The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1860-05-02

own case would be if deprived OF wage
and forced to work under the whlp, an
we accordingly find abolitionists most TIE
in the places whose population Is chieny
made of that class, and this ana ONE
isns, fostered by writer's who are reaoy y
minister to popular tastes, "he'nel
healthy or morbid, are seized upon y
demaQoRues as the wave on when they
may be borne into power.
The remedy for the evil lies IN the GU
tivation of individual independence. As
long as men allow themselves to be sway
ed in masses, to form their opinions ahI
base their actions upon the dictates "
parties and sects, 50 long must tney SUI
nit to be led by demagogues ana Prles's ss.
And no man will ever dare rebel aeaiii9'
such dictates who has not moral courage
enough to decide for himself What no
shall eat and drink. and wherewlthal no
shall be clothed or, in other WORDS cOi
forms to mere conventionalisms IN suGH
matters. because he dare not be thohgn'
poor.
We pride ourselves upon popular educa-
ton and superior intellectual deVeIoP
ment. But what are the evidences--Itsihe
fruits by which we are to be known! Inc
miserable superstition styled Spirituaills,m
is more widely spread than was ever the
belief in witchcraft, and New England
leads off in its propagation. we loi't
agricultural conventions I'm the clties'l
and libraries of agricultural works are es-
tablished in every country town 10y tne
patriotic efforts Of men who have DOCKS
to SELL, but our farms are run out anu
our crops less than formerly. we talk
and write politics more than ever but the
word has come to be a synonym OF trlch-
cry We have more revlvals ana more
running after popular preachers, but ies' Ie,
religion and more vice and CRIME, We
read more than we used to, but what Is
he character of the intellectual food
most in demand? Turn to the column
headed Replies to Correspondents III
any Of the most popular weekly papers
devoted to art. Literature ana Bellies
I.ettres." and Judge from the tone OF those
repleis whether the appetites which crave
uch food can be those Of healthy men
or whether the pabulum itself IS whole
some and nourishing even for babes ana
sucklings.
But enough of groans and idle regrets.
We cannot 20 backwards, and the evils we
have specified are the thorns which PRO
verbally accompany every rose. Let us
see to it that we make the rose to bloom
with luxuriance which shall destroy
their effect-Bo8t0n Post.
CURIOUS SHIRzEzr Nop~u.-The Nash-
Vile Patriot, of Tuesday morning, has the
following ''story of box:
Saturday morning last dray was driv-
en- to the office of Adams Express Com
pany, and large dry goods box rolled
out upon the pavement. The box was
addressed: Mrs. Margaret NJ. Thompson,
care of Levin Coffin, Cincinnati, Ohio"
The weight Of the box was 265 lbs. The
| driver of the dray very innoeently remark
| Master, dats the curiosest box l ever
SAVIOR every time l roll it over, the
heavy side come down." The agent
hought it curious box too; but time
was pressing, and he sent il down to the
| depot, whence it departed on the first
| train, and in dae time landed in Louis
| Vile Here il was fastened over to JET
| tersonville, and hurried on to Seymour.
| At Seymour another change of cars was
| necessary, and as the box was hastily roll
| ed from the Jeffersonville to the Cinein-
natl and St. Louis train, the top accident
| ally came off, and out popped-what
| For the life of you, you couldn't guess
| A full grown negro man. The negro per-
pired hugely-his eyes rolled up and
down like one nearing the gate of the
hereafter-but the fresh air soon revived
him. In changing the box from the Lou
isville to the Jetfersonville cars, it had
been turned up so that he was head down
ward and thus he made the trip from
Jacksonville to Seymour, nearly fifty
miles.