THOMAS LORING,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION OP THE STATES THEY "MUST BE PRESERVED
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Prom the Glob.
"THE ATTACK OF THE GLOBE."
The Democratic party must have observed,
throughout the twelve years of the Jackson and
Van Buren administrations, that whenever an in
dividual or a press formed the design of deserting
the party, and assailing those placed by it in the
conduct of national affairs, The Globe was always
selected as the first object to make the war upon.
It seems to have been considered a sort of piquet to be
; driven inn, or sentinel to be shot down either be
cause it was held to be some little defence to the
main point to be carried, or, at the least, (like the
noisy geese that saved the Roman capitol,) had
voice enough to wake up the people on the ap
proach of their stealthy adversaries. Another
consideration, which naturally suggested to all
the plotters against the Democracy the advantage
of mak-4 the Globe the butt of their first shafts,
was the circumstance that it was not identified with
the party by any official relation ; it was only rec
ognised by the Ad ministration as an organthrough
which it communicated with its constituents in the
informal way characterized as semi-official :and its
ending 3!sl
Mrs. Polly Andrews,
Lynn Adams,
Joshua Allen, 2
James Allen,
r4vid Allen,
Samuel Anderson,
William Ahe.
B.
Preston Brooks,
Miss Willia Belts, 2
George W. Bishop,
P. C.'Burt,
J;i nc-s Harvey Bond,
James Borrows,
William Blalock, Z
William Bry;on,
Suen Brock,
Ilon'l. A. P- Kagby,
Mrs. Nancy Bynmn,
Mrs. John Bevel,
Junes L. Bryan,
James T. Blakenev,
Burrel Cell,
Joseph J. Bell,
Burt Brown,
Ueril Biown,
John Beves,
Stratford H. Bailv, 3
T. Pollock Burgwyu, 2
C.
Jesse M. Col,
Joseph Cook,
John 11. Cooper 2
J.inies N. Crohy.
Mis Mary J. Creeiy, 3
Jaac J. Colier,
David Carter,
Leverett Cnih, "
Thomas Conrad,
W. G. Chambeilin.
James Cham pen,
William Cornell,
John Colwall,
N. l Carson, 2
Charles Campbell,
John H. M. dioch.
D.
S. S. Djwney,
Anderson Dw.:hin,
Lawrence Dedrick,
Wm. S. D ivis.
Mrs. Dilly Davis.
William Dunnond,
Gov. E. B. Dudley,
John G. Daniel,
Mjj. Solomon Dau;h
trey. E.
John E!d ridge, 2
John M. Lewis,
Charles Evans.
F.
John J. Foreman,
U'yatt Freemon,
lltv. G. W. Freeman,
Alexander Freeman,
Doct. Fox,
Green B. Franklin.
Boon Felton.
G.
Mrs. Rebecca, E. Good
win, Stephen Graham,
Mr. F. Gardner,
Mrs. Eliz belh Gibson,
James Gorden, 2
H.
Dr. John Hen dree, 6
Mirch, 1313.
George Kinsr,
James Keith,
Howell Kenon.
L.
John Liin, 2
A. W. Lewis,
Handy Lockhart,
James Lynn,
James T. LittU John.
Samuel Lane,
Thomas G. Lawraw.
M
Elizabeth Miller,
Robert Miller,
Miss Jane C. Miller, 2
Joseph McAdarne,
William McCargo,
Henry Morinjr,
Jeremiah Morii-s,
Merchan Morris,
James M. Crawley,
William MeLeuJ,
Alfred Medlin,
Miss Caroline Med! in,
Dr. Wm. M. Ma mi,
Miss E. A. Medlin,
Leroy Mitrhel,
Wi.liam McGee.
N.
Mis Sarah A. Nine, 2
Mrs. M irv Nimn,
Geoig? W. Norwood,
Jcrimiah Nixon.
O.
David OtitUv,
Hager Ojthw.
P.
P. A. PiinJle, 3
H. Porter,
Doctor P.i Hereon,
Willia:n D. Patterson,
Miss Thena Plienton,
Solomon Phillips.
K.
James S. Rhodes,
Mrs. L -lesiu Uow,
E d w a rit II i gs be e,
Dorris Ros,
John ll.ihon,
Alfred feix,
James M. Roer,
1 -aic Rowland,
Mrs. Nancy Reaves,
John J. Roberts,
A. M. Rockwell,
Charity Rowe.
S.
Eldridge Smith,
Buibon Smiih,
Samuel B. Smith,
James SiMvart, 2
John Sewart.
William A. Sbepartl,
Man Stephenson,
Peterson Spikes,
Mrs. Aga Slell,
Alves Sorrel.
