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I tTnteSe ordored otherwise, Advertisements
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W Advertisements.
Wko Will Care I
[j Who willcaro ?
When wo lio beneath the daisies,
tlnJcrnoath the churchyard mold,
? And the lonir gross o'er our faoes
I' Lays its fingers damp and cold ;
tWhcn wo sleep from caro and sorrow,
And the ills of earthly UfaSleep,
to know no sad to-morrow,
With its bitterness of strife*-?
Who will caro?
Who will care ? T ?
Who will cotnc to weep above as,
Lying, oh ! so wbito and still,
Underneath the skies of summer,
When all nature's pulses thrill
To a new life, glad and tender,
^ Full of beauty rioh and sweet,
And the world Is clad in splendor
That the years shall e'er repeat?
jf f Who will care ?
;
Who will rare ?
When Queen Autumn's flowers blossom,
And she stoops in pity down,
With a white flower fbr our bosom,
Taken from her royai crown ?
Who will come to kneel in pity
By our long and narrow beil,
When the wild winds sing their ditty
In the grosses o'er our head?
Who will enre ?
Who will enre?
When (lie Spt ingtime's plod smile lingers
On the meadows fair and wide.
And she drops, from rosy fingers,
Bloom and leaf on every aide ;
, Who will come, with tender yearning,
To the groves of thoso tboy miss ?
Who will sigh for our returning
To their presence and their kiss?
Who will care?
Who will care?
Who will think of white Lands lying
On a still and silent breast^
Never more to know of sighing,
tEvcrmoro to know of rest ?
Who will care ? No one can tell us
But if rest and peace hefall,
Will it mntter if they misa as,
Or thev miss us not at all?
Not at all.
FOB THE (tOUTBSttil ENTEirttllE.
Take Care, Owners and Bidders.
1 Messrs. Editors ? Will you
please publish the preamble and
Resolutions of a meeting of the
people of Union County on Saleday
last to take into consideration
our situation as to the enormous
taxation imposed on us and the
* reckless issue of bonds, <fcc. f
We arc yet permitted to meet
} and speak of our grievances and
enter our protest before our last
pittance of property is taken from
us through legal thieving and rob
l 'bcry. \Vc, as a people, are bound,
least,"to forewarn the people at
V large, tiiat we do not inteod to pay
^ ihose bonds?which will soon
I amount to miUtous?creaJed over
i our little remains of property with,m
put our consent, and by those who
,// own no property here, or perliaps
r# * anywhere else. Will the people
'/ in every County respond to the
Resolutions, &c., of Union County ?
Let us arouse in evory County and
have our Delegates in Columbia
on the 10th of November or oft
ft such other day as may be agreed
" on. CITIZEN.
"Citizen" evinces the right
spirit of a soul still free?"cast
down but not destroyed." We
publish the Union Gonnty proceedings
according to the request of
v our Correspondent, and as giving
| the history of the spirit awakenI
ing among the penplo. We will
I remark, however, that the repudi/
ation part has not met the genera]
approval of the prees of the State,
but that the determination to defeat
the awfully high taxes, seems
to bo universal, those members
of the Legislature who bold on to
the support of the system of high
taxes, will be left at home next
' election.?Em. EarTSwrfemc.
Ifr)
. ?.
, At a meeting of the citizen* al
hi Union County on Monday last
(Mnj. H. Kennedy in the Chair,
^ Maj. li. II, Rico offered the fol7
Rowing preamble and resolution*,
which vere unanimously adopted ,
k
r?Wberees,Tb e tqpr mons taxat ion
Imposfed by the present State GovssasaSsi
oi bonds excite ilsrrn ra the miners
of those whose capital nod labor
land pledged, without their voice
or consent, toi the redemption of
'toe sfcnft; an?, '
Whereas, it is deemed jnst to
ourselves, as also an act of good
faith, to pive to the world notice
of our intention to nso every
means to avoia the payment of
these obligations; therefore Tr
it Besvlved, That we declare
and publish, without delay, to all
concerned, our indisposition and
inability to pay the monstrous
bonded . debt raised and being
rdiooil 1 r> flin *?"
i t??ovw iu vuv vi uvuui vnruUna,
and our solemu caveat against
tho purchase of, or advance of
money on, such bonds, for any
consideration created since 1865,
as it Is the unalterable purpose of
tbe capital and labor of this State
never to pay thorn.
