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THE MACON GEORGIA TELEGRAPH
From Ike Bottom Olive Branch.
8DNBME.
ST JC051CS FOSTER, JR.
Beauty and lore,
Now beam from above.
And a charm to the whole earth .reader.
As gorgeous asd bright
The lord of light,
From the East shines forth in splendor.
Shrilly and clear
Doth the chanticleer
Proclaim to man his doty.
To rise and behold
The scene of gold.
Arrayed in freshest beauty.
How sweet the rie ir
Of sparkling dew,
With brilliancy now gleaming,
From the gorgeous ray
Of the God of day.
That across the earth is beaming.
The carols sweet
Of Songsters greet
At early dawn is coming.
And bending in flight
Their pinions light,
While notes ol joy they're hamming.
The vaulted sky
Of blue on high.
In splendor is abounding.
And adds its share
Of beauty rare.
To the scenery surrounding,
The lambkins gay
Now frisk and play,
Thrir weariness requited,
And gambol round
The pasture ground,
With the morning air delighted.
O'er all the earth
Are sign: of mirth,
And joyancejnst appearing;
And crowned with grace
Dame nature’s face
Its sweetest smile is wearing.
’Tis* scene Ilove
All others above.
And fain wonld dwell on its beauty;
And time moves on
Its glory is gone.
And I must hasten to duty.
W 0
INTIMATE FRIENDS,
—OR—
MAM AMO SCAMDA
• That mercy 1 to other* show,
That mercy show to me.'
'Mamma, Mrs. Grant is down stairs,’ said
Nora Vert* to her mother.
‘Dear me!’ exclaimed Mrs. Vere in a tone
of vexation, 'what can bring her out this
damp morning—j'ust as I am in the midst of
cutting out this wurk too. Well, I suppose 1
must go down.’
‘ I believe she always chooses disagreeable
weather on puipose,’ rejoined Nora, ‘for the
sake of catching us unprepared. 1 had just
time to make my escape before she was shown
in.’
And in another moment Mrs. Vere was in
the parlor receiving her friend with all the cor
diality in the world, as if she had been theveiy
parson above all others that she liad most de
sired to see; and Nora, too, her dislike of Mrs.
Grant being conquered by her love of gossip
and a desire to hear the particulars of last
night’s ball, which she had been prevented
from attending, joined them presently.
•I am sorry, Nora,’ said Mrs. Grant, ‘that
you were not at Mrs. Kendall’s last evening.
It was the gayest party we have had this sea
son.’
‘I was sorry indeed,’ said Nora, ‘not to be
there. We were engaged with some friends
at home. Who was the belle V
‘01>, Mis9 Linden of course. She is al
ways the prettiest, best dressed and most ad
mired girl wherever she is. Your Hamilton
was devoted to her.*
Now as Miss Linden was Nora’s avowed ri
val and ‘favoriio aversion,* and Mr. Hamil
ton her own particular admirer, she well knew
that Mrs. Grant gave her this agreeble piece of
information ir. the hope of saying something
disagreeable, so she answered with the frank
est expr ssion and most cordial tone.
‘She always looks beautifully, and I know
Mr. Hamilton admires her.*
Had she lived in the Palucfe of Truth, which
fortunately for her and the rest of us, none of
us do, she would have replied,
‘She never looked pretty in her life, and
Hamilton don’t admire her at nil, and I doubt
whether he even danced with her last night.’
She however, contented herself with asking
Mrs. Grant, who danced wretchedly, and sel-
Iy are, I think she rather outdid herself last
night.’
‘What was it 7’ asked Airs. Vere, to whom
the very word ‘cap’ always carried a very
deep interest.
*Oh, 1 can’t describe it,’ replied her friend.
Such a concatenation of ends of grimp and gold
lace and mussy flowers, I never saw, even on
her head before. 1 don’t know where she could
have had it made.’
‘She made it herself, of course, said Norn
with infinite contempt. 4 Does she not
make everything 7 She prides herself on be
ing what she call* * smart,’ and I never knew
one of your ‘ smart’ women who did not dress
vilely.’
*1 agree with you,’ answered Mrs. Bel
mont. • Better be simple and unpretending
if you can’ti afford to go to Lawson’s and buy
the real thing at once. But Mrs. Grant thinks
she can imitate almost any important head
dress she sees.’