Miss Ann E. Strebeck,
Samuel Sm therman,
William H. Simons
connexion with the great body of the party was,
thprpfor vArv, whprfl lrw-ilrrvl nnnn ns tin rtalf in tr
3 Office on Hillsborough street, south side, be- of thJs sort of qualified acknowledgement, which
nveen McDowell and Dawson streets. m b(j read;y and propery. disavowed when-
"' ever the conductor, through mistake, or perverse-
I.IST OF LETTERS . ness faied in his duty. The Globe's tenure, as
Remaining in the Post u nee, uaiein, i-tuarier only .representing thedemoeracy at the seat ofGo-
i vernment by sufferance being, always responsi-
ble to the whole, or any portion of the party, and
! subject to be excluded from its confidence, at any
moment, for misbehavior, without the forms of a
! trial was ever looked upon as a tottering posi
tion. Such an exposed outwork so accessible,
land, from the nature of its functions, so liable to
; give dissatisfaction, as failing in the perfect fulfil
ment of the expectations ol those to whom ac
countability was due as a matter ol course, by its
who refused to participate in giving it the new di
rection it is destined to take.
This new malcontent begins, like the Madison
ianmodestly. It has no other aim but to "inculcate
harmony in all portions of the Republican par
ly but, like its prototype, too, its first effort is to
impress the . Democracy with the idea that the
Globe makes war upon the party's welfare and
peace. - Its second number of to-day, under its
new management, has a leading article headed, in
capitals, 'THE ATTACKOF THE GLOBE;"
and it tells its readers, " We regret that this pa
per (the Globe) should thus early have assumed
a hostile attitude towards the Spectator."
And yet the only specifications it gives to mark
us as an aggressor, consist, of the two insulated
sentences which follow, from the Globe :
Specification No. 1. "In a formal editorial ar
ticle, it (the Spectator) brings bim (John Tyler)
forward as one of the'' Democratic candidates
whose navies are to be before the Democratic na
tional convention."
"If we may venture to surmise, as a Democrat
ic journal, as to the views of the Democratic par
ty, it is not likely to allow that the Spectator
shall Hake it for granted" that Mr. Tyler's name
is to be recognized in the national convention of
Democrats as one that has any claim to its nomi
nation." Specification No. 2, is the objection we took to
the exclusion of Mr. Van Buren as a candidate
before the convention. The Spectator has our re
marks quoted thus :
"It is that which is to rule Mr. Van Buren out
of the convention. The Spectator tells tho pub
lic, in its new prospectus, 'It will strongly advo
cate the limitation of the tenure of the Presiden
tial office to one term.' This, again, is part of
the Harrisburg convention creed."
Now, we ask the Democracy whether the W
lack" or the defence is on the part of the Globe?
whether the bold intrusion of Mr. Tyler into the
ranks of the party, as one among its favored lead
ers, from whom its presidential candidate is to be
nominated, and the exclusion of Mr. Van Buren
from the number, do not tend to militate against the
harmony of the Republican party to innovate on
its dispositions than the course of the Globe
! IT 1 TTTl- .:
amurm"- me jnarrisuurjj 11124 tuuvtmiuu
in
candidate, and the Harrisburg creed ?
Our offence ' the attack of the Globe," "its
hostile altitude to the Spectator" a paper seeking
('lo inculcate harmony in all portions of the Re
publican party1" consists simply in an open,
frank dissrnt to the Spectator's avowed pur-
weakness, invited attack. 1 he old enemy, Fed
eralism in its glozing. tempting, sleek, bright
look, uncoiling itself from the bank vaults, and
writhing its serpentine way under tho foliage of
the aristocracy soon made its approaches, and
did its worst. Whiggcry and Coonery, and now
foolery, (in the organ of the present Administra
tion.) have successively made their assaults. But
no enemy has ever effected so much against the
GIob or worked such mischiot upon the Uemo
'cracy, as the conspirators within the camp, who,
i from time to time, have made secret terms with
I the enemy, and who invariably begin their work
I nf tronrhrrv hv I r.irlnrinrr those in whom the mr-
! ty (to which thoy professto belong) have confided jpose of introducing Mr. Tyler into the Democra
i their trusts. " tic convention, and dismissing Mr. Van Buren at
Hence the Globe as we hive mtimated, always bo fc the g from our ajticle tp(j by
comes in hist for the insidious strokes of these - . ,n,i ,rr,;Pu , n(r:1:n nQ ;
The cry begins: "Oh! the Globe is such a sav
age naner: it attacks everybody. It is a shock
ing destructive a monstrous ultra a dreadful
i radical an unsparing ruffian !" The nation has
' not forgottrn that this was the way m which mod
est Conservatism began that gentle ditty, which
'swelled into full chorus with the hard-cider hur
; rah. The smooth and varnished-visaged Mr.
! Tallmad.'f, who established the Madisonian as a
: Consc
! mocracv
- .
