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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23
ttTHE EMPRESS JOsEPHINE,s La
MENT TO NAPOLEON,

!
This exquisite mOrceau, was given me by a very
talented young Officer of the Army, and neglect
ing at the time to ask tho name of the gifted au-
thoresS, cannot now learn it, as he fell in one
of the battles ofFlorida-but of feel sure that none
but woman could have conceived such entire
and unqualified disinterestedness
The fearful strife of feeling now is o'er,
The bitter Pang can rend my heart no more
A martyr spirit now within ME burns,
And love, that spurns
All thought of self, is waking, till its power.
Can conquer e'en the anguish of this hour!
Yes for thy sake can resign e'en thee,
My noble husband, tn Ough there yet may be
Enough Of woman's weakness in my heart
To bid tears start.
Yet not ono murmur of reprolch shall swell
Amid the accents of my last farewell.
loved thee in thy lowliuesssero Q fame
Had shed halo round Napoeon's name
In the veiI'd Iightnngs of that falcon eve
read the high
4 nd God like aspirations of u mind,
Whose loftiest aim was power to bless mankind,
And when thy name throughout al earth was
known,
When mOnarchs quailed before thy triple crown ;
When Queens beheld me in mine hour of prid e.
Thy glorious bride
No selfish vanity my heart could swell
! shared Il throne, but would have shared cell
Like thine, my soul was formed for glorious fate
7 ONrn6 Ilooo II,,
Nor did seek with honor'd strength to climb
Where thou hadst built thine eyre-'twas
Enough that thou went there-I followed thee
And in thy tolls, TOO. have borne part:
In scenes wher" might have quaiV'd MANS STERN
er heart:
''n"n dark rebellion tnar'd his hydra c.est
My hand carrssd
And soOthed the dreaded monster, till he smiled
Aud how'd him down submissive as Il child.
Though all untaught the warriors wand to WELD
Yet went my spirit with thee to the field,
When charging sqUadrOns met in fierce array,
Nor mid the fray
Awokc one terror for husbands life.
Such fear were idI" in NapoIeon's wife.
A'aS' how has my pride become my shame ?
SAW the" mount the rugged steep of fame,
And joy'd to think how soon thy mighty soul
Would reach its goal
Nor ever drcam'd, ambitious though thou art,
That thy last step would be upon my henrt!!
Vain sacrifice no second orthy race
Shall WELD the worlds dread sceptrc in thy place;
Rude nature might have taught how false should
be
Such hope of thce;
! For lofty minds but with like minds should wed
Not in the doves soft nest oaglets bred
Ours was the SOULS high union, and the pain
That wears my spirit down breaks not it's chain
No earthly hand such fctt"rs could untwino;
= And am thine;
As .tondLy, proudly thine in exile nOr-
AS when the diadem hegirt my brow.
Dem. Pioneer.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23

