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The Song of the Spade.
Give me the Bpade and tlc maq tliat can use
' ',; it; . ' .
A fig for your lord and his soft silken hand;
Let the man whbKas strength never stoop
J i l li I ! Ill I
to abuse it,
tive u oacK to tnc giver-
-the land, boyn,
; the land.
.There's no bank like fh'e earth to deposit
your labor,
The more you deposit the more yon shall
- have ; f
"JfthereB more than you; want, you can grve
( tO your neighbor, j
And yoar name chall be dear to the true
and the brave. j
It was' not the sword that won our best b,
tlv I
t.teatea our coninierte, anil oxtariir oiir
(iavelbodto our wiven our cliildr?n, our
, cattle,
' Bul tlie tueen of all 4eapous the spade,
loys, tbe sde. j
(iic me the spade; there's magic about it
r That furns the black sl)il into briglit shin
ing gold; j
What would our fathers, have done, boys,
j without it, j
When the landslay all bare, and the north
winds blew cold ?j
When the tall forest . ftood, and the w;ild
, beasts were, yelling,
Where our stout hearted ancestors shrunk
; : ' back afraid ;
The corn-stock i. raised and mankind claims
a dwelling;
Then lrurrah for our ttue frii-nd the spade,
bos, the spade.
For, tlie "Innli' 1 Expriwd."
' ' The O.vts, June 2d, 18C.0.
You will think, Messrs. l-xlitors, that I
hnve grown laiy in my correspondence; but
I have taken a- little junt lately ; and we
have been having a god deal of company
both before and since our return. We have
had a swevt little Quajker friend rom the
city of brotherly love with us. She was vis
itingKomerifnds in tiiiilford, and as we were
indebted to the fatnilyjfor some kind oftices
when we were North two years ago, we
brought her out to 'T
le Oaks" for a few
weeks. It waf in a god measure for her
periisal, that 1" gave yJu that last chapter of
"IVtprV opijiions of his young mistress and
her admirers. This nnorning a fishing party
was proponed by two young gents who had
ridden over from town early, and arrived be
fore we left the break Inst table. I sent out
to know '
horses?"
if Uncle Ned
could let ushave three
Ned is omnipotent in the Barn-
yard, and I knew that
he late rains had made
it very important to keep every plough goin
this nrettv Weather ; but for the benefit of
our little Quaker friend I waited to get his
answer publicly. Becky came back saying,
'Miss Mary, Uncle Ned says be can't let
yon have any horse ny how. And Miss
V Allie. even Blanche is down at the lower
place." Blanche and Father's riding horse,
are the onlv-ones over whom Ned .docs not
exercise despotic siraJ in "thronged times."
1 affected to fiigh, and glanced at Rachel, who
had opened her big bljue eyes to their widest
extent, probably wondering: at what she
thought of Ned's impertinence ; while Harry
and the other gents went off to see if a sufti
eieney of buggies could be obtained for the
occasion, as their horses "won't work double,"
find -can't be put in tlie Carriage.
We took Itachel to jchurch last Saturday
and Sunday; a country communion occasion.
I knew it would be a hew thing to her ; the
-throngs of negroes in their "Sunday clothes,"
wi many of them riding; their hospitable
dining together at " Intermission ;" so many
; being bap'tized on Saturday ; and the throng
that communed orr Swnday, while the im
' mense audience waited so reverently and qui
' etl v while the- passed and repassed thro' the
benches in the grove Ito and from the .Lord's
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i latiit. t in tne atternoon as we again waiKea
up to the Stand, a pretty group had just pre
ceded tis, and several gentlemen (a particular
friend of ours among them) stood gazing ; not
; conversing, or affecting to converse, not re
clining against the trees, but gazing at the re
ceding figures, with a'look of stupid earnest
ness on their faces .which was any thing but
becoming. They did snot see us till we al
most brushed past them.,- It is very certain
that two of us blushed then. 1 was anxious
that Rachel should bj favorably impressed
with our nieighborhodd society, which is I
think umtsuaUv good and the friend al
lude to, was.'I thought, already pleased with
her. I saw cousin Ham with" that stupid
gaze upon hie face onrje, and as we rode home
I showed him how hej looked! I have never
seen him stare ataa lady thus since, nor do I
think any one else has. I do not think it is
a disposition to seek or to ,rW fault, but a
real wish that my friends should look and
appear well, and a mortification when they
do not, which makes j me notice these little
things. ? True, thorough, good breeding, is
alas very rare; and unfortunately those who
ecem the nearest to possessing it, are often
persons of selfish sonls, more intent upon
showing their own grape and superiority, than
in making others happy and at ease, the
, "thousand and one" tattle courtesies of life,
arc rarely all learned j and practiced, except
by thoee who have been taught from their
earliest childhood, a kind consideration-for
the comfort and happiness of others. Such
an one can neither stajre nor smile when any
one is' placed in an fmbarrassing position;
but will either' stir tol assist, or affect not to
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June 8th;Our Sniiat Circle does not seem
- to be very social. I iook anxiously over ev-
ery number to &ee wliohas accepted the frof
fered seat. Jlost gladly will I make room
for the "Wanderer" who so feara to be an
intruder, yet so earnestly ask for a corner.
