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Newspaper Page TextV* PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY COBURN A DWINELL EDITORS. 1 ■ . 1 ' ■ * : . \ . - • « • TEBKT8—$2 00 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. VOLUME 10. ■ :— ROME, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1855. : . NUMBER IT €l)c Uomc Courier PUBUSnCD EVRRY TCRSDAT '»r»r^w»c«jC] BY COBURN <fc DWINELL. Terms of SabecripUca; m o*w,..... Paid wmmt six montm, . *... Paid at tui ss» or m«, .. „ $2 00 $2 60 $300 of Advertising: AdvertlaraMute will W inserted at'tkc usual ntw. MMIuwoi Advertise ments at St per square of 12 lines or less, for the first tad 60 cents Mr each subsequent insertion. ; Ko.C. B. a. FARRHLL‘8 ARABIAN UNI- TRIUMPHANT OVER DISEASES. TV;s truly |<MtodK«iM«tin goes on, con quering disestf*, and snatching many a poor powerlew victim from the (rare. By its pow erfully stimulating, penetrating and anodyne t diseases of the joints with —rprisiag rapidity. For rheumatism, and af- ftedom of the spine andl spleen, it has proved liver and 1 kidneys, it is a Most valoablo and pownfel auxiliary; also, for oil diseases of-the glands, aerofoil goitre or spelled neck, etc., ote. And indeed for almost any disease an ex ternal application is required, this medicine stands unparalleled. Sprains, bruises, cramps, monads, chDhbuBS, horns, eta, are speedily reradhy it HsadeAs.Pdrr Mcstard, one of the oldest * - ntlfcn ta Ittinai*. It gives me pleasare to add my testimony to' the virtas of yonr great medicine. One of my Wooded homes had a smiling'over the cap of the knee, about the size of n hen's egg. Some aaMitwas«^min, aad amno^ that it was the Joint water from the knee, and could not bo esni I triad oil eedsr on it, nad att the lini meats and ointments, and they did no mor- goodtima water. X then, lyr persuasion of me hiesdr, tried H- G. FhrreU’s Arabian Iinimcnty and I was happy, to And R take effect after a few dqaasiitfoilytaKd the noble animal en- terely. It Is decidedly the greaU«t liniment for horse's, ps wdl as human flesh,I ever knew. Trememt, fsmeS eo. liL March 16tk, 184$, PALSY OR PARALYSIS. Tbadens Smith, of Mud Qreek, Tazwcll coun ty, Illinois, says: “I had lost the use of my am far more than a year, by palsy or paralysis; the Serb had entirely Withered away, tearing nothing hot skin, mosele and bone. I tried all "the best doctors, and all the remedies I could hear of, hntthpy did no good. I then com menced the nee of Farrells Arabian Liniment, -and a f:w bottles entirely cored me, and my arm is now as strong and fleshy as the other; it is aim first rate for boras, sprains and braises Zcoi out for Counterfeit*! MIc are cautioned against anothe /which has lately- made Its appearr I called W. B. Farrell's Arabian Liniment; the most dangerous cf all the counterfeits, be cause hia having the name of Farrell, many will buy it in good faith, without the know! edge the: a roan terfeit exists, and they will per haps «ly discover their error when the spun «a mixture has wrought its evil effects. The genuine article is manafaetered only by 3L G. Farrell, sede inventor and proprietor, and •wholesale dra ggist; Na. 17 Slain street, Peoria, TBiaeis,. to whom all applications foe Agencies must be addressed. Be sore yon get it with the letters H. G. before Farrell's, thus—DL G. FARRELL’S—and his signature on the wrap per. all others are counterfeits. Sold by Kendrick A Pledger, Melville G. B. If. Mattox, ML Hickory C. Brown, Coosa P. O. Branner A Moyers, Summerville Robert Bsttey, Wholesale Agent, Rome aad by regularly authorized agents throughout the United States. v-i-r-fec-'- - %£T Price 2 5 and 50 cents, and $1 per bottle. AGENTS WANTED in every town, village and hamlet in the United States, ia which one 1* not already established. Address H. G. Far- xell as above, accompanied with good reference is to character,responsibaitj, Ac. From the Knickerbocker Moyas***. “BROTHER, TAKE MY ARM." When grief is heavy oh feoe,- Or Dismal fears kterov Then, brother. Inn npon me— My brother, take my arm. There’s many a load of trouble yhat takoth taro to bear. Where one wonl 1 bend quite double Beneath the heavy caro. If malice, in its rancor, Ha* sought fey mortal ham, My shoulder be thinvasekpr— My brother, take my ana. Though all, in time of trial, May torn their eyes away, Nay. brother, no denial, My arm shall be fey stay. If grief were mine to-morrow, A grief feat naught could charm, Fd cry, in all my sorrow, M 0 brother, give thine arm l” Aye! let me feel another » Will weep wife me in woe; A brother, yea, a bother, May all who sorrow know! Taos. Me Exlmcr. _ P. M. EDDLEMAN & BRO. fotfjgfrt*- Aflafita, Georgia. „ Keep constantly on hand and for sale, at the lowest cash prices, a large assortment of BOOTS, SHOES, LEATHER, LASTS. PEGS. CALF LINING and BINDINGSKINS -SHOE-MAKER’S TOOLS, Ac. Ac. % 1S55, ly_ J. M TOMLINSON, ■pXiADT, House Sign, Coach, Passenger Cars X Fresco, Ornamental and Decorative Painter Alto manufacturer of Gilt Glass Door Plates Window Sign?, Numbers for Public Houses AJburcbe* and > • rest MsntbflHL Opposite Jacob Haas A Co. White Hall Street Atlanta, Ga. Jan 9.1855 ly. T. R. RIPLEY, ATLANTA, GA. > in China, Crockery, and Glass Lamps of all kinds; Oils, Ci , aad Alcohol by fee bl>L Terms Jaaff, 1855 ly — E. SWIFT, GENERAL AUCTION AND - , . COMMISSION MERCHANT, FOOT OP WHITE HALL STREET, i ATLANTA GEORGIA. Reference* urn it:; t.y a ncarr, Atlanta, Georgia. 1ms. “ •* 3. H Wjt t CO., Charleston. 8. C. t, Nashville. T«*no. r. Savannah, Georgia. : a paxkjko. Augusta "* . New Orleans. 3m r » >* ATLANTA MB WORKS. ' (r.ATE ATLANTA IRON FODWDBV.) mHIS new Company isnotv prepar z^.