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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-04-24
What's in a Namef

We have all heard of the young
man who, upon being asked if he was
a German, answered, No, but he had
a cousin who played upon the Ger
man flutc!" I. is lust 80 with the ze-
bra-candidate for Vice President on
the knownothing ticket. On being
questioned rs to whether he was a
relative of "Oid Hickory" he replies,
'Oh no; but am nephew Of General
Jackson's wife, A miserable noto-
riety to be the bogus representative
of the old heros honors. The az. in
the lions skin, was far more worthy
to be king Of beasts, than is this po-
litical charlatan, who pcddles snch
empty distinction, to be Vice President
of the United States.--Mysissippidn.
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JOHN SEBASTIAN.
Capt. Steamer Ohio Belle
CINCINNATI, April 10, 1855.
Gen. Quitman.

The Washington Scr, under the
head Of "Thc Committee on Military
affairs" pays the following just COM
plimcntto Gen. Quitman:
! Mr.. Speaker Banks has taken due
care to abolitionizc the Military AZ
fairs Committee, though to accomplish
that end he has been forced to over
look every member except one, who
from serving personally in the field,
has become practically acquainted
with military matters. "Thc Cullcrd
Bredrcn," though great advocates for
Shapes rifles in Kansas, are famous
for being possessed of a constitutional
horror of associations likely to afford
them opportunities to become PERSONAL
ly acquainted with military matters
They are, as a class, gentlemen of
brave words, indeed, in debate. But
we have yet to hear of the first occa-
sion in which any one OF them has
gone through the apprenticeship, even
in reading, likely to make him par
tic,,larly qualified to aid in guiding
and directing the action of Congress
on the military affairs of the govern
ment.
Gen. John A. Quitman, of Mississip-
pi, is very appropriately at the head
of the committee. After his di.tin-
guishcd services at the head Of his
.SrigaGe throughout the Mexican war,
he auld not have been placed, with
deccn.y, any where else than in that
position, notwithstanding his politics.
As a soldier, a.! the world knows him;
as a legislator, he ,.,ay be classed a
mong the most ardcat States Rights
Democrats of the House: rs peculiar
school of Democratic politics br..as of
the CalhoHs or South CaEolina ornc.'
His address is capital as IN orator,
though his voice is not good. His
speeches show him to be the posscssor
of u cultivated mind, aud of sehti-
nsniS an all things guided wholly by
a nirc sense of right and wrong. lie
Is very effective in the Hall 5rraHsr
hr is c,ninrifSy sensible in all he does
Ihcrr, aud 'yjt',.i ~"-"pn'pi-'v .i'I.' ~
hi irMs
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Central America.

a. correspondent Of the New York
.ftuld, writing from WaShingtou Oh
the 7th, says;
The Cabine, had long and pro
tracted session to-day. Our diiiicul
ties in Central America vas the rrin-
cipal subject before them. The cor
respoudencc called fora few dayss since
is nearly completed, and will be sent
into the Senate in Il dav or two IL
shows queer state ctthinss.
understand that the Engli5h and
French Ministers declare that troops
will be landed from their respective
squairons oil Central Amerira, ~ AIT
Costa Rica, against General N"Ih"f'
Mr.. Marcy apprchcnd. that such ar-
tion Mnull aruusc a iiilihu'icrlng
-ririt which, p"-bap' r'rn u" ""r''
nat r..t'-tl
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Know-Nothing Dodgas.
~They' re all totging, jo!gc, dodge, t,i;ias

