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Eloquence of the West.
BY JOHN NEwLAND MAFFIr

BY JOHN NEWLAND MAFFlr.
Il Habits Of thought and styles of oratory are
10 doubt influenced by the scenery and gen
eral features of the country, as well as by
b. modes of education and the forms OF
3cety Admitting the truth Of this asser-
dpn, it is no wonder that the eloquence OF
Be west is bold, energetic and magnificent
y this the maturity of its vigor in forms OF
psi beauty and sublimity, which may be
ought for in vain in the older sections of the
sentiment Even without the highest degrees
n mental culture, and comparatively unlet-
nred, the mind that is admitted to contem-
plate the scenery of the west, to range over
almost nterminable prairies or gaze beauti-
mlly upon the mountain fastnesses Of the
Alleghanes, or to span the ocean-like rivers,
@nnot but be filed imbued and overpowered
nh the strange and solemn impression OF
ue creation around him.
But yet it is not fact that the western
mnd is in any general sense destitute of the
MS OF letters less than the tame lowland
@ellerS Of the sea-washed sandy coast
~, while it reads the fearfully distinct inn
WeS'on on natures open leaved volume, it is
~ not without the tones of varied and use
y literature. Strains of masculine eloquence
Il thrilling as the free notes of the mountain
~rh, and full Of the elements of passion
"a the native productions of the west; as
lch IN keeping with the scenery of the re-
On as mind ever should be with matter, and
true to nature as the tones of the wind
Rrp to the breath Of the evening.
lhe opinion that may have been exten-
Eely propagated in the elder states and
Rbng the sea-board, doubt the effect of re-
a9ous bigotry; or of that jealousy which
NJ agitates the various portions Of the COM
= nlty, in the rivalry of influence and power.
~ at opinion is now dissipated Like a yapor
q ore the light of truth The great west,
!" h sufficient energy and ability to yindi-
claim to natural talent and genius, has
eAloted and still exhibits in the profession
y law and the sacred calling of pulpit ora
~ y the elements of unqualified eloquence'
~ inquiry, what has produced this state
'hlngS, is replete with instruction and III
Ii the west a superabundance of eastern
~ 'nern and southern talent congregates.-
- "a uull unaspring, the idle never think oI
N passing the cloud-capped barriers of the
iA Shanies The bold, the resolute the am
'E o"S ieaVe to the white cottages OF New
q Slahd, the sunny avenues of the south, and
N out their homes from the kingly forest
A. 'Hc fresh untouched wilderness. What
81 created their eloquenceY What has
FL FL Gu 1t It's tone of thunder-its wild, soul
~gchIng pathos?
K nc practice of holding religious meetings
q. 4' open air, extensively prevailing in the
|f - n"s given nobility TO the soul Of
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TO MY MOT H E R
M FANNY FORREsrER.

By FANNY FORESTER.
Give me my old seat, mother,
With my hand upon thy knee;
I've passed through many a changing scene
Since thus ! sat by thee.
O let me look into thine eyes
Their meek. soft, loving light
Falls like CLEAN Of holiness,
Upon my heart tonight.
I've not been long away, mother,
Few suns have rose and set
Since last tear-drop on thy check
NV lips in kisses met.
'Tis but little time | know,
But very long it seems,
Though every night | come TO t1cfi
Dear mother, in my dreams.
The world has kindly dealt, mother,
Bv the child thou lov'st so we'll;
Thy PRAYERS have circled round her path,
And twas their holy spell
Which made her path so dearly bright
Which strewed the roses there
Which gave the light aud cast the balm,
On every breath Of air.
bear a happy heart, mother,
happier never beat;
And even now, new buds of hope
Are bursting at my feet,
o mother, life may be a breath.
But if such dreams are given,
While at the portals thus we stand,
What are the truths Of Heaven?
| bear a happy heart, mother
Yet, when fond eyes ! see,
And hearing soft tones and winning words,
ever think of thee.
And then the tear my spirit weeps,
Unhidden fills my eye;
And, like homeless dove, long
Unto thy breast to fly.
Then am very sad, mother,
I'm very sad and lone
0 there's no heart whose inmost fold
0pes to me like thine own!
Though sunny smiles wreathc blooming lips
While love-tones meet my ear.
Ny mother, one fond glance of thine,
Were thousand times more dear.
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Good Joke.

