The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-12-03
NORFOLK, Nov. It'll 1858.

NORFOLK, Nov. 18th 1858.
HORACE GREEDY on PARrIsANsHip.- one
has heard of Horace Greely-either OF hearing
him praised or denounced adulated or SLAM
dered. He has been long connected with the
press as an editor, has been a very ultra
partisan in politics; has had much experience
Of men in their relations to parties, and now in
the maturity of his life, and with all his expert
ence before him, hear what he says Of politics
ave have done our share Of shoutng, screech-
ing, hurrahing, exhorling. entreating, to induce
our readers to vote for this or that ticket or
party. This was very well when we were
younger, and when we verify thought the sal
walton or perditiOn of our country depended on
the issue of the pending election !; but having
outgrown the feeling which impelled to this
course, to persist longer in the course itself
would be hollow hypocrisy. There was time
when we would have readily voted for wbig
of doubtful capacity or integrity rather than a
Democrat personally fit for the post, but we
have since discovered, not merely that we have
no moral right to make so great a sacrifice TO
party, but that no party can really be benefit
ted by helping its knaves and fools to Office. On
the contrary, we nov see that you can do no
party better service than by labOring to de-
feat such candidates when presented in its
name Beating one such will do the party
more good than electing Dozen"
Mr.. Greedy says much more to the same e.
feet, and from the signs of the times, he does
not say it to unwilling ears Such outrages
have been committed upon the rights and in
terests of the people in the name of party. that
the masses are determined to declare their IN
dependence of pa, ty organizations untl priu-
ciples be more respected by party managers
Dubuque Herald
A Few HINTs.-The following hints to those
gentlemen and ladies who have had the misfor-
tune not to learn French, may be useful to
some of the visitors at Cape May Newport and
Saratoga: -
Boquet is pronounced bookah not bokay.
Soubriquet is pronounced so-dree-kay, not
su-bree-kay.
QuadriHe is pronounced kad-rH, not k,cod-
rH.
And the following may be useful to sign
painters and advertisers
StationerS sell stationery not stationary.
.hiliiners sell millinery not millinary. And
carpenters make joists, not .joiees. In Broad
street, near the Ridge Road. is the sign of
person who calls himself a joicc turner.
builder in Philadelphia being asked for the
plan of house, said" If you will wait for
few minutes will bring You a pomegramate of
IT, meaning to say u programme.
Considering that the public schools of Phila-
isstrange that English Grammar is not taught
in them. The following is specimen of the
English to be heard at every corner of our
streets:
"When did you see your brother, Tom:''
I" seen him yesterday"
Have you done all your work ~
"Oh yes, done it before dinner"
Some persons say, 81 haze sac the ele-
plant"
There is but one word in the English Ian
guage that ends with double T namely, the
word butt, meaning originally. a target and
now, metaphorcally, an object of ridicule.
Therefore, the auctioneers and others who ad-
vertlse sets of chairs, sets of china, sets of
books, &c. &c. for sale, are giving the type-set-
ter unnecessary Observation-Disclosures Bizarre
A NEW AMERICAN VocALlsT-Private letters
from Europe speak most highly OF the great
progress made by Miss May, of Washington city
who has been for two years pursuing severe
course of study, with view to becoming an
operate singer. For several years she received
instruction from the best masters in this coun-
try, and in Italy she has had the advantage of
the best to be found in Naples and Florence.
In the latter city she has been taught by Ro-
mani, and has enlisted the warm interest of
,Rossini, the composer, who has frequently Civ
en- her his valuable counsel in her studies. Hav-
ing acquired perfect knowledge of the Italian
language, as well as all that her masters can
teach her OF their art, Gas they themselves &C
knowledge) she will probably make her debut
in one of the European capitals at the next mu-
seal season. She has visited Paris, where
Meyerbeer, Halevy, and other musical celebri-
ties, have expressed the highest admiration of
ner requirements and her remarkable powers
OF voice. We shall look with interest for fur
Their intelligence OF this most promising young
American artistic.
Mystery magnifies danger. as q fog the sun ::
the hand that warned Beshazzar derived its
horrlfying influence from the want of q body.
An Eastern paper says that the best sewing
machine" in the world is one about seventeen
years old, that wears gaiter boots, and a pocket
to put her wages in.
The young lady who was accused of break
ing young mans heart has been bound over
IN the bonds of matrimony to keep the pieces,
mere don't prove to be too many of them.
The man who prates about the cruelty of
angling, VIII be found invariably to beat his
wife.-Christopher North.
o.. MorsTACHEs.-A-m man with huge mousfaehe
presented himself as a witness before the Grand
Jury of a county, not more than Thousand
miles from chicago. The foreman was gen.
tleman of strong prejudices, and seems to have
had peculiar antipathy to such appendages to
I" the human face divine" as he directed the
witness to pass on, remarking g that he would
not believe man under oath who carried such
thing on his face"
ANEW WRTSKIE.-The Dubuqe express main
.ains That the telegraphic wires answer the pur-
pose OF barometer in denoting the changes to
occIr IN the weather. The Eolian tone given
Out py them, assumes hoarse noe on the an
pr0ach OF storm even thou oh there no no Wind
stirring w ''' "'"'
CHoLERA.-John Lea, of Cincinnati. is ont
again in the papers Of that city in advocacy of
his favorite theory, that Cholera never becomes
epidemic in any district or city, where rain or
pure soft water is used. He supports his sta to.
ments by adducing some important facts and
says, that not one fatal case Of Cholera has oc.
CURED in five years where rain water was ex-
clusively used.
T. Is: Cunning ofthe Keokuk Dispatch, and
zen: Morgan of the Burlington Telegraph,
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