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Year: 1860

the frosts of many winters have cooled the


burning flame of passion. In such an one


we would not naturally expect to find an
EXPRESSION SO unbecoming and undign'fled.


II is not often that we find aged gentlemen


betraying their weakness III public. Those
undignified ebulitions of passion are gener-
ally reserved for the modification OF the
family circle, and age becomes truly ridicu-


lous when it leaves the wales of privacy to
make an exhibition of its impotency upon


the nights of publicity You, MIR. A. q.


d., attributes motives to me which scorn
to rctott YOU may live on in the be-


lief that | am dishonest liz my views, and
with the heart of a Diogenes you may spend
Your few remaining days attended by the
thought that you have done in ustlce to one
YOU know not, and l will leave you to the
tender mercies of violated conscience
He further says the Hindman men were
driven to adopt the undemocratic resolution
referred to in my article. at the county con
vention of this county "by the eNtraordi-
nary movements Of the SET, who were try
ing to break up SO many conventions In the
western counties-perhops Pacific IS one Of
the number" Again, Mr.. A. o. d., you
have allowed your feelings to run away
with your Judgment and your manners.


What set was trying to break up the Craw-
ford convention? does good breeding sng-
gcst the latter part of the above quoted sen
tence? SO far as turning me over to Col.
Hays, Walker and Woosley is concerned
have little to say. From Hays hand !
would receive courteous treatment, I'm sure
if he could not convince me by argument


he would not disgrace his gray hairs by
abusing me. Walker has seen " Sam,
and his teaching might not be beneficial to a
democrat. Enough of this for this time
With little advice drawn from several
sources | will, at present, take leave of "An
Old Democrat When partisanism seizes
upon the mind Of age it is apt to betray i,
into an exposure of impotent reason. When
age makes a public exhibition of passion


it robs itself of its due respect and is pecu


liarly fortunate if it escapes the mortiica-
ton of being made laughing stock. Will
a sincere hope that have succeeded to some
extent in convincing you of your error eli


ther in politics or manners bid you an af
fcctiorate adien PAclFlC.
Year: 1860

EF See advertisement of Mr. HARVEY
STEWARD, in our advertising column The
we'll known character Of MIR. Steward, is a
sure guarantee that all work done by him,
will give satisfaction.
Year: 1860

SLEEPING IN DAMP RooMs.-Rooms where
the mastering was never well dried, either
from the want of time, or from being filled
with frost before it had chance to dry rooms
in Easements, or on the north side OF house
shaded by trees or other buildings, are very
unwholesome fer sleeping apartments. Ana
what makes the exposure greater, and the re-
suits more serious, cold is taken when .iie
body is in an inactive state, and it is very diff
f,cult if not impossible to throw of such colds
Ouits a number of cases of severe sickness
have occurred in the experience of the writer
from such exposure, and in two or three in
stances death has followed No one thing is
so conducive to health as large, airy, and well
lighted rooms for sleeping. This is very inn
portant where there are children or persons OF
feeble constitutions or weak lungs.
Year: 1860

- + THE ONLY POSITIVE.


AHasHs ts6SSe-7 LY FIRE PROOF SAFE in the


EE4EAAlL I'D world.


NrfCr- Hrt .kdt When the contents OF safes de-
Hf151 fAlts fsI stroyed, they invariably burned


Et41z1 III by heat being conducted TO them and
N=2s-AA- a the inside wood casing, through the
e7z=-z-1 --sA door ard doorway, by iron bolts and
plates forming and fastening the iron
box to the outside iron plate of the door, and joining d
rectly on to the inside wood casing, thus forming
nuous conductor of the best heat conducting material
from the outside directly upon the inside wood casing,
and contents of the safe.


Al SAFES oars are thus built.


~ Examine ycur SAFE door.


The Marland Patent Safe is constructed to entire
y cut of all communication of heat this part by
constructing the door and the doorway Of soap stone,
or other non-conductng material, as to have iron
bolts running through the door iron plate around
the doorway nor any connections from the outer to the
inner part of the thereby keeping the interior and
contents of the eecually protected from all
that be applied to the door, in other portion Of
the safe.
Year: 1860

Our readers will take notice that the In
ternal Improvement Commissioner adver-
tises for proposals to construct Bridge
over Frog Bayou Proposals will be re-
ceived until 18th September. when the work
will be let to the lowest responsible bidder.
This will be quite a creditable structure for
our county, and will accommodate large
portion of our population. being over .
rapid and dangerous stream. The work is
to be of the best description. and is amply
provided for by the hberality of the County
Court who appropriated at a late session a
sufficient sum 70. the purpose. For full
information call on the Internal Improve
ment Commissioner at WARD l. SoUra-
NAYD's store.
Year: 1860

A PATRIOTIC LADY.-We learn that
Douglas flag is stretched across the Main
Street. in our sister city of Van Buren,. A
lady passing along the street, discovering
it, would not pass under it, but took an
other street. We are we'll acquainted with
the lady. but will not give her name.
Snsifh Times.


