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VOLUME 3. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, MARCH 9, 1852. NUMBER 20.
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| We feel that we do our readers a most accepta- 1
ble service in copying the "Widowep Inebriate's ^
Lament," a touching poem by A. J. II. Duganne, 1
editor of The Ton Slav, Philadelphia, r
I'm thinking on thy smile, Mary? )
Thy bright and trusting smile? J
In the morning of our youth and love,
V Ere sorrow came?or guile:
m When thine arms irere licined about my neck, ^
I And mine eyes looked into thine '
And the heart thai throbbed for tnc alone, n
| H as nestling close to mine! j v
j e
I see full many a smile, Mary. j
A * Knc K?orv-???i<r hrnrlif! j
V/IJ \0uu5 ilj/j ..b J ,,
And many an eye of light and love j y
Is flashing in my sight.? j I;
Bui the smile is not far my poor heart, a
And the eye is strange to mo, h
And loneliness comes o'er my soul h
When its momorv turns to thee!
r
I'm thinking on the night,' Mary, j
W The night of grief and shame, !a
When with drunken ravings on my lips,
To thee I homeward carno?
f 1
O, the tear was in thine earnest eye, ! j
And thy bosom wildly heated, , v
Yet a smile of love was on thy cheek,
Though the heart was sorely grieved. ti
I ji
But the smile soon left thy lips, Mary,
And thine eye grew dim and sad: j f
For the tempter lured my steps from thee, ' v
And the wine-cup drove me mad; , u
From thy cheek the roses quicklyJle'I,
And thy ringing laugh was gone, I'1
Yet thy heart still fondly clung to me,
And still kept trusting on.
?
O, my words were harsh to thee, Mary, i h
For the wine-cup made me wild; 1
And I chid thee when thine eyes were sad, j
And I cursed thee when they smiled;
God knows / loced thee eren then,
sl
But the fire was in my brain,
And the curse of drink, was in my heart,
To make my love a bane. j u
Twas a pleasant home of ours, Mary.
In the springtime of our lite, j
TVhen I looked upon thy sunny face.
And proudly called thee wife? g
And ?twas pleasant when our children played a
' Before our cottagj door? e
Bui the children sleep tcilh the", Mary, tl
I shall Tici cr see them more, ?
o
Thou'rt resting in the church-yard, now, u
And no stone is at thy head! a
i>..4 L-nAifw* rlrit nL'n wife
XMII UIC WAiUiJ i\iiv<?.j ..
Sleeps in that lowly bed;?
And he says the ban J of God, Mary,
YViil fall with crushing weight
. C
On the wretch who brought thy gentle life
To its untimely fate! (|
But lie knows not of the broken heart
c
I bear within my breast, |
Or the heavy load of vain remorse,
That will not let me rest;
He knows not of the sleepless nights, I
When dreaming of thy love, |,
I seem to see thy angel eyes.
Look coldly from above. s
I have raised the wine cup in my hand, a
And the wildest strains I've sung.
Till with the laugh of drunken mirth o
The echoing air has rung; a
7hit a pale and sorrowing face looked out,
From the glittering cup on me,
And a trembling whisper I have heard.
That I fancied breathed by thee!
Thou art slumbering in the peaceful grave,
And thy sleep is dreamless now, j,
But the seal of an undying grief
Is on thy mourner's brow, ,r
And my heart is chill as thine, Mary, ll
For the joys of life have lied,
And I long to lay iny aching breast I1
With the cold and silent dead! si
Is this not an oasis in the modern sea of verse? h
W hat a touching delineation of the inebriate's p
sorrow! It is poetry.
Kossuth Hats, with black feathers, and a si
newly introduced chnpcau, having been adop- 1 ti
ted bv the bucks of Broadway, New York, ' p
those of the Bowery, not to he outdone, have ti
.idopted the Kossuth hat, hut have substituted
in place of the black ostrich plume, three tur- v
key-tail feathers,
/
From the Southern Standard.
