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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-17
For the Lancaster Ledger.
WALNUT GROVE, Orange Co., n. G.

ALNUr GROVE, Orange Co., y. Z.
August ID, 1850.
Ma. EDIroR.-l am not accustomed to
write for the press, but as am a few
miles from home, in the Old North State;
and have a few leisure hours, | will give
you word about the weather and crops,
DC. The nights here for some time past
have been little cool, though warm
enough for the season now. Corn crops
between Orange and Lancaster are very
inferior, and promise the husbandman but
little remuneration for his labor. About
lliIsboio and vicinity corn crops look
more encouraging than in the lower part
OF the State. The people Of Orange plan,
comparatively small crops of corn. They
raise large quantities Of small grain
They are beginning to :urn their atten
ton to the Tobacco crop. When their
Tobacco is dried they get from to Is
dollars per 100. They can raise from
five hundred to one thousand pounds per
acre. They are an industrious and free
hearted people. And they seem to be
Jealous in the cause Of Temperance Their
Division Of the Sons Of Temperance meet
once week and they have very interest
ing meetings.
The Congressional election in this State
comes off the first Thursday Of this Inst.
This Congressional District consists of 7
Counties. viz: Orange, Granville, Warren,
Johnson, Nash, Wake and Franklin
There sre two candidates before the peo.
pie, both under the same banner claiming
10 belong to the Democratic Party
Branch, Of Wake, and Sanders, OF John.
son County, are the candidates. Branch
was elected at their former election, and
it is thought will be the choice Of the peo
pie at the ensuing election. Orange IS a
Democratic County. Sanders is looked
upon rather as II slip IN from the other
party, undsr the guss Of Democracy.
was in conversation a short time since
With n citizen Of this place who ad,saced
the idea, that our next President would
probably be Black Republican, and that
IL this should be the case, the South would
dissolve ths ties that bind her to the I'm
ion. Now Mr.. Editor, / am no politician,
but ] think, sir, with what true men there
Is in the North and our large majority in
the South, the Constitution and the Un
ION can ana will be preserved. The Black
Republicans, Abolitionists and Northern
fanatics, may endeavor to deprive the
South Of her Constitutional Liberties and
trampIe upon her rights, but when they
find that the South will maintain her
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There's music in the rivulet,
And music in the flood;
.And music in the waterfall
That echoes from the wood.
There's music in the sunny grove,
And music in the rain,
Quick paltering on the forest. 5oughs,
And all is bright again.
There's music on the upland slope.
And music down the deli
The loving nerd, the bleating fold,.
Its pretty tinkiing bell.
There's music in the JOY of birds,
And in the hum of bees;
And music in the waving corn,
Danced over by the breeze
bherr's music in the ocean stream,
Nhen toamy OliioWs roar
And more, when rIppling, peacefully,
IL seems Ia trip the shore.
There's music in the stilly eve,
And in the hush of night;
And music in the rising morn,
And when the noon is bright.
There's music in the voice Of love,
And JOY that others share
And in the voice of gratitude,
And in the voice of prayer.
On me, oh God Thy grace impat,
To prize what Thou hast given;
Teach me TO ponder what Thou art,
At early dawn and even
The music Of n grateful heart,
Is music heard in heaven.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-17

We should not merely initiate the bee,
bn; his discrimination when we extract
the good, We should reject the bad.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-17

A Mr.. Pea has been indicted for whip
ping his wife aud children. No doubt
he thinks 1t hard case that a man can't
be allowed to thrash bis own Peas.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-17

A would be crudite young man, wish.
ing to ask a Young lady If he might speak
to her y few moments, wanted ro know
il he could roll the wheel OF conversation
around the axle tree of her understanding
for a moment The poor girl tainted.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-17

Nature has sown in man the seeds Of
knowledge, bat they must be cultivated
to produce fruit.
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Srlrtt purtrg.
The Music OF Nature.

