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CtJBA DIPLOMATIC DISCLOSURES, r
The Charleston Courier of -the 224 ultimo, con
tains an Address to thePoblio by Thomas C. Rsr
Kou), Eiq. of Virginia, late. Secretary of the A
Scin Station at Madrid, mainly explanatory of
Jus conduct in certain particulars, m which i U.P;
pean that the Minister Mr. Saundks) and htmseir
diaaMeedk The communication of Mr. R, occupies
ererUolifciua M the Courier, and, embracing aa jt
N ttcsxixthjeeitOjudQut robjecU-tpwrnatw im
Anxiety, on the parVof othe Lense .Mad
ges wellewiH it la not wUW public i in
tlrestrbut, H these are mixed up wjtfc Blatters
personal and official controversy with the nb
' and animadversion on hie character and prooeed--XngsYKl'do
not feel at liberty to transfer the article
to our columns. One of its topics, however, is of
-sUch-grave concern, and discloses bo confidently a
deep scheme of our Democratic Administrations,
1 which they hate appeared to disavow, and would fain
"hate the country to discredit, that we consider it
proper to quote the the testimony of Mr. Rkysolds
" on the Subject ; and this is no less than the alleged
.intrigue set on foot with a view to the acquisition of
Cuba.
" The following passages (divesting them or some
personal references) contain what Mr. Rctnolds
e4ys in regard to that matter :Nat. Intelligencer.
K : The instructions given, by Mr. Forsyth when
Secretary of State in relation to Cuba, the very ex
istence of which .1 felt bound to keep concealed, un
til it was wealed bv Mr. Cass in his published
speech on the Yucatan, question, and the terms of
h h I h minmnmnittd to no one were couoiu-
' ered by me, as soon as I examined them, (in May,
' t847. to he aminentlv unconstitutional. 1 1 was chief
"It for this reason that I called the attention of the
firiL despatch
a reUtuwUtke Anglo-Spaalah deb, though the
humblehesrsf my position prompted sae-io toh m
I felt assured that they had had the most disastrous
effects on our relations with Spain, pan icuwnj in
deference to our present and also our possible future
interests 'in Cuba. These views I did hot conceal
from Mr. Saunders, and I was gratified to find be
fore my departure from Madrid that, when suggest
ed to him from another quarter, the latter of the
opinions above expressed was, in practice, adopted by
him. But, somewhat to my surprise, he had, on his
return from Prance, thought proper to act on these
instructions, although he had himself referred them
back to the Department of State for revision, to Mr.
Buchanan, because he " had greater confidence in the
present Mr. Polk's Cabinet in regard to this im
portant subject, should like much to hare the bene
fit of his Mr. Buchanan's views, so as to avail him
self Mr. Saunders of them, should it become nec
essary, hereafter to take action on the matter."
I' M I hare, on several occasions, taken an oath to
support the constitution of the United States, and
that of Virginia, the State of my residence. The
Democratic party, of which 1 am a member, has al
ways contended against the extension of Executive
jftigri P-pj j-njgelf bar always particularly sup
" ported that principle of the party (expressed in one
of the resolutions of the Baltimore Convention)
which enjoins on all officers of the Government, ho w
erer humble their sphere, to carry out that great
conservative doctrine. The conscientious scruples
1 felt concerning the use of those instructions I found
but little difficulty in reconciling with my firm con-
victiou that a diplomatic officer of the Government is
bound, while such, to carry out with seal and good
faith, and to the best of his ability, the instructions
of the Government, without regard to his own views
.respecting their propriety, expediency, or even their
legality. I therefore determined tbat (if it should
rrove possible and reconcilable with the private in
terests which Teqaired roy speedy return to the
United State) I would delay the dissolution of my
connexion with the legation until the Department of
State had had an opportunity of passing that ac
tion of Mr. Saunders in review. This I succeeded
in doing. Reasons unnecessary here to mention, best
founded on considerations connected with the inter
ests of the United States, induced me to post pone all
action in the premises until I h d learned the result of
the Presidential election. Had Mr. Cass been elected,
( tbould, -though I am-and always hav been a de
cided member of the political pirty which chiefly
.supported him, have felt constrained to take the' ad
vice of some eminent counsel, learned in the law
concerning the proper legal mode (if any there be
for a simple citizen of the United States) of brinjr-
'ing to the cognisance of the House of Representa
tives an Executive proceeding which I humbly con
ceive to be not only beyond the constitutional power
of the President or his agents, but violative -of the
'constitutional rights of every citizen of the Union,
contrary to good faith, derogatory to the dignity
and eminently detrimental to the interests of our
common country."
