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THOM ASTON, G EORGIA :
„ j~’- Saturday Mu ruin 2. March *3, 1860-
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fcv tract from Senator Sptffh
at iiiiin in.
“The loss of Kansas to the South was the legitimate
and inevitable fruit of the ‘squatter sovereignty’ ele
ments ot the Kiinsas-Nebraska hill, ns construed and
• enforced by it.-, Northern authors and friends.”
The Le .:lers Os Democracy or the Happy Fam
-3 rm. . ily ’
‘lnc notorious Barnum, after he had in some
. decree exhausted his ingenuity in palmiugoff
“Upon the curious public his wooly horses and
stuffed monkeys for gejiuinc natural quadrupeds
and mermaids; in a mood as jdiilosophic and
Christian as possessed the great author of the
.--.“Recline and Fall of the Roman Empire,” sat
down to invent anew sensation. The
idea suggested, was worthy of the enlarged phi
lanthropy, the fertile brain, the perverted con
science and bold and original conceptions of the
“ Praia oj Jfumhuggrrs.” He collected a mun
<ber of animals and birds such as cats and rats,
wolves and lambs, doves and hawks—creatures
of antagouistical instincts and incongruous hab
its, and by the force of severe discipline com
pelled them ;tt length to live in seeming harmo
ny. This mixed menage he called his ‘‘Happy
Family.” So long as Barnum or the keepers
were in sight, slight Jt dfd m
:deed present the appearance ryi
. ily their eyes be ifcr a moment with
drawn and the cat the wolf
would casAn tthflfo look upon the lamb, the
.doye would cower beneath the keen gaze of the
C* hawk aiM the would reach over and
. put their hands into the platters of their neigh
bors and enjoy the contents with mischievous
satisfaction and grinning content. Even when
seemingly most harmonious the timid shrinking,
of the weak, and the occasional glare and un
sheathing of the ferocious, proved that the ed
b ucation .i‘ whip and food could tame, but not
conqucr-Mliat nature though partially subdued,
could not be entirely subjugated.
We think the resemblance at this time is
’ complete between Barnaul's “Happy Family”
and tbc leaders of what is called “National De
mocracy.” T<> hear at times the mingled sounds
of joy and anguish, tho squeaks of despair and
1 death and the songs of victory—to see the timid
1 .doves cower under the fell swoops of the hawks—
the rats running for dear life —to see and hear
v all this, one ignorant m the power of discipline
would naturally conclude that the Democratic
was any thing but—“ Happy!” Let
the master, Barnum, however appear, and the
“Family will look innocent and demure as a
whipped school boy when lie is caught again in
a dirty trick by the wielder of birch and ferule.
The rats will come out of their holes, the mon
keys will cease to put tlpir hands into their
neighbor's trenchers anJnirvCTi tfijfely cat will
mew you as “gently as . ’ ’ If the
keeper scatters with prodgftia luSilß his meat,
his grain, his mush and nuts, qpw more ffor a
time, the wolf and lamb will lie down together
and the timorous hare gather her form beneath
the folds of the boa-constrictor.
Snell is a picture of that “Happy Family”
called Do;n icracy in the past and present, and
• *such *t .will continue to be, unless the people
break up the political menagerie and turn the
keepers adrift to work or starve. Too much in
honor. i:i character and in interest has already
b 6n expended on the political Barnum's and
their humbuggingentertainments. Next month,
at Charleston, the “Happy Family” will be ex
hibited (wo hope) for the last time. The cele
. ihratyd- d< übie-headed striped anaconda from 111-
- riuis w;il then proceed to twist himself around
the Democratic small serpents and swallow them
all together. The performance will conclude
by the anaconda stretching himself his full
length, rolling two summersets then licking and
swall wing himself. The keepers will then pull
* ‘ up sliiki , never again we hope to assemble, uu
.til we :.■! meet a* American citizens next March,
to witiK - the installation of a Constitutional
Union President. The signs for such an occa
si on are now propitious. National -Democracy
lias mcasuved its strength in fair fight with
Black Republicanism and failed. With its
twistings and double-shuffles the people are sat
isfie 1 ; h .: for good or evil its*mission is ended.
