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'V WMt1rWMBWMMMaEMM . THOMAS LORING. fl EdITOA AND PrOPEIETOK. THE COMMERCIAL If published every Tuttday, Thurtday, and Saturday .15 per annum, payable, In all cases, In advance, BY THOMAS LORING, Corner of Front and Market Street, 1 WILMINGTON. K. C. BATZI Or ADViaTKINO. 1 squire, 1 Insertion, 10 50 I 1 square, 2 months, 14 00 I do. 2 do. 75 1 1 do. 3 do. 6 00 1 do. 3 do. 1 00 1 do. 6 do. 8 00 1 do. 1 month, 2 60 1 1 do. 1 year, 12 00 Twelve lines or less make s square. If an adver tisement excetds twelve lines, the price will be in pro portion. All advertisements are payable at the time of their insertion. Contracts with yearly advertisors, will be made on the most liberal terms. DR. DANIEL DuPRE, RESPECTFULLY offers his Professional Ser vices to the citizens of Wilmington snd vicinity, He may be found at his Office, in London's Doii.d in os, on Front Street, south of Market. June 26. 44-3m GROCERIES, DRY GOODS, AND HARDWARE, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, BY C. W. BRADLEY. April 4. 9 MYERS & BARNUM, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN HATS, CAPS, UMBRELLAS, AND WALKING-CANES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. C. Mrias. J. M. Baikum. Oct. 6, 1840. 85 RICHARD MORRIS, NOTARY PUBLIC, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jan. 13. 126 H. S. KELLY, MERCHANT TAILOR, MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. 1 March 17. JOHN HALL, (LATE OF WILMINOTON, NORTH CAROLINA.) COMMISSION MERCHANT, AND AGENT TOR THE SALE Or NORTH CAROLINA NAVAL STORES 33 ORAVIER STREET, Acw Orleans. January 4, 1847. 12 ALEXANDER HERRON, Ju. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, Hltmington, (N. C.) Packet Office, NO. 35 NORTH WHARVES, Refer to- PHILADELPHIA. C. D Km., Eiq. Wilmington, N. C. E. J, Lt'TTEBLOH, ES. J Aug. 11. 63 DEROSSET, BROWN fc Co., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. BROWN, DEROSSET & Co., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 159 FHONT ST. NEW YORK. A. MARTIN, GENERAL AGENT AND Commission Merchant, North Water, I Doors above Princess Street, (.Vurpiy's DuUding,) WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct. 3. 84 J. & W. L. McGARY FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Aoenti or the Msschaxts' Steam Doat Co. WLMINGTON, N. C. ROWLEY, ASHBURNER & CO. General Commission Merchants, Nos. SAC, JWth Wharves, PHILADELPHIA. Wo are prepared to mike liberal advances on ship ments of Naval Stores, 4c, consigned to us for sale. Refer to Samcel Potte. Esq. WUm, N. C. John Gahhell, ksq. J January 18. 128-ly. ELIJAH DICKINSON, COMMISSION MERCHANT, 8 enlor partner of the Into firm of Dickinson & Morrla,) WILMINGTON, N. C. RcrER TO Messrs. B. DeForest & Co., ) y . Nesmiih & Walsh, j lorlt- D-P7SCo-' I Boston. Means & Clark, J ya,l,er'&!o;ider'i Philadelphia. A. Benson & Co., ) ' Oct. 3, 184G. 84-ly-p GILLESPIE & ROFESON, AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF TIMBER, LUMBER, NAVAL STORES, f Will mske liberal cash sdvanccs on all consignment of prod uce. March 17. 1 SANDFQRD fe SMITH, AUCTIONEERS I COMISSION HERCIIANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. THOS. SARDrOSD, bet. 17, 1846. WM. L. SMITH. 90 J. HATHAWAY & SON, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 3rd Door North Water Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. J. Hathaway. J. L. Hathaway. Oct. V, IHI6. 6 , 7 PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY, BY THOMAS LORING. VOL .2. I . ? WILMINGTON, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1847. NO. 50. - ' ' " j BARRY & BRYANT, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 16. 1 tf. JOHN C. LATTA, COMMISSION MERCHANT, AND GENERAL AGENT, WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct. 10, 1846. 67 N. B. HUGHES, COMMISSION .. MERCHANT AND GENERAL AGENT For the sale of all kinds of Goods, Country Produce and Heal Estate, RALEIGH, N. C. Business entrusted to him shall be promptly and faithfully attended to. Refer to the Editor of The Commercial. Jun 42 G. W. DAVIS, COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 17. 1 BLANKS PRINTED TO ORDER, AT THE COMMERCIAL OFFICE. L. S. YORKE, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, NORTH CAROLINA PACKET OFFICE. 43 1-2 NORTH WHARVES, PHILADELPHIA. June 9, 1S46. ly37 CHARLES D. ELLIS, COMMISSION MERCHANT, HAVING transferred the ngenry of the Cape Fear S. S. Mill, he Is now prepared to transect nny business committed to his trust. Office on W. C. Lord's wharf lately occupied by Russell &Gammell. May 13. ' 25 THOMAS SANDFORD, NOTARY PUBLIC, WILMINGTON, N. C. March 25. 