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CVOLXME L LINCOLNTON, N MAY 25, 1849. NUMBER 24.
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THE mi'DEVS KISS.
r acta, jcuit ii. l, Campbell.
brother, whtn the crow J dispersed to dress j ruption; " would it not impart jey to their (
ivr u inner, j
' "She do. well to bo," responded the Ut
ter; u a kia from her lips were enough to
drive a roan niad."
i "As Kilcn )'J she would not kus Gcn
i i tv i
"Xewf ! oewr cried Harvey Uethcring- Lc lf fjr humbler personage
kTB, M be enteral tie drawing m u and neTerttuLaj' tha said Harvey with a very
j: i t. . . - . .
x3t-Ku.j um uvors to toe Uir inmaS
tcre a htUr far 30a, cousin Isabel, and
anothrfor Kate; none far Kile o.bct she must
cctucle Lcrielf witi the LaJi 9 Dook. North
AotHan, sir."
0.4 l)r. Hctbcncgton, Lit in aJja4cd ,
'his ff-xnv. made aa at tick 00" hU favorite .
. ' - '
.criij, cooumi tactr rrrpdjt uvtrx
saucy air.
Ofeaniogyowr' Mr. Impertinence?
"Kxactlr so
Pshaw! she'll 4o 00 stJch thing!"
I'll bet you a diamond ring that, within a
month, Harvey Herington, bachelor, will e
thus favored."
I fco tb wsr, brother, mine," laugh
ed Kate, "and devoutly rrav that vou mav
What a Uaatlfulpbu!" exclaimed Ellen ! tr.thkiwanJ ring bat x;hzl shall be my
A ened her iuj -x,"oe. r kc ki."
-Oil ! Hartey, Fanny will be Lcre cried f " Hravcn forbid! you smother me alre.-uly!
,Kat. I That it hall be, ami the stake will prove an
IaM punned her Utter in ilcnce, while ncctwivc." He Lii l hU delicate gU chain
Jlarty Ilethcitsta aralkd hiiuwlf cf Iter fwend her neck, as heppoke, and drew from
uwcaAi gurtu to pmo her IvacIt counte- na rclm5 pc a nm-ly execute J miniature
jut?-L-t ut da tbe jao. of the beautiful oa-un.
"I dn t know, Harvey," said Kate, with
hritativn; "I would not like to part with
my p'cture of cxnin Isabella; but what non
fense! yuu will never win, and I may safely
rik it. Hut remember. Harvcv! no love
spint m heaven ould they look down and Tronteert of Valenciennes fa French iournal) serious. We hold to a proper medium of
C tliat their Children lOVed each Other : relates the following diatwacmrr n;..,maanv lUtnn anA rir Tli.t
u- on. 1 mean in a cousinly wav I I u A nf tV,ia tv ;,.cf n nnMalta n,t . lWti,. :c,..i -i i
ul, brought with her a servant, a man of the men converse with us as though they pre
country, who, although originally a savage sumed us to know something nor will we
from the interior, appeared, by his calm and conceal the fact, that by so doing, at least
docile character, to have lost all the habits of sometimes, they urish in us the chari ta
lus tribe. This man was entrusted with the ble presumption that they faunc something too.
care of her child. One day lately he and rrr rT T
his charge were missing, and no time was om YOTk.)us Pbll8Qed by Lea &
lost in searching for them. At length, the 7anLh5 f1 " Endless Amusement,"
wretch was discovered in a forest, in the act rft Hurtquake and I olmno. Grind
of devouring the remains of the tmfortnnte P lu quanWy ot fresh iron nlins ,with
tfuli Th 'rt.f - finn AJU ri Sn f SUlphw, toll thft
him the cannibal appetite, whin he could
not resist, and he fled into the iorest to cratify
it."