"The statements contained in the letter of a cor-
. respondent of the New York H'.rald, dited Madrid,
September 19, 1648, amount to an assertion that Mr.
Polk's Administration had given Mr Saunders in
structions, under which that Envoy conceived him
self authorized to sound the Spanish Government
n. their dispositions to sell or cede the island of Cu
ba to the United States,' and, if so, to buy it; that
Mr. Saunders. 'made an informal inqu ry into the
subject : and that 'accordingly negotiations, with
that object in view, may be said to be opened by the
despatch' containing these instructions. O f the sub
stantial corrections of those assertions, I hate not the
slightest doubt. The Spanish Government, verv
properly confining itself to its own acts and availing
itsctt ui me cureiess expression 01 me correspondent,
has denied that theTe were any negotiations on the
subject ; for 4 negotiation' is a technical term with a
fixed meaning, and the Spanish Government could
with truth deny its existence : for, as I am entirely
sure, in answer to the inquiry of Mr. Saunders, the
Duke of Valencia (General Narvaez) gave the same
answer which he gave to the inquiry made of him
in the Cortes, some months before, and which he ha
irepeated in reply to the same inquiry when made of
tin Intnl.. .VI!.L.J . , t ' .
rr j I iuul,a in me American papers-
Had 1 had any doubfcof the correctnea rf th n.r-
tions of the HeraWt correspondent, it would have
ueeu entirety removed by the fact that the official
organ of the late Administration tth TTnim.1
ed itself to copying the denial of the Snanish Got-
wnment; by what I learned of the matter in Cuba
xiseir; oy the reasons given by Mr. Berrien in the
U. S. Senate for his request that Mr. Miller should
Jrithdraw his resolution of inquiry on the matter:
oy me lacucs.or MrJ Rusk and Mr. Foote in the
' fT"6 debat hereon ; and by the fact that, though
Mr. Miller's resolution was adopted, there has been
yuitea cuates, unless that response has been com
municated in secret session of the SenateP
Ojir reader, will recollect that the Sianish Gov.
. ernment gav an apparent contradiction to the reali
ty of this alleged overture, and the organ of Mr.
PolVa administration in this city endorsed this con-
iraaicwou ny copying it. If Nr. R. is right, there
. juuan iwit u equivocation in me denial.
A Novel Scene A novel scene occurred in
tbe House of Representatives of Ohio a few days
go when locofocoism suffered considerably at
the bands of one.of its adherents Some ques
tion had arisen, and during the discossion Mr.
Alorton, locofoco, moved for the reading of the
jwbig ; platform, with which request Mr. Coe im
nfedialelv comDlred.-bv rommnrimr it.
iS.? ConsUtution of the United Stales . In
r?ofofo?ttr,8!,rnLimmedIa,?t pervaded the
SlmlS? lh-6 rhoQ8e and a raotin to stop
SunZdn??? ,nforrion WM i-nniediatel?
SISI t & hf lococo member sud-
ISS JMtl,ih Mr. Coe
3$kAiTi tm foment a.p.'
.wSffgfcJ rad' e had sought for it in
what i0Tnin he.wante.d
i'w u melt .i 1 hl op,q,on il wouW be
rtionKadf M a"'
Ue would have mSSd L1 Iti8 pTbab,e
truths, but !hJt nirti "yr m0r9 palatable
ilence hhv whiff i'.??,p ne 5nvoked to
To tbft Freemen of t& Eighty Congressional j
: The period for which-1 was
ta aarva vou as a Representative in the Con-
ires of the United Statei has expired, nd you will
. A. JuYAA mama nna a nil
soon agaiu oe cauea upon w ww " -
that honorable tna-responsioie j
I entered pon my duties as yeur Kepresemauve
with a consciousnesa of inexperience, nd with many
mwgivings of my ability to meet the too partial ex
pectations of my friends. In the discharge of these
duties, often difficult and perplexing nave,enaeav.
ored to rrte my sen irom pariy wn w
prejudiecs, and to hare a "eingle eye to your in
terest and to the glory, the prosperity and the
honor of my country. How far I may have succeed
ed, it is not for me to say -t but the many manifest,
tions of your approval -which 1 have had, convince
mm I Kara not relied noon your confidence and
partiality in tain. If hereafter, upon a closer ex
amination, you should find any thing to condemn, I
trust you will attribute it to an error or tne neaa
and not of the heart.
