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Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

GENIUS AND LABoR.-Alexander Hamilton
once said TO an intimate friend: "Men give
me some credit for genius. All the genius
have lies just in this. When | have a subject
in hand study it profoundly. Day and night
it is before me. explore il in all it's bearings.
My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the
effort which make, the people are pleased to
call the fruit OF genius. II is the fruit of la
Dor and thought"
Mr.. Webster once replied to a gentleman
who pressed him 10 speak on a subject of great
importance:
The subject Interests me deeply, but have
not time. There, SIR" pointing to huge pile
of letters on the table " is a pile of unanswered
letters to which must reply before the close
of the session which was then three days off
have no time TO master the subject so as to so
it Justice"
" But. Mr.. Webster, few words from you
would do much TO awaken public attention to
it,"
"If there be 20 much weight in my words as
you represent, il is because do not allow my
self to speak on any subject until my mind
is imbued with IT,"
Demoethenes was once urged 10 speak on
great and sudden emergency. al am not
prepared" said he, and obstinately refused.
The law oflabor is equality binding on genius
and mediocrlty.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04
Author of Home, Sweet Home"

How many eyes have been dimmed with
tears-how many hparts have been sitr. d with
sorrow-Over the exquisite paihOs of " Home,
Sweet Home But how few of the Thousand
who have murmured its sweet words aLd drank
it's divine melody, know that its author was
sad and weary exile, to whom the joys of home
and kindred were unknown, and the tender in
fnence Of love deriPd! How few know that
the last years of bis life were passed in pover-
ty and exile il strange lands nd among alien
people that his last hours were sOoteed by no
loving hand, aud no wee ing friends followed
him TO his grave! A few miles from Tunis,
within sight of the ruins OF Car hage, over
looking The blue sea, the poet sleeps his last
sleep An English correspondent. writing to
the Home Journal, says -" In the winter of
1888 or "a, | was dining 10 London with an
American lady, the wife of an eminent banker
Dur ny my visit. MIR. Payne called aud pre-.
sen'ed her with a copy of Home, Sweet
Home, set TO music. with TWO additional verses
addressed to her; aud these she lowed me 10
copy. | enclose them for you to print if you
see fit, without men ioning my name. doubt
very much whether The lady to whom they
were addressed kept copy of them"
Additional Verses TO g ONE, Sweet Home
By JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.
To as. in despite of The absence of years,
How sweet the remC mbraGce of home still ap-
pears,
From allurements abroad, which but flatter the
eye,
The unsatis6ed heart turns, and says with a
sigh.
Home, home. sweet, sweet home!
There's no place like home!
There's 10 place like home!
Your exile is blest with all fate can bestow,
But mine has been checkered with many a
woe
Yet, tho different our fortunes, our thoughts
are the same,
And both, as we think Of Columbia, exclaim,
Home. home, sweet, sweet home
There's no place like home!
There's no plsce like home!
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

A mad yell of grief and rage broke from The
remaining troopers, as they witnessed the fate
of their comrade. and its effect was imme late-
ly evideOtin the augmented caution of their
pursuit-for they gSloped afterwards in one
body. greatly tets riding their progress, so that
O'Neil reached the river before them, plunged
headiong down the steep bank into the current
aud struck for the other shore! The goOns
discharged fire arms inefft ctual!y, and CAV e
over the chase.
In few minutes O'Nel landed. and as soon
as he felt satisfied that he was perfectly safe.
burst into an insuppressive convuisi, oflaugh-
ter. and exclaimed: 1t will kill ne. just to see
how astonished the yellow devils looked when
hauled my revovers out of my boots!
Such was Colonel O'NelI-possessing fund
of humor that no misfortune could ever exhau
and flow of animal spirits which would have
enabled him TO dance on the grave of all his
dearest friends. or TO have sung Yankee Doc
die at his own execution!
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04
A Sad and yet Happy Picture.