North, South, East and West it has been weigh
ed in the balance of Justice ami “found Want
e. in;.'’ It would have been better for the coun
*■■. “” 1 ‘ loarlers if it had years ago, com
mitted itself to the deep with every sau .x. v_.
••’ the Whig party, and gone down with an untar
. h'slk‘l Hag floating to the breeze and its guns
blazing fr in every port-hole. The leauerswerc
n;it equal to such a sacrifice—the loaves and
’ fishes were too strong for their resolutions and
• their once gallant ship now lies stranded on the
shore without pilot, compass or chart, a useless
rotting hulk, eaten up by Black Republican
rats an 1 infested with free soil and disunion
vermin. The people come not now, to praise it,
but ! * iiury it as the most hypocritical, proscrip
tive, selfish and dangerous mass of putrefaction
that ever offended the nostrils of freemen, who*
Ic i n’ their rights, anil kuowing , dare maintain.
Ih. ui:y sound harsh in the ears of some of
Our in tnocratic friends, but it is only the echo
.v; : the leaders say of each other and the
I-.-- auee <>i Mr. Prior’s editorials when Ik* was
H<*-)ciated with the “States.”
Democratic Member of t'ongfess from Virginia-,
then, said, the —-“STENCH OF J HE DEM
OCRATIC PARTY IS INSUFFERABLE.”
“There's mi t liicl among you Inkin’
o'notes.
Th<* Upson Pilot hunts out all the little dis
crepttfieres in the lingo of its cotemporarieg, with
a- ?a!fidious levity that disdains all pursuit. He
gets off some good things, now and then, and
nan take a joke as well as he tan give one; Hfi
is a good hearted old bachelor, from the ‘ State
of North Carolina, planted otl Georgia soil, just
to take off his brethren, have a good time, edit
a good country paper, like the Pilot , and pass
his life pleasantly by the side of still waters and
be happy. We envy your lot brother Miller.—
Atlanta Daily Locomotive.
Friend Seals, you have hurt our feel
ings ! You have given us the “ unkindcst
cut of a ll ” A Ye nd being called
-“Mealy Tlmt.” because we are n Milhet,
but to be told wc are an “old bachelor”
(thats the word !) and that too, at our
youthful age, is more than we will, or can
stand. We are mad and you must with
draw’ the offensive words when you are in
formed by the Bearer, that we were signed
seeded and delivered ove> to a Georgia la
dy years ago and our five year old boy can
now write a better editorial, than half the
Democratic. Judges” in the State. He
never spells Crucifix with a rest and with
aK! ! %
You say too, “we edft a ► good country
paper !” Now’ sirs, w’e will let you know’
that we live at thehead of rail-road navi
gation—that our 4mm\\ is incorporated—
(but our extreme* I Modesty forbids us to
call it—a c-i-t-y)—that we ship eight
thousand bags of cotton annually, we raise
our own corn, wheat, oats and pork, chew
our own tobacco encourage our own Mer
chants and Mechanics and if&re Dry
Goods and ies Cheaper and better
than country town and endeav
or
•lauVamT love our neighbors.* It jp true v
our “Country” town is not as farhous as
Rome,*not so classic as Athens, not so il
lustrious ip Gewwa and Columbus, nor so
swift, muddy and hillv as Atlanta—but
still it is no one horse country town and
you will learn before many years that the
Pilot is no one horse— “country paper.” —
Whenever the Locomotives cross here,
then we too, may spread our crinoline
equal to the modern Miss Atalanta. We
tell you Mr. Beals if we cannot boast much
of French learning, Poetry and all such
flourcry doings we are some on the Bible,
Shakespeare and smart and handsome la
dies. Yes sir-ee! (but we hope Gov.
Brown will pardon us !) for on certain sub
jects, we will become excited. “Old Bach
elor!” —“Country Paper !” Now’ this is
what we call ‘blowing straight out !’ —Mr.
