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The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-25

| llttie chickering's OF passion determine moth
| ing concerning essential character"
he said it right. They were vices Of the sur
| face the deep hearts Of the men, they
were pure and clean, clear down to the bot
| tom
Mr. Adams had strong religious emotions,
but must pass over what had written on
this theme. He was not what il called an
eloquent man. lie had no rhetorical tricks
no traps for applause; no poetic images !;
nothing Of what halfeducated ministers,
sophomores and editors call Zine writing"
what schoolgirls name perfectly splendedl'
(Laughter) But he had strong sense phi
losophical opinions, condensation and readi-
ness Of thought; the form is often defective,
misshapen, the substance is always strong
and good De.nosthenes said 1.-THE first thing,
the next thing, and the third thing in elo-
/ quence 10 energy" and John Adams had it to
the full extent that Demosthenes wanted.
Yet scarcely any Of his speeches are left
Their fame survives only in tradition.
He had not much confidence in the people
/ mo instinct Of democracy He leaned to ar
istocratic forms oil government So, in the
Constitution of Massachusetts, in 1879, he
would give the Governor an absolute mega
tive in all acts of the legislature, and leave
him to appoint all the officers Of the militia,
the Generals, Colonels, Majors CaptGins,
clear down to the 4th Corporate He insis-
ted, however, on four things In tho plan .
government separation Of the Legislative,
Judicial and Executive powers Of the govern
ment The Legislature must have two
branches, House and Senate the Judi
ciary must be appointed during the good boz
havior, removable by impeachment or ad-
dress; and the Executive must be one man
mot Council OF men. Depend upon it, il
was great man who made that gencraliza-
tion in l776
He was often accused Of favofing mon-
aYchy, and il was said he wiahed 10 estab-
lish King and House CT Lords in this couu,
/ Try. The charge il utterly false. Whom no.
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appears in all his writings. lie was bold in
abstract speculation; always bottomed his
work on ultimate principles Of nature. He
10 often profound in his remarks, and
think no American politician has ever uttered
more profound truths than fell from the
mighty mind Of John Adams. He certainly
had not mind Of the highest class. If he
was the first American Of that day after
Franklin, he was second to him by long
interval, and he had several competitors, moi
very far behind. He was not quite vel
balanced, he tipped this way now, then that
Thus constituted, he was an originator
but not great one. He was often in
advance of his time, especially in planning
his scheme for universal religious liberation
and his scheme for the government Of the In
dividual States. He ran before the foremos
Of his time in seeing the necessity for Navy
and for Military Academy He sought
the Military Academy in 1889, and founded
il in 1899.
AZ an organizer, he had TO deal with po-
litical ideas, and construct them into q con-
stjtution, but he had only the smallest talent
for organizing men. He could plan gov
eminent with great skill, but he was never .
practical politician who understands the ar
Of organizing men about his ideas, to defend
his measures and make bis thoughts theiI
thoughts Here there were many before him
and hence the great failure Of his life
Constructing institutions, he could not or
ganize men, nor manage them when organ.
lied. He was not good administrator, ex-
cept Of bis own private affairs, where, per
haps, his thrifty wife was be presiding spirit
He had no system, but was governed by thu
enthusiasm Of the moment. In the most i'm
portAnt matters, he often went to work fu-
emily, with haste, and without good heed
Asa diplomatist at Paris, in 1850, he raj
violently down steep places, careless who hi
ran over or against. In l79S he appointed
Washington Commander in Chief, neve
consulting him Beforehand An hours ex-
PLANTATION, Or letter Of few pages, woul,
have saved al the quarrel which grew 90
Of that act He acted often from persona
within Or caprice. In time Of great polit.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-07-01