1847. NEFF & WARNER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IX DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, SHIP CHAN DLERY, SHIP STORES, f-c. April 14. 13 R. II. STANTON & C O., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL G RO CEILS, AND DEALERS IN Dry Goods', Clothing; Hats, Caps Boots, Shoes, Furniture, Hard ware, Cutlery, Tin Ware, Crockery, fyc, 4c. WILMINGTON, N. C. y H. Stantoh. L. N. Barlow CONSTANTLY on hand, a gonernl assortment of CORD A OE and PROVISIONS. Also. For eign Fruit, Wloea, Liquors. Teas.' Porter, Alo, tc. 2r Ship Stores put up with dcFpatch Oct. 31, 184G. 96 PIANO FORTES FOR SALE. NE Elegant Plnno Forte, In Rose wood case, of L. Giuirt's msnufac- ture, Boston. Also, one second-hand Plans Forte, for sale by the Subscribe!, at his Music Room, opposite the Chronicle Office. Piano Fortes tuned and repaired In a satisfactory manner. G. F. D. LEIGHTON. March 3. 147 CHAIRS A LARGE ASSORTMENT of best New VorkManufactured Csne end Stack wffi tt'ShShK i a roused from my bed by the noise made Common Windsor, Office Chairs i Rush by 10 Californians, (tinshaved and unwashed snd Cane seat Sewing Chairs, with for m0nlhs .being in the mountains,) rush Rockers, Children s Chairs, Ac., 4c. . , ' . 6 . ,. , A MARTIN ing into nay chamber with guns, swords, pis For sale by May 18. 27 PLANED LUMBER. THK Subscriber having becomo Agent for the sale of the abovo article, for Central Planing Mill will keep constantly on VV. C. Lord's wharf a full sup ply, for sale In lots to suit purchasers. C. D.ELLIS, Lord's building. June 24. 41 SODA BISCUIT. 1 BOXES Soda Blicuit, 1 VJ 10 Barrels " Just received by SANDFORD i June 10. SMITH. 37. ACCLUSTIAL. Q DOZ. of that celebrated articlofor restoring snd C besutifying the hair, at JOS. WILKINSON'S, Market Street. July 8. 43 superiorTi amsT" A LOT of yery fine hams put up expressly for fam ily use, for sale, by HOWARD PEDEN. June 8(h 1847. 43 HAYCORN, FLOUR &o. OAA BALES prime Hsy. CVA 600 Bushels While Corn, 50 Barrels Super, Fine snd Cross Flo nr 20 Boxes Psle Sosp, 20 " Adamantine Candles, 100 Bushels Cow Peas, Just received, snd for sale by SANDFORD fc SMITH. July 8. 1847. MOLASSES. pif HHDS. etltcttd Munoovado Molasses, to ar t)' .rive pr Brig Snruuel Potter, for sale, by DeROSSKT, BROWN A Co. June 2flth, l47. ?. COW PEAS. BUSHELS, daily expected, per srhooncr CknrUt Hnj'kint, from Windsor, N. f'.,for O. W. DAVIS 750 sale, by HONEST AND HAPPY. BY O. UNNJECS BANKS, ESQ. There's mnch In the world that Is doubtful, There's much we shall ne'er understand Why Virtus should live in the Poor-hmiie, And Vict on the fat of the land. For those who are fretful and peevish, This duty remains to fulfil : But try to be koneit and happy, And lot the world do as it will. The poor wretch who walks upon crutches, May often be envied for more Than he who In splendid apparel Can shut on the beggar his door; He cares not for claret and sheiry; Of venison he has not his fill Yet dares to be honest and happy, And lets the world do as it will. He boasteth no lordly possessions, No livery at table to wait : He maketh no hollow professions To cheat his friend, sooner or lale : He ruins no bard-working tradesman, Who gets but a curse for his bill ; But trie (0 be honest and happy, And let (he world do as it will. He joins not the bowl or the wassail, He seeks not the gambler or sot ; Contentment and health are the blessings That daily recur to his lot ; And while in the midst of his children Good precepts he strives to instil, He shows that he's honest and happy, And lei the world do as it will. Oh ! who would then grumble at forlunc, Though sorrow and tolling betide 1 The man who with wealth is a villain Mi&ht be virtuoiu were it denied ! Too much may o'erburden and sink you, Too little oft keep you from ill ; Then try to be honest and happy, And let the world do as it will. The man who with plenty is Konctl. Hath little to ask for his name: But he who though humble is upright, Shall live in the annals of Fame. The vicious may mock at his mem'ry, But ages will think on him still ; Then strive to be honest and happy, And let the world do as it will. From the Monterey) Californian, Feb.Zl. JOURNAL OF THOS. 0. LARK1N, ESQ., Late United States Consul, while Prisoner to the Californians, from the 15th Nov. 1847, till his release at the taking of the Paeblo de los Angeles : On the 15th of November lat, from infor mation received of tho sickness of my family in San Francisco, where they bad gone to es cape l!i3 Cipected revolutionaty troubles in Monterey, and from letters ircm Capt. Mont