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jyijo Recent Elcctloni-lt* Results and ltd
Appllcndoiii
To every Democrat who fully apprehends and ap
preciates the principles of the parly to which ho be
longs, says the Democratic Union, the result of the
Idle election affords cause for the most sincere and
profound gratitude. The re-election of Fuancis 11.
Shunk, by a majority so decisive over all the com
bined elements of opposition, is a victory, the roul
Value of which can only bo fully estimated by those
who understood the character of the opposition, and
the means relied upon Uy the Federal party and
their allies, who have .been appropriately called gner
tillast to secure his defeat- Governor Shunk was
'admitted.on all hands to bo an honest, man; the
course ol liis. administration was acknowledged to
bo in accordance .with-the avowed principles and
policy of the Dcmodralfo party; and no sound or
feulid objection was urged by any Democrat against
a solitary measurc’ofJU, Yet there were many pro
fessing Democrat* Vvlio made opposition to. his ad
ministration from its commencement; raised the cry
bf “ one term;” atld boldly predicted his defeat in
base his friend* Insisted on his rc-nominalioh. The
bold assertion* df Ihcsc men intimidated for a time
many honest 4rtd good members of the parly who
fcaid, although they Batb no tiauso of objection them
selves to the administration of dov. they
thought it woilld tie better to sacrifice him and nom
inate a new irlan; rallloHliati hazard a defeat of . the
parly. To these men hid decided friends replied,
u Governor SiiuNK is an honest mahs hti,had adhered
ras closely jtafl> .**any of his
\prcdcccsBors 5 -his adrrtinistrallort, had Ueeh dlslin
guiaficd by fair ability* integrity and
strict ccorioidy; U lias Bctin llid cUstom of the party
to rc-olccl foF d Second term i Unite is nd reason why
he should He all exception; it would bo an abt-of
gross injustice tb jfiolil to the unfounded clamor of
disappointed nlcii; and discard a faithful public ser
vant contrary to parly, tisanes!., Place |ilm before the
people—the masses are honest and discerning, and
with them ihc disaffected and disappointed arp com,
paralivcly powerless.” , ...
Happily iHcso views prevailed; aml .Gov. Silusit
was ro-ndminaied by an immense majority of tho
delegates IH Ihb doHvcrtllon; and the result of the
election had (tilty sustained the wisdoHt aticl. justice
of the decision: it lias dope mote; It has dispelled
the delusion lltal a fow factious and unprincipled in.
tllvidunls; even tlfoiigli tHfcy majf Itafb liehiloforo held
lilgh placed and once enjoyed (ho confidence of the
parly, which they have betrayed, aro capable of dis
trading Ui councils or dividing its ranks; when their
treacherous dHarnclcf Is fairly otptfsed to Un.lnsuUed
and deceived pcdplc; . .
Under atl these circumstances, therefore,- tvo regard
llio glorious result of our Into election; as placing the
bomocrallQ party of Pennsylvania Upon a moro sub-
Mantial foundation, holla os fogarfls Stale and Na
(iomvi politics, tharl it Has occupied for many years-
It is a great moral ah well as political triumph, in
which the honest and virtuous have been sustained
slid upheld, and the Unprincipled and factious.robii*
lied by the Stern voice of the indomitable yeomanry
of the ceUnlry ; arid protes tortclUsively' that honesty
In politics, ns well as in every thing else,^ls llio best
policy. This victory should net, and. wo have no
doubt It will operate ns aslimulous to nil honest puh.
lie men to' adhere to correct principles, to
and place their confidence in tho-intogrity, intelli
gence and good judgment of the people for support.
A departure front sound fundamental principles, to
accomplish temporary objects, or the.conciliation of
vacillating politicians; at tbo expense of principle and
honesty, will sooner or later dfag dotfn those who
practise such policy, no mutter how elevated they
may bo, to the level of the corrupt demagogue who
seeks reward as tho price of his adhesion to (ho par
ly. ■ • ■
Our remarks in regard lo tho tfpp'osilfori lo Gov;
Sliunk are only intended to apply to those who,' liftv*
in g failed to defeat his nomination, continued their
opposition, cither openly or covertly, to his election;
Those who opposed his nomlnatlpn,'bill after it was
riiQtlogave it their support', did no more .than, they
had a right to do, as ovary man is entitled lo his pro*
forenoon until after a nomination. ■ As Democrats,'
tho men who pursued this course are entitled to the'
respect and confidcnco of the parly, and lo stand on
the same platform with their Doniocrollo brethren;
hut those who bilhbr openly or covoflly j afTbrdod M old
and comfort to the enemy,” either by adv\*ing } the.
inuring or voting , are deserving of nothing but
cortlornpl and indignation. They are in every way
halters to tho principles they professed, and arc un*
Worthy tho confidence of honest men dfall parties.
The Democratic party ond Its principles are now
completely in the ascendant in Pennsylvania. . Wo
have mot and rolled bank tho Federal torrent which
has been swooping over the land, ond it is our duly
to so use the victory wo have achieved as to make It
r °dound to tho permanent advantage of the country,
ftnd not disappoint lha confidence the people have
r opoBnd in U s. Wo must roipombor (tint wo have a
v lgilanl and never,ceasing opposition lo contend with
la tho Federal party—a party as powerful In moans,
aml os unscrupulous in their use, as their principles
® r ° obnoxious to tlio interests and sontimdnls of a
Ho majority of the people of iho epuntry/ Against
t l 0 “okomoa und' machinations and woulth of ,this
pftrty wo have nothing to interpose but the simple
principles of Domocra&K*fßi& their universal adap
tion to the rights and interests of the masses when
honestly and faithfully administered. To concentrate
the force of these principles, and give them practical
b(Teci, : oßtUriizATioN is "indispensable among those
who.bclieto ih thornj sons io sotiitb fcbnbcrt of ac
tion/ \Vo should lictduftbt; ad heretofore; adhere to
the established ttnd rcbbgnizcd dsagos of llio parly m
reference to nominations, both StAtn and National.
Thcy.hoVb heretofore proved a successful means of
tiidting the Democratic and securing the tri
umph of its principles; add ho good Reasons cun now
be given for their abandonment;
In fafct wo are almost ready to distrust the sinceri
ty ofthosb Who p'rbfctifl tb bo Democrats, who would
tcntiire itt Slfggest thaidur parly usages and princi
ples blight lb be dlsfcardcd to secure the election of
ahy man, no matter how distinguished, without ref
erence to his political sentiments. Have wo not been
contending for principles, the ascendency of which,
wo have been telling the people, is essential.to their
happiness.and independence? And ore we prepared
now to turn round, just when b(ir, measures have
been ond are in Successful operation; and
say to the yeomanry of (he country, wo have been
playing the part of demagogues heretofore, and we
now advise you to give up all your party organiza
tion, amalgamate with those who hold political sen
timents diametrically opposed to those you have been
Intfght to believe correct, nhd go for any man you
con debt, without reference to his political views?—
Can the mctl who ihtis advise have been honest in
their professions hbfetoforo ? or can (ho Inconsisten
cy of their present course recommend add entitle
them to tho confidence of tho Democracy 6f tho
country ?
For . oursclvcS; thd old fashioned principles of (he
Democratic parly;.and its cslablishcd usages; ate
good enough for us ( wo have no disposition to aban
don Ihciii, and to this sentiment wo feel that every
honest Democrat iii <Hc coUfftrfr wfll respond with a
right hearty good will. Wolliall, ihcfefc/rc.’coWlmhc
to advocate what wo believe Id ho (ha fe'nfb'odimcnt
of the sentiments of the parly, as OBcerinfnfcd b) the
resolutions of ncarlyovcry meeting and' cionvcnltori
recently held in the Stale— jjenloerdtid idnbeniions;
State and National—the beet metini of edneentraiing
the strength of the party, and maintaining Us prineU
pleg in their purity.
fEtecellantotm.
From tho Washington Union. . ' „
TRUTH AND POETRY COMBINED*
Wo are proud of tho honor of laying the following
beautiful verses from tho pen of a. lady before tho
readers of the “ Union." ; iThcy arc the noblest spe
cimen of poetry which woVavo read for many a year,
and worthy of being placed upon tho same towering
column on winch are inscribed thc admirable and
popular verses of the lute high-minded Francis S.
Key, of this city,' ,
'V Th« «taf.«pong!eJ rooy-itArnvo *"***:.»
\ O'er the load of the'frco anil the home of the hmvo.
They’breathe the tame patriotic spirit, and are
expressed in tliosama glowing eloquence of the muse.
The highly respected .and distinguished friend in
Pennsylvania who encloses them to us; says that
“they were written for llio Union at my request,for
the purpose of bringing homo to tho hearts of : our
countrymen the principal points in dispute between
our government uTid the Mexicans, and with the hope
that the eimpl6:lruth,.whcn told in song will aid in
promoting a proper stale of public sentiment in re
gard to a vigorous prosecution of tho war. The song
was written by a lady who is as much distinguished
for her Christian piety'as she is for her talents as a
writer, in days of old, tho heart of Pharaoh was
hardened, and ho would not let tho children of Israel
go. In modern'limes, wo have the some madness
and Hardness of heart. ‘ The Mexicans will not let
tho s'ons of 'bcins enjoy IhaL frccdom and indepen
dence to which they are entitled. Tho destiny of
tyranny will be tho same now that it was in olden
time. .There is an overruling Providence in these
matters. Those Who do not-sco it now, will boo it
after a little space of lime." ,
TUB tLTIJIATUM.
DY LYDIA JANB FIBItBON.
jj f d,}rr on theprojtonifion toeurrerider to Mexican barbarity ami
tyranny the land between the Nuetee andlhe Hh Oranae—the
battle Jieltb of Pato Alto and Jieeaca de la Palma,
It may not Lot • Forbid it, God I
Forbid it. all lhafpatrjots prize:
Tlmt land hits tostnd freemen's lilocml ;
Their diist.wiChia Us bosom lies. -
'Twero madness to. resign the soil ■
On which our conquering feel have trod;
Battling nar.way with glorious toll;—’
It may not bd-forbid ft, C»odl
Criu.we rblfnqnlshiniidi wlioro now
The striped and strfrry bannerst wave 7
No, nova 1 W« ongravo »ur VmV
.UU every, fallen brother's grave. . . .
’t'ljnv non hi not shop,’(tho slaughtered tfritVo
Wlio In their Inals ufglory rest,)
And fool the footstep oftho slave
Follutu thu soil above their breast.
ifrsign tho field where llt»anoLO fell I
Thu snot whore gnllnnl SrsVkSH.lies!
Whore Common felt hli bosom, swell
Triumphant in death's agohfep 1
Wlioro breve anil virtuous hearts pour d out
Th» life so dear to hone and love, ,
Invoking with their dying-shout , ■
Our country—and our God above 7
Nol By oar country nnd'ourfiod,
\Vc will imt yield Itial dear-bought soi l I
We still have lionrls with generous blood,
A«)d souls to dare lliu coiniuoror a 1011.
Oh I To,iho rescue 1 Hearts of stool—
On! To the rrsnnol Poul® of lire—
Let klmlhpl bloniMiiflamo our r.eul .
To comiuer-trlumpU-or expire.
Ilnzznl Pressed wficro Taylor stands
liivincililu In ronciucring miffht i •
tVn must prevail where |ui eommntKis,
Ami God tfuslnlas our •acred right.
Ask Tnylnr to retrace hlswny,
And leave Ids cnnquusl to iho fuel
v - And tills broad hind, from nan to sen,
Shall echo his emphatic NOl!
N o, never I lids Is holy
i. Bouuhl.aml baptised.with batruU blood,
800 l with hor foltors Imlfunlmuml,
Hho lifts hur hands t» Frcodorn s Oodl
•By Freedom's God. iho slinll bo free I
Hum I bravo hearts press boldly on,
Btrlku homo, nor imnso till viotory.
Sliall put tier ollvu garland on—
• Till o'er Hint land lo utmost parts
Our Eiiklo's fho)turh>s wlnßsaro spread ,
And Taylor, throned on (Yoonmu « hearts
Knjoys tils laurels )n thoir shade.
How DO YOU BPRND YOUR JSVKNINO*?— Wp wW> to
ask the young man this question ; and.according a*
ho answers lo It wo shall uomtahlod to toll him what
his future ohdrubtor will ho- More depends upon the
manner in .which this important season, is passed
than upon almost any; thing else., \Yhoovor ,has
boon an observer of men arid things, can point out
mnnv a youth’ who has caused weeping ami sorrow
10 lifa family, diojrrocQil bln name, and become on
AuloooUn lliQ world, or .unit lo a dWmnorod grove,
tho' comrnoncod Ills career of vloa wbon ho broke
(, W nv from wbolonomp restraint nod . spent Ills pro
nto In' thu company, of ,llip abandoned. Voung
man. listen lo no. 1 Wo would not deprive yon ol a
So pleasure, or debar, you. from pny innocent
unmaomonl. Wo entreat, you Uk bo particular
wboro and.how, you pa«s your evenings, ,
**ollll3 OUNTIii"—MAY IT ALWAYS BE IUQIIT—BUT RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR-AoUNTRV.”
CARLISLE, PA-,. THURSDAY, NOYMEBER 4, 1847
THE MEXICAN TO HIS MISTRESS*
“ Another officer tomcSmit even. plainer, lie tells Ills beloved
iso that he thought of her when the bVtlls wdfe flying, ami
a I —[KeudalN Letters after the Battle of - Churubuscb, '
u Dearest Rosa, do'nrbflt Rosa, ’tis thy lovargraots thee so;
From the Halls of Montezuma; from imperial Mexico:
-’MMstjhd hiplinglirtll of-bullets, ’mlilst the cannon’s
bulhh’rOus lirepth,'. -• ■
Love prcficfTt'J thy true hidalgo irofn the JnwS ol hloody
death.
Fiercely charged the northern footnon, witli his glittering
bayonet,
Furious raahertthc mighty. wnr*horßc,cvcry hoof \yithhlood
whs wet,— ... " ' .. ' . ■
All around-wore" deiul ami dying, mangled heaps on every
side.
Told. like.wrecks, the horrid rifvogo of the battle's glory tide.
'Twnsoftlibn I thought, my Rosa, even in that dreadful
hour,
Yes! of thee, forlorn and tearful, silent in thy lonely
bower;—
•“If f perish—if I will never survive the day I”
Thus 1 thought, my dearest Jlesn, and ! turned ami—RAN
AWAYI
POPPING THE CttiESTlOft.
Tho following, from “Every One’s Book,” con
tains some useful Suggestions on a subject in respect
to which good advice is particularly desirable. It is
to bo regretted that some set form of words has not
been adopted by general consent, to save lovers from
the agency of circumlocution., • •
• There ts nothing, more appalling to a modest and
sensitive young man, than asking the girl he loves to
marry him ; aqd there are few: who do not find
their moral courage tusked to tho utmost.
Many a man who would lend a forlorn hopo, mount
a broach, and “ seek tho bubble reputation even in
the cannon's month, H trembles ai the idea of asking
a woman the question which is to decide his fate.—
Ladies may congratulate themselves that nature and
custom have made them the responding party.
In a matter which men'have always lound so
terrible, yet which, in one way or other, they have
always contrived in some awkward way to accom
plish* it ls|not cosy to give instructions suited to every
emergenfey; t ,
A man naturally conforms Id the disposition of the
woman ho admires.* If she bo serious, ho will ap
proach tho awful subject with duo solemnity—if gay
and lively, ho will inako it an excellent joke—if
softly sentimental, ho must woo her in a strain of
high-wrought romance, and if severely practical, he
relics upon straight-forward common sense.
.There is one maxim of universal application.—
Never lost ap opportunity; Wha t can a woman think
of a lover who neglects one? Women, Cannot make
dirbet advances, but they u'so infinite tact In giving
men occasions to make them. In every ease Uis
fair lb pfesumo that when a lonian gives a marl ffh
opportunity, ilhc expects him io }. and
(hopgh ho rtlay tremble, and feel ,hptilses throbbing
au/J- tingling Umo—though his heart
fills tip bis throat, and his Ipnguo. Cleaves to tho roof
of his the 1 awful question must bo asked
—Oio foarltil task afccpmpnShcUL, .
,* In {lift country, the lover is taking a foitinntlc.walk
by moonlight,* wltli th 6 fatly ofhis love—talks of tho
bcautiofi of the. spenery, the harmony of nature, and
exclaims* Ah» Julia,hovV happy would existence prove,
if I always had subli a Companion ! '
She sighs,and leans.more fondly oh Iho arm that.
ttoirjbllngly-supports her.
My dearest Julia, bo niino forever!
This la a Bottler,'and the answer, over so inaudible,
makes or undoes him quite. , '
. Take pity oil ft forlorn bachelor, says another, in a
manner whlchtndy bo either jest orcornost; marry
nl onoo ; onB p'Ul-m«'ool ortoiabryi'T*.' 1
With all my heart, whenever you ore ready, re
plies the laughing ,fair. A joke carried thus furis
easily made earnest.
A point is often carried by taking a thing for
granted. A gentleman who has been paying atten
tion 16 a lady, says, Well, Mary, when is the happy
day? What-day; pray? she asks, with aconscious
blush. ' •, - ,
Why, everybody knows that wo are going, to gel
married, am) it might as well boonc lime as another,
so when shall it be?
Cornered in this fashion, tliero is no retreat.
. June, I love you ! Will yonmnrry mo 7- .would be
somewhat abrupt, and. a frankly given “•year* would
bo short and sweet for an answer. •
- Ellon, one word, from you would.make mo the
floppiest man in the universe* • ’ • • , ;
l should bo cruel noj to speak it then, unless it is
a very hard.one. •
. It- is a word of three letters, and answers the
question, Will you have mo? . ,
The, lady, of course, says yes, unless she happens
to prefer a'word of two- letters, and answers no.
And so this interesting and terrible process In,
practice,simple as it is in theory, is varied in a hun
dred ways, according to tho circumstances and the
various dispositions. . •
One timid gentleman asks,Have yotl anjr objection
to. clmngingyour name? and follows this up with
another which clenches its insignificance, How would
mine suit yoti 7 . . .
Another asltsf.Will you tell mo what I most wish
to know i. ~ '
Yes, if I con.’ . . t *. ;- • .
Tho happy day when wb shall bo married 7
Another says, My Eliza, wo must do what all the
world evidently expects wo ,shall.
All the world is Very impertinent. > ; r
I know it, but it can’t be helped; When shall I toll
tho parson to bo ready 7 •
As a general thing, a gentleman need never bo
refused. • womon, except q heartless coquette,
finds tho means nf discouraging a mftn whpm she
does not intend.to have, before the matter conics to a
point of declaration.
Keeping Polk* in Meeting.
When Mr. Moody was on a journey,! think In Jlio
Western mirtof Massachusetts, htj Cidlcd ( on a brother
in'the ministry, on Saturday, thinking, to spend the
Sabbath with ITlni, Ifngrccuble. The man appeared
very glad to see him, nnd said,
•• 1 should bo vory.glad to have you stop and preach
for mo to-morrow, but I feel ashamed to ask yon.’-’
5 “ Why, what is tho mutter 7” said Mr. Moody,
“ Why, our people have got Into suMi a liubit of
going out before meeting Is closed, 1 that U seems to
bo rih Imposition to a stranger. ...
“If that Is all, I must andtaill slop and preacher
you,’V was Mr. Moody’s reply.
When tho Sabbath. day came, and Mr. Moody had
opened tho meeting and named his text, ho looked
rotfifd on tho assembly, and said,
•* My Ifbarors, I a*m going to speak to two kinds ol
folks tO’duy; satnt* and sinners. Sinners, I am go.
ing to give ydtt your,j)ort|on firsthand I would huyo
you give good attention.” . , • *
When ho had preached to tlmiri ba long as ho
thought best, he paused, and said, . . .
“Thoro,- sinners, I have done with you now ;/yoti
may lake ypur hats anil go 1 out of tho mooting houso
ns soon niljbtt please.” But all Uried and hoard
him through.' ■
Tite F*(nBT Wei/wno. —Mojor Noah, ol tho -
Sunday i\fesscng*r,sayV a g?dat many good things.
Hialiißl ill this, way is Iho following ploaalpg nnu
philosophical discourse on Iho first wedding. lio
says j—Wo Hko short courtships, and in m», Adam
acted Mho a sensible man—-ho foil aslbcp. a. bachelor,
and woko to find himself a married man. Ho must
havo popped Iho question almost Imirtodiatoly after
meeting Miss Eye, and she without any IJirlalion 0 r
shyness gave him a kiss and .herself. Of that first
kiss (h Iho world, wo have had, however oUr own
thoughts; and sometimes, hi a poulieal Inood, wishes
wo wore the man that dU it. llul the deed is done
—tho chance wos AdunrS and ho improved Wo
liko Iho notion.of getting married In a garden’. Ad.
nm*s was private, No onviops beaux Worollioro; no
croaking old maid'd j no chatting aunts and grumb*
lipg gramlMuothorH. Tho birds of ITonvon wore the
minstrels, liml. iho glad sky flung its light upon tho
scono. bno thing about tho first wedding brings loi
us queer things in spile of its scripliital truth* Adam j
and his wife word’rather younglo niuiiy; some two
or three days old according to 'the'sogosl older; vVUI •
I out experience, without a house, a pot'or kettle; n j
I thing but lovo uml-odcn;
From the New York Sunday Mercury.
SHOUT PATENT SERMON.
I shall draw a discourse from this text :
.. ; Though, call you lift* a gloomy waste,
‘ ‘ 11 'till hath aimny spots.,
- noatcrs-“-aftcr looking intently awhile ot Hea
ven, through tlic lolca’copo • manufactured' by Hope,
Faitji & Co. t and then siiddenly dueling the eye over
tlib country that Mortality must traverse, it certainly
looks like'a <hm, gloomy ,aqd dreary waste. It is
like turning directly from the dazzling sunshine into
u dusky cellar—all.id darkness for the moment—
as an African congregation in a thunder-storm;
but it sooh grows lighter, arid wtLgradually discover
tliat wp afo. not in such infernal and everlasting
darknosd| after all; It is an Undeniable fact that llie
brightness of Heaven- casts a silvery sheen ami a
golden glow.uppn this laden terrestrial mass; yet, if
we gaze long jipon celestial splendors, bur.optics bo.
compjloo dimmed to behold with distinctness the
bright and lho--bcauliful belonging to earth. Life
hath, pipny sonny spots/ and you can easily see them,
if you bo not purbliudcd with the datzlingsof a more
magnificent wdrld tu come. Itisn’t as barren as a
sheep-pasture ip a drought, all the way from Dun to
Bersheba/dny howyou cun make it: from man's in
gress to his mortal exit, ho doesn’t hnva to conlinu*
ally face and buck up to northeasters, like the March
ram iri'tho nlihanaci llfo Isn’t one long, cloddy dayj
look- fipoti If in the most unfavorable aspect you
choose* In our darkest hours of trouble and despon-
sunshine will sometimes burst upon us as
suddenly as a bottle of gingcr.-pop. There ore many
golden threads that might be woven in the woof of
human existence, if' man would only lake tiro pains
to pick thenrup* Alack 1 it is lob true, that many
of, the . beautiful Howcrs that grace the margin of
life’s stream, pro left to bloom unnoticed—to wither
and die, after having ‘wasted their sweetness upon
the descft air!’|? But,.by the great' mogul of gulls!
if my brother man has a mind to bo so foolish as to
refuse thowarntaunlight and court the cold storm, I
shall, consign him .to the pity of that Providence, 1
whose iendermorcios seem sometimes to bo bcstow-1
cd,‘ witii a rcolfoss extravagance, upon objects os
unworthy,of a blessing as a 1 cockroach in a plum- 1 ,
pudding: / L
.My.Tr;icnds--TTcil you there are many sunny spots
in“ life.—‘as sunuy as 1 the south side of a Methodist
meeting house;" IVrbccivo a kind favor from any
one, in'this frosty, uncharitable world, is finding a
sunny spot—a gladdening oasis in a dreary.desert*!
When, in a foreign,l»nd; and sUrrOfinded by stran
gers, you come .across a true friend/ whose sympa
thies naturally'melt and mingle with your own, like
and loftonr,' ybif find a sunny spot-s-a cheer*
ing glade in a gloomy forest.* Ifoirig up courting—
getting marriedphaving a good wife or husband-**-!
mnking up after a. love quarrel—recovering from
sickness—recovering damages—suddenly refcciving
in full from a Rubious debtor—a litll6' uViexpcclcd
good Jock—ora lucky escape from a threatened at
tack -of ppverlfr-iiro all sunny spots, mrt Some
spots are morspjinny than others: some d'ta as bright
us a tinned rooltbencalh. an unclouded nooridoy sun;
while others oreWbro like a patch of pale moonshine
upon the sabltrraru of Night. .The sunniest spot
that ever shonein my dull existence,' was the spark,
ing of that lovely, angelic creature,Sarah Hawthorn.
Cut, alas! she'lacked tlio bucket one day about sun
set, and left ‘tluhworld to darkness and fo mo I*,. .
My hcarcrs-r-ibcro ate striking lights and shades'
in the grand fyiaurc of life. They arc thrown in to
relievo it fronfo monotonous tameness, which we,
chpngc-scokirq&rnOrtals, could hardly endure. ~Vu.
• rkly wo nfu«t hav«i-•Chough
wo sometimes gel more cayenne and mustard than
is pleasing to tlio palate. Wo are satisfied with each
different scaspij ns it rolls round, and why not wel
come the vicismudes of this varying sphere t Na
ture looks pleasant and smiling in spring, while tak
ing the first stitches towards her summer dross —in I
i summer she appears lovely, while elegantly attired'
from top to toe—and, for my purl, 1 admire her, even
when the rude embraces of Autumn have mussed her
; hair and rumpled her drapery.
Now, my dbar brethren, suck for sunny spots andl
you wilt fimlHhem p but if, like melancholy owls, yon I
ore determined-!(b‘kcopjo iho old woods of wo andl
misery during, iho day, and only cotno out nt night I
to complain of (ho 'darkness—wliy, then, the sooner!
you are o-p-ATor another world, Iho bettor it will bo
for you,'and the community at largo. Wo don’t
want grumblers hero,.to create discord in the com
plete orchestra of the universe, or to mnr the social
harmony that exists among mankind. If you think 1
there are no sunny spots for you between here and 1
the latter end of a natural life, I advise you to take
a short cut to eternity—and bequeath your old boots
tome. So mote it bo 1 ; Bow,Jn,
~ iVom'tUe riavir Orleans Delta. ' ,
Omnibus the Tactics of
the Ttmuiu
Id Boston, thero is a man who chows in tho omni
bus; in New York; thcro is a man who smokes in
tho omnibus, and in rhUudelphia tiiora is a man who
blows his nose in tho omnibus. Here we boat all
these, foe wo have not only a man; but n number of
man, who electioneer in tho ln this, there
is not only something very original, but much that
is characteristic), of tho times.. It is, as' it were,
bringing politics homo to every man’s cur—dissemU
'nuling tlio opinions or principles of a favorite can*
didate, with the least possible sacrifice of time on the
purl of lift) ,lt gives an opportunity* too, if
not of appealing to tho fair sex, of nl least interesting
them In favor of ono|s friend. As 'tho idea is origi
nal, wo may as well, for the sake of tho Using gene;
ration of this omnibus-ridlng cohntry, inform tho
public of tlio toodus dperaiufi of ihu proceeding.—
Well, it Is something after,this fashion t •
-Thcr6 a re .two highly respectable and fcapaulli gen
tlemen In this city, who ofo the opposing candidate’s
for the office ofshcrlff of tho parish*,. Each one has
a host ofstotilous tVlcndl,’every one of whom ardently
support tho principles 1 or pretensions of his favbrlto
candidate. This they all do in their own way; but
to tho friends of ono belong tho exclusive credit of
having originated tlio ‘‘Omnibus Committee,” a
scheme ns riovol qs it Is ingenious. It, in a groql
measure, supersedes tho necessity of the candidate s
kissing dirty faced babies, and doing other little
troublesome acts incidental toanoloctionocnngcam.,
palgn. ■ But wo liavo not yet commenced to 101 l how:
the .thing Is t\ono. Well, hero it is I
The Omnibus Committee issubdividcd Into parties
of two, each two devoting a day In their turn to om
nibus duly. They enter an omnibus in the morning,
any whore uptown, no matter whether of tho swift or
slow line t but limy lake euro npt to enter nl the
sumo place; tlio more crowded (ho vehicle the better.
■They tiro not long In when limy salute ono another
as acquaintances, living indiftbrcul parts of the city,
but ns men who have hut. liltlu opportunities of per'
sonal Intercourse, I'ho dialogue rims somollnng
“Glooil mqrnlngj,Mr. £>miih.’’ , ■»
“ A very good morning, Mr. Jones.,
"This ‘LconidnsMoitor has, created,quite an ox
cllcmonl among tho newspapers.”
<* Yes; but it was bqly among the.newspapers. A
mere trick of tho trade, got ifp to sell, the papers;
nothing moro; onto fellows, thoso cdllofs.
. " Well, then, what la tho ogony at proaent In your
"’•• B of slier JIV. Tlioro >■
except llio Mexican nowa, wlion. any arrive .
" f '“ Who, pray, ja tlio favorlto onnilldalo up llioro?”
uBTli?.‘ b “S'vvomnn and oliiWron'aoom to
in hla’favor I |.o I. carrying ovary thin? bofcr«-Ii» n .
Ilia popularity la aalboi..liin(r! _ .. - |ircois0 | y ,o
, n iJlon. mo *wml n “ oi Ninlriilo, Do
",'"’rSilo"JSlutruU ®"ml" Neutral Wliigo, all go for
;:|S l)unit Mb’wonder. 1.0 I. 0 ...no. wuril.y el-
Hron niul of nnocilotM,.
•n i°lhi! lo lllu.inUo tlio parivinbiitil- cliil.inn whlnli.
nil going! aufTmUa of tlio aovoroigim lor
Win lo aliool a Vronolinnui, for
jlTvte a|mkm. InaiUingly of tlio Ainoriomi ling: tho
N. Y.
other saw him Compel a Spaniard io tlrihk .a.pinl of
salt ami water, for refusing to toast the’ American,
eagle. Those may be called their patriotic points;
The one knew him to watch a poor Irishman who
look the yellow fever, seven nights and days without
sleeping: the oilier could slate it as a fucl,lhatcamc
to his own personal knowledge, that ho ante Carried
a.Dutchman who "broke "his leg on the Levee lib'mc
to bis otvn llbdse, on his back-r-kent hiiil llicro till
he recovered—paid the doctor's b.Ui —anil gave him
twenty dollars when leaving. These may bo ph(
down as their foreign feelers; Thus they go on
through tho day, riding up and.down,and election
eering away with a four horse omnibys, power.—
They, of course, vary tho performance to suit what
thoy .believe to bo the predilections of the mnjnrily
of their fellow passengers. Their iavofile candidate
' is sometimeq represented by them as a pillar of tha
church—more times as a iqtm who.has never made
any. profession of religion. Such, are some of the
: tactics of omnibus "electioneering.’
THE CATHEDRAL IN MEXICO.
A gentleman Who resided for a lung time in the
city of Mexico, has favored us with the following au
thentic account of the inngtiiHccnt gbfd and stiver or
naments contained in the. Caihcdral cf the city of
Mexico, The fuels are obtained from the most un
questionable source:
Golden Altar Services.
Six largo golden candlesticks } sixty inches high.
Six largo golden branches with ,u vase of small
size.
One golden cross, set with very precious stones,
with pedestal and front pieces, also set with precious
stones. '
Four smaller candlesticks of gold sixteen inches
high. ■ -
Two golden censors. ■:
Two golden utensils to sprinkle holy water, (Na
vetos.)
One cross of gold, filagree work.
Two golden do. Alriles.-X'^
Two golden do. Pulcbrcros.
Two Porlajmrcß of gold*
The weight of the altar services is not less than
400 pounds, and its vnluu not,less than $135,000.
Tho imago of the Ascension, the title ofthis church
is of solid gold, adorned with very rich jewels—the
weight of tho image, is 6984 gold casselhinos, $lB,- 1
700. Us value, including jewels, is not less than
$40,000. ,
The imago of Conception is of solid silver, and
weighs 30 pounds—value 5425.
, Tho silver lamp which adorns tho front oflho Pres*
bylcry weighs 2133£ pounds of silver, 855 of which
is glldcd'wilh pure gold* |lts appearance ismagnlfi.
cent.' It has fifty four burners, its height is 22 feel,
I clfctimfl-rcnco 30 fccl» and Is suspended by ah iron
| chain'and bolt weighing i,650 lbs* The cost ortho
lamp was $7l ,'343 stj, and its value of gold and
.silver afonols over-$45,000. , .
The principal tabernacle, or case In which the sa.
crcd species aro preserved, is 39$ inches high, and
wciglis 44 pofahds of pure gold. Its front Is covered
with 58?2.diarrionds, its back with 3652 emeralds,
544, rubies, 100 amethysts, and 28 saphircs.
cost was upwards of $150,000, which it is now rich,
ly worth. .... •
Tho largo Cibrium is of pure of 9 pounds
1 Weight and has 1675 diamonds set in it.' Ills worth
$W,580. , • vt . •. ' .
The clmlico, of pure gold, weighs 5J pounds, and
has set in it 122 diamonds, I4p0 (t pearls,
and is worth about $4OOO. • , ■ * v -c» .
Tho iewols worothegmof tho c*m
poror Charles Y. . • ' ■ .
In addition to those cops, there nfo 20 chalices oi
gold, most richly adorned with diamonds and pre
cious slonbs—filargo goldcfi plates with their incense I
boxes and bells of gold; The united value ,ol these
cups and plates not less than 820,000, t . 1
Tho silver services of tho bathed ral is very, beau
tiful, and extremely valuable* Amongihc picccsatc
. 12 chandeliers, 12 incense boxes, 12 largo branches.,
7 feet each, 71 silver cups' and incense burners; 9b
silver candlesticks,'and a multitude of branches, 3
silver statues, 1 very Jorge, silver closet,.beautifully
engraved, /br the dopoAUe of/ibly things,2 Jan)]isfnn-
Idore; with -each four clusters of branches, 9 large,
standard caiidlosticksjcscfh (i feet high,2osflvcrcun-l
dlesticks very!.large, in .the aisles oftho cathcd-i
rul. Value of sliver utensils, fu silver, 30 to $40,. |
000. , , . r
The robes and, garments of the prlslhood arc ol
the richest and most costly description* The more
extensive were gifts of the emperor Charles the fifth.
(7»n. Gazette.
Tho Marvellous.
That newspaper writers arc rather prone to exag
gerate, we must allow. It’s a way they'have, espe
cially'those who deal in tho “ story line.” . But, of
all marvellous stories, wo think the following, which
wo found in an exchange, takes the lead; Many
years ugo, a settler in tho West started one day on
a hunting-excursion, and after travelling about half
the day, killed a ■noble hear. lie then throw the.
boar and gun over his shoulder, and started home
ward; After walking about four mile*, ho became
very much fatigued, and concluded to stop and take
an hour’s rest. .lie dropped Bruin on the ground,
laid his.gun by the side or tho boar; and .retired to a
log some fifteen or twenty steps off, and hud him
down to sleep., After sleeping about half an hour,
he awoke; and Was dinftlotl. by finding a ferocious
panther between him. and his go men Whul woe he
to do ? Ho could not get at his gun for the panther.
But In tljo very energy .and frcnxy of despair, ho
Started to his feet and me* tho boast In Ills spring.—
Tho hunter ran his arm down the throat, of the pan.
ll, er —through and through him by the
tall—gave U a heavy jerk, and Uirnedthc heart wrong
tide out!' Ifsomo of our readers should doubt this
story, wo will excuse them.— Charleston Nctoa.
Study,— Tho human mind is U»o brightest despM
of tho power and skill of tho Infinafo mmd with
which wo aro acquainted. It Is created and placed
in tho world to bo educated for a higlior stale of ex-
Intoned. Her? its faculties begin to tfnfoWfnnd these
mighty energies, which aro, to bear it forward to un
ending ages, begin to discover themselves. The ob.
joct.pf training such a mind should he, to enable the
soul to fulfil well her duties hero, and to stand on
hinh vantage ground, when . sho loaves .this cradle
of her being; for aft biofftal existence beyond the
grave. • ' •
l!<niTfl. —Do hot font to undertake to form any ha
bit that is dcsiroablo, for it eon bo.formed,'and that
with' more .ease than you may at first suppose. Lol
the wine thing, or tho same duljV rcftfrn at thosnme
time every dnyi anil ft will soon become, pleasant,--.
No .matter If It be irksome at first j andh“J■
but liny interruption Cor e lime, end it wil•
'positive pleasure. In litis way ell our habits are for
mod.— Toddy . ■ _
letoly"n
prayer. . j.i. • huno words occur{ but unfor-
r r ' e l'ner.eeMdeloftl,e’.oeieCy,tf,e
“ 2 « sr*bouse shell 1)0 celled (lie limiso
oc'ptyef "lit i“' ro “ “ ‘ ,on ° r tl,lovc “'
ar.-reimw.—A o'erlr down oast having one mor
ning in'olmreb proclaimed the li.inda of meirlinony
between e “pal end feller.” was followed by heeler,
.fvinaii rondmge hymn of Welts beß'mtliig thus.
** ftll*m wtf »t b inils. vvtm tlroani ol I lea van.
O'? When wo rise In knowledge, es tbo prospect
widens,’ tbo objects of out-regard become more ob
soure, end the unlettered ponsnnl,'whoso views ere
only 'directed to tbo narrow sphere around blip, bo.
bold's pain'tp with o fiber relish, anil tastes her bios,
sings with e keener eppoilio,' then tbo philosopher,
w ho>o mind nt'temiils to gresp tin universal system,
•Ma, whet is revenge T 1
* Ifs when your daddy scolds mo, und I hit liim
with the broomstick,'
At $2 di) M ASSCii;
m a:
Prom NiHi’s Gazette.
DISTINGUISHED DB\THSt
Liet.. Ct/Ll Graham.— This gallant and actiom*
plish officer was killed in the assault upon.the cilv. •
of Mexico: Mo was about 47 yeafS of and,.
tin!vcraally beloved/ lie graduated at WcslPoinl lit
1817, as 3d Lieutenant of Artillery. Soon, after Hd
graduated, he wtJ selected by his cpiumander, Gen.'
Jackson,’ to, perform some arduous and responsible
duties among the {South Western Indians, ond ac
quitted htinfirff in the most creditable manner.
served throughout the whole of the Florida war wilji
the most distinguished bravery. He bore a promu
ncnt part in,the bullies of Palo,Alto,Rosaca.de Ja .
j Palma,‘arid lilonlofcy.', ;Aflef,lho capture pfjMqnte.
I rcy, ho joined Gen. Scott, and wap with that officer
in all the areal battles llmt.wcfu fought since hn .
landing at V.efu CriiZ, Col. Gfdhnm was a native of
Virginia.’ Thfc whole afmy mourns his loss. (
MaJor Twica*.-—The New York Herald pays the
annexed proper tribute io.thc memory of thia gallarit
officer i —‘‘The.gallnnt Major was.the brolherof friq "
worthy Gen. Twiggs, and father to the lamented
Lieut. Gcrirgo Decatur Twiggs, who so nobiy.-fidl at
the Puente. Naciomil on the 12lh of August: ,Major
Twiggs distinguished himself during the latO.wirf
with England on several occasions,
board tho Pennsylynnin, and was taken ,prisoner:**-
In every position in which he, vyns placed he showed .
himself worthy of the highest trust. He was a man
possessed of undaunted bravery, which was'couplcd
with a'discriminating judgment, without which bra
very is oflitllc Importance. He was gifted with on,
unusual mind, and he did not Jicglcct the talents
which nature.gata him. Ho made hfmsclflhoratigh
ly familiar -with the duties of his profession, and of d
man, a citizen, father, husband and friend." He was
admired and loved by all who.were fortunate enough
to bounder his command. more kind, humane,
officer, never lived, His constant aim ifcai to render
all around him happy,'and in this ho was eminently
successful." t,
Cot.. Martin Scott. —Col. Mprtin Scott,'who wis
killed in one of mir sanguinary
of Mexico, in Gen. Worth’s division, was a. native of
Bennington, Vl He was educated at West'Polnt/
andjrom that school entered the army some thirty
years ago. Ho has since, then scon ser
vice, ami conducted himself always with great riatf
tion, skill and kindness. In his youth ho was famous
among tho sharp shooters of the Green 'Mountains,*
very few of whom could perforin feats to be compar
ed with his. ■ Ho never shot game in the bodyj but
at whatever height or distance, Always firrffclf thtf
head. Ho would drive a nail Into li.boord,'part way
with thb hammer, and Uteri'.taking the farthest.d«J
lance at which his eye could distinctly seo.it, •.Jfiyo
it homo with, his Unerring ballet. Ho has always
been much.respectcd arid beloved byhis townsmen,
for Ins amiable and benevolent qrialUlcl,'
with the most exact integrity. With a moderate in
tome,'ho had so. economized in his personal expensed
ins to support his family,’ now at. Milwaukie,aro .
left to mourn his loss, Hew tltcso hearts bleed an£ .
ache.! ■ .
Col.'Scbll' is (he su.rho individual so celebrated as ,
CnnU’Scolt, in the anecdote told of the coon.
Cou Mclntosh. —Col. Mclntosh, who fell in thri
last battle,was a, gfachialc of "Wes^l £omt.‘pft’ff .one
of {lie bravest aria ulosl chivalriC spirits in the army.
At {lit commencement of. tho war ho was with llii
§ullnn{ Taylor,* on. ihu Rio Grande, where, ho was so
cspcratcly wounded that U was deemed necessary
that hoshould tcliirn to X\\t United , Staler Hp f e *
mniripa at hfe’mC bin a few ]%r»(hs.*nrid j before his ,
health |Jorfe4ily owß.nrgMlt
solicitations, ho oblttincd permission to rcsuirio
command .of his regiment, which was attached v lo
Gen. Scott’s army, lie was with Scott at VefaCru*
apd fcerro Gor/lninnd participated in the great oat*
tics which preceded I fie cnjdirp of (ho Mexican capi*.
Ui: lie received his fnlul wound on the. 7th of
September, In the thickest purl ofihe fight. A.bfavpr
! man, or more accomplished officer was not to be
1 found in tho army; t
* I’Afr. Groror \Y, Ayres. —Was killed; on the. ptn
* of September, 1817 dining the assnuUaipon the Mex
' i‘qnn forlifiqd lines near Chnpultcpcc, Bro. Capl. Gco
VV. Avres 3d Rrgimq‘R U-8. Artill?ry.> .A graduate
of West Rpint in 1841, and prompted to a Lieutpn-,
pney In December, 184.6, he at the sannMlmo ,b#*l
received the brevet rank of Captain,’ fof his
aad meritorious conduct-fri ' tho several conflict# at
Moplcrpy, Moi.ieo. ’ Since that tffiiri he has.Dcenjdrio
'of tho brightest ornaments’, and has signally .distin
guished himsclfin the war with Mexico, for whirih no
had been promoted and brevotted.*
From tlio Halt Wore Clipper, M
Mus. Flournoy anii her CHILDREN. —Sjoiiiowhcrb
down iii Alabama there lives a Mrs. Flournoy, wild
Uqb a genius for progrcAa in population, Sumo pnu
smM that she has hud five children In eleven months /
This her husband .considers a slander, inasmuch as
it staled but part of her merits’ W that important
particular. Whefeupon ho writes Uio following
letter:
ChaiHberd July 10:
Messrs, "Ebi'rons; I have noticed in your paperari
account of my wife having five,children in the short
space of ten mouths and slxlech days—which is Ut
ile mofo thah’ hull* loid; She has hud hino pMdfeft
that wcr6 born olive, with ihfc e3t6cptidh of tWo that
were born dead, In a lillio boiler than threeiosfs.—
Two were born on the 23d of July,' 18‘»2/pn g lh« 391 h
of April, 18-W/sho hud two inpfe/on tho tflfrof June/
18‘lu,' she had llirco'more/ on tlio iWlh oTApril,' 1047/
she had l#o more.' - i . , . . ,
Slio has hod fourteen children in olevoh ydafs and
a fow months—seven sons and seven daughters,—
Seven are living at this time, ah(J seven dead;
Yours, &c.
TllbS. G. FLOURNOY.*
A Hint The man who spends twdWtt
ahd a half cents a day for strong drink/ suppoatog.
that he is aliousclieopcf, could provide for hlslumily
with the money thus spent In a year/ (ho following
necessaries I, ' , £/;«’;/
l\ tons of coal/ W? ,
1 load of wood, } “*{
2 barrels of flour/ • i of?
&00 lbs..lndlun meal/ j” Jjf3
, 200 lbs. of pork, . *i no
8 btfshcls of potatoes/ , - ..' ,
' " $l5 C2’
,V Yoii nfo writing my bffl on dory rough’ paper,’-
.. gj i„ j,j M attorney. •* Never mfn,d, said
fbc lawyof. Oft lias to ba Jilid before It cornea to
.court.** -i-
i A IlsiiKAVti) Winotv. —Mrii. lli!fliniii t orllnkimore,
Icllior Imaliand, tvbilo lio waa serving lua country
in Texas less iliuu (wo years ago, In llio capacity of.
Lionl. Colonel to the 711. Infantry. In the winter of
IBM, alio lost a non,'Limit. A. 1. Hodman, of the 3a
infhntrv, wlio died ail' a disease contracted whlli
serving in Florida. Alllio battle of Clmruboaqo, her,
voiincaal and favorite child ivoa hilled,while awylng
m the Ist U. S. Artillery, in the capacity of X^ioul.
In tho same engagement she had. anolhef eon W6un
jod. Cant,' Hoffman, of the fllh Infantry; tiho f> fe*
resented ns possessing superior dUulnrilODitii> os art
officer and a gentleman, . ’• ,
AnvFaTiaiNU.—The Now Groups Delia has quite a
pithy paragraph on ihld subject, “ AdverUslr.g,”
says the editor,U tp huflVnes»,'whal oil is lo fno
night Withhold tho necessary supply of W
and (ho lamp goes out; odvcrllso not Ill>or»J/f, sna
who Vim arc,’ and what is your- business snoivn
only, l!pi d> limited circle —-your mpH® r v v3
continue,y f WfWlncss fulls hr
\itimd, Which was never seen 1 0 J" » w pf-bankrupts.
tho nuwspiipors, now %«rw lw «|||mf'of. Iho .
1 This is tr % di loarn H iiiusl ndvojv
‘ limes, ami ur sl uolivity
■ peel, at til/* advortlf*'‘
i biiaUW" and prq«r- ■, .
(fjo'r«po.*prr M p • ' . , ■ v