All the old settlers of AIbany-the first
families Of that Dutch and arist0cratic cap
ital-will remember Jimmy Caldwell, y who
made great fortune in the tobacco business
lie was very much of a wag in his way, and
was not over-particular in his choice of sub
jects upon whom to play his tricks. He had
an ancient maiden cousin residing in New
York, whom he had often invited to come up
to Albany and visit his wife. But in those
days, when as yet no steamboats, were known,
and journey between the two cities in a
sloop was a voyage quite equal to crossing
the Atlantic now; the cousin had never been
up the river, the wife had never been down,
and so they never met. AT length he receiv-
ed a letter informing him that she would sail
from New York at such time, and in the
course of a week or ten days she might be
expected at Albany. A few days before her
arrival, he said to his wife:
81 don't know as | ever told you this old
maid of a consin of mine is as deaf as post
you have to hollow so as to be heard mile
to make her understand
"Ill do my best, +" said the good wife, and
you know | can speak loud enough when
try"
When Caldwell met his cousin at the
wharf, and on his way with her to his house,
he remarked:
"You have never heard, | suppose, that
my poor wife is very hard of hearing:
have to scream at the top of my voice to
make her hear me, and how you will man
age to get on with her, l am sure | don't
know"
"Oh I'll make her hear; my voice is good,
and | amt afraid of usngit."
OF course neither of the ladies were allict-
ed with any defect in their hearing, but Cald-
well was disposed to amuse himself at the ex-
pense of both of them They met.
"Why, how do you dol" shouted Mrs
Caldwell, as if she was speaking ship at
sea.
"Very well thank yon; hope you are too,
screamed the cousin, in voice that fairly
rivalled Madam Caldwells.
Mr.. Caldwell, amused at the success of his
scheme, listened to the two old women who
we're planted close to each other; and first
one would put her mouth up to the ear of the
other, and rice rersa they would shout
away as if they would make the dead hear
and not the deaf only. At last, said Mrs
Caldwell, in her sympathy with the deaf old
cousin:
"What on earth makes you talk so loudy
| amt deafY'
Nor | either" shrieked the old maid and
and both of them perceived in an instant that
they had been made dupes of by Jimmy Cald-
well, who had TO take a thorough scolding for
putting such joke upon them.
Hood, in his Tale of Trumpet" makes
a very good play, of which we are reminded
by this story. A peddler is trying to sell
ear-trumpets, and, boastlng of their wonder
full properties, he says:
There was Mrs. p,
So very deaf
That she might have worn percussion-cap,
And been knocked on the head without hearing il
snap;
Well [ sold her a horn. and the very next day,
She heard from her husband at Botany Bayl"
Harper'r Magazine
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TAXING THE CENsUs.-The following inter
esting conversation occurred between the
census taker and young lady, in neighbor-
ing town:
=" / am taking statistical census Of man
ufactures and produce: was there any produce
raised here last Year,"
eyes Pve got ono about six months oldP'
The man toddled
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examiner commences with
Do you smoke?"
81 do, sir"
Have you a spare cigar?"
Yes, sir" Extending a short six,
Now, sir, what is the first duty Of a e
yer?7
To cellect fees"
What is the secondl'
"To increase the number Of his clients"
When does your position towards your
client change?r
"When making a bill of costs"
Explain"
When they occupy the antagonists posi-
tion ] assume the character Of plaintiff, and
they defendant"
A suit decided, how do you stand with
the lawyer conducting the other side?'
Check by jowl."
Enough, sir-you promise to become an
ornament to your profession, and ] wish you
success Now, you are aware of the duty
you owe me-"
=" am, sir
Describe it,
1T is to invite you to drink
But suppose | decline?"
Candidate scratching his head.
There is no instance of this kind on
record in the booksl | can't answer the
question"
You are right and the confidence with
which you make an assertion shows that you
have read the law attentiyely. Let's have a
drink, and | will sign your certificate"
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pe5- It was proyerb among the Greeks
that a Gatterer who lifts you up to the clouds
has the same motives as the eagle when he
raises the tortoise in the air, he wishes to gain
something by your fall.
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nag- II has been discovered that where per-
sons are fed for some time on sausages exclu-
siyey, they begin to growl.
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JOB PRINTING.