ON THE ACTION OF LIME


To III" Editors oithe -imcrican Furmcr.
wrote you last, on an inclement day,
''pour ser lie tempS''-L write to-day to
substantiate what l then advanced.
regret TO see, from the tone of Mr..
Pendlcton'S reply, that he has not under
stood the spirit of my communication. |
have no other motive than the one men
ton, viz: to correct error and elicit truth.
Having no desire to enter into controver-
sy, should let the matter rest where it
Is, had not the remarks of Mr.. Pendleton
placed ME in position where silence
would appear to be an acknowledgement
of error. This being the case, and find
ing no reason in any thing he has said to
make me change the opinions or rather
sugges;ions) advanced, shall proceed, as
succlnctIy as possible, to substantiate what
l before said.
lhe question at issue is simply this.-
| advanced the proposition, that lime when
exposed to the atmosphere, would absorb
carbonic acid, and when mingled with the
soil, does not remain uncombined. This
MIR. T. denies, yet it appears to me simple,
! elementary, and incOntrovertable. He
/
incorrect. He says that reliable chemists
allege, that if a barrel, or heap, of lime be
Stacked, it will require a great many years
before the entire mass be "carbonated. )"
II the lime is thrown into heap, there is
neither exposure to the atmosphere, nor
mingIlng with the soil, consequently il
does not bear on the proposition; but as
he, himself, admits that the carbonate i'm
medlately begins TO be formed, he thus
subStantiates the principle l contend for.
We are all aware that there can be nc
chemical combination without intimate
contact at insensible distances His sec.
ond example is not more conclusive. He
says, that careful analysis of lime, II
suppose he means mortar) from certain
ancient walls, built before the christian
era, shows that the lime was, after lapse
OF 1000 years, but partially combined with
carbonic acids" This proves nothing
LIST. The lime may have combined with
other substances. Cd. The outer coat ol
the mortar would naturally form an i'm.
perVlous cement, which would protect the
| other portions from actual contact with the
air. Sd. All mortars are chemical com.
pounds, and cannot enter into the cate
! CORY.
Again, Mr.. Pendleton says he never
stated that lime, in an uncombined state
ever existed in any soil naturally. 1 found
IN his first article the following words
"again he examined soil, which he sup
posed to be acid. and he finds no traces o
carbonate Of liDas in it, he infers, therefore
! from the entire absence of salt, (thougt
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23
From the L"wi~hury Chronicle,
Mr.. Wise and the CiIlcy Duel,

AS some of the pop gun prints Of the
present day are trying to manufacture
capital against Mr. Wise out of the CiIIey
affair, We copy from the Richmond " hig
Of 10Th OF March, 1888, the following ed
itorial, which shows the opinions of the
people upon the subject when the matter
WAS fresh in every body's mind. We have
read the letter and the sworn statement
alluded to in this article, and we think
Mr.. Wise did all in his power to prevent
tragic end to the affair:
MK WIsE's LErTEN TO HIS CONsrIrU-
ENTs.-The various misrepresentation put
in circulation by party malignity. touch
ing the conduct Of Mr. Wise in the late
duel III Washington, a laudible sensibilitv
to pub:ic opinion, and Il due respect to his
constituents, have very property induced
MIR. Wise to present the whole OF his a3vn-
cy in the affair to the world. He has
done so, in Il letter to his constituents,
covering a statement made by him under
oath to the Committee Of the House. We
publish both in another column, and a. k
for them calm and impartial peru5al-
confident that knowledge oil the facts, as
there detailed, will acquit Mr., Wise Of ev-
cry shadow of blame. In truth, since the
first false rumOrs which reached the CITY,
were uispelled by an article in the Wing
some ten DAYS ago, we have not heard OF
any censure being imputed to Mr.. Wise
He is regal ded on all sides in this COM
munity, to have deported himself in the
affair, honorably and humanely, and to
have exerted himself to the utmost limit
allowed to his position, to bring the affair
to an honorable and bloodless terminus
ton.
While public opinion not only sanctions
duelling, but forces gentlemen to settle
difficulties by resort to deadly weapons,
the conduct Of both Mr.. Wise and Mr..
Graves must be held unexceptionable.-
If the practice of dueIling be baneful,
(though we do not view it in so odious a
light as many do, bad as it unqueStlona-
bly, is) let the war be made upon it. and
not upon gentlemen who submit to its
stern acquisitions, and to avoid, what is
universally reputed, disgrace.
GIVE ME DRINK MIR. M'Leod, an
English writer. puts the following Ian
guage in the mouths of those who visit
the rum sellers den ;
There's my money-give me drink !
There's my clothes and my fOod-give
me drink There's the clothing, food,
and Ere of my wife and children-give
me drink There's the education of the
family and the peace Of the house-give
mo drink There's the rent have rob-
bed from my landlord, fees Ihave robbed
from the schoolmaster, and inumerable
articles have robbed from the shopkeeper
give me drink ! Pour me out drink,
for more will pay for it! There's my
health of body aud peace of mlnd-there' 5
my character as aman and my profession
as a Christian--I give up alI--give me
drink More yet have to give! There's
my heavenly inheritance and eternal
friendship ofthe d-there-there
is all hope Of salvation l give up my
Saviour! give up my God! l resign
all All that is great, good and glorious
in the universe, l resign forever, that I
may be-DRUNk
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23
General Jnck,on a Gen,lomnn.

