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True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18

A CUNNING TRIcK.-Dr. Wallcott, the
celebrated Peter Pindar, was an eccentric
character and had q great many queer no.
tions of his own. A good story is told by
one OF his cotemporaries Of the manner in
which he once tricked his publisher. The
latter, wishing to buy the copyright of his
works, offered him by letter life annuity
Of E200. The doctor, learning that the pub
fisher was very anxious to buy, demanded
ESO0. In reply, the latter appointed day
on which he would call on the doctor and
talk the matter over. On the day assigned
the doctor received him in entire dishabille,
even to the nightcap, and having aggravated
the sickly look Of naturally cadaverous
face, by purposely abstaining from the use
ia razor for some days. he had all the
appearance of candidate for quick con-
sumption. Added to this, the crafty au-
thor assumed hollow and most sepulchral
cough, such as would excite the pity Of
even sherif's officer. and would make a
rich mans heir crazy with joy. The pub
Usher, however, refused to give more than
GOO, till suddenly the doctor broke out
into violent fit Of coughing, which pro-
duced an offer of25O. The doctor peremp-
torily refused, and seized almost in
stantly with another even more frightful
and longer protracted attack, that nearly
sutfocated him-when the publisher, think.
ing it impossible that such man could
live long, raised his offer, and closed with
him at 800. The old rogue lived some
twenty-five or thirty years sfterwards--
Literary Recorder.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18

when you stepped into the room. Il
seemed to me it must have been caused
by some hidden spring, 'thout you're SO
unfortunate as to be afflicted with st.
Vitus's Dance
"His face was red afore now il turned
purple. 4 sha'n't stand this says he.-
Il ain't goin' to be made fun Of under the
ruff Of my own house,
"For my part, when il come TO this,
begun to be scairt, and SO. ! guess, did
Lois.
"Come, come, Josh 7 says she, 'seein'
twas you that begun the fun, it's nolhin'
more n reasonable that Fanny should have
her sheer, pertic-larly when she come 80
nigh havin' her gownd splashed all over
with the Squinch sass
"'Seein' that Lois had made sich a
good openin', l thought I'd lend hand, ,
and throw leeile mite of lie on the
troubled waters, as 'twere for, arter my
cousin had exarted every narve to git sich
a nice supper, thought twas Sin and
a shame to git into sick a wrangle as to
Spile our appetites. So riz, and come
ior'ard. 'Mr. Dawberry.' says l, Il think
jest as cousin Lois does. When you
throwed that ERE cat across the room in
jest-for | take it for granted you were
IN jest--you of course had no idee of the
accident that was goin' 10 follor; but.
sence it did foller, you ought 10 expect
that this young lady would joke you a
lettle mite about it. If you take her in
airnest, as nat'ral consequence she'll
take you in airnest, and then, likes not,
you'll be at swords p'ints ever SO long
There's no sich thing as calc'latn' when
twill come to an eend. Now, take my
word fort, Mr.. Dawberry, twill be
dreadful uncomfortable for you to have
feelin's ried up every time you and she
happen to meet
"Well, if you'll b'lieve me. he cooled
right down in minute. 4 rally b'lieve
you're right, marm.' says he; 'and, il
Miss Fanny will agree to let the matter
drop, l will
"I told you some time ago. says Fan.
ny, that | shouldn't lay it up ag'inst
yon.'
$50 we all sot sot down to the table,
and everything went on as calm and
pleasant as summers mornin'. For all
that, if Fanny Bright ever consents to be
Josh Dawberry's wife, ! shall lose my
guess"
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18
The Morning after the Battle Of Lex
ingtOn.


When day came, it came in all the
beauty Of an early spring. The trees
were budding; the grass growing rankly
full month before the season the blue
bird and the robin gladdened the genia
time, and calling forth the beams Of the
sun, which on that morning shone with
the warmth Of summer but distress and
horror gathered over the inhabitants Of the
peaceful town. There, on the green, lay
in death the grey haired and the young
the grassy field was red with the limo.
cent blood OF their brethren slain," cry.
ing unto God for vengeance from the
ground.
Seven of the men Of Lexington were
killed and nine wounded-a quarter part
of those who stood in arms on the green
These are the village heroes, who were
more than Of noble blood, proving by
their spirit that they were Of a race divine
They give their lives in testimony to- the
rights Of mankind, bequeathing 10 lheil
country an assurance of success in the
mighty struggle which they began. Their
names are had in grateful remembrance,
and the expanding millions Of their coun-
trymen renew and multiply Their praise,
from generation to generation. They
fulfilled their duty not from the accidental
impulse of the moment; their action vas
the slowly ripened fruit providence and
of time. M
The light that led them on was comb
ned Of rays from the whole history Of the
race from the traditions Of the Hebrews
in the grey Of the world s morning; from
the heroes and sages of republican Greece
and Rome from the example Of Him
who laid down his life on the cross for
the life of humanity; from the religious
creed which proclaimed the divine pres
ence in man, and on this truth as in a
life-boat foated the liberties Of nations
over the dark food Of the middle ages
from the customs Of Germans, transmit
ted out Of their forests to the Councils Of
Saxon England; from the burning faith
and courage Of Martin Luther; from trust
in the inevitable universality of Gods
sovereignty, as taught by Paul Of Tarsus
and Augustine, through Calvin and the
diyines Of New England !; from the aven-
ging ferceness of the Puritans, who DASH
ed the mitre on the ruins Of the throne ;
from the bold dissent and creative self
assersion from the earliest emigrants to
Massachusetts, from the statesmen who
made and the philosophers who expound-
ded the revolution Of England from the
liberal spirit and analysing inquisitivensss
of ihe eighteenth century from the cloud
of Witnesses Of all the ages TO the reality
and The rightfulness Of human freedom. ~
All the centuries bowed themselves from
the recesses Of eternity, to cheer in their
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18

