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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-29

,u.pts yI,sn they are placed footing OF equaIii,
With tn. eunsttuenis y. the gentleman from Halifax
The bill seeks to give the gentlsnan- constituent- 81
much control over this vacancy a. u exercised ol
ths people OF Halifax. The gentleman pr"test'
against il. and if We FOLLOW his counsel-, hve Woo
county will only have ~ much cohttoi over ihs
appointment ~ two Halifax men
If INV friend from W God will list-n to my counsel
| would advice him 10 be- ralhsr more cautious o.
himself th. neg: time that he undertakes 10 Shtkf
over OR heads the rod ot popular vengeance Inc
gentleman from Monroe. too, tried his hand ut fright
eping us from propri.y. lie tried 10 'olcii NE
poke; nerve. When The gentleman, al tue ci"TA "
that speech To which all listened win go ninct
pleasure appesled to us in such importing style I.
says the peoples money, by defeating his plii' I'VE
.vid.n;ly startled the apprehensions Ei 'he
House. But when We learned ina, he re
f-rred TO the salary OF flJD. which would o1 saved
by keeping the office vscant were neS.uraDiy re-
lirved and could even smile at the aarm OF which We
had been the VICTIMS One hundred and iiiy dollar:
is all immense of money, to day, IN Tie gentle
mans view. week "r two hence. when We near
him advocating the Cntington and Ohio ksii Road
appropriation. fifteen or twenty millions VIII oe no
thing more than br-akast Ia him.
Our fear of the psop. and our love OF money having
been appealed to in vnp the gentleman from HAL
fax in the close Of the debate on hi- sloe
lifts before us the terrifying image OF Etscu,'e
power. The bill, according 10 him. lnfes's ihe ro
vernon with the most alarming authority. IL gives
election TO the Governor. | at once turned !" 'h-
bill, and examined the provision to which my friend
refe, red with so much warmth. l fonhu lhai us
alarm had bs.n excited because the Governor Is 10
be entrusted to count the vote and declare me fesu
turned to the general election law, ana tonne W.
same power almost in the Identical words OF Toe o
given in the election OF Delegates upon this Moor Ia
the person who conducts the election al the conr'
House in zach county. Why, sir. the t,pstau ~h'
cried the votes al Halifax Court House last spring
had precisely as much control over the election
OF the gentleman this bill gives t" the Governor
Of the Common over the election OF Lieutenant
Governor. When such gentlemen as Theses c.n md
no better topics of denunciation in this OIL. hsVe
right 10 point 10 the inv ountary homage which they
pay to it.. They could not better illustrate their own
want Of confidence in their cause. recognise these
az signals OF distress, put out by the gentlemen ~
they perceive their sinking condition.
thank the House for the kndaees with winch
have been listened 10. during the remarks which the
circumstances Of the discussion have compelled me
TO proract.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

We have been particularly struck
with the following ters and exquisite
ly conceived toast, which we find float
ing among our exchanges, and which
Governor Wise sent to the St. Pat
rick's day dinner at Washington
We do not believe that as much fire
and patriotic feeling were ever ex-
pressed in as few words. The Ian
guage fairly rings With the sound of
steel and sparkles with the glitter OF
bayonets:
JonN PHILLIP CURRAN, the advocate
in 1898. ale was upright when hon
or was rebellion; he was true when in
tegrity was treason; he stood by the
accused and the doomed when to pity
was to participate, and he was loyal
to liberty when even to name her was
almost to die"
1t stirs an instructive echo in the heart
of all who sympathize with the sa-
cred cause OF liberty and free institu-
tonS.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
A HARD ONE.