Constitution, as to combine the whole vote of the
State in favor of the candidate preferred by a ma
jority of the people of the State; so we think it
probable that the Democratic delegates in each
State will follow out the principle which confers
this right on the several States, and so vote, in
convention, as to throw the whole suffrage on that
candidate for nomination .who has the majority of
the popular vote on his side in the State represent
ed by such delegation in convention." Globe. .
We understand that the Democracy of Virgin
ia intend to hojd meetings in each county.to eith
er condemn or justify the proceedings of the late
convention. So far as regards the manner of vo
ting in convention, we presume the people of each
district, when they appoint a delegate, are capa--ble
of instructing said delegate as to the manner
in which he shall vote to represent the wishes and
feelings of his constituents on the Presidency ques
tion. Spectator.
THE STOLEN SHEEP.
AN IRISH. SKETCH.
g- 7 ' 4
; ted,) without harshness ; but it is resented by the
; new organ of the Tyler Democracy. It charac
terizes an adverse opinion to the course laid down
.by it for the parly, in its prospectus and first num
ber, as dictation, or something worse; and we are
told, by way of rebuke for venturing to disagree
: with its suggestions, that "Party journals have
their proper and appropriate sphere ; if they at
tempt to muzzle public opinion, or misrepresent
it. or atlcmot to dictate to the vcovle. ttiev deserve
.tot!L-o nrnrin m net sir rr-ci Itr n5!irrvl the I )(- i . ..... A . -wr
s . j a.-i fisresrarti or me van v. it mis
that his only object was to support the . . rp.-' njnh, mn 'k, th. mosl of ,-,
1 .L T-k 1 LCI I -.- j - -
administration ana me ui-inuc.ucy.mia vH,,c- Thc g c.ctator lhcn again insisls on Mr. Tyler's
! fuly1; Mr. an Buren, who suffered sp much jlJSt chi w Q lace amon tho Dl,mocralic can.
from the indecorum of Hht ruffian Globe And for the PresiJcncy . and if this be yielded,
; how long was it bi fore the little Spa.tr.n band of . Qa he gime crounJ) we snppos?, Mr. Webster
; Conservatism garnered under the wmg ot the , anJ the rest f the Cabin(jt are eligible to scats in
i credit system, "the bh st paper credit of Mr. Bid-; fa conventioni to vole for 4lis nomination ! And
By the author of "Tales of the OHara Family."
The faults of the lower orders of the Irish are
sufficiently well known ; perhaps their virtues
have not been proportionately observed, or record
ed for observation. At all events, it is but justice
to them, and it cannot conflict with any rstablish
ed policy, or do any one harm, to exhibit them in
a favorable light to their British fellow subjects,
as often as strict truth will permit. In this view
the following story is written the following facts,
indeed; for we have a newspaper report bffore
us, which shall be very , slightly departed from,
while we make our copy of it.
The Irish plague, called typhus fever, raged in
its terrors. In almost every third cabin there was
a corpse daily. In every one. without an excep
tion, there was what had made the corpse hun
ger. It need not be added that there was poverty,
too. The poor could not bury their dead. From
mixed motives of self-protection, terror and benev
olence, those in easier circumstances exerted them
selves to administer relief, in different ways. Mo
ney was subscribed (then came England's muni
ficent dominion God prosper her for it !) whole
some food, or food as wholesome as a bad season
permitted, was provided ; and men of respectability,
bracing their minds to avert the danger that threat
ened thomselves. by boldly facing it, entered the
infrcted house, where death reigned almost alone,
and took measures to el'anse and purify the close j
cribbed air, and the rough bare walls. Before j
proceeding to our story, let us he permitted to men-j
tion some general marks of Irish virtue, which, !
under those circumstances, we personally noticed. !
In poverty, in abject misery, and at short and fear- j
ful notice, the poor man died like a christian. He
gave vent to none of the poor man s complaints
or invectives against the rich man who had nrg
lrctrd him, or who, he might have supposed, had
done so, till it was too late. Except for a glance,
and, doubtless, a little inward pang while he glanc
ed at the starving, and perhaps infected wife, or
child, or old parent as helpless as the child, he
bhssed God and died. The appearance of a com
forter at his wretched bed side, even when he knew
comfort to be useless, made his heart grateful, j
and his spasmed lips eloquent in thanks. In ca-j
ses of indescribable misery some members of his
family lying lif lrss before his eyes, or else some ,
sides, and imprecating fearfully in Irish "an' so
they must."
He left his house again, and walked a good
way to beg a few'potatoes. He did not come back
quite empty-handed. His father and his child had
a meal. He ate but a few himself ; and when he
was about to lie down in his corner for the night,
he said to the old man across the room "Don't
be a-crying to-night, father you and the child,
tbere; but sleep well, and ye' 11 have th6 good
break'ast afore ye in the mornin'." -", ' tf .
