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Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

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A PLEASING INcIDENr.-We make ,b.
following extrnc, from the proceedings of
the reception OF Gov. Kossuth in Allegheny
City: a.
AT the. close Of the address the Rev.
Doctor Pressly rose, and said thu, come
months ago a lady, member Of his con.
gregalion, had named child afer Gov. Kos.
su'h, at a time when she had en,s,ained no
expectation Of seeing him. She wished
nov that the child nigh, BE- presented 70
him" '-t .4.r. ya1 .sbl
Gov. KOssu'h expressing the pleasurs
which ii would afford him, the little stranger;
"Louis Kossu'h Johnson" apparently abou.
six months old. was brought, forward, and
very affec c'iona'ely received by Governor
kossuth, who said, in tone Of tho deepest
feeling "may he be wiser--may he be hap.
pier than his namesakc. Blu, ono pride I
am permitted TO feel. May he love HE
country as | love mine-love justice and
freedom as |, and be homes, as I, before God.
believe that am"
The enthusiasm of the audience 4, tbi,
point could no longer be restrained, bu,
manifested itself in the tears of the women.
and The applause of The men. .'-
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
AFRICA.

lHFATAL FiGHT WITH NEGRoEs AT LAGOS
Atsdhe mOmentJrhat the screw company's
Cape maillipacket Harbinger was leaving
Sierra Leone for England, on the 1Hh De.
cembers her Majesly's screw ship Niger IA.
Commander Heath, arrived from Lagos, and
boarded her, with dispatches from Comrno-
dore Bruce for Englandad These dispatches,
lives understood, DOMAIN oficialin(ormu.
|,ieRsss ihe AimiraIIy Or itspetele and d.
~ ihs nee. .ees a Lagos " she
Niger ships company, Is which affair
Messrs. Dyre and Hall, males OF the Niger,
were killed, and nino men were also killed
and wounded IL appears that for some
time there has been display Of some very
i'll feeling between those on the coas, who
are desirous of suppressing slavery. and
party whose Occupation has gone" by the
activity Of the cruisers in putting down the
slave trade. Tho former party have been
Jealous in. their endeavors 10 prevent tho
latter from bringing slaves from tho interior
market; and the slavers, on the other hand,
have attempted by every means to coerco
our friends. until a, length they have come
TO blows. ,g.... .r.- .... .. ...
The Niger, cruising on the coast, detor.
mining on demonstration against the
blacks, landed her boats to plotcct our allies
and drive off their enemies, when bloody
encounter ensued, and the seamen and mar
iners Of the Niger, being overpowered by
numbers, were obliged 10 retreat, fighting
their way 10 thei, boos, with the disastrous
casualties above reported. The Command
erin. Chief, Commander Bruce, in the PEN
eloPe,, 6 .friga,e, Captain Lyster. with
the Sealark, 8, and one or Two other mon Of
war arrived off Lagos, from Ascension, after
The fight, and remaining there, despatched
tho Niger 10 Sierra Leone, 10 complete p, O.
visions, and TO take down a deiachmen. of
The West India regiment, when il was ex.
pecled The Commodore would commences
active operations agains, the slave.dealing
wre,ches. .,I.,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

INDIANA TEMPERANCE LAVA bill 10
regulate the sale of liquors, has been re-
ported TO the Indiana Legislature, and it is
thought will become law. 1t prohibits the
granting Of licensees provides for assessing
hnes on those selling or giving away inioxi.
eating liquor to minors, and to all other per.
sons 10 be drank about the houses or out
houses where,he liquor is sold frs, offence
a fine of ten dollars; second twenty dollars;
third forty dollars; (ourtl eighty dollars !;
fifth and all subsequen. offences, one hun.
dred dollars, 10 stand committed until The
fines arepaid or reprieved. 1t aIso provides
that The wife and all others injured by the
sale ofin,oxica.ing liquors, may maintain an
action against the vender who furnishes the
liquor. .e u.,sss c.a "A
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