A correspondent of the Boston
Post, writing from Nashville, tells the
following anecdote. We are not pre-
pared to say whether it is "founded on
on fact" or not, but reproduce it be-
cause it is too good to be lost. We
opne that Sut Lovengood is RESPONSE
bic for the yarn
Not more than four years ago An
drew johnson, (popularly called "An-
dy') now in the U. 5. Senate, was the
democratic candidate for goveror of
Tennessee against Gentry, "Ameri-
can" Parson Brownlow, the notori-
rious "fghtng Methodist" of the
Knoxville Wing, had gone over with
the remairs Of the whig party to the
knownothings, and was the warm par
tisan of Gentry. Eastman, as Ahe
leading democratic journal, was, Of
course with Johnson. and, as his wont
gave the enemy vigorous and telling
blows. Gentry was defeated, but in
honor of his "brave associates, part
ners of his toll" he celebrated the
event by a grand supper, at which
Brownlow was present. When the
company had got pretty deeply into
their cups, and were growining rather
boisterous, the parson (who happens
to be tetotaller) thought he had bet
ter retire, and was making a move
ment to that effect, when he was
stopped by Gentry with the observa-
ton that mo minister of the Gospel
should come into his house and en-
joy his hospitality and 90 off without
praying in the family. Brownlow felt
the rebuke and at once set about his
duty. He read a chapter in the bible,
sang a hymn and commenced pray
er. He prayed for Gentry and his
household and friends; for the welfare
of Tennessee, of the national confed-
eracy, the American eagle, and the
star spangled banner; for Christendom
and heathendom; for the universe and
"the rest of mankind" "And final
ly," said the parson, 1--WE beseech the
o Lord, if it be possible in the plent-
tude of my infinite mercy to pardon
and save Andy Johnson and E. G.
Eastman" Stop! stop exclaimed
Gentry "don't let him do that;it would
exhaust the plan of salvation"
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
From the Louisville Journal,
THE WORLD HAS WON THEE.

The world has won thceso thy way, cannot share thy
heart,
knew II would be thus and now am prepared to part
Slowly and sadly IhAvs oosed zach feeling from thy hold
And reCoDclsd ny % at length to thee changed and
cold,
could not break, with suden force, the ties so closely
bound,
But calm and steady efforts have each secret cord un
wound
Tie world has won thee- would not have thy false love
again,
Il Is not worth al has brought Of bitterness and pan;
Although in momorys tangled web some golden threads
are wrought
They cannot stand times midcw damps with blight and
ruin fraught,
And yet Is no fault OF thine like all mankind to be,
MINE was tho folly to believe that none were like to
And who will say that this is strange unnatural wrong,
While hope is round thee with her light cntiCing thee
along?
They only laugh at my light dream, that thou alone
shoulds't turn
From ilacry's syrcn voice. and all her hollow promise
spurn.
Thy kept but my in fortunes prosperous
hour;
They're broken to the hope soon as clouds of
IOWsr.
Deceit has heego thy way drink deeply cfits cup
Slowly and sadly have taught my heart to give thee up,
Hard the struggle, but with Deep stern calmness
submit.
Tho may know how deep and strongmy soul to thee
was knit.
But gothy path Of life is bright with hornless flowers
spread,
Press lightly lest thou crush their bloom and mourn their
beauty fled.
The world has won thee-s enough for this Truth to
know
Which most feared, while trusting upon one doubtful
throw;
The chance was mine, the sacrifice BUT HEART to
thee,
The gain nothing in thy hands, the loss ME;
take thy love, for dangers urk amidst it's seeming smile,
And reclaim my heart more, idly won the while.
The world has thee-and know that in its charm'd
embrace,
The memory of the past will glide away without trace,
But it will leave in after years upon thy heart stain
Which even Lethes stream would fail TO wash away
again.
In sorrow, not in ngcr now, bid thee this farewell,
And cali my heart to its home in solitude to dwell
HAzLRwOoD Ballard CO., Ky.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
Power Of Example.

The ancient Romans were accus-
toned to place the busts of their dis
tinguished ancestors in the vestibules
of their houses, that they might be
continually reminded of their noble
deeds They supposed that a recol-
lection of their illustrious virtues would
lead to an imitation of the same by
all the living members 0ftheir house.
hold. There is no doubtthat the in
Auence of this practice was most hap
by upon the living, awakening in many
breasts high and noble aspirations -
At any rate history records the names
of many renowned Romans who de.
scended from the families where this
custom was observed. The young
grew up to reverence the worthless
whose statues they daily saw, and to
emulate the virtues which gave their
ancestors such lasting fame. We can
easily conceive how the sight of these
images, as the young men went out
and came in, day after day; week af.
ter week, would impress their hearts
for good. The impression of single
day therefrom, though very small in
itself, yet oft repeated, could not fail
to be deep.
In these days we have no busts of
honored ancestors in the porehes of
our dwellings, but we have something
more impressive. The characters Of
living parents are constantly presen'
ted for the imitation of children. -
Their example is continually sending
forth silent power to mould young
hearts for good or i'll, not for single
month or year, but through the whole
impressslble period of childhood and
youth, the influence of parental exam.
pie is thus felt. If it be constituted
of the highest and purest elements,
the result will be unspeakably pre-
cious. Sons and daughters will become
patterns of propriety and goodness,
because their parents are such. The
former will be as "plants grown up in
their youth" and the latter as "corner-
stones polished after the similitude of
a palace"
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