^ I ed to do work on.short notice,of JLXf X heavy and light Castings from pJ the latest improved patterns of Iron, Brass or Composition, all of which will bo warran ted. Turning, Borings and Drilling done to order. Also, screw cutting of 10 feet or tin der of any size and thread required. Heavy and light forging of wrought Iron or Steel done in superior style. PARTICULAR ATTENTION i/rcalled to their patterns for Mill Gearing.for Merchant and Custom Flouring, and Saw Mills, Gin Gearing of all the usual sizes, and Bark Mills always kept on hand. We are also prepared to build stationary Engines upon the latest improvements. All of which will be soid low for cash. Copper and Brass taken in exchange for work at cash prices JAMES L. DUNNING, john McDonough, WILLIAM RUSHTON. P. S. AH of the above company are prac tical Mechanics, and give their individual attention to the business. jan. 9, ’55. Terrible Retribution. A stort or A Pitrnm nod. About fifty years ago. In the western part of fee State of New York, livbd a lonely widow, named Mother. Her husband had been dead many.years; her only daughter was grown up and married. Urine at fee distance of a mile or two from fee family mansion. And fens fee old lady lived alone In her bonse by day and night Yet in her conscious inno cence and trust in Providence, she felt safe and cheerful, and at eventide lay down and slept sweetly. One morning however, , she awoke .wife an extraordinary and unwonted doom upon her mind, which was Impressed with fee apprehen sion feat something strance was shout to hap pen to her or hers. So foil was she of that thought that she eonld not stay at home that day. but must go abroad to give vent to it by unbosoming herself In her friends, especially to her daughter. Wife her she spent the greater part of tho day : and to her she several times .repeated the recital of her apprehensions. The daughter as often repeated her assurance that fee good mother had never donejnjury to ank person, and added, lean not think anyone would hurt yon, for yon have not an enemy in the world. As fee day was declining, Mrs. Mosher sought her home, butexnressed the same feeling as she left her daughter’^ honse. On fee way home she called on a neighbor, who lived In the last honse.before she lynched her own.. Here she*again made known her con tinued apprehensions, which had nearly ripen ed into fear, and from tho lady of the mansion she received answers similar to those of her daughter. Yon have harmed no ony in yorit whole lifetime, rarely no one will disturb or molest yon. Go homg. in quiet, and Rover sbaUgo wtth yon. Here, Rover, shesaid to a stout watch dog. that 'J*v on the floor, here. Rover, go home wife Mrs. Mosher, and take care of her. Roved did as be was told : the widow went home, milked her eow^ took care ofererything out of doors, and wqht to bed as usual. Rover never left for an insant. When she was fairly in bed he laid himself npon fee ontside of fee bed: and as fee widow relied on bis fidelity, and perhaps chid herself for needless fear, she fell asleep. Sometime in fee night she awoke being startled, probably, by a slight noise out side fee house. It was so slight, however, that she was not aware of being startled at all, hnt heard, as soon as she awoke, a sound like the raising of a window neareher bed. which was in a room on fee ground floor.. The dog neither moved nor harked. Next, there was another sound, as if there was someone in fee room and stepped cautiously on the floor. The woman saw nothing: but now, for the first time, felt the dog move, as he made a violent spring from the bed : and at the same instant something fell on fee floor, sounding like a heavy log. Then fol lowed other n rises, like the pawing of fee dog’s feet, but soon all was still, and fee dog resum ed his place on fee bed, wifeont-having barked or growled at nil. This time fee widow did not go to sleep im mediately. but lay awake, wondering, yet not deeming it best to get up. But at last she fell asleep, and when she awake fee ran was shining. She hastily stepped ontof bed, and there lay the body of a man extended on fee floor, with a large knife in his band which was now extend ed. The dog had seized him by the throat with fee grasp ef death; and neither man or dog could utter a sound till all was over. The man was fee widow's,son.in-1aw, the hnsband of her only daughter. He coveted her little store of wealth, her bouse; her cattle and her land. And instigated by this sordid impatience, be could not wait fur fee decay of nature to give her property to him and bis, as fee only heirs ap parent, but made his stealtny visit to do a deed of darkness in fee gloom of the night A fear ful retribution awaited for him. The widow’s apprehensions communicated to her mind hnd impressed npon her nerves hy what nnsoen .power we know not; fee sympathy of fee other woman wholoaned the dog, and the silent hnt certain watch of fee doghimself, formed a chain of events which brought fee murder's blood up on his own bead,-mod which are difficult to- be explained, .wifeont reference to that Providence or overruling power which numbers fee hairs upon our heads, watches fee sparrows foil, and ''shapes onr ends, rough hue them as we will.” This is one of Uncle Toby’s stories; and is derived to us, as to all its facts, f-om a most respectable Quaker family, wbope voracity we cannot doubt. Bad Advice.—John Mitchell has had the bad taste to give the following advice to tbo military companies composed of foreigners, re cently disbanded in Massachusetts. We can scarcely wonder at fee extremes to which hos tility to foreigners is Carried, when one of their number has the temerity feus to speak. "For every musket given in the State Armo ry, let three be purchased forthwith; let inde pendent companies be formed, thrice as numer ous as fee disbanded corps—there are no Arms Acts here yet—end let every 'foreigner' be drilled and trained and have bis arms always ready; For yon may> be very sure, (having some experience in feat matter,) feat those who begin by disarming yon, mean to do yon mis chief. Be carelbl not to truckle in fee smallest par ticular to American prejudices. Yield not a single jot of your own; for yon bare as good a right to your prejndices as they. Do not by any means, snffer fee Gardner's Bible (the Pro testant Bible) to be fernst down yonr throats. Do not abandon your post, or renounce yonr functions, as citizens or os soldiers, but after re sort to fee last and highest tribunal of fee law open to you; keep fee peace; attempt no 'de monstrations;’ dlsconragedronkennersand stand te /onr arms.