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The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1861-04-10
From tie North Alasamia.
MIDNIGHT MUSINGS.
BY LILLIAN 7. RozELL.

Awake my silent Tyre, for yet too long
Hast thou been hushed in silence and in gloom
With these wild wintry winds chant now thy song
Like these, the exiled soul must sumber soon
All! me, as shadows lengthen and depart,
/ listless gaze-dnd irish knep n,y heart
And when the morn with roseate fingers light
Doth scatter dew-gems DER the browny lea
And fow'rets meet her kiss with blushings bright
And misty beamings wake the purple sea
/ ask if this be life for il doth seem
This is no Sustained earth--or do i dream?
But when ] steal with men'ry in the Past
And gaze upon the blasted relics there
The sunny fakes of days too bright to last,
Lay on this heart and chill it with despair.
Aye as the dream-clouds pass away, know
This is liIe-'foN not be aitcays so!
For mid celestial gems of Paradise
He raseth golden mansions one by one;
He'll pluck away the azure.veng skies,
Unbar the prison-gates and call us home,
And straying in the ''living pastures green"
Bliss viii be sweeter for the wo that's been.
IT'S sad to pine for Natures richest lore
To rest beneath mslortunes sable wing:
'Tis hard le's dearest hopes to all give DER
And watch them fit away, shad'wy wing!
But oh tits worse than death to rove,
Alone, TO yearn for rsciH Of human Tore
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- OXFORD, MISS, WEDNESDAY, April 10, 1861


to Gen. Mott, who commanded us TO this point,
we are very comfortably situated We have
nice hay Cor our beds, and every convenience
which could be furnished The boys are in fine
spirits, expecting to DO off by Wednesday. We
are drilled six hours per day, and will doubtless
soon become experts in the fne art of killing
our fellow-men. -sa Nfs s6
One pleasant incident which has occurred, and
which has added a great deal to the general sat
isfaetion, was the presentation to Capt Delay.
Of beautiful sword, by Col w. +. Dowd, Of
Monroe county. The sword was sent to the
gallant Captain, accompanied by note, deli
cately, but Justly complimenting him as one
who had never failed to offer himself TO do bat
tie for his country, and who had won historic
wreath of glory on the wellfought fields of Mon
terey and Buena Vista. Captain Delay accept
ed the handsome. present in graceful note Of
thanks, promising that it should always fash
where the post of danger was, and should never
be sheathed till the seven-starred flag Of our
Csnfederacy should be honored among nations.
We know Capt. Delay well enough to feel as
sured that his promise viii be kept
Major-Gcneral Charles tlarke takes command
Of our division TO Pensacola, where We will be
placed under Gen. Bragg. though it is said that
JEFF. Davis himself will lead us, il there Is an
attack made on the Fort One thing is sure
if Mississippians are commanded to take Fort
Pickens, and JEFF. Davis leads the way. we will
take it though the whole world should oppose
US. 1t is rumored in Camp that Captains Chal-
mers and Harris have declined to be candidates
for Colonel of this Regiment and that General
Mott win be elected without opposition. The
election for field officers will take place after we
reach Pensacola. Capt. Delay and Lieut. Autry
are the only candidates for Lieutenant Colonel.
Captains Bowdre and Foster private w. S. Ran
dolph, Of the Panola Guards, and Captain Sam.
Benton, Of the jeff Davis Rifles, are candidates
for Major.
This has been written hastily, and under dis
advantages You shall hereafter be regularly
posted as to all the camp news. send you the
papers containing the general news. Brodie
Crump, of Holly Springs, has been made Com
missary General, with the rank of Major.
There are some profane boys in camp, as you
may imagine. Just now one of them shouted
out-"HuTa for h-llw He was answered by
another, who cried out-"Thats right-every
man for his own house" Yesterday, little
man from DeSoto was told that We would have
to crawl through the portfolios in order to take
the Fort. He didn't like that at all was very
much afraid they would want to be poking d
minutiye chaps ike himself in, first Toby
says somebody asked him to send her some oys-
ters up nom Pensacola; but he answered that
we would doubtless have more shells than oystors
lafayette Guards are all in good health and
spirits. will write again from this place.
III r.
