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nig UPSOX PILOT.
0. A. MILLER, Editor.
iioiitiioton, Thur<iiiy, Dec. 9, I^B.
FOR SOLICITOR GENERAL OF FLINT CIBCCIT,
A . D . HAMMOND,
Os Monroe.
The Georgia Judiciary—Again.
The two members of the Supreme Court
to whom we retcrred in our article of last
*eek, may have been actuated in their dcr’’
eision of the Columbus Bank case, bv the
purest motives and bv the most enlighten
ed sense of judicial duty. The decision
itself (notwithstanding the obloTpiy lieap
eu upon it) may, for aught
•onsistent witli justice and flnrner ai
•ations. The motives and legal
of the Judges we have not, and do not now
propose to criticise. We leave the one, to
that mightier J udge from whose wisdom
and purity there is ho appeal—the other,
we hand over to time and reason, the best
tests and the surest of human
infirmity and judicial corruption; Our
remarks were intended to exhibit the high
degree of moral uprightness and legal learn
ing with which the law should be adminis
tered and express the conviction that any
well founded suspicion that personal passion,
prejudice or interest is mingled with the
determination of Judges or the executions
of ministerial officers, will certainly be vis
ited with condemnation and in the end
both the suspected individuals and tribu
nal itself will be dishonored and over
thrown. In this view, whether innocent
or guilty, we are forced to regret the rela
tion which at least one of the J udges of
our Supreme Court occupies towards the
Columbus Bank case. We think In* would
have manifested, by a refusal to act, more
of that Homan firmness and integrity
which would sacrifice even the life of a son
on the altar of country, rather than suffer
his motives to lie reproached and the hon
ored tribunal of which lb* is a member to
be distrusted and its very existence jeopar
dised by any defiance of public clamor or
false considerations of duty. If the wisest
and brightest of mankind—t he illustrious
Bacon, in an age of gross venality could
from personal considerations so prostitute
his God-like abilities and high legal posi
tion, as to bring upon himself disgrace
while living and bequeath to posterity a
name black with crime, can any Judge be
: o prudent in ibis boasted land of virtue
and intelligence to shield himself and his
exalted profession from the suspicions and
reproaches of a censorious world ? .1 udges,
like other men, are subject to be biased
by interest, and if, from a wise policy and
a fear of temptation, a witness interested
even to a cent is excluded from the stand
however intelligent and honest, how much
more important is it that the Judge who
applies such a rule, should himself be free
from the weakness or corruption which tin*
rule implies and equally guard himself
against the temptations to error ?
But while interest, or the love of money
is the lowest, it is not the only bad motive
which may influence a Judge. Ambition,
the sad infirmity of noble minds, may en
snare the feelings, captivate the imagina
tion, corrupt the heart and make dizzy the
head. The huzzas of the multitude—lo
cal and personal affection and prejudice
may be as potent for evil as the lust for
gold and silver. Is it reasonable, because
pome men through bad influences err, that
none are trustworthy ? If so, all Govern
ment should be destroyed, for all Govern
ment partakes of, and implies
sections of humanity. If, on. the other
hand, the dispensers of who
are intrusted in some degree whiffle attri
butes of the Deity, should in
influences, administer the law wisSBKl
in mercy, is it safe to pollute the verv foun
tain of justice ? Is it wise to invite a mix
ed multitude into the Temple itself to pro
fane its seats and desecrate its altars p
Bather let the rite of
■ ministered —the worshippers <>jMtflimmiffi
and the devotees of unholv yjnbitionlpie
scourged and driven out and hone but the
good and true, the wise and pffre, be per-;
mitted to kneel at the sacred slfffhe. /•
• There are innovators among
well as demagogues among Statesmen— ’
men whose Jiighest ambition it is to unset
tie every thing just to exhibit their own
wisdom and the foolishness of their lath
ers. They are the men, who think when
they die, all wisdom will die with them.
