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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
TlTETTDFILLE, THNN: THURSDAY, MAY 2s 1856
Getting the Sack.

ITO get the sack" as every one
knows or should know, signifies to
be dismissed, and is an extended
synon,me Of the phrase 'to get the
mittep,' being equivalent to the
Frencl, cant term of degomme, "un-
fastened" or turned off. The origin
Of the expression may, perhaps, be
traced TO the following tale as told
by Mons. de st. Folk:
Two gentlemen. one Spaniard
and the other a German, who were
recommended by their birth and
services to the Emperor Maximilian,
H., both coveted his daughter, the
fai. Helena ScharlequiuD, in marriage.
This prince after long delay, one
dav informed them that esteemlDg
them equally, and tot being able to
bestow preference, he should leave
it to the force and address Of the
claimants to decide the question.
He did not mean, however, to risk
the life of either, and consequently
would not permit weapons to be
used, out had ordered a large bag to
be produced. ltwas bis decree that
which ever succeeded in putting his
rival into this bag should obtain the
hand of his daughter. This singular
encounter between the two gentle
men consequently took place, and
before the whole court. The contest
lasted for more than az hour, when
the Spaniard yielded and the Ger
man, Eberhard von Talbert, having
"planted his rival in the bag, took it
upon his back and very gallantly
laid it at the feet of his mistress,
whom be cspoused the next day"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
An Ipfidel Press.

A New York religious journal ex
presses its regret that the Journals O
the largest circulation in the city o
New York, should be so generally
under the control of men who take
little pains to conceal the incredulity,
and sometimes contempt, with which
they regard revealed religion. Ac'
cording to the Richmond Dispatch,
such journals as the New York Tri-
bune scarcely disguise their infideli-
ty. In late number Greely pub
fishes with much appreciation, para
graph from the Runaway negro,
Fred Douglass asserting that ''the
religion of the South is mere coy-
ering for the most horrid crimes. =
Abolitionism necessarily leads to IN
fidelity. The Southern press pre-
sents marked contrast to that OF
the North, in the respect and reye1-
ence which it almost universally man
ifests for sacred things.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Political Papers in Kentucky.

The change Of public sentiment
in Kentucky towards the dangerous
doctrines of Know.Nothingism is
aptly illustrated by the relative
strength Of the party presses. just
prior to the Gubernatorial election
last August, the Kuow-Nothing pa
pers outnumbersd the Democratic
and Anti K. N. by a. majority OF
eleven. Now the list stands Demo-
cratic 10, Know Nothing 10, and
independent, or Wing, 8. Within
the past twelve months lumber of
Know Nothing papers have died for
the want of support, and several
Democratic presses have been estab-
fished. These indications are def
mite as to the result Of the Presiden-
lial contest ia that State. Kentucky
cannot aud will not vote for the
Know Nothing caudldate.---Lou.
Courier:
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Singular Physiological Fact.

GA not uncommon sense, oh,
serves DR.. james Copeland, "ef de-
pressed vital power is the young
sleeping with the aged. This fact,
however explained, has been long re:
marked, and is we'll known to every
unprejudiced observer. | have on
several occasions met with the couu-
terpart of the following case: | was
a few years ago consulted about a
poor, sickly and thin boy, of about
four or five years of age. He ap-
peared to have no specific ai.ment,
but there Was slow and remarkable
decline Of flesh and strength, and Of
the energy of the functions what
bis mother very aptly termed u grad
ual blight. After inquiry into the
history OF the case, it came out that
he had been very robust and ple-
thorie child up to his third year,
when lis grandmother, q very aged
person, took him to sleep with her;
that be soon afterwards lost his good
looks; aud that he continued TO de.
cline progressively ever since, not
aithstanding medical treatment. !
directed him to sleep apart from the
aged parent, and prescribed gentle
tonics, change of air, sc. The re-
coyery was rapid. Young females
married. to very old men, suffer in a
similar manner, although seldom to
so great an extent; and instances
have come to my knowledge where
they have suspected the cause of a
1ebilitated state. These facts are
3ften we'll known to the aged them
selves, who consider the indulgence
favorable to longevity, aud thereby |
illustrate the selfshness which in
some persons increase with their
years. Every medical practitioner
IS we'll aware of the fact, and parents
ire generally advised not to allow
their infants to sleep with aged per-
sons" |
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