NY THoEAS HoPLEY.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19

SPoILs HUNTING IN New ORLEANS The
Way 1t IS Doae. At a late mass meeting
of the Reform Party in New Orleans in
the Fourth District Caps. Charles D. Dreux
made telling speech. We copy bsiei
passage from the Delta's sketch Of his re
marks, illutrating the manner in which the
wigwamities of the third degree gobble all
the Offices and their oleaginous perquis
ties
If there are Americans present
they can not belong to the intense
for those are all in caucus down at
Mr.. Parker's room at the Courthouse
lie would ask them if they had attended
any political meetings for the last two
years; had they attended any of the
clubs !? No! they could not get
admittance into the clubs. There may be
some citizens of foreign birth who may
vote the American ticket, but they can
rot gain admittance into the clubs. There
may be some who have taken one of the
degrees but they couldn't take the others
+" Mr.. D. proceeded to say that he had
given up no principles, that political prin-
ciples lad nothing to do at the present
Issue. He was there to break down and
expose the perGdy Of q faction, and he
pledged himself to no future course as re-
CARDS politics.
''ro set into the second degree, man
must be stsictlya native American, and
into the third degree no one gains admis-
sion bat candidates. He went himself
into the first and second, but could not
get into the third-he was too late, the
Offices we're all provided for. This is the
theory Of the whole arrangement: say
to John, Tom and Dick, let us four get to-
gether and divide the Offices. Agreed. l
take John aside, and say that l, being the
founder of this movement must have the
sherifalty, and you can have the balance
to divide among your friends, while Tom
and Dick will remain and work for us. He
defed their organ or candidates to deny
it. As to their platform that might be
stated in four words Offices, dollars and
cents; that was theis platform, and his
was as good as theirs. re are fighting
the devil with his own weapons.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19
ALEXANDRIA, La WEDNESDAY OCTOBER l9. 1859

ored b! his foiow-citizens in selecting him as the
ruler ever the great Sugar State. He desires no
higher honor, and when he takes the Inauguration
oath, he intends to serve out the term fer which
he was elected. He will have no mental reserya.
tons, but with an eye only to the interest of his
! constituents, and to the honorable position to
which the confidence OF his friends have placed him
will discharge its dnties honestly and faithfully"
and will be governed by no views of Interior ex.
pediency, in dispensing justice to all. This is the
kind OF Governor we want. He will doub.lers dis
appoint many who will prefer claims to the patron
age which the Constitution makes him the distri.
butter of, but none will say that any outside inau-
ence was at the bottom of their failure. It may
be attributable to an over estimate which the an
pcant for office, makes of his valuable services
to the party, or to the executive conviction that
the appointment would not be just or proper This
over estimate is natural and common failing in
mankind, and it can be graduated in degree, by
the manner in which the individual meets disap.
pointment. lift is intense, the disappointed appli-
cant becomes an open mouUhed, noisy opponent;
if is moderate, the party simply courses his luck"
and falls into line again, ready for future battles
The days of soft saaraer at Baton Rouge are over.
I" Bluster and insiaioation as the old Harridan
who trained that accomplished pick-pocket, Paul
Clifford in his vocation, was in the habit of inn
pressing upon him, as necessary for success in his
profession, will no longer answer. The metal
must have the genuine ring TO pass current with
Col. Moore. Honesty and naked truth will once
more be at par--no bogus coin with the Demo-
cratic stamp upon it will be received at the I" Cap
tain's Office" There will be none 1T the Kings
gate demanding tribute from the poor and travel
tiredpetitioner for justice All will have an equal
chance. The political and personal antecedents of
Col. Moore guarantee fully the opinions have ex-
pressed in regard to him. The people believe oil
have stated. Under this impression they viii cast
their votes and therhopes viii be certainly realized
His only ambition will be to make the office he
holds like himself, respected and unassailable. 1t
is known to many that he would not touch the
gittering prize, the u S. senatcsship, when it was
in his reach last winter but preferred the quetude
OF the homestead, to the bgiiaaey of Washington
city life, aad serving four years az Gcgerror Of
Louisiana, will cost him greater sacrifice of COM
fort and quiet, than a thousand such honsrs could
confer. TOURcHE
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19