I am sorry I cannot allude tojthe article more
particularly but Mr. Theodore-f borrowed
it. And he makes a point df doing no ; it
would not cost more than one of Peter's half ' his brave heart, as he was ushered in-1 and to the Union of the States, which,
dollar if be subscribed for the three months j to the great parlor ; and' like a sledge- ! by means of it, has been so happily
he expected to stay in the neighborhood ! j hammer it beat again when Captain ! a.nd prosperously, preserved. Thev
But, I said a while ago I was not ill-natured: Hume introduced his blue-eyed daugh-! have, as citizens" of the United States,
I believe he thinks I am. j ter, with a pleasant smile, as "the fearlessly vowed their allegiance to
We have been having quite a gay time for j y0Ung lady once intobted to youT.po- i the1 Union, without regard to geogra
a few weeks. We could not at first : 'decide j Htenpss for a safe and drywalk home." ! phical divisions, and declare, asthe
whether to go to Statesville orto Edgeworth , His eyes Avere all a blaze, and his i great and fundamental article of their
Commencement, as they both came so near j brown cheek flushed hotly as the no-, creed, that the- Cnristitution, wisely
together. But we finally gave the preference ble. captain sauntered awav leaving ' administered in its true spirit, is fully
to Edgeworth, hs wem.ist go to Chapel Hill
to hear Harry make his graduating speech,
and to see and hear Archbishop Hughes.'
And we heard "a good practical sermon;"
not so wonderfully good either ; T could have
told them beforehand he would not preach
his Catholic 'doctrines then and there I O
no ! he would rather preach whathe thought
would be generally acceptable. We Ameri
can Republicans are great geese, with all our
boasted charity and independence. It is
sickening to see the defefenee paid tp rank
and position ; and the adulation paid to dis"
tinguished foreigners. 1 How the Japanese
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will read the youth of their own country, of
the evil consequences of raising young peo
ple, as we suffer them'to raise themselves.
And the young Prince of England, when he
returns to his Island home;; what will lie
tell the noblemen of the Court of the beauti
ful American dtirls ? I wish in my heart he
could make aiong sojourn at the South, and
have an opportunity of contrasting the soci
ety in each portion of our' country ! Allie
"is not sure whether she would not tell him
"she was engaged" if he did ask her to dance"
The queenlvjtoss of her little head amused p
me, till I saw that Charlie's face flushed, and
not with pleasure, as he caught only these
three words, while conversing with our Fa
ther. But goodbyg for this time.
Yours, Ac, MARY L.
Misallanemts.
Curious Mode of Getting a Wife.
One little act of politeness will some
times pave the way to fortune and pre
ferment. . The following illustrates
this fact :
,A sailor, roughly garbed was saun
tering through the streets of New Or
leans, then in a rather damp condi
tion from the recent rain and rise of
the tide. Turning the corner of a
much frequented alley, he observed a
lady standing in a perplexity, appa
rently "measuriug the depth of the
muddy water between her and the op
posite sidewalk with no very satisfied
countenance. The sailor paused for
he was a great admirer of beauty ; and
certainTy jhe fair face that peeped out
from under 'a little chip hat and au
burn curls hanging glossyand uncon
firmed over, her muslin dress, might
tempt a curious of admirjng glancej.
