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EFFEcr OF LIGHr.-Dr. Moore, the cell
ebrated metsphysician, thus speaks of light
on body and mind: "a tadpole confined
in darkness would never become frog and
an infant being deprived of heavens free
light will only grow into a shNpeiess idiot,
instead of a beautiful and reasonable being.
Hence in the deep, dark gorgos and ravines
of the Swiss Valais, where the direct sun
shine never reaches, the hideous prevalence
Of ldiocys siortles the traveller. II is q
strange, melancholy idiocy. Many citizens
are incapable lof any articulate speech ;
some ore deaf some are blind, some labor
under all these privalions, and all are mis-
shapen 10 slmost every part Of ule body
believe there is in MI places marked dii-
ference in the healthiness OF houses, accor
ding to their aspect with regard TO the sun,
and those are decidedly the healrhiest, other
things being equal, in which all the rooms
are, during some part of the day, fully ex-
posed to the direct light. Epidcmcs at
tack inhabitants on tho shady side of the
street and totally exempt those on the other
side, and even in epidemics, such as nguc,
the morbid influence is often thus partial in
lis labors." .- nod.
, 1853-05-07

A CuRlors FXcr.-The blubber on fat
whale is, sometimes, in its thickest parts,
from fifteen 10 twenty inches thick, though
seldom more than foot it is of coarser
texture, and much harder than pork. So
very full Of oil is it, that cask closely pack
ed with the clean raw fat Of the whale will
not contain the oil boiled from it, and the
scraps are lefl besides this has been fire.
qnently proved BY experiment.
, 1853-05-07

U- Col. BENTON speaking recently in
conversation of his vigor and Health, re-
" Until was thirty, / drank nothing but
water, sir. Since then have drank only
what circumstances mnde il ft i Should
drink. Temperance and moderation keep
me in health and strength, Besides adopt
the Roman Regimen-baihe with cold wa
ter and rub dry. That's exercise. None
of your common flesh brushes, but what
they rub horses legs with" ...t.
, 1853-05-07

~ The best .nuT IS a snuff Of tho morn
ing air.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02

o. The Wing paper in Port Gibson has
the franIness to intimate that the Wings Of
this County intend to triumph over the De-
mocracy by the assistance Of Democrats
Well, fellow Democrats, to be forewarned Is
to he forearmed, and it is a wise Old maxim.
Recoilcct, the Wings boast that because We
are disunited among ourselves, they expect
easily at the next election to overthrow and
break down the Democratic party in this
County! The aH-qccency, hte ariStOcratic
Wig pa7Y, expect to break through our
ranks, turn our own guns upon US, fog both
wings Of the party, and achieve a great yicto-
ry. This will be fine sport for the all-decen-
cy men. and would redown to their glory, #
the admirable plan they have sketched before
Us could only be executed but to our mind
there is a great difficulty. They DO not rely
upon their own strength, but they seem to
say" Ii these Democrats will only allow
themselves to be split up into a dozen or
more little squads. and if we can only keep
up the divisions, and get them again to quar-
reling why. we'll show the world how val
liant, and what terrible fellows we Wings are,
when We try" This is the true position Of
the Wing party Of this County, at this time.
They expose themselves, THAT is. the Wing
paper here exposes them every week. and
show how poor IS their generalship-they put
the Democratic party upon its guard against
the only attack they can make which can pos
sibly insure them success.
Our Democratic friends are in possession
Of their plans, and they now know upon what
the Wings base their predictions, Il i the
eaemys voice. the enemys bugle-master that
has spoken to Us. and is it not enough 70 place
each man among US at his post, and impress
upon him to be yigilant and active +? We can
not disregard this warning. unless We wish to
be the destroycrs Of our own party. This is
no time for quarrels and dissensions. We
are fighting, not tor men, but for the preser-
walton Of the Democratic party, for The pres
ervalion Of its ancient principles. We arc
playing against a willy adversary, and the
stake is the principles and integrity Of the
Democratic party, against the tergiversations
Of Whiggery and its deceptions-its false Is
sues and its humbuggery. The day for trial
is coming upon us viii we yield, or shall
we conquer Democrats Of Claiborne you
must answer at the ballot-box
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02
A Man of Veracity.


