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Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22
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THE "LOUDON FREE PRESS
For 1853.
FRIDAY, JULY %, 1858.

Having assumed the onerous and responsible
duties of public journalists, we feel the just de-
sire to increase the circulation of our paper,
rs it viii not only increase our capabilities Of
doing good, but at the same time give us rea-
sonable remuneration for our labors. To ac-
complish this desirable end, we have determin-
ed to send out this Prospectus with request
that all who feel an interest in the increased
circulation Of our paper VIII send us the largest
number Of subscribers they possibly can. Yet,
We cannot make this request without rendering
appropriate acknowledgements to several friends
whose exeriions in procuring us subscribers have
not been unnoticcd by us.
We deem it unnecessary to occupy a lengthy
exposition Of the leading features Of the FREE
PREss. It's political complexion is uncompro-
misingly WmG-but we are truly glad that the
evil times Of unrelenting political warfare has
for time at least ceased, and those so long and
SO recently in antagonistic array, are drawing
together in friendship and in purpose, to minge
united effort and united wisdom to advance the
interests and the true glory Of the land. We
look to the promotion of the interests ofAgricul
ture, of Manufactures and of Commerce. as
being by far more important to the improve
ment of the country, than any political issue
upon which the American people are extensively
divided. These great interests shall have our
warmest support. Our leading aim shall be to
arouse public sentiment to the importance of
industrial progress--of enriching our fields, of
beautifying our homes-of starting up the busy
hum Of industry and enterprise.
AS to the merits of the FREE Press it is for
the public to judge-we can only claim that
have earnestly endeavored to publish a paper
worthy of public patronage. 1t is filed with
readable matter---containing the latest Foreign
and Domestic News, full and impartial quota
tons of the Produce Markets of Loudon, Au-
gusta, Savannah Macon, Charleston, and Nash
vile, with occasional quotations from other i'm
portant points----together with the prices and
number of Hogs sold in Cincinnati each week
during Packing season---also the prices of Pork
at numerous other points, so as to give our Ira
ders broad and correct basis of judgement in
regard to this important article of trade. In
a word, our paper is for the business men of
East Tennessee.
We are anxious to increase our circulation,
and have determined to offer the FREE Press
at greatly reduced prices to Clubs----money to
accOmpanv the names as follows
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

| may not love thee-but in my heart
When night and darkness set my spirit free,
And l sit nusing from the world apart,
There is low deep voice that tells Of thee.
That voice is sweet and mourntul as the tone
Of far Eoian music heard in Sleep
Or the wild cadence of a spirit lone
O'er the hushed waters Of the midnight deep.
1 may not love thee but thy blessed look
Forever haunts my soul when thou art far
1t glances upward from each moonlit brook,
And downward from each bright and holy star.
lis imaged in each flower that lifts It's eye
At morn to meet the sunshine and the dew,
And in each fairy cloud that wanders by,
Floating in beauty DER the mountain blue.
may not love thee-but thy gentle words
Can stir within my soul its founs Of tears,
And wake the echo of my hearts deep chords
Like some sweet melody of early years.
may not love thee-but thy image seems
A loving radiance to my spirit given,
For oh! | picture thee in all my dreams
Of bliss on earth and olessedness in heavenl
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

The Memory Of the Dead.-It is an exQuis
ite and beautiful thing in our nature, that when
the heart is touched and softened by some tran
quill happiness or afectionate feeling, the mem
ory Of the dead comes over us most powerfully
and irresistibly. 1t would seem almost as
though our better thoughts and sympathies
were charm, in virtue of which the soul is en-
able to hold some vague and mysterious inter-
course with the spirits of those whom we loved
in life. Alas! how often and how long may
those patient angels hover around us watch
ing for the spell which is so seldom uttered and
so soon forgotten.-Dickens.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

HYPERBoLE.-A physician called upon to
testify in regard to the physical effects of Sc
we're whipping given to servant girl in one of
our Northern cities said: "Gentlemen of the
jury, if jackass had the skin Of an alligator
for an overcoat, and piece of biler plate un-
derneath, and that jackass were to be fogged
one half as bad as that woman whipped that
child, all creation couldn't save the jackass
from dying"
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