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rected TO the care Of Capt VIM Delay OF Capt
Sam Benton, Mississippi troops, Warrington,
Florida
Iwent to the Theatre last night, to see Miss
Gcugenhcirn in "Jeanie Deans;" but was sum
moned away TO stand guard at camp. That's
what I get by being soldier.
Goodbye If there IS a fight expect my next
to be dated from the innerside Of Fort Pickens
H..
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Cure for Cancer.

DR. CLouD-Dear Sir III the cancer Is so
stsated on the person that it can be worked
with, prick it all over, and around with a knife
or lance. SO as to break the skin; then shave
off the fyRz or rough part of acorn cob with a
knife--fil it into corn cob pipe-light it--put
thin cloth over the pipe-apply the steam to
the cancer, and with your mouth blow the steam
and smoke on the Cancer. morning and evening
for ten days. and an effectual curs viii be had
Three or four pipe fulls may be applied each
time. Keep poultices OF mush or light bread to
the Cancer TO keep It moist and clean. The
poisonous qualities of this steam and smoke win
deadcn and destroy the Cancer. and all Of Cts
roots, which will work out, and can be seen In
the mush. This remedy win also destroy al
kinds Of Warts If any one doubts the above
facts, LET him try them a PLAro.
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REMEMBER -Rothsehild. with all his wealth,
must be satisfied with the same sky that is over
the head Of the poor man. He cannot order
private sunsset that he may enjoy il with a Sc
lect circle of friends. nor can he add one single
ray to the clear, bright beams of the queen of
night, as she sails through the heavens. The
richest banker cannot have more than his share
of the air to breathe, and the poorest Of all men
can have the same. Wealth may buy bril-
liant bracelet, dazzling with diamonds and r,i-
bies, but wealth cannot buy graceful and we'll
turned arm on which to display its splendor-
God only can give that and to many of the
poor he has given it. II wish had the health
of that rosy-cheeked peasant girl" signs the
aristocratic invalid, propped up with pillows in
her costly carriage. "Ah, me-" says the girl,
sif could only ride IN such style as that
Wealth, cannot purchase health, nor can it give
contented mind. All that is most valuable
can be had for nothing. They come as pre-
sents from the hand Of Kind and iBdulgent
Father, and neither the air, nor sky. nor beau
ty. health, strength, and genius, can be bought
and sold. Reader. whatever may be thy condi-
ton in life, remember these things, and be con-
tent-Soaflern Family Journal
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A RATrLEsxAKE SroRy.--'T had been" he
said, prospecting all day for minerals, and had
found some copper and lead and some curious
sulphur springs Of I believe, unique kind =
and, coming back TO my camp, had lit my fire,
and cooked some deer meat then, quite tired
out looked round TO select a convenient and
sheltered place under high, cruinbly- looking
rock not far from my fire, and, loading my rifle,
first bandaging the lock aud slipping it into my
mackintosh;case to guard it from the damp, j
wrapped Myself like a mummy in my Maekinaw
blanket and lay down under the rock to sleep I;
intending to rise early and push fast, to over
take my men. who were days march ahead,
loul.ing after bears had "a bad night for rats
or something OF other kept passing over me and
half waking me. About the grey Of the morn
ing, I reused myself from that sort of torpid,
paralvscd sense Of endurance that a prolonged
nightmare throws you in, and rose up TO my ell
bow to see If my logs were quite burnt out, or
if there was, perhaps, enough fire left TO warm
me some coffee, for the night had been frosty
and cold Hooked, and to my horror saw a
wrthing heap, of about thirty rattIesnakes coll
ed or moving round the brands Of my fire.
had been sleeping under rock which was per-
foratcd by their holes, and my fire had drawn
them out by its alluring warmth II was these
snakes had felt moving over me in my long
nightmare. Loramussy, mister! How quick |
did get on nay feet, sure; and 0s | ran off ]
banged my rifle right among them, just TO give
them a sort Of parting blessing. But what harm
did to them never knew, for did not care
to go back to that hive of rattesnakcs. all
tie Year Hound. ~.
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HON UP rouR WHR Ix DRivfSs 0xrS-1he
Ohio Farmer says there il more IN the move
ments OF the driver Of an ex.team. and in carry-
ing of the whip. than most TURNER'S think. .s0x-
en-. however quick in their movements or up
right in their walk i'm the yoke. soon become
dull and gefth practice Of ssshoving' or s.haul-
ing in consequence Of the driver "a gging aloug,
OF. as Is often the practice, going ahead Of the
team. and from time to time steppiRg back and
whipping them. A driver Of an OK tsem should
walk directly opposite to the yoke, walk straight
and carry his whip as upright as soldier would
his gun Use wfip-stock with a short lash
and touch the cattle only with the lash, and
never strike them on the nose or over the eyes
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SIGNATURE OF THE CRoss.-The mark which
persons who are unable to write are required to
make instead Of their signature, is in the cross,
and this practice, having been followed by kings
aud mobiles, is constantly referred to as an in
stance Of the deplorabIe Ignorance of ancient
times. This signature is not, however, invaria-
bic proof of such ignorance anciently the use
of this mark was not confined to lliterate per-
sons; for amongst the Saxons the mark cf the
cross, as an attestation OF the good faith Of the
person signing. was required to be attached to
the signature of those who could write, as well
as to stand in the place Of the signature of those
who could not write.
In those times, IL man could write, or even
read, his knowledge was considered proof posi-
tive presumptive that he was in holy orders -
The word ciericus or clerk was synonomous
with penman, and the laity, or people who were
not clerks. did not feel any urgent necessity for
the use Of letters. The ancient use Of the cross
was, therefore, universal alike by those who
could and by those who could not write il; it
was, indeed, the symbol Of an oath from its holy
associations, and generally the mark. On this
account Mr.. Charles Knight in his note to the
Pictorial Shakespeare, explains the expression Of
God save the mari" as a form Of ejaculation
approaching to the character Of an oath. This
phrase occurs three or more times in the plays
Of Shakespeare, but hitherto il has been left by
the commentators in its original obscurity,
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Patrick Henry.

A man stands upon the floor Of The house Of
delegates Of Virginia. He turns an eye Of fire
around hm-he trembles with some mighty
emotion The emotion, reader, was the first
breath of newborn Liberty She started into
life by this inspiration, and the days of Tyranny
were numbered
The grandeur Of that. scene cannot be com
passed ip one glance. He stood amid grave
and prudent body OF men conscious, indeed, OF
the wrongs Of their country, but rallying upon
modest petition for redress. They had never
let their iuaginations ramble into visions Of up
right and fearless Independence. thousand
things forbade the dea- Their habits of thought
and action, their ptable weakness as a country,
their disgust for war on account Of recent and
exhausting conflicts, all tended TO indispose them
for freedom. They were, besides, legislating
beneath the jealous eyes Of royal deputies who
would not fail to call treason by its right name.
They sat as it were, under the glmmering OF
the diaden
Who would dare, il so inclined, to stalk forth
from their midst and throw down the gauntlet
to the mightiest empire of the world--to princi-
pies as old as the great globe itself interwo~et,
with every pagcof pastIistory, sanctioned by
venerable ages, and proud and awful as the heav
ems Who would dare to leap on the moss
grown and frowning ramParts of monarchy, and
pluck its blood red iagg Who would rush from
the security of submission, and, Sampson-like,
grasp the lion by the manes twas the grand
est moment of that tiine-bat God had reared
up one to fill it. That man was Patrick Henry.
He opened his lips. His heart big with the
destinics of the world, struggled for moment
with doubt--but not longer The electric ap-
peal sent forth--dIiitcd on--fashing iiercer and
brighter, and growing in overwhelming majesty,
until the last words-"Giye me Liberty or give
me Death l"-filed up its measure of terrible
might; and the last link Of the chain that had
entirely bound the former was rivon. lie had
finished his sublime task. The revolution was
a fact.
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IMPORTANT ISvESnoS.--We take pleasure in
announcing to our readers every development of
the mechanical arts made in our midst The
South needs and should foster and encourage
every enterprise that tends to.rcnder her indc-
pendent We are happy to- learn that Mr.. B.
Roberts, Superintendent of the Mississippi Gil
Works, located in our city has invented ma
chine for hulling and cleaning cotton seed which
is as near perfection as can be looked cor in this
world, The machine will hull and clean from
ten to forty tons Of seed per day, according to
size, and is so simple that any one can learn to
operate it in half am hour. The inventor has
made application to our Southern Government
for patent and viii proceed Immediately to
manufacture his mills We understand he will
have one in operation at Mr. Hushfield's Missis-
sippi Oil Works, in few weeks Success to
his inxention.--F FicksBsrg SHn.
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RAEurrs AxD TaEEs.-A correspondent from
Towards Point wIitess e,Rabhits may be pref
vented from destroying young peach and apple,
trees. by dipping a Woollen rag IN grease OF
some kind-hog's lard OF the hke-and rubbing
the tree as faF up as YOU can reach" lie lesrh-
ed this from his neighbors, after he bad lost
some trees and since such application has betn
made, no Tree has been touched--P Prairie Far
mfr. -.-
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-PosToFFIeE DEPkRTNESroF THE eosFspBRATE
SsATEs-The Montgomery Advertiser says that
the following comprises the namesa and grades Of
the officers Of the Post-Ofice Department. up
to this oates s tssae ~ 1e# ss
John H. Reagan, Texas, Postmaster General
Henry St George 0ffht Missouri, Chief Of
Contract Bureau
Benjamin n. Clements Tennessee, Chief Of
Appointment Bureau.
w. ID. Miller, Texas, Chief Clerk of Depart
ment
Joseph F. Lewis, Texas, Clerk,
John G.. Bach, Louisiana, Clerk
J. l.. @. Danucr, Alabama, Clerk
J. Newton Lewis, Mississippi, Clerk
Eugene B. Philpot, Alabama, Messenger.
PREFER loss 3 unjust gain,
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U1ly pNy-
ing FOR composition, u Por thousand ems
Displayed advertisements charged for the space
cupied. -
Loaded notices charged Is cents a line. t3
. fz Articles of personal character only admitted
at the option of the Proprietor and charged 20
q line.
The pay for yearly and half yearly advertise
ments due quarterly and those inserted for less than
three MONTHS the pay due when the advertisement is
out.
Transient advertisements payable in advance.
Announcing Candidates for City offices. =. 2 30
County ofiices.. 90
District and State. 10 90
to be paid invariably in advance
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ARIsToCRAcY NoRTH AND SouTH-The repub-
lican papers are continually representing that
the saye-owners Of the South are all aristocrats,
and comprise an odious oligarchy, while all the
democracy Of the country is to be found at the
North If the possession of wealth constitutes
an aristocracy in the owners thereof, we think
that there is FAR more of It to be found in the
Northern than in the Southern States. All the
bankers and iinlnciors, the rich merchants and
shp-owncrs, and more especially the mill-owners
and manufacturers, according to this rule, form
a vastly more numerous body Of aristocrats and
oligarchs and more mischievous one, too, as
FAR as the interests of the masses are concerned
than the Southern Shareholders. The truth is
that there docs exist a kind Of pretentious aris-
tocracy in the country, whose rank is based on
wealth; but it is scattered all over the country,
in every quarter and is peculiar to no particular
section. IL comprises for the most part per-
sons who have come into the possession of large
fortunes, but who have very little intellect
whose breechcs pockets vastly outweigh their
brains--but all this will be equitably settled in
about the third generation. 1t is absurd to To-
cate this class at the South, while the fact is no
torious that there is hardly more potent oil
garchy existing anywhere than in the manufac-
turing districts of New England-a body which
controls al most the souls and destinies of the
operatives as completely as the cotton lords of
Manchester.-New York Herald.
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ed, the Captain, being in command Of the -
Rife Company, made his appearance with the
whole of bis company, in parade dress.
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CuRE FOR DRTSKENSBss-It Is settled that
drunkenness is physical ss well as moral
disease, and il Is now 50 treated, The foiieW-
ing is the receipt of John Vine Hall the father
Of ibe comaaBder Of the Great Eastern. which
has enabled 80 many men b overcome the NAL
ady: s'Salphste of iron. grains; magnesia, 10
grainss pePpefnint wsteT. il drachms; spirit
q nubneg, drachms twice day
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cAnp Morn, MonILE. April ID, 1so1.


DEAR FRANK We received orders, this morn
ing, to be in readiness 10 start for Pensacola to-
morrow, and our camp is now scene of busy
preparation.
Since my last letter no news of any great i'm
portance has been sAoat The ordinary routine
of camp duties, and roaming to see city sights,
have. been the only things to vary the tedious
mcnotony. We are walked at six in the morn
ing, get breakfast and have company drill for
one hour and half In the evening, We have
squad drill FOR the same length of time. by
the right Aank" " March, and Dress" are the
chief sounds to be heard during those three
hours, exceptth heavy tramp Of the soldiery,
as they sway right and left, forward and back
ward, at the word of command, gracefully as
the pine bough bends to the unseen breeze.
There are now here two regiments of Missis-
sippians, all destined for Pensacola. Ii seems
that our President knows his own people wei.
enough to believe that they are the men for an
arduous or dangerous task, both of which the
taking Of Fort Pickens surely will be. There
is one acknowledged fact-if JEFF Davis will put
himself at our head, and point to where the
blow must be struck, the seven-starred Gag Of
the Confederacy will wave over the ramparts Of
Fort Pckens, or none will be left to tell the sto-
ry of the fight. Mississippians will not, shail
net know defeat. The spirit Of patriotism, such
as inspired the bosom Of Washington and his
compatriots, burns undimmed in the hearts Of
their posterity, and they will maintain them
selves the peers Of any, or perish as one man
in the effort
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CURIous SraTIsucs.--According to the Amer
lean Encyclopedia, the number of languages
spoken Is s'4164 The number Of men Is about
equal 10 the numbered women. The average
Of human lie is thirtytllree years. One quar-
ter die before the age Of seven, To every one
thousand persons, only one reaches one hun
dred years To every sone h9ndred only six
reach seYenty-fiEe years; and not more than
one in five hun6rcd VIII reach eighty years.
There are one Thousand millions Of inhabitants.
OF these 5S, So, ,ss3 die every year; 81, ,s24 die
every day 77s0 every hour; 60 every minute.
or one every second These losses are about
balanced by IN equal number Of births The
married are longer-liyed than the single. and
above all, those who observe a sober and indus
trioas conduct Tall men i've longer than
short ones. Women have more chances Of lie
previous to the age Of flly years than men, but
fewer after. The number of marriages IS in
the proportion Of seyenty-six to one hundred
Marriages'afe moro frequent after the equinoxes
that IS during the months of june and De
ceInber. Those born in the spring are generally
more robust than others. Births and deaths
are more frequent BY night than by day.
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''Dic we may, and die must;
But oh where can dust to dust
BE consigned so wen,
As where Heaven is dews shall shed
A On toe msrtyred patriots bed,
And the rocks shall raise their head
OF his deeds totell
/ notice in the Tribune, of this morning. a
statement that some wealthy N[ississippians had
raised a purse Of 800, ,OOO to be presented to
the first member of the Mississippi Rifles a
crack company nrom Jackson, who shah mount
the walls Of the Fort. am aware the members
Of that company are all gallant men. but be-
lieve little flag Of the 'sstars and bars (as
Jonce Hooper says belonging to some one not
a member Of that company. win be the frst to
flutter in the face Of the Yankees who man, O.
Fort PickeBs Perhaps goa know by what love
" fair one that little flag was made and blessed
God bless ber; God bless the glorious Gag, and
grant that the hands into which it has been
committed may always bear it aloft at the post
of honor By Gods help. that Gag shall be.
some day, returned into the hands Of her who
made it !; and il shall be retdfned, not only nm.
stained, bGt v'reAthed with the sunshine Of glO.
rions victory. Es s9 = azrza
Walter A. Goodman has been appointed, by
President Davis Collector al Holly spsings -
and L. Ia .Joans. at fernando a~
Capt Delays family are here at the hotei-
all wen. The lafayette Guards number ninety
two good and true men, whose names will
send Jon next time, The University boys are
all well. and looking quite barbarous in their
gray shirts and military caps No sickness
among our people
Letters for any Of our ''bOys" should be di-
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wHrx heaven ehastises US we should kiss the
rod When beautifd female eye looks re-
proyingly at Us we should kiss the lash
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HE that eHtcrtains daOgerous design puts
his head into halter.