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The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-05-12
Write Letters.

Not to every body, nor to all that ask
you, or you will he taxed beyond your pa
ticncc, and find it hard to shake off a troop
Of Improbable acquaintance. Not to all
the girls who have made your heart flutter,
lest you kindle flames you will not be able
to lccd-lcst you write soft things that will
| look ridiculous in your biography some
offended dalnscl should be down upon you
for breach Of promise. Not to all your
cousins, lest your classes be neglected, and
your business suffer. A classmate in col
lcge was reprinandcd by the professor for
neglect of college studies. The delinquent
plead that the circle of his correspondence
was SO large that he could not find time to
attend to his Euclid.
Write punctually to those with whom
you have business connections. A great
many, who lack neither industry nor reso-
luton, find it extremely hard to write II
business note of half dozen lines. Like rail
cars, it is easier to run forty miles on their
track than rod out of the way on either
side. A friend of ours, who had suffered
much for lack of letters from his vessel whcl
on her voyage, gave package of old let
ters, directed to himself, into the hands Of
the captain, with positive orders for him to
drop one into the post Office of every port
where he touched. The post-mark on tho
corner answered his purpose.
Write to your sister. Your letters are u
luxury to her that she prizes above her jew
elry, and they cost you nothing, or near it.
BE at charges for sheet of paper and II
thimbleful of ink. The cigar you are smo-
king costs us much as the postage Of it.
The cigar ends in ashes and smoke; tho
letter Strengthens the family tie, and adds
strand to the blessed cords that bind tho
members of a common home together.
Write to your mother. If you are in
good company, she will see it in your let
tiers, and be comfortcd in your absence. If
you neglect to write, her affection has hard
struggles with her fears to assure her that
you have not gone astray. Have not time
Take from the backgammon board, from
the calls Of ceremony, from the society Of
companions, from sleep, from meals. When
you have not time to write to Your mother.
you have not time to look at a crowd gath
cred in the street. He that made time,
gave you time enough. What have you
done with itl
Write to your father. Your postpone
ment thickens the white hairs OH bis rever-
end head. Are you buster than he. aud he
writes to you. Flo will not misintcrpret
your silence; he can trust lis boy He
knows you are on a busy tide; the stream
runs fast. He will forgive you if you do
not recognize him waving his good wishes
from the bank. But he must 20 up soon
and when you have time to look, his manly
form may have departed. Give him the
costless solace Of frequent letters, that he
may know to the last that he is not forgot.
ten. Write to him to-day!
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-05-12

The commerce of the Island is not only
largely American, but much Of its produc-
ton is in American hands. Planters coin
money here who visits their estates but once
or twice year. At present. however, there
is not moro than onc-fifth of the island
cultivated at all. The export of five hun
drep thousand hogsheads, or one million five
hundred thousand boxes ofsugar per annum,
could easily be multiplied four or five fold,
and would be if the country belonged to the
United States and labor could be procured
The slave trade and slave births do not
begin to meet the demand for labor, and
slave property has advanced enormously
here within a short time. The estimated
annual importation is from twenty to thirty
thousand from Africa. Gentlemen who have
travelled all over the Island the past winter,
tell me that slaves have arrived lattcrly at
every port from Africa, but still there is Il
constant demand for labor.
The Chinese importation of I,20O,-to
be increased to G,OOO-is but as drop in
the ocean. Occasionally European white lab
or has been tried, but aside from the ndolence
and !ncrtncss Of the white laborers brought
here, there are no white people capable of
enduring heat but the natives of the island.
These I see beneath the broiling suns of
Havana, and in the fields around the city,
except for two hours at midday. Thos 3
who advocate annexation must remember
that Cuba can be ours only rs slave country.
No body of whites could labor in the sugar
fields, and no body of free blacks would labor
with regularity there AS it is, Louisiana
produces almost thrce-fifth rs many hog
hn, Ia. .<,f q,
and finds for the bulk of its production Il
home market, while here the market is Who'll
ly foreign. The production must hereafter
increase rapidly to meet the demands of our
augumenting population. There are here
about fifteen hundred sugar estates, giving
employment to $4,000 persons. The cap
acity Of this Island. however, can hardly be
estimated. Its greatest length, following
the curves, about eight hundred miles, and
the width from % TO 100 miles. Its princi-
pal ports are Havana, Santiago, Fucrto del
Principe, Matanzas, Trinidad Baracoa and
C!cntuegos, but there arc dozen cities, as
many towns, and some two hundred villages
and hamlcts of the island. All this would
undoubtedly make noble American State
| if the people and institutions were congen-
ials, and there were no other practical objcc-
tons. But these are. subjects to be consid-
cred upon more mature judgment, and li,otc
careful inquiry. Even to possess a country
where coffee, sugar and tobacco grow as
luxarantly as they do here, and the tropical
fruits spring up almost spontaneously, where
all the year round your table is spread with
pines aud oranges, plantains and yams, mel
ons and the sweet potato, with other and un-
hundred fruits fair to the eye and pleasant
to the taste, does not compensate for rccciv-
ing with all population so unused to and
so untitled for free government like our.
The more | see ofCuba, as it is, the more
reasons | find to oppose filibustcring, and
all present schemes of annexation.
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THE people must have head" said a
royalist prisoner to Cromwell. II quite
agree with you," ,"ireplied the Puritan: "the
people must have a head. and it was for
that very reason We took Charles the Firats."
The royalist did not reply. d
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-05-12

