The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-19
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If n Northern Representative of Virgin
would declare what Mr.. Gafiely, that he
la, stated on Saturday,yed that the plu-
and his friends were Adopted until March.
rality rule should 1Te it circulated all over
1861, we shouhe aforesaid Northern man
the Union, thy of the Confedcracy. But
was an 6, is. we presume, an excellent
Mr.. "a the aforesaid Union, although we
trlsfstand that he is by no means indis-
Used to go out of it upon any fair provo
cation. The threat of Mr.. Garnett proves
that the majority of the House is muzzled,
and that no vote can be taken upon any
proposition not acceptable to the minority.
By the way, are not Mr.. Garnett; and
gentlemen of his class, somewhat afraid
lest Mr.. Sherman, should he be elected
Speaker of the House, may mount the chair
and deliver a strong Union speech, and ap-
point strong Union committees and in
such an event, may not the stock of red
hot Goals which certain gentlemen from the
South have been subsisting upon be exhaust
ed.-PhH Press
Satan, although considered rather sharp
than otherwise, has been served some very
cute tricks. Among the rest we have heard
of poor cObbler who made q league with
him, and after enjoying every earthly bless
ing, he was waited upon at the end of the
term by his birthstone majesty, who demand
ed his soul. The cobbler took sharp knife
and ripping off the sole of his shoe, threw it
at the feet of his illustrious guest. What
does this mean " cried the latter. "Look
at the contract was the reply of the cob
bier. Satan examined the contract, and
found that the word was spelt sole, which
only entitled him to the piece of leather.
He turned on his heel, and went off scratch
ing his head; and he has been called "Old
Scratch ever since
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA
Governor RamSey's Message was deiv-
cred on the I'd inst. 1t is plain business
document, and is mainly devoted to the
discussion of measures for relieving Min
nesota of the weight of debt which now
loads it down. 1t treats very ably of the
loan question, and recommends retrench-
ment in all the branches of government
Should its suggestions he adopted, the ex-
penses of the State administration will be
reduced from $4,000 to $95, 900. and
perhaps to even a smaller sum. The neces-
sity of IL railroad to Superior in also strong
ly urged
1t is stated that the Postmaster General
asserts that the delay in the organization of
Congress has already cost his department
Sl,O0O,OO0.
Mr. Davis of Indiana used "fghting
words " the other day in the House of Rep
resentatives. He gave an exhibition of what
he intended should pass as chivalry keeping
his eye all the time upon his friends the fire
eaters as much as to say" won't | do,
gentleman ?" I" Don't you think L am one
of you?
Poor Davis's chivalry was a sorry imita-
ton of the genuine article of Southern
manufacture.-LOu.J Jour.
"Sam why am lawyers like de fishes? ;"
" ] don't NEEDLE with the subjec' Pomp. -
" Why, don't We see, nigga, because they are
so fond oh de bate. "
Three things that never agree-.wo cats
over one mouse, two wives in one house,
and two lovers after one young lady.
negro's instructions for putting on a
coat were =" Fust de right arms, den de LET,
den glib one general conwulshun.
The Virginia House of Delegates has
adopted resolutions instructing the Commit
tee on Schools and Colleges to inquire into
the expediency of reporting bill prohibit
ing school commissioners throughout the
Commonwealth from subscribing to any
teacher, male or female, who halls from the
North of Mason & Dixon's line, unless they
shall have resided in the State of Virginia
for at least ten successive years previous.
The South Side Democrats call Mr.. Roger
"a brOad-aXe." Mr.. Nelson, of Tennessee,
" handled him well the other day.-LoU
Jour.