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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
ORIGIN OF THE FLOWER .FoRGEr NJ

ORIGIN OF THE FLOWER 'FoRGEr NE
Nor" Mills, in his work upon chiv-
airy, mentions that the beautiful lit
tie flower, Forget me Not" was not
known in England as early as Edward
the Fourth, and in q note gives the
following pretty incident: Two low
ers were lettering along the margin
of a lake, on fine Summers eve
cling, when the maiden discovered
some flowers growing in the water
close to the bank of an Island al
some distance from the shore. She
expressed a desire to possess them
when her knight in the true spirit o
chivalry, plunged into the water
and swimming to the spot, cropped
the wished-for plant; but his strength
was unable to fulfil the object of hi
achievement, and feeling that h
could not regain the shore, although
very near it, be threw the flowers o.
the bank, and casting a last affection
ate look on his lady love, said, ssFol
get me Not" and was buried in th
water,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

Charles M. Wilson, passing through
street in Philadelphia, the other day.
heard issuing from a house the cries
of female liz distress. He opened
the door, and discovered anindiyidual
engaged in beating his wife. Mr.. Will
son seized the husband, and attempt
ed to impress him with the enormity
of the offence, when the wife turned
On her rescuer and demanded to know
what business he had there, at the
same time enforcing her remarks with
a poker. The knight-errant retired
Immediately, and.left the entertaining
couple to amuse themselves as they
thought proper.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
CIGARS.

The finest tobacco in the world
comes from Havana. But there is
only limited area in Cuba in which
that tobacco is produced, so that
whilst the Havana tobacco may be
of excellent quality in general, the
best is chiefly used in the island, or
presents very limitable amount
going into consumption. Tobacco
scarcely inferior to that from Havana,
has, however, been brought from
Trinidad and the southern Russia
provinces. Manufacture, on the
other hand, ,exercisesa great influences
over the quality Of tobacco. In
Algiers. where the climate is most
favorable, the cigars are not smoka-
bic, because they are badly prepar-
ed. Again, some English made
cigars are Of much greater excel
lence than many of the cigars i'm
ported from Havana, and paying the
highest duty as manufactured to-
bacco; and there is no doubt, what
ever, that it is quite practicable to
make cigars in this country which
shall be, distinguishable in appear
ance, and not very distinguishable
in flavor, from any except those first
class Havana cigars which scarcely
ever come into consumption.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

.DIscRETIoN THE BETTER PART OF
VALoR. On the 5th inst, Sharpe S
rifle was sold in St. Louis, Mo-, by a
Massachusetts, man, to provide the
means for getting back to his home,
as he found the road to Kansas
rather "a hard road to travel" On
the breech of the rifle was brass
plate with the following inscription
npresented by the Ladies of Haver
hill. Mass, to the Ladies of Lawrence
K. T., April, 1856" A lady-hkt
and Christian gift
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
| ask the Stars what Angels are.

I ask the stars what angels are,
For in ewes holy light
They build from sin and care afar,
Their babitations bright.
Alasi nor voice nor sign is here
The secret to reveal;
Too exquisite for human ear
Or mortal sense to feel.
Yet oft I dream what angels are,
And fancy ever free
Portrays their being from afar,
Gentle and pure, like thee.
may not see an angels face,
Yet when I gaze on thine
Methinks that no immortal grace
Could make it more divine.
Thou art both morn and evening star.
All earth, all heaven to me-
Iwould not dream what angels are
If they are not like thee.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
The Missouri Republican says that

The Missouri Republican says that
Col. Benton has but one game to
play in as a candidate for Governor
of Missouri, and that it is the elec-
tion of Ewing, the know nothing
candidate. He hopes or his friends
hope for him, to get votes enough to
beat Polk, and this being done-Ew'
ing being elected--he can 60 before
the next Legislature and ask at the
hands of the know nothings an elec
tion to the Senate Of the United
States.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