Locomotive, You will remember that pla
ces, like kisses, are to be measured by
strength as wtII as by length and that
Marathon, Independence Hall, Yorktown,
Guilford C. H. and the little Republic of
San-Marino perched among the Alps, will
be known when Waterloo, Salferino and
the Empires and Despotisms of France
Austria are forgotten and swallowed Ufrrfll
the vortex of revolutions, or left to nrotff”
der amid the archives of lost libraries.
What now’, do you think of our ccsp)ir
it ?”—Upson Pilot.
You ask, “What now’, do you think of
our spirit ?” I should think that it had
been communing with other “spirits.”—
Heretofore we had thought that millers
had only a right to take toll, but now pre
sume that they have a right in the absence
of anything to take toll of, to bray , espe
cially when they succeed so well. f
—Democratic Platform.
One thing is certain we have not been
communing with the black spirits and
spirits and grey, ut Democracy.
Y hen we visit the spiritual world we wish
no communion with such Satanic “spirits.”
The difference however Mr. Bray be
tween your bray and ouis, is this, —we
bray by imitation, yours comes like hon
| est Dogberry’s reading and writing—by
, nature.
Mr. Stephens in July 1859-
The following, we extract from a Speech
delivered by Mr. Stephens in Augusta,
July 2, 1859.
“In a national point of view, our pro
gress has also been great. Yast territo
ries have been added to our limits. Our
trade, our commerce, our manufactures,
our exports and imports, have been more
than trebled. History tarnishes no equal
to it in the annals of nations. All those
great sectional questions which so furious
ly in their turn agitated the public mind,
forboding disaster, and which, from my
connection with them, caused me to re
mniri so long at tlie post vou assigned ine,
have uccn --.. y, Y„ ( .,„ ri i v , ul :
justed, without the sacrifice ot any princi
ple. or the loss of an}* essential right. At
this time, there is not a ripple upon the
swrface. The country was never in a pro
founder quiet, or the people from one ex
tent of it to-Ike other, in a more perfect
enjoyment of the blessings of peace and
prosperity secured by those institutions,
for which we should feel no less grateful
than proud. It is at such a time, and
with these views of its condition, that I
cease all active connection with its affairs.” j
And ret Mr. Toombs in January 1860,
thinks the Union should burst up, unless
the country can find shelter from these
“great sectional guest ions,” by the election
of some such squatter sovereign as Doug
las to the Presidency !
.fir. Toombs anil Doiig!as.
Mr. Toombs, Ust September in commenting
upon the squatter sovereignty opinions of Mr.
Douglas uttered the following language
“The organization of the Democratic party
leaves this as an tp.Mi question; he is at still lib
erty to take eithir side he may ebwfcei and if
he mainhifns the ancient ground of neithef ma
king orviceepting new tests of political sound-,
ness, I snail still consider him apolitical friend,
and will accept him as the representative of the
party whenever it may tender him ; and in the
meantilhe, if he should even wander after strange
gods, Ido not hesitate to tell you that vbk-hi*
errorSglprefer him, and would support him to
morrow against any Opposition man in A user
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tea.
Gov. M ise has said that squatter sovereignty
is worse than Wilmot Provisoistn and but a short
cut to free-soilism. Here then we have the pub
lic declaration of a Georgia U. 8. Senator that
he would support to-morrow, a frec-soiler against
any Opposition man in America! The Sover
eigns of Georgia will hardly “hark” to such a
doleful sound from the “tombs” as disunion,
when one of their own leaders pit firs an Illin
ois free-soiler as President, to any Southern Op
position man. Will the Democratic Press of
Georgia and the Convention which assembles in
a few weeks, echo such sentiments? If so, will
the people ratify such party bigotry, intolerance
and tyranny t
“I’ll Tell Pa when He Comes Home.”