IMITATION OF MARBLE AND GRANITE
The Lawrenceburg Press states tha, Dr.. J.
&. Dunn, Of that city, has discovered ,
chemical combination. "by which he car
change the surface Of any kind of stone OF
brick SO as to represen, the most beautiful
and substantial marble or granite. 1t is
simply process for chrystalizing lime, and
is capable Of being coloted or moi,led BY any
tint whatever. j" "'9 f'
The Press says .''' '..
"By being covered with the composition,
iomtstones may be rendered understandable,
and can be made capable Of receiving i'm.
perishabie inscriptions. The walls of rooms
coated with it can be tinted in imitation Of
figures and flowers, with intense brilliancy
of color. ,.., .............s % .,.....
Brick prepared in this manner, for the
outside oflbuldings, can be made perlec.
counterfeit Of any kind of stone, so perfect
that no one, either by touch or vision, can
tell il from the genuine rock which i. may
be intended TO represent. The specimen
which Nh. D. exhibited 10 us was a beau,i-
tuI representation Of marble, and he assures
US that il can be furnished at cost that will
be but trifling. We will again call attention
10 this Important discovery, for we believe
it will be of great practical utility" q.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

EvADING THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW
Some ingenious devices are adopted in
Maine TO eyade the stringent liquor law in
that State. A few days ago coffin, at first
supposed 10 contain the remains Of some
deceased person, was carried through The
streets ofPortland, but the suspicious of-,be
police being excited, il was opened, and 10 !
il was found 10 be full Of bottles Of whiskey,
which were Immediately con6sca.ed. Itis
said wag who saw,he operation remarked
that, contrary to the usual course Of thingS'
the coffin ii this case contained no, the
body bu.the spirit. r1>V.GJ Ht,1e l,s s.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

MATRIMoNY.-Ho, buckwhsar cakes,
warm beds, comfortable slippers, smoking
coffee, round arms, red lips, (ahem,) etc.,
etc., shirts exuting in buttons, redeemed
stockings, bool.jacks, happiness, &c.
SINGLE BLESsEDNEss.- .-Shee, iron oui,s.
blue noses, frosty rooms, ice in the pitcher,
unregenerated linen, hesllees socks, coffee
sweetened with icicles, gut'a.percha biscuits,
aabby steak, dull ruzors, corns, coughs and
cholics, rhubarb, aloes, misery, &c.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
AUSTRIAN cRUELTIEs. /

tIFt'"S ~ ~ N2ah r1------'tt -f-' 'hl
Mr. CsLs Brace, who has recently re-
turned from, Europe, is delivering a serie. e e
I[ots, LEI, lectures q! New Haven upon Hungary
ilhs Palladium gives the following portions
Hot his firsllecure: li gsHl lau - oct
= Among the instances Of Austrian 4 cruelty
refatea related BY BY MI; Brace, we're these; A young
Hungarian lady Nasstimprisoned, a, Gro.
Werdipnlwbilehe was con6ied there. sfie
battpIlsn ssshi hsf loeeiae 6as ifonl I'D
ii9Agrss lqpfe jhAn Ahsiris. She
was hlgh.born and accomplished islady,
Who sIiad4alwaysi lived In dffiueuce. Since
the lecturer hbd reached this country, he
had learned, from correspondent a. Vienna,
that the woman had been. tried after tho
Austrian, fashion Of trial. and been condemn.
ed tsoenty yearsimprisonmen, in the horrid
place which she had previously occupied
Another case was that Of a married wo.
man, who, for a similar offence, was com
PEELED 10, run the gauntlet through afile of
one hundred soldiers Each soldier was
armed with a heavy stick, and compelled 10
strike heavy blows as she passed, she being
stripped to the waist, and allowed 10 s,ep
only as the drum tapped, The effec. Of
the degradation and punishment was such
as 10 make a maniacsof her. The husband
finding his feelings insupportable after such
family sacrifice 10 the vengeance Of the
iyran,s, blew GU, his brains with pistol;
andtlleif only son was drafted as a common
soldier in The Austrian army '' 3" stii'
.Aho,hersease was thar of d soldier, who
had been ordered 10 receive twenty five
lashes for shcuting-a hurrah for Kossuih.
L is,ss custom Of these ,yrants, in their
wbiPpings, 10 makeiihe victims thank the
person whotlays on the bowsl Oh, the
depths Of meanness 10 which tyran,s will
descend 70 crafty their fendish malice.
The soldier refused TO thank the whipper-
whereupon heIwas ordered to receive twen-
Iysfye more lashes--s,ill he refused, and
twenty-five more lashes were given. A,
engih the thanks were extorted from him
but he added, at the same time, my back
belongs to, the Emperor. but my heart be. !
longs 70 Kossu,h." sssa,
Kossu,h, said Mr.. Brace, is the idol of |
The nation, and all classes are devoted to
lm with a constancy, and respect and
love that amounts, almost 10 frenzy. They
believe that. he is destined 10 lead them to
'ictory and independence-and if, said the
speaker, he were to appear in Hungary,
'acked only by hundred men, he could
instantly set the entire nation in whirl of
evolution" '14.4 <.a i@'a~. .'.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

