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Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

GROSS OUrRAGE-PREsIDENT FrLLMoRE.-Our
" Union loving President has lately removed an
aged and respectable widow lady, Mrs, Dickinson,
who had been appointed by General Jackson to
take charge of the post-office at Lancaster, Pa
She conducted it to the satisfaction of every body.
But after Office hours, and over her tea, the old
lady would talk democracy, and praise Jefferson,
Jackson, and Simon Snyder; magnanimous
President removed her, and appointed >
A notorious abolitionist, George W. Hammersly,
editor of the Lancaster Union. The following is
an extract from article in his paper, hoping that
no man in Pennsylvania could be found to accept
the Office of Commissioner, to execute the fugitive
slave law
If any should be SO low, he should be
hooted and scorned by every man, woman and
child in the country. l would be moro honorable
to associate with common hangman or thief
We observed man named McAllister, in Dauphin
county, has accepted the Office and acted under it.
Of what stuff are the citizens of Harrisburg made
to endure his presence?'
These sentiments, we doubt not, secured him
the office, at the expense of the widow of soldier
of the Revolution.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24
BLAIR's DRUG sTOR


II UST received at this well known esta- Gks
j blshment fresh supply ofpure and ge-
nuine Medicines, which will be sold on as fa- EEa
vorabe terms as at any house in the South. {,
Physicians, Planters and others, requested TO call
and examine the stock, which has been selected with
great care for this market We think they viii find it
equal (f not superior) regards quality and variety,
to any in the State and making their purchase alto
gether from Importing Houses, they enabled to sell
good terms, any Drug House in the South or
South West!
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY PUT UP.
DR.. James w. Hopkins will attend to the prescrip-
ton Department. guarantee that all viii be right in
that delicate and important part OF the business.
DRUGS, MEDICINES, AND CHEMICALS, PUT
TY AND BRUSHES, DYE-STUFFS, PAINTS,
OILS, ,WINDOW-GLASS, DYE-STUFFS,
AND GIaASSzM.A pLI PER Ell" I'm"
The EvERGLADEs-Gov Brown has recently
made tour through Southern Florida He took
occasion to examine with some attention the Ever
glades with reference to their drainage. His
opinion is that thorough drainage is lmpractlcabe.
If it could be effected, the deposits laid bare would
be found to be purely vegetable decomposition.
light enough, when dry, to be blown away and
quite as combustible peat. The Everglades
intersected with numerous channels and basins OF
depth below the level of the ocean, with lmc-
stone or sand bottom. The waters might be low
cred by deepening the outlets to the sea, and thus
reclaming the land on the margins and some of the
islands, but nothing more can be done. The wa
ters of the Everglades, says the Tallahassee SEN
tinel TEEN with fish of many varieties, and in such
numbers that must to believe. With a
simple spear the fisherman may load his boat IN a
few moments. Wild fowl is there in such enor
nous focks, as almost to darken the sun; and
game is abundant on the islands Add to these
the indigenous growth of Coonti or Arrow root.
of which the Indian makes his bread, and the at
tachment of the avage to such spot is easily un
derstood To him it is almost paradise Noble
| Tribune.
A Norfolk paper having referred to one John b.
Alley, as the principal member of firm which had
made handsome fortune by selling shoes to the
South, and who was a rank Aboltionist, the LYNN
Bay State hurls the following defiance in behalf Of
Mr. Alley:
F" Mr.. Alley requests us to say, in reference To-
the foregoing, and in reply to inquiry from
Southern cuStomer-'sAre the charges true ?9''
| that he is prepared to say for himself personally
So Perish trade, entirely and forever, SO far IS he
is concerned, rather than by any ae: of his the flu
gitive slave law should be perpetuated.' And We
will add, that is the spirit Of Lynn, and of old
MASSACHUSETTS, too, however low the State street
cottonocracv may kntel, or Boston may sink, aud
compromise the principles of Freedom to The "a
terests of Trade.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