Horrible How could she? We fear
the dear creature is not for union
Year: 1860




Col Keitt, of South Carolina. fire- eat
er and disunionist of the worst possible
kinda pretty good match for the agltator
Yanccv-is out in long letter insisting
that the Capitol of our country must be
made a scene of civil strife and bloodshed
in the event of the election OF Lincoln.
Col. Kcitt, Yancy. and all of their kind
NAV calm their fears and quiet their nerves !;
the conservative people of every section OF
our happy land will see to it that this cn-
ion is never dissolved on account OF mig
gers. The slave has been legislated for long
enough, and, as his value in dollars and
cents is safe protection for him, the people
have determined to withdraw him from
Congress in order that the legitimate busi-
ness of the country may be attended to-
The patriotic masses in this country, who
are strong enough to crush out Seceders and
Disunionists have determined to protect
themselves, preserve the institution Of
slavery, and at the same time stand by the
Union of the States We will have no
dissolution on account of slavery OR any
thing else, but mean to perpetuate our gio-
rious confederacy from generation to gen.
Grafton that it may serve as great beacon
light to the millions throughout the world
who are groaning under the oppressor' S
woke. If we could have our way, every
man who ever breathed a desire to see these
States disnembered should be instantly
swung Oh agaliows as high as Haman's.
Year: 1860

BY MRS ". p. LOWE.
see it ever there above my head,
oh lead me up that may sit and rest;
Then / shall know where all the pathways lead


And find at length the way,


And how l went ashay.
The thicket lures me with its mellow gloom,
fathom dreamily its still retreat,
Nor see the rising vapors round me loom;


But there no fog and damp,


Shall e'er my breathing cramp.
Ireach the slopes Ger touched with spots of sun;
They tighten up my heart to peacsful cheer
Yet when the noon is hot am undone;


But in that cleft 'tis cool,


And calm, and beautiful.
Impati ent as the longing butterfly,
smell the ar-off flowers at golden morn
How shall find the meadows where they lie


All ! there they'll come to sight


These gardens of delight,
Two roads reach at last They hold me still /;
Yet one of them my feet must surely take,
III go not with a blind and partial will


Upon that rock of prayer


I'll choose, and then IN dare.
Rock of Ages strong and sweet repose
For all the pilgrims of mortality,
Bewilderod at the morn or evening close,


Take them unto thy breast.


And show the land Of rest,
Year: 1860

rr.The following scathing criticism, BY
az Influential Democratic editor, of a main
point in the Presidents Message, is so true
that We give it this conspicuous place and
invite to it careful, general attention.
Year: 1860

This is the house that Wise built.


This is Old Brown, al, bleeding aud
torn, that lay in the house that Wise
built.


These are the men, all forlorn, that vor-
ried Old Brown all bleeding and toCr, as
be lay in the house that Wise built.


This is the COW with a crumpled horn,
that frightened the men all forloro. that
worried Old Brown all bleeding and torn,
as he lay in the house that Wise built.


These are the rumors every morn, that,
with the COW with crumpled horn, fright.
ened the men all foTloro, that worried Old
Brown all bleeding and torn, as he lay in
th house that Wise built.


This is the Union, shaven and shorn,
dissolved By the rumors every morn, that,
with the COW with crumpled horn, fright
ened the men all forlorn, that worried Old
Brown, all bleeding and torn, as he lay in
the house that Wise built Chicago
Journal.
Year: 1860

Coop ADvIcE.-If the poorhouse has
any terror for you, never buy what you
don't need. Before you pay three cents
for jewsharp, see if You can't make just
as pleasant noise By wbistliug, for which
nature furnishes the machinery. And be-
fore you pay seven dollars for figured
vest, young man, find out whether your
lady love would not be just as glad to see
you in a plain ora, that cost half the
money. If she wouldn't, let her crack
her own walnuts, and buy her own clothes.
Year: 1860

