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PIANO FORTES.
MR. RAMSEY, c
Columbia, S. C
of
Piano I'liile &
HlMle noil lor,
is constantly receiv
ing a nad supply of
Tiar.os with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS
which has given them the preniam over all
others. C and 6J octavos from $2 in to "s.lno
M to 7 $300 to $400. 7 to 7 $400 ro 9438)'.
Carved wor., and Grand Pianos trom $500 to
Mr. R. beinj a practical Piano Maker can
insure to his customers a perfect instrument
Colurrbia, June 2J, I e5'. 491y
I ROH SEBAVjTOPOiL.
THERE is nothing new from
the Crimea, bv "the last ar-
rwal, but at Sfbostopol, on Trade
Street, tht're is somethinrr rtn-
The un
1 . -ro rrn .iA V... I , i T
n s graeny and rtj- itihlhlliiiH md invites
iue puMjc t0 ?iV biI1 a flu,m t,);jt
m WW accommodate them with articles of the
uo3 purcuaseu oi jam-, s onant.
. , . nt . i ii
ilUA lir and ,n .. 1.
to suit the most fas-
KiGiv! ""i'1 call, and judge
P"l a call, and jud
WM PHELAN
AVlNQ located in this place, respectfully
M.M. oflen bia Professional Set vices to the citi-
Xx,
ssrs. DruckiT &
hoininers' Store.
April 100. tf
A Professional Card.
f AVINi; located in Charlotte permanently,
JM-M. with the view of practicing Medicine, I
would respectfully tender my services to the pub
lic. C. A. HENDERSON, M. V
!" Office at the American Hotel.
April 8, tf
ROKKHT CIRRUtt. HI. I).
"kFFKR.S hi professional services to the pub-
lie, in the practice ot SURGERY, in all
! "iSvSTSn op-rate, trea or giv advice
j iu all amm that may require his attention.
' Feb jSr'i-vi l'v iraUit' RaUge' Chariotu-
" - 3
Jk IAKU.
RS. SAM E L & JOSEPH W CALD-
YV ELL have this day associated themsehm
in ike practice of Medieiie-, and one or the other
of tin ni can at all timt-s be found at tbeir office,
next door to the State Hauk, upstairs, unless pro
fessionally enra$r-d.
In all dangerous rases Dr. P. C. Caldwell will
act as consulting phvsieian free of charpe.
SAMUEL L. CALDWELL,
JO.SEMI W. CALDWELL.
Jan. -22, 18B6. lj
l if n is . i. c;. v a t. n w ll win he
at the Office of Doctors J. V. & 8. L. Caldwell
urom 8 to Wo clock, every moniaf. After that
hour, he will he at his own house, subj ct to the
call of any of his friends, unless professionally
S. . DAVIS,
Attorney &. Counsellor at Law,
ii. i its At " jV. c.
1 , 1K"6 tf
koiss:s:t p. wariivg,
Attorney at Law,
( Office in boOding attached to the Aineiiean Ho
tel, Main street.)
Charlotte, N. C.
Jan. 29, l,t;. tf
3 DOORS SOl'TII OF THE MANSION' HOUSE.
Charlotte.
S. M. liO WELL
MAVING nude more extensive preparations
for the Manufacture of
MA DDL KM and IE AR A' EMM,
He would rrsneotfully inform the chisel
of
North Carolina, rhnt lie is now prepared to fur
fhrnish I!3.i:s A II II 4 R V RHS
of a superior quality, of his Men muntifucliirr , I
' ,!l I
v ery bowesx i'ossiDie I'rices.
ITVTI!
J JJ.
-F-i LTI ,T (TV! -"P a
I t rs t 1
"77 xi "tlxas Sadclles shoulders: speaks with considerable con
By leaving their ord- rs, can be furnished as low : fidence, but is not very communicative.
ma mi' tun j hoc ill e i
,.a-'
as thev can procure the same at the North.