A WARNING.--A man was recently hanged in
neighboring State, who confessed under the
gallows that his first commencement in crime was
that of stopping newspaper without settling with
the Printer.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

be fresh and fragrant The purple and black, that
we should be kings and priests unto God-kings
to rule our own spirits and priests to offer the in
cense of gratitude and love, in the name of the
great High Priest who died for our sins.
~-,1~-,-~~~~~~~~~~1T ~
INCREASE OF THE NUMBERS OF MANKIND.-on
the supposlton that the human race has power to
double It's numbers tour tunes IN century, or
once In each succeeding period OF years,
as some philosophers have computed, and that
nothing prevented the exercise of this power of
Increase the descendants Of Noah and his family
would have now increased to the following num-
ber:-1 495 SIT 676 500, ,841 688, 24O, SIS, 1856,
7OI ,473, ,81Q, 127, ,674, ,924.OO7, 1874
Square miles.
The surface if the earth
oorto;re ooe ede 55d
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

Madam said old Roger to his boarding
house keeper, "in primitive countries, beef is Of
ten the legal tender; but madam, said he, en-
phatically, thrustng his fork into the steak, all
the law in Christendom could Mt make this beef
tender-''
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24
SOUTHERN STANDARD
Is ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY
CHAPMAN & SMITH,
At three dollars per amnun. i'm adVance.

ADvERTIsEMENTs-First insertion (ten lines or less)
Sl,OO; for each subsequent insertion 80 cents The
number of insertions must be specified on the face of
the copy furnished or it will be published until forbid
and charged as above.
All articles of personal character will be charged
double the above ratescaSh an adUaRce cden admitted
Political circulars public addresses for the benefit
of individuals will be charged advertisements.
On yearly advertisements, liberal discount will be
made. The privilege of yearly advertisers will be linn
tied TO their own immediate business advertisements
sent IN by them embracing other matter, will be charg
ed for by the square.
ttFLetters on business connected with the office
must be post paid to insure attention.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

PRoTEcTIoS AGAINST INsEcTs.-We last year
procured from snufmill barrel of dry, but
damaged snuff -four, and prepared drudging boxes
covered with fine boiling cloth, with which we
sited it over the surfaces of the plants attacked
by insects and with signal success. The snuff
should be applied if practicable, while the plant is
wet with dew, and repeated after every shower
If the boxes are properly made, (like common
-four drudge and the snuff is perfectly fine and
dry, but little time is necessary to go over an acre
of plants. Even the bug, cabbage louise,
thrips on grape vines, &c, all yield to the infiu-
encc of snuff, and the most delicate plant of the
field vegetables, caustic lime. made into a fine
powder, while dry, and applied before shaking by
contact with The air, will produce similar results.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

The FoRREsT CAsE.--The injunction so far as
restrains the defendant from molesting his wife
dissolved because no act of molestation is shown
and no good ground exists for apprehending any.
1t is also dissolved far it restrans the defen
dant from disposing of this property, because he
has not abandoned her without adequate support
and there is no reason to apprehend that he will
dispose of his property, so as to avoid the juris
diction of the But the injunction is retain
ed so far as it restrains the defendant from pro-
ceeding in his suit in Pennsylvania, because the
defendant has not legally changed his residence
from this State to that, and has no right while both
parties are legally domiciled in this State, to sub
ject his wife to foreign jurisdiction for the pur
pose of obtaining divorce.
This suit having however, been improperly
commenced by wife against her husband, with
out suing by next friend, the injunction will be
wholly dissolved unless she amend in this respect
within ten days.-N y Express.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

RECIPE FOR MAKING BEER.-Take one pint of
corn and boil it until it is little soft, add to it
one pint of molassses and one gallon of water
shake them well together and set it by the fire,
and in twenty -four hours, the beer will be excel
lent. When all the beer in the jug is used, just
add more molasses and water. The same corn
will answer for six months, and the beer will be
fit for use, in twelve hours, by keeping the Jug
ses, sugar or honey will answer in its place. In
this way the whole ingredients used in making a
gallon of beer will not cost exceeding four cents
and it is better and more wholesome than cider
PauLdinq Clarion.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