Gov. Foote asserted at Attalaville that d.
q. Williams was for him.
ID. o. Williams says in letter, 'that in
1871 he run against FoOte iu Kinds county,
for the legislature, (Foote being tie tcliig can
dida.e. and the democratie) and am against
him now and ever shall be-"
Foote said that Judge Stone was opposed to
the present administration.
Stone says that he endorses the Inaugural
address Of President Pierce and that Foote Is
misreprcsenting him to subserve his own end.
Gov. Foote makes several charges against
Wm. II. Muse, which Muse says are false.
Foots saws lie is and always has been dem.
ocrat The Governor, in 1910, said he would
walk from Yicksburg to jackson on fire Goals
to elect Henry Clay. In lS4S he told Judge
Davenport that he was in favor Of Gen. Tay-
Ior being elected to the Presidency, and urged
other prominent democrats to assist him IN
uniting the democracy on him.
Foote says that Judge Wilkinson, Of Yazoo.
IS supporting him which is untrue.-Dcns0-
cratic Flag.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02
OBADIAH OLDBUCK
From the DeRalb Gazette.
Principles, not Men"
ours 3

As The violent outburst Of he political CON-
motion of 1850 and 81, has subsided into the
senblauce Of, ifnot real quietude, and the bow
Of peace now arches the political heavens, as
maiestically a. ever We had sanguinely hoped
that ever member Of our party would SIT down
under the wide spreading branches OF the
great tree Of Democracy aud camly and qul.
etly smoke the Calumet Of Peace together.
Such was our hope when VIC gave our taclt
consent to support the claims Of Gov. Foote
10 n seat in the Senate Of the United States.
This We would have done, cheerfully and will
ingly, unmindful Of his past political course.
had lie not, BY his late political acts, forfeited
whatever little regard We might have had for
him al a democrat, and as one Of the party,
We arc bound By its usages TO sustain ITS pm
ciples The principles Of our party orgaulza
tinn are n strict construction Of the COnstitu-
ton, admitting to Congress no right to exer-
else any doubtful power detrimental to any
particular section Of our common country.
I'VE believe il to be empha,ically the conserya-
tive party Of our Union-to the care q which
has more than once been cnstructed the stapil'
ity and permanency Of our instltutions-What
benefit. then, can accrue to Gov F00tc, to re-
creantly abandon the party that gave him the
first political Office Of distinction he ever held,
and 20 preaching through every corner OF the
State against it, disclaiming its action and
nominees Does lie not know that when
man as a partizan enlists under the banner Of
either political party he imposes obligations up
On himself of no minor importance, and then
% triae with and make light q obligations %
sacred is to show himself either lamentably
ignorant Of the object Of party organization
wanting 10 an elevated view Of bis duty as q
states man, or ignobly sordid and sclf.h-look-
inc AT the time to his own personal and polit-
ical advancement, at the sacrifice Of principle.
Every true and patriotic heart holds allegiance
70 his party tantnmount % allegiance 10 bis
country. Bc he Wing Or Democrat, the up
right, high minded, honorable politician,
though dark clouds may lower. and the light
nines fash. lie will stand firm in his political
faiil-unmoved, unswerved by the hope Of
p,in. or dread Of defeat But the low, truck
iine, shufIng politician, like Gov. Foote to
cain any preferment, will not scruple to act
the Judas, and sell bis party ior thirty pieces
Of silver
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02
Correspondence Of the Reveille.
PrNEY Woons. Oct. 2lth, 1853.

NIL W QD4lo VII --FNiY l93ps
MY DEAR REvEILLE In the scramble
Of Senators for Office, and in consequence Of
the newspaper war that is being waged there
on, you seem altogether to have lost sight Of
the small frY who are in pursuit Of public
loayes and fishes.
Sable bulletins making pathetic appeals to
voters have been circulated through the
county, by would-be-D District Attorneys and
Trcasurers candidates for Sheriff are can
yassing the county-on horseback. muleback,
and on foot-full Of sanguine hopes, though
with no sangninary intentions CLERKS Of the
County are probating, CT otherwise engaged,
but We hear nothing Of the Rangers.
1t seems as if you had left it to an unknown
scribbler to take up" iho Ranger interest,
and advertise the public that these mute,
inglorious +" Candidates have been making
silent appeals for their sufrages.
Among that number IS one whom VIC feel
confident would like to be saddled with the
Office, and who would not be disposed to kick
up in the traces Indeed. TO carry out the
simile,) VIC doubt if any man would work bet
ter in double or single harness, if elected.
As wo have collared the subject Of Rangers,
it would be as well to trot out our faEorite
candidate, and show up bis claims aud capa-
Lilities. The reader BY this time is doubtless
aware, that LEV. WILLIAMS is the candidate
referred to. Lev is a whole team in all he
undertakes and voters may rely on It, that,
if he is elected, be will enforce the law per-
tanning to strays in the most rigid manner.
Lev. is a man Of few words, and withall
excessively modest hence. the necessity Of
this good-natured appeal in bis behalf. But
few of bis friends arc aware that he is a solic-
itor for an office.
Hoping that you viii pardon my partiality'
and forgive the present intrusion,-and be-
ieying that a majority Of votes will be cast in
favor Of Lev. WILLIAMS, FIR Ranger
will close with the subjoined lines -
When Rangers wander through the County,
And and, too late, that girls betray,
The only balm they deem bounty,
Is appreheuding an cstray
Yours, &c,
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02