Instead Of being rude and unpublished
man, rs many have enormously supposed,
Gen. jackson was considered by al who
knew him intimately as the very perfection
of gentleman. His manners were cour-
Leous in tho extreme, and to illustrate
this fact Mr.. Buchanan related striking
incident. lie said on. one occasion, no
received letter from an American lady
who had daughter married to an indi-
vidualof highrank among tile English NO.
bility. In her note TO Mr.. Buchanan. she
informed him she bore message TO tho
President Of the United States from VIII
liam w, and she desired him to accom-,
pany her TO the White House in order
that she might present it in person. Mr.
b. obeyed her request, and they Weut 70
the Presidents mansion. He excused
himself for few moments and went 10
the private room Of the President, where
he found him in the most wretchsd dis
habille. lie was clad in an old gray sur
tout coat, dirty shit, his beard long,
and to crown all, was smoking an old
blackened pipe. Mr.. d. acquainted him
with the fact that Mrs. Was in
another part Of the mansion, with mes.
sage to him from the King Of England
He was fearful the old General might
walk down stairs To receive his visitor in
that sorry plight, and therefore suggested
to him whether he had not better arrange
his dress and shave. His reply was.
F" Buchanan, once knew a man who
made fortune by mindiDg his own bu
siness-go down stairs. and say to Mrs.,
- | shall be happy 70 see her pre-.
scntly." He left Che apartment and in
very short time the old gentleman
gracefully entered the room, dressed in =
suit Of itch black cloth, clean shaved
with his fine head Of white haireatsfully
brushed, and received the lady with the
greatest ease and polish Of manners. She
bore to him the Kind solicitations Of the
King. with the re4uest that he wOnld, af-
| ter the expiration Of lis Presidential term,
visit Buzlapd On their return from the
White House, the lady expressed her
4 high qualification. and the pleasure she
had derived from the interview s1d said
she had visited every principal sourt in
Europe. and Mingled with those of the
highest rank. but that Gen. Jackson in
all the attributes Of geDGemanly courte-
sy. and highly refined tnanuers, exeslled
every other man she eyery met
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23

NIGHT RUNNING UPON RAILRoADs.-We
have somemetimes heard it remarked by
timid persons thatth wouldnot travel by
night on the railroad-their impression
being that there is more danger of acci-
dents in the dark than there is during
daylight. Upon first thought, this would
seem to be the fact; but writer in the
Railroad advocate takes different view
Of the matter, and certainly makes out a
good case. He says there are many cir,
cUmstances which make night-running
comparatively safe. All work upon the
track is stopped. Comparatively few
other trains are on the road. No draw
bridge would ever be likely to remain
open in the night. Switches are more
likely to be right than at any other time,
as they are not in use for other trains
and are locked. The signals for night.
trains being made by night would scarce
ly fail to be observed and obeyed and
what is importan would be seen at Z
greater distance than any other signal il
daylight. The engineer has less to at
tract his attention than in the daytime
While, after all, rock or ice falling
across bend in the track In broad day
light, or an intended obstruction, is near.
ly as much hidden danger" as if en-
copntered in the night. There are many
places in nearly all the roads where thl
range of view is less than the rejecting
oftbe e head light" at night. So, ate
all, it would appear that one could take
nights restin railroad-car with compar
atiye safety.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23