They are the Judges who are eager in pur
suit of that popularity which is run after,
not that which follows, and one shout of
.popular applause would weigh more with
.them than all the learning of a Hale, a
Coke or a Marshall.. To guard the ingress
of preferment to such men, let the Legis
lature extend the tenure of our Judicial
officers—locate the Judges of the Supreme
Court and furnish them with a good Law Li
brary—compel the Superior Court Judges
to itinerate so as to be exempt from all lo
cal outside influences, and then the Judi
ciary will become the brightest jewel in the
crown < ivthe Southern Empire State.—
Then Law will be, what it is not here, a
Sjuience to be |oved, obeyed and reverenced
—the groat civilization and
the prolific mother honor and
happiness. Tile raw maftf&gis plenty —
it will require time to weave it iwo Ijeauty
and usefulness. The rough marffle is abun
dant—the legislative CantmWmust chisel
it into future Storys, Alfreds and Solons.
Douglas or Buchanan,
“ Under which JJcztnian : Speak or die !”
“ I ask you to look into these things,
and then to tell me whether the Democra
cy or the Abolitionists are right. I hold
that the people of a Territory, like those
of a State. (I use the language of Mr. Bu
chanan in his letter of acceptance,) have
the right to decide for themselves whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within their
limits!”
The above is an extract from a late
speech of Senator Douglas, the author and
expounder of the Kansas-Ncbraska Act.
We too, ask our Southern Democratic
friends “to look into these things” and
then tell us where the difference is between
Douglas and Buchanan, or any of the lead
ers of National Democracy who voted
against Biggs’amendment to strike out the
squatter and alien clause in the Kansas
biii, and the free-soilers. The difference
is, that Mr. Douglas in his speech uses the
word u j>coplc, r a lid Mr. Buchanan, not
4j>Jlpying even tlu 1 Ka.lisfis Act in his letter
of acceptance, uses the words “bona fide
inhabitants,” which words (according to
the highest legal authority known to our
land) will embrace the Italian bandit, the
German refugee, the Irish pauper, the
Spanish and Mexican cut-throat, the Eng
lish bully, the French Jacobin, the Free
Negro—in one word, the sweepings of the
jails and lazar-liouses of the world. Men
of all features, from the South Sea Canni
bal to the refined European—men of all
manners, from the uncouth Hottentot to
the polished Frenchman—men of all lan
guages, from the barbarous Choctaw to the
classic Greek, —men of all religions, from
the Hindoo idolater and beastlv Mormon
to tho worshipper of the meek and despis
ed Nazarene,- —men of all laws, from the
wild Arab, fresh from bis pathless deserts
of sand, to tin* Anglo-Saxon, who for ages
lias realized that obedience to law \< ra
tional liberty,—all, all, together with the
“ rest of mankind,” and the remainder of
tlie family, (according to Senator Toombs)
are invited by gifts of land and free pass
ports, to settle the Territories, and upon a
declared intention to become citizens, can
equally, with the industrious, intelligent
and enterprising native American farmer,
mechanic, miner, merchant, .manufacturer
and professional man, assist in determin
ing the status of slavery and every thing
else pertaining to the institutions of a
State. Great is modern Democracy and
Douglas or Buchanan (can any of our
friends tell which ?) is its Prophet! ! No
wonder that many good Southern men who
were told that the Kansas-Nebraska Act
was a perfect political panacea, now regard
it (in the language of Mr. Fillmore) a Pan
dora’s box out of which has eleaped all
manner of evils.
U. S. Senators from Worth-Carolina.
Thomas L. Clingman and Gov.
BpWTas Bragg have just been elected U.
F\” Senators by the Legislature of North
Carolina,low in session. They are both
gentlemen of talents, and if Thomas L.
lu|J less “vaulting ambition” lie might
possibly in time become the President of
the Buncombe Confederacy. Thomas L.
is very aspiring, and as he has ascended the
fctdiest peak of the Black Mountain, why
he not aim at the highest seat of
the Southern Republic, which is to be ?
His laluacicvation wav, however, cool him
Levert College.
SonjMffiend lias sent us a Catalogue for
1858. of this young and flourish
ing College, located at Talbotton. The;
Institution now numbers about G 2 stu
dents. and the regular expenses, per an- j
flmn. are from $l3O to $l5O. The Cata
logue is beautifully printed by Lewis H.
Andrews, Macon, Ga.
Acknowledgment.
AY e are indebted again to our worthy |
Senator and Representative for valuable j
legislative and legal documents.
THE UPSON PILOT, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER % 1858.
