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Ben. DuMB. Dickinson, U. 8
«<1'» pedlar whom they hod met ot»-> n'ght a judge—every thing that • men could be, hold, to rememher me moot kit
on the high rood, and bod been inr.nitiocr to whom leera:ug bed never dmdnsed her with end daughter,
enough to tell them of u considerable earn ol *• amp! y»ge.'.' My first speech at the bar, | Irimern.my dear sir, with
monuy which he had about him, and whora.j was made when he wae ew the bench he
in consequence, they induced to pern the never heard me a second time,
night at their house They had taken ad- j He bad in him what I recollect to hare
vantage of the hearey sleep induced by fa- j been the character of some of the old Porl-
tigne to strangle him. his body had been tan*. lie was deeply religions, bat not
put into the chest, the chest threw* into the I sour—on the contrary good humored, face-
well, and the well stopped up. I tious—show.ng even in his age, with a con
The ped
his disappearance had
th we
Ms traces bad been carefully concealed from
every eye, the two criminals had good yea- | •* ***• but cheerful
son to believe ihemselres secure from detec-
Ip Cltrtiw, kt
The PmsKkalial Elnirai.
It to over, and Electors favorable to Pierce <mr * nt,r * *
fid Kitur have been elects! in fn-rntr nmn ™
j more unwise is it to make out and pretend
j that an insult haabeen offered, when none
j was intended, and so declared by the party
l offending; and then after having made, to
bar entire satisfaction, a cause for was, sub-
TIS SfMBMB.
and King have been elected in twenty-sevan
~ out sir thirty-one t Huzza for the In our opinion it would have bee* Wt-
■*— *• " It would have
We «*d"ths 'SZl? in tiir’wmr Tnrk TlopuMe, the.Unioa, Democratic principles, ^ baT « voted is silence. It would have
tberighu of the South and the rights ofthe been mote in accordance with the ancient dig-
States, and the wisdom and republican vir- »«*y «d wisdom of South Carolina. But if
American people! Down with something was necessary to be said, onr
to all military humbugs and friend Mr Middleton should have penned
in polities. Sewardism and b ' 8 resolution time: •• Whereat* in voting
good humor and hi. Franklin overseer Freesoilism, under the banner of Scott and ** Pi ^ «d King, for President and Vie.
tion. They had not however been able to I
silence Ui« voice of conscience; they fled
from the sight of their follow men ; they 1
thought they behold wherever they turned,
mute accusers ; they trembled st the slight
est noise, and silence thrilled them with ter- ,
ror. They had often funned a detwmina-
•• Ever truly your friend,
.. DAN L WEBSTER."
nan of this letter which mints 6rmh * m - “d disuniouism, under the flag of Fw*i«knt of the United States, whit* Sooth
dntvr Of a mod citizen and Tn>u P * nd Quitman haw been routed horse, Carolina feels and knows she ought to do, aa
. ti_5_ ■j..w”__iu--|.l. L tb,. £oot “ d dragoons. The enemies of the * Democratic member of this Union, We mt-
oot the whole
which elevates the writer, if possible, in thq
estimation of even thoee who have always
l afoMixItnl Lrflcrflf Sr. Scbuter.
», Wmkixgtm, March 18, 1882.
•> Joh.v Taylor : 1 an glad to hear from
American patriot.
Washington, March 7th, 1852.
« John fmat i Go ahead
unde- L nd tU, y T r- *?*• "“T* f °: d *y of April all your laud umybeVlowed
Un a w-A«4r - ‘ w U »l.a> nmSIl 0
you -gain, und to learn that you are weU, «r U e winter is broken, ami before the 1st
tion to leave the scene of their crime,
to some distant fetid ; but .till some uw«- whenever the weather will - ... - ^ . .. ....
finable fascination kept them near the r* aHolt y(m to ^ ^ limeg ^ bo-fcl| » J • I
mains of tlioir victim. | ou r ann i n ,r 11 remember that a rerv wm ’ F™* **• Fay for tfc maty.
* •• . - , • r 1 * * wtr * ** , send you a check for pit*, for these two eb-
Terrsfied by the disposition of lus wife, atbfe old author advises farmers to plow na- ^ condition to
and unable to resist the overwhelming proofs , bed and sow naked. By this, he means that be tairaod out and fattened You I
against him, the iuun at length made a «iin- there is no use in begining Spring’s work
liar confession ; and six weeks after the nn- , till the weather is warm, that a farmer may
happy criminals died on the scaffold, in ae- throw aside Winter etothe* and roil np bis
cordaoce with the sentence of the parlia- gloves. Vet be says we enght to begin ss
inent of Toulouse. They died penitent. early in the year as possible. He orrote
The well was once more shut up, and the Home very pretty verses on this subject,which
cottage levelled to the ground ; it was not ^ f nr ay | remember, run thus:
however, until fifty years had in some tucas ' While yet she spring is young, while earth
ure deadened - the memory of the terrible unbinds
transaction, thM the ground wani'nlliv»twl The frozen bosom to the western winds;
It is now a fine field of corn. While mountain snows dissolve against the
Suoli was the dream, and its result. I
South and the Federal Constitution, and the mit Giat the measures of the compromise art
jTL ^ IT. : enemfeeof the Union and the Republic, sleep ** 8Uch 88 we have represented them to bo
regarded him as the impersonation of a trwe ^ rf ^ Twwty ^ and there is no degradation in submitting te
have declared in favor of free trade, and ,aws passed under the Constitution by a ma-
The'heart * sa '“ t P^eting mm man’s interest at the J orit y of both branches ofCongresa. and ap-
expense of another's. Tbs R««t and the P'oved by the executive and two thirds of
West, the North and the South have alike ,he Southern people as well by a majority
declared against the tariff, internal improve- of th * whole pottle of the United States.”—
medts, the bank and distribution of public Sou ' r " t -
lands. Rhode Islan.1 and South Candma, j » • -
Mew York, and Louisiana, Ohio and Ala
i rFrom the Daily Delta.]