W DR.. March says the best anildote for
dissipation is Marriage. Men resort 10 gin
and sugar, not because they are depraved
but because they are lonely. Ou, of every
dozen men you see hanging about our porter
houses, ten, he observes are without "fe.
male comforter" Here's hinl wot,h
dwelling on.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

0J In Melley's travis in Egypt we find
the following description Of a party Of slaves:
THINGS Nor SO BAD AS THEY SEEM
Just before reaching the boats we came
upon large party Of female slaves, on their
way down to Carlo, where in the lottery Of
the market, they were to pass 10 new mas.
iers.. They were penned like sheep in a
range Of lille buts, formed by hanging
ma,ling around clump ofpalm trees. which
spread their grateful shade above. Ii was
mos, amusing, as we drew near, to see The
rush they made 10 gain cover, and how they
ducked their heads under the mating, TO
avoid being seen, though curiosity brought
up many pair Of bright eyes, to look at US
as we passed. They were all young girls,
varying in age from twelve TO sixteen; and a
merrier Sc, could not be me. with.
! The woods rang with their pleasant laugh.
ter; and one nigh. have ,hough,-wha. per-
huPs was no. very far from the truth-that
in place Of now entering The house Of bon
dage, they had left it behind in their own
country. Their masters. from all we could
learn, are uniformly kind to them; and
whenever we encountered apar.y, we found
Thai The girls were much anached 10 the
head Of their caravan. The beyy we now
saw from Abyssinia--whence, indeed, most
of the female slaves of Egypl are drawn
was destined, as the Abyssnian girls usually
are, for the Turkish harems, or as wives OF
shop-keepres and ufiluenl Arabs. Their
color was glossy black they were exceed
ingly we'll made, and had bright cheerful
faces, liz up by sparkling black eyes"
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

HuNsARY.-ln Hungary, which contains
naiivspoPulaiion Of 1859, ,16f souls, there
are at this present moment 134,11s more
widows than bereaved husbnnds4-ono sad
consequence of war. .lz s..t !.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
q 1BE5B &53 "a

THE FIRST PAGE OF VOLUME
J. No. 2.--on the first page of Volume No.
can be seen. the removal of L. S. CRoFooT's
Saddler Shop to room fitted up expressly for his
accommodation, on Front street, two doors below
Crawford q Stiers store, where may be found at
ell times all kinds of
Saddles, Harness, Brides, Whips,
Or, in fact everything that is ever made in Sad
dler Shop: and what is still more desirable you
win always find the b'hoys at home ready to patch
up your old Collars and other fxins, just by the
way of accommodation, you know.
~ Call around and see what tall shop he has
got, anyhow. L. S. CROFOOT.
Pomeroy, Decembef6, 85- n4tf. +Ft.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

or If you put Two persons to sleep In tho
same bed room, one Of whom has the tooth
ache and the other is in love, you will find
lhatilhe person who has tho Ioo,h-ache will
go to sleep first.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

or rich bachelor of New Jersey re-,
Gently died, leaving by will several Iegacies
Of from ten TO twenty-five hundred. dollars
each, TO ladies whom he had addressed, bur
who had rejected him. He said that they
had afterwards grown 70 be so ugly iha, he
could no,be sufficiently grateful aiv7.,,
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