REsrIrUTIoN-The Washington county Post
says a chap in certain village, with whom he
is acquainted, having had sanded sugar sold to
him inserted in the weekly paper the follow
ing:
NOTICE. purchased of grocer in this vii
lage quantity of sugar, from which l obtained
one pound of sand. If the rascal who cheated
me will send to my address seven pounds of
good sugar, scripture measure of restitution
l will be satisfied; if not l shall expose Fim.
On the following day nine seven-pound paka-
ges of sugar were left at his residence from as
many different dealers, each supposing himself
the person intended.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Do as Ido-This morning s. celebrated fast
man from the South End entered a retreshment
saloon, where some fifteen or twenty OF bis
friends are in the habit of congregating about
eleven o'clock. He, with his usual heartiness
and generosity, "asked the crowd
They, nothing 10th, stepped promptly up.
You must all do as l do said the liberal
friend.
"Oh, certainly, certainly" was the universal
response, ''what is yours going to be?"
II shall take brandy and water in mine."
every well, wel all take brandy and water
they cried.
The party drank, and the waggish inviter laid
down his four pence upon the counter, and i'm
mediately retired, whispering in his soest tones,
"Do as l do, gentlemen"
The party looked at each other for moment
with a most comic expression Of face, when one
who felt the full force Of the idea creeping pow
erfully through his hair, exclaimed, "Sold: by
-w 'Here," he added turning to the bar
keeper, ''take my purse and treat freely for the
next ten minutes.-EE.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

North and South.-The N. Y. Courier and
Enquire; in recent article; remarks:
Never; within the last twenty years, has there
been a deliberative assemblage OF Southern
men so utterly free from harsh language towards
the North as the recent Memphis Convention,
though the body met for the very purpose OF
stimulating an honorable competition with the
free States in all the great branches Of indus
fr-
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Crossing the Aaanttc IN a BallOon.-John
Wise, of Lancaster, Penn, has written letter
to the Hon. Ellis Lewis, Propounding certain
inquiries in regard to the probabilities OF en-
couragement from enlighted. public; IN an
adventure of crossing the Atlantic IN balloon.
He saws he does not ask or expect any asslS-
tance until he has demonstrated the pnncIple
and made at least one successful trip from some
of the Western cities to the seaboard. Tho
cost of a transatlantic trip he says viii not ex-
ceed $2j, 900, including the balloon and OUTFIT,
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

The HEIGHT OF HIS AMBITIoN.-One of our
exchanges tells of lazy genius up his way,
who being asked, as he lay summing himself on
the grass, what was the hight of his ambition,
replied. To marry q rich vido,o that's qot O.
coughP" Cute chap, that.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

The Debts and the Property Of the United
Stdtes.-The Cincinnati Railroad Record re-
Gently gave an article in relation to the indebt-
edness of the United States. The aggregate
was nearly $l,7OO,OOO,OOO. But this included
not only the National and State debts, but the
debts of corporations and individuals. later
number of the Record contains an estimate of
the value of the property of the United States,
from which we copy the following figures:
Assessed value, ................... S6,0lO,OOOO00
60 per cent. added, ............. 3,6O6,O0O,OOO
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Praying Made Easy.-An old paper has the
following: "a very devout fellow, not being able
to please his nice piety in his prayers used only
to repeat the alphabet, and then added, "Oh
Lord God, put these letters into syllables, and
these syllables into words, and these words into
sentences, that may be for my real good"
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

A boy who was trouble with the tooth ache de-
termined to have it itextracted; but there being no
dentist living near, he resolved to do the Job
himself whereupon he filed the excavation
with powder, but being afraid to touch it off, he
put slow match to it and run.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Railroad Hon.-The Lynchburg (Va.) Repub-
lican states that three additional cargoes of
iron rails for the Virginia and Tennessee Rail
road have arrived. These cargoes contain a.
bout 1000 tons. Several other cargoes are
afoat, some of which are expected daily
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Addison has left on record the following i'm
portant sentence: ''two persons who have
chosen each other out of all species with a de-
sign to be each others mutual comfort and en-
tertainment, have in that action bound them
selves to be good humored, affable, forgiving,
patient, and joyful, with respect to each others
fraities and imperfections; to the end of their
lives y
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22