* Yes,* joined Nora, • and when she has
made something outlandish, thinks it looks
French.’ And from Mrs. Grant’s caps they
passed to Miss Grant’s frock and flowers, which
did not fare much better, and by the time they
had fully discussed their mutual friends, the
interest and uuimation of the conversation dy
ing away, Mrs. Belmont bade them good morn,
ing.
•I wonder what pleasure a woman of Mrs.
Belmont’s age can take in going to parties
night after night, as she does,’ said Nora to
her mother, after that lady’s departure.
I own I am surprised at it,’ answered Mrs.
Vere, ‘asshe has no daughter to matronize.
If I did not consider it my duty to go with you,
I am sure nothing would induce me to submit
to such fatigue and wear and tear of body and
mind. But Mrs. Belmo'.t has bxtraordinary
spirits. She is constitutionally gay.’
* Well,’ continued Nora, • that may be a
happy constitution, but it is not a dignified one.
I like to .<ee a woman fall into the ‘sear and
yellow leaf’ gracefully, not to be dancing and
dressing like a young girl, and out every night
as long as she is asked.’
‘ I think, Nora, said her little brother, look
ing up from his slate as his mother quitted the
room, ‘ that ours must be the only perfect fum-
ily in town.’
‘ T.ie onlv perfect family! Why, what do
you mean, Tommy V
‘ Why,’ returned the child with much sim
plicity, * 1 have been listening to you and
mamma, and it seems to me that every body
has got so many f mlts, except us, that we must
be the only per ect people you know.’
Nora laughed heartily asshe answered,—‘ 1
don’t know that we are perfect, Tommy. Pei-
haps if we were to hear other people talk of us,
we might find that we had some faults too.’
Had Nora and Tommy had the giflol clair
voyance, and could in spirit have followed Mrs.
Belmont down Broadway, asshe overtook Mrs.
Grant, they would speedily have discovered
that Nora’s conjecture was not as impossible us
it at first struck Tommy’s young mind.
* You are going to Mrs. Vere’s next Monday
I suppose!’ said Mrs. Grant.
* Ob, of course. They entertain a good
deal this win'er, don’t they!’
‘ A great deal. I don’t know lmw they man
age it,’ continued Mrs. Gran*. With Mr.
Vere’s limited menus and -their expensive
habits, how they can contrive to dress and
spend as they do, is more than I can compre.
hend.’
* I know,’ continued Mrs. Belmont, drop,
ping her voice to the true confiden'ial pitch,
from what Mrs. Vere told me, that they are
very much pressed for moneyand then she
proceeded to mention some little circumstance
that Mrs. Vere had inadvertantly let drop in
relation to their family affairs, adding, * I
should not of course mention these things, d>d
I not k'-ow the stiong interest (curiosity would
have been the better word,) you take in the
family, and all that relates to them.’
4 Oh,certainly, certainly, Mrs. Grant. * You
may safely talk to me, I am so much at
tached to them all, and only mention these
things with regret.’
4 Of course,’ rejoined Mrs. Belmont. * One
spoke of her os ‘vain and frivolous.’ The gaged to give it, provided ho could find any one
young Veres voted the Grants ‘dull prigs,’(for to loan lnm the money, for which he offered to
the whole family were smitten with the desire pawn his wagon Lad of notions and Sleepy D-»-
for literary distinc ion,) and what term the sol- j vy to boot. He asked oue, then another, to ac
emn Grants found profound enough to indicate
their contempt of the careless off-hand Veres
has not yet oame to our knowledge.
Nora Vere^was a very pretty creature, with
her clear IiazCT eyes and bright chestnut hair
and sylph-iike figure, the very personification
of youth, health and happiness, and ifshe was
too much given to the too sins of fashionable
life, ridicule and extravagance, she was yet at
heart a high-spirited, sweet-tempered, warm
hearted girl, and did not ridicule her friends,
only those who passed for such. At any rate,
Frederick Hamilton, being young himself
would not have changed her faults for the
Grant’s virtues, and so, notwithstanding the
moral that should ‘adorn this tale,’ (for we
must own the truth) he did admire her the more
for her very pretty dressing. Unfortunately,
even in these hard times, young men will wor
ship beauty and admire effect, and a brighter
fairy was never seen in a ball-room than Nora
Vere; and so, in spite of all Mrs. Grant’s pro
phetic, not to say triumphant anticipations,
Frederick Hamilton, deeming himself rich
enough to please himself, did offer hand and
heart to the acceptance ofthe proud and happy
Nora.