One citizens who has taken some
priefbWffilyeral years in cultivating a full
crop
from lifwHon business sometime since.—
While absent an inexperienced barber
spoiled hk whiskers in trimming them,
which him that he directed
the barber to make a clean job of it by
shaving whiskers and moustache both off.
The barber obeyed, and our friend’s face
was as smooth and delicate as when he
was in his teerts. He returned home in the
night./ Next'morning his little girl did
not recognize him on waking up. Look
ing over her mother, and seeing, as she
supposed, a .stranger in the bed, she re
marked, in ifer chlidish simplicity: “Mis
ter, get out here ; I’ll tell pa on you
when becomes home.” —Connersvillc (Ky.)
Times. •
This is very much like a story w’e told
some months ago, upon a Reverend friend
of ours, who lives in Talbot county.
—#—
Washington Correspondence of The Pilot,
Washington, D. 0., Feb., 24th, 1860.
Last Thursday was a day that will long
be remembered by the people of Washing
ton. Not only by the citizens of this City
however, but by the people of America, as
the birth-day of the pater patriae, the day
on which was inaugurated another statue
to perpetuate his memory to the remotest
posterity. And it is not curious to think
that such an occurrence should take place
in this—the metropolis of the nation which
bears the honored name of the Patriot and
Statesman. Blit a year or two has elapsed
since we heard the thrilling strains of a
Hunter pouring in sweetest cadence over
the departed Washington. Rich
mond can boast of a statue that will live
forever, though the blast ofwinter and the
tempest of summer storms fnay visit it on
each years return, yefjirmlimined by ages,
and radiant with a 4falo of lustre, it will
still stand, only to become more revered
and honored by every true American heart.
Qua ta^i vc looked out upon the long
that occupied the streets of
flKaßmgton on ihe 22nd, with banners re-
the different companies of our
rajfeat cities, floating on the breeze or the
[passing zephyr and beheld with patriotic
heart, the bristling bayonets of vast armies
I of soldiers, would have never entertained
an idea of the disruption of this Union.—
No ! such a thought would have been re
j volting to the true American. But no one
: can tell how soon, those stars and stripes
: at present —so emblematical of our glories
and liberties, may become the signal of bat
tles and the banner over field of the victo
rious. Internal hatred and sectional dis
! cord should he dispensed with—blotted out
from the thoughts of every heart, now that
: we are about to speak of the founder of
our liberties and the architect of our great
ness.
Washington is not to he admired for his
great military powers so much, as to over
look the brighter qualities and virtues that
adorned his character and made resplen
dent his escutcheon on the pages of history.
This statue is the production of Ameri
can genius—the master stroke of the chis
el of Clark Mills. He is also’ the sculptor
j of the equestrian statue of Jackson, cast
in bronze, which stands before the Presi
dent’s mansion.
A vast concourse of people, from all parts
of the country assembled to witness the
ceremonies of the day. Not less, I should
think, than thirty thousand people gather
ed around to witness the display of the
military—the heating of drums —the boom
ings of cannon, which made mountains tops
resound with their echoes. The seventh
regiment of New York were on parade, in
their blue apparel—the Baltimore Grays
were showy in their high fur hats—their
gleaming bayonets, A*c., while the differ
ent schools and colleges were in full display.
The celebrated seventh Regiment numbers
nearly one thousand or more. Their band
composed of forty or fifty musicians, is
hichlv creditable to the City whence they
came. Hu uii. a. . • i a. nr
i 1 1 IT r ■ “ ’ nhfint tit
teen hundred soldiers, paraded the avenue
in all their grand paraphernalia !
The place chosen by the President for
the position of the statue is near George
town, in the circle, as it is called.
