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Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-18
GEN. OUITNAN

We have noticed Gen Qutmans resignation OF his
Office OF Governor OF N issssipp and his arr hal at
New Orleans. He published an address 10 the peo-
pie OF his State, IN which he says:
"Uneoneious OF having, in any respect, violated The
Laws OF the country ready al all times TO meet any
charge that might be exhibited against me have only
been anxious, this extraordinary emergency 10 fol.
low the path Of duty. As cizeii il was plain and
clear must y leld to the law, however oppressive
or UNJUST Ia my Case; but Chief Magistrate OF SOY.
efelga SLATE had so IN charge her dignity her hon.
Or and ief sovereignty which could not permit TO be
violated n my person. Resistance by III. organized
f0ics OF the Stale, while the Federal Administration is
IN The hanGs OF men who appear TO seek some occa-
fion test the strength of that Government would re-
sult in violent contest much to be dreaded ia ,he Dra
tent crit cal condition Of The country
The whole South, patient Size is under eperoach.
msht might look with zone jealousy upon the employ.
IFen Of military force to Southern Governor
fein tie nrs fiction Of his State when i, had be en-
Withheld nom her citizens seeking reclaim fugitive
slave n Massachusetts,.
The total population Of Pennsylvania thus stated
. y NE Philadelphia American
f,asSn t-t9lcl-...,............... ] .227 1893
western Lts,f'ct.. Observation-Disclosures. 1,09s, 3j5
Total n the State. 1895 ,sos
THos- II. AyEsgrr Eso.-We are authorised
10 announce lHos. II. AvEREIr. Fac. a candidate
for reelection to the Congress Of Tho Tnited
States from the third Congressional Dis,Jic, NJ
Virginia Lynch. Rep. '''N' y
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-18

~ Mr.. DEMPsTERs CoNcERT.-Lovers Of good
music will not forget Mr.. Dempsters concert at the
Exchange Concert Room tonight
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-18

We ask the indulgence of advertisers. An unusual
pressure upon columns compels postpone till
number OF advertisements designed for in-
sertion in to-day's paper
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-18

The total population Of Pennsylvania ls thus state,
h ihe PhiadYlnbia Atnercao
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-02-18

the Front Royal Turnpike Company and making far
Their subscription TO the North River Navigation Com
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23
PRINTERS NOTICE.

Among the most amusing portions oil
the columns Of every paper are those no.
tices which occasionally appear at the
head in a prominent and conspicuous po-
sition, requesting the subscribers 10 said
papers to pay up their subscriptions. The
tone of these duns presents a marked con-
trast TO the Iaconic and decided style OF
those which tradesmen and others put
forth in advertising columns and IN which
they briefly but explicitly inform their
debtors that unless their accounts are
speedily adjusted, they will be put into
the hands of an officer for collection. The
printer, on the contrary, speaks IN mod
est and deprecatory manner, as if he were
in danger of committing a moral sin by
reminding his subscribers that something
more is necessary to theTpatronage of
paper than a name and an unredeemed pro-
mise to pay. Such is generally the char
acter of his first notices. But utfInding that
these do rot succeed, and discovering that,
of those who are indebted to him, proba-
bly, ninety-nine out of a hundred amuse
themselves with his greenneSs in expecting
TO collect cash with few soft words, our
printer waxeth wroth and issues another
tells his obdurate debtors that printers can
not live on air; that the paper maker must
be paid; type, ink, fuel, rents, &c, cost
money; so does the printers daily bread
and finally he exclalms III tone that
he expects will rend the very rocks, 1--WE
want money, and we must have H." But
unfortunate mortal, he is printer, and
printers are the last men in the world TO
resort TO compulsory measures. 1t is the
general impression that their "bark is
worse than their bite,'. so they lose thou
sands where other men would not lose q
hundred. We would like to see an accu-
rate statement of the losses sustained by
newspaper establishments from the neglect
and procrastination of their patrons. We
think we may safely conjecture that no
other employment or profession suffers so
much loss. Could those who thoughlless-
| ly defer or altogether neglect to pay their
newspaper accounts re fleet upon the troU-
bic, difficulty, and sometimes ruin, their
negligence occasions, they would learn 10
observe justice, punctuality and system as
| strictly with newspaper establishments as
with merchants and mechanics.-Rich.
mo1d Republican,
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23
BURG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 90, 1851.

