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Newspaper Page Text, mm? mm «ss . irFb£ ; ’ .'vt 2..:- TES&S Shall Rule America.” ggjatjnWi m■■ 1 'fj 11 1 i— $2 00 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Americans PER ANNUM, DWINELL & FINLEY, EDITORS WEEKLY BY ROME, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER, 13, 1855. rn&mmm 1 1 ' ■-L1MJ1S.1.W- 1 - Home (Courier NUMBER 3. musno EVERY mNMY MORNING. jtOTmSS^p^^^^k’tTnirwT. BY DWINELL & FINLEY. ftfcmsaf SibnipUMt lit JAnOCV *■* ANNUM, ...... ^*AIS rails six months, ^aid at Tit* ns or nu, ■....,. tsw *2 50 *3 00 Terms of Adrertiainjr: Lcs**l A^nrtiOMBti will be Inserted Mieeeltaneout Advertise. - each subsequent insertion. M’MAKR 15. . The following is from the prtaclpal neeennt of The wealthy and highly i**P«e«*Me hesae of Messrs. Yeti* A Bro. of this city, sued presents ■sw ofAemto*t nsndttfalemr** i* dsssab tf medical history: Mr. H- 6. Farrell—Dear Sir: Actuated by a an in; unee of the utility efycwr great m< Mr child, three yearn oM, wassuddenly aUaok* •*d with a terrible disease, which.in less then six Ifltt prostrated -it Is Ml fcsfotawiHlt. The limbs became so rigid that notajoint eanld -be bentjVthe flesh turned black and cold and entirely deprived of feeling; the eyes fixed, 'partially dosed and altogether blind, following this was deafness to all sounds; the spine be* xame contracted and so carved that when lying tm it* back the head and heals only touched.— Indeed, the child presented eveiy appearance of being dead. Immediately tm the attack, thn family phvsieian was called; in, and for three week.; he labored to restore it to feeling, but all in vain, slthengh It was Mistered a dozen times and various rubafikmept finimeu tsapplied. A consultation of physicians was then brought before the Medical Society, but nothing could be sasgested which had not already been done, nnd the doctor then toldme he eenld do noth, ing more. We then commenced applying your Liniment freely ever the.entire length of the epin^and you may imagine » parent’s joy, when, after a few applications, returning anirna tiou was apparent and It rapidly recovered witf the exception of the sight,which did notbeconu perfect for over a mouth. The child is nOW healthy and robust asean be. live other eases or the same kind occurred previously in my neighborhood, all of which died, when there b no doubt if your Linimeut had been used they would have recovered* H. G. CLELAND. A HARD LUMP ON A HORSE BREAST.— Mr. H G Farrell:—I have used your Arabian Liniment with gratification in several cases, the urasr remarkable of which was a large lamp .‘bat appeared on my horse's breast. It was rety bard, appearing to be hard gristle. It xemoined for nearly 1 year, when Iappliedfor wonr Linimont, one bottle of which entirely cewdit. I cea umiisininil it as the bed Lin iment I ever used. JOHN CRAWL. Lookantfor Counterfeit* l yhe puMSc axe cautioned against anothe i iiaif—which has lately made its appearr aaee, ■ Sit’d W. B. Farrell’s Arabian liniment, *J>e meet. Jaarvroa* of all the counterfeits, be cause hi# facing the name of Farrell, many will boy it in ®?od faith, without the know! that a ext;t*, *i*d they wm per fo^eaiy discover thrir emir when the spuri ewe glitters haa wronghti.> wrB effects. The eeauiae arfiefo J* manyfoetiued only by farretTeeto faveatuT and proprietor, and TTbalraaln Ini^iit. Mm 17 W-rin street Peoria, Hharis, ta whom all application^ for •nit te addirmri Be save yen get it :*«*» dThttw. EL G. before Farrell’., thus—H. & A POEM, hr fanny msmx I gated down life’s green labyrinth, A wildering mate to see. Crossed o’er by many a tangled due, As wild is wild could be; And as I gated In doubt and dread, An angel same to me. I knew him for a heavenly guide, I knew him even then, Tho’ meekly as n child be stood Among the sons of men, By his deep spirit-loveliness, I knew him even then. And as I leaned my weary-head And*w>anned the peril haunted Wild From out my place of rest, I wondered If the shining ones Of Eden were more blessed. For then was light within my tool. Light on my peaceful way, And all around tho bloe above The chastening starlight lay; And,easterly I saw upreared The pearly gates of day. Again down life’s dim labyrinth X grope my way alone, While wildly thro’the midnight sky Black, hnnying clouds are blown, And thickly in my tangled path, The sharp, ban thorns an sown. Tet firm my foot, for well I know Tbe goal cannot be for. And ever, thro* the rifted clouds, Shines out one steady star.— For wtea aiy guide treat up, he left The pearly gate* ajar. Experiments In Agriculture. Well conducted experiments an the most re liable sources of agricultural improvement. In deed, in the present stege of those aeienees whtcbjpertain to agriculture, theories, unsus tained by experience, are to be received with gnat circumspection. On the other hand, ex periments loosely made are arguments neither for nor against a theory, and the spirit which condemns the deductions of scion coupon the re sult of single cureless experiment, teas unjust and unfriendly to the development of truth, as that spirit which embraces, too hastily, the conclu sions of science, unwarranted by the test of ex perience. We an yet hot in tbe dim twilight of agricultural science, and its truths are too fointfy ascertained to constitute the men the ory of the professor, a safe guide in the practice of the art; but when the deductions of laborato ry an confirmed by the resultsjof the practical agriculturist, we may safely conclude that a re liable step has been made in the direction of true progress. It is cause of regret tfaot so lit- tie effort has been made among ns to secure the co-operation of these two sources of im provement in agriculture. We have remarked that experiment itself is not infallible; indeed, it is often the source of fatal errors. A single swallow does net make • summer, nor doee a single experiment settle a principle. To bo reliable, experiments must be carefully an Aropeateplj made. Two neigh boring {dusters may determine to test the val ue of guano, for instance, for a ftrtilier for cot ton. A sneceeeds and B fails. Neither can safely conclude that he has settled the matter, bet they carefully compare the modes of appli* eationand cultivation, the varieties of soil and season, in order, if possible, to determine the causes which produced the differenee in their results. Tbe next year the experiment specially to __ should be. repented with an eye FARRELL’S—and his signature on the w**jP- I i?»e operation of-those causes which had seem* per, all etheaaze counterfeits. . { ingjjj controlled the experiment. And thos, by _ _ _ Inals nlnen nKaArvAlinn m wulnakla SMdfcy Kendriek A Pledger, Melville G. B. F. Mattox, Mt. Hickory C. Brown, (Coosa P. 0. Brunner A Movers, Summerville jjay-Prieo 25 and 50 cents, and $1 perbottle. AGENTS WANTED in every town, village nnd hamlet in the United States, in which one is not already'established; Address H. G. Far rell as above, accompanied with good reference as to character, responsibility, Ac. -J 1 . 