Voltaire and Piron were mortal
enemies and to their great embarrrss-
ment they met one day at the country
house of a mutual friend. Piron got
up early, went to Votaire's S door, and
wrote upon it the word "rogue.'' At
breakfast time Voltaire advanced
towards Pirop, smillingly observed;
al thank you for showing your inter
est in my welfare, by leaving your
card at my door this morning"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
Power OF AN ELEPHANTS TRUNE

POWER OF AN ELEPHANTS Trunk.
One has been apt to consider
Nasmvth's steam hammer, which can,
with one blow, exert force Of two
tons, and with an other break nut
without injuring the kernel, as a trl-
umph of human ingenuity, and so 1t
is; but how insignificant when placed
in comparison with the trunk of an
elephant; for, not only can the latter
strike a blow of ton or so, and
break an egg or a nut, but it can pick
a pin from the floor, or pull down a
tree; project water with the force Of
a twenty-man power forcing-pump, OF
uncork and drink bottle OF soda
water without spilling drop!
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

The Troy Wing calls upon the
Know-Nothing Abolitionists to with
draw Fremont, 'if they are as sincere
as they pretend to be in their opposi-
ton to Mr.. Buchanan" 1t says
that "while the utter impossibility o.
his election is now conceded by every
intelligent Republican, each day fur
nishes fresh indications that if he
continues in the field, the most ht
can hope for is to elect Buchanan by
drawing off votes from Fillmore"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
INoUIR1Ne FOR A HUsBAND.-Th

INoUIR1NG FOR A HUsBAND.-The
ladies of Moscow observe q curious
custom on New Year'seve. Precise
" at IL clock d servant is station
ed at the front door of the house,
and the first gentleman who passes
is stopped and required to give bis
Christian name. This is immedi-
ately told to the mistress, as It'll be-
lieved by her to be the name Of ber
future husband. If no figure passes
it is considered as tantamount that
the lady will not bc married that
year.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
Gboita portrg.
The Shadows in the Valley.

There's messy shady valley.
Where the wind and waters flow.
And the daisies sleep in winter,
Meath a coverlid of snow;
And violets, blue-eyed yiolets,
Bloom in beauty inthe spring.
And the sunbeams kiss the wavelets,
Till they seem to laugh and sing.
But in autumn, when the-sunlight
Crowns the cedar-covered hill,
Shadows darken in the valley,
Shadows ominous and still;
And The yellow leaves. like banners
Of an Elm host that's fed.
Ting'd with gold and royal purple,
Flutter sadly oveahead.
And those shadows. gloomy shadows,
Like dim pbantoms on the ground,
Stretch their dreamy length forever
On daisy-covered mound;
And loved her, yes, loved her,
But the angels loved her too,
So she's sleeping in the valley.
Meath the sky so bright and blue.
And no slab of pallid marble,
Rears its white and ghastly head,
Telling wanderers in the valley
OF the virtues of the dead;
But lilly is her tombstone,
And dew drop pure and bright,
The epitaph an angel wrote,
In the Stiffness of the night.
And Im mournful, very mournful,
For my soul doth ever crave
For the fading of the shadows
From that little woodland grave
For the memory of the loved one.
From my soul will never part;
And those shadows in the valley,
Dim the sunshine of my heart.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

George Law, of New York, who
was a leading K. N. and very promi-
uent before the Philadelphia Con-
yention for the Presidency, has writ
fen a letter declaring for Fremont!
<6othe know nothings are now with
out even law to sustain them
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