What n huniilatiDg picture for r
party making pretcntions to national
lty, does Know nothinsism present to
the world 1t was first organized ad
a secret political society, with oaths
binding its members to eternal fidelity.
The people, however, at the first op,
portunity gave unInistakablc evidence
of their utter disapprobation OF all Sc
cret political associations; having been
cautioned against them by the Father
Of his country. Whcrcupon the Sc
/ crccy was at once abandoned and tho
thing afterwards conducted openly
This was not done, however, until at-
ter the exPoyurc ofhe Ordej' BY boiling
ntcabcrS. Its adhcrcnts now taking
open ground, without the ramnarts OF
secrecy TO shelter themselves, decIar-
ed against Catholicism and Foreign
ism; doctrine which the people n
gam very properly and promptly de
nouaced. Then again to suit the pop
ular taste, anti-Catholicism was aban-
doned, and nti-Foreignism modified
to degree, which no doubt, would
have been abandoned entirely, wero
il not that, in such al event, they
would have absolutely none of their
original doctrines to which to cling.
In unmaking, reconstructing, and
modifying "platforms" to catch pop
uar favor, we are reminded ofPope's
Scrbblcr, who had annoyed the Poet
with trying to induce his aid in per
iocting some doggerel verses for him,
and get them into public notice;
The piece you think is inconect7 why tskeit
I'm all submisson, what you'd have it, make It,
The Northern wing Of the party
claim to be Gati-Slayery in obedience
to sectional feeling, in the South it is
pro-Slaycry in obedience to the came
influence, while the few who really
aim at nationality Of sentiment arc
neither anti nor pro.Slavcry, neither
anti nor pro-TaritF, neither anti no.
o-Bank, neither anti nor pro-lnter-
nal Improvement, neither anti no.
pro n!thing, except the one grand
conception that Americans must rule
America which if it means and aims
at anything, aims at revival of the
Alien law of John Adams, which was
sunk so low by Jefferson and his COM
patriots, that the only wonder now is
that its resurrection should ever have
been attempted BY a party in the
Union.--Orjord Sgna'.
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Small Pox in Huntsville.

We understand that three Of our
physicians have decided that our
townsman, Mr.. Joshua Bcadle, is la
boring under an attack Of small pox,
in its most virulcnt form. The seed
olthis fell disease were received into
his avstcm while at the North, from
which he returned only few days
ago. Our Mayor and Aldermen are
taking efficient measures to prcvcn,
itssprcaa -Huatsraic OS,aqcfa',, .Apnl
ia
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The Philadelphia Fire.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE loss
by the fire Yesterday morning reaches
$4,000. The plates for the portrait
gallery Of distinguished Americans
are beneath the premises destroyed.
This will make the loss Stj ,020 more.
One of lIerriny's safes was taken f'om
IT. rnin4, containing Slnoi9 worth
al. ,sN q rs ~riuil~cj
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Fire at Nashville.

NAsnvlLrr,Ap l3.--Thc Nashville
Inn, "aurt House, three wholesale
houses ani two retail horsns were
burned at night. a small amount of
goods were saved ont Of one or two of
tl,"m. I, is believed that all or nearly
Of f,hcs rcunty and State papcrs aTc
saved on, Of The Court lIousr. The
los { c-,i,ir,nd ~ NJ, l".s''iru S29A -
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For the Ripley Advertiser.
Crush Not.

Crusl. no, the budding flower
That blooms beneath thy feet;
Look on it5 opening petals
OfcoIor rare and bright;
Whose fragrance, sweet and thrilling,
l. waited, by the breeze.
D'cr the W0od-clad hill and mountain
TO the wide extended plain.
When. at the stily hour
Uf mellow dreamy eve,
Thou wnnd'rcst thro' the greenwood
Fair natures sweets to Gull,
Be careful let thy footstcp,
J'nguardcd, might crush out
The lite of some sweet hOwrct,
That hides beneath the grass,
And says with pleasing eye, o, mortal
Turn aside thy blighting tread,
For my bud, but half expanded,
Asks thy mercy for a while,
Til, my tiny petals folded
Will opc and bloom ere long,
When the sunlight Of the heaven
lts warmest radiance sends
Upon the hidden treasures
That its golden light expands.
Crush none Of Gods creation;
lie made all things for cause;
Each thing, each heart that bel!eth,
Has its life from God the Fount,--
Where we, his favored creatures,
Receive what makes life blcst.
Can we then, his best beloved,
Dare uplitt a crushing -haRd---
Dare wither in its sweetness
Aught that owes its life to Him?
On, stay thy hand in mercy;
Pluck not, in wanton haste,
The bud ofpromise openin.
70 the world its folded gems,
That erst may bloom in splendor;
Whose radiance, rare and bright,
May send a glcam Of hope-light
TO some saddched weary soul.
Let it be the budding flower,
Or the towering cloud-tipped mount,
Look, with silent alteration,
Bow the knee in rcvercnt love,
To Cod, the Great Life -Giver,
That, to mortal eye lIo has given
The wide expanded greatness
That IN mercy he uulolds.
BE thou lcnicnt TO the mritcr.
When, with faltering heart, he sends
lis first, his purcst product,
Upon the lickering tide,
That has wrecked and stiltcd forever
Many a young and sanguinc heart,
Crushed out its life OF promise
Ere the light, which family gleans
Like the early mornings brightness,
Had touched with warming light
The closed, the God-likc petals,
Of u soul but half awake.
Be thou, o brilliant reader.
When the first piece thou hast read,
\ kind and earnest wishcy,
4 true, IL constant friend;
Crush not the dawning brightness,
That fingers like the ray
Ot departing sunset,
As it closes DER the dnv.
Leave not like it in darkness
Perhaps the darkness Of despair
Thy blghting words Of censurc,
Withhold thee, yet while,
Await its fullest opening,
I'iru cru sb IL If thou mill
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California for Buchanan.

l, is stated that California has cleo
ted u unanimous delegation in favor
of Mr. Buchanan for thu Presidency
to the Cincinnati NatinpaI n"'1ocra'
~ { ~ cUtinn.
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Original poetrp.
For the Ripley Advertise
Spirit Musings.