Perplexed, the lady put orth one lit;
tie foot, when the gallant sailor wLtfi
characteristic impulsiveness, exclaim
ed : J
"That pretty foot, lady, should not
be soiled with the filth of this lane ;
wait for a moment only, and I will
make you a . path."
So SDringmg.past her into a car-
nenter's shon opposite, he bargained
for a plank board that stood in the
doorway, and coming back to the smil
ing girl, who was coquettish enough
to accept the services-of the handsome
young sailor, he bridged the narrow
black stream, and she tripped across
with a snerry "thank you," and a
roguish smile, makingdier eyes as daz
zling as they could be.
Alas ! our young sailor was perfect
ly charmed. .What:else could make
him catch up and shoulder the plank,
and follow the little witch through the
street to her home. ! She twice per
formed the ceremony of "walking the
plank," and each time thanking him
with one of her eloquent smiles. Pre
sently our young hero saw the lady
trip up the marble steps of a palace
of a house, and disappear within its
rosewood entrance. For a full mo
ment he stood looking at the door, and
then, with a wonderful big sigh, turn
ed .away, disposed of his draw bridge,
and returned to his ship?
The next day he was astonished
with an order of promotion from the
captain. Poor Jack was speecniess
with amasement. He had not dream
ed of bein exalted to the dignity of
second mate's office on board one of
the most splendid ships that sailed out
of the port of New Orleans. He knew
he was competent, for, instead of
spending his money for amusements,
visiting theatres andjbowling alleys,
on his return from sea; he purchased
books and became quite a student;
but he expected years to intervene be
fore his ambitious, hopes would be re
alized. His superior officers seemed to look
upon him with considerable leniency
and gave him many a fair opportuni
ty of gathering marine knowledge,
and in a year the, handsome, gentle
manly young mate had acquired un
usual faTor in the eyes of the portly
commander, Captain Hume, who had
first taken the smart little black eyed
fellow with his neat tarpaulin and ti
dy bundle, as cabin boy. '
One night the young man with all 1 tarnished, and to preserve our institu
the officers was invited to an enter-! tions is they are for coming genera
tainment af the captain's hrouse. He -j tions. j Those who compose it, what
went ani to his astonishment, mount-jeyer the madness of party may prompt
ed the identical steps up which two others tol;ay of them, have declared
years before tripped the bright vision 1 their unalterable devotion to the pre
he had never forgotten. Thump Avent ; sent Constitution of the United States,
fair Grace Hume at -bis side. And !
in all that assembly there was not- so j protecting the interests of all parts of
handsome a couple as the gallant sail- the country, and of " perpetuating a
or and the "pretty lady." National Brotherhood among all the
It was only a year from that time State." They are unwilling to see
the second mate trod the quarter-deck, the ship of State wrecked and stran
second wily in cdmmand, and part ded by aj crew stirred almost to mu
owner with the captain, not only in ; tiny, iuid feeling a firm conviction that
his vessel, but in the affection of his its keel is still strong enough to dash
daughter, gentle Grace Hume, who j back the waves of domestic faction,
had always cherished respect, tosay!haye taken their position between
nothing of love, for the bright-eyed ! these sectional .parties,- which have
sailor.
His homely but earnest act
of po-
nteness towards his child had pleased
the Captain, and, though the youth
knew.it not, was the cause of his first
promotion. So that now the old man
has retiredfrom business, Harry Wells,
is Captain Wells, and Grace Hume,
according to polite, parlance, Mrs.
Captain Wells. In fact, our" honest
sailor is one of the richest men in the I
Crescent City, and he owes, perhaps,
the greatest part of his prosperity to
his tact and politeness in crossing the
street.
The Constitutional Union Party.