Opinions of tlio Press.
We annex a few notices of the Upson
Pilot for which we return our most sincere
thanks to our brethren of the press, with
the assurance that we ore ever ready to do
all in our power for the worst paid, tin*
hardest woVked and least appreciate! of
men, viz : Editors and Printer „
Upson Pilot.—This is the titleofpjnew
paper published weekly in Thomaston, Ga.,
and edited by G. A. Miller, Esq., late edi
tor of the Columbus Enquirer , at $2 per
annum, in advance. We have received
the lirst number of this pa? er and must
congratulate ihe people of Uj son eoun v
upon Jjaving such an able editor as Mr.
Miller. < lie lias few superiors in Georgia
as a political writer, and we predict for
limi a brilliant career in bis new locality.
\Ve extend to him a cordial return to the
•'corps editorial, and wish him great success
in all save his politics.— Lumpkin Palla
dium.
Upson Pilot.—We have received the
first number of this paper, com
menced at Thomaston, Ga., bv our friend,
G. A. Miller, recently editor <f xhep'ohnn
bns Enquirer. The Pilot is a very neat
paper, printed from new material, and well
filled. Mr. M. is one of the very best and
most graceful political writers in Georgia ;
and we wish him and his new enterprise all
the success that they so richly merit. The
Pilot , of course is a true American paper,
and bound to perform noble service in the
good cause. Price $2 DO in advance.—
LaGranye lleport< r.
Tiie Upson Pilot.—We have received
the first number of ibis new paper, pub
lished at Thomasion, Uj son conn v, Ga.,
by G. A. Mflier, formerly editor of the Co
lumbus Enquirer. Mr. Miller is a ready
writer, and having had some exj erii nee in
the newspaper business, will doub less
make a creditable pa; er. The polities of
the Idiot are of he right son. and we can,
therefore, heartily wish he editor success
in ivery poili. ot vp w. —American l nion.
Upson Pilot.—We have reeeiv* and .lie
first number of fliis paper, j übl'fli and at
Tli miasion, G. A. M li r, formerly of .he
('olil ml us Enqurnr , editor and }nq rieior.
The Plot is a very handsome and interest
ing sheiv:. — A'!; ns Watchman.
The Upson Pilot.—Our friend and ed
itorial predecessor, G. A. Miller, Esq., lias
out a | respectus for a Weekly Newspaper
with the above title, which will be j.flntd
in another column. Knowing his abilitv
and tact as a news},a] er editor, we have no
hesitation in recommending the “ Idiot ,”
in advance of its appearance, as one of the
best cotin ry papers ot Georgia. We know
bat it cannot fail to sits'a in our recom
mendation, under Air. Miller’s manage
ment, and most of our readers will readily
.concur in this confident prediction. We
hoped hat the l J ilot” may always have
propitious breezes and full sails, and may
lie effective and useful in guiding larger
and older craft safely into harbor, avoiding
alike the breakers of party error and the
shoals of pecuniary pressure. —Columbus
Enquirer.
We have received the first number of
the Ups-n Pilot , edited by G A. Miller,
formerly of the Columbus Enquiru'. Mr.
Milier is an able and spicy writer, and will
give interest to his paper. The number
before us is neatly printed, and contains
the salutatory of All - . Aliller. Success to
the Pilot. —Mi Hedy t ville llecorder.
The Upson Pilot.—We have receiv: and
the first number of friend Miller’s ]a er,
published in Thomaston. It is verv hand
somely gotten up, and is edited wi h Air
Miller’s well-known ability and good taste.
11 is friends here, being now assured of the
success of bis enterprise, sli mid forward
tlieir names as subscribers wi.li >ui dtlav.
—( oluntbus Enquirt r.
Upson Pilot.—A new weekly Journal
under ibis tide lias been issued at Thom
aston, Upson county, by G. A. Aliller, for
merly of the Columbus Enquirer. Air. Al’s.
talents for the responsibility of the posi
tion lie lias assumed, as well as political in
clinafions have been fully developed to the
public by his previous writings and asso
ciation. The paper presents a fair exteri
or.—Macon J\l ssenyer.
The Upson Pilot.—The first number
of the “Upson Pilot” was received last
Thursday. It is a large and wellfilled
sheet, printed in Thomaston by James R.
