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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-07-28

that cook. One day -one-of the -men saw the
cook chopping wood, and Immediately said,
\" That's woman II began to be rumored
about, which the cook hearing, she demanded
her wages-six weeks, al thirty dollars a
month--and returned to the settlement, having
earned nearly as much in male attire, in six
weeks, as she would have received in some
body's kitchen in St. Pauls for. whole year.
Surely there is virtue in pantaloons.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-07-28

:" Now 60 to meeting, DEAR" said Mrs.
Partington, as Isaac stood smoothing his hair,
preparatory to going out on Sunday. He
looked down 10 his new shoes, and thought Of
the green fields made him sigh. A fishing
line hung out of his pocket, which Mrs. Part
ington did not see. "Wherc shall ! 60 ton'
asked Ike. Since the old lady had given up
her seat in the Old north Church, she had no
stated place of worship. Co." replied she
sublimely, as she pulled down his jacket be-
hind, ''go any where's where the gospel is
dispensed with Such liberality is rare
Rigotry finds no place in her composition, and
the truth, in her view, throws its light into
every apartment Of the Christian edihce, like
an oysterman's chandelier into his many ooolhs'
The smile is not the very best, but The best
to be had at present.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-07-28

The happiest man in the world IS SAID to
he s.nicoer at a dance" In our opinion the
rule il too limited A ''nigger" is not only
bappv At a dance but in every other position.
darkey may be poor but he is never low
spirited. Whatever he earns he invests in
fun and deviltry. Give him dollar, and in
less than an hour he will lay seven shillihgs
Of it out in yellow neck-ties OF cracked vio-
lin. There is something in the African that
sheds trouble as a duck will water. Who
ever knew a scullud pusson" to commit sur
cidel The negro is strongly given to love
and jealously; but he has no taste for afsenlc'
He may lose his all by betting against rOui-
ette, but he don't find relief for his despair a.
white folks do. by resorting to charcoal fumes
Or BEDFORD, but BY visitin ''de fair sex ana
nar,iripatipe in the mazy Influence Of "de o.
a;v,,,,oI chnvnltions of der clarinet"
T.ser PtNE TIMBER. We notice this e.
ports from (DObUy 1sland) Darien Of fOftySfour
large pine masts, believed to be as long and
large as any ever exported from the united
States. We have not had returns recently
from Darien, but We think The exports "a g1r
and lumber this year have been aboRsr. hssn
millions or feet, and an equal am
svncr,ad f,om Savanuah. Georgia n"s.
- 80 ,... ',ruhss than Maine Sarr''-
nah Georgian
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

A cotemporary lays down the following
|pithy code Of newspaper bylaws. They
are the best we have seen drawn up, and
are worth the attention Of newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS and-of everybody else:
/. Be brief This is the age of telegraph
and stenography.
2. BE pointed. Don't write ali around 5
subject without hitting il.
3. State facts. but don't stop 70 mcralize.
It's drowsy subject. Let the reader do
his own dreaming.
4. Eschew prefaces. Plunge at once into
your subject, like swimmer into cold wat
er.
s. If you have written sentance that
you think particularly fne, draw your pen
through it A pet child is always the worst
in the family.
s. Condence. Make sure that you really
have anidea, and then record tin the short
est possible terms. We want thoughts in
their quintessence.
q When your article is completed, write
out nine-tenths Of the adjectiVes The Eng
fish language is a strong language but won't
bear much reducing"
8. Avoid all high flown language. The
plainest Anglo-Saxon words are the best.
Never use stills when legs will do as well.
g. Make your sentences short. Every
period is milestone, at which the reader
may halt and rest himself
10. Write legibly. Don't let your man
uscript look ike the tracks Of spider half
drowned in ink. We shant mistake any one
for a genius, though he writes as crabbedly
as Napoleon.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
THE WHIG.
ThacIkeray.