The representatives of the " Con
stitutional Union Party" of the
United States, who met in convention
at Baltimore on the 9th of last month,
and nominated John Bell, of Tennes
see, for the Presidency, and Edward
Everett, of Massachusetts, for the
Vice Presidency, have, as is conceded
on all hands, entitled themselves to
the respect of the whole country, on
account of the harmony and conserva
tism of their action. They were as
sembled from no selfish or sinister pur
poses, but in view of the present di
vision of political parties, and the agi
tated a n d alarming condition into,
which the country has been plunged
by their errors and excesses., llepre
senting all parts of the Union, they
were influenced by the hope 'of being
'enabled to quiet those .disturbing ele
ments which have excited discord be
tween the North and South, and to
put a stop to Sectional strife and agi
tation. To these high objects their
labors were directed, without refer
ence to individuals, or to the mere
triumphs of a party. With such a
spirit only to animate them, they dis
carded all those tricks and devices by
means of which parties, of late years,
have been in the habit of achieving
their successes, and avowed their sole
purpose to be to stand 'by " the Constitution-,,
the Union, and the enforce
ment of the lairs," as - expressing a
policy sufficiently broad and national
for all tle purpose's of good govern
ment, and as sufficiently protective of
all the just rights of every tsection
of the States as well as the "Federal
Union. If these are objects worthy
to be achieved, then may they justly
claim a portion of the public regard.
If the establishment of the American
Union was, in-;fact, what We have al
ways esteemed it to be, the most im
portant event in history, the preserva
tion of its integrity and the perpetua
tion of its authorit' arc the highest
duties of patriotisni uhd the noblest
services which can be rendered to the
State. ,
The fathers of .the Republic, in their
compact of government, displayed a
wisdom which excited the admiration
of the world. Representing a diver
sity of local interests and sentiment
which, in minds less patriotic and more
selfish than theirs, were calculated to
excite jealousies and strife, thev yiel-
ded them all up upon the common al-
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tar of the Union, and for the common
safety of the whole, and stamped their
labors with the seal of a sacrificing
patriotism which still commends itself,
tonne imitation pt us all. lue peace
ful spirit of concession and compro
mise presided over their counsels, and
infused itself into all their work. Un
der its guidance they were enabled to
establish the "model Government" of
the world, "in order to form a more
perfect Union, establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility, provide for the
common defence, promote the general
welfare, and secure the blessings of
liberty to ourselves and our posterity."
And if we, into whose hands this Gov
ernment and these inestimable bles
i n i ri 1 1
sings have descended, with all the ob
ligations they impose, have, before a'j Tuesday morning, going the distance
century of our na.ional existence has in eight hours and fifty minutes. Her
passed, so far forgotten the influence i average rate was therefore about twen
of their high example as to desire the -1'-"? mhVsan boor.. Capt. Goldsmith
success of any party more than their : says there wasnO attempt to make ex-
i ' vii tra fast time, but the boat seemed to
security and preservation, we shall ' . -
. i r 4i run away from her endues
unfit ourselves for their enjoyment.: ; J ; ; g
The "Constitutional Union Party" A cigar is se dora unpleasant to a
hasHbeen formed to appeal to the na-' young lady when the mouth that holds
tional heart, and to labor for the re- it belongs to a handsome raa -establishment
of this spirit of concord; x crusty old bachelor say? he thinks
to defend the Constitution from as- that it is a woman, and net her wrongs
sault, to keep the national honor un-! that ought to e redressed.
canable'of nrosorv-iriff the 4 honor and
disturbed and endangered the peace
of the country, with a iirm reliance
upon the justness of. their cause and
the integrity of tlieir motives.
There is no disguising the fact that
local jealousies have been fermented
between the North and South, and
that thev are becoming more and more
alarming every day. As the inevita
ble consequence of such a state of
thing4 we are continually startled
with some new theory, intended to
prove if hat opposite interests exist be
tween the sections, and that these in
vite toj a collision an "irrepressible
conflict" which must terminate in
the triumph of one over the other.
Distrust and alienation have, by these
means,! become disseminated-throughout;
the country, until, in all our party
contests, true patriotism is lost sight
of in the struggle for sectional ascen
dency, j Two great parties are now
rivalling each other in their fierce ap
peals to local prejudices. The Repub
licans, having cut off from their or
ganization nearly one-half the Union,
are laboring with indefatigable indus
try to concentrate the northern vote
upon their candidates for the Presi
dency and Vice Presidency, while the
Democrats, with like pertinacity, arid
even in,; the midst of their present par
ty demoralization, clamorously insist
that the rights of the South are only
safe in their hands. The storm of
passion! which these rival factions have
incited is now raging with fearful vio
lence, and the hearts of brave men aro
almost failing them in view of the un
certain Ifuture of the country. In the
midst of this storm, while these angry
elements are" raging so fierce'y, the
" Cmiztitutional Uirion Party" would
pour oit upon the troubled waters, and
calm tbpm into perpetual quiet. They
put forth the olive-branch of peace,
that it may hush this sectional strife
foreverj They would eradicate the
Iovq of party from every mind where
it exists, and plant the love of coun
try in its place. Instead of weaken
ing, they would cause the bonds of
Union to grow stronger and stronger.