A white man not long since sued black man
in one of she courts of free State and while
the trial was before the Judge, the ltigants came
to an amicable settlement and so the counsel sta
ted to the court
"A verbal settlement win not answer, replied
the Judge, it must be in writing
Here is the agreement, 'in black and white,
responded the counsel, pointing to the reconced
parties: pray, what does your honor want more
than this p
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24


The MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURES - Further
action for tie Protection Of alleged :" Fagitioes. "
On Tuesday, Mr.. Robinson, from the Special
Committee in relation to the violation of the laws
and the restraint Of personal liberty, reported two
bills as follows:
AN Act concerning calling out the militia:
BE 1t enacted, dc, During any session of the
General Court in Boston, or during any session of
the Executive Council therein, or at any time when
the Governor is in the city of Boston, or in any
other city, the power of the Mayor of the city to
call out the militia while the Governor is therein
shall be suspended, and vested only in the hands
of the Commander-in- Chief
AN ACT, to punish disobedience to the laws by
public officers:
BE IL enacted, de-, That the prohibition of the
second section of the Act further to protect perso-
nal liberty, passed March cath, 1913 shall be ex-
tended to all persons holding any office created or
existing under any statute of this Commonwealth
and every such person transgressing the prohibi-
ton thereof, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one
hundred dollars with costs of suit to be recovered
by indictments or information, or by action of the
debt on the part of any person choosing to sue for
the same.
Mr.. De Witt moved that 200 copies of the re-
port be ordered to be printed Some debate ensu-
ed on the motion between Messrs. Russell, Robin
son, Keys, Dean and Warner, when the motion pre-
vailed without opposition.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

town of Columbus, weekly for one month. 4 true
copy from the minutes
w. W. LESTER CLERK.
MURRAY & DABNEY, COnap'tS Solicitors.
March 3. 1851. 6:5t Printers fee SIl.5O.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-05-24

The surface if the earth
contains,
Mercury and all the other
planets contain about
The sun contains,
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15
Man = Student.
BY DR.. CLAIMING,

When l say that man is to be Student,
do not mean that he is to shut himself up be-
tween four walls, and bend body and mind over
books. Men thought before books were writ
ten, and some of the greatest thinkers never
entered what we call study.
Nature, Scripture, society, present perpetual
subjects for thought; and the man who COL
lects, concentrates, employs his faculties on
any of these subjects for the purpose of get
ting the truth, is so far student, thinker, a
philosopher, and is rising to the dignity of n
man. 1t is time that we should cease to limit
it to professed scholars the title of thinkers,
philosophers. Whoever seeks truth with an
earnest mind, no mattev when, or how, belongs
to the school of intellectual men.
In a loose sense of the word, all men may
be said to think; that is, a succession of ideas,
notions, passes through their minds from
morning till night; but in as far as this sue
cession is passive, undirected. Or governed On
ly by accident or outward impulse, it has little
more claim to dignity than the experience Of
the brute, who receives with like passiveness
sensations from abroad through his waking
hours. Such thought, if though it may be
called, having no aim, is as useless as the vision
of an eye which rests on nothing, which flies
without pause over earth and sky, and receives
no distinct image.
Thought, in its true sense, is an energy Of
intellect. In thought the mind not only re-
ceives impressions or suggestions from within,
but reacts upon them, collects its attention,
concentrates its forces upon them, breaks them
up and analyses them like living laboratory
and then combines them anew, traces their
connections, and thus impresses itself on all the
objects which engageit.
The universe in which we live was plainly
meant by God to stir up such thoushtas has
now been described.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

Which IS RIGHT !--Governor Quitman as
signs three reasons ror his withdrawal from
the canvass for Governor Of Mississippi, viz :
"Respect for the will of the people, "sense
of self.respect" and "duty to his party" These
reasons have been pronounced satisfactory by
some of his coadjutors in Georgia. Senator
Davis has taken Quitman's place in the field,
and we wish to know what they think Of him.
If Governor Quitman was right in retiring,
and in the reasons assigned for it, the conclu.
sion is inevitable, that Senator Davis, either
does not represent the views of the party who
are running him, or that he holds in contempt
the will Of the people, his own character, and
duty to his party. The logic Of this deduction
ia unanswerable.- Washington Gazette.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15
Printers Proverbs.