with feelings such as may be readily i'm
gined. The swindler took it and for the
first time glanced at the various items oi
| which 1t was composed. He said moth
ing till he came 10 the last charge which
was "FoR ADVERTISING" when he broke
forth:
HALO! what's this' For advertising?
That's an odd charge in a ,ailor's bill?
You are cheating me-"
"Oh, no." cooly replied the Quaker;
CHATS all right. have charged thee the
cost of publishing the advertisement which
thou just showed me-"
Here the swinder uttered horrid oath
as he demanded: "Do you mean TO say
you caused the publication"
"Truly | did," replied the Quaker, with
the most provoking GOODNESS.
You told cursed lie in H." quickly
retorted the rogue.
"Convlnce me of that" said the Qua,
ker, "and you will find me ready 10 con-
iess the fault"
You said that should hear some
thing to my advantage if should come
here"
Thou art mistaken" Immediately re-
oP|ItCO tiiC SSOohCls OAiAl PAOAiIioSd
that thou should'st hear something TO ad-
vantage; and is II not to the advantage of
a poor tailor 10 collect an old debt!''
'1f | catch you in The street" said the
swindler. with all oath, and in deep set
rage, 'I'll give you such a cowhiding as
will not leave the breath in your body"
Nonsense, now," said the Quaker;
''If thou really intend TO do anything of
that sort, think we had better step into
the back yard, and we will then finish up
the business at once
The rogue was completely nonplussed
by the GOODNESS OF the Quaker, and stood
speechless and petrlfied.
Now said the tailor, good naturedly,
''let US give thee piece of advice. when
next thou hast occasion to get L suit of
clothes, :hou hadst not better attempt to
cheat the tailor, but pay him honestly, for
then will thy conscience not disturb thee,
and thy sleep will be sweet and refresh
ing. Farewell" :"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

hem 10 put on. His hair was cropt close
o his head, because Governor Endicott
mad forbiC den any man TO wear il below
his ears. But he was a very personabIe
young man; and so thought the brides.
maids and Miss Betsy herself.
The mint-maser was also pleased with
his new son in-law, especially as he had
said nothing at all about her portion 50
when The marriage ceremony was over,
Captain Hull whispered a word or two 10
his men-servants, who Immediately went
out, and soon returned, Juggling in a large
pair of scales. They were such pair as
wholesale merchants use for weighing; a
bulky commodity was now to be weighed
in ihem.
"Daughter Betsy" said the min,-master,
'go into one side of the scales"
Miss Betsy-or Mrs. Sewell, as we
must now call her-did as she was bid,
like duutul child, without any question
of 4 why or wherefore. But what her
father could mean, unless 10 make her
husband pay for her by the pound, lin
which case she would have been dear
bargain,) she had not the least idea.
And now,' said honest John Hull TO
The box to which the mint-master
pointed, was huge, square, iron-bound
oaken chest; it was big enough TO play
hide and seek in.
The servants tugged with might and
main, but could not lIlt this enormous re-
ceplacle, and were finally obliged to drag
II across The floor.
Captain Hull then took key out OF
his gIrdle, unlocked the chest, and lifted
its p0nderous lid. Behold, il was full to
the brim OF bright pine-tree shiilings, fresh
from the mint. and Samuel SewelI began
to think that his iather-in-law had got
possession of all the money in Massachu-
sets treasury. But II was the mint
masters honest share of the coinage.
Then the servants. at Captain Hul's
command, heaped double handiulIs of
shIIllngs into one side of The scales, while
Betsy remained IN the other. Jingle,
jingle went the shiliings. as handful after
handful were thrown in, ull, plump and
ponderous as she was, they weighed the
young lady from the floor.
There, son Sewell,' cried the honest
mint-masler, resuming his seat in his
grandfather s chair, take these shlllings
LOT my udIg gHteF poFuOh. Use Her kindly
and thank heaven for her, for it is not
every vile that's worth her weight in
silver -
We laughed heartily at this legend, and
would hardly be convinced but grandfather
had made 1t out OF his own head. He
assured us faithfully, however, that he had
found il in the pages of a grave historian
and merely had tried to tell it in some.
what tunnier style.
We'll, grandfather remarked Clara,
'if wedding portions nowadays were
paid as Miss netsy's was, Young ladies
would not pride themselves upon an airy
figure, as many OF them do
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23
SCHOOL ROOM.