Notwithstanding Thackeray's assertion
that be did not intend to write book on.this
country, doubt is expressed as to his ad-
herence to his first determination. IF we
must be cut. up" says the Yankee Blade,
ssand our follies and foibles laid bare to the
worlds gaze, thereis no one whom we would
sooner choose to doitt than Thackeray. With
all his critical sharpeness, he is unquestion-
ably large-minded, big hearted man; and
no one we believe, would delight more to &C
knowledge our real virtues, while laughing
at onr weakness, and scaryifying our vices.
Let his book, therefore, come, and let it be
as full of sharp, discrimination satire as his
genius can crowd it. Let it be brimful Of
ridicule .heapedup, pressedtogether shak-
en- down, and running over. The more,
the better, if he viii tell the plain, unvar-
nished truth about US. naught extenuating,
setting down in malice"
Another contemporary remarks:-"We
trust that Thackeray will write book a.
bout our snobs, our literary men, our His
torical Associations, and our Athenahms.
five are dissected annually by some Eng
lish tourist, let our tormentor be no obscure
hack or half-educated cockney-but rather
let US fall into the hands of the man who
has grown grey and great in ridiculing the
infrmities of our nature. II Jonathan is
green, savage rough and eccentric, he is at
the same time giant, rejoicing in energy
and strength not less than that of John Bull.
A man possessing the bold, strong mind of
Thackeray, can at once appreciate our Vir-
tues, and detect our weaknesses. An I'M
prejudiced work from such man upon our
social and political peculiarities, however
humorous and severe, would deserve respect
and consideration. Such man, whilst witty
and satrical. would never soil his pages by
the coarse libles while obscure tourists,
heap npon us their ephemeral productions.
Such book would possess the permanent
value of an historical picture"
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

EEThe New York Day Book warmly
supported the election Of Gen. Pierce and
was very often quoted by the Democratic
organs during the canvass. When Pierce
was inaugurated, .the Day Book praised his
inaugural in the highest terms and express
ed the most sanguine beliefthat his admin
istration would be characterized by high
order of wisdom and craftsmanship. Yet
here is what the Day Book says now:
ssWhat do you think of our adminstra-
tion?" writes friend from Albany. We
think the best thing we can do is to think
as little about it as possible. This is not
the first time we have been humbugged,
and probably will no. be the last. Never
did a man have better opportunity to draw
around him the best men of the country,
and to secure the support of three-fourths
of his own party, and half of the opposi
ton, than Franklin Pierch had on the 4th
day of last March, and never did man so
foolishly and blindly throw away such an
opportunity.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

EE Foote and the Constitution is now
the watch-word of the people. With Foote
the Constitution is safe; without him and
his principles. down comes the Union, the
Constitution and the Liberties of the people.
With character of intelligence. patriotism
and moral worth, peculiar to himself, he
surpasses all calculation -over-rides time,
place and circumstances. Shame and con-
fusion of faces haunt the followers Of King
Caucus.--lNarshall Guard
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
THE .CounsE o. 90 ApMINIsTRArIoN.-


The CoURsE OF TIM ADM1NIsTRATIoN.--
The New York Commercial dilates on what
it calls the ''inexplicable course Of President
Pierce's administration" The editorthinks
land good.many people think with him :
It is about time that the country knew
something of the general principles. domes-
tic and foreign, which are to guide that ad-
ministration during President Pierce's-in-
cumbency of Office; and yet in very truth,
scarcely two the Democratic papers seem
to agree in their estimate Of what will be
the administrative policy. The general en-
barrasment on this subject is not little in
creased by the contradictory course Of the
Washington Union which claims, with what
Justice we are not prepared to say to speak
the sentiments ofthe President and his Cab
met. One day that journal lauds Russia
and the next utters contrary sentiments; now
asserts that the President will neither place
nor retain in Office Freesoiler, and then
endorses, without qualification, the appoin-
tment of gentleman VIGOROUSLY Free
soiler; it approved one day Governor Lanes
proclamation avowing his intention to seize
upon the Mesilla, Valley, and again condem-
ned it as unwarranted; now it reads Hun
ker, until its readers are lost in its maze of
contradictions.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