Unsolved, That wo are willing
to pay all tho legitimate expenses
of civil Government, and all the
obligations of the State, principal
and interest, creaked by her representatives
in good faith, previous
to the war.
Resolvea} That the natives, and
bona fidt citizens of whatever rill*
tionality or color, have with ns a
common interest and. the same necessity
for the speedy restoration
of honest civil rule, and the u preservation
of life, liberty and property
" in an afflietea commonwealth.
Resolved, That in view of these
grievances stated, we hereby place
on record our optiosition thereto,
and invite onr Tellow-snflerers of
every Countv in the State, to meet
with us, by tbeir representatives,
in Columbia, on Wednesday, 10th
day of November next, to take
counsel together, and to adopt such
measures as may be proper for security
and relief.
Xr. Stephens' Book.
When Davis laid down tbe
sword, Stephens took up the pen.
It is not his nature to yield. What
the force of arms could not accomplish,
the power of roason misrht
, a
yet achieve : the thinker came to
t> c rescue of the soldier. lie saw,
what au over-powered and disheartened
people could not sec,
that the field was not wholly lost,
t^e debate by no means closed.
He had a double w*ork to do.
He had to vindicate himself in the
eyes of his countrymen who doubted
his fidelity to their cause, and
lie had tq vindicate that cause in
the eyes of the world, which bad
been taught to believe that bowever
great the provocation, the
Confederate struggle had no shadow
of constitutional justification.
This was not a light task.
That Mr. Stephens n' w has the
confidence and esteem of his Confederate
countrymen, is a matter
of tact. He stands higher this dav
in their eyes than he ever stoot^
That the cause of State rights hi?
taken new root in thA o/~>nfho?-r>
mind, and that Mr. Stephen*1 hook
has been the occasion, Is also a
matter of fact. For the space of a
year Mr. Stephens1 arguments
were alternately assailed and defended
in a leading organ of northern
thought, 1 fie Round TabUx
and it is but simple truth to say
that while the assailants were almoSt
invariably wasted, the defenders,
unwilling at-first to use
the whole armory of Mr. Stephens,
and to take the positions which he
had carefnlly selected, were at Jest
forced to do both, and thus, in a
manner not altogether strange to
, the history of aiscussions. over
throw their antagonists ana at the
samo time became prisoners them*
! aL- a *s
oi>w?'priwnura wi (no iruiD.
This i? the {ftest intellectual victory
at which Mr. Stephens aimed.
Our cause was either just or un(
just, it was formed in trnth and
j must live?most endnre and reaesort
itselL however often trampled
> down, 'ftpi'ovdthe trnth of Mr.
Jefferson's discovery and So eetab.
liah in the ennrietioiis of men the
ftict, vitj that a Government of associated
independent States, harm*
a central authority vetted with delr
eg* ted powers onhr, if of all govern
, ments the host, {l(r. Stephens has
, devoted the entire strength of his
declining years And he has done,
, as we believe, more than he knows.
: Another struggle against central!*
fttion is yet to eoihe J end j lie bet-1
tie cries, every one, will be arawn
from Un 8tepbene' book. We
prey tliet that struggle may be
bloodless. We fear that it wit?
not.?JV5? ice Virginum.
-J
Am Old Lawyet.
An English paper eeys: A 44 The
longevity of great lawyers, end
their vitality at an advanced ego,
otten fnrnistl I theme for wonder;
and by the speech which he delivered
in the House of Poors last
night, Lord St. Leonard* has add
ea another to the list of achievements
which we link with the ad
vaoced years of such men as Broug
ham and Lyndhurst. Lord Bt,
Leonards is "eight eight years of
age. He is old enough to Lave
some faint recollections of the
French Revolution. When the
battle of Waterloo was fought he
was more than thirty years of age;
when the first reform bill was passed
he was more than fifty ; and by
time tho Corn Laws bad been repealed
he was already an old man.
He has lived through the reigns of
the first as well as the third Napoleon.
lie has seen the admin-!
istrations of Pitt, Liverpool, Portland,
Sidmontb, Canning, Grey,
Peel, Rnssell, Falmerstoo, Derby, j
Dismali* and Gladstone. His mem-!
I ory extends over nearly the whole
of "a most eventful cer-tury. And 1
yet, in spite of his exceptional age,
and of the bard work which he
had to endare when at the bar, be
last night spoke for fifty-five minntes.
His voice, it is true, was
low, and his articulation somewhat
indistinct, bnt be exhibited flashes
of Ida old fire and vigor. The subject
of his speech was a protest
against tho design of the govern
ment to apply the aurplna suitors'
fund of the Ckwrt of Chancery to
the building of the new Law
Courts."
