there are but few carriages kept; but in the larg
towns and cities the main land there are quit
a number maintained suited to republca
manners" ''Indeed?" replied his fair question
er, in a tone that was both interrogative and eS
L Gan ldllC( HIlcTe you IHu COdCH
men l shouldn't think the Americans knew ho
to drive COACH eve find no difficulty on thu
account Madam rejoined the captain; eve ca
have plenty of drivers by sending to England fc
them.' ''To Engand!' exclaimed the lady
speaking very quickly; II think the American
ought to drive the English, instead of the Englis
driving the Americans eve did, Madam,
the late war, rejoned the officer; ''but since til
peace, we have permitted the English to driy
us!'' There was no more ''quizzing' of our A
merican during the dinner. He waited in vail
like Sam Weller in ''Bardell vs. Pickwick,'' f
the next question"
Rg-Col. Gentry of Tennessee, in speech b
fore the convention that nominated Campbell Il
Governor, said:
81 wish could close these desultory remarks
confidently assuring you that all dangers are pa
and that the Republic is safe. But cannot, gel
tlemen, cry ''peace, peace when there's no peace
T0DELUDE OURSELVES WITH UNFOUN
ED HOPES would be weakness; TO SHRlN
FROM REALIZING THE TRUTH, would
moral cowardice. What is the present aspect
Public Affairs In most ofthe Northern Stat
we see unmistakeable evidences of sentiments
STRONG AND DEEP OPPOSITION to tt
Compromise Measures" of the last Congress, e
peciay, THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. |
execution is RESISTED; its repeal DEMANI
Ed, and ambitious men seeking to subser'
their selfish purposes by nursing into stronger Il