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The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-31

The most, picturesque period Of ctivalry was
the golden reign Of Richard the Third, who him-
self realized half the dreams Of knightly roman
ces. The rich steel armour gIancing through
embroidered surcoats, the silken wreath twisted
round the helmet or steaming from behind it
the bright feathers, the jeweled belt, gword.hit,
apdu -sbeaih,-the gilded housings Of the
ehaTgef,- 1.-THE colored futtering from the lace
must when seen in squadrons have been gor-
geons sight and were utility and sIpcndor SO
thoroughly blended in the same attire.
The Vandykc dress comes next ia point Of
picturesque grace and capabilities OF contrast.
The broad Spanish hat, with its rich iewelled
band' its clasp Of precious stones, or its string
Of pearls--the cloak, capable Of a thousand va
nations Of brightness and shade, from a mask Of
broad ripping daylight 70 Spagnoletto gloom
the doublet fitting the form without rfdicu-
Ious compassionate rich lace collar rather
feminine TO our eyes, did not the polished steel
of the breast piece gleam througA its fret work
the full Spanish hose and the smail shoe, with
the rosette of ribbon, constitute dress that de-
lights the painter and the poet.
The nations OF Europe have always shunaed
the rich foweFbed Of colours in which theiv
Asiatic kinsmen delight The Turks reioices in
the primitive colors-rich reds, blues and yell
lows-the Englishman in insipid neutral--li-
lacs, bluffs, and browns. The warmer the coun-
try the richer the taste for colors-very observ-
able in Venice, so Eastern in its associations,
where houses people, and buildings form a
bright mosaic of intermingling hues relieved
by the deep harmonious uniiies Of the sky and
sea. We were gay as the butterflies in Charles
the Seconds time. To what have we now fall
len, when a solemn, dull underiakerlike black
has clouded every hue, and we walk about in-
carnations Of iron necessity and rcmorselcss u
lility II Albion.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-31
Mrs. Bill is very i'll,
And nothing can improve her
Until she sees the Tuileries
And waddles through the Louvre.

THE CoLIsEUM.-Under all aspects, in the
blaze Of noon, at sunset, by the light of the
moon or stars-the Coliseum stands alone
and unapproached. It is the monarch Of
ruins. 1t is a great tragedy in stones and il
softens and subdues the mind like drama
of 141schylus or Shakespeare. It is a colossal
type of those struggles Of humanity against
an irresistible destiny in which the tragic
poet finds tie elements Of his art. The Gala
mites which crushed the house Of Atreus arc
symbolized in its broken arches and shattered
walls. Built of indestructiBle materials, and
seemingly for eternity-of size, material
and form to defy the astrong hours" which
conquer all, it has bowed its head to then
touch, and passed into the inevitable cycle o
decay! e And this, too, shall pass away
which the Eastern monarch engraved upor
his signet ring carved upon these Cyclic
pean blocks. The stones Of the Coliseum
were once water; and they are now turning
into dust. Such is ever the circle Of nature
The solid is changing into the fluid, and ths
fluid into the solid; and that which is unseer
IS alone indestructible. lie does not see tho
Coliseum Alright, who carries away from j
no other impressions than those Of form, SIX
and hue. It speaks an Ineligible language
Is the wiser mind. It rebukes the peevisl
and consoles the patient. It teaches us tha
there are Tnisfortnnes which are clothed witt
dignity, and sorrows that arc crowned Will
rrandl1er. As the same blue sky smiles up
on the ruin which smiled upon the peIfec
structure, so the same beneficial Providenc
bends over our shattered hopes and our an
sweretl prayers I77zliard's Sis Months i
Italy.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-31
Debt of the United states.

