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i - ! i r - ' '- r ' f : V 9 .- t '. r -LAST DATS AT MOUNT-VERNON. - The year 1799 was in its last month ; Wash ington had nearly completed bis sixtyeignth year; the century was fast-drawing to a tU and. with it this great man's life. Yet the 'r.r terf his age had sbed Us snow? 'so kindly' upon him as to mellow without impairing his faculties, both physical- and mehtaCand to give fair promise of additional length of days. " Nor was Washington unmindfurof the sum 'progress of time, and of hia liability .to be called - at any moment to " that bourne from ;which no traveler returns." He had forvyearaxept a will by him, and after mature-reflection, had so disposed of hi largeproperty as to be satis- factory to himself and to. the many who whi ,-so fortunate and happy as tohare in his tester v'inentary remembrance.; y. - . - -t " The last days, like those-that preceded them -in the course of a long and well-spent life, were ,fr devoted to constant and Useful' employment Afir the acti re exercises rof morning," in at . w tention to agriculture arid rural affairs, in the " evening came -the post-Lag, loaded with letters, papers and pamphlets. His 'correspondence, both at homo and abroad, was immense ; yet was it promptly and fully replied' W No letter was unanswered. One of the best bred men of his time, Washington deemed it a grate offence against toa rules of good manners and propriety to leave letters unanswered. He wrote with great facility, and it would be a difficult matter to find another, who had written so much, who has written so well. His epistolary writings will descend to posterity as models of good taste, as well as developing superior powers of mind, General Jlenry Lee once observed to the chief. " We are amaxed, sir, at the vast amount of work that you accomplish " Washington re plied, ' Sir, I rise at four o'clock, and a great deal of my., work is done while others are asleep." , i So punctual a man delighted in always hav ing about him a good timekeeper. In Philadel ' phia, the first President regularly walked up to his watchmaker's (Clarke, in second street,) to compare his watch with the regulator. Atl the active, vet always punctvsW farmer, invariably consulted the dial whon re turning from his morning ride, and before en tering his house. The affairs of the household took order from the master's accurate and methodical arrange ment of time. Even the fisherman on the river watched for the cook's signal when to pull in shore, aa as to deliver his scaly products in time for dinner. The establishment of Mount Vernon employ - ed a perfect army of servants ; yet to each one was assigned certain special duties, and these were required to be strictly performed. Upon n the extensive estate there was rigid discipline, without severity.'. (There could be no confusion fcwhere all was order and - the affairs of ihis vast concern, embracing thousands of acres. and hundreds f dependants, were conducted with aa much . ease, method and regularity as the affairs of an ordinary homestead Mrs. Washington, an accomphscd V irginiaTfnfy of grease. At tnis last argument stie ItnneAtrifA nf th oldpn time. rave her constantTVas unable to. resist lonzer, but entreated her e of the olden time, gave her constantTwas unable to. to all matters of her domestic house- father to sancfi . attention nold, and, by her skill and superior manage ment, greatly contributed to the comfortable re ception and entertainment of the crowds of guests always to be found in the hospitable mansion of Mount Vernon. j Invariably neat and clean in his person, with clothes of the old fashioned cut, but made of the best materials, Washington required less waiting upon than any man of his age and condition in the world. A single boy-servant attended in his room to brush his clothes, comb and tie his hair, (become very thin in his last days, worn in the old fashioned queue, and rare ly with powder,) and to arrange the materials of his toilet. This toilet he made himself, in the simplest and most expeditious manner, giv ' ing the least possible amount of his precious time to anything relative to his person. When . rising at four o'clock he lighted his own can dles, made up the fire, and went diligently to work, without disturbing the slumbers of his numerous household. In the last days at Mount ernon, desirous of ridinnleasantlv. the Genfiral procured from i the North the horses of the Narragansett breed J perils. Leaving the lodge, she gathered up her celebrated as Baddle horses. They were well to J scattered effects, and, accompanied by her moth look at and were pleasantlv sraitcd under the ! er, the bridal party disappeared. The chief. saddle? butrWcre scary, and, therefore, unfit- ted for the service of one who liked to ride quietly on his farm, occasionally dismounting and walking in hb fields to inspect bis improve ments. From one of these horses the General sustained a hfeavy fall, probably the only fall he ever had from a horse in his life. It was in November, late in the evening. The General, accomnanied bv Maior Lewis. Mr. Peake. (a gentleman residing in tbe neigh borhoouv) the author of the Kecollections, and a groom, were returning from Alexandria to Mount Ver non. Having halted for a few moments, the General dismounted, and upon rising in his stirrup again, the Narragansett, alarmed at the glare from a . fire near the road side, sprang from under his rider, who came heavily to tbe ground. Our saddles were empty in an instant, and we rushed up to give our assistance, fear ing he was hurt ; it was unnecessary. The .vigorous old man was upon his feet again, brushing the dust from his clothes ; and, after thanking us for our prompt assistance, observ ed that be was not hurt; that he had?had-a very complete tumble ; and that it was owing to a cause that no horseman could well avoid or control ; that he was only poised in his stir rup, and had not yet gained his saddle when the scary animal sprang ifrom under him. Meantime all our horses had gotie off at full speed. It was night, and over four miles were to be won ere we could reach our destination. The chief observed that, as our horses had dis appeared, it only remained for us to take it on foot, and, with manly strides, led the way. We bad proceeded but a short distance on our march,' as dismounted cavaliers, when our horses hove in' sight. Happily for us, some of the servants f Mr. ' Peake, whose plantation was hard by, in returning home from their la bor, encountered our flying steeds, captured them, and brought them to us. We were speedily remounted, and soon the lights at