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Year: 1860

Speaking of Independent Louisiana" as the
New Orleans Delta does and the interest that the
people of the Mississippi valley have in the freedom
of the navigation of the Father of Floods, it may
be well to refer 10 Che compact entered into by the
people of Louisiana, with the government oe the
United States. correspondent of the New Or
leans True Delta does this with admirable neatness
and dispatch He quotes the Constitution of the
United States, article six, paragraph two:


GAN treaties made, or which shall be made under
the authority of the United States, shaif be TIE s
preme law of the land"


He adds:


What land? The land of the Union of United
States into which the territory of Louisiana was in
corporated. This treaty is now the supreme law OF
Louisiana, equally with and indeed more than our
local institutions and laws; and is irrepealabe
by any power whatever, even by the power which
made it; and the idea Of its being repealed by an
accidental and excited majority of convention of
the citizens OF Louisiana is not to be entertained for
a single moment.


On the goth of February 1911, the Congress OF
the United States passed act enabling the people
of the Territory of 0rleans-the present State O
Louisiana-to form a Constitution and State Gov
ernment. The act provided for convention "a
/
it to declare, in advance in behalf of the people Of
the Territory that they adopted the Constitution Of
the United States; and provided further that the
said convention should provide by rodnance, fr-
reUocaJte wihout the consent Of The United States
among other important matters touching the rght
and liberties of citizeHsthat the river Mississippi
and the naVigable rivers and waters leading int
the same or into the Gulf Of Mexico, shall be com
mon hghcoys, and FOREVER free, as well to the in
habitants of said States to other citizens of thu
United States, without any tax duty, impost or toll
therefor imposed by said State" See second stat
Futes at large, p. 642.


The Stipulation was deliberately adopted by til,
people Of Louisiana 1t is fundamental colnpac
between them and the Government of the United
States it essential To their being admitted into
the Union a State; and even without the expires
declaration contained in its language that it is IRE
vocabe Will out the consent Of the United States
that quality of rrevocability would be attached Il
it from the very flct that IL wasa compact and on'
which the people of Louisiana cannot throw off,


The advantages secured by this treaty and com


pact to the immense and rapidly increasing popula


ton of the valley of the Mississippi of vital i'm
portunce to their welfare and to their exist
ence. No one can reasonably suppose that the.
: would be given up without extreme reluctance o
that they will ever be given up at ALL
The people of Louisiana have clearly no right eli


ther to abrogate the treaty or destroy the compact


and any attempt TO do so, under pretense Of seces
sion OF anything else, must be attended with tn
gravest consequences and the Legislature mus
calmly look the consequences in the faee, befor
they hurry us into premature action.
Year: 1860

Sister Carrie, my dear,


am sorry TO hear
That you are intending to leave us;
They say it's fact


That your trunk is all packed,
And you hope by such conduct to grieve Us.
You've always been naughty =
And wilful and naughty,
Like spoiled mink as you are;


So vain of your beauty,
Forgetfulof of duty
You owe TO indulgent Papa.


] am sure you can't say


That you've not had your. way
In each of our family broils;


While vow and declare


You've had your full share
In each of the national spoils.


Just wait for season


And listen to reason,
Nor believe what your false lovers say,
For their prayers and their signs
And their flattering lies
Will lead you to ruin some day.


Though they promise so fair
Gay deceivers they are,
From the one whom last evening you kissed,
To Hammond and Rhen


And chivalrous Reiu,
Orr, Memmhlger, Pckens aud Gist.
Some day, all forlorn,
Bedraggled aud torn,
Like the prodigal son in his need,


You will knock at the door
And come home once more,
Nor venture again to seccde.