* And wlral did Mrs. Grant say mammal
was the eager inquiry of the bride elect, on her
mother’s return from a visit to that lady to an
nounce the engagement; for Mrs. Vere’s hap
piness was never perfect until she had the tri
umph of communicating it to her friend, r.or
her mortification and sorrows complete while
she could conceal them from Mrs. Grant.
And when Nora returned her bridal visits in
her own carriage, nowhere did she leave her
card as ‘ Mrs. Frederick Hamilton,’ with such
entire satisfaction ns at Mrs Grant’s.
‘ And now Nora,’ said her husband, as they
drove away from the door, ‘ let us have little or
nothing to do with that woman.’
‘ With all my heart,’ she replied, ‘ I don’t
like any of them.’
The Tin Pcdler & Sleepy Davy.
The following story, extracted from the forth
coming work of U A Yankee among tke Nulli-
jiers,” purports to be told to the author by a
South Carolinian.—
“The Yankees, as I said before, are apt to be
too cute fir us in every thing except horse flesh,
and even sometimes in that. It was this day
a year ago, and at this very spot, that I enter
ed my horse Southron, for a purse of two thou
sand dollars. He had won a like sum the year
before with all e.ise. In short he was the best
horse at that time in all Carolina. There were
to be sure two other horses, and very fine ones
loo, entered against him—but they were no
touch to Southron, and I was as sure of wi
ning as I am of sitting here at this moment—
when who should come along but a d
Yankee with a tin-cart! He had the Shabbiest
He
cannot see n family like the Veres committing
such extravagancies without pain. They have
noble qualities, but it is a pity they are so im
prudent.’
Mrs. Grant chorused in, as to their noble
qualities,’ and the ladies praised their friends
vaguely and in general fur a few minutes, When
they returned to their failings with renewed vi-
gor, Laving generals for details and particu
lars.
‘ Indeed,’ said Mrs. Grant, ‘ I don’t know
how Mrs. Vere can reconcile it to her con
science to dress Nora as she does. If her ob
ject is Hamilton, I think she is sadly mistaken
dom got partners, whether she waltzed a great in the means. Young men don’t full in love
deal, to which the lady replied. with a girl because she dresses well. Indeed,
‘No, she seldom waltzed—it laid one open
in times like these, it is calculated to have a
contrary effect. They can’t afford to marry
expensive wives, who bring nothing;* to
which Mrs. Belmont, who had neither sons nor
daughters grown up, answered carelessly,
* Thill’s true.
‘But Hamilton is rich,* and having reached
Stewart’s, where she wished to make some
purchases, b : d her friend good morning.
Now what was the tie that bound these three
familifs together!—for a week never passed
that either the Veres did not spend an evening
with the Grants, or the Grants Mmp In nt the
Veres, and Mrs. Belmont was forever at both
places.
It was evident, that though the intimacy was
great, the friendship did not amount to much.
Habit and the love’of gossip can only explain
tins enigma, for an enigma it does seem at first
sight, that two families who certainly did not
like each other, and to both of whom the third
party was indifferent, should bn upon terms of
such mutual intimacy as existed in this little
clique.
Mrs- Vere and Mr*. Grant bad known each
other early, when their small children and
small incomes had been rather subjects of mu
tual sympathy and interest, and living much
out of society, they bed bt en what realiy might
be termed friends. But as time progressed,
and their children grew up, different views and
feelings were developed, and the friendship de
generated into intimacy, and the interest into
curiosity, and thus as is too often the case, the
form lasted after the sentiment had departed,
and what was once sympathy bore now very
much the aspect of antipathy. Nora Vere
looked upon Lucy Grunt as a girl, being ugly,
wanted to pass for clever or ‘ intellectual,’ as
sh<* would say, and laughed at her pretensions
and quizzed her German, and pronounced her
a ‘humbug.’ Lucy, on her part, indignant nt
seeing the foveiy Nora’s beauty, waltzing i-nd
to so many observations.