—Sav. Rep. Ohio Deraoi aey -Slavery. “Resolved, That fee people of Ohio now, as .they have always done, look opon slavery as an evil; and unfavorable to fee development of fee spirit and practical benefits of free institutions; and that entertaining these senfenensft, they will at all times feel it feeir duty to use ali pow er clearly given by the terms of fee national compact to prevent its increase, to mitigate, and finally to eradicate the evil." The above, says the Mobile Advertiser, is a vtntion of olilo, rampart of tts^^ political pro gramme. It exhibits the exceeding tore for the South end her inetitutlons cherished by the Democracy of the Buckeyo State. We com mend its perusal to those partisan editors who never can discover tbo slightest tincture of abo- j lition in their own party, but see it spreading, over and tainting all other parties to fee core. | “Mr. Editor : — Please inform me whethor it U an established fulo in all wars for the weaker party to defray fee exDenscs of the war on both rides, irrespective of the question at issue. . Eetpeotfully, It is difficult to say what fee "establishad rule” of war is, wtth reference to the point sug gested by our correspondent, so much is might synonymous with right, when natious are drawn np against each other in hostile array. Wo might safely answer our correspondent’s query in the negative, and say nothing more; but of coarse this would not be satisfactory. Accor ding to Yattel, B. Iff. eh. IX. see. * 161, "when ever wo have an opportunity, wo seise On the enemy’s property, and convert it to our own nse : and feus, besides diminishing the enemy’s power, we augment onr own, and obtain at least a partial indemnification or equivalent, either for what constitutes the subject of the war, or for the expenses and'losses incurred in its prose cution. In 'a word, we do ourselves justice.” And again, the same author speaking of ac quisitions by war, and particularly of conquests, says: "An equitable conqueror, deaf to the sug gestions of ambition and avarice, will make a just estimate of what is due him—thntis to say, ‘of the thing which has been the subject of the war. (if the thing itself is no longer recovera ble,) and of the damages and expenses of the war, and teill retain no more of the enemy’s property than tchat is precisely sufficient to fur- nishjhe equivalent."—Yattel, B. III. eh. XIII. sec, 194 Hepe it will be seen that the law of nations recognises fee right of tho conqueror to compel the vanquished to pay damages,by way of prop erty seized daring the progress of the war, of territory acquired upon the restoration of peace. And fee measures of those damages are the ex penses of the war But it will be seen, also, feat tho writer on natural law presupposes 'hat fey stronger or conquering party is1n the right, in the «tsw* belli. If, however, the stronger party is in the wrong, and Abe weaker in the right, fee former being the conqneror, Is not allowed by the law of nations to compel the lat ter. being the vanquished party, to pay the ex penses of the war, though it might dictate its own terms by the cannon’s mouth, and compel the weaker party to. bear the cost of the war.— This would be national robbery, or piracy, and not an act having for its sanction the usages of enlightened nations. It was in accordance with the law ns laid down by Yattel. that the United States in the late war with Mexico, .claimed and exercised the right to force that nation to part with a portion of her territory by way of “indemnify ing for tne past and security for fee future.” — If America had jn9t cause of war with hor Wes tern neighbor, this act was sanctioned hy the law of nations. Otherwise it- was robhery. In fee war of fee Revolution, and fee-war of 1812, between this country and Great Britinn, that kingdom was quoad the points at iss»e. fee weaker power, for she failed in her attempts, in one instance, to reduce fee colonies! and in the other to maintain that supremacy upon the sens which gave her the right of search and 'the right of impressing seamen from American ves sels!, suspected to be bersnbfecta/ And though she was a violator of fee nations, and the weaker power as to the points at issue, still America bad not sufficient strength to force her to pay fee expenses of the wars. American System had for iU basis the expenses incurred by America during fee war of 1812. which Englrnd ought justly to have paid,but which onr government was too weak to force her to do. ' In fee wars of Bonaparte. England furnished the money, while the other Allies furnished fee men. England. Austria and Russia finally con- qnered the Imperial Corsican, but France did not pay the expenses of fee war, as fee British debt will now testify. In the preso-t European war. pence may be made without its being decided which is fee weaker, or the stronger power. Certainly, up to this time, at least, ns to fee siege of Sebasto pol, the Allies nre the weaker narty. Still Rus sia will not think of forcing France and Eng land* topay the expenses she has incurred in the war. The conclusion* of the whole matter is this— feat when two nations have engaged in war*, fee stronger will require the weaker party to pay a part or all of fee expenses of feat war according to its ability to dictate terms. This may be in accordance with fee law of nation* or in viola tion of that law, just as fee conqnering party is compelled by force of circumstances to observe them, or issnfficiently strong to set them at de fiance.—Independent Press. There was nn old decanter, and iU mouth was gaping wide! the rosy wine bad ebbed away and left its crys tal side ; and the wind went humming— bumming, up and down tho sides it flew and through the reed-1 ike hollow nock the wildest notes it blew. I placed it in the window where the blast was blowing freo, and fancied that its pale mouth sang tbo queorest strains to me. "They tell me—puny conquercs! the plague Jias slain his ten, and war his hundred thousands of the very best of men ; but I —” ’twos thus the bottle spake ; "bot I hnvo conquered more than nil your fa mous conquerors, so feared and fam ed of yore. Then come, ye youths • nnd mnidens ail, come drink from 'but my cup, tho boverage that dulls tho brain and burns the spirit np! that puts to shame the conquerors that slay their scores below, for he has delug’d millions with tho lava tide of woe. Though in fee paths of bnttle, darkest waves of blood * may roll; yot while I kill’d the body. I have d’— d the very , . soul. The cholera, tho plague, fee sword, such rnin never wronght, ns I, in mirth or malice, on the innocent have brought. And still I breathe upon them, and they shrink before my breath: and year by year thousands tread the dismal road to Death.' ent King of course hie nephew. The Prince do Joinville mnrrlcd his youngest sister. His Em press is the half sister of fee King of Naples and aunt to fee Queen of Spain. The Empe ror, the lecturer remarked, is a fino looking man, having fair complexion, blue eyes, and is just sis feet four inches in height. Brasil is bound to ndvanob. The foreign slave trade' Is now abolished, and the question of domestic servitude is not so complex aa with us; and judging from the past, tho career of Brasil will be onward and in striking contrast wife fee vplcaaic Republic of Spanish America. - * The Riser and his Bag of Geld. Hawoja Yacoob was acouatomcd to sit by his money-bag. wishing feat some great spirit would endow it with the marvellous qualities of Fnrtunatus’s purse. One night the voice of the bulbul wns echoing louder than ever through the desolate old castle, and the misers trembled with anxiety and fear. Some how or other, he nad a secret presentiment feat all was not right —that some unseen evil hnng suspended over bw bead iir fee air. "Drat fee bird!” quoth the- miser. "Her hateful song draws silly people forth from feeir houses,' even at this late hour, till darkness and fee terror connected wife this neighborhood are fast being overcome. Drat fee bird!" - "Aye, aye ! What's feat you say?” growled a deep uninellodious voice close to the startled miser’s ear. "Drat the bird, sir? Why, that bird is our sovereign lady fee Queen of fee For est" The trembling old man eonld scarcely grasp for breath, as clutching tightly wife both hands,- his favorite sack of gold, he looked fearfully over his shoulders, nnd saw a face and bond without any body, floating in fee middle of the room, with a pair of dreadfully ghastly-teoking eyes storing at him foil in feo face. "That’s my gold !” quoth the head, wife a terrible oath.. Now, although fee miser was ready jo faint away with fright, fee bear idea of relinquishing his darling treasure brought him to bis senses again; so he stoutly denied that any one but himself had the ghost of a ti tle to a farthing’s valae of what he possessed. "Butljdo," said the head. “I lay claim to all the gold in the world ; and, to prove to you that I am correct, I’ll bot you feat there are fif ty millions of billions of doubloons in that sack, and a hundred million times as many more.” "I take the bet," was fee miser’s reply, as his heart leapt for joy again, so confident was be of success. Well it took him a long time to count before. ha came to within fifty doubloons of what he knew the sack ought to contain—how he only wanted ten—now only five—now /tne, and still fee sack was as cratnfol of doubloons as ever. "There is some‘cheating here,” quoth the miser, “I wont oount any more.” "Yon dare stop, and see what I'll do to you,” was the ogre's terrific reply. And so fee wretched miser went on counting and counting, and never came to fee bottom, of that sack, through, heaven only knows, how many dong years ; and*whenthe last crumbling rains of his tenement fell in, people came to graze their cattle in the neighborhood ; but the shepherds eonld never bo induced to remain there overnight, because they said fee noise of people counting raon-y, and letting coins drop and tingle again on tho old stones, was reatly too awfol to listen to, especially if fee night proved to be partfeuly dark and stormy. Fatal Acoidbxt to Skaters.—A telegraph ic despatch from Philadelphia states thnt on Saturday si ternoon last, as large crowds wore skating on tbe Schuylkill river above Fairmount, the ico broke, and Mr. Earle S. Shinn, druggist af the northeast corner of Broad and Spruce streets, and a Miss Russell, his wife?* sister, were drowned. Mr. S. was skating ‘and push ing Miss Russell on a sled before bint, as is the custom. A very largo number’ of persons saw fee accident, but wore unable to render any assistance. Mr. Shinn b»longed to one of the Brazil. We have heretofore briefly alluded to fee very interesting and instructive lecture deliv ered last Wednesday evening, at fee Smitbsos ninn Institution, by the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, bnt a friend having fnrnish'od'us with tbe subjoined mqre extended notice, we have pleasure in giving it an insertion: — Nat. Intel. Rev. J. J. C. Fletcher, who has resided fora number of years past at the capital of Brazil, commenced bis lecture by exposing onr ignor ance .of a Government so vast and one so-close- ly allied to fee United States by the bonds of commerce. Brazil, after Russia. China, and onr own coun try, is the largest continubns territory under nhe Government. She has forty-five hundred miles of Atlantic sea coast, and posses>e3 a fer tility unsurpassed. Although Brazil is nearly intertropicnl. yet, on account of the genera! ’elevation, the climate does not have (wife fee exception of fee low, marshy, uninhabited re gion of the Amazon,) the great extremes ko«wn to the torrid tone in other portions of fee world. In fee vicinity of Rio de Janeiro the delicious climate, tbe thousands of flowers, tbe majestic palms, fee rich and beauttfal fruits, and the luxuriant tropic vegetation constantly recalled Milton’s description of the fabled Hesperides, where " Eternal summer dwells.” Mr. Fletcher also demonstrated, in his run ning sketch of the history of Brazil, feat that Empire is as wonderful in its political history and Government as in its flora nnd fauna. Brazil was first discovered by Pinzou, a Span ish navijrntor—a companion of Colnmbus—in 1500. He was followed hy Cabinl, a Portu guese, who claimed tbe land iu the name of bis monarch. On the first of January, 1531, Martin Alfonso de Louznsaili’d into what be supposed to be a large river, which be named “River of Jan uary;” and although be soon discovered his mistake, yet to this day tbo magnificent sheet of water is known by the misnomer "Rio de Janeiro.” Tbe first colony 'established near the waters of that bay was in 1555, by a band of French Huguenots, unde 1 * tho patronage of Admiral Boligny. They were, however, over come by tbo Portuguese, ns well as fee. Dutch, who in after years occupied a portion of the northern coast, from 1630 to 1654. Prom the last date Brazil became a colony of Portugal, with as great commercial restrictions as Chinn before 184?. Thus this vast region remaiued until 1808, when the royal family of Portugal fled* from Lisbon upon the invasion of fee French army, and sought a refuge at Rio Jeno- iro, which became for the time being fee capital. Brazil rapidly improved, (as tbe commercial restrictions were thrown aside,) and it soon was incorporated as a constituent portion of tbe kingdom. The first printing press was estab lished in ISOS, bat itwasre.