The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-08-10

good? And not the cries of dissatisfaction and the
whispered murmur, ah, the open avowal OF treason
| brought daily to our ears, though impending
storm was about to break our devoted country7
Have not the ties of kindred ceased to bind IN
common brotherhoodS Has not that mutual interest
which is alike beneficial to present peace and our
future prosperity, been overlooked in the mad
of the unscrupulous partizanf How long before the
constitution that great miracle of modern wisdom,
which knows east, no west, no north no south, =
how long before this palladium Of our liberties shall
be trampled under the foot of powerful Adversary
Is not that ominous handwriting now visible on the
wal2 And we not told that the day of our desti
ny is fixed, when the blood hounds of war shall be
turned loose, and make desoate the fair fields of the
soutlf Let fanateism accomplish her widest schemes
then will the ivy cluster around the tomb of our lib
critics. and the magnolia in silent solitude, bloom
one vast wilderness of dea III; picture upon which
the eye would forbear to look and from which the soul
would recoll with the utmost horror And yet these
are not fancy sketches, emanating from bewldered
imagination but tern realities which only lack the
power to put them into execution.
Is it not strange, passing strange that man is so
nearly allied with the demon, and at the same time
formed III the imag of his divine ereator7 And were
we to contrast his foes with his acts of wisdom the
preponderance would be 50 great on the side of de-
pravity and want of underst anding that true wis
dom herself would blush for shame, and appear as
solitary oasis in one broad desert of confusion.
Young ladies, fear that l am wearying your pa
thence, and will conclude my remarks BY enunerating
of the passing events which have tendency to
elevate the scale Of human being in this part of our
hemisphere at least But short time since, this
dense forest, to which the fair daughters of Adam
were strangers, but behold the array of beauty
presented to view the present occasion whose
countenanees beam with intelligence, and whose smiles
cheer amid all the vicissitudes of life.
Aera lapse of almost six thousand years the world
has become aroused the subject of female education
Having tried every other expedient, to fero-
cious aures the problem has been at last solved on
the supposition If the fountain head be impure, how
n1n alxs
his first lesson? Who teaches him to lisp the name
of father and nss into his youthful mind those first
truths which constitute the basis of knowledge, and
fits him for place among the dignitaries Of earth,
seals his doom almost beyond recovery? Is it not the
mother that fond parent whom as children invest
with all that's pure and all that's holyf knowledge
is power and the great lever which is calculated to
volutionise the world: then educate the female the
daughters and sisters in whom PRIDE educate them
physically, morally and intellectually and reigiously.
And let them disseminate their benign influences in
all their intercourse with mankind encourage the good
and frown upon the evil and assure you that the day
is not far distant when the sword shall be beaten into
plough shares, and all the implements of death into
pruning hooks Then and not till then, will the la
dies be athe head of all the departments of State and
the gentlemen, without regarding them as usurpers,
viii be faithful servants and obedient husbands.
\ STEAM ON COMMON RoADs.-The success at
tending the undertaking Of Messrs. Lee d Lar
nard, in running their self propelling steam fire
engine from Jersey City to Philadelphia, af-
fords a reasonable presumption that it will not
be many years before steam carriages upon COM
mon roads will supersede those drawn by horses.
s! 1t was the intention to run this engine all the
distance to Philadelphia but the condition of the
bridges upon the ordinary roads was too untrus-
worthy for so great weight, 10000 pounds, J
with all the fuel, water, and passengers which
. II a RrSfOi hCu tho
gine was put upon it's own resources, and with
nine passengers it commenced its journey, the
only doubt being in reference 10 its endurance
and speed on long pulls and its power of over
coming high grades were yet to be proved
tThe first half hour on the road not only settled
all .hese questions, but developed a reserved
power far beyond the requirements of any or.
dnary duty. 1t had been the intention to keep
the carriage which preceded the engine with
other passengers ahead, but it was soon appar.
ent that this could not be done. The engine
in very few minutes overlook it, held up tc
it, got another start, came up again, and finally
passed il, and arrived at Neshamony bridge a
!, half mile or more ahead, having made the
; distance, miles. in exactly sixteen minutes,
running time. The road was smooth, with a
hard bed and light grades, covered all the way,
however, with more or less of loose material,
i with occasional stretches of pretty deep sand.
On examination the engine was found TO be all
right.
With the steam at 100 lbs. the engine was
driven at high speed over bridge which was
not considered strong enough to bear long con-
tinued weight. and then up hill, with an in
clination OF one foot in ten. With every valve
wide open, and all steam on, it whiried along
the slope, apparently as the highest locomotive
speed, and, approaching the steep pitch, sur
mounted it with untatering tread, hurried fan
on along the level summit, and stopped, in ex
actly one minute from the time of starting, hav-
ing lravcrsed in that short interval distance
OF IuIiy one thousand feet. The next mile was
made iii five minutes the next following which
? included tue ascent of another long hill, in six
The result OF the experiment throughout was
that is was found TO be perfectly easy to main
tain, on fair grades, motion at the rate of Is
miles per hour; that when there was any occa
sion for it this rate could be increased one fourth
Or one hall; that the steepest and longest hills
could be assembled at the rate of ten miles pei
: hour. The whole time occupied on the trlE
was fve hours thirty-four minutes. while the
actual running time was but u minute or two
e over two hours. The last four miles Of the
way, lying through the streets of the city. wa
necessarily made at less speed, bat, even in
cuding this, it will be seen the actual runnins
a time gave an average rate OF ten miles per hour
II this can be accomplished by steam fire en-
gines, how much easier will it be to make equal
i II not better time, with carriages especial,
o adapted to travel. Philadelphia Ledger
Long -winded persons can gather hint from
the following:
i Here. John" said gentleman to his ser
j. want on horseback in the rear" come forward
!, and just take hold of my horse whilst dis
mount and, after am dismounted, John, yo
dismount too Then John, nngirth the saddl
o Of your horse. and put it down: then you ca
8 ungirth the saddle of my horse, and put; down
e Then. John, take up the saddle of your horse
/ and put and girt it on my horse. Afterwards
$ John, take up the saddle of my horse, and pu
a and girt it on your horse. Then. John,I wi
: seat myself in your saddle. and you can sea
: yourself ia mine, and we will resume our jour
ney."
BLESS me, master" said the man, 'wh.
couldn't you have simply said, Let's chang
+ saddles?' "