The following report was made to the Sem
ato on the sth instant, accompanied by ta-
bic, showing the present indebtedness Of the
United States and the amount Of stocks re-
deemed since March 4, 1885
TREASURY DEPARTNnNr, May s, 1854.
sir: In obedience to q resolution Of the
Senate of the 9Th Instant. requesting the
Secretary Of the Treasury to furnish, tor the
information Of the Senate, statement of the
amount of bonds or other securities of the
United States aedeemed since tho tlnrd Of
March. eighteen hundred and fifty-three,
specifVino IN such statement the of the issue
IT such statement the date az the ISSUE of
such bonds or securities, the rate of interest;
when payable, and the amount Of premium
paid on each class Of the same Z have the
honor to transmit n statement, prepared by
the Register. of the Treasury, containing the
information desired In this statement Isl
also included, 1st, that portion Of the Texan
indemnity, Under the act of September @,
1850. for which stack has not yet been is-
sued; Cd, the amount of Treasury notes OUT
standing: and, 81, the amount Of The old fun-
ded and unfunded debts
From the statement it will appear that the
whole amount of stock redeemed between the
Sd Of March 1858 and
the 8th inst. IS SlS,8l3,714 T6
That the premium paid on the
same is 2,05T002 03
And that the amount of stock
whether actually issued or am
thorized to be issued. and for
which the United States IS ia
bic, outstanding IS 59,5l3,st4 O4
/ am, very respectfully,
JAMES GUTHRIE.
Secretary Of tho Treasury.
Hon. ID. R. ATcuIs0E, President L. c. Senate.
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-31

Mr. Krrrr's ELoQUENr EULocY OS Mr..
CALHoUN.-The Portsmouth (Va.) Daily
Globe reproduccs an extract from the late
speech OF the Hon. J.. NJ. KEw upon the
character and public service of Mr.. CAL
NOUN, which deserves TO be ciruIatcd rs one
of the finest specimens Of oratcry to which
of the debates of the present Congress have
given rise The Globe prefuces the extract
with the following high complimentary re-
marks
beautiful extracts from The one Or two
speeches Mr.. Keitt has made, have gone the
rounds Of the press. The following which
has scarcely ever been surpassed on the same
floor for the eloquence Of the eulogy and the
beauty Of the simiIe, IS one OF the several
single passages which have rendered his title
to the distinction Of 'orator valid and legiti-
mattel
..Sir. ihe history Of Mr. Calhoun Cor forty
wears, is largely ificlcntificd with tlIc history
of the Union,-Splendid as was his intellect
glorious as were his deeds--lis moral puri-
ty beautified his character like the bow seen
in the clouds. No indireetion ever marked
his course. Win or fail, he ever marched di-
rectly to his object. Others might win their
way to the pinnacle Of power by tortuous
lwindings, rs the serpent climbs upwards by
sinuous folds,yet leaving behind, through
bush and bramble, track Of slime to mark
its course lie stopped upon the summitas
stoops the eagle from his lofty companion
( ship with the sum- Never did criminal am
bition seduce him from the duty Of the pa
triot. He had travelled around the circle Of
human honors and won the prize, save one
and hat too, was in his grasp-when he tur-
ned aside from the proud pathway Of ambi-
ton to pick up, all torn and sullied, the Con-
stitution of his country. Exhausted and bro
ken by lifelong public service, he came here,
while thick clouds were gathering i'm our sky
to shield the Union from outrage, and spend
his last breath in the struggle for constitution
al right lie came here, stripped Of mortal
ambition, TO utter bis words Of prophetic prey
siou, and then-the oracle warm upon his
ilipsLto die in yonder hall, with his arms lock
ed around the pillars Of the Constitution, brea-
thing a farewell prayer for its honor and in-
tegrity.'p
The Yazoo Democrat., 1854-05-31
NOtabilities in Florence.

The intelligent correspondent of the New
ark Advertiser gives the following personal
intelligence, Of general interest:
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08

, and abou, to embark with her husband Tor
India, to share his exile Of Aposte-ship and
his many and dangerous cares. Looking up
on her, we saw, at once, that il was s91't
which had already outworn its frame-a
slight, pale, delicate and transparent crea-
ture, every thought and feeling shined thro',
and every word and movement tremulous
with fragility Of mortal tenure. We said
farewell with no though. that she would ever
return-hurdly hope that she would reach
her far.of destination. She did arrive there,
however. The poem above tells in death
less tears what was one hour Of the years
she suffered there She returned, utterly
beteaved and a wreck in health, two years
since, and in the retirement fiber methsr's
humble home, sunk gradually TO the grave.
Mrs. Judson, by her genius, is incidentally
one OF the worlds memorable ones. To
religious class, also, Of which her husband
was shining prophet, her memory will be
dear. But there are those who look for
bright ones among the pilgrims on that path
Of trial by the world unseen-,he soul.soEe
and hear,-wrung, with the higher sensiblli-
ties tina, are alive to an angels scope of ag.
opy. She will be, by those, recognised and
remembered. Sacred be the spot where rests
What has so suffered and won!
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08
A GOOD STORY.

Some of the students of the Iudian,
State University were suspected to BIT
| in the habit of drinking brandy. Where
they obtained it was mystery. Dr.
Daily determined to ferret out the Sc
cret. Calling into small drug store
the proprietor asked him how that sick
student Mr.. Carter, came ONT Smell
! ing rat, the Doctor answered in an
evasive manner, and soon drew out oil
the apothecary that the students under
suspicion had been in the habit of pur'
chasing brandy for sick student by the
name Of Carer; and they said he was
quite low. and was kept alive by stimu'
lants-lhat the young gentlemen seem
ed very much devoted TO him. Now
the secret was out. This Carter was q
fictitious character, and the Doctor had
the secret. However, he kept his own
counsel.
The next time the students assembled
in the chapel for prayers, he cast his
eyes over the crowd and satisfied him
self that Carriers ngrses were all pres
ent. The devotions were duly conduct
ed, and then he called the attention oil
the students remarkiug that he had a
mournful task to pertorm-as the Pres
ident of the University it became his du-
~ To announce the death of their fellow
student, Mr.. Carter. After a lingering
illness of several weeks, portion OF
which time he was Kept alice by stimu-
zaats, he had breathed his last. He had
no doubt that this announcement would
fall sadly on the ears of those who had
so f.ityuUy attended to his wants, but
he hoped that they would bear it with
resignation; he hoped they would re-
fleet on the oltrepeated words, 'Memea.
to MORT that he would now no longer
detain them but leave them to their own
reflections! The result of this an.
nouncemcnt was startling. None OF
the professors, and but few Of the stu
denis, hud ever heard of Carter. who
is he?' was whispered; none knew
savethc kind friends who attended him,
and they wouldn't tell-,and the Presi.
dent seemed SO deeply affected, they
didn't like TO ask him.-Broohuille a.
nerica0.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08
The Society of"Sanledesti."

"The Society called 'Sanfcdes,i,' OF
Holy FaitRites IS a secret association
well organized, like Free Masonry, Car
bonalism, &c, bn, having for its object
the maintenance of Pries,craft and King,
craft-iusteud of the extension of liber
ty and civilization. The Jesuits were
tho founders of,his organization. tex
lists in all countries though its centel
lies in the States of the Church"
The Instructions givenby the officer:
of the Association to their private mem
beers, according to Mr.. Farren, a French
man, are as follows;
"1st. Brethren ofthe Holy Faith (San
fedis,s) mus, hate heretics, philosopher:
reformers and republicans Of all sort:
and shapes. They will form commu
nifty of hatred which will daily increase
and strongly bind them ono to the 9th
err.
"2. I, is hnwever indispensable to dis
guise it. till the day arrives when itshal
break out.
1.-THE Woir is the emblem of San
fedesti. Its motto is: TIE Roman
Church is tie Ruler Of tic World. L
shall be our constant duty to dissevcl
Catholics from inimical or republican
governments, and constitute with them ,
separate government, in order to dea
terrible blows 10 heretics philosophers
reformers. and republcans-on some fu
ture occasion.
eth. We are to regard the Roman
Catholic people as the people ofGod
consequently here:ics, philosophers, re-
formers, and republicans are the enc
mics we have to ertcrmiaate ; and king
who disobey the Holy See are to be
treated as SO many Pharaohs."
A branch has been established in thi:
country.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08

The will of Mrs. Emily Jndson has
been made public. After providing for
the comfortable maintenance other aged
parents, and support and education Of
her daughter and the other children Of
DR.. Judson, with small portion to each
as they reach maturity, and few be-
quests to personal friends, whatever may
remain of her property is given to the
cause for which she wished to live, in tho
same spirit that her venerated husband
SO consistently exemplitied. She was
solicitous that the children left in her
guardianship should lack no good that
christian parent could desire. The
only child of Mrs. Julson, daughter,
has been taken home by Miss Anable,
of Philadelphia, to whom she was long
ago given Washington Star.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08
From the Home Journal
MRS, JUDSON: FANNY FORESTER,


A mind more gifted, a temperament more
sensitive, and heart more wondronsly tried
BY all that could bind the crown OF ihorns
which shines brightest in heaven, never
passed from the earth, we may well believe,
than in thu death Of her, whose names 10y
which she is known to the worldly We have
here written, OF the two lives that she
lived successfully, while tenant OF the fra
gile frame whose pulses are now s'lll-the
first, brilliant and brief one Of literary sue
cess and the last slow and painful martyr
dom Of sacrifices and sorrow-genius and an
almost unparalleled sensibility deepened, a
,housaud.lold, the varied experience. Few
will have ever gone to tho right hand Of God,
we reve,en.ly feel with more about which
The angels will gather, to read the record in
eyes fearful no longer. She was Of that hea'
venly purity and self.sacrilicing and humble
goodness, which j. is the mystery Of an in
scrutable Providence should be selected 'oF
such trial on earth. To those who knew her,
she was, in every sense. sainted; yet none
who knew her well, & what she so change
fully suffered, would believe there was ever
another lot SO apparently deepencd but to be
filed with bitterness. Before saying the
few words by which we would recall the
noin,s Of her varied life 10 our readers, let
rs Give one of the drops of agony wruns
f,on this heaven.chli while here on trial :
poem written for her mothers eye only
and certainly the most manifest first breath
If n souls ullcranee, shat we have even seen
~ human language. 1t was sent to us some
xsars ago, BY one Of her friends. under d
ssnl Of privacy which we presume is remoy'
ID nv her death. She wrote itwhile at Maui
main, the missionary station in India where
she haa been LEI. by her dying husband, Dr.
hudson, when he embarked on a nearly nope
less voyage for health. AT the date oil T., TIT,
roem he had been four months dead, "''ho'
!. was ten days more before the SUI news
was communicated 10 her,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08

The chief cities Of Russia IRE begin
ming to feel very heavily the weight Of
the war. Odessa, the leading port on
the Black Sea. has suffered severely
Riga, the chief port on the Baltic, is
much more afflicted; the Russian militia.
ny authorities having thus leveled to
tho ground the vast merchant quarter
of the town, for fear of landing of THE
Anglo-F French forces, and all the work.
ing portion of the populace, even wo'
men, children, and old men, have been
set to work to dig trenches and throw
up mounds of earth at the gates ofthe
city. The gun boats of Revel aud Ii
ban have been pressed into service, as
tho workmcn at Riga were not able tic
make them. The people Of Riga are
struck with CONSERVATION. SO also a,
St. Petersburg aud tho neighboring
towns.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08
Snusly Caught.

Last week horse was stolen in Athens
county, Ohio-two parties participating
in tho theft. The owner. suspec!ing that
the thieves designed making their way
10 this place, came hither hastily, confer
red with the terryman and laid traps to
catch the rogues. Sure enough, not long
after concerning the plan, the ferry boat
left the Ohio shore, whereupon Admiral
Henderson commenced an unusual ring
ing Of bells-the Preconcerted signal that
the game was aboard. As the boat near
ed the Virginia beach, the owner appear
ed, and, when the craft came still nearer,
he stepped on board, The pilot made no
landing, but rounded out and returned 10
the opposite side of the river, where the
thieves we're taken in custody by Ohio
law-thus saving the trouble and expense
of requisition upon the executive Of out
siate.-Parkersbnrg Ga@ette.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08
POETRY.
THE TWO ANGELS.

