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when ParsOn BrOwnIOw will Join
the Democrats.


An Arkansas correspondent, who probably
wanted to "wak, mp Rev. Mr.. Brownlow, Of the
Knoxville (Trnn.) Wing, wrote to the latter sta
ting that h. had learned with pleasure upon what
che considered reliable authority" that Mr..
Brownlow was about to join the Democrats, and
asked for the probable date of that interesting
occurrence Mr.. Biownlow gave the date, or at
least data for the date, as follows:
KNOXVILLE, August 6--Nr. Jordon Clark
have your letter of The Both nit. and hasten to
let you know the precise time when expect to
come out and formally announce that have joined
the Democratic party. When the sun shines at
midnight and the moon at mdday-whcn men
forget to be- selfish, or lose THAR inclination to
At al-,whcn nature stops her onward march to
rest or all the watercoursos in America flow up
strcam-whcn flowers lose THEN odor and trees
shed no lcavcs--whcn birds talk, and beasts Of
burden laugh--whrn damned spirits swap he'll for
heaven, with the angels of light, and pay them
the boot in mean whi.kcy-whcn impossiblities
are in fashion, and no proposition is too absurd to
be believed, you may credit the report that have
Joined the Democrats.
81 join the Democrats Never, so long as there
are scots in churchcs-wceds in gardcns-ncas in
hog prns-dit in victuas-dsputcs in families
wars with naiirns-watcr in the Occan-had men
in America. OF base women in France No, .Ior-
don Clark. You NAV hopc-you may congratulate
YOU may rcasou-you may sn"or-but that
cannot he The thrones Of the Old World-the
court of the Uuvcrsc-thc governments Of the
world. NAV all fall and crumblc into ruin-thc
New World may commit the national suicide of
dssolving this Union. but all this must occur be-
fore Join the Democracy,
Il join the Dom0crdis '-,Ior1on ClaS You know
not what you sav-whcn join the Democracy
the Pope Of Rome will Join the Methodist Church
when Jordcn Clark, Of Arkansas, is President
of the Republic of Great Britain by universal suff-
rage of a contcntcd pcoplo-whcn Queen Victoria
consents 30 be- divorced from Prince Albert hy
county court in Kausas-whcu Congress 10y law
oblgcs James buchanan to marry a European
Prnccss-whcn the Pope leases the Capitol at
Washington for his city rcsid,ncc-whcn Al'Han-
der Of Russia and Napoleon of Frame" are elected
Senators to Congress from New McNico-whcn
good men cease to 60 to heaven, or bad men to
hcll-whrn this world is turned upside down
when proofs afforded, both clear and unGurston-
bic that there is 10 GoG-when men tuln to ants
aud ants to elephants, viii chang" ny political
faith and com, out ca Tho side of Democracy
"Suppoeing that this full and frank letter will
enable you to fix upon tn period when viii
come out fulI-growu Democrat, aud 10 commn-
nicatr the same to all whom it may concern in
| Arkansas
II have IN" honor 10 hc, etc,
Nv. q. BROWNLOW."
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

~ hours Of all hours, the most bless upon earth,
'!css,d hours of our dinners
The land of his birth
he face Of his first love; the bills that he owes
he ,waddc Of his friends, and the venom of bis
foes :;
ne sermon hc heard when to church he last went;
ne money he borrowed; the money he spent;
n of these things a man, ] believe, may forget.
nj not be- the worse Tor forgetting; but yet
yer, never. oh, never carth's uckest sinner
9TH unpublished forgotten the hour of his dinner
liz sion. that conscirnc" of every bad stomach,
all rcicutlcssly gnaw and pursue him with some
[ache
! some pain and trouble, rcn'orsrless, his best
ease,
, the flrics once troubled the sleep of OrestcS.
. may live without poetry, music, and art;
20 may live without conscience, and live without
heart
= NAV live without friends, we may live with
out books
vi civilized man cannot live without cocks.
. may live without books-what is knowledge
but gricving
- may live without hopc-what is hope but de-
[cciving.
= may live without lovc-what is love but pr
ming
1t wagrc il the man who can live without d.
ming :
O,rcR Meredith.
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