rrcia tLu p. ml observe L U lutlful
f rxSU, and how vrcdrou L.tl Whxl a
xxitux of hicin h-iir awevp her round
f tTthk, and u gathered up icto the ma
ir traid tcb'nd, and then, th long cLirk
USe, Icr.thcted ty their cwn aha low, par
Uie cf ifj luxcriJujueju. Her mouth it
tso-'clcj frvta Curid bow, with a short, full TOn' "arvcy Ikthcnngton,
tr"Tr iir. that curls as rrocdlr 11 tLoirh to mucin , who obtains
W ttlatrtskj x a Cleopatra. We canned , Tcr'
aee her downcast eyes but they ruu. be unl likely," said Harvey, " that a
Urg dark, an cheiucat. Stay .he lot ks F D r n,J bundle pretensions should ever
cr. and Lcr l?iLinj? rUrw with.r t..r apiretothc han-I.fa womanof Isabrl's lxau-
Iiantj. TLat'a fir ru.ni $0 rudely at a t 0 anJ rtun. Thank Heaven! my pride i;
makings, or pppings of the question, or
any such iniquitous deviexss. It must bo
bachelor and
the f.i-
r, fir;
bdie have caught their in fee-
' ir '
crjuai to her own; and although I may be a
d sjppoiiitcd and unhappy man, I will never
LcadcspLrd ntul rejected one." He pnusol
and gzoil at the picture in hi.- hand, and
jrrk:iig it to his lip., added le&s bitterly,
" May the fite-s grant me the like from
the irgiuol ! and tlm fur semblance will be
mine."
Kate watched with some anxietv the
arcnjplUhment of her brothers' design ;
but as day after day rolled over, she felt
UK-re and more .secure, he knew that
Harvey was too much of a gentleman to think
of rifling the prize from unwilling lip, in
deed, he dara nnt the dignity of Label's
c ha meter would have repelled such an intru
sion. Harvey hintself was nl.so at a l.w, his ;
hitherto nufiling ingenuity was at fault,
and while he would have had asmalldilTicult
with K.sMer Kdle, he kntw not how to ap
proach hi. ifenly cusin.
lor Harvex! mklc, ini.eehievoti.a, mer
ry, madenp as he wa, lal a strong under
current of rr.mar.ee in hi nature which
swayed him powerfully on this occasion.
He loved Isabel to detraction. I say tn
tlitracfion, bteause he lved without hope.
Her immense fortune, to a man of hi. hum
ble mean and sensitive lior.or, precluded
Lusted the tjvrtatus were at the bottom of aJ .drancej. while her haughty Waring of
it. ' iLeIf aumeeil to keep even bolder lovers at
" la llai cas. I wnuld reermmend .Mr, luv. No! IsaWl never could he his ! Hat
Gny t. rAc her huojnd pav quarantine "one lixt to drvaui up.n, one kis-n to be re
cti his return," Unshed Harvey. membcred through life, one kiss in which
" I-Ije-s," resani'-d Isalvl, " are or ought f0 -iy farewell t' happiness," and so ou aud
h he, dlinguUhol by a delicne-y cf charac- so forth, thought H-iney.
tcT, which UcuM f. rbi J their mtrfitig t ,t Isabel's vitt to her country cousins was
jullierltv tomJicita rt.r Jvrvt a timnj drawing to a chw?, when Harvey, in despair,
our a - invitcl her to ride, determined that some
But he b nt a siring? man, niece, he good should come of it. The day was mag-
U idcntifed with their cminrry' history niScent, an I a.s they cantcrctl over the turn-
H hxs been krwwn t thera thro' his aet.s pike, wijh the invigorating morning breeze
trcr since thry knew anything. He is"i- on their brm, Iibel, in tha excitement of
u?uj? Why Lc's Hirvcy rf the Wct!" pleasure, socmod loss ralm ami cold, while
The old IVx-tor was quite excited with hb fa- Harvev felt emboldened to accomplish what
Torile fuljcct. f he hal s much at h.irt.
I da'l rrrcivc that his fame families "There is a bs-autiful view at the end of
any pretext," said Isabel; " lulics at best this lane, which you hiut see before you
are not Terr competent judges 01 puM:c at- leave us, said he, and turning their iiorses ;
"Helen tell me iWy have Lid quite an
rtotfiucct in I'hihdljhla ab ut the Hon.
Mxsrej Gray; thousands cf tiitors have
tn Ji eiiag to see him and "
"Ahlglorioas o!d Harvey," intcrrorted
. Ir. ITctLcringrcn, glancing ever his k1!vks.
The Htn. gxct'enian was an ojm clal favt r
ite with the ckctcr, after heui, in his en
thcslaCi he had named his sn. j
"And tbe
ticn," mamcd Iulvl.