About four o’clock in the evening the
orator of the day Mr. Bocoek of Ya., was
introduced to the audience by Senator
Hammond, of South Carolina. [Mr. Bo
cock portrayed the leading traits of Gene
ral Washington’s character with as much
beauty and magnificence of style, as anv
Statesman or Patriot in our country could
have done. That for which, he most de
served the name of great, was the prevail
ing characteristic of his whole life—the
high and exalted sense he had of duty.—
Not like other renowned heroes, he fought
in many battle fields under embatraesing
circumstances, at one time disconcerted by
thedangers that threatened hisdcstruction ;
at other times aware of the great peril he
was liable to be subjected to, he despaired
not for a moment, with thoughts of gloomy
disappointment or untimely defeat; but
with Trojian fortitude—a heart for some
great fate, lie fancied not an hour the idle
calamities that seem to befall time, but
with a resolute purpose, he worked out the
great problem of hUmati self-independence.
Bright, glorious uhd immortal, Mr. Bo
cock painted him with the radiant hues of
an inspired genius. After this eloquent
address was delivered, the President of the
United States, rose to dedicate the statue,
not to the North, he said, nor to the South,
nor to the East or West, but to the father
of his country, the patriot and sage, lie
remarked how ominous that day seemed,
cloudy in the morning, indicative of the
trials and difficulties that obscured the ho
rizon of Washington’s sky in the morn ;
but how serene and tranquil in the evening
when not a cloud is seen on the vast face
of heaven, while the sun goes down radi
ant with the glory of his departed beams—
and the beautiful sky all purple and gold.
(A little boy hollows out good for Old
Buck , Another one said good egg.) A
smile stole over the cheeks of the old gen
tleman as he heard these youthful sons of
America, which pleased him so much that
he could not refrain from laughing. (Great
applause and laughter.) He is decidedly,
one of the best orators I ever heard.
lie still possesses all the elements of a
great man. With a hand trembling with
age, uplifted to heaven, he heseeched the
interposition of Divine will to direct the
destinies of His nation and stay the dis
ruption of this glorious fabric of American
freedom. And that the Union may never
he dissolved, he prayed that it may remain
“undivided and inseparable.” Mr. C. Mills
was then called upon to address the audi
ence. He is a young man, apparently
about forty—rather fine looking. He said
the statue should have been forty feet high
with three different epochs in our history.
First, the discovery of America; secondly,
the civilization of the people; and thirdly,
the Revolution; but he had failed because,
Congress did not appropriate a sufficient
amount of money. Piiilopiirenian.
Col. Miller .*
As you appear to take a great intcT
I est in all that pertains to Agriculture, I
will call your attention, aud that of the
Farmers of Upson, to a late Georgia inven
tion, which 1 think to be of value. It is
Beachamp’s Cotton seed planter and man
ure distributer. For putting Guano in
the ground with ease and expedition, it
will be worth, in my judgment, thousands
!of dollars. I don’t think, though I may
be deceived, that this is a humbug ; but
will be of permanent value to farmers..—
Mr. Win. T. Respass at the Flint River
Factory, lias bought the right for Upson
county, and will no doubt have samples in
Thomaston, soon, for the inspection of far
mers. Yours truly,
R.
For the Upson Pilot.
I At a company meeting of “Scott Rifles”
i held to-day the committee appointed last
, meeting, reported the following :
Tribute of Respect.
Though but a few months have passed
| since we have been banded together, and
organized as a company of Soldiers ; yet
j we have thus soon been called upon to pay
the last tribute of our respect and esteem
to the memory of a departed comrade. —
Death has for the first time invaded our
ranks and taken from us in the person of
Serg’nt Monroe W. Mathews, a compan
ion whom we loved and respected;an asso
ciate who, by his unassuming and gentle
manly deportment, had endeared himself
to all ; as a friend, lie was warm hearted
and constant; as a Soldier, courteous and
respectful ; as a man, truthful and honest.
And though our brother’s voice may never
more be heard to answer to the roll call of
our company, and though his place may
be vacant in our ranks ; yet we submis
sively bow to the will of Creation’s God
believing that “whatsoever hedoeth, he do
eth well.” We revere the memory of our
deceased brother; and remember with pleas
ure those commanding virtues of the heart
that characterized him through life. There
fore
Resolved , That by the death of Serg’nt
M. W. Mathews, the Scott Rifle’s have been
deprived of an able and efficient officer, and
an esteemed companion.
llesolved , That we deeply sympathize
with the relations and friends of deceased.
llesolved, That the Secretary be reques
ted to furnish to family of deceased a copy
of these proceedings, also that copies he for
warded to the “Upson Pilot” and Colum
bus papers for insertion.