Nora, who waltzed like a sylph, could not
let that pas9, and she replied with spirit, that
sbo did not think so. Once upon a time it
might have been so, but all that was old fash
ioned now, and considered in bad baste, and
proceeded to eulogize the waltzing of a fash
ionable foreigner, whom she pronounced be
side, (as iftbat were quite secondary,) ‘very a-
grceable,’ and asked if Mrs. Grant did not find
him so.
Grant, who spoke French very imper
fectly, which Nora shrewdly suspected when
she asked the question, although she set up for
a linquisi and a blue, said she did not take much
interest in these foreigners, as she thought they
generally were very frivolous; when the con
versation was interrupted by the entrance of
Mrs. Belmont, who a mutual friend of both
families, whereupon a very general and spiri
ted critique was passed upon all their friends
and acquaintances at large.
* Nora,’ continued Mrs. Belmont, 'your
dress at the assembly was perfect—your flow
ers exquisite—I never saw you look better.
Whereupon Mrs. Grant turned her cold g, r ev
eyes on Nora, and scrutinizing every article
sho had on, from the collar to her shoe-strings,
if she were taking an inventory of every
thread she wore, and wondered where the mon
ey came from, said slowly and notover oppro-
vingly,
‘ Yes, Nora is always exquisitely dressed,
rose and took her leave.
• That is nioro than can be said for her or
Lucy,’ said Nora, era the door quite closed
upon her parting viator*
1 You may nay that dear,’ rejoined Mrs. Bel
mont laughing. ‘You ought to have seen
them last night.’
‘Why, what did they wear?’ asked Nora,
with the utmost interest and admiration.
‘What did they not rather,’ returned Mrs. . , —
Belmont. ‘ Droll us Mrs. Grant’s caps usual-! her more solid ^ot so heavy) acquirements, a bargain for less than the regular sum, he en- claim ofthe British Government to iina territory, founded
worst looking horse you ever set eye> on.
was a lean, slab-sided, crook-legged, rough
haired, milk-and molasses colored sun of a gun
as ever went on four legs. He stood all th
time as if he was asleep—in fact, his owner cal
led him Sleepy Davy. In short, sir, he was
such a horse as would not have brought twentv
dollars
It was near the. hour of start'ng, when the
pedler whose exterior corresponded marvelous
ly with that of his horse, and who s rid bis name
wasZadock Barker, to the astonishment of all
intimated a wish to enter his horse along with
the n s*.
“Your" horse 1” exclaimed I—“what, that
sleepy looking devil there 7 You’d better en
ter him for the turkey-buzzards.
“Not’s you know on, Mister,” returned the
Yankee, with some show of spirit. “To he
sure the critter looks rather s'eepy as he stands,
& on that account I cal! hint Sleepy Davy; but
lie’s a jo-fired smart horse for nil that.—He’s
like a sinned cat, a darned sight better than ite
looks, i should like tarnation well to try him
against some of your South Carolina horses
To be sure I didn’t come all the way from home
on purpose; but as I was coming oat this way
with a load of tin and other notions. I thought
I miitl’t time it so as to kill two birds with one
stone—for, thinks I to myself, if I can win the
purse and peddle off my »<>ti >os at the s'lme
time, I shall make a plaguy good sp-ck. But
I had to hurry on like the nation, to get her in
season—and that’s one reason my boss lo *ks
so kind of shabby and out of kilter ibis mor
ning. But for nil that he’ll perform like day
work I t**ll you/'
Supposing he had no idea of running his horse
and that all he said was merely to gratify his
propensity for la'king, I bade him bo gone, and
not trouble me with his d d Yankee pal
aver.
Why, Mister,” said he, “this is a free coun
try. and a man has a right to talk, or let it alone,
jest as he can afford. Now I’ve taken a good
deal of pains to get here this morning, in order
to run Sleepy Davy against some of your
Southern boss s. I aim a joking,'sir. I’am in
airnest. I understand there is a purse of two
thousand dollars, and 1 should like amazingly to
pick it up.
“You talk of picking up n purse nf two thou
sand dollarsjvith that bit of carron of yours !
Away with you, and don’t trouble us any fur
ther.”.
Well, ifl can’t run, th°n I sposa I can’t—
but it’s darned hard any how for a man to take
so much pains ns I have to come to the races,
and then can’t be allowed to run arter all.”
