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Smyrna times., 1854-11-01
Gboiee Aoetrg.
From the N. Y. Evening Mirror.
With the Stars and Stripes Around
$500. Him,

awe found him as he had fallen from his
horse, his sword still firmly grasped in his hand,
and the flag he had died defending drawn across
mis- breast. He looked as though he had gone
to sleep, expecting every moment to be reused
by a call to arms. There was not a clear eye
among us, when one of his friends severed two
ringlets from the many that clustered on his
forehead to " send home" to his mother and
betrothed. He was buried as he was found
the flag, the sword, the soldier in one grave -
Letters from the Rio Grande.
Let him lie in the dark grave you have made,
Let him lie as, dying. you found him.
Let him sleep with his hand on the dInted blade,
And the stars and stripes around him!
Bat first cut lock irsln hls long chestnut hair,
For one that the hero left weeping;
And another send home" and with them tell where
The and the lover sleeping.
When long winter nights. at the home Of his birth,
Are shortened with legend and story,
Somo voice in the household will tell of his worth.
And speak of his death and his glory;
And iaacy will picture the place where he sleeps,
Beside him the blue winding river.
The long. slOpng fats where the chapparel sweeps.
And summer breaihes softly forever.
The mother will weep. she thinks of her boy"
The that ienderly bound him;
But the lad at her side will think twere Joy
To sleep with banner around him!
As she the dark Key ed and the beautiful one,
Who waited SO long ior her lover,
Will fall asleep. fearful and dreamuntil morn
OF Joys and the love meeting over.
When another shall kneel at The feet of tho lair
TO WIN her with signs and with vowing,
She'll sell him her heart he pleading knOels there
Il tombed where RIVER is flowing.
The ringets You cut from The pale mable brow
OF our comrade, warrior hearted,
She'll pres TO her lips, and remember her vow
Oh faith ia the dear one departed.
May the magnolia leaf sweep over that mound,
The first orange blossoms besircw IL;
May moonbeams like birds. the branches sit round
And the tears of star eyes be-Gew it!
For yer, Oh Fever, The eyes OF friend,
Shalt over that lone grave be weeping.
But across il dark chiefs their war-psth will wend
Nor know Of the brave meath them sleeping.
Load the war horse back to the cool hazel hurst,
Where the wild Merrimack is rowing;
When his eye CREWS dina he'll be ienderly hurst
BY those that will never loving.
Lead tho waf-horse back! There's horrible stain
On the sad lie seat! Oh! and CORY!
'Ts the hearts blood Of one for his country slain
Death. death is the price of all glory!
Let HIM sleep by the wave Of the Rio Grande.
With no proud scuiptured urn above him..
There are tablets enough IN his own dear land
The sorrOwIng. sad hearts that love him.
Let him lie in the dark. narrow grave you have mad
let hun lie as. dying. you found him,
Let him sleep with his hand on the dinied blade,
And the stars and stripes around HIM.
TB.A.
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FRO BE Continued
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Bible Temperance.
BY JOHANAN.
THIRD PRooF.-BIBLE EXAMPLE.