Hood, and owned and conducted by G. A.
Aliller, Esq., late of the Columbus Enquir
er— in politics ‘’‘Ainevioiing’ <>r Wiian \er
else may hold the locus in quo of that expi
ring organization. We have no doubt that
the Pilot will be an able and interesting
paper, and just as little that the enterpri
sing proprietor will find it inadequately
sustained. We shall be equally surprised
and gratified to discover that we are mista
ken in this last particular.— Macon Tele
yraph.
Miller in Upson.—G. A. Aliller, Esq.,,
formerly of the Columbus Enquirer, has !
established anew political paper, in ‘-ln
town of Thomaston, Upson, county Geor
gia, the first number of which is before us.
That it will prove a successful i-n‘erpviz;. ;
none who know is editor’s eapabili ies !
will doub* ; and menv warm friends : n wo!
or three States will join us in wishing the
I } son Pilot the largest success on Air. Al.’s
account, as well as on account of the gen
eral soundness of its poli.ical principles.
—Mont yonary (A 7 a.) Mail.
The L pson Pilot.— This is a very handsome pipe: -
: <i l started by rur friend Miller, la'telv editor of the
(Vmnhu* Enquirer, of this city. It ‘is published j„ !
srSte" Ga •***°° I* 1
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For the Upson Pilot.
Affectionately inscribed to my infant
Daughter -, J. E. C, L. E. X. E. U..
stud I'. A. C.
Sad months have passed dark days have flown
Since y< u r sweet gambols last I view'd;
And years may roll and ro‘u he
Ere to mv heart life’s joys he renew’d;
No prattling tongues dull care to cheer—
No carol voice dispels nay gloom—
One dismal scene mrmu ids me here,
All {totem with its threatened doom.
Y< u- tender frames T fnin would fold
‘ In one paternal, fond embrace ;
No joys e’er In u_;ltt with shining trohl
Wou’d tempt me to exchange you- place ;
One blest moment sin n -1 then ho mine,
Tin uj:!i -n k in woe 1 still might dwell,
o.i deep, one hidden stream would find,
The love that in my heait doth swell.
’Twas oft when twilight's golden west
Hid all your cheerful gambols close,
That I in fondness on my breast
Lull’d all your cries in sweet repose ;
Then oft at midnight’s solemn chime
I’d rise and hind you closer still—
Arrange anew your couch in time •
To guard yon from tlie morning chill.
But ruthless hands have torn you away
From a fond's Father's love and care,
And ruthless hands still hold the sway
To taint y< ur hearts with shame and fear;
What grief, what sorrow and what shame
In after years must bo your lot,
When “ Memry’s tongues’’ the ta’e proclaim,
You Mother left your Father’s cot 1
Wo o .t for crimos that I had done,
Or duties due from me to her.
Or duties duo you all. or one,
I'd silent bo each absent year;
No grief should stait the silent tear,
No pangs of sorrow wring my heart—
Your Orphan’d smiles might linger near,
N*r from y< ti Mother's side depart.
But sit.ee my faith and love she spurn'd,
Amidst misfortune's heavy throes,
Aiid on ■’ Amb.lion’s shrine’’ has Turn’d
1 !;*■ incense of a lasting woe!
Who can eomn’ain if I shou and claim
The ch l ire i of my early care ?
0. who with erne! hearts dare ffame
A plot with savage hands to share?
What else 1 ut the “ maible coldness”
Os a proud M< tiler’s changing heart,
W.m’d e'er seek with cruel boldness
To break the ties of hand and heart ?
How much of joy untold in life.
Lies cold and still in death forever—
Who now can call us man and wife,
i Bound in sacred ties together ?
no w cold tUU the tire cruel heart
\V< u'd veil you future lives with fear!
What eye can see the poison'd dart,
Must reach you from ai!?r a ! '*d near!
Sweet pledges of my early 10/<\
Imag'd still in raem'rv’s sacred towb !
To this sweet spot 1 <>ft will rove,
To drive and chase away my gloom.
Farewell,
Your affectionate Father,
Til OS. C AUTHORS.
Thomaston, Georgia, November. IHoB.
For the Upson Pilot.
