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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-01
Scatter Blessings. j

| don't know of anything infthb zwnFla
that makes body feel so good ~ o tcat-
ter blessings. Good tempers good slup&s
good wife, rosy children. are Ill, weQcs
springs Of pleasure,o and they III make 81;
most any man want to live long iqsiha
land. but this scaitefing kindResSps sad
mercies with q generous hand--ohl iialAA
most splendid thing ever heard Of iosmskes
a,man completely comfortable. 10 givAtim
songs in the night and an oceanset dakohA
by day. oi aoseeays ges iss.; usssisiYasq
Fl there is anybody living who 1hiuhas
his match for misery can't be lonnd a A
wish he ID come right hereto me, apdalM
put him, on the right track for eapfosls
This whining, this being unhappys heR.ik
makes man feel and what shaIpenjtiA
to him. "A very unhappy man told meshs
was so miserable that he didn't eayp nios
anybody. Itold him thati.e didn'teaps@ @aF
anybody, aud that made him, miserable.
He didn't like il much that Liwouldnf leb
the horse stay behind The cart just - he
put him, but wasnt Isrigh? ldont know
a great deal,s and / never expec,, q. bnf
my restless wandering: eye has at alAaa
discovered the lurking plaee; OF pleasasa.
Ikno W the secret Of haPpiness. yes J Aes
Scatter blessings-run with your bBckeA
and help flfthe ocean OF hsppiaessrR
{ Don't be- frightened because you raye
not quite as big as everybody else, beessss
you are not quite as, snowy as Gelieth IN
Gath. Run s,raights along with your buch.
ct, and pour, i, into fhe ocean Of humaA
happiness. Don 4 tremble on The road,fs
fear you'll meet some mighty man yho'H
ask yon about those few. sheep you leit
in the Wilderness Go ahead with your
bucket, get through your business, ipd
you'll go home with light heart, ana
your face won look SO like Old Hundfsd
as il did before. You won't have 10 say,
that you live in bright little world 6f
delight, but tha, your face is SO elongaAsd
by your discomforts, that no yaid Stick
can measure ii. 80 s'sas 80 o. 'ss
Oh! scatter blessing gs-it's holy-.it' sub.
lime TO do il. Scatter blessings, and coin.
fortings angels will be your guard d-yousr
not be in trouble like other men, or plagued
like other men, and q Joy that passetf url-
dersianding will Gil your heart.-M: Y.
Epangelist, .,'s .'l9s.s - = 'sele'sss
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-01
THE FoRsAKEN TO THE FALSE ONE.
BY THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY.

dare thee to forget me! Ef
Go wander where thou wilt, .,.
Thy hand upon the vessels helm,
Or on the sabre's hilt;
Away! thou'rt free! DER land aud sea.
Go rush to dangers brink!
But oh! thou canst not fly from thought!
D., Thy curse will be-to think!
Remember me remember all
e My long enduring love, t.fsl
That linked itself 10 perfdy,
The vulture and the dove! f
Remember in thy utmost need,
never once did shrink,
But cluug to thee confidingly;
Thy curse shall be-f0 think! -r5-.
Then go! that thought will render thee
A bastard in the fight;
That thought, when thou art tempest.tost,
Will fill thee with alright! t.
In some wild dungeon may y'st thou lie,
And counting each cold link
That binds thee to captivity.
Thy curse shall be-f0 Think .
Go seek the merry banquet hall,
Where younger maidens bloom;
The thought of me shall make thee there
Endure deeper gloom;
That thought shall turn the festive cup
To poison while you drink,
Aud while false smiles are on thy cheek,
Thy curse will be- tkink! 8.
Forget me, false one! hppe il not!
When minstrels touch the string,
The memory of other days
VIII gall thee while they sing;
The airs used to love will make
Thy coward conscience shrink;
Ay. every note will have its sting;
Thy curse will be-tO think!
Forget me no, that shall not be!
I'll haunt thee in thy sleep,
In dreams thoult cling to Shiny rocks
Tint overhang the deep;
Thou'lt shrek for aid! my feeble arm
Shall haul thee from the brink;
And when thou wax st in wild dismay,
Thy curse will be-tO think!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-01
The Old Man.

