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Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

tions towards the good, aud had earnest and hol,
aspirations after higher and better life. III,
drew men away from sin, and from paths of ruin
by the serene and unfading beauties of virtue anc
alured them to heaven by tie unutterable joys Of
brighter world. He lightened the burdens of the
righteous by directing their thoughts to the blessed
rest at the end of their journey and abolished the
errors Of death by senphic descriptions of an eter-
nalhte. Thousands have sat entranced, before him.
as he dwell, with soul-strring eloquence, on the
perfections of our holy religion. They have follow
ed him IRON scene to scene of brightness and noun
ted with him from height to height of glory, till
they have stood before the gtterins gates of Para
disc and listened to the swelling anthems of she
unfaen.
But this life, in all respects good, and in many
almost perfect has been brought to an abrupt con-
clusion. From meridian heights, shining in un-
cionded brightness the sun of life has gone down
suddenly into the night of death. In the prime of
manhood, and in the midst of all his usefulness. he
has been hurried off the stage of human action.
desolate family, an afflicted Church, and weeping
friends, mourn his untmely DEATH
But the last page of his beautiful life is. perhape
the brightest in all his history. He closed life as
he entered it without spot on his name He en-
ded his Christian race, as il was begun, with inex-
pressible joy. Calmly, resignedly triumphantly he
met death, committed his soul to God, and went to
Join the ransomed millions of heaven He has reach
ed that blessed world on whose shining shores his
dewy eyes bad long been resting. He has crossed
inc stormy waters, radiant bands of angels have
welcomed him home, and he has entered upon the
exhaustless rewards of heaven. The full blaze of
vision has been given to faith hope has met the
swelling tide of eternal joys, and his weary soul
now floats on expanding seas of bliss. Farewell
over and friend, till meet again on the plains Of
Paradise.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13
A Negro Marriage.


LINE CRKEK, February &c, 1860
From the Montgomery Mail.l
The following marriage ceremony / recently oh
tanned from one Of my negroes, and II you think 4
will interest any Of your readers, you may publish
IL:
"Here is a couple who have walked out tonight
wishing to he jined in, and through love aud wish
| ing all dem dat have any ting twixen dem come
forward and speak now, IL not, let dem hold dar
peace now and forever more. | wants every ear 70
hear and heart to enjoy.
"Mr. Jim Thompson whomsocver stands fastly
by your left side do you take her for your dearly
beloved wife, to wait on her through sickness and
through health, safe and he safe holy and be holy,
loving and he loving? DO you love her mother 2
Do you love her father? DO you love her brothers?
DO you love her sisters? Do you love her master
Do you love her mistress? But DO you love God
the best p
Answer--"I do
Miss Mary Thompson whomsocyer stands fastly
by your right side, do you take to lie your dear be-
loved husband to wait on him through health and
through eos.RuheH, safe and be ssfe. holy and be
holy? Do you love his mother DO you love his
father2 Do you love his brotheis2 Do you love
his sstersY Dou you love God the best y
Answer-"I will"
81 shall pronounce Mr. Jim to hold Miss Mary
fastly by the right hand, and shall pronounce you
both to be man and wife, by the Commandments of
God. We shall hopes and trusting through God
that you may live right that you may die right
now and forever more. Now, Mr.. Jim, slew your
bride.
"Let us sing hime:
"Plunged in gulf Of dark despair
fe wretched sinners are, &c. Amen"
GREENWOOD
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

writer referring to the vastness of the Mississ-
ppi river says: at extends 3,lO0 miles from the
frozen regions of the north to the sunny south, and
with the Missouri river is 500 miles in length 1t
would reach from New York across the Atlantic
ocean, or from France to Turkey and the Caspian
Sea. Its average depth is fifty feet and its width
half mile. The floods are more than month
travelling from its source to its delta The rappers
can exchange the furs of animals caught by them
on the upper Mississippi for the tropical fruits gath
cred on the banks below. The total value of steam
ers afioat on the liver and its tributaries is more
than $6O,oOOOOO, numbering 500 boats, with
more than twice the steamboat tonnage of England.
1t drains an area of 100000 square miles, and
washes the shores of twelve powerful States In
one single reservoir at lake Pepin, between Wis
consin and Minnesota. $500 miles from the sea-
the natives of the world might safely ride at
anchor
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