God Bless the Aged.-"Thats right boys;
we ike that; that is genuine old pohteness,"
THOUGHT we, as we saw two little boys bow to an
ared colored man: that one act shows where
tie mothers heart Is and what the fire. side cir
Gle may be at home.
There is something in those yellow curls, In
the flashing of those blue eyes that make more
than men ofye, if great We are to be-that will
make YOU good: for without goodness there Is
no true honor. :,
God bless the aged mani There are q world
of memories clustering in his bosom that send
oftener the tear than the smile to his dim eye.
He has folded babes to his bosom-he has
dreamed over infant beauty that dream that
weaves in the soul OF every parent. He has
kissed the white lips, and twined the golden
rings round his hard finger.
He has felt that glow of which sometimes
tears are born, when the innocent lips hrst SAID
"Father.n He has bent over the little pallet at
night, with that true one by his side, and read
immortal dreams in dlmples. lie mas woven
path for the unconscious sleeper, tnat Shoulu De
more brilliant than diamonds, softer than beds
of roses. for would it not flash with the radl-
ance of his love! would not his love be as wall
of adamapt. over which no danger, with glarlng
evebaIls and fiery breath, could leap to destroy
his hearts own darling? And oh, woe! he has
held ont his arms to fence back the cold angel
that with his cleaning sythe has glided over
those tbornless flowers. He has sunk sobblng
bv the little still couch, all curtained by angels;
he has laid his hand on the throbless bosom,
and wondered at his waxen lOveliness-but Oh!
such dumb chilling wonder! He has shut out
the SUNLIGHT from his home, and shuddered to
behold it, glaring full into the dark grave, that
lonU. last narrow cradle for his babe and the
beautiful body would never be rocked to waken-
ing. though the birds sang their thrilling melo-
dies by its very sides. =,
God bless the aged mani Sorrow, with told
ed hands and dropping brow has taken her abb
ding place at the very threshold of his heart.
There is wreath of hyssop bound about her
forehead. and she holds in one hand the faint,
fickering torch, almost inexerted, and In the
other the cup of life, with but few drops of
dregs at the bottom.
Under her feet lay meek-eyed angels, the
hopes of this world-but they have lost their
wings: they are subject to sorrow; yet like hlm
whose soul they have frightened, waiting for
the change that viii make them immortal
And beyond the outstretching of his arms, hangs
the glittering veil that his last feeble breath
shall rend assunder; and beyond that-O, who
has not yet painted the glOries OF heaven!
God bless the aged!
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Boombo, the rebellious African chief captured
by President Roberts, of Liberia, and senten-
ced to be imprisoned for two years, was also
ordered to pay fine of $5O,OOO. When the
sentence was pronounced, the prisoner shed
tears, regarding the Imprisonment as intolra-
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Ungdllant.-One of our contemporaries says,
"scolding is the pepper of matrimony; women
are the pepper boxes" We should'n like to be
in his place.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

The receipts at the Costom House at Phila-
delphia last week amounted to two hundred and
thirty-nine thousand three hundred and eighty
eight dollars and fifty-fve cents, being the lar
gest amount received in any one week for ten
wears past.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

The revenue Of Peru is eight millions of dol
lars, of which five millions are derived from
the sale Of guano.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

To DRIVE AWAY BUGs.-Put piece OF as
safcetida, about the size Of pea, in each hill Of
cucumbers will prevent them from being troll-
bled with the striped yellow bug.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

FANNY FERN delicately styles certain com
plant from which children suffer in cherry
time, "a pain under The apron"
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

In one single night there were mailed at the
London Post Office, and sent to post, 256,945
letters and 900 newspapers.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

Broadway, New York, is perhaps the most
densely crowded throughfare in America, 52o
omnibusses pass THROUGH 1t necessarily.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

A spirit rapper in Iowa says that DR.. Frank
lin has opened circus, Voltair acting as tic
ket seller.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

a life policy-never to call in the assistance
of doctor who has son an undertaken
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
JN0. w. G. SAM'L B. O'BRIEN,
Office on Cedar Street, East Of the Public Square

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ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at per square for the
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Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

The Cincinnati Commercial learns from reli-
able authority that Gov. Wood of Ohio has
accepted the appointment OF Consul to Valpa
raiso, and resigned his Governorship; resignation
to take effect on the Goth July. He leaves
Cleveland en- route for his new station on the
llth July. Lieut.. Gov. Medill Will, by virtue
of his Office, become Governor.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22

The population of the Island of Cuba is a.
bout l,25O,OOO, divided in race as follows:
blacks, 644,67O; whites, 6Oj,j6O. Of the
blacks $4,000 are slaves, and the rest free
blacks and mulattoes. Of the whites, $4,000
are natives or creoles, $4,000 Spaniards, $4,000
troops and marines, and lO,5OO foreigners.
Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-22
NO. sc.