Democratic nh^T* ^ Arrival «f the Creseeat Citr.-Fureer
esas
, sun,
never ha-1 the courqge to re-v.sit the town su wirus, yet new, from precipices run—
where I had boon un uctor m such u trag *dy E'en m ihii" early dawning of the year,
Produce u.e plow, and yoke the sturdy steer;
Aud goad him till he smoke beneath bis toil,
( And tiic bright s-iute is buried in the soil.’
Jo»i> Tailohi When you read these
From the New \ork Commcrcinl AdrortiScr. iiucs, do you nut see the enow melting, and
Dilllif] WfllsliT. i tiic I'.liie streams beginning to rundown the
(Df itlr. Jtifbatfr.
We bare been fiirorcsl with the perusal of |*-sp««r.Jour Punch-brook pasture, and the
a letter written by Mr Webster to an inti . =' r,iss ia l Sowing in the trick-
mate friend in this city, .luted Franklin, ^ »•“«*•- al > ttreen. bright and beautiful?
Mny3. 1843. from which we make the ex- ^ <fo you not sec your Durham oxen smok-
tract below, and which we arc sure will be >»* Hwm thp beat and perspiratfai as they
read at this time with unusual interest, I ,lr, ‘ w !ll< * n S V our - , eat k>,<a,kin 8 “P P^gh.
I cutting and turning over tlie tough swanl in
your lae.a'low iu the great field ? The name
oi thisseosinle author is Virgil; and he
„ , , , gives, f.vmers much other adviee, some of
comfortable, notw.thstand ng the r.-
•i I have made satisfactory nrraugeiiionts
res(iecting iny houses here, the host of which
is that I cun ioave it where it is, nn i yet b •
itroiui
-j { «,• w Democratic platform, Massachusetts oad
S? four oxm'and a pair of four-year-old VermOBt * *• j - “ «9 i » **** ^ L*»U»S-
steers will do your w£k. If ytm thmk so, d ° Ubt * ,he F* r ' M ° rt ^ F«rt of the Ad-
maacucy of the Lai on now ? Who expects i nunutratum.
to see this great country broken up into The Urited Statee mail Steamship Cre-
idential question, it is not poestitle tv«M-
eaivo how they ean very sooa Beagrwr as
seetions, upon other matters.
Pending the agitation ef MM, it srW de
mand by seme false prophets, that there
would never he another puMmtiil elec
tion ; others, loss despotofiag, slid it would
he o scrub race, and woffld finally he derid
ed by the House of Kopnsefttstivne; hut the
result is nn election of n President almost
by acclamation, and an almost enitonmi ac
quiescence in that result. In fur, If tnr com-
sider the depth and extent of the agitation.
of the laet few yean, the late clecthtifone
WM. T. WOFFORD, EDITOR. j
)0W *. RtTNOLOS, PUBJSHa. j ...i .i™,^ .ru,. uwhk^VU.
GASSVXLLB. OEOBOIA: The <M,i J eTeal » «w polithml history, to
Thuradar, Nov. I 8,1882.
J compare with the good feeling attendant up
on Gen’l Pierce’s election, is the second elec-
t tion of Mr. Monroe, to whom, I beliere.there
waa no organised opposition. As n guaran
tee of reconciliation between North and
nsesTE.
Persons haring business with this paper, gootb, it is one of the most memorable sets
will hereafter address their favors tins: oblivion and amnesty ever passed.
«Publisher Standard.” „ „ . . ,
j Mr. Hale a vote ie unexpectedly small—
probably It will not reach 75,000, though it
• Haring associated with this paper, so
, ....... , . was expected to exceed 2D0,066. Gen. Pierce*
far as publishing it is concerned, we earnest- 1 ... ... _ . ... _ ....
, .... . . ... . .. . , | will ba the first majority President chosen
ly solicit our friends of this and adjoining . ,
A ... . ,, n c. j *’ nce 1840, his popular vote being muoh
Comities, that they extend to The Standard r *
. . . . J . ,7 . greater tban that of the whig, free soil, and
tuat patronage heretofore bestowed «n us. , , u .. ... . ,. „ ,
- r . . 6 , , ■ ... ! abolition candidates combined. Mr. Hale,
Our assistance, though it may be neither ... _ , . . .