We are prepared to do Job Printing OF eosry de- r.
H. Southern Mines. and at as fair rates.
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BsU~ Upon the conclusion Of a marriage IN
a village church, the bridegroom signed the
register with I" his mark The pretty
Young bird did the same, and then turning
to lady who had known her as the best
scholar in school, whispered to her, while
tears of honest love and admiration stood In
her bright eyes," He's a dear fellow, Miss,
but cannot write yet. He's going to learn
of me, and | would not shame him for the
world"
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EXAMINATION OF ArroRSEYs.-T follow
ing examination of certain candidate for
admission to the bar, taken from a western
law Journal is decidedly a good one. The
examiner commences with
" Do you smoke?"
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BSD-All things are engaged in writing
Natures history. The planet the pebble
goes attended by its shadow. The rolling
rock leaves its scratches on the mountain, the
river its channel in the soil, and the animal
its bones in the stratum; the fern and leaf
their modest eptaph in the coal. The fall
ing drop makes its sculpture in sand or stone:
not footstep into the snow or along the
ground, but prints in characters more or less
lasting, a map of its march; every act of the
man inscribes itself on the memories of its
face. The air is full Of sounds, the air is full
of tokens; the ground is all memoranda and
signatures.
FRENcH WncoME."-Punch says that
welcome has been a difficult word for the
French TO spell rightly. However, they man
aged to do il with due significance in the bon
acc0rd they gave to Lord Mayor Moon ; for
over his hotel, blazed in oil lamps, the letters
-" Teal come =
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Ono souare of l2 lines, srst insertion, s3-eaeh
ubsequent insertion, 81 30.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Inn he inserted at the following rates:--Iwo Do,
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T. ner sntare for each subsequent insertion.
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Giving HIM THE NEws.--On Thurday eve
ing during the play of Hamlet, at PhGnix
Hall, the news of the fall and destruc-
ton Of Sabastopol arrived just as Tay-
lor, as Hamlet" was in his death scene, ex-
claiming
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80. | die, Horatio;
The potent poison quite Ter comes my spirit;
Icannot live TO hear the ne,cs from England"
A friend of the Allies Immediately cried
out" Die away, old fellow; SeDastoPot is
takea!"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-12-06

The prevalence of incorrect notions uI,oJ
the subject of medicine, is great cause oil
misery. Medical practice should not be gov
erned by principles cautiously deduced from
the contributions of long experience and close
observations. How important, then, that no
medicine should be taken by invalids unless it
emanates from the hands of men of talent.
judgment, and the strictest probity. Hoof-
lands German Bitters, prepared by DR.. c. NJ.
jackson. Philadelphia. is a preparation emana-
ing from one of the most celebrated practi-
TONERS of modern times, and one of the great
est medical writers Germany ever produced. -
This article is now in able hands, as evidence
that the article is prepared carefully and skill
fully, it is producing the effect the original i'm
vontor intended. It is used by many of the
leading practitioners of Philadelphia in case of
debility of the digestive organs. and hillary APP
paratus, and the diseases arising therefrom. We
therefore recommend this medicine to suffering
invalids. See advertisement.
Nov 29-2w
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Positively the Last Notice.

ITNHE business Of South
Il worth, Morgan 4 Neil, ~
has not all been closed up. Some
of the claims have long been due. while fen
viii not be due until the 1st Of January next
and as Mr.. Neil has been dead about eighteen
months. the Administrator and the Don-resi-
dent partner, insist on an early settlement oil
the business For this AMI other reasons We
have determined to place every Note not paid, by
the 18th OF JANUARY, 1856, in the hands Of an
officer for collection We give due and time
ly notice, and all those who have not Paid by
the date mentioned, may look for an officer to
call, for one will be certain to do it.
OF The NOTES are all in the hands of
W. $ A. Southworth.
w. S. SOUTHWORTH,
IRBY MORGAN,
A. w SOUTHWORTH,
Surviving Partners.
JAS R. BRIGHT.
Admir- of n. F. Neil, decd.
Fayetteville, Dec.-6 1855--td.
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DIED.

