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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-01-18

DEATH OF VICE ADMIRAL d ACRES
The death is announced in England of
James r. chard Dacrcs, Vice Admiral of
the Red, whose name is connected with
an event in our natal history which"g;4ve
the first GLOW to the naval supremacy Of
Great Britain. Admiral DIcreS cOmmnn-
dcd the British (riya,o Gurrricr, which
Captain Hull took with tla. American fro
gate Constitution, in the first naval en-
Sagcment in 1879. The En- 5lish bioyra-
pliers now assert that the Guerrier "was
an old. worn out friyate, unfit for service
when she went into action" Yet so con
fdcn! was her commander of her excel
lent condition, that he run up TO his mast
head the arrogant drclaratinn that his
vessel was the 'Gucrricr and not the Lit
tie Belt" The action, lasted Just one half
an hour when the Gucrrirr struck her
flag. The bioErapher Of Dacres SAYS it
continued One hour and three quarters
Dacres WAS q brave man. but he relied
with too great confidence upon the com
mon belief at that time in English naval
invincibiIity. So amazed was England,
when the intelligence of Dacres' defeat
reached that country, that the leading
paper in London i timated thai he ought
to be punished for striking his dag to ''an
enemy unaccustomcd to such triumphs."
NATIVE ARKANSAS HoG.--The attention
81 the northern and eastern portions of
America is res spectfuIIy called to the very
peculiar qualities Of the native Arkansas
Hog and Notwithstanding many differ
ent species Of hogs are now known, there
is, perhaps, none that possess so peculiar
tl,OA &c ALI,
He was discovered as early in the uine-
teenth century as the first settlement of
the southwestern portion Of the State, and
was immediately adopted into their llocks,
where he hasbeeu constantly kept, and
is considered by the lords of the soil OF
Arkansas as the best species Of hog ever
known, being very large when thoroughly
matured.
He weighs from six to seven hundred
pounds, and is from three to three and a
half feet in height, large bOned and long
bodied. with quite a long head and cars,
and the most peculiar feet imaginable, the
hoof being round like that Of the mule or
horse, and entirely destitute Of the usual
torkS' SO common in the hoof Of other spe-
cies of hogs. Indeed, he appears to be a
curiosity to those unacquainted with his
species, his hoofs being very long. and
extending unusually high up his les ta-
pe1ing off very sharp at the bottom. He
IS generally of reddish color the hair
short and thin, being finer than the hair
of most other hogs. 1t is believed this
hog would prove, were he adopted into
general use by the farmers Of the nor
thern and eastern portions Of the State
the best species of hog ever known.
The native hog of Arkansas is the most
numerous in Pope and Yell counties, or
on the Magazine Mountains. 1t is hoped
he will be more generally known in few
years.--D0llar Newspaper.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

A NEGRo EMPEROR SENSIBLE Man.
Some years ago, Faustin L., who now
wiclls the imperial sceptre over the
Island Of San Domingo; worked in the
sugar and coffee fields for his owner
under the unpretending name OF
Soulouque.. 1t may not be uninteresting
to know that the former master OF the
present emperor is an old highly
respected citizen Of this place, and that
from time to time he received friendly
messages from his old slave. A week
or two since he was pleasantly surprised
with the receipt Of several bags of'colfee
and package Of sugar, accompanied by
quite an slfectionate letter from his i'm.
perial majesty. 1t would appear that the
SanDomingo differ from the paIvenus Of
America. Soulouque's good fortune had
neither oblitera ted the remembrance ol
his former condition, nor diminished his
old allections.---,St. Louis Dem.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

A.SrRAKGE FIsu.-Coptain Reed, Of
the brig Crocus reports that on the af.
,ternoon Of the ID, at four o'clock, 10 lat.
itude Al, longitude II 20, d fish passed
under his stern different from any that he
had ever seen. 1t was seventy.hve or
eighty feet in length, with a hump on the
back like that Of "a camel. the fms
seemed to be ormed iika the aukes Of q
propeller. Captain Reed is we'll ac',
quainted with the whale. and hasnever
ssen one that resembled this. Il passed
within twenty feet Of him.-Propidence
Journal ~. e.,' .
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24
A serious ARRAY occurred at cam.

