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Year: 1860

Ws are now called upon to show that we


have the courage to rcpel, as well as the


-noderaton to overlook an insult The


Imerican government has thought fit,
mast unfortunately, to retain in his com
,nspd that General whose culpable breach
# the duty which be owed to his country
an the first occasion, and of the obedience
due to his commanding officer on the sec
and, have left us no reason to doubt that he


/ bent on creating breach between the
two countries. That portion Of his instruc-
tons in which be contends that the rights
Of Great Britain are disposed of by the in
solent usurpatiOn Of subordinate Ameri-
can assembly, and menaces violence if the
usurpaton he not respected, is q gross in
suit to this country, wantonly perpetrated
BY an officer to whose known i'll will the
very delicate relations between England
end the United States have been entrusted


We haze a right to demand that an officer
WhOse continuance in command has been prored
to Be inconsistent l0iA a good understanding
bstsceen tie tl0O nations shall be at once recall
ed, and we have besides a right to insist
that, now America repudiates a joint occu-
patton during negotiations, aud treats us as
only present by sufferance, her forces shall
be withdrawn from the island, together
with our own, and the whole matter left to
o treaty; or, if this may not be, to the ar


bitration of a third power We cannot
bring ourselves to believe that terms so
reasonable can be rejected. We do not
desire for moment to insist upon the su-
periority Of the resources which at this mo-
ment we possess. The island itself would
not be worth one hundreih part of the los
ses and calamites that must enSue from the
interruption for single week of good
understanding between the two countries;
but there is thing dearer even than ease
and wealth, and that thing is national hon
or. We have not called forth our young
men from the peaceful ayocations of ordin-
ary life, and put arms in their hands, in Or
der to exhibit to them in return for their
heroic efforts the spectacle Of country
which has no respect for herself, and invites
by her tameness the injuries she dares not
repel. Z
Year: 1860




Gone in her childish purity,


Out from her golden day
Fading away in the light so sweet,
Where the silver stars and the sunbeams meet,
Over the silent way.


Over her bosom tenderly


The pearl-white hands are prest
The lashes lie on her cheeks so thin
Where the softest blush of the rose hath been,
Shutting the blue of her eye within


The pure lids closed in rest,


Over the sweet brow lovingly


Twneth her sunny hair;
She was so fragile that love sent down
From his heavenly gems-that soft bright crown
TO shade her brow with its waves so brown,
Light as the dmpling air.


Gone to sleep. with the tender smile


Frozc ON her slender lips
By the farewell kiss of her dewy breath
Cold in the clasp of the angel Death
Like the last fair bud of a fading wreath,


Whose bloom the white frost nips.


Robn-hushed in your downy bed


Over the swinging bOugh--
DO you miss her voice from your glad duet,
When the dew in the heart of the rose is set,
Till its velvet lips with the essence wet


In orient crimson glow?


Rosebud your shady leaf


Hid from the sunny day
Do you miss the glance of the eye 50 bright,
Whose blue was heaven in your tlmid sight?
1t is beaming now in the world of light,


Over the starry way


Hearts where tho daring's head hath


lain


Held by loves shining ray
Do you know that the touch of her gentle hand
Doth brighten the harp in the unknown land
Oh, she waits for us with the angel band


Over the starry way.
Year: 1860

WASH YoUR FRUTT TREEs.-The present is the
time to cleanse all the fruit-trees that are trou-
bled with the moss or with insects. The Farmer
recommends a good strong wash Of soap suds
and with swab of woolen rags to give the body
and large limbs of the trees II good washing
After this has been done the bark of the trees
will put on a bright yellow green look, changed
entirely in appearance to the eye, the general
health Of the tree being greatly improved Pot
ash, three pounds to barrel Of water, will alsc
make a good wash.
Year: 1860