Lieut’nt E. W. POU, )
Priv’t W. A. LITTLE, > Committee.
Priv’t W. J. RAINES, )
G. A. Miller, Jr. Secretary.
L T . S. Senators on Duelling.— A most
extraordinary episode occurred in the U. S.
Senate, Monday last, when that body was
engaged in rendering the last tribute of
respect to the late Senator Broderick, of
California. Mr. Senator Foster, of Con
necticut, allowed his puritancial scruples
to get the better of his sense of decency
and propriety, aua
less question, “whether the Senate should
pay a tribute to a man who had willfully
risked his life in violation of the laws of
God and man.” Mr. Toombs administer
ed a just rebuke to the Connecticut Sena
tor, but, with characteristic ultraism, de
fended the “personal and official worth”
ot Senator Broderick, (who was generally
understood to have been an undisguised
freesoiler) and furthermore declared that
u tl:e noblest death any man could die, teas
death in u duel”
We shall not attempt to criticise this
position, though we doubt if it will elevate
the Senator in the opinion of the pious por
tion of his constituents. —Savannah Re
publican.
The IMmumlson and Hickman Diffi
cnltj.
Hon. j. (j. Breckinridge, vice-Ptiffoident
Os the United States, makes the following
explanation regarding the recent difficulty
between Messrs. Edmundson and Hick
man :
“In connection with the recent difficul
ty between Mr. Edmundson, of A irgiuki,
aud Mr. Hickman, of Pennsylvania, some
extraordinary misstatements have appear
ed in the public papers. The New York
“Tribune” and other presses have deliber
ately charged that I, in connection with
other gentlemen, was present on that oc
casion to assist Mr. Edmundson in an as
sault on Mr. Hickman, and that, being
armed, we stood ready to assassinate the
latter gentleman in case he should make
the least resistance.
“I have been very much surprised at
these accusations, hut have waited a rea
sonable time in the hope that Mr. Hick
man would feel hound to correct them. He
lias not done so; and, since they are per
sistently repeated, I think it proper to
make the following statement:
“I happened to witness the difficulty be
tween those gentlemen. It was not a fight
—it was only a scene. They were walking
together towards the gate of the Capitol
grounds that leads into the avenue. 1 was
pome distance behind them, and unaccom
ied, except by my little son. Suddenly they
stood apart, and Mr. Edmundson raised
his right hand as if to strike, when his arm
was instantly seized hv someone (Mr. Ke
itt, I think,) who drew him away. At
that moment he made a motion with his
left hand towards Mr. Hickman, whose hat
fell off. lam unable to say whether Mr.
Edmundson touched it or the fall was
caused by an involuntary movement of Mr.
Hickman's head. I approached as rapidly
as possible, and stood between the parties.
Mr. Hickman seemed discouraged and agi
tated, hut I saw no evidence of fear. He
had not attempted to strike Mr. Edmund
son, and of course, after the interposition
of by-standers, no conflict would have been
allowed. After a pause of a few moments,
1 took Mr. Hickman’s arm, and suggested
that we should walk on ; to which he as
sented, and we walked together to the
gate.
“The only proof of a purpose to assassi
nate that came under my notice was the
interference of Mr. Keitt and others to pre
serve the peace, and which was happily so
prompt and effectual as to prevent even a
collision.
“For myself, the charge that I was arm
ed, for any purpose, is, like the rest, whol
ly unfounded and false. For reasons en
tirely satisfactory to myself, 1 never have,
in civil life, carried a weapon of any kind
on my person. The sum ot itis, that I
performed a kind and good natured act,
and have been extensively abused for it.
“Very respectfully,
“John (J. Breckinridge*
“Washington City, Feb. 21, 18oO.”
Tennessee Opposition Convention.