WHAT IS PROGRESS. What is that differ
ence between us which authorizes US to use
the word progress and TO look back with a
complacent, Multiplying eye upon the attain
|ments of the generation that have passed
away? 1t is that; in our discoyefies in sci
ence, by our applicationsof those discoveries
to practical art, by the enormous increase
of mechanical power consequent upon me-
chanical invention, we have universatized all
the beautiful and glorious results of indus
try and skill, we have made them common
possession Of the people. and given to socie-
ty at large, to almost the meanest member
of, the enjoyments, the elegance which
in former times were the exclusive privilege
of kings and mobiles. 1aT6uae
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
The Union Democrats

The Union Democrats throughout the
State. finding themselves the prescribed vic
Tins of the vengeance of the State Rights
wing. standing aloof, and refusing their CO.
operation with those who seek to tole them
into slaughterpen caucuses in order to be-
head them. Well may they do SO. When
such distinguished Union Democrats as
Foote, Nabers, Wilcox, Clark and host OF
others, are branded for destruction, what
can the more obscure portions of the Union
democracy hope or expect from that intol-
Grant spirit? They can be useful to their
State Rights prescribers by helping them
to official station; but themselves must be
content to act as menials and dfudges fot
those who claim for themselves all the high
places in the synagogue. # they refuse
their cooperation to promote the political
elevation of their overbearing rivals, denun.
citation and abuse are resorted to in order to
bring therefractory to an unconditional sur
render. But the idea Of making Union dem.
ocfats the submissive catspaws Of their State
Rights yiliiers is absurd and the attempt
will prove ridiculous failure Before the
former can act cordially with the latter.there
must cease to be q prescription Of Union
democrats; the latter must be recognized Al
| in good standing and in every way worthy
and leading Union democrats must cease t
be made the victims Of State Rights perse
cution and vengences
/ Kose;usko ChrOn.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
what is Democracy,

The Buffalo Republic, a Democratic pa
per, asks the question, and answers it in the
following definite and comprehensive man.
ner: ''like all other names Of things, it inn
plies whatever the people mean who use it.
in the particular country where it is used. !"
We have never Says the Savannah Repub-
lican) heard more complete and full def
milton Of the term democracy from any
source. and this too from an organ of ode
mocracy.' 1T implies whatever the peo-
pie mean who use it, in the particular part
of the country where it is used! We al
ways thought democracy an india rubber
cloak, that could be stretched into shape to
cover all sorts of political doctrines, in any
latitude. In Massachusetts it implies Coali-
tionism. In New York it implies Hunker-
ism and Barnburnerism, hards and softs.
At the North it implies Freesoilism and
Abolitionism; at the South, Southern Rights,
Secession and Disunion. In the East it ina
plies strict construction: in the West, Inter
nal Improvement by the General Govern
ment. At the North it implies Protection,
at the South Free Trade At the North
Fourierism. in Georgia Rapperism. DC, DC,
ad minimum. 1t implies any and everything
in turn, and nothing long-its active princi.
pies being the loaves and fishes. 1T i'm
plies whatever the people mean" Il is
one thing at the North, and another at the
South, and entirely different in the Eas1
from what it is in the West; and yet it i
all democracy. Truly democracy IS com
prehensiye term, and suits alike the views
] of Abolitionists at the North and Fire-eaters
of the South; latitudinarians and strict con.
structionists; free-raders and protectionlsts
union men and disunionists; internal i'm
EproYement men and anti-internal improve
ment men; "black spirits and white. rec
spirits and grey It is protean mask 70
aspiring political demagO gues, Of every hui
and color, ID any part Of The country. Il
short, II implies phate0er t.ss people nsea,
s6ho use Il, In he particulaR country w.aere
Il ussd' That is modern democracy.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

lust received per steamer Alton, from New
- Orleans, Selected By myself a full supply of
the cheapest Family Groceries. Also, Brandies,
Wines, Fruits, &c. have made arrangements
with an Importing House in New Orleans,
which enables me by order, to be always pre-
pared for both wholesale and retail customers.
Ihaye on hand choice brands of Claret Wine,
which can sell at as low prices as can be pur-
chased in New Orleans. Give me call.
ID. TAMBORINE.
Yazno city. may 81. 1859. 46-tf
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
Coy. N. 8. Fonfe.