GEN. HoUsToN's WrrHDRAwAL.--TheA Austin
Southern Intelligence, Gen. Houston's home or
gan, in announcing his withdrawal, holds the fol-
lowing significant and patriotic language:
1--WE will not fan the flames of sectionalism, OF
aid in the cause Of Disunion. We are ready 20
aid any national union ticket or go for the candi-
date who has the best chance to defeat Lincoln.
This must b. some one who can get thirty four
Northern votes. 1t behoves National Union men
to look to this. Brckinridge cannot DO it. The
Northern press generally agree that he is dead
His Southern friends are crest-falen Let the
friends Of the Constitution and Union unite"
They are doing it, Judge The skies are al
bright and frightening Bell and Everett ri,
wyoming The COUNTRY Ike ,oyr,do
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Words Of the Wise.

Adversely is the trial Of principle; without it,
man hardly knows whether he is honest or
not.
Tradition is more frequently the inventor of
fiction than preserver of truth.
1t is the principle and not the manners that
make the man. The principle is the MAN.
spring; the manners are only the figures on the
dial.
The truly great and good, in affection, bear
countenance more princey than they are wont I;
for il is the temper of the highest heart, like the
palm-tree, to strive most upwards when it is most
burdeucd.
A sceptcal man one day conversing with the
celebrated DR. Parr, observed that he would be-
lieve nothing that he did not understood. DIR.
Parr replied Then young man, your creed will
be the shortest of any mans know"
Those who, in consequence of superior capaci-
ties and attainments, disregard the common max
inns of life ought to be reminded that nothing will
supply the want of prudence, and that negligence
and irreguarity, being continued, will make
knowledge useless, and genius contempti-
bic.
In matters Of conscience, first thoughts are
best; matters of prudence, last thoughts are
best.
Men are often capable Of greater things than
they perform They are sent into the world with
bills of credit, and seldom draw to the full ex-
tent.
To dread no eye and to suspect no tongue, is
.t,.t,
granted only to invariable virtue. But guilt has
always its horrors and soicitudes, and TO make it
vet more shameful and dctcstabe it is doomed to
stand i'm awe Of those 10 whom nothing could
give influence or weight but the power Of betray-
ing.
To cultivate the scnsibilites much, and taste
for romance, at an early age, to the neglect of
more solid requirements, is about "a wise as to
SOW arrabIe ground with peoples. In spring all
will be prcmaturely BEAUTIFUL in autumn every
thing will be- bleak and bare, and they viii be- but
a drowsy resdum, in place of healthful nour-
ishmcnt, to be reapcd from the fruit of the
soil
The world Is lazar-hOusc-be kind, patient
and humble; it is masqucrade-be prudent; it is
a battle -feld---be bold
Unless men have the prudence not to appear
touched by the scarcasns Of a Jester, they sub
j"ct themselves TO his power, and the wise man
will have his FOLLY anNtomiscd by fool.
The study of literature nourishes youth, enter
tains old age, adorns prosperity, soaccs adversely
is delightful at home, unobtrusivc abroad, deserts
us not by day nor by night, in journeying nor in
| retirement.
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FNrAL nuEL.-On Thursday of last week,
g thu Louisville Courier, of Saturday last, a
Il was fought in the Indian Nation, between
Mitchell and Mr.. CAN'T, opposing candidates
Cong .ess, in the late election in Arkansas, in
. lch MI CAN'T, the successful aspiraat was kill
Intelligence TO this effect was Yesterday re-
iyed by relatives of the deceased living in the
Unity Of Nashville. The deceased was broth
G.a Gsu.t ESQ Of Columbia, Tenn
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on THE DEATH OF A MOTHER.