My object at present is to announce to you my
wish that I may not be considered a candidate for
re-election. With a readiness, as the past will
prove, to make any sacrifices in my power j for the
cause which I have ever zealously advocated, I find
it utterly impossible for me, in justice to myself, to
continue longer in public life.
I feel less regret in coming to this determination
from the fact that there are many in the District who
can serve vou with more credit and ability; than I
have done, and because the prosecution of my pro
fession will enable me still to a great extent j to pre
serve the intercourse with my friendB, which has
hitherto been so pleasant to me. !
Your obedient servant,
R S. DONNELL.
March. 19,1849. v . 4
A. STCPriEftS, OF-GORGlI,
ifr Stephens is one of the moat remarkable men
of the day. Hi history abounds with incidents
which, while they illustrate the struggles which un
aided genius must encounter in its efforts for distinc
tion and usefulness, at the same time demonstrate
the certain success which ever attends true merit
and unyielding perseverance. The sketch by hinas-lf,
of an iucidenl in his early life, presents in a striking
light the deprivations of his boyhood. The rudi
ments of his education were acquired at what they
call in Gaorgia an old field school. At an early age,
ho was transferred to the Academy, and by the aid
of some benevolent friends, who had been attracted
by his remarkable development of talent of the high
est order, he wai enabled to enter Franklin Co lege
where he graduated with honor, fully realizing the
highest expectations of those who now watched his
oureer with growing interest It was expected that
he would devote himself to the ministry ; but it was
ultimately determined otherwise. Young Stephens
aimed at independence for himself and family. He
entered a law office,' and. in a short time, before be
was yet out of his minority, was admitted to practice
in the courts, by a special act of the Legislature ot
Georeia. A few years found him in the first rank
o hi proXission, aud ima of his first u&a-of his good.
fortune was to return, witn interest, tne ravor b
had received when in adversity. An ardent Whig,
he was elected to represent his county in the Stntr
Legislature", in both branches of which he served
with great ability. In the year 1843, there was a
vacancy to be filled in the Congressional delegation,
and the Whig party, as usual, were called upon to
nominate i their candidate. Owing to the signal de
feat of the party in the general election, which had
taken place the previous year, there was an evident
reluctance on the part of the prominent men of the
party to euter the cauvas? and it was doubtless owiug
to this fact that Mr. Stephens was selected as th
candidat e. Little hope was entertained of his elec
tion, owing to the large Democratic majority which
was knowu to exist in the upper section of the State,
called the Cherokee country, and his friends con
soled themselves, in advance, with the reflection ttut
it could not hurt a new man to be beateu for Con
gress. But Mr. Stephens determined not to be beaten, it
it was in his power to prevent such a disaster. H
immediately set off alone for the Cherokee country,
can vaasinz every county, aud addressing the peoplf
at every court-house. His opponents. Caking thr
alarm from the accounts which reached them f thr
success of hi efforts, hastened upon bis track. Oot
after another of their most popular speakers encoun
tered him, ouly to be discomfited, and to retire.
overwhelmed with mortification at his triumph.
The people followed him with enthusiasm men.
women, aud children, thronged to hear ;the little
wire grass boy,77 as they called him, and lost their
devotion to Democracy as they listened to his con
vincing argumeuts and impassioned appeals. Many
aughable anecdotes are told of bis meetings with the
hardy mountaineers of upper Georgia, On one oc
casion, an old lady, who bad come a great distance
to hear him, and bad listened to the well-directed
eloquence of the boy, as she supposed, until she could
restrain her admiration no longer, sprang from her
seat, and exclaimed
' Gracious goodness me ! if I could only have a
boy like that, i d be willin7 to die right now !"
On another occasion, the Democrats, seeing that
their speaker was getting the worst of the cou
flict, endeavored to break up the meeting, and sev
eral of them, with canes in their hands, advanced
towards the stand where Mr. Stephens was then
speaking. "Mop 1" shouted an old mountaineer, who
i i . i . - i i .. .. . .
oau oeru auinuing oy, resun g on nis double-barreled
buck gun, looking up with a broad grin into the
face of the speaker, and giving emphasis to his words
by significant winks, nods, and jerks of the head
btop I" said he, at the same time presenting his eun
at the crowd ; " don't one of you lay your finger on the
boy. J m as good a JJimmycrat as any of ye, but I
won't see no foul play. He's tellin' you nothin' but
the truth; and if one of you dares to touch him, I'll
let old Betsy loose among you, quicker'nyou can say
Jack Robinson!" The confusion was soon Quieted,
and Mr. Stephens proceeded with his speech.