No woman on her bridal day expects
to labor in that way; and be sure, my
niece, if constrained to do so, it is
the last resort. That poor woman
laboring now so hard for you has
not always been washerwoman.--
She has seen bright, gladstone hours
She has seen awful trials too. ]
can read her story in her pale, sad
face. Be kind to her, pay her all she
asks, and let her go home as early as
she can.
'You have finished in good season
to-day, Susan" said Mrs. Morton, as
the washerwoman, with her old cloak
and hood on, entered the pleasant
chamber to ask her Fay.
eyes ma'am, that / have, and my
my heart, ma'am. is relieved of a
heavy load too. I was SO afraid I
should be kept till night, and l am
needed so much at home"
"Is there sickness there?' said
aunt Hannah kindly.
Tears gushed to the woman's eyes,
as she answered, "Ah, ma'am, / left
my baby most dead this morning; he
will be quite so tomorrow; / know
it, I have seen it too many times,
and none but a little child of nine
years to attend to it. 0. l must go
and quickly And grasping the
money, the hard earned money, that
she had toiIed for, while her baby was
dying, that when dead it might have
a decent shroud, she hurried to heI
dreary home.
They followed her the young wife
who had never known sorrow, and
the aged matron whose hair was white
with trouble followed her home
the home Of the drunkard's babies.
She was not too late. The wee dying
boy knew its mother, yet crayed' a
draught from her loving breast
Until midnight she pillowed him
there, and then kind hands took from
her the breathless form, closed the
bright eyes, straightened the tiny
limbs, bathed the cold clay and folded
about it the pure white shroud-yes,
and did more. They gave what the
poor so seldom have, time to yeep.
80, aunt" said Mrs. Morton, with
tears in her eyes, as, having seen the
little cofhned babe born to its last
home, they returned to their own
happy one; ssif my heart blesses you.
how much more must poor Susan's.
Had it not been for you, she would
have been too late-the baby would
not have known its mother. 1t has
been a sad, yet holy lesson--I shall
always now be kind to the poor wash
erwoman. But, aunt, was the story
you told me a true one-M true ]
mean?"
"Tbe reality of that story whitened
this head, when it had seen but thirty
summers, and the memory has beer
| one of my keenest sorrows. 1t is
not strange that I should pity tht
poor washerwoman an--Adaline ant
aunt Hannah are one and the same.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

1t is stated that dispatches from
our Ministers at the prisipal Europe
an capitals contain assurances that
nearly all the foreign legations unite
in approving the principle and policy
embodied in Mr.. Marcy's last paper,
dismissing Mr.. Champion.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14
A Fair Word from a Bitter Enemy.

The Boston Chronicle, a sheet
that daily teens with the bitterest
denunciation Of the Democratic plat
form and the democratic platform
candidates, has the manliness to set
at rest one of the foul calumnies
raked up by the opposition against
Mr.. Buchanan. Read the article,
working men; and learn that the
tricks and falsehoods Of the anti
Democrats are so base that they can
not be swallowed, even by their own
friends:
"We regret to see that the foolish
OLD story that Mr.. Buchanan once
said "that ten cents a day were
wages enough for working man,
has been revived, and is now as COM
monty spoken Of as if it were well
established that such is his opinion.
II Mr.. Buchanan were so hard heart
ed as to hold any such opinion re-
specting the social rights OF the pro-
ducers Of wealth-tbe mighty indus
trial class, who love their country
disinterestedly-he is not such a
fool as to avow it. But he never
said or thought anything Of the
kind, nor anything that would bear
any such construction. MIR. Buch-
anan is a statesman, and he knows
that no nation can be powerful where
the mass Of the people have no more
than sixty cents week on which to
live. He is man Of ordinary hu.
manity, we take it for granted, and
is not pleased with the sight Of hu-
man suffering; and what but suffer-
ing could exist in country where
the wages Of working men should be
less than those of the poorest labor
ers Of England two hundred years
ago.
To represent Mr.. Buchanan as
having made the remark attributed
to him, in the absence of all proof, is
knavish. To represent him as hav-
ing said that the very people whom
he expects to elect him their chief
magistrate should be reduced to a
state of unparalleled pauperism, is
foolish.
A charge into which knavery and
folly both enter can never harm the
man against whom it is directed, in
the estimation Of an intelligent peo-
pie. 1t can injure only those who
make it, and those only ought to be
injured by it. We believe that Mr..
Buchanan would heartily rejoice to
know that everyw orking man in the
world was making enough to live
comfortably, and to place something
aside every week. We believe, too,
that he would be as happy as any
man to do his part towards realizing
that '.good time" that we all hope
| is to come for the children of TOLL
1t is unfortunate for him that his
position in politics is such as to cause
many democrats to oppose him who
can find little objection 20 him as a
man, but who have no wish to see
him assailed anew with the falseho6lz
that we're SO rife in 1640, that
Of political proaigacy, when SO muci
was done to debauch the public
mind, and when the troubles with
which we are now beset had theil
origin"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