8. M. HOWELL.
I OOI S
I?or Salo
AT TOE
CHARLOTTE BOOK STORE.
rpHE NEW PURCHASE, or Early Tears
A IN the Far West Bj Robtri Carlton.
THi: ADVENTURES OF IIA.U1 HABA
in Turkey, Persia, and Russia Edited by Jrnmeu
STANHOPE BURLEIGH, The JcsmiUs im
our ilomrx. One of the most interesting Novels
that has been written in many yean by Helen
Dhu.
THE MUSEUM of Remarkable and Interest
ing Events, containing Historical Adventures
and Incidents.
BLANCHE DE A li WOOD a Tale of Modern
Life.
EVENING TALES being a selection of I
Jif :la I
compiled by ILnry St. Clair.
. ... i hi. .....- m inrviiij nuu .ii.-ii, hi. .
LEXICON OF FREE
i .UAW.Mll.
.ii'VS- r,i-intni,iiil' ;i ili'timtioil
of all its communieabTe lenamt
The True Masonic Chart, by J. L. Cross. L
The Free-Mason's Manual, by Rev'nd K. J
Stewart.
Mackey'fl Ahiaaa Rezou of South Carolina.
The Xew Masonic Trustle Board.
THE ODD FELLOWS' MANUAL, by the
u'v. A. B. Crash.
LOWRIE & ENNIS8 I
Charlotte. March 4, 185f
Book-Sellers.
Hating and Refreshment
SALOON.
THE nnderaigaed taks this method to re
turn his thanks to his friends for the libe
ral encouract inent which has been extended to
him in his line of business, and to inform them
that he has sold his establishment to Mr. J. Ad
kiuson, who wifl continue the business at the
same stand. I shall remain in the Saloon, as
heretofore, aad will be happy to receive the calls
af mv friends, as usual.
Fresh or tb Ik Oysters
Will at au times be kept onhand audJlW'
rved up in any stvle desired.
(Tin a rni ttt
fine Tobacco, Segars, Wines
Brandies :
And the best of Liquors generally, !
Alimr.
MEALS, compostd of such dishes as may be
caned tor, served up at all hours, in the most ap
proved style ot cookerv.
Bay Boarders
Arc taken, upon reasonable terms. Call at the
Saloon, two doors north of Kerr's Hotel if vou
desire something nice to cat aud drink and to re
cruit the inner man.
W. H. JORDAN.
Dec 25, 1855 tf for J. Adkinson
Iletus of the Baj.
A WOMAN MARRIED TO A WO
MAN. A novel case has "turned up" in Syra-
cuse. New York, the arrest of a woman for i ing of bridges. The company have here
marrying a woman, in the disguise of a ! toforc faded to succeed in bringing any of
,nan- i be Syracuse Standard says: Yes-
.
i terday
ay forenoon the female dressed in male
attire, whose vagaries were briefly alluded'1"0111 Salisbury to Goldsboro', and when
to in yesterday's Standard, was brought
before Justice Durnford for examination.
The circumstances attending this case, are
as follows: A few weeks since she assum
ed the garb of a woman, under the name
ed the earb of a woman, under the name
f Albert Guelph, and made the acquain-
' tance of a yomig lady named Miss Lewis,
After a brief courtship they were married
by the Rev. Mr. Greotfry of the Episcopal
! Church, n.nl th nnrtw l1Hv in r,.;riod
together as husband and wife. The mar-
riage ceremony was performed about three
weeks since, and the bride's father suspect
ing there was something wrong about his
new son-in-law, obtained a private interview
and informed her of his suspicion that she
was not what she pretendedto be. At first
she claimed she was a man, but on closer
questioning finally admitted that she was a
i . . in i I . A .1-1 1-, i ii 1 . .-it .li i. 4 i. . ..in ii .11 .1 1 1 .
.
,' at tllis time by the father-in-law and Officer
! Barnes, which satisfied the officer that the
! person was a woman disguised, and he im-
. mediately arrested her and placed her in
! the Watch House, where she has remained
i since Saturday evening last.
In answer to the questions of the Justice
yesterday morning, she said that she is En
glish by birth ; has been in this country
about two years; lived in Lodi about six
months, and part of the time in the family
of .Mr. Lewis, whose daughter she married
in this city; she has no occupation; re
ceives remittances from England, and the
balance of her support is furnished by a
sister, who resides in this city. In reply to
i the question, "Are you a male or female ?"
j she answered, "Your officer can tell you,"
j or "have told you." She refused to give
any more direct ' answer to the inquiry in
! relation to her sex. From various persons
i we learn that this woman is well known in
town in the character of a female. She is
said to be an English woman, and to have
a son. a blind boy, who lives with her sister,
j a very respectable woman named Mrs. Ed
! gar, residing in the southern part of this city.
We have not learned the proper name of
; this singular woman. She is about forty
years of age, with marked features, promi
nent nose, high cheek-bones, black hair.
worn lon (for a man) and curling at the
end, and apparently brushed and oiled with
i "it ,1 , !
rhe wears a glazed cap. blue coat,
care.
blue shirt, dark vest, snuff colored vest,
; and gaiter boots, and a shawl over her
The lady's father was averse to the match,
but the bride still c lings to her woman-husband,
and claims that the arrest is a con
spiracy against them
They were allowed '
to meet in one of the ante-rooms of the po
lice office, and embraced each other with
the greatest marks of affection.
A HUMAN HORN.
Dr. Porcher of Charleston, S. C, has in
hia inn n bnrn b,. t-u, s
t uuuu..ii.,uu uiLiiro in
length, and in diameter two i.nU ,lfl
rr ...v... j uic uiiiuij urati u uy ui JttiSi o unni tia
three quarters, bearing a close resemblance j first discovered, then that of Julien, and the
to a ram's horn, which he extracted from j bodies of his two children all having ap
the head of a negress, aged about 52, born parently come to their deaths from the
on a plantation in St. John's, Berkeley. : effect of gun shot wounds. The prevalent
South Carolina. The tumor commenced ! opinion was that Julien first killed his wife
forming some eight years since, with a !
swelling and discharge, and after a while a j
-rad,,al hlcre - the four
i mouths preceding its removal, it grew some '
i two inches, and having, in curving around, !
reached the face in the temporal region, , ders have been informed of a recent instance
just to the left of one eye. and having com- of conflict of authority at Cincinnati, be
menced to produce suppuration of the skin i tween the Courts of the State of Ohio and
with which it had come in contact, its im- ! of the United States, in the case of H. II.
mediate removal was necessitated. Its re- ;
moval, which was done in December, 1854,
; the presence of Dr. D. J. Cain and sev-
, . . , , ,
0 students ot the L harleston Preparatory '
Medical School, was accompanied with
comparatively little pain. It was found,
upon examination afterwards, that some re-
mains of the original growth remained, and
there is some little probability that it mav
increase in size and again require removal.
FEATS OF STRENGTH.
The last Columbia (S. C.) Times says :
We witnessed, on Monday evening, nn ex
hibition of the astonishing muscular power
of M. Lecombe. lie is, undoubtedly, the
Samson of the age. Without apparently
any extraordinary effort, he raised u plank
on which was piled a wagon load of rocks,
estimated to weigh over two thousand
pounds. He twisted around his head, with
ease, an iron bar of one hundred and forty
pounds ; and, to cap the climax, stood on a
1 r
cnair wnicn was iieiu uou ov ioui iiit-ii,
, . . fJL . , , .
an" Waning over it, backwards, until his
head touched the floor-seized the sarne bar'
raised himself upright, and again leaning
pngut, and agaan leaning ,
back replaced the bar on the floor. He is ! at Nor&lk hag received a d;3patch from
a man of medium height, but of astonishing !Lord clarendon authorising him, in the
muscular development. To the curious in 1 namo q( fetish Government, to distri
such matters, a visit to his rooms will prove butp 2(j0 (ftbout $lQ0Q) nraongthe benevo.
very gratifying. len(. ;nstitutions ia Norfolk and Portsmouth,
CF Harriet Beecher Stowe is in Wash
ington city.