WHAT MAKES THE NORTH PoETICN This
question arises in our mind whenever we see the
TRINITY JOURNAL or Nreka Union with orlglnal
poems of much merit from the pen oil Nells,
Fader and Whallen. These three graces OF the
northern press must find Il peculiar source oil
inspiration in Mounts Trinity aud Shasta. Ii so,
why do they not sing more of the glorious see
merry and less of the sentimental? There lies the
true province of California poets Let them
make their lines echo the chant OF pines reject
the hue of abysmal calons, eXhale the spicy odor
of the forests or the scented breathngs OF native
blossoms, and link to all these the emotions OF
the soul of modern humanity as affected by It's
new surrounding. Then shall they gain the pop
ular ear and touch the popular heart more tully'
Poetry should be racy of the soul where IL was
born, and all genuine poetry is so. Modern IN,
gland had no great bard till imitation OF dead
Greece was abandoned and fresh Inspiration was
sought in the merry isle itself. Wordsworth ana
Tennyson are the noblest British singers of our
times, and both have strengthened their lines
with the touch of mother earth. Bryant and
Whittier are Americas finest poets for the same
reason. In California, Pollock and Ridge have
won a name chiefly by exquisite treatment OF
native subjects Pollock caught the plant OF
the sounding sea, and Ridge the majesty OF MI.
Shasta Drop the hackneyed, oh ye poetical
aedgelngs. and give us hints from the virgin
scenes and themes Of FL Dorado Hydfauttc
Press.


Coming as the above does from editor Avery
enc of the abest newspaper men in California,
whose writings generally are as near poetry as
can be, and yet be prose, is looked upon by us rs
good, sound advice, and we hope will be by the
persons referred to- The critic is complimentary,
vithal. although he has heretofore spoken much
in praise of both MEs. FADER and WELLS. We
hope it won't be long before we can furnish bro
Ser Avery with some of their poetry which Will
be " racy to the soil where it was born" viii
our poet friends give him a specimen ?
Year: 1860

HoasEs SroLEN.-We learn that fellow who made himself known here as Brooks. some three weeks since, and claimed to be horse tanner and trainer, stole two horses in White county on Monday night last He left here and stopped at Searcy, giving his name as Hunter, where he was engaged in training horses at Livery Stable. Dr. P. I Qnarles had left horse at the stable to be trained On Monday evening Brooks, alias Hanter. took the horse from the stable for the purpose of going down to Little Red river, some three miles, where it seems he broke open stable and took another horse and left. Dr. Quarle's horse is a deep chesnut sorrel, sixteen hands high, has white spot on the right side Of his neck, half way between the head and shoulders, under the mane. We did not learn as to the character of the other herse stolen, only that it was fine animal. Several men are ill pursuit of the thief.
Year: 1860

I AM now offering inducements to purchas- | CTS or Ladies' Fine Summer D ess Goods, in order to reduce my over supply. having much larger assortment than this ma, ket seems to require. which purchased this Spring in the New Orleans ma ket of the latest and most des able styles. have~a large assortment of Staple Goods, and general assortment of everything usually found in Dry Goods store in Arkansas, all of which l am offering to sell as low as any house in this country; nd in- tend to sell. sooner or later, in some way, for cash or on credit, to any pnrcha>ers who are solvent in Arkansas and can pay at the end of the year or soon thereafter.

 my26-tf J. H QulSENBERRY.
Year: 1860

AN Englshman in Paris went into a
restaurant to get his dinner. Unacquaint-
cd with the French language, yet unwil-
ling to show his ignorance, lie pointed to
the first line on the bill of fare, and the
polite waiter brought him fragrant plate
of beef soup. This was very well, and
when it was despatched lie pointed to the
second line. The waiter understood him
perfectly, and brought him vegetable
soup. .Rather more soup than want
thought he; "but it is Paris fashion, He
duly pointed to the third line, and plate
of rapiocn broth was brought him. Again
to the fourth, and was furnished with
bowl of preparation of arrow-root. He
tried the fifth line, and was supplied with
some Cruel kept for invalds. The by
ISLANDERS now supposed that they saw an
unfortunate individual who had lost all
his teeth, and our friend determined to
get as far from the soup as possible, point.
ed in despair TO the last line on the bill
Of fare. The intelligent waiter. who saw
at once what he wanted, politely handed
hima II bunch oftoothpicks. This was too
much; the Euglishmon paid his bill, and
left
Year: 1860

The late leaders and spokesmen Of the Re-
publican party in this State seem to be in a
considerable ferment. just now, about the
official appointments to be made by Abe Lin.
coin Our cotemPorary, of the Appeal, hopes
that the credit of the party will be preserved
by the selection of men morally and intellec-
tually bit for the position, and then winds up
by vigorous recommendation of gentle,
man of Nevada for the place of the Collector
OF Customs at San Francisco Thus will it
be, till all the places are filed The patriotic
journals, of the genus Republican, have their
own idea each for itself, as to the kind of
men who best fill the measure of fitness for
the office to be secured OF course, none but
good and true men should hold the position,
but, then, their man is at last the very one
who does fill the measure and come up to the
standard. All preach homiies on public
virtue and private integrity but the concu-
sion is in the end So and So is tie man for
the place.