Mount Vernon were seen glimmering in the distance. It plete$d Providence to permit the beloved Washington to live to witness the fruition of his mighty labors in the cause of his country and mankind, while his success in the calm and honored pursuits of agriculture and rural affairs was grateful to his heart, and shed the most benign and happy influences upon the last days at Mount Vernon. Curtis' s Recollections and Private Memoirs of Vie Life and Character of Washington. Talleyrand iv Philadelphia. An intelli gent correspondent has furnished us with the following, which is, no doubt, authentic : "Du ring the latter part of the last century, the ex iled Monsieur Talleyrand resided in a small at tic room of a house in Godd art's Court, betwecnJ . front and Second streets, Philadelphia. He was very poor all his furniture consisting of one chair and a straw cot bed depending for his means on French residents. Opposite Christ , Church, in Second street, was a small dry good store kept by T. P. C, now a wealthy retired merchant, where Talleyrand and a French gen eral, his companion in exile, frequently stopped on their accustomed walk down town to Wm. Young's book store, at the corner of Second and Chesnut streets. One cold morning in De cember, Talleyrand came into Mr. C's store, and offered his watch in pledge for a small sum of money, as he was starving and without fire. The money was given to him, and he was re ferred to B. Ferries, watchmaker, who lived nearly opposite, to; dispose of his watch. So reduced was theinan to whom, years after, as prime minister to Napoleon, First Consul of r ranee, aings paia nomage. rktiadciphia In quirer. . The popular Question, of "TTaTB va TU. a a a " m "Don among us?" was responded to in the affir mative recently, at tbe office of the Cincinnati "Pen and Pencil," by a countryman, who de clared that he was from Bourbon county, Ky., and presumed it must mean him ! - . : : ' - . 1 .-,C-. 'sfi-iJJSariJiif4,- ; r- A. SCENE IN PATAGONIA; . Patagonia is a country bf which' less is known than any other upon the Western Continen L Air Bourne's la't& work, tberefony which con tains the narrative of a considerable stay and extensive travel in that country, is all themor welcome' To learn, that bumart nature in Pa tagonia has much in commonwith "human inaA ture elsewhere." it is only -necessary to read the ssaga' Annexed One "evenings the chief, his lonr wives, two . daughters, an . infant grand daughter, and myself, were scattered about the lodge,' enveloped in a smoke of usual, strength and,iostiny. Whilo the others sat around us unconcerned as so many pieces of bacon,' I lay fiat;' with my face close to tho ground, and my bead covered with a piece of guanaco skin,; the holy position in which it was possible to gain any relief from the stifling fumigation. While in this attitude, I fancied I heard the tramp of f many feet without, and a confused muttering, i as if a multitude of "Indians" were talking to gether. Presently a -hoarse voice sounded in front, evidently aimed at the ears of some one within, to which the chief promptly replied. I caught a few words enough to satisfy me that I was not the subject of their colloquy, but that there was a lady in the case rfhd listened cu riously, without any of the fright which grew out of the previous negotiations. The conver sation grew animated, and the equanimity of his high mightiness the chief was somewhat disturbed. I cast a penetrating glance into the smoke at the female naombersof our household, to discern, if possible, whether any one of them was specially interested. One look was suffi cient : the chiefs daughter (who, by the way, was a quasi widow, with one hopeful scion springing up by her side), sat listening to the conversation with anxiety and apprehension visible in every feature, ller mother sat near her, her chin resting upon her hand, with an anxious and thoughtful expression of counten ance. The invisible speaker without, it soon appeared, was an unsuccessful suitor of the daughter, and had come with his friends to press his claim. He urged his suit, if not with clas sic, with "earnest" eloquence, but with success ill proportioned to bis efforts. The chief told him he was a poor, good-for-nothing fellow, had no horses, and was unfit to be his son-in-law, or any one else's. The outsider was not to be so easily put off; he pressed his suit with fresh energy, affirming that his deficiency of horses was from want of opportunity, not from lack of will or ability to appropriate the first that came within his reach. On the contrary, he claimed to be as ingenious and accomplished a thief as tver swung a lasso or ran off a horse, and a TAiighty hunter besides, whose wife would never Suffer for want of grease. The incxoraLle chif bereat got considerably excited, told him he was a poor devil, and might be off with him self ; he wouldn't talk any more about it. The Suppliant, as a last resort, appealed to the fair one herself, begging her to smile on his suit, and assuring her, with marked emphasis, that if successful in bis aspirations, he would give her ion tneir union, cut tiie nara- hearted parent, not at all mollified by this ap peal from his decision to an inferior tribunal broke out in a towering passion, and poured forth a torrent of aLuse. The mother here in terposed, and besought him not to be angry with the young folks, but to deal more gently and consiueraieiy wim tutrui. oue even uiuicu mat he might have done injustice to the young man. He might turn out a smarter man than he had credit for. He might who knew? make a fine chief yet, possess plenty of horses, and prove a highly eligible match for their daughter. The old fellow had been (for him) quite moderate, but this was too much. His rage completely mastered him. He rose up, seized the pap poose's cradle, .and hurled it violently out of doors, and th other chattels appertaining to his daughter went after it in rapid succession. He then ordered her to follow her goods iiislan ier, with which benediction she departed, res ponding with a smile of satisfaction, doubtless anticipating the promised luxuries of ber new home, the vision of which, through the present tempest, fortified her mind against its worst i sat on-bis horse-skin couch, his legs crosse partly under him, looking sour enough. Pre sently the bride and her mother returned, aud now began the second scene, the cniet no sooner recognised them than a sound some- j thing between a grunt and growl, but much ! nearer the latter than the former, and in a de- i cided crescendo gave warning of a fresh erup- i tion. 1 he rumbling grew more emphatic, and ! euuaemj nisiurj Durst on tnc neaa oi ms wue Seizing her bv the hair, ho hurled her violent ly to tbe ground, and beat her with his clench ed fists till I thought he would break every bone in her. body, aud reduce her substance to a jelly. Perhaps I was a little hard-hearted, but she had been one of my bitterest enemies, and I bad a feeling that if some of her ill-will to me coull be beaten out of her, I could be easily resigned to her fate. The drubbing en ded, she ruse and muttered something he did not like. He replied by a violent blow on the side of her head, that hent her staggering to the further end of the hut. This last argument was j decisive, and she kept her huge mouth closed : fi.r the night. There was a silent pauso for some minutes, and, without another word, we ' ranged ourselves for repose. I thought the old heathen's conscience troubled him through the ' night ; his sleep was broken, and he appeared very restless. Early the next morning he went to the lodge of the newly-man led pair, and had a long chat with them. They thought him ! rather severe upon them at first; but, after a j good deal of diplomacy, a better understanding j was brought about. Tlte young people could ; hardly get oer a sense of the indignities they ; had received ; but in the course of the day they i returned, bag and baggage, to the old chiefs tent, and made it their permanent abode." COURTING.IN THE BACK.W0ODS. Travellers encounter strange adventures, and find out more about a country in a brief tour than its inhabitants ever knew. Madame Pul sky, for example, gives us a piece of informa tion about love in the backwoods, which will probably astonish the backwoodsmen themselves She writes : "Soon after the arrival of Ujhazy on the banks of the Thompson River, when ho and his party had hardly pitched their tent, a young backwoodsman came on horseback up to them, ad said, 'Which is the daughter of the Hungarian General?' Miss Ujhazy, who spoke English, asked him what he wanted? 'I reck on it's time for me to marry," was the reply : and 1 came to propose to you.' The young la dy began to laugh, bin her novel suiter declar ed that he was in fulUearnest ; that he did not live ffLT off, and that he would assist her father in every way. Rut when he saw that bis propo sal was not accepted, he rode off to his business without having alighted from his horse during the conversation. Tbe Hungarians afterwards learned that in the backwoods not much time is wasted in courting young ladies, or paying them attention before marriage. The pioneer visits a neighbor who has grown-up daughters and asks, 'How do you do ?' places himself on a chair before the chimney, chews, spits in the fire, and utters not another wopd ; after a while he takes his leave, and when he has paid a couple of such taciturn calls, he says to the young lady, 'I reckon I should marry you.' The answer is commonly, 'I have no objection.' The couple, without further ceremony, proceed to the justice of the peace and make their dec laration and when the Methodist Missionary happens to come in the neighborhood, the civil marriage is solemnized religiously." "Barney, where have been ?" "To widow Mullony's ball and an illigant time we had of it, four fights in fifty minutes, and a knock down with the watchmen, that left but one whole nose in the bouse, and that be longed .to tea kittle. Be dad, the like was never seen since we walked Donnelly. ' From these remarks it will appear that some people's ideas of the illigant differ somewhat from others. .- .- -Y-.i-orjR "MINISTER .TO SPAIN. . .- The Washington Union makes a very despe rate attempt, not to defend th" appointment of Mr. Soul as Minister to Spain, but to malign the Tuxs for venturing to pronounce it an nn wise and unaccountable -procedure. I of course,- quite right for ?the Union thus to per-y form the partisan services for which alone it is kept Alive ; and . the rery extravagance of its oensure.affords the best evidence of the extreme embarrassments of the case it undertakes to der fend- ' -"y --' - . ; . V The Ifnion must be Tory well aware that it baa no warrant in truth for attributing our cen sure of this appointment to hostility afrainst the Administration or Mr. Souix. The Times has shown, by it-i prompt and 6teady recognition of the merits of both, its freedom from any such hos tility to either. It has thusfarfound much more to praise than to censure in the course of the Administration ; and the Union has vory fre quently been glad to avail itself of our appro bation, and to transfer to its columns our com mendation of the President's appointments. We have no such hostility to the Administra tion as will ever prevent us from tuny ana promptly commending whatever in its conduct may seem worthy of approbation ; and, on the other hand, we have neither motive nor desire to withhold censure, eouallv emphatic, from whatever of its acts in our judgment may de serve it. Of Mr. Socle, moreover, we have fre quently expressed the admiration which his fine abilities and his earnest devotion to the cause of freedom cannot fail to command. We should have been very glad to have seen him honored by the President with some high and responsi ble post But this fact cannot blind us to the conviction, that ho is not tho man for the Mad rid Mission. It is not in that position, that the country can best profit by the talent and patri otism which he will bring to her service. Tho Union evinces a marked degreo of hardi hood, in assarting that Mr. Socle has never said or done anything offensive to the Spanish Government or calculated to wound even Cas- tilian pride. This is. to be sure, a matter of opinion ; but we find it difficult to suppose that even the Union's opinion of the Spanish char acter, and of national self-respect, would war rant so broad a declaration as that which it makes upon this point. Mr. Sout.x certainly vindicated the character of the Cuban invasion, as a patriotic act, for which those who partici pated in it deserved admiration instead of cen sure. If the Union can see in this .nothing of fensive to Spanish sensitiveness, its-rceptions must have been sadly blunted by partizan seal. The Union seeks to convey the impression, though it does not venture the assertion, that the refusal of Spain to receive Mr. Sot" lb as the American Minister, would be considered a hos tile act. We cannot believe it serious in this intimation. If tae Administration, lor ulterior purpose?, is determined to force a quarrel upon Spain, at all hazards, it may possibly resort to such a refusal a one of the pretexts for com passing that end. But we have a higher esti mate of its