s1 The essay which Douglas published
in Harper's Magazine on Sqlatter Sever
eighty was ably reviewed by writer fol
the Lexington Kentucky Statesman Of
Sept, 9th. AS the review is attributed
Con what authority we are unable to say
to Vice President Breckenridge we quote
the closing paragraph which is a synopsis
OF the whole:
"We bold, therefore that neither Congress-
nor the Territorial Government can legally
interfere with slavery; that it's recogni.
ton by the Federal Constitution secures
its existence until the people Of the Terri
tory, in forming their State Constitution,
shall decide finally upon it; that its pro-
lection is question for the judiciary, and
the authority Of the judiciary shall be pro-
tected and maintained, whenever the ne
cessity shall occur, by the whole power
OF the Federal Government Legislative
and executive, as well as judicial. And
since slavery is SO recognised by the Con-
stitution, there is needed no express leg
islation by Congress for its protection, but
all further agitation upon the subject is
calculated only to engender sectional
feeling, and weaken the cohesive power
which holds us together as confederate
Republic
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19
First Congressional District

We learn that in addition to the two
candidates now in the field for the repre-
sentation of this District, Messrs Bouligny
Bienyenu, it is contemplated by many
citizens, including large number Of alb
parties, who are more devoted to the In
terests Of the people than to the success
of a party, to call upon Emile LaSere to-
stand for this District It is in no party
sense, and with no party view, that We
regard such proposition as eminently
wise and just. Asits representative, some
years ago, Mr.. Lasere proved one of the
most active, useful, energetic and faithful
representatives Louisiana ever had in the
national Legislature. No one was ever
more efficient and successful in guarding
the interests of his constituents in obtains
ing relief for those having just claims
! ag ainst the Federal Govrnment, or more
watchful of the honor of the State than
Mr. LaSere during his Congressional term.
He is no orator, dialectcian, or political
triaer, who wastes his time and energies
in party intrigue and squabblcs, Or in
vain egotistic buncombe displays, His
Congressional specially was untiring in-
dustry in promoting the practical business
Of the House, in pressing good claims and
defeating bad ones, in obtaining justice
for his constituents, and giving efficient
aid in the conduct of the Government.
This quality is greatly aided by apopular
address, genial temper and a large inau-
ence over men. It will certainly prove
a great benefit to the First District and
the State at large 10 obtain the services
Of such representative, whatever may
be his politics. With his other merits.
Mr.. LaSere possesses one advantage over
his opponents, which can not be too highly
estimated by the people, as it is almost
indispensable to success in Congress, that
of experience, Of familiarity with The du-
ties and demands of the place.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19
POLITICAL.

The Democratic Senatorial Convention
for the parish of Orleans met Tuesday
Oct, 18th, and nominated as Democratic
candidates for the State Senate Gen. w
R. Miles formerly of Mississippi, Hon. D
Augustin late Judge of the Fifth District
Court and the Hon. j. N. Lea ex.associate
Justice of the Supreme Court.
The Democratic Congressional convention
for the First District, composed Of al THAT
part of Orleans Parish lying below Canal
street Algiers, and the parishes of PLAGUE
mine and st. Bernard, met Oct. 18th and
by reclamation nominated the Hon. Emile
LaSere as the Democratic canddate-a
worthy man and thorough bred Demo
crat. He fully merits the handsome com
pliment paid to him in an article from the
Delta which the reader will find in another
column. Few men combine vigacity of
temper, elastic energy, generous impulses,
tenacity CT purpose and methodical habits
of thought and action in such harmonious
proportions He is most noted for his I'M.
firing zeal in the service Of Democracy.
The amount Of labor he performed during
the many years while he was President
of the Democratic State Central Committee
is almost inconceiSable. IF anything ap-
preaching the full Democratic vote of the
district is polled Mr.. LaSere's election will
be easy.
JUDICIAL ELEcr1oN.-Returns from East
and West Feliciana give to Judge McVea
a majority Of l55 votes over his competi
tor, Preston Pond, Esq.
The Samites held meeting on Canal
street New Orleans Wednesday evening
Oct. IL presided over by old Bermudez,
the fossil remains of a Frenchman who
was born in Paris some centuries ago.
The meeting was gathered by the an
nouncement that Soule, another foreigner,
would address it, But on account of H.
ness the attidudinizing elocutionist. ex-
Senator, ex-Minister, ex-Democrat was not
present Wherefore Thos. J. Durant K.
N. candidate for Attorney General and
Col. Fields distributed the mama of Bun
tlinism among tie lessening multidute.
The Crowd retired at an early hour after
due fixing of damaged rockets and the
lusty clangor of a cheap band of music
"sadder0 but notsmuch wiser" men and
boys.
A letter from Iberville to the Baton
Rouge Advocate says: As for our local
affairs, think the State ticket vii sweep
the State like an avalanche; so will our
parish ticket.
An illinois editor says his party is on
the verge of a precipece, but call upon it
to march 's,erday ahead.1
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19
profRasiu1al CQrhg.
N O II I G e
W. P. SHROPSHIRE.
LAW PARTNER SHIP,