ltis really wonderful, that, with such an
exalted standard Of moral and intellectual
strength as has been set up, there should be
so many prominent men among the Repubr-
cans who can be measured by it and not fall
an inch shorter. All the aspirants are ex-
aetly of height. They are, in the requi
sites of honesty and ability all precisely si1
feet two, (by a little tip-toeing) and large il
proportion!


Is it not possible, now, that just few 0
these men, who are so loudly and vehement
ly endorsed by the papers of the victorious
party, may be leetle bit dishonest or leetl,
bit lacking in the upper story? Can it lC
possible that so much virtue and so mucl
capacity have been concentrated in the Re.
publican ranks? We hope our friends of til,
Lincoln brotherhood are not going to monop
olize all the virtue and integrity in the land
We hope they will leave us poor Democrat
little mite, just for seed We used to hav,
some honesty with us and some ability, bu
1t may be that Weeks and other Old Lin,
Democrats who left us in the late eampaipn
have taken it all with them. Don't let then
keep it, good, kind Republican friends, bu
cause them to restore part of it at least
just for humanity's sake.


The way that these Republicans abuse tn
poor old Democratic party is a little too hard
We know we have been great sinners, an,
that you are all good and pure, but then w
have had te~ honest fellows among as, too
Several tirst-rate Democrats, we might name
who never robbed hen-roost in all thei
lives.
Year: 1860

LADIES FEsrIvAL.-We dropt in at the La
moments, and found everything as gay and
brilliant as an Arabian Palace. Creatures as
fair as the beings of fairy land floate1 around
us, and beautiful gipsey offered to tell us
our fortune. We were afraid of her wicked
eyes at first and refused, but she wiled us
into it at last, and we can't say that we are
sorry. Our fortune was not so bad as we
expected, and it was told SO sweetly that we
could have borne it, had it been the heaviest
hand of fate.


We saw postoffice duly presided over 10y
one of those natural disseminstors of news,
q female. We can't say that she was bad
looking. There we're a hundred other inter
esting departments the mysteries of which
We did not stay long enough to comprehend
but we noticed that the deities there ruling
were of no sSmmon order. We also not ced
that there were many worshipers offering
sacrifices at their shrines OF course W,
gradually got around to the main point o
attraction to a merely earthly being, to wit
the supper table, and we found it superb AL
sorts of delicacies were there, everything il
fact that the heart could desire, and minis.
tsring angels fitting about us, minus their
wings.


There was much else that was beauti.
ful, but we have only a dreamy recol-
lection of it and cannot enter into detailed
description. If you want to see a combina
tion of attractions and to breathe in an at
mosphere of Low veliness, go to the Fair and
Festival, this evening. You can take O
dance there, too if you are not afflicted with
the rheumatics.
Year: 1860

BAD AccTDENT.-We regret to state that
Capt Bayley, of this city, was quite badly
hurt yesterday afternoon, by being thrown
from a sulky. He was driving his gray
horse around the Cattle Grounds track for
exercise, when the animal became fractions.
ran away with him. and dashed the sulky
against fence with such force as to throw
him at least fifteen feet out upon the ground.
The sulky righted and the horse dashed off
for town with it, bringing up at one of the
stables. The accident happened near the
residence of Mr.. Sansoni He and his wife
were Immediately upon the spot and render
ed such aid as they could. Meantime a gen.
tleman and lady, riding in buggy, came
past, and were requested to go for DR.. Gray.