Ycs" chimed the IXxior, "Tily think
thousands cf tweet kive kiss whom he
t leases, he! he! capital! This is fame cb,
. llarrty, d n't it make you amtitici:.?"
MThak ywi, tr. I wuuld ruber not hare
the tlooca kiacd from tny yon lirv," sai 1
IlarrrT, with a cumical aiI.cUtiitn of modes-
Go along fr a coxcomb,, crk-il the old
znan.
"8, the ladies in rhi!aJclpha have a!l
klsL IKd Helen klJ hira, Ivibel.'"
Yocr rulon, uncle," iJ she with a
rmile; 6-3 Dot fancy the ladies do thcc things;
it" enly the ntL&L-."
"I wha.! ejacilatcd the old mn, taking
cThis gUts, and wiping them, with a pui
xled iir. is though he dmbted his hti an 1
tbe ijxxtael were at the bottom cf
(The strongest illustration of the power
ot love is the facility with winch it trans
forms a sensible man into a fool.) Again,
in his earnestness, the encroaching hand
was laid upon tne saddle.
"Cousin Harvey," said she with mild de
cision, looking him full in the face, while
I she raided her whip over the offending hand.
how shall J succeed in making you under
stand that tlm i contraband here I
" What a cumfmrmletl prtule !" ejaculated
the ynting nun, as 4 he old one had done
r inuin nis meuiLateu appeal to ner cous
inly affection frustrated, Harvey had quite
made up his mind to lose the kiss, the minia
ture, and the ring, when the fates kindly
cauid to his aid with a small incident of
their own.
Ooe afternoon the stage-coach rolled up
to th door, containing Fanny, Kate's ex
pected friend. Harvey hastened to assiit
her in alighting, when a shaggy dog, bark
ing and springing with impatience, attempt
ed to leap through the coach door; which
waj opened to allow the lady e,gress. Har
vey pushed him aside two or three inches,
but the dog was pertinacious ; when the
gentleman seized him by the ears with one
hand and held him back, while with the
other he assisted the lady to alight. To this,
it is not to bo supposed the dog submitted
quietly, but after violent struggles, releasing
himself, inflicted a severe wound in the res
training hand. This was so painful, that he
carried his hand in a sling for days, upon
which the ladies rallied him with great glee.
One day they were all chatting merrily
together, when Harvey entered, with a slow
sad step, and throwing himself upon a seat,
regarded them with an air of profound sor
row. Ihcy were so occupied with their con
versation, that no one noticed him save Isa
bel, who felt a vague terror at her heart, as
she observed his altered looks.
" tJousin Harvev, what is the matter!'
she inquired hastily.
" I am going to leave you girls," said he
in reply ; 44 and have cjuic to bid you fare
well.
" IiCave us !" echoed they all.
"How long will you be gone?" demand
ed Kate.
" I cannot tell," said h slowly, and every
word seemed a pang, " but for a long long
time -perhaps and his voice crew more
i mournful "forever."
j "Can this bo the laughter-loving, jest
making, spirited Harvey ? thought Isabel,
' as she looked in his face, now pale and hag
I gard, and listened to his melancholy words ;
they were all terrified, and importunate for
an explanation.
"Vell then, listen," said he, taking his
sister's hands in his; " Kate, Ellen, act like
phole bo-reduced to a
fine powder. Be careful not to let any wet
come near it. Then bury about thirty pounds
of it a foot deep in the earth, and in about
six or eight hours the ground will heave and
Canadian Sentiments. The Pennsylva- swell, and shortly after send forth smoke
nian extracts the following from a Canadian and flames like a burning mountain. If the
paper, as a fair specimen of the feeling of earth is raised in a conical shape, it will be
the male contents there : . no bad miniature resemblance of one of the
They say they must and will have annexa- burning mountains.
tion for they cannot, and will not do with-
; fi i j a. 1 1 i
aZ Zhn nf V r X lQCr tory that the softest water' is caught when it
(1.1 V". Wnn fitter mm tnnr liAnin fW.ni in.liim i I J J
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tion meeting, d d the VJueen and Lafon-
Isn't it rather an odd fact in natural his-
rains the hardest.
for ladies to rtxV, it surely . Her magniboent figure was displayed to the p, b;3 ps to her cheek,
en to lia pablie men." ! greatest advantage by a riding dress, fitting j -iJ:m.CV) Jear Harvey !'
licve IMUvoakl kl Gen. tightly to the pcrs.in; tho skirt, springing , veucnicnt a'n'j passionate for
fair?, or public men; if. however, tbey enter- heaiLs, they entered the uufrcqueuted aven
tarn optsaens, or prvtcrencess they an? at ue.
liberty to express them amid their friend, " Now," thought the lover, and he turn
Vat l doubt the propriety of any public cd to gaze upon the lady at his side; but as
Eacifestatica on the fart cf tho ladles." I he did so, his heart sank within him.