a good story is told by Boston
paper of a transient customer who
run in debt fifty cents to a proyis-
ion dealer, aud then offset his claim
BY producing a bill against bis credi-
tor for a pair Of gloves, valued at
fifty cents, which was made tpenty-
two gears qg0 nihe town Of Cayendlsh,
Vermont, where both parties then
resided. This bill Of course was
worth nothing at this time, but the
provision dealer concluded that if
the other had had the fifty cents on
his mind for twenty-two years, it was
time the load was removed, and he
allowed the claim and squared ac-
counts.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Position Of the Northern Democracy.

Al the North the Democracy are
constantly assailed by the opposition
press, as advocates of slavery extern
sion and slavery propagandists. The
Boston Post thus briefly defAes the
position Of the Democracy in the free
States-.just the position required by
an honest adherence to the principles
Of common justice, and to the State
Rights doctrines of the Government
under which we live:
We repeat, for the satisfaction of
the New York Day Book and Boston
Courier, that it is libel on the
Northern Democracy to say that they
are in favor Of slavery extension-in
other words, that The extension Of slaue-
~ is one of tie articles Of their party
creed. The ground the Democracy
here maintain is that every State and
Territory h8s right to decide that
question for itself under the consti-
tuition of the United States; in short,
the Democracy claim, as national
party, that all territorial communities
be allowed to form their constitution
rs they please about slavery, unawed
by influences beyond their geograph-
ical boundries; and while pursuing this
course, the democracy are pledged,
by their principles, to- sustain them,
whether they decide to establish or
prohibit slavery.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
WHOLE No. 266.
Circassian Courtesy.

The man enfeebled by declining
years, instead of becoming an object
of scorn and contempt to thoughtless
youth,as IS too often seen in Europe,
is here respected and yenerated by
all classes Of society. Wherever
be moves the crowd opens a path to
his progress; all the little attentions
that a kind people can exercise are
certain to be bis. In winter the
warmest corner Of the Ere is assigned;
in summer, his cushion is arranged
under the shade of the verandab,
while the beautiful hands of his
lovely daughter are employed in fan
ming away the insects that might dis
turb his repose, presents Of sweet
meats, and all the little Gelicacies
usually given to children in other
countries, are bestowed upon him.
In short they act fully Up to their
own proverb-"Doubly accursed is
the man that draweth down upon
himself the curse Of the age" With
regard to the respect paid to women,
| have frequently seen the gallant
chief of thousands of warriors de-
scend from his charger, and place on
it some lovely damsel who might be-
trudging alone through the deep
valley to visit distant friend, and
protect her safely to the next hamlet.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
TuRowING OFF ALL DISGUISE

Throwing OFF ALL DIsGUlsE.-
Know nothingism in the northern
States is throwing of all disguise
and boldly avowing its Abolition pa
rentage. A despatch from Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, says:
.sThe New Hampshire American
State Council to-day elected dele
gates to the Freesoil American Con-
vention which is to meetin New York
on the 18th Of June; also, passed
strong American and anti Nebras ka
resolutions, endorsing the action OF
their delegates in seeding from the
Philadelphia Convention, and repu-
dating the nomination of Fillmore
and Donelson. The resolutions were
adopted unanimously"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Practice AGAINST PRoFEssIoS.-Ar

PRACTICE AGAINST PRoFEssIoN.-An
exchange says: SAT the recent know
nothing ratification meeting in Gu
clnnati, Col. John johnson, a ratiye
OF Ireland, presided. He was assisted
by Henry BRAKEMAN, as one -of the
Vice Presidents, native Of Ger
many"
A rowing Irish preacher by the
name Of Chapman, who has not been
IN the country twenty-one years, is
one of the leaders of the part in
Tennessee. What medly of errors
and absurdities is know nothingisml
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

MIR. Francis P.Blair and Mr.: An
drew jackson Donelson both claim
(says the New York Day Book) to
have been warm friends of Gen. Jack
son, to have been perfectly familiar
with his views, and to have shared
like brothers his society and ahec-
ton. Now, M. Donelson declares
that, if the General were alive ne
would be a know nothing; while Mr..
Blair as stuutly insists that, were 'Old
Hickory still living. he would "a, be
genuine black republican. Thls is
a very strange disagreement be.
tween two person who knew all apou'
General Jackson.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Old Bullion.