On the 9th of June, 1914, Campbell was
able to converse freely; but his strength had
become reduced, and on being assisted to
change his posture, he fell back in the bed
insensible. Conversation was carried OH in
the room in whispers; and Campbell utter
ed few sentences SO unconncctcd, that his
friends were doubtful whether he was con-
scious or not of what was going on in his
presence, and had recourse to an artifce to
learn. One Of them spoke of the poem of
Hohenlinden," and pretending to forget
the authors name, said he had heard it was
by Mr.. Robinson. Campbell saw the
trick, was amused, and said playfully, in
calm but distinct tone, "No; it was one
Tom Campbell" The poet had-as far as
a poet can-bccomc for years Indifferent to
postllumous fame. In 1888, five years be-
fore this time, he had been speaking to some
friends in Edinburgh on the subject. "When
| think Of the existence which shall COM
mence when the stone is laid above my
head, how can literary fame appear to me
to any onc-but as nothingl 1 believe,
when l am gone, justice will be done to me
in this way-that was pure writer. It
is an inexprcssible comfort, at any time of
life, to be able to look back and feel that l
have not written one line against religion
or virtue" Religious feeling was, as the
closing scene approached, more distinctly
expressed. A friend was thinking Of the
lines in "The Last Man." when he heard
with delight the dying man express his be-
lief "in life and Immortality brought to
light by the Saviour" To his niece lie said,
"Come, let US sing praises to Christi then
pointing to the bedside, he added, "Sit
here" "Shall play for you2" she said.
"Oh, yes" he replied; "let us pray for
each other" The Liturgy Of the Church
of England was read: lie expressed him
self soothed-comforted. Thenext day,
at moment when lie appeared to be
sleeping heavily, his lips suddenly moved,
and he said, awe shall see - to-mor-
row." naming a long departed friend. On
the next day he expired without struggle.
>.~.
HERE is one ofthe many beautiful thoughts
to which Fanny Forester has given express
sion:
ooh, let me die in the country, where
shall not fall, like the single leaf of the for
est, unheeded; where those that love me
need not mask their hearts to meet the care
less multitude, and strive rs duty to for
get me! Bury mo in the country, amid
the prayers of the good and the tears Of the
loving: not in the dark, damp vault, away
from the sweetscented air, and the cheer
full sunshine, but in the open fields, among
the flowers that l loved and cherished while
living" lHs..5 ~
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19
MEAN STORIES.

