Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1852-12-25

The former are constantly agitating for some
change in the organic law, or urging new and
untried theories of human rights. The latter
are ever ready to engage in any wild crusade
against a neighboling people, regardless OF the
justice Of the enterprise and withoutlookinga at
the fatal consequences to ourselves and TO the
cause Of popular government. Such eApedi>
lions, however, are often stimulated by merce>
nary individuals, who expect to share the plum
der or profit OF the enterprise without exposing
themselves to danger, and are led on by some
irfespoasibles foreigner, who abuses the hos-
pitalityaof our Government by seducing the
young and ignorant TO join in his scheme ofper-
sonal ambition or revenge, under the false and
deiusiye ~pYetence Of extending the area of free
dom. These repyehensitle aggressIons but re-
tard the true progress of our nation and taruisl
its fair fame. They should therefore, re-
ceive Tie indignant frowns OF every good citi-
zen %ho sincerely loves his country and takes
Il pride in its prosperity and honor.
Our Constitution, though not perfect. is doubt
less tie best that ever was formed. Therefore
let every proposition 10 change It be well
weighed, and If found beneficial, cautiously
adopted. Every patriot will rejoice to see It's
authority SO eNerted as TO advance the prosper
ity and honor of the nations, whilst he will
watch with jealously any attempt to mutitate
this charter of our liberties or powers to acts
ofaggression and injustice. Thus shall con-
seryatism and progress blend their harmonious
action in preserving the form and spirit Of the
Constitution and at the same time carry for
ward the great Improvements of the country
with a rapidly and energy which freemen only
can display.
In closing this, my last annual communication
permit me, fellow-citizens, to congratulate you
on the prosperous condition of our beloved
country. Abroad, its relations with all foreign
powers are friendly, its rights are respected and
its high place in the family Of nations cheerfu'ly
recognized. At home we enjoy an amount of
happiness, public and private, which has proba-
bly, never fallen to the lot of any other people.
Besides affordiRg to our own citizens i degree
of prosperity, Of which on so large a scale /
know Of no other instance, our country is an
nuaIly affording a refuge and a home to multi
tudes, altogether without example, from the
Old Word.
We owe these blessings, under heaven, to the
happy constitution and Government, which
were bequeathed TO US by our fathers, and
which it is our sacred duty 10 transmit in all
their integrity to our children. We must all
consider it . great distinction and privilege to
have been chosen by the people to bear q part
in the administration of such q Government.
Called By an unexpected dispensation to is
highest trust, at Il season of embarrassment and
alarm,I entered upon its ardaous duties with
extreme diffidence. | claim only to have dis,
charged them to the best of an humble ability,
with q single eye to the public good; and it is
with deyout gratitude, on retiring from office,
that leave the country in a state Of peace and
prosperity.
WILLARD FILLMORE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 1852.
Daniel Webster IN The STATE Department-Mr
Webster's habits, while attending to his office
duties as Secretary of State. are thus sketched
in Lanman's Private Life Of the great states.
man:
He was usually among the first at his post of
duty in The department, and among the last to
leave. The first business he attended TO was
to read his mail, and this he accomplished in a
short time. and after a peculiar manner. The
only letters that he read with attention were
the official ones, and, where the questions they
brought up did not require investigations, were
generally disposed of Immediately; all political
letters were merely glanced at, and then fled
away for future consideration; those of a pri-
vate and personal character Were also laid
aside, to be attended to or answered early on
the following morning, at his residence: while
everything OF an anonymous character was
simply opened, torn in two pieces, and COM
mitted to the basket of waste paper. The
of business that he sometimes ~transac-
ted during a single morning may be guessed at
when it is mentioned he not unfrequently kept
persons employed writing at his dictation
at the same time: for, as he usually walked the
on ctIahE ocaasiapc ho urcu1l rita bic nbiaPI
a sentence in one room to be INCORPORATED
in a diplomatic paper, and, marching to the
occupied by his private secretary, give him
the skeleton, orperhaps the very language ola j
private note or letter. In addition to all this he {
it his businessto grant an audience to all
who might call upon him, receiving dignitaries
With dignity, and all friends, Strangers, and
even Office seekers, with kindness and cordial
~; and in this connection it may be well to
state that those who made. short visits were
generally the most successful III attaining their !,
ends, especially if said ends were stheir c%oun-
rvs or office.
FIRE Ka1aers.-Take aquart Of tar and three
~ofrosin, melt them, bring to a cooling
temperature, mix with as much saw dust, with a |
title charcoal added, as can be worked in; spread
but while hot upon a board; whencold, breakup
nto Jumps of the size ola large hickory nut, and i
you have at small expence, kindling material ]
enough for a household one year. They will a
'asily ignite from a match, and burn with a
blaze, long enough to start any wood i
hat is fit 10 burn.--Roch. Union. ;,
A Beautiful Fuaeral-A recent letter from !.
acapulco thus describes the funeral Of two sis !
ers--beautifnl girls Of eighteen and twenty I
ears. They were carried to the grave in the t
side by side, in al. open funeral car, j,
= elegant dresses which they had made with i
heir own handsfor the Spanish ball which was
Q have taken place on the evening Of their bu-