GIRLS, BEwARE.-GfrIs, beware {
transient young men. Never SUITE
the addresses Of astranger. Recollet
that one good farmers boy, or industr
Gus mechanic, is worth all the fioatin
tops IL the world. The allurements (
. dandy jack, with a gold chain roun
bis neck, a walking stick in his paw,
three cent cigar in his mouth, SON
honest tailors coat on his back, and
brainless though fancy skuh, never ca
make up the loss ola fathers home,
good mothers counsel and the societ
of brothers and sisters their Affected
last, while that of such a young mani
lost in the wane Of a honeymoon
IT'S true.
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The BAPTIsT IN THE UNITED STATES.
1t appears from the most recent au-
thorities that in 1852 the Baptist in
the United States had l. 600 church
est III ministers 1925 licentiates and
928,198 church members Of whom Ga
SOC were added by baptism during the
year. The total population attached
TO Baptist views is estimated at from
six to seven millions. By the United
States census in 165oit appears that
they then had s,791 church edifces
valued at S10,9s1, 1892 and containing
nearly one-fourthof the church accom-
mediation ID the United States. Since
then 1850 these have been greatly null
tipled and improved. They now have
thirty three colleges and universities
of their own over one hundred acade-
mics and female senIinaries Of a high
grade and eleven theological schools.
They have publication societies at Phil
adelphia Charleston and Nashville be-
sides many lourishing private houses
in our large cities. they maintain
forty.two periodical organs two of
which are quarterly reyiews.-Ex
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New YoRK.-The whole debt of
the State of New York amounts To-
s5S,5Oo,0Oo, all of which, except
I, 7ooo,ooo, is old canal, new canal,
and floating canal debt. The consti-
tuition lets apart annually, from the
canal revenue 81, 100000 toward the
payment Of Che old canal debt, $780,
900 for the new, and after the old is
paid, 81, 100000 towards the payment
of the general fund debt. But the
revenues Of last year fell short Of meet
ing these annual amounts by over
100000. The necessity Of borrow
ing money to pay interest on the State
debt will prove to be bad financial
operation, and the people had better
submit to increase taxation at once
Think of it, the State of New York in
debt more than one half as much as
the National Goyernment.-Ex.
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A MONKEY ARnuerrNa A NEGRO

3
A MONKEY ABDueT1NG A NEGRo.-
Sunday afternoon we were startled
| from comfortable nap by the most
distressing cries; we rushed upon the
oaSIss TO learn the cause thinking
f5at No shy had a good local item
We were rather ailFax 0o ny"osel s 49,
We found that the excitnl -. S1 =, !.
By tame monkey that had Bros
prison and who in his peranahnlation
around town bad see little negro
Gill The monkey being we presume
Of q speculative turn Of mind iuamedi-
ately resolved to embark in the slave
trade, and forthwith made an attack
upon the premises In which he had dis
covered the little negro, climbed into a
window and pounced upon his prize,
and despite the young darkey's screams
and yells, was about to carry her off in
triumph, when he was driven back bv
a MISUNDERSTANDING MISSY
Republics
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1 All papers who receive this
number Of the " Banner, will consider
thai We desire an exchange (x) with
the journal sen. TO We will be pleased
sl all grant US this small request
We wish to have a few exchanges from
all parts Of the country-thereby en-.
aiding US to CLEAN the latest news from
all sections.
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BErTIvo on rnE NExr lkEsIpkcY


BETTrSe ON THE NEXT lkEsIDkcY.
We understand that seyera bets lave
been made in that city upa the ssuo
of the next Presidential eietion. Dne
sporting gentleman has nBde following
bets: $1,000 that Senator Douglas 1ll
be the Democratic candidate; $IdBo
that Senator Seward vii be the Re-
publican candidate; SID00 that Tie
Americans and Wings yill nominate d
third candidate; slo0othat if Doug
las will be nominated ie willwbe elec.
ted; $1,000 that if nominated he VII
carry the following Eastern, Norther
Middle and Western Sjates;New Hamp
shire, Connecticut, few York. View
Jersey, Pennsylvania Ohio Iowa, Indi.
ana and Illinois. Ne are also inform
ed that the same gaptleman is willinl
to bet $4,000 thatif Douglas be nom
mated at Charleston he will carry ea
cry Soutrern State except MARYLAND
Neso York San, June 2.
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NORTHERN InpuDENcr 1--WE don't |