Diet ~ Pulmonary DiSedSeS.-On Monday
evening, DR.. Turnbull presented to the Literary
and Philosophical Society Of Liverpool copy
of a report lately published by him ION the pro-
gress Of improvement in the treatment OF con-
sumption and other pulmonary and laryngeel
diseases, and on some new remedial MEANS
He also read q short communication on the use
OF certain articles of food in pulmonary dlseas-
es. He observed that those familiar with Lie
beg's work were aware that he had established
the fact that all the various substances used as
food belonged to one of two classes, the azotised
or plastic, which formed the tissues of the body,
and replaced them when worn out, and the noa-
azotised; which furnished food tor the lungs,
supporting respiration and animal heat. OF the
latter class the principal were starch, sugar, cii
or fat and aehoIic liquors. These united with
the oxygen absorbed at the lungs, end were the
chief source of the carbonic acid and watery
vapor given off by the lungs. 1t appeared To
him that as this function of the lungs must
necessarily be more or less impeded in all pull
monary diseases, advantage would be gained by
selecting such of the nOnaZOtlsed or c0mbuS-
tive articles Of food as would have the greatest
tendency to unite readily with the oxygen OF the
atmosphere His inquiries had led him to be-
lieve that sugar of milk possessed this property.
1t existed in all kinds of milk, but was relatlve-
" most abundant in that of the ass, which had
always had reputation as an article OF food IN
pulmonary diseases. It's affinity for oxygen
was so great that in solution with an alkali, 1t
reduced some of the metallic oxides; and, as 1t
was readily absorbed into the blood, which was
an alkaline fluid, containing oxide OF iron, 1t
was obvious that it must there be converted into
carbonic acid and water. He also read pas
sage from his work, showing that one of the
great Offices of the liver is to prepare saecharine
and fatty materials to support the function OF
respiration; and stated that the facts ne had ad-
duced, together with his experience, led him to
recommend sugar of milk as an article OF food
deserving of more attention in pulmonary dis
eases than it has yet received.-Lire1pOot paper.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29
THE SUCCESS OF RAIL ROADS, AND THEIR

VALUE AS SECURITIES.
The following udicious remarks in relation 10 rail road
.curities are from the 1tes number Of the American Rail
Roud Journal:
The p!esen, sngency contrasts srkingy with the easy
nancy market and the activity which prevailed year SINCE
and the great depreciation of rail road securities Oh all KINDS
anoino in almost all from 10 TO 20 per cent naturally
the inquiry whether The usefulness OF our rail roads
and their value az Of capital have been over
estimated and whether confidence el, in these works
wear since was well placed. This inquiry, which 10 Ger
tain extent the result, Of dstrust caused by the extreme
eoession Of prices may &c best answered by reference 10
the earnings of roads In The case Of every road Ger
lain results are predcreda given income upon their COST
When this realized work may be said 10 DC euccesut
Subjected this hardly name road mat mas oeen
constructed the past FIVE years. that is not emlneny sue
cessfu We know Of completed road In which inc pno
lie generally are interested that has not earned an ample
turn upon It's COST So far roads SUCCESSFUL ana inc
fact that capital ia suddenly withheld from them oy 40 "a
t,oodioary stle Of aft rs more nvalidales Inc sou
IS and value of woIks than The sudden decline 10
hc lfcly of those securities. The earnings OF our @
were never so urge the present time, ana io ~
the rapid development OF the country, aoo t .ds are
ncw which ndd largely The business OF Inc ou e.
increasing much faster than the cost OF ou sJo,c. E
day's expc:iencr is calculated TO increase the "
10 rail roads property.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29
From the New York Commercial Aavsrtissr.l