wisdom and its moderation than the imputation of such a purpose would imply. The Union's charge of "treason" against the Times for the opinions it has expressed upon this subject, is simply ridiculous. A reasona ble amount of senseless fustian is not out of place in the Union's political fulminations ; but in this case the thing is overdone. We should feel chagrined at the refusal of Spain, or any other nation, to receive any person we might send as resident Minister ; and our regret would spring from the ragard we cherish for the dig nity and honor of the country. We should dis like to see either compromised by the acts of our chosen rulers. The Union is quite right in saying that all this is mere "conjecture" on the part of the Times. We have pever pretended that it was anything more. We shall be very glad if it shall prove to be mistaken. To our mind, however, the tone and temper of the Union's article in dciate a feeling on its part that the selection of Mr. Soule for this specific mission, was a deci ded mistake. AT. Ti Times. ErrECTS or Internal Improvement. A cor espondent of the Newbern News, writing from Charlotte, says,-- "Charlotte has gone up like a rocket after sleeping ttnce the Revolution. The steam whistlo has aroused her citizens to the impor tance of energy and activity in this day of light ning and steam, and they have already com menced pulling down old wooden houses and replacing them with brick, and building new ones lighting the town with lamps, c. Real estate has advanced more than one hundred per cent in six months, and rents are equal to those in New York. Before the commencement of the Charlotte road, land on the lino that sold for two or three dollars per acre, now sells rea dily, (since the products of the interior, hereto fore excluded for want of means of transporta tion, can be sent to market,) at ten and twelve dollars, and are eagerly sought after by farm ers at these prices. I have visited two goldmines ; they arc from fifteen to twenty miles from Greensboro'. Con rad Hill was the largest and most valuable, is owned by Gov. Morebead, and is now estimated to be worth two or three hundred thousand dol lars. Until the recent Copper fever it was worked for Gold only, but it is thought now to be more profitable for Copper. Heretofore, to procure two dollars worth of the precious met al, twenty dollars worth of Copper has been thrown away, as they did not know the value of it. The largest amount of Gold received from this mine in one year was about $0,000, or three dollars a day to the hand, including boys. 1 have collected a number of beautiful and rich specimens of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Iron ore, which I will exhibit to you when I return. I noticed the houses at the mines were erected on pillars composed of Cop per ore. When leaving Lexington, a small town of so ciability and refinement, for Salisbury, we pre vailed on the driver to turn out from the stage road and go through what is called the Jersey settlement. The fertile slopes and rich mead ows were surpassingly beautiful. The wheat surpassed any thing I ever before saw for its luxuriance, and the cattle appeared to have been fattened for a northern market. If the 6ix miles travelled along the road has afforded me the view of a fair specimen of the Jersey settlement, and I am told that it is so, I am well assured that the resources of this region, when fully developed, will be far beyond the estimate of not only strangers but of the resi dents themselves. The soil is chocolate color, and in the highest' degree fertile, and particu larly productive of wheat and cotton. Registering Passengers. Col. Perry, on hia way home from Washington, writing to the Pa triot, says: "On board the Wilmington steamer a serf ant came to me whilst engaged in reading Uncle Tom's Cabin, and told me the Captain desired me to present my ticket. I obeyed his order, and presented myself before the captain of the steamer. He inquired my name which I gave him, with my ticket purchased in Weldon. He then asked my age. I replied, it was none of his business. He insisted, and said that he had to report every passenger to tbe City Council of Charleston, with theirge, residence and place of birth, under a penalty of one thousand dol lars; and, moreover, he had to forfeit that amount, if any of the passengers became pau- Jjers within twelve months. "Well my good ellow," said I, "vou are in a bad box, if that is your situation ; for I am afraid one half of them ore paupers already. You are a ruined man, sir, and your company is bankrupt already. It would be well to 'bout your steamer and put back into Wilmington." - Mr. Soule's early career will, it is said, be a bar to his cordial reception at the Spanish Court as minister of the United States. It will be re membered that he came to the United States a Klitical refugee. The Spanish . journal pub hed at New York, La Cronica," gives jt as the unanimous opinion of the editor's .compatriots that the Spanish government will-not act in ac cordance with its self-respect, if it .'recognizes Mr. Soole's credentials. - ? .e - ' 111 Si K ' "? ' . ' " f lfl 1 I A ' 1 M 111 II III llinil I n'f it TnM tnnahli " Take.. InJ ' , . JIT IX VINCIBLH GREErr, S. . Quite an amusing affalranie off atone of our fashionable hotels, ". tew aays since -ka dashing young merchant, who Jias tong;been resident of the hotel, and who 1 noted for-his ,whol-souled hospitality, had been, teased for some weeks by a number of-female: ' acquain tances to give an oyster-BUppcr to his friends of both sexes. Ho did cot relist Juie Wca'mach, particularly as he belieysd it was with the'oys ters, and not him that the ladies were s overly anxious to spend the evening. He:at last, how ever, consented to give the fete resolving in his ownmind to test the friendship of his guests. He is one of those dashing young fellows who never do things by halves, and as his decision was known, there was no little anxiety among his female acquaintances to receive a billet doux, or in more common parlace, "an invite to the fandanzo," "Dick." for that is the familiar name by which he is known, invited about forty couples, and made every arrangement to " do the thing up .brown." The largest parlors and the extensive dining hall in the house were engaged oxpressly for the occasion. Those who wero invited, considered themselves particular ly fortunate, and Dick's oyster-supper was, for many days, the main topic of conversation in certain circles of bon ton. Ladies invited to an oyster supper ! How romantic ! how re cherc' e ! The evening came ? Carriage after carriage, equipage after