The following article. from Baltimore daily
paper. gives an interesting account of an &C.
currence which happened in that city some
time since. 1t is far ahead of the" thrilling"
and horrible " imaginary sketches of latter
daV literary papers; and, withall, truthful:
A few years ago young lady OF our ac-
quaintance was married TO young man giving
every promise of making kind and affection
ale husband. Time wure on aud he became the
father OF three beautiful children; by degrees
he bebame addicted to the use Of strong drink,
his vile nolcsd the dangerous appetite with
alarm. Gradually his evenings. instead vt be-
Ing enjoyed at home were passed in the tavern
among noisy and debauched companions. Al
last he neg Iected his work, contracted Gebls,
drank deeper, and wondered how il was that
he did not prosper formerly. Down, down,
he went, until be became u regular sol his
wife never complained but prayed the more
tefVenty. She loved her worthless husband
and bore his neglect, the tears Ot her Children,
| and the gripe of famine without murmer.
One night when nature had almost worn it,
self out, she placed her two eldest children in
bed, and with the youngest in her arms, she
directed her steps tOa grog shop, where she
was sure OF finding her husband Upon entering
the miserable den she discovered her husband
seated with several disgusting specimens 81
humanity. Walking up to the counter. she
called for two glasses Of ~hsk"y-One for her.
self and one for her babe. Her husband hav
lug row noticed her, sprang from his chair and
asked The meaniug OF such straug. cOnduc
She replied
edward, it is very lonesome at home, and
tcame here TO share your pleasures. You
know that | always share your sorrow.
Bat this ia no fit place Tor you, replied The
! husband.
Then surely il can be no proper place for
| you, dear husba I'd, ;" meekly replied The wife.
SAyln. this, she raised the glass IT whiskey TO
! her lips.
"Surely you are not going to drink that"
rXcla med The husband IH alarm.
"Why not" replied the wife, yen cay that
| You drink TO drown sorrow, and lfany one re-
quires comfort. God knows that | do:
have not tasted food for two days and my poor
babe here is gradually wasting away"
1.-THE glass was placed 10 the lips of the
child, but Immediately dashed 10 the floor by
the father, who exclaimed, why woman are
VOC crazy. would you give that stuff 10 the
child =
1t was now that the wife achieved her tri-
umph. Why should thu child not drink,
replied she to her husband. What better ex.
ample can a child have than its father. II will
put the child to sleep. aud then it will forget
that it is cold and hungry"
The appeal touched the heart of the hnsba nd
he suffered his wife 10 lead him home, md that
nights prayer was offered up 10 heaven. 1t was
answered, and happier family than the sub
ject of the above remark does not exist in this
city.-Bal Republican.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04
Right 2 Or, Not, Girls?

Was right, or was not!
Tell me, girls, and tell me true;
You | mean who've husbands got,
Was | wrong to do so, too?
No-Tm sure 10 die maid
Ne'er was meant to be my lot;
Hymen called, and obeyed;
Was | right, or was not!
When The Youth that pleased my mind
Told his love in language sweet,
Could | see him, fond and kind,
Sigh aud lauguish at my feet!
No, no, no. it was in vain
FrownS and threats were quite forgot;
Soon al church eased his pain
Was ] right, or was not2
This know-a single life
Never was designed for me;
No. no, no, Ills nnughl but strife,
That you surely could agree.
Girls, get mnrried-ihat's your plan
Cupid will assist the plot;
Then, like me. secure your man;
Am rIght, or am | not!
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

A Mos HANG PRINTER-The Charleston
cOrTesPondent.of the New York Tribune. tells
the following fearful story of lynching in Geor-
gia, between Macon and August:
"The victim ofiawless barbariIy and cruelty
in this instance was printer who had been for
some time employed by an Atlanta newspaper !;
he was noticed by the ruffans TO speak TO
negro man, probably only requesting to be di
rected to some house be was seized, a rope
was placed around his neck, and he was several
times drawn from the ground, and dangled be-
tween earth and heaven. After tormentiog
him for half an hour, and threatniDg him with
further punishment unless he confessed that he
was an AbolItionisls. the Williams gave him no
Their jerk. and he came down; this time how
ever, he was beyond the reach Of their malice
his neck had been broken. Ills poor mur.
dered body lay before them. glaring but power
less witness his spirit had flown to the region
of eternal peace, where he was beyond the
wrath of man, His remains were immed ia tel y
buried without shroud or coffin. The mao who
gave me this account is a respectable. honest,
truthful man, who witnessed it, and who, If in
free and civilized State, would be willing al
any moment TO subsis stinte il by oath. He il
very near to me while write, and says thai
the death struggle which bS witnessed will
never be obltersted from his memory.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04
CHOICE POETRY.
"Rocl NE to Sleep, Mother"

TThe suhjOined poem-we know not who wrote it,
il one Of the beautiful of its kind we have eve
seen. We do not envy the heart which does no
thrill 10 its wild and tende: m0siel
Backward, turn backward. oh, Time. in your flight.
Make me a child again. just for tonight!
Mother. come hack from the echoIess shore
Take me again to your heart as of yore-
Kiss from ny forehead che burrows Ofcare,
Smooth the le Nv silver threads out ofmy hair
Over my stun bers your loving watch keep
Rock me to sleep. molher-rock me to sleep!
Backward, flow backward. oh. tide OF years!
I an so weary Of tolls and OF tears
Toll without rscompense-tears all in vain
Take them ami give me my chIl ihOod again!
have grown weary Of dust and decay,
Weary Of Anging my soul-weath away
Weary Oi sOwI,g for OtherstO reap;
Rack me to sleep. mOIher--rock me TO sleep!
Tired Of the hollow. the base, the untrue;
Molhes. oh. mnther, my heart calls for YOU.
May summer the grass has grown green.
BIOssomcd aud laded-Our faces between
Yet with strong yearning and passionate pam.
Lsag TO night foe your presence again;
Come from the silence 50 long and SO deep
Over my heart. in days that have flown,
NJ love like mo herlOve ever has shown
Ne oiber worship abides and end ures,
FSEhGHl. unsefsh. and patient like yours.
Noss like q mother can charm away pain
Frsn the sick soul and the uOrid-weary brmn;
Slanber's sOh Gains OeT my heavy lids eros
ROek me to sleep mOther-rock Tue 10 sleep.
Come. let your brown barr. just lighted with gold,
FRa on your shoulders again as Of old
LeIil fall over my forehead tonight.
Shielding my faint eyes away IRON the light
FOr with its sunny-edged shadow once mJre,
ilaPly will IhrOns the sweet visions of yJre,
lovingly. sOiily. IIs bright pillows sweep
Rock me 10 sleep, aOlher-rock me to sleep!
Mother. dear mother. the ears have been long
Since last hushsd to your lullaby song
Aing then, and unto my soul il shall see n
Wo@anhOOd's yeGrs have been but a drelm;
Clasp 10 ,Our arms IN lOyIEg embrace,
wRh your light Iashes just sweeping my face.
Never hereafter 10 wake 10 eep-
kOck me ~ sleep. mother rock me 10 sleep!
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

THE LAST JOKE.-An Irshman who had
emigraled to these parts, found here wife, and
was blessed, in due course of time, with fami-
ly. His eldest son Patrick, havi. e been born
on Liberty's soil, deemed himself a Native
American, and as snch joined the procession of
the Natives. His father saw him in the ranks
and became enraged. When Pat came home
to get his dinner his father seized him by the
collar. and raising the cowhide over his head,
exclaimed" IN tacbe You TO cppuse your
parents, aud to be FORMULATING the streets
with {" Natives, and down come the cow.hide
with savage severity.
Pat, somewhl, Disconnected, ran from the
house, and Blrrated the tale OF his woes adding
in conc us,On;
IL don't mind the licking, but the idea of
being whipped by rascally foreigner is moro
than can stand"
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04
The Boat of Faith.

Old Billy was ket per at the ferry across the
TallahntchIe at the lu'le town of Belmont, and
was greatly respected ard revered by his COL
ored brethren all The country around, a pinus
and orthodox Hard Shell" On one occd-
SION, the rains having widened and angmen'c ed
the Iml etnesIiy of the stream, an ex driver, the
color OF charcoal, with a wagon hea vIly laden
drove his team into The boat; ard as the old
man turned his wheel and drew off from shore,
the OK driver looking occasionally forth upon
the 'urbld stream, and appealed TO this reve fend
ferrymau:
81 ray. Billy. s'pose dem ropes break, whOr
you reckon we'd go !"
~ reckon you'd stay in de boat" answered
b. ly.
Yes, but" continued the othar--" de boat
mought be in heben fore ve know it,"
Old Billy looked upon his young disc pie
with the utmost scOrn and contempt and re-
Piled:
add you eber hear Of boat gwne to ha-
ben!'
Whor be de Old Ship Of Zion ?" promptly
asked sc other.
Thas was a sumner. Old Billy being Hard
Shell Of the stTictest kind, could not gansav
the existence and destination Of this illustrloU
craft. So cycling his questioner for a minute
with extreme annoyance, he at length u,;etFd
grnaH and said:
- Dat boat wasn't made of wood, it was made
OBJ faith" AID, as if struck by new ideu
perfectly unanswerable, he added" And il
didn't go TO haben neither. II jist went TO d.
shore aud 'lvered the passengers"
The explanation was rather too much fol
the young darkey, and deferrIug to the greale Ell
age and Biblical learning of his a. elder brud
der" he resigned himself and team to the car,
Of Providence and the nautical skill Of William
Guzmsn.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

Dispatches have appeared in some fihe pa.
pers. stating that Cav. Houston has actually
commenced an armed opposition to the behests
of the Texas Convention. Although these
statements have been prematuer, our latest re-
ports from Texas Indicate that they may be.
come true at any moment. Gov. Houston evil
IDENTIFY intends TO give the Secessionis,s some
trouble. He still considers himself the Chief
Executive Officer OF Texas, notwithstanding
the action of the Convention, by which he was
deposed. On the 2lst inst speeches were
made at Austin by Houston and Hon. A J.
Hamilton, late member Of Congress. in which
the Convention and its scts were severely de-.
nounced, as were also the Southern Confedera.
cy and ils new Constitution. We do not lenra
from our dispatches how these speeches were
received. but the simple fact of their being de.
livered at the capital of the State. when the
Convention wns in session. is significant.
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

PARsoN BRowNLow endorses Liucllns Ia.
angura Address lie declares it cOnsetva
tive aud farslghtPd, and says: Had It been
dsivercd by Jackson. Polk or Brtckiuridge,
even the cotton States would have declared Il
to be the height of political perfection. And
we unhesitatIngly affirm that il Llncoln's in.
augUrsl is a true indication Of the character of
his Administration. all good and true men may
congratulate themselves upon his election to
the Presidency" We opine that The fire eat.
ing fUres and the wooden nutmeg distractions
will be after him.
BOULIGNY, the New Orleans Union member
Of Congress, when in the senior class at Tran.
sylvanIa University, Lexington, KY, in April,
1924. was selected to make a speech Of con-
graduation, in French, to lafayette. The elo-
quent Grafton so carried away the hero thar
he threw his arms around the young orator and
held him in long embrace.
WoMAN.-Te cannot be an unhappy man
who has the love Of woman TO accompany him
in every department of lie. The world may
look dark and cherries acknowledgements may
gather in his paih-but when he returns TO the
fireside. and feels the tender love of woma n,
he forgets his cares and troubles, and is com.
Puratively happy man.
DOurLE The most beautiful flowers are
those which are double, such as double pinks,
double roses, and double dahlas. What an ar.
gument is this against the chilling deformity
Of single blessedness "Go marry !" 10 writ.
ten on everything beautiful that the eye rests
upon, beginning with the birds OF Paradise nd
ending with the apple blossom.
The official census of the United States is
IL - 4 AZ;
mIli,ns, four hundred and twenty thou.
sand, eight hundred and ninety. ono. OF these,
three millions. nine hundred and hfiy-one thou.
sand, eight hundred and one, are slaves.
girl II years of age was arrested 1T Bos.
ton on Monday, charged with being q common
drunkaTd ut the same time her parents, Pat
rick and Mary Welch, we're examined. charged
with the murder of another daughter by cruel
beating on Friday. ..........
JoHN l.. WILLIAMS, now Chief Clerk Of the
Navy Department, at salary of $4,000. was
formerly a printer on the Hartford Times,
when Gideon Welles. present Secretary of the
Navy, was editor Of the same paper.
Hon. John Sherman has been elected u. s
Senator from Ohio in the place OF Hon. Thor.
Ccrwin. appoin ed Minister TO Mexico. Mr..
Sherman has taken his seat.
G. w. Smith closed his tea store. and eloped
from New Haven, Conn, 90 Monday. with az
improper woman, leaving young wife to whom
he was recently married.
TIE Vice President of the United States,
the last Postmaster General, the present Sec
rotary Of the Interior. and The present Secre-
lary of War, were'sh printers. s.
Tur VIce PprstnrHr NJ Tho IInited Sta,as
the last Postum ster. Gen eral the present Sec.
Rotary Of the Interior, and the pTessnt Secre-
lsaty Of War, swsre All Prnter& ~. +. So, =
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

EFFECTS OF SEcEssIoN.-Those who ina CINE
that since their secession from the Union the
cotton States have gone on prosperousiy, and
that ell the suffering from the crisis is confned
TO the trading aud una nufacIuring north, should
observe such paragraphs as the following from
the Aberdeen Conservative, a pa per published
10 The northern part of Mississippi: n . 3
We attended The sherIffs sale Of Monday
last, and were perfectly sstonisbed TO see such
sacrifice OF property. One gentleman actu-
ally purchased one hundred and sixty odd
acres Of land for $40; another bought half
interest IN brick law Office for $50; $125
buggy was sold for $50, and other property
scld equally low"
Yet on property so much reduced in value
heavily increased taxes have been assessed.
and VIII be exseted. to pay for the oligarchrcal
government at Montgomery. and maintain an
Expensive army and navy. OF course property
ell over the cotton Kingdom must be very
greatly deprecated in value, for there Is On
embargo on trade. emigration 10 diseoursged
and even the produce Of the country 10 levied
upon TO yield tribute. i+t
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

VINO Has D me IT-1'he panics of '37 ard
81 were but trifes in their wide-spr dis.
astrous results TO that which has covered the
country with gloom and distress since the
Presidential election Business Operations
throughout the country have been suspended.
Although there is more money in the country
than perhaps ever before, the usual financial
movements in aid of trsde, industry and manu-
features are completely stopped; the prices of
merchandise OF every description are reduced,
The stock market s Frustrated, real estate every
where is deprecated, thousands of laborers are
thrown out of employment; honest mecha Tics,
wiling and anxious TO work, with families de.
pendent upon their daily earnings are left to
starVe IN idleness retreDchment 10 introduced
into every household; the government is com.
PEELED to pay enormous percentage for the
means OF carrying it on; our manufactures are
clesed, our workshops idle, md gloom and des-
olatIon stalk with gaunt visage among the
whole people.
Who has done all this! In all seriousness
1t wash the people Of the North, or of the
Middle States or of the States on the South.
ern border. They have done nothing new
No fresh cause of complaint has been given
10 ths South. Even the Republican admins
tration of Mr.. Lincoln, coming into power un-
d r The most dIsadvantsgeous circumsia noes
conceivable, has proved quite % conservative
as either of the dynastes by which it was pre-
ceded. There is not one single one Of all the
alleged outrages upon Southern rights that
does not date back from four TO twenty years.
Then, why is i that our world has been turned
topsy-turvey, and all these saddening Difficult.
ties brought upon us! Is it not clearly, is il
not exclusively the insane conduct of the lead
ers Of the secession movement Nothing else
has done it. There is no other cause for it,
and still there are many who invite the people
Ofthe border States of The South TO cut their
own threats by joining this suicidal movement.
They are mad They are beside themselves.
They surely know not what they do,
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04

AN lRIsH SroRY. Two Irishmen engaged in
peddllng packages of linen bought old mule
20 cid IN carrying the burdens. One would
ride a while, aud then the other, carrying the
bales Of linen on The mule. One day the Irish
man who was on f,Oi got close up to the heels
of his muleship, when be received a kick on
one Of his shiDs. To be revenged he picked
40 a stone md hurled il at the II ule, but struck
his companion on the hack Of his head. Seeing
what he had done he stopped and began to
groan and rub his shin. The one an the mule
turned and asked him what was The NATTER
1.-THE bloody crathur kicked me-" was the re-
ply. "Be Jabers he did The same thing to me
on the back Of me head" said the other
This 10 somewhat like the Border States -
While The Black Republicans are kicking our
shns the Cotton States are throwing stones al
QUE heads. and All tie time swearing thst the
Back Republicans are doing all the mischief
Raleigh On, CD Bannss. si-,sn vsa-- he-s -
. Ta83 u gi1Asp1A g s.a@ >
Smyrna times., 1861-04-04
H U NJ OROU S.


"JEMEs AND SEREFEENEP. We hev said il
was night. And once for all we sayagin:
II was night.
In The fore room of wilder Tuttle's house
sal wilder Tu'Ies only darter-Serefeener
l"sdy thai Strcfeener Tuitle-such was her
"sme-lKewlse her natur-was a lovely gal
would De several rows of appetrces away from
n"' case Her raven tresses were rcdder than
her nose, expressible eyes, teeth-prinders
TONER'S being out-probably ivory. Add 10
tnese the fern ola syrup, and you hev one of
IN IN gals kalkerlaIed to make a man strike his
l''her ana KICK his grandmother, break the len
commandments, and pretty much eYerythi
else
Leastwse, so thought Jemes Perkins, as he
kneIt al her feet that cold, cold, cold night.
Fa,'esl OF the fair secls," implOred the
youth "heer me swar!"
She said she would.
AID he sword.
"May be wittled inter kinding wood
swore Jemes, may | be Csed sluffIng sdrsiges
i'll ever
mere the STRAIN caused by kneeing was too
much Tor Jemes OnmentoDables, Thar war a
RIP then tear, and Jemes kerfiumuxed
deadly palOr sUrfused the classic counie.
nance Of the SerpfeemPr
"Oh grashus.' she cried, and then swooned,
And then Jemes ne swt oned too.
Taco as If this had been the signal-thun.
der tellered, lightning flashed, and the wind
r4aft d 10 thr chmbly
J"mes-Jcmet," at length called Serefee.
nsr' In the gosssmrr tone of an cxpirin tree
'ode, =" this are the lynn gale =
Then lite once more returned TO the dyin
youth. For single moment he sat on the
haIrlh gracefully es Roman seniler foldin
his toggy did he gather his cote tails round his
tered Irowss-sOrrowiuly did he gaze upon
the face OF his beloyed-and solemnIy he re-
! pied:
al KANT be so-it's too airly!"
Hardly had he seesed speak kin or more
properly speakin' skasely had he dried up
when the door opened, and-i1 popped the old
Isdy.