NORTHERN IMPUDENcE 1--WE don't
know when our sanguinary muscles was
ever shocked so much as they were
the other day when we. received a most
liberal @ offer from the famous patron
of the press Thomas Holloway, of
New York. This Prince of Quacks
proposes to give us a rare chance to
make fortune at the very offsets
provided we didn't 9 starve out" AS
We have just begun the newspaper bust
ness, We are not inclined to accumu-
late fortune at once and then retire
to enjoy it but. prefer working a lit
tie longer for glory and fame I" as
we have been doing for the last six
months. We are sorry! very sorry !
but we can't accept the proposition
made to US by Thomas Holloway, Of
New York.
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How 70 AMERIcAIzE CUBA.-In

How TO AMERIcAIzE CUBA.-In
recent address in Georgia the Hon.
Thos. Butler King introduces a fact
not generally known to the friends Of
Cuban annexation to this country.
He says that the number of Cuban
children now at school in the United
States may be estimated at from six to
ten thousand. Added to this, Mr.. King
says the number of visitors from Cuba
to the United States in the year 1858,
was between fifteen and twenty thou
sand showing % increase Of communi-
cation between the Cubans and our
selves.
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q The long, looked-for church
0ell has arrived, and now we may ex-
Poetic be saluted every Sabbath morn
ing by its silvery peals, inviting the
hayward wanderer to the house of God.
As the church bell has already ar
rived, we may legitimately come to
the conclusion that the Church bellies
viii also be on hand next Sabbath.
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We are requested t6 mention
that there will be free ish-fry' Civ.
en- at the " Inabuett bluff" near Belle,
vue, on Monday, the 4th inst. Now
every one is expected to be in attend
ance who desire to enjoy the " fisher
mans luck to their hearts sns on
the s'gl-E-ous fourth For smber
dear readers, this is our national day
Of jubilee--awhen the eagle, that proud
bird of Liberty, 'fewed aloft, devoured
the English lion,. and md-Riped
her beak with the flag of Mexico"
After reading the above, dear reader,
read it over, and Immediately repair
to the next grocery and--treat.
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.BELLEHUE, LOULsLANA.
MORNING JULY /, 1850.
Particular Notice.

All those who have made arrange
ments with the proprietor Of the late
Bossier Tines in the way Of adver-
tisements, win please bear in mind that
we have nothing whatever TO do with
past arrangements. Nor do we stand
responsible for any not fulfilled er ear
ried out; as the prornietor Of the
Times sold h advertising books to
Nr-sv.A. Kelly. We are entirely
ignorant as to how they stand, il be-
ing matter entirely deyiating from
our contract. The Bossier Banner
having nothing to do with the past
advertising contracts only those that
have renewed their advertisements.
We wish for all concerned to bear this
in mind.
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~ A Washington dispatch states
that the President recently, ID abiding
to the charge that bis visit to North
Carolina was with view to nomina-
ton second time, said thai nothing
was further from his intentions than
this, and he would avail himself Of the
first opportunity publicly to disabuse
the minds of those who suspected him
Of a design of again becoming a can
didate for the Presidency.
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~ Mr.. Roger A. Pryor, late Of
the Richmond South, but lately of the
Washington States, has retired from