1 bus, in one snort month, be encountered and
defeated nearly all the prominent leaders of the op
posite party, on tbeir own ground, completely revolu
tionizing a large section of the State that had always
before given an overwhelming Democratic vote. The
result was the triumphant election of Mr. Stephens
to (Jongress, and Mr u raw rord as Uovernpr of the
State. Since that time, Mr. Stephens has represent
ed his district with ability, and has, perhaps, exert
ed a greater influence, both in and out of Congress,
than any other man in the House, to preserve the
harmony and unity of the national Whig party, and
to promote its success.
Mr. Stephens is a man of slight frame and feeble
comtitntioa, of a veryTmbfvtppesraneefwIth a
voice clear, musical, and childlike. His influence
with his constituency is almost unbounded, based
as it is, upon their confidence in his enlarged patriot
ism, sound judgment, and unimpeachable integrity
in all the relations of life. He is now about thirty
five years of age, and should he be spared to the
country, he is destined to achieve still higher honors
wr uj muiTe oiaie, oy enrolling nig name among
those of the first statesmen of America. '
Baltimore American.
Marriage. Wherever woman plights her
troth under the sky of of heaven, at the domestic
hearty or in consecrated aisles, the ground is ho
ly, the spirit of the hour is sacramental. ' That it
is thus felt, ever, by the most trivial, may be ob-
c, .cu i ctcjj wvuuhik ceremony. Though the
mirth may be fast and furious before or after the
irrevocable formula is spoken, yet at that point of
time, there is a shadow upon the most laughing
lip a moisture on the firmest eye. Wedlock,
indissolvable, except by act of Goda sacrament
whose solemnity reaches to eternitywill al
ways hold its rank, in life as well as literature,
as thejnost itnpressife fact. of human experience.
He isa slrgt nbsertrr hr sheers at promi
nence in dramatic writing, -whether of the stage
or the closet,4 the play or the novels It must
always be so. Jf government with all its usurpa
tions a nd aggressions, has appropriated history,
let the less ambit inns portions of our literature be
sacred to the affections toine family, baaed on
conjugal and parental love as that institution is.
! The. which hitbeito in the world's
huma!bfe,,iU,9
COM MUM t C rtTJ 0 J)( f
A eonaidarabla time hat elapsed since toy rtforn
home from Raleigh, wnere 1 had the honor fli fepre
aenting the people of Caldwell County, in.ithf.ast
General Assembly; naming, viuwwj tpwtu,
much with my coustitnentsy and haying h
Ixeely with Ubem upon alle.mUrMa trtti
. ..... .. r ?' 1-... 1 hat Ik. rfftifanE
Droug&t nerore tne i-egrar
tionf saying that I havep6tmet ,wIapB-
dividdai whdisapprovedym.
during the' lit Session : nViot yeo I
gave for the. Hon. Q E. Badger
the opinion of Mr. T. L. CJiogtnan to eotitra,
notwithstanding. Mr. C wye d r.0ePlT
sent the views of my own section, awiinaeMr. Bad-
nnt heinir th choice or tne W e(ca peopia
Annld not hava received the Vote of ft single COunt
of the twelve compesing the 1st Congressional DiH
trict Now, of the County of Caldwell, I. have a
right to 'speak ; and I believe, ir tne ein bhuu.u
come off, on the 1st of April next, In the 1st District
frv- flMttw of the U.S.. that Mr. Badger Would not
lose fifty votes in Caldwell County. Af proof of
this, when canvassiug in 1846 for a seat in tlx House
I hnth nrivfttelv and tmbuclr arowed
ui waajwM j - a
my preference for Mr. Badger, and was electedand
.m. r- Ktm tn,l! recorded on the Journals of
t w J30.;nn And in 1848 beiaz ajrain a candidate,
I then everywhere openly expressed n preference for
Mr. B
, and did not hesitate to declare nay determi
n ntA for him. if elected I was elected, and
nation
that too by an increased majority. YeVMr.Uling
man has the temerity to say that, in voting for Mr.