” .... , , like a man of sense, and the best personal
necessary or very great, shall lie rendered • „ _ . . ... , ,,
... / ® . . , . , fceungs, as he is, will probably recognise
m making it quite as interesting and useful 1 »., ... , , . , , ,
as formerly; and, if possible, to extend that
you,’but l*«y States and sovereignties, and military scent City, Henry K. Davenport, U. S. N.,
ieed any- re P a ^ liC8 > now * We are still a united peo- Commander, arrived from New York via
then dispose of the Stevens exi
them, end send them to the pasture, for
beef. I know not when I shall see
I hope before planting. If you need any- , . . ... ,
thing, such as guano, for instance, write to * ** united in principle and interest, as Havana in eight days and thirteen hours,
Joseph Buck, Esq Boston, and he will send WC ". as ‘ D ® orerameat: M(l united we are leaving the latter pert at half-past nine
’ ^ ’ ’ destined to remain, as one gre t and giori-
oos Republic, where liberty dwells and jus
tice reigns.
This Waterloo defeat of General Scott is a
it to yon.
•< Whatever ground yen sow or plant, see
that it is in good condition. We want'no
pennyroyal crop*. • A little form well . . ...
tilled,’ is to a farmer the next best thing to fT? /I*"* 6 ° f ‘ hat l ' httrlatan 8pir ‘
Cultivate, yonr * h i* h eUcted 10 tbe P^idency old Gen-
eral Harrison and old General Taylor.—
• a little wife well willed
garden. Be sure to produce sufficient quan- _ .
tities of useful vegetables. A man may half Hnc ';« 83 >“ those elections induced the belief,
support his family from a good garden.
o'clock, a. m., on the fid iest.
As the Cresent City approached the More,
the pilot came off and inquired if Captain
Porter or Purser Smith were on board. Up
on being informed that the latter was on
board, he declined taking the ship in, and
Captain Davenport took the vessel in with
out his assistance. As soon as the anchor
was let go, the Captain of the Port
interest and usefulness.
JOHN A. REYNOLDS.
This lious.' faces due North. Its front win
dows look towards the river Merrimack.
But then the river soon turns to the South,
sc that the Utsteru win lows look toward
the river also. Bui tlie river lias so deep
ened its channel >u the stretch of it. in the
last fifty years, that we Cannot so • its wa
tors, without approaching it, or go qg luck j
to the higher lands behind us The history
of this change is of considerable Importance
in the phihisophy of streams I have ob
serve! it practically , and know something of
which you have been following all the Win-
1 tor without even knowing that he had given
I it.
i •• . But. when the cold weather, heavy snow
and rain,
I The laboring farmer in his house restrain,
Lri him forecast his work with timely care,
WInch else is huddled when the skies are
fair;
Then let him mark the sheep, aud whet the
shining share ;
Or hollow trees for boats: or number o'er
on tbe part of demagogues, and office hun-
Take care to keep my mother's gardenia Til Tf **** * lad “othing alongside, and, after hearing that Mr. Smith
good order, even if it cost you the wages of °. st * ck “P * cocked hat and a , was 0B board, he stated that no eommuaiea-
a man to take eare of it. I have seat you poir ° ®P®“ ets, and the American people j tion could be had with the shore until he
many garden seed*. Distribute theta among W0U a own and wor8l *ip the idol, with- j returned from a visit to the Captaim-Geaer-
your neighbors. Send them to the stores in "T T ' ts tt PP earance or principles, j a p Upon his return, he stated that the
tbe village, that every body may have m : Those efoctions did shake our confidencesome- ; m aiig and passengers for Havana might be
part of them without oost. I am glad that * iat m t *' e w ‘ sdoul l * ,c American people, I fended, but that no other person would be
you have chosen Mr. Pike representative, i * mt 1 UOW stftnd redeemed, regenerated ; permitted to do so. Captain Damvenport
He is a true man: but theiw are in New ; a . ■ disenthralled. Through the interpoei- i pben showed him a letter from the Ameri-
Hiimpsliire many persona who call them- j ** #B ®£Q®d, in lus goodness and mercy, those | oan Consul, just received which advised him
selves Whigs, who are no Whigs st all, and S reat error8 on the part of the American j that the whole difficulty had been settled by
no better tban djsunionists. Any mas who P® 0 ^® were corrected. General Harrison j ju r . Conklin, except that Captain Porter and
hesitates in granting and securing to every and General Taylor were removed from the j purser Smith would not be permitted to
part of tbe country its just and constitu- * ct a °d fhe | fend. The Captain of the Port said this
was a mistake; that the mails and passen
gers for Havana might be fended on this one
Ills sacks; or measure his increas nif store;
the theory of a'ie phenomenon; but I doubt i. , . , ,
... .. „ ... . . ... , Or sharpen staaes and mend each rake and
whotber the world Will ever be benefitted,
either by my learning, or by my observa
fork,
tion, in this respect.