"The good break'ast, m a bauchal ? a then an'
where 'ill id come from ?" ' '
"A body promised it to me, father."
"Avich ! Michaul, an' sure its fun you're ma
king of us, now, at any rate. Bud, the good night,
a chorraj an' my blessin' on your head, Michaul
an' if we keep trust in the God, an' ax his bles
sin,' too, mornin' an' evenin,' geltin' up an' lyin'
down, He'll be a friend to us at last ; that was al
ways an' ever my word to you, poor boy, since
you was the years o' your own weenock, now fast
asleep at my side ; an' its my word to you now,
ma bauchal i an' ybd ' won't forget id, and there's
one savin' the same to you out o' heaven, this
night herself, an' her little angel-in-glory by the
hand, Michaul a-vourneen.
scalded, Michaul, an' your mind was darkened,
for a start; an' the thought o' getting comfort for
the ould father, an' for the little son, made you
consent in a hurry, widout lookin' well afore you,
or widout lookin' to your good God." . ,
"Father, father, let me. alone 1 don't spake them
words to mo," interrupted Michaul, sitting on a
stool, and spreading his large and hard hands oyer
his face. .
"Well, thin, an It won't, avich; I won't; no
fhin, to trouble you, sure ; I didn't mean id; only
this, a-vourneen, don't bring a mouthful o' the
bad, unlucky victuals. into this cabin ; the paya
tees, the wild berries o' the bush, the wild roots o'
thc earth, will be sweeter to us, Michaul ; the
hunger itself will be sweeter; an' when wegive
God thanks afther our poor meal, or afther no mpal
at all, our hearts will be lighter, and our hopes for
to-morrow stronger avkh-ma-ckrec, than if we
faisted on the fat o' the land, but could'nt ax a bles
sin' on our faist"
"Well, thin I won't, either, father ; I won't ;
an' sure you have your way now, I'll only go out
a little while from you to beg; or else, as you
say, to root down in the ground, with my nails,
like a baste brute for your break'ast. n
"My vournecn you are, Michaul, an tny blrs
Having thus spoken in the fervent and rather sin' on your head : yes, to be sure, avich. bejr, an'
exaggerated, though everyday, words ot pious 1 it beg wid you sorrow a shame is in that.
allusion of the Irish poor man, old Carroll soon
dropped asleep, with his arms round his little
grandson, both overcome by an unusually abund
ant meal. In the middle of the night he was awa
kened by a stealthy noise. Without- moving, he
cast his eyes round the cabin. A small window
through which the moon broke brilliantly was
open. He called to his son, but received no an
swer. He called again and again; all remained
silent. He arose, and crept to the corner where
Michaul had laid down. It was empty. He look
ed out through. the window into the moonlrght. ttll on us?"
No; but a good deed, Michaul, when its done to
keep us honest So come; we'll go among the
christians together. Only, before we go, Mich
aul, my own dear son, tell me tell one thing."
"What father Yl Michaul began to suspect.
"Never be afraid to tell m, Michaul Carroll,
ma-bauchal ! I won't I can't be angry wit it you
now. You arc sorry ; an' your Father.in heaven
forgives you, and so do I. But you know, avich,
there would be danger in quitting the place with
out hiding well every scrap of any thing could
The figure of a man appeared at a distance, just
about to enter a pasture field belonging to Mr. Ev
ans. The old man leaned his back against the wall
of the cabin, trembling with sudden and terrible
misgivings. With him, the language of virtu",
which we have heard him utter, was not cant. In
early prosperity, in subsequent misfortunes, and in
f . J .1 1
a. ' L 1 1 I l.llli Vt IlLlllll. L VJ
'die and his stockjobbing, speculating coadjutors-- ; wJ , nQt on
: "apnroxiimted"to Federalism ? How long was i n n .
: it before this soft-spoken Mr. Tallmadge, who,
with bated breath, only sought to modulate the
harsh tone of the Globe to something befitting the
rrentler accents suitable to a journal -truly repre
senting Mr. Van Buren," was out, with phrenzy
in his mouth and fire in his eye, venting impre
cations on thf administration, in speeches, where-
; ever he could get an auditory ? Conserva
tism had no sooner gathered head by its fair pro
' fissions, and means by its foul arid secret ar-
rangemcnts with the credit system gentry, than,
'with the louJ denunciation of t:the spoils of of
j ficr" thundering from the tongue, it rushed heart
I and hand into the coon-hunt not merely to strip
hang, draw,
fcuan Hunter,
Mrs. Caroline Hunter,
llev. Jehu Hank,
William Ilinton,
Mi.-3 Isabella Hinton,
Iluli Houston, l M.,
L. Hamilton,
Miss Louisa Hardy,
Hichard Hill, Servant,
Green Hill,
Miss Jane Hill,
Master Charles Harri
son,
Jesse Hoshal,
Estate of John Hollo-
wey,
Olivar L. Holland,
Bennett Holland,
Moses Harrison,
Ernely Holmes,
William T. Home,
J. Wade Hampton,
Isaiah S. High,
Messrs. Green & Hast
ings. J
Kendrick Johnson,
Giles Johnson,
Patrick H. Johnston,
Allen Johnson,
Elizabeth Joiner,
Matthew Jones,
M. Jones,
Allen Jones,
Willie Jones,
Mrs. Susan Jimeson,
Moriah Ivans,
Iseral E. James,
Christopher C. Isbell.