A fawyer and a doctor We're dis
cussing the antiquity of the respec-
tive professions, and each cited an au-
thority to prove the most ancient.
Nine" says the desciple Of Lycur-
gus, Commenced, almost with the
worlds era. Cain slew his brother
Abel, and that was a criminal case in
law.
"True,' rejoined the Esculapious
"but my profession is coeyal ITSELF
Old Mother Eve was made out rib
taken from Adams body, and that
was surgical operation"
The lawyer dropped his green bag:
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
WHOsOEVER,

A sailor who had been piously train.
ed in early life, but who for many
years had been the victim of all man
ncr of prohigacy, at length, while at
sea in the Pacific Ocean, was thor
oughly awakened and convicted by the
Spirit of God. One night, after turn
ing in, his terror rose to such a pitch
that he dared not shut his eyes, lest he
should awake in hell; but at length
he was overcome with weakness and
fatigue, and fell asleep. While in
this condition, he dreamed of being in
India, Che had been formerly and hear
ing missionary preach on the solemn
words, "How shall we escape if we
neglect so great a salvaton?" he was
so moved by the words, that he tried
to run away, and in the effort he
aWoke.
Then, as he says, "the persplratlon
was pouring from my forehead. and
as | was in the greatest agitation, |
opened again Gods word for had
no other comforter. | read the third
chapter Of John, and there saw what
| needed. ] must be born again. !
read on, and came to the sixth verse,
"God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, that whose
ever believeth in Him should not per-
ish. but have everlasting life" was
struck by these beautiful words. Does
that include me? Yes, | thought,
'whosoever,' means ME; will venture
on this love. Itried to give God my
heart, and there. in that midnight
hour, far away on he bllows, ! cast
my poor guilty soul on His mercy. and
while pleading this precious word, |
felt peace and comfort within me-"
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
WAKE UP IDLER.

"Wake up, wake up, you slsept
fellow! If you waste your young
days in idle slumber, you will be good
for nothing, when you grow up to
manhood. So wake up, wake, my lad
and go to work, and study with hear
ty good will"
You dont 'Sant to rake up! sup
pose not. lnever new an idler who
did, unless he was hungry; and Their;
after eating his dinner, he would fall
to gasping like sick chicken. But
you must wake up or be poor pitiful
drone all your life. And mark me,
idIeness is hard master. 1t will feed
you on husks, clothe with rags, lodge
you in shanty, and at last send you
to the almns house to die. Thenthey
will bury you singing:
"Ratlle his bones over the stones;
~ oHly PouPef WIN hopVuy oWHo'
You don't like such aprospcct! Very
we'll then. Wake up: Open gour eyes
wide: Cast off your chains. Go te
work. Put that tumbled drawer to
rights. Hang up the clothes in that
chaotic closet. Pick up those books.
Learn those lessons. Off to school
with you, bright and early. Be wide
awake. Work hard and idleness will
let 60 its grasp, and yeu wilt be soms~
body by and by. You will make your
mark on the world for good.
What say you, idlers, to this advice'
Will you take it! Good! Here, Ser
geant Worthy, just enlist these pcni-
tent idlers into the Try Company
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
PASS HIM AROUND.

G. w. Graham, NJ. D., who lives in
Philadelphia, at No. 1881, Filbert St.,
and who has advertised extensively in
Southern papers, the Herald among
the rest, his "Important Discovery for
cure of Consumption" and Suffer not,
over his own signature and that Of j..
Summerville, NJ. D., has proved him.
self, by his correspondence and prom
ises to us, to BE- LIAR, A SCOUN-
DREL AND A SWINDLER. We
learn from Philadelphia that he is un-
reliable and without responsibility
Please "hand the gentleman around"
that his operation of victimizing may
be checked hereafter. The United
States Journal, Philadelphia, will
please copy.-Editor Athens (Ala.)
Herald.
The same man sent US his adver-
tisements several months since, offer
ing US $50 to insert them one year.
We wrote back to him, requiring pay
in advance, and received an answer,
but no money. We then "let him
slide" "and come to to the conclusion
that we'd not be swindled as easy as
in former days. If foreign adver.
tiser will not pay in advance, he will
not pay at all, and we, for one, are
determined to insert no foreign adver-
tisement without prepayment, unless
sent by our agents, S. M. Pettingill g.
Co., New York..
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