FAREWELL TO THE Hoops.-Some wr;..v
not posted in matters about which he
would write, heads an article ON boons
with the caption above. How is il posi-
bic for fashionso universal SO ceuvenient
so economical, and so well calculated 10
give grace and symetry of contour to the
person of the wearer, to be set aside. To
be consistent and to maintain their charac-
ter for constancy of purpose, so character.
istic of the sex, they must hold ON 20 their
hoops, as know they will through many
a hot season yet. The fashion has the
sanctin ,of the medical profession, and has
gradually been winning the good will Of
the male sex generally though at first they
were down upon it, besides the ladies have
declared thousand times that il was a
sine que non, and had become fixture new.
er to be laid aside again. We believe them
TO be in earnest and shall only believe
the contrary when We have the proof.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13
The Motherless.
BY PrRRY z. pHoccnts.

The earth is bleak and drear and sad,
Where SHOWS have mingled with each othel
Its breast in robes of ice Is clad,
Yet It's our cold, our only mother.
Before her genial bosom froze,
In fond embrace then clasped together
The grass our bed, we found repose
On the soft lap of that kind mother.
But Spring, that gave II beauteous green,
mo longer breathes its balmy weather;
And early flowers no more are seen
To bloom DER our frost withered mother
Summer, that made the grain to wave
Der fields where we have slept together
Hath flown, as if twere to lis grave
And left us but cherries mother
Autumn, that with 'qow winds deep"
Cast yellow leaves one DER the other,
Hath passed, and left US lone to weep
On the cold bosom Of our mother.
Now Winter comes, with ice and snow,
As II the spark of life to smotherl
Whittier, oh whittier shall we go
To find some dear protecting mother.
Ah mother Earth, on thee we cali;
Thy bosom shields the worm, our brother;
Hungry and cold, we trembling fail
lnto thine arms, faithful mother.
OBI We whom storms do Dc'er assail,
Whose children feel no wintry weather,
Oh hear the orphans piteous WALL
They need the kindness of mother.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

The Oookyille Times pays the following
compliment to the large book and station
cry house Of F. HAoAN in this city. Tits
every word true, as the press will find out
by giving Mr.. Hagan callwhon they come
to Nashville to purchase supplies:-Nash.
Pat.
+. HAGAN BOOKSELLER AND SrATIoNER
NASHVILLE, TENN.-We have been pro
curing our stationery for nearly two years
from the gentleman whose name is at the
head of this article. We did it on the re-
commentator of cotemporary who inform
ed us that he sold better article of print.
ing paper than some others, besides if he
was out of an article when it was called
for he would procure it if il was TO be had.
We have found tito be literally true-ev-
cry word. The paper on which we printed
our sheet for the first eighteen months
would scarcely bear one reading. While
that we now use would do for book print
ing, True We pay figure higher for it
than we did for the other. But we are al
ways willing to pay good price for good
article. Believing that low price article?
are always the dearest.
IF any of our contemporaries wish a good
article of printing paper, and always to be
accommodated, we would advise them to
trade with Mr. H.. In the way of Ink, too
Mr.. Hagan furnishes good article. We
recently ordered keg Of News Ink, and
we find it to be of superior quality-the
best we have had.
During our late visit to the city we visit.
ed Mr.. Hs house. We found II to be
large and extensive stablishmet-witha any
and everything to be called for in the Book
and Stationery line.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

A METHODIST PARsoN LOOMING Fol
LOST SHEEP.-A preacher of the Meth
odist chuach was travelling IN one Of the
back settlements and stopped at calling
where an old lady received him very kind
ly. After setting provisions before him
she began to question him:
"Stranger, where mought you be from?'
MADAM, reside in Shelby county Ken.
tucky."
"Wall, stranger, hope no offensc, bri
what mought you be doin' way up here?'
"Madam am searching for the lost sheep
of the tribe of Israel"
"John, John, shouted the old lady,
"come right here this mint; here's stra a
ger all the way from Shelby county, Ken
tucky, hunting stock, and III just bet
my life that that tangled haired old black
ram that's been in our lot all last week is
one of his n
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13
The Congressional Corruption
Committee.