In few moments the doctor came in his
carriage. and after examining the patient,
conveyed him to his (Bayley's) house. where
he attended him. The doctor informs us
that he is not seriously hurt, although he
has painful cash on his head of nearly six
inches in length
Year: 1860

DANGEROUS FALL-Y esterday afternoon, a
timer employed by Mr.. Elder, while engag.
ed in timing the roof above the Gilman ror
tion of the new building in progress of COM
pletion at the corner of Second and D streets
met with a very serious accident A loose
piece OF tin had been placed over a scuttle in
the roof, in apprehension of rain the dav be-
lore While engaged in timing the portion
OF the roof adjacent the unfortunate work
man stepped on this piece of loose tin, and
went through the hole, falling distance of
1871 feet, to the joists for the floor of the
second story. He fell cross-wise upon the
joists, and was severely if not dangerously
bruised, although he managed to walk down
a ladder to the first floor. The blood gushed
from his ears, but none of his bones were
broken. We did not learn what doctor at.
tended him. He was however at once con-
veyed TO Mr.. Elders store and physician
sent for. The extent of his injury would
probably be better known, some hours after
the accident, than at the time. We under
stand that the unfortunate mans name is
John keenan,.
Year: 1860

GOOD PLACE FOR MARRYING.-A certain
popular hotel in this city has had three or
four chamber.maids, within the last few
months. who have all married off One after
another was obtained. and one after the other
lett until the landlord swore that he would
have nary another" female about the house
IN that capacity. All his chambermaids now
are of the masculine gender.
Year: 1860

WHAT BECOME OF rr.-We have latterly heard
some inquiries made, as to what become of the
money raised by the ladies to procure means
for protecting the town from FIRE. As it is a
matter Of public interest we have taken pains
10 inquire into the matter, and End that the
money was deposited at Mulford's banking
house, in the name of the Treasurer of the So
siety, and will remain there until it can be
used TO advantage for the purpose intended.
Year: 1860

ignorance, drunkenness and dirt, in the pow
erty-stricken cellars along the Delaware p
Why do you not remembering the past as
we'll as you do, minister to their wants, and
help them from the state in which they are
plunged?"


'Did they help me?'' he asked quickly,
throwing that evil eye upon the noble boy
did they come to me when I was poor p
No, they left me to care for myself, and now
they may do the same"


''And how know you but that the ones you
have so horribly wronged are not now in pow
erty, hunger and dirt in this very city, with
in these boundaries, and daily, nay hourly
cursing you for what you have done 2''


boy, you weary me. Go to your room,
and leave me to my meditations. But, hold,
first do you give me permission to destroy
this deed? Release me from the oath, and
look to the future"


"NEvER" unhesitatingly replied the youth,
as he unhinching passed from the apartment.
Year: 1860

How flushed how weak he is What's
the matter with him ?


Only tight


'Tighty


Yes, intoxicated


Only tightr Mans best and greatest
gift, his intellect, degraded; the only power
that raises him from brute creation, trodden
under foot Of de6asing appetite


Only tightr the mother stands with pale;
and tear-dimmed eye to see her only sons
disgrace, and in b, fancy pictures the woe Of
which this is the foreshadowing.


Only tight the gentle sister, whose strong.
est love through life has been given to her
handsome talented brother, shrinks with con-
tempt and disgust from his embrace, and
brushes away the hot impure kiss he has prinr-
ted upon her cheek.


Only tightr and the young bride stops In
the glad dance she is making to meet him,
and checks the welcome on her lips to case
in terror on the reeling form and flushed
face of him who was the god of her idolatry.'


Only tightp and the fathers face grows
dark and sad as with bitter sigh he stoeps
over the sleeping form Of his first bern.


He has brought sorrow to all these sfeo-
tionate hearts; be has opened the door to .
fatal indulgence; be has brought himself
down to a level with the brutes he has last
ed, exciting the appetite to crave the poison
Gus draught again he has fallen rom high
and noble manhood to babbling idiocy and
heavy stupor, brought grief to his mother,
distrust to his sister, almost despair to his
bride, and bowed his fathers head with sor-
row, but blame him not be is only tighk'
Year: 1860

"Godhath yoked to guilt


Her pale tormentor-misery."


BRYANT.


On the same night that deprived the poor
wretch Rowand of his home and little Alice
of her parents, strange scene occurred in
the upper part of the city it happened in the
private room of an old miserly wretch, and
although it did not directly refer to the fate
and future welfare of either Rowand or his
child, bears connection to our narrative in
greater or less degree.


In large brick mansion on Thirteenth
Street, in that part of the city which from
its foundation has been known as Spring Gar
den, in very secluded room, sat its owner
a man apparently of giant frame, which was
gradually being weakened by the waters Of
time. Upon his face was impressed his char
acter-that of the gripping miser, and hard
taskmaster. He appeared to be upon the
verge of sixty if he had not already passed
that period of his life His habiliments, the
furniture around and all the visible appurte-
nances of the room, proved Aubrey Belton to
be rich in the extreme.