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Tiik Parsnif.?Th? parsnip is
one ot the most valuable roots that
grow. In the island of Jersey it
is need almost exclusively for fattening
both cattle and swine. According
to LeContenr, the weight
of a good crop varies from thirteen
to twenty-seven tons per acre.
When parsnips are given to milch
cows, with a little nay, in winter
season, the butter is fonnd to be of
as fin* a color and excellent flavor
as when the animals are feeding in
the best pasturage. As parsnips
contain six per cent, more mucilage
than carrots, the difference may he
sufficient to acconnt for the superior
fattening as well aa buttermaking
qnnlitles of the parsnip.
In the fattening of cattle the parsnip
is found superior to the carrot,
performing the business with more
expedition, and affording meat of
exquisite and juicy flavor; the an
imals eat it wuh much greediness.
m u -# ? ? - ? >
mo mint ui experiment snows
that not only in neat cattle, bat in
the fattening of bogs and poultry,
the animals become fat mnch sooner,
and are more healthy than when
led with any other root or vegetable,
and that, besides, the meat it
more sweet and delicious. The
parsnip leaves being more balky
than those of the carrot, may be
mown oft* before taking the roots,
and given to oxen, cows or horses,
by whieh they will be greedily eaten.
Another thing in flavor of the
parsnip for this country, is that the
frost doss not injure them. They
may remain in the ground until
spring, when they make splendid
feed, at a time when every other
kind of root or anything green is
scarce. Or, they may be slightly
i buried, where they can be obtained
almost any time daring the
winter. ***** 5-5 <*53
' 4 |s? I * * The
colored people of Saratoga
are indignant that ihe proprietors
of the Congress and Empire
Springs compel them to drink wa?
ter from green glasses, while white
visitors are permitted to nee tumblers
of the ordinary color. They
hate held a mestinr on tha ?nK.
jeet, and appointed a com mitten to
center with the hotel proprietor#,
and endeavor to induce them to
i rescind M thia met of injustice and
oppression."
A iquli clergyman, who married
a coo pie in Iowa, kissed the
bridegroom.*
Mkm should be trained to aa to
I form tbeir own opinions honestly
I and entertain them decidedly.
| Girl? Should Learn to Keep Home.
No young lady can bo too well
iiwtnictedin anything which will
effect the.comfort or 4 fat oily.?
Whatever poakioo is aooioty she
occupies, Bftc needs a practical
knowledge of hohsehold duties.-"
She may be placed in such circumstances
that it will not be necessary
lor ber to perform much domestic
duty, but on this account
site needs no lees knowledge than
if sbe were obliged to preside personally
over tke cooking-stove and
pantry. Indeed, i bare thought
it was more difficult to direct others,
and requires more experience,
than to do the same work with onr
own hands. r,, ? \ .
Mothers are frequently so nice
and particular that they do not
like to wire Up any part of the
care of tneir cni|dren. This is a
ki uiisiakO in uiwir iimiiB^UIUUIII,
for they ?u*e often hardened with
labor and need relief. Children
hoald be early taught to edn
themselves j to assist Theft" parefttt
every way in their power, and consider
it a privilege to do so.
Young people cannot realize the
importance of a thorough knowledge
"of honsewiffery ; bnt those
who have snffered the inaonvonienee
end mortification of ignorance
can well appreciate it.?
Children ehoald he early indnlgod
in their disposition to bake, and
experiment in varions wavs. It is
often bat a troublesome help tbst
they afford t st II it is a greet advantage
to thetn. I know a little
girl, who, at nine years of age,
mane a loaf of bread every week
dnring the winter. Her mother
taught her how unnch yeast, salt
and door to use, and she became
quite an expert baker. W henever
the is disposed to try her skill in
making simple cakes or pies, she
is permitted to do so. She is thns,
while amusing bei self, learning an
important lesson. Her mother
calls her " little housekeeper," and
often proraits hor to get what is
necessary for the table. 8be hangs
the ke}'8 to hor side, and very musical
is the jingling to her ears. I
think, before she is oat of hor
teens, which the has not yet entered,
that she will have some idea
1
WW IAS WU*.
Some mothers give their danghters
the care ot housekeeping,
<*ach week by tarns. It seems to
me a good arrangement and a most
nsetnl part of education. Domestic
labor is by no means iuootnpat-,
ihle with the highest degree of refinement
and mental cultnre.?