1 1 1 ■ - i ^ CiBCfET SHOP And Blind and Sash Factory !! STANDISH fit BLAKEBEAN flueeessers of Jas. M. Sumter, .contin- ne to manufacture all kinds of FUR nd SA8H and.BLINDS on the most reasoaable terms, at the old stand on Broad Street. Mareh27.—ly 20 ATLANTA MACHINE WORKS. rf.ATE ATLANTA IRON FOOWDBY.) fTJHIS new Company is now prepar - I t d to do work on short notice,©! A heavy and light Castings from the latest improved patterns of Iron, Brass or Composition, all of which will be warran ted. Tarein*,Borings sod Drilling done to order. Also, screw cutting of 10 feet or un der of any si*e and thread required. Heavy and Tight forging of wrought Iron or Steel rin Mtoeridratidn. - JULA& ATTENTION is called to ; for Mill Gearing, for Merchant Flouring, and Saw Mills, Gin : of all the usual sizes, and Bark on band. We are also gines upon which will Copper ar.d Brass for work at cash prices JAMES L DUNNING, john McDonough, WILLIAM RU§HTON 8. AH of the shove company are prac *iical Mechanics, and give their lodividna • ‘ •' ” * “ fan. 9.’65 L r RIPLEY GA. and Glass all kinds ; Oils, Cam ‘•shine, Fluid, and Alcohol by.ibe bbL Terms “Ca-rh in advance. Jin t, 1855 : ly T J. M. TOMLINSON, TltAIX, n«,«« Sign, Cotth.TuKiigM’ Cm ■jL Fresco, Ornamental and Decorative Painter Also manufacturer of Gilt Glass Door Pistes Window Signs, Numbers for Priblie Houses ‘Churches and Street Namhers. WISD0M J S NAIL LITE From Rome to La Fjay- ette via. Mount Hickory, Summerville and Try- od Factory* lente» Rome Tuesday* and Friday* at 6 o’clock, A. M; return* Wednssduyt and Satur- e undersigned having taken tbo contract for carrying the mail between Rome and La- Favette informs the traveling public that he is prepared with good horses and vehicles for the accommodation of travelers. Those visiting ‘Chattooga and Walker counties, will find this a ‘pleasant and agreeable route. The undersigned mopes by diligent attention to bis business to secure a liberal share of patronage^ T. S. WOOD & CO. BOMB, GA Dealers in watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver Ware, Cutlery, Plated —-1 Brittannia Ware, China, Instruments, Walking- mey Articles, Ac.. &c.. Ac. REPAIRING NEATLY EXECUTED, teajr 1 Pastures A proper supply of pasturage Is the gteht want of southern husbandry. Unless this want •hall fee better supplied, our agriculture must continue to decline. A routine of crops which furnishes a plentiful supply, of grass, hay and small grain, is essontint both for success fully rearing valuable stock and improving our •od*. Add to this as bountiful a supply of ma nure as can by care and attention be made on the premises, and there will he a reasonable assurance for prosperity and independence, if not Iroaltb. Tbo agricultural statistics of England show that white she has some ten millions of acres in erops she has fifteen millions in grasses and pasturage. And there cannot bo a doubt that tho moat profitable rural management in our country is thatwhleh tarnishes the best exhibi tions of dastUrage and tho grasses. . There are portions of Virginia and North Carolina, whieh twenty years ago, were so gnilkd and exhausted by tho continuous culti vation of the two hoe crops of Indian com and tobacco, that the lands were dlffieult to sell at three and four dollars per acre. Those lands now sell at from forty to one hundred dollars per acre, and are annually becoming more val uable, ' under a different treatment. Where formerly were seen the guant cow and horse, the half starved hog and sheeps and now to bo found fat and improved animals of every kind; luxuriant fields of red clover, of timothy and blue grass, or rioh wheat or oat fields occupying the plaees which were east away as worthless: emigration is cheeked and the country not less than tho inhabitants, present a cheerful pleasing and happy aspect. Now what has caused this revolution? Simply the change firom the unre- mitted hoe crop of indian corn and tobacco to a judicious system of -rotation, and proper attention to manure, whieh, while it has improv ed the soil, at the same time has furnished a plentiful supply of grass and hay. Add to these the increased facilities for transportation by railroads ann plank roads, and we have a full explanation of the great reformation and transformation. Have, the net profits of tbe form been dimin ished? The best answer to this question will be found in the enhanced value of the lands— for it is hardly probable that where lands have increased in value 1000 to 1500 per cent, that the profits have not advanced parrs jmwsm. With sueh examples before him, why is it that the cotton planter will persist in his ruin ous coarse? It is because be believes nothing can be relied npon for stock, food but Indian eorn, and nothing for profit but eotton? If so let him ask the Virginia and Carolina farmer and they will satisfy him of his error. They will tell him that the opinion once prevailed with them that Indian eorn for food, and to bacco for market, were the only reliable crops and that this was the great error of their old husbandry, whioh impoverished their stock and their lands, and was rapidly depleting their pockets. • epea&d tests close observation, a valuable taife.* m*J be elicited. And so, tw.o neighbors maydiiTor shout the utility of subsoiling. One g^d succeeds, and then another sub soils and 5Ch® 1* a reason Why the operation should produce such eontradio- ory results, and u?at re«<m should be ascer tained. It may be concluded that the cause lies in the differeneo of 6<>ils, * nd te! * *is, two fields of similar soil* may to’ selected tho next your, but the results may still t.