Pay though the printer that thou owest him.
that the evil that day may be afar of, lest the
good man of the law sendeth thee thy bill
greeting.
Remember him of the quill, and the devils
around him, and when thou weddest thy daugh-
ter to a man of her choice, send thou unto him
a bountiful slice of the bridal loaf.
Borrow not that for which thy neighbor hath
paid, but go and buy for thyself of him who
hath to sell.
Thou shalt not read thy neighbors paper,
nor modest him in his peaceful possession of
it, lest thou stand condemned in the sight Of
him who driveth the quill, and thy character be
hawked about by thy children. Amen.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

T 1t is an ancient and still common opinion,
the toad possesses subtle venom, but at pre-
sent this is deemed fabulous by the scientific.
NM. Gratiolet and Cloez, as appears by the
reports of the Academy of Sciences, have
shown by experiment that they secrcte dead
ly poison. They inoculated little birds with
the milky fluid contained in the dorsal and
parotid pustules of this animal, and found that
they died at the end of five or six minutes.
Even when dried the fluid destroyed birds.
Death occurred without convulsions, and all
exhibited marked signs Of apoplexy.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

p The North Albanian, in alluding to the
fancy names given to the Union men in the
State, says: "The fire eaters in this State cal
led the Union Democrats, who would not join
with them in the election Of last summer in
their crusade against the Union @Soap Tails"
Since the fre.eaters have been beaten every
where, and are sneaking out Of their treason'
the Union men have christened them the "Sore
Heads"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15
Couldn't Cure Him.

A good story is told in an Eastern paper Of
the treatment of drunken husband by his
amiable spouse. After trying various expcdi'
ents, all to cure drunkenness, she at last be-
thought herself Of another plan of making
reformed drunkard of her lord:
She engaged watchman for stipulated re-
ward to carry Phlander to the watch-house
while vet in state of insensibility, and thus
to frighten him little when he recovered. In
consequence of this arrangement, Philandel
walked up about ii o'clock and found himself
living on pine bench in q strange and dim
apartment. Raising himself up on his elbow
he looked around until his eyes rested on man
seated by stove smoking a cigar.
aWhere am l ~ said Philander.
"ln medical college," said the cigar smo'
ker.
"What doing there!"
.Going to be cut up"
"How comes that!'
"How comes that !"
.Why, you died yesterday while you were
drunk, and we bought your body to make a
'natonOmy.
ats iie-I'm not dead"
mo matter; we bought your carcass from
your wife, who had right to sell it, for that's
all the good she could ever make Of you. j
you're not dead that's no fault of the doctors
and they cut you up, dead or alive"
"You'll do it, eh = asked the old sot.
"Ay, to be sure we will, now directly" wa:
the resolute answer.
.Well, can't you let US have something to
drink before you begin?"
This last speech satisfied the watchman thai
Philander was hopeless case; and, as his re-
ward was contingent on his successful treat
ment of the patient, he was not little chagrln
ed at the result so, with no very gentle hand
ling, he tumbled the irreformable inebriate ou
of the watch.house.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

~The editor of western paper says, that
he has three times put on clean shirt for the
purpose of calling on the Governor of his state,
but did not see him, and concludes an account
of his disappointment with the following no.
tice 1.-THE Governor is respectfully informed
that we cannot afford to make another such a
run upon our linen, and if we are to have the
honor of making his acquaintance, he will have
no reason to complain If we are not altogether
in TRIM"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

TA very large diamond is in the sceptre
of the Emperor ofRussia. Its about the size
of a pigeons egg, and is worth 100000.
This diamond was stolen from the head of a
heathen deity, on the Malabar coast, by a
Frenchman who sold it to the captain of a
merchant vessel for $4,000. The captain sold
it afterwards for fls,ooO. The purchaser re-
tanned it for several years, and then sold it to
the Empress Catherine for 100000 in ready
cash, and an annnity of $4,000.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15
HuMAn srREnerH unpER Exc1rEMExE.--T!