Many of the most elegant, accomplished
women I have known, have
looked well to their household daties,
and have honored themselves
< and their husbands by so doln?.
Economy, taste, skill in cooking,
and neatness of kitchen, have a
great deal to do in making life
happy and prosperous. Theohartft
of good housekeeping is in economy,
order, and taste displayed in
attention to little things; ana these
things have a wonderful influence.
A dirty kitchen and bad cooking,
have driven many a one from
home to seek comfort and happinosa
somewhere else. None of
onr excellent girls are fit to be
married until they are thoroughly
educated in the profound mysteries
of the kitcb
?? r?> h| >u
Caution to Oviiuw Tba velum.?A
correspondent, who baa
traveled on the Pacific Railroad,
writes that ladies should bring an
entire change of linen in a band
valise, to be carried in the sleeping
coach. Presses should be of
gray or brown worsted ? never
black. A flannel or calico dressing
seek should be provided. A
linen duster ot ample size is essential;
and by no means should a
liberal supply of medicines be
omitted, brandy or port wine,
and fluid extract of ginger for
those who will not partake of
spirits, should be brought along,
aa the water along the route is intolerably
bad. At Omaha, those
coming West should lay hj proti
iiotta dy me basketful. The eatn
ing *t stations is dear, and the
journey belnc; inch a long one,
uncertain. The ailment* prevailing
among overland railroad travelers
are diarrhoea, chills, sick
headache, tore throat and influenza.
There were slight case* of all
amen* the party, and I Dr. Brown
suddenly found himself with a limited
flying practice in Kevada.
' I 'I II" ' 'fl Ill I' I ?1L1J.I' *'
Vatah I?Ctrt?f-A Rwnixiitoencs
of the Missouri CamMign.
ftozah McCartey won bv her
courage that n attic of the Jennie
Deans of the West. She lived in
the interior of Mttssouri?a little,
prfcttv, black eyed girl, with a soul
as bnge as a mountain, and a form
as frail as a fairy's, and the courage
and pluck of a buccaneer into
the bargain. Her father waa an
old man^a secessionist. She had
bnt a single brother, jnet growing
from boyuood to ^outhbqod, bnt
OIV.MJ ?UU IfUUN, 1 DC Iffiniiy llflftt
lived in Kansas during the troubles
of *57, when Norah was a roerh
girl of fourteen, or thereabouts.?
Bat even tben her beaut}*, wit and
devil may care spirit weie known
far and wide} and many stories
were told along the border of her
sayings and doings. Among other
charges laid at her door, it is said,
that sne broke all the hearts of the
young bloods far and wide, and
tradition doea even go so tar as to
assert that, like Bob Acres, she
killed a man once a week* keeping
a private ehureU-ynrdtor that pnr
pose of decently burying Iter dead;
Be this as it may, she was then,
and is now, a dashing, finelooking,
lively Ngirl, and a prettier heroine
than will be fonna in a novel, as
will be seen if the good natnred
reader has a mind to follow as to
the close of this sketch. ..
Not long after, the federals
came into Her neighborhood, and
after they had fi.rced Iter lather to
take the oatb, which he did partly
bccansc ho was a very old man.
unable to take the field, and hoped
thereby to save the security of his
household, and partly because lie
could not help Himself; not long
after these two important events
in the history of oar heroine, a
body of men marched up one even*
ing, whilst she was on a visit to a
I neighbor's, and arrested her sick
[ ly, weak brother, bearing him off
to Leavenworth Cihr, where he
was lodged in the military guard*
honse.
It waa very late before Nor ah
reached homo. When 6he did ao,
and discovered the ontrage which
had been perpetrated and the grief
of her o? father, her rage knew;)
no bounds. Although the mists
were falling and the night wan
closing in, dark and dreary, she
ordered her horse to bo re satld'.ed,
put on a thick uwrtout, belted a
sash round her waist, and sticking
a pair of ivory handled pistols in
her bosom, started off after tbe
soldiers. The post was many miles
distant. But that she did not regard.
Over bills, through marsh,
under eover of d.irkness, she galloped
on to tho headquarters of the
enemy. At last the call ol a sentry
brought bar to a stand, with a
hoarse?
44 Who goes there P
"No matter,* site replied, 441
wish to see Col, Prince, your cotpmending
officer, and instmitly,
too." .