Hort <>J P. S. lVJsiJr, unci G. IV. Joycs, :
Tlic scene at Edgefield between Mr. White |
ind Mr. Jones was so rich, that we wonder j
io\v the editor of the Advertiser could permit |
such a chance to escape him. It was worthy
)f a column in his bet vein, and, if sketched
n his inimitahlc style, it would have furnished
1 subject worthy of an ilulstration from Cruik*
shanks. Hut as t!io Advertiser, exercising a
self-denial almost unparalleled, has allowed Mr. j
tones to pass scott free, we must, for want of j
i better, be content with the following dcscrip- |
ion of the ?. ne from Mr. White. It is from j
lis letter to Judge O'.voall, which has been ;
luhlishcd in the li<publican.
"Since the commencement of my labors in
our State, an attack has been made upon me
iy a writer in the Edgefield Advertiser, chargng
me with having asserted, in one place, that !
lavery was of ' di\ine origin,' and in another :
hat it was a 'curse to the country.' I have i
>cen so much accustomed, during inv twelve '
!
ears advocacy of Total Abstinence, to regard :
he sliafts of calumny as straws shot against j
m iron buckler, that I was prepared to expect :
his or some equally absurd development; and i
ny first impulse was to pass it l?v and let the
vriter alone most severely, believing that dis- !
nterested criticism would detect upon its face i
ts own condemnation. Rut when I reflected
ipon the excited state of the public mind on
his point, 1 determined to go at once to Edgeield.give
up my appointments, and stay there
mtil every phantom of a fiction of ihe odious
sscrtion were obliterated. I went; a meeting
vas called in the .Methodist church; the audi*
nee was large and intelligent, and the writer
if tiie article in question was present. I was
introduced to the audience by Mr. Abney, a
oung lawyer of ability. I had not proceeded
nr in my remarks, when Mr. Jones arose and ;
sked if 1 did not remember the remarks which '
e had attributed to me. 1 replied, that so far
rom making any such expressions, I had never
von conceived of such an idea on the occasion
eferred to. lie began a reply, when I stepped
o my overcoat, took out his published letter,
nd entered at once upon the following din- '
White. ? Mr. J one?, you ?ny in your coin- '
lunicution thai you " traveled wit!i me Irons
Inntsvillc to Nashville.'' Do you remember [
i'Iio composed our pauv ?
Junes.?Well, that requires some explann011.
I wrote licit, letter on my knee, in great
aste. That is a mistake of mine.
White. ? You next say, Mr. Jones, that at
luntsville I ' declared that slavery was of diine
origin," &c. Were you present when I
lade those remarks?
Junes. ? No, sir, I was not present, hat I
card so.
U7t<7t\?You next aSsurnc licit, 0:1 hoard
ie steamer Sligo,"! said " slavery was a curse
> the country, and that I was maiming a plan
>r its abolition." Do you recollect any of
ic circumstances how this conversation began?
Junes.?Ys. sir; I was talking with : genemail
from Ohio on the subject of barbarities
icideiit to slavery, in which he narrated an intancc
of a ladv pinching a negro with hot
nigs, when you came up and joined in.
White.? Do yon remember, Mr. Jones, what
as the purport of my remarks when t joined
1 the conversation ?
Joins. ? I can't sav that I remember pnrtic
latly \
While.?Ditl 1 not address myself to the
eti'leman with whom you were conversing,
lid inform hint that f had seen more cruellies
xereised toward the free negroes of the North
inn I had ever seen among the slaves at th"
oulli; and did I not refer him to tin- injustice
fa public. meeting in Philadelphia where it
;i> publicly stated that thirty old negroes had
ctnally died of starvation in Hedldid-street'.
Joins.? I believe now that you did make '
uch remarks. Nevertheless, I am very certain
tat you used the expression that slavery was 1
curse and an evil either in that or some other
onvcrsation.