Bow low the head, boy; do reverence
to the old man. Once like you, the vi
cissitudes OF life have silvered the hair
and changed the round merry face to the
careworn vissage before you. Once that
heart beat with aspirations co-equalto any
that you have felt, aspirations crushed by
disappointment, as yours are perhaps, des-
tined to be. Once that form stalked proud
ly through the gay scenes of pleasure, the
beau ideal OF grace; now the hand of Time
that withers the flower Of yesterday, has
warped that figure and destroyed the noble
carriage. Once at your age, he possessed
the thousand thoughts that pass through
your brain; now wishing to accomplish
deeds worthy of nook in fame, anon
imagining life dream that the sooner he
awakened from the better. But he has
| lived the dream very near through. The
time to awake is very near at hand; ye
his eye ever kindles at old deeds Of daring
and the hand takes a frmer grasp OF the
staff. Bow low the head, boy, as yor
would in your old age, be reverenced.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-02-01
A Thilling Tale Of the West.
ALL FACT.

The story Of the little Norwegian boy,
who was murdered in Chicago some time
since, because he would not steal, has
drawn out an affecting incident. We find
it thus given by Hon. CHARLES LARABEE.
who presided in the trial, in a correspon-
dence of the Milwaukee Sentinel:
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

FRENCH SroRY.---We are indebted to the
Paris correspondent Of the New York Times for
the following aneedote, which began twelve
years ago, and the denouement Of which but
lately occurred:
; The Cafe Foy has, or had, q standing rule
never to call back or ask an explanation from
any individual leaving the establishment with
out paying. The doctrine was, if the gentleman
is merely forgetful, he will rectify his error the
next day il the omission is swindle, it is bet
ter to suffer the loss than provoke publicity, and
perhaps unpleasant consequences. For five
years an individual had hreakfasted regularly
at the Cats Foy, and as regularly had acquitted
his each mornings Indebtedness AT last he
omitted to do 50, but no notice was taken of it.
He went on in the same way for week, but rs
he was an habituS Of SO long standing, it excited
no uneasiness The waiter finally asked the
proprietor if he should remind the gentleman OF
his delinquency. stBy no means," was the re-
ply ssHe has been punctual in his payments
for five years; and if he is less so now, it is per-
haps that he is in want of money. At any rate,
do not let him suppose, by word or look, or
any want of attention, that his recent irregu-
larity has been noticed" At the end Of eight
months the gentleman disappeared, leaving his
bill unsettled 1t was put down to profit and
loss and in five years more had almost passed
from the recollection Of the master Of the house.
| Not long ago he received from distant port a
shipment of genuine Moka, worth about $1,000,
and draft upon Paris banker for HOO francs,
the approximating amount of $50 breakfasts.
| The latter was 8 reimbursement, the former &c a
recognition Of an act Of delicacy, rare in any
| station nf life -
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An Expiring Party.

AS long ago as when General Pierce was
elected President, over the head of q much ADLER
and more worthy candidate, the New York
Tribune broached the opinion that the National
Wing party was disbanded if not dead, and
could never be resuscitated or re-organized.
This opinion was eagerly seized upon by the
Democratic press throughout the country and
by the Abolition organs in the North, all joining
in exultation over the demise Of their opponent.
From that day to this there has been no
intermission to the report, and all Democratic
journals have labored to show the decease of
the Wing party,
This report has not proved SO true, this death
not 50 real, as the 6riginators of the news ex-
pected Notwithstanding q well proved de-
cease and actual burial, the Wings Of the coun-
try have been writing, speaking and voting as
before; hare contested principles and politics,
carried points and parishes and precincts been
all their opponents The Wings are supreme
in Maine; they defeated the Administration
policy and prevented the election Of o Demo-
cratic United States Senator in New Hamp-
shire; they hold Vermont, rule in Massachu-
sets, and regulate the conduct Of Connecticut
In many of the other States their influence con-
trolls the policy Of the State, and they are to-
election is held. The latest intelligence re-
ceiyed from North Carolina is that General
Dockery has been elected Governor over Bragg,
the Democratic candidate, by large majority.
and that the State itself has gone Wing by a
most decided vote. In Virginia also, a Wing
candidate for Congress has been elected over
the Democratic nominee. Our latest dates
from Missouri render it highly probable that
that State has gone Wing likewise. With
this state of affairs it strikes us as exceed
ingly singular that any paper should be found
speaking Of the g expiring Wing party;" expir-
ing, when giving the strongest proofs of life
dying, with every demonstration of vitality
That there has been great disorganization il
the old political parties, since the last Presiden
tial election, cannot be denied but the tenor o
almost every piece of information is conclusive
that the Democrats have suffered more severed,
than the Wings. To be sure, they have the Ad
ministration and the ruling of national affairs
But what is that when all their conduct is con
demned, their whole policy repudiated and thei
President ridiculed by his own party! The Mo
bile Register-from which we clip the latest &c
count of the death of the Wing party-is unfor
tunate in the day it has selected for the resus
citation of an old fable. In the column next
the one containing q notice of the expirin
Wing party. is an account of great victory
( has gained
AT present the Wings are in a minority
II, however, Congress will pass few NOR
Nebraeka bills, the President veto severa
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Later from Texss.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP PERSEVERANCE