Somewhat awed by tho presonce
of a yonng female on horseback at
that late hour, and perhaps atrnek
by her imperious tone of com
in and, the Yankee guard, without
hesitation, conducted her to the
fortifications, and thence to the
quarters of the Colonel commanding,
with whom she was left alone.
" Well, madam," sah) the Federal
officer with a bland politeness, " to
what do I owe the honor oi this
visit!" **s
"Is this Col. Princet" replied
the brave girl, quietly.
" It is, and yon are?"
" Ko matter. I have come here
to inquire whether von have a lad
by the name of McCartey a prisoner
f?
M Thero is such a prisoner."
44 May I ask why be is a prisona?e
er?"
Certainly! For being anspccted
of treasonable connection with
the enemy." (KS ,,4W?.#V
Treasonable connection witb the
enemy 1 Why the boy ia sick and
1*4ne. He ia beaidea my brother;
< t and I bare come to aak his immediate
releoae."
The officer opened hia eyes; waa
worry be conld not comply with
the reqneat of to winning a suppli|
cant; and mnat ."really beg ner
to desist and (ear# the fortreae."
ul demand hia release," cried
he, in reply.
"That ron cannot hare. The
bor it a rebel and a traitor, and
nnleaa yon retire, madam, I ahall
be forced to arrest you on a similar
suspicion."
44 Suspicion t I am a rebel &nd C
a traitor too, if yon wish ; young o
McCartey Is my brother, and I ri
don't leave this tent until be goes h
with me. Order his instant release si
or?" here she drew ono of the 1
aforesaid ivory bandies oat of her t<
bosom and leveled the made of a
it at his bead?441 will put an it
ounce of lead in yonr brain before 1
you can call a single sentry to your m
relief." a
A picture that! t a
There atood the heroic girl; t
eyes flashing fire, clicek glowing
with earnest will, line firmly set a
with resolution, ana hand out- o
stretched with a loaded pistol o
ready to send the contents through j<
the now thoroughly frightened, s<
startled, aghast soldier, who cow- t'
ered, like blank paper before s
flames under her burning stare. t
44 Quick I" she repeated. 44 Order
his re!ea6f, or jon die* i
It was too ranch. Prince could C
not stand it. Uo bade her lower c
her infernal weapon for God's I
sake, and tlie boy should be forth* r
with liberated. t
uGive the order first^* she ha- *
plied, nnmoved. j
And the order Was gifreh { the t
lad was brought out; and drawing c
his arm in hers, the gallant sister t
walked out of the place, with one 1
hand grasping one of bis, and the r
other holding her triisty ivory i
handle. She mounted her horse, s
bade him get up behind her, and i
rode off, reaching home without i
accident before midnight. <
Now that is a fact, 6tranger than i
faction, which shows what sort of <
metal is in our women of the t
much-abused and traduced hine 1
tcenth century.?Gray Jacket*. 1
I Dot?*t Lean ok OrnKns.?Half, <
at least, of the disappointed men
one meets with, aro the victims of <
ill-grounded hopes and expecta- I
tions?persons who have tried to ]
lean npon others, instead of rely- i
irg upon themselves. This lean- i
ing is a poor business. It seldom j
pays. Energetic inen (and they ]
are the classes generally looked to i
tor aid) do not like to lie leaned i
up^n. If you are traveling in a \
railroad car, and a groat bulking i
follow lays his bead against your <
shoulder and goes to sleep, 3*011 indignantly
shake him off. It is the
same ih business. The man who
does not at least attempt to " hoe
his own row," need not expect any
one to hoe it for him. It is nonsense
for any man to pretend to
?!._ j: *1 -it. . ?.
iiie uignuy ui uumg uuionunaie,
who has depended upon others,
when he might hare cloven a way
to fortune for himself.
[Columbia Phoenix.
From Damascus came the dttmsoh,
our blue plums, and the delicious
apricot of Portugal, called
the dainasco ; damask, our beanti
ful fabric of Cotton and silk, with
vines and flowers raised upon a
smooth, bright ground ; the damask
rose, introduced into Kngland
in the time of Henry VIII., the
Damascus blade, so famous the
world over for its keen edgo and
wonderful elasticity, the secret of
whose manufacture was lost when
Tamerlane carried off the artist into
Persia; and that beautiful art of
inlaying wood and steel with silver
ana gold, a kind of mosaic engraving
and sculpture nnited?
called damaskeniug?with which
boxes, bureaus, swords and guns
are ornamented. It is still a city
of flowers and bright waters; the
itrsAmR of I^hanon and thn "aillc I
of gold " still mormnr and sparkle
in tbo wilderness of the Syrian garden*.
