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

In this respect, as in every other, he has peer
true to his duties as Il citizen. And yet he IS the
very impersonation of chivalry and honor. While
he is the possessor of the virtue of kindness, to
remarkable degree, to bis fellow man, yet drawer
heart never beat in the bosom of mortal. Ills
fighting has been, like that of WASHINGTON, III
the cause of humanity and in the service of his
country The perils he encountered, the labors
he performed the sufferings he endured, when at
the head of gallant band, he marched to the as
sistance of Texas, when she was surrounded by
blood thirsty and remorseless foe eynce those no
bic traits of character which have won tor him the
admiration of his countrymen HIS herolc a
chievements his desperate valor, in the bloodlest
battles of Mexico, attest the Roman quallties ol
the man. On such fields, and IN such cause
have the laurels of JOHN A. QUITMAN been won :
and not in the petty strfes bar-room politicians
and street brawlers.-NtssasstPpadn
TUE FAMILY OPPOSED TO NEwsPAPERs.-The
man that don't take his county paper was In town
Yesterday. He brought his whole family IN a two
horse wagon He thought the New Constitution
had been adopted, and was rejoicing because no
more railroads, turnpikes or bridges could be built
He still believed Gen. Taylor was President, and
wanted to know if the 'Kamschatkians' had ia
ken Cuba, and if so, ohere they had taken IT. tie
had sold his corn for 25 cents the price being
3D--but upon going to deposit the money they
told him it was mostly counterfeit the only genu-
inc bills being on the late ''Bank of Crclevllle.
The only hard money he had was some three cent
nieces. and these some sharper had 'frun on him
for half dimes His old lady smoked a ''cob
n;neo and would not believe that any thing else
could be used. One of the boys went to black
smiths shop to get measured for pair OF shoes;
and another mistook the market house for church.
After hanging his hat on meat hook, he plously
ook a seat on butchers STALL and listened to an
suctioneer whom he took to be a preacher. He
eft before ''meetin was out, and had no great o.
,inion of the ''sarmnt'' One of the girls took a
OF of ssseed onions to the post office to trade
hem off for letter She had baby, which she
carried in a "sugar trough stopping at times to
rock it on the sidewalk. When it would cry, she
stuffed its mouth with an old sock and sang Bar
bare Allen p The oldest boy sold two ''coon
SKINS and was on a 'bustl'' When last seen he
lad called for glass Of ''sody water, " and stood
soaking ginger bread and making wry faces. The
hop keeper mistaking his meaning, had given
lin mixture of salsoda and water, and it tasted
strongly of soap. But 'hed heard tell of sody
md water, and was bound to give it a fair trial,
,uke or no puke.' Some 'stown feller'' came in
md called for lemonade with a ely in ii, - where
Upon our soaped friend turned his back and quiet
Y wiped several flies into his drink.
We approached the old gentlaman and tried to
sethim to subscribe" but he would not listen to
t. He was opposed to internal improvements"
md he thought ''larnin was very wicked in
vention and cultivated nothin but VANITY and wex-
atom None of his family ever learned to read
but one boy, and he taught school awhile and then
went to studying wrginity-- CircleUiUe Herald