Ny thoughts are far away from earth,
They dwell on holy heavenly thins@,
Thoughts. of our Saviour's love, for us,
Sweet hope, and eobsolailon brings,
To think tina, lie has died for US,
That our sins might be iorgiven
lie loves Us as parea. loves
4 child that's waited home 10 heaven
While hanging On the cursed tree,
He lifted up his voice aud prayed,
Father forgive this errihg host,
Gran. ur,o their thy heavenly AID
shoali we keep back swelling fo'l.
That would burst 18th at every sin!
Ca! may we seek to be forgiven,
crown os glory, We viii win.
.'yaragc, and strength, 20 SEX in prayer,
When sorrows press the spirit down,
Bear up, amidst aiIliction's weight,
And you viii S!n blessed rproNI..
IRENE
sunny Slore, Miss,
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29

expected to follow, and then, probably Gov. sew
ARD. Bat as yet the Senate seems indispo'ed 10
give more than one day In each week to this dis-
cussion At this rate, il may outlast the session,
and that Is evidently IOng-lived / do not ansici-
pate an adjournment before August at the earliest
The House accomplished decidedly the poorest
and least creditable days work Of the Session;
and. a. those who are responsible for it sit mainly
on the Opposition side of the Hall, will eudeavor
10 give them the blessing they deserve. 1t is easy
work 10 censure The other SIDE; but will try to
mete out equal justice to this
will not restate the provisions of the Federal
D;s,ric, Election bill now pending: suffice IT that
the last Municipal Election here was marked BY
great abuses; among them, deficient ca
pscity in the polls now by law estse-
lisbed 10 receive all the legal votes: hence 1t is
said that the polls were closed with hVe hundred
men standing before them ready and eager to vote.
The X. n. Judges of election made every natural
;zed citizen swear that he had been one year
citizen a. well as 8 resident-the law merely re-
ouir;pO that be shall be a citizen now, and resi-
dent here throughout the last year. Thus large
number Of legal voters were denied their r1gnt
Of suffrage. Nj MEAcH,M VT, Chairman OF tbs
District Committee, has reported bill to correct
these abuses, and the House has fully considered
il. ordered il to third reading, called and sus-
toned the Previous Question upon it, and would
have finished it yesterday in one way or another.
But the Members who have seen Sam, whether
confessedly Know-Nothings or not, saw or hncied
that they must be beaten if the question were
taken in the House as now constituted-that the
amendment of Humphrey Marshall, proposing to
Iecalize the exaction of years residence after
naturalization before yoting-in effect, extending
the term of probation for immigrants to six years
would be besten, and then the bill would prob
ably pass as reported from the Committee; 50 they
began and Kept up system Of parliamentary tao
tics intended TO staye off action and procure an
adjournment go we had motions to adjourn
TO lay on the tabe-to adjourn again-to adjourn
over TO Mondsy-to recommit-to adjourn over to
Saturday-to reconsider the vote on the motion to
recommit. &c, &c.-until FIVE o'clock. p. IN.
when the House. now very thin was wearied into
aiiourning, with motion to reconsider the (de-
feated) motion to recommit still pending. rejoice
to say that the repeated motions to adjourn over
were voted down-one of them on the Yeas and
Nays by large msjority-so that the House sta
to- morrow, and trust it will press to hnal vote
and pass the bill. H.a.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29

