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The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-05-31
Mass Meetins. OF the Democracy.
Of MOrellOuse.

The Democracy % Morehouse parish assem-
bled IT the Court House in the townaof Bastrop
on tile Goth lay of May, 1860, for thepurpose
Of Responding Delegates to the Democratic
State Convention to be held in Baton Rouge
on the zth of June next. The meeting was duly
orgauizsdby calling Col. J. b. Matthews tothe
chair and appointing J. H. Brigham secretary.
The President stated briefly but eloquently
the object Of the nceting4athe necessity Of eve
ry parish in the State having a voice in the
State Convention, the duties likely to be before
I it ofno little moment to Louisiana and perhaps
the whole South, and urged o full representa-
ton from Morehouse. His remarks were greet
cd with loud applause when, upon motion of
Hon. D. Newton, the Delegation sent from
Morehouse to the previous State Convention,
viz: Col. J. B. Matthews, Col. H. M. Polk Col.
r. D. Todd, W. D. Brigham, W. T. Hall and ].
II. Brigham, were unanimously re-appointed.
On motion of W. 7. Han, Esq, be it.
Resolced That the Democracy Of Morehouse
parish having full faith in the integrity and pa
triotism Of the seeding Delegates from the
Charleston Convention, and believing an open
and manly resistance to the aggressive policy
Of the North to he the only means by which we
can secure the rights guaranteed to us under
the Constitution in the protection Of our South
crn institutions, do unanimously indorsc the
action Of the Louisiana Delegation at Charles
ton in seeding from the National Convention
On motion, it was ordered that the proceed
ings of this meeting be published in the More
house Advocate and the Ouachita Register
whereupon the meeting adjourned sine die.
| J. B. MATTHEWS, Prcs'dt.
| J. II. BRIGHAM Scc'y.
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Tie Meeting: Of Last Saturday.