MoRMoM PoLycAMY.-A letter from Utah
to the Tribune, contains the following passage
=" The plurality system, as it i called here
(or polygamy. in fact) prevails extensively .
but those who suppose that licentiousness, o.
looseness Of manners or morals prevail TO any
extent. arc very much mistaken. The women
are exceedingly modest and circumspect III
their department. / have had the pleasure
Of an Introduction TO a number, who arc very
sensible and agreeable, and, | think, comparl
fully with The well-bred ladies Of TIE States
They are from New York and New England
Chose am speaking of) aud differ in notL
ing from their sisters Of the Eastern States
From all | can see and learn. there is less l.
centiousness and yulgarity in this city al
territory, than in any other place Of equa
population in the United States. The me
are jeaIou, Of al interference in their dome ].
tic affairs and seduction and adultery, if d
covered, are apt to Be punished by the igno.
minious death Of the offender"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02
Those silks.

Ol Gro dc Nan or Gro he Rhne-come, lady
,ir they shall be thine ris but for You 70 speak
the sentcnce-ielay will surely bring repentance
Which will YOU hayel say. quickly say, before You
lose that rich Brochel They're all pretty, il is
hard fo tell. which viii be the first 10 sell those
plaids. and stripes, and running vines, how brill
iantlv their beauty shines; those lovely Satins,
embroidered Swsses. intended only for full grown
misses but they are better suited lsaid asidel for
She who expects to be bride.
Alpacas. 3ombazincs and Grapes, Coilars, Sleeves
Cuffs and Canes: Ribons embracing three hundred
nieces. an coiored Grapes, and fine Grape Lisses I;
Ribbons Tor bonnets belts and neck. SWISS Jaeo-
net. Cainbrics lain and check; Ginghams, solid,
Maid and strines assorted and Partisan FlouncesV
INST imported And the undersigned with modes
4, reyerts 10 corded nonnced and Mohair Skirts !;
am well reconcled he trusts the ladies faces viii
Oaze with fond delight upon those handsome La
ces Insertings Edgings, Of Jaconet and Swiss, al
f,rding beauty 10 those who offer bliss; Fringes,
Gallons and handsome Broehe Braids, for sedaie
n,atrons and more lovely maids; five hundred pie
- az rood pattern Prints, and very handsome
stvles of new French Chntz; ladies Gloves, SILK
.nd Lid and pic net mitts, al every price. ifom
dollar Al low down as two bits silk, cashmere
cotton and alpacca Hose much cheaper than some
people would suppose; Spool Cotton, Tape, rms
Ruttons and Needles in proiuson, BobDin, oofd
pining. Bonnet Wire and Blond Illusion Excuse
ne ladies ii should close at that, and ask atten-
tion "a one word 'i-rgbRm sat. Then come one
come an. You'll find us very handy, N showing
earh the a,6lns operandi, Of buying cheap by pay.
inc up when due, your yearly debts 70 1enss ana
September %. 1852. s-lE
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02

The Herald Of the 2lst inst repeated the
name Of Mr.. Ellett hirty.sir times in three
columns and a half, besides sundry times call
inghim Captain The editor Is fast bring.
ing Mr.. Il. into notice, all is at the same
time attracting some little notice to himself
The following may be mentioned as few Of
the many falsehoods, manufactured out Of the
solid, aud asserted in the paper =
/. That Mr.. Elicit ever denounced Union
Democrats
., That he ever condemned the Wings "as
enemies to good government"
3. That he petitioned OF voted against our
present school system.
4. And the inference the editor protonds
to draw. that Mr. Elicit is plump against
schools Of any kind" is equally false and
reckless.
There have been, in the late few years,
several attempts to establish a satisfactory
common school system in the County, and IN
the State at large Some Of these nay
have been approved BY Mr. f., and some Of
them disapproyed BY him. But in regard to
the system now in force in our County, which
we believe was enacted by the Legislature in
January Or October, 1852, we are authorized
by Mr.. Ellett to say that he neither petitioned
against the passage of the act, nor voted
against its adoption by the people. Injustice
has been done to the editor Of the Herald, il
he did not d0 both these things
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02
Save me from my Frlendg !