A correspondent of the N. Orleans Delti
lgives the following correct and interesting
sketch Of Gov. Foote:
Il must praise him as q private gentle
man, for it would be difficult to sit many
minutes within hearing Of his voice. ane
not acknowledge his many accomplishment
his evident kindness, and that unforced
unaffected politeness which accompanies al
his acts and words. He has evidently ar
ardent and impulsive nature in which few
political enmities may Turk without injuring
its capacity for retaining in its core the
warmast and kindest feelings.
Governor Foote's versatility is the mos
stricking characteristic of his mind-and
his reading having been extensive and thor.
ough. with the lawyer he can talk law, with
the poet he enters into the Witcheries d
| rhyme-the literary man is astonished to
find him up in every branch of bellies let,
ters and to the enthusiast in the cause oil
European freedom. he appears the embodi-
ment of liberal and progressive truth. In
fact he reminds you Of the epithet which
the Germans apply to. Goethe, and you are
compelled to designate him the "many sided
one" As conversational he has very few
equals. and his rapid, sketchy style is often
picturesque. while it is always pleasing.
He has the good taste not to poke mock sub
limities in your face-as protested takers,
small Coleridges, and diminutive De Quin-
cy's always do-but moves along through
argument with quiet. easy gait. which ena-
bles him occasionally to snatch flower
from the margin of his subject, which is all
the more welcome, because it is not formed
on your attention as rarity or a wonder.
: had the pleasure Of enjoying the hospi-
tally Of the Governor for few days and /
must say that, at his own hearth-surround-
ed by his graceful and accomplished child
ren-he appeared to me, and to my friends,
in very amiable light indeed. He posses
ses that indiscribable knack of placing you
at your ease at once-of ignoring the fact
that you are stranger. and of preserving
for you the peculiar naturalness of home
while you enjoy the pleasure of novel scenes
and new acquaintance is the secret
true politeness, and the greatest charm of
social intercourse. / was previously under
the impression that he was something Of an
egotist, but I soon perceived that in his de-
sire to make his guests happy-by illusions
to their favorite pursuits and past experience
-he avoided all reference to himself or his
career. He may have been almost too care
full on this score, for we would have listen
ed with interest to the memorabilia of life
which has been so distinguished by active
labor on. distinguished stage-the Con-
gress of country which is the greatest in
the world
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
TIle Life CLOCK.


There Is little mystic clock,
No human eye hath seen.
That beateth oD, ana .beateth on.
From morning until en
And when the soul is wrapt in sleep,
And heareth not a sound,
It ticks and ticks the liyeIong night,
And never runneth down.
Oh! wonderous is tIieWorlo Of art.
That tells the passing hour,
But art ne'er formed nor mind conceived
The life clock magic power.
Nor setingold, nor decked with gems,
BY pride or wealth possessed,
But rich or poor; or high or low,
Each bears it in his breast.
When life's deep stream mid beds Of flowers,
And still and softly glides,
Like the waveIet's step, with a gentle beat
Itwarns Of passing tides.
When passion nerves the warriors arm,
For deeds Of hate and wrong,
Though needed not the gentle sound,
The knell is deep and strong.
When eyes to eyes are gazing soft;
And tender words are spoken,
Then fast and wild it rattIes on,
AS if with love 'twere broken.
Such is the clock that measures lie,
Of flesh and spirit blended;
And thus twill run within the breasts
Till that strange life is ended.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