equipage drove up to the private entrance ot the li Hotel, and emptied, at the door, precious loads of silks and standing collars, diamonds and kids, laces and goatees, I braced up beaus and powdered belles 1) k was at his post, and received his guests with all the politeness of a D'Orsay. The ladies wero in an exueodingly happy hu mor, caused no doubt, by bright myriads of oysters, fried, stewed, baked, fricaseed, souped and scolloped, a la mode. Tho gents with the prospect of the enjoyment of a good supper directly before them, and surrounded with the choice of dashing Dick's lady friends, could not possibly prevent being elated into the most joyful mood. Not an invited guest was absent, so anxious were the ladies to partake of Dick's oysters, and the gents to accommodate the la dies 1 The parlors were brilliantly illuminated, and at agiven signal, delicious music from a choice band charmed the cars of the guests, and sent them whizzing and skipping through the grace ful polka and the rapturous mazurka. Dick's munificent hospitality was loudly praised, so charmed were all with his grand preparations for their enjoyment, "Really Mr. ," said a young lady to the hot, whom he had just led through the waltz, "really I did not anticipate such a brilliant evening. I presumed that you merely intend ed a social gathering, that we might be permit ted to enjoy your company, and " " Oysters I" interrupted Dick, with a smile. " Oh ! tie, Mr. , I have scarcely thought of oysters ' during the evening. To be sure the gathering of ladies to an oyster supper is a novelty, but then tho novelty is lost in the plea sure of meeting so hospitable a friend as our host on Ljis occasion !" " You would flatter me. Miss : , and have me believe that I am indebted to your com pany this evening solely from tho pure prompt ing of friendship." " Indeed you are, Mr. , and I warrant if oysters had not been mentioned, not ono of us would have been absent this evening." " You compliment me highly, indeed, replied the host. At that moment supper was announced, by the band's playing the Jlunger-i&n March. With precise step and military exactness, the gay and happy company proceeded to the sup per room. How their delicate hearts throbbed, as they beheld the table, filled with covered dishes, all no doubt, full of oysters ! How the ladies al most danccd with joy, as they beheld mammoth vases, filled with tall and graceful stalks of celery the indispensable accompaniment to the savory contents of Baltimore shells ! They were about to realise the long-wishod for privi lege of partaking of an out-and-out oyster sup per; and as most of theiu had not eaten any thing for twelve hours, (their anticipations were so strong,) it may be imagined that they almost greedily took their seats. That his guests might not suffer any " vexatious delays," mine host had been careful to have a servant at every seat, and no sooner were the company seated, with Dick at the head of the tablo, than the regularly drilled waiters commenced their fash ionable manipulations. " One !" cried the sUward, and every servant stood erect. "Two!" and each extended a hand across the table. "Three !" and forty hands, from as many waiters, touched the cover of a dish upon the table. The anxiety of the ladies to liMk upon the dainty eastern luxuries which had been prepared for their dainty appe tites, was now intense, and for once, they seemed to think that the'uselcss table ceremo nies of fashion might be dispensed with. "Four!" shouted the steward, and away flew the covers, quick as lightning, displaying to the longing eyes of the guests forty carefully pre pared dishes of cracku s and cheese. There were every variety old cheese and new cheese, crumbled cheese, sliced cheese, mild cheese and biting cheese ; Boston, butter, 6oda, pilot, sugar, and twenty other kinds of crackers: yet the guests looked bewildered. lo the polite question of the waiter, "Will de lady hah de crumbed or de sliced cheese I " no answer was given, while " What cracker will de gentleman prefer?" was asked in vain. The guests looked at the dishes, at each other, and at tho host, who sat at the head of the table, " Above the rest, In shape and gesture proudly eminent " Dick pretended not to observe tho confusion of bis guests, but in tho most happy manner ordered two slices of cheese with a Boston cracker well buttered ! While a servant was filling the ordeT, Diet talked pleasantly to those upon his right and left, and urged all present to " make themselves at home." With the hope that the oysters would appear m the " second course," some who had almost starved them selves to give the oysters room, called for a cracker or a bit of cheese. Dick eat heartily, and having satisfied his appetite, and none of his guests appearing willing to indulge in his " magnificent repast," he invited them again to the parlors to resume the merry dance. But the services of the musicians were no longer needed. Some of the ladies were suddenly seized with a dreadful headache, others an nounced that they were suffering from bad colds, and ethers again were very much fa tigued. In fact, finding that no oysters were to be had, the ladies soon excused themselves and left for home. It is said that some were in such a hurry that they would not wait for their car riages. After the ladies were gone, Dick, with a few friends, indulged in the oysters, which had been prepared, but were kept back for a second supper. Tbe hurry of the ladies to get away after the first supper satisfied him of their " strong attachment" to his supper and while enjoying, after their departure, the oysters and champagne with his male friends, he avowed himself a devoted disciple of bachelorism. How the affair " got out," we don't know, but certain it is, that no lady can be found who will acknowledge that she attended Dick's oyster supper at the B Hotel. American Diplomacy. We have seen, says the National Intelligencer, an extract of a letter from one of our most experienced diplomatic re- Jiresentatives on the continent of Europe to the ollowing effect : "Mr. Everett's Cuban letter has excited atten tion here. I read it with pride and admiration. The Minister from , to whom " I communi cated a copy, said, Our European diplomacy has no such clear and frank document, marked by large views, common sense, honesty, histori cal truth ; and we European diplomats appear as pigmies by the side or yours.' " - are fa plans ofa4eUltJ-pea't ; ppjoarped by party rag, to live ljUKeji.4i WEDNESDAY MOltNINGApRlIi 27r Iffik v : THE. 'CELEBRATION.