that journal, to enjoy the shades Of a
private life-and the luxuries Of the
law. After the LIST of September the
Union and States will both be merged
into one sheet and carried on under
the management of its present proprie-
tor, Maj. Heiss.
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~ The Enterprise (Miss.) News is
"out" in favor Ofre-opening the chicken
trade. The editor.says chickens are
worth there over 90 cents piece, and
thinks that at these rates the business
of raising them would be more profit
able than either buying Africans at
$500 a head, or raising cotton with
them at 10 cents apouni.
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=
MUsT BRING THE GIRLs.-.The
young men of the city Of Fond du Lac
have debating club, and in order TO
secure the attendance of the ladies,
whose presence might materially con
tribute to the prosperity Of the
Association, recently adopted the fol-
lowing rule
RssOlred, That any member who
shall attend our meeting or meetings
hereafter. unaccompanied by al least
one lady, shall be fined one peck of
apples, for the use and benefit. Of the
Association" WATERFOWL Democrat.
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a1 : Did you ever in a hurry and
hustle of life. pause to inquire whittier
you were going. Southern Monitor.
Should some Of cur friends we know
q, stop 10 enquire whittier they were
going, they would find themselves get
ting towards Coins, at railroad time ;
in a fit Of absence Of mind, in the act
OF taking -someihing.
Varied isthe phisosophie nature Of
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MATRIMONIAL MASNERs.---The hus-
band should never cease to be q low
er or fail in any of those delicate alter
tions and tender expressions of .affec-
tionate solicitude which marked his in
tercourse before marriage with his
hearts queen. ali the respectful
Difference avery Sa1urtesy observance
all the self-sacfifcing devotion that
can be claimed by mistress is cer-
tainly due to a wifeaan he is no true
husband and no true gentleman who
withholds thenA It is not enough
that you honor, respect and love your
wife. You must put this honor re-
|spect and love into the form of speech
and action. Let no unkind word no
seeming indifference no slack of the
little attentions due her remind her
sadly of the sweet days of 'courtship
and the honeymoon Surely the love
yoa thought would have been cheaply
furnished at the price Of world is
worth all our care to preserve. Is
not the wife more and better and dear
than the sweetheart9 We venture to
hintthat It is probably your own fault
if she is not.
And has the wife-no duties2 Have
! the courteous observances the tender
watchfulness the. pleasact words the
tneyer firing devotion which won your
smiles your spoken thanks your kisses
your very self in days gone by nov
lost their value Does not the hue
band rightly claim as much at
as the lover? If you find him les
Lseryant Of the little courtesies duo.
may this not be because you sol
times fail to reward him with
same sweet thanks and sweeter anes.
| of your own5heart. - 4
| Have the comfort ana appines OF
/ husband always in view an let
him see and feel that you still loo up
him with trust and affection that
the love of other days has not rown
cold. Dress for bis eyes more Hupu-
louslysthan forsall the rest ofthF orld;
make yourself and your home Peautir
full for his sake play and slug If you.
can) to please him; retain bis 8eetions
in the same way you won thgh and
be polite even to your husbafd.- Lar
yttrated.
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AZ What do our natriot;c. Fo,,,,b

~ WHAT 90 our patriotic- Fourth
ot9nly-loving citizens intend doing on
the great day Of blood, and svietsry--
Freedom and Independence Echo
answers--silencs WouldDs be s,r.
prlsed if several Of the b'hoys around
town didn't get patriotic, and repare to
Fanieul Hall-better known as Coins
Retreat.
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16rH SECTIONS. Elections have been
advertised by the parish Treasurer to
be held in six different townships Of
this parish to test the matter as to
whether their 10th sections shall be
sold or not. Persons interested in hav.
ing these sections sold or leased would
do well to see TO il that a District di.
rector of a Justice of the Peace was
present on election day to hold the
election, because if one Of these doe:
-aot hold it, it is Invalid.
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: s A L U T AT OR Y~~

4
According to the time-honored Gus
tom of those who assume the pen and
scissors, we offer our readers few
salutatory remaks, which we respectfully
request them to read, mark and IN
waedly digest" We make 40 preten-
sions or crash promises as to what
we design doine--chooaing rather To-
trust to-a lpok =
Claiming % We do, to belong to no
psray, section, wing Or clique, but fear
less and independently exp 5anding.the
rights ofall good and useful citizens.
Not caring = cnssa for politics, and
eraphatically ignoring the @squatter
Sovereignty " h0bbub! On the sub
ject Of the Maine Liquor Law" we
are entirely indifferent leaving this
matter for Temperance lecturers, the
frightful examples arising therefrom
and to the rostrum spouters Of soph-
morical sophistry.
II the beginning, ne wish il unde-
niably understool that we are in for the
Immediate annexation of Cuba, to, ,oul
free republican eountry-or the entfre
subjagatiOn Of "old Spain" We are
politically, morally and religiously q
fillibuster, and 50 in soul and body for
the interests Of the South, and all
measures calculatsdto promote good
to her future welfare. The South
right or wrong, IS our motto.
Taken in whole, We shall use our
utmosts endeavors to publish and edit
paper devoted to the interests Of our
parish and shall use our untifing eff
forts 10 make the 6 BANNER = a vel
come visitor to the homes Of Eossier.
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~ We were shasether day, after
having imbibed quantity os cordial, =
silently meditating an ode Il oafpet
Ierrapin, but our poetical inmagiaa.
tons were completely thrown out Of
rhyme and reason" on our devil
knockinga italic case into pi. Moses
ard the Bullrushes didn't we feel
hot, hotter, hottest, hottontot, hotton-
totest, hot asa very warm claimate |
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OF Is Pine Flat post Office, in Bos-
sier parish, the same as PIainvilies Who
will be kind enough to tell US LA.
Baptist.
There is now, no such a.post Office
in Bossier parish as Pine Flat-it has
been changed to PlainviIle. Decks p
O. TO that Of Cotton Valley.
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~ Should any of our subscribers
fail to get the Banner; or should there
be any misunderstanding of the matter
on our part, our friends will please Ao-
tify us of the fact.
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~ We would advise the editor
OF the Southern Monitor to learn to
punctuate before he receives another
bottle Of blackberry cordial. There is
IS good dealin punctuation-particu-
lar in a vacuum"
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R We return our heartfelt thanks
70 fair lady friend for most excel
lent bottle ofb'ackberfry cordial, which
the fair donor 50 kinaly sent US. We
are not in the habit Of "iindulgino. y
but when it is profered BY such fair ia
hands, the case is irresistible.
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~ The editor of the Southern
Times is getting beside himself; in his
last paper we notice that the larger
part thereof is occupied by two very
lengthy articles to-wit "Strange
BedFellows," and Sleeping Togeth.
er." Mac. do you speak from experi.
enee I
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A- Candidates who have a. =

A Candidates who have as yet,
not made any arrangements for the
further publication Of their announce
meDts, are hereby notified that the
same will not appear again ia our col
umas, unless further arrangements are
made with Us. Hmust be distinctly IN
derssoon we have nothing to do with
past arrangements.
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or The following are full and
authentic list Of post Offices in Bossiell
Pasish--together VIII VIII the names o
the postmasters 90
Bellevue, &c. b. james NJ. Jones' I. M
Bistenaus VIM. F. Boon, p. M.
bossier Point james 81. Brown, P. M.
Collinsburg, G. W. Sentell, P. M.
Cotton Valley, John Holley. P. NJ.
Fillmore, VIM. q. Hamilton, p. Nj.
kaoz Point, Sam'l E. Mckinley, 2. NJ
Orch d Grove, Thomas Nettles. p. M.
Plainville, Asa II. Hearne, p. M.
y Rocky Mount, James 7. Talbert, P. M.
Tones Bayou, Norbert F. scopanii, IN !. AZ.
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SMART BoY.-One Of our enterria.
ing news boys, who sell the evening
journal, getting an inkling Of the war
reports the other evening, was vocifer.
atlng - Eres the evening Journal
full count Of the war tween Sardipes
and the Oyster Chicago Leader
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o. From the last number Of the
Central. Organ, published at MarksyiIle,
La, we learn that Mr.. A. Z. Gusman
has vacated tie chair editorial Of that
papeF and for The future James A.
Warner will control its destinies.
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o. Wanted, az this office imme-
diately-a boy. to act in the capacityas
head devil. It doesn't matter whether
be can drink mean whiskey," play
cards and swear, or not; it will not
take him long to learn these accom-
plishments /" in Bellevue.
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AMERICAN GREpti
tribute % American ck
which does great homo
merchants deaIingin 81
TONED in a London Tell
York Express. It il u 4
. not a single piece Of Anl
tile spaper laid over 81
England during the Is
unpaid.
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~ Some one has not only been
SO ungrateful as to appropriate our pen
to his use; but has also "laid waist -
with our candle-sticks. The LIGHT
shines (uuder bushel) and the dark
GeS5 eomprehcnd5 Il not.
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~ This week the proceedings of
the Police Jury is necessarily crowded
out. We will give them in due form
in our next issue.
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n The bon. ]. N, I. Richardson
has been nominated for the State Sem
ate in the district composed Of More
house and Ouachita.
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~ What's the difference between
! South Do,on Sheep, and Down
South Sheep Z A rich premium is Of
tsr to any one who will amicabIe AUST
this difference Of opinion?