" A Maine paper discussing The Liquor
Law infers thai Dryden wasn'l opposed TO
mintjuleps from remark he once made,
Tthat Siraws may be made the instruments
Of happiness rs .Hip- ego
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

GJ There is young miss in this city
who when her parents refuse to allow her
TO attend ball, will turn 10 and have
bapl at home. Just the thing to make re-
fractory parents come TO; besides, il shove
Spunk inIhe rising generation, GreatyounR
miss that I.... ..... T..
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

b0- A. man named Stone exclaimed in a
tavern, "l'll bet A sovereign ! have the
.hardes, name in the company" "Done,"
said one Of the company; "what is your
pame9" "Sione, cried The first. "Hand
me the money! said the other, "my name
il Harder" '-s''.'.. u "iti
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
The Chicago Advertiser saws.

Inc chicago Advertiser says.
"ln Columbus they ca, for the benefit Of
The poor. In Chilicoshe they sing for them,
and in this city we dance for them. We
danced over S4oo worth on Friday nigh,
last, for them, and The cash was paid up.''
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

T.
BEAUTIFULLY SAID.-We make The FOL.
lowing beautiful extract, on tho Homestead
Exemption Law, from Ie,ler recently wri..
ten by Judge Dilahunty. Of Tennessee.
"Sscure to each family whose labor may
acquire, II, a little spot Of free earth lha, Il
can, call its ewn--,hat will be an asylum 10
times of adversely, from which the moiher
and the children. old age and infancy, can
still draw suslenancs ApdEclsiui gJaltelion.
though misfoFiipe my fo6 skslp oI iii tlss.
Aea sl'sa fssl lI'as |bey zsss.i liSs. t.III
entitled e walk ihe green earth and brsaths
the free air of heaven, in defiance, of tho
power and potency Of accumulated wealth
and the domineering Of the pretending and
ambitious The sacredness Of that consc.
Grated spot will make them warriors In time
of eternal strife. "Those shocks of corn"
said Xenophon, "nspire those who raise
them with courage TO defend ,hem. Tho
largest OF them in The field is the prize ex.
hlbl'ed in the middle Of the field TO crown
the conqueror." Secure home 10 every
lamily whose honest labor may obtain one,
against tho weakness, vices, or mislorlunes
Of the father, and you will rivet the atfee.
lons Of the child in years Of manhood BY
q stronger bond than any consideration ,ha,
could exist. He will remember where ho
gamboled in hi. early youth. the uream
upon whose fowery banks he has played,
and in whose impid water, he has ba.hed,
and lhefamily altar where he felt mothers
love.~and the green spot within ths. li,te
homestead whe-o sleep the loved and the
lost."
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
4, ~ POmerOy and Cincinnati
Packet.-The light draught and fast
IUH1IITIB oItd1IItT
LEWIS w ETZE

u ~ W . w u Il II r L, -
. JAMES NEWTON, MASTER, leaves Pomersy
.sssly 'sATp pRDAY morning, at 8,o'clock.
TINS boat having been purchased expressly for
shs trade will make regular trips. Strict atten-
nor VIII be paid to the comfort of passengers,
and the prompt and safe delivery OF freight en-
trusted to the care of said boat g. t
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
ILYNcHrsG OF A WOMAN IN cALfiFloR
I5sHgA 70 81 aaRiNfA on .yIfSllllJill fsIE %