with every rising and setting sun ;
and regarding the people of all the
States as "members of the same poli
tical faihily, tied together by the same
common destiny," they would teach
them to await "tlie same common pros
perity, or common adversity, in all
time to come." -Union Guard. -
Chemistry of Nature.
One of the mountain streams which
form the Schuylkill river holds in so
lution so much lime from the lime
stone region which it traverses that
the water is unsuited for domestic pur
poses. Another is so strongly impreg
nated with sulphuric acid from the
coal mines that it kills all the . fish
witihin thirty miles. Both -streams,
which unite above' Heading, are clear
and transparent above their junction,
but below the united stream -presents
a -milky '"and clouded appearance. -Here
nature performs'one of the larg
est, grandest and most rfseful chjemical
experiments in the world. Here two
j streiims f impure water are made one
' and purified by the waters of Maiden
j creek, unites with the acid which im-
pregnate the Schuylkill, and forms
gypfjum hr5t coloring tne water, a
biueish white, and then rendering it
clean and pure before it roaches Read
ing, by the sinking of the gypsum to
the bottom of the stream. But for
jj wi, o. .m.., 6 w. -.w
this combination the city
!0mbination the city of Philadel-
phia, which it supplies, would be with
out water from its present source fit
for domestic use.;
The Fastest Steamer in the World.
The Cleveland and Buffalo steamer,
Western Metropolis, made another brag
trip Monday night, without meaning
it. She left Buffalo on time, and ar
rived at Cleveland before 5 o'clock on
" -Frciij ttie Montgolttery (Ala.) LLL
The Disorderly Coavention.
As we see references have been
made to the disorderly and boisterous -
at Baltimore there is no harm in
ing that some of the scenes enacte
mere aunng tne last nay, iranscenn.y .rluw V" p
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man trom Massachusetts,, with anyot
y .
his colleagues, wished to withdraw, he
and they be allowed to do so, with
U M U i-i W 1
three cheers!" and forthwith the speak-
er, aided by others, proceeded to give j
the cheers. " About the. time of this !
disgraceful proceeding, we noticed al
hat or two ascending towards the ceil
ing ; and distinct "whoops" and j
"hurras" were given in different parts i
of the Convention. Then, again, when
Mr. Dick, of North Carolina, got the
floor and attempted tD speak, he was
almost "howled down," before a sharp
politician could make. members under
stand that Mr. Dick aforesaid was a
political martyr of "great moral cour
age," who came there to sustain Doug
las, altho' he carried Mr. Buchanan's
commission as District Attorney, (a:
vastly lucrative office, especially in. the
interior,)' in his "pocket." After that
explanation, the howls became appro--batory
and complimentary: and the,
young gentleman went on to deliver,
for twenty or thirty minutes,'a string
of most execrating fustian showing,
we thought, of what very weak stuff
federal Attorneys are sometimes
made. We afterwards heard that a
gentleman of position took the ground
that this speech was superior to any
delivered by Mr. Yancev., while at
Baltimore. The speech published with
the remark added in a foot note would
constitute the. most effective joke of
the season. At another time, during
the same morning, a Tennessee mem
ber made a glorification speech, in
which he alluded to five of the with
drawn delegates from his State, as
having been "picked "up" in Baltimore.
Another rather craney and long-necked,
but intelligent and determined
Tennessean, who held his seat in the
Douglas Convention by the same ten
ure (having been "picked up," like the
other five, to complete the delegation,)
arose and after great labor cditained a
hearing, and cauterized the first speak
er in the severest style. In fact, the
affair got so warm at last, Tennessean
number one walking up the aisle, and I
number two following with violent ges
ticulations, ?ls fast as the jam would
allow, that we offered a small even bet
that there would be a fight. But the
'original' delegate, tho' much the
larger man, did not allow his colleague
to 'pick' him 'up,' but judiciouslytkept
out of arm's reach.