"Geogtaphy class come up. Ephriam,
how Is lhe State of Iowa bounded!''
at IS bounded on The north BY kennob-
scot, on the north east by the boundary
question, on the east by Scovy Notia, on
the south by the Chinese wall, and on the
west by the MassaSipi river
Very good-descri0e the soil and eli
mate"
''its climate is very saiubrious, and the
ingrublous, producing immense swarms of
herpacions animals called galley Nippers.
They are about the size of daddy's wind
mill, with pudding tails, fence rail legs,
and ken bite through u file; they infest in
heards frequently destroying vegetation for
whole miles around and they are taken in
steel traps 6y the natives for the purpose
of immigration,
For what is This State celebrated"
.'lt's famouss for fiat headed babies and
pretty gals, who go 10 meetin', 10 practice
animal mauetism. Ii is also the birth place
OF Muzaby, the Moor of Venice
"Elegant-what is lis productions?'
Flour barrels, bread puddings, Goldfish
and cotton pods: also, ten penny nails,
sheet iron, coddings, and reed flannel sas-
singers"
"Excellent-take your seat-you'll soon
be a Congressman
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

10 st public garden in the suburbs
of London. waiter. observing one of his
masters customers boiling before his bll
was paid, roared out 10 a brother aiten-
dant-~Run, ran, Bob, there's TWO teas
and glass of brandy and water escaped
over the ferce-catch en-.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

PEDANrRY.-A would be thought learn
ed man having occasion TO ask young
lady for the snulfcrs. thus addressed her:
-"Wnl your ladyship, by an unmerited,
unversed. and most ohIiging rondescension
please to extend to your obsequious, de-
voted. and very humble servant, that pair
OF ignipo;ent digests. that | may excrePate
the excrescence of that nocturnal cylindric
lunliuary in order that It's refulgent bright
ness may dazzle the vision OF our ocular
optics more potenly.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

Father Maloney says the only way 10
make punch, is TO have the beverage two
thirds whiskey. and all the rest ardent
spirits. Should this be too strong, you
must dilute it he observes, By throwing IN
more whiskey.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

To make people idle and poetic. we
know of nothing better than,ove. A young
friend of ours who .'has got it bad" has
done nothing for the last three months, but
sit on the garret, and write sonnets to his
Snivellinker's eyebrow.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

The first three months of marriage is
generally spent in finding out each other
bad qualities-ihe next three in getting
use to them. Till you are welded there
fore, half year, don't count on being
happy. Angels frequently become devils
in that time.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

Mrs. Smithers says that Jenny Lind is
a blessed woman-all she lacks being
wings to make her perfec: SYRUP"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

"Sambo." why am some ob de Calitor-
ny boys like an unruly donkey, wot won
navigate when he has de harness on?'
well Cesar, dis niggar am struck for
once
why because dey am backing out OBJ
de gobernment harness.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

The best cure for hard times IS 10 avoid
the doctor by being temperatei and the
LAWYER bv keeping out of debt; the oema-
gogue by voting for honesI men, ana Po'-
eriy by being industrious.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23
CROnNDLESS ALARM.

EouesfriaIs. Now, Boy, don't YOU be
taking off your Hat to make me Bow
You'll frighten my Horse"
Boy. "A-a-a warnt a-goin 10
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

2 Some one speaks out thus:-"He
that speaks me fair and loves me not, I'll
speak him fair, and trust him not"
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

Quick WoRK.-A correspondent of the
Hartford Couraut, gives an account Of a
wedding he attended in Alabama, the bride
groom of which had done his courting-
found the Squire-invIted the company
ridden forty two miles for the license
was married-and ridden fifty miles for
the whiskey, in twelve hours.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAcEs.-The fol-
lowing occurrence took place in London:
A gentleman a wldower left with three
sons, became acquainted with widow
lady who had three daughters. The lady
and the gentlemen married, and with the
children of the Two families lived together
ten years. During the last six weeks. the
sons and daughters were married 10 each
other, and what is more singular, the elder
son married the eldest daughter and the
others IN the same manner.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23
VOL. mo. IS.
Observation-Disclosures