According to the Cincinnati En-
quirer there is story aaoat in that
city which, whether true or fictitious,
| is too good to be lost. 1t runs thus:
Col. Fremont, after writing his IA
nous epistle to Robinson, the bogus
Governor of Kansas, proceeded to
Join his redoutable father-in-law, Old
Bullion, in Washington City. After
the interchange Of salutation, the
very perceptible cloud which had
gathered on the brow of the veteran
politician relieved itself in the fol-
lowing flash ofinaigRant interrogation.
swell, Sir, I perceive from the
prints, Sir from the prints, Sir that
YOU have been nominated for the
Presidency
To which the Colonel meekly and
and bIandly responded:
sSome too partial friends, Sir, have
taken that liberty with my name, no
doubt Oh your account, thinking that
my connection with you would ren-
der me acceptable to the American
people,
eyes, sir" thundered Old Bullion;
s'no doubt of it, Sir, no doubt of it!
But when these parties learn, Sir, that
l am opposed to the nomination, they
will drop you like hot potato, Sir,
like hot potato, Sir
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Sebastopol it is said will not b

Sebastopol it is said will not be
rebuilt, as il would cost as much to
clear away the rubbish of the old
city as to build new one. There is
literally nothing left of the city but
shapeless ruins. The bullets are as
thick as hailstones. OF the mag
nificen. barracks, containing hospitals,
churches, etc., andconsisting each OF
twenty-five or thirty different build
'ings, nothing is left bnta huge pile
of stones. ns
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

tJs Two Dollars for one yearif paid at
iha time of subscription; Two gboii;aTs
;tna Fifty Gents, WITHOUT DEVIATION
neutrality-suspicious. of three months
t9@-aii Mills for Advertisements, job
Work, or Subscription, considered due, when
A.. CONTRACTED, except against those With whom
we'have running accounts.
% Subscribers faiiingio ordera discontinuance
Of the paper, at the expiration of the time
for which they may have subscribed, are con
sidcred as wishing TO renew; and it viii be
eontinued to them accordingly.
kG@ NO Paper will be sent out ofthe county
unless paidfor in advance.
kJ"A Advertisements inserted at 0ne Dol
iarper Squmrc of Twelve Einas
or LESS, for the first insertion; FiGy
y Gents for each continuance.
r-F Persons advertising by the wear, will ba
iesfa-ged Thirty Dollars fora whole col
= urrn, Twemty Dollars for one-halL
Zen Dollars for one-quarter. No deric-
tioa from These ferns un}cy any Circumstances.
stI-rhe privilege Of yearly advertisers is
sfrietEg liositea to their O,oa iBlnse,liate and
rsyuftr js,s1lsss; and the business of an ad-
ve-tising firm is not considered as including
mat of It's Individual members
Cy-Announcing candidates EiaFae Dollars
70 be PAD IN aioanee ia eUery case
0TA iyert;sefaents not marked with the num-
Der OF insertions when handed in, will be co1-
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CIV a Eusrsissnieat cen beisssrts grata'toTslg.
GTA Advertisements of personal nature, fara-
riably eharyed double price.
fFrS Sos Printing, Of ALI k'Ris, neatly
done on New type, and on as reasonable
terms as any Office IN Tennessee.
YTSo Paper viii be discontinued untila,l
sarrearages are paid up-ercept al tie option Of
sic Publisher.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
A WESLEYAN minister was engaged

A Wesleyan minister was engaged
in preaching collection sermon,
and earnestly besought that the con-
gregation would give him a good col
lection. At the conclusion. the
plates were produced, and the good
man, perceiving that copper and not
silver was produced, as the most prom
inent coin, said, with great solemm-
ty-@I perceive, my brethren, that
now as in the days Of Paul, Alexan;
der the copper smith has done US
much evil" ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

Sat the late city election In Ds-
yenport, Iowa, a black republican
clergyman was detected in at
tempting to vote three ballots in
one."
We take the above from the De-
troit Free Press. That clergyman
had, doubtless, preached himself
hoarse over the alleged outrages
said to have been committed in Kan
sas upon the ballot boxes! 1t Eill
not do to place much reliance in the
honesty Of these black republican
preachers, who, "ten TO one."" are
wolves in sleeps elothipg-G Gncin-
natl Enquirer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Cboitr Yortrg.
Form and Feature.