-f 'TherecoUection of the delightful ' incidents, con nee ted with" 'the "recent "celebration of the opening of the Weldon and Gaston Railroad, will ever, remain "eKTgravcn on thelneHory" of all those who participated in it, with the freshness of an evergreen. Take the whole festival to gether the banquet here, the exhilarating ride down to Norfolk and Portsmouth, the various receptions, the feasting, the cordial interchange of courtesies, the fright smiles and the beam ing faces, the more than princely generosity of the citizens of the " twin-sisters of the sea," it was the most interesting and animating spec tacle of joyo'usness ever witnessod. The occa sion was so unusual, the guests, on both sidesf so numerous, and all the circumstances of the assemblage so inspiriting, tlmt.no one individual failed to experience the most generous and pleasurable emotions. From the first burst of feeling, indeed, with which the Cars, bearing our guests to us, or carrying us as guests to . Nd till th t R.allv of nvi- ' e J " vial humor died away, it was one scene ot hilarity, enthusiastic emotion, and cordial good fellowship. No malign spirit obtruded its bale ful influence no illiberality of sentiment damp ed the general satisfaction. It is utterly impossible for us to particularize all the glowing incidents of the celebration, or to specify all the acts of kindness with which we with which all of us were treated by our Virginia friends. Every door had the latch string out every family-board was spread and teeming every hand was open every greeting honest and hearty. Thanks, gallant and generous friends ! May the union so auspiciously commenced between us ripen into relations of the closest intimacy ! Strong a,nd Listing be the links that unite us ! We proceed now to give, so far as we can, the details of the celebration premising that we are indebted to other sources than our own recollection, for many of them. Our time, too, is necessarily circumscribed, and we have to defer much that we wish to say until another isSue. Our guests, over 200 in number, were appro priately welcomed to this City, upon their ar rival on the 20th., by the Mayor, who was re sponded to by Mr. Allyn, on the part of the Norfolk Council, the Rev. Mr. Hume in behalf of Portsmouth and Mr. J. B. Seidenstriker, as the representative of the City Council of Balti more. The ceremonies of a formal reception concluded, our guests were conducted by the Committee of arrangements to Yarbrough's Ho tel, from which point they were billeted to the several hotels of the city. At eight o'clock the company sat down to a most excellent and bounteous collation, prepar ed for the occasion by "mine host" of the Yar brough House. Ex-Governor Manly presided, assisted by Hon. John II. Bryan, Hon. Kenneth Rayner, L. O'B. Branch, C. L. Hinton, andJkV D. Haywood, Esqs. The merits of the supper Saving been duly discussed, the company was called to order by the President, and the first regular toast was announced as follows -. The American Union: The brightest hope of human liberty. The second regular toast was as follows : Our Sister and Xeiyhbor, Virginia: The mo ther of a long line of illustrious sons and ac complished and beautiful daughters ; we greet her representatives, on the present occasion, with a hearty and cordial welcome. Upon the announcement of this toast, the Pre sident arose and remarked that he hoped some gentleman from the Old Dominion would re spond to it. All eyes were at once turned to ex President Tyler, who occupied a seat at the rigtt of the President. After repeated calls, the ex President was brought to his feet, and respond ed in his usual felicitous style, and concluded his eloquent remarks with the following sentiment- North Cartilina: Glorious in her simplicity glorious in her principles. This latter sentiment drew forth a few re marks from Gov. Reid, and an eloquent and ex cellent speech from the Hon. Kenneth Rayner, which is thus spoken of by the "Norfolk Her ald :" "Without intending any disparagement to the other eloquent addresses of the evening, we must say, that our Norfolk friends regarded Mr. Rayner's as the speech of the occasion, and we are happy to have it in our power to chronicle the fact, that in him our city has a warm and fast friend." The next regular Toast was then announced, as follows : The City of Baltimore Justlydistinguished for the number and height of her monuments, the beauty of her women, the whole-souled hos pitality of her people and the unflagging enter prize of her citizens. As the Representative of the " Monumental City," MV Sjpdenstriker responded to this sen timent in an eloquent and patriotic little speech, and concluded by offering the following senti ment : The Lady of Ex-President Tyler: Her reply to the Duchess of Sutherland is an honor to her heart, her husband and her country. This, of course, elicited a brief but feeling response from Mr. Tyler. The third Regular Toast was also responded to by Mr. Joshua Jones, formerly of Raleigh, but now of Balti more, and by the Hon. John II. Bryan. Mr. Bryan was, as he always is, upon such occa sions, very happy in bis allusions. He conclu ded by offering the following as a sentiment The City of Baltimore : One of the noblest cities of our great Republic, renowned for arts and arms. It is praise enough to say of her that she is worthy of the noble State of Mary land. . The Regular Toasts succeeded each other, in the following order -.... ' 4. North Carolina Like her locomotives, her steam is now fairly up ; and the cry from every station, is ' Go ahead." . 5. Norfolk, PortsmouiJi and EaleighJjong connected by unison of feeling- now cemented by bands of iron. . 6. Internal Improvements The distinguish ing charfctcristic of civil from savage life:-the f nation that neglects the one, deserves the mise ries of the other. .' ' ' ' 7. Dr. William' CoBins, Dresideni of the ' Sea board and Roanoke Railroad.--A. worthy leader in the great cause of Internal Improvement. 8. The Raleigh and Gaston Road. Under the munificent bountr of the State, it lias sprung np anew, like "Phoenix from its ashes," and is destined to flourish yet 'more with its . ?Braw. :f$J&:. v.. -, 'iQRadroaaiitienariffl yet preserving Union..' . t"; '-' , ''r ySXturrVitf &s&:tfftterbtirfanfri& quiring,new.