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Aoaliornlo al i'a leufr 70 'ne journal OF Con
,e''e Hs'ss eon'A'ns - .pY iollo0Mlng parIculars
~e sAeSus'onl0lA SHunggl ali D0gnle
N"sS' o,a ..ssee' l,.ya2 ,ss 9 ssia;
0a' was msA.oau IS seou''a' .'' wiih all %
passions anu 'fal'nes s seS w0acn alssn hen
ss'ceS Sn . 'ne, facS. Algpy arid s,sy,
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80 W % ". w. T' 'o n p.ow was 'ft s'rucf ',
m, ~ pson asp.ns' esH'e S uiunkot A''.
ss a91a yYSI' pp'p'opl' ~ aS iat as
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~; i, .Is.s,lsG,ys ~ fI piesen "",
fs 10 w qssles SS ~ y - cr'he me
iyy S5reei's'Ys poW.a ''onla" was
noqn ~ ~ .,sari'p ~ \ e'apu'L ~ 'n's h'gn
'I." o "o'e''' :, NY e' oen'u'y. 80 .i.'
ne:n 1, 'o1 ~ - lp's an ySi nss .s neeoea s e. ~ 70
cig.,a cail]Y "a - s''thlpOup9n hp eglst sfaa ~
a.ra
~ and !, y, ~, ~ = 'ss, esic,p-
~ w.. NN 's''s'''"''sJ naPpeneu iha' me
wbile ,he I.o,o;,Sa u s,,.,,a' VIC ', Va,y,
nsa,;on a; ~, 10. dasS;sld disSss,i ia, tsst
Iacter m u which lr alwsSvs q fd,sy dg.,.s sna NIL =
than friends, IN ,.csl;c,,n,. iT....s
lbeadsd ,u,ons,s+ n,,adl !. p,k ,,,.c.aI,,.s, q;
The Moun,n;n e,i,vg;.s .;,,JIilssas An & ~.
Auence N ,;wvo ~ b,s,nsckbas., q ~ MI
and is conunnec,ea conn vi,b M onno.,. ~ ~, T -
q long bridge. The,eo,d w.s ,b,o.s. -, I
cross.beam in, ,be middle ofihi.1rsaas' ! : =, !
bi,her The ;nf,y;,,sa u ,;,n,ast t.,1l
frail vic,im3 Her bs.a,y;9nr.i AIM w.s q hgnab, VA
composed in The biubes, dsa,so Sh. 49,, ~
a beautiful Girl. but snei,be H., ,h..,,,v -.
llnusua .roundness offotm eyc;,ed ~ .li.h,..
est Commission IN ,hi oia;o,i,ys u is5aa IN
Al his p5oint or pibs n,oceed;nn .adS ai y .lniy1
lawyer n mounted The byidoe y.,l;na I'D 49, da
nounced the whol4 ,aas;s -, ,,,,,,.,ot 49,.
biuer ius,ice bsol,d,stss.:a,,--.lrs.as,..rs,s,
suffered ftoJ sneak I'm g xhddSSmsa % ,..5ad.
pulled hin, bin,d down, a1,g,n and "a n,,nv ,a., ,ro
appl;ed 40, q h;,as.loDa.,ba l.nr,h !.
oc-,he bridoa : y ewbon !, ,,non ,ber -.
bank, he was (orbibdsn 70 enter D,,,n;ssi,,oI j
again under penaal,y hahn, ,o0r,,rsd {, a .nd
Geathered. " . ..eG, ,, - aSa'9 71 ,''','.''
Even the, perne,ra,orsr Of tb;. o,,,r.o.
should have ibeen sboroed ;n,o. oo.,n,a. 10
manitv bv the ner, o,,r,;o., a5i. .iah,,o;.;.
we'll known in ,bee, nlsce Il s,,,.dd i,nan -. m
ressional renu,a,ion and % mos, .oo.ad W. h.pY
,ba, abe oirl wos enc;.,,. .naa..,,c
her the ron,;sve ,vhioh .,...,..'1 -,
,v,bsi n,aroic,I oo.,as = s'@"HD ,9'H'
y.rr ! X T,h,ag g,dGsh I, .sI i =
,eeri;odiss esi;, i ~, - ! ~ US ,
Time y ,;;vo LII ;. 80 .",
,,o6d1o Tho, ho.... -, .,' o 'pea
,h,.ios., -. -. n, :, p0 -" i'ea o. ne
.s.T n ~. = '''->,iNe1 ~ 'e"'S 'o"h ""uln
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
REGULAR PACKET.
Between Pittsburgh, Marietta, P0me-
ROY and SaIlinOIiS

a THE new and fast running steam
A33kSA Yer GOV. MEIGS, Captain john N.
ID SKUNK, will make regular weekly
r;pi between the above ports. .---..-,-.,-.s.
Leaving Pittsburgh for Marietta, Pomeroy and
0silipolis, every TUESDAY, at Q O'Clock, P. NJ
Returning leaves Pomeroy for Marietta and
Pittsburgh, every THURSDAY at 9 o. clock, A. NJ
June 9, 1S5l.-n37tf.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