11 Bat Harvey Gray! such a man as liar- She had never looked half so commanding
Tej Gray r, persisted the Drcter. as now, when thrown upon her noble steed,
M dear ss'r" sai l Isabel archlr. " as and undulating CTacefullv to his motions.
it ls improper
anast ' b f jr them
1 oca i cucve im.a woun ki.s icn. uhtiv
Wsjvhlnzteia. were he to arroar!" said Kllen. in rich voluminous folds fmm the waist, fell
closing; jr 3Iagaxine. j uevly to the horse's fetl.ck ; a small black
Not without solicitation, ecrtainlv," cap resJcil on her brow, like a coronet, from
laagbcd Isabel; and, if half of iVdadclphia which fl xated a single plume,
vers to share the houor, I think I sh rald do- j . " She can never be mine !" said Harvey
dise. ' . mentally, aud he thought of the child who
2"oasoxLsr, said the old man, testily; cried for the moon. However, his courage
I lie thesa taaalfesf atioo-s they're patriotjc; " rallied, and he spoke,
they're cm all they're encouragi og ; , " Iabel !"
nLow a gTtat taaa he's aproctated; let him "Cousin Harvey !'
joo tie peoph; are not uagratefol; that he has J " Cousin Isabel, our mothers were sisters
not labored, in vaa inmates of tho same home tender, loving
iegtea coald such a thing be should visit j. Indeed they were," said she with a sigh,
Aonadale, would yoa or Harrey join Jthe and Harvey, emboldened, laid his hand on
eioating multitude, ia cnliamcAsing'bis j the pommel of her satldlc, in a familiar way.
She gave her horse a tap with her whip,
women, now, and bear what I have to tell
you, firmly. They have just killed a dog in
the village, said to be mad, and I have every
reason to believe it was the same that inflict-
ed this wound' pointing to his hand.
1 "Hush! for (jou'ssake, be calm, my sister."
They had burst into tears, and were cling
ing to his side with the most violent demon
strations of grief. Isabel sank on the sofa,
and buried her face in its cushions, while
Fanny stood iu silent stupefaction.
He soothed his terrified sisters as well as
he was able, and when they grew more calm,
he continued :
"If as I fear, the seeds of this fearful
disease have been for days in my system,
the sooner I leave you the better; I will not
stay and endanger your precious lives; I
will travel to the C Hospital, where the
means of restraint, as well as Professors who
understand the disease will be at hand; and
there I will abide the issue. Remember me
and pray forme, girls; and now, good-bye."
lie embraced each of his sisters tenderly,
and resigned them, weeping, into each
other's arms. " Fanny, farewell," he con
tinued advancing towards the fair guest, and
kissing her pale check ; "Isabel, will you not
bid me farewell:
The horror stricken girl raised her blanch
ed countenance to her lover, who tenderly
taine, and swore he could stand it no longer " Squatting a Little." Some years ago
"Here I am, with a couple of thousand in the New Hamphire House of Represen
pounds worth of property, on which I have tatives, one of the members of that body, an
been trying for eighteen months past, to odd stick fromiSouth Hampton, when the
raise 160, and I'll be cursed if I can find a yeas and nays were taken on an important
man to lend it to me. I tried' one of these question, did not answer to his same. Af-
new fangled shaving shops, called the Build- ter the roll was finished, he arose and ad
ing Societies, and I found I could, wherl my dressed the presiding officer in the following
turn came, that is, when I would be axise pithy lansuajre :
enough to overbid the jackass who waspor- " Mr. Speaker, I rise to let you know that
rowing money there! get what I required, at I did not mean to dodire the Question I
an interest which, when I carefully calcula- only squated a little, in order to take a bet
ted it, I found would be about 35 per cent." ter view of the whole subject ; andl now say
"Now," said our' old tory, "if Cannada' 'no' to the critter ?"
was annexed to the United States, I should The manner in which this was done excit-
not take $30,000 for my property: and be- ed a universal burst of laughter from the
fore a week, I could sell one-fifth part of it, members.