Third PhOOF.-blbLE EAAMFLE.
~ (soNrINUED,)
NOAH drank wine and became intoxicated
but what were the consequences! DO you find
Jehovah sealing it with his appreciation Does
it accord with the precepts of the Bible! Mo-:
the Bible declares it to be smoker" and
Noah found it so to his cost The very mention
Of it is to his dishonor. Noah was preacher
of righteousness; and how could he preach,
when every one would be casting in his teeth,
physician heal myself" How sad were its
consequences when his shame was exposed to
the ridicule of his children. What was the
result! He awoke from his wine and cursed
his son. And now, thousands under the false
plea of that curse are grinding that degraded
race under the CALLING chains of slavery. But
there is God to whom vengeance belongs, and
he will vindicate their cause. Who can tell
the evils that have fowed-are still flowing
from that sad misstep of Noahi An! wine
drinker, you will find the example Of Noah a
fimsy covering in the day Of Judgment. The
bed will be too short and the covering too mar.
row to screen you when the storms Of divine
wrath shall beat about your frail tabernacle.
lisa. %, 90.
Another example instanced by the advocates
Of wine drinking, is the case of Lot But can
any man Of common sense, and especially one
protesting to be christian minister, say that
i. Jehovah sanctioned the conduct of Lot in this
case! And this is the only instance we have
, on record that he ever used it. We have nc
evidence that Lot or Noah either ever dranl
, intoxicating liquors but this once. The daugh
ters of Lot caused him to drink wine, and while
I under its influence, commits incest with his owl
' daughters. All. how fatal its effects. Her,
i is man who could stem the torrent Of intern
a perance and corruption even in the town o
a Sodom, but who in an evil hour was seduced b.
G his own daughters. Let him that thinksth b
!. standeth take heed lest he fall. Lot and Noa
q were both righteous men. yet they were poo
frail flesh and blood, subject to temptation, Ink
II all other men. And those who mako the error
Il and missteps Of the christian a plea for the
4, own indulgence, in the day of Judgment will
1; speeohless, like the man without q weddin
in garment--their own consciences eondemnin
ic them. If Noah and Lot had not looked upe
ID the wine, they would not have been stllng
" the serpent If they had totally abstains
n from the wine, it would not have taken avn
c the heart, and they would have ESCAPED Il
Is, said consequences Common sense, as well
Of Bible, teaches that Daniel, Timothy, ard tht
To- brethren. took the only safe course, and CARR
xxs. a
til out the precepts of the Bible. ~
sr- Again, Nabal used Intoxicating liquors, a
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Iapprehend no advocate of wine drinking would
instance that son of Belial, who was slain by
the judgment of God. But we see in this case,
and every other where intoxicating liquors were
used, how fatal the consequences! In every
case, we see the indelible stamp of jehovah
disapprobation.
In the days of Joseph in Egypt, wine appears
to have been used, but it was the simple, un-
fermented juice of the grape, pressed from the
cluster into the cup of Pharaoh. Solomon, in
his search after wisdom, while testing worldly
pleasures. among the rest, appears to have test
ed the pleasures of wine, and pronounced them
"vanity and vexation of spirit, aud evil under
the sun. Feel. chap. 2. If it is an evil, it
cannot have the sanction of Jehovah. On the
day of Pentcost, the Apostles were charged
with being filled with new wine but that did
not make it So
The testimony of Peter, and the facts of the
case fully prove the charge to be false. Mel
ther does 1t prove they were in the habit ofusing
intoxicating liquor. Christ was called glutton
and wine bibber; but that did not make him
SO. Paul was said to be made mad but that
did not make him so. There is no doubt that
in those days many used intoxicating liquors as
beverage; but we have no evidence that the
, Bible sanctions their wicked conduct. But
f from what has been said, and from what we
} have yet to say, we have very strong evidence
to the contrary. No doubt there were naany in
/ those days who were guilty of fornication.
adultery, idolatry, &c.; but the Bible don't
: sanction these things. The question is moi
whether intoxicating liquors were used among
r the Jews, or in the days of the New Tesla.
ment; but whether the Bible sanctions thei,
/ use as beverage. This is the particular
s point. And if there are any cases which prove
C that God sanctions its use, or if have no
t dealt justly with these facts and cases, let tn,
= tallacies be pointed out. 1t is the truth W,
= want let that be what it may. The example
OF our Lord Jesus Christ shall take up in tn
IS formOf an objection. So with some other plea
Is made by my opponents. But at the present
Is shall pursue train of direct argument, an
Is only answer those objections which necessaril
;e come In my way. And now let the reader re
ot view these solemn truths; let him reflect upo
d the holiness and purity of Jehovah; let hiI
e. consider the infinite consequences which mu.
necessarily flow from Jehovah's sanctionin
alcohol in any of its forms as a beverage, an
then say that divine inspiration inculcates til
use of alcoholic liquors as beverage. Impo
sible! ".Jehovah is of one mind, and who ca
turn hint" "With him is no variableness, NJ
the least shadow of turning" /" Jesus Chris
the same yesterday, to-day and forever" WI
is blind but those that will not see ? Can Il
blind lead the blind? Will they not both ia
into the ditch! So will it be with the wiz
nd drinkers and their advocates-thereforo q tout
es not, taste not, handle not,' for all must peril
q. with the using. ~ 40 ..,... ,.a,.l !.
nd Dover, Sept. %, 1854. ... LIS ~ -.
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Criminal Artitlts.
Written for the Smyrna Times.
Temperance-Its Position and Conflicts
(ContiaWed)
by BITT y n s .