THE CHlNEHA l5LANDo UlF iCOLii'
IN, B,rnstabIe Patriot publishes the correspondence
,.eso Josiah Foster OF Sandwich, Mass., and Seer
urcv relative injuries sustained by the 500 of Mr.
Tor in Inc melee board the ship Defiance at the Cha
Islands. It seems that young Foster, boy belonsfe
The shp LenoS of Boston, with two other boys. was =
nloyed 10 the master aud the captain Of anosnt' :
10 The Defiance when she TO be getting unae
The captains board the Defiance, while lh o ;,
were left in the boat After the gun was fired ano .e
yan lieutenant and his three boats crew went on on
Defiance and commenced the attack already IepSlI; 10
ships company The boys, out of curiosity cn'u 'on
chains to see what was going on While 'he'e Loaf "
wantoniy struck and knocked mo nm hn,i
the butt OF musket and then, while lying 10 u -.
shot through the thigh with a musaet oai 49,
buys pushed off from the Defiance immeoisteF' IT,
shots we're fired al them from the guard ooaS. ~. n..
.nda m. interference and protection oil our ooWe'n
IN View of these injuries 10 his son; anu Inc !oo""
Secretary AIarcy's reply - uo,.o,,-, Id Isl
~nzpaarMEsT OF STATE, WAsHIsGToF' oc': ~ =,
IT, Josiah Fos7Ea, Esq Sandwich Mass: SiH o,1 M
y, otnowedee the receipt Of your letter OF the uI'
! socomoanIed by Caplnin DinghaTns comnunncui n,r
49, ~ relation 10 the serious, and possibly tatoi, !
obtained by your con, seaman on ooafo lne 'hs In
| curse of the recent unfortunate occurrences "
chm Islands. ,,,,cnt Of the uni
have 10 assure you that the se wrongs irfiic
States s by no means insenelbe bm by an armed Il
moon lie citizens in the attack upon shn Defiance
~ Perm ON board Inc s. mercnaad ~, The acis oil
Annie Ieoaratinn will be dem1" " ,ho Chincha Isas
,ence which have been pcrpe!falea, a. ssrvanr
sm, cir, respectfully, your 00SD''u' ". l.. MARCY
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29

r, AN lsTHMuS CANAL-The English Dsrien Cam,
o EGn oS n od London last year. with capital
or 10 uUouUU sterling under the AUSPICES If ST.
GHAHEs Fox HrSDERsos G. Co., have sent an nssn 81 on n.
BLACK to washington 10 solicit our Government rs ss,d
engineer 10 me lshmus TO verify their reports and
wishes they are anxious TO for this end
KING Al me time the Company constituted 10 Iondoo
we mace reference 10 the subject and showed by fansia
pany granted by the NewGranadan Governmen ,hsi h:
exclusive right OF way every meana
serted in The Ship Canal grant the EnQsh Compsnv
the same purpott The Company have Fret 10 obtain Leave
and OF course either pay certain license or IL
IN. Y. Times. 0A wv W. . 03uai
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-29
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

An ,rtroe from, letter 1ortten by Dr. Franklin on the
~ Death of his Brother John Franklin to A1iss Hubbard:
II condole with you. We have lost dear and vulu
able relation But 1t is the will OF God aud nature. that
these mortal bodies be laid aside when the soul 10 10
Into real iis This 10 rather embryo preparation
fot Heg nan 10 completely born nt he be dead
then shoutd we grieye that child Is born among
tho mmortas new number added their happy society
W. are That bodics should be- lent u.s. while they
can anod DC pleasure assist u acquiring knowledge
doing good to our fellow creatures kind and benevolent
oct o. God When they become unfit for these purposes
and shrd % pain instead OF Of an aid be-
come an incumbance and answer Of the intentions
for which they were given Is equally kind and benevolent
thata way provided BY which may get rid of
Death 10 that way We ourselves In some cases puden,ly
choose psr.sl death , IA @.nsed painful which can.
tooth It freely, since pain goes with IT, and
ha qdi the whole body, with all pains
probabilities of palm and diseases was isba TO- Or ca
pablo of msksng HIN sRfer. ..s:. : -
Olr lend aud ware invited on pSry of psa
surc which 10 last HIs chair wsa ready st
and be gone before could convenisoiy start
toget why should you and be grieved this since
We are to follow and knot1 'hert TO fnd him Alden
.'B. BRANKLIN,"