Now be warned of your fate
Before it's too late;
Like dear little innocent lamb,


Come out OF your pet,


And do not forget
All the kindness of gJ6d Uncle Sam.
The Palmetto tree


No shelter will be
When the dark clouds of anarchy lower,
You will long for the rest


OF your own eagles nest
And the strong arm of federal power.
Then dear little Sis,


Now give me kiss,
To make up these family jars,
Secession shall never


Our Union discover;
Hurrah for the Stripes and the Stars.
Year: 1860

Going to do it, never made fortune.
built house, or won name. Going to do
il" has been the bane of more people than
would fill the census of dozen New Yorks.
The man who is always "goingto do it" rarely
if ever, does it. The only thing he does do
is to go out of the world without doing it
If he has task which must be done he at
once announces. with deal of boasting and
a great waste of words, time, and breath,
that he is "going to do it." And while he is
thus "going to do it" somebody else who is
not suspected of "going.t to do it" does it and
reaps the reward
Year: 1860

OIL SrRINGs.-The Scientific American
says, the oil springs are probably the result
of the decomposition of vegetable substan-
ces by the internal heat of the earth 1t is
not likely any Of them are inexhaustible,
and their extent will no doubt vary, like
that of coal beds and other geological de-
posits
Year: 1860

AN ACT amending the first aud second sections
of an act in relation to Licenses and Taxes on
the same, passed 4th of May, 1857.


BE it enocfed by tie city Council Of Alexandria,
That the first and second sections OF the above re-
cited act, be amended and re-cnactcd so as to read
Us follows:


SECTION |. That all licenses for carrying on
any business or profession for which license is
required by the Laws of this Corporation, shall ex-
pirc on the first day of June, and that all such Ii
censes shall be obtained from the Mayor Of tho
City, who shall before granting the same, require
from every person firm applying therefor, GER
tilicate from the Collector OF the Ward in which
such person or firm transactS business, setting
forth the amount Of the tax on such License, and
that the same has been paid to such Collector.


SEC 2. 1t shall be the duty of tho Clerk of the
Common Council immediately receiving the re-
turns Of the Assessors for any Ward to deliver TO
the Collector of Taxes for such Ward bills tor tho
taxes or licenses to persons and firms transacting
business in such Ward, and the said Collectors
shall immediately proceed to collect the same from
the person firms chargeuble Herewith, for which
collection they shall be entitled to and receive one
and half per cent. on the amount thereof The
said Clerk Shall also deliver to the Mayor list vi
tho bills SO delivered to him by the Collectors, and
should any such bill rel.ain unpaid In the hands
Of the Collectors for fifteen days after the first day
of June in any year, the same shall be by him re-
ported to the Mayor who shall proceed against
the party or parties in default, in accordance
with the provisions Of the third section Of this act
SEC. ). And be it further enacted, That any
person who shall carry on, or attempt to carry oh
any such business without first obtaining IL
cense therefor, shall forfeit and pay double tho
amount chargeab!e for license for such business
or profession. One half .! which shall go the in.
former, and the other half shall be for the use Of
the Corporation, which amount shall be recoyera-
BILE, with costs in the name of the City Council ot
Alexandria.


~" We call the attention of License Tax Pay
crs to the above law, and we would respectfully
suggest, as ne have so short r time in which to
call, you will confer favor by paying on demand.
as We have to make our returns to the Mayor by
the 18th of this month. WESLEY AVERY,


Collector of lst and 4th Wards.


JOHN A. FIELD,


ie eS-dtd Collector of End and Bird Wards.
Year: 1860

correspondent of the Mississippi Wing has
cut from an anonymous pamphlet an account of
a dream of Mr. Calhoun, about the time of the
stormy sectional agitation which preceded the
adoption of the compromise measures Of 1850.
MIR Calhoun it seems, was drawing up a plan
for the dissolution of the Union, when, late at
night, being very much exhausted, he fell asleep
and had the following dream, as related by him
self


AT late hour last night, as was sitting in
my room writing was surprised at the very
unceremonious entrance OF visitor, who came
in and took seat beside me. | was more an
noyed, as | had given strict orders to the SER
wants that | should on no account be disturbed.
The manner in which he cntered-perfectly
-possessed-taking a seat opposite me
without word-no salutatiOn-no apologv--as
though my room and all within belonged to him.
excited in me as much surprise as Indignation.
As | raised my head to look at him over the
top of my shaded lamp, l discovered that he
was wrapped in thin cloak, which completely
hid his features from my view, and, as | raised
my head, he spoke:-


What are you writing, Senator from South
Carolina? | did not think of his impertincnce
at first, but answered him involuntarily y-'I am
drawing up a plan for the dissolution of the
American Unionp To this the intruder replied
in the coolest manner possible =