Friends and feller citizens of This con
ficiious community-what I'm speakia'
| of, allude 10, say. crisis has arriy
The wheels of our government has STOP
! ped-the machinery's deranged-ihe rad
der's unshipped biler's bnsted-h-ls
afoat and the river risin'. Our glorious
ship OF State that like bob tailed gander's
been hoatin' majeslicaly down the peac,-
! ful current of time, has had its harmony
distributed. and lis now d drfiin' with fear
| ful rapidity towards the shoals and quick
sands of disunion, ihreatenin' TO dash every
thing into find rigs, and pick itselc up in
the end a gone goslin'. Hearken no lon
ger, We worthy citizens Of Hog Hole Ter
rapin Neck, and the adjacent regions, to
that slran voice that whispers in your
credulous ears the delusive sound of peaccL
Tor peace has gone, sloped, fued TO other
lands, or, In the more emphatic language
of Tecomshe, when addressin' the assem-
, bled hosts on the plains of Maratony. on
the eve of the battle, he exclaimed:
- Gone cksrin' through the fogs of o.hss
clImes,
To aid The miser watchin' of his dimes"
Or of Alexander the Great at the battle
of Bunker's Hill. who in the agony of
dispair frantically shrieked-''Goneg glim-
merin' quite through The dreams of other
days. as schoOlboy's tales the wonder OF
an hour"
"Feller citizens-In ogr halls of legis-
iation, confusion runs riot, and anarchy
re igns supreme. Arouse then! shake the
dewdrops from your hunting shirts and
, fall into ranks. Sound the locsin, bea!
the drum! blow the toot horn till the star
tied echoes, reveTberatin' from Hill top to
hill top,-and from gopher hill 10 gopher.
shall cause the aGamantine bills OF New
England, The ferrugincus deposits Of Mis-
souri,, and the aurferous particles of Cali
fornia. to prick up their ears, and in whis-
pered accents inquire Of their neIghbor5:
What can the matter be?",
"Feller citizens-l repeat il, TO your
post! and, from the topmost peaks of tie
Aleghenies, bid defiance 10 the universal
! Yankee Nation. by shoutIn' the terrific
wachword: " Who's afeerd il such
thunder tones, that quakiu' wil terror,
they shall forget what niggerS IS. Don
your rusty egimentais-burnish up your
rusty fire locks-gIId on your trusiy broad
swords, bid farewell to your crus!y help
mates, mount your lusty chargers and save
the nation or bust biier."
"Feller citizens-The great bird Of
American lib erty's fewed aloft, and soarin'
upon the wings of the wind, is now ho>
erin high o'er the cloud capped 81 II niis
of the Rocky Mou ltains, and when he
shall have penetrated into unknown regions
of unlimited space, and then shall have
duv'd down and lit on daddy's wood pile
| shall be led TO exclaim, in the grand, the
terrific, the sublime language OF Paul the
Apostle. in his celebrated epistle 10 the
Aborgines Root little pig or die
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

There is nothing like fixed. steady
aim. Ii diguifes your nature ana ins0Fes
you Success,
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-01-23

The young lady that would mt 90 into
a gun factory, because some of the rifles
hadn't their breeches on, is stopping at
Troy. She was awfullly shocked on
Wednesday. 1t appears that she had been
rolling potato under her foot without re-
fleeing that such things had eyes. Burnt
feathers were promptly administered, but
we regret TO say that her nervous system
is SO deranged, that there are but small
hopes entertained OF her recovery.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-03

GEMS OF ABOLITION ELooUENCE-At the
abolition meeting in Springfield on Tuesday, as
we learn from the Republican, after an egotistica
speech from Mr.. George Thompson, Mr. Edmund
Quincy said among other things, that it was no
thanks to the Constitution, but to those who tram
Piled 1t under foot, that fugitive slave had been
sent back from New England.
Mr.. Wendell Phillips advocated dsunion, and
boldly avowed his intention to let nothing stand in
the way of emancipation. He also said that if ever
a mother deserved to be sent into slavery il was
the mother of Rev. DR.. Dewey, for having con
ceived such monster.
main part of Mr.. Thompson's remarks was an
attack upon the Republican, and abuse of its ed-
tors He said certain periodicals could be traced,
like any other reptiles, by the slime they
leave behind them. The Republican editor wa,
called " moral assassin, inhaling the very spirit
OF malignity"
The editor of the Republican, who is gentle
man OF well known integrity and honor and W.
considers well his words he utters them, pro
nounces Mr.. Thompson ga coward and black
guard" and adds :" We state wha, we regard as ,
simple matter of fact. We utter it in no way blu
| as matter Of settled conviction. We have prev.
| ously been inclined to regard him as a mised mar
OF generous impulses, We regard him as such N,
longer. His whole performance on Tuesday j,
summed up in the words egotsm and BLACKBOARD
ism. Our honest advice to Mr.. Thompson is to q,
home if he is ambitious OF playing the reformer'
| Boston Transcript.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-03
jenny Llnd's MOvemen ts.