>. Looking out at the east windows, at this
So to be ready, in good time to work—
Visit his crowded barns at early morn,
Look to his grainary, and shell his corn;
moment ^ — l*. M. > with a boautilul sun inst Give a good breakfast to his numerous klne,
breaking out, my eye sweeps a rich and lev His shivering poultry and his fettenlng
el field of 100 acri*. At t lac eud of it, a l swine.’
third of a iu:le off, 1 see jdain marble grave i ,, And Mr. Virgil says some other things,
stones designating the places where repeue j wtiiofi you understand up at Franklin as
my father, my mother, my brother Joseph, i well as ever lie did :
and my sisters Meiiitable, Abigail end Sa- 1 In chil.ing Winter, swaines enjoy their store,
Presidency, by the act of God, and the
tional rights, is an enemy to the whole Federal Government saved by fallfeg into
the hands of John Tyler and Millard Fill
more. Tlie election of Pierce and King by
country. r>
<• John Taylor! if one of your boys should
say that he honors his father and mother,
such an overwhelming vote, is a pretty
and loves his brothers and sisters, bnt still ratroQ » grantee that the American people
iisists that one of them shall be driven out wl11 not a S wn ne ® d 8Ucl * immediate Divine
of the family, what can you say of him. but lnte n*“*tion to save their Republic and Re-
rah ; good Scripture a.irm-s, inherited from
their Puritan an<a>tors.
i, My father! Eh- uwtir \Vel.«:
Kingston, in tlie fewer part of the State, in
173'J—the linn lsomest man I ever saw. ex
cept my brother Ezekiel, who anf-vured to
Forget Uieir liiirdsli.ps aud recruit for more;
Tim fartwer to full leasts invites his friends,
born at And what lie got with pains, with pleasure
spoil is:
Draws chairs i.round the fire, and tells once
more,
me, and so does lie now seem to ms, the very Dorics wh.cii oiten have been told before;
finest human form that ever I laid my eyes Spreads a clean table with things good to
on. I saw him iu his coffin—n white fore- cat,
head—a tinged cheek—a complexion as clear And adds some moistening to his fruit and
as heavenly light! But where am I stray-' meat;
this, that there is no real family love in
him ? Yon and I are farmers; we never
talk politics, our talk is of oxen; but re
member this : that any man who attempts to
excite one part of tbe country against an
other, is just as wicked as he would be who
should attempt to get up a quarrel between
John Taylor and Lis neighbor, old Mr. Jno.
sanborn, or his other neighbor Captain
Burleigh. There are setae animal* that live
best in the fire; and there are' seme men who
publican principles. They will not be likely
again to go into the army for a cocked hat
and a pair of military boots to reign over
them, as the foolish frogs, once upon a time
prayed to Jupiter to give them a log for a
king.
The Tote of Sooth Carolina.
it last week's paper wg stated that
[lsTatur* had-determined to vote for
, . , , Pierce and King, 'and elected Electors fa-
delight in heat, smoke, combustion and even 1 vora j,j e to t i, elu
general conflagration. They do not follow 1
the things which make for peaee. They en
joy only controversy, contention, and strife.
Have no communion with such persons, ei
ther as neighbors or politicians. You have
no more right to say that slavery ought not
This, however, they did
not do, without a reservation and protesta
tion that in voting for the Democratic can
didate for President andTice President they
gave up none of their opposition to the late
compromise measures. With great defer
ence to. the superior wisdom of our friend Mr.
to exist in Virginia, than a Virginian has to ( Middleton who }lltroduced u , e re90 i ution .
say that slavery ought to exist *n New j an(l to the ju(1 t tbe member8 who
Hampshire. This is a question left to every ■ y ^ for u Wa tWnk u Wjuld have been ; a
State to ifecidc for itselt; and it we mean to togte ttnd wiser and more heBOPB .
keep the Slates together we must leave to blo for lhe Legislature to have said nothing
every State this power of deciding for itself .
««1 think I never wrote you a word before
upon politics. I shall not do it again. I
only say, love your country, and your whale
country; and when men attempt to pursuade
you to get into a quarrel with the laws of
free man; you possess good principles; you
ing ? The grave has close.! upon him, as it: They praise bis hospitality, and feel
has upon all tny brothers and sisters. Wo They shall sleep better after such a meal P
shall soon be all together. But this is mel- «• John Taylor : By the time you have
anuholy—and I leave it. Dear, dear, kin- a 01 through this, you will have read enough
dred blood, how I love Y ou all ? i The sum of all is, be ready for your Spring s
.. This fair field is before me—I could see W ° rk S °°" " S t!,e weather bocomao warm ^ r r __, _ __
a lamb on any part of it. I have ploughed cnou 8 ll > and U*cn put your hand to the plow, . have a large family to rear mid provide for
it, end raked it, and hoed H, but I have i and * uwk not
never mowed it. Somehow, I could never 1 “ BAXIEL WEBSTER.”
learn to hang a scythe. I had not wit en- i -•
ough. My brother Joe usc»i to say that my trtlff fraffl Mr. Webster ta Senator Diekia-
fathcr sent me to college in order to moke ! ggg
me equal to tlie rest of the children! j The Binghamton Republican pnblishe* tbe
i< One hot day in July—it must have been following interesting letter, addressed by
occasion, but that if Mr. Bmith returned in
the ship from New Orleans, no communica
tion would be permitted witb tbe shore;
that the Spanish Minister at Washington
had writen to the Captain General that the
Secretary of State had assured Aim that
Mr. Smith should positively not be permit
ted to go out again it a steamer to Ha
vana.
Capt. Danvenport told him there must be
some mistake about this—for, that Mr.
Smith was a private citizen ol' t'.e United
States, and could go where he pleased, with
out letter or hindrance from the U. States
Government. The Captain of the Port went
again to seethe Captain-General, and the
boat of the officer who was to give permits
to the passengers, came alongside, but Capt.