gomery requesting my presence respecting some stores for tho Portsmouth ; I with one servant left Montorey for San Francisco, knowing that ior one month no Californian forces had been within 100 miles of us. That night I put up at the house of Don Joaquin Gomez, sending my servant to San Juan, G miles beyond, to request Mr. J I Thompson to wait for me os ho was on the I rnsrl fnr Snn Frnnriaro Ahont midnight I tols and torches in their hands. I needed j but a moment to be fully awake, and knew I my exact situation, the first cry was, "Como I Estamos Senor Consul." "Vamos Senor Larkin." At my bedside were several letters that I had re read before going to bed, On dressing myself, whilo my captors were saddling my horse, I assorted these letters and put them into different pockets ; after taking my own lime to dress and arrange my va- ! lise, we started, and rode to a camp of 70 or oU men on the banks of the Monterey Kiver, there each officer and principal person passed tho time of night with me, and a remark or two. The Commandant took me one side and informed me that his people demandod that I should vriieto San Juan to the American C.iptain of Volunteers, saying that I had left Monterey to visit the distressed families at the River, and requestor demand that twenty men should meet me before daylight, that I could station thembefoiemy return to town, in a man ner to protect these families. The natives, he said, were determined on the act being accom plished. I at first endeavored to reason with him on the infamy and the impossibility ol the deed, but to no avail; he said my life depend ed on the letter, that ho was willing, nay anx- ious to preserve my life as an old acquaint once, but could not control bit people in this affair from argument I casio to a refusal, he advised, urged and demanded. At this period an officer called out (come here those who are named.) I -then said, in this manner you may act and threaten night by night ; my lifo on such condition is of no Taluo or pleasure tome. I nm by accident your prisoner, make the most of me, write, I will not, shont ni you sec fit, and I am done talking; on the ubjtct. I lft bim, and went to the enmp fire; for a bait hour or more there was lomo commotion around me when oil disturbance subsided. At daylight we started with a ting; flying and a drum beating and travelled 8 or 10 miles, when we camped in a low valley or hollow; there they caught witht he lasso 3 or 4 head of entile belonging to the nearest Rancho, and breakfasted. Tho whole doj their out riders rode in every direction, on the lookout to sae if the American company led the mission of San Juan, or Lieut, Col. Fre mont left Monterey, they olio rode to oil the neighboring Ranchos und forced (he Ren cheros to join them, At one o'clock they began their march with 130 men, (and 200 or 300 extra horses,) they mar ched in four single files occupying four positions, myself under charge of an officer,' and 5 or 6 men in the centre. Their plan of operation for the night, was to rush into San Juan, 10 or 15 men, who were to re treat, under the expectation that the Ameri cana would follow them, in which caso the whole paity outsido was to cut them off. I was to be retained in tho centre of the party. Ten miles south of the mission they encoun tered 8 or 10 Americans a part of whom re treated In a low ground covered with onks, the others returned to the house of Senor Gomez, to alarm their companions. For over one hour the ISO Californians sui roun ded the 6 or 8 Americans, occasionally giv ing and receiving shots, during this period I was several times requested, and then com manded to go among the oaks and bring out my countrymen, and offer them their lives on giving up their rifles and persons. 1 at last offered to go and call them out on condi tion that they should return to San Juan or go to Monterey, with their arms, this being refused I told tho Commandant to go in and bring tbcm out himself. whilo they were consulting how this could be done, 50 Amer icans came down on them, which caused an action of about 20 or 30 minutes ; 30 or 40 of the natives leaving the field at the first fire, they remained drawn off by fives and tens until the Americans had the field to themselves, both parties remained within a mile of each other until dark. Our coun trymen lost CapL Burrows of St. Louis, Mis souri, Captain Foster and two others, with 2 or 3 wounded. The Californians lost two of their countrymen, and Joso Garcia, of Vol. Chili, with seven wounded. At the begin ning of tho action I had my own saddle and horse, the horse was supposed to be too iwilt a one for me Co