Senator from South Carolina, will you allow
me to look at your right handP'


He arose, and as he did so the cloak fell, and
l beheld-Great God! gentlemen! beheld the
form Of George Washington! AS though had
no power to resist, | extended my right hand.
l felt strange chill pervade me at his touch
he grasped it and held it near the light, thus
afiording me full time to examine every feature
of his face, and particularly of his person. 1t
was the face of Washington, and he was dressed
in the uniform of the Revolution. After hold
ing my hand for moment, looking steadily at
me, he said, in quiet way: 'And with this
right hand, Senator from South Carolina, you
would sign your name to paper declaring the
Union dissolved P'


YES said /, if certain contingency arises
l will Just at this moment black blotch ap-
pearcd on the back of my hand l seem to see
it even now what is thatP' cried l. in alarm
why is that black spot on my hand p


That, said he, dropping my hand, is the
mark by which Benedict Arnold is known in the
next wordP lie said no more, but drew from
beneath his cloak an object which he placed
upon the table, on the very paper on which l
Year: 1860

To the Editor Of tie Ne,c York Times


Whenever one in an elevated position of COM
mand or control stoops in the performance of
details which can properly be done alone through
the agency of subordinates, it shows either that
the system which he pretends to control is in
very bad condition, needing regeneration, or
that the person himself so intermeddling is in
capable of the duties of his position for no
one in military authority can become entangled
with small details, and at the same time preserve
that freedom of thought and action which is
necessary to liberal and just control OF a large
command The proper time for attending to
details is when one is still in a subordinate po-
sition. 1t is then that must be acquired that
knowledge which enables one when advanced to
a higher position to see at glance if details
are rightly performed, and know whom to hold
accountable if they are not. The commanding
officer Of an army must indeed that details
are carefully performed, but he cannot perform
them himself and at the same time attend to
his own duties as General.


Are our Secretaries of War generally men
who are familiar with the details of military
establishment No. All that can be said of
them is that the army is not yet ruined under
their cdmmand. If the army exists at all, it is
from the vitality impaired to it by West Point,
which, like a great, strong heart, still sustans
II in some degree of vigor and life in spite OF
the incapacity of Secretaries of War and other
ruinous political influences that are operating
against it. That institution, founded by Wash
ington, and organized and set in operation by
one who was capable of conceivng and execu-
ting the designs of its founder, like all the other
foundations laid by that llustrious representa-
tive of American character, still exists, howev-
er greatly and rapidly the ignorance, wanton-
ness and presumption of incompetent officials
may tend to its destruction. But what sense or
reason is their in allowing incompetence to de-
stroy what wisdom has sanctioned and estab.
lishcdP 1t is well known that our Secretaries OF
War may attain to their position without any
fitness for that position. They are often i'm
posed upon us as dire political necessity, as a
sop, to appease some unreasonably dsaiiected
or clamorously pretentious section; or, in other
words, an establishment which is peculiarly OF
a national character and of great national'im-
portance, is given over to allay the political ex-
travagance of some small section, and its ad-
ministraton, or rather command, by an incum-
bent so installed in Office, becomes low and
contracted in full accordance with the fact


The functions pertinent to- the position OF
Year: 1860

The editor of the Boston "Liberator" calls
upon the ladies of the North to make use of
nothing that is produced by slave labor. He
needn't expect them not to use cotton. They
will not erpel so old friend from their Josoms.
Year: 1860

THE PoPE AND THE CONTEST IN Mexico
The New York Herald learns from an ara-
thentic source in Europe that the Pope has
declined to receive officially Bishop LabaSti-
da, of Puebla, who went recently to Rome
on a mission from the clergy of MexifOs and
refused to take any step that could be used
in the civil and religious conflict now raging
in that republic. 1t seems that the chief
point of Bishop Labastida's instructions
was to obtain bull from his Holiness, au-
thorizing the sale of the property Of ecclesi-
astical corporations, in order to provide funds
for the defence of the clerical power that
now rules in the central part of the republic
Year: 1860