White.?Do you not remember, .Air. Jones,
bat these wolds, if used at all, were used in a
onvei.sat ion which 1 had with Colonel Loten, j
or.corning the depreciation of slave labor on
iiat part of my State contiguous to Indiana '
nit Ohio ? I
Junes.?They might have been so used, hut i
dhl'nt so understand it. Though you had
eon talking some time before I came iij>.
White.- Don't you remember that I was i
peaking on that subject to some gentlemen '.
Jones.? 1 remember that something was said
bout Indiana a id Ohio.
White.?Von also say that 1 was a favorite
f some California emigrants who were put 1
shore on the .M ssouri river, and that I would 1
ave been put ashore if it had not been for my !
ife and daughter. How far up the .Missouri
iver was it that these emigrants were put
shore {
Jones.?About, a hundred and sixty miles.
White.? Did I not leave tin- Slign at Pandita
and go up the Ohio in company with .Mr.
a ul I
Joms.?Ah, that must have been a typoraphical
error, or a grammatical mistake ol
le printer.
White.?In the next place, vou say that Mr. '
'aid was so offended tit my remarks that he '
;iid if it were possible lie would take another j
oat. Are you certain, Mr. Jones, on this
oint ?
- II I..I' I ,| X
./ones.? u on, ianic.s aim jjomienion, 1 iiiust |
o Mr. White the justice to say hat- Mr. Paul 1
iiil afterwards, dial ho had another coiivorsa- |
011 with Mr. M hitc about it, and that ho was I
erlectly satisfied with Mr. White's explain:- !
on.
W^htfe.? Why did you not state that fact in
our communication, then f
Jones.?Why, as I said before, 1 wrote that
piece on my knee, in a groat hurry, and that 11
escaped mo.
While.?Now, Mr. Jones, if I had stated to !
a number of slaveholders that I was maturing !
a plan tor the alxdriion of slavery, and that 1 1
expected to see it soon executed, is it not a lit- 1 '
til' stinmre flint neither >/0U 110!' OlCV had ClirioS- ! 1
ity enough to inquire of ?:c something as to j '
the nature of the plan for so large an enter- 1
prise ?
Joiu.s. ? Well, sir, I thought of it, hut then i
vou were very difficult to approach, and I said j
nothing about it.
White.?Mr. Jones, do yon remember wheth- (
er I spoke of a plan for the relief of the poor j J
and mixed population in Philadelphia, to be ,
called the Industrial Home, and that I hoped j
to see it soon executed ? J j
iTon*s.?I believe now, sir, that I d-> remem- i
bcr having heard something about that.
While.?Well, Mr. Jones, you say, lastly, j a
that you were a Son of 1 empcrance, and when j
you saw that Abolition was about to corrupt r
it you withdrew. Now, sir, I want you tell me
if vou were not in the habit of drinking at the a
bar of that boat, at the time we speak of? I;
Jones.?Yes, sir, I drank but i d
Hero the immense roar of laughter that fol i 1
lowed drowned the remainder of the sentence. :
When the fun had subsided. ! began on a no- v
bier theme, and discoursed for about an hour 1
or: the subject of Temperance.
mi- (VioikI It u-.it nn vnnr nr. '
count and the (Jrand Division, through you, that }
r came In South t 'amlina, i foci it to be a duty ; :l
to render you this substantial and almost
literal interview wliicli took place between my* '
self and the individual, who, innocently, it may j 1
bo, lias donobotb me and the muse I advocate ; ;|
110 ordinary detriment. I have a most tena- j
cions memory, and I think this exposition is 1 >
almost to the very letter. ?So confident am I ;1
of it, that, if ninetoen-twentieths of the audi- I I1
cure don't corroborate it, then you may write ! "
me down as unfit and unworthy for such a mis t '
sion. Dr. Minis and brother, Mr. Penn and i
lirnther, Messrs. (iood, Bryan, Brown, Tibbits,
Spa nil. Bnslinell, Abnoy, 'I'ilman, Cray, Ward, 1 :i
Brooks, Addison. Mays, Raymond, Ryan in 1
a word, the whole town 1 ran refer to, i think,
nifr-t confidently, for the truth of this state- : ^
ment. jl'
< <? > * i }
?.8:i:doo 'freatnsent of tii?' , "
One remarkable but most painlul spectacle .