oh. mother hast thou /, me
Dror, hast thou flown
Must remain without thee
In THIS 'h'..r ,.ss world alone
any last sleep was very peaceful,
So gently didst thou die,
As tLe angels silent waited
Thy spirit to thu sky.
Before her gentle spirit
;. he God above took rest,
Sh c.i'cI her children round her,
4 us zach Of tA,-m she blest,
Shr spoke of death and parting,
OF happiness above.
OF alt rarth'S empty PLEASURES
H. contrast with Gods love-
Al asst death stole gently DER her,
As she calmly went to sleep,
Md icit dear friends around her
In silent grief to weep.
Sh bowed TO the Destroyer,
Wl1Sc shafts none could repel,
But we know, for God has. told US,
" lie doeth Ill things we'll
God grrnt her gentle spirit
May descend upon Us now,
That we the object of her love
May to His mercy bow.
A cl.ou.fof grief is hcaping
~, shadow on my brow,
o, blame me not for weeping
| have no mother now
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

Hicks (THE PRATE) STILL ALryE.-fhe y.
Y. Leader Of the 18th says: There is no Further
use in conccaling that A. w. Hicks, who was o.
t,nsibly executed for piracy on the 18th ult, is
still alive though in dangerous state, but likely
TO recover the full use Of his faculties and limbs.
The sight Of his eft eye is gone, and li' left arm
and leg contnu' paralyzed; but, apart from these
injuries, h. would appear that he has suffered
nothing. 1t is said that Hicks was pulled mp
only two and half feet, and suspended only Is
minutes being afterwards restored by the electro
chemical bath.
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I'M ABSENT FROM THEE DEAREST.
Nv J u. MURPHY

I'm absent from thee, dearest
Ard the careless world will say
Tha' from my heart, thy cherished form
- rulcly tom away;
That dsklirg clouds have palcd the light
OF love. that lumcd mine eye,
And thou hast htt thee narght on earth,
But tears aud misrry
I'm nhs'ut from thee, dearest
But oh. thou canSt not know
How dr"ary i lifc's way To me,
Whts CT my ioetstcps 20;
without thy smile, hope hath no power
one cheerful ray to start
Eri,f Is the only constant guest
Tint rrigns within my heat
I'm absent from thee. dearest,
Rat NAV thy pathway be h
Nv not single cloud o'crcast,
In all thy dreams of me;
For lit any deeper woe,
Til, breaking heart could bear
To know that had caused thee pain
Would double my despair
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POETRY.
LADY OF THE OLDEN TINE.


Under this title, (says the N. o. Picayune,
Whittier "the Quaker-poet,' supplied the follow
ne clever copy Of verses for an agricultural al
o"iation, at its annual fair somewhere in Ne,
England:
One morning Of the first sad Fall,
Poor Adam and his bride
Sat in the shade of Edrn's wall
But on the outer side.
She blushing in her fg-lCaf suit
For the Chaste suit Of old
lie signing DER his bitter fruit
For Edcns dupes of gold.
Behind them smiling in the morn,
Thcig forfeit garden lay; Oh
Before them wild with rock and thorn,
The desert stretched away.
They heard the air above them famed
A light step on the sward,
And To- they saw before them stand,
The Angel Of the Lord
Arise 2" he said, "why look behind
When hope is all before,
a patient mind and willing hand
Your loss may yet restore
81 leave with you n spell whose power
Can make the desert glad,
And call around you fruit aud flower
As iair rs Eden had.
II clothe your hands with pnwer to lift
The curse from off yor soul;
Your very doom shall seem gift,
Your loss gain through toll
Go, cheerfully as yOn humming bees,
To labor as to play"
While glimmering over Eden's trees,
The angel passed away.
The pilgrims of the world went forth.
Obcdirnt to the world,
And found, whcre'er they titled the earth
a garden Of the Lord
And thoru-trccs cast their evil fruit,
And bushed with plum and pear;
And seeded grass and trodden root
Grow sweet beneath thoir care.
We share our primal parents fate,
Aud in our turn and day
Iun, .lck on Edens sworded gate,
\ sad and lost as they.
But still Tor us bis native skies
Thu ptyiug angel leaves,
AMI '"ads through Toll to Paradise
Adams and new Ewes
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