® different. It may be accounted for then upon tt»« supposition that the modes, of eultivaticn are different— Anotner experiment may be made with .special reference to this supposed cause, and still the experiments may produce different results. f£ will not do still to eonelude against sub-soiling because it has succeeded on one place asoften as it has iailod on another. Finally, after repeat ed experiments, it may be ascertained that tbe differenee consists in the fact, that one field needed nnderdreining while tbe other did not; and thus atlast, the very important conclusion may be reached, that sub-soiling pays welt where the tend is dry, but that it is useless, if the subsoil is wet. We mention these eases by way of illustration and so we might cite exper iments in every department of agriculture and rural economy, but these suffice to enforce the idea that experiments must .be cautiously eon ducted to make them reliable. . With but little labor and expense, it is in the power of every planter to contribute to the stock of agricultbral knowledge, by a systemat ic course of experiment. Think what an impe tus would he given to tbe cause of improvement in agriculture if our jonrnals devoted to that in*, terest were filled with tbe reports of such exper iments. Bach would thus contribute to his neighbor, and in turn receive the benefit of the labors.* The injndicioas expenditure of time, money and labor, which seme have mode upon experiments in agriculture, have in some instances, brought ridicule upon • the attempts at agricultural improvement; but. such failures are neither arguments against improved agri culture, nor against experiments for that pur posed They resulted rather from the Want of judgment in the experimenter, than from any inherent difficulty in the object to be attained. Wereccommend no extravagant expenditure —none is necessary. In the ordinary manage, mast of (he form, it is practicable to note care fully tbe different operations and tbe results which they produce, and a detailed report of sueh experiments as these will secure the advan tages of whieh we speak. Woman’s Rights among the Indians.'—The Seneca tribe of Indians have a tew to the effect that no treaty is valid without the consent of two thirds of the mothers of the tribe. What a text this would be for Lucy Stone, Antoinett Brown, Ac. A Negro Stealer Tarred and Feathered in Atiteottri.—the manner tchieh the coat i* ap. plied.—A correspondent of the St. Louis Demo crat gives the following account of punishing a negro stealer in Parkville, Mo., under the code of Judge Lynch. Tbe man’s name was Atkin- eon, and be was declared guilty by a committee of ckicene of attempting to run off with a mu latto slave girl. After tbe decision of tbe extra judicial court bad been rendered, some of tbe committee went for tar; others for a hag of fea thers; fhe rest Stood guard before the office door. Tar enough was brought to besmear the entire population of Parkville, and feathers sufficient for at least a dozen. England and Ireland.—The New York Times baa the following story from Washing ton: “The British representative here has discov ered a eecret circular of tbe Irish Emigrant Aid Association, whose object is to aid Ireland to free herself from England’s role now while tbe latter is engaged in the Eastern war. Britain'is seriously alarmed, and beseeches the President to take‘instant measures to save Ireland from the Irish ” An innkeeper observed a postilion with only one spur, and inquired the reason? “Why, what wonldbe tbe use of another?” said the pos tillion “it one side of the horse goes the other side can’t teg behind,” u Will you take something?^ said a teetotal taller, to a friend, while stauding near a tavern “Idon’tcare if I do, wae the reply. 'Well/ raid Frank, Tet’s take a walk. Another Outrage nr Kansas,—We learn from the ToseurawM (Ohio) Advocate that former citizen of Dover township,‘in that conn ty named Samuel J. Snyder, wae lately tarred and feathered and rode on a rail in Kansu, be cause be raised bis voice against Slavery. Scamcitt or Water.—We learn from the Lau- rensvitle Herald that there is great suffering in that District, from the want of water. There has not boen rain enough to lay tbe dust for six months, and wells, mill poods aod water cour ses are drying up. Nearly all the mills in tbe DUtrictare stopped, the turnip crop almost entirely lost, and the villagers are dependent on three or four wells for thoir necessary supply of water. On Saturday, tbe 20th, however, there was a slight shower, and on the Wednes day following a slight hail storm, which contrib uted to moisten the surface of the ground, and to give hope toplanters. Constitution of the Earth.—A writer In the Scientific American after examining all the various theories concerning the structure of the earth, endorses the conclusion that the world is one mass or globe of .mixed metals, of which the mere crust has become rested, or of earthly form; the outer rind, as it W?re, preventing any rapid commotion taking place iTith the me tallic surface, five or six miles below *he face of the dry land. Eruptions from volcanoes, he thinks, are produced by the sea getting down to the metallic surface through some fissure in tbe earth’s crust; decomposition of the water then takes place; fire, flame, and steam causing an eruption. ^^-Henry Ward Beecher says that “liberty of opinion in our theological seminaries is a mere form, to say nothing of the thumbscrew of criticism, by which every original mind is tortnred into negative propriety. The whole boasted liberty of the student consists in a choice of chains—a choice of handcuffs wheth er ho will wear the Presbyteri n handcuffs, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal, or other Evan gelical handcuffs. Hence it has now come to pass that the ministry themselves dare not touch the Bible. Large portions thereof are seldom tonched.” Interesting to Insurers.—In the United States Court at St Loais, an important point has been decided in the case of the Memphis Insurance Company vs. Oliver and D. R. Gar rison. It appears from a statement in the St. Louis Republican that in February, 1849, vori’ ons persons shipped eotton on the steamboat Conroy, of which defendants were owners, to be taken from Vicksburg and other places to New Orleans, and there delivered, “damages of the river only excepted.” Suoh being the language of the bills of hiding. The Insurance Company bad insured this cotton against loss by fire. On the voyage a fire occurred on the boat, by which it and the cargo were totally destroyed. It wap not known how the fire originated, bnt it was admitted that it did not arise from any fanlt or negligence of the master, crew, or agent of tho boat. Tbe Insurance Company paid tbe loss, and brought this suit to recover the amount of the owners of the boat Tho court held that tbe exception of the bills of lading, “ damage* of the river only," did not cover snch as fire; that a fire. (not occasioned by lightning or other adt of God) is not “dan- f e* of the river,” within the meaning of the ills of lading. A decision was rendered against the defen dants for the amount, over $16,000. Tbo American State Council of Alabama meets at Mobile on the 12th of November. Revision of the Bible.