A Scene in Georgia, No. 2.
BY MIRIAM.
In Western Georg n there is tin exten
sive tract of country lvin<jr between two
* * o
very ex'oiuled rifloes, commonly known as
“ The A alloy.” And travellers, passing;
thruuo'li flfls section, would rev< 1 in anflei
pation ot be in gr relieved of ’lie wearisome
rou e and nuryed hills by a beautiful moun
tain scenery and expensive plains. The
real ;y w-uld be a change from the com
para ivelv smoofli ripples of the lake to l lie
surging billows of the ocean, presenting to
flic eye barren brews but f< rifle val. s.
It was during that bland season of the
year, when Nature seems to repose fr-m
labor, only retaining her delicious haivest
till ihe reaper can thrust in his sickle and
gather her Iniifs ; a purple east pervaded
the foliage of the forest, reminding the
aged ot declining years; the v< u h of fu
ture rewards, and the gav and thoughtless
of the end of all things — fliat a party of
young ladies and gentlemen, an equal num
ber ot each, was assembled, on the bridal
{‘occasion of a friend, at a house imbeded
I in the deep shades of the Valley, a mile
and a halt from a high peak of one of these
| ridges. The day was to be one of pleas
ure, and many were the suggestions made
for the amusements of ihe day, htr none
met with such general approbation as the
proposition to visit the mountain.
“ The moiin ain ! themoun ain !” chim
ed in halt a doz< i n <>r mor men* voices,
and it was decided the day was to be spent
at or near the mountain.
In a very short time they were “ vis a
vis'’ on the way to the place-of their most
sanguine expectation. A half hour’s joui
nev. (for they skipped, jumped, walked end
ran.) brought tlum to its foob A lew
momen.’s rest was necessary before com
mencing the ascent, during which time ac
tive preparations were being made for
climbing. Some cut sticks to push them
selves with, some intending to take one
end of the stick, extending the other to the
lady, and pull hot up. while the remainder
intended to couple themselves by threes
and fours to make the ascent. They pre
setted rather a singular aspect as they pro
ceeded to ‘he summit. Twice they paused
h fore reaching their destination, and when
finally on the top, they involuntarily seat
ed themselves in a group to rest from their
extreme fatigue.
Their perambulations extended over
the entire summit of the peak. Beautiful
indeed, was the scenery presented to the
eye. In every direction, as far as sight
could penetrate, beautiful “ wood-lands,”
situated on commanding eminences, mark
ed the home of some industrious farmer,
surrounded wiih fields of plenty. The
grazing herd were wending lazily over the
lea, and far in the distance small villages
sleeping in the silent vales.
The eyes being feasted with luxuriant
scenes, and the wearied limbs being re
fr< shed by rest, they prepared to return.
The descent was, if possible, more difficult
than the ascen .he course lying through
a copse of woods impeded by log?', brush
and branches that had fallen from the
trees. The side, too, was more* perpendic
ular than the first. On descending, an ae
ciden 1 happened to two of the party which
nearly proved fatal to both. The young
lady proposed to her escort to take a race
down tlh* mountain, which was readily as
sen'.ed to.’ and. taking each other by the
hands, they sprang forth. at first with all
their energies, but, gaining a tearful veloc
ity to soon, tin y endeavored to retard their
]progress, which seemed really to increase
the more tiny strove* against it. The side
of the mount being very steep, and cover
ed with leaves, rotten wood and other rub
bish. rendered it not only dangerous to de
scend in such a manner, but impossible to
get a foo.hold sufficient to arrest their
headway Stu b was h. ir st eed, and such
the deel vi y• .f lie tnoun ain.
ly raising heit fret if the ground, they
w ttld go an incredible disanee before
touching again.
Down, down went the racers, still cling
ing to each oiler, passing the trees wiih
the velocity of tie* wind, and leaping over
logs, brushes and piles of rubbish as they
had been straws ; while the remainder of
the party had paused upon the brow, and
were standing, terror stricken, gazing at
the perilous scene before them.
Far down near the foot was a huge,
mossy rock of walling surface, jutting out
abruptly and extending some distance hor
izon-idly, then breaking suddenly otf, pre
senting a j recipice of fearful height, with
sharp and jagged cliffs springing from its
front.
