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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

q We see in the English papers q Curl
ous anocdotc Of Wellington, quoted from the
New Quarterly Review:
"Some years since, the Duke was sitting at
his library table, when the door opened. and,
without any announcement. in stalked figure
Of siugularly ill-omen. Who're you I asked
the Duke. in his short, dry manner, looking
up, without the least change Of countenance,
upon the intruder. i am Apolyon.' What
waut?' 1 am sent to kill You Kill me
very odd. 1 am ApollYou, and must put
you to DEATH. 'Blidged to DO it to-day 2
Il am not told the day or tho hour. but must
do my mission. Very inconyeniens- livery
busy-great many letters to write-cal again.
aud write me word-I'll be ready for you
And the Duke went on with his corrcspou-
donce. The maniac. appalled, probably by
the stern. unmovable old man, backed out OF
the room, and in half an hour was safe in
bedlam."
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13
Patrick Henry.

A man stands upou the floor Of tbs House
Of Delegates Of Virginia He turn an eye
Of fire around him. That emotion, reader
was the first breath Of newborn Liberty !!
She started into life at his inspiration, and the
days Of Tyranny were numbered
The grandeur Of that scene cannot be com.
passed in one glance lie stood amid grave
and prudent body Of men, conscious indeed
Of the wrongs Of their country, but relying
upon modest petition for redress They had
never let their ima.iuations ramLle into vis-
ions Of upright and chainless Independence
A thousand things forbade the idea. Their
habits OF thought and action, their pitiable
weakness Is a country, their disgust for war
on account Of recent and exhaustiug conflicts,
all tended to iudispose them for freedom.
They were, besides, lcgislating beneath the
jealous eyes Of royal deputies, who would not
fail to call treason By it, right name They
sat, as it were, under the glimmerings Of the
diadem.
Who would dare, if so inclined, to stalk
forth from their midst and throw down the
gauntlet to the mightiest Empire Of the world
nay, to all the empires Of the world--to
principles as old as the great globe itself, in
terwoyen with every page Of past history,
sanctioned BY venerable ages, and proud aud
awful as the heavens? Who would dare to
leap on the mossgrown and frownins ramparts
Of monarchy, and pluck its blood-red flag
Who would rush out from the security Of
submission, and, Sampson-like. grasp the lion
by his name 1t was the grandest moment
Of time-but God had reared up one to fill it.
That man was Patrick Henry
lie opened his lips. His heart, big with
the destinies Of the world, struggled for a
moment with doubt-but no longOr The
electric appeal shot forth-darted on-fash.
ing fercer and brighter, and growing in over
majority, until the last words
+" GIVE Me LIBERTY, OR GIVE NE DEATH -
filled up the measure of terrible might aud
the last link Of the chain that had eternally
bound the form Of freedom was riyen. lie
bad finished his sublime task. The Reyolu-
ton was afoot!
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

NIAGARA FAILS AND LAKE ERTE.-Pro-
fessor Siliman, the eminent geologist. dis
credits the opinion advanced BY some. that
the gradual wearing away Of the rocks Of Nj
agara Falls, may possibly result in draining
Lake Erie In recent lecture, he remarked !.
:" They win not halt at their present station,
but retreat slowly and surely abont two miles
further, where they viii stop for an unknown
period. and probably forever. since at this
place the head limestone will form both base
and top Of the falls and thus stop the rapid
destruction Of tho rock Some have thought
that they would finally reach Lake Eric. and
that then tho Lake would be completely drain.
cd. Such an event is impossible. at the
point already mentioned. the torrent win grad
ually wear away tho surface Of the limestone.
forming rapid, and thenceforth Niagara will
be one Of the lost wonders Of the world.r--
Prtxcrso~ Repe5Sscas.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