ARRESTED ON A SERIOUS CHARGE
For some time past, the North Carolina
Railroad Company have been seriously an
noyed and injured by the placing of obstruc
tions on the track of the road, and the burn-
. i li . . r rr t a
j vniians to justice. m mursuay last,
: however, while the train was proceeding
about two or three miles west of Hillsboro',
while turning a short curve, the engineer
fortunately discovered an obstruction on
the track, and immediately sounded the
! whistle to put on the "breaks." This pre-
caution had the desired effect, for the train
i was olly Prtny thrown from the track,
j and the u&7 consequently very slight
j rPon examination it was discovered that a
1 very ingenious and fiendish contrivauce
! lmd been arranged to throw the train from
tho rail. Large sticks or logs of wood were
found placed directly across the track, and
there were firmly secured by stout stakes
firmly fixed in the ground. But for the
prudence of the engineer, the entire train
must have left the track, and the loss of
life in all probability would have been very
great. After removing the obstruction,
and righting the train, and when on the eve
of starting, a suspicious looking fellow, who
is thought to be the perpetrator of this out
rageous attempt to destroy Life, ventured
to thrust his head from behind a tree, where
it is supposed ho had stationed himself, in
order to witness the results of his diabolical
plan. The engineer first espied him, and
giving the alarm, officers and passengers
started in pursuit r.iid soon overhauled the
individual, who it was ascertained, was also
accompanied by another. They gave the
name of Turner, and said they were broth
ers. They were both well secured, and
conveyed to jail.
m-m m m
CHINESE ATROCITIES.
When the Chinese Imperial troops re- ! tors' reports show an increase from 1841
cently recovered the town of Tai Ping Wang to 1854 of over two hundred millions of dol
from the rebels, all the inhabitants were j lars in tho valuation of real and person
massacred except 400 boys, who were taken al property in the State. In Ohio, tho
before the commander-in-chief. Tho latter, ' valuation in 1840 was $112,326,156; in
addressing one of them, said, "Little rascal, 1855 it was $360,877,354. This is pro
what is your father?" "He is a kinschin," grcss, is it not?
(doctor of the 2d class.) "What god do j The cities of this section are also large,
you worship?" "We have learned to wor- j Chicago is not a small place. In 1840 its
ship Shangti" (the name of God among the population was only 4,500 ; in 1855 its
Chinese Christians, and applied also to "the ', population was 85,000. There were more
.younger brother" of Jesus Christ.) "Child J than twenty millions of bushels of grain
of the devil, I will teach you to worship received in the year 1855 in Chicago. This
Shangti you shall die." The monster immense amount may have been owing to
ordered 200 of the number, who believed the high prices of last year ; but the rapid
in a God, to be buried alive. Their hands j settlement of the country tributary to Chi
were pinioned behind them, and being . cago, it is believed, will always keep up her
thrown into a deep trench, tho earth was
, , . . .
cast upon them, amid the shouts ot tho i
exulting soldiery. Thus were 200 put to '
death ; the others were allowed to be ran- j
somed by their rela tions. j
ri, 7 " ,
Terrible Tragedy. The St. Pauls
AT. , v 1V f., .. j
(Minnesota) Pioneer, of the 16th ult., says: i
i, . ., ' '
l or two or three vears past, a German
t.,1: i. ":aa ' - f. !