On flew the unconscious pair, seeming
scarcely to touch the ground, but having
not the remotest thought that immini nf
peril awaited them. Their laugh was shrill
—tln ir though's were pleasant—until sud
denly they rushed upon the moss-covered
rock wiih as great rapidity its they had de
scended. Their feet had been brushed by
the leaves till they became so smooth that
they wore to the rock as skates to an ice
berg. Hence, when they planted them
selves firmly upon its slippery surface, the
decrease of their speed was not perceptible ;
hut, like the sleigh of the reindeer, as if
impelled hv some magic force, they slid
rapidiy towards the fatal verge, still keep
ing an upright posture.
No time was to be lost. The yawning
1 precipice was just before them. To pass
lu-yond if and fall upon those sharp crags
was inevitable death. As only a few yards
lav between them and the awful verge, the
la’dv, as if just becoming conscious of the
real nature of In V petition, uttered a shriek
shrill and clear, den;tin£ a heart filled with
terror. But ere it had t r icked the anxious
parly upon the brow, the young man had
thrown liis body upon the rock, whuh had
flu* desired effect. Like a detached Kid
way car, with all its breaks applied at
once ; the slop was instantaneous, though
on I he very verge of ihe precipice. * 0
That night r from many 1 e iris respon
sive thanks, around the family altar, as
cciided to the An lior of every good and
perfect gift for deliverance from so horrid
a death.
For the Upson Pilot.
Education.
Intellectual cultivation is the basis of
virtue and happiness. As mental im
provement advances, vice and crime recode.
That desirable, happy era, when ih<* spir- j
it of peace and benevolence shall pervade)
all nations; when men-al slavery shall he |
exterminated : winn the science and im
pl< m< ii! s of human happiness and preser
vation shall he substituted for those of:
slaugh er and wo, will commence when the .
lays ot useful knowledge, wisdom and vir
tue shall have been exte ndi and to the hu
man family. Tn our own country instruc
tion ouelit to he mrversal, for virtue onlv j
can sustain our political organization.—
livery ci‘i:o n, *hercfor\ b vir.ua])', in ••-
es ‘<1 in la diss. min i; nos u s fill kn wl
ed< . and in ae ]ar icuhuly sb< uld h ci
iwuf’ of !i slave S:a‘< s cultivate he pr< -
(C])ts of li era ure; for. in proportion as
the importance of S ate government gives
farce to ] uhlic opinion, it is the more es
sential ihat ] üblic opinion be enlightened.
There is no safe depository of the ultimate
powers of society hut the people, and then
if the people are illiterate there can be no
safety. \\ ith knowledge, the blessings of
liberty may be enjoyed and perpetuated,
and knowledge and virtue may successful
ly resist ihe united efforts of ignorance
and tvrannv.
I inally, Education is tlie guardian of
liberty and the bulwark of morality.
*AN ife,” said a man, looking for his boot
jack, ‘I have places where I keep my things,
and you ought to know it.” “Yes,” said
she, **l ought to know where you keep
your late hours—but I don’t.”
1 Do you think you are fit to die ?’ said
a step mother to her neglected child.
‘I don’t know/ said the little girl, tak
ing hold of her dirty dress and inspecting
it— ‘ I guess so—if I ain’t too dirty/ It’s
jes’ like ’em.
A Fn*t lounK man.
How often do we hear it spoken in 8
half approving way, “lies a last
man.” Now who is this fast young
Look on him HU is a moving repress
tion of the Tailor's art, his precious est.,
at an imperial or moustache indicates
he has ripened before maturity ; but Hi..
we could endure independent ol his a<>.
rations and peculiarities. The
such a compound, gives the following
gredients, first a supreme contempt for
tilings useful and not understood, sec,,
an exalted admiration for fob chains,
and fast horses, third an ungovernable q,.
sire to be seen and appreciated by ft
fashionable voting ladies, and a van]
ambition to “swell on public occasion,
fourth an affected contempt tor the oj,]
ions of age and experience, and an
disregard for the sober serious dignity f
common sense. lie coins phrases to -
the subtlety of his wit, and talks inn
about the “rhino and the “tin. —Ho a;.