-ervedin afier y; ars for independent Brazil to have a press entirely free and unshackled. The lecturer exhibited several specimens of Brazilian typography, among which were Lieut. Maury's letters, on the Amazon question, and newspapers. Rio, a city of three hundred thousand inhabitants, has Several daily papers,, which, during fee session of tbe Imperial Le gislature, print foil reports of all the debates the morning after their occurrence. . In 1821 the King, Don John, returned to Por tugal, leaving his son, Don Pedro, as viceroy. - Brazil was treated badly by Portugal, and tho .Brazilians resented it, proclaimed a Constitu tional Empire, and Don Pedro was made the first Emperor. Their Constitution is singularly « ieral, and the whole Government more nearly, tb some qualifications, resmblcs our own than any other. There are twenty-one Provinces, eaoh having its Governor and independent Le gislature. It is thus a decentralized Govern ment. There is tbo Impcrinl Legislative As sembly, with its House of Representatives and its Senate, corresponding to our Congress. Bnt, in order that the Provincial Government may be more closely allied to tho General Gov ernment, tho Emperor appoints the Governors and tbe people elect their legislators. There is a nobility, bat it is one bene merito, and cannot descond from father to son. There is also a liberality and a guarantied religious toleration, which surprised us, and cannot be surpassed outside of England and the United States. Brazil is not a hot bed of revolution ns Span ish America, hut has had a peacefulnoss and a material prosperity in advance of every Amer ican Government save our own. She has had hnt one great change in hor Government since 1822, and thnt the forced abdication of Don Pedro and substitution of his son, the present efficient Emperor. Her const commerce, car ried on in her own sailing vessels and steamers, is immense. Two-thirds of tho coffee of tho world is raised in Brazil, nnd more than ono- hnlf of this immense crop comes to the United States. We buy more than fourteen millions of dollars worth from Brazil, while wo do not sell her but little more thnn the amount of four millions of our products; and we can readily assent to what the lecturer asserted ns our duty, i. o. to cultivate closer relations with Brazil. More than onco we were pointed to the south ern inhabited portion of Brazil and the LnPla- tine countries as the field for the triumphs of AmdKcun commerce, and not the minstniitio and almost uninhabited ^qaatorial region of the Amazon. The concluding part of tho lecturo was taken up wife descriptions of the bay and citv of Rio de Janeiro—feo novel sights of that sunny region, fee gorgeous scenery, and the fruits, flowers, nnd perpetual verdure of that land of enchantment. The lecturer also made it known feat the Em- [ leror is a bona fide Emperor, no Fnustus Sou- oiiquo, lmt a man in wlioso vcins course fee Mood of the Brags nzas npd the Hapsburgs, He is the son of the sister of Napoleon’s second Empress. Ho is related by marriage to every The Xatnraltzitlon Question. The question, ns to how for the right to grant eit'zenship jonliens was controlled by the Con stitutional provision which provides that Con gress ehnil have power to pass general naturali zation laws,Tins lately [been much agitated. • We some tirao back, expressed our opinion that fee power of conferring citizenship rested in fee general government and not in fee States; We see some valuable evidence on this point lately been brought to light. Tbe question of fee ex ercise of the power on the part of o State, was raised in the Senate of tbe United States as for hack os 1826. It was supported in the affirma tive by Mr. Preston, of South Carolina, Mr. Porter of Louisiana, and others, hut' denied "by Calhoun, supported by many able men of that day. The argument of Mr. Calhoun,, is conclu sive. We quote from him: “Alien nnd citizen nre co-relative terms, and stand in the contradistinction to each other. They, of course, cannot coexist. They are, in fact, so opposite in their nature, feat we con ceive of but one in contradistinction to tbe oth-: er. Thns far, all mnst be agreed. My next step is not less certain. . The constitution confers on Congress the au thority to pass universal laws of na'uralizntion. This will not be qnestioned; nor will it bi*. thnt fee effect of naturalization is to remove alien age is, simply to put the foreigners in the.con dition of a nntive born. To this extent the act of naturalization goes, nnd no further. The next,position I assume is no lesscertain; that when Congress has exercised Its authority by passing a uniform law of naturalization (as it has.) it exclndes fee right of exercising a similar authority on the part of tho States. To suppose feat feo State eonld pass naturalization acts of their own, after Congress had passed an nniforra law of naturalization, would be to make fee provisions of the Constitution ringatory. I am now prepared to decide fee question which my coileage has raised. I have shown that a citizen is not an alien, and feat alienage is an (insuperable barrier, till removed to citi zenship : and that it can only be removed by complying wife the act of Congress. It follow.--, of course, that a State cannot, pfits own anther ity make an alien a citizen without such com- piiance. The General practice of nearly all the States of the Union is in accordance wife Mr. Calhoun’s decision. If Congress were to change fee nat uralization law to-morrow thnt change would be effectual in deciding fee terms upon which, aliens are to be admitted to citizenship in nearly all fee States, simply because fee con stitutions of those States prescribe United States citizenship as a prerequisite of State citizen ship.