The N. Y. Herald's Washington correspondent
in his letter of the 9th ult, says: ,,
"The case of Collector Schei for refusing TO au
swcr certain questions propounded to him by th,
committee, (Mr. Covodes) win probably be brought
before the House Monday or Tuesday. His
BROTHER Richard Sche, having appeared here, has
also been subpGnaed and will testify on Monday
ar. Butteoworth has not yet testified. After dis
posing of the Custom House the committee will
take up the New York Post Office, and-t is report
ed some startling disclosures viii be made in the
shape Of an alleged defalcation.
Mr.. Hihdman's resolution to compel Mr.. Ford, the
House Printer, to answer the questions of the In
yestigating Committee excite good deal of shal-
ing among certain correspondents and others here
Mr.. Fords refusal to as to what combination
he entered into SO TO secure his election is regard
ed as proof Of the correctness Of the statement
that he agreed to divide up the profits into FIVE
shares in order to his election and Mr. Hind
mans object is to place on record the names OF the
parties to this corrupt lobby arrangement"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13
Brevity in Sermonizing.

The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette tells tn,
following:
One day, Easir Ednin aseended the pulpit Of th,
mosque, and thus addressed the congregation
"Oh, true believers, do you know what am 60
ing to say to your
"NO," responded the congregation.
"Well," said he, ''there is no use in my speaking
to you,' and he came down from the pulpit
lie went to preach the second time, and asked the
congregation
"oh true believers, do yon know what am 60
ing to say to you?"
ave know replied the audience.
"Ah, as you know it,, said he, quitting the pull
pitt "why should take the trouble Of telling
your
When hext he came to preach the congregation
resolved to try his powers and when he asked his
usual question, replied
''Some Of us know, and some of us do not
know"
every we'll said he, ''let those who do know tell
those who do not know"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

A subscriber in Russell county, Ala.
writes us: 1--WE are all planting large crops
OF corn in this section, and II is coming
up we'll. Weare determined to bs ndcpen.
den so far as bread is concoarned, SO send
US some Bacon and we will live" That il
right. Plant corn enough. 1t looks bad
to see corn -four hay, &c. coming to Ala.
bama from tho Northwest as is the case
now even in North Acknowledgement
Aduocdte.
If it "looks bad" for Alabama, how does
il look for Tennessee? Corn, flour, oats
and hay have been imported into Tennes-
see in vast quantities recently Bat worse
than that Our family market is in part
supplied with vegetables from Ohio and
Kentucky. Shame upon people who can
be independent and will Mash. PAT.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

BEWARE OF THE ScoUSDRELs "A friend exhibited
to us the other day letter bearing date as follows
"Office ST. Martins lie Grande, London, England
February II, 1850" informing him, in substance
that an American gentleman lately deceased had
left him a considerable fortune in Birmingham
and advised him to write to the Hon. Edward Kane
of that city, who would furnish him with COPY
of the WILL provided he enclosed 90 shilings ster-
ing; OF 81 Georgia bill. The letter was signed
"Gordon 4 Field, United States Attorneys"
We publish this to put other parties on their
guard. No doubt thousands of these letters have
been sent all over the country. We haYe already
seen several of them published In our exchanges
Athens Ga, WdfehmaR.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13
NUMBER 20.
ITE M S
nes- 7. s. J. NonsIHhas been rc-appOinted Post.
master for Louisville