It was worthy of remark how coolly
Mr. Butler took the riotous and haff
frantic conduct of the members, in his
own case. When the swell of voices
was sufficient to drown entirely his
own good organ, he would quietly cross
his arms and wait for his assailants to
get out of breath ; then he would pro
ceed again, and, finally, was heard in
respectful quiet. We shall never for
get his last sentence, nor how it 'sold'
the Convention, nor how the galleries
cheered it ! He had been giving rea
sons why he could not remain in the
Convention and he concluded thus:
"And, finally, gentlemen, I cannot
consent to remain in a Convention call
ing itself National and Democratic,
! which has tolerated and sustained"
here the speaker made a prolonged
pause, during which members and spec-
tators leaned forward and strained
tlieir ears to catch the remaining words,
which "were -"the African Slave
Trade .'" Then as the speaker slipp
ed quietly away, the galleries shook
the strong walls with a double "plug
ugly" cheer for the sell, while the
members looked inexpressibly blank
and bothered."
The "pop-gun" speeches delivered,
by tne spokesmen or the several aele-
gations, as prefaces to the votes, were
mostly very poor, being composed gen-
erally of one part bitterness towards
the Seceders, to two parts braggado
cio. To thia rule the remarks of Mr.
Parsons, of this State, formed a very
agreeable exception
His laneuaze
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rf weil c ,ow" aM . tuc uc" CV CA
eel ent. A very nappy anuston to
rjaitimore as ine iiome oi me autnor
of the Star Span eled Banner, with a
then we never saw a JNational Uonvenqaim unerai nnjreerHnify qyi
tion before. The conduct of members ! eft uhat the list of delegates frHlowingexiracts - I - tit
when Mr Butler, tf Massachusetts I aW a amended, be read.bythe . :. vrere standing irv tie Anol '
attempted to speak, was as little ifc cf... . ' ... .'ivk: r tnaU tree. ; Within a feir ftetA-ito
that of gentlemen as it could be. One This was done oh that ithadW-u cf whito cloUi Btretehe,! over fouc
apparently influential gentleman jump-. refused. . Then, we should hayad 'pikes, very raueh after the-JohttBron
ed up and moved that "if the gentle oratory thea would eloquenceavo gtvle of wannn. lhn,st in'tn tUin-n,,
line or two of the poem, was ' delicate-! tie, with bold and undaunted hearts,
ly worded and "brought down'' the ! against these reckless political adjen
galleries or rather, their canes and'turers. Such is the work before!! us,
umbrellas to the floor. - " j and most cheerfully do we enter fon
And speaking of speeches, there Ml Union Guard: ' -h " .
came very near being another from J 6iftfrom the Japanese Ambasiadsj
Alabama, which, had it struggled into j The Japanese Ambassadors, before
hght we should surely hayereported. ! leayi count ;madc ft donaion
We al ude to the parturient efforts, ve-. f tw thousand doflars" to the-lo-
XrJ m 1! 7 n 8?T' e Washington; Baltimore, Blla
Col Wm. Garrett, ex Custodian, of . del k5 - and Ifew york a marof
tne irreai oeat oi xms pw. . ai. their apprei4tion of the attenti'oiV;of
they produced only a motion the',, aL:i.. v ia. i
usual effect of that gentleman s efforts..
MMr. Speakah ! stormed the Col.,
manipulating the semi-spherical pro-
Ltuberance in his front.
i "The sen tleman from
Illinois has.
the floor," screamed Mr. President
Cushing, with a fierce rap to back it:
"Mr. Speaker fvl" -
, auv Kmiiivjiiiaii ii vtu i.n r .