MEDICALLY speaking, there is an essential
difference between an excitant or stimulantand
tonic-the former occasioning an excitation of
the functions of the body, augmenting its tone
and strength for the time being, giving as it
were, new force and life to the system--but
20 soon az they are withdrawn, the excitant or
stimulant effects disappear and leave cores
ponding state of depression behind. To con-
time the stimulation the excitant must be con-
tinued; the effects are but short-lived where
as, the character of tonic is to augment
gradually. but permanently, the force and
strength of the system--its effects are enduring
no depression ensues when it is discontinued.
TIE strength and yigor of the body, when il is
relaxed, are restored by these agents; sound
and healthy elasticity follows.
The same is applicable to the inauguration O.
the temperance cause. The various means EN-.
pisysd for the augmentation of its force ani
strength, such as lectures, temperance associa
fions and societies, acted as stimulants or excl
fantsi they continued to impart stimulus to tn
cause aaiil. With the aid Of public sentiment il
its favsr. they gave tonieity to it. Popula
feeling was the tonic which invigorated tn
cause. occasioned its permanent strength an
fortified against external circumstances. N
depression ensGsd after these means were viii
drawn--it acted silently, slowly, but perms
nently, and eventually established the cause, b
fostifying it--supplying the necessary amour
of energy to every part and portion where 70
meyly weakness or defeat existed. These var
Gus excitants infused life into the cause ar
preserved it from sinking, until popular feeliI
acted ia concerf-which occasioned, as we ha'
before remarked, its establishment +.
nisa physiological law. well eatsblishs
that Ill undue settlements either Of body
mind. are followed by q corresponding state
aeorers On II the excitement has been inteni
The depression viii b proportiopately gres
b r Il - + =
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INFLUENCE OF WoMEN-Senator Houston
was once asked, at large party given by Mr..
Speaker Winthrop, why he did not attend the
usual places of public amusement as he had
been accustomed TO do. His reply was this
let it be read and remembered by the mothers
and daughters of America - .-....t ...4
81 made it point said the honorable Sena-
tor, " never to visit place where my lady, il
she were with me would be unwilling to 90.
know it would give her pain, as a Christian,
to attend such places, and will not go myself
where | could not take my wife," =
A member of Congress present alluded to his
own wife, and added that there was mutual I'M
derstanding between him and her, that they
should each follow the bent of their own incli.
nation in such matters. tt..f.,e,-.. +. +
"That may do for you" responded Mr. Hous-
ton, {" but with me it is different from what il
is with many men. My wife has been the ma,
ing of me. She took me when was victim
to slavish appetites: she has redeemed and re.
generated me, and will not do that in her alb
sence which know would give her pain if she
were present" So
Mrs. Houston rs member ola Baptist church
and is a native of Alabama. - Western JoaraGI
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THE LADIEs.--The man who does the For4
eign Literary articles for the New York Tri-
bune, in his last letter says: "Some two do +
zen new Poets have made their debut since 1
last wrote. Here is one.s Silence, ladies' and
gentlemen, for Mr.. Longland,s song. What a
large ear that bird has for music, as Pat said of
the donkey" .~.4 M ,s-l
Let God be praised for all his ways, lstf,,
But moro for having, made the ladies'; "a,
He serves us all both great and small, -.
But most in having sent us ladies . 2At
"There's nothing in the world so sweet, '
There's nothing such treat as ladies'; 'ia"'
The joys of heaven cannot compete ID ssl
With those we find in tender ladies, b,,5sa1
"Whatever pain out fate may bring 4od
While separated from the ladies, !. 4, .,.s.
Well fancy every pang and wing, y -.
3 That helps us ON towards the ladies.
+, "The heavens rich to where we fly,
Brimful of love and living ladies'; ~
In spite of every stormy sky, "a AZ ia b'bfl'
Wen strive to die among the ladies" a5ia
Smyrna times., 1854-11-01

OF A little boy, after listening some time to
his mothers efforts to get pedlar to throw in "
something with everything she purchased, cast sH
his longing eyes on some primers in the trunks.ir3
The pedlar reading his wishes, offered to given
him one. The little fellow hesitated, aud when
urged, said:
al don't know as will take il, unlessfyod bs
throw in something" IS sas 5ji 90 ssw .gTsl
Smyrna times., 1854-11-01