1t was no features winning grace;-
For as she leant, failed to see
The hidden sweetness of her face;
But other charms were left for me-
The bending beauty of her head,
So fair, SO delicately fine;
The raven rinslets, richly shed
In.many soft and shadowy incl
I saw no face--but oh, instead,
A form, grace, that seem'd divine!
The hand, like something shaped OF snow'
Just touch'd an ear, SO small and thin'
That whispered love meier found below
So sweet bower to enter IN:
I envied cen the very lace,
Each wavy fold that cirelei free;
The silken belt that dared embrace
All that on earth must matchless be;
Oh, long before I saw her face
NY heart was won-and gone-from me.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

THE FACT ESTABLISHED 1t now ap.
pears that Mr.. Fillmore was at heart
opposed to the compromise of 1850,
including the fugitive slave law. He
saidit had somep provisions init to which
he had objections. He doubted its
constitutionality, and withheld his
signature until he referred it to the
attorney general Of the United States.
The Constitution requires the giving
up of the fugitive slave, he had
sworn to support the Constitution, and
therefore signed the bill. though there
were provisions in it to which he had
objections. He would have preferred
giving the right of habeas corpus
to the fugitive slave, as We UNDER
stand.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
RATs.-A gentleman whose coun-

RATs.-A gentleman whose coun-
try house was made very uncemfor-
table by rats, who had tried all the
usual modes Of getting rid of them,
withoutan sensible effect, was at last
suddenly and Unexpectedly freed from
them by the following means; In a
garret which seemed their fayorite
place ofassambly, he one evening had
a number Of fish hooks suspended
from the couples; the hooks reached
within a few inches of the floor, and
were baited with bits Of cheese, meats,
sc. On the following morning near
ly every hook had its victim partly
suspended by its mouth, and partly
resting on its hind feet. It would
appear from the result that this had
infused a general terror in the colony
as from that day no rat has been seen
in any part Of the house.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Lucky Suor-Dor;no tba s;ooa

LUCKY Snor.-During the siege
Of Seyastopol Russian shell buried
itself in the siGe of a hill, without
the city, and opened spring. A
little fountain bubbled forth where
the cannon shot had fallen, and du-
ring the remainder of the siege
afforded to the thirsty troops who
were stationed in that vicinity an
abundant supply of pure cold water.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

Poor Sam Houstoul having desert.
ed his party and gone overt to his en-
emies, under the hope of being able
to reach the Presidential chair, now
finds himself without friends on
either side. He received but three
votes the in know nothing National
Convention--his own State voting a.
gainst him. After all it serves him.
right.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

The New York Day Book, a sound
paper, says: "Tbere is not a Know
Nothing North Of Mason and Dixon's
line that not a free soiler, and You may
sooner find a white black bird than a
Northern Know Nothing who opposes
abolitonism." s'The Northern Know
Nothings work openly for that, Ito
defeat the democratic candidate and
to elect a Black Republican, and
never hesitate to declare that between
the Republican and Democratic party
they prefer the one most opposed to
slavery" They are all opposed to
the acquisition Of Cuba OF Nicaragss,
the division of Texas, the extension
of Slavery, the admission of Slave
States, &c.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

A few days ago a slave belonging
to Mr...A. w. Verbal, of. Randolph,
Tenn, died at that place. In COM
pliance with the dying request of the
slave, his master procured an elegant
coffin. and had the remains carefully
preserved and transported to Illinois
for burial
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

At an idiot asylum in the north q
England, seven out Of tenoi the pa
tents are children Of parents nearly
related to each other by laws ol con-
sanguinity. The progeny Of all such
connections are usually deficient IN
bodily yigor, aud inferior IN their
mental constitution.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

TESTIMONY OF THE BENcH.-The
Recorder Of Hull, England, said, ''To
the best Of my belief, no temperance
man ever stood at the bar to receive
Judgment from this seat in my time,
at least; while ! iremble to express
my belief that seven out Of Who
have done SO, have been brought
here by intoxicating liquor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
Startling Disclosure.