A serious ARRAY occurred at q camp.
meeting in Cornish Me-, on Friday eve
ming last, between a number of young
men belonging to Exeter, Me. In the
melee one ofthe combatants named John
Bussel was dangerously stabbed in the
region Of the heart by a man named Ben.
iamin Herrin, aad his bro her David G..
Herrin, who had also assaulted Bussell
were arIestd and held for examination,
which was to take place at Exeter yes.
terday.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

DEVELOPMENT OF FRAuD.-Every
now and then facts are elected which
serve to explain how some Of the "fast
young men" are enabled to make so
much show on moderate salaries. Here is
another instance:
An old established iron manufactu.
ring firm found itself seriously embar.
rassed in its finances, and has Just been
obliged to make an assignment to cred.
itors. Upon an examination Of the
business accounts, it was discovered
that the clerk who had devoted consid.
rable time to sailing yachts and trot.ins
fast horses, and finally sailed for Eu'
rope on a pleasure trip, had been un'
faithful to the trust confded to him. A.
mong other contrivances for lining his
pocket, he had been accustomed, each
pay day to set apart a considerable
amount as the share Of wages due
to workmen who had not been in the
employ Of the concefn for year past
and appfopriating the Same as he saw
fit.-Jour. OF Com. r~
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

TIE QuALlFIcArIoN.-The advocates
Of just knowledge must be armed with
the courage to dare all things and to bear
all things for the truths which they re.
we're; and seek, as they may only find
the reward Of their exertions in the i'm,
preston, great OF little, slow or rapid
as it may be-which their exertions pro
duce On public opinion. and through the
public opinion. on the public practice
Frances Wright. g
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24
THE IMPORTATION OF SCOUN.
r. DRELS. w et

In the matter Of Continental Europe.
an criminals, transported 10 this coun.
try, the Secretary ofState OF the United
States writes: .rr
DEpAnrMENr OF STATE,
Washington, Sept. IA, 1854.
E. Crabtree, Esq, Office Of Commits.
sioners Of Emigration, New York:
Sin al have 10 acknowledge the re.
ceipt OF your letter Of the 9Th inst, in.
forming the Department that regular
system has been recently adopted by the
various German Governments OF clear.
ing out their prisons, by granting par.
dons 10 the convicts on condition OF
their shipping to the United States, and
suggesting, as nearly all such persons
are shipped on board OF vessels bound TO
New York, that the United States Con-
suls on the Continent, and especially
in Germany, should be instructed to ad.
wise the Commissioners Of Emigration
Of the intended embark alton Of such
par ties, their names and description
OF their persons, the vesselsin which
they are embarked, the date OF sailing,
&c., SO that they may be enabled to take
the necessary legal steps in the premi.
ses.
In reply l have to inform you that
this Department will cl.eerfully co.ope.
rate with the proper authorities in New
York, by giving such instruction to the
United States Consuis in Europe as
will facilitate them in rhe enforcement
of the police regulations Of that State in
respect 10 Emigrant passengers. Isho'd
be glad 10 receive from you copies oi
the laws OF New York in regard to this
subject, for the purpose Of being trans
mitted 10 the above mentioned United
States Consuls with instructions from
this Department. In the event Of the
actual shipment Of puapers or criminals
to the United States from Europe, will
thank you to furnish me with such spe.
ci6c Information as you are able to OBJ.
tain in regard to all the facts Of the
case.
am, Sir, respectfully your obedient
servant, VIM. L. MARCY.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

FussEY PEoPLE.-Thers are many
people who get through the world in their
own miserable way, by being /" fussey. :"
They always appear to be doing some.
thing-are always on the qui uive ap'
pa,ently, always dreadfnlly busy and
yet what do they accomplish Sum up
each days work Of theirs and what does
it amount TO? just what their conduct
does, viz "fuss and feathers" A qui.
quiet man speaks only when he is spo.
ken to and who, when he is about his bu-
siness, hates to be disturbed by outsiders
or any body else, and labors unob trusiv'
ely and diligently, accomplishes more
labor in an hour than fussy balloon
Of a fellow, does in whole day. ,Fussy
people invariably enjoy good opinion
Of their abilities, and it is lucky they do
for, nobody else harbers such idea.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24
THE BLISS OF MARRIAGE.