OF" What is the chief use ofbral!" ask
cd an examiner of recent school exilibitons
" The chief use ofbread, answered thenrchin.,M
apparently astonished at the simplicity.of the 81
inquiry" the chief use Of bread is to spread hut
ter and molasses ON il ~ s' a - 's1sD'%i 2
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or The time will come when rejecting
men win no more think Of making and vending
ardent spirits, on of erecting OF renting grog-
shops, as a means of gain, then they would now
think of poisoning well from which q neigh
Dor obtains water for his family, or of arming
a maniac to destroy his own life, or the lives
Of others Chancellor Waiwoith.
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How Much THEY EAT IN New YoRK.--
During the three months ending the LIST inst,
two hundred and nineteen thousand six hun
bred and thirteen animals We're slaughtered
for food in New York city. During the nine
months of the year, the total number of ami
mails offered up on the altar of appetite in thai
teen thousand nine hundred and sixty-six pei
week, or near ona million per year. The popu
lation is about FIVE hundred thousand---that il
an average'of two animals per year to each in
habitant. Not much starving in New York a
4 that rate. 4. ibrl asa ?
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A HINT TO THE MARRIED Id have heard,@
says Mr.. Henry, of a married couple, who. siq
though they were both of hasty temper; yetOa
lived comfortably together by simply observing,
a rule on which they had mutually agreed d.
d Mover be both angry together.'" -.
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OF "Oh!' exclaimed poor, sufferer to
dentist, " that is the second wrong tooth you \,
have pulled out }" $3.50
"Very sorry, sir" said the laundering oper-oa
ator, (" but as there were only three when be-ns
gan, I'm sure to be right the next time.,ha nt Do
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\ OF The following ID true copy of sign
upon an academy for teaching, in one of the
sFREEMAN a. HuoGs, ScHooL TEAcsERs--'si
Freeman teaches the boys, and Huggs the Il
girls.r E,sBssf Il nis4 ssoai AsslG
6erA facetious boy asked one of his playmates
---sWhy hardware dealer was likeod boot
maker :" The latter, somewhat puzzled gave
| it up. !" Why" said the other, sbecause the Il
one sold the nailsand the other nailed the soles ~
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saiIlt aTuo--s1nol q 1dloaliI al4 SslaiI
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ls hi 9 ssels isslis biie
.nss39 So gem
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14
Ey lrosc
"I-knows-Nothing.

INDIAN CnSvENTIoN.-All the Indians of the
district extending from the Moeuelnnne to the
Mariposa Rivers, held ''pow-wow,' at the Bay
State Banch. on the margin of the North Fork of
the Caleveras River during the last week. The
Calecerss Chronicle states thl among the tribes
assembled, the Tuolumne Indians were consd-
cred the tallest and most active, butthe Maripo-
sa Indians are the best marksmen. pole
about sixty feet high erected on the ground
having small clump of brush tied at the top,
almost the size of the '' liberty cap" as usually
represented. The Mariposa tribe alone sncceed-
ed in planting their arrows in this target, and
it was we'll filed with their shafts. At this
Grand Council it was supposed there were from
600 TO 500 Indians present.
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14

TORNADO AT LoUIsvILLE.-A terrific tornado
passed over the city of Louisville on Sunday
Sept Sd. The Fourth Presbyterian Church was
blown down during the service. twenty-five
OF the congregation were killed instantly, and
a large number wounded. Numerous other
buildings were unrooted aud blown down. The
following is list of the killed Mrs. Vldabee
and three children, Mr.. Taylor and child, Mr.
Godfrey, Mrs. Salisbury, Miss Headly, John
MCGOWAN, Mr. Sweeney, Mrs. Martin, wife Of
John N Martin, saddler) Mrs Wicks, (niece of
Mrs Martin) Mr. Harbour, Mr.. McCleland
Mr.. R. Davis, "a resident of New Albany and
Mr. Mcbride and child, 1t is thought one or
two others were killed whose names have not
been learned. Fully one hundred buildings in
Louisville were unroofed, and otherwise greatly
injured. The storm passed over that part of the
city lying between Fifth and Twenty first
streets A splendid block of four story houses
recently erected on the north side of Main, be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets, was completely
destroyed, and two three men, it is supposed
are buried in the ruins. These buildings were
built at an expense of $4,000.
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14

IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-We publish this morn
ing, says the AAa an important and interesting
opinion of the Supreme Court, delivered by
Justice Heydenfeldt, in relation to the rights OF
the State Judiciary. The conclusions of the
opinion are:
|. That no cause can be transferred from a
State Court to any Court of the United States.
9. That neither writ of error nor appeal lies
to take from State Court to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
These propositions. which are somewhat start
ling. as exposition of States Rights, may be re-
cosnized as of the ultra Calhoun school. We
believe, however, that though frequently dis
cussed by political writers and politicians, they
never have been declared from the Bench. and
acted upon as tettled law. except by the Judicial
ry of Virginia and, if we are not mistaken, OF
Gporo ia
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14