Mrs Vic. CoMING.-It is believed.
says the Albany Journal, that the
Queen Of England is about to carry
out her often expressed wish to visit
her Canadian subjects and possessions.
Her Majesty has more enterprise than
any of her predecessors, and, in all
that is truly royal, more wisdom than
the male imbecilcs who occupy some
European thrones.
If the Madam should come over. she
would doubtless be unwilling to return
without seeing New Orleans, for a
visit to America with New Orleans
left out would be like the play of Ham
let with Hamlet left out! We would
of course show her round to all the
sights, and introduce her to some of
our Creole ladies, though in that case
there might be some risk of making
her a little jealous, if Mr.. Albert-we
forget his other name-should be
along.-N. o. Paper.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
Insult to our Flag.

The Telegraph and Mail are scatter
ing over the country the news Of a
fragrant and inexcusible outrage per-
petrated by Great Britain upon our flag
in the Gulf of Mexico within sight Of
our coast. We have now accounts of
the following ten outrages:
Ship Tropic Bird; fred into, bearded
and searched.
Bark Clara Windsor, fred into, boat.
ded and searched.
Bark Glenburn, overhaufed at sea-
Bark W. Fl. Chandler, boarded and
searched while lying at anchor in the
port of Sagua la Grande.
Twelve other vessels also boarded
and searched in the harbor of Sagua
la Grande.
Brig Robert Wing, fired into boar.
ded and searched.
Schooner Wingold. fired into, boar
ded and searched.
Schooner Cortez, seized. and now
detained at Inagua.
Schooner N. B. Borden fired into,.
boarded and searched.
Schooner Mobile, fred into boarded
and searched.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

Young gentlemen of poetic temper
aments should remember that polkas.
waltzss, and similar institutions were
not invented to give opportunity to
hug the ladies, but as means to dis
play grace, agility, power OF endu-
rance, etc.-Er.
We don't believe one word of that.
We have never doubted that polkas,
waltzes, &c., were invented expressly
to give opportunity to hug the ladies'.
and that they will be superseded as
soon as some new dance shall be got
ten up afording a chance for closer
hugging and more of it. We are en-
tirely uninformed as to whether the in
genious inventors of polkas,. waltzes,
&C., were gentlemen or ladies. We
have our suspicious though Shelby
v,lle Erpositor.
That's true talk. As for US, we be-
lieve if the hugging that characteri-
zes the act of waltzing was taken
away, nine-tenths of those who now
seem to love it, would never undergo
it's fatigue.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
New Process of Pulling Teeth.
philadelphia, Pa.

The Editor of the Baltimore Patriot
has recently been witnessing the trial
of a new process Of extracting teeth,
by which it was stated the operation
would cause no pain. The trial was
made at the College of Dental Surgery
at Baltimore, and the operators were
Drs. Harris and Arthur. 1t is said to
have been the most satisfactory trial
of the kind ever witnessed. A mum.
ber of teeth were extracted and the
patients declare they received no pain,
but experienced nnmbing sensation
about the tooth. This soothing is pro-
duced by passing current of electric
ity through the tooth at the time of
extracting. The patient grasps firmly
in his hand one pole from an electro
magnetic machine; the other pole from
the machine is attached to the forceps,
and by this means a current of elec.
tricity is passed through the tooth and
produces local anRsthasia, and so
avoids tho use of chloroform or either.
The amount of a current is adjusted
so as to suit each patient, so as not to
produce an unpleasant sensation.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
What will Ruin Children.