B. a second time, betrayed my trnst" As re
gards Mr. C's attack upon me, I should have tet it
pass without notice, if he had not, by attacking me,
in substance attacked the constituency I had- the
lhonV.of rewiuap.,.Mr.Ct
1 wi gross iglorance, orwhatls oris. wvtbdlfKfcev
ty and want V independehce-a cjSfffcerwhica for
them and fo myself, I indignantly1 hurl: back,: nd
tell hba that, having been raised among them and
lived with thera for the last forty years,! have, rea
son to know them, and that his charge ii false and
unfounded. And I furthermore tell him, tbat there
are men among my constitoency that I would prefer
to represent me in Congress, to the Hon; T. L. Cling
man. If Mr. C. had discharged his duty to his con
stituents, as I did to mine, and had not left Wash
ington City to return to Raleigh for the purpose of
electioneering for a sent in the U. S. Senate, perhaps
I might have been spared the unpleasant task of ar
raigning him, in setting myself and my constituents
right.
Mr. C. being my representative, i hold that ! have
a right to investigate his conduct, and therefore, 1
ask him, " who attended to your duly in Wat&ington
and what pay you received per diem, whilst yen were
absent from that place, attending to my business iu
Raleigh, and posting me and my constituents in the
public newspapers ?;' He may perhaps say that he
brought no accusation against my constituents ; but
1 hold him to his published words, and leave the
public to decide. The people of Caldwell were ac
quainted with my view ana determiuatloirla'teg'trd'
tw the Senvtoriwl election, vfcwlswre J'sUefsfr
their representative in the Legislature TJiflCfi fib
carrying out these views and the determination I
had expressed, any man says I betrayed my trust, I
.tsk if be does not assail those from whom I derived
that trust? If 1 knew the will of my constituents
tnd regarded it not, I should be beaten with many
stripes" yes sir, and even " ear-marked." If Mr.
C. should be a candidate, at any subsequent time,
before the people of Caldwell County, he vilified
that others can set "ear-marks" as well as himself!
Personally, 1 have always been friendly with Mr.
C, and sincerely regret that my duty to those who
have so often honored me with their suffrages, and
whom I know to be as honest, intelligent and depen
dent as any set of men in the world, compels me to ask
of you th favor of publishing this card.
Respectfully yon rsT
. E. P. MILLER.
Lenoir, March 23d, 1849.
SPURN NOT THE POOR MAN
st john nasi.
Spars sol tka poor ma, sputa vJ&eV'
Thongli bony be his hands;
Nor gold nor silver- has he got, -
Nor houses, noyaor lands.
Yet cast not thon that glanes v
Upon his sun -burnt faee ;
For though he's poor, his poverty
Can never be disgrac.
Ilia coat may of the coarsest be,
Made out of hodden gray,
Aud thine be of the beet broad-cloth, '' '
And trimmed so fine anrfl gay. -Thy
polished boots may brightly shine,
In fashion fitting neat ;
And his poor clogs be dingy brown.
And shapeless on his feet.
Yes. his exterior may bo rude,
And no attractions show.
And his connexions be amoug
Tha lowest of the low ;
But in the casket rough tj view,
A gem may be conceated--As
bright a gem as eve y ;
Was to the world revealed.
Full many a mine of priceless worth
Is hid within the breast
Of many a poor neglected one,
Cast down and sore oppressed ;
Among the poorest of the poor
Earth's noblest sons abound,
The best, the purest, greatest, still
The cottage hearth surround.
A GEM.
Among the new songs announced jn London, is
one (words by Carpenter, music by Q lover J found
ed on the incident inu Dombey & Son," where little
Paul talks to his sister Florence of the emotions
produced by The sounds of the sea:
PAUL.
What are the wide. waves saying, 4 '
Sister, the whole day long, '
That even amid our playing, J
I hear but their low long song,;
Not by the sea-side only . 7
There it.sounds wild and Irieh '
S-
In dreams it is still with m I .
To which Florence replies : 1
Brother, I hear no singing
'Tis but the rolling wave, x
Ever its lone course winging,
Over some ocean cave ;
'Tis but the noise of water,
Dashing against the shore,
And the wind from some bleak quarter
Mingling with its roar.
Florence and Paul : . '..
No l it is a meeting greater,
That speaks to th heart alone, '
The voice of the great Creator,
Speaks In that mighty tone. '
JOHN ANDERSON MY JO
A London paper has the additional stanias to
"John Anderson, my Jo. The exquisite, toes of
unalterable affection which pervades these Vines, and
the unconsciousness of. time's progress watch that'
purity of love engenders, eouJd never hays been more
simply or more tonohingly expressed ; .
, Sinee ( ca'd you tny Jo
at
sjincs you ca d me your dear
I'm sure it cannot be, John. ; '
Nr near sae long ago ; u
It's but a honey moon at tnalst
' John AndfiriMi m. t. '
, U1J V.