: imui'.vt u niiVi u, nun icoiuru uii a, iu ill lii'i
r-p TI . . .
t raverse. He was known as an industrious,
, , , . , . , , .
hardworking man, in comfortable circum-
T . i t i . ,
stances. Last week, Juhen's neighbors,
., . . .. ,
surprised by the silence about his house.
r J . '
, -i . 1 . j .,. m,
was undisturbed, and there were no evi-
j c i & ...
llt-lUJl" Ml HU UUiUl , OI1L Oil UCSCenUUier O
U,ii,,i. a ,i.,A,., f ti:-
and children, and then destroyed himself.
On the body of Julien, when discovered
was found a considerable sum of money.
The Cincinnati Slave Case. Our rea-
Robinson, Esq., the United States Marshal,
who was arraigned before the Probate
Court of Hamilton county for contempt of
, , ..... , ,
court in delivering the slaves in the Gaines
case to the owner instead of obeying the
order of Judge Burgovne to bring them be-
fore the Probate Court upon writ of habeas j
corpus. The Marshal answered that the
; slaves were delivered to the owners in com
pliance with an order of the United States
District Court, of which he is an officer.
Judge Burgoyne fined him $300, and or
dered him to be committed until he obeyed
the order of the Court.
The Marshal applied to Judge Leavitt,
i of the United States District Court, to be
; liberated by a writ of habeas corpus ; and
on Wednesday last, the case having been i
previously fully argued, Judge Leavitt de
livered his decision, releasing Mr. Robinson
from custody, on the ground that in refus
ing to obey the order of Judge Birrgoyne,
he was "acting under the authority of a
' law of the United States,'' and in the dis
charge of his official duties.
A Charitable Donation. G. p. R.
Jnmfi5 - . Enish Cons;l1 Ktnt.'A
havingcharge of the destitute widows and or-
phans of those who fell hy the late epidemic.
THE WEST THE GREAT WEST.
The Northwest, including under this title
only the States of Michigan, Wisconsin and
Iowa, and the territory of Minnesota, con
tain one hundred and fifty-six millions of
acres, a population of 1,760,000 and 1,304
miles of railroad, besides many thousands
of miles of Lake and river navigation. The
area embraced in this section is more than
twice as great as the area of Great Britain.
The number of square miles of England,
Scotland, Wales and Ireland, is 121,000;
that of the Northwest, 244,007. It is four
times as large as New England, and would
make thirty-one S'ates as large as Massa
chusetts. It is a land of great fertility,
and can sustain as dense a population as
any portion of the country. If settled as
densely as Massachusetts is now, it would
contain a population of thirty-six millions!
It is a curious fact that the products of one
of these States, Iowa, sometimes go over
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
This remote region has some large and
flourishing cities. There is Detroit, Mich
igan, with a population of 40,.'375, and a
valuation for taxation of 12,500,000 ; Mil
waukie, Wisconsin, with a population of
30,446, and a valuation corresponding, and
other smaller, but rapidly growing cities,
and towns.
The Central IVcst, including the States
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, which in 1800
did not contain fifty-five thousand white
inhabitants, now has a population of 4,
900,000 ; six thousand seven hundred and
twenty-nine miles of railroad, and an ac
tual property valuation of not less than two
thousand five hundred millions of dollars.
Now these States have nearly as many miles
of railroad as the whole Union had in 1850,
and Illinois has more miles of railroad than
the whole Union had in 1840.
Property valuation in Illinois fifteen years
ago was probably not fifty millions ; it is
now $230,000,000. In Indiana, the Audi-
era in to an enormous fie-ure
s cuuimuus ugure.
lu the far West, there are Missouri and
Kansas, with their 117,300 square miles,
and scarcely a barren acre in it. Both
contain coal beds that are inexhaustible for
a thousand years. In Missouri, the great
J n,,mn .
coal field covers 20,000 square miles. South
c tl ,r. . .
of the Missouri river there are 20,000 square
.
miies' naeu Wltn mines ot irn, lead, cop-
I per, cobolt, nickel, the best flint sand for
, ,,, , , , .
i glass, and the best porcelain clay. South
i c r,. T it J
of St. Louis are the "Iron Mountain" and
..r,., . v . , . , . .