that 1 witnessed in Calcutta was that of the j(
ilving-liouses on the banks of the Hongly. |
The one 1 saw was small, and contained only J ^
one chamber with four empty bedsteads, and |bitlieito
(lie dying are brought by their rel i- I j|
li ?ns to pass their 1-1 inoineiits and placed on j ^
the bedsteads, or, if these- are Jul', on the !
ground, or c-ven outside the lints in the burning ! J"
sun. The places for burning the dead are in ; .
tlw. I.iii.ii./li if?, iiut.rlilni'Imnd I found live dv- ' .
ini; persons inside t<ie house, and two out.-ido; 1 '
tin' latter were so completely enveloped in j j
straw am! ?'ovi?riii?r- t!i;it ! thought they must j*
In* dead air -adv. hut when I inquired, the attendants
threw hack tin* covering, and I saw ;
tin* j o<t c real an-.; move ; I think they must 1 ^
have i;een almost stilled. Inside the lint a j
very o'd woman lav 011 tlie floor journeying J
heavily and painfully through her last hour;
ami the four bedsteads were similarly occupied,
while the relations sat quietly round and await- j
id in the utmost tranquility the last hrealh of "
the si iff" tor. To my question, as to whether j .
nothing was t?ivon to them, il was answered
that if they did not die immediately, they had, j
from tim. to lime, a spoonful of the (ianges ' (water,
I.at less ami less, ami at greater inter- j u
vals, for when tliev were once brought (here ,
il. u },<>! ' i'ir. As soon a- ever they arc dead.
almost hel'ore they are cold, tiiey are carried jout
to the burning place, which is enclosed hy j
a wall. In this place i saw one dead and one 1
r/'/h' / man, and on six funeral piles six eorp- :
Ki'.s. which 1 In- hn-li ilartimr flames were raniu- '
Iv con-miiing. Hirds of the stork kind, l:w?j?*r '
than turkeys, small vultures. and ravens, were j <(
sitting; round in "real numhers on the neigh- ^
boring roofs and trees, and eagearly waiting for ! ^
tlie liail-hurnt bodies. I hastened shuddering ;
Iron) the spot, and could not for a long time j'
hanish its painful image from my memory. To j (|(
the rich, the horning of their dead often costs I
as much as 1,000 rupees. Willi poor people,!^
of course, there is not so much ceremony, lb'- ; |(|
fore leaving this subject, 1 must mention a lit- j |
tie anecdote related to me liy a person on i f(l
whom I have the greatest reliance, and which ,
may serve to (how to what cruelty mistaken
notions of religion will often lead. Air. N ()|
was one day on a journey through n district j
not far from the flanges, and had with him a J
few servants and a,dog; all of a sudden tlieani- i
mat disappeared, and ai length he was found on ' ^
the liver's hank by the side of a human body,
which liekeot constantly licking. Mr. N. went :
tip lei tin' spot, and found it was that of a man j j-(.
who had hocn exposed and left to die, hut in
whom a spark of life still lingered. He called j(j
his servants, made them wash the mud and dirt ,c
from the poor creature's lace, and then wrap j(
him well in a blanket and take care of him.