" Hallo, Bill, lend me fiva ftn... . ;t:i
Well, you can pass, any how? ' .
Mi lrom WtUir$,ffoinc Journal
- TilE NIGHT FUNERAL A SLAVE.
FebrCabyv'1849.
Messrs- Editors: Travelling recently, on
bosifiessin the interior of Georgia I;j reached
jost ' st -sunset; the mansion off tne proprietor,
through whose estate for the last half hour of my
iou rue v. I had ou railed mv wav. Mv tired com -
paniTi pricket) his". ear, and with a low whicker I
inaicajea nts pleasure, as i,.iurneu up me uruau
avenue Ifading to the house. Calling to a black
boy in view, 1 bade him enquire of bis owner, if
I could be accommodated with lodgings for the
night.
My request brought the proprietor himsejf to
the door and from thence to the gate, when, after
a scrutinizing glance st my person, and equip
ments, he inquired my n ime, business and des
tination. 1 promptly responded to his questions,
a.nd he invited me to alight and enter the house,
in the true spirit ot Southern hospitality.
He was apparently thirty five years of age, and
(evidently a man of education and refinement. I
.ftoon ooservea an air oi. gloomy aosiracnou aooui
him ; ho said but little, and even that little seem
ed the result of an effort to obviate the seeming
want of civility to a stranger. At supper the mis
tress of the mansion appeared, and did the honors
of the tablein her particular department; she
was exceedingly lady-like and beautiful,, ony as
Southern women are, that is beyond comparison
with those of any other portion of this republic I
have ever seen. She retired immediately after
supper, and a servant handing come splendid Ha
6arnas on a smajlvlverlfiy, we bad jot seated
ourselves comfortably before the enormous fire of
oak wood, when a servant appeared at the end
door near my host, hat in hand, and uttered in
subdued but distinct tones, the, to tne, startling
words
M Master, de coffin hab come "
Very well,'' was the only reply, and t'.ie ser
vant disappeared.
. My host remarked my gaze of inquisitive won
der, and' replied to it
" I have been sad, sad," said he, "today. I
have had a greater iniakrtuite than I have expe
rienced since my father's death. I lost this morn
ing the truest and most reliable friend I had in
the world one whom I hue been accustomed to
honor and respect since my earliest recollection ;
he was the playmate of my father's youth, and
the mentor of mine, a fattliful servant, an honest
man, and a sincere christian. I stood by his bed
side today, and with hands clasped in mine, I
heard the last words he uttered; they were, 'Mas
ter, meet me in Heaven.' "
Hs voice faltered a moment, and he continu
ed, after a pause, with increased fxciiefceai
m-fjjj loss 's a melancholy one to me If I left
my home, I said to him, 'John, see that all things
are taken care of.' and I knew that my wife and
child, property and all, were as safe as though
they were guarded by an. hundred soldiers. 1
never spoke a harsh word to hirn in all my life,
for he never merited it. I have a hundred others,
many of them faithful and true, but his loss is
irreparable."
I came from a section of the Union where
slavery, does nut exist ; and I brought with me
all the prejudices which so generally prevail in
the free States, in regard to this "institution."
I had already seen much to soften these, but the
observation of years would have failed to give me
so clear an insight into the relation between mas.
ter and servant as this simple incident. It was
not the haughty planter, the lordly tyrant, talking
of his cad slave, ss of his dead horse, but the
kind-hearted gentleman, lamenting the loss and
eulogizing the virtues of his good old friend.
After an interval of silence, my bust resumed
There arc," said he, " many of the old man's
relatives and mend who would wish to attend
his funeral. To afford then: an opportunity, sev
eral plantations have been notified that he will
be buried at night ; some, I presume, have al
ready arrived ; and desiring to see that all things
are properly prepared for his interment, I trust
you will excuse my absence for a few mo
ments." M Most certainly, sir ; but," I added, if there
is no impropriety, I would be pleased to accompa
ny you."
' There is none," he replied ; and I followed
hitnto one of a long mw of cabins, situated at the
distance of some three hundred yards from the
mansion. The house was crowded with negroes,
who all arose on our entrance, and many of them
exchanged greetings with my host, in tones that
convinced me that they felt that he was an object
of sympathy from them ! The corpse was depos.
ited in the coffin, attired in a shroud of the finest
cotton materials, and the coffin itself painted
black.