WIN. B. LEWIS. JNo. C. LEWIS. EDwARDT. LEWIS.
TlHE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing be-
i tween Messrs. W. B. & J. c. Lewis, is this day
dissolved, and new one substituted therefor be-
tween Messrs. w. b., J. G. Il Z. T. Lewis, who
will practice their profession in the parishes of Ra-
pides, Avoyeles, Natchitoches and Catahoula
One of them will always be found at their Office in
Alexandria. Feb 90 '59-1y
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19
Ls,g~ The Opeiousas Patriot a vigorous

L~ The Opelousas Patriot a vigorous
antagonist Of the Democratic party says
in it's issue Of Oct. L:
We insert in our columns today, for the
information Of our readers the countrT
generally, and our friends particularly
the ticket and platform Of the opposition
against the regular Democratic ticket
adoptedin Baton Rouge in May last.
In obedience to the suggestion of some
ofour opposition friends, we shall keep this
ticket before the people as an ADVERTISE
ment until the day Of the election.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19

DD- The AUTHOR OF JOHN Fl A1IrAx.-Miss
Muloch sustains the impression you derive
from her books modest, sensible, sincere.
She is tall, slender, with fine blue eyes,
light brown hair. clear English complexion,
and a face lighted up by sensibility.
There is nothing Of the strong minded air
about her, that indehnable, unmistakable
disease with which 50 many literary ladies'
are afflicted. She is feminine, as God
meant woman to be, and has "a soft low
voice, which is very pleasant thing.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19

g Opt. Robt. Ellis, distinguished
and chimlrous Cuban and Nicaragua fill
buster, ded Of consumption in New Or
leans Oh Saturday Oct. 9Th. He was
found dad in his bed. He was wounded
in the last Lopez expedition.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19
TIE HICKORY TREE.
BY DAVID MARTIN.

Up! LIT yon towering Hickory stand,
On Eeedom's virgin sod;
Fair emblem Of Mighty Band,
VIII, bend the knee to God
And HIM alone: who will not sell
A htritagc for gold,
Won With the blood that warm'd Tell,
Life Of the men of old
Fair tree, beneath thy spreading boughs,
Those ron-hsarted men,
Once registered on high their VOWS,
To sweep from hill and glen,
The serried ranks of enemies,
With banners in the sky,
Who left their island homes, DER seas,
To conquer or to die!
And here once knelt laurerd one,
When rang the battle shout,
shrouding in gloom the glorious sun,
That now shines brightly out!
His silver voice was raised for those
Who weep now at his tomb;
Oh, may some never-fading rose
Forever near it bloom!
Here too, slept Muion's dauntless few
When Death rode Oh the wind,
With hearts and hands bold and true,
They feared not hostile kind
Thy leaves their bed, thy nuts their food,
Thy form their shield when Strife
Ragged wildly in the old green wood,
And ceased alone with Life!
Old tree! | love thee, for name,
That sti's the souls deep sea,
IT'S jackson! known to honest fame,
And breathed by millions free
Then stand erect and bear on high,
Flag chsered IN Thunderstorm
Float-proudly float against the sky,
Our beautiful-our own!
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19