'a1+Ia another part of ,o-lay's paper will be
foand tie proceedings Of The meeting held ut
the Court House last Saturday. We were not
'PrSsant oirself, but are assured hy those who
were there that the whole thing was wretched
irtaildre. siWe,are told that there were between
thirty and forty persons present, fully onc-thrd
); efswhom lwcrc entirely indifferent or utterly
yorposodg to the objects Of the meeting. Much
.Hirsitation and modification prevailed among
s'the estsersup Of the meeting after 1t was over,
tks people took no ia,erest IN Me
s.astarl This they might have easily anticipa-
ted. and, BY using siistlc caution, could have
'Aspated themselves any disappointment or We
Ell xasi6n! However what's done can't be helped.
There's Nine yet FOR rejection. V oHf2t7 9-'u
Wsskat6 That At the close Of the meeting
Dr.. Simmons, Of Caldwell parish, made strong
sppsSeGeh against It's proceedings Knocking the
whole affair into ~ =. Well, we won't say
what. Tue Doctor was for The South, the Con.
seitutioR IND ,the Union, aud opposed the entire
mOveasi disOssasising aud factious.l l.iW !
Msssis. ByRSE l. snrELDs.-Read the adyer.
tiscmeats Of these snssrprislpg and gentlsnanly
young Merchants They have not been doing
|. lAa1aess long here, lat ssch has been their
fair dealinge, promptltude, and earnest, faithful
applicaties ftos baetsess' coupled with desire
to pisis and sefss Oh, Mat they have succeed
cd %, establish confidence with the people
Tat must lead, and Is rapidly leading: to pros
.ppesity. Well do they, deserve the encourage
rent and paneely patronage bestoved Upon
Then ThE Spt, proves 9bat honest exertions
~ nn.i.. l.ik " hsiSiFsA aplaui aNs III A9if{
'fsey are now in receipt d everything that
San bs Ssund IA Stare. 4 Their stock Of fresh
groceries and provisions isiyery large. and ae-
'ssstsd ~ Sas Of Ne aru expressly for this
market. Call to zee them, and satisfy your
tslvcs u the correctness Of what We state. 81
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CONVICTION OF THE Rev. Mr.. HARpES.-Rev.
Mr.. Harden was convicted at Belvidere, N. J.,
for poisoning his wife, and sentenced to be hung
on the 2sth June. On being asked II he had
anything to say why sentence should not be
pronounced, he observed nothing"
Harden maintained his composure while the
verdict was announced. As the foreman said
"Guilty,"a low moan swept through the crow
ded room, aud at this moment Hardcn's head
dropped suddenly, as ifhe were shot, When
each juryman said "Guilty Of murder in the
first degree" his calmness forsook him. and he
burst Into tears, tearing his hair with his right
hand and burying his face in his handkerchief
The court ordered him in irons.
!, The blow will undoubtedly kill his mother,
who is now very i'll. Harden is almost deran-
gcd with grief. but Of his guilt no one enter
tains . doubt. He 10 quite young man, and
had been preaching only three years.
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Coon COOKING AND Coon EATING Richard, Tie
Barber.-P Perhaps there is nothing person is so
apt to find fault with as in the various styles
Of cooking adopted nowadays, and perhaps
there is no harder tnsk to perform than lie who
undertakes to cater successfully to the various
individual tastes and notions that prevail the
world round. This is the age Of progress, and
men S tasLs are as liable to sudden freaks aud
changes rs their minds. One day you may fancy
o certain dish seasoned and served up in the
ordinary manner, another day the same
arrangements may disgust you altogether.
Hence tho ever recurring dificulticsa cook has
to encounter. To possess ingenuity and know
ledge sufficient in tho urt Of cooking to over
come these seemingly triviM annoyances, is "
great secret, and but few, very few, are masters
oft. Among the several competitors or dis
putants in Monroe for The post of excellence,
IN this particular, none is better entitled to bear
of the palm than Richard Darlington, alas
Dick the Bul bcr. lie comes nearest to perftc-
ton in matierss dc enisine than any cook we ever
saw. All you have to do is to call Dick, make
signs to him II you cannot explain prczactly
what you want, and In the "twinkle Of an eyes
the thing is did.done aud good donc-did to
your eXact notion.
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MITL.ARD FlLI.MORE GONE OVER TO THE BLACK
REPuBIIcANs-The Chicago Press & Tribune
says, "it is reported on what seems to be good
authority, that eX.Prtslent Fillmore has signi-
fed his intention to support the nominee of the
Chicago Convention, whether 1t be Bates, Lin
coin, Chase or Seward. 1t is even said that If
Seward shall be nominated, Fillmore will stump
Pennsylvania in Lis behalf!" Upon this, the
Buffalo Express (Fillmore organ) remarks that
while 1t has reason to suppose Mr.. Fillmore
will give his support to the nominee of the
Chicago Convention, be he whom he may, it
"calls for a range Of Imagination too wide" to
believe that the ex-President will stake the
stump" in favor Of Seward. ..
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{ We transfer to our columns the following
able editorial from that staunch Democratic
paper, the Baton Rouge Advocate. 1t SO stri-
kingly comedies with the views taken by our
self in our issue of week before last, that we
cannot deny ourself the pleasure and advantage
of confirmation from such distinguished
sOurce-ED REGISTER
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Talking and Writing.