Davenport informed them that no officer or
Sprtfllatietu upon Mr. Firm's Cabinet.
By our exchanges we see that a number
of gentlemen have already been spoken of
who were likely to receive cabinet appoint
ments. The Macon Telegraph thinks Gov.
McDonald, Jeff Davison, and others of like
views would make good officers ; they might
do se, but iu oar opinion tbe country will
have no opportunity during Mr Pierce's ad
ministration of judging of theit official qual
ifications. The Baltimore Sun thinks it
probable that Mr. Buchanan and Gov. Cobb
will occupy seats in Gett’l Pierce's Cabinet.
From oireumstanees within cur own knewl
the failure of the movement in which be has
been engaged, and, at tbe earliest opportu
nity, will get bock into tlie Democratic par
ty. Mr. Giddings and Gerrit Smith, still
left en the scene, will adhere to their fein
ted position, but will be lost in the vortex of
harmony.
Pleasant Seflertioas for Ifiiofi Mel.
Now that the contest for the chkf office of
this great Republic is over, it ia pleasant for
Union men, patriots and lovers of liberty to
review the result, and rejoice at the unpar
alleled triumph of their principles. In the
year I860 tlie great battle wee fought be
tween the friends of Republican liberty and
tbe enemies at the Constitution end the Un
ion In that memorable contest, the most
edge, we think the Sun’s speculations vrill i exciting our country has ever passed through,
prove to be prophetic.
Geu’l
Meat.
the bitterest snd worst feelings of the hu
man heart were excited to the highest pitch.
Men were heard to curse their country, and
openly avow that they were traitors to thw
Iu our opinion there is much reason for ,
every true patriot aud friend of American ' Goverument of our fa * her8 .5 801,16 * ent 80
liberty to rejoice at the result of the recent
Presidential election. Not however at Gen.
Scott’s defeat personally, for in our opinion
he is a true patriot, and deserves well at
the hands of the American people; but be
cause of the overwhelming defeat of the en
emies of the Constitution, who had obtained
the use of his great name to accomplish their
unwholly designs. Gen. Scott was the can
didate of the avowed enemies of the Compro
mise, and the advocates of slavery agitation,
and if he had been elected President, ia our
humble opinion every friend of the Compro
mise who supported him, would have regret
ted it. Who were the men that put him be
fore the American people ! Seward, John
son, Greeley & Co., the pledged toes to the
Compromise. His election would have been
the renewal of the slavery agitatwm, and
with the enemies of these measures in high
places, no one could foretell the evils that
would have resulted. It is true tbe Con
vention that nominated Gen. Scott, adopted
other person could couie on board his ship | ** Compromise; yet at the same time it was ^
untH he learned the disposition and deter- thl J rte£ “nmtor ' t0 their fnithful execution - How agreeable,
minationof the Cuban authorities. Capt. ■>? cte<1 , PP ^?’ . d 1 how pleasant, how delightful is it for Un-
far as to declare that Washington was a foe
to liberty, and our Government a curse from
its commencement. Tiiis is no fancifttl pic
ture, the contest is so recent that every school
boy recollects the wholsale abuse of our
country snd its institutions. At this time,
when the country was tottering on tlie very
brink of destruction, and when many true
friends of liberty had almost despaired of
our existence as a nation, the good and
great men of the country arose and in their
patriotic desires, united to arrange a plan
to settle the vexed questions that disturbed
our country's peace, and threatened its de
struction, and by tlie untiring energy and
adjustment of the pending difficulties was
accomplished by tlw passage of what is com
monly known as the Compromise measures.
In the late election a desire „to stand to % ,
faithful execution iif-lLeae meaii^wai^HB
controlling element in the context, and the
friends tf the Cimipromise are made to re
joice at the result. By an overwhelming
; majority, tlie country has approved of these
President pledged
Davenport then addressed a fetter to the U. “‘‘“T ° Ur W “ 8 ion men to reflect upon the result of the
S. Consul, apprising him of the condition of ! that no Southern Union man could have sup-
things, and asking his directions.
The Captain of the Port returned with the
permission of the Captain-General for all
the passengers and officers of the ship, ex
on tlie subject. In going for Pierce and jceptMr. Smith, to go on shore; and again
King they ate voting for those who stand'
ported him from principle, and the 8mall , P*-^ election, and to know and feelliow
support he received at the South was caused “« €h the >’ havc do “ e ,0 S 1 ™ !*<“* and 8t ‘
by the influence of old names and prejudices. 1 blhty 10 our be,oved coun,ry ' A ^ 1 how
j pleasant is it to know that onr country is st
♦ ! peace with all the nations of tlie earth, and
pledged to carry out the compromise.
But there is anotlier view of this subject.