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP PERSEVERANCE.
The steamship Perseverance, Talbot. com
manding, arrived yesterday from Indianola,
oia Galveston, bringing dates from the latter
place to the 18th inst, one day later than re-
ceiyed by the Nautilus. The following is q list
Of her passengers:
.HA Bee and lady, Mrs Nairiand Mrs Gibson, Miss NJ
waldron Glover and lady, Gen Harvey, s A, Hunt
lace, A Rice, Rice, w Philips, George Buckhart
Thomas skinmau, benson, NJ Cutter, and twelve on
deck
From the interior we have received few ad-
ditional exchanges, but find very little of inter.
est besides what appeared in our paper of yes
Eterday.
A few cases of yellow fever had occurred in
Galveston.
From Corpus Christi we learn that a few days
after the Indians were repulsed by Capt Van
Buren,, another party Of the same Indians visited
Major bursts Rancho, on the Presenas, and
murdered five men, three Mexicans and two
Americans, and killed and injured some of his
stock.
The Nueces Valley speaks Of rumor that
Gen. Smith has addressed q letter to Gov. Pease
upon the subject of Rangers, leaving it discre
tionary with the Executive to call out six COM
panies of Rangers, if the Governor thinks the
exigencies Of the times demand it. We under
stand that if the order is made, the companies
are to be organized and mustered into the SER
vice by the 1st of November next.
The San Antonio Ledger states that on the
night Of the I'd inst an ARRAY took place in that
town between some Of the citizens and few dis
charged soldiers, in which the latter were rather
roughly handled They afterwards armed them
selves and attacked people in several rum sa-
looms, among others that of Mr.. Hickey, in which
they shot at and drove away several unarmed
persons. The only one seriously hurt had his
nose cut off
A small steamboat lately assembled the Colo
RADIO River to within one mile of the ssCity OF
Hills" thus practically demonstrating the
nayigability Of that stream.
| The Victoria Advocate of the 9th says:
sDuring the last week the weather has been
very warm, with q plentiful shower nearly
| every day, and sometimes two or three The
nights have been clear, cool and delightful.
| Some Of the cotton fields above town, we are
jured by the worms; but the plantations below
have been faithfully protected by the birds
Sugar cane potatoes, corn, fruit, etc., are doing
finely. The health of this town and vicinity
continues excellent"
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

rs We, the undersigned, came out from
Liverpool to New Orleans and were by the house of
Messrs. J. W Shaw & Co. recommended to Mr. Geo. Ed
monds 30 Bank Place, their agent We called on him
and received every care and attention that one man
could show to another We wrote stating this to Liver
pool, and we would recommend any coming to this
country any sending for their friends, to do
through Mr.. Geo. Edmonds so Bank Place.
(Signed for numerous passengers)
MARY O'BRIEN, PETER MURPHY,
MARTIN MLHoa, CATHERINE MURPHY,
JOHN HoHiAS, PAT CONNOLLY
PAT FoYLE ELLEN MCCARTHY,
And several others.
New Orleans May, 1854. au15 1mis
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16
CANCERS cunEn.-Dr. Frazee has the honor

inform the pnbc that prepared all OF this fatal
disease; and he will GUARANTEE CURE IN EVERY CASE,
when vital organ seriously Affected Even
the sufferer may obtain much Those afflicted with Canceropa
affections invited visit Dr. tation and advice free.
evidence of his sincerity and his eone7es his of
treatment Dr. will undertake to Of Cancer
sented and make charge until the patient cured Patients
without pain the Of the knife. Twenty Dollars by
mail will package Of the CANCER SPECIFIC, with full
directions for Address On. FRAZEE,
epil 9pIy Office, SO St. Charles street.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

additional measures for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors, and the Navy besiege and
lombard just one more place Of the size and
strength of Greytown, we assure the Register it
will have some conclusive proof Of the existence
of the Wing party and the extinction of the
Damocratic
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16
The Fan Of areytown.