— Savannah Republican- "OH! HOW I LOVE THEE!” I love thee In calm—l lovo thee in storm, I love thee when happy—I love thee, care worn: I love thee on mountain—I love tboe in dell I, love thee in eostle—I love thee in cell. I love feoe thro’ trial—I lore thro’ pain, I trust thou art happy when I meet thee again; Bat should thro’ earth’ssojoaru, misfortune as sail,' I pray that thy courage may evpr prevail Of Ustttt.—Lord Bacon in his essays on va rious.suhjects has this leaning with regard to Usury: "The discommodities of usury are, first feat it makes fewer merchants; for were .it not for this laxy trade of usury, money would not lie still, but would in a great part be em ployed upon merchandising, which is the vena porta of wealth in n State : fee second, feat it makes poor merchants, for as a farmer can not husband his ground po well if be sits at a great rent, so the merchant can not drive bis trade so well, if he sits at a great usury: the third is incident to tho other two; and that is the de cay of customs of Kings, or estates, which ebb nr flow with merchandising : tho fourth, that it bringeth the treasure of a realm or State into a few bnmis: for fee usurer being at certainities. nnd othes at uncertainties at the end of tbe game most of the money will be in fee box; and evera State'flourisheth when wealth is more equally spread; the fifth, that it beats down tho price ofl nd; for the employment of money is chiefly either merchandising, or purchasing, and usury waylays both: the sixth, that it doth dull and damp all industries, improvments and new inventions, wherein money would be stir ring, if it were not for this slug: tho last, feat is tbo conker and ruin of many mon’s estates, which in process of timo breeds a public pov erty.” other under license only to certain persons, and certain places of merchandising. First, therefore,'let ’ usnry in general be reduced and let a rate be proclaimed to be free andenrrent; and let the State shut itself out to take any penal ty for the same; this will preserve borrowing from any general stop or dryness; this will ease in finite borrowers in the country; this will, in good part, raise tbe price of land; this will-en courage and edge industrious and profitable im provements.” Hypocrisy—Shah Religion.—Hypocrisy is ono of the most common and contemptible' of sins. In religion, it is nn attempt to deceive God; in love,-to cheat the mostsacredaffcctions of the heart; in friendship, in social intercousc, and.in trade, it is an effort to humbug and to swindle. A frank-henrtod sinner is a thousand times more respcotable than yeur smooth tongued, long-faced, “circumspect” moralist, whose very appearance is a living lie. A pub lic professor of Godliness—a man who claims to be an especial favorite of his Creator, and on intimate terms with the Ruler of fee Uni verse, whose influence is potent in tbe Court of Heaven, is, of nil others, tho most to be sus pected of insincerity. Wrapping bis Pharisa ical cloak around him, and "thanking God that he is not as other men are,” he looks upon all who cannot say amen to his creed as sinners, outcasts, nnd outsiders; while flattering him self that ho is, "one of the elect,” whose eter nal salvation is guaranteed by the church; and complacently iterating the edict that the rest of mankind nre incontinently "going to be damned.”—This is plain talk, and the wd* will grate harshly on " ears polite;” but it is true, nevertheless.—Athene Post. Significant,—ThoTFashington Sentinel’(De- mnernt) concludes an article upon tho next Presidential campaign wife the follo.wing home- thrust at the preset occupant of the White Honao: We hope thnt Democrats' and Democratic journals will observe that prudence and circum spection which are so essntial to succcs, and by means of which thoy have so often acquired success. Wo believe that all parties have come to tho conclusion feat obscure, unknown, and incompetent men shall not fill the Presidental chair. They are sick nnd tired of such men. They want able, useful,, and eminent men— men who havo rendered publio services—men who are-known nnd honored—men who fill a largo space in the public cje. oldest and most respectablo Quaker families of, impress, iio is retatoa ny marriage to every Philadelphia. < principal reigning house in Europe. The late The Ruling Passion.—We read in tha Cour ier de la Gironde— An old soldier fooling his end npproaehing, nnd wishing to die like a good christinn, sent for a'clergyman to administer to him the rites' of the church. After having attentively listen ed to tho exhortation of his confeesrr, and re ceived extreme unction, ho asked him with a feeble voice, "Cah you tell me, reverend father, if Sebastopol is taken F'- The clergymnh, ns- tnnished at such a question from a dying man, answered feat ns yet there was no positive no coant of its full. The sick^man continued, “Tho reason T nskotl fee question is, fis-1 am about to depart for fee other world, it wonld have given me great.satisfaction to be able to an nounce the good news to Marshal St. Arnaud.” At feeso words hia head follbaek on his pillow, and after'half an hour’s suffering, fee poor sol- j gfum.' dior breathed his last. ... *. are crossed. And fey ru4derless .vessel by fee last tempest is tossed, May fee life boat of Jesus, by angels bo man- ' ned • And waft tby sweetspirit to fee heavenly land. La Fayette, Ala., Jan. 26,1855. From the Cleveland Plaiodealer, Jan. 23. A Wholesale Counterfeit Bank Bill Hana- faetorjr Broke fp Wife a praiseworthy determination to unloose he tig htness of the limes by making money plentier, several good looking yonng men, and at least one good looking vonng lady bare as sociated themselves together without askingthe special privileges of a Legislative charter, and have prepared at considerable expense a large amount of pictured promises to pay, duly sign ed and countersigned, which ruthlessly have been wrested frpm them hy Sheriff Spangler deputies, and even they arrested and put in "durance vile.” The officers have been sometime on the trail of this gang, nnd yesterday by means