LITERARY CoiNcIDENCEs. Cowpor said
" God made the country ndmade thetown."
The Latin poet, Yaro, expressed that very
sentiment before him. Pope says-"The
proper study Of mankind is man; but Char
ron the Frenchman, said it first. Byron. in
his Childe Harold, has the multiplies ina
ges Of sorrow. But the same smile is in
Burton. Giordano Burns said the first peo-
pie of the world should rather be called the
youngsters than tAe dnesenss. Lord Bacon
4 large plagiarist, makes use of the very
same idea. Gray sings beautifully about
full many a gem Of purest ray serene, and
many a flower, concealed in the mind and In
the the sea- But Bishop Hall FIRST wrote
the whole sentiment in prose. Addison
speaks of the stars forever singing as they
shine Sir Thomas Brown talks Of s'the SIM
|ging consultations; though both have fol-
lowed the idea expressed in the scripture.
Shelley speaks Of Death, and his brother
Sleep. The expression was Sir Thomas
Browns. It's impossible for a reader to go
through ayalietY Of books. without finding
plagiarism or, at least, condolences, onal-
most every page he pores over
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

A PIERCE APPOINTMENT The ST. Louis
Republican Of the 4th contains The following
announcement:
Ralph w. Cay has been appointed Post
master at CarrolIton, Ill. in place of r.. B.
Hill, removed. Its not known, we under
stand VINO recommended him He IS 3
Freesoiler, farmer, and not aclsizsn Of the
United States, having never transferred his
allegiance from Queen Victoria to this coun.
try he with Be something bothered when
he come To takes al oath TO support the Con.
stitution Of the United States: before enter
ling upon the duties Of his Office.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
Van LOON. "A XTON . co.,
LEVI sTREEI. I0KsBIRo.

Mac1inists, hon and Brass F0nsdsrs,
ENGINE AND CARR BUILDERS,
Gin aud Mil Work, and all kinds Of Plan-
tation and Steamboat work promptly
executed and fully guaranteed.
February IS. 1853. 32-ly.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

PUBLIo Schools IN INDIANA The Indi-
ana Common School System IS being carried
ouE 81 The Holsters with zeal. and promises,
when fnlly undetslood and put under active
organization, 70 be al abundant source 81
pride to that fourishing State.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

lust received, Is baskets La Gordon
z Vert brand in pints and quarts, for sale
= d. TAAiBORINE.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

Eg During the speech Of John ]. Nc
Rae, at Holly Springs, the editor Of the Mar
shall Guard asked him if he was not the
author Of the Resolutions Of Censure against
Gov. Foote. He answered that hs scas. that
he held himself to strict accountability for
them, and that he ,OOssld never Advocate tier
RECESSION
Such is the mannow traversing the State
and preaching most loving sermons from
that popular fre-eating text, let by gones
be by-gones.. McRae. who would draw 10
his support, the Union friends Of Governor
Foote. but the Governor himself he would
Iconsign to the lowest depths Of political ig-
nominy and disgrace.
aberdeen bsdspenacW.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

10 II you wish % know the person a
painss 6honi Jon have most reason g guard
yourself. your looking lass wll reveal him
10 you.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

a Contemporary announcing the marriage
of an editor, says he was always Of the
opinion that editors had just as good right
% starye some mans daughter as any one
else.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

Domestic ANIMALS IN THE UMTND STATEs.
According to the the cencus returns the
|numbero Of horses in the United States a. the
last enumeration, was 4, 335. $685. or in al
bout the pscportion Of one 70 FIVE Of the in
habitants. New York has one horse 10 sew
en- persons. Pennsylvania one 70 six three
free inhabitants The number Of horses
in the United States Is more than three times
as large as that Of Great Britain
The asses and mules in hecountry num-
Der $50 $685. the mich cow {, 392, O44; the
the working oxen, 4, 899 al the sheep; 3 1 &
72l ,8l4 the swine, 20,3I6. sos. The total
value Of the live stock in the country was
estimatedto be at 8 54S. $50 40. Vermont
stands highest Oh the list Of the Northern
italics The estimated value Of herlive stock
was SIC .64s 228 That Of Massachusetts
WAS SIS, 647. TO
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
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4 Recipe The way to make your
self loved IS to love.
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02

GTRANBERKfEe end Cherries 8 their
= swn juice foF sale s. 2. 3 AsRoRiNE
The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-09-02
Sparkling Champaigne !.

Yazoo city, may 81, 1852. 46-tt