a. + o. e.
We can not remember when any Ao,nihissra'
ton has brought down upon i.selt sucn 2 storm
of censure and abuse as nas me present py epe
affair Of Greytown Ever SINCE tne news OF sh 's
great national exploit became KNOWN the press
from one end o. the country 70 ene otner, WIZ
few exceptions has continued 10 pour IN upon
the amazed and bewildered PRESIDENT ana capi-
net It's pompsnelis Oh remuneration anu my s,'v'
Of ridieule, the unfortunate Commander MOI
Inns, too, coming IN for rather more theh his
share We think. To add TO their ainieeions anu
to the trenidation OF those who dreaa .ne Wra'h
Of the Mosquito King. Of his potent any across
the water, and Of that mighty power New .rra-
NADIA, etc. the Kingston edltors nave placed
their seal Of condemnation upon the areytow WI
exploit, and, so far as words can 40 IL nave
very thoroughly demolished COMMANDER Hoi-
Inns and the United States generally. The wrath
~ basa Inv an valiant quill drivers is rather
:. h;,,,,a,f ! 1ool,
amusing whsnone saa "a,
upon 1T without rear ana tremoing. one Wouiu
suppose, from these philippines, that the people q
Iama;na ware only restrained from declaring
,,d .,,,, c;,o ar nnon the limited States by
- so M ssnootbar ceuntrv \,
sn III 90 $3.50, i sam " IL
e .,,;, s,,ieo.ont freak If
Des II .s u ,,,,ar Ho,;ns m \
rlssl.sn. 80 W. hasarsr that M th;ey.
aos 10y r., = : w;,l oocounl;sb the
- ss,. 49, = earrea,lv ;nvoke
sell1pss - "a - ~ sn.;ralv dsl;vered over
apoh - ~ \ - on,hroc;,o ~
- U s 49, . 80 ~ go arican sea.
!, q -, 70 Commander uol,ns
m s, l. s,,ts,c;ent ann a.
. WA ss, i G, 800 snd IL
sns nss, .ass.s,a. s~nsa;,;on NAV he IN a.
sAts..ss 81 MO- ..;.f.at;on and = a,o,l,
.o0s s s ~ - ~ ,,;.h,n 7t;noaoos :,
c.. .p.;4a;,, eli, M connl;el
a -s.. -. ca ~
-. ahoy. alluded n
- n m, u = 1, ,r;n., ~ q a.
So. - 10 ahnva demands to be received from
washington !; and, in the event of such answer
not being giyen in the prescribed time. Or shoulc
the snswer be nnsatisIac1ory' felllpu.xe shs.,es
Woulu uSlanL snaS ~ = .ha =,
served Gravtovn such i measure should BE
severe but it would tend to soften future and
greater severity.
Now after that who will say that our pugna
cious President and his saplent connexions nav
not got Jonathan into . decidedly ugly scrape
out Of which, if he come at all, ne Will pc lucky
to bring sound head and whole skin
The Kingston papers are not satisfied either
with holding up before us the prospect OF thu
severe retribution, and frightening Commando
Hollins with q promise OF capital punishment
they proceed to injuriously assert that he wa
drunk, and that the gunsiof the Gyane wer'
served in most iubberly manner meaning
probably 70 infer BY the latter statement thai
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

One more link in the chain Of railroads that
and Lake Rrie-that from Williamsport, Pa,
to Elmira, N. Y.--has been completed and
opened to travel. The road is "a miles in length,
and Is said to be built in the most substantial
manner, When the connection between Cata-
wissa and Williamsport is completed. which will
be in few weeks, there will be continuous
line of railway between Philadelphia and Mia
CARA Falls When shall we be able to say the
like in regard to Baltimores
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT Evansville Jour
nal of late date says:
.sThe D. A. Given arrived here on Saturday,
en- route for Memphis. She was detained twenty
four hours at Scuffetown bar, and met with
even more serious disaster here. When round
ing out from the wharf. her wheel came in con-
tact with o'Riley's wharfboat, breaking out
several arms, buckets, etc. 1t was thought at
the time of the accident it would take at least
one day to repair the Wheel"
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

Miss Isabella Glyn, who is spoken of b
Charles Kemble and Thackeray. as being tn
greatest living English actress, will shortl
visit this country.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