no. T. s ]. Nouhldhas been rc-appointed Post
master for Louisville.
iaroRrAsr TO NEWSPAPER PtBInHRns. Both
Houses OF Congress have agreed TO the bin author
ting publishers 10 state ihe address the date wheu
SUBSCRIPTIONS will expire and also providing that
the carriers in the cities and towns shall charge but
one cent on delivery Of drop letters.
TRrE BtL FouSp.--The Grand Jury day bc-
fore yesterday fbduda true bill agains, Pinkney p
Irewitt for the killing Of DR.. Carrow.- Nash Pat,
9Th insL
DRowsEp,...Thc Murfrccsboro' Neps Of the 4tb.
learns that Mr. Andrew J. Lytle, an account of
whose strange conduct we published some DAYS AGO;
drowned himself in Duck river His body has been
found.-Ndsh. Neps.
nn~ Some sixty-eight TO seveuty-fve bales of
cotton turned ont Of the Grntsr Warehouse AZ
Montgomery. Ala. for shipment to Mobile were
destroyed by fire the night Of the 2sth.
CINCINNATI April 5.
EXrRnss 0FrIcR RoRsED.--0n Office and cafe M
Vincennes, Indiana, were broken oY,en about am
down this evening. and $4,000 in money tsksS
therefrom. Please announce q reward Of $1,000
for the arrest Of the theft recovery Of the money
I'D. ALFRED GATHER,
Supt Adams Express Company.
The FRUIr.-The Maury Pres says:
crop has been "nipped 10 the bud" Those who
have examined The peach trees, say, that though
good part Of the peach crop has been protected 20
some extent by the "boot' or flower OF the peach
from the late spell still there is no reasonable hone
OF anything in that line What has been the dam
age to- other fruits we are no. informed. ~
We are grathed in being able to state as the re-
suit OF the examination Of some of our friends that
the recent severe weather has not materially injured
the budding fruit Unless some untoward even,
yet transpifes tho probability is that this sectios
viii be blessed with an abundance of peaches
FdyenerfHe 05serrer
The peach crop in Ohio is said to have been ma.
erally injured. For other fruits the prospects arc
yood--Wheat promises well.
Vice President Breckenridge. J. n. Schwarzn,aS,
W. ID. Haley Dayer Pearl, and Mr. Scott, of 1enn-
'ssee, received the thirtythrd or highest degree m
Masonry in Washington, on "Wednesday. Albert
Pike, Sovereign Grand Commander of Arkansas
Albert Mackey and Giles NJ. Hilley, of MississippE
md b. r. French, performed the initiatory service.
IuDsE TASEy.--Thc venerable Chief Jus,icc ba,,
efficiently recovered to resume his seat in Court
neA- The emigration to Pixies Peak i psssipo
hrough St. Joseph, No, at the rate of fifty wages
day.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

pa- The following is an extract from letter,
by Bishop Otey, to the ladies interested in behal,
OF the suffering in Memphis:
1.-THE sweetest strains of poesy have celebrated
the praises of woman, in the readiness and eficen-
cy with which she ministers to the suflerfngs OF
mankind
"When pain and anguish wiring the brow
minisering angel thoul"
The sterner have ever been ready to charge wo-
mankind with weakness in her efforts of benevol-
ence, with want of judgment and of discrimination
in selecting objects which to lavish the outpour-
ngs of kindness and affection Why, then, do not
men step forward and relieve them from the burden
of those more difficult tasks which call for energy.
backed by cool and calculating spirit? Our bles-
sed Lord has told us that we shave the poor with
us always" certainly, among other things that we
may have occasion which prompt to the exercise of
charity. And if woman's benevolence is spontane-
GUS and exercised without calculation of reward, is
it less acceptable to Him "who maketh his sun TO
rise the evil and the good, and sendeth his rain
upon the just and the unjust 2" The selfsacrifcing
labor of Florence Nightingale in nursing the sick
and wounded soldier during the horrors of the
Orimean campaign. have won for her the paludits
of an admring world. They have done more; they
have compelled the homage of men in every land
where her name is mentioned, to the praise of
charity. May we not hope that the same spirit of
love is among us burning in the hearts of our wives
and daughters, and if exercised in Offices of the
same kindly affections, on appropriate objects,
though in our humber theatre of action, can we
doubt it will meet the approval of God and man?'
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

How TO RUS SoM-l. Let him have his own
way.
2. Allow him from free use Of money.
3. Suffer him TO roam where he pleases on the
Sabbath.
4. Give him free access to wicked companions.
.. Call him TO no account for his evenings
6. Furnish him with no stated employment.
Pursue either Of those ways and YOU will expert
enoe a most marvellous deliverence or Won will have
60 mourn over debased and ruined child. Thous-
ands have realized this sad result and gone mourn
ing to the grave
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13
The Presidents Protest.
ccasionals Correspondence Philadelphia Press.