A WoRD TO YoUNG MEN.-Wishing and
signing and dreaming Of greatness, said viii
liam Writ, will not make you great. But
caunot young man command his energies (.
Read Foster on decision Of character. That
book will tell you what is in your power to
accomplish. You must grid up your lions
and 20 to work with all the indomitable cncr-
gy Of Napoleon scaling the Alps. i isyour
duty to make the most Of time, talents, and
opportunities. Alfred, King Of England,
though he performed more than any OF his
subjects. found time to study. Franklin in
midst Of his labors, bad time 10 dive into the
depth Of philosophy, and explore an untrod-
den path Of science Frederick the Great,
with an empire at bis direction, in the midst
Of war, and on the eve Of battle. found time
to revel in the charmes Of philosophy, and
feast on the luxurics Of silence Napoleon
with Europe at his disposal, with kings in
his ante-chamber, at the head Of thousands Of
men whose destinies we're suspended on his
arbitrary pleasure, found time to converse with
books. And young men. who are confined
to labor or business even twelve hours day,
may take an hour and half Of what is left
for study. and this will amount to two months
in the course Of the year.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

Thick HEADED-YERY-A man came to
the window of the Post Office 'tother day.
and says he to Emerson, the clerk
Anything for me ?
The name :!
say, is there anything for me ?
Well, what's the name ? continued the
aiIable clerk
Name 2
Name.
Oh, ah-yes. yes-why hang it. in the
multiplicity Of my affairs. if | hayn't really
forgotten my own name " said the gent, aud
he moved on to let others in.
Pondering the matter over, the oblivious
man passed down the avenue, when he ran
afoul Of friend
"Ah good morning Mr. Potter |"
Potter that's it, thank you. for I'm
hanged if | hadn't forgot my own name.
Potter. BY George that's it,
Aud the obliyious individual left his friend
in haste, to see if there was a letter in the
Office for-John Potter
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

A Coon REToRT.-- Tho Lord Sanwick.
who was the first lord Of the Admiralty
l1Il-was. as the world said, very proHi-
gate, and without religious principles. DR..
Scott, Of Simonburn. dincd at bis table, and
as report stated, was about TO say grace be-
fore dinner, when Lord Sandwich said,
/" Stay, Doctor, [ have a chaplain Of my own,
who Is coming into the room. AMI immedi-
ately a monkey was introduced, dressed in
canonicals. Scott then apoligizel for having
obtrudea his services. assuring Lord Sand
vich that he did not know his lorlship hal
relation in orders.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

YANKEE CouRTsHIp.--A loye-lorn swain
broke wish-bonc with his hearts queen
somewhere in New Hampshire.
Meow what dyou wish, Sally!' demanded
Jonathan, with a tender grin Of expectation.
i wish | was handsum,' replied the fair
damscl, 'haudsum as Queen Victory
Jerusalem what wish replied Jona-
than, when youer handsum 'nuf meow But
Iii tell yer what wish. Sally wish you
was locked up in my arms, and the key was
lost
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

1E A fool barber, and bald-headed
man travelled together Losing their way.
they we're forced to sleep in the open air and
to avert danger it was agreed to keep watch
BY turns. The lot first fell TO the barber.
who for amusemct shaved the FOOLS head
while he slept; he then woke him, and the
fool, raising his hand to scratch his head ex-
claimed =" Here's pretty mistake -Ras-
cal you have walked the bald-headed man in.
stead Of me-
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

New UsE ron BEDDUGs. Y. Y Sun
day Atlas announces the discovery Of the
utmost Importance to wine drinkers. has been
made BY Mr.. Struggles, maker Of port and
champaign wine in New Jersy. The Ian
caster Express from which we deriYe our
facts, states that the rapid consumption Of
cockroaches used to give the nutty aud peeu-
liarly piquant flavor to wine, hal made it diff
fcult to find a sufficient supply. In this di-
lemma the wine maker conceived the happy
idea that bedbugs might be used as substi-
tute lie tried the experiment aud the re-
suit was far more satisfactory than he had
anticipated. 1t was found that quart Of
bedbugs contained as much Of the favoring
principle as three pints or more Of the roach
es-and that the former have but little Of that
narcotic or sleep producing effect which is at
tributcd to the latter. Contracts have been
made With some Of tho fashionable boarding.
house keepers in philadelphia aud New York
for an ample supply Of this new article Of
traffic. II is thought the boarders will be
somewhat pleased with this intelligence.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