lawyers have their pnns on mesae pro
files, and'periumers theirs on the celebrated
Chinese soap, known as Mean Fun, but
mean to tell you about mean men.
That was mean Dutebman, that Han!
karg. He had one beautiful Madonna
looking daughter, who no more resembiet
/ him than does flower the root.
Hans, how on earth doyon keep the pota
toes from freezng?' asked neighbor one
morning.
| "Fy, makes Carolina shleep on de bo
tatoes," answered Hans; ''dat keeps dem
| from freezin'.'
There was a man who came into q
country store with an egg, which he wish
ed 10 exchange for darnpg needle. To
obige him. the store keeper agreed p the
trade. The bargain over, the egg.dealer
asked, "Don't you always treat when
you've driven trade?''
.sNo, for SO small trade answered the
merchant.
"A trades trade, whether IFS for one
egg or thousand!'
Agast at the mans meanness, the store
keeper complied. and asked, sWhat will
you take?'
81 like glass of wine, with egg beat
up in ii = answered the mean man.
The slore-keeper said nothing, but took
the egg which be had just received from
the man, and broke it. 1t happened TO be
a donble.yoked egg.
"There!r exclaimed tho moan man.
Now you must give me tfo needles,
cause that's a double egg | gin you.n
Aud that was a very mean youth who
defined love as .sa prodigal desire on the
part Of young man 10 pay some young
woman's boarl.'
And there was Deacon Overreach; now
he was 50 mean. he always carried hen
his gig box when be Travelled, to pick Up
The oats his horse wasted in the manger,
and lay an egg for his breakfast in the
morning.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

NEWSPAPER REApERs.-if subscribers
10 journals, like church members, in ''stop-
ping their paper were required to pro-
duce an editorial certificate before the,
could subscribe for another, there would be
some curious developements-as, for eX-
ample: "We certify that A. u. stopped his
paper because the editor refused to allow
him six columns for a personal vindicaion
which concerned nobody but himself. We
certify that G. ID refuses the paper be.
cause the editor did not publish the obtu
ary notice Of a relative, which was never
sent to him, but which he ought to have
detected ia some ot his exchange papers
We certify that Z. L. wishes to transfer
his patronage 10 another paper, because
having taken this paper SIX years without
paving cent, he felt himself insuI,ed BY
having bill sent To him BY way OF re
minder, postage unpaid. We certify that
b. b in his own oplnian. is poet OF the
first water; but the editor unfortunately
differing from him in his opinion, is regard
d BY hlm as wholly unqualified for his of
ice. We cer,iis that l. j. his stopped hi.
paper because the editor had the temeritN
,o express an opinion on certain matter
without having previously ascertalned The
opinion OF this particular subscriber"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19
WHOLE NUMBER 600.

The NEXT CoaeREss--One hundred
and ffty-seyen members hare been elected
to the Thirty third Congress, leaving sew
enty seven yet to be chosen. The political
complexion Of tho members which have
been thus far elected, is as follows
Democrats, l03; Wings, so; Aboliionsts,
4. The following nine States have each
a complete Democratic representations
California, New Hampshire, South Caroli-
~, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware,
Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin And one
State, Vermoot, has an unbroken Whig del
egaiion. The following States have not
yet held their Congressional elections:
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

A traveller in South America, speaking
IT the birds of his native land, saws il is
pleasant TO notice that, into whatever
strange countries they may have wandered
turing winter, aud Whatever strange ton
gues they may have heard, they neverthe
less come back speaking English. Hark
"PhGbe! Phnbe!' plain enough. And by
and by The Bob o link, saying "Bob o Lin
coln," and the quail saying "Bob White
We have heard Of one who always thought
the robin s,d, "skIle,! skillet! three leg
to skillet two legs to skillet" A Ger
tain facetious doctor saws the robins CRY
M, TO him as he passes along The road, "kil
'em! cure 'em! cure 'cm! phvsic! physc
ply sic" And the frogs indulge in humor
ons, sarcastic di'ties, in which one hears
''ug o rum! jug o rum" While another
responds. "Paddy got dhroonk, got dhroonk
'oonk, nk!''
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

A farmer dropped in upon bis landlord
short time since 10 pay his rent, putting
on at the same time, long face to cores
pond with the time. On entering his
house he told the landlord that times being
so bad. he couldn't raise the Money at all
and dashing a bundle Of bank notes on the
table,
..Therc," he said, ..that's all that can
pay"
The money was taken up aud counted
bv the landlord, who said
"Why this is twice as much as you ow
me"
"Dang'ee. give it 10 me again." said the
farmer. lin dashed if | didn't take il
from the wrong pockets
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