1t hasn't been great while since
we were child ourself. and in look
ing back to those halcyon days, and
then to the manner in which we see
many childred managed nowadays,
our mind must give vent to few
words to parents, who we hope will
heed what we say, even if we may
not be their senior.
To have parents exercise partiality.
This practice is lamentably prevalent.
The first born, the only son or daught.
er, the beauty or the wit of house
bold, is too commonly set apart Joseph
like.
To de frequently put out of tenn
per. A child ought always to be spar
ed as far as possible, all just cause of
irritation, and never be punished for
wrong. doing by taunts, cuffs and ridi,
cule.
To BIZ suffered to go uncorrected to
day, the very thing for which chas-
tisement was inflicted yesterday.--
With as much reason might a watch
which should be wound backwards
halfthe time. be expected to run well,
as a child thus trained become poss-
essed Of an estimable character.
To be corrected for accidental faults,
with as much severity as if they were
those of intention. The child who
does i'll when he meant to do we'll
merits pity, not upl raiding. The dis
appointment to its young protector, at
tendant on the disastrous failure ofany
little enterprise, of itself is sufficient
punishment, even were the result
brought about by carelessness. TO
add more is as cruel as it is hurtful.
To be made to feel that they were
only burdens. Parents who give
child to understand that he is burden
some to them, need not be surprised
should they one day be given to un-
derstand that they are bardensome to
him. They should bear with child
hood in view Of their own second child
hood.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

There is green youth, who, every
time he wishes to get a glimpse of his
sweetheart, calls out, "Firew directly
under her window. In the alarm of
the moment, she then plunges her
head out of the window, and inquiries,
"Where!" The lover then POLITICALLY
slsps himself on the bosom, and ex-
claims, Ere my Hangelina.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

Miss Harcouat of Derwentwate, has
bestowed her hand upon Rev. Mr..
Mortram. .......
This young lady, who is an i'm
mensely rich heiress, was courted at
different times by a marquis, baron
ct and banker, but gave II positive
refusal to the three, and has ct last
preferred humble curate. ....
Should think that's one sensible wo-
man in the world at least
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
Newspaper Facts.

There are sixteen millions fifty thou
sand four hundred and sixty newspa'
pers printed in the course of the year
in the city Of Albany. This is 32l to
each individual, or more than one to
each person every weekday in the
year. "The man who don't take the
papers does not live in Albany.
The people of the United States
spend in year for newspapers, Sl5,-
OOO,O 90, or would, if they all paid their
debts.
The newspapers that they read, if
all put together in continuous string,
would reach mere than ten times
around the world. and weigh seventy
million pounds! If they were spread
out to dry. they would more than COW
er the whole District of Columbia, like
a blanket.
The origin of newspapers is traced
to Italy. The first in England ap-
peared during the reign of'good Queen
Bess," at the time of the Spanish Ar
mada. 1t was named aye English
Mercurie," imprinted in London by
her Highness's printer in 1858. Frank
Inns Boston News Letter, was the first
in America. 1t commenced in 1894.
A hundred years ago there were not
more than twenty-five published in
America.
Boston issues ll3 papers, with an
annual circulation of 54,OOO,OOO New
York lO4 papers. circulation $4,000.
600; and Philadelphia, 81 papers, cir
culation 40,OOO,OOO.
And, after all, there is not one
newspaper too many. Fancy every
newspaper in the United Strtes abol-
ished! He is poor, indeed, in money,
and wretchedly poor in spirit, who
cannot take newspaper. When you
economize, as many are doing just now
in this region, let your newspaper be
the last thing to 60. Nothing under
the sun helps to keep a man or his
family more at home than something
to read, and ninc.tenths of the extrav.
agance aAoat is picked up by loafing
around at other places. After all,
there is more money spent annually
for liquor alone in this country than for
newspapers.-Graham's Magazine.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28
Religion at Home.

"Let them learn 6rst," says Paul,
"to show piety at home" Religion be-
gins in the family. One Of the holiest
sanctuaries on earth is home. The
family altar is more venerable than
any altar in the cathedral. Educa-
tion of the soul for eternity begins by
the fire side. The tprinciple Of love,
which is to be carried through the uni
verse, is first unfolded in the family.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

Whatsoever a man soweth, that
shall he also reap" Then what a
bountiful harvest of old coats and
breeches the taller will reap one OF
these days. E '- afm ss.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

To- get the name Of having great
talent. throw away the little you have.
Let a clever fellow get drunk every
little while and make a fool of him.
self, and he is the best doctor, the best
lawyer or what not, If be would keep
sober.
The Winchester home journal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-05-28

The Brownsville Journal warns the
public everywhere against one w. A..
Blackwell, who follows the profession
of a dancing-master.