—Dhe American Bibte Upion Society is holding its sixth anni versary meeting ip Now York. The object of this society, it is well known is to revise tho present version of tho Bible more particularly so as to make it conform to tbo tenenls of tho Baptist sect as tho ordinance of Baptism, Pretty Fair.—An Irishman describing the trading powers of a genuine Yankee, said: ‘ Be dad, if he was cast away on a desolate Island, he’d get up the next morning and'go round selling maps to the inhabitants/ Good Advice.—Among tbo many good things in tbe variegated memoirs, of Rev. Syd ney Smith, is the following“ When you meet with neglect, let it rouse you to exertion, instead of mortifying yonr pride. Set about lessening those defects whioh expose you to neglect, and improve those excellencies whioh command attention and respect/’ This is ex cellent advice. Excxsatva Party yimjLasc* a National SlN.—The following timely comment* upon tbe excessive party virulence of the present day, •re frote a sermon delivered bv the Rev. Dr. Gurtey, of Washington: “ Effective party virulence i* among our national tine, The manner in which political parties, and political candidates, and political editors, often treat each other when important elections are pending, is iniquitous and painful in the extreme. Each accuses tbe ether of un mixed'and execrable bnseness, of undermining the Constitution and plotting the ruin of bis country—of being vile, and foise, and unscru pulous, and only anxious for the spoils of office. Oue of the most serious results of this bitter ness te a corruption of the press, that is fearful ly flagitious and demoralising. *In times of high political excitement it Is almost impossible to gain reliable information from the public party gaieties. By party prejudice and rage facts are denied and discolored, truth is distor ted or ignored, the fair and bard-earned reputa tions of men are covered with obloquy, and no means, however unworthy, are spared, if they will serve a favorite purpose and elect a favor ite candidate. An honest man dares not con fide in what ho reads. As if the tongue, that ■world of iniquity,’ could not circulate decep tive and scandalous assertions with adequate celerity, 'men have taught the paper and ink to He/—by abuse of most unparalleled atrocity, they have made their powerful engine, tbo press, a vehicle of falsehood. And yet, despite of all they say and print to the contrary, there is not the slightest evidence to prove that there may not be, among all political parties, and even among the leaders, some good men and true, who honestly aim at their country’s wel- fare—some with pure intentions and right principles, and a sterling patriotism; while there are, doubtless, others—alas! too many of them—with bad intentions, and ‘seven.prin ciples/ as John Randolph said, viz: ’fiveloaves and two fishes.” Other People’s Eyes.—Strange as it may sound, certain it is, that the regard we uni versally pay to other people’s eyes, put us to more trouble and expense than almost anything etee. What sums of money are squandered away, whether they can be afforded or not; whdt trouble, what toil, fuss, what vexation, are sub mitted to, for no better reasons than because our neighbors possess the eye pjwer of looking at us! As if other people’s did not already tax ns sufficiently in the way of what is called, “keeping up appearances.” Many even doable or treble that tax in order to exaggerate appearsnoe, and show themselves to tho world in an expensive masquerade,, till, perhaps, they end by becoming really poor, merely through tbe pains they take to avoid the imputation of being thought so; or, rather, through the misplaced ambition of being con sidered far wealthier than they really are. The keeping up appearance is laudable enough, but the art of doing so is not understood by everyone; for, instead of regulating appear ances according to a scale which they can con sistently and uniformly adhere to, a great many persons set ont in life by making appearances far beyond what they can afford, and beyond what they can “keep np” at all—at least, not without constant effort, pain, and apprehension, Society abounds with such tip-toe people, as they may well enough be described, since they assume tho uneasy attitude of walking upon tip-toes, which, though it may do for travelling across a Turkey' earpet or hearth-rog, is ill-, suited for journeying through life; on a road which, though rugless, is nevertheless apt to be found rugged, and requires to be trodden firmly, if we would keep our footing. Had peo ple bat resolution enough to be not absolutely indifferent to, nor cynically regardless of, but less solicitous abov.t wbat others may think of their concerns, of what a load of trouble might they at onee relieve themselves; for one half of tbe toil, the anxieties, and the fatigues of life is occasioned by the struggling to cut a figure in that great cel dc beuf, the eye of the world. Exchange. Home and Friends. Ob, there’s a power to make each hour As sweet as heaven designed it; Nor need we roam to bring it borne, Though few there be that find it! We seek too high for things close by, And loose what Nature found us; For life bath here no charms so dear A Home and Friends around as! We oft destroy the present joy For future hopes—and praise, them. Whilst flowers as sweet bloom at our feet, If we’d but stoop to raise them! For things afars still sweeter are, When youth’s bright spell eath bound us! But aoon we’re taught that earth hath naught Liko Home and Friends around usl Tbe Friends that spead ih time ot nod, When hope’s last reed is shaken To show as still, that come what will, We are not quite forsaken: Thcugh all were right—if but the light From Friendship’s altar crowned us. 