In a lew days he was perfectly well, hut when
Mr. \. was about to dismiss li.m, he implored
him most earnestly not to abandon him, saying
that he had now lost caste, that he would not he ''
acknowledged by anv of his relations, and |
that, in short, he had been struck out of the , ?
li-t of the living. Mr. N. therefore retained ;
the man in his service, and he is still in perfect !
health, though the circumstances took place t!
several years ago. The Hindoos themselves I w
acknowledge that their manner of disposing , lo
of the dead leads to many a murder; for it is | d;
a precept of religon with them that when the |"
physician declares there is no hope, the sick j,w
l??*rsoti must die.?A Luihj's Voi/ai/c Round tic ; <>
World. ' ' | i
JiCiierof Advice Fi oKiGciicra! HVasiiiugion.
Many a volume lias been written tlir.t did
mt contain so much sound philosophy ?nd
nariic-il good s'Mise as is contained in the folo\\
ing letter of Washington, which we find
n the Xalional Intclligivcir, with olhcrinterest*
ng reminiscences of t!io Father of his C'ounrv.
We command it to our voung friends.
THF PATERNAL LETTER.
Piitt.ADrirn:.\. November 28 1790.
l)(ar Washington:?In a few hasty lines
-overing your sister's letter on Saturday last,
promised to write more fully to you by the !
mst of this day, I am now in the ?.ct of per- J
ormnig that promise. t
The assurances yon give me of applying dil- I
gently to your studies, and fulfilling those ohigations
which are enjoined by our Creator
Ltici due to iiis creatures, are highly pleasing i
ind satisfactory to me. I rejoice in it on two
iccounts: First, as it is the sure means of layrig
the foundation of your own happiness, and
enduring you, if it should please God to spare
our life, a useful member of society hereafter,
nd secondly, that 1 may, if I live to enjoy
lie pleasure, reflect that 1 have been in some
legree instrumental in effecting these purroses.
s
You are now entering into that stage of life
vhen good or bad habits are formed?when
he mind will be turned to things useful arid !
ira?seworthy, or to dissipation and vice. Fix !
n whichever it may, it will stick by you ; for '
ou know it has been said, and truly, " I hat '
the twig is beat" so will it grow. This in a
trong point of view shows the propriety of!
L'tting your inexperience be directed by matu-1
or advice and in placing guards upon the :
ivcnue* that lead to idleness and vice. The j
utter will approach like a thief working upon ;
our passions, encouraged perhaps by bad ex- j
mple, the propensity to which will increase in
iroporlion to the practice of it, and your yield- i
igs Tiiis admonition proceeds from the pu-!
kI nflt.nfi.iii fur will l.nf t iliv nnf nio-in In* if I
hat you are to become a stoic, or to deprive \
ourself in the intervals of study of any recrc-'
tion or manly exercise which reason .approves. I
It is well to be on good terms with all your
How students, .and J am pleased to Irear that1
on are so ; hut while a courteous behavior is
1 f |
ue to all, select the most deserving only for j
our friendship, and before this becomes iuti-,
ante weigh their dispositions and characters
yll.? True friendship is a plant of slow-growth; |
0 be sincere, there must be a congeniality of
empcr and pursuits. Virtue and vice cannot
e allied, nor can industry aad idleness, of j
ourse. If you resolve to adhere to the two'
inner of those extremes, an intimacy with j
hose incline to the latter of them would be ex- j
remely embarrassing to you ; it would be a i
tumbling block in your way, and act like a
lillstone hung to your neck ; for it is the na-;
lire of idleness and vice to obtain as many vo- j
iries as they can.
i would guard you, too, against imbibing lias- i
vaud unfavorable impressions of any one;'
t your judgment always balance well before I
mi decide, ami even then, where there is no!
ccasion for expressing an opinion, it is best to 1
e sib-rii ; for there is nothing more certain
iau that it is at all times more easy to make J
nemies than friends. .Besides, to speak evil,
f any one ; unless there is unequivocal proofs |
1 their ileser\ing it, is an injury for which there ,
: no adequate reparation. Keep another thing |
!?> in iiimkJ. that scarcely any change would !
