Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-06-27
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1854.
SWEARING.

SWEARING.
Of all the useless habits man can indulge in
that of swearing is, to US, the most useless ant
the most to be deprecated. The smoker or chew
er does derive sort of exhilirating influence
from the fumes of the narcotic weed, but he who
is continually matchmaking inert matter or hi.
fellow men, is a sort of walking pest house
from which issues an unhealthy atmosphere, per.
meating the system, souring the temper and irri.
tating the nerves. The habit of swearing prevail:
to an alarming extent in this community, and
while we are forced to believe that it does moi
emanate from disposition to blaspheme the Ma
ker, yet at the same time, its influence on the
young is equally as deleterous as though the lips
that uttered theoaths were but the index of cor.
rupt hearts.
Suppose matters don't so just you wish tc
have them, can you rectify them by indulging in
profanity? When the mind is narrowed with
care and anxiety; when difficulties stare US in the
face and impede the progress of our favorite
schemes, then is the time to govern our passions,
bring them under subjection, so that with a
proper degree Of calmness We may accomplish
that which we cannot accomplish in state Of ex-
citement.
Not long since, when in St. Anthony, we wit
messed scene Of the most ludicrous nature, and
as the actor indulged largely in oaths, we trust
we shall be excused for deseribingit. A teamster
had loaded his cart with bags of -four at the MILL
and started his oxen up the hill, but from some
cause Or other, the off OK did not do his bidding,
whereupon he poured forth volley of oaths, the
like of which we never before heard. His face
grew red with passion, and the more he swore
and whipped his cattle, the more fractions they
became, when one of the oxen turned the yoke,
throwing the pole Of the cart on to his back,
causing the tongue to protrude out of his mouth
and almost choking the poor beast. The team
ster, blue with rage, threw off his coat, and de-
hberaey sat down on the pole, exclaiming ''thcre,
Cd d-m you, choke to dcath.'
Swearing always tends to evil. When the mind
is irritated an oath inlames it, and when a doz-
en- oaths are piled one upon another, the man is
in a fit condition to commit almost any act, no
matter how desperate. lie who cannot govern
himself, cannot govern others, ana he who is con-
tinually swearing has little Or no influence over
his fellow men. We have invariably found it a
rule that the persons who govern best, are those
who do not indulge in profane language. A calm
and decided tone will have a much better effect
than continual ranting.
The habit of swearing is low and vulgar hab-
it. Its legitimate sphere is the bar-room; no real
gentleman will compromise his responsibility by
inlul-:ny in it. As it is therefore superAuity
which can be dispensed with, as its tendency is to
rritatc, not to calm, and its influence upon the
young is not Of Il salutary nature, we trust those
who are bound down with the habit will give it
up and those who arc free from it, will discoun-
tenancc it by their example and their influence.
CsF We regret to state that five more cases of
Cholera have occurred in our city, within few
days past. Two Sweeles and Swedish boy. in
the interior of the city:--an Irishman in the up
per part Of the city, md German in st. Antho-
ny street. In view of this sickness in our city
we urge the necessity Of cleanliness, abstcmious-
ness and regularity in the hours of rising and re-
firing. Eat nothing but wholesome food, keep
the mini calm, and there is but little danger.
CT We are informed that the gentleman who
lccturcd on Schools in this city on Tuesday eve
ming last, quite severe on Protestants, rather
seeking to create sectarian feeling on the School
Question, than the advancement. OF the cause
If this is true, (and we believe our informant to
be reiable it is to be rcgrctt d for the introduce
ton of religious matters in the education of the
young, is, in our opinion, fraught with much evil,
both to the cause cf religion and that of educa-
ton.
PRESENTATION OF PLArE.-Wc notice in several
of our exchanges that Captains of the various
steamboats, which brought the Excursion Party to
our city, have been presented with plate. We
eon't know as any speeches were madeeon the oc-
cason, but the custom is foolish one. If peo-
pie do their duty, why should they be paid for it
This is like paving your fare at the hotel and Civ
ing the waiter quarter every day extra for somc-
}hing to eat.
CO 1t is stated that Mr.. Mace, Democratic
from Indiana, intends to introduce
a bill into Congress to amend the Nebraska Bill
so as to give the people popular sovereign, and
not a sham right to govern themselves as Douglas
bill contempates. We think that those persons
who hattered themselves that the passage Of the
Nebraska Bill would settle the agitation of slave
ry, will be greatiy mistaken. The introduction
of this Bill is but the beginning of a series of
Bills which we have no doubt will be introduced
into the next Congress.
MORE FUGIrIvE SLAvEs.-A dispatch from Gin
cinnati states that nine fugitive slaves, including
four men and three women and two children, were
arrested near that city on the 18th. They were
to be examined to-day.
Cg The Legislature of New Hampshire have
been engaged discussing the Nebraska question:
When tn, Nebraska Bill is passed there will be no
more agitation, said the advocates of the scheme,
but every mail brings us news of different ma
ture. The end is not yet.
STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. We learn that the
steamer Bardstown exploded her boiler at the
landing at Bath, ILL.,, the Sth inst, killing one
of the iremen instantly, AMI scalding the engin-
eer severely that his chances for recovery are
very slender. No others were injured. The boat
sank instantly.
REMOVAL OF TRooPs.-We learn from the Min
nesotian, that orders have been received at Fort
Smelling for the removal of Capt. Monroe's Com
pany Sixth Infantry to Fort Ridgely. Col. Lee
will assume the command at Fort Ridgely, and
Fort Smelling will be garrisoned for the present
by Maj. Sherman's Battery, Third Artillery.
cgA fire occurred on Long Block, Baltimore,
on the 18th inst. which consumed nine ware