An hour later, and the merchant sal
alone in one Of the luxurious apartments
Of his palace home. A book lay on the
table beside him. and his hand rested on
an open page. He had been reading, and
this sentiment had arrested his attention,
and given his thoughts new direction
1--WE only possess wha! we have besiow-
ed" At first the strangely sounding ap-
othegm struck him as paradox.
Possess only what we have besiow-
ed!' said he talking to himself. How
can | possess what have given to anoth-
er? The thing is absurd. And YET this
writer is not in the habit of uttering Ab.
surd things. What does he mean -
Algernon turned to the book again and
read on. "OnIy what we enjoy do we
really possess. He lifted his eyes from
the page again, and mused on this other
proposition.
"There is truth somewhere here--a
newer and higher truth than my thought
has yet apprehended." Algernon talked
on again with himself. ~ have acqui.
red great possessions ARE they enjoyed
Am / happier now than when my wealth
could be told in half the figures it now
takes to record the sum- I have lands,
houses, ships, gold, merchandise do
really possess them l-that is, in this
sense of enjoyment? Do they not in
fact weigh beaver upon my spirit with
each new accumulation, making posses.
sion but mockery?"
From ships and merchandise, houses
and lands. the thoughts Of Algernon turn
ed TO the widow and her children, releiv-
ed from suffering under the sudden ac.i.
witty Of an impulse Of benevolence.
Instantly glow Of pleasure warmed
his heart, and thrill Of deligh. went
trembling to the very centre Of his being
Thirty dollars had this good deed cos
him in money; and, already he was in
possession of higher enjoyments there.
from than all his days large accumula.
tions had given.
"This | possess |" he said with rising
enthuaiasm. "This have for all time,
and for all eternity, source Of perennial
pleasure. Moth cannot corrupt it, FIRE
cannot burn it, thieves cannot break thro'
and steal it away. can lay me down in
the grave, and yet not lose my hold upon
it. Is not this possession in its sublimesl
sense r.
Then the thoughts of Algernon wen
back upon his life, turning The pages Of
memory, and searching for the good deeds
he had done. They were " few and far
between" but around each was a halo
that illuminated the whole page. Side
by side with the good deeds, were recor.
ded the gains Of the merchant; but al.
ways some other memory shadowed these
records Of gain, and robbed them Of bIes.
sing.
These-these," said the merchant,
as his thoughts returned TO the present,
are my only real possessions, and vel
how few they are-how poor am J.
Algernon, the rich merchant, has made
small accumulations, indeed But thanks
10 the Moralist, he has found the way To
another Ell Dorado.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18

sacrifice the lowly men who proved them
selves worthy Of their forerunners, and
whose children rise up and call them
blessed. E''t
Needless of his own danger, Samuel
Adams, with the voice Of a prophet ex-
claimed, " Oh, what glorious morning
is this !" for he saw that his country's
independence was rapidly Fastening on,
and like Columbus in the tempest, knew
that the storm did but bear him the more
swiftly toward the undiscovered world.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18

ToBAcco IN GREAr BRIrAIS.--It would
appear from a recent report Of Commits
sioners Of the inland revenue of Great
Britain and Ireland, that the adulteration
Of tobacco, prompted BY the high duty lev
led on that article, il carried to a great
extent especially in Ireland sugar. alum,
tai, ,molasses, chicory leaves, dried fh0barb
leaves, liquors, oil and lampblack, (the two
last being used as colofihg materials, ! being
extensively used for that purpose. Snuff
is found to be mixed with sand, salt, orria
root, terruginons earths, chalk cclored
with peroxyde Of iron, roasted oat meal,
.fustic and the promate Of potash. The
capacity Of tobacco TO absorb water is d
quality cfwhich tie adulIeratorn largely
avail themselves, y lo;t1W',
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-08-18

