Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-01-25
Trr1m our Mississippi Correspondent
Holidays in Mississippi.

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This is the season Of holidays. On the
| 23d December, 1914, jackson made his first
| dash at the British below New Orleans, and
in memory thereof, some patriotic souls are
exceedingly brave over stiff bowl Of eggnoc.
The a5h is set down for the birth of the
Prince of Peace. The way in which his
birth is celebrated frequently, leads to head
aches If not to broken heads. Eggnog, mnce
pies and roast turkeys may be emblematc of
the lie and doctrines OF our Saviour, for we
are told that the voice of the people is always
right. With regard, however, to Christmas
carousals, perhaps the sober second thought
would he that alcohol in any form is not a
promoter of Christian charity.
After merry Christmas comes Happy New
Year. Another bowl of eggnog must usher
in the first of January. In this place it had
been customary for the governor 10 throw the
doors of the executive mansion wide open on
that day, and TO provide ample store of alco-
holic and other refreshments for the crowd
This gave all the boys in town an opportunity
to get drunk cheap, and show their vulgarity
among well dressed ladies. The present gov
ernor and his lady have let new year pass by,
with the understanding that they are to give
decent party in due time.
The city election also comes of on the first
of January. The time has been in Mississip-
pi, when all candidates were expected to stand
treat at every toggery for months before an
election. This year everything seemed quiet,
a few names were posted up as candidates, and,
till the morning of the election. there seemed
to be no excitement. On that morning,
ticke, appeared, which some called the "kuow-
nothing ticket These candidates were said
to be in favor of granting liquor licences and
their friends made some noise. When the
votes were counted out, the bar-room candi-
dates were in woful minority.
The next anniversary is that Of the battle of
New Orleans, Jan. sth, 1915. Ofcourse few
Will be 50 unpatriotic as not to notice that
grand finale of the last war with Great Britain.
Some will wish on that day, that the Russian
bear had fair chance at the British lion, or
that Hungary, Poland, Italy and Ireland
would knock all the crowns to pieces and set
up for themselves republic governma
If Gen. Quitman were to make bold push
on that day, he would &c; his FIVE thousand
men to take Cuba, and if Uncle Sam would
just shut his eyes and let him have the steam
boats, new republic would spring into exis-
teuce in forty days.
There is one circumstance connected with
the annual return Of these HOLIDAYS, which is
quite distressing TO men of small purses and
large families. All accounts have to be set
lied up on the first of January, at least they
are considered due onthat day. The cotton is
gathered and the farming business for one
year, is wound up. The old overseer must
be paid up and the new one drilled. The day
of reckoning has come, and it now appears
that many have anticipated the income Of
coming year Alas, how mnuy draw urun
the income Of year that never comes. Per-
haps if we all lived in view of final reckon
ing we might be less merry but full as happy
jackson, Miss, Jan. 9th, 1855,