Time whirls US along tho downhill
path OF life with the velocity Of q loco
motive !. but we have one comfort-sOe
can make love on the road. What the
negro preachef said or Satan, may be
said Of love: Where 10 fnds a'wesk.
er place there he creeps in. !" There
is warm corner even ia the coolest
heart, nnd somebody, If that somebody
can be found, was made expressly to gil
it. Thousands Of both sexes live and
die unmarried, simply for want Of prop,
er introduction to one another. What
on absurdity! There is not man or
woman o! any age who might not find q
suitable partner by using the proper
means. Tho fact is, that affection is
smothered, choked down, subdued and
paraIyzed by the !orms and convention.
ali,ies Of the world. "Society" attach.
es a ball and chain to the natural feel.
ing Of the heart. The fair girl with her
bosom running over with purest love for
worthy object, must take as much pains
to conceal The fact, as though it were a
dreadful sin, and Heaven had not com.
manded US "to love one another" Is
this natural? No. tits artificial.
Why should innumerable marriages
be prevented by chilling rules and pen.
alties ? Nature is modest, but she il not
a starched prude Look at the birds.
There are no old bachelors and old
maids among them. Tho hearts that
luttcr under their feathered jackets fol.
low the instincts Of love, and they take
10 billing and cooling, without the slight.
est idea that courtskip should be for.
nal affair. Why should there be for.
lorn old bachelors and disappointed old
maids, and lonely widows and widowers
among the unfeathered any more than
featherod bipeds? Oceans Of happiness
are LOST to both sexes every year because
parties who wish to be married are not
permitted by etiquette to make the fact
known. These unfortunates might very
properly say TO the happily married folk
as the fiogs said TO the boys who were
pelling them with stones, "This may be
fun to you, but lis death to u.s."
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

TIE WORKING CLAss.-I have no sym
pathy whatever with those who would
grudge our workmen, and our hun.
BILE people the very highest acquisitions
which their taste. or their time, or their
inclination would lead them to rcail re
for, next to the salvation Of their souls
l certainly say taat the object ofmy fond.
est aspirations is the moral, intellectual,
and as a sure consequence Of this, the
economical advancement Of the working
classes-th, one object which. Of all
others ia the wild range cfpolitical spec.
ulation, is the enc which sh ould be the
dearest to the heart Of every ,rue philan
thropist and every true patriot.-Reu'
DR.. Chalmers.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24
RICH AND POOR.

1t is undoubtedly true, alter all, that
very little Of the happiness Of life comes
from what most persons covet so eagerly
viz: wealth and worldly conse qucnce.---
The following thought is just: s.
"Rothschild is forced to content him.
self with the same sky as the poor ne ws.
paper writer, and the grea, banker can !.
not order private sunset, or add one
ray to the magni6cence Of night. The
same air sweils all sIung. Each one
possesses really his own senses, soul and
body-these are the properties which II
man owns. All that is valuable is TO
be had for nothing in this world. Ge.
MUS, beauty and love, are not bought
and sold. You may buy rich brace.
let, but not a we'll turned arm to wear
it-a pearl necklace, but not a pretty
throat with which 1t shall vie. The
richest banker on the earth would vain.
ly offer fortune TO be able to write a
verse like Byron. One comes into the
world naked, and goes out naked |; the
difference in the fitness Of the bit oI
linen for shroud is not m Ich. Man
is handful Of clay. which turns quickly
back again into dust.
Wretched is the man who has no EN-.
Ployment tut to watch bis own digestion;
and whe, on waking in the morning, has
no useful occupation Of The day prsssn.
ted to his mind. To such an one respi.
ration is toll and existence a continued
disease. acknowledgements his resource
indulgence in alcohol in various dlsgui.
ses, his remedy, and death or supersti.
ton his only comfort or hope. For what
was he born AMI why does he live are
questions which constantly asks himself
and his great enigmas are in the smiling
faces Of habitual industry, stimulate by
the wants Of the day, or fears for the fu.
ture. If he is excitel to exerlion, it is
commonly to iniulge some viciouss pr o.
pensity, or display his scorn OF those
pursuits which renlers others happier
than himself. Ii he seeks to relieve his
insanity in books, his itcra ture ascends
no his cher than the romances, the news.
paper or the scandel Of the day; and
the nobler pursuits Of mind as we'll as
body. are utterly lost in regard 10 him.
His pass 'ge through life is like that of a
bird through the air, and his final cause
seems 10 be that Of merely sustaining the
worms in his costly tomb.-Sir Rich ard
Phillips.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

Lave FOR SoMETHlNa.-T hou sands o.
men breathe, move, and live; pass of
the stage Of life, and are heard Of no
more; Whys They did not particle Of
good in the world; and none were blessed
by them as the instrument Of theit re-
demption; not line they wrote. moi
a word they spoke, could be recalled,
and SO they perished-their light wen
out in darkness. and they were not rom
embered. moro than the insects ofyester.
day.-Will you thus live and die. Q man
immortal! Live for something.-Do good,
and leave behind you monument q
virtue that the storms Of time can ueves
destroy. Write your name BY kindnsss
love, end mercy, on the hearts Of ~
thousands you will never b forgotten,
No. your name. yosr deeds. VII BE- = =
legibls On tho brow of svsnias. Go!
deeds will slins - bright % ~ earl
a. tks stars Of hsdvSas ." Aseia -
marx. n Il
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24
THE GREAT INJUSTICE.