A great soiree had been given in Glas-
cow TO Mrs. Stowe; also at Edinburgh
She was enthusiastically received, chiefly
in religious circles. The Earls Of shailes,
bury and Carlisle were not ON hand.
Two thousand persons were present a'
the soree in honor Of Mrs. II B. Stowe,
arrival. DR.. MEDIEVAL, Of Glasgow, pre-
sided. On the succeeding evening, Mrs
Stowe attended a soree of the Glasgow
working classes. On the next morning
she proceeded to Edinburgh, and thence
would Journey to London.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

Missouri, in consequence ofthe Legisia-
ture not being able to re-dsirct The State
in accordance with the new apportonment,
in time to meet her late Congressional
election, has two additional representatives
to elect, which will be done BY dividing
the State temporarily into two Congression-
al districts, and electng one member from
each eide of the Missouri river. II the
members to be elected should represent
their States in politics the same as in the
last Congress, the next House Of Represen-
tatives will stand, giving each party one Of
the members TO be elected in Missouri, as
lows:-Democrats l53, Wings II, Abol-
itionists 4.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19
JErFERsoN's OPINION OF ARDENT SpIR

JErFERsoN's OPINION OF ARDENT SrIR
Irs.--"I'he habit OF using ardent spirits by
men in public Office has occasoned more in,
Jury to the public service, and more trouble
TO me than any other circumstance which
has occurred ia the internal concerns OF
te country, during my administration; and
we're | to commence my administration
with the knowledge have acquired from
experience, the first question ] should ash
in regard TO every candidate for public OF
fee would he. is he addicted to the use o
lrdent spirl's,'
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

THE END Of THE WORLD A Mr.
Cummings, Of Concord, New Hampshire, d
man Of some note, it is said, has issued q
flaming publication, announcing the end OF
all subunsry things in 1854! lie finds a
number of followers, and is producing some
alarm among the Granite Hills. Parson
Browuow, of the Knoxville Wing. says he
hopes the event will be put off a few years,
n, for his convenience, but for the ben
tft OF mos, of his neighbors. He thinks
they are not ready for the reckoning, a,
Knoxville.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

A MopEL SpEEcH--Here is model
speech, made by the President OF the
Northamptonshire, (Englana) Farming and
Grazing Society, on presenting fine cup
to a young man:
SNOW, young man, take that cup, and
remember, also, TO plough deep and drink
shQlEoW.n
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

LIGHT FROM THE LANTERN. Just tht
Nan We congratulate the country, more
especially the ilyer classes Of society, upon
he selection Of our respected pupil. Solor
BprEand. Of Arkansas. TO fulfil the impor
t.ut duties OF Minister ri Central America
When we remember TINT his two last dlplo
matte fea,s were to knock down Senator
Foole in the Senate Chamber, aud to break
Mr. kennedy's nose at his own desk, in
rhe Census Bureau Office, we feel sure he
will be a first rate Plenipotentiary-
certainl> not of the Temperate order, fol
IS our friend Legos observes, he will be O
he To- Bicco-nalian kind, settling every
hing with Rum Punches and Snashes
We understand the authorities at Nicaragua
intend insuring sheir noses without delay
Go ahead, Solon!
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

The Hudson River Railroad, one hun.
dred aud fifty miles in length, employs two
hundred and twenty five flag men," sta
toned a, intervals along the whole length
of the line. Just before train is to pass
each one walks over his "beas," and looks
to see that every track and tie, every tun
mel, switch, rail, clamp, and rivet is in
good order and free from obstruction. II
80, he takes bis stand with white flag and
waves i, to the approaching train, as sig
nal TO "come on and come on il does, at
full speed. If there is anything wrong he
waves red flag, or at night red lamp.
and the engineer on seeing it, promptly
shuts offlhe steam, aud SQUADS The whistle
10 ..put down the brakes"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

Ann of Bohemia, consort Of Richard H.,
first introduced the fashion Of riding side
ways, en- horseback. Previous 10 that,
ladies rode "as the men do.' Stothard,
the English painter, in illustrating Chau-
GERS Canterbury Pilgrims, has committed
she solccism Of placing his principal lady
on horseback; sideways, though the poet
describes her as having ON her feet ga pair
Of spurres sharpe"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