SAN FRANcIsco.-Duriug the last
seven years fourteen hundred muir
ders, it said, have been perpetrated
in and about San Francisco, and the
city itself has been burned down
seven times. 81
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

The Boston Herald states that ga
couple were married in Charleston on
Monday, quite young, bridegroom
being II, and the bride l6 years Of
age" /
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-14

The know nothing State Council
of Conaecticut has ratified the nomi-
nation, not Of Fillmore but Of Fre-
mont and Johnson.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18
v,cuuOND ENQUIRER,
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MEETING IN PULASKI.

Alta meeting of portion Of the Demorrnlc lh.i
of Pulaski, held nj the Court llou-", "n ih"rsn',
the 10Th day OF April, Sji, Moses Is. Lloyd was ""''i
10 the Chair aud Dr. Watson appointed Secrc'"rf
On motion of Mr.. Walker, the Chair mppomi"@ i',"
delegates from each Magistcrial District" "y" iI
District Convention tn be held IN Union, M"nr''
county. Oh the ID Monday in May, appoint d"i'ga''
TO the Cincinnati Convention, VIZ
lar Disirict-l-aac Hudson, James Clnyh, Ru"rl
Dudley Wm j. Jordan and Jaa. a. Walker
ID District.-Reuben Rup". Crockett HtHN"n,
Reuben F. Lowell, Daniel Coyey and joseph '",'.
Sd District. .--Joseph II. Howe John prnp"T Wa.
Grantham, Anthony Owens, and Robert trh!Ih,
lth Disrirt.--John Caddal, a. M"rrh'h'i' 'rl'"
yermiIlion, Robert ID. Martin, aud Srb"S'iHH " ~
ior. ...
ON motion, the Chairman and Secretary ""r" "'''
cd to the dcl"sntlon. ..,.. .,r. .
ON motion any Democrat from th" county "'''
may he in attendance, requested 10 A't ~ a""'
gate. ,....,...,,, -. ,r..l ,..i.,.i,
,;.hsd in the Richmond Enquirer aud Examiner 1"l
The meeting then adjourned:
,"' MOSES Il. LLOYD, Oh u.
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FDr tie Enquirer.
HON. HENRY 4. WISE.


4 manly, open and rhivnlruus bearing in pubic
Iiic-si simplicity, mo'rsy ani amlablenesa IN private
iit, and a fervid enthusiasm that usually accompa-
MES genius, have won Tor Mr.. Wise the warm ut
tachmcnl Of the people. The cold, cautious, ehlcu,
latiug and reserved department which almost all
other politicians find it Necessary to practice leaves
unc.en,hs OF them without the least personal popu-
lariiy before tie aye of iitty
Hence, when opposed by military man, whoever
he NAV be, they are wortully distanced. MIR. Wise
cvnces more n the open manner Of the soldier than
Of the reserved department Of the politician: lie Is
rmpha,icay the peoples choice. and any C"ngrc''
.inna CAUCUS "r conlrivance in Washington, or inse
NOUS cu and shuha AT Cincinnati, that shall smother
their voice. will prove fatal TO our party. hen G'
neral Jackson WAS thus sot aside by C"ngre'sloha,
cnntr saur aud Adam. elected in his stead i raIseu
a storm OF Indignation with ths people. whlGn wa.
not a!Iayed for twelve years. We live in danger,
Gus crisis The people are excited. They wa,,t ,,o d
wkoe.sou!ed fearless active man, whom tmsy ,bem
ronrhIy nHarr<tqad and cnnide in, to ead tn1', hn
The politician who has offended nobody IN tru;L .';'
offended everybody because he IN has s5y DStn TI s who in
,es of civil turmoil nffsnls noue brings Oh hinsei'
the suspicion of being ready {" oetrAy oil.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18