have when so near my countrymen ; so the officer in charge of me exchanged with me, his seargent seeing the one given me was belter than his, again made an exchange a soldier followed his example, until I had the worst of saddles, and a horse I hardlyble to walk. During tho action a! Ranchero seeing a relation shot down, camej lull SDeed toward? me, saying, 'this man caused it all," he levelled his gun, when ! within 20 yards, at that moment I backed my horse and put myself behind another person, the man with some rude expression passed on. All intention of encamping near Monter ey any longer, was given up ; we therefore travelled south and encamped about midnight far in tho mountains off the main road to Santa Barbata. On awaking n:xt morning I found ninety of the party had disappeared. Three officers and 5 or G soldiers were then ordered to proceed with all speed with mc , for Santa Barbara, leaving their horses on ' the road as they tired them, and seizing oth-: ers fiom any person they met. ! On reaching the Cuartel of that town, I i found a concourso of people waiting to see their prisoner. I was to be confined in this ! building until orders should bo received from from their General. By the influence of Dr. N. A, Den, and his promising to feed the guard and their officer, I was removed to his house in Santa Barbara. .My captors waited for the arrival of the 130 men who were in the nction of the 15th; only some I j or 20 made their appearance. We then started lor the Pueblo dc los Angeles. On my arrival there, the second in command, (making an apologythat his general was unwell,) brought out one hundred men in arms, rictived me and placed mo in the best room in tho Go vernment house. The fiist d.iy I was sup plied with bedding and furniture, soon after with clothing, and anything they supposed 1 needed, The Geneial of tho forces on visit ing me, offered me everything I might de sire, except English books, which he did not own. My table wns supplied from two or three houses with all the market afforded. I could therefore invito tho officers around me, ns they had nothing to eat only when they vis ited their relatives in the town. No person was allowed to visit me only in presence of certain officers, I then had to convrso in Spanish. Those supposed not friendly to their cause, was debarred from entering my room. Once I was allowed lo dine out at tho house of a Spanish gentleman, whom they could not well refuse, their genernl was sent with me. In the dilTe rent rooms of the Government house there wero lG or 18 Ame rican prisoners, (many of them had married When an officer c;eit rn hi Iwimts ai.d knees in the grasi to have .1 fair v ic' and rccrivrd a bail inhibKly ami As -iriied "fl on a Imne br a companion. in the country,) these men associated toge ther, nd although we at times elbowed each other, I could not speak to them. At the end of December it was ascertained that my health was in aanger from close con nnement, t was increio perm.iwa to res.ae , - ., - .. j. oi tne nouso o uon uiis v ignes, wnere i had large gardens ond' vineyards to walk in, without tny guards, I promising not to cor- respond with my countrymen and not to talk politics with mv visiters. On the 3rd or 4tb fin (ki 7rrl nr Ath of January news reached the Pueblo that Col. Fremont was south of Santa Barbara, march-ing-to meet the Californian forces. The lat ter then mustered all they could, to the num ber of 400 to 500, and encamped two or three dnys at the mission of San Fernando, await ing the arrival of the Riflemen, and appear ed very anxious to have a fight. Information now rejd Gen. Florea that Commodore Stockton witJPCOO men from San Diego would soon be in his vicinity. He immedi ately ordered all the Mexicans and Califor nians to leave San Fernando and march to tho opposite side of the Pueblo to meet the marine forces. 12 or 15 miles south of the Pueblo the two forces met on the 8tb of Jan uary, the Californians were 100 men less in number than the Americans, yet they wete well mounted, with hundreds of extra horses. When Commodore Stockton was crossing the Rio del San Gabriel, the enemy had eve ry opportunity of destroying many of his peo ple, but they permitted the time to pass by, and on seeing the Commodore arrive on their side of the river declared the war was over on their part. Un the night of the 8th both forces cn camped in light of each other ; on the the 9th i near two hundred of the Californians left the field lor their homes ; tho oction on the 2nd day was carried on at even longer shots and a safer distance than on the former day. On this day I was taken to the field