Editors Looking up. A. couple of edi
tors in this city, walking coaxily together,
arm in arm, looked up,: not in coasequence
of honors oonferredj but to ascertain who it
was that had emptied a basin of dirty water
upon them from an upper window.
clear myself of debt, and be independent for
ever. D n such humbugs; I have
sucked my paws long enough ; but I'll bear
it no longer. It's against my stomach."
RATHER FUNNY.
The Democratic supporters of General
Taylor held a meeting on the 28th ult. in
Philadelphia, and among other, resolutions
passed the following:
3. That, in our opinion, a cabinet appoint
ment should kav 'boen conferred upon one
of the Democratic supporters of Taylor, in
order to enable the President to fulfil his
pledges, and effectually neutralize all the
efforts and intrigues of mere partizans.
4. mat the method in which the pa
tronage of the administration is distributed
will show how the Democratic supporters of
Taylor are appreciated, and how far the
pledges of President Taylor are to be ful
filled. 5. That we advise all Democratic sup
porters of Taylor to keep up their organiza
tion throughout the State; and the following
persons be a committee to report at an ad
journed meeting upon
Delicacy in, the Extreme. A young gen
tleman lately bathing in the Missouri river,
on observing some ladies approching drowned
himself from motives of extreme delicacy.
Foolish young man.
" You can't do that again," as the pig said
to the boy that cut his tail off.
STfie oral unXt the ixtnl.
One of the Correspondents of the Boston
Post, writing from Washington City, draws
the following contrast between the ideal and
the real Gen. Taylor. Mortifying as these
truths may be, the people of all parties ought
to know them ;
" We who inhabited a great metropolis
of the Union have ODnortunities of hearing
the propriety of and knowing thWs in the political world
establishing an independent newspaper : Gen. which do not always reach you less favored
Adam LhlJer, Lol. J. Sidney,- Hugh W. people of the provinces. We know that.
Teuer, Isaac Wayne, Olwine Hugh Conwell, farceg are here played which, in the " mag
Patrick Brown, Win. Rheiner, and George nificent distance" of this great republic, look
Lippard, esqs. veriiy
grave and legitimate drama. We
Ihe appearance of a Democratic Taylor know that the most crrotesoue masks are here
newspaper at this time, taking all things in- put on, whose extravagant grimaces are sof-
to consideration, would certainly be rich. tened down in the distance to. the smooth
Attack on a Printing Office.-A New l PIeasinS toutlines of gernutine respectably
York letter, f Wednesday says: guu. ,
' y I nAlirtnano hniA him mil ronmnln AAmnrno I
"Ned Buntline s Own" is the title of a " ,
weekly newspaper published in this city, IT1?? -wn"e' w , a
seemingly for no other purpose than to give 1U mwr or " "fe iru"era
impertinent publicity to domestic short- fmtlance are merely imaginary. And such
. m, ... . .. hannpnn rn rv r.ho "afn.r or t.hft nasp. as thfi
comings, lhere was an attack made on the , " " -,i
establSment at a late hour last evening by a Jw'e" .BB7 our Pf snt venera"
S-V UrUU 1UUOU1VUO iUalOtlOiLVt
You are, I have no doubt, aware that they
have two emperors in Japan one to take
care of civil, and the other religious affairs
The first is called the Ziagoon and the other
the Mekador. The first is a most potent
party of five or six butchers belonging to
ulton market, which, but for the mter-
erence of the police, might have resulted in
something serious. As it was, a good deal
of damage was done to the building."
fjOCVS
ana
dra win bis
carnage
ia their
:i. NV certainly; thai would be ua worth j
ti dijuity of manhood" responded the Doc
:r ter, quickly. ., ; .
- MAad this kisaia bcalncaa is unworthy tho
2Wb-y f KomamXood? there, uncle, is a
- Tic Ua i fcr tout Olirer. , It is not sor
" What a ccnfjunJjJ prwUT.