elbow oft shall my brother sin against me,
and forgive him till seven times? Jesus
saith unto him, l say not unto thee, Until seven
t lines but Until seventy times seven.''
WHAT greater injustice is there than
to aflict those whose offences are not to
be attributed to their own free agency,
with unnecessary and arbitrary punish
ments, which neither correct the offend.
er, nor remedy the offence, nor SOW any
seed Of future benefit, either for society
or the community .a eSa t
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24
SCENE IN THE OFElCE OF THE
COMMISSIONERS OF EMlGRA.
-r.t''' TION
TlON

,Lo ,king over tho columns Of this jour.
nal for the past fortnight, we light upon
the following marine items
tBark Harvest arrived at this port
yesterday. in forty y.eisht days from Liv.
erpool. Captain Crawford reports hav,
ing experienced westerly winds during
the whole passage. In hurricane on
the l1tk inst, latitu lie 40 deg. 20 min.
lpdsitule So deg. 80 min., thirteen steer.
age passengers we're washed overbo ard
in trying to get eft after the ship had
broachel to-"
Short AMI the pointed is the foregoing;
no sympathy will it excite; the terms in
which il is presented are too much like
the tabular stat ements Of the weekly
bills Of mortality to IN I'VE it and passes
on to the next paragraph with simple in
difference. But there are hearts to whom
i, will como like the kneIl Of the last
.hope-homes it will fall like Egyptian
night, crushing out all that is fair and
beautiful in existence upon earth, and
making a desert Of despair, where rest.
while bloomed the fragrant flowers Of
hope,
In conversation with Mr.. Cassely, ol
the Office Of the Commissioners Of Emf
grafton, he erelated the following case:
The other day portly gentleman o
sky years or thereabouts, whose face
the. index Of the benevolent heart. came
into the office Of the Commissioners.- :
Following him was neatly atiired
good looking Irish woman Of about thir
ty.6ve years Of age. The old gentleman
walked up to my desk, and striking
heavy gold.headed cane upon.the Zoo
with marked emphasis, demanded:
"Where are the Commissioned
must soc. them immediately"
i replied that The Commissioners wer
not there, but il he had business. will
then, We could attend to il for him. Witt
another rap ofhis cane upon the floor, b
said: 4
swell, sir. they ought to be here, the'
--shey ought 10 be here. What else d
ws want them for, il thsy can't atten
to their business .hemselvesi"
I saw itwould:bs in vain for me to al
tempt 70 tssson with him, 90 ! let hir
procssd, Ill color every moment sus
mentins, snd his cane becoming NOR
smphstic. !.
!" Here u poor women looking q
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

Grimes are multiplied and laws ART
mu5iplied also, until men lose the ides
Of ri6ht and wrong in that Of lawful apt
lunl@ xpl J; and however base, per6diou
and udnnst their conduct may. be, the
sccoaSl hsnsslvss good mon and true
il they n kns incur the psaslty of th'
.law.--ztg 0epaes.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24
SCHOLARSHIP.

1t Is oil little consequence how high
the scholar climbs, Thousands Of swar.
thy men had tramped up and down the
continent, where lay deep bulied the
foundations Of our great Republic, be
fore the Genoese adventure set foot upon
the Islands that outline it, or Vespucious
had touched the continet that bears his
name. But no American had ever
crossed the water TO tell Of the brave
land that lay waiting discoverer. Ofas
little service to scholars are the wenry
ploddings Of those students, who. dwell
ling in far off continents Of knowledge,
unknown to men in general, never return
to tell us OF their grand possession. But
d discoverer, the progressive thinker, who
with every returning night, writes up
his itineracy, is worthy Of the name. He
links his learning to the daily life Of his
race. Any other scholarship is as use.
less as ships all ready to be launched
from stocks set up in some African de.
sert--or locomotives, smoking and chat.
ing to be off, with no train behind to
draw, or track ahead to run on.-Tut.
hill.
CoNsIsrENcy.-Ben not angry that you
cannot make others as you wish them to
be, since you cannot make yourself what
you wish to be.-Momtaigme.
How to form Judgmemt.-ln form.
ing judgment lay your hearts bare Of
foretaken opirions else, whatever is
done or said, will be measured by a
wrong rule, like them who have the
| iaundice, to whom everything appeare.h
yellow.-Sir Philip Sidney.
| Deceptiom.-All deception in the
course Of life, is indeed nothing else but
a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood
passing from words into things.--South.
Disgnise.--Were we 10 take half as
much pains to be what we ought to be,
as we do TO disguise what we really are.
we might appea, like ourselves without
being at the trouble Of any disguise al
all.-Rochefoucault.
Prohi6ition.-Arich Neapolitan mer'
chant, Jacob Morel, prided himself in
not having once set his foot out Of the
city during the space of forty eight yeats
This coming to the ears Of the Duke,
Morel had notice sent him, that he was
to take no journey out Of the kingdom,
under penalty of ten thousand crowns
The merchant smiled at receiviog thu
order, but afterwards. not being able ,e
fa,hom the reason Of such q prohibition
grew so uneasy that he actually paid thu
fine, and took trip out ofthe kingdom
t--Grsgorius Leti. 9t Ns'.
FACE, thine enemies, accusefs;
! Scorn the prison, rack, or, rod;
I Add II thou hast . truth to utter,
4 Speak and leave shs rest 70 God
/ --Pis,Yost.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

A gentleman having some whisksy on
hand, asked his son. . small boy, to J
taste il, bnt the moment it touched the
boys lips, he few back, clappsd his
hands to his mouth anil cried out in az
agony Of pain, "Oh. papa, il will kill
me I" Hal the little fellow been in..
spired by Heaven, he. could not hsve
spoken more truly. Kill thee my Iitsls
lriendl Yes. ss it has killed millions.
already. and will kill millieas yes, hsfs,
fore the people will Listen to m sdictstee
Of reason vih, references 70 The Nps !;
these diaboleal drinks. .ss5s
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

HoPELEss-One Of the prisoners con.
victed last session, while being conveyed
to Singing, declared that his brother was
an Alderman, and he wasn't ashamed to
oson it. The man not ashamed to be re-.
lated to an Alderman is to far gone foI
reformation. He should be locked up
for life !-Lanteru -
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

:
ows MA. wr;,,an co.,.
"' '''V yours ago, ny q
10Y OF eighteen, named HENRy CaAp.
s.s HI wa. n ro,;v. az wa
"'f'o "tkesparrc,
pennsylvania. Had he lived to the mi
nr;iv or h;s 3. -,
~" Po"0''' 10 P'opdole ina
le would have rankeI among American
JUS % 'he conipcer OF BRYANT and
1ALLEcK,S CHAPMAN died bc(nre Il w
.:Jt. e ~
a'"e" "'S '"c"ty'hrst year. y,
For true poetic fra mi uiow;ro no,r;
80. 20
'"Sh' mess lines are Incompatible, or
,qualed only by the .Marseillsise HYMN.
-. - 80
ooLunsIHs shores are wild and wide, q
And, udely planted, side by side,
Her forests meet the eye.
But narrow must those shores be made,
And low Columb'a's hills
And low her ancient forests laid, ~
igf Ere FaEEpoM leaves her fields,
For I is the land, where, rude and wild,
She played her gambols when child.
. "no ueep anu wide ner streains tnat now
And thick and green her laurels grow
.gi On every rivers side. - r..
But should q trans. atlonCtc host.
i'i Pollute her waters fair.
Well meet them ontl,e rocky cooxf
And gather laurels there.
For oh Columbio,s g sons are brave.
And free as Ocea ms widest wnyei
'f The gales that wave her fragrant pine
And never clearer sun did shine
Than lights her valleys green.
But putrid must tLose breezes blow.
The sun must set in gore,
Ere footsteps of a foreign foe
Imprint CJlumbia's shore.
Fer OH her sons are brave nd free:
Their hearts beat high for Liberty,
For aiming bo!dest cuirai sier,
For sword and buckler, spur and smear,
Embowelld d in the earth
But ere CJlumbia's sons resign
~g The boon their fathers won,
The polished ore from every mine
q Shall glitter in the sun
.s For brights the blade, and sharp the speal
Which FnEgDOMs sons TO battle wear.
, n nl,'ui" oo"el tno uIeus sue oohe'
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

That NEST Cursed Of all Zsnorsnces,
'yclept q s.thorough knowledge Of the
wofld ,"-Leigh Hunt.