"ARTEMuS WARD" on THE ECLIPsE.-Ar-
temus Ward has seen the eclipse, and forms
very amusing article explanatory Of the causes
which produced it. We make the following e1-
tract;
The eclipse is formed by total darkness Of the
sun Thus, when the sun is beclouded the wealth
CT is not so light as il is when the sun is uncover
ed In the winter the sun does not shine so fierce
~ as it does in sumner, and hence the weather is
not 50 warm in December as it is in July. If the
reader viii by way Of experiment take the trouble
to crawl between two feather beds, with his
face downward he will perceive that he cannot see
as well as he could before he thus obsructed his
vision 1t is true that Calico fancied that the
world turned ronnd, but as o..iilcr persons have
i1oacied me same thing in regard to houses tables
trees, but little credcnce can be placed in the
statement Of "Old Gal" Gas the boys used to IA
miliarly call hm) especially if the liquor was as
bad II his day as it is now"
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to bring ms Royal Hlghness INTO America In
wheelbarrow on a tight rope.
NIAGARA FALLS, u. s. A. !
August %, 1860.
:" To his Grace the Duke Of Newcastle:
DEAR Sm:-It is important that the Prince
Of Wales entrance into the United States should
of himself
ole will probably arrive among us by the way
of Niagara Falls, where the great natural phcnom
enon Of this continent has been running over six
thousand years in preparation for this event
ain order that the occasion may be fifty improv-
ed, propose to take the heir apparent to the
British throne across the Falls in wheelbarlow,
on tight rope, free of expense.
"Thc progress Of the trip shall be diversified by
fireworks and various gymnastc fcats. suca as the
occasion and the inclina,ions OF the Prince Of
Wales may suggest.
an this way thousands may see him arrive who
would not have an opportunity if he comes by
rail road or any ordinary conveyance.
If it would please your Grace, should be very
appy to bring you over the same way, and other
members of the Princes suite which he may desig-
nate.
"Tf any accident should happen by which his
Tiighness or any members Of his party should be
prccipilatcd into the gulf below, (of which | AS
sure you, there is little or no dangcr,) the money
taken from the spectators shall be promptly and
Consccniiously refunded.
"Plcasn submit this proposition to his ITighncss,
and favor me with a reply at your earliest con
vcnrucc
II am your Gracrs most obcdiont
"and most humble servant,
% an BLO\DlN"
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

INVENTION FOR ATTRACTING RAMA gentle.
man who resides near Boydton Mecklenburg
county, Va, has aspircd n new science, that Of
controlling the clouds in order to it to rain at
will. OF the mod1s Oreraadi by which the inven-
tot expects to make the clouds give down." the
Richmond Dispatch says:
With view of attaining this end. he has built
"raimtowcr," which ne. eel structure is said to be
- feet diameter at the base which size it retains
to the height of 40 feet To the height il contains
four Aues, each feet in diameter The number
twenty feet higher, the top of the structure reach
ing an altitude Of about 60 feet The whole CON
cerr WAS erected At q cost of about 5000. Tho
modns opcrandt of causing rain to fall is as fol-
lows: The hucs ar filed with dry pine wood,
which is set on fire, and which is kept up until
the desired IF c, is Produced on the elements.
His theory is that the great heat produced in the
air above the tower" will cause the clouds to
concentrate over it, when plenty Of rain viii fall
in that vicinity. The originator of this novel
idea is said to be n firm believer in the practiea-
biity and utility Of his Invention" notwithstand
ing the fact, that after repeated trials, during
which h. consumed hundreds Of cords of wood his
tower failed to produce the desired effect on the
unpropitious heavens, he having been great
sufferer from drouth during the entire spring and
summer.
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And Lincoln is defeated, even if he were to car
~ New York and Ponnsy vania
The Union men and the Douglas men are not
beating the air They fighting for something,
and they mean to get It.
We have calculated the chances" Of five Pres
idental contests, and have never vet made ma
terial error and we confidently predict that If the
Presidents elected by the people, JONI BELL
will b. the man. If it goes into the House, Bell
and Everett will be the first on the list. If it goes
INTO the Senate, EDWARD EVERETT will be the
ne1. PRECEDENT IF the United STATE T =
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