“It’s loo late now—by ihe rules ofthe course
the horse should have been entered yesterday
—however, if you’ll plank the entrance money
perhaps you may get in yet.”
I said this by way of netting rid ofthe fellow
having no idea lie could command a fourth part
of the sum required.
How much might the entrance money ho V
drawing out a purse c**nt lining a few shillings
in silver and a few pence in copper. ‘If it nint
more’n a quarter of a dollar or so, I’ll plank on
• he nail.’
‘It is two hundred dollars.’
‘Two hundred dollars' exclaimed the Yan
kee, ‘by guuly, whut a price ! Why they axed
me only a quarier ol a dollnrto see the elephant
and'he whole caravan in Now York. Two
hundred dollars ! Wiiy you must bej*>king now!
Bless ir.e! mv whole load of tin ware, boss, wa-
commodate him with the loan—declaring that
as soon as ever he took tho purse, the money
should be returned, and he would give a dozen
tin whistles into the bargain. He however, got
more curses than coppers, until some wag, who
had plenty of cash, and liked to see the sport go
on, lent him the two hundred dollars out of sheer
mabce; though, as it afterwarJs turned out, the
Yankee had money enough about him, and was
merely playing the possum all the while.
His next object was to borrow a saddle.—
Here, also he was accomipudated, and taking
Sleepy Davy from his tin cart, he scr rallied
upon hisback,and took his station on the coarse.
You neversnw a fellow sit a horse so awkward
ly in all your life. Every body said he would
fill before he had gone a hundred yards; and
some out of compassion urged him to withdraw.
‘Not by a darned siglit,’exclamed he—Why
you do think I’m such a tarnal fool os to pay
two hundred dollars, and then not run arter ail.
Others, who wanted to see the sport, thought
it should cost some broken bones, encouraged
him to proceed—saying, as they laughed aloud?
that they had no doubt but he would carry off
the purse.
•That’s what I mean to do,’said lie—I hnin’t
come here for nothing, I can tell you. Wake
up, Sleepy Davy and look about you; you must
have your eyes open to-day, it’s no time to be
snoozin when there’s money at stake.’
The horse, as if he understood what his mas
ter was saying, opened his eyes, pricked up his
ears, and actually showed some signs of life.
Tiie signal was now given to start. Away
sprang Southron, with the speed of lightning, &
away sprang the other Southern horse, leaving
Sleepy Davy far in the rear, and the pedler
verging from side to side, as if he was just rea
dy to fall off. The horse went pawing along
with hts tad clinging close to his haunches and
his nose stuck out straight before him; and you
never beheld so queer a figure cut by any tin
and horse us this singular pair made.
But they improved as they proceeded—the
pedler sat more jockey-like, and the horse evi
dently gained upon the others. But it woul
not do. He came in nt least half a mile behind
Southron, and a little less behind the other.
It Was now thought that the Yankee had got
enough of trie race, and would withdraw befor
the next. heat. Contrary to all expectation, how
ever, he persevered, & even offered to bet
thousand dollars on the issue of the race.
‘•Toe fellow’s a fool,” said one.
“He dont know which side his bread is well
buttered,” said another, “or else he would’nt
risk any more money on so desperata a stake.
“He’s safe enough there,” said a third, “for
he has no more money to risk.”
Here, however, every person was mistaken
again, for the pedler hauled out an old greasy
pocket book and planked the thousand dollars
It was covered ofcourse. But 1 confess I now
began to be statrgered; and to suspect the Yau
kec was after all more knave tlmn fool. I had
no fears, however for the purse. Southron
was not a horse to be distanced in one day, ntd
especially by such a miserable looking devil as
Sleepy D >vy.
The seco-d heat was now commenc 'd—and
ifl had before felt confident in the entire super
iority of mv noble horse Southron, that co4
donee was strengthened, as 1 again saw him
coming in ahead of the rest. 1 considered tt>e
purse now as my own property. In amagioa
lion 1 had grasped it. and was about putring it
safely in my pocket, when—lo, and behold
the pedler’s horse, which was belvndal! the resl
suddenly shot forward as if the devil kicked him
on end; and stretching his ueck like a crane
won the heat by ahead.
Every body was astonished. “That horse
must be (lie devil himself.” said <>ne. “Atleast
lie has the devil to back him,” said a thirl—“I
was sure lie would play you some Yankee trick
before he got through.” Such was the obser
vations that passed from mouth to mouth.