' is a prude, as papa sap; dsa'i yoa
(Hzk to, ; HaxTsjr inquired Kste of her
which caused the spirited animal to spring
from the path ; the movement was so sudden
that it tore tho check rein ho held from
Ilarvey 's careless grasp
'No matter," said Isabel, as he strove to
regain it, "I do not care to be in leading
strings," and she wound it around the horn
of her saddle.
" Yea, our mothers were devotedly attach
ed aisten," rwam.sd Hxrrey after this inter-
she cried, in
passionate forgettuincss, " you
thall not 00! I will not let you leave us!
we will nurse you wo will care for you
we will meet all risks for your sake ohj.
heavens ! can we abandon you in this awful
hour?"
Her arms were wound round his neck
with a convulsive clasp, while the "haughty
Isabel sobbed wildly on his bosom.
" Leave you ! nevei my beautiful belov-
I ed !" he whispered ; " hush ! there be calm
j there is yet room for hope."
Reader ! what a Confounded prude.
It is hardly necessary to add, that the
dog which the village boys victimized, was
no more mad than you are ; indeed I some
times think it quite debatable whether a dog
was killed at all, for Fanny tells me she met
Harvey's old enemy in the village yesterday.
For the honor of humanity, I hope young
Hctherington believed the horrible tale,
when he related it to his poor sisters. Kate,
however, has her suspicions.
The JiWfsian peasant considers himself
well fei if he has rye bread and sour cab
bage sonji, with a lamp of fat hog's lard
boiled in it by way of a relish.
True glory consists in doing what de- monarch. He has a real tangible existence,
ajprvoH to be written writiner what deserves and so has the latter, so far as flesh and blood
to be read and making the world the happier are concerned, but he is of no account, being
and the better for having lived in it. conhned to his religious cloister, and occupi
ed with religious ceremonies and tne conver
sation of women.
Now, something like this Japan idea we
have in real existence m these glorious and
enlightened United States at the present
time, under the figure and form of "the
President." Although your name is Greene,
I hope you are not so green and. verdant as
to suppose that the Gen. Taylor who makes
inaugural addresses, receives foreign minis-r
ters, delegations from sovereign states, munici
palities and trades corporations, to whose salu
tations he replies in well-worded and appro
priate speeches, is the real General Taylor
who was elected by the people President of
the United States. Hyou do entertain any
such absurdity, why, I must set you down
among the greenest of all the green chaps
away down in Yankeedom. I can assure
you that the real Gen. Taylor, whose cor
poreal substance does actually occupy the
white house, is a very different personage
from the General Taylor who figures in the
newspapers as the President of the United
States. The Gen. Taylor who lives m the
white house is a real tangible body that is,
a body possessing all the properties of mat
ter, viz from, weight, inertia, color, &c,
while the Gen. Taylor who figures as presi
dent in the newspapers, is a mere ideal ficti
tious being. The former is 01 no more ac-
A WORD TO THE BEAUX
The following article is from the Beacon
Light, a paper edited by the Ladies :
While we would pay all due deference
to the ." Lords of creation," we would remind
them of an error to which some of them
betray symptoms of servility. They seem
to imagine that when they would converse
with ladies they must 01 course condescend,
and talk only what they call " little things.
If they think this the true way to secure
the respect of the "fair sex," they labor
under a sad mistake, if ladies do not enow
as much as men and we challenge no de
bate on this point they like to be presumed
to know at least enough to converse on sen
sible subjects, in good, sensible English.
When conversation runs into small talk and
nonsense, the way is usually led by gentle
men. Ladies, either from sentiments of de
ference to that stronger sex, or perhaps in
some instances from the suspicion that the
intlemen addressing them does the best
he can, often allow themselves to become
more frivolous than they could wish cer
tainly much more than they would be, if
they whose duty it is to set the example and
lead the way, would conduct them to mone
verdant fields and refreshing fountains.
We abhor pedantry, whether iu man or
count, so far as the presidency is concerned,
than the nickador of Japan. The latter
the ideal man, in the president the Ziagoon
of the Republic "of the United States of
America, i The President of the newspapers
par example, General Taylor, the President
elect, on his way pa this city, made many
well conceived and: appropriate speeches, in
reply to speeches made to him. Whereas,
the real General Taylor made none, or if he
'essayed to make a speech, it was a very dif-
leieut uuu ru in vuv. wiucu wa iaeai genera
made, and which appeared ra the wwpapers
tj speecn actoally niuae.