GooD.-The Bayou Sara Ledger teDs the
following story:
A gentleman told US an anecdo.c the other
day, which we think is too good to Be lost.
lie said that rich old fellow who used to
live in the neighborEood Of Natchez. Miss.
used to keep a carriage aud pair Of horses
for bis daughters exclusive benefit. and, as a
matter Of course, the young ladies used to
make good use Of them scarcely day pas
sing over their heads that did not fnd them
going to or coming from Natchez The old
man, III the meantime, you must rccolect.
was very close in matters Of money. Tho
horses began to look thin--so thin that one
would have supposed that their only proven
der was barrel-heopa, shayings or something
similar. One day tho old glntleman was
standing in front Of Que Of the principal ho-
tcs in Natckez. when his carriage rolled past,
aud bis horses we're made the subject Of con-
versation The Old gentleman said be could
not account for their being 50 poor, he was
sure that he had done all in his power to
make thCm look decent, alfl had tried almost
every thing, but the contounded horses never
would improve.
AIeester, said raw Irishmdn, giving
the old gentleman quizzical lecr, as he con-
tinuel, Did ye iyer thry corn!'
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13


JUNIOR AT THE BATTLE or LoyAro Tho
evening before the battle of Lonato, Junot,
having been on horseback an day. aud rode
about twenty leagues in carrying the orders
Of the General-in-chief, lay down overwhelmed
with fatigue. without undressing, and ready
to start up at the smallest signal. Hardly
was he asleep, when he dreamed he was on
field Of battle. surrounded by the dead and the
dying. Before him was horsenan, clad in
armor with whom he was engaged; that cav
alar, instead Of a lance was armed with a
scythe, with which be struck Juuot several
blows. particularly one on the lett temple.
The combat was long, and at length they
seized each other by the middle In the
struggle the yizOr Of the casque Of the horse
man fell of, and Junot perceived he was
lighting with skeleton; soon the armor fell
Oft, and Death stood before him armed with q
scythe. :" j have not been able to take you"
said lie, but | will seize one Of your best
friends, Beware Of me -
Junot awole bathel with sweat. Tho
morning was beginning 70 dawn, and he could
not sleep from the impression he had received.
lie felt convinced that one Of his brother aid
dc-camps, Muiron or Marmont, would be slain
in the approaching fight In effect it was 50
Junot received two wounds-one on the left
temple, which be bore to his grave, aud the
other on his breast; but Mdiron was shot
through the heart.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-04-13

First insertion per square ten lines orless, 81 90
Every subsequent insertion 20
IL Liberal deductions made on yearly advor-
tsemcnts.
~ Reveile is published every Wednesday.
No paper discontinued until paid for.
~ Post Masters are requested to act as agents
or the Rsvcille.-E1
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LITERARY HEyznkPaR

PORT GIBSON CLAIBORNE
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

HAYNE AND WEBsrER's SPEEcHEs.-Red-
ding & Co., Boston, have published in nea,
pamphlet Of "a pages the speech of General
Hayne, of South. Carolina, in the IT, s. Senate
on MIR. Foote's Resolution, January, lS30,-and
Mr.. Webster's speech in reply to it. Gen
Hayne was an eloquent debater. and fine spe
cimen of Carolina chivalry and gentlemanIy
bearing. On the occasion in question, he stood
forth ostensibly as the champion of the South
and ventured to break lance with the intelec-
tual giant of the North. The speech is of inter
est as Renaissance or period Of high polit
ical excitement and acrmony and is, moreo
yer, necessary to a competent understanding OF
Mr.. Webster's reply. This, it is generally
known, has ever been regarded and spoken of
as 'ahe great speech" of the Massachusetts,
statesman as profound and luminous expo
sition of fundamental principles of Federal Con
stitution Had he never delivered another
speech, this alone would have transmitted his
name to the latest periods ofthe Republic
This publication, interesting at any time, de.
rives additional interest from the recent death OF
one of these distinguished orators, and we have
no doubt will be eagerly sought by the reading
public. 1t may be ordered from Bos: on by mail
The price is % cents
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
is THERE A WHlG PARTY /,