Charles R. Kinney, 4
Dr. J. Kuhl. 4
Edward King,
tnct.
Richard Stile,
M. Sator.
John S. Cane,
W. Slade,
Hon. II. Estrange. 2
arah Jane rfhauck,
E. II. Skagg-,
Lcchy Saunders,
Mii Julian Sco t,
John Shaw, Administra
tor. T.
Miss Catharine Tombs,
Alexander Taylor,
Mr. Olivar Taylor,
Samuel Taylor,
Wm. H. Thompson,
Mrs. P. Thompson.
W.
Samuel M. Whiiaker,
Henry Williams,
R. H. Williams,
William M. William?,
Rohert Wynn,
Peter Wynn,
Mrs. Francis J. White,
Charles White,
Robert While,
Elisha Wade, Tobacco
nist, Ezra Wilber,
Gaston Watson,
William L. Whitehead,
the Government of its skin, but to
'"- . , .t i.. r-l 1
To the Staie Senator embowel, and quarter ine prop,,; l,.s -ivw. w.u
i'ro:ii Ctiaileio:i d is-: fashioned Federalism was mil l an l forbearing, in
: comparison with the little knot of desertPis who
; had betrayed thc Democracy. The Old Iniquity
might have been content, (to use the idea of Mr.
. Floyd, of New York,) like Sir John Falscaff
with the order, "The first thing thou dost, Hal, is
to rob me the King's exchequer." But such a
i small matter would not" serve the Conservatives.
Mr. Tallmadge soon showed what he meant by the
: conservation of the credit system. It was thc con
fiscation of the property of creditors, by a sweep-
' in cr bankrupt act. Here was a harvest for men
who had appropriated thc mcan3 of others, in the
cancelment. without the consent of the confiding
j class, of tho obligations held as evidence of their
; rights. And who has forgottrn Mr. John C.
' Cfark's little autocratic edict disposing of public
! offices and the spoils, which he so much despised?
: He writes to Mr. Granger: 'Mr. A or B, postmas
' ter at C. is thought to be a head too tall ;" and this
llhiley Harp, 2 Col. Spier Whitakt r, 2 i;ne was sufficient to despatch him with as short
t r .i . tt..... r 7 t.t A':n: . i . . - . ' n . .i n,f -ii.
iurs. oainerine iionun, ur. iu. ix. " ",,li,,3 1 thrift a the axe ot the mu lotine ; anu ivjr. viarK i
Maj. Morgan Williams, ; . f anntner man who was iust tall :
! enough to fill the place. He was put in, as the j
I m m with the head off was no longer capable,
j We recur to this history of Conservative De
j mocracy, that the teaching of the example may
' have its use in revealing the designs of the new
' sects of the s-ime sort, who now revolt and refuse
to stand by the doctrines of the old Democracy
j who, although but just investing themselves with
the namo. undertake to speak absolutely for the
' party, an 1 insist upon new tests, to which nil must
i . - .. . , - u-r- 1 't'L
siioscriuij or ue utsuuiiium u. v .
. l . -r T 1 . -t
n-i: ur,.n vnfim shows itsp t in INew tiampsnrre in me
Ulltuciu nun " -""i ; ' - , , ic i
Kimbrel Wethers, shape of Isaac Hill; Mr. Spencer stands godfath
James Weathers, er for it in New York; Messrs. Webster and
William oi James Wal-; Cushin in New England ; Mr. James JV1. Jfor-
ter in Pennsylvania; Mr. Wicklifie in the estv
Mr. Wise in Virginia ; and Mr. Tyler every
where. Towards thc Globe, especially, the playing off
the game of Conservatism, it seems, is not to be in
trusted altogether to the former manager the Ma
disonian. That organ has been too completely
identified with the last foul trick of Conservatism,
to succeed well' in the second attempt The old
moves are therefore made upon us from another
quarter the Spectator which obtained justly a
irs.
ton.
Georsre Waller's lie
Robert Williamson,
William Whitlow,
P. H. Winston,
S. Wedding,
Hugh Wolsenholrm,
R. M. Whittedeii,
Messrs. Wilson and
Smith,
Dr. John Y. Young, 3
id-Persons calling for any of the above letters,
will please say they are advertised.