A man never knows what no has road un-
iii no has. oithor talked about it or written
about it. Talking and writing are digestive
processes which are absolutely essential to
tho mental consiitution of tho man who do.
YOURS many books. Bot 1t is not overy man
who can talk. Talking implies. frs, of all "a
r. rtudiness on tho part OF tho speaker, and
next, sympa thetic listener. 1t is therefore
as a digestive process tho most difficult, il is
tho most rapid. in its operation. Writing
is ffcrent affair IA man may take his
tine to it, and not require hoarer and can
bo his own reader. IL is an easier, alihoug
more fnrma. process of digestion than talk
ing. 1t is in ever, body's power and every
body who reads much makes more or less
usc of il, because. as Bacon says, if he docs
not write, .hon he ought TO havc cxtraordi.
nary faculties 10 compensate for such neg
lcct. 1t Is in this Wow that we are to un'
derstand the complaint Of wcll known au'
thor that ho was ignorant of II certain sub
ject, and the means by which ha was to dis.
pei his ignoranco-nnmoly,b by writing on it.
II is in this view that tho monitorial sys.
tcm Of instruction has its great valuc--to
tho monitors II is the best kind Of teaching
II is from tho same point Of view that Sir.
William Hamilton used 10 lament tho decay
OF tcachlng as part OF tho cuocaiion o'
students at tho universities. In tho oldcn
timo 1t was necessary to tho obtaining dc.
gree tina, the graduate should give evidence
Of his capacity as teacher. and In the very
titlos of his degree, as magister and doctor
no was designated a teacher. A man never
knows anything. Sir William used TO say
until he has taught II In some way or other
lit may be orally. II may be by writing d
book. It is a grand truth ard points a fine
moral. knowledge is knowledge, say tho
philosophers I; il is precious for it's own sake
it s an end to itself. But nature says the
opposite knowledge 10 not kncwlcdg,
until wo use il; il 10 not ours until We hav,
brought it under the command of the areat
social faculty. speech; wo exist for society
and knowledge is null until We give it OK
preston, and make Il over to the social in
! lstlnct.-Biackrood
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onco been so mighty In intellect, 50 stu.
pendous in power. As vision after vision OF
tho storm Puritan's evontful life rose before
mo, stood transfxcd in profound thought.
For mOmcni---a ;nomout only, dared to
grasp the sacred relic in my hand, thon lay
ing II revcrently down, turuod away fiom
tho head Of Cromwell.
From being embalmed, the flesh is in
dry, shrlvcllcd state, but the features are
remarkably distinct, and tho dark hair is ms
natural as life. Tho hugo watt on the right
eyebrow is plainly visible, aud tho end oi
the iron pike is all rustod with exposure to
the elements, only couple OF inches ro-
mainiGg above thu skull. Atog ether, this
Interesting memorial Of u by gone century
is in an excellent state of prosor ryation, aud
so liic-liko nro tho features that thoro 10
little in them that is hidoous or rOpulsvo
In gazing on them, thought could SEQ the
charact eristics o: the restless boing in tho
silent lineLments, and could not avoiC
feeling that was indeed reading a striking
commendatory on tho littleness Of all earth
ly greatness. W. p. ToMLINsoN.
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D,e,rry OF LApoR-The followin,

DIexIrr OF LABoR.-The following
from Ruskin, the most poetic writer on
ar, that ever lived, is most lruthGully ex-
pressed. In his Stones of Venice he
says:
1--WE are always, in these days, endesv.
oring TO separate intellect from manual
labor; we want one man to be slways
thinking, and another TO be always labor.
ing; and we call one gentleman and the
other an operative; whereas, the work
man ought often TO be thinking, and the
thinker often to be working. and both sho'd
lie genll, men in the best sense. AS il
is, VIC make both uugenlle-the one envy
ing, and tie other despising, his brother
and the mass OF society is made up oi
morbid thinkers and miserable workers,
Now il is only by labor that thought can
be made healthy, and only by thought
that labor can be made happy; and the
Two can not be separated with impunity,
Il would be we'll il all Of US were good
handcraf,smen OF some kind, and the dis
honor OF manual labor done away with
altogether"
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Women More Secret Than We Suppose.