STRANGE CoNvERsIoN.-Some time
ago, the eccentric Parson Brownlow didn't
see how it was possible for an Abolition
ist to get to Heaven. He even intimated,
indeed, he would rather be in a warmer
spot, with those of his own way of think
ing, than in Paradise with such fanatics.
But latterly he has been to hear Henry
Ward Beecher preach. He thinks he is
not bad-hearted man, after all, and his
Southern friends who get to Heaven need
not be surprised to fud Beecher there.
Exactly, Mr.. Browulow, more intimate
knowledge of Northern men would thin
your honest but cranky head Of many Of
its absurd prejudices.
Year: 1860

The following sublime and affecting production but
lately discovered amonge the remains of great epic poet
and is published in the recent Oxford edition Of Mltons
works;


| am old aud blind
Men point at me as smitten by Gods frown
Afflicted and deserted OF my kind,


Yet am not east down.


am weak, yet strong:
murmur not that no longer see
PoSr, old and helpless The more belong,
Father Supreme, to thee


o, Mereiful One fr.a.H
When men are farthest, then thou art most near
When friends pass by me,and my weakness shuu


Thy chariot hear


Thy glorious face
Is leaning towards me and its holy light
Shines 10 upon my lonely dwelling place
... And there is no more light.


On my bended knee
| recognize thy purpose clearly shown:
Ny vision thou hast dmmed, that may see
ata Thyselr--ThySelf alone,


l have naught 20 fear
This darkness is the shadow Of thy wing
Beneath is am almost sacred here


Can come no evil thing.


o, i seem to stand
Trembling, where foot Of mortal ne'er hath beef
Wrapp'd in the radiance of thy sinless land,


Which eye hath never seen.


Visions come and go
Shapes of resplendent beauty round me throng
From angel lips seem to hear the flow


OF soft aud holy song.
Is it nothing now,
] When heaven is opening on my sghtless eyes !
When airs from paradise refresh my brow,
The earth in darkness lies.


In purer cline
MY being fills with rapture--waves of though
holl in upon my spirt-strains sublime


ri. Break over me uusought


Give me now my Tyre
l leel the STRINGS Of a gift divine
! within my bosom glows unearthly fire,
.,. Lit by no skill Of mine. l'. .I
Year: 1860

DEATH IS GRAND SEcRET.--l. We !
know not, beforehand, when and how, and
by what means we or others shall be
brought to death by what road we musA q
90 the way whence We shall not return ;
what disease or what disaster will be the
door to put as into the honss of appoint,
ment for all living. I .asH a7lugt .-l


q We cannot describe what death il
how the knot is united betWsen body and
soul, nor how the spirit of man goes mp
ward, to be we kuowrpot what. and live We
know not how. With what dreadful Gu
riosity does the soul launch out into ths
vast ocean of eternity, aud resign itself to
an untried abyss Let US make it sure
that the gates of heaven shall be open to


US on the other side Of death, thongh is is


a way we are to go but once. aata ..i
( 3, We have no correspondence at Az
| with separated souls nor an acquaintance
with their state. 1t is an unknown, undlSi


covered region, to which they are remoFed;


we can neither hear from them. nor sepd to


them. While we are here in this world, Of


sense. we speak to the world OF spirits, as
the blind do of colors aud as we move
thitbsr. we shall be amazed TO hnd how


much we have been mistaken ol 800 cad
Year: 1860

LIFE AND DEArH.-Life and death what
a'ful words yet how lightly they drop
from the lips. We utter them as if we
had not constantly before us tae solemn
warning, that in the midst of life we are
in death" We wander along the high
ways of our mortal existence, either heeds
less or unconscious that we are pursued
by shadow which will 60 wherever we go.
Wrapt up in ourselves, we adore the pres.
ent, regardless of the fact that, however
glitterirg II may appear to our senses, it is
wreathed in mists, that spread disease, and
pain, and death on every side Of us.


FLOATING down the current of time to the tomb
We hallow TOO much the flowers on its side"
Year: 1860

BoTSome women are excessively foad
Of teasing those whom they love. 1t is
generally the very impassioned in tenn
permanent, or the very cold, who do so. -
The latter, where love is comparatively
languid may do it almost constantly; the
former just in the intervals where the
pulse of love rather intermits and in this
case it seems only to be part or form Of
the general craving for excitement of some
kind or other.
Year: 1860

You've AMERICA WONDERS. - Wonder
why mamma keeps Bridget at home from
church to work all day, and says it is
wicked for me 10 build my RABBIT house
on Sunday? Wonder why our minister
bought that pretty cane with the lions
head on the top, and then asked me for
my cent to put in the missionary box ?
Don't want a jewsharp as much as he
wants cane? Wonder what makes pa
tell such nice stories to visitors about his
hiding the masters rattan when he went
TO school, ard about his running away
from the school.mistress when she was
going to whip him, and then shuts me up
all day in dark room because tried, Just
once, to be as smart rs he was? Wonder
why mamma tells pa he is cross when he
comes home at night and says his tea is
weak, and ties a. handkerchief over my
mouth so that | can neither speak nor
breathe, because | happen to say she is
cross? Wonder what made pa say that
wicked word when Bessy upset the ink all
over his papers, and then slapped my
ears when ! said the same thing when my
kite string broke? Oh, dear there are
lots Of things that want 10 know How
| wish was man
Year: 1860

arrived at the point of desperation, where
it requires its members to be deaf, blind
and senseless, TO every principle not ennn-
ciated by its leaders, If we must sacrifice
our own manhood and sense of right under
the penalty of being branded 'traitor,n -
and having our ''treachery" heralded thro
the public prints, in prose and poetry, it is
time that party went into dissolution. If
YOU, sir, wish to bow your neck to the
yoke OF your masters, and be the 'Obedient
ass of tyrAnts, may you lie blessed with
the privilege. But / hope God will he
merciful to you as he was to one of old,
and open your mouth before you die, to
rebuke those who ride you.


MICHAEL HoGAN.
Year: 1860

have for some time felt it my duty to
abandon that party whose professions and
practices are SO much at variance. /, in
common with most of my counIrymcn,
attached myself to the so-callcd Demo-
cratic party, for the reason that that
party professed to be the friend of the
lnboring man, and particularly those of
foreign birth. ] have been long enough
in that party to know that their profess
sons are false, and made only to dcludc
the ignorant in order to secure their votes,
aud when secured, their rights and inter
ests arc ignored, and the power thus
created is used to oppress and degrade
large majority of those whose suhragcs
rrpntpd il
Year: 1860

Our commercial interests arc suffering
and millions of dollars and hundreds
valuable lives arc annually sacrificed, for
the want of an appropriation which Democ-
racy, in its wisdom, deems proper to with
mold from us, and bestOw upon n more
Southern and Democratic latitude.
Year: 1860

The labOring and mechanical interests
Of our latitude require protective tariff.
Our country is depressed, times are hard,
laborcrs are thrown out of employment, or
are compelled to work for pittaucc hard
ly sufficient to support life, from the fact
that there are no restrictions upon foreign
imports Our country is flooded with the
labor of the old world in exchange for the
gold and silver required at home. This is
the result of Democratic rule, and all the
hnrdships and degradation the labOrin.'
Democrats of the North now suffer is the
direct result of their votes.
Year: 1860

ET Rev. Mr.. Guinness, the Irish
revivalist now preaching in New York.
has been pronounced the only preacher
of pure Calvinism in this country. He
certainly does not skip the hard places.
In one Of his recent sermons, speaking
of the very small proportion of the race
that viii escape hell, he said: " The
greater part of mankind shall never be
converted; the greater part of mankind
shall never be saved; the greater part
of mankind shall never be turned to God;
the greater part of mankind are surely
in the direct road TO he'll. / firmly be-
lieve all this"
Year: 1860

G. IL was said in the olden time that
the body was more than raiment: but
now the raiment is often great deal
more than the body in value. and full
FIVE times as much in circumference.
Year: 1860

there IS the same value to that there is in liv.
ing and IT your oxen and carts and food and
clothes, and all that You call necessary things,
have no value except enjoyment then this
statuette is short cut to the great thing for
which your farm and everything else is de-
signed. You do not enjoy your cart for what
1t is, but because of its use to get food and
clothes-and food and clothes we value for the
enjoyment they give. But a statuette or a
picture, or any beautiful thing, gives enjoy
ment at once. We enjoy it the momen. we see
it-for itself and not for any use we mean to
make of it. So that it strikes the great end
OF life quicker than anything else, don't it {?
Hey, tather-haven't got my case 2"


81 believe the pigs are getting into the gar
den" said the deacon, rushing out of the front
door.


But to his wife he said before going to bed
Isn't it amazing the way Jethro can talk l
couldn't do it myself, but l had it in me though
it ia had his advantages. Jethro is a chip of
the old block "
Year: 1860

These Waters give the instantaneous and perfect
relief and when persevered with according directions
never fail to effect rapid and lasting Thousands
have been restored to perfect health who have tried
other means in vain To all classes and to all constitu
tons they blessing and cure-none need despair
no matter how long the disease NAV have existed OF
however may be- provided organic structure
of the vital is not hopeessy decayed Every one
afflicted should give them impartial trial


TO VOCALISTS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS these
Waters peculiarly valuabe they will in ONE DAY re
move the most occasional hoarseness and their
regular for few days will all times increase the
and exbity of the voice. greatly improving its
tone compass and cleamess which purpose they ar
regularly used by man.. professional vocalists.


JOB MOSES, Sole Proprietor, Rochester, n. Y.


Price 25 cents per box.
Year: 1860

We learn that active preparations are
being made by the Directors of the above
road, to complete it as far as Pine Bluff,
about 90 miles from Napoleon. DIR. Jor-
dan of South Bend. has been appointed to
solicit subscriptions to the stock of the Co.
and his efforts have been, so far, attended
with great success. New Orleans will sub
scribe 100000, and DR.. Jordan proposcs
a subscription, by the farmers along the
line. of one dollar per acre. for all the land
owned by them, the value of which will be
affected by the construction of the road.
This would enable the Company to con,-
plete their Road in a short time.


We hope this movement will be success
full and from the well-known energy of the
gentlemen in charge of it, we have no doubt
that the work will soon be under contract.
Year: 1860

A SOUTHERN DENocEAr's DEFENSE OF
DoUcLAs.-The Hon. John Forsyth, of Ala.
in recent speech in the legislature of that
State. ably and eloquently defended Judge
Douglas against the charges made against
him. He thus vindicated his own support
of Mr.. Douglas:


have forborne to do justice to the great
statesman of the West, whose name is the
theme OF fippant opprobrium on the lips of
SO many members on the floor. 1t is time,
sir, for this forbearance to cease. 1t is time
to breast this wild torrent of obloquy and
injustice. and to vindicate the character of
public man to whom we owe gratitude as
benefactor. instead of curses as traitor.
l stand here in the lists, his champion and
his defender, and thank God for the pride
l feel IN the impulse and the power to do it.
thank God that, while he has borne up
on his back the southern cross. on northern
ground. and borne it bravely through or
deals OF hre and persecution, that / this day
IN bearing his cross on southerng round. can
yIndicate the claim of southern magnanimi-
ty to equality with that of the North. He
has fought the good fight for me in the
North; will do battle for him in the
South. though it lead me to political CAL
vary.
Year: 1860

FLorR AND GRAIN IN STORE.
The following table shows the amount Of
Flour and Grain in store in this city on the cath
inst, compared with the amount in store at the
corresponding date in 1853:
Year: 1860

II is common for morslists 10 warn men
from vicious courses by the consideration
Of THE shortness Of life. Perhaps an argu-
ment equally effective could be drawn
from its length.


ltis terrible to think, that an erroneous
opinion, or q bad habit formed in youth,
may continue to work evil upon the char
acter and fortunes Of the individual for
fifty years-subiracting something from
every days happiness and efficiency, and
adding something to every days burthen
and peril. Ii ALSO, an inspiring considera-
ton that good principle, noble impulse,
piece Of valuable knowledge, we'll i'm.
planted in the soul, will 60 on producing
a revenue OF good deeds and inward Joy
while memory holds her seat.


II we were to overtake young man In
the moment of temptation. we should be
little disposed to speak to him OF the short.
ness Of life, until we had exhausted all the
arguments founded on its duration. We
should rather say TO him: Young friend.
life is long! The deed you mediate may
be done in an hour. but it will write an
ineffaceable record on your memory, upon
your character, upon your countenance
You can never in this world outlive itt
consequences. You will never be able 10
forget it. Ponder we'll the awful length
of life. What prodigious stretch Of TIME
is The thing we call year! What on in
terminable and intolerable procession o
griefs and niseries may be its twelve
slowly revolving months! And fifty such
years have been the result OF q single act
OF shame.


This tremendous fac: OF the length oil
life occurs to the mind with great force
when we observe how readily parent,
sacrifice the future good Of their children
in order TO silence the clamorous desire o
the moment. They forget that the body
which they are debilitating is the body
which their child may have to inhabit fol
three quarters Of a century. They forge
that the character which they are effem
mating is that with which their child will
have to confront the world, years ant
years after they have gone to their &C
count. They forget, in word, that liz
is long.