One Of the most unwslcome truths il
to show up wickedness in high places.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-30
TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA RAuRoAD.-W

TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA RAuRoAD.-We
have received the sixth annual Report o. the
President and Directors of this Road. The
running distance on the road for the past year
has been % 40 miles, and the total earnings
amount to s55 O9S SO, and the expenses $685.
Os3 73-leaving S32,Ol5 26, as the profits.
The Company have been engaged in extend
ing the road and have expended S222, 1863 20,
in the work of construction, towards Mount
Pleasant, which when completed, will carry
the road 57A miles from this city. The En-
pineer reports that the road will probably be
opened f0r business, to Duck River in Decem-
Der next; to Columbia in March 1853; and
to Monnt Pleasant in June 1859. The Super
intendent says he Is permitted to repeat the
gratifying fact that no tram has eUer been of the
track yi,,ce the road pat IN operation, period
of more than three years, and that no passenger or
train hand has erer been injured" We doubt
whether there is another road in the Union
that can make so favorable a statement The
road is a most excellent one, but much of its
success in this respect is due to the extraor-
binary care, attention and faithtulness of the
conductor, Mr.. d. w. G. ROWLAND.
The President states THE action OF the
Company" lin obtaining an amendment of
their charter by the last Legislature) 'termi-
mates their Railroad at Mt. Pleasant, instead
of the Alabama or Mississippi line, as author
lied originally by the charter and by subse-
quent amendments, thus reducing its length
from las miles, had it been run to the Missis-
sippi line, to 571 miles" This, we are bound
TO consider, a great error in the true policy
of the Company. We took occasion to com
and we were then assured, by large stock
holder and then and now Director, that 1t
was not the design to stop the road perma-
nently at Mt. Pleasant, but to carry it toward
TO the Mississippi line, as originally projected.
This however was mistake, and the road
will be stopped at Mt Pleasant This cut off
Nashville as an important point in the great
thoroughfare of travel between the North and
South. We thought and still think that this
this road should be a connecting link between
the Louisville and Nashville, and the New
Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Roads.
Sucn union would make lne shortest ana
hence the quickest and cheapest route between
New Orleans and Cincinnati best for all
three of the roads. The failure will Ger
tainly operate greatly to the detriment to
Nashville and we believe it would be to the
interest of the business men of this city as
well as the capitalists, to take immediate steps
towards the formation of a new Company,
for the purpose of carrying out the original
design-of connecting New Orleans and Gin
cinnati directly by railroad traversing the
richest part of the Mississippi vallcy-the
great cotton, sugar, tobacco and provision
States of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Is there no hope for recon-
sideraton of the action of the Tennessee and
Alabama Company.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-30
In a Predicament.

The rejection of the English Compromise
Bill by the people of Kansas, has obviously
placed the bogus national Democracy in a sad
and .pcrpleXing predicament. But they ar, lust
where would have them be-they are in
fix. and no mistake. II the Democracy
refuse admission TO Kansas under her new
constitution, on account of not having a
population of $4,000, their party in ali the
Northern States will be shattered into a thou
sand fragments. This we consider ineyita-
bic. On the other hand, if the Democracy
violate the terms and conditions of the boast
ted English bill, and actually admit Kansas
with II population of only thirty. or forty, or
hity thousand. the party in all the Southern
States will be knocked into a cooked hat
This we think Inevitable. also-for it is not
TO be credited that the people of the South
will submit quietly 30 so gross and outrage
Gus a swindle. 1t is altogether incredible
that Southern Democrats would assent to the
shameful and ignominious surrender of the
only consideration contained in the English hill.
that is worth silver to the South. and in
dnccd them To acquiesce in it's passage.
Repeal that provision of the English hill,
which prohibits the admission of Kansas
until she has population of $4,000, and the
whole South will rise up, almost as one man
that is, the Democratic South-to pull
down he Administration under whose aus
pieces the foul work was contaminated Is
pecially will there be mighty roar of in
digatiOn from the Gulf States-such an Que
a. Will shake the Democratic organization al
the South e. It's very foundations. I'VE already,
all through the South. observe numerous aud
unmistakable Indications of what will be the.
consequence, upou the happening Of the
event alluded To. The Administration and
the Democracy will 20 down together, iney-
itably.
Some of our Democratic contemporaries.
hereabouts, already clearly perceive what
would follow IA abandonment OF the condi-
tions Of the English bill in regard to the adj
mission of Kansas. Hence, The .SoeaA S.ie
DeDsocraf zealously urges its party To ..plant'
itself s'oa the alternative Of the Compromise
Bill, - and adds-"On that safe platform we
can stand and be united. GA any other, ne
shRter he party IA lAs Sozth, s'sd Tr, sss,yoa 10
oar snsAies kecRer gaIa be ssaord n !S.iis}sH.'
Our contemporary Is right Uale~s the Dem
ocracy faithfully adhere 10 she English bill.
carrying out all it, provisions in fair and
honest spirit, the Democratic party ia the
South will indeed be sliatiered-blasied for
ever and - day.-Richmoad HA.g.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-30
Itenegade MhIgs.