and retained thcie until some time in the night. The house an.! premises where I bad been the last week, had received many families for protection, whose husbands or brothers had taken up arms; on seeing me taken away they became frightened, under the idea that if 1 was not returned, my countrymen on en tering the Pueblo might cause more injury than they otherwise would, had I been there The mother of one of the principal chiefs in aims, sent to the field a short address to her Paisanos in my favor, fearing the former threat of carrying me to Mexico by land was now lo bo put in force, a military junta was formed on the field who ordered my discharge after dark. During my imprisonment an attempt was made by the Mexican officers to send me with Messrs. Rouland, Wilson, Godey and other Americans, to Mexico via Bonora; with railroad speed ; and here he is at our this the Californian officers would not permit j shoulder, with "the paper won't be off lo for fear they might be sent around Cape night, if you don't give us your leader, aiij" Horn, by Commodore Stockton or General Well then, let it stay on, for write wo won't Kearney who they had lately heard of, the till we can find something to write about attempt however caused a revolution among O, ye sequestered and shady grovet! what the officers, which on the third day ended by would we not give lo be transported to vOur Flores putting all tho Monterey officers in j embrace, where, remote from the scorching prison, where he confined them until he re-, pavement and sultry air of this artificial city quired their presence to meet Col. Fremont, j we might recline under your treea and wk During my imprisonment I endeavored to ' ncss the pulsation of their leafy lunga as the effect an exchange, or !o be allowed lo go on j zephyrs breathe through tbcm. O, (oi the parole, this the General would not prmft. i rocky shore of Hampton, the aea-gtrfillif Four-fifths of the Mexican and Californian i of Cvha$set,lbe picturesque Naiint, officers who bad fciv.r. Commodore Stockton ' nearer beach of Chelsea, wbwjbe'ocfaB their written paroles broke it and took up j spray would rc-Kivigorato ewi sjoYiag eye arms, they therefore supposed a parole of no . tern, and enable us lo bear with rooreeotnpo consideration or valuo in California. I was sure that infernal "copy sir," which again also informed that my countrymen could not j greets our ear. produce as many prisoners as they would de- ( But what madness thus to reflect What mand for my liberation, that I had been for has an editor to do with recreation What years engaged in wresting California from j would the poblic say if be were to attempt lo tho Mexican Flag and introducing my coun- withdraw from the scene- of hi labors, like tryrnen into it, to overthrow the native Go ' other men ? It wouJd destroy half the bap vernmfnt, in fact my captors had made up pincss of those who are now comfortably en their minds that all their troubles and luss of joying tho sea breezca on our coast, if the power originated from my past machinations, morrow's mail did not bring them the oews They concluded that my pen, voice andjn-1 paper to inform them of the event whiehare trigues were now brought u a close, with transpiring at home- AnJ so we poordevils some vague idea that my separation Irom my of editors must wriu, write, write, and no countrymen would produce something to their apology will be listened lo for an instant benefit, and that although I should have the , But here again the imp at our elbow, with best of treatment in one respect, I should be his treble " copy, sir," is saluting our ear. closely watched; when all their offers lo mc Iucky is it for the rest oi mankind that they had failed, nnd Gen. Krarny, Com. Stockton are not pestered ivilh a visible devil in the and U Col. Fremont wero drawing near lo shape of a boy ol about 14 years oi age, surround them. I was discharged on the whoso color may have been originally white, field, after hearing from several, hundreds of , but whose inky features now representee reasons why thry had tnken up arms, ond many requested mc to assist tnnr nuniiics when my countrymen shmi'd re take the Pueblo ; during my imprisonment it was ve- rv rare that I heard any bcasiing from a Cnl - - . . . i ifornian, on the contrary, very many regret - ted the force of circumstances that hd caused them to again unfold their former flag with a certainty of again having to surrender to the American forces Commodore Stockton, and General Kcar- nev entered the Pueblo de los Angelos on the 10th of January ; until the moment of their entry the strceta were full of armed men