HUMAN STRENGTH UNDER ExcITEhEHT.-Ihe
last Notchez Courier says
"At the fire the other day at Messrs. Swan
T. Abbot's foundry, negro boy carried out
into the street from the pattern room unasslst-
ed and without apparent difficulty, large and
heavy pattern. It was, by the by the bye, the
only one saved. When undertaken the next
day to remove it into safe place, it was found
that so far from being able to lift it, he could
hardly raise one end. It took four stout men
to raise and carry the pattern back, which the
boy, under the excitement Of the moment, had
carried by his own unassisted strength !"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

U In St. Louis on the 9Th inst, man ma.
med Schidel who was in the habit Of abusing
his wife, shot neighbor, named Cook, to
whom Mrs. Schidel had fed for protection.
The desperate subsequently shot the consta.
BILE who was sent to arrest him, and it is fear.
ed he will die of his wounds. After some
trouble the would be assassin was arrested by
a posse of citizens and "gugged."
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

wPeople talk about hard work--there is
no work harder in the summer season than
that of printer, who for twelve hours or more
stands over case in hot office, moving his
arms and body to the dull music made by the
clicking of the types which he picks up.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

T"Wife," said the victim of jealous rib,
one day, II intend to 60 to Camp Meeting on
Wednesday evening, and see the camp break
up" aAnd-I think you won't !" was the re-
sponse. Vic.ins-"I'll 60 if see fit" Wye-
aYou'll see fts if you do go" He did not 60,
probably on account Of the rain.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

o. A great deal Of excitement prevails in
Cambridge, Mass, with regard to number Of
incendiary fires that have occurred in that city.
Threatening letters have been received BY ma
nv of the citizens, and some Of the threats
have been fulfilled. A strong watch 10 set ev-
cry night, and private citizens stand guard over
their own property.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

p 1t is proposed to build railroad from
Cincinnati to Louisville. The distance from
Louisville to Covington, Opposite Cincinnati)
is less than one hundred miles. The road
from Louisville to Eminence, forty miles on
the way, is already completed and in full oper.
alton, leaving but sixty miles to be built to
complete the whole route.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

C The Emperor Of Russia has ordered a
diamond breast-pin to be given to each Of the
policemen who was on duty at the Russian
jewelry department in the Worlds Fair:
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

Ct When Seward went recently to Michi-
gan to defend the notorious conspirators, Gen.
Cass met him and pleasantly remarked-sNow,
Mr.. Seward, don't preach any Of your Higher
Law doctrines here !; if you do, shall preach
noise and confusiof.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15
PLAQUEMINE:
SA Tl1RDAY, NOVEMBER Is, 1851.

T "A benefit for Kossuth is about to be
given by the proprietors Of Barnum's Museum
in the city Of Philadelphia.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

TA potato gathering machine, is in opera
ton in New Hampshire. 1t is attached to a
wagon. The wagon is placed at one end Of
the potato field, with oxen or horses attached,
and as it passes down the rows, digs the pota-
toes, separates them from the dirt, and loads
them into the wagon! e..
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

u tits said that Washington drew his last
breath in the last hour of the last day Of the
last week Of the last month Of the last year in
the last century. He died on Saturday night
at y o'clock, Dec. 81, 1899.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

u-A country paper says: 'Our account OF
the thunder storm last week contained slight
error; instead of shai-stones as big as pullets'
read bullets"
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

p The Natchez Free Trader, of the st in
slant, records the death of Madame NJ. H. Coop.
er, mother of Col. F. H. Claiborne, the editor
of the New Orleans Courier.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1851-11-15

u Lady Emeline WORTHY, whose book on
America was recently printed, is about to pub
lish a poem on the London exhibition.