MrSpealcalil this time tlie
"Alrbpeakah this time tlieUolp-;
neP fairly foajyd ; 'Mr. SpeJikaiiJ:I
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veeu -?!i,wSWyj.tvftiS- KW- V,H- v
I 1 II K 1 I" T V 1 f .M ' I ill I, TT1-M riTITl 1
n ,rT rV ' r 1 1
was allowed and nostentv lnst'ha.i
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' i. nu.i. :i . i.i i 'v. i.l
tne" opener "high up lor v the mxi
Vice Presidency, wh& can doubtf
But we set out merely. to state haw
qtujer, indecorous and riotous werlthe
proceedings of the Douglaa . Conten
tion, on the last day, while we were
present and we had no idea of spin
ning out all this gossip aboutthe
speakers. However, "what is writ,
is writ." . . v - -
The "Old Gentlemen's Ticket-'
There are those who, with an evi
dent desire to conceal their fearand
to keep up their own and the courage
pt their followers, characterize ours as
the "old gentlemen' 8 ticket"- thereby
intending to signify that Bell and Ev
erett have no chance-of electionnd
if they had, that they are behind'; the
times too old fogy ish, and not4 Effi
ciently kinoculated with the progres
sive spirit of the age." All this class
of men are entitled to be considered
as evil advisers, as unsate counsellors,
as bent, merely upon the achievement
of a party victory, even though; it
should he at the expense 'of pressing
the country still farther towards the
verge of the dangerous precipice upon
which it is now trembling., . Ejyery
man of reflection, of whatever party,
whS'will stop long enough to think,
will admit that we are indebted hjp re
to false and mischievous ideas of pro
gress for our present domestic trou
bles than to all other causes dombijied.,
They have given rise to new sugges
tions in reference to the theory of
government, to new and experimental
notions of policy which their aM va
cates are seeking to introduce, tojaiew
modes of interpreting the laws,-arjfd to
new, and till lately unheard of inter
polations upon, the Constitution! .If
we had kept more nearly to the -fines
ot policy prescribed by our. lathers,
had more carefully heeded their! ad
monitions and profited, by their ?wis-
doin and example, it would have been
far better for the .country, because
these evils would have been alt es
caped, and we should have gone,;" on
augmenting the prosperity which they
sacrificed so much to establish, vnd
developing, to their utmost 'extent,
the immense resources with which pro
vidence has so bountifully supplied us
But, shutting their eyes to all th&t is
glorious in our past history and hb;nd
ly rushing on in their mad career, rhey
have endangered everything tht is
valuable in our institutions and pj! at
hazard the union itself the sBee
anchor of all the hopes of the nation.
And when the mad fanatics and bjjnd
devotees of party, who have ,60 heed
lessly produced these results, are ; ad
monished of the existing danger,are
called pack to a proper sense pf pfttri
otism and duty, are appealed to i'the
name ot the whole people riot to strike
at the nation's heart, they c'ooly;md
calmly tell us that none &it "old&eri-
tlemen" either remember of would
imitate the virtues of the past, ot de-
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j the present ! We have fallen ifpon
evil times when sucn men are not yisi-
j ted with popular indignation, in d
when their false and toischieyo-ila
mors continue to Serve as the, curlent
coin of parties. And it is againsUaR
such, wherever thev mav be.- whether
Nqrth or South, that the friend of
Bell and Everett are resolved to njmke
war. We present our candidate as.
men whose hearts ate sound to4the
j core ; whose patriotism is capafous
enougn to emDrace every section ; jvno
! tjave been trained in the practical of
i public and private virtue ; whofiare
ready to draw wisdom from the exkm
pie of, those who framed - our institu
tions : and We feel in our hearts khe
honest assurance that, in their has-ds;
! the country will be safe ; the Cotisti-
oAnvA fT ?kv, . TT&IA
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prescrvea ana ,ne taws laiiniairwaa-
i uiiniieicu. m Bucu,a c&um uuufj.au
1 such men to lead us, we may well Sat
ctive cities t- - v ,; ;h"
v .
I Said George, since I hare been abtdad
I have eaten so much pork, that itam
ashamed to look a hog in the faee..,
j 1 s'spose, sir, said a wag who was pres
ent, you shave without a glass. 2,-
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j from Amerieau M aval QiUcefra -uA
A- coupte'of 'officeHTof tbe't tafea5-:
tered Palermo, und one of them"has
rtjL A ; , w. w.fcti,Li'.a. i
.-T-. - - - v vmv -iiwiuiu, ui,a-.
enable a man to sit upright smthwi.t '
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A few blankets thrown together-t r
one end, a portmanteau ana muskft;' .
with other small articles,- composed it? .
furniture. Ihis was Garibaldi's; tent.
hardly large enough for a dog kenno!'
no bettfer than the poorest of his sol
diers. , There were no sentinels to
guard, the life of a man 'on 'whom the
future of Italy so much depends, and "
with none of the trappings of war ex?