WHERE IS PErER?- We find the following
in the N. O. Crescent Of the 10th.
A Mass Meeting Notice is hereby given
that Mass Meeting Of the people will be
held on Canal street, between Bourbon
and st. Charles, on Wednesday Night,
the 18th inst, at I o'clock. Speeches
will be made by the Hon. P. Soule,
Thos. J. Durant, ] ]. Mitchell, and other
eminent speakers.
All persons are invited to intend.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19

The Independent Movement Greed for Office n, the
way of Retorm-Ihe Elements of Satcess IN the
State IEcket--Democratic Discipline Our neat
Governor.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19

\ INTERNATIONALLY NJ. GORDON, CIVfL
" ENGINEER and SURVEYOR, offers his
services, in the Above capacity, to the citizens
OF the Parish OF itapides. May Is, 1s59-ly*
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-19
VARIETIES.

VARIETIES.
Why is an old maid like dried orange
Ans-Because neither Of them is worth a
good squeeze.
In the town Of Pekin, N. T., resides
Samuel Roberts, with his wife Salina and
their four daughters. They occupy farm
Of hundred acres, the work Of which,
such as blowing, logging, planting, hoe
ing, taking care Of teams, etc, has during
the last year been performed by the
mother and daughters. The eldest daugh-
ter, aged eighteen, plowed twenty acres,
and one of the young sisters dragged in
the grain. Exchange.
That must have been narrowing
spectacle.
A coin was deposited in the corner
stone of church in Jackson, Mich, last
week, that had been taken from the cor
ner stone Of temple in Rome, built dur
ing the reign of the First Caesar.
An Irish carriage driver made a very
happy and characteristic reply, the other
day. A gentleman had replied to Pats
"Want a carriage, sir?" by saying, mo, |
am able to walk" when Pat. rejoined,
MAY you honor long be be able, but sell
dom willing"
AtLynn, the other day, Sunday school
teacher asked little girl who the first
man was. She answered she did not
know, The question was put to the next,
an Irish child, who answered, adam, sir,
with apparent satisfaction. La said
the first scholar, "you needt feel SO grand
about it, he wasn't an Irishman"
They have giant in Ohio who, though
but II years of age, weighs 396 pounds,
and is and one third-feet high. He is
son of the celebrated Scotch giant, James
Randall, who exhibited himself at Peale's
Musuem, in the old Masonic Hall ct Phila.
delphia, ten or twelve pears ago.
1t is related Of the French family Of the
Duke de Lewis, that they have picture
in their chateau, in which Noah is repre-
scented going into the ark, and carrying
under his arm small trunk, on which is
written, Papers belonging to the Leuis
famiy."
That was a horrible afair-the murder
of Dean and the sealing up Of his remains
in tin box! "What Dean,r asked half
a dozen voices at once. Why saydeaa,
of course.
The first time horse trotted in public
in America was in 1918, when match
was made for $1,000, that no horse could
be produced which could "trot mile in
three minutes" Boston Blue won the
stake.
They have some queer ceremonies in
France, and none queerer than the annual
awarding Of a premium to "the most viz
tuous woman in the Empire The award
came off at the town of Surennes, a few
days since, and was made by the Arch
bishop of Paris. The award was thirty
six pieces of solid silver plate and 500
francs to the most virtuous woman, and
one dozen spoons and 200 francs to
the second best" virtuous woman. The
town was crowded with strangers, who
went by railway form Paris to witness
the ceremony.
The Ohio Statesman says the Artesian
well at Columbus is now the deepest bore
in the world, the auger having reached a
depth Of 2245 feet, without having vet
touched the long-soughtfor fountain
which is to repay the vast labor with it's
wealth Of that fluid.
sS-The essay which Douglas published
IN IT. r,,o,,1r
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1859-02-09
81 Pr lIE1UN.S 1858.
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