The roaster slopped at its head, and laying his
hand 4jpon the cold brow of his faithful bonds
man, gazed long and intently upon features with
which he had been eo Ion? familiar, and which
fhe now looked upon for the last time on earth ;
raising nis eyes at length, and glancing at the
serious countenances now bent upon his,' he said
solemnly and with much feeling
M He was a faithful servant and a true chris
tian ; it you follow his example, and live as be
lived, none of you need fear when the time
comes for you to lay here."
A patriarch, with the snow of eighty winters
on his head, answered
" Master, it is true, and we will try to live like
him."
There was a murmur of general assent, and
after giving some instructions relative to the
burial, we returned to the dwelling.
About 9 o'clock, a servant appeared with the
notice that they were ready to move, and to know
if further instructions were necessary. My host
remarked to me, that by stepping into the piazza,
I would probably witness, to me a novel scene.
The procession had moved, and its route led witb
-H ew yards of trre mansion. 'There were one t
hundred and fifty negroes, arranged four deep,
and following a wagon in which was placed the
coffin ; down the entire length of the line, at in
tervals of a few feet, on each side, were carried
torches of the resinous pine, and here called light
wood. About the centre was stationed the black
preacher, a man of gigantic frame and stentorian
lungs, who gave out from memory the words of a
hymn suitable to the occasion. The Southern
negroes are proverbial for the melody and com
pass of their voices, and I thought that hymn,
mellowed by distance, the most solemn and yet
the sweetest music that had ever fallen upon my
eaf. The stillness of the night and strength of
their voices enabled me to distinguish the air at
the distance of half a mile.
i (lt was to me a strange and solemn scene, and
no incident of my life hif impressed me with
'niore powerful emotions than the; night funeral
of the poor negro. For this reason I have hasti
U and most imperfectly sketched its leading tea
torei. "Previous to retiring to my room,! saw
in the hands of the lady at whose house I Hop
ped for ibe night, a humher.bf The Home Jour
aai.aid feMewrved'ttt me to-sea Ihie to yoilr
paper perfectly indifferent whether it be pub
lished or not. lam but a brief sojourner here
I hail from a colder clime, where it is our proud
boast tbat men are free and equal. I shall re.
turn to my Northern home, deeply impressed with
the belief, that, dispensing with the name of free
dom, the negroes of the South are the happiest
and most contented people on the face of the
earth.
Ywrs, ' : VIATOR.
' -; lines:-,:. (
The subject Of the following verses war derived '
from the incident related in the preceding column ;
from Willis's Home Journal.' : '
Deep silence reigned around the dying Slave I i
Whose heart, by conscious rectitude made brave '
Felt w itbout trembling, that the morrow's beau'
M'K
YV euld cold and stagnant find its vital stream.
He, with himself upon his bed communed,
And found his spirit's chords were all attuned,
-Part in celestial harmoaies'io bear.
When Life's weak instrument was shattered bere.1
His soul serene ne'er murmured at the fate
That gave to him a bondman's name and state ;
No pang of servitude his breast had torn
Its galling fetters never had been worn.
His was the gentle aim the godly end,
To blend in one, the master and the friend !
Duty to yield upon affection's score,
And lighten by his smiles, the yoke he bore.
No morbid discontent his mein betrayed
From thirst of liberty, yet unallayed,
Was he not free to mark his moral course
By deeds tbat would respect and love enforce?
Free to be righteous, truthful, meek aud just,
Free, to repose in God his perfect trust ?
And to believe, that earthly duties done.
His meed for faithful service might be won ?
Such was the creed that made the dying slave
Calm, 'neath the ebbing of his heart's last wave 1
And with the latest breath of life, repeat
Master ! in Heaten tby old servant meet 1
Tearful was he who stood. beside the dead,
And laid Hfs hand upon the patriarch's head !
" While memory turned back to childhood's scene,
When he would on his " father's playmate" lean ;
Listening with reverence deep, to that dark sage
Who as a mentor watched his tender age
And in his absence oft as guardian moved
Amid the household he had served and loved !
Draw near ye stern proprietors behold
A gratitude, whose worth outweigheth gold 1
Mark what the law of kindBess may achieve,
Its use adopt and its reward receive
The slave's last blessing, and fond prayer to meet
His mortal master at Qod's mercy-seat!
M. P.
WOMAN AND MARRIAGE.
BY WASHINGTON IRVINQ.
I have speculated a great deal upon matrimony.