This body, which met Monday last, at
Nashville, is said by the papers of that ci
ty to have been the largest and most en
thusiastic that ever assembled at the capi
tal. Jere Clemens presided, assisted by ten
\ ice Presidents. A large delegation was
appointed to the National Convention, and
Baylie Peyton and N. G. Taylor chosen
Electors for the State at large. The com
mittee on business made a long repoit,
which closed with the following resolu
tions :
Resolved. , Therefore, by the delegates of
the people of Tennessee, in convention as
sembled, that we will unite with all good
men everywhere, and devote all our ener
gies to maintain and perpetuate the Union
under the Constitution as it is.
Resolved , That the true test of devotion
to the Union is the practice of ready obe
dience to the requirements ot the Consti
tution.
Resolved, That the continued agitation
ot the slavery question, while it promises
no probable result to any section, is fraught
with infinite mischiefs to the whole coun
try —injurious to all material interests—
retarding moral progress—impairing the
national character abroad—presenting the
aspect of weakness, from incurable dissen
sions at home and thereby inviting insults
and aggressions from foreign powers ; im
periling the peace of the country, the sta
bility of the Union, and that it ought
therefore to cease.
llesolved, That we are opposed to direct
taxation, and in favor of a tariff adequate
to the expenses of an economical adminis
tration of the general government, with
specific duties where applicable, discrimin
ating in favor of American labor.
llesolved, That the Hon. John Bell, in
the opinion ot the Convention, possesses
superior qualifications for the office of Pres
ident—his long and distinguished public
services—his broad and expansive patrio
tism—his unswerving devotion to the Un
ion and the Constitution through all phra
ses of his political fortune, entitle him to
our warmest support.
We commend him to our fellow-citizens
everywhere, and the delegates appointed
to the National Union Convention are in
structed to use all honorable means to pro
cure his nomination.
The address and resolutions were adopt
ed unanimously and with acclamation.
A dying West India planter,
groaning to his favorite negro servant,
sighed out :
“Ah, Sambo, I'm going a long, long
journey ”
“Neber mind, raassa,” said Sambo, con
soling him, “him all de way down hill,
and yon soon reach de end.”
IhSf Dobbs, on being questioned by the
court as to whether he had ever been ex
tensively engaged in the hotel business, an
swered that lie rather thought he had, as
he once “boarded a frigate and two sloops
of-war.”
A negro being caught stealing
from a hen roost, excused himself by say
ing, “Dat he only came dar to see if de
chickens- sleep wid dar eves open,”
Cong r E ‘ si.on a I,
Washington, Feb. 27.—in Hon
to-day the Pension and West Point *
propviatiou bills were passed.
Ex-Lieut. Governor Ford, of Olii o *
elected Printer by one majority.
In the Senate, Mr. Clay, frdm the w , In
in it tee on commerce, reported advnsi
tq the erection ot a custom house aud nia
l ine Apalachicola.
Mr. Davis presented tin? Tfgolutions
the Legislature of New Mexico in7AV > >
the organization of Arizonia into a Urn
torv.
Mi. Toombs replied to the speech mai
by Mr. Doolittle. *
The navy increased pay bill was taken
up, and the Senate adjourned. The T
tal committee have prepared a bill j, rov j
ding for a semi-weekly letter mail. ove
land or by water in twenty days to Sa-
Francisco, and for a paper mail senu
monthly.
The Geography of Consumption^
Consumption originates in all latitudes
From the equator, where the mean temper- j
ature is 80 degrees, with slight variation
to the higher portion of the temperate zon?