In this place. Sunday, I'd inst, of typhoit
fever. FANNY, daughter of Mr.. Charles Ed
mondson, aged 8 years.
In this county Friday, 30th ult., of typhoid
fever joan, son of Nathan Pryor, Esq, aged
about Is years.
In this county. Thursday, 10Th ult, Of ty-
phoid fever, Mr.. WILLIAM S. BUCHANAN, aged
about IS years.
For the Fayetteville Observer.
In Tullahoma, October 18th. 1855, Mrs.
ELIZABETH WOODRUFF, aged 20 years,
months, and 20 days.
Sister Elizabeth Woodruff, wife of brother
G. G. Woodruff, was an orderly, humble and
devoted christian, ever ready to administer to
the sick, the afflicted, the distressed or the
needy--in short. she was more fit for Heaven
with all its bliss, than earth with all its cares.
sin and sorrow. Yet, We NOUN our loss as a
member of society, and more 50 we deeply SYM
pathize with her bereaved husband and sweet
little children, e in number) as they have lest
a gem. May God Almighty be with the hus-
band, children and relatives of the deceased,
to comfort, console and direct their course to o
meeting where parting will be no more.
For it's well with me my husband, why in
sadness dost thou mourn,
Is thy youthful companion by death from
thee torn;
The hand that afficts thee will kindly sustain,
Though parted at present we'll soon meet
again.
Oh grieve not dear husband my tolls are all
DER,
Earth's sorroSs and changer can pain me
no more;
The few fleeting moments Of life to me given.
Are changed for eternal enjoyment 10 Heav-
en-.
All is we'll with me; father. oh! dry up thy tears
The heart of thy child is is not saddened by
fears:
By faith in my Saviour my sorrows all flee,
And rejoice that redemption was purchased
for me.
Oh! grieve not dear sister, press on for the prize
| Through the affection of earth to home IL
the skies;
Then leave them beneath thy affection sci
above,
On the home of thy sister in the regions o
love-
Dear friends though the grave will my bod,
/ confne.
! Neither coffin nor clay can fetter the mind;
When freed from the tolls and Affections Of life
Fill remain still thy daughter. thy sister, til:
wife,
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@0D VIVA NJ -
LTTHONTREPTI

VEGETABLE LITHONTRIPTIC
Cross ROADS, Carroll CO.. Tenn. April, '55.
JOHN II. C0wAE--Dear Str:
This is to certify that used or caused to be
uesd, Cowan's Vegetable Lithontriptic. in most
of the cases for which it is recommended, and
am happy to say that it has had the most
beneficial effects, and would recommend 1t to
the AFFLICTED WORLD, as one of the safest and
best remedies. that has come under nay obser-
walton. Having for many years done con-
siderable practice in the Chronic Diseases Of
Females, and used the most approved Medical
Remediss-I am of the opinion that Cowan's
Medicine is the most reliable as well as the
most innocent to its effects on the general sys-
TEN. Il. G. WEDDINGTON. NJ. D.
BowLINeGREEN, Ky.
To my acquaintancss and the community at
large I, T. B. Wheeler, certify that 1 have an
extensive knowledge of the efficiency and
utility Of Co,cans Vegetable LithontrTptic in
curing the diseases for which it is recommend
ed, and also that I am personally acquainted
with many of the gentlemen whose names are
subscribed to certificates of the great and un-
rivalled cures it is performing, and know them
to be men of high standing in society. have
known Mr.. COwan for several years. and know
him to be one of the first order of men, and
with an unimpeachable character. Therefore
cheerfully recommend to those suffering with
any urinary disease to give Mr.. Cowan's Lii
thontriptic q trial..
GrFor sale by McElroy. Mckinney & Mil
Ter, Fayetteville; and by Druggists generally
throus hout the Stats.
Nov. 10, 1S55-2m.
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Turnip-

Turnip-
We are indebted to our friend, Mr.
d. C.. Hall, residing at Molino, in
this county, for the largest TURNlI
that we have seen this year. 1t is
washed clean and trimmed close, and
weighs five and aquarter pounds, and
measures % inches in circumference
This, considering the grasshoppers
made such havoc last season, is very
large. Who can turn up Turnip
that can beat it?
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Fall & Winter Goods

ever opened in this market. These goods
were purchased by an experienced buyer, who
has displayed much taste in their selection,
and at time when goods had considerably
declined, which enables me to offer great in
ducements to solvent buyers. In calling the
attention of the public to this stock. he does SO
with the assurance that he is now able to com
pete with any stock in the West, as to price
and quality Having troubled bis friends ant.
customers SO often with long advertisements,
he will close this by returning his renewed OBJ
legations to his old friends and customers, for
the many favors received at their hands, and
trust by strict attention to business to merit a
continuance of the same.
Oct 25, 1855. JOHN GOODRICH.
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Gentlemen'S Goods.

EINE Black, Billie; Brown and Drab 8
II Cloths, 6qr Doeskiu Cashmere for ~
Overcoating. Plain and Black Doeskin
Cassimeres for Pants, Tweeds and Rob- "a
rows all colors. Super blk and plain ~
striped and figured Satin Vestings, and III
something entirely new in the way of AN
Nesting which cannot fail to please when you
see itSdon't take my word but see for your
selves. Overcoating. Flannel Shirts and Draw
ers, Bed Blankets, Negro do, blue, green and
clouded Blankets; and many other articles toe
numerous to mention ill of which will be sold
Oct. Is. 7. c. GOODRICH
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INFORMATION WANTED.