The Yankee, in the mean time, offered to
plank another SlOOi); but nobody would take
he bet. And it was well they did’nl; foi at
the third heat. Sleepy Davy not only distanced
every horse, but even came in a foil quarter ol
a nvle ahead of Southern himself.
There, Jiy gauly!” srid the Yankee, as h
dismounted, “I’ll take that are leetle purse if
you please, and the tother cool thousand! I
knew well enough that your Southern bosses
could’nt hold a candle to Sleepy Davy.
on a pretended discovery by the pirate * rancts Drake, tn a Nothing that we have vet seen on the
treebootinu’-’ expedition against tip am in time or peace, ejection; nothing, i„ Inv opinion, that we
f >r which, accor ling to the law* of nations, Ills ble was for. (tonal election, will be| comparable to if
1 n n rt ll flRlI'ino dnnp ?«..iil >’ - r .
feite.I to everv civilized nation on earth. , nothin" done. dntU they outdo that
He soloed. That, in considering that if the British acquire here that there ore rich men among I
any portion ofthe Oregon Territory, they wtll bound this the (Jmon. prepared to embark a laroe ® M
union with a western as well aa northern frontier, and will in the conteat.-sooner than fail.
render the mouth ofthe Columbia River in connection with 1 have act upon us issue are immense: and ,1, • *’ t *k m 1 !
the British canal across the Isthmus of Darren, the tnsiru- of t,me. money,and real will be in proporW I
rnent or controlling the commerce of the Pacific and luaian meredulou. noder all this, did aeoff*..
oceans, and of excluding the United States from the same. ! winch a kindled end eom.ginu* public A-l
we regard the exclusion of our maritime rivals from this ; last carry men; and recollecting that our „ ; *a*l
territory from the Spanish to the Uua>.an t r..i: tic-r, jhJ hi lot - same country u.. 'I
immediate Occupation by our government, as deeply impor
tant to the maritime interests ol the Atlantic States of this
Union. _ *
Ur solved. That, with the example ofthe Ashburton Trea
ty before us—a treaty by which we relinquished a^ portion
of our own territory to a Government that KNEW it was
our own. and wanted it as an instrument ol military annoy
ance to our northern frontier, we protest, as American citi
zens, against any negotiations for surrendering any more of
‘our own territory to the groundless claims of a foreign Gov
ernment and against any surrender of our RIGHTS that
will merely invite new aggression from n rival nation.
Resolved. That we regard the Quintuple Treaty as a
deeply devised plot of the British Government against A-
merican commerce, and as an attempt to alter the laws of
nations for the sole benefit of a power arrogating the urn-
pire of the seas, and which, if carried into successful ope
ration, would have inflicted a fatal blow upon the shipping
imereatof New York and every other American port; and
that the PEOPLE ofthe United States, and especially the
whole body of American merchants, owe to the sagacity,
firmness, and address of General Lewis Cass, the VETO
that Was interDused against that gigantic scheme ol RAPA
CITY and PERFIDY.
Resolved. That as the present aspect of our relations
with the British Government demands the election of a
Chief Magistrate who will ASK FOR NOTHING
WRONG, and RELINQUISH NOTHING RIGHT,
and who will allow “no red lines to be drawn upon the
map of Oregon/’ or upon any other portion of the American
territory, we recognize such a state»man and patriot in Gen.
LEWIS CASS, the first victor against Britain In the war
of 1812, and the author of the greatest victory against the I says Mit'on. “inav speak with a prophet’,
same nation^achieved since the Revolution—the victory I Although I hold our other candidate, iae-/,'^
over the Quintuple Treaty; and therefore, we, the Demo- believing that with General Cass alone *e ,)j r f! : *’J»
cratic voters of thfi city of New York, in behalf of out whole victory, and that with him it would beiriotr.-.v", 7 , *t
country, east, west, north, and south, and in behalf of the I nlly wish for his nomination. To make tschfxt' ^
great Democratic party of each and of all the States, upon I cause to availability alone, would neither fce .'yfOi
whose success in the next Paesidemiai election, the honor, looking to final results, a safe policy, for those ^
safety an I prosperity of that country depend, do present in tbe truths of democratic government. But
General LEWIS CASS, of Michigan, to the people of the I we should have a man of the highest injellectu,|/?^
United States, as a Candidate for the next Presidency, emi- worth instrinaicaliy; a man of great experience ^
J f_ 1.1 l_ - . l’ — t —— m k. _ LI. I If.' nATel.e . r% n. n - L f If ,
! to the same country with ourselves, l,
•takes in it we ate not pe.-mated ,n , ioi . V .