AiAh " " AANeHAe|s
Two angels one Of Life and one of Death, .
Passed DER the village us the morning broke;
The dawn was on their faces, and beneath,
Tho sombrc houses hcarsed with plumes Of
smoke.
Their attitude and aspect were the same,
Alike their features and their robes ofwhite;
But ono was crowned with amafanth, as with
flame,
And one with psphodcls, like fakes oflight.
l saw them pause on their celestial way;
Then said |, with deep fear and doubt opprcs.
scd:
"Boat not SO loud, my heart, les. thou bctray
The place where thy beloved are at rest"
And he who wore the crown ofasphodcls,
Descending, ut my door began 10 knock
And my soul sank within nc, as in wells
The waters sink before an earthquakes shock.
recognized the namclcss agony,
The terror and the tremor and the pain.
That Of before had filled and haunted me,
And now returning with thrccfold strength a.
gain.
The door 1 opened to my heavenly guest,
And listened, for thought heard Gods voice.
And knowing whatso'cr he sent was best,
Dared neither to lament nor 10 rejoice.
Then with smile that filed the house with
/. light, ;..s..-s
"My GRAND is not Death. but Life" he said
And ere answered, passing out Of sight
On his celestial embassy he sped.
Twas at thy door, o friend! and not ut nino.
The angels with tic amaranthine wreath,
Pausing descended, and with voice divine,
Whispered q word that had sound like Death.
Then fell upon the house sudden gloom;
A shadow on these features fair and thin;
And softly from that hushed and darkcncd room
Two angels issued, where but one went in.
All is Of God IfHc but waves his hand
Z The mists collect, the rain falls thick and loud
Till with smile of light on sea aud land
Lo The looks back from the departing cloud.
Angels of Life and Death alike arc Hiss
Without his leave they pass no .throshho!d
Ger;
Who, then, would wish or dare, believing this,
Against His messengers to shut the door,
Painam's Monthly.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08

The natural impulse of the honest hear
WIDEN reading the proceedings Of the County
Court Of Tyler county. in our paper Of yes
tcrlay. was, 'Fatler | thank thee" Whui
glorious encouragement there is, when the
people and the county courts which, under
The new constitution, are Of and with the
people, come forward firmly aud say thai
they will not lesallze and pa'ronize and pro.
lect the rum traffic, The old judges will
strive and struggle, the higher courts not
strictly Of the people mag "hem and haw'
il, the Legislatures cry Northern fana'
ticsm," down with the temperance faction
some portion Of the press may strive 10 up
hold the rum power, under the direct influ
ence Of It's business and its brides; but ]. al
will not save it. The hand writing is on
the wall, 1t has been weighed in the bal
ance and found not wanted.
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ITEM FROM ENGLISH PArEns.-la an
action Recently tried in the Court Of
Common Pleas, it transpired that there
is a custom in the silk trade Of what is
called topping" which means that
the outer ends ofpieces ofsilk are fire.
queu,ly mnde of better quality of silk
than the inferior. After the publicity
given tothis mode ofimposture, the fair
sex will do well not onIyto turn every
thing upside down, as has hitherto been
their custom when shopping, but also to
turn every thing inside out.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-08

New USE OF SprRlTuALIsM.-A sin
gular case of bigamy recently occurred
in this city, (says the New York Tines
which illustrates the new uses to which
spiritual raps may be appropriated. A
woman named Susan A. Hubbard was
arrested far tho above offence and taken
before judge Osborne, Of the Lower
Police Court, for hearing on the goth
inst. 1t was alledged that she had had
three or four husbands; but it was ne.
cessary only 10 prove the existence of
two marriages Rev. Mr.. Saggart, a
Baptist clergyman, one of the witness
es, identified the prisoner as the per.
son whom he had, some years since,
married to Hubbard. Hubbard himself
was present, and was also identified
by the witness, thus proving that he was
not dead, but had, unfortunately, "turn.
ed up" The second husband Tor rath-
er one of the subsequent husbands) was
also present. aud swore to his recent
marriage with tho defendant. Mr..
ISmucker, the counsel for the prosecu'
|,ion, wished to know the circumstances
under which the last marriage had been
brought about. The witness, Henry
w. Smith, was a schoolmaster. He
had first met the prisoner at an Assem-.
blage of spiritualis,s, on the corner of
Broadway and Lispenard street, She
was prominent member of the circle
which met there from time to time to
summon the world Of spirits to their
presence and interrogate them. The
prisoner gradually became acquainted
witness, "a robust, good looking young
map.) and, having conceived a passion
foc him, set about the work Of inducing
him to marry her. He heard that she
had former husbands, and wished to
know if they were dead. At the next
mne,;nq she summoned the whole OF
them from the land of shadows, and
made them all, one after the other, 'es'
,ify to the fact that they were dead lin
I,he body,) and give other interesting
items as 10 their spiritual condition.
The Young man. being firm believer
in Spiritnalism, could not, OF course,
1epy such evidence, and being attracted
Iby the smartncss, intelligence, and good
looks of the "medium," he married
her. No, long after he discovered that
her "Spilitual Manifestations" were
living manifestations, and that there were
three or four other claimants TO the pos
session Of his wife.