A Dutchman says--"Honesly is The bes
policy, bu, it keeps one 100 'poor."' So ',.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24

0evBuale is mot industry, any more than
is courage.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-02-24
NnmA h n egular Passenger Pack
6hNEH ct between POmerOy and
h lCincinnati-The splendid light

dtaught Passenger Packet
TIB Err,
WASH. KERR, MASTER, will leave P0MER0Y
every MONDAY morning, at s o'clock. t84
Will leave CINCINNATI every THURSDAY eve
hing at O'Clock.
D The TIBER is new, substantial and finely
farnished--intended solely for this trade and may
be depended on, as such.
For freight or passage apply on board
November 86.-n6tf.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-26
schemes of lonlxatIon.

Mr. SrANLEY's colonization proposition which
has excited no interest or attention here, has, IT
seems created little abroad. Several of the
Southern papers have spoken of his adjunct
abolition scheme with the severity it deserves.
We have not noticed it, simply because we did
not consider the game worth the candle. 1t
shows an animus that might have been expected
from the antecedents of the originator.
The Savannah Ne,os condenses iuto u single
paragraph the pith of the objection t. all these
projects inspired by psuedo philanthropy. All
persons who, like Dickens Mrs Jellyby, persist
in excepting their fine eyes fixed on Africa, may
profit by the pregnant suggestion which shows
that the South understands the game. The Ne'os
says:
"But we do object to the general government
having anything to do with it. Upon this sub.
ject we are strict constructionists, and would
circumscrbe the action of the general govern
ment, within the limits of the letter and spirit
of its organization. When once the general
government embarks in scheme of colonial
ton like the one proposed, there is no telling
where its philanthropy will stop. When once
the demand for colonists is created the neat step
wiU be to supply the demand"
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-26
The Lost Path.

BY THOMAS DAVIS, THE IRISH POET.
Sweet thoughts, bright dreams, my comfort be,
All comfort else has flown
For every hope was false to me,
And here am, alone
What thoughts were mine in early youth
Like some old Irish song,
Brimful flove, of life, and truth,
My spirit gushed along.
hoped to right my native isle,
hoped soldier 3 fame,
l hoped to rest in woman 8 smile,
And win a minstrel's name.
Oh little have served my land,
No laurels press my brow,
/ have no woman g heart or hand.
Nor minstrel honors now.
But fancy has magic power,
1t brings no wreath nor crown,
But woman's love, the selfsame hour,
1t smites oppression down
Sweet thoughts bright dreams, my comfort be,
have no joy beside
Oh throng around, and be to me
Power, country, fame, and bride.
The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-26

There has been much controversy Of late in the
papers of this city and in Congress, relative to
the Texas debt In order to render the matter
Ineligible to our readers who have an interest
in it, we would briefly state the facts of the case.
The State of Texas, since its annexation
has adopted scale Of reduction upon her debt
so as to make it very important to ner treasury
to diminish her liability to that amount.
The creditors of the republic of Texas insist
that the government should be held liable for
the contract of annexation, or the subsequent
arrangements between these high contracting
powers
The revenue of the republic of Texas was
pledged specially for large portion of the pub
!c debt. The creditors, therefore, hold the
United States liable from the instant of annex
ton, and urge that the United Staes took Tex
as cum onere.
A condition of the act of Congress of the 9th
of September, 1850, was the issue of ten mil
lions of dollars 10 stock to Texas-provided
that no more than five millions should be- issued
until the creditors of the State should file re
leases in the treasury department for all their
claims. The residue of five millions is still in
the treasury. The State Of Texas, by her e-
gislative enactments has compelled her creditors
to ask relief of the government, and they now
ask of the United States (who holds the pledged
security,) the payment of the money advanced
to Texas while struggling to accomplish her
Such is the actual condition of this vexed
question, as we understand it.
The matter is now under consideration ofthe
Finance Committee of the Senate, of which
Mr.. HUNTER is chairman.