peoteu around a lieneral worid.reV
nowned. W'e were told that under.,
this tree were his quarters, and that
his camp was nothing more than thlsf
motley collection ot men, ten tsJ nor-
ses, saddles, muskets and pikes; .witKC '
an occasional, tri-colored nag hanging
from a tree. or fence, scattered around 7
in apparent confusion. '
1 was disappointed and begaji id
believe we had been deceived, wheji''
some one said, "There is Ga-ribaldi'V
it was true. Accompanied by a genr'
tleman in citizen's dress, he was TeiVv
urely coming towards us A second
look was necessary to assure one of -
the reality. There was not a 'more
ordinary, unassuming and avnarentlf '
uninterested man in the whole scene?
than he, .. ;
Wearing a brown felt hat. nulled
forward over his eyes, a red flannel
shirt, coarse t heavy shoes and a pair-!
of blue pantaloons, in the pocktt
whicn both hands were thrust, 8,nd
with no coat on, Garibaldi looked more
like any Yankee -farmer "coming-in
trom tne neia than' the leader ot -a
revolution. ' Understandine' who we
were, he shook us warmly by the hand,
and in good English, assured us that
we were welcome. He was. just going
to dine, and with the remark, that our
forefathers had tables as poorly furn
ished, he invited us to a seat with him.
So we sat down to a dinner which car
ried one's thoughts back, to the days
of our own Marion. The General was
seated at the root of the tree on a.
small box. Saddles and basketsivere
placed around for the rest of-ug, A
dozen or more, sitting and standing,
with, the aid of clasp knives and fin
gers, made a lively attack on a huge
kettle ot cooked meat, onions and po
tatoes, placed on the ground assisted
by liberal supplies of country wine,
tasting better in our tin cups- than at -the
most costly feast.' It was a rare i
sight, and one to be remembered for &
lifetime. Garibaldi was, of course,
the most interesting of the whole ; but ;
apparently unconscious of . it all, ho-"
kept a general conversation, making -numerous
inquiries of his friends in v
New York of General Avezzani in-''
particular, with whom. I was acquain- -ted,
and who had fought with him ; i
also of Col. Colt, who was a personal
friend and had presented him with
four revolvers, and one hundred more -for
his men, whichj through some bltm- ?
der, had. been left behind in his de s'
partufe from Genpa a loss which he -felt
very much.
In personal appearance Garibaldi is -about
five feet ten niches in height,
stronglyi-but not heatily built, with
muscle and a hand like iron; fair com
plexion, somewhat sunburnt, and has
a full short beard, oririnally red, but
now partly grey; a high straight fore
head, brown hair with, partial bold
ness, and dark eyes, set far back, give
him, when uncovered, an airofr quiet
dignitj which cannot fail Hoiropreia
one with an undefined feeling o res
pect ami admiration, though bis whole
bearing is such as to make a stranger ,,
rfeel perfectly at his ease. Thereris
someunng rerparKaore aooui nis pro
file which I have never seen hef ore;
the forehead and nose appear to-be in1
the same straight line, without the
usual indentation between them,. There
is an air of unassuming modesty about
I him in everything. ;In conversa$iop
i a quiet smile U almost! continually , on
' hre fata ha onot lnvcv cevcral
. , X 1 -. - - ' w m MtW -
limes Jurning,aide to give orders , or
recei ve intelligence. In. speakings of -
I'the coming fight, he made hoboaitsr-
saia inat ne taDorea unaer great , ais-1;
advantages from want of arms, and ;
discipline. . Jhough he halplentyof
men all, except the 1,000 dKe4mon
and 4untrained, 4 and wouldT"oire;.aj
long time. .o, DecomeJ'prpperlyydisci-y
plined.; 'a, great part thTenwe
armed with nbtbjngtforatf pikes j..
of the, "most primitive 'construction,.
scythes" 'and buteher knives ; , but he
evidently was "pot disheartened.
-' Real diflicultiesare" the" best cure of '
imaginary oneabecause God hblpe us
in the real ones, and makes us ashamed
of tbeotherfeww - U - - f
' The Holly Spriqgs Herald, of Friday
says that the prospects for jgood stands
,of cotton were never better, and that
corn was generally up and doing well .
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