THOS. G.SCOTT, P. M.
April 5, 1813. 440-3t.
the sime principle the whole
Coon party be admitted to attend the public meet
ings of the Democracy, and choose such men as
delegates to the Democratic national convention,
as will impose John Tyler on the party for its can
didate ?
For the other proposition the exclusion of
Mr. Van Buren from the consideration of the De
mocracy for a second term the Spectator produ
ces high authority. Of this suggestion of its pros
pectus it says :
' It has an older and higher sanction in the
name of one who was a faithful and honest repre
sentative of the popular impulses, and whose name
should be authority with even thc editor of the
Globe. Grn. Jackson, in his first annual mes
sage to Congress, thus alludes to the subject:
"It would seem advisable to limit the service of
the Chief Magistrate to n single term of either
four or six years.'
"This is a sound Republican principle ; and,
even though it should conflict with, the wishes of
leading politicians or leading journalists, will be
sustained by the' great mass of the prople."
We have always supposed that Grneral Jack
son's recommendation had reference to a change
of tho Constitution not to the mode of election
under it, as now existing. The General
seems himself to have considered that the restrict
ion of the popular will by thc mere behests of a
party convention, was not sufficiently authorita
tive to establish what he recommended as a new
principle, which, as varying with the Constitu
tion as it is, he would not now adopt He did
not hesitate to al.ow himself to be renominated
for the Presidency by the party to which he was
attached, because the Constitution, as it now ex
ists, authorized it; yet he recommended an altera
tion, which would have excluded him from a se
cond term. And we would ask those who now
would exclude Mr. Van Buren, from re-election,
on principle, whether it be of recent growth, or
operated on them when, last the nominee of the
Democratic party? If they were opposed to
Mr. Van Buren "in the last struggle of the De
mocracy, on the score of aversion to two terms
in the Presidency, we can excuse them for the
wish to exclude him from renomination now; but,
then, how can the Spectator justify itself in bring
ing forward Mr. Tyler before the convention as
eligible?
But, to mark the Spectator's regard for thc decis
ions of Democratic conventions called to promote
hnrmonr. we ouote another paragraph from that
ionrnal. annended as a comment on an article of
the Globe written to preserve the unity of the par
ty; which we leave without further comment :
"MODE OF VOTING IN CONVENTION
LEFT TO THE OPTION OF EACH
STATE DELEGATION.
"The following passage of the address of the
late Virginia Convention to its democratic consti
tnpnev. will be considered of high importance as
indicative of the course which the delegation of
that State will probably take in relation to the
mnnV of voting in the national convention. As
each State has the power of so choosing its elect-
peeped into the barn, through a chink in the door,
dvin, stretched upon damp and unclean straw, : and all he had feared met full confirmation.
There, indeed, sat Michaul, busily and earnestly
engaged, with a frowning brow and a haggard
erry II ttti ah
-1 en on us I vv nat can they tell on us f de
manded Miohaul; "what's in the place to tell on
us?-'
"Nothin' in the cabin, I know, Michaul; but-r-"
"But what, father?"
"Have you left nothin' in the way, out there 1"
whisperrd the old man, pointing toward the barn.
"Out there ? Where ? What ? What do von
his late and present excess of wretchedness, he had ' mean at all, now, father ? Sure vou know it's
never swerved in practice from the spirit of his j your ownself has kept me from as much as laying
own exhortations to honesty before men, and love j a hand on it."
for, and dependence upon God, which, as he has) ''Ay, to-day morning; bud you laid a hand on
truly said, he had constantly addressed to his son, ' id last night, avich, an' so
since his earliest childhood. And hitherto that j "Cwrp-an-doul .'" imprecated Michaul :this is
son had, indeed, walked by his precepts, farther as-j too bad, at any rate; no I didn't last night or
sisted by a regular observance of the duties of his ' any other night let me alone. I bid you, father."
religion. Was he now about to turn into smother j "Come back again, Michaul," commanded old
path ? to bring shame on his father in his old age? '. Carroll, as the son once more hurried to the doOr;
to put a stain on their family and their name, "the land his words were instantly obeyed. Michaul,
name that a rogue or a bould woman never bore?" after a glance abroad, and a start, which the old
continued old Carroll, indulging in some of the, man did not notice, paced to the middle ofthe floor,
pride and egotism for which an Irish peasant is, 1 hanging his head, and saying in a low voice
under his circumstances, remarkable. And then j "Hushth, now, father it's time."
came the thought of personal peril incurred by i "No Michaul, I will not hushth; an' it is not
Michaul ; and his agitation, increased by the fee- time; come out with me to the barn."
bleness of age, nearly overpowered him. j "Hushth!" repeated Michaul, whispering sharp-
He was sitting on the floor, shiverin like one J ly ; he had glanced sideways to the square patch
in an ague fit, when he heard steps outside the of strong morning sun-light on the ground of the
house. He listened, and they ceased ; but the fa- cabin, defined there by the shape ofthe open doorr
miliar noise of an old barn door cracking on its . and saw it intruded upon by the shadow of a man's
crazy hinges came on his ear. It was now day j bust leaning forward in an earnrst posture,
dawn. He dressed himself; stole out, cautiously; "Is id in your mind to go back in your sin.