The real Gv. TyLr was invited before
his inauguration to visit the people of George
town, they honestly enpposing that he was
Gea. Taylor, the president elect. He went
accordingly, was addressed very appropriate
ly by the mayor of that city, and might have
stammered out something- in reply. Tho
ideal general, however, was made to speak
in the newspapers, , and lo, lie a poke in a'
very different style from that of the real bo
na fide general. So I understand it was on
the reception of the foreign ministers and
others persons formally introduced to the real
general at the white house ; the ideal gener
al always appearing as the spokesman in the
newspapers. ,
Recently the magistracy of this city were
introduced to the real general by Mayor Sea-
ton, who made an appropriate address on
the occasion. And the real general made a
reply, as I understand, pretty much in these
words " I' am glad to see the magistry of
Washington pleasant day to-day. I think
we shall have some good weather." But
the ideal general, the figure of speech that -personifies
the president in the newspapers,
would not allow the address to go out in ihis
form, andaccordingly it was fixed up in a
yery decent garb and sent forth through the
press another affair altogether than the real
speech of the real general.
One example more. A committee from
Virginia came here the other day to present
a sword to the real general whom the peo
ple elected president. The National Intel
ligencer, that curious antidiluvian fossil,
which stands forth as the impersonation of
the stupidity of genuine "conservative"
whiggery, formally announced that on Mon
day last the presentations would take place
But the general was not ready. 1 Col. Bliss
had not got the reply to the address ready,
and the general had not committed it to
memory. - Two days elapsed, and the cere
mony came. off. The chairmain made a
handsome speech fso far as language and
manner were concerned, and the general
made a reply. This was, a real affair. The
good old man held the speech prepared by
Bliss (or somebody else) in his hand and
tried to read from it; but not being so
familiar with the handwriting as his own,
he made a bad piece of work of it. Bat he
continued to stammer through it. And the
ideal general concluded to accept this speech
and let it go forth to the people as the speech
of the president; but he the the ideal general,
had the bungling manner in which the real
general read the speech explained in . this
wise in tlie newspapers " Gen. Taylor
read his reply, and was firm and manly,
until he came to the paragraph wherein he
was obliged to allude to the compliments
paid to himself. What he said was not
only appropriate, but said with deep emotion
that sometimes checked his utterance."
See "Ion," correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, April 25th. With this explanation
the ideal general allowed the speech to go
forth as that of the President.
The truth is and it is well to tell the
truth to the American people Gen. Taylor
is utterlylincompetent for the place he now
occupies. He is very far inferior in point
of capacity even to Gen. Harrison, superan
nuated andjneompetent as he was. And
every candid and impartial man, who sees
and hears him speak or converse, goes away
from him wih that mortifying conviction
deeply impressed upon his mind.
It is this incapacity of Gen. Taylor for
the duties of the presidency, in which is to
be found the true causa of the shameful and
shocking violation of his solemn pledges of
wnich he has been guilty since he came into the
presidency. He is but a baby in the hands of
the wily and uncrupulous men by whom he
is surrounded. If he would be honest and
redeem his solemnly pledged word, he can
not. He cannot do a thing, or move an
inch as president, withont their aid. He is
wmpletely at their mercy, and they use him
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without scruple and without remorse, xuw
mortifying fact is becoming daily more and
more apparent, and soon the whole country
will awaken to a realizing sense of its painful
truth. ;
To the real patriots of the country, to the
tnie lovers of democratic institutions, the -
fact that a man has been elected to the great
office of president, with scarcely one qualifi-
cation to befit him for its high and solemn
duties, is not only mortifying, but it is alarm
ing, it disgraces our country ana peiies
the capacity of the people for self-government.
But it is pleasing enough to the monarchist -and
aristocrat. They care not who is the
locum tenens bi the throne, or the presidency, ji
They are willing, nay, would prefer, that it j
should be a weak t woman or an imbecile
man, a Queen Victoria, or a General , Taylor.
In either case the monarchical theory of an '
irresponsible king and a responsible ministry
is exemplified' :'. I ' '
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