No matter what we may think of the com
promise, it is the law of the land, and South
other States, tell them . that you mean to : CarolinA has deteriained in Convcn .
mind yonr own business,’ and advise them
to mind theirs. John Taylor, you are a
one of the last years of Washington's ad- Mr. Webster to Mr D.ckinson, just os Mr,
ministration, I was making hey, with my Webster was leaving the Senate to take bis
father, just where 1 now seo a remaining elui • place as Secretary of State. Its allusion to
tree, about the middle of the afternoon. The paoitul occurrences in the past, is tbe
Hon. Abiel Foster, M. 0., who lived ia Can- jesiarge brought by Mr. Dickinson against
ter bury, six miles, oallod at the house, and Mr. Welder, in regard to the A-hburtoa
came in the field to see my father. He was treaty, and to tlie strong language in which
a worthy man, college learned, and hod been they were repelled:
a minister, but was not a person of any con- { W asuinuton, September 27.1852.
sidenible natural powers. My father was My dear sir: Our companionship in the
his friend and supporter. He talksd awhile ! Senate «s dissolved. After ths long and
in the field, and went on his Way. When he most important session, you are about to
was gone, my father called me to him, and re-urn it. your home, aud I shall try to find
we sat down beneath the elm, ou a hay cock leisure- to visit mine. 1 hope we may meet
He sai l, it My son, that is a worthy ruon e-cu oitjcr* .gain two months hence for the
he is a member of Obugress—he goes to Phil- d suhai^e of onr duties ia our respective sta-
adelphia—ho goes to Pailml Iphia, and gets tioos iu ibe Gvverhmeftt. But life is ua-
six dollars a day, while I toil here. It ie ecii.a u. and 4 Stave not felt Willing to take
because he had an education, which I never leave of you wit i..ai placiug in your hands
had. If 1 had had his early education-I ’ a note, C-.ntaiu.ng a few words which I wmb
should have been in Philadelphia in his: to say to you.
place. I came near it as it was Buts' 1 InUm earlier port of onr acquaintance,
missad it, and new 1 m-ist work Rare' .. My my a tr sir occurrences took place which I
dear fathersaid l> ..you snail n,it work.-' retatMAtW with s«*gstantiy u-weasing regre
Brother and 1 will work for you. end wear .tot ; a.n, ink-;use the more i bate known of
our hands out. and you snail rest —and! you vueg, oaten have, keen fey esteem for
remember to have cried—and -l cry now at > air cnaractor and my respect for your tal-
the reeolieotion. *« My child,' sauhtie, .. it an.s. But it of your nebie, able, manly,
is of no importance to me—I now live but- ana patr.oiic conduct ki support of the great
by your labor. Be thankful to the G >vern-
ment which does not oppress you, which does
not bear you down by excessive taxation,
but which holds out to you and to yeurs the
hof e of all the blessings. which liberty , in
dustry and security may give. Jelm Taylor,
thank God, morning sad evening, that you
were born in such a country. John Taylor,
never write me another word tfpon polities.
Give my kindest, remembrance to yonr wife
tion to submit to it. No matter what may
be the odium or infamy of that measure, we
have determined that it is “ not expedient"
to resist it. With such a determination star
ing us in the face, it would have been just
as weH to have said nothing about tlie com
promise. What would-Mr. Middleton think
—what would the members of the Legisla
ture think of a gentleman who bad deter
mined to pocket an insult, and not redress it,
and ever afterwards be talking about it and
declaring that he had not forgotten it or
forgiven it, and still felt himself disgraced
by it, although he inrited the offender to his
- T j '** fofWfwgu UC lumeu KUC vucuuci w uie
and ehildren; and when yon leok from your , ami shared with him the highest hon-
eastern windows npou the graves of say fern
ily, remember that be who is the author of
this letter must soon follow them to another
world. DAN L WEBSTER
The Pmspectivz Cabinet.—We find
ors of tbe house !
Whilst such a ewise is pursued by South
Carolina we sabject ourselves abroad to the
charge of insincerity, or something worse.
The iact is so that ear politicians and news
paper editors has* misrepresented aad mag
the following list of probable Cabinet officers j sifted the wrong and injury of the eompro-
in the jour
Secre-
under President Pietce afloat
mala;- - f —
J antes Buchanan, of Peosyl vania,
tary of State.
John A Dix, of New Turk, Secretary of the truth, and we know it.
Treaeuiy.
David Todd, of Ohio, Secretary of the Ia-
terior.
Robert F. S toe ton, of New Jersey, Secreta
ry of tbe Navy.
Samuel Houston, if Texue Seretary of
War.
Lynn of Kentucky, Postmaster Gen
eral.
Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, Attorney Gen
eral.—-Swc. Courier.
Hair Fabtt.—On
_ t _, _ J — —„ measures, equnHy fair and jua* to every
lor my children ; I could not g.vc yourciiWr which ha. catirriy ft. fid festont the Webster State Bxectiv. p^hta of tbe eo«t^ ? The thing is hn-
bretuer the advontagv’s or knowledge, h«i I v,..,my ux-.a and s*aret tuy highest re- ; r 1,^ UeW a meetinsr ussibfe whila
huh o!a Min vfl.inn till* Visit Vv.iwt r vfir. , H G ' v I , w.fin m.,n Uk-k— ’ * ®* * .
m*se measures. That adjustment of our
difficulties does not entail on the South, the
wrong and dishonor which we have been
told it dees in South Carolina. We feel this
If the measure* of
ship from New Orleans, she would be placed
in commuaniando.