,ri HTtaWaT of President and Vice-President, under the
on nn earthen floor, without cordial for his lips.
or potators to point out to a crying infint, often
wc have heard him whisper to hims If, (;ind to j
another who heard him !) "The Lord givith, and .
the Lork lakrth away, blessed be the name of the J
Lord." Such men need not always make bad .
neighbors.
In the early progress of the fever, brfore the j
more affluent roused themselves to avert its career,
let us cross the threshold of an individual peasant.
His young wife lies dead : his second child iVdy
ing at her side , he has just sunk into a corner
lilmct-ir imrlor th first stun of disease. lono- resist-
cd. The only persons of his family who have es
caped contagion, and are likely to escape it, are ,
his old father, who sits weeping feebly upon the j
hob, and his first born, a boy of three or four years, J
who, standing b' twecn the old man s kncs, cries j
also for food.
We visit the young peasant's abode some time
after. He has not sunk under, "the sickness."
He is fast regaining his strength, even without
proper nourishment; he can creep out of doors,
and sit in the sun. But, in tho expression of his
sallow and emaciated face, there is no joy for his
escape from the grave, as he sits there alone, silent
and brooding. His father, and his surviving child, !
are still hungry, indeed, and more hopeless than j
ever: for the neighbors who had relieved the fam
ily with a potatoe and a mug of sour milk, are now
stricken down themselves, and want assistance to
a much greater extent than they can give it.
"I wish Mr. Evans was in the place," cogita
ted Michaul Carroll ; "a body could spake forn'
ent him. and not speak for nothin', for all that he's
an Englishman ; and I don't like the thoughts o'
goiu' upto the house to the steward's face it
wouldn't turn kind to a body. May be he'd soon
come home to us, the master himself."
Another fortnight elapsed. Michanl's hope
proved vain. Mr. Evans was still in London;
tjiougha regular resident on his small Irish estate,
since it had come into his possession, business un
fortunately and he would have said so himself
nmv K-ent bim an unusual long time absent.
Thus disappointed, Michaul overcame his repug
nance to appear before the "hard" steward. He
onlv asked for work, however. There was none
to be had. He turned his slow and still feeble foot
into the adjacent town. It was market day, and
he took up his place among a crowd of other
claimants for agricultural employment, shoulder
ing a spade,as did each of his companions. Many
farmers came to the well known "stanin," and hi
red men at his right and at his left, but no one ad
dressed Michaul. Once or twice, indeed, touched
perhaps by his sidelong look of beseeching misery,
a farmer stopped a moment before him, and glanc
ed over his figure; but his worn and almost sha
king limbs giving little promise of present vigor
in the working field, worldly prudence soon con
quered the humane feeling which started up be
fore him in the man's heart, and; with a choaking
in his throat, poor Michaul saw the arbiter of his
fate pass on.
He walked homeward, without having broken
his fast that day. "Bud, musha what's the harm
' ihnt. " he said to himself: "only here's the ould
father, an' her pet boy, the weenock, without a py
atee either. Well, asthore, if they can.'t have the
thev must have better food that's all ;
ay V he muttered, clenching his hands at his
Michaul, an' tell me you were not in the'barn, at
day break, the mornin ?" asked his father, still
unconscious of a reason for silence.
"Arrah. hushth, onldmanl" Michaul mad
face, in quartering the animal he had stolen from 'a has'y sign toward the door, b-it was disregard-
Mr. Evans' fit-Id. j r-d.
The sight sickened the father the blood on his , '-I s-iw you in id," pursued old Carroll, sternly;
son's hands, and all. He was barely able to keep , ''ay and at 3'our work in id, too."
himself from falling. A fear, if not a dislike of "What's that you're sayin," old Ptrry Carroll ?
the unhappy culprit also came upon him. His j demanded a well known voice,
unconscious impulse was to re-enter their cabin "Enough to hang his son,""whisperrd Mich
unperceived, without speaking a word ; he sue-; al to his father, as Mr. Evans' land steward, fol
cecded in doing so ; and then he fastened the door ; lowed by his herdsman and two policemrn, rnter
again; and undressed and resumed his place be-j the cabin. In a few minutes afterward, the po
side his innocent little grandson. licemen had in charge the dismembered carcass of
About an hour afterward, Michaul came in cau-i tno sheep, dug up out of the floor of the barn,
tiously through the still open window, and also ;anj were escorting Michaul, handcuffed to th
undressed and reclined on his straw, after glancing j COunty gaol, -in the vicinity ofthe n'xt town,
towa'ds his father's head, who pretended to be a-, hey could find no trace of the animal's skin.
sieep. Auaeusudi uuic ui uiiaiug, uiu vauun, thoujrh they souffnt attentively lor it : ana this
saw him suddenly jump up, and prepare to go a-
broad. He spoke to him, leaning on his elbow.