WALKERS EXPEDIiIuN-The New York
Herald publishes the following letter from cti-
zen of Honduras, now residing in New York:
/ notice in the Herald this morning report tina;
Gen. Walker had become associated with Gen. Ca
banas, ex-Presdcnt of Honduras, and was to at
tempt an overthrow of President 6 Iardiola.
Cabanas being the President under the rule of
the Liberal party, the statement viii miscad til"
public here if allowed to go uncon:radictcd Being
a rrsiu ut of that republic, would ask the priv
lcgc Of correcting it through your widely circula-
ted journal
There IS notthc least prospect that Walker vi,
receive any d" or sympathy whatever from the
Liberal party Don jose Maria Lao is at present
the leader Of that party-a gentleman of great
wealth, and educated in Europe Cabanas is in
the state of san Salvador. Bling Wy old man
h. has retired from public life, and has no political
aspirations He has many warm personal friends
hut no party.
1t would be madness for Walker to attempt to
reach Nicaragua by crossing Honduras. He would
have to travel more than three hundred miles over
mountains ana through narrow passes where ten
men could resist tn ,assagc of thousands.
Gen Guardfola, actual rrcsid Mt Of Honduras
is exceedingly popular with the masses, having
been recently selected by an almost unanimous
vote. He is a firm friend to peaceful Americans
and encourages emigration. A charter tor nay-
CATION and colonization has quite recently bcrn
granted by him to citizens Of the United States,
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

FANNY FERNS ADVICE TO LADIES WHO HAyI
DANCED WITH THE PRINCE or WALEs.--Wha
an event among crinolinedom-to have dance
with the Prince of Wales We are afraid he wi
have much to answer for. Young men who wer
formerly considered paragons of perfection b
these young ladies', will doubtless b. snubbe
incOntinenty. hand that has been grasped b.
live Prince will not be bestowed on every cbsnc
conner depend upon it Have a care, girls Don
carry your head too high, or at least not 50 hg
that you may not have the pleasure Of telling I
your children "all about the Prince In shoi
don't be 50 pulled up that one Of these days sons
body will point out withered old maid, an!
somebody else viii exclaim, incredulously, i
your hearing-"what! the Prince dance with he,
well, truly there is no accounting for tastes !
Not the consolstory oh, but she was very prett
onee"--will take the sting from the rejoinder-
is II Possible 2"
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The Chances.

The combination of the Union Douglas men
with the Union party, wi! probably carry the fol-
lowing States:
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

"MY DEAR."-Dear, pleasant adjective-myI
pronoun Of possession, implying that the beinl
spoken Of is ones very own-Onc's sole, sacred
personal property, as with natural selfishness on
would wish to hold the thing most precious. MI
dear, satisfactory total, rather object to deaf
est" as a word implying comparison should nc
and could not exist. Witness dearest mother,
or "d'arest wife," as if man had plurality q
mothers or wives, out Of whom he chose the on
he loved best. And, as general rule, | dislk
all ultra expressions of affection set down in inlI
once knew an honest and honorable gentlema
--blcsscd with the tenderest heart that ever mai
had; and which in all his life was only given d
one woman--he, his wife told me, had never, eve
in their courtship days, written to her otherwis
than as "My Dear Anne" ending with "Your1
faithfully" or "Yours truly" Faithul-true-1
what could he write or she desire more-Mis
HHiOCh
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