GB-IL is bitter thing when a guile
less woman first learns to regard any
manly character, no matter where she
finds it, with contempt: it weakens that
better estimate Of humanity which gives
sunshine to life it breaks down womanly
faith. where womanIy faith ought to be
strong.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23
fv-A friend relates lie following =

, II a Trend FeIALeb q 2 9pIIO WlnE :---A
ufile or two from toysn Be net . boy. on
EhoTseback. .crying NTH the coid ''Why
don't you rel 1oVfn and lead hiEa9 That's
the way 70 keep warm. .sSo. said che
boy, 'sitss : hired horsss and III tide him
If freeze ''s
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23
! W'IIHOI 8 "a.
sward. will be inclu ed and Mrs. Bell
cher and family - afsss Blads.
From tho ksaisbafg caf5 5aidis eIyFhir

From 4he4k sssisba4g OF fsb,sls ;f,yEtbiv.S
Bbe 1Fos tees.
~ "a are frsonsntly II all senr s,oinion az
the scanY ass aud our ans R 81 has uniformly
been, that Ne had had lo,it dost but that
I'VE we're daily gaining s6nfiasncs in Mr.
a.Bss .sslisS Coming ws s9as Il.
Wise stands tGa best chanes for an elee.
i1s and % ITO 70 the polls. Know. Nothing
There ara st;lf fo(S 600 de1oa ratio Vols,
in VIRGINIA, which axeeatls th 3 number OF
initiated know. $ofb limos al lSast al s. 600.
Let us, for Arguments sake. admit that
no. .oo0 Democrats have Ioined the Know-
NOTHING ord ana tlfat 60. 600 viii NO,
vote. This viii brinTgth Democratic
vote down to 90 600 Sr6a Know. Moth.
mrs have saw Sc. 600 Undated mem.
bers, 5000 of whom will not Note. This
will leave about 10000 Know. Nothing
votes to be cast for Mr.. FlourRoy. There
are. we suppose 10000 whiS votes in
the State. Who will ba left free to choose
between Mr.. Wise and Mr. Flournoy.
is. 600 of whom will vote for Mr.. Flour.
nov. s 900 for Mr. Wise. aud 10000 will
not vote at all. we calculate then. that
Mr.. Wise viii receive
Democratic votes. 10000
whig votes. 5000
$4,000
Flournoy, K. N. votes, 5o.ooo
whjp votes i5oDO
$4,000,
- b
Leaving Wise a majority Of 1000
-.
Ifthese figures are not realized. it will
he because Wise,s friends fail to vote,
This, we hope, they will not do. We
begin to receive assurance from every
quarter, that the people Rre awake "a The
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23

Gg Hardtimes and worse a'ooming.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-05-23
ffIts. osIIfsI 3 ON GOING no
AaNSAS.

Mr. Beisher las come to the eonelhsfon
to Join the next party an rroiits for Kansas
and carry his family with him He
comes home one evening. singing q new
Kansas song as follows
we leave the Rearth4st Of our youth,
it'll this devoted band,
And liks the Israehtes of old,
We seek foreign strand.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-22
4 CARD.


The undersigned. who sos q time past has had
Jesse from tbs corpsssts authorities Of Baton
Rouge. to ruu steam fry bsst between East
and West Bason Hougc, deems u his duty, to ap.
prize the public u some Of the facts IN connection
with the Jesse, IN order TO put purchasers their
gnard ia reference to the matter. He has lost
about $500 ~ the les's mainIy owing 70 the fact.
that the Corporation hes not snd VII NOT de.
u . me Landing tbr his bost. During the period
u his lease the landing the foot Of Nortstrest
has been nearly the Whole time monopolIsed BY
"6st snd' other boats, hereby interfering with
his rights, u the great Inconvenience Of travel.
lers aud to.the prejadies Of his husins,s. IN sIl
his appeals 70 the authorities Tor re.ress he HIS
been told INST sthsSe u no regular landing for
the Ferry bost, and they the officers HAYS no
control over the psttsr. These stsfsmsnts are
usds 10 order y put parties On shsiY. guard, Who
nnsy bedssSsssd 10 pu-ohsss shsi ssss nov ad-
Ye.tIsed for sale. T. ZEAL. T.
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~ ~ evstss.,
tun SN1 gUHe1s
TnT ApsuHfi4fss Or Etotisa On.