loccasionars Correspondence Philadelphia Press |
WASHINGTON March 30, 1860
The effect of the Presidents pitiable protest to
the House of Representatives, yesterday afternoon.
may be seen in the extraordinary vote upon its re-
ference to the Committee the Judiciary of which
Hon. John Hickman is the Chairman. majority
OF 36, in body almost equally divided between
the two great parties confding grave State paper
to Committee headed by one of the abest and
most gifted and fearless members Of the general
Opposition, is remarkable commentary upon the
argument and e1hortation of the first Office of the
Republic. When il was read, it was received with
mingled indignation and scorn. Those who at
tempted to defend il seemed to feel as IL they had
undertaken hopeless task. Mr. Bocock, ingenious
and able as he usually is dwndled into the special
pleader, and lost the statesman in the partisan. A
lnastery and overwhelming reply may be expected
from Mr.. Hickman in few days.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

CONFIDENCE AND DIsTRUsr- genor-
Gus con6dencein those around us is pleas
ant feeling. Distrust is very unpleasant
one. Perhaps is better TO be cheated now
and then, not too often nor too badly, Tath-
er than suffer the chronic MISERY Of per-
petual suspicion. Supicion is heavy ar
NOR, and with its own weight impedes more
than il protects
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

YELLOW JEssAMISE FLowERs,-Ths is the se4son,
says the Augusta Constitutonalist when the beau
tiful and highly aromatic, but dangerous, yellow
jessamine flower is in bloom. Parents, and mothers
particularly, should inform their children that these
flowers are poisonous. We have, on former occa-
sions, called attention to this matter, and have
heard Of many children who have died from chew
ing these flowers. If this fact is generally known,
it may save fond parent premature grief over
loved offspring.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

't6s- passirg stranger, on cold December
evening, in a Northern city, met bright beggar.
inquired where is your mother, and where do you
sleep these cold nights The simple and touching
answer was "We have no mother; when summer
was we slept on the grass, but it's withered now"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

JuLHEN, TiIECnEF D 'oRcmEsTRE, DEAD.
The Lendon Times Of the 18th ult an.
the death NJ. Julien as follows;
We hear that NJ. Julien, the eminent
musician, ia whose behalf subscription
was being collected, is no more. He died
we believe, yesterday in the lunatie asylum
in Paris. NJ. Julien had previously at
tempted 10 commit suicide.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

An ADMISSION AND PREDICTION, The Richmond
Enquirer of the I'd, says
ave tell the Democracy that the day for equivo-
cation has passed. No doube-faced platform, mean
ing squatter sovereignty at the North and It's re-
verse At the South, eaa again sncfeed Mr.. Masen
and Mr.. Hunter, the Senators from Vrginia have
months ago declared. from the floor Of the Senate.
that no nian occupying Mr.. Douglas position upon
terriorials slavery could receive an Individual
vote. IN Virginia And no paper has contradieted
the declaration, or questioned its proFre'y.n
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

If woman could talk out of the two
corners Of her mouth at the same time
there would bc good deal said on both
sides.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

Ii has been we'll said of the home oil
the scolding wife, that ats bad house
where the hen crows louder than the
cock.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

Strict punctuality il perhaps the cheap
est virtue which can give force to an other
wise utterly Insignificant character.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

If the Mexieans want to learn the secret
of stable government, perhaps they had
better send for Mr.. RaTey.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

A benevolent old gentleman used to give
away wood by the cord, in order as he said
to have it recorded above.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

An architect proposes to build Bach
siers Hall" which win differ from. most
houses in having no Ewes. -.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

bsaS- The subject of re-unon Of ia, N. Z
Church, North and South, is being extensively dis
cussed in the various papers of that dcnominatios
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

An artificial florist Istcly described him
self as "head gardener to the ladies'
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

II viii take three more years to finish the new
dome Of the capitol at Washington and the total cost
is estimated win amount 10 S90i 900.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

FoREleS EuaHArIoS.--rhe number Of smeranis
arrived ut New York since December last ia $500.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-04-13

DaSr The following is an extract from letter,
by Bishop Otey, to the ladies interested in behal,
of the suffering in Memphis: