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AT THE OFFICE OF TIIS r
Jeffersouian Republican.
One of the Old Zack So tigs.
Tune "0 look ye there.
0 all ye pouting doubting Whigs, ? .
Who go about as mourners,
Come wipe the tear drops from your eyes
Stop croaking in the corners. -
chorus.
0 come along with shouts and songs,
And "go it while you're able,"
We'll put old Zack in the White House, boys','
"Old Whitey" in the White House stable. "
Ah me ! to hear these croakers croak,
0, 'tis a usin to Moses !" " : j
They snuffle, they "can't go old Zack,'?
And then they wipe their noses. ' s
0 come along, &c ' ' ' '
. . - .a u.
Cheer up! cheer up J ye fearful WJ.igs , . .
And on your harness buckle; -i..
At doubling Whigs the devil laughs; '
The Locofocos chuckle. ' ;;; '
: O come along, c.
The Locos swore that Harry Clay
Made pledges far too many ;
The rascals now abuse old Zack,
Because he don't make any.
O come along, &.
"f -
The Taylor platform's broad enough ,
W lis
To hold this mighty nation; &i, r. . I
'Tis built of Whig materials all, .
And has a firm foundation. . .:i-a
0 come along,1 4"C."'ia
The Locos tried at Baltimore
Tofixapiatforai.bigger; ' .,'..'. i J
They set a "deatfjftlfi ap4 : for bait ,
Stuck Cass upon the. trigger. . ,: 'i.-,., v
0 corrie alongi.c-'? yj
t , f V mt !
The sly old fox of EFnderhook,
He eyed the trap with1 wonder ; , . i
He thought nwould .dor-foi- catchingrats,j' j'
mfoxesV wouldgo-under.. .
A
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cyme arpn,- 9-c. ,
W Cassias liyeJaliWs fJj'fes . ..f
In office, for the' trimings, ;
Yet old Zack carries the longest rible,
And' he'll knock alf the "cimmonsiA' " ''
0 come along,'" &c. '
Nine Taylors to .snake a single .man" , 1 1
We always.used; tp muster ; . (
Take nine such Taylors as old Zack, f - 1.
And would'nt' he be a busldr !' - -.Oxome
along, &v.
P. Xhe1, chiCjkep, thieyes abuseolZack,
XheyJUL. !'car ft itV if they're taHen,;.
For tho' Joe Bennett stole the hog,,.J3 . ,
He did'nt save his bacon. j
d b'cme along, &c. - "
Xands im Maryland.
There Is a vast amount of land'here in Bal-
rdimore coilnty, ivhic'h "has" been exhauaied by
' U3 culture of tabkeco 'very1 mariy Vearj sintfe.
aufi which bai been lying out for half a century
ftFreat dea'hrWhlch' niar be nufchaj.ed Vei-y
' cheaply. J and, jf)erapsV !h 'the World an
swers so wei'i in'&'tb prdmptly to'a 'little ma
nure as this. 1 Jia ve seen an old field, which
was early bare of he rtiage, enclosed and dresr
j.sed wuh about two hu.ij'i pounds ol guano,
t produce a good crop u( wheat. I have j.uqh
-aHKiue.ihts, .season in oat, upon which I -owed,
t the' iime of bowing my- o'M, 10.0 rlouii'ds
jperuvjau guano rr apry, ajd feller ciats'are
not pfteji to be R(eeu. You7 have Viahy eVit'e
. prising .young rnqnieicn wnolnJghi Pprchase
..a arm Jbere, perhaps, ho WuTFlIave''' 'WH
ttt ho,me for many years ip rj0" 1'0 " They can
very easily imrjrpved, ehu$y tbp istuglaM
micaceons:3 sod. f 1 i'
viocii, ;U. Vm "J,y o, 10'iq
iiurcnaso lanu ui vejy low pices. and by pa v
Jno a small pari, of ihe purchase tnonev, in ina
iiy instances jeV.lQng .edif fnruihe balance.
There is verV Utile' "of "ihts land "which" is hot
1
I Correspondence of the Telegraph.
A Mystery.
HoLMESBURd; hil'a Co,' Sept. 15, 1848.
Mil. Editor The following very curious
experiment has been frequently performed in
ihe , presence of men well versed in the princi
ples iff natural philosophy ; but I hare never
seen one who could give a. satisfactory explana
tion of it. 1 first saw it performed when a boy
at school ; but I had forgotten it, until 1, saw it
repeated a xhort lime since, by "boys of larger
growth." Pew will credit it until they are con
vinced of its truth by ocular demonstration.
Will you be good enough to insert it'in the Tel
egraph ? It may amuse some of your aub'scri
berB, as you, know,
"A little nonsence now and then,'
Is relished by the wisest men.'
And, perhaps, "some one more lucky than the.
rest" may be able 10 solve the mystery.
Let a man, place himself in a supine position
on a bench, with bis arms and legs m the same
relative position as when standing, and, all his
muscles rendered as rigid as possible ; then
let four men', two at his shoulders and two at
his feat, placing them on opposite sides, attempt
to liftliiin with theff fore-fingers, the others be
ing closed ; and trey will find their united
stteiigih insifiicieni to accomplish ihe task.
But ubservufo the same condition as before, let
t he'in all, iti&ludin'g the prostrate man, inhale
what is ustfafly called a "deep breath" precisely
together; making at (he same instant a simul
taneous" effort to lift him, with their fore-fingers,
as before, afid they will not bh'ly b'e able to lift
hiin with uie greatest ease,' but to hold him as
high as their beads a long as they can avoid
plra'uon. I he momf ht; however, one of
them shall bfeaih, their burden will fall 16 the
ground, unless caught 111 their arms.
Il ia a sine qua non, that all the experiment
ers inspire lit exact harmony ; ana tii order to
do ihis':it is best 16 agree previously to make the
effort' of lifting at the third, fourth,' or'fifth in-'
hafj(ii6n-. Yours. &c. J. W. W.
lock Trading iu Arkansas.
Long Z'ea'k nb-mater-wha!l's-his-name -
was' of Puritanical origin, and deatK to the Dutch'
and oiiran'dish rrfen in the way of trade. He
was an en'genious specimen of yo'ur live Yan
kee, who, ihbfigh' he looked as if he did know
his mouth fr6m a hole in the ground, was well
informed as to the value ofputy and the current
generally,' and sharp enough to count for three
or four of 'em, instead of simply one of 'em, in
tlie way of financial operation. Said Z'eak to
a' knot of its one day, "Did I ever tell you how
I shoved off those refuse clocks that 1 bought
at feiiciion V
"Well, there wis. a grist of 'cm you may de
pend, and sich a 16V. 1 coulden't a lost mueh
011 "'em at a dead loss ; they were 'no go that
is to say, they killed lime awfully, or wouldn't
coiiie ti time at all,' as the sportm rheri say.
W5eII, I struck out. for Arkansas, where the na
tTves wefe jh want 0.' ccVnVfrlences an4 tuk' hold
sharp at a iradeV" Niw", niy usual way Was to
feVve'a 'clock 'with the settlers, whViher or pot,'
tfll'i.cajne again, and if they didn't keen7,em,
wh'y 1. wouldn't charge 'erh a cent for the tise
ley were, huMgryi afie'f awhile, without a t;me
hta here was kind oT irresula
mt'j pf efjuse, liajf Made' machines', and as I
cqurdu.'t waVrant 'em. ! said' tVcrh,' says' l'.ef
you II take
this regulator on Irial, ei 11 don't
suit, Fll.c
charrge and inve you' auoTher when r
co'me back"arorHg. VVelf, some' on' 'erriuV hold
sharp; and bcoeht risrh off, but most" of 'em't'tik
f'Ajfter I sold the whole j, I luk' the rjk"c$
trac : ip colj'ect the." tax? and hsear how they sui
tedV aiid' carrie to an rjlri Jersey s(Juarlef,.,whd
cumpiainea aauaciousiy mat me couinunueu
cowtbdUkepj htnj awake, o' nights sirikia' all
sorts oftjme, and he. .wouldn't have the ihr'ng
mrhTs?)iujVaiidso J tuk oft thetfaWged'rW
chitfd, khd wei(t to 'a'rfeighbor dfhls'n,' about
teii mile's ofi, who saiifhe had ilcd his reglaior
and loosened the peg' for it squeaked like a
yoiirtg possum, but ihe 'rhing was dead' iuire, 'and
ef I !had nothing' better, 1 might Mote' it out (if'
jhe settlement quicker. y ell; 1 made a trade.
;and eft the Jersey man's clock-, that, went Ijke
a streak, and sjruck the hours like sfx'y, which
pleaserj.lie oldeljer right smirt, a-nd' .passed
his old clpck off 10 the next customer, and so
ruji thffiUgh the whole lot, changii? all'but (xfio
or three, ajid givin" em their neighbors clocks, f
Heft 'em all perfectjy satisfied. But, said Zeak, 1
'reckon ihe times are out of joint in ATkausas."
Wh Wauls a If hs band ?
Advertising ibr, wives is becoBoiig quije com
,roon, We,find ixao such advertisements jn the
Trjbune. New: Xork. ' One is agentlerrian with
i$l50p.a year, who seeks a wife, of " evangelical
piety, of'gopd looks, not over 28," The; other is
'rbflte shrewd in hisexpectationa. - He hasa -",mpd-
erate'property". and heeds a lady tof .stpaU for-
itune.?' beside the 'good; looks, .piety, ijot being
rttenpnerJ.. Jseemsw uw iVV"-
of.'em. "N$w, the lea'st the)1 could do wis' to
keeji'me for it, and 1 sold a heap of 'em in that
way, because ye see they couldn't tell when
iH in arrowv aeiw wwo vi
LOCO RASCALITY IN OLP BERISS.
An Apple Butter Speculation.
The leaders and managers of the l)em'pcracy
of u,Old Berks" are conceded to' be. ihe .most
rotten and corrupt of any ppliiicians .i,n the
Stale. The following from, trje Jleading Jour
nal will give our. readers an idea of tKe style
in whichihev i,c4rr.y on" in thai region :
An "Apple Butter" Speculation. A
good story1 is toltl-at the expehce of several of
1 11c uttuuiuaics mr unite udiujo icucm uu-
cofocb' County Convention. It eerfVs that a
countryman near 10'wh had the good fortune to
be chosen one of the delegate's of his toWhhip,
and iri pursuance of "ancient democratic usage"
set his1 w its to work how he could best raise
the wind, wuhoui appearing to be. actually
bribed.1 A lucky thought struck him. He,had,
just boilt. a large supply of "Apple Butter," and
o few days before the meeting of the Conven
tion he loaded up a number of earthen ''pots fil
led with this popular sauce, and set out for
Reading". Arrived in town, he was soon poun
ced upon by a hungry office-seeker of' his4 ac
quaintance who was busy in' buying oyer the
delegates. Our hero was approached in the
usual way, "give me a lift this time, anil. 1
will, not forget ou hereafter," but ihe apple
butter man was uot to be bamboozled by prem
ises which experience most probably had
taught him were never fulfilled, pointing Out
his stock in trade he remarked
"I have some nice applebutter, and as my
motto is to encourage those who encourage file,
I will thank you to look at 11 before I answer
your question."
"0 .certainly just happen to want apple
butter!? said the candidate removing the cloth.
"Very fine article this what's the price 1" con
tinued he by no means indipnsed to encourage
home, manufacturers provided he could thereby
secure a voto 111 the Convention.
"Five dollars a poi, seeing it's you .'" repled
the a'pple-butter man 'with'a'pecullar twinkle of
the eye. i '' 1
"Hum ! Apple-butter hS riz !" exclaimed
the eandhate, ' . , '
. "Yes ! Glorious effects of the the Tariff of
'46 ! But if you' think its too high you may
have my vqje on Saturday in the bargin."
The money was paid and apple-butter trans
ferred. The office-seeker run over his list of
delegates, and marking opposite-, irri 1 apple-butter
man's name "good for one votej" set out
to buy up other delegates.
The speculation succeeded so well that the
delegate, in his "character of apple'-butter mer
chant resolved 10 call upon all "democratic
friends" out of Vifiice, and approach them in the
same way. Tn a very short time be had dis
posed of some twenty or thirty pots, at prices
ranging from $'2 to $10 each, netting altogeth
er a; very handsome sum by this speculation.
But the best of the story remains to be told.
It turned out that ihe apple-butter delegate 'had
dealings with half a dozen candidates for the
same office, and as he could only void for one',
of course four-fifths of His 4besi customers' were
most gloii6usly humbugged.
This apple-butter transaction, we are as
sured on Locofoco authority, is actually true.
it leaked' ou'f through one upon whom the 'saw
was played, and w'ho' considered' it quite too
good" a joke to' kVep to himself. ,
MViny other charges of briberry and corVup
tion'h'ave bett made,' and if Half the stories
are tr'6 that are whimpered about- by the Loco
focos theniselt&Vthe proceedings in the Lo'co
foco Delegate Convention were of so out ra
geoui a character that the wonder is any re
spectable man is willing to' endorse them bj
His vote. But the rriarfs of the -parly know
nothing of the' ascali'ty of their leaders, and no"
wonder, when' it' i. remembered' that they sit'
wnh'clbs'ed doors, besides being all equally cul
pable arid steeped in rascality, no one could
etile iVio'ari'epoSc without criminating himself.
6nco3!Fort'ablv Fa. -The Rockingham
Va Regit'er gives an account tof 'something
new"" in the' "ctiriosty" hne. We confess that
V11 "Weather lilvo thi's, the description i's a mel
ting one :- "The delebrated 'Riinkle Family,'
of Rockingham we urid'ersiand', will start in a
few days down ihe Valley, Wih'the intention
of visiting different portions of the United S.
iDti. .1.. . . .;t r.1 1 4.-
1 ins lamny, eonsisiiTigoi iwo Dromers-anu two
sisters', will be found to be objects of no ordi
nary curiosity being, in ail probability, the
largest family of human beings eyeY exhibited
in this 6r any other country. Their tinned
weight is 1400 pounds One" of the youhg la
die's is'" so fl'es h'ey an to be uliSnle to walkVand
when moVing tVf her ovvrl r'ccrrd, grtios ujioii her
hands anif kii''ea. They are' of the ffr'diri'ary
height, and their mother" is an un'sually small
woman the father, hb'vveveiV is'an' ordinary
sized man."
A Disi6oVer ,
A discovery has been made by Mr. Ticknor,
of Brooklyn, of a process by' which-paints of
all; colors can, when applied to" wbdd;iron, or
any oilier material, be made i' havea''polish
and stir fa'ce 'equal to the finet pHrcBlain'.4' Fiir
all;ornametUs atid uselulvpurpos'e5i.'thi"sMnven-j
tion must beofhbgreaieyivalilelq' '
A Soldier's testimony.
lere is something peculiarly attractive ana
' There is something peculiarly
striking in the eloquence of a soldier something
'-.f'y v . v ifr. . 1 v
which carries with it the. force of sincerity and ap
peals directly to the best feelings of the heart.
The absence of the finished rhetoric and pompous
declamation, which decorate the displays of the
forum," gives' tq the language of ihe'soldier a fresh
ness and fragrance, Which to" us a' part of whose
profession ft is, rot only to hear, but to read long
winded harangues is really inviting.'
We have been particularly pleased with a recent
erTort of the' distinguished Captain ,f.Brajg for
though brevetted a Lieutenant Colonel, no offi
cial rank can ever confer a higher honor upon him
than that vyhich belongs to Captain Bragg at an
impromptu dinner given to him by a party of gen
tlemen in the city of New York.
After responding with! becoming modesty to the
complimentary toast tb himself, h& proceed to nar
rate many interesting incidents connected wiih the
battles on the Eio Grande, 'as illustrative of the j
character of the unbounded confidence of his troops j
in their commander. . . , j
His account of the battle of Buena Vista is
graphic and eloquent :
So' at Buena Vista the personal character of
General Taylor had a like influence on the army.
When the War Department deemed it necessary,
in order .to form a column to invade Mexico, via
Vera' Cruz, to take his regulars from him, he was
sure that Santa Anna would attack hmi. "J am
the weak point," he often said,' " and I know he
will attack me." But he determined to defend his
position, and in order the best way to defend it, to
advance. General Taylor, kept well informed of j
the approach of the enemy, by den. Wool's" scouts, j
moved on to Saltillo, then on to Agua Nueva. It j
was proposed at ope. time to meet the enemy in!
advance of Agua Nueva, but ascertaining by( luV
engineers that their position could" be'rturned, he !
resolved to fall back to Buena, Vista, as(the enemy
approached him. Buena Vista is a, military posi
tion that any soldier's eye would select for a de
fence. To.no particular person is the credit of the
selection, due, for it has.been said that," even a
woman picked it out as a place to repulse an.ene
my. Various officers. have had the credit of the
selection, tut whateveparticular credit is due.js
certainly due to, the commandef-ih-chlef, who
fought the battle.