'Twould prove tbe bliss of earth was this— Of Home n!td Friends around ns. Seven Yearh’ War to Comb.—We hare in • formation, on'whieh we .think fill) reliance'may be placed, that the Czar has deoisred .that, the ^ war ha* hitt'just begun; thatseven^yeorq is the shortest limits wbieb he assigns to it. The Crimen; according to this information, will be defended to the last not with the hope of ulti mate triumph In that quarter, but. beoanse^ while the rosult ls doubtful, Franco and .Eng land must pat forth all their resources, nhd tnrtko every sacrifice for success. Russia, de fends, and will defend, the Crimea at the least possible east to herself taking advantage bf all Its natural facilities for defenoe, compelling her enemios to conduct the assault on the most extensive scale, and involving them in enor mous, exhausting and rninrns expense. The Czar and his advisers believe that seven years : of war like the past year would bankrupt both France and England, and relieve Rassa from all apprehensions for tho future. Continued war, it is calculated, will ruin England’s industrial and commercial interests, so intimately depen dent upon a state of peace for.their prosperity while Russia, being an agrioiiltaral, conn tty, will simply be thrown back more exclusively upon her own resources, and all those a state of active war will devciope. But wo believe that the world will soou-be startled by the bold moaeures which Russia will adopt Hitherto England has Claimed to regulate and control tbe dominion.of the 'seas, and it will not take us by surprise if a procla mation should soon appear from the . Czar Al exander, announcing Russia's adhesion ' to the doctrine of entire freedom of the tea*—free trade everywhere—m the Black sea, in the Bal tic, in tbo Mediterranean, and in short ini all public waters connected with the great oceans, N. F, Sun. Fat^l Submarine Experieent.—Henry Le vy, a Dative of France, met wifh ; hfo death, a Few days ago; on Hunter Point, L/I. -while un- der the water in a submarine armor. Re used armor of India Robber, dispensing with air- tuhes and force-pumps. He had an India rub; her receiver attached to his body, which con tained a supply of oxygen gas>. tho flow boing regulated by a tube and faucet. A vessel, con-: tainiug slaked lime and qaustic soda, was pla ced on his breast for the absorption of the oar* bonic acid expeiles from his lungs. -He had made several experiments formerly in descend ing , at one time being under wrter twenty-five minutes. In his lost experiment, aftor;,walking in the wato a short distance, he returned, com plaining of being unwell and heing heated. Presently against adviee, he returned to the water, giving directions not to draw him oat without be signalled. He remained under water thirty minutes, the signals being given all that time tbatall was right, but when drawn up it was found that he was dead. The signals, it Is believed, were made by the motion of. the water. There are farmers, it is said, within one ifltle of Nebraska City, who will bet handsome snms that they have fields, of corn which will yield one hundred bushels to the acre. To YocnU Men —TVe extract the following beautiful paragraph from tfie Baccalahreittf Ad-' dress lately delivered before the Graduating Class of Butte’s Coltege. by the Hon. Theodore Freylinghuysen, and commend it to the peru sal of the young t “Resolve to do something useful.* honorable,', dutiful, and do it heartily. Repel the thought that you coo, and.therefore may lire above la bor, and withoat work. Among tbo most piti ful objects in society, is the man Whose mind has been trained by the disciples of educatien, —who has learned.how to think, and- the value ofhis immortal powers, and with these facul ties cultivated and prepared for an honorable activity, ignobly sits dhwn to nothing,, and.of course to ho nothing, with'no influence over the public mind—with no interest in tbe con^ corns ofhis country, not even his neighborhood —to be regarded as a drone withoat object or character, with no. effort to put forth to help the right or defeat the wrong. Who can think with calmness of such a miserable career ? And however it may be with you in active enter* prise, never permit your influence te be hi hos tility to the cause of truth and .virtue. So lire, and with the Christian Poet, you may truthfully say that— “If yonr country stand not by your skill. At least your follies have not wrought, her fall.” Texas and Western Rail Road.—Tbe Capital stock of this company is to be $100,- 000,000, no person to hold more than half a million. Shares, $100 each. The Legislature of Texas passed an act 16th Feb., 1852, grant ing 5,120 acres as a bonus to the company, for every mile actually completed, to be located upon any unappropriate public domain of the State of Texas, and on the 30th of January, 1854, a general grant of 10,240 acres per milo, was made to all rail roads in the State, embra cing this. The road is to begin near Shrievport, Loui siana, and run westwardly 783 miles through the State of Texas, to the Rio Grande, near El Paso, thence 378 miles through New Mexico to tbe junction of the Gila and Colorado, thence 260 miles through the State of California to tho harbor of San Diego on tho PaeiOc. Many interesting facts have been elicited by the report of Mr. A. B. Gray, who has survey ed the route, a copy of which has boen furnish ed us by the Rati Road Rooord, polished in Cincinnati. This may be considered as the greatest enterprise now projected in America, and every trno American, especially of tho South and Southwest, should aid it by all. tho means in his power. Falsehood could do but littlo did not (jain credit of tntth T Woman.—As the dove will clap Us wings to its side, and oover and conceal the arrow that is preying on. its vitals, so it is the nature of woman to bide from the world the pangs of wounded affection. When the dosire of her heart has failod, the great charm of her exis tence 1s at an end. She neglects all tho cheer ful exercises that gladden the spirits/quicken the pulse and send the tide of life in healthful currents through the veins. Her rest is broken; tbe sweet refreshment of sleep is poisoned by ipelancholy dreams, “dry sorrow drinks her blood,” until bur feeble frame rinks under the test external assailant. Look for -her after a little while, and you And friendship weeping over hor untimely grave, and wondering that one who so lately glowed with all tho radiance of health and beauty, should now be brought down to “darkness and worms.” You will bo told of some wintry chill, some slight indispo sition that laid her low, but np oue knows tho mental malady that previously sapped her strength and made her so early a prey to the spoiler.