LECTURE TO FEMALEs.-We desire to call
the attention of Cur readers to the adver-
tisement of three lectures, to be found in
another column. The lecturer, Mrs. Gross,
has for several years had charge of the
medical department of one of the most
fourishing Hydropathic Institutions in the
VESTS a regular graduate of medicine.
has taken unusual pains to inform herself
fully on the subjects she proposes to discuss
and her lectures will contain vast fund
of information on these topics, which should
be treasured up by every true woman The
laws OF health are of infinitely more value
than the laws of fashion--and whoever IS
found capable of instructing our wives and
mothers so as to enable them to escape
themselves and preserve their offspring from
disease, should be regarded as a pubic ben
efactor We believe that Mrs. Gross, from
the high encomiums passed upon her by
those who are acquainted with her merits,
is such benefactress, and we trust large
numbers of the ladies of our city will at
tend her lectures. Females only are to be
admitted. The first two lectures will be for
both single and married ladies the last lee
ture will be for married ladies only cog
Year: 1860

The arrival of the japanese embassy at
San Francisco is the great event of the week,
although some journals sneer at it rs q mat
ter OF no consequence, and compare our in
terestng visitors with the lowest Chinese
The party of the ambassadors numbers
nearly fifty. San Francisco has worthily
acted her part as the commercial metropolis
OF the Pacific by giving them distinguished
reception. The fact that Daniel
Webster wvs the originator Of the United
States expedition to Japan, which hes borne
such good fruits already, is brought to the
memory of the public by the Times, and cou-
pied with an expression of voadsr that this
service of the dead statesman vas overlooked
by the makers of toasts at the enbassado-
rial dinner
Year: 1860

The MINEs.-Owing to the severe storm
re have been unable to procure our usual
mining intelligence. Washing must have
been generally stopped. Since Thursday
hs.water of the Middle Yuba Canal has been
turned of, owing to the fact that trees and
limbs have fallen across or into the canal
and night 90 dam the water as to make it
overflow and thus cause serious breakages.
Year: 1860

School MEETING.-There will be an elec-
tion for school trustees at the meeting house
tonight. It is desirable that every citizen
who cares for the welfare of the community
and State in which he lives should attend.
The school is actually the most important
institution in the place, and it's efficiency, if
not its vitality, depends largely upon the
kind of men to whose charge it is entrusted.
Year: 1860

The S. T. Herald learns from a gentleman
who arrived recently on the overland mail
stage, that not less than thirty large and
tourishing farms are in full operation on the
northern bank of the Gila river, one hundred
miles east of Fort Yuma, and that the coun-
try is being fast settled by enterprising
whites
Year: 1860

The Cal. Farmer tells of q Lawton black
berry vine at Oakland, which is trained up
to canes like grape vine, and yielded last
year siS quarts of berries; and this year it
is thought the yield will be ten or twelve
quarts Think Of this, ye who have small
garden patch.
Year: 1860

Timely lFarnDg.-Some of the butchers, it is
said, have been purchasing live yeals at th e
North, and brir ging them to this market to he
siau ghtered This sort of trade may be well
enough on ordinary occasions, but there is
great danger now of introducing among
The cattle of this region the deadly dis
temper which has been ravaging the cattle
pens of Massachusetts and elsewhere, and for
that reason it ought to be stopped. Surely the
butchers, largely interested as they are in the
success of the Virginia graziers, will need no
legal restraints 10 cut short sucn a trade
Year: 1860

In Search ofa RoMe-A few mornings since
the workmen employed IN building house al
The corner OF sth ana Leigh streets, discovered
a basket III the basement room, and on exam
ling its contents, found negro babe. about
three days old, wrapped up i'll some old cloth
ing, and pulling away at woolep rag. As NO
owner could be found, one OF Them took the
little stranger home, TO raise and protect IL.
Year: 1860

LETTER OF SUICIDE.-Henry ]. S Lear, a
clerk, committed suicide in New York on
Tuesday, by takirg strychnine. He was dis
covered when too late for aid and he was only
able to communicate by signs to those around
him that he had taken poison. The suicide
left the following letter to his mother:


To MY DEAR MoTHER.-Saturday,J June So
1s6U-Dear Mother: now write you these few
lines that you may see that have some re-
spect for you, although you thought / had
none since | ran away from home; but forget
the past, and pray for me that may not be
tortured in the next world. l have suffered
enough in this. and am determined to die
therefore pray for me. l am tired OF life and
do not want to live any longer. Itis true that
l have not treated you Well, but l hope you
will forgive me. L know you will feel better
when you know what has become OF me. Tell
all who may inquire after me that am dead.
Dear other, please forgive me; have been a
bad son, but ask your forgiveness. People
thought l had no feeling, but assure you
have. Please let my employers know that
feel ashamed for my conduct towards you in
their presence; they can never say that
wronged them out of a cent. Dear mother,
please pray for me that l may not go 10 he'll.
l remain your son. dead or alive,


HENRY J. SKINNER LEAR.
Year: 1860

Scarcity Of Hatsr.-The residents of certain
portions OF Shockoe Hill are deprived almost
entirely of the use of water in the day time,
because of The great drain Ia the lower part OF
the city. 1t is TO be hoped that the consumers
in Madison and Jefferson Wards will here
after waste as little as possible, and thus give
drink to the thirsty West-enders.
Year: 1860

VXTE are receiving and will in few days have
w ready for exhibition and sale of the most
desirable stocks ever brought to this market.


We therefore respectfully invite examination Of
our stock by the trade visiting the market, before
making their purchases, We feel confident We can
promote Their interest by giving a call ~


aug22-2m ALLISON, ANDERSON < 0C. .
Year: 1860

WEATHER AND CRoPs.--The days are delight
fully pleasant; the nights unusually cool. On
Monday last we had a very hard rain, but the
next day brought clear weather again. The
crops look in excellent condition, and we doubt
h they have been often better. Good stands Of


both cotton and corn are everywhere to be seen.


Cotton scraping is fashionable nOy, and We have
Keen corn knee high
Year: 1860

NRw CHURcH.-We are glad to see a movement


on foot for the building Of new Episcopal Church
|n our city. The old building is, if indeed it
Oners. Why our vestrymen have 50 long neg


ected 30 important work as the erection Of a
c;elitable looking bnillng, is beyond our ken.
We have no doubt that fifteen or twenty thousand
dollars can be easily raised for the purpose, ah'!
we hope to see general interest taken in the
matter Who will he first one to give $500
We viii follow il any one will set the example.
Year: 1860

An old bachelor geOlogist was once
boasting that every rock was familiar to
him as the alphabet. A lady who was
present declared that she knew Of a rock
Of which he was wholly ignorant.


Name it, madam!" cried COelebs, in
a rage.


ut Is rock the cradle, sir" replied the
lady. Coelebs soon evaporated
Year: 1860

A STRANGE SroRY.-In q village near
Newark, England,> in an old matched
house, which has been occupied by the
same family for nearly three hundred
yeGTs, there lives an old man who has
nearly completed his seth year. Aperson
who had occasion to visit him the other
day, was not little surprised on hearing
the old gentleman, in course Of conversa-
tiOn, express his belief that he was not
only going to heaven, but had been there
ONO6 since his first introduction into this
world. From the account he gives of the
matter, It appears that when he was about
elsveR years OC age, he was in an appa-
7ently lifelcss state which he called a
trAnce-for the space Of nine days. and il
was during that time he thinks he was
permitted to behold the glories of heaven.
Fin parents fully believed him to be dead;
the passing bell was rung; his coffin was
ordered and made; and on the third day
his friends assembled for the purpose Of
following him TO the grave. The clergy
man Of the parish went to look at the sup
posed corpse before the coffin.lid was
screwed on, and finding it to be warm, he
at once expressed his opinion that the
child was not dead, and after ordering
the pOstpOnement Of the funeral, sent his
servant on horseback for doctor, who,
on arriving at the house, confirmed the
assertion Of the minister, and instructed
the boys mother 70 moisten the boys
lips with wine and water twice q day
She did SO; and Oh the seventh day he
showed signs Of life by moving-on the
eighth he could hear the conversation of
persons in the rOom-and on the ninth
day he was able to open his eyes and rise
from the supposed bed Of death. Since
that time his health has been delicate, but
he has continued to occupy the grazing
land adjoining his cottage, and has kept
COWS aftar the manner of his forefathers.