We believe it is Mr. Greeley who suggests
the abandonment of the wing organization, as
after all the better way 10 break down the dem
ocratic party. There il some method in this
apparent madness. Tolnstigate all the sections
to operate, each upon bis own impulse, and to
hang upon the flank of the grand column of the
democratic party, is plan certainly worth try
ing after the successful experiments of the Tar
tars, the Cossacks, audthe Spanish and Span
ish- Mexican guerilas. There is this advantage
in the scheme AS each band of assallants is
to act, as it were, uponits own hook, to &C
knowledge no ruler butts own chief, and no
code of morals but the poils, SO there will be
none of the disagreeabe consequences about
principles which have always afflicted and brok
en- any great combinatim of wings. Each or
ganization can have its own especial creed
each advocate it's own fvorite dogma; each its
own favorite each its own foe or foes, and
none is to be responsible for the acts of another.
The game has, however, one little drawback.
Greeley will be able to bring into the field more
fanatics and abolitionistswth the aid of Mr.
Seward and his staff, than all the other regi-
ments and divisions combined, and will outmus-
ter and ou-lnaneuvre them all when they come
to the decisive coup d etdt upon the admnistra-
ton of General Pierce Hash Union
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13
SINGERS OF THE DECLARATION.

OF the fifty.six singers of the Declaration of
| independence it is stated that nine were born
in Massachusetts eight in Virginia five in
Mary land four in Connecticut; four in New
Jersey four in Pennsylvania; four in South
Carolina three in New York three in Della.
ware two in Rhode Island one in Maine !;
three in Ireland two in England two in Scot.
lawyers ten merchants; four physicians three
farmers one clergyman ; one printer and six.
teen were men of fortune Eight were grad
yates Of Harvard College four Of Yale three
of New Jersey two of Philadelphia two of
William and Mary three of Cambridge, En-
gland two of Edingburgh; and one Of ST. 0.
mers
At the times of their deaths FIVE were over
ninety years of age seven between eighty and
ninety eleven betn cen seventy and eighty !;
Twelve between sixty and seventy eleven be
tween Fifty and sixty seven between frty and if
ty one died at the age oftwenty' seven, and
the aye of two is uncertain At the time OF
singing the Declaration, the average age OF the
members was forty-tour years. They lived to
the average age of more than sixty-hve years
and ten months The youngest member was
Edward Rutladge, of South Carolina, who was
in his twenty seventh year. He lived to the
age of fifiy.one. The next youngest member
was Thomas Lynch, Of the same State, who was
also in his twenty seventh year He was lost
at sea in the fall of 1776.
BENJAMIN Franklin was the oldest member.
He was in his seventy irt year when he sign.
ed the Declaration. He lived to 1870, and
survived sixteen of his younger brethren.
Stephen Hopkins, of Rhode Island, the next
oldest member, was born in l7J7. Charles
Carroll attained the greatest age, dying ~ bis
ninety sixth year. William Eilery' OF Rhode
Island, died in his ninety-'hrd year, and John
Adams in his ninety first.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