JosEpuus BAREsA, a Hungarian, hung
himself at Mascatlne. Iowa, on Monday
last. He had been slightly indisposed Tor
some days, and chose this mode of termn,
a,ing his existence. He was once 10 al
fluent circumstances, was Captain in the
Hungarian army in lS4S, and refugee
from that country. He was about thirty
years Of age.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

SINGULAR MAN.-The Medina, Ohio
Democra, says there is an insane man in
that towa, named Smi,h--hs joints are all
double, and he can dispace them from
thcir natural position without iuconysni-
ence or any great effort. lie has two pair
Of lungs, and By inhaling air sufficient, to
Gil both, can continue 2S minutes without
breathin5. Ia the late war with Mexico,
he served as a private under Gen. Taylor.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

A young lady with $4,000 edvertises
ia the New York Tribune for a Presbyte-
rian or Dutch reformed husband. Nash.
rifle Gazette.
If she will send ber advertisement out
this way, we'll find her husband for one
half the money kentucky Flag.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

1t is said that the railroads, now in
course Of construction in Europe anc
America, will require for their compile
ton no less than two millions and four
hundred thousand tons Of iron. To make
this quantity will occupy all the rolling
mills 10 the world, which are engaged
in the manufacture Of railroad iron, al
least six years--thosc OF Greht britain
furnishing -four,hs, and the Unltcd
States, France and Belgium the remain
100 fourth. The best authorities do moi
estimate the larges, quantity of railroad
iron in any one year even as high as
100000 tons, vet even at this rate i
will take six years to furnish iron io'
The roads already begun.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

TIcKLING,--ln Troy a young man was
fined three dollars for tickling a married
lady. The man pleaded common usage
in Justification; but the lady argued (and
she had the best Of i,) that il il was con-
mon usage. i, was not common right, and
that every lady possessed the right Of
choosing her own ticklcr.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

SANTA ANNa's PoLIcY.-The following
from the Washington correspondent OF the
Journal of Commerce, is not a bad view o!
Santa Annals position:
Santa Anna, in his communication to
Escobsr, made gratuitous declaration OF
war against the United States. Many sup,
pose that he courts hostilities with the Uni,
led States, for several reasons-to wit
that in war, he can do as he pleases having
the supreme and uncontrolled power, and
then, if the result Of the war should not
make emperor, or perpetual dictator, it will
he to force an annexation Of Mexico to the
United States, and thereby, save his heac
and his vast landed estates.
Through all his former vicissi'udes
Santa Anna has been able TO preserve hi
lands. Those have never been ccn6scated
The first thing he did after landing ut Ver'
Cruz, was to visit his estate near Jslspa
But in another revolution, he might chanc
to lose his lands il not his life.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

Here is demonstration Of the go.ahead
ativeness of the age:
MARRIED.--In Canton, Me-, Feb. 20
by +. G. Harlow, ESQ.,, after a conrtshii
Of Is minutes, Calvin Simmons, Esqy Il
Miss Cynthia G. West, all Of Canton.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

CLTThere are at this time not less than
twenty sewing machines in active opera
ton in Cincinnati. These consume no
bread, support no children. pay no rent,
and are really the most formidable enemies
of the seamstresses--lhe worst obstacle to
be overcome in an attempt TO realize fair
DAYS wages for fair days work Of the nee.
dlewomau.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

Touching the Springfield Rapping Con.
vsuton, the Republican has the following
forcible remark ~, was poor, pitiful,
nonsensical, incoherent, hege podge, insane
fro,hy mess, Of tom foolery."
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

Look AT HOME While You say that the
religion Of Your neighbor is like u garment
that sits loosely upon him, be careful that
YOUR own is not like glove that fits either
hand Those who have the least piety
themselves are not untrequently the most
censorous towards others; dishanes'
man is the first to detect fraudulent
neighbor.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-05-19

In Canada, the usury laws are abolished
A man can charge what rate ofinterest he
pleases; but can only recover 6 per cent
by law.