We share in the general astonishment felt
By the whole community, that the editor Of
the Herald should have published commu.
nication in his paper Of the 2lstinst., without
a word Of dissent, giving an account Of a race.
in which the following language is applied to
Col. CoFey, the Whig candidate for State
Senate
IS rabbits abounded in those diggins the
friends Of old Snort had some misgiyings,
" and expected lie would be put 10 his
" tramps, ani the Southern Rights bhoys
predicted that he would Jolt, and ly the
track. But as his motto is, "when play,
" | 60 in for winning" the more the rabbits
crossed his track the harder he "planked
" down his trumps, and piled up bis peculiar
qualifications. &c
The italics are in the original Now,
what does the writer mean Why this use
Of the language Of the gaming.table ? It is
plain that the writer intended to convey tie
idea that Col Cofey is not only card-play-
er, but that ho "Jolts.' or jumps the game,
when be finds he cant "actn at it, This
is most cruel and unkind Does the editor
desire to Kill of his candidate. or does he
think that kind Of argument calculated to ad-
vance him in the opinion Of the moral people
Of Claiborne IL We were posted up in re-
gard to the facts, We should be happy to de-
fend Col. CoTey against this insiduous attack.
Certain il is, that if we had known that the
Wig candidate for Senator was jastly'obnox.
ious to such charge, it would never have
appeared in our columns We assail no
mans private character, especially if lie
happens to bc or friend. The Herald,
however, not only assails lis own candidate,
bu., for fear it might escape observation,
prints the matter in significant italics =
We hope some sincere friend Of the Colonel
viii yinlicale his character from this assault.
Our columns are open to such yindication'
provided it is Of reasonable length. and pro-
viied, also, that il is perfectly respectful to
our friend the editor Of the Herald.
But not content with this assault on Colonel
Cofey's moral character, the article in ques-
ton insinuates that he is a believer in the most
ridiculous superstitions. and will not, .traret
across dtc truck ef a rabbit!.! a strange
way Of recommending man for a high pub
lie trust We suppose that il rabbit were
TO cross the road before him on his way to
jackson, in case Of his election, lie would turn
back, AMI leave lis district without a repre-
sentative in the Senate.
We shall be anxious 10 know what Colonel
Cofry's real friends think Of this attack
Il looks as if the Herald was anxious to get
him out Of the way. Nobody, We suppose,
ever suspected the editor Of any friendship
for him, further than the desire 10 deeoy him
from his party, and thus use him to answer az
end.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02

A YANKEE IN LovE.-Oh dear what non
sense people talk about love, don't the,
Seepess nights-broken dreams-beati
hcarts-pale faces-a pinin away to shaddc
fits Of absenco-loss Of appetite narvor
futlerins-and all that. haven't got t.
symptoms, but | III swear to the disease. Fol
take this talk. guess, from poets and tn.
are miserable, mooney sort Of critters. h.
mad and whole lazy, who would rather take :
days dream than days work any time, al
catch rhymes az niggers catch flies, to pass tin
hearts and darts cupid and stupid, purl
streams aud pulin' dreams and so on. It'sa
bunkum. s Spoony looks and spoony worl
may 10 for schoolbcys aud seminary girl.
but for a man like nc, and an angelliieroa
critter like SopIy, love must be ike electric
ty-eye for eye. and heart for heart telegraph
cd backwards and forwards like lied lightning
SAM Siirk
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02

EEThe Wings Of Claiborne and Jefferson
think, or say they think, they will beat the
Democrats in the approaching election, and
base the thought upon the insane hope that
some Democrats in this district viii not vote
their regular ticket. This publication is mere
cammon-a feeler thrown out-a dcceiver, a
boast. But have the Wings. who make this
boast Of oyerthrowing the Democratic party in
the Counties Of Claiborne and Jefferson, count
cd noses la.cly, not only as respects the Dem
ocrats themselves, but also the men who were
sometime since attached to their own party
and who have left It? You had better mus
ter out your reliable force and have roll
call-call the roll Of the Wing party four years
AGO and how feeble will be the answers now
But you hope to break into the Democratic
ranks and persuade of, or humbug off enough
to fll up the break in yours. Well lay the
flaitcring unction to your souls, and find your
selves mistaken. The Democrats perceive tue
game you are playing. At the Wings en-
gagged in it they laugh, but they hold in de-
served contempt those felc (who call them-
selves Democrats) who arc assisting the Wings
Every thing is fair in politics, war, and lOve'
and fthe Wings can diriae and conquer as
il is right and proper they should try to 10 50
il is for the Advancement oftheir peculiar views
and men. against them we have no complaint
to make. but the fault is with ourselves it we
permit them to divide and conquer Us. In
this county, if the Democratic party IS over
thrown, it will be owing principally TO the
Judas. Democrats in our midst-mOn who cali
Democrats and who vote with the
Wings who render lip-sorvice to Democracy
and give their hearts to Whigsery, who play
fast and lose, who @run with the hare and hold
with the hounds" men who
@wigele in and wiggle out
And leave the question still ~ DOUBT
VVhether the snake that made the track
Vas going North or coming back"
fthis kind, we are happy to say, we have
very few. The great body Of the Democrats
in tho connty. whether they were Union or
State RIGHTS Democrats in 1851, viii support
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02

Number IL.



And thou art dead, 50 young and fair
As aught Of mortal birth;
And forms So fair, and charms SO rare,
Too soon returned to Earth
Though Earth received them in her bed,
And DER the spot the crowd may tread,
In carelassness Of mirth.
There IS an eye that could not brook
a moment on that grave TO look.
/ will not ask where thou li0st low,
Nor gaze upon the spot;
There lowerso o. weeds at will may growI
50 behold them not;
II is enough for me 70 prove
That what ! love, and long must love,
Like common earth must rot
To me there needs no stone to tell,
FTis nothing that loved 50 we'll
Yet lid love thee 10 the last,
As fervently as thou,
Who didst not change through all the paei
And canst not alter now.
The love where Death mas oct his seal,
Nor age can chill. nor rival steal,
Nor ialschood disavow;
And, what were worse, thou eanst not see
Or wrong, OF change. or fault in me.
The better days Of lie were ours;
The Worst can be but mine
The sun that cheers. the storm that lowers.
Shall ueyermore be thine.
The silence Of that dreGmlcss sleep
/ envy now too much to weep;
Nor need TO repinc
That an those charms Lave passed away,
| might have watched through long decay
The flower in ripeued bloom unmatched,
Must fall the earliest prey;
Though bY no hand untimely sneiehed,
The leaves must drop away;
And vet il were greater grief
To watch il withering, leaf BY leaf,
Than see il plucked to-day,
Since earthly eye but i'll can bear
To trace the change to foul from fair.
know not il could have borne
To see thy beauties fade;
The night that followed such morn
Had worn deeper shade
Thy day without a cloud hath past,
And thou weIt lovely to the last
Extingnishei, not decayed;
As stars that shoot along the sky,
Shine brightest as they fall from high. =
As once wept. If I could weep,
Nv tears might well be shed,
To think was rot near TO keep
One We'll DER thy bed
To gaze lhow londly y on thy face,
To hold thee IN a faint embrace,
Uphold thy dropping head;
And show thst love. however vain,
Nor thou ror can feel again.
Yet how much less il were 70 gain,
Though thou hast left me lree,
The loyeiest things that still remain,
Than thus remember theel
The all Of thine that cannot lie,
Through dark and dread eternity,
Returns asGin 70 me;
And more tAy buried love dears
Than ought, except its living years
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-11-02
RE IN SEASON.

TT isa good plan to have the. GlS fixed during
| he Summer months, while Gin-Wnghts can
~ obtained without much difficulty, instead q
delaving the work until September, when tne
r1sh comes. Il is equally good plan 70 BE iuily
progisioned and prepared, that the hands may no.
n interrupted 10 send TO town for Pork Bagging
and Rope' Sc, during the picking season, ana to .
avoid this delay. have provided good supply o.
ali the articles ordinarily used on plantations l
have now on hand
$50 bbls Mess Pork,
100 q Ohio Flour,
200 Coils Rope,
100 pieces Kentucky Bagging'
65 halt
IS bales India Begging,
Twine,
IS casks Bacon.
IS cases Russell Brogans,
100 kegs Lard.
IS bbls Molasses,
A1d 10 Arrlve.
100 half bbs. ST. Louis our
40 bales Linseys and Jeans,
which giIl IS sold on a credit until the FIRST Of
January TO responsible parties Il they aeslse OF
lower for cash. ~
July 10, 1883. +'