I sponsbliy, when the Sate usurps sunremacv ovo,
HIS cosc'ei'ce' auu loses Is dignity and his freedom
"hen Ills "ppe''e' are coaroIled by legal enactment
But Fanalicism scvule such moders,. and c,,
Sderaic c0unses. No mstcr thoupb tI ;,,T,,idr,,
ty OF the citizen be ahsrhed BY the State and bc
dcspoiei Of all his rights kanaticsn wo"ld pur,u,
the chmcra OF human prlectibility; would violate
all the privileges Of manhod would d,spsc aIl the
securities Of civilized sUc,ty would trumule uuu,
every feeling of personal ridc and ind,pcndeuce.-
human nature Is not ou:rged with impunity, as is
demonstrated by the revd against the tyranny ol
Maine Liquor Laws Fanticsrn NAV rule for n fine.
but reason will lnevitahyrcsume It's sway--too lste
PERHAPS To arrest the mscirr done by Funaiicis,u IL
the moment of its phreEicl reign. The Temper.
ance cause has undoubtedly lost much of lis pouu
arity, by the shameful ecessas TO which fannie.
have pushed 4 very goodprinciplc; but ils friends
will doubtless resume thaiienterprise, and instruct
ed by experience, may conduct their operations II.
TO accomplish .-snlfs g; ainal benefit 10 mankind
The New York Ere,tAs Post. with IL very gray.,
soennity, renuuncra II connexi0n with the Demo.
cratic party, and transis liz allegiance to Black Re
publicansm. The purcaiiou of the party is now
complete.
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By THE G0vEKNoK of VIRGINIA..

FNUI IVN.
(SFOSMATIOS having been received by the EXecu-
I'VE that WM H. KEEN, who was confined in the
o. !sis.sN Cosny. for the murder of Lewis L. Hail.
~ u-ht Oi the III instant escaped from the said Jail
!. now .o!Is large: therefore, do hereby offer
p.i oi hundred dollars TO any person persons,
rS .tsll srrrrt the said VIM. H. Keen and deliver him
l. tie ja 0: Fairfax county, and do require
Hcc.. o.; ;a!s Commonwealth, civil and military aud
-; ,as people generally their best exer,ions
arrcs, OF the sud Keen that he may be brought
,..icr
yeG gisr ny hand Governor. and under the Lesser
~"R! ~ the Commonwealth at Richmond this
: o.! sy OF April, III the year 1850.
HENRY A. WISE
y :. . Gy.-ruo5 GEORGE W. MCNFoRD. Secretary Of
/ Cu.aJGN. h'h.
Il krvn about forty five years old, five feet teu
!ygeu .ac.-s l.h broad shoulders and siouy made,
hal. hi-.y N., krTs hi.i cheek bones. large nose,
H.: Ill., spreading NJ the end depressed about he
,m4.l :.cy eyes, and very bad couu;snsnce
..-Ti -,
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HY THE G0vERNOR OF VIRGINIA.

fNFOHMAT!ON having been received by the Executive
| TIA. BOB slave, the properly oi John L. snl!Nah
l. cJu;y 0i Lancaster the l'h instant. and who I'M
eia:ey led from Justice is stil going At large 10
r.e,ors hereby Cer arewarl OF hundred collars 10
by pers0u on persons who shall The said slave hoo
(i deliver him into the Jail of Lancaster county Hnd do
rparsr require all officers OF this Commonwealth civil
hi military aud reGu-s. the people generally 10 use their
: eAro:s procure the ATTEST oil tie ssi 'eon that
msy cc orcu-hi 10 Csr;cr.
d.. uer INV laud A. Governor and uuIer the Lesser
seal OF ihe Commonwealth. Il; Richmond. this
:6.i. day oi March, IL tic year lsI' ,,.,
HENRY A. WISE.
Br tie Governor: GEORGE w MUNtoAp. secretary vi
. Commonwealth.
Bot /, noou, ryt feet tv- inches hgh dark niu!atto,
shy hair and pleasing councnsnce when spoken 10.