The Mexicans themselves had fought a battle
there. Santa Anna knew the g'round.sp well, that
he ordered his general (Minon) to take and keep
possession of it, m order to attack our rear. f Gen.
Minon got into our rear,, as ordered ;. but when he
reached Buena Vista he found us in possession of
it. The22d of February, 4,500 men, mostly raw
troopsj opposed to 20,000 of the enemy., was cer
tainly not a very encouraging day.' We. did not
feel quite so' happy or so well, as over thfs boun
tiful table to-night. Ve thought of hqnie, and of
families arid friends ; and our chance of death was
much better, we thb'ught, than 6'feverf seeing them'
again.. For several' days previous General' Tay
lor was constantly engaged in. making his arrange
rheVrfe,' and in writing: home. It is said als'o, that
lie made its loill. But he never shrank from his
duty., 4 1 may perish,' was his thought, - but I
will perish in maintaining the honor of my coun
try ! I have to run' a terrible risk; in assuming the
responsibility of making.this onward march; bp,t
it j's the only c6urse that will save my army. i?o
stay in MorVterey was to be , sacrificed by the over
whelming force of the enemy. To save all I
must risk all ! .
The battle was fought you know the result
but you never can know the influence that the pre
sence of General Taylor had upon the army. He
alone, so it has seemed to me, could have inspired'
by his presence, every soldier in the army, as the
volunteers were inspired. The confidence in him
was complete. He had comnianded volunteers
before, and had been successful with them. He
had never surrendered.' He had never been whip
ped ;' and the idea got abroad that he never could'
be. When manoeuvring my pieces' athwart the
gullies, f I cite this as an example of that confi
dence,) r saw cio'u'ds of dust about two miiesYrom
me. I was painfully anxious', t thbnght Gener
al Mi non had fallen upon our rear, attacked our
depots, ancl to meet him was my first thought.
A nan came g'a.lnpin'g.up, througn the;,dust fnto
sighf, screaming,'" Old Zack' is coming .'" Every
solrller nave involuntary utterance tq his feelings.
Old Zack came -and in'nlteen minutes the tide of
trie battle turned Pour thousand five hundred
meri7epsed' twenty thousan'd-a'nd it is to the
influence' ofthkt presence, uhdef6dVl rrrlj?tb'a
tarn alive here tb dine with you'tHfcda'
A1 Gen'tleman1. iVow ofVeh M 6'ti dUctUfgp
your pieces that day? " "
Col. Bragg. About two hundred and fifty rounds
to each gun. ! ' .
Another GenflcrriahKpiv dear was the enemy
to ourieces.at aypneime.,; w
CoJ.tBragg Within; fifty.xards.apijemej,,,,
sh4no.7.eVVqreiwas,Gennf:aylprle iH $1
' " ' .5&$arjife ?Je,Tf
Col. Brflg- Within forty yards. ' -The
good taste and simplicity in his closingre
marks are worthy of all ' praise.
Gentlemen, 1 am a soldier! and no politician. I -know
General Taylor only as a soldier and a man..
I speak of him only as the commander-in-chief of. -our
arm) in Mexico. I have-nothing to do with
his, politics or yours", It is the duiy of a soldier
cheerfully tq obey whomsoever you put into pow
er. I could not help speaking of my commander
whqn thqs toasledas 1 have been by you, for-sdr-i
vices under him. I have nothing to do with poli-'.
tfcfj. ' ' r-
This is the testimony'of a'galiant soldier;' -whoK"'
speriks not from report ; but,.who was a prqminent
actor in the eventful scenes which he has so beau-1
tifully 'depicted.
more, from the fact
. 1 . . . 1
ocrat," though an ardent suppi
of Gen. Tnyior.
The ILini Snake.'
.1- tr . . .