M 7 Brother Sam uel Fowler, married
Ivl Il think) in Kemper county, Miss, a
lady by the name Of Ann Chainham, and
started to mDve to Arkansas, in 1867, in
company with two of bis wife's brothers. He
took sick, and died on the way. and left wife
and On, son as am informed. Information re-
spscting them will be thankfully received, and
the widow and orphan benefited.
eDe Editors in Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas, please copy.
JOHN FOWLER,
= Robertson's Store, Lincoln Co., Tenn.
Nov. 20, 1855.
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THE PORK KARKET.

There is considerable demand il
the Nashville market; but the sale:
ARE quite limited. Packers are offer
ing SIC. nett. This does not com'
up to the views of holders, and they
are "biding their time," with TIT
expectation of getting more. The
impression is gaining ground thai
there are almost as many hogs in
that section of the State as there
we're last year, aud that they are
heavier. This, however. time alone
Can determine.
From the Cincinnati Price Current Nov. %.
The receipts, &C., of Hogs to date,
from the commencement of the pack
ing season, have been as follows:
From Kentucky, 21,7S6
By river and railroad, 1888
Through toll gates. $500
Slaughtered at Madisonvills
and Plainville 1900
Total 63,446
To same date last season 76,7l4
To same date 1853 99,4l4
To same date 1852 1854
The Hoe MARKEr.-The ruling
prices for good heavy hogs yesterday
was So so nett, with sales of $50
light hogs at So Is; and a lot Of
900 head to average 200 lbs, at
Sc %.
The receipts of hogs yesterday,
we're quite heavy, the railroad from
Lexington bringing ia last evening
66 CARS, all full of hogs, and we learn
that one of the packing houses ex.
poets to receive $4,000 hogs during
the next two days. At Hull, Hunt
& Co.'S 1000 hogs we're slaughtered
Yesterday with 1000 head In pen
Owsley s Co., killed 502 with 1000
in pen. A. S. White & Go: killed
coo, with $500 npen. At Atkin'
son & Co.'S, 1000 hogs we're slaugh
tered, with 1900 head left over il
pen.-Lou Courier, Nou. 20.
The following commercial items
We clip from the Franklin Review:
Corn is held firmly at 81 rs, .
barrel, with very few buyers.
1 Pork is very readily bought a
So by those who can getit. Holden
are asking SIS 50aS6 With decides
lbackvardness to take bold.
There IS little or no wheat Tor sal
in this county. The fair price ,
bore in the early part Of the tai
swept the county pretty clean.
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IuSOlyeRt Estate,

PURSUANT to an order of the Clerk Of
Il the Comfy Court of Lincoln County
Tenn, upon the suggestion of the Adminstra-
tor of the estate of Aaron McDOugal
deceased, of the insolvency of said decedent's
estate. notice is hereby given to all per-
sons having claims against said estate to present
them to the Clerk of said County Court prop
erly authenticated on or before the L 81 Mon
day of June. 1856, for pro rata distribu-
ton, or they will oe forever barred.
DAVID SIMS, Admir-.
Nov % 1S55-4t
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0rJNo. NJ. Smith. Bluff Spring, Travis Co..
Texas, is authorized 10 act as agent in procur-
Ing Subscribers to the Fayetteville Observer.
0rE.S HAwKISs, at the agency of w. l..
BOYD, IT., No. so, Cherry street. Nashville, is
authorized to receive and receipt for advertise
msuts and subscriptions for the Fayetteville
Observer
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Foreign News

Foreign News
The steamer Atlantic arrived at
New York on the 30th ult. The
news is wholly unimportant.
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Thanksgiving
To-day Thursday it will be re-
membered, is the day appointed by
the Governor, for Thanksgiving and
Prayer. A Sermon will be preached
at the Methodist Church this morn
ing by Rev. Mr.. Ogburn.
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OFFICES. NO. FIFTH ST., LOUISVILLE;
KY, AND NO. , COURTLANDT ST., NY.

The above popular medicines received and
for sale by DIEMBR & HAMPTON, Fay
etteville; J. L. Jones, Hewisburg; 8. b. Robi-
son, Murfteesboro; Deery # Majors. Shelby
vile; A. Shook, Winchester. Call and get
alnianacs and pamphlets free. which describe
their use. Nov. 8, 1855--12m