4 l. HE i1BBUHWlIED OF ENWHaSM IN
rnoeRArHY.-4Ina looking over Eng.
lish spelling and pronunciation, and
considering the strange. nnanolous
aud often startling discrepancies be.
tween them; between the written o,
printed aud the spoken word; d
rather bstween the written or printed
representation Of the word, and the
word itself; We naturally ak !: is moi
this incongrniiy. apparent only! Are
there not after all, certain orthoepic
rules, known 10 some body, by the due
observance Of which, the true word
can he determined the true pronun'
citation brought out Let Us see.
Lipdley Muray's fr.t rule for d.
vision Of words into syllnbles, says
"a single consonapt between two
vowels must be joined to ths latter
syllable as delight: escep, the let
ter x; a. exist and except likewise
words compounded : az upon : Thi.
rule in spite Of its exceptions, viii
compel ~ 10 pronounce family. Ia.
bu-lar, instead Of family, Tabular
etc
This Is fruitful theme. and | r.
greet that my limits preclude the posi-
bility Of ding justice to II. II Is d
field prolific Of curiosities, whose rare
exqui<iteness will well repay the labor
Of investigation. to the student who
loves to trace the workings of The bu'
man mind, in it's struggle 70 retain
and reduce to scientific order the ven.
ernble Accommodations Of the literary
rubbish, and photographic plumbers
Of ages Of confusion and ignorance.
We love to look up to standards
and back into the dim and dusty past
for authority; and without one free
independent thought; without one
wish to look for truth above the ac.
k"owledgrd standard or for right
beyond authority; we bow our back,
to The heavy plumbers Of ancient ab.
surdity; and ur obsequioss souls to
the domination Of tho boary blunders
Of antiquity. NJ. N. d.
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ANOTHER Rlor IN CINCINNATI -
A dispatch dated Cincinnati. ApiI 6 b
says:
A large party Of rowtlies armed
with clubs. guns and pistols, went to
Lafayette House, corner Of Mil. ind
Front streets. last night, kept by a
German named Jacob Kniek, and
demanded liquor. After being fur.
nished with bear they commenced
breaking the glasses, knocked the
proprietor senselrs.. insulied his wife.
assul'ed bis children. and then left
the premises. On the sidewalk the
gang knocked down three Germans
aud stabbed another, who is not ex.
pected to recover. Finally they
drove the family Of Knight from the
premises. Five arrests were made,
being the first mndr by the authorities
during this graceless proceeding. AZ
ter this assault npon the premises Of
Right, the germans living in that
section Of the city, armed themselves
and guarded the streets across the
canal the whole night, permitting no
one to pass. The police and the May
or have almost dme nothing in the
matter Of preserving the peace.
The CITY Clerk has refused to grant
certificates Of election to tho candi.
dates Of either party in the recent el-
ection.
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To- Spectators are called 10 note
the card Of h. BEAL, in to.days paper,
in which he makes M expose fthe
maltrca'ment received at the hands Of
the corporate authorities. as lessee Of
the West Baton Rouge Ferry.
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ETThe citizens Of Matches are
taking active steps towards msk;pg
arrangements for lighting that city
with gas. A good move.
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Nor TOO LArE.--A change took
place, IN the affairs Of our ancient
neighbor in Lafayette street, during a
Fly" Of our editor TO the City, week
or 40 ago; and we hasten before It's toe
late, to exchange the compliments Of
the season, usual upon such shiitings
The firm il now g. H. Mann Il Co,
NJ. G. Bryan having Withdrawn. IT'S
ever thus. a man gets rich At bis
profession, then takes his leave Of il,
to laugh and grow fat 10 the shades Of
retiracy Bryan is, 1--WE presumc) tired
Of having the local affairs our city,
pass through his head, to Gil tho col.
umns Of paper, and has retired to
Hv, at ease, on the princely fortune
1--WE doubt not) he has made out OF
tho daily newspaper business. This
Is but the just reward Of virtue. It
would be hard indeed, if a man were
no. rewarded in some way, after life
Of continued head ache, brought about
by having all manner Of abuses. local
Us well rs general, ride rampant
shrougi his brains to the prejudice Of
his intellect. What reward is suffi-
cient for bearing the whole burden. of
the State, on ones head, and at the
same time carrying the weight Of the
whole municipality on ones shout.
ders2 Nothing ladies and gentlemen.
but the precious metals Of the earth.
such as our friend Bryan has realized,
will pay tho labor. In the shades Of
retiracy" We hope he may live long
life Of uninterrupted felicity.
" The Gazette Office has been
removed from opposite Jourdan's
apothecary higher up the street; we
shall.loos now for better things. The
Gazette Office is now on the corner of
Lafayette and Church Streets. oppo-
ste the Harvey Home
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A Pioneer Gone. Tile Tbibadou,
Minerva, Of Saturday last, says:

Minerva, Of Saturday last, says:
Again does the painful duty do.
volve upon us to record the demise Of
another Of those who were among the
4nrly adventures in The settlement Of
this now beautiful portion Of Louisiana
in the person of Hubert Bellanger. q
brother If the late Mr.. Henry 8
Thibadaux, who died IT apoplexy 1t
hi residence, parish Of Terrebonue, on
Wednesday. the 2sih ult.
The deceased WIS descendant in
a direct line from tho great French
navigator, Jacques Cartier. the dis.
coverer Of canada being a great
great grandson. He wps born IN the
parish Of West Baton Rouge, il this
State, sometime during the year 1883
and consequently, at his death, had
reached the seveniy.second year Of
his ayr. lie was one Of the few re-
naming links which connect the pres.
ent with The passing generation, and
has descended TO bc hOnored with
years. respected aud cherished by bis
numerous friends and relatives. lie
wis noted for his good sense, ready
wit. and msny amiable and agreeable
social qualities. Requieseas ineracsl
------s-oNs-------
Both Houses Of the Now Yok
Legislature have passed a most strin.
gent prohibitory law. The law goes
into opera i'm on the 1st Of July Il
is estimated That at least thirty thou
sand persons in New York city will
be thrown out of employment. or else
have to seek some new business by
the operation OF this law. A great
many houses which now pay extraor-
di,mry rents as bar-rooms and saloons,
will be vacated when the act takes
EFFECT Il is said that the rents in
Jersey City and Hoboken have 81.
ready risen thirty per cont in conse-
quenee Of its passage.
The Portsmoth Chronicle learns
that considerable interest il manifts.
Ted, as the time fixed BY some Adven-
lists for the end Of the world draws
near" Ten Of their converts v, re
bap,ised on Monday noon. They ex.
pext to be "cangft up" tie 10th |
pnximo, while the earth and its IN.
habitants are burning up.
--oAs-
You've GENEkALs.-it is stated 10 |
an English paper, that Alexander the
Great died Ut the early age Of 80
Hannibal gained the battle Of Canine.
ut about the same age. Scipio fought
ut ZalDn when not nush over 80.
julius Caesar had conquered Gaul
when he was IS. Germanicus was !,
poisoned in his 34tk year.. At
The battle Of Plassy; Gives age was
not 80 far advanced az that. Napole-
On gained his mighty victory at Aus.
erlitz- when he had scarcely complet.
d his 35;h year and At the time
finished bis campaign
IN the plains Of Waterloo, be was only
Is years old.'