o :i^rIjlo t<? you :it first, Iroin the sudden
jiii-ition, and from never having been accus>med
to shift or to rough it, ahd, moreover,
iat if yon meet with collegiate fare, it wiil be
nmnniv to comj lain. .My paper reminds me
iat it is time to coiiciude, which 1 do, by sub- i
.willing myself affectionately your sincere
iend, j (
(JKO. WASHINGTON'. {'
Mr. (jbo. Washington I'akkk Crsrts. j
A HnAcriFrL J'uayuif.? Lord bless and <
reserve that dear person whom thou bast oho- 1
ii to be my husband ; let his lilb be loo;/ and t
lessed, comfortable and holy; and let me also ; J
eeome a great blessing and comfort tsntoliim, j t
sharer in all his joys, a refreshment in all his :
>rrows, a meet helper for him in all the accil'ii's
and chances of the world; make me
niable forever in his eves, and very dear to t
im. I'nito his heart to me in the dearest '
nion ol' love aud holiness, and mine to him in (
I sweetness, charity, and compliance. Keep
le from all undentleness, all dis? ontentedness,
id unreasonableness of passion and humor;' (
nd make me humble and obedient, useful and j
liservant, that we may delight in each other {
icording to Thy blessed word and ordinance,
id both of us may rejoice in Thee, having
ur portion in the love and service of CJod for- .
,'er. ?Basil Mohtayuc.
Zoi{ vs.Tr.K, it is said, though the most pro- f
mud philosopher of his age, theoretically, was
tv easily put out of temper. He once carried j
is irritablily so far as to break a marble table \
? pieces with a hammer, because he chanced ,
i stumble over it in the dark.
i
?' - " * t i!lO VOI'V I
HAXIU.I-. M as nui ii a mi? * i.'i i ... ,
nio lie was in receipt of lilty pounds u night
mil the opera, he was frequently known to t
ear a shirt lor a month, to save the expense (
I washing.
Poi.axd is one of the loveliest counlrico in i
ie world?its name being derived from a word t
hit*}) signifies a plain. It is almost an unhro- I
en and universal level. It is remarkably a- t
apted to the raising of grain, its annual ex- I
nrts being about sixteen million bushels. It |
as the Sarmartia of the ancients, ami was the t
liginal seat of those that overran the Roman ?
impire. ,
Hints fi-t? Young Ladies.?If any young
woman waste in trivial amusements the prime *
season for improvement, which is between the
ages of sixteen and twenty, they regret bitterly
the loss, when they come to feel themselves
inferior in knowledge to almost every one they
converse with; and above all, if they should
ever be mothers, when they feel their inability
to direct or assist the pursuits of their childioni
p.wl jmia-nonn m ogfofa l>u fl fhfollatl
IVU, HMJ 1J.IV, |g||UI*ll|l.V ?4 CVH.V .41 ?U.iV?4.W..,
and a re.nl evil. Let tliis animate their industry,
and lot a modest opinion of their capacities
he an encouragement to them in their endeavors
alter knowledge. A modest understanding,
with diligent and well directed application.
will go much farther than a more
lively genius, if attended with impatience and
inattention, which too often accompanies quick
parts. It is not for want of capacity that so
many women are such trifling, insipid companions,
so ill-qualified for the friendship and conversation
of a sensible man, or for the task o
governing and instructing a family; it is often
from the neglect of sxercising the talents which
they really have, and from omitting to cultivate
a 'nsle for intellectual improvement. By this
neglect they lose the sincerecl pleasufes which
would remain when almost every other forsakes
them?of which neither fortune nor age can
deprive them, arie which would be a comfort
and resourse in almost every possible si.uatioti
in life.?Mrs. Chap one.