The Petersburg Intelligencer, referring to
the North Carolina election, truly and forci-
bly, says:
II is beyond all manner of question a most
disgusting spectacle to see such men as Ran
som and Miller, after making the hills aud
valleys far and near, echo and re-echo with
their thunderin < denunciations of Democracy
coolly cast OF their Wing armour. and put on
the brazen panoply OF that very Democracy !
A Christian swearing by the Koran is scarcely
more scandalous specimen OF renegadism
than AN old Wing wallowing in the mre of
Democracy. We wonder equally in both Ca
ses at the revolving versatility of faith and In
trinity Of principle which are exhibited.
Democracy, always an insidious and dan
gerous enemy to the people, has been growing
worse and worse In its nature aud aims OF lat.
years. Yet it is in this its most drmoraliz.d
and demoralizing stage, that it has entieed
over to its motley ranks more of its opponents
than ever before. Toombs, Stephens, Cling
man, Faulkner, Wise, with hundred Others
that used to make the welkin ring With their
burning anathemas against this most despotic
and corrupt party. as u1ey once Fai.teci a. are
all now yociferaling its praises and wearing
its livery, just ii il were the most exquisite
ly virtuous political organization thar ever
showered blessings on "A people. IL is the
very same party in far more deteriorated
condition, now, that il was ia 1870, when all
these men were driving their daggers into iis
viials.-Lyaehbuy Yrgu'ida.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-08-30
OBITUARY.

Departed this life, in Humphreys county, on satur
day morning, the 2lst inst, Mrs ARTENIs Lucas wife
OF H. X Lucas, Esq, after short, but alas fatal
illness.
In the decease of this estimable woman we are
forcbiy reminded Of the uncertainty OF life and the
certainty OF death, that mid youth we arc in
The midst of death. The pride Of the family circle;
endowed by nature with an amiable and afIectonae
disposition, which justly entitled her To the respect
and esteem OF her numerous friends and relatives:
blessed with a kind, afectonate and doating hus.
band, and two interesting little children; in fact sur
rounded with every comfort Of a worldly nature,
calculated 20 render lfes journey prosperous happy
and contented, one upon whom friends and forum,
smiled; yet in the midst of all she has been cut down
as a flower in full bloom, the place that knew her
shall know her no more. She is gone, and gloomy
solitude now pervades the home once made cheerful
ard happy by her presence.
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For the benefit of many men and women,
we publish in to-day's paper some very excel
lent rules, which we take from work pub
lished many years ago. 1t is work that ought
to be highly priced, but few men these days
ever pay 1t passing respect The prelimin-
airy line will acquaint the reader with the
authors name:
"And God spake all these words, saying
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any craven
image, or any likeness of any thing that is in
heaven above. or that is in the earth beneath.
or that is In the water under the earth; thou
shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve
them; for l the Lord thy God am a Jealous
God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon
the children unto the third and fourth gener-
alton of them that hate me.
III.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord
thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold
him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
".
Remember the sabbath day to keep it holv.
Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work:
but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord
thy God; in it thou shalt not do any work.
thou, nor thy son. nor thy daughter. thy man.
servant nor thy maid-servant. nor thv cattle.
nor the stranger that is within thy gates. For
in six days the Lord made heaven and earth.
the SEA, and all that in them is, and rested the
seventh day; wherefore the Lord blessed the
sabbath day and hallowed it.
v
Honor thy father and thy mother. that tbv
days may be long upon the land which the
Lord thy God giveth thee.
vi.
Thou shalt not kill
VII.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Tnou shalt not bear false witness against
thy neighbor.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house.
thou shalt not covet thy neighbours wife, nor
his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his
OK, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neig1-
boris.
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DIsrREssISG.-It Is reported. that while a
young gentleman and lady were gazs9g down
from the summit OF Lovers Leap" high
Cliff near the White Sulphur, that The lady in
attempting TO pluck flower from the side of
the Clif lost her balance. and fell with head
long rapidity down the side Of the rock. Her
attendant FASTENED around In the bass OF the
~Clin. expecting TO see her mangled and life
less body; but hearing her cry Of distress he
looked up. and beheld his lady-loye safely
suspended by Der steel hoops from the pro
jecting limbs Of gnarled oak.
The gentleman had "a summon aid. before
she could b. released from her embarrassing
position. II was, however, accomplished
without Injury 10 the fair fashioaable---L<ras-
bslrg Csrofscie