I lauds the qualities of his friend by call] ,
him “a brick” or “a sardine/ and treque.
Ivb usts of “chit 11b ‘rin; a plate of ows^, 1
or “tbowing himself ou ; sideot a hottl f
port or champaign.” He frequents &]}
places of amusements, and presumes n !vn
his vices as if hey were personal ;uv .
plishments. This is hut a partial pit
ot a fast young mail. It would requito
solar micros/ope to perceive his vit. uy
and yct he has admirers and imitate*.
‘•() wad some power tlie iji!t e us
To sie ou \sol as itliers sio u->.”
The Sheriff of one of the adjoining
S couutios entered the sleeping apartments
i of one these fast young men and levied an
l execution on his goods and chatties to make
or cause to he made a certain sum in favor
of his Tailor, and the following endorse
ment on the hack of tho ft fa shows what
he was worth, one pistol and bowieknife,
four decks of cards, three pair of hoot legs,
j three champaigne, and nine schiedam
schnapps bottles four sarsaparilla bottles
and one copy of l'aiil de Kock’s novels.
“What A Nose?”—Not many years
ago, in the village of Eatonton, Georgia,*
man made liis appearance and stopped at
the tavern. He was possessed of a most
; remarkable nose, which monopolized hii
j entire face—red, lioman. enorinous’ It
’ was such a nose as is only seen in a life
time. So great a show was it that it at
tracted universal attention. The glaum
east at it and the remarks made about it,
had made its owner somewhat sensitive tip
on the subject. A half-grown negro W
was summoned by the proprietor to carry
his baggage to his room, Out fee was mud
taken with the nose. As he came out of
the room, unable to contain himself longer,
he exclaimed—
“ G-t lly, what a nose!”
Oiir traveler overheard him, and wont
to his master with a demand for his pun
ishment.
“Cuffee was called up, and, at the sug
gestion of some bystanders, was let otf oa
condition that he would apologize to tto
offended gentleman!. This he readily a
greed to do. Walking to the room whet*
our traveler was, and touching his hat
humbly bowing, he said :
“Massa, you ain't got no nose at all!
[ SIN SnoitTKtss Life. — Every form of sin
| tcnci.J to ; ivcipitate the ruin of the tninn-
I gre ssor. It. b'gstens tlie final catastrophe.
Not a violent pension can man indulge
! which elocs not tear his heart strings. Ho*
often has a sudden eXC* ss ■‘ i rage irt-oken
the golden howl of life! Why a v< ” ni,n *”
eager to reach die* end of their course ? On
the other hand, every Christian virtul
tends to prolong as well as to sweetefl
human life. Kind emotions, in doing right
affections, and activity in good, all fortify
and confirm the powers of the body, as
! well as the mind. Not only is the intellect
i clearer, hut the sleep is sounder, and the
limbs are stronger. Such a man has noth
ing to fire his brain, or accelerate his blood,
or to cause his heart to heat violently with
rage or fear. Thus it often comes, as the
reward of faith, and patience, and charity,
as well as of honor and reverence to a lath
er and mother, that the days of the obedi
ent, the kind, tin* gentle, and the good, are
made long on earth.— N. Y. Evangelist.
Office Seeking. —A bit ,f advice if
j ‘endued to every ne-mbt-r elec; of’
N rth Carolina Legislature in the follow
ing paragraph which wo find in the Milton
Chroniclt :
\\ e advise every member of our Legis
lature to cut him a big stick—areal ‘‘Jesse
Holmes” club—and carry it along with
him when he goes to the Oenertfl Assem
bly. He will need it to keep the office
seekers off him. We calculate there will
be about five hundred applicants for every
office, from Senator down to boot-black.
Ihe thirst for office is likely to starve out
the country; so many are wanting to live
without working for their bread.
It is a curious fact that a great many
Democratic newspapers, which didn’t dare
to utter one word in favor of Douglas anl
his cause before the Illinois election, are
now shouting over the result as a glorious
Democratic victory. — Prentice.
Washington, Nov. 19. —The Secretary
of the Interior has approved the grant ct
upward! of 240,000 acres of land to Flori
da in aid of the construction of the Fer
nandina and Cedar Keys Kailroad. The
road is expected to be in full operation by
tho let of January next.