Buactv.?There is a surpassing charrni u
the perfection of female beauty. But it is only
when the mind and the heart shine through
the dark lustre of the eye, or leave it legible
l.natit iAiI lnn/?<tAnPA nnAH lltn oltnol?At'
tiuvi i s~< i 11111 < i iai>^,u<ic;c uit vuuv.n ui
lend a deeper music to the rieh'voice, that the
outward impress of beauty can be deeply and
lastingly felt. Uuilluniiuated by the spirit, the
most perfect form is but a cold and desolate
temple. Like an iceberg glittering in the light
of sunset, with the rain bow hues of beauty, it
may dazzle for a moment, but none may dream
of communion with its frozen sterility.
Character.?We may judge of a man's
character by what he loves?what pleases him.
If a person manifests delight in low and sordid
objects?tiie vulgar song and debasing language
?in the misfortunes of his fellows, or cruelty
to animals, we may at once determine the complexion
of his" character. On the contrary, if
lie loves parity, modesty, truth?ifvirtnous pursuits
engage his heart and draw out his affbc
? t
tions?we are satisfiod that he'is an upright
man. A man debased shrinks from association
with the good and wise.
A Sign of Prosperity.?Five years ago
there was we believe, but two or three borts on
our river, and these at the time were found ample
for the trade. Now we cannot take time
to enumerate the steamers that are plowing our
beautiful stream between this and the head cf
the shoals. And in addition to those already
on our river, we understand there are some
sixteen or seventeen other steamers now building
af Pittsburg .and Cincinnati, designed for
this trade. Of these, two are for the Messers.
Williams and Co. who already have six or
seven steamers on the river. This is one of
the "slights of band" of the magic Locomotive.
Knoxville Plebeian*
l'oKsrATiox of IIaiiits.?Success in life depends
in a great measure on the early forma,
tion of our habits. Whether our grand object
be wealth or fame, or that nobler-one, exalted
virtue, we must shape our habits to that object,
or we will fail. What enabled Franklin to obtain
the highest honors of philosophic fame;
to stand, as lie expresses it, ' before kings,' and
what is better, to live in the memory of his
countrymen ? The early formation of habits.
The perusal of his auto-biography, which no
voting man should omit, will show what thoso
habits were. What made (lirard fhe richest
citizen of our country, and the benefactor of
lis race ( The formation of early habits of
Yugaiitv, disinterestedness and serf denial.
Such habits are not formed fn a day, nor will
hey result from alow faint resolutions. They
ire the result of continued effort.
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Said Deacon (Jnmt, "'I am told. Mr. Paine*
hat you arc becoming a terrible hard drinker'Not
a bit, "cried Paine, not a bit?no man
jver drank easier."
Last yesr the people of the United States
:onsumed S3,008,14l worth of tea, and 81*2,
>15,170 worth olcotfee! Over sixteen milJ'ous
>f dollars in one year for two drinks.
Loitsvim.k, Feb. 20.? Rev. Calvin Fairjanks,
charged with stealing negroes, Ins been
ried, found guilty,and sentenced to be impris>ncd
in the penitentiary lor fifteen years.
Pakdons.?The Senate of Louisiana has
nnfirinod the act of the Executive in pardoning
iVilliam Silk and the celebrated Dr. Hines.
I'ho former was sentenced for one year, for
nanslaughter, and the latter for fourteen years,
welvo of which lie had served.
In the Mississippi House of Representatives
>ii the 2d instant, a bill was reported from one
>f the standing committees, for the relief of
foiin T. Henley. It appropriates $190 to Honey
for pursuing John (.'. Cofi' to the State of
Georgia, "who (we ipioto the phraseology of
lie bill) had stolen a negro girl from this stale
i\* request oi the t lovernor!" The residing of
lie bill produced a tremendous explosion in the
House It was finally recomnrtted, to boslia
xhI with a little more courtesy towards the
hen acting Ciovernor. The hill meant (as we
suppose the reader knows) lliat Ilenlev had
[ one in pursuit hy "rfijuest el" the Governor.*'