evrn conceive Of benefits 10 the great cause OF
liberty, from the cultivation OF tns in'eio"' WV"
the South.
nru;u M, ,-ass the considerations flowing from the
rotnre NJ our Union and the mutual CONCESSIONS on
hicb Il was founde against the propile1y VI =
ercluson az your question contemplate aPP
for the purpose ony OF avoiding an inPlcaSs,n
i, Ged In fact and which the history OF Our state 80
Liv con,radcts Il i sufficient 70 say that ,ueu ~
1ci.son could have TO good effect practicaIy, snu
woud accomplish nothing in the great cause o' 'N
liberty" ..L
This passage is evidently violently torn from the
context vhicb in all probability, essentially qualnes
il. But taking it ss it is, it is declaration IN
favor Of Freedom. The letter was written before
the threat was uttered, to subjugste the Free
States; long before Mr. ToOmbs insultinsly uttered
bi, menace that be would yet call the roll OF his
slaves on Bunker Hill. The position of the North
op this particular point was thus quite different
then from what it is now. From the point oil
view in which Mr. Seward looked st the questioo,
il evidently seemed to him that thecause OF slavery
was to be prejudiced, and that of Freedom advsnc-
cd bv giving the slave the benefit Of seeing the
c ntrasts. between liberty and seryitude. 1t MT
only gave him comparatively easy opportunity TO
escape from his personal thraldom, but II returned
10 bis home it afforded the means by which his
felloy-bondmen were enlightened. Mr.. Seward
evidently had for his leading object the mitigation
of the condition of the slave. But this was when
the sentiments of humanity were not repressed IN
the North BY national legislation as they have been
since. A slave was then every where regarded
with pity, and an earnest attempt at escape was
almost sure to be crowned with success Since
the dsys Of Fillmore and Fugitive Slave Law legs-
Iatiop. things have changed We have ten-dollar
Commissioners stationed like watchmen over the
Free States. backed by such journals as
The Adrertiser, whose business it is to
watch the backamoors Of Southern gentle
men, and get their pay for returning them
when they run away. We live also under the new
dfpensaton which is eager to spread African
Slavery, which revoltingy legisstes for its extern
sion. and has also scattered over the Free States
its judicial harpies, aiming to force the repugnant
institution upon the people and Governments OF
the Free States in defiance of their opposition
We have likewise newspapers, like The Aaoer-
ti.er. which if they do not in terms advocate the
entire scheme Of the prOpagandists, yet neverthe-
less urge it along by efforts quite as effective as
open and extreme advocacy. In the midst OF such
threatened subjugation from without and such Po-
litical debauchery within, the statesman of this
day must Of necessity adapt his measures and con-
duct to meet the changed condition OF affairs, and
be ia not to be blamed or charged with inconsist-
ency it. in doing so, he holds rigorous atti-
tude of hostility toward the common enemy.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29
THE RRvENGEs OF TINE.

The "Whirlieig Of Time" is as busy /" bringing
around his reyenges" now, as il was when Shake
speare's wise fool apophthegmatizei the truth in
the household Of the fair Olivia. Queer reyenges
they are, too, sometimes, and brought around in
no long time, neither. We need not 20 back q
hundred years to the period when our fa.hsrs were
as much afraid Of the hosts Of Popish France, and
with mere reason, as their descendants are Of the
armies of the aliens at the polls, and to consider
all that hss happened between US and England
siDce then. Nor need We moralize over the changes
which have come over France since the Reign of
Terror succeeded to the Reign of the Aistresses
and go forward and downward. Nor yet 20 the
more peaceful revolutions which have 80 materially
modifed the Government of England since George
III. was the young Marcellus on whom England
fixed her hopes in the latter days OF bis debauched
old grandsire. Forty years or so is plenty long
enough for Time to have worked notable re-
veDges in
We could not but consider these things, on read
ing an account of grand banquet at Vienna the
other day in celebration of the distribution of PRICES
to Austrian contributors to the Exposition Of Paris.
Fronting the entrance was placed the bust Of the
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29
HINTS TO THE COURT OF APPEALS.