ofa.Po«t Office trap, the residence of fee chief counter feiter was fonnd to be in this city, at No. 28 Seoville streot. His name is E J Homers, alias J D Miner. , The Sheriff and bis party went noiselessly to,his residence last night. A gen tle tap by one of the party brought a very po lite, nice little women to the door, who safd. Mr. Miner was not in. In the meantime Mr. M. was making his exit out fee back way, and Was arrested by one of the deputies. Tho heseiging party then “pitched in” to the house, hut found fee-inner room containing Mrs Miner and a Mr. Rnsecrantz alias Nicolas,lock ed and admittance refused. Tho order was giv- cn to bnret open fee door, when it was quickly opened by the lady. In fee stove was found a roaring fire, all of new bank bills just put-in. Rosecrantz and the lady were seized, fee room searched, and about twenty thousand dollars of pretty printed bank bills, all on Eastern banks, were fonnd ready fi r circulation, and a whole trunk full ready to be filled out. . On Minor, was found a letter from one. of the gang, ordering a large amount to be remitted to him, as bo was going East via Philadelphia and Baltimore, and eonld. put it off like hot cakes. A list of retail dealers, customers -from abroad, who were patronizing this wholesale house in Cleveland, was also found. The three are in jail, and by the aid of fee telegraph, no doubt other arrests in other parts of the country are ere this made. This is a grand haul, and Sheriff Spangior is entitled to much credit for the celerity and neatness with which he has despatched, this job. Mr. Wise.- Un wised.—Some one fens un wise* Mr. Virginia Wise, who undertook to an nihilate the Know Nothings: Has any purpose been evinced to impose ad ditional taxation on them? None. ‘ To restrict them in the freedom of speech, or the press? None. To interfere wife the enjoyment of their religeons worship?--None. To deprive them of tho right of trial by jury—or of tbe right of habeas corpus f None. To sue and give evidence in onr courts? None. To ex- clnde them from fee practice of the learned professions? None. To deprive feeir children of the privilege of education in our common schools ? None. To proscribe them .socially? None, none, whatever. ‘ Of what then, can Mr. Wise complain ? Does he allude merely to tbe disposition to extend the time of feeir residence in tho country before naturalization ? If he does, then he might wife as much propriety snv fee present law; requiring five years’ resi dence; was depriving- them of republican priv ileges. For whether ii shall be five years or twenty-one years, is a mere question of policy; feo principle is tbe same. Can it be possible that all Mr. Wise’s jeremiads over the foreign- ers.proceed from fee growing purpose to amend' fee naturalization laws? flEAP and you will Know.—"Sir William Jones,” says Arvine’s Cyclopedia of Anecdotes, “ when a mere child was very inquisitive. His mother was a womanof great intelligence, and he would apply to her,for fee information which be desired; but her constant reply was, Read and yon will know,” This gave him a passion for books, which was one of the principal means of making him what he was.” Sir William Jones became one of fee greatest scholars of any age or country. He obtained aknoledge of twenty-eight different languages. And it was this eminent scholar who fens spoke if feo Bible:— “ I have carefully and regularly perused fee Scriptures; and am of opinion that this volume, independent of its divine origin, contains more sublimity, purer morality,.-more^ important his tory, and fin or strains of eloquence, than, can be obtained from all other books, in whatever language written.” This great man’s habit of reading is worthy- tho imitation of the youg; and; Bis habit of reading and revering the Scrptnres is worth the imitation of all. A StroRT Story.—Dickens tells fee following story of an American sen-eapiain : In his last voyage home, fee captain had on board a young lady of remarkable personal at tractions—a phrase I use as being one entirely now, and ono you never meet wife in the news papers. This young lady was beloved intense ly by five young gentlemen, passengers, und in turn sho was in love with them all very ardent ly. but without ; ny particuly preference for either. . *. Not knowing Tmw to make np her determina tion in this dilemma, she consulted my frieiid, the captain. The captain being a man ef ori ginal turn of mind, says to the young lady, "jump over board and marry fee man that jumps after you." The young lady, struck with the idea, and being fond of bathing, espscially in warm weather, as it then was, took tho ndvice of the captain, who had a boat ready and man ned, in case of accident. Accordingly, next morning, fee five lovers be ing on deck, and looking very devotedly at fee young Indy, she plunged into fee soa headfore most. Four of the lovers immediately jumped in after her. Whon fee young lady and her four loverp got out again she sAys to fee captain, "What am I to do noifj they are so wet ?” Says the captain, "Take the dry one!” And fee young lady did, and married him; Robert, expresses thus warmly an appreciation of these every day, (nigh t) comforts, which, in the frequency they are enjoyed, are sometimes less highly valued than thoy deserve to he: "Abed is certainly the most precious and the favorable nsvlum to be found here below. In fact, when I look at it and when I think, as I step into it how ono is suddenly, ns if by enchantmfent, rid of fatigue, cold, t rain, importunate visitors, tedious tions, common place remarks. pompo:;s tions, bragging, putting forth headstrong opin ions, contradictions, discussions, travelling sto- Md^'dcep irirets tong words, interminable monologues, and ihat in place of them, one has pictures, thou mem ories to.be called up, that be is'in the midst of a chosen society of phantoms and virion*, just to his mind, and all these dreams which a for- oign writer calls "moon-light in the brain;” when I think of all this, as I look at a bed, I know not.what words to make use of to express my enthusiasm and veneration, and I am al most readjr fet bow in adoration before it.” The St. Louis Republican says, that a few days ago, a man and his wife in that city were engaged in arranging a separation. The prin- cipal difficulty was the baby, which tbe woman tearfully begged to be allowed to keep, while tbe man angrily refused. At length the wife almost threw the child into the husband's arms, and exclaimed, "take it, I cun soon have ano- fear!" , , , . , , ■ - - In the United States there is one child n't Tid ing school to every five person*. In there is one to every four. In Sv ’ five. In Prussia one to six. In to sevon. In Lelginm and Great to eight. In France one to ten. In Austria one to thirteen. In Holland one to fourteen.