. . . , The Policy of the Ineontin! Administration., th “ t onr u " bounded i^ky as a nation
repeating, that if Mr. Smith returned in the i and a people encourai es tbe brightest antici-
. , b r . . , From the public acts of Gen 1 Pierce and . , , , ®
«nin fwAm Vnwr I twlaana alio arniild Ka nlenml r DiitlODS Aim llOpCS for OUF flltUT^ DTT6IltnC88.
the principles of the Baltimore Convention 1 _. . . . , „
, . , i Thoee Union men who did not vote for Gen.
that nominated him, the public can have no : , .. . . ,
. . ..... - Pierce are nevertheless satisfied, and are
difficulty m knowing the probable course of
his administration. The most important
acts of his administration will be a faithful
adherence to the Compromise, opposition to
any agitation of the slavery question, and
to a repeal of the tariff of 1840, or the sub-
Cnpt. Davenport then addressed tlie U. S.
Consul again, stating tbe change which had
taken place, and that the passengers would
exercise their own discretion about landing ;
but, as Capt. Porter, whose course be en
tirely approved, was interdicted from land-
eonvinced that he will carry out, and faith
fully execute the laws for the best interest..
of our country.
... „.. .- The Vote in Georgia.—We learn from
ing, be would himself decline the permission | treasury system; and without specifying the Southern Recorder, that the entire vote
granted. j each principle involve 1 in the adminiatra- > polled for the ..Fire-eating” Pierce and
Judge Sharkey, the United StatcsConsul, ' thin of the Government, he will maintain i King ticket in Georgia will fall-4,000 short
came mi board, and had a long and full eon-i the policy of Mr. Polk's administration, J 0 f that cast last year for McDonald, whfln. ,
venation with Capt. Davenport in reference j which is the present policy of the’Govern- | Cobb beat him 18,000 for Governor. It ia
to the pending difficulties, and the course to
be pursued open the return from New Or
The Captain of the Port was throughout
the several interviews, extremely polite and
civil.
As soon aa the United States Consul lesm-
®ent; and with that course the South will be j the knowledge of this fact, probably, that,
satisfied and unite in his support. In our , has given such a quiet and subdued tone tm
opinion there will be no organized opposi
tion to Gen. Pierce in Georgia
the compromise had been such as they have
been represented to be by mme-of its oppo
nents. the whole South would have been
united in reeistence to them. South Caroli
na, single handed and alone, would have re
sisted them unto death.
Ia some respects the compromise was a
great victory to the South, and so regarded
by the North. Ia other respects it w«*
wrong, on principle, mid decidedly unfair to
the South. But what government in the
world cam beat all time*, ah#.fe all of Ha
fkithful to his former opinions, about which
we have not a single doubt. Upon all the
eld issues, the tariff, bank, veto power, &c.,
. , . we all agree, and a people cannot disagree
ed that the passengers in transit, would not , ^ ^ called by d;ffurmt Bam es, when there
be permitted to land, he called upon ^ > fa „ dMfereBce fe prineipfes. Wecon-
Captain General, and it was through his ef- j M<mt) ^ to tfae ^ ananilo ity feGeor-
fortsand representaUions that permission ^ npon natioDal that
existed pri-
was granted. A few of the passengers went j w before which time aH par-
on shore and spent the evening. j Ue$ heW fhe 8amc principles 5n regard to
A few moments before leaving the port of! national affairs, and the only division among
Havana. Morales, ( of the firm ef Drake Sr j them was in regard to state policy. If wq
Co., the consignees of the Crescent City,) ^ correct in these views, there is no no
came on board, and stated, by authority, ^ t y organizing Gen. Pierce’s fr onds te
tlie demonstrations of tiie Pire-e iting wing
if he acts j since tlie result. They see tlie hand-writ
ing still on tlie wall—and are admonished
of the fall that awaits them in any contest
when the conservative elements in Georgia,
are aroused.— C’hron. te Sent.
that,if Purser Smith would send a letter to
his administration; it worjM be pie-
tlm Captain General denying the charge : poring for a battle when ther a VM m
made against him. the difficulty would all my; but as parties are ’.eoessary, and a#
be settled Capt Davenport, in reply as- , waK of tbe new democracy intend to have a
snred him. that under no circumstances, j divirion, we can tell ’them that after the 4th
would he allow Mr.-Smith, or any other «*• j day of March n*r *, there will be • party in i Bill for Plaintiffe in Error; J. A.
CL a -a _ 1.. m 1. * n qnai ran nnr Ml alHlMMa nmVr 1 r-n • ... ^Hh a ^ • a
uan do something for you. Exxrrt yoars-. ,;U'L t .uup: j. u ni ty live long to serve and
—improve your oppurtuu in. - yourixantry tu Ido not think you are Resolved. That as frfeedk of Daniel Web-
kant—aad when 1 am gnaiSva wui not o.er i.s,eiy u> see a ensw m which you may star and faithful di dpltj of the political
need to go through the hai « • Wi.l ba tbm todo s- auioh, either, for your own doctrines which it was the Mm of his life
have undergone, iuid which m *ve made iir. lUsanottfcor :he pubic g«ed You *>»«« lnd pnblic lnTim to wa htaeby
or otocre have tk tow. you have constitute^HtrselvessnAmerie^tUnkiHipnr-
; w .a nr-u aml mauiy step, whew ty. a - -
wavered, latwred,- and fallen t Bsse/aerf, That tlw ‘
ur . i me l to thtnk you. and pfe, u f our party arafidnfi^ te tim '
•""•t.' ’• u o.»*i iu.r. ouv t>i Urn fuiinem - and the ConsAtution, ami the H—to
eh
an old man before my i.-iuc.”