There is an excellent old proyerb which we
can't help particularly recommending to the study
Of our Court of Appeals, and more especially to
those FIVE members of it who concurred in the
opinion of Judge Comstock in the case of the PeO-
pie ogaiRst Wynhammer. Ii runs in the original
Latin Ne tutor ultra crtpdGm, and we prefer to
quote it in that learned language, not only by way
Of signalzing our respect for the learning OF the
court, but because in that language it has an en-
phasis and point about it somewhat blended in the
English version Let The shoemaker stick TO his last.
Upon any mere point of technical learning,
upon skill ia facing justice and common
sense out Of court if not out OF coun-
tenance, by the force of purely legal subtle
ties, We would back our Judges of the Court of
Appeals, or even the majority of them, against any
sixteen Judges Of any part OF the world, even
Phiadephia not excepted But when it comes TO
metaphysics and the doctrine Of essences that is
region in which our Judges of the Court Of Ap-
peas-as it lies entirely beyond their customary
circuit-are not likely to figure TO such great advan
tage, they certainly do not in the case to which
We have referred. In that case the Court under
takes 10 LAY down and 10 use as the basis Of ts de-
cisOn, the metaphysical doctrine that the essence
of property consists in the right to sell it, and that
when the right to sell is taken away, the property
is in fact sDnihilated. As evidence Of this, take
the very words of Judge Comstock speaking for
the majority of the Court: "The statute under
consideration, without reference to its provisions
for the seizure and physical destruction Of in
toIicatng liquors, BY force prohibitions alone,
sweeps them from the commerce OF the State,
- and thus snnihilates the quality Of sale which
makes them valuable to the owner This is de-
" strretire Of The rosiOn Of property"
Now We beg leave to put case for the consid-
GRAFTON of the Court of Appeals. The humane
laws Of this State in order to provide for the CON-
Tort Of families, exempt from seizure upon eIecu-
t'on certain articles of household use; and the same
principle has recently been extended to the home
stead Itself to the value of $500. Suppose the
Legislature should go on, under the impulse of the
same generous sentiments, to provide that the
father of the family should have ne power TO sell
or otherwise to slienate the same property now
protected from seizure on execution-would that
amount to asnikiIatios Of all those FIVE hundred
dollar homesteads, all the chairs, tables. beds.
wearing apparel and other household articles fall
ing under the range Of such lawi Or. would
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29
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Editorial Correspondence ofThs N. Y. Tribzne.


WASHINGTON, Friday, March %, 1856.
The Republican National Committee completed
its session to-day and adjourned. Its labOrs have
been mainly directed to the issuing Of call for
the Philadelphia Presidential Convention. This
call is so broad and liberal that all who condemn
the Nebraska inquity and stand BY Free Kansas
may unite in sending delegates and supporting the
nominees.
Many Members Of Congress have been in free
consultation with the committee, and it is believed
that the cordial cooperation of all opposed to
Slavery extension has been secured.
The Kansas Commission leaves on Monday morn.
ing Ibeliye all its appointments have been agreed
on, though all are not yet made public. Messrs.
Howard and Sherman will visit their families and
meet in Chicago on Monday week. Mr.. Oliver
pushes on at once to Missouri and will join his
colleagues on the frontier Of Kansas, where they
will be ready to commence the investigation about
the middle of April. They will hardly be able to
close it by the 1st Of June. H.G.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29

The Canada arrived at Halifax last night with
three days later news from Europe, having sailed
from Liverpool on the afternoon Of the 18th of
March. She brings no news OF the Pacific. Mr..
Dallas had arrived at Liverpool, where the Ameri-
can Chamber Of Commerce greeted him in con-
gratuatory address. Mr.. Buchanan's speech at
the Lord Mayors banquet had produced soothing
effect, and all excitement respecting war with
the United States had died out. Accounts from
Paris and other parts of the Continent agree in con-
sideriDg peace as certain. The Peace Congress,
however, has still many details to arrange, and the
signing would for that reason be somewhat delayed.
The Russian and Allied Generals in the Crimea
had established line of neutral ground. There
was still considerable sickness in the French and
Russian armies. In Parliament, Admiral Napier
has brought forward his motion for committee
of inquiry into his management Of the Baltic fleet
The programme of arrangements for the birth ofth
Empress Eugenie's baby had been published, but
the interesting stranger had not arrived. Persian
affairs are looked upon with some interest, and two
British war steamers had gone up the Persian Gulf
to watch rumored attack upon India.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-29
The Buffalo Adre,tiser makes an attack upon Mr..

The Buffalo Adrvtiser makes an attack upon STr.
Seward for letter he wrote in the canvass of 1888,
in reply to the queries Of committee asking his
views in regard to repeating the then existing
statute allowing shareholders to pass through this
State with their slaves. As represented by TAs
Adrert,ser, Mr.. Seward said
"Bb,, gentlemen, being desrous to be entirely can
did in this communication, il is proper should add
that am not convinced il would be either wse expe-
dent OF humane, 10 declare to our felow-citizens Of
tie Southern and Southwestern S.ates that if they
travel to from, or pass through the State of New
York, they shsll not bring with them the attendants
whom custom, or education, or habit may have reu.
dered necessary TO them. have not been able TO dis
any good object TO be attained By such an act Of
inhcspitalty 1t certainly work no injury to us,
nor car be injurious to the unfortunate beings held
in bondage, to permit them, once perhaps in their
lives and at most on occasions few and far between
to visit Q country where Slavery IS unknown. / csa