TIE LoUDEsT BELL-hn exchange paper
says there IS bell at Quincy, Mass which can
BIZ bcerd seven miles. and which weighs 30I2
pounds To which Bell paper responds -
That's nothing there is Bell in the Constitu-
tonal Union party which is being heard all over
tic Union. and do,e no: Weigh over 17n round' 81
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Capta:n---J. c. BRECKENRIDGE.
His
Mate JOSEPH z LANE.

lddCe JOOhHf1 Il bkALSxj
Mark
FIRST CLERK-CLINTON McCLARTY.
Secord CIrk-KrRNEL WRoEERT $. PHoRD.
Mud Clcrk-DUTIoNhRY FORESTER, Of til"
Maysvillc Express.
Piiofs-WM l.. YANCEy, Of the Southern Con
f,dracy-IIENUy 4. WISE. Of Gizzard Foot.
Engiaccrs-DgRIAu M,GoFFIN, THOMAS L.
PORTER.
Stetcard-JAMES Il. CLAY
Bar Kcepers-A G. TALBOT, OvETCS Z.
HOGAN
Cabin Boy-tNAT GATHER, ,JR.
Boot Biack-JAuE> GoHDGN BENNETT.
Surgcon-DR VkILtNHrNGnAM
Lcgai idrjScr--A. =. JAMES.
RcpOrer-JAMES l.. METCALFE.
Chamber Maids. DUDLEY, J. W. MOORE.
Iu,msa-Thc Kcp"cLy State central Conn
miticc.
CLicf WhidIc,oots-J. G. NOBLE, I. INCHES
NEY.
Dcck Hands-Kmia,Ly BrrLmridge Demoo-
r0cy.
Freight HUMPHREY MARSHALL
1his craft viii maxi her fret trip as above, and
her second on the first Tuesday in November
next. For passog" apply to TIM, CRAVENS or
GEORGE b. HODGE, General Ticket Agents
Col JAMES II. GARRARp IL also an Agent for
IN" General Agents.
For further information apply one board or to
JAMES b. BECK, WI. +. SIMMS, II. c. UR-
NETT ,,I o,h.r Yon,avite ,r,.,r. Il, E.nf,tcL,
All aboard Cast off that head line Haul in
that plank Give her a turn on the arboard
wheel.
go. tare-you-wcH, cycrybody" Boo-hoo-o-o-o.
1--WE are OH for Salt River" Boo hoo-o-O-o.
ITO.
TIE GREAT UNION PARrY.-It grows like
corn in the glorious sunshine, after refreshing
showers. At night is higher and more vigorous
than in the morning it is larger than il was at
night, for it grows all night like corn Every man
has monitor in his own breast that speaks 70
him on his pillow; and Democrats and Republi-
cans wake mp Union men.
Tho DOUGLAS himself will be with us--and
other young and vigorous leaders, from ali the
defunct parties. are coming in to take the places
of our noble chiefs when they shall retire from
the scene Thank God, we have now NATION.
AL PARTY, strong enough and patriotic enough
to whip sectionalism everywhere! The Union is
safe.
TIE LoUDEsT BELL-An exchange paper
says there is bell At Quincy Mass, which can
be bceri seven miles, and which weighs 3OlS
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WI. c. BVRCHARD. Of Honduras.

The Livingston (Aia.) Messenger and the Troy
{ Ala) American, the former heretofore a neutral,
and the latter Democratic journal, have d"car-
ed for BELL and EVERETT in the pending can
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-09-08

To The following is rhc advertisement for
Salt River which appeared in the Frankfort Com
on a whole side Of the paper. w"
compress its typ" bat cannot compress the spirit