We laugh a: woman's tongue and won.
der when she keeps secret, but every true
woman keeps box Of choice preserves
for her own indulgence. The mans mys-
teries are not hers; il he cannot keep them
himself let him expect them to be blown
abroad. Her own secrets Of love, OF self
denial, Of unsuspected suffering, no wo-
man exposes altogether, even 20 her dear.
est friend. There never lived husband
happy in the true love Of his wife who
fairly knew all the depths Of her mind
about him. Every man profits stupidity
by the wise little perceptions that arise so
quietly aud have no ut,erance except in
deeds, OF which we vaguely ascribe the
fitness to special faculty called woman's
tact. Women, in short, keep to them
selves four. fiflIs Of the secrets Of society
and do il with winning air Of farnknes'
all their own.
A man with q secret will be stony
or porten,ous, or provokingly suggestive
he will keep his mouth shut o'ten,atiousiy
A woman is too absolutely secret 10 ne
up public sign over whatever may Ii,
Outicu iu HSt mluus OHc keeS'ps, PioNISS
pours out what she does not care to hold
with such an air Of unreseryed simplicit,
that al mankind is mysti6od, and says, II
friendly jest, IA woman only hides
what they don't know" Among the un
educated poor. this difference between
the woman and the man is the most con
spicuous. The innate powers Of the se'
place her at once upon an eminence tha
rlan can only reach By education. She
mus, needs often be tied 10 one 10 whom
there is not the grain Of understanding
requisite to the formation Of true sympa
thy. BY far the greatest number of The
wives OF unsklled laborers and mechanics
live more or less conscious Of the hidder
lie within them having such seal upor
their minds and hearts. AL the Yea,
Round. ...
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WHAT'S LrrE?-The mere stop Of a
year is not lie. To eat, and drink, and
be exposed to darkness and the
light-to pace round in the mill Of habit.
and turn thought into m implement OF
trade-this is not life. In all this but a
poor fraction OF the consciousness Of hu.
manity is awakened. and the sanctilies
still slumbcr which make il worth while
TO be. knowledge. truth, love, beauty.
goodness, faith. alone can give vitality 10
the mechanism OF existence. The laugh
OF mirth that vibrates through the heart
the tears that freshen the dry wastes
within--the music that brings childhood
back--the prayer that calls the future
near-the doubt which makes us medi'
tate-the death which stsrtles US with
mystery-the hardship which forces US
TO stru ggle-lhe anxiety that ends in trus!
are the true nourshment OF our natural
being.
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LITERARY MoRTALITY.-The tables OF III.
erary mortality show the following appalling
facts in regard to the chances of an author
TO secure lasting fame:
Out of 1000 published hooks. 900 never
pay the cost of printing, &c, 200 just pay
cxponser, 100 return slieht profit, and
only so show a substantial gain. or these
1900 books $50 are forgotten by tho end OF
the yosrl60 more at tho end of three years !
only so survive seven years publicity. OF
the so 600 publications put forth in the
l7th century, hardly moro than so bsve a
great reputation and are reprinted. ottbe
80 900 works published in the 18th century.
posterity has hardly preserves more than
we're rescued from oblivion In tho II cen
turS. Men have been writing books those
5000 years, and there are hardly more than
500 writer's throughout the globe who have
survived the ostreEes Of il~e and the for
getfuipsss of man." .
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CHARACTER VERSUS REPUTATION. A

CHARACTER vERsus REPUTATION. "A
New York correspondent OF ihe Charleston
Courier relates the following incident:
IL saw little incident On Broadway
las; week which changed my opinion OF n
mans character. The person in question
is very rich merchant, but he has the
reputation OF being very close and parsi-
non:ous. Stories OF bis meanness and
parsimony are even vet told and repeated
with gusio. Well, l was standing talk
ing TO friend when the aforesaid gen.
tieman came along. There was Grip.
Piled beggar standing on The sidewalk
He was evidently seen by the rich mer
chant.
There announced my companion,
did you SEQ MIR. - pass along and
glance at the beggar 2 Yes said |,
but be never gives any thing to the poor.
You will see him. persisted my com.
panion. Cross over on the other side oI
Broadway. come back by the begyar. and
almost secretly give him something.'--
We waited for a minute or two, when the
supposed mean merchant did as my friend
said he would. He had often seen him
do the same thing before. That man.
said !. then, cannot be mean. He may no
publish his charity to the world, but he ha'
a heart TO feel for the miseres Of others
for which / never, and most who know
him never gave him credit My opinion
OF him is hereafter changed. II is gooe
10 think better OF our common race"
The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-07-27
The First Lesson in Gambling,

