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

How THE NORTH OBSERVES THE CoNsTIrU-
i r1oN-The New York Tribune, IN long article
in which the South is ridicued and aoused without
measures says truly enough
e.Nor IN truth has the matter been OF great prac-
i t;eal consequence as has been supposed. 10 the
South the law is of no real advantage because the
evnense of getting slave under 1t is, after all,
radre than he is worth. What is the market value
of all the slaves reclaimed by virtue of its provis-
4 ions who would not have been reclaimed without
I;te It's $4,000? We don't believe It, but at
any rate we are sure that whatever 1t is, the cap
tives have not paid the expense Certainly, com
/ pared with the number of runaways, the number
of those taken back to slavery IS scarce drop In
the bucket The law is then worthless to the south,
excent so far as it may satisfy the susceptibties
and appease the wounded dignity oi Save OWN
ers.''
A CuR1oUs FAcr.-Professor Horsford, who
has been trying some experiments at Bunker Hill
Monument in reference to the rotation OF the earth,
has experienced much and an unexpected difficulty
in the influence of sun, light and heat, IN chang
| inc the centre of gravity in the monument. The
stones in the structure follow the universal eXpan-
sion under the influence of the sun, and hence the
monument, during bright day, IS biased north
ward to about three fourths of an inch, SO chang
ing the centre of gravity and the point of oscla-
ton that distance This natural and curious fact
compels the Professor to change the point from
which the long pendulum is suspended once or
twice each day, or less, according to the
length and intenseness of the heat of the day.
A SAFE (BUT sACRELEGIoUS) BET.-Several
gentlemen were riding in a car on one of the Bos-
ton railroads few days ago, when the converse
ton turned on the next Presidential election, and
the merits and prospects of Webster Fillmore,
Scott, and others, were discussed at large. After
some time, solemn individual, who had listened
in silence, addressed the party thus "My friends,
you are all of you wrong Before the election of
1852, the world will have come to an end, and Je
sus Christ will be the President of the Universe"
Up started an enthusiastic gentleman from the
Granite State, who stutterngy said to the Miller
lite, ''S-sir, I'll BIB bet you ten dd-dollars New
Hampshire wwwont go for him p A roar of
| laughter greeted the exit of the Second Advent
man, as he removed himself to another car.-Bos-
ton Courier
A talking match, lately "come off, at New
Orleans for FIVE dollars side. 1t continued, ac-
cordng to the Advertiser for thirteen hours; the
rivals being FRENCHMAN and a KENTUCKIAN.-
The by-standers and Judges were all talked to Sleep
and when they walked up in the morning, they
found the Frenchman dead, and the Kentuckian
whispering Ia has ear.
HosIER CouRrsH1P-Scene A log cabin boas-
ting single room, one half of which is occupied
by two beds, one containing the ''old folks" and
baby, the other whose duty by day is to stand be-
meath the shadows of its Hottest mate, laden with
five young members.
Ezekiel.-(In whisper)-''I swow tew gosh,
Sary, luv ye."
''Sary-( In higher key)-"Good! Zeke, I'm
glad ont"
Ezekiel-'Will ye hev me? that's what want
to know?''
Sary.-( Looking astonished )-"Heve ye? to
be sure | cal'late to-"
Zeke.-''When will we get spliced?"
Sary.-''Wall, boss, that's what I've been think
ing on; teed dad that eff so be he'd go to mill
to morrer, we'd git jined next day.
me-"
Father From the bed )-"There, now, var
minis, eff you've got the bizness settled, dew quit
for tonight ye make SIGH racket, fellar might
as well sleep in bedlam.' Day Book