"And what hollg is on you now, ma bauchal?"
"Going for the good break'ast I promised you
father dear." .
'An' who's the good christian 'ill give id to us,
Michaul?"
seemed to disappoint them and the steward a good
deal.
From the moment that they entered thc cabin,
till their departure, old Carroll did not speak a.
word. Without knowing it, as it sermr-d, he sat
down on his straw bed, and remained staring stn
pully around him, at one or another of his visit
tell
me.
Oh, you'll know that soon, father; now, a good J ers When Michaul was about to leave the
wretched abode, he paced quickly toward his fath
er, and holding out his ironed hands, and turninsr
his cheek for a kiss, said, smiling miserably, "God
be with you, father dear." Still the old man was
silt-nt, and the prisoner and all his attendants pass
ed out on the road. But it was then the agony of
old Carroll assumed a distinctness. Uttering a
fearful cry, he snatched up his still sleeping littl
grandson, ran with the boy in his arms till he o
vertook Michaul; and, knpeling down before him
in the dust said "I ax pardon o'you, avich won't
you tell me I have it afore you go ? an' herr, I've
brought little Peery for you to kiss; you forgot
him, a vournecn?''
"No, father, I did'nt," answered Michaul, as he
stooped to kiss the child : "an' get up father, - get
ip father, get up; my hands are not my own, or
I wouldn't let you do that afore your son. Get
up, there's nothin for you to trouble yourself a-
bout ; that is, I mean, I have nothin' to forgivfr
bve:" he hurried to the door.
"A good bye, then, Michaul; bud,
what's that on your hand.?"
No nothin'," stammered Michaul, changing
color, as he hastily examined the hand himself;
mothin' is on 'id ; what could there be ?" (nor was
there, for he had very carefully removed all evi
dence of guilt from his person; and the father's
question was asked upon grounds distinct from any
thing he then saw.)
"Well, avich, an' sure I didn't say any thing
was on it wrong ; or any thing to make you look
so quare, and spake so sthrangero your father, this
mornin'; only I'll ax you, Michaul, over again,
who has took such a sudd'n likin' to us to send us
the good break'ast? an' answer me straight, Mi-
whnt is id to be. that vou call it so
goodV
"The good mate, father ;" ho was again passing
the threshold.
"Stop!". cried his father; ::srop, an' turn for-
nent me. mate 1 me guu muicr t uai
bring mate into our poor house, Michaul? Tell
me, I bid vou again an' again, who is to give id
to vou ?" "
"Why, as I said afore, a body that
"A bodv that thieved id, Michaul Carroll!"
added the old man. as his son hesitated, walking
close up to thee culprit; "a body that thieved id,
an' no other body. Don't think to blind me, Mi
chaul. I am ould, to be sure ; but sense enougn is
lef. in me to look round among the neighbors, in
my own mind, an' know that none of 'em that has
the will, has the power to send us the mate for our
hreak'ast in an honest way. An' I don't say out
right, that you had the same thought wid me,
when you consented to take it from a thief I don't
mean to say that you'd go to turn a thief's receiv
er, at this hour o'"your life, an' afther growin' up
from a bov to a man without bringin' a spot o'
shame on yourself, or on your wetnock, or on one
of ns. No: I won't say that. Your heart was
1
My boy.
. fTerm of endearment.
JWhat are you about.
you ; no. but every thing to be thankful for, an'
to love you for; you were always-an' ever the
oorl father to me; an " The many strong
and bitter feelings which till now he had almost
perfectly kept in, found full vent and poor Mich
aul could not go on. The parting from his father.
however, so different from what it had promised
to be, comforted him. The old man held him in
his arms, and wept on his neck. Thev were se
parated with difficulty.
Peery Carroll, sitting on the road side after he
lost sight of'the prisoner, and holding his scream
ing grandson on his knees, thought the cup of his
trials was full. By his imprudence he had fixed
the proof of guilt on his own child ; that reflection
was enough for him, and. he could indulge it only
generally. But he was yet to conceive distinctly
in what dilemma he had involved himself as well
as Michaul. Thc policemen came back to corot
pel his appearance before the magistrate; and
when the little child had been disposed of in a
neighboring cabin, he understood, to his consterna
tion and horror, that he was to be the chief wit
ness against the sheep stealer. Mr. Evans' stew
ard kneWwell the meaning ofthe words he had,
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