FATE OF CoUXT RAssoUET AND THE ExPEpI-
TIoNIsTs DIR. Francis Canton, who arrived
this morning from La Paz in the Mexican brig
Deserrado, informs that on the 9Th of last
August, he left Guymas and that on that day
Count Rassouet had been convicted and senten-
ced to be shot. The trials of the remainder of
the officers had been deferred until after the ex-
icuton of the Count, when they were TO be i'm
mediately proceeded with. One hundred and
seventy of the privates of the Expedition had
been despatched by the Governor in two ves-
sells, for San Bias, where they were TO be set at
liberty.
Capt. Peters, who commanded the ship Chal-
lenge, had also been kept in seperate and close
confinement by the authorities, and had been
besides, closely guarded. His trial was also
soon to take place.-[ Neses. 9Th Oct.
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14

in an article on the plan Of operations" says
. that the political and speculation parties. who
at work in the dark to bring about another
removal, have had large number of copies OF
the dictum of Judges Heydenfeldt and Wells-ii
is no legal decision-printed, and are engaged
in sending them TO all the members elect to the
Legislature. Some one connected with the Su-
preme Court has also issued notices that San
Jose is the seat of government for the State.''-
The Union als< understands +" that the plan OF
these political spectators includes an informal
meeting of members of the Legislature at San
Francisco, during Christmas week, upon which
occasion they hope to be able to perfect their
plans"
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14

JUDICIAL DECISION ON BAD DINNER.-The
late Judge Dooly, of Georgia. was remarkable
for his wit:
.' AT one place where he attended court he
was not well pleased with his entertainment at
the tavern. On the first day of the court hog,
under the name of pig, had been cooked whole
and laid upon The table. No person attacked it.
1t was broug the next day and the next, and
treated with the same respect: and it was on
the table on the day on which the court adj
jouined As the boarle RS finished their dinner
Judge Dooly rose from The table, and in a SOL
emn manner addressed the clerk: MIR Clerk, ~
said be, ''dismiss the hog upon his recognizan-
ces until the first day of next court He has at
tended so faithfully during the present term
that don't think it will be necessary to take
any security"
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14

CLOCKS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN.-The N. y.
Tribune has seen the latest piece Of Yankee inge-
nuity clock for the Japan and Chinese markets,
that measures time as the hours are counted. la
China and japan, the hands making a diurnal
revolution within twelve Chinese hours The
characters upon The dial plate are Chinese
The inside circle has four characters showing
sunrise, meridian. sunset and midnight. The
next circle exhibits the odd and even hours
the even honrs designated by bold figure
and the odd hours by smaller ones The dial
there had the common minute marks, and at
the extreme outside was the Chinese numerals,
running from one to twelve.
The Shasta courier., 1854-10-14

Tons MEAT AND DRINK Used BY One
MAN.-Some genius has perpetrated the follow
ing calculation Il have been married 80 years,
during which time | have received from the
hands of my wife three cups of coffee each day.
two at morning and one at night making about
.04G cups of half pint each, nearly 20 bar
rels of 80 gallons each, weighing IL 500 pounds.
or nearly nine tons weight. Yet from that pc.
riod | have scarcely varied ia weight myself
from go pounds. 1t will therefore be seen that
| have drank, in coffee alone, 2lS times my own
weight. l am not much o. an eater, yet pre-
sumo | have consumed about 18 ounces day.
which makes 5,S06 pounds, 10 oxen. OF
flour have consumed in 81 years about so bar
rels. For 90 years of this time 1 drank two
wine-glasses of brandy each day, making 900
quarts. The port wine, Madeira, whskey
punch, &c, | am not able to count but they
are. not large. When take into account all
the vegetables in addition, such as potatoes,
pears, asparagus, strawberries, cherries pears,
peaches, raislns, &c, the amount consumed by
an individual is enormous. Now, my body has
been renewed more than four times in 80 years
and taking it for granted that the water of which
[ have drank acts merely as a dilutant, yet
taken together, | conclude have consumed in
30 years about the weight of ll(0 men of lGO
pounds each.