Dr. Tyng mot an emigrant family
going West. On one of the
wagons there hnng a jng with the
bottom knocked ont. 44 W hat i s
that P asked the Doctor. " Why, it
ie my Taylor jng,'J said the man.
44 And what is a 1 ay lor P asked the
Doctor again. " J had a ton in
Gen. Taylor's army in Mexico, and
the General always told him to
carry his whiskey jng with a hole
in the bottom, and thAt's it. It Is
the best invention I ever mot with
for hard drinker*.
?
Ideas are dangerous ; men who
generate them must be handled
carefully, like ]>erco88ion?box?a.
?^ -Mt+m
Sorrow brings out,truths as the
night brings out stars.
Education in Ireland.
On tbe 8th of August last the
Satholic Archbishops and Bishops
f Ireland assembled at St. Paticirs
College, Mavnootb. They
eld council on ttio paramount
object of national education,
boy Condemned the mixed sys*
an, and asserted the necessity
nd right oi Catholic Youth, to be
istructed by Catholic teacher?,
be primary and intermediate, as
roll as university establishments
ro declared dangerons to the faith
nd morals of the children of the
/Lurch.
There is something peculiarly
ignificant in this solemn council
f the national leaders of public
pinion in Ireland upon this sublet.
To tis, it scorns, that there is
omething of jnstice and right in
he demand for a Catholic UniverIty
with equal degrees, endownents
and privileges.
This buuness has to our eye the
dentical features of the Irish
Church Establishment. In one
:aso the people were taxed to snp>ort
a Church their consciences
epndinted?in the other, they are
axed to snpport a school or uniersity
the same consciences reect.
V/hat is tho difference? It
1 - - - -
nc uovernment lias destroyed the
me for justice sake, it muet dearoy
the other for tbo same reason,
riio people have pot the Governnent
on the 14 go "?let them rnn
t while the occasion serves. It is
i pntchcd np, worn out machine
my how?t h i s English Governncnt.
A jnggernant car that has
Irnshcd the bread and life of cve y
people over whom it has exersised
an hour's rule. To confirm
he resolutions passed by tho Bisjops
at Maynooth?Cardinal Culen
has written a letter which
ihows tho deep earnestness of the
;anse. His Eminence says :
441 ara how 60 convinced of the
jvils of the Model School system
that I give notice to any Catholic
parents who will obstinately persist
in keeping their children in
the lion's den in tho midst of danger,
that I will feel hound to deprive
them of tho advantages of
the Sacraments of the Church until
they make up their minds to
act as parents anxious for the eternal
salvation of their children
ought to act."
?
Tuk Knoxvillr and Charleston
Railroad.?We learn from
President Bearden, of tho Knoxville
and C arlcston Railroad, that
contracts have been made with a
firm of contractors of immonsn
wealth and resources, and of tho
highest reputation for skill as railroad
builders, whereby the uncomSletcd
portions of tho road from
laryvillo, Tenn., to WalhallA, S.
C., are to be completed and placed
in running order by tho lat of
August, 1871, thus making an nilrail
line in complete running order
between Knoxville and Charleston.
President Bearden received a letter
yesterday from the Chief Engineer
of tho road, who is now engaged
in finishing necessary surveys,
stating that the plan of a
tunnel through Shiinp Ilonae
Mountain, near Wnlhalla, will be
abandoned, as a new route has
been discovered, by which the
mountain can bo flanked and tho
rails laid at a third of the co6t of
the projected tunnel.?Knoxvtlls
Press and Usrald, August 7.
IIabd Swearing.?It is startling
to observe what a Governor hao to
swear to in Virginia. No less than
five oaths aro put to hira?oath
of fidelity to the State Constitution,
another to the U. S. Constitution,
another against duelling, another
that he was not concerned in th*
rebellion, end a fifth that he will
properly perform the dnties of his
office. Ilere is a patent remedy
against all the evils of government
and troubles that Slates are heirs
to. Only pile up the oaths. Keep
the Governor swearing, nud you
are sure to be safe. Where can
we find a more supremely ridiculous
fact.?H. Y. Herald.
A ooon farmer wears thick boots
and has a thick wallet; his buttons
are horn, bnt his word is gold ; his
bills are short, his horses fat and
his fences strong. He does not
chaffer with a tax-assessor, nor
sond away a hungry man. "When
ho travels he finds his credit has
run beforo him.
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