-let us' not" altogether; forget old, -irieridsr V;-' . -1V The jMSdmni oo.tS'ateimiti' vWer,R Us .'fnca; is: Jo make known ''its merits, and acnievementi-while ;tor'ne fy it to all pars of the yforldiAsl0.i:if:M A three fold cord: destroy either of. its-: parts. , And it beepmes a rope of sand-equalize their j powers, and 'you convert it.intoVchainVf:goId 13. The Fair fif our Couniry- May-theyl be wives to jtheirr;hujbftnds, 7Moiterito their chil dren, mistresses to : their families, and Angels in rne next "wor!dS-7- "' " ' ? - When the Toast complimentaiy"to the City of Petersburg was announced, the President rose and observed be was not aware that in this large assembly there' was any representative from the Town of Petersburg to respond to the sentiment just offered. The position which the partiality of his friends had assigned him on this occasion would not permit, him to allow this toast to be drunk in silence. Jle would not de- t tain the company with a speech, but it was due to former reminiscences to say, that in our hil arity our absent friends vere not forgotten; that we remembered well the quarter whence came succor in our distress; and were not ashamed to acknowledge, when we had not a rail road shirt to our back, by whose spirited hand we were enabled to obtain that vestment. He would amplify the Toast just given with Petersburg The Cockade City of the Old Dominion. The sentiment was also happily responded to by Dr. Smith, Senator in the Virginia Legisla ture from the Norfolk District, who gave The Alimentary Canal : To which the citizens of Raleigh have made liberal appropriations on the present occasion. Dr. Collins replied in a graceful and feeling manner to the Toast complimentary to himself, and gave The Seaboard and the Ldeiior : Tbe port of iiunuiK uuu vn e city oi itaieigu, now umieu uy links of iron, may they be more strongly united by the ties of friendship and interest. Short speeches were also made, during the evening, by Mr. Branch, who responded to the sentiment complimentary to tbe Raleigh 'and Gaston Road, by Mr. Gales, in behalf of "the Press," and by other gentlemen, probably, whose names may have escaped us. Among the excellent Volunteer Toasts given upon the occasion, we recollect only the follow ing from Ex-Gov. Manly : TJie Latest "Annexation ;" Norfolk and Ports mouth to the Old North State. An annexation effected without the sacrifices of Revolution, or the stratagem of Diplomacy, or the pi Mage of Fillibusterism. May it be perpetual. The company remained seated until about 11 o'clock, and the utmost hilarity and joyousness prevailed throughout the evening. "All went merry as a mamago ball. Ihe intervals between the speeches and sentiments were filled up and enlivened iy aiusic irom tne Aiarine Band, attached to the U. S. Ship Pen nsyl vania- On Wednesday morning, a large number of our citizens accompanied our guests on their re turn, gathering large accessions, at each sta tion along the line of the Road, until tbe num- ber must have reached six or eight hundred per sons, lhe most ample accommodations had been made by the respective Presidents of the two Roads, who, throughout, lost no opportuni ty of ministering to the ease and comfort of the excursionists. The weather was unusually propitious, and the cars and their living freight bounded merri ly along under the guidance of the iron horse. Upon arrival in Weldon, between 12 and 1 o'clock, we were refreshed by an excellent din ner, at Whitfield's Hotel, where everything in the shape of "creature comfort" is always on hand. Reaching Portsmouth about six o'clock in the evening, after a run, over the Seaboard Road, of great celerity and delightful ease, our people were hailed by the booming of can non and the cheers of the multitude. A mag nificent supper, most bountifully and sumptu ously provided, was in readiness, and received full justice upon all hands. Geo. W. Grice, Esq , President of the Board of Common Council of Portsmouth, presided at the table, assisted by Col. Thos. Brooks, Jr J C. White, Esq., Dr. J. W. Garlick, I. V. Pratt, Esq., and M. W. Arautead, Esq., as Vice Pre sidents. r " We copy the following report of the toasts,. &c, from the Beacon, of Norfolk : REGULAR TOASTS. 1st. The Union or the States of America: The only true gem in the civilized casket. Music Mar spangled iianner. 2d. North Carolina Tho -home of honor, chivalry, hospitality and accomplished states manship. Her daughters are unsurpassed, her sons noble, and her patriotism unquestionable. This toast was appropriately responded to by Major Clark, Comptroller of the State of North Carolina. Music "The Old North State." 3. The State of Maryland Her sons, now present from the Monumental city, are fit and noble representatives from that enterprising State. This toast was responded to by John B.Seid enstriker, Esq., President of the Council of Baltimore city,, in an excellent manner. 4th. Virginia She is too old to be remember ed and must never be forgotten'. " 5th. Our guest Ex-President Tyler a wor thy and chivalrous son of the Old Dominion. To which toast Mr. Tyler responded in a short speech, 'which captivated all present, and concluded by earnestly , urging Virginians to secure the trade thrown Jnto their hands, and not let it pass to other and more Northern States. 6th. The City of Raleigh-IIer shady groves, by the consumation of the great Work we to night commemorate, have obtained just what she needed, the salt atmosphere of the Seaboard. 7th. Raleigh, Portsmouth, Norfolk, and Bal more. The' slanders of disaffection are now si lenced by the civility, presented around the fes tive board. ' - ! ' : - 8th. The President of the Raleigh and Gas tOn Hail' Road Under , his auspices decrepit LRail Roads become highways of pleasure "and Inmlit - Which was responded to by Mr. Branch, the President of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road 9th .The President pf the Seaboard, and Roanoke Rail road. . His untiring energy, and perseverance, have accomplished the long wish ed for Union of the City of Oaks, with the Mart of Cypress. , , ' :-. - T- ' Dr. Collins responded in bis usaal pleasant and agreeable manner."- - " - : - 10th. The Chesapeake Steam Packet Compa ny Noted for its enterprise, we greet its rep resentatives here with pleasure.'; ; r'-' . - : 1 Mr. Falls briefly : responded. t' : llth. Uur Uuests Whether Marylanders, Carolinians or-Virginians, Portsmouth'greets them all as Brothers. Cunt. R-'R. Prentis.' beinz called fon'resnW ! aeu co u sentiment. - r nJV . 12. The Pre8s--.Stcam inay drive tie .. World, but the Press must herald it. -' -'ISfJ-- Mr. Starke; of the Nansemond Enquirer res ponded in behalf of the fraternity in such a style as only Starke can. use, r r. " . '-'- -.v " -. , V -r-XC4 . - 7 m- ; - . its r""7"u,uu?1 sanguine hopes will be ful V ' TrT VT- - uy oas. liOVeoTOVpH 5pqtrf? V imore ge, in concluS' P"b? .School and Internal Improvement, 15th-Waithout her, stLmL w"nh. less,.and Railroads are but nnnM;. nr with miserv and. solitude. ; - . unSs air. j.