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Newspaper Page TextTERMS—$2 00 PER ANNUM* PAYABLE IN Americans Shall Rule America.” ADVANCE. €l)c Home Courier rc»M«*tD iTEtr nNMT mobsixo. *. MtucEt-L.} ^ [*. c. rtHUtr. BY DWIKELXi'tC FliiLEY. ROME, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER, 4, 1855. NUMBER 6. Term* of lx ADVANCE, PER ASXXM, ........ $3 00 Pa» wrotix six xo.vras,^ f2 50 Paid at tee ex® of tea*. ...... $3 00 t of JUtvutLsmg: Advertisements will be inserted at'tfee tml rates. Miscellaneous Advertise ments at $1 per square of 12 lines or li\<*,for the first and 50 cent* for each subsequent insertion. PROFESSIONAL CAROS. e. POSWARMXO A COWtISStOX XERCBAWT, Central Wharf, Charleston, S. C. *•(21 **SIy IUIEL S. PROTIP, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Roast, Ca, JaautT 185A30. [Prom the American Standard. * Mr. S. T. Joints: Dear Sir The following affusion fell accidentally into my hands, and believing it worthy of publicity, yon will nleaso give it a place in your paper. The author is unknown: ELECTRIC POETRY. What means those miles of gleaming wire, Stretched oat nfkr o’er hill and plain? As if to string some massive lyre, To wring out earth's redeeming strain. It Is a lyre whoso every string. Shall vibrate to the p raise of man, ■ Such tribnte to his genius bring, That ne'er were paid since Time began. It is the masterpiece of earth, . \ \ The climax of all human might, Where man, forgetful of his birth, isges on Jehovah’s right. It is the path where lightning fly, Obedient to man's lordly will; Who forced them from their native sky, And chained them down on every hilL Onee they were m And flashed LAW rilTISRSir. CHTLLBS D. SHACKELFORD aadJOKA THAN D. PHILLIPS will practice joint ly, under the style of Shackelford A Philips. d«ee at Calhoun, Gordon county, Go. Jan 2. 1855 A c ETCOC LcHARDY* CIVIL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEER, SURVEYOR AND ARCHITECT, POST OFFICE, ROME. GEORGIA. . RSI. T.AkLf. WORD.—RESIDENT PHYS1C1A3&, "DOME, Georgia, thankful for past favors, XL ,till continue the practice of Medicine and respectfully solicit a continuance of pat- '■ - apltly H Drs. Smith & Woo ten AVUn associated themselves in the prac tice of Medicine and Surgery, offer their services to the public. Dr. Smith is prep*] * to treat any disease- of the KjeaadEar. Ofl on Broad St., one door below H. A. Smith's BookStore. fta»'55, [ly T. 8. WOOD & CO. SOME, GA Dealers in watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver Ware, Cutlery, Plated and Brittannia Ware, China, Musical Instruments, Walking- ■gf"' fl— Tkimr ftflb h i Ac-, Ac.. Ac. REPAIRING NEATLY EXECUTED, ay 1 ’*ty A. W. HARSH AW, S IGN and Ornamental Painter, Tenders bis services to the public in his line of business. He flatters himself that be will give fall satisfaction to a]I who will employ him.— Hosw mad Sign Painting will receive prompt attention- AU orders sent through the Poet Office will be promptly attended to. [norlS CABINET SHOP And Blind and finah Factory I! STANDXSH & BLAKEMAN Successors of Jas. SL Sumter, eontin- ■ ue tomnohetsm *U kind, of FUR* N1TURE and SASH and BLINDS on the most reasonable terms, at the old stand on Broad Street. March27.—ly of God, .Ten's remotest But now they're left their high abode, To herald out the ways of man. No more we’ll trust the carrier dove, Nor iron steed nor raging sail, But call the lightning from above, To spread the news and tell the tale. It far outspeeds the rolling earth, And puts the car of Time aback, Before the futnre had its birth, Tia passed upon the spirits track. ick, the great highway of thought Where distant nations converse hold; Ere word is said or deed is wrought, , Tis whisper'd round and round the world. It binds all nations into one, Jits, And throbs its pulse throughout the Un- Till every kindred, tribe and tongue, Shall five and act in full communion. Beautiful Settwkst.—Shortly before the departure of the lamented Heber to India, he preached a sermon which contribnted this beau tiful illustration: “Life bean on like the stream of « mighty river. Our boat at first glides down the narrow channel—through the playful murmuring of the little brook and the winding of its grassy bord ers. The trees shed the blossoms over our young heads, the flowers on the brink seem to offer themselves to our young hands; we are happy in hope, and we grasp eagerly at the beauties around ns—bat tbe stream harries on, and still onr hands are empty. Our coarse in youth and manhood is along a wider and deeper flood amid objects mare striking and magnifi cent We are admired at the moving picture IRKClAirS COLDER BELL PERFUMERY AND SOAPS XXX T H B I S If X A. D E 567 BROADWAY, CORREB or ntJXCE STREET, X. T. ASK FOR THEM WHEN SHOPPING, oc* 3m Cathraa, Pentecost & co, Factors, Csnielea Merchants, AND FORWARDING AGETS. DEALERS IX Grain, Floor and other kinds of Coun try Produce. Agents for Etowah Iron Works and Mills and Agents for Coosa River Steamboat Company. 3 V W S Cothran, ) OFFICE/ ( Rome, Ga. Y T Pentecost, V xeau rail < J.M Elliott. J road depot ( October^ ly RICHARD Ac JONES DEALER !* FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC HARMS, HEAR THE DEPOT, Madison, Ga. MONUMENTS, TOMBS AND HEADSTONES Always •*» band. WILCOX, RAID AND AISLEf, tlasTB RaRMt WBflM A Cat) WHOLESALE GROCERS, Angnrta, Ga. Ia calling attention to the above card we would add that Mr. Hand will remain in New York, where be will give his exclusive attention to pare basing goods; this will enable ns to offer greater advantages than were possessed by our tote firm. • Pactiealar attention given to consignment of Produce, and orders for goods- aog211y X T. K. RIPLEY, ATLANTA, GA. TkBALER in China, Crockery, and Glass U wares ; Lamps of all kind* ; Oils, Oam- pbine, Flaid, and Alcohol by tbe bbl. Terms Cash is advance. Jan 9, 1855 ly J. M. TOMLINSON, P LAIN, House Sign, Coach, Passenger Can Fresco, Ornamental and Decorative Painter Also manufacturer of Gilt Glass Door Plates Window Signs, Numbers for Public Houses Churches and Street Numbers. Opposite Jacob Haas k Co. White Hall Street Atlanta, O*.Jan 9,1855 ly. FULTON HOUSE, AfUat*, Georgia, “ THE undersigned take this method of [informing the pnblic’that they are the Pro- . ora of the Fulton House which is now be ing fitted op with new Furniture, on which, with other appendages, they fed prepared to make their guests comfortable. They pledge their efforts to give satisfaction to their guests. Trav elling custom is respectfully solicited. Fradcis M. Allzx, Book Keeper, JOMX 3. REEVES, X. E. REEVES, of Augusta, Ga. of Rome, Ga. Atlanta, Feb. 20, ’55. ] y WESTERN ft. ATLANTIC HOTEL. DALTON, GA. JY MBS MABTHA W- FIELD. THIS new and elegant Hotel, ^fronting Hamilton Street and the . et of tbe Western ft Atlantic [Railro_, .. now open for the reception of travellers and visitors. No pains will bo spared to make it equal to any House on tho road, and to render comfortable, such as may ealL The rooms are large, and well ventilated. Persons visiting Abe Copper Mines, and the'mountains in Murray and Gilmer, find no difficulty in procuring hor- ,-*• and vehicles to convey them to either of ^^hose points. March 27 th. ly. excited at soma short-lived disappointment.— Tbe stream bears os on, and onr joys and griefs are alike left behind ns. We may be ship wrecked, we cannot be delayed, whetherrough or smooth, the river hastens to its home till the roar of tbe ocean Is in otur ears, and tbe tossing of the waves Is beneath oar feet, and the land eons from our eyes, and the floods are littled _ araud os, and we taka leave off earth aad its inhabitants, until of our farther voyage there is no witness save the infinite and eternal P* “Wonder how much 11ms formers are able to use burnt at Howord’s at his prices, past or present, turn-out or no torn oat?" The above is from the editorial correspond ence of the Intelligencer, commenting upon the Memorial of Mr. Franklin, to the Legislature, in relation to the discontinuance of the turn-out at Rev. C. W. Howard’s Lime Kiln. We shall not attempt to say how much lime, burnt at this Kiln, formers have been able to nse hereto fore, but we will not hesitate to say how much will be used by them under existing circumstan ces, in foture, which will be exactly none. Tbe possibility of such a thing is hermetically sealed, simply because Mr. Howard saw proper to ex ercise bis right as an American freeman. Most of tbe lime used for Mechanical purposes in this part of the State, is from this Kiln, and every individual who has occasion to use it, pays a tax of two cents on every bushel, to afford Gov. Johnson meant to punish Mr. Howard forvoting against him. We published yesterday tope extracts from a circular, issued by Mr Howard, in 1853, by which it win be seen that an attempt was made to place the valuable fertiliser within the reach of planters in middle Georgia; and according to tbe showing made in this circular, the plan looked reasonable. We propose to work out the result of one load of Lime Rock to be used on some poor lands in the vicinity of Atlanta. The Car Load of Rock, delivered at the depot in this city, under the arrangement Mr. Howard bad effected with the Western ft Atlantic Bail Road, while Mr. Yonge was Superintendent, would cost $18, to wagon it; say three miles, would cost $10 more ; and to burn it wonldcost perhaps $4 more, making in all $30, for, say 135 bnsbels of lime, or abont22 cents per bn.— Taking the experiment of the Clarke county former, who increased the yield of Cotton 700 lbs. per acre, by the use of 15 bushels of Lime, let ns see what the 135 bnsbels will do. This would allow 15 bnsbels per mere to. nine acres, and at an increase of700 lbs. per acre, the in crease on the nine acres wonld be .6,300 lbs, which would torn out 2,000 lbs picked Cotton. At preset prices, 8J cents, the increase yield would be worth tbe snag sum of $170 00. That Lime is valuable as a manure, no one who has a thimble foil of brains, wonld pretend to deny, and the attempt of Messrs: Edward and Yonge tointrodneeitassneb, was at least praisewor thy ; while the mandate of Got. Johnson, so effectually excluding its nse as a manure, and materially advancing the prise of It for Mechan ical purposes, and injnring’tbe private business of a man, who has labored assiduously for years to build up • business that wonld support a large number of operatives, merely to vent bis vindictive spleen upon a political opponent, ia shameful, despotic, mean and contemptible.— Republican de Discipline. An Irishman tells the following incident of bis first experience in America: “I came to this country several yean ago, and as soon as I arrived, hired out to a gentle man who formed a few acres. “He showed me over tbe premises, the stable, «ow,and where tbe corn, oats, ftc., were kept, and then sent me in to get my supper. After sapper he said to me “James, you may feed the cow, and give her tbe corn in the ear.” "I went out and walked abont thinking, what could he mean—had I understood him! I scratched my bead, then resolved I wonld en quire again; so I went into the library where he was writing very busily," “I tbonght I told yon to give the cow some com in the gear." “I went out more puttied than ever. What sort of an animal must this Yankee cow be! I examined her month and ears. Tbe teeth were good, and the ears like those of kino in tho old country. “Dripping with sweat, I entered my master’s presence once more. “Plessesir, you bid me give tbe cow some corn in tho year, but did’nt yon mean in tbe moutht” “He looked at me for a moment, and then burst into such a convulsion oflaughter, I made for the stables as fast as my feet could take me thinkin g I was in tbe service of a crasy man.' Wht is it Ixpolite.—cnn any one say why it is considered impolite for gentlemen to go in tbe presence of ladies in their shirt sleeves, whilst it is considered correct for ladies them selves to appear beforo gentlemen without any sleeves at ail? Wo merely ask for informa tion- - -; i Tax Biblb xxd vat Discovmas of Scimkce. -Tho following eloquent paraages are from Lieutenant Maury a late work on tho 'Physical Geography of tho Sea:' “Aa onr knowledge of natore and her laws baa inereassd so has onr understanding of rua- ay passages of tho Bible boon improved. Tho Bible called tho oarth 'the round world,* yet for ages it waa the most danlnablo horosy for Christian men to say tho world is round; and finally, sailors circumnavigated tho globe, and C ved tho Bible to bo right, and saved Chris- i men of scienco from tho atalp. “Canst thou tell tho sweot ififluouee of tho PMadit? Astronomers of th<n>resont day, If they have not answered tho question, havo thrown so much light upon it as toshow that, if over It be answerod by men, he must consult tho soienoe of astronomy. It has recently all been proved that tho earth aad too, with their splendid retinnoof comets, satellities and plan ets, are all in motion around some point of cen tre ofattraction inconceivably remote, and that point Is oa the direction of the star Aleyon, one Pleiades! Who bat tho astronomer, then, could tell their sweet influence ? “And as for tho general system of atmospher ical circulation which I have been so long en deavoring to describe; the BiblemteUt it all in a tingle sentence.* 'The wind goeth towards tho south and turneth about into the north: it whir- loth about continually, and the wind re turneth again according to his circuits.’—Eccl i, 6." Canon drums. “Talking of conundrums,” said Old Hurri cane, stretching himself all over Social Hall, and sending oat one of those mighty puffs of Havana smoko which had given him his name. “Talking of conundrums, can any of yon tell when a ship may bo said to bo in love?’’ “I can toil—I can," snapped oat Littlo Tar- tie, “It's when she want to be manned.” “Jost missed it,” quoth Old Hurricane, “by a mile. Try again. Who spooks first?* “I do, secondly," answored Lemons. “It’s whan she wants a mate." “Not correct,” replied Hurricane. “The ques tion it still open." mmm mod- said the Colonel, regarding the reflection of his face in bis boot. “Everything bat correct," responded Huri- “Wben she's straeh aback by a heavy swell,” suggested Starlight. “Not aa yet,” said Hurricane. “Come—har ry along!" “When she moires much of a fast tailorcried Here there was a great, groan, apd Smash pi pes was thrown ont of the window. When was restored, Old Hurricane “propelled” "You might have said, “When she bags the wind," or “when she runs down for a smack," or “whon^sbe’a after a consort,” or something of that sort. But it would’nt have been right. The real eolation is—When she’s attacked to a mm/* “That** ’* it, is it?" said Smashpipes, who had mysteriously re-appeared. “That's what I just stepped ont to tell tbe ladies. Now "some of you toll me when a ship is beloved?" "When tbe carpenter re-guards her," quoth Meister KarL “Smashpipes—you must find tbe cigars.” And Smashpipes brought ont his box of Re. galias, and behold there came a great elond over Social Hall. SsMrnue a Dcll Razor.—We translate the following from a German scientific journal for the benefit of onr mechanic! and agricultu ral labors: It has long been known that the simplest method of sharpening a razor ia to put it for half an hour in water, to which has been added one twentieth of its weight of mntiatic or suipherie acid.thenlightiywipe.it off, and after a few hours set it on a hone. The acid here supplies the place of a whetstone, by corroding the whole surface uniformly, so that nothing farther but a smooth polish is necessary ; The process nev er injures good blades, while badly hardened ones are frequently improved by it, although the cause of such improvement remains unex plained. "Of late the process has been applied tomany other cutting Implements. Tbe workman at the beginning of bis noon-spell, or. when he leaves off in tbe evening, moistens the blades of his tools with water ascified as above, tbe cost ot which is almost nothing. This saves the consumption of time and labor in whetting, which moreover speedily wears ont the blades. The mode of sharpening here indicated would be found especially advantageous for sickles and scythes. Take Care of tour Thoughts.—Sin begins in the heart. If yon can keep yonr thoughts pure, your life will be blameless. Tho indnl- genee of slnfot tnoughts and desires prodaeea sinfnllness. When lost hath conceived, it brio- geth forth sin. Tbe pleasurable contemplation of a sinful deed is usually followed by its com. mission. Never allow yonrself to pause and consider the pleasure or profit you might derive from this or that sin. Close your mind against tfas suggestion at once, as you wonld lock and bolt your doors against a robber. If Eve hod not stood parleying with tho devil, and admiring the beautifulfruit, the earth might have yet been a perodise. No one becomes a thief, a fornicator or a murderer at once. The mind must be corrupted. The wicked snggestion most be indnlged and revolt-ed in the thoughts, until it loses its heinous deformity, and tbe an ticipated gain or pleascre comes to outweigh the evils of the transgression. Your imagination is apt to paint forbidden pleasures in gay and dazzling colon. It is the serpent's charm. Gaze not npon tbe picture. Suffer not tbe intruder to get a lodgements— Meet the enemy at the threshold and drive it from yonr heart. Aa a rale, the more familiar you become with tin the less hateful it appearo, so that the more completely you preservo your mind from unholy and wicked thoughts tbe hot ter. Avoid tho society where obscenity or blasphemy is beard. Cultivate tho society of the virtuous. Read nothing that is unchaste or immortal. Make a covenant with your eyes. Familiarize not yonr mind with- the loathsome disease of crimo. Never harbor malicious or envious thoughts. Direct your thoughts to pure and holy subjects. Contemplate the character of the spotless and perfect Son of God. Keep your spirit untainted, yonr thoughts uncontam inated, so shall yonr life be virtuous. As a man tbinketfa, so he is. Take care of the thoughts and the actions will take care of themselves. Mahlivkss.—Learn from the earliest days to insure your principles against the peril of ridi cule. Yon can no more oxereise your reason, ifyonliveln constant dread of laughter, than yon can enjoy your life if you aro in constant terror of doatb. If you think it right to differ from tbe times, and make a point of morals, do it, however rustic, however antiquated, howev er pedantic it may appear; do it not for insol ence, hot seriously and grandley, as a man who wore a soul of bis own in bis bosom, and did not wait till it tfas breathed into him by the breath of fashion. Which » Which.—Mrs. Pepper got the bet. ter of tho philosopher, tbe other day, in argu- menting tbe question whether men or women talk tbe most 'You say a woman can talk a man almost to death, said Mrs. P., ‘but I’d like to know if 3ampson did jaw a thousand Fhilistians to death?’ Tbepbilosonbergavein, and that very even ing presented Mrs. P. with a ticket to a straw berry festival, whore that respectable lady got into seventeen shark disputes and enjoyed her self amazingly. Tho best bito wo oYfirhad on a bfilijag eseqst sion was fho lilt©'wo tookialbng wiifoHfc <*U»u. tue b-i‘. vvv. 2 ** 1 k Corre‘i>oadeiico*of the Cousta’list. ft Repablio Mii.LXDoavrLLB, Nov. 22, 1855. senate. Tho bills wbicb follow wero introduced thie moraini By Judgo Cone, of Grcono: A resolution calling on tbe Governor to oommunio&te replete information with reference to the suife which havo boon brought against the Wcjtoro ft At-^ iantio Railroad, in the State of Tennessee*— coursed somo ve Also, a resolution‘appointing a committoo of Cob, throo to inquire, ana report what measure it is on idlrodm __ necessary to adopt, in order to suppress the Mr. Crittenden sole of lottery tickets in this State. Also e bill to proseribo the mode for taking testimony by interrogatories and commission. The bill proposes to make the Clerics of the Superior Courts and Ordinaries in this State ex officio Commissioners, for taking testimony, with a foe of three dollars for each commission oxeea- ted and returned: the testimony to be signed by tho witnsss, certified by the commissioner, and returned undor his seal; and that to enti tle a party to a continuance for want of the returned commission, it mast be shown that the commissioner’s too was sent with tho com mission. Mr. Murphy, of DoKalb, moved to print 125 copies of this bill. Mr. McMillin, of Haber sham, opposed the motion, becaase of the very large additional expense which the printing of so many lengthy bills was aoonmalating, with out any stringent necessity requiring it He took occasion togivo notice of his intention to offer a substitute. Mr. Buchanan supported Mr. Morphy’s mo tion, which was finally agreed to. By Mr. Dabney, of Gordon : A bill to change and locate the Northwestern terminus of toe Western ft Atlantio Railroad. Tho object of tho bill is to avoid toe troublesome and expen sive litigation whieh is springing up in the Tennessee Courts, by fixing the terminus on Georgia soil, near the State line. By Mr. Gibson, of Pike : A Bill to add an additional seotion to the Penal Code, making it a breach of toe pcaee to speak opprobrious words. Also, a Bill to incorporate “Pearce Female Collego" at Flat Shoals. By Mr. Guerry, of Randolph: A Bill to lay off a new County from Randolph and Stuart. By Mr. Hardeman, of Bibb : A Bill giving to the City Authorities of Macon too control- oitho State Reserve, situated in the limits of that city. By Mr. Jeter, of Morion: A bill to compen sate toe owners of Nogroes executed under oar Penal Laws. By Mr. Moore, of Lincoln: A Bill for toe compensation of witnesses who attend Courts in other counties thantnose where they reside. By Mr. Morris, of Murray : A bill to change toe connty line between Murray and Fannin.— Also a Bill to compel Judges of toe Superior Courts to set apart causes for hearing on certain days. By Mr. Nichols,'of Clinch: A bill to amend 'thePenal Code, so as to prevent toe sale of spirito^i Jiqttera on election days, under a pen- alty-wiive hundred dollar*. > By Mr. Peeplos, of Clarke: A resolution in structing the Committee on Agriculture and Internal Improvements to draft and bring in a bill for some disposition of the Western ft Atlan tic Rail-road. By Mr. Screven, of Chatham : A bill to amend tbe act authorizing a Lottery for the erection of a monument to Greeno and Pulaski. _ By Mr. Wales: A resolution requiring peti tioners for new counties to present s map of tbe territory intended to be embraced within its limits; also, of the immediately adjoining counties; also, a resolution requiring toe judi ciary committee to inquire into toe necessity of Appointing, by law, a pabiio Administrator is, the several conntieaof the State. On motion of Mr. Lawton, the bill for incor porating and giving State aid to the North eastern. Railroad Company, the bill to give State aid to tbe Dalton ft Gadsden Railroad, and the bill to rive State aid to the Savannah, Albany and Gulf Railroad, were read a second time and referred to tbe standing Committee on Internal Improvements. A resolution was offered by Mr. McDonald, requesting the Governor to furnish each Sena tor with a copy of the Report of the Secretary of the Navy, to toe United Senate, recommend ing the establishment of a Naval Depot at the city of Brnnswick in this State. Tbe resolution was taken up .and agreed to. ' Mr. Wingfield, of Putnam, offered a resolu tion for appointing a committee to examine toe Executive mansion, and report what appropri ations are necessary to repair it. A number of bills were read a second time. Tbe Senate adjourned until 3 o’clock, P. M. Tbe Senate passed its Afternoon Session In reading bills a second time. By Mr. Thornton, of Muscogee : A Bill to sell the Western ft Atlantic Railroad, and for other purposes, this bill, it is needless to say, is one of great interest and importance. Its provisions are briefly as follows: The price set upon the road is $5,000,000, to be divided into 50,000 shares of $100 each. The sale is to be made at Milledgovillo, after due notice by the Governor, 10 shares being pnt np at a time, to the highest bidder; one-fifth of tho purchase money to be paid down, and the remaining four fiftbs in annual payments, interest, 7 per cent The purchase money may consist of 8tate bonds, if desirable; on the failure of any purchaser to pay within thirty days after tbe time specified, his whole interest in the Road, with all past payments, reverts to the State.— The fands accruing from the sale are to be de voted—first to the discharge of the State debt; 5 . if then, one million to educational'purposes; tool th ‘ s government goes to wreck? Where ebe balance left to Internal improvements. ThV on the face of the earth are we to expect a sim improvements. bill also incorporates a company to be called toe "Western ft Atlantio Railroad Company/ charter to expire in 30 years. Tbe organiza tion of the company is similar to that of others in this State, and the only restriction put upon them, is a requirement, that they shall make no partial or unjust discrimination between the several Railroad Companies conncoting with their Rood. The bill will be printed, when will send you a copy. The Tennessee and Virginia Railroad is now in running order from Lynchburg to Mount Airy, 150 miles—leaving bat 54 miles to reach the Tennessee State line. This fifty-four inijes is prepared for the superstructure. The rood from Knoxville to toe Virginia line is in prog' ress of rapid construction. Both roads will bo finished by toe end of next year—thus giving ns a connection with the eastern cities through East Tennessee and Virginia. An Irishman and a Frenchman were to be b&ngod together. Monsieur was considerably troubled about it, while Paddy took the matter J iuito coolly, tolling his sompanlon to "bo aisy, br sore it is nothing to be hanged at all, at alt" To which poor Francaise replied, "Ab, begar, de grande deeference is, dat you Irishmans ore used to it" Nevor mount up high if you aro likely to bo- come giddy; many a man falls from too exalted notions of himself. The little boy who undertook to snek an egg plant and was choked by the yolk, has rooov- orod. Grief never sloops; it watches continually, liko a jealous bond. All too world groans un der its sway, and it fears that by sleeping its', clntoh will become loosoned, and its prey then oscape. The Next House or BKPnESRNTATiVES.—A cotemporary says an analysis of the next United States Hoase or Representatives discloses that its political olomonts ore as follows : Democrats 81 Sontborn Whigs 0 Union Know Nothings CO Abolition Know Nothings 15 JfoHherq Whigs or Abolition Republicans 68 From the Philadelphia Enquirer. Serenade Co ex-Cov. Crittenden. Tho Particular friends ofEx-Gov. Crittenden { are him the compliment of a serenade Moo ny night, in the neighborhood of 11 o’clock, at the Girard House, where be put up daring his stay in tbo city. A large crowd bad assem bled in front of tbe Hotel, and on his appear ance he was greated with hearty spplause. After tho United States Cornot Band bad dis- fine music, lion. Robt. T. himself at tbe baleony, and 10 Ex-Governor to tbe citizens, :ainc forward and said : Fellow CitizensV-n! do not know in what terms to address you. I camo hero simply as a passenger, without any anticipation or expecta tion of snoh a greeting as you have pleased to givo me, and if I should not knom gracefully how to make my acknowledgements, I bopo yon will believe and take the assurance of a Kentuckian, that I thank yon for your hospitali ty and the regard whioh you are pleased to be stow npon me. [Applause.] Fellow Citizens—I am a Kontuckian; I am more than a Kontuckian ; I am an American citizen. [Applause.] I am such by my principles and the sentiments of my heart. I do not desire to be a partisan. Tbe long experience of a life time makes me rather ambitions to be a patriot than a partisan. In the performance of that duty. I desire to do whatsoever I ean to preserve the free institu tions of my country pure as they came from the hands of onr forefathers. (Applause.] Herein your great eity the declaration of Independence was prononneed. Your great State contributed to make good that declaration, and to establish the freedom which you now enjoy. I wish to see it preserved. Iam of the-American party. [Three cheers were proposed and given for the American par ty, and then three more for the Union.] _ I have adopted it from no selfish considera tion. I have adopted, and intend to pursue it without fear of consequences, from a solemn oonviction that tt is my doty to do so. I am a. single individual. My voice is a weak and a. small one; but it shall be devoted to this cause from a solemn conviction of my heart, that I owe it to a country that has bestowed on me honors and powers for beyond my deserving.— I have no pretensions and no aspirations what soever. I mean to do my duty in this great cause ; I mean to preserve tbe sovereignty of this great countrv to the people of this country. . I feel no unkindness, no hostility to the for eigner whatever. I am willing to offer hiss everything—every blessing our country affords. I wtii tell him, "Come share them with us.”— If you have been the object of oppression ia a foreign land, come here and be free. If in a foreign land you have suffered from want, come and share in oar plenty. Oar laws shall pro tect you. Our laws will give you freedom, which you caunot enjoy anywhere in the world beside. But we reserve to oursel ves toe right to govoro ourselves. [Peals of applause] Leave that to us. Yqu shall hare all tbe ben efit that our free institutions afford. That is the great boon whieh we offer. What other country in the world offers the same? None. Can one go to any foreign land and become invested with the poor political privileges conceded to toe people of it ? No, not one. Come here and take every thing bat tbe right to govorn ns.— We mast take care that we shall not be made aliens in oar own land. This liberty is oars.— Oar blood and that of onr fetbers have been sbed for it. It I* ours by onr right, and onr title, and this land w« intend to govern and we will govern. " [Applause.] I believe, fejlow-citisens, that a change in the naturalisation laws is necessary to the pre servation and parity of our institutions. Who else con understand them bat be who made tbem? Where else in the world have a people been found capable of making each institutions? And shall he who made thorn trust them to bands not taught to do this work? No! we cannot safely trust them. We have in our bauds a great and mighty trust for the whole human race to show that man is capable of self-government We hare had a long training for it. We think we are capable of it and we intend to assert it, Let none interfere with us in this great work. Our adopted fellow-citi zens, received under tbe sanction of onr laws, are bound as much as we are to assist in this great work. When thousands and hundreds of thonsands are pouring into tbe country from the overflowing population of foreign lands we must guard tbis right. Tbe most obvious pol icy demands it at our hands. We must do it and we will do it (Applause, and cries of we, will!) Jft This great principle will go on, It may be reviled. Those who maintain it may be reviled; but tbe principle which is so congenial to an American heart, will indicate itself, and it will be triumphant. [Applause.) I do not doubt this at all. Only let us be true to ourselves. Let no reproaches be cast upon us by disappointed parties or partisans, or disappointed dema gogues tarn us aside from this great work. Persevere, and success is inevitable. It is a feeling in the heart of every American citizen. .It will reach him every where; and invain will parties, in vain will faction enveigb against it, cost reproaches on it. It Is a principle of patriotism. It is the feeling of Americanism. It is human natore crying ont. It is the voice of patriotism speaking alound in favor of tbe human race, and it will prevail, despite the wiles and tricks of demagognes. (Applouse.) I am proud to see before me suoh an evidonce and such a witness of the truth of these senti ments. Yon are Americans. Yon have great rights to assert. Do it in a manner worthy of tbe cause. Else what are we likely to see liar one arise ? If these foreign elements shall disturb these great institutions of onrs,and de- stroy tbe hopes of freedom whioh exists here, they can be recreated in no other port of tbe world, according to any banian foresight that we can have on the subject* And who is ever to destroy this country? How proud I ought to feel that I am a plain Kentnckyan—a man bom in tho for West, and raized there—to stand before you and share tbe honor of addressing you as fellow.eitizens —share toe right to feel myself at home in Pennsylvania as I would in my own native woods. .(Applause.) Tho ultimate end of all our exertions to maintainthe Union which now binds us together. (Applause.) - It is for this that we preserve a pure Ameri- sanism among us. In tnat consists the great est security for our Union, and who dare raise bis baud against it? It is a proud thing for any one of yon to say, "I am a Pennsylvanian.” I am a citizen of the great State whioh stands in the centro of this great Union, and whioh is like a rib of iron to bind it together. It is a proud thing for any one to say, “Iam a citizen of toe great commonwealth of Penn sylvania.” But is it not a greater thing to say, “I am a citizen—on American oitizen—a citi zen of tbe United States of America?” (Ap- pluso.) That we can all now say. What is the prospeet of this Union? Did the world ever before* afford to any people on the face of tbo earth the prospects it affords to yon ? What was Romo with ail hor conquests— what were all hor logions in comparison with ihepowor of this mighty Empire? There is in too lives of this people—it U in their hands to wield a scoptor groator than Romo in her greatest majesty over held—to give law, if you please, to tho world. Only keep nnited. That is all that is demanded of you. Preservo what yon have. Preserve the Union of the States; and too imagination of man cannot surpass in oonoeption the empire whieh we are to possess and to rale. (Applause.) It Is not worth preserving? It is not worth standing together os American citizens for?— You have only to ontertoiu the ordinary pride of citizens—tho prido of your nationality, tho pride of country. No reasoning is necessary to provo this. Instinct will prompt you to it ns tho boat cause that wisdom dictates- Be true toyoursolves and you cannot then bo falso to anybody. Qnly be truo to yourselves, and Preserve your Union as tho great pillar which sustains yonr liberties, and wbicb will make yon tbo greatest and mightiest people upon the foco of the earth. Tois is our destiny— our rightful destiny. ntM}' How small—bow minute doHE* questions appear whieh are now mode to so agitate and distract this Union ! How small do they ap pear When compared totoe mighty destiny and prospect of this great empire ! They appear as nothing at all. And yet there are men in this country at ono end talking sboat secession and at the other about dissolution. One insists on toe abolition of slavery; the other replied that each State has tho right to have what in stitutions it pleases under tho Constitution. 8ha.n*we fell out uboutthis? Wo ore united on a principle of freedom^ reciprocal freedom, a perfect independence of one another ; on that onr Union, our brotherly and affeotionate Union depends. Fellow citizens, I did not intend to make a speech. I rather intended to make my ac knowledgments, and oiler my thanks to yon for this kind evidenee of your regard, than to at tempt to make a political speech on this occa sion. I beg you to expose me; 1 thank you for this evidenee of your regard beyond my deserving. Fellnw-citizona of Pennsylvania, npon you, let me say, a great deal depends. You are a mighty State. Yon are called the Key-stone State. Yon bind together this great Union.— With yonr powerful influence much may be ac complished. You have a mighty bust. Fulfill it as you have heretofore done. Be the cham pions, tbe advocates of the Union. Let that be toe word, and all will be well. Accept, again, fellow citizens, my appolo- gies for this unprepared and very inadequate expression of my feelings and opinions on this subject, but I beg yop to accept - the full assur ance of a plain Kentuckian, that appreciates and thanks yon from the bottom of my heart for this unexpected mark of your kindness and regard. [Applause.] Three cheers were given for the Ex-Gover nor, and then three more for toe.American party. Z Mayor Conrad was loudly called for. He came forward and excused' himself from ad dressing those present on account of the late ness of the hoar. There was then more music, and the crowd then dispersed. [From the N. Y. Evening Miror ] Found Dead. Found dead— dead and alone; There was nobody near, nobody near, When toe Outcast died on his pillar of stone No mother, no brotbor, no sister dear, Not a.friendiy voice to soothe or choer. Not a watching eye, or a pitying tear. Found dead—dead and alone, . In a rooflecss street, on apilipr of stone. Many a weary day went by, Wnilo wretched and worn ho begged'for trc*id j , Tired of life, and longing to lie Peacefully down with the silent dead. Hanger and cold and scorn and pain, Had wasted his form and seared his brain, Tillat last on a bed of frozen ground, . With a pillow of stone, was the Contest found. Found dead—dead and alone, On a pillar of stone in the roofless street— Nobody beard bis lost faint mean: Or knew tbat bis heart had ceased to beat. No mouner lingered with tears or sighs, Bnt the stars looked down with pitying eyes, And the chill winds passed with a wailing sound O’re the lovely spot where his form was found. Found dead —yet not alone; There was somebody near, somebody near. To claim tbe wanderer os his own, And find a home for homeless here.- One when every human door Is dosed to his children,'scorned, and poor, Who opens toe Heavenly portal wide; Ah! God was near when the Outcast died. Portsmouth, N. H., Nov., 1855. Penitentiary Report. The Principal Keeper of the Georgia Pen! tentiary, in his report to the Governor of its condition, states that on the 2nd of January of this year there were 148 convicts in the insti tution; that of this number 54 have, been dis charged by pardon, expiration of term, deaths, Ac., Iearing 95 of that number still in the Pen itentiary ; that 95 convicts have been received, since the 2d of Janaary, of whom 11 have been pardoned, died or escaped, making the number now in his keeping 179. The Keeper states that the Penitentiary now contains about thirty prisoners more than the cells can accommodate, and tbat the presont buildings are by no means adequate to the purposes for whioh they were- designed. He therefore recommends that an other location for the prison be selected, and that new buildings be^erected “upon the most improved modern plan” and of proper dimen sions; that lights at night be hereafter allowed the convicts, ftc. The deaths in the institution for tbo year past have been only 4 ; tbe escapes 5.—Southern Recorder. f*w. To.Youjro Mb.v.—If habits of usefulness are not formed now, it is very unlikely that they will be formed hereafter. On your present de cision it mainly depends, whether you shall through life be as burning and shining lights, or as lamps placed under a bushel; vigorous and serviceable laborers, or like the invalid ten ants of an hospital, ponilytie and spiritless. Many persons there aro in the church, who. when first converted, yielded to temptation, or to their natural timorousness, avoided the field of labor, and shnnned the open door of nsefnl- ness; and what do we find to be these in after life ? What—but drones of the hive, and bar ren brancees of tho vine ? It is melanonoly to refloct how mnch of talent and capacity for signal usefulness has been given to the scat tering winds—how many persons, whom God would have made industrious chieftains, in His militant church, bare proved of no more nse than a sword whose rust defies the strength of man to wrench it from its scabbard—bow much tho Gospel has been hindered, aud the world retained in the grasp of the wicked one, be- oauso Christians do not' in their youth train themselves to woar the yoke of Christ’s servi tude. Hence the difficulty, so freqnently ari sing, when vacant offices in the ebnreh have to be filled. That none of you may be all his day like a cipher, or a “burdensome stone,” or “a rusty nail in monumental mockery,”—that none, by the time be should be strong, may be as though he were offlioted with anchgloeit, a malady whicy affects tbe joints of the patient, and renders them stiff and moveless—let each seek, in active, vigorous yonth, to be grounded and estableshed in toe hobit of working for God and for his generation. Courtesies auo.vc Scientific Mbx.—It is pleasing to notice, while the warliko portions of tbe population of France and Russia are endeavoring to destroy eaoh other, that the sci entific men of both countries &ro still desirous to fraternixo. The Society of Naturalists, of Moscow, has just made known to tho French Aoodciny of Scionoes that thoy intend to bold their fifteenth anniversary on the 2nd of De cember, at Moscow, and invite the latter to bo present by their usual deputation of mombers, and add, “ If yon cannot honor us with your [ >roionoo on that occasion, we beg of you, at east, to let your sooiety be represented by pres ents of works, or toe transmission of papers.” Tbis courteous intimation was favoably enter tained by tbe Academy of Soiences. Life is short—white wo speak it flies, enjoy thon, tho present, and forget tho foture. Such is tho moral of anciont poetry, a gracoful and a wiso moral—indulged beneath a southern M,i»ujryuujr. vjuij. uu imv w jruutooiwa, juiu sky,nnd all doscr\ iug tho phraso applied to it jtosp'the oeontry wbjoh God hks'asjignoa you. -rfb* the garden. T»ic Usury Laws. Tbo Bord of trade of Now York are making on effort to obtain a thorough reri.sion of tho usury laws of that State. They soein to think tbat the traffio in money should bo freed from its present restrictions, and left to follow the same laws that regulate tbe raluo of othe r com modities. We thinks© too. Statutes concern ing usury can nover answer the end proposed, to long os there are men who want money, and most have it at any price. What a borrower can afford to pay for it is best known to hiin- solf; and no law is a just one which restrains him from making tho easiest bargain he can. Tlio old political economists approached boldly, and discussed lucidly, all other matters connec ted with tbeir subject: but when they touched the usury laws, they either drivelled or refined. In these days, there have been many bold in novations upon antique customs, and many suc cessful onslaughts upon antique prejudices : but, strange to say, the usury- laws, so l»ng obnox ious to common sense, and to commercial in terests, have not only been suffered to remain in force upon our statute books, but like the cbivairie foUiwwhich Cervantes ridiculed, they still have their quixotic defenders, who rejoice in their ignorance on his point as heartily as Saneho Panza did on blessed sleep, because it covers one ail over like a blanket. A statute which is hourly evaded, and which obliges a borrower to pay extra compensation to the lender, for the risk bo is supposed to run, is injurious alike to good morals and to jnercantile integrity. It restricts the opera tions of trade, and, by diverting capital from the channel in which it might be most benefi cially employed tends to its being applied to uses only remotely serviceable to the commer cial community. In England, and restrictive nature of toe usury laws has been recognised, and their worst features so extensively modified as no present, but few barriers to freedom of traffic in money. By an act of Parliament, passed in 1837, all bills of exchange, promissory notes, or other mercantile instruments, having less than twelve months to ran before they reach maturity, are expected from the operation of the statute. After a trial of more thona quarter of a century, toe salutary effects of this liberal measure are everywhere, while the evils whch were appre hended have proved themselves altogether ilu- sory. What, then binders U3 from following an example which releases the traffic in money from restrictions which all acknowledge to be odious, and very few are willing to obey ? Bro kers and private capitalists arc now principally benefited, while our banks suffer, and our busi ness men have to bear the burden of extraordi nary charge for the nse of money, because of being-compelled, at times, by the nature of their business, to obtain accommodations at a higher rate of interest than the law recognises. The usury laws benefit no one hat the moneyed adventurer. Now it is well known that tho banking capital of Maryland is far too limited to meet adequately the wants of tbe, communi ty, and that, with property to the assessed val ue of nearly one hundred millions of dollars, toe investment in hank stocks in tbe city of Baltimore, reaches, in the aggregate, little over seven millions, the amount in circulation being less than one third of that sum; while Boston, with an assessed value in real and per-, sonal property of some two hundred millions, has a banking capital of nearly thirty millions of dollars, and a circulation exceeding ten millions. I£ then, the banking capital of Boston is not undue proportion to the assessed value of property in that city, the relative pro-- portion of banking capital in Baltimore should be fifteen millions, wbicb would be about dou ble the amount she now has; while her circula tion, by the same rale, should bo five millions. Every one will admit that such an extension of capital is desirable; that it is also feasible we have not tho loast doubt whatever, provided our statutes ^concerning usury were abolished, and the interest bn money was suffered to reg ulate itself by tho natural laws of supply and demand. We call upon our Bjard of Trustees to examine thoroughly this question of usury, and if they find tbe statute an injurious one, as we firmly believe they will, to take such steps towards promoting its repeal 33 the interests of our people demand.—Baltimore Patriot. Relics of Washix&tox.—The editor of the Virginia Free Press has paid a visit to “ Bell Air,” the residence of L. If. Washington, iu Jefferson, and seen a good many articles owned by George Washington, during his life now in the possession of Col. G. C. Washington’s ne phew. Among these is a sword presented to Washington by Frederick tho Great with tho complimentary adress, “From the oldest General tn Europe to the greatest General in the world.” This sword was worn by Washington when de livering his messages’to Congress. It is a strai c rapier, exquisite finish, and in an excellent state of preservation—in fact, has tho appearauco of being perfectly new. A pockotknife whose handle was engraved with “ Gen. George Wash ington,” was the next object of curiosity. He was also shown a belt worn by the " Father of his countiy,” measuring forty inches, and show ing him to be a large man for one devoid of corpulence^ , The Gospel for the Poor.—The masses of the people, among whom aro iucluded the nu merous poor in every countiy, are not less ne cessary to the happiness and prosperity of a nation, than the higher orders of society, and it certainly is a matter of the -utmost impor tance that they, as well os the rich, should be instructed in the principles of religion, and have the way to happiness, both here and here after, pointed out to them in such a manner os to engage their attention and inform their un derstandings. A true knowledge of religion enlarges and strengthens tbe faculties of their minds, and prepares them for a duo perform ance of every daty, religious and civil.—It opens to their view sources of happiness un known to them before; it teaches them to form a true estimate of their privileges and bless ings, temporal and spiritual, to view affliction, not os peculiar to their situation, but as infi nitely diversified, and distributed, for wise purposes, through all the orders of society; thus it leads tbem on to contentment and hap piness in their humble situations, and disposes them to industry and peaee, by which they largely contribute to toe prosperity and happi ness of their country. Tho Duchess of Buocleuoh has been admitted in the Roman Catholio church by Dr. Manning. From our East Tennessee exchanges we leant that corn is selling at from 25 to 49 cents per bushel: wheat $l,10a$l,25. Tbe State Council of the American party ia Arkansas, recently in session in Little Rock, eleeted delegates to the National Council to be held iu Philadelphia iu February next and in structed them to voto for dispensing with all the forms and ceremonies of tho ordor. To the resolute man nothing is impossible. With time and pntionoe the leaf of the mulber- ry tree becomes satin. Whatever yon dislike in another, take caro to corroctgp yourself. fi| Be thrifty to yonrself, that you may ho lib or al towards others. The'patient mule, which travels night and day, will, in tho end, go farther than the Arabi an coarser. Pitoh npon the oourso of lifo which is tbe most useful, and customs will render it the most ngreoable. Ho is rich whose income exceeds expenses and ho is poor whoso expenses exceed his in come. To pronounce a man happy beoause he is rich is just about as absurd as to call a man healthy because ho bus enough to tat, A very common Riisteko, though. mam -

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Rome courier. (Rome, Ga.) 1849-18??, December 04, 1855, Image 1