« The next May he took uiw'.e fiv.'- r .<•
the PhiLps Exeter -Vo-, lefajtr—p .-. cj uiifUii
«ler the tuition of its exe«.l -iu pree-q-a>»
Dr. Beqjam.n AbtXHi, st li i t.!,;
m My lamer died in Aj-tv!. lferi 1 tfo>
thar left li-Z*. HOi fxrs-ok a.I-. M-J
aa office rt Lua.. w-u* tio.t 1 oi.i.ii jv
near him- I ci.seu n<- eves iu mig vsiy
house. He dieJ at s.x;y-ieveu years «; ago
—after a hie ol tier, ’a, •->*: -•< e^l" m •
ficer under life command, to address any j Georgia eom' tMe d of the Ik friend* of
communication to the Cuban authoritiw up- ! Pierce suT^fentty strong t^Oold in (flieck
on the-snlyect, ss Captain Porter an : the see^on sprit of the « State Right's
of unblemished reputatfen, had, oatwe pw-1 Rerrubliean party,” as they have recently
views occasions, under bis own signature, •_L ad thenmelves.
lififltr* §f feinl* fieeMcd by the Soprene
fosrt at ji]N«vilfe, Nor. Tr. 18&
Ko. 1.—A devise to A. J. M. for the nan
of A, daring his natural life, and to his
rijildreo, that he may have his present or
any future wife— all ta he hell for the mm
of A during his natural Ufa, and after hi*
death to his children, or if he shoo Id din
without children, to certain otter ness 'A
haring no children nt date of dsvis*, held
Sot te confer an estate tail en A, »bw»
would vat a fee simple in him nwdor sur
statote. Judgment reversed. Hardeman k
for Defendant ia Error.
9a. %—From Wilkes Svpr. Court.—A
bequest ef the residne of property te my
hereefter named leguteto in meaner and
form as follows, to wit < {reciting e previ
ous unequal division among A- ^U ? n*. Jh
the ririldien of Testatrix and wroriding fer
Fiaidf»i«I EkditiL
Lames who Mu*x —Did yon ever travel ■ 1Mttw w « the views of the WacUng- its equalisation in the final
iu an omnibus one rainy day, wiiidows and corravoonflent of the Bnttiinosw Son. on j eorntmariag ttomt It Is my will that the fob-
doon, closed, right on a ride, limited, of sabject, and they no entirely accord lowing named legatees Shall receive, sh.fr/
coarse, to six, and xmor.g that nnmber two Mr feeling* that we adopt them and abate alike under the provisions of the
as in entire agreement with <rar own senti- foregoiig items, in this my will, to wit : A,
1B, E. F, G, E, L, If. the ehUdren.sf my mm
gcSStMe Whilst there ie s d veraity ef inter
ests and pursuits existing amongst a people.
And it matters not bow Urgeerhew sate.1 - *
a tsritory may be inctodedin the same gov-’ ? “ I)rlT *"’
emmqnta tbore wiU hr av^riMy of interests Frenchman .. let me eomeont of to
u*iftaaflilto'ln the* tu*«Jrll^2‘.-*7 a t
Upon the whole South Caroline is -doing | !!"»• an unequivocal verdict of the American “J ** deceotod—held-to require a dj-
bstter, in the Uniea than she would out ot ; W **"*°! jmople in favor of theCofeprofeisc meavuw. virion yer Mlirpes mi not per Capita.i. e
. M; end whilst we romain in the Union we * j of 1850, end Urn maintenance of the iateg- * divfeiou iata 4 parts; one to go to eachljv-
i-> hfri-better ia.es is (fene by other members; tel — frity aad harmony oftbe Union. Gen. Piero* togeMK, *ml fine part te (lie elpldren coL
- «fthe Union. At feast we should not *1- J White Men Looking Up —Got, Reid. ; himself oonridered, sad frequently declared fcriively. of e«h deceased child.
700 ! -The result of the Proridcntiel election C, deceased, and N, O, P, R, the ehildren of
l • -n-eij no reply; it is.4 I
'i 'verj u.iio value; but I
i >oa w iling to receive it, j party to sustain
ci.-ipf, to leave if where it would- be of whatorer name,
vfe, s.:.ai ooiou alter you 1 ducted according to the
- , ^ | „ , ^ ,, , Vim* a Men Looking Up
! offiqe of men of known politpaal iutogri^, i Ways be harping about Surownd.egraoe and j in his fete message to the legislature of' in conversation prior to the election, thath* reversed. Toombs for Plaintiff in Error;
•" -jtepurity andspuad' priociplea. f d*gradatioo, and more especially when we^ North Carolina, reccommeuds thepaseege of was nominated m the representative of the Brvin aad Barnett* for Defendant*' ia Et-
i^par*, to sustain toy Hum Lmooi* Superior rown-
i private t“m.vr, an t*lme«, a .jgutu**, i pr-y y ou, auji you ruacn your own thrash- ,down by Waridwgtoa and Webster.
attorney of a Defendant ims*^
. , „ _ ajqienr and defend witbeu*
sad South sir so well ogroed upon the Pres- putting in special baH.