where the mean temperature is 40 decree 1
with stuhleti and violent changes. TU
opinion, long entertained, that it is ]>ecii
liar to cold and humid climates, is founded
on error. Far from this being the case
the tables of mortality warrant the conch
sion that consumption is more prevalent
in tropical than in temperate countries.—
Consumption is rare in the Arctic regions
in Siberia, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, the
Orkneys, Shetland and Hebrides. Andie
confirmation of the opinion that it decreas
es with the decrease of temperature, j( j 5
shown, from extensive date, that in north
ern Europe it is most prevalent at the lev
el of the sea, and that it decreases with in
crease of elevation to a certain point. It
is uniformly more fatal in cities than it
the country. Dr. Hall, of the Journal of
Health, says to his consumptive friend
“You want air, not physic; you want pin
air, not medicated air; you want nutrition
such as plenty of meat and bread will giv
and they alone; physic has no nutriment;
graspings for air cannot cure you ; monkev
capers in a gymnasium cannot cure, cure.-
If you want to get well, go in for ho/and
out door air, and do not be deluded into
the grave by advertisements and unrcliaWc*
certifiers.”
It is the result of every day expe
rience, that steady attention to matters of
detail lies at the root of human progress;
and that diligence, above all, is the mother
of good luck. Accuracy is also of much
importance, and an invariable mark of good
training in a man. Accuracy in observa
tion, accuracy in speech, accuracy in the
transaction of affairs. What is done in
business must be well done; for it is Iw ttef
to accomplish perfectly a small amount of
work, than to half do ten times ns much.
A wise man used to say, “Stay a little that
we may make an end the sooner.”
“Prof.”-- -The dignity has been com
pletely knocked out of the legal protesjooij
by the unceremonious dubbing of “Esq.,’’
| applied to every verdant, youth who can
manage to raise a little hair on bis cnia
and sport a steel-pen coat. About two
thirds of all the letters that pass through
Sam's leather hags, are addressed to ‘ Esq.
sc and so. The custom seems to he on the
decline, because tire veriest baboon f
man no longer considers it an honor. But
the title “Prof.” is coming in vogue. Any
man that can hazard his neck on a wire,
or in a balloon, is a “prof:” any runn that
can tame a horse or skin a cat, is a ‘‘Prof
-any man who can play a few tricks of leg
erdemain or charlatanry, is a “Prof!”
The Queen of Spain Aiding tut.Yovt.
—The Paris correspondent of the London
Star of January 28, savs :
“The news from Spain, which comes to
us to-day by private lmml, through Korf
tells positively of the adhesion of the Quea
to the Pope, and the offer, in case of neces
sity, of armed resistance on the part of his
Holiness, of men, arms amunitionand mon
ey, even the sale of her jewels. The letter
conveying this intelligence to Pope riM
from his most Catholic subject wa? presen’
ted by the Spanish Ambassador to to ho
liness at a private audience on the 19th,
and was subsequently read in college
the assembled cardinals. The Enip er - r
Napoleon is said to have expressed L
pleasure at so decisive a step having
taken by her Majesty without consults! -
of the Tuileries. The reception of the d*’
here is thought to have caused the suit--
summons to the Foreign Office of
Spanish Ambassador yesterday, heiug
first audience granted by Monsieur
Thou vend.”
Turned Down.— Judge Underwood r
Georgia, lately deceased, although a ? Te
wit was once ‘‘turned down,” ami that J
a cow-driver. The Locomotive, gb-mg *
account of the late cold spell and
prices of wood in Atlanta says : ,
We are here reminded of a most
- erous reply made by a youthful cov-'/
to Judge Underwood in his day.
very cold spell. The little fellow n
driving his little mule or perhaps a
j calf down Marietta street, pulling aS
load of wood, when the Judge opens
door and hails him. f
“Halloo there, what do you ask f‘T 1
wood ?”
il Two dollars and a half!’’
“Where do you expect to go, sa P ‘
Judge, “when you die ?” .
“I expect to go to h—l for hauling’
a load of wood as this here such a L
day, and ask no more for it than tiCO
larsand a half.” —Cassrille Stands 1
An Irishman who had jump
to the water to save a man from dro" 1
on receiving a sixpence from a
reward for his service, looked ff , - t latres'l 1 at re s'l
sixpense and then at him, aud at hi-”
claimed ; „
“Well, I'm o’er paid for the job
“Como out of the wet,” as the
when he swallowed the sailor.