who soon disappeared. On tho Il'b, Gen. Flores, Manual Garcias, his second in corns man l, thf prefect ol Monterey and some thir ty others deserted from tho baltallion in thp night and fled to Sonora and taking away ftom the Ranchos of the misled natives two or threo hundred horses. On the 13th, Don Andres Pico, collected together within a few miles of Lt. Col. Fre mont's forces, and obtained a capitulation which .enabled everv Californian to retire in . .i. . r peace to their Rancbos. . CoL Fremont, and his forces entered the Pueblo on the t4th. Tbe next week General Kearney, and Com modore Stockton retarned to San Diego, with their respective force, t From the Pjoeblo I travelled to San Diego1, ly my own will and pleasure having travelled before at the plea sure of others; at San Diego, Commodore Stockton, dispatched the Crane to land mi in Monterey, where 1 arrived arter an absence from borne of 88 da v. , . , The war in California, is new ever, ae jar as the Californians are concerned, and their manners and customs are tolerated, and com mon protection afTcinlcd them, they will gra dually fall into (hi etwordcr ol auairs. They have had in djrerf fa'fti cine hundred men . . . ..... m. , . udarr armt.tvwy man witn good Dorset and ,ance) moM of ,bcm with fword joI , riflefi or mbi every 0M of lhen,- coo. i tr men t0 nid lhem ejthef bvchoict 0. rmce: a perfCt 1 of emy bilf and Valley, , ari( an mlaeonternB, for UxtWn fofantrv. ., .. 1 .. m .. . ' ' especially "seamen;" yet they did not suc ceed and have found that their losses in hor ses and woste of time so great at to prefer peace for the luture, under a guarantee of good treatment From the Bottom HtraU. THE EDITOR IN HIS SANCTUM. Those, who front any cause complain of the miseries of hutnno life, should Undertake, in midsummer to edit a daily paper, and we think they would soon come to a definite coo- elusion that 'twero " Better to bear the ills they hav. Thsn flee to others thst they know not of." Here we are, cooped up in a 7 by 9 box, the thermometer over 100, all our apologies for ideas parched up, and the devil at our el bow, singing out "copy, sir." By what authority this remorseless imp disturbs our inclination for rest, we do not know but we are inclined to believe from his perseverance, that ho is delegated with full powers by the insatiate public, to extort from as a column of words, whether our in clination or ability will allow us to wiito them. We find ourselves utterly unablo to gratify the public with any ideas in to-day's paper, and they should not have tho words, if we could devise any means to get rid of the devil. But wc find that we can't shirk him off, 1 for "the men are waiting for copy, sir," again paralyzes our inventive powers and tho imp won't go without his copy. All the world has gone out of town to find a shelter from (be insufferable beat, and here we are in an atmosphere which not a breath of wind stirs, regaled with "copy, sir," for music. The mails are barren of news, the wet sheet wo unfold are filled with General Taylor, and nothing else, and :be subject is so exciting that we dare not meddle with it till the weath er becomes cooler. "Copy, sir," again disturbs our hunt for a subject Irritated almost to madness we at length drive the devil upstairs with a mes sage to tho pi inters, that when thermometer falls Ibey shall have a "leader." And in the hope of a few momenta' quiet, in which to pursue our reveries undisturbed, we will oow try to find some theme upon which to write. But vain hope, for down comes tbs devil, mie generally asstgncu to tne coiel ol me in- fejnal regions. Any one who is subjected to his incessant demands of "copy, sir," menu entire absolution from any other punishment - ...i. ! for his offences, however manifold and ag- , grovated they may be. j Butwearegettingaboutasdryasoarleader, nnd an idea has at length struck us whereby we con gel thl of the physiognomy of nor imp for a few minute. Hera Mike, go and get us a boule of beer. Off goe the imp and now we are again lie lo pursue o-ir le venrs but, dear public, what shall we say lo you 1 If you are as overheated at we are you will never trouble yourselves io pcruso what we would have gladly been excused from writing. Our advice to you is, to leave this hot ciiv with your families. You are not confined to that most ii ksome oi all situations, an edi torial chair. You are nut obliged lo furnish paragrorjli after paragraph djy by day, (nt the ever activo mid novcr satisfid irintin press. You can h ave the mctropoli and sptnd the summer u the beautiful retort
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