I "Pilot Knob," which contain iron enough
K . . 6
TO Inst thf n-iir t Fnravan T1!. : i r
m ....
. vi vi 1 1 i . mo t;iiy oi Ol
Louis has now 125,000 people. In 1855
4-1. . iC tff 1 i r rt
lu" ouu.uuu Darreis ot nour manu-
, , -
iactured there, and oyer 400,000 received
from other places, equal to the flour trade of
Philadelphia.
For 1855, the trade of the Western lakes
has been 'estimated as high as five hundred
millions of dollars in value. We glean
these facts from a lecture delivered recent
ly in Boston, by R. S. Elliott, of St. Louis.
This is only a portion of the wonderful
region of country known as tha West.
What a land ! If we only hang together a
century longer, we will dictate terms to
the world. Nay, we shall be a world in
ourselves. Richmond Dispatch.
.
Mortality at Sea. The ship Empire
State, which arrived at New York on Wed
nesday last, from Liverpool, lost thirty
three persons from Small Pox ; and the
brig Gen. Taylor, from Port au Prince,
lost nearly half her crew from Yellow Fe
ver. Sudden Death. We learn that on Fri
day night last, Mrs. James Busbee, of this
County, dropped down and died suddenly.
She was at the house of Mr. Jno. Mitchener.
Some young men were serenading the fam
ily, when, stepping towards the door to
hear the music, she fell in the hall and in
stantly expired. Raleigh Standard.
F The ladies of Charleston, S. C, have
raised $16,500 for the purpose of erecting
a monument to the memory of John C.
Calhoun.
. -.
FThe receipts on the Wilmington and
WTeldon Railroad during the past six months
have been $239,429 83. Cost of operating
$84,465 65. Net receipts $154,964 23.
This is an increase of net receipts of $34.
341 over the corresponding months of last
year.
HT A young man named James Moffet,
has been sentenced to the Penitentiary, at
Albany, N. Y., for voting the Soft ticket
twice, at the last election in that city.
iJT A writer in the Richmond Enquirer
shows that Putnam's Magazine is an aboli
tion publication.
THE EXECUTION OF M' COMBS.
The hanging of McCombs, at Columbia,
S. C., on the 25th alt., for the murder of
Cross, a Marshal of that city, while he was
attempting to arrest hinifor disorderly eon
duct at a hotel, was attended by an acci
dent, which caused the convict to die two
deaths, as it were. The "Times," of
Columbia, gives the particulars of the exe
cution, as follows:
Yesterday about ten o'clock, a crowd of
all ages, sexes and colors, began to assem
ble near the jail, in earnest expectation of
seeing the prisoner, MeCombs, enter the
carriage prepared to convey him to the
place of execution. At ten minutes after
twelve o'clock, the prisoner left the jail,
accompanied by his spiritual advisers and
the chief of police. The carriage was sur
rounded by a detachment from the beat
companies, under command of Lieut. Wood.
Soon after arriving at the place of execu
tion, permission was given by the Sheriff to
those who desired to speak with the prisoner,
to come forward and bid him farewell.
Several persons availed themselves of the
invitation, and took an affecting farewell of
the unfortunate man. He was deeply moved
and extremely pale, and appeared to feel
sensibly his awful situation. After remov
ing his coat, shoes and neckerchief, he
mounted the scaffold deliberately, and the
rope being adjusted, at a given signal the
bolt was withdrawn and the drop fell. Un
fortunately, the rope was insufficient to
sustain tho weight of the doomed man; it
parted, and he fell to the ground. Many
supposed that his neck was dislocated. In
stantly tho sheriff descended from the
scaffold where he had been standing, and
with the aid of two police officers and a
servant, raised the condemned man up again,
re-adjusted the rope, after which the sup
port was struck away, and he remained sus
pended from the gallows. At five minutes
before two o'clock, his body was cut down
aud handed over to his friends, an attending
physician having first declared that life was
extinct. Thus ended the life of this un
fortunate mau, who, giving way to the love
of strong drink, had, in a moment of excite
ment, shot down a city marshal, who, in the
discharge of his duty, was endeavoring to
preserve the peace.