— In Greece one to eighteen. In Russia one to fifty. In Portugal one to eighty. Envy.—punishing ourselves for being inferior to onr neighbors. Birds.—Birds are fee poor.man’s music, and flowers tbe.peor man’s poetej, Tommy, how’s all your folks ? All w#! Growler—he’s got the bow-wow-el cc Misfortunes never come single, a? said, when he fell overborad, reaching bat ' ' ' - - jga*An editor observes that ‘it is a solemn thing'to be married,’bat how much more sol emn it is not to be. ' jBa-Sevonteenlocomotives are frozen or bu ried in feo snow on fee Chicago aad Misabippi Rail Road. ; fiST-Often people fancy fee world is be-om- ingChristian^when, in foot, Christianity is only becoming worldly. " ’ ' - v ■ - ‘ - Which isthe easiest of the three professions —law, physic, or divinity ? Divinity, because it is easier to preach than to practice. The forlorn hope of Ladice.—Expecting an old sweetheart to marry you on tho death of his third wife. gg^Twanty mail robbers have been ar-csted within fee last two months, and there are "a few more left of the same sort.” “Invariably in'advance —A . expression used by newspaper pub’I;.-hrr\aad generally understood not to mean any thing. “A lawyer,” raid Lord Brougham, in ,i fsee- tious mood, "is a learned gentlem m who rej- cuesyonr estate from your enemies, aad keeps, it himself.” . How. does it happen that whenever you ebanee to stop out late, upon retiring as quiet ly as possible.-eveTy door creaks ten times *as much as usual, and the stairs go off like.purks of artillery? fga-Thftra fa more "vital Christianity" in’a "plate of cold victuals,” given to the famishing poor, than in all fee litanies of nations, or in all fee church’s prayers. . . WISE.. If wisdon’s ways you Wisely seek Five things observe with care: Of whom yon speak, to whom y u speak, And'how, and when, and where. ^SJ*Tfyon hare great talents, industry will improve them; if moderate' abilities, industry will supply the deficiency. Nothing is denied ■ to well directed labor,, nothing is ever to be oto tained without it. Tho best heater to resist winter wife,is a be.? ncvolent heart. Those who have tried impro ved stoves and failed, will pieaso to remember that a load of wood givan to a poor poreon warms you almost as much os it doos him. Try it. - Counterfeiting by' photography has be- como an art which may be very dangerous in its consequences to the public. A daguerreo- typist in Cincinnati has been performing a so , Ties of experiments in this art, and he is enabled to copy rill kinds of ordinary writing and print ing—cheeks, notes, autographs or lotters. A number of bank bills copied in this way , werp presented at various- banks itt the.city of Cin cinnati and in every case they were pronoun ced, after Careful inspection to bo genuine. Bills printed in red blue arid greenoolota cannot bo copied, and the photographic pictures will turn white by wetting them with a solution of corrosive sublimate or of hydrioAue of pot.ia- Cold Water at Meaes.—Dr. Hull says “I set it down as a clearly established fact, that a glass or more of cold waser, drunk habitually at moals, or, soon after, is a pernicious habit, even to the most healthy.” je&- AVennyegation w6o were offended at feeir preariher, yet who did not wish to take the responsibility of dismissing him immediate ly, sent him.-o note* requesting him to leave st the end of six months; ond in the meantime to preach as little de possible ! . WOMAN'S WILL. AN EPIGRAM ; > -. . Men dying made feeir wills,—but wires Escape a work of sad: . , -■ b- . Why should they make what all feeir lives The gentle dames have had ? ■ Stxe. \ • * At a meeting of clergymen, not loiigsinco a reverend gentleman by the name of T.os<, of dimensions somewabt extended, both latornljy and altitudinally. presented himself. Says one of the brefeern to him: “When you left, ymir people you wree a great Loss.” ‘Yes,’ said an other, “but when he dies he will bo no Lo.<s.” "Yes,” said a third, .“he will be a dead Loss.” As Rufus Choate was cross qnestlontin :' a witness the jther -day-in one of the B >?tcm Courts, he asked him what profession be follow ed for a livelihood? The witness replied. “I am a candle of fee Lord-‘•a minister of the Go*, pel." "Of what denomination ?” Hiked'fee counsellor. , "A Baptist,” replied fee witness. "Then,’’ said Mr. Choate, i'you are a dipt but I trust not a wick-ed candle.. _• Anecdote of Coleridge.—Mr. Col-rid*”* was a remarkably awkward horseman, so much so as to attract notice. He was riding nh>ng the turnpike road, in the.eunnty of Durham, where a wag approaching him notioed this pe culiarity* end quite mistaking his man. thought fee rider a fine subject for a littlo sport, when, as ho drew near,‘he thas necostod Mr. 0.: " I say, young' man, did you meet a tailor on fee Yoad.?”,;., jW* « *rs- • •Yes,'” rapped Mr. C.. who was never at a loss for a rejoihder, "I did. and he told me id went a Tittle further-I should-meet a go .se.” Tho assailant was struch dumb, while the traveller, jogged on. A Fusa IN THE Family.—Wall, there’* a row over-here at our house.’ •What oa airth’s tho matter, you littlo sar- pint?’ ' ^ ‘W-hv dad’s got drunk, mother’s dead, Sal’s got married and run away with the spools, Po- to’a swallow 4 a pin, and Lui's looked at. the Boror Borax until she-’s got the del.rius. That's not nil anther.’, ‘ i; - ! ~- r ' ’ ‘What else, upon earth ?’ Roso spilt the batter pot and all tho crockery ware except a feather bed, and one o’- the alfese kittens has got her head iu the molasses enj* and ouu’t got it out, and—oh, how hungry I Rtn-

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Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, February 20, 1855, Image 1