Such he was. But then these riches un-
lawfully acquired were the right properties
of another from whom he had fraudulently
exacted them. How he accomplished this,
will be made known in time to the reader
His character was bad in the opinion of all
high minded and discerning men, yet he was
courted and caressed by those votaries of Gold
and Fashion, fawning sycophants as they
are will be found in every region on the earth.
The fatterer, with jackall heart, did him no
mage. He was popular-aBd what rich man
in fact is not and at the time Of which we
write he had, by ungenslemanly and astound
ing frauds, defeated an honest competitor and
was raised to the rank of Alderman. In his
own opinion he was the most important per
sonage in the vorkt, and he believed it hear
tily, because few who courted his favors ant
condescensions told him so.


) There are some men in this world who ap
; pear to be a sort of chemical analysis, thu
: principal ingredient is self These men, too
/ are afflicted with great disposition to eonsid
r er everybody else inferior to themin wisdom
general knowledge and importance. They
j can trace their genealogy back to anti-delu
! Wan periods, if their name is John Smith
! they can tell more about the ocean current
: than Maury, more about peripatetic philoso
ply than Aristotle, more about politics thai
Thomas Jefferson ever professed to know, cal
e explain the whole theory of perpetual motion
and confidently expect to reach Heaven b,
f means of a Northwest passage" But W
: are DEPRESSING.


j. Aubrey Bolton sat in the eentYe Of hi
' apartment at large table, covered by deeds
D bonds, and legal papers Of nearly every d.
scription. A large astral lamp stood upon i
!, shedding refulgent beams upon the scene
Year: 1860

In Chloe the inhabitants possess
maryellously short method of max
ing an orchard at the lower bart Of
almost every branch. small, conical,
brown, wrinkled points project these
are always ready to change into roots
as may sometimes be seen where any
mud has been splashed against the
tree. A branch as thick as a mans
thigh is chosen in the early spring,
and is cut off just beneath a group Of
these points, all the smaller branches
ere Topped of, and it is then placed
about two feet deep in the ground
During the ensuing summer, the stump
throws out long shoots, and sometimes
even bears fruit; / was shown one
which had produced rs many as twenty
three apples, but this was thought
very unusual. In the third season the
stump is changed iato a well wooded
tree, loaded With fruit.
Year: 1860

Those who love good tomatoes,
will take pains to cultivate them so
as to insure them as near as may be in
their full perfection There is no 9TH
er fruit that delights more in air and
sunshine than the tomato. They
should have, therefore, abundance of
room, and the vines be sustained from
falling to the earth. Stout brush
firmly set around the plants, answer
the purpose better that any other
method. The branches have room to
extend themselves as they like, while
the limbs Of the brush keep them in
their positions. By this method the
fruit is more fully exposed to the ge-
nial Influences of the air and sunshine;
whereby it attains more del clio rs
favor, larger size, and comes quicker
to maturity.
Year: 1860




In proof that cane which produces
ripe seed looses its sweetness and juice
and becomes dry and pithy, ! would
simply say that made it my particu-
lar business, while my cane was grow
ilg, to determine its peculiarities, so
far as / could that / might know how
to cultivate it proftabIy. Icut stalks
every few days, after it tasseled out,
until dead ripe. and found that before
the seed was full in the milk the juice
had a greenish, unpleasant taste, all
though very sweet; when it was full size
it had no unpleasant taste, the inner
portion of the stalk was about as
sweet as sugar candy, and the stalk
perfect. When the seed began to
turn dark on the tip Of the heads, ]
found small hollow forming in the
center of the stalk next to the head,
and as the seed ripened, this extended
down the stalk from one-halfe to tow
thirds its entire length, and the stalk
had q pithy appearance. The juice
about this hollow became fiat and in-
sipid, with but little sweetness, and
tasted very much like the last run Of
maple sap after the buds have started.
The lower joints of this same stalk
would usually remain sound and very
sweet, while the upper portion as the
seed ripened, became nearly dry, and
very much resemble the inside ola ripe
eorn-stalk. From these observations
/ came to the conclusion that when
that seed is fully formed and about to
turn dark, then the stalk is at the high
est state of perfection for use, and
viii make either sugar or syrup, as you
desire, that after the seed ripens it be-
comes unfit for syrup or suga. RS. e.
Chapman.