Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-07-15

WE clip the following sensible ar
ticle from the Southern Home pub
lished at Charlotte North Carolina |:
The world assigns to braggarts, just
the reverse character To that which
they wish to establish. Thus, the blus-
terer, who Is always boosting OF his
pluck and prowess, Is universally
pronounced to be coward. We all
know how soon the gentlemen OF the
c0ckade and fiery impulses cooled
down In 81, when bullets began to
fly. Thus, the woman who affects o
great deal of prudery Is believed to
he " no better than she should be-"
Thus, the man who makes broad his
phylactery and two-mile prayers in
the streets, Is SGT down as a hypocrite
by Him, who knows the secrets of all
hearts. Thus, the boaster about the
success of his business, is known to
be on the road to ruin. Thus, the
ply sician, who tells OF the miracu
lOus cures performed by himself, is
regarded as duck of a doctor, who
quacks In the puddle holes of his ig-
norance and imbecility. Thus, the
man, who brags OF his independence
in politics, is ready to sell out to the
highest bidder, and while he claims
to be as firm rs rock, is the merest
weather-cock on the political steeple,
whirling round aud round with every
popular breeze. Thus the French
Radicals Of 1898, while prating about
Liberty, equality and fraternity"
were as tyrannical, exclusive and
blood thirsty as the American Radi-
Gals of 1871. Thus, the tender-heart-
ed Abolitionists, whose bowels of
compassion yearned towards the poor
negro, slaughtered half a million of
whites with honeyed words of love
and philanthropy. The scallawags,
who now talk OF the rebellion, wore
the cockade In '61, like loyal Can't
well, (happy Significance in the
name), signed the ordinance of seces
sion, like Holden and Dick or could
swallow five Yankees at gulp, like
Bullock and Blodgett.
And so the sham and humbug 90
on, the world understanding the
game, the slOddy tools being useful
for scavenger work and to he broken
In pieces when the dirty job isover.
During the Millerite excitement I'm
Ao1~y Nucu tisc NEW ElSlduu SttliltS
We're preparing ascension robes for
their upward flight at the expected
Judgment Day, Though leaden wings
to help them In their downward fight
would have been more suitable) Joe
Smith, the Mormon, was asked what
he thought of Millerism. The
world loves humbug and let them
have 1t. The same idea Is expressed
by Tom Moore in his Yelled Phrophet
OF Khorassan, "Ye would be dupes
and ye are!"
So the best farmers In the world
send 1000 miles To get a notorious agri-
cultural humbug to instruct them In
the principles of farming. The sham
farmer accepts the invitation, makes
the long journey, endures the hand
shaking, the feasting, the serenading
and all the clap trap ct ceter1s, de-
livers a rambling twaddle, which Is
duly published as guide aud hand
book in farming! Nobody is deceiv-
ed, nor the stage managers of the
farce, nor the sham actor, nor the au-
dience, nor the lockers on. But the
whole show is delightful, the biense-
dnce is charming, all in the highest
style Of humbuggery. The spectators
disperse ir great good humor and are
ready to invest their fractional cur
rency In the next charlatan, who
comes along.