We might here add, that previously to
the execution, the strength of the rope was
tested by tho Sheriff, and he considered it
amply sufficient to bear the weight of the
prisoner. A portion of the rope used on
the occasion has since been submitted to
our inspection; it is three quarter inch,
and firmly twisted, and we would have
judged it sufficiently strong to sustain a
body of twice the weight attached to i4;.
But the result proved unfortunate, and gave
great pain to the officer and spectators.
After he came to the ground he was un
able to stand, and was doubtless insensible
to pain, although when he was again raised
to the scaffold he was distinctly heard to
articulate "Oh! Lord!"
The duties of the sheriff" were faithfully
and promptly performed by himself without
the assistance of hired aid.
READING YOUR OWN PAPER.
The subscribers to that most excellent
paper, the Raleigh Standard, will hereafter
read their own paper not the printer's
The last Standard contains the following:
"Special Notice. From and after the
issue of this paper our cash system goes into
operation. All subscribers now in arrears
will be dropped from our list. Hereafter
the name of no subscriber will be entered
on our books until the subscription money
shalb have been received ; and all papers
will be discontinued at the expiration of the
time for which they shall have been paid.
Subscribers will be notified four weeks be
fore the expiration of their time, b, a CROSS
mark on their papers. We trust that those
in arrears will pay up the old score and
commence anew. We know we are cutting
off many good, responsible subscribers, and
these we trust will promptly remit the
amounts due and also a sufficiency for a
year or more to come. We make no dis
tinctions of persons in business matters
all are on an equality; and while we regret
that some good men are cut off, we have
the consolation of knowing that we are
stopping a loss of about $1500 a year to
ourselves by means of non-paying subscri
bers. The price of blank paper, the wages
of printers, and every thig else in our line
has advanced, and for all these we have to
pay cash; and in self defence we hnve
adopted and shall strictly adhere to the
cash system.
The Whole Business of Life. One
who had lived more than fifty years, said,
as the hand of death was upon him, "I have
all my days been getting ready to live, and
now I must die." And the amiable and
gifted Jane Taylor, the last time she took
up her pen it was on the day preceding
her death wrote as follows : "0, my dear
friends, if you knew what thoughts I have
now, you would see as I do, that the whole
business of life is preparing for death."
Our chief attention should be to pursue a
course which shall prepare us for the clos"
ing day of life. Such a course would not
render life a dreary waste. Far from it.
That man best enjoys life who is best pre
pared to leave it.
EA delegation of Seminole Indians are
on a visit to Washington city.
MIL BUCHANAN AT PHILADEL
PHIA. Mr. Buchanan was met at Trenton, New
Jersey, on his way from New York to Phil
adelphia, by a committee of his friends, and
on his arrival at Walnut street wharf he
was greeted by a salute, and the enthusiast
ic cheers of the large crowd that had gath
ered there. After his reception at the Ex
change, he was conducted to the Merchants
hotel, which was besieged by troops of his
friends and admirers. Mr. Buchanan, in
responding to an address by E. Morris
Wain, Esq., said "he felt as if his foot was
again on his native heath, and he was re
joiced to find that in the opinion of his fellow-citizens
he had not discredited his
country nor her principles. He had over
acted as he felt as an American. He had
often been asked if there was danger of war
between England and the United States ;
and replied no, because he felt that the Bri
tish people would never consent to involve
themselves in a conflict regarding a ques
tion on which they knew we had the right
side. He felt no present apprehensions,
but if an insult was offered, wo have mil
lions of energetic free people to maintain
our cause. He was pleased to say that
during his embassy he bad ever received
manly and courteous treatment with much
tolerance in regard toexpressions of opinion.