Eg The Herald, after sweating two days,
over The charge of fraud which We made against
it, relative the number of its daily issue,
out this morning and admits the truth of the
charge, by not denying, but'e xcusing it. lis
excuse IL that, it CHOOSES to number its paper
it pleases, no matter whether we or he public
are saiisefd herewith, no matter who is deceiv-
ed thereby. II says also that it will "run the
risk Of DONG as it thinks proper" that is, of
putting fraud upon its readers whenever il
pleases, without consulting our opinion. We
had no reason to supp 'se that it would act other
| wise than in just this fashion The Herafds
| explanation is the most silly, and even amusing
| bi. of evasion we have met recently. 1t, how
ever, fances il has cleaned its skirts, which
shows i lamentaLle dulness of moral and intel
| lcc'ual perception in our neighbor We have
| heard that ii is hari for a camel TO 60 though
the eye of a needle, but we don't doubt that ;he
Herald would squirm through needle hole, +
that the only way left il to esoape diem
ma
| The Herald, by way of ieint to draw off al,
| tenton from lis short comings, favors US with an
interesting description of the way ii is getting
along nowadays. 1t clucks and chuckles, with
| amusing gee, over what it is pleased to think is
| visible elonga.ion of its subscription list -
Well, bless its tottering legs and wandering
mind, don't object to that. But the Herald
must understand that, until we have called it to
testify in its own behalf, is evidence on that
score is competent
The Herald has made it legitimate foI us to
say that the position Of the Express was never
so firm, its prospects so tiatterng, as al the
present wiring. Scarcely day does not bring
US new additions to our subscription list, and, if
one tenth of the personal exertion that has been
made by the managers of the Herald, had been
made by the conductor of the Express, we
would have surpassed that journal in the number
of our subscribers greatly more eyenthan we do
| now.
| 1t is quite futile for you, sweet, bonny, rare
and racy gentlemen, to try 10 convince your
"readers at distance" that you publish the only
paper III Iowa. This idea, we know, has taken
possession of your own minds; but that results
from the fact, whereof the public are unpIeas-
anty cognisan', that your minds cannot trans
portate more than one idea at time Now,
you think, poor, weak. credulous, silly souls,
that there are some persons who read the Her.
ntd because they esteem its conduct. Pray, rid
your minds Of this absurdity; we would insist
on your doing this, but that we know they would
Immediately be filled with some other absurdty
equally gross.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

TB We learn, through private source, that
the city of Davenport has voted in favor of the
S75, 900 loan 10 the railroad running west from
that city, through Iowa City. If the proposition
were to come up, Shall the taxable property Of
the county (any county ).be faxed 80 per cent. on
its valuation to aid in the CONSTRUCTION of raI-
road running through it /? one might as well try
'to kick against the prcks," as to keep the
people from voting in favor Of it. Yet if we
have right to take one per cent. or of one
percent, of the peoples property n this way,
we have an equal right to take IS per cent oft.
If things should approach such pitch as this,
there would probably be a pretty general notion
that there ,cas something rotten in Denmark,
after all. The precedent is established, howev-
er strange it may seem, which vests in bare
majority of the people of the county, the power
to carry things to this very extreme. 1t may
never be done, to be sure; it is not likely to be
done: but that does not alter the matter. It
can be done, SO everybody says, so the majority
votes and should it ever be done, then, we
fancy, it will be regarded as slight-a very
slight-invasion of the personal rights of men
Then it may be admitted that individuals have
some rights left to each Of them, that were never
granted away. This "good old wing doctrine
how beautiful it is, to be sure and how worthy
of being taken right into the hearts of the people,
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

Ey We have received some verses from
friend in Jackson county, accompanied with
permission to publish the same. Although we
do not wish to avail ourselves of this permission,
it rs unnecessary that our correspondent should
infer from this that our opinion of his Muse
is a mean one. With some of the phraseology
slightly changed and smoothed, bis verses would
compare not badly with many we have seen
published in Godey's Ladies' Book, and other
publications Of that character
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

V The London Court Journal mentions a
laws upon divorce. A gentleman, named Loly,
having married in England, afterwards procured
a divorce in Scotland, and married again, in the
confident belief, founded upon the authority of
Scottish lawyers, that the divorce was good one
The law decided otherwise, and be was trans
ported. On returning to England at the expi-
ration of his term of punishment, he found tha,
his second wife had married again, and in his
distress he destroyed himself. The second wife
Court gave it to her, thus awarding degree of
wealth to one partner Of an act, though the
other had been condemned TO associate for years
with felons.
The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-07-13

CAPITAL PUsisHMENr.-The Senate of Con.
necticut on Saturday passed the bill aboishing
vict shall be confined in cell having an outer
and inner apartment-the outer cell TO be the
place of labor and rest, and into which no one
shall enter until the prisoner shall have passed
bolts; except in case of sickness. 1t also pro-
vides that he shall in no case be pardoned, un-
less new evidence Of his innocence shall have
transpired The House rejected il