DlaHilns UiSCi0Sure' ~
: The following paragraph is taken
from the columns ofthe National In
telligenceri
During a trial now progressing
in the United States Circuit Court
in this city, the extraordinary fact
came out in eYidence that, when a
know nothing is admitted to bis Sec
,ond degree, he becomes party to
an, oath which binds him to stand
by a brother of.the same grade, re-
gardIess Of consequences, even as a
witness in any COURT
Is not this enough TO repulse any
honest man?
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
GlEANlNGS FROM PAPERS,
With Editorial SprinklingS.

A dog in Newburyport died from
actual grief for the loss of his mas
ter, few days since. lie was over
ten years old, aud his master had al
ways taken the utmost care of him,
giving him meat and drink with his
own hands at certain hours of the
day. After the death Of his owner,
he went into the house and appear
ed, as much as any preson there, to
know the event that had taken place,
and from that hour he refused to eat
OF drink, and went mourning about
4in be piued away and died, without
any appearance Of disease.
The Dublin Quarterly Journal of
Medicine reports somewhat curious
case-that of laborer who Was ad-
mitted into the hospital the day after
hs had swallowed fish bone. while
eating his dinner. Immediately at
ter bis admission to the institution
he romited the bone up, but died the
sane evening. A post morLem ex-
amlnslion BY the attending physi-
clans disclosed the peculiar fact that
The sharp edge Of the bone had cnt
completely through the asophagus
into the descending portion of the
arch.of the aorta. Of course the
man had bled to death.
A little boy died in Bangor recent
ly. from the effect Of using an old to-
bacco pipe to blow soap bubbles with.
His little brother who used it with
him, is also dangerously i'll from the
same cause. 1t is supposed they
were poisoned by the. essential OF! of
t,baeco, which accrued in the pipe
by long use for smoking.
There we're seyenty-three battles
fought during the year S55, with an
average loss of 1000 men in each;
more than 100000 soldiers are es-
timated to havo perished by disease
md battles; the battles averaged
more than one week. 1t is one OF
the bloodiest years in modern hlsto'
ry.
SLAVERY IN THE U. S. SUPREME
CoURr.--The Washington cores
p,ndent of the New York Iadepead-
eas makes a statement which if 1t
be true, is of the highest Importance.
He understands that a majority OF
! the Judges have Overruied all the
decisions Of tie Court, and have
decided ''that the law Of q slave State
holds a slave in bondage while in a
free State"
The New Orleans Picayune says
that a race is soon to come cif in
that city, between "Rocky Mountain
Chief" horse weighing $500
pounds. aud 81 hands high, and
sUrsa Major" an Australian bear
weighing 2o0o pounds The stakes stake
are s., 900 aside.
A book lately publishedin France
states that the number OF suicides
committed in Paris since the com
msacement of this century exceeds
100000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

AssocIArroSs.-If you always live
with those who are lame, you viii
yourself learn to limp.
/. Choose the company Of your sllpe-
riors, whenever you can have it-that
is the right and. true pride.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

A Mr.. Douglas recently died in
Troy. He was worth $1,000, 600,
and had an income of 100000
yearly After beaueathing Sl4O,-
600 to- each Of bis children, and
making a handsome bequest to three
Episcopal churches in Troy, Mr..
Douglas reminded his family that
he had verbal agreement with his
milkman, which vas to continue as
long as they took milk from him, that
for every dollars worth Of tickets,
one vas to be hroyn IN! The milk
man acknowledged the corn, but said
that he bad rather expected, in the
hurry Of business, that Mr. Douglass
would forget the 9baker's dozen
bargain
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29
The ElOpement.

They locked mein al upper room,
And, took. away the key,
Because I would not marry one
Who never suited me.
They did not know the female heart,
Or they had clearly seen
That locks were never made to keep
A girl Of seventeen.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-05-29

A lawyer recently attempted to
palm himself off as Rufus Choate
in a neighboring town. At the sug-
gestion of a printer who was present,
the .writing test" was applied to him
--he wrote a alegible sentence and was
promptly kicked out Of the company.