I have seen young and beautiful women, the pride
of the gay circles, married as the world says
well ! Some have moved into costly houses, and
their friends have all come and looked at their
splendid arangements for happiness, and they
have gone away and committed them to (heir sun. I
ny hopes, cheerfully and without tear, it is na
tural to be sanguine for the young, and at such
times I am carried away by similar feelings 1
have to get unobserved into a corner, and watch
the bnd in her white attire, and with her 8oiling
lace and her soft eyes moving before me in their
pnde of life, weave a waking dream of her iu fu
ture happiness, and persuade myself that it will
be true, i think how they vyll sitjm the luxuri
ous sofa as the twilight fails," and buiid gay hopes,
and murmur in low tones tha now unforbidden
tenderness, and enjoy the allowed kisses, and the
beautiful endearments of wedded life will make
even their parting joyous, and how gladly they
will come back from the crowd, and the emp'y
mirth of the gay, to each other's quiet company
I picture to myself that young creature, who
blushes even now at his hesitating caresses, list
ening eagerly for his footsteps as the night steals
on, and wishing that he would come home ; and
when he enters at last, and with an affection as
undying as his pulse, folds her to his bosom, lean
feel the very tide that goes, flowing through his
heart, and gaze with him oa her graceful fortq as
she moves about him for the kind offices of at
tention, smoothing all his unquiet cares, and mak
ing him forget even himself, in her young and
uushadowing beauty.
I go forward years, and see her luxuriant hair
soberly away from her brow, and her girlish gra
ces ripened into dignity, and bright loveliness
chastened into affection. Her husband looks on
her with a proud eye, and shows her the same
fervent love, and the delicate attentions which
first won her, and fair children are grown up a
bout them, and they go on full of honor and un
troubled years, and are remembered when they
die ! I say I love to dream thus when I go to
give the young bride joy. It is the natural ten
dency and feeling touched by loveliness, that
fears nothing for itself; it I ever yield to feelings,
it is because the light of the picture is changed.
I am not fond of dwelling upon- such changes,
and I will not minutely now. I allude to it only
because I trust that my simple page will be read
by some of the young and beautiful be in its who
us.
move daily across my path, and I wouid whisper
to the Oj, as they glide by joyously and confident ly,
the secret of an unclouded future.
The picture I have drawn above is not pecu
liar. It is colored, like the fancies of the bride,
and many, oh many an hour will she sit, with
the rich jewels lying loose in her fingers, and
dream such dreams as these. She believes them
too and she goes on for a while undeceived.
The evening is loo short, while they talk of plans
for happiness, and the quiet meal is still pleasant
with delightful novelty of mutual reliance and
attention. There comes soon, however, a time
when personal topics become bare and wearisome
and slight attentions will not alone keep up the
social excitement. There are intervals of si
lence, and delected symptoms of weariness, and
the husband first, in his manhood, breaks in upon
the hours they were to spend together. I can
not follow it circumstantially. There come along
hours of unhappy restlessness, and terrible mis
givings of each other's worth and affection, till by
and by, they can conceal their uneasiness no
longer, aud go out separately to seek relief, and
lean upon the hollow world for support, which
one who waajheir lover aqd friend could, not.
give thein! "
Heed this, ye who are winning by your inno
cent beauty the affections of high-minded and
thinking beings ! Remember that he will give
up the brother of his heart, with whom he ha
had ever a fellowship of mind the society of his
cotemporary runners in the race of fame, who
have held him with a stern companionship and
frequently in his passionate love, he will break
away from the arena of his burning ambition, to
come and listen to the voice of the charmer.
It will bewilder him at first, but it wrf not long :
and then you think that an - idle banishment will
chain the mind that has been used for vears to
an equal communion 1 Think you he will give
up, for a weak dalliance, the animating themes
of men, and the 6earch into mysteries of know
ledge! Oh! no lady! believe me -no! Trust
not yoor influence to such light fetters ! Credit
not the old fashioned absurdity that woman's is a
secondary lot ministering to the necessities of
her lord and master ! It is a higher destiny I
would award you. If your immortality is as com
plete and your gift of aund as capable as ours, I
would charge you to lutier. Ue,jadyig bo and
give it a healthy culture", and open its beauty to
the sun, and then you may hope, that when your
life is bound with another, you will go on equal
ly, and with a fellowship-that shall pervade ev
ery earthly interest !
Aw Infbkesci. -A country editor, in speaking of
a steamboat, says, She hsd twelve berths in her la
dies' cabin" Ob, life of me," exclaimed an old
lady, upon Teadmg the above, "what a squalling.!
thsre must have keen." d
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