writer in the Picayune threatens her with the
wrath of ST. Louis. if she travels in any but St.
Louis boat. The article is doubtless written by
the owner of stock in some boat, which wants
GOOD load of messengers. Mr. Barnum engaged
The Maonola. because that boat would wait on his
movements. and afford Jenny Lind an opportunity
to give concerts at different points. But we have
believed that this is free country, and people had
right to spend their money Just as thew chose.
Miss Lind is not the slave of ST. Louis. If the
people of that city do not wish to hear her sing.
they can stay at home IL she finds i, more agree.
able to travel on a New Orleans rather than a ST
Louis boat, we presume the people of St. Louis
will not trouble themselves about the matter. Th;,
is the meanes thing we ever knew, So. too. Of
her charities. Complaint is made because she did
not give any thing to the Howard Association.
She only distributed $4,000 of her own money
what a stinpv. mean woman sbe is she ouobt Ia
have endowed every charity in town bevond the
need of further aid Her attsn,ion WAS mot drawn
to this benevolent Society RI, whether il was
through Ignorance or Intentionally she ought to be
permitted tn give. or withhold. according to her
aun Ese,;nos
W. dsnv ,b,, tho ,,hc have anv claims IN a
,.,,,r,nar Il i. ,nsra matter If trade bs,wee,
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-03

Ell PAso.-The Republic gives long and in
teresting account of the movements of the Boun
dairy Commission. Three years will probably be
spent in making the boundary. We copy this de-
scription Of the country ar ound the celebrated Pass
The region about Ell Paso is a natural vine.
yard The grapes, whether fresh or dried, are de.
hclous' ana the wine they produce, when managed
with care, is very fine. Peaches, pears, and other
fruits, grow abundantly, and are Of good quality
but the necessaries OF life by no means plenti.
| tul. The soil, though good, is only prolific when
irrigated from the river. The expense of living
| may be guessed at, when it is understood thai
much OF what is consumed is brought from the
coast at an expense of from thirteen 10 fifteen cent,
per pound. The trade of the town is with SAINT
| Fe, chihuahua, and the United States via S,,
| Antonio.
"The company of the Commissioner includina
| teamsters, servants, etc, numbers considerabl,
more than hundred persons. While awaiting m,
preliminary arrangements they have been divided
some OF them dwelling at Ell Paso, others Al
Socarro, twenty-tour miles distant, and others al
Elazarro, thirty miles distant.
Z" The population of FL Paso is about six thou
sand The mixture of Indian and white blood j
very gepefal, though there are not wanting fam
lies Of pure Castililn blood. These are a refine,
and dignified people. The members of the com
pany have been well treated, and have derive
much pleasure from their intercourse with the in
habitants."
1t is three hundred miles from Ell Paso to Sa
Antonio, and one hundred and fifty miles from th
last to the Gulf The journey from San Antonio
to the Pass is dangerous on account of the Indians
The Government trains usually consist of fifty t
one hundred mule wagons. Mr.. SANFORD, beare
oil dispatches, was forty-eght days from Ell Pas
to Washington City.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-03

The SHREVEPORT PLANK ROAD. In our
anxiety to build railroads, elsewhere we ought not
to lose sight Of the home wants. The following
statement from the Galveston Journal, is worth
noticing:
As an instance Of the growing importance of
the trade, consequent on the navigation Of the
Trinity River, state, reliable authority that
Magnolia, one Of the landings, there were tive
thousand bales Of cotton ready for shipment, las
week, and more arriving daily. Last year there
were but three hundred and fifty bales shipped from
this port. The cotton, from the region Of country
equi-distant from the Trinity and Shreveport, i,
now hnding ITS way to market by the Trinity, il
preference to the other route 1t is fatterlng t.
the prospects Of Galveston, that those who hav
made the change are fully satisfied with the advan
tages, and convinced Of the economy in adoptlu,
the Trinity, instead of Red River, for transporting
their products and supDliesn