Mr. Buchanan will meet his friends and
the citizens generally in Independence
Square on Saturday.
The Know Nothing Common Council of
Philadelphia, by vote refused the use of
Independence Hall to Mr. Buchanan, in
which to receive the congratulations of his
friends. This disrespect, to the distin
guished Pennsylvanian causes much angry
feeling among all classes of citizens. The
refusal was based upon the ground that Mr.
Buchanan was a prominent candidate of
one of the parties for the Presidency ; that
he had opposed the interest of the people
of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania by advo
cating the present tariff, and further that he
was only a private citizen, and the use of
the hall had never been granted except to
public men. On the other hand it was
shown that but a few weeks ago its use was
tendered to Mr. Everett of Massachusetts
on several occasions to visiting military and
fire companies, and some years ago to tho
noted Indian worrior, Black Hawk, and his
friends, while now opposition is made to its
use by an eminent citizen of Pennsylvania.
ANDREW JACKSON do nelson.
The following letter exhibits the charac
ter of this man. He would do anything for
the sake of office. He wrote the letter be
low, flattering Gen. Taylor, with the hope
of retaining his post at Berlin, to which he
had been sent by President Polk. But,
the letter no doubt increased Gen. Taylor's
contempt for the man, and he dismissed
him. Read it, reader, and see the vanity,
the weakness, and the littleness of this man,
who aspires to the Vice Presidency of the
United States, a place heretofore filled by
Calhouns and Kings. He assures Gen.
Taylor that he (donelson) is "no politician,"
that he had predicted before Gen. Taylor
crossed the Rio-Grande, that he would bo
President, &c. This was no doubt a false
hood, for whoever thought of Gen. Taylor
for the Presidency before he fought the
battle of Monterey ?
Berlin, February 15, 1849.
Sir: It has occurred to me that I owe it
to you, if not to myself, to state that whilst
I am unwilling to thwart any principle or
measure of your administration, should such
require the office I hold to be filled by an
other individual, and that my recall there
fore whenever notified to me, could give me
no cause of complaint, I would never
theless with great cheerfulness re
main at mv post until the Treaty can bo
concluded which has been made necessary
by the revolution in Germany.
wish not to trespass on your time, but sim
ply to invite your attention to the general
consideration involved in the question of my
being continued any longer as minister.
I do not write this letter as a politician,
having had nothing to do as such since I left
the United States ; and being well aware
that in no point of view have I any person
al claims upon your public administration.
When I parted with you at the island of St.
Joseph I could not foresee the dangers which
were soon to cover you with glory ; but
never had a doubt that if you were ordered
to the enemy's country your success would
be complete and brilliant. And I did not
hesitate to express the prediction,
even before yojt crossed the rlo
Grande, that the people would make
you President. I may. therefore, with
great sincerity, not knowing how far I a-
f ree or disagree with the political sentiments
y which you have been guided, tender you
my hopes that you may be as fortunate in
the cabinet as you have been in the field,
and that you may fulfill all the wishes of
the people in guarding the Constitution and
the public interests which have been en
trusted to your defence and preservation.
I prp.y you to accept the assurances of
my high respect, dec.
A. J. DONELSON.
To His Excellency Gen. Taylor, Presi
dent elect of the United States.
This letter failing to enable Donelson to
keep his place as Minister, he comes home
and gets the place of Editor of the Union,
and commenced abusing Fillmore and the
Administration which had dismissed him.
Being driven from this post, and failing to
get office, after repeated applications from
Gen. Pierce, in the next place he turns up
Know Nothing and aspires to be elected
by that party to the Vice Presidency !
Next November will wind up tho political
career of And' w Jackson donelson. Mark it!
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