— Wahaington Irteing. What is the Meaning of the Word Democ racy?—An exchange gives the following cons versation between a father and son in relation to the meaning of the wdrd “Democracy/’ My son, can you give me the definition of the word Democrat ? ' ' . Yes, sir, I can. The word Democrat means —(hesitating a few seconds)—means an Irish man. An Irishman ? Yes, sir, (in a.bolder totie of voice,) it mesbs an Irishman, or any man who is a Roman Cath olic. That is the meaning of the word Demo crat, intheaeday*. ' Why, sir, that is a strange doctrine. I know some Irishmen, and Dutchman, too. who enter* tain good American principles, and who came to this country for the purpose Of enjoying the liberties of a republican government. Are they not Democrats? Oh! no, sir, they aro Methodists. Were you horn in this country? No, sir. Mother says I was born ih good eld Ireland, and came to this country shortly after. Do you go to school? ... Oh! yes, sir. You see (pointing) 1 that church with the holy cross nn the steeple. That is where I learn about good old democrats. Then singing oat of the top of his voice “Oh! you Democrats and off be went. My only object, Messrs. Editors, in* relating this conversation with the little Irish boy, isYh show the dnngerous and damnable- doctrines taught in the Jesuit schools of our oity. you would bo pungent be brief, for it iswith works ns with sunbeams, tho more they are condensed tbe dooper they barn. Rise in Property.—We learn from tho Louisville Courier that property has advnnoed in price in the oity of Louisville. But a few weeks ago this same journal predicted an Allarming decrease in the value of property So it seems that the “Irish Exodus' •fitted ihe city of Louisville! Thus (comments the Whig) the very coun tries, with the exception of Ireland, from which we derive all the foreign population that comes to the United States, are affirmed to bo “infidel, socialistic, agrarian,” tho immigrants who come here from those countries must bo “infidel, so cialistic, agrarian,” also. This conclusion is inevitable firom .the- Enquirer’s own premises. And such being tho case. We inquire yrhetber it is proper that socialists, infidels and agrarians should be admitted to all the 1 rights of Ameri can citizenship, just for the asking, and atonce? We inquire further, whether it is likely that infidels, agrarians nnd socialists would make las good citizens, or whether they are worthy of boing intrusted with office and' political power as native born Americans? We submit these questions to tbe candid consideration of eyery man of every party in this country, and ask him to shy if he regards Infidels, socialists nnd agra rians the right sort of material ‘out of which to manufacture Amerioan citizens ? If ho replies in the affirmntivo, there is an end of tbe oon* troversary between us. If in the negative, then wo claim his aid and his influence in boh'alf bf the American party, whoso-grand distinguish ing principle is, that Americans only should rule Amerioa; boonuso foreigners in tho mnin aro impropor persons to intrust with a grave responsibility. ’ A Persian gives the following code of instruc tions on the propor treatment ofwpmou: . “When thou art married, strive to please thy wife; but listen not to nil she says. From mnn’s sido a rib was taken to form the woman, nnd novor was there soon a rib quite straight It brooks, but bends not. Sinoe, then, it is S lain that woman’s temper is crooked, forgive or faults and blame her not, nor lot her anger tbeo, nor correction use, for it is vain to try to straighten that whioh isorooked/.’. Got him. “Now, all Franco and Germany are. infidel, has be a- j socialists, agrarian. England'is but little bet* i r.—Riobmond Enquirer. Slave Laqoran -Kansas.—That Kansas is adapted to Slave labor, no one will deny, whu has any knowledge of the oountiy-. There are many slaves ngwJq the tctrttorjf, and those who are hired ofet are commanding large * ages. A good female slave, capable of doing house work and cooking, will readily bring one hun dred and fifty dollars per year. Laboring hands are in demand at from thirty to fifty dollars per month. Smaller sefvttnts, Capable of nursing or doingnther light work, eftn be Veadily "hired out at fnir pricos. The demand for Slave labor at,.this time is greater than the. supply, and presents a good oponing for the Slaveholdera of the South, who are willing to remove to a conn- try, where there property will greatly increase in voine.and’their servants pay them a large interest on. tbe amount of money invested. To the Southern Farmers Kansas presents a fine field for profitable employment Our soil is adapted to the growth of hemp, tobacco, wheat, corn, and other staple.products, and will pro duce equal to the- nest lands in Kentucky or Missouri. Land hi any quantity nan be pur chased at the Government price ($1,25 per acre) and a ready market is near at hand for every thing that can possibly be prodttoed on a farm. We iuvite our Southern friends to flock into this territory,'and take up our rich lands at the exclusion of the Criminals and paupers of the eastern cities/ We hope by next springto wel come a large number of Southern Planters to the Pro-SIavory Territory of Kansas.—Karma* Sovereign. - , t Tbe Capital at WashixgtoN.—A Washing- toh'letter to the New York Journal of Commerce say's: • ' ■'/ The Capital now presents' a somewhat ragged aspect, Ihe unfinished, wings, and the massive old dome, now stripped of its covering, and abont'to give way to a more beautiful structure, more fitly proportioned to the increased size of tbe edifice, remind ns that the old toast make way .for the new. Progress, improvement, our national trait, is symbolized to the nation on her own Capitol Hill. There will be jgTand halls tor tho legislators, and especially that great de sideratum, a spacious room for the Supreme Cofirt, 'The Senate, too, Will rejoice With the people in being^ extricated from the straitened quartets of past years. The whole will be a headtiful tribute to the architectural skill *of Walter^ the eminent designer. This mast test uS atlerst'Until Mexico and all Central and Sontb America and Cuba are absorbed lb the capacious and rapacious model republic. Long may the starry flag, with its Epluribus Vnum, toss its gay folds on that noble summit. Mr. Webster’&Estate.—The Executors for the estate of Daniel Webster, have sent printed circulars to persons haying claims against thd same, in which itis stated that the bpt amount of assets in tlfoir hahds is' $35,180,89, and the amount of 'daims is about 115,000. The exec- ntofs are now making a distribution among the creditors. They, divide twenty and three aant* ters per centum, retaining in hand abont one per centum to defray evpehses and charges in the suit a^ainsttbe city of New Orleans fora claim of $25,909 for counsel fees in the Gaines’ controveraery.—Boston Transcript.. The Cost of , Glory.—The Edingburg Re view thus aihnsnp the inevitable consequence of Leing-toO’fond of glory : “Taxes upon .every article which enters into the month or covers tho back, ot is placed un der foot; ’’ taxes ujion everything which it is pleasant to see, hear, feel, smell or taste ; taxes upon, warmth, light, and locomotion; taxes on everything on earth, and in the . waters undor the earth ,; on every thing that comes from abror d or is grown at home ; taxes on the raw material ; ; toxes on every fresh value that is added to it by the industry of man; taxes on the sauce which pampete man’s , appetite, and the drug whifih restores his health; on the ermine Whieh decorates the judge, and the- rope whieh hangs the oriminal :; on the poor man’s salt and the rich .man’s spic© j on tho brass nails of the coffin, and the ribbons ofthe bride; at bed orhbafd, couchant or "levant, wo must pay. The schoolboy whips his taxon top;, the beara- less youth manages hi* taxed horse with a tax ed bridle, on a taxed road; and tbe dying En glishman, pouring his medicine Which has paid seven per cent., into a spoon that has paid fif teen per cenL, flings himself back upon his chintz bed, which has .paid twentytwo per ct., makes his will on an eight pound stamp, and expires in the arms of an apothecary, who has paid a license of a hnbdred pounds for the privilege ot putting him to death. Tho whole property is then immediately taxed firom two to ten pet cent. Besides the probate, large fees are demanded for burying him in the chancel; his virtues are handed down to posterity ota taxed marble; and he is then gathered to his fathers—to be taxed no more.” A Man Forbiden to Burn the Dead Body nf ms Wife.—The Milwaukee American says that city was thrown into the greatest excite ment on the 19 th ult, by an attempt of a man there to burn the dead.body ofhis wife. The story is'as folIOWs: - ' ■ A Russian by the name of Pfiel married a woman who Was a Brahmih-in belief. He Was possessed .of wealthy and both were persons of culture. She sickened and died, and requested according to the fkjth of her fathers, that her body should "he ’hutbed. Pfiel had col lected sixteen cords, of wood, arranged it property, and was about to perform the deed, when tbe nows of the fact was circulated, crea ted intense excitement, Sheriff Conover pro ceeded at once to Pfiel’s house and forbade the act. The Russian asserted his right and duty to burn the body of his wife. “No law forbids,” said’ho; my religion commands; I will do it” - The body was in-its shroud, the torches pre pared, and all was ready to ptece itonthe fune ral pyre. • “Let it be borne to its piace, continued the Russian, “there is no law against it in Wiscon sin,” But tho Sheriff took possossion of the body, ordered.a.coffin, and made preparations fora Christian burial. The crowd grew, and thron ged routul fhe house. Alarmed or afraid to persi-t, Pfiel gave his consent to a Christian burial. . . “You may order or have what ceremonies 'you please over the body,” said Sheriff Con- xttetL - •' “ “Gentlemen,” replied Pfiel, “it makes no dif ference with us, ;if we cannot go on in our own way. Thereupon the body was buried, though the Amerioan intimates that tho Woman had been foully dealt with, and demands the fullest in* veatigation into the matter. The ProbabhE Scspmnsion in Fracb and England,—The . Philadelphia Ledger argues against the fears entertained by some of a sus pension of anocio payment in England er Franco irijuriosly affecting tie,' or causing our banks to follow, suit. The Ledger sdys i “The rates ,q£ sterling exchange now indicate the balance of trade* to Do in favor of the United States; nnd there is touch reason to believe that it will continue so. To tho extent that our ex ports aro increased will our coin be savsd.— England and Franoe cannot have both, and if ouFeofn is saved to' us wo have no fears of a suspension, because England suspends.— Specie may bo forced from us by extraordinary o(forts, liut it can no more be petmanently re tained in unnatural channels and from the cur rent of trade, than can wator bo mnde to rim up hill. . ... Small Men.—An argument-arose, in Which my father observed how many of the eminent men of tho world' had been - diminutive in per son ;-nnd after 1 .namiitg' several among tbe an cients, he added, “Why, look thore at Jeffrey; and there fe my tittle friend , who has not body enough to oover bis mind decontiy with; his intelloct is exposed.” : ! ; ~. (Sydney Smtih" > ■. tsiij o*>~ : --w “ V »U TM* Hon. H\ W. HiLiamd, of Alabama, ha* accepted the invitation to dolivorh Lecture be fore tbe Boston AntiJSteVtd^ Society during the ensning winter. We hope that other protainent Southern teen Will do likewise, Os We regard it the west possible m eans of enlightening the peo ple of Hew England on the subject of slavery. If the lectures accomplish nothing more, they may impress upon the minds of the people of tbe free States the great a-d van tages that may result from attending .to their own bu siness, And that will be a great point gained —It wlU indeed settle tbe question and give jtoace and quiet to the country.—Chronicled; Another Richmond in the Field.—Tbe Rev. Dr. Winaes, of Mississippi—with whose name most of our readers are doubtless familiar —says the Now Orleans Bulletin, has taken up tbe gauntlet in favor of the American party, anil in reply to the letters of Rev. Dr. A. B. Long* sttneh of tire 6tato> Whoso letters our Democra tic friends tee extensively Circulatihg. Dr. Winans, In hard login, is & formidable antagon ist for any body to meet, and the author of the Georgia Snelins trill now donbtless have his hand fulL Eliminating Metallic Poisons.—The new ly discovered process of eliminating metallic piosons from the human body by means of che mical electricity, which has excited so much interest in the medical and scientific world, te OS follows* A metalic bath is insulated from ev&ytbing, and partially filled with acidulated water, to convey more readily the electric cur rents. The patient lies Upon a seat in the tub, insulated entirely from.tile bath. When gold, silver or mercury te In system, nitric or hydro chloric acids are employed; when lead is sus pected, the acid used is sulphuric. This done, the negative pole of a battery Is put in convec tion with tbe bath, while tho positive polo i *IU the hands of the patient. The electricity no" precipitates itself, bunts, digs, searches and discovers every paticle of metallic substance concealed in - the most profound tissues, bones, joints and nerves of the patient, resolvos them ihto their primitive forms, and extracting them entire from the human organization, deposits them upon .the sides of the bath, Where they can be qpsily eeetu Scahity of Water.—We learn from tha LaotensVille (&. C.) Herald that there is great suffering in that District, from want of waten There has not beeu rain enough to lay the dhst fbr six monthes, and Wells, inill'pofatte and Water courses are drying up. HeXrly ail the mills in the District are stopped, the tnrnip crop almost entirely lost, and the villagers are dependent on three OT four wells for their necessary supply of water. On Saturday, the 20tb, however, there was a slight ehoweT, and on tbe Wednesday fol lowing a slight hail storm, which contributed to moisten the surface of the ground, and to give hope to plasters. Tbe Boston Leeture. The Montgomery Journal, in noticing Iflri Hilliard’s acceptance of the invitation to de livered a Lecture before the the Anti Slavery Society of Boston, takes occasion to remark: “We are pleased to perceive that this fiostott association, have invited a number of -Southern gentlemen to lecture before that body. If they will accept the invitation, and present tbe sub ject in its various phases, in bold, strong and dear manner, we cannot doubt but that they wilt go very fat toward* partly removing the effect which demagogues have produced by stu died and wilful misrepresentation. By whatev er motive the assoctetionjnay hate been actua- ated in inviting Southern gentlemen to lecture before them .upon the subject of Slavey, the ef fect will be the same. - “Mr. Hillard, we tlnderetand, will present the subject to his audieiice> in its three-fold aspect —its moral, its actual or practical, and its poli tical; and we are confident that be will it full justice. We presnme the time of the delivery of Mr. Hilliard's lecture will be published, and We ahall look for a report of it with great anx iety/’ *“ r a^jjj>ort- Beautiful and Teh*.—Xn a late article in Frazer’s Magazine, this' brief but beautiful pas sage occurs; “Eduction does not commence with the alphabet. ’It begins with a mother’s look—with a father’s srnlio of approbatipn.or a. sign of reprof— with a sister’s gentle pressure of the hand, or a brothers’s noble &qt of forBe&r- ance—with handfuls of flowers in greed and daisy JmeadoW—with bird’s nests admired but not touched-^ with creeping ants, and almost Imperceptible etotHeCs--With humming bee? and glass beehives—with pleasant walks in sha dy lanes;—and with thoughts difeeted in. sweet benorelence, to deeds of virtue, and to the sense of all good, to God himself” ’ • '■ UfAttr—A private letter from Provo City, Utah county, U. T. t (fifty miles from Great Salt Lake,) contains the following items of intelli gence: “We live in sight of snotv the year round.—. We can, as it were, pick flowers with one hand and gather snow with the other. It is warm in the valleys, healthy, pleasant, firuitfol, with seldom any -fftin, but we have plenty of moun tains streams to irrigate our fields and gardens, so that the latter do not suffer from a want of moisture.' We have no fevef and ague; there is always a mountain breeze which affords ns a very pare atmosphere. Groceries are very high; coffee and sugar sell at fifty cents per pound; calico is from twenty to thirty cents yard, and other things are in proportion. We have been very bnsily engaged in making su gar Which is manufactured from, a soil of honey due, or sugar casting, Which fells on the leave* of the cottonwood trees, and resembles the fros ting on oake. There have been several thou sand pounds of sugar mnde from this substance within a few days, and it sells readily at forty cents per pound.” »■ A Bear Dodge.—It is said that certain Whil st, bears, who speculate lit calamities, are in habit of going around among the large “stock house’’ in the early part of the day, bespeaking large loans which they will call for in an hour or two. Just before three o’clock they go a- rqttud again to notify the lender that they can get along without the money but are willing to pay a day’s interest on it Of course this locks up a large sum from other parties who would like to borrow, and compels them to sell stocks, for cash at a lowflgure, just befroe three o’clock, or break. This is one of tho “boar tricks to depress prices and increase tho panic.—N. J» Mirror. Masonic.—The Grand Lodge of tho State of Georgia meots in Macon this week. Wo pre sume there will bo a large attendance.—South ern Recorder. Rather Small.—We once heard a Vermont ter express his opinion of a poison in the fol lowing style of classics: “I could tako,” said ho, “the little end of no thing, whittle it down to A point, punch out the pith of a horso hair, put in forty thousand such souls Os his, shako them up, and they’d ratt tie/’ The individual who tried to clear his Cob- science with an egg, is now endeavoring to raise hte spirits with yeast. If he fails in this, it is his deliberate intention to blow out his brains with a bellows, and sink caltnly into the arms of—^a young iadyj YanXEe DrINK.—iftah slab sided Yanked who Was making appearance at Cape May lnsj sninmer, strolled down to the beach, during bathing time. On seeing tho bevy of bounties disporting ill the waves, he hurst into a fit of enthusiasm, “Je-ru-sa-lem ! if that don’t jest remined me of something good wo have to hum.” “What is that? remarked a friend who heard hith, “What is It?” said Jonathan, sihaking hte lips. “Why it’s losses and tvoter ?” 'i

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, November 13, 1855, Image 1