The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-22

Mr.. Buchanan-"Ge Cass, / am urged
remove Mr.. -, commissioner Of -. Is thel
anything against him?'
Gen. Gle has been fouE yearsin Office
Mr.. Bah, yes, and have declared th
rule Of rotation to be democratic doctrine"
Gen.C.-"Mr president, / am happy to agre
with you. We desire the greatest good to til
greatest number, the most offices to the mos
democrats. Public servants must frequentl
return to the people,
Mr.. B.-"TIe sentiment is worthy of you
general Cass. By the way, general, when di1
you enter Office"
Gen. Cass-"Half century ago, slnder Mr.
Jefferson. ! have always held myself subjec
to the great principle Of your inaugural. wa
first an Indian agent. I was then rotated int
goyernorship, next into the cabinet, after
wards into full mission, subsequently into til.
senate, and now again into the cabinet"
Mr.. B.-"And | have served forty years
having come into public employ ment under Mr.
Monroe. General Cass, our experience illus
trates the necessity of rotation. The country
has right to take half a century out of any
mans life. | shall have to give M, leave Of
absence"
This is the way the rule is applied by those
who best understand its true significance
A citizen Of Troy, New York, recently had
hen setting on nest Of eggs, all but one Of
which were duly and successfully hasched.-
This one, however, was SO obstinate In it's ad-
hesion to the doctrine of 'tmasterly inactivity
that curiosity was at length excited; it was
broken, when lo common sized horse -ches-
nut was found where the yolk ought 10 be-
The great question in Troy now is, how the
chestnut got there. It puts the kings apple
dumping all in the shade.
A humorous old man fell in with an igno-
rant and rather impertinent young minister,
who proceeded to inform the gentleman, in
rather positive terms, that he would never reach
heaven unless be was born again, and added,
II have experienced that change, and now
feel no anxiety" "And have you been born
again?'' said his companion "Yes, trust
have" "Wel," said the old gentleman, eye
ing him very attentively, Il shouldn't think it
would not hurt you to be born once mcre'
Mr. Spikes, Snowman, will pay handsome
ly for the following living curiosites: A man.
who has become opulent by imbibing very bad
liquor at the corner groceries and singing songs
late o'night. A man who puts up a stove
without INDUCING in profanity. A stump ora
tor who can make speech without alluding
to the ''ship of state" and to our revolution
airy forefathers."
When reminded Of their want of progress in
agriculture and manufactures, the Spaniards
relate a legend that Adam once upon time
requested leave to revisit this woild; leave was
granted, and an angel commissioned to con-
duct him. On wings of love the old patriarch
fastened to his native earth; bus SO changed,
so strange all seemed to him that he felt at
home nowhere till he came to Portugal. s'Ah,
here" exclaimed he, .sset me down here
every thing hereis just as left it." i
A town committee of three solons fin the
rural dstricts) appointed for the purpose of
examining candidates for teachers, were in ses-
sion, overburdened with official dignity. when
a candidate presented herself in the person of
a modest, retiring young lady, who was learn
eddy examined by one in mathematics, in geo.
graphy by another, then turned over to the
third, the most astute of the trio, who after a |
critical analysis of "Kirkham's Olel," asked
what sound G had in Jehovah
The aspirant tainted. IA
Conversation enriches the understanding, but
solitudeis the school Of genius.
The man who is proud of his money has
rarely any thing better to be proud Of.
There's no use Of your referring to any
books exclaimed the court, angrily, II have
decided the pint
A curious work just published. is "The con-
stitutien of the animal creation, as expressed
appendagest," by G, Culvert Hol-
and. The authors new theory is, that the
nair is not bestowed for ornament or protection
rom atmospheric influences alone, but is the
result Of the escape of the different superflu-
ous elements Of the system which are used up
n the production Of hair in man, and hair,
ushes, horns &c, in the lower animals.
Some down east contemporary OF ours tells the
GLOWING good story: "Some time ago, one Of
he churches in Salem had a misDehaving bro
her UP for discipline, and was about 10 ex-
him, whereupon the worlds peo-
Die held a meeting outside, and voted not to
eceiye him, unless he should be returned in
Is good condition as when delivered to the
hurch.''
1t has been well said that, as it is not what
nen eat, but what they digest that makes them
trong, and IT not what they gain but what
hey save that makes them rich, and it is not
THAT they read, but what they remember that
makes them learned, 50 tits not what they pro Y
ess but what they practice that makes them /
ighteous. il
A lawyer once jeeringly asked a quaker if :
e could tell the difference between also and
kewise 80, yes," said the quaker, ''Ers-
Inc is great lawyer: his talents are admired
y almost every one. You are a lawyer also,
ut not likewise" r
In the middle ages, in Frances person con-
icted Of being caluminiator was condemned
J place himself on all-fours. and bark Hike
og for quarter Of an hour. II this custom /
ere adopted at the present day there would )
E some bow wowing
The Lewiston Falls Journal corrects typo :
raphical blunder in an obituary notice, by c
hich the deceased was made leading mem r
IF Of the society of soakcrs. It should have
zen shakers.
A down east writer wants to know whether :
omen or wine are most intoxicating. Il