A late writer in one of the. public journals rep
resents the king snake of the South a3 the natural
enemy of the rrjockasin, a powerful and venomous.
reptile, though not aware that he 13 the .enemy of
any othe? "of the .serpeht tribe. At the .South', how
ever, I believe it is generally understood that he
makes war on every other species of the serpent;
he is most renowned1, however, for combats with
the formidable moclcasin. in hich. he is beliered
to be always the conqueror. Jle'not. only attacks
the mockasin when he accidentally ciosses his
path",' but "he huflfls him with' all the cunning and
perseverance with which a dog hunts a rabtL
when he apprOasheshis prey, lie does it in a quiet
and stealthy manner, until near enough, with a
J - It 4-
quick and rapid movement, and with. a-single-;
sp'ri,ngj to plant his fangs in the back of His ene
my's.neck.. In this he, never fails. He:th'en coils.
htmself around the body of the mockasin and tight- ,
. : j -. . . f r . -
ens his, folds ; and never relaxes the tenacity of-.
his deadly embrace until the lifd i of his: victim has;
become extinct. This is generally ip: jhe courSeV
of an., hour, , or. two perhaps less'., But I haVeV
; known one instance-in which the mockasin. Vas'
found alive, after an einbrace of twelve .hours; and'"
the king, snake holding him. aa. lovingly as. at. first-. a
The .kjng snake is equally hostile to. ra'fs"-andti
mice. He is not of great length, but thi6 andif
muscular;- and isperfectly harmless to man.' He
is regarded in a friendly light, and no one trou'-T
bles hi'm.' He 13 a bold fellow too. In passing,
through an extensive wood I met with one coiled
up sd'hear the carriage track that one of my wheels
actually grazed his skin; and yet he. disdained to';
move. Backing my s.ulkey, I touched him' fjretty
sma.rfly with ,the " snapper" of my whip, pfobablyl
twetny times in the course of ten minutes. He
would, each time, raise his head, look at me, and'
writhe his body, but absolutely refused to budge;
an inch. I should judge him to have been about;
five feet long, as he crossed the road just before I
came up with him.
The. mockasin is an ugly looking customer,
He is also short and thick, arid somewhat resem
bles the rattlesnake in forrn and color, though he'
has more 6f the dark coppery hue. He is5 amphi
bious, and is sometimes' though rarely, taken irv
the water, by means of hook and line; When at
tacked on the land he attempts to seek refuge iiV
the water. Great stories are told about his v'erV-
om, aiid the fatality of his bite; but f never hearlf
of d well authenticated account of anv havih'ff dieaV
in consequence of it. The general impression is;
that the skm of a person bitten by this reptile. as-
sumes the mottled hue of the reptile; himself; and
that the niqst effectual remedy is the sound of a
violin ! f have met with no one who' could swear
to either fact. Providence Journal.
Fight between a Rat and. a Frog.
The Dover Gazette gives the following account
of a most singular and desperate encounter be
tween a frog and' a rat, at a brook, near a slatrgh-ter-house
in that town, a few days since i "It ap
pears that a rat came down to the brook to drink;
and discovering a frog, ' vvith force and arms,'
made an attack: upon him, by making a firm grasp
with his teeth; no sooner did the rat make his hold,
than tA'e frog dove into the water, dragging his
antagonist with him, where he remained until the
rat was compelled to let go, and make for dry land,
closely pursued by the frog. As sO'on as the frog
appeared above water he was a'gain attacked by
the rat, and a second time became the subject for
cold water bathfng. This feat was several times
performed, qritil the rat, from exhaustion aVd
drowning; fell a prey to' his antagonist. After the
frog became f6Uy a'ssured that his combatant yvas
dia'dj'fie eafed himself Upon hitf dead carcase
wrth' all the complalsa,n'6'e imaginable, where ho
remained nearly half a'rf hour, exulting as it, were
over his hard-won victory. Several persons were
present and witnessed the fight. - ..:...:.-.
it.
Why 13 a printer like a barber 1 Because he
"&reQjie8tedtto;8oap everysqne who wantsttoiap
pear1 withaiclean facB'b'eforQ'theipublic
To otir opponents it niay be worth'
t 1
that Capt. Bragg is a " Dem--
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