One noticeable feature in the late election,
says the Raleigh IN. CO. Star Of the 10th inst,
is that in Chatham County, Hon. A. Rencher,
the President of the late Democratic Convention
that nominated Thomas Bragg, was defeated by
q very decided vote, he being the lowest man on
the ticket, The Standard ought to send him q
nicely bound copy of Esop for him to study for
the next two years, and probably he would gain
a little more wisdom in that time,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

CHOLERA AT PORTLAND, ME.-The wife and
three children Of an rishman named Cardiff
died suddenly of cholera, in Portland, Me-, a
few days ago Mr., Cardiff was also attacked,
Init rncnyered ~. 75s
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16
.N'eag .Te,.se,y zinc Paints.

lew The Subscribers have hand and will be constantly
implied direct from the mandatory assortment Of Zinc Paints
made by celebrated
NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY,
which they offer to the trade and accommodating ers
The SNOW WHITE universally acknowledged DO superior
to lead In AteHes baney durability either for inside ont
side II will much surface than equal weight Of
lead thus rendering economical WHILE being free from all
poisonous the health recommend tas
every familiar with the deleterou quality paint
featured from lead
The BROWN ZINC peculiar protective and adhesive quail
tiles, and ia especially other metallic
faces. STONE COLOR posssssss similar properties
Brown but the color better adapted for painting ubdngs de-
BRIDGES The Company the Paints manufactured
them to be and keep fresh and soft for reasonable
time climate. To be used precisely like White Lead.
E Ground OIL kegs and 100 lbs in soe aud for
sale by B0GERT, WILLIAMS d CO.,
mys qdpa, 10 Camp street.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

The strike for $s3 day by the mechanics a
Gharlestown Navy Yard has ended, and the
have gone to work at the old prices, 49, s
a daY .-M
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

The New York Mirror says that there are
$4,000 voters enrolled on the Know Nothing
Lodges in New York city alone
'tAlgoma," the Boston correspondent Of the
New York Herald, says that the Known othings
Of Massachusetts, established their 174th Lodge,
at Sherburne, in Middlesex county, and several
others were established the same night These
Podges are now established at the rate of fifty a
month in this State, and are fast absorbing vo-
tiers of the most active and intelligent classes
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

REVENUE OF THE UNITED STATES. The reve-
nues Of the United States for the fiscal year
ending on the Both Of June. amounted to
$7s 549, 700, which is an increase Of 2,212, 126
over the previous year. The total foreign i'm
ports into the United States for the year
reached 1916, 0oO 900 against 267 ,97s, 647 last
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

was supposed to possess neither money nor pro-
perty, died recently in St. Louis, and on search
ing his premises $4,000 were found concealed
in different places. 1t was also said that during
the public sale Of his effects q man was seen
leaving the building in hasty manner with two
small bags, supposed to contain money.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

The contributions to the Washington Monu-
ment during the month Of July amounted to
three thousand eight hundred dollars.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

There has been severe drouth in portions Of
Vermont and New Hampshire, having had no
rain of consequence since June. The crops are
much damaged
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

An election held in Boone county, KY, on the
7th, resulted in the success of the &c Know
Nothing ticket by 500 majority
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

SHor WHILE BArH1NG.-A young lad named
VIM Page, Jr., son Of VIM. Page, who resides in
Cambridge, but does business in Boston, was
shot and instantly killed while bathing in
Charles River, near the Almshouse, by man
who was shooting birds upon the marshes.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

During thunder storm on the night of the
9Th, the large and valuable barn of VIM. Rogers,
ESQ.,, of Downingtown, Pa, was struck by light
ming. The barn caught fire, and, with its
valuable contents, was entirely destroyed.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

By law on pensions, passed on the last night
of the session, if the widow Of soldier marries
she loses her claim but if that husband dies,
she again becomes entitled to her pension as
formerly The amount of the new act is: that
whenever the lady is widow, the Government
holds itself bound to protect her. One Notary
Public is now empowered to take an aeknow-
ledgment as we'll as two Justices of the Peace.
Hereafter, the testimony taken before Notary
Public is of the same legality as if taken before
a commissioner. The necessity for a special
commissioner, therefore, no longer exists.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16

The stockholders of the New Orleans and
Washington Telegraph Company, at their annual
meeting last month, declared dividend of three
per cent. for the six months; but the new ad-
ministration have thought proper to postpone
indefinitely the payment of it.