Whenevcr there aro great collections oil
people, there arc bad and foolish peoplc
among them. 1t was 30 at Bridgeport,
where the State Fair was hold recently.
Outside the grounds, bohind or within tents
| or booths wore many who gambled aud led
others to do so. Now il is very simple
thing to gamble; so simple, and often il
appears so fair, that many boy is led to
take tho first step before he knows il.
There was behind one Of tho oyster. stands
circle OF mon und boys on tho ground
sat poor. degraded, dissipated man poorly
clothcd aud looking sick aud weak. IIo
held in his hand several iron rings. and be-
fore him was q board with largo nails driven
in 1t which stood upright. A clear faced.
bright eyed, handsome little follow stepped
up tc him ho was just such o boy as is
prompt at day. school. and always has bis
lesson at Sunday School He showed this
in his iaco as ho stepped up to tho man and
said.
What's that for :"
Give me a cont aud YOU may pitch one
Of these rings. and if it catches over y nail,
III give you sir cents" ...
That seemed fair enough; so tho boy
handed him cont aud took tho ring. He
stepped back to stake tossed tho ring
and il caught on one Of the nails.
"Wili YOU tako six rings to pitch again, OF
six crute !"
Six cents" WIS tho answer; and two
three cent pieces were put into his hand
and he stopped of wcll satisfied with what
no had done. and probably Tot having All
idea that he had done wrong.
A gentleman standing near had Watched
him, and now. before ho had time to look
about and rcjnin his companions, laids his
hand on his shoulder.
MY lad, that is your first lesson in gam.
bling"
"Gamhing. sir:
You slaked your penny and won sz, did
you not !"
"Yes,l DID," ....
"You did not earn them. and they were
not given you; you IRON them just as gam
Giers t1in money. Yon have taken the first
step in the path that man has gono tbrOugl
| il. and you can $50 the end. Now ! advise
you to go and give him six conts back, ant
ask him for your penny, aud then stanr
square with the world, an honest boy pgain.
| He had hung his head down, but raised
it quickly. snd his bright, open look as HI
said IN do it," will not be forgotten. H.
ran back. and soon emerged from tho ring
looking happier than ever. Ho touchc,
his cap and bowed pleasantly, as he raj
AWAY TO Join his comrntp.
That was on honest " Skeich Book.
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Che Jsffsrsonian Democrat
10 PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. At
CHARDoN, Geauga County, Ohio.
TIE R NJ St.

OFss directly over tie Drug Store o, Coat 4 Ham
.ftSH, wsst aide ofhe Pvbi,c Sgsate,
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STRANGERS YET.

Strangers yet
After years OF lie together,
After fair and stormy weather,
After travel in fur lands,
After touch Of welded hands,
Why thus joined ; why over met?
If they mnst be strangers yot.
Strangers yet =!
After childhoohs winning ways,
After care, and blame. aud praise,
Counsel asked, aud wisdom given,
After mutual pray ors TO Heaven,
Guild and parent scorce regret
When :hoy part-arc strangers yet.
Strangers vet
After otriio for common ends,
Aftor title IF old friends,
After passion fierce and tender,
After cheerful sUlf.surrendrr.
Hearts may beat and eyes DO w0t,
And tho souls be strangers yet
Birangcrs yet
Strange aud bitter thought. to scan
All tho Loneliness of man
Nntpio, Oy magnetic luws,
Circle unto circle draws;
Circles only touch when met,
Never minglc--strangors yet.
Strangers yot
Will IL cvermOre bo thus
Spirits still inporvious
Shall we ever fairly stand
Soul to soul, as hand to hand |?
Are the bounds eternal set
To retain us strangers yet?
Strangers yet
Toll not love it must aspire
Unto something othcr-highor;
God himself were loved the bcst,
Wore mans sy;npathies at rest;
R"st above tho strain and fret
or the world Of strangers yet
Strangers 80;
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LAMARrINE tells q story that exquis-
iteiy illustrate mothers love:
In some spring ireshei, a river wildly
washed its shores and rent away bough
whereon bird had built a cottage for her
summer hopes. Down the white and
whirling stream drihed the reen branch .
with it's wicker cap Of undedgsd song. and
tlutieripg beside il, as it went, the mother
bird.
Unhseding the roaring on she kept.
her cries OF agony and fear piercing the
pauses OF the storm.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

LAW FIRM.
A LFRED PHELPS & Albert G. Riddle, com
N posing the old Law Firm of Phelps & Riddle,
Enl Alfred Phelps, Jr have formed Copartnarsh iT
connection for the Practice OF Law, undcr the
name oil Phelps. Riddle g. Phelps, the old Office
Of Phelps g. Riddle, whore they viii attend TO all
law business which may be entrusted to their
care. ALFRED PHELPS,
ALBERT G. RIDDLE,
ALFRE0 PHELPS, in.
Ch.rdon, December 9th, 1859. 5t7d
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UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN
PATENT AGENCY.

No 9 BANK SrRzT. CLrvrLlNn One.
We are prepared 70 transact business Of every
description, relating 70 Inventions, Drawings,
Capia,y. Specifications, Rstanis, Infringeuaents
' N' ~ B&AiNBRp q BuRRIpGg.
5oM RdLicrroR " PA7NTT.