-m; Griffith of the Council of Baltimom eloquently responded; lind gave 6 RaleighTheir fascination and beauty are v rivullort Kir ,l:w i x tt .....vm is , weir ill, I. III. TI I 1 v-1 , , . - . -wujju.uMjunjur iarK, who vindi cated woman s cause and woman's virtues an(i was followed in an eloquent strain bv lr p, wtfy, of the Council ofBaltimore. The peopleof Torth,.,Carolina, who were present on this occasion, can never cease to re 'memrib.ral8pitalities, and the re fined courtesy of their, generous Portsmouth en-" tertainereThey Tied with each other in paying the most' delicate attentions, and left no oppor? tunny unempVyedf;contributing to the com fort and luxury of all. In order to odd still more, if possible, to the pleasure and gratification of their guests, the splendid steamer North Carolina was placed as their service (through the politeness of M. N Falls, Esq., President of the Bay line) to take them on a pleasure excursion to Old Point Cem fort and to the Capes of Virginia, on Thursday morning. A large party of them, accompanied by many of the citizens of Norfolk and Ports mouth, passed down the beautiful bay to the vicinity of the deep blue sea leaving at 10 o'clock, A. M., and returning about 2 P. M. The day was bright and beautiful, and there was much in the marine view, as well as in the fortifications at Old Point, to interest and ex cite the admiration of the . denizens of the in terior. On their return, they were received at the wharf with presented arms, by the corps of Cadets of the Norfolk, Academy, by whom they were escorted in procession to Market Square. The movement was quite impromptu, and the young gentieroen'made a fine military display. The dinner in 'Norfolk, on Thursday, was prepared in Ashland Hall, and was served on three tables,each sixty feet in length, in the lower hall, and one in the upper, with side ta bles, calculated - to seat about 350. Each of these tables was covered with the most choice viands of every, kind, highly decorated with flowers,' fcc, interspersed, by a tasty arrange ment, with pyramids of cake, confectionary, candied fruits, boquets,.&c., the whole present ing a magnificent display, the equal of which we confess we have never seen on any other occasion, and upon which the caterer, Mr. Jas. Little, of the Union Hotel, may rest his repu tation, and challenge superiority. The princi pal room was corniced with a tapestry of red, white and blue, and in the intervals between the windows were the names of the State, coun ties and city represented by the North Carolina guests, surrounded by cbaplets of evergreen. Dr.- Francis Mallory presided, and Solomon Cherry, Tazewell Taylor, Myer Myers, A. F. Leonard and Wm. D. Roberts, Esqs., officiated as Vice Presidents. We clip the following detailed statement of the proceedings around the Table from the "Norfolk, Herald-:' - After a general discussion of the good things, the feast of sentiment and the flow of eloquence succeeded. The following toasts were announ ced'from the Chair, and were followed by ap propriate responsive speeches and sentiments from Messrs. Turner, of Warrenton, Ex-President Tyler, and Mr. Clark of Raleigh, and Mr. Seidenstriker of Baltimore. 1st. North Carolina and Virginia Twin sis ters in interest and in honor ; devclope only their respective resources, and a splendid desti ny awaits them, - . 2d. Raleigh and Norfolk, the Termini of the Road Having fulfilled the saying "that ex tremes meet'? may their intercourse be lasting and harmonious. To this toast Mr. Husted responded, ne ad mitted there had been espousals between Vir ginia and North Carolina. But as a loyal sub ject of Old Rip Van Winkle, he could not ad mit what had been said by the very distinguish ed gentleman who had last, entertained us, that North Carolina was "the Bride," in this alliance. WhyrJ3ir, Rip Van Wiakle is a stout old gentle man, and moreover, is determined to wear the breeehes. . - - : Many years since he wooed and wedded a fair maid on the Appomattox, (Petersburg.) With her be lived cosily enough for a while ; but the old sucker waked up one day, and rubbing, bis eyes,, swore Jthat she charged him top much' for her favors that he would not be imposed on that there are other fish in the seal &c. And so down nere he came a courting. 7 These twin sisters of the sea spread their charms so be wi tellingly before him, that be could not choose between them, and so agreed to take them both to bis arms. ;'Mr. H.. defended Old Rip from the charge of Bigamy. He relied upon the law of the land. Bigamy is not capital, in North Carolina. At least the first offence is entitled to clergy. And even if the oldgehtleman .may be charged by censorious people with this-offence or even Trigamy or Polygamy, is he not a sovereign in his own dominions, and shall he not exercise his royal prerogative, usual among bis cousins over the water, of making laws which he may violate whet) lie chooses in his own sacred per son t Let biux have his royal will in these mat ters. And in such ?; alliances as these we, his children, give te old gentleman a carte blanche. He may be as much of a Turk as he pleases, &c.J Mr. H. then "gave tbe following toast : , The Twin Sisters of the Sea : Equally objects of desire to Rip; Van Winkle, as the maid of Ap pomatox. .. i. 3rd. Tiie -long 'and desired connection of our City with the counties of North Carolina With the consummation may there be a general ral fy and. tpake up of the sister arts of Agriculture and Commerce. "S - ' 4th:-Halifax, Warren, Franklin- Granville, aridlNoTihampton'iXtimQa already illustrious as Statesmen and as Warriors--maythey hereaf ter be identified with th 3 paramount interests of Agriculture and Commerce, .'r 5th. The Pounty of FgecSmbe Foremost in Patriotism and illustrious as the "birth place of the lamented Wilson may her enterprise iden tify her name like bis own with the glory and renown of Jforth Carolina, 5 r .;: 6th. Internal Lnproiements-'AB they develops the resources of he States, . so will they prove the Iron Bands of their Union. ' - ' . 7th" 'The SouA--Foremost in achievement of JMUical-rakj she be as energetic in regaining fith The Joductions of North 'Carolina A net oummerpiav inuepuuouvc. Macon' and Gaston Naval Stores and Naval Secretaries Lovely Daughters and Uallantfeons They alike contribute to the glory and happiness of our ."Common Country. j jT i 'MarylandTha s glorious achievements of her! ''Revolutionary line" gave prestige of hef present greatness and renown. - 10th. Woman Tho real inspirer of our best " T":--, -v -"'Qavigation With J4 I ,jIMvi. ti"
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