\ honesty of then enthusiasm, which will but ; e ""a £ I
W... be.' us •en-!.'!.! 1:1 printing ! '; Ur : V " ■ 'I
1U“ miner of every possible tlercripti,,., - ' I
every otheHrind of activity dependent n.',... ' j V - I
wide-spread locomotion and unstinted outW . W
to our account the certaruty offlieSe fuL
command of funds; to swell the amount of »bi°? ^ id
tary and levied subscriptions and otn pouriuTz,? 4 '^
hemispheres will this time be made to coJaL^dCI
Let us remember ilia!, il we underrate ih/ l *’ I
of our opponents, and tiieir probable effect
be fatal. Then Was eskourselves,whether •* rr ^«l
meet the hazardous contingency before us j. ' j‘, 0f iet j‘l
prudent to select a Candidate' Who unites in <lll
ble title to papulaC hflection and confidence
by nntiiqqf as well as civie service? Pen W/v * «uI
elected Without opposition. He stands'* c--' "' S P“M
exception to al!Ofa! ' i :!ter Preaii *
ly two who ever came into'office except by sU
lies, when a contest existed, were General j V *»V.
General Harrison; and then, after warmly Cnr / I! ' 5 tjj
tious. each came in on the top of ovensieintim^ <h.
and with acclamation unbounded The fitn l * a K
liuw democrats are moved by this doable
cond, the homage which whigj pay to it. The* ■ u,
aes conclusively point to the 'kind' of candid,-/ a.
best far the Presidency ; and I think it ntnrhe ■ '’' 1
experience so admonitory and, an founded it' ' > .rt-
inlhe rudest communities, as in thoye mru; a-.
ced in civilization, knowledge freedc.t;
'L
From the Re to York Republic.
NEW YORK, Feb.6,1344.
CANS MEMTI.VG.
Russell Jarvia, Esq. rose aud offered the following Res
olutions:
Resolved. That while the theory and structure of our po
litical institutions proclaim that THE PEOPLE govern
themselves by agents of their own uhuice, we, tim demo
cratic voters of me city of New York, cannot imagine the
right of any man or combination of men to usurp such g»v-
ernmeut, nr to direct the people in ihe choice ofauclt agents.
Resolved. That, as no exercise ofthe popular will is inure
important titan the election of a Chief Magistrate ofthe Uni-
on, such election ought tn proceed from the PEOPLE, tno-
. g spontaneously and f eely.
Resolved. That, as American citizens, we feel deeply in-
terested in the pnsperity of our whole country, east. west,
north, and snutlt and ns democrats.deeply interested in the
union and integrity of the democratic party, as easeutial to
that prosperity.
Resolved, That, regarding the present political aspect of
the civilized world as highly important to our country, as
involving, immediately or remotely, its vital interests, we
feel the necessity of electiug a President whose political
and personal character will insure an administration of the
national government that shall command respect abroad, and
insure prosperity at home.
Resolved, That we recognize in the eminrnttalent, devo-
J patriotism, various and important publi- services in the
field and in the council, and the private virtues ol General
Lewis Cats, the qualities necessary for the executive ad
ministration of the national government, in the present event-
I period or the political world.
Resolved, That the restriction of the Presidency to a ten-
ureol'ONE TERM, is eminently democratic in principle
and tendency, and ought to be recognized as a fundamental
principle of the democrat c creed ; and that as democrats,
we gratefully acknowledge as the first President of the Uni
ted Biaies, who officially proclaimed this principle, GEN
ERAL ANDREW JACKSON.
Resolved, That, in GENERAL LEWIS CASS, we
recognize the democratic principles which characterized the
administration of Thomas Jefferson, by whom he was ap
pointed loan important public trust; and of James Madison,
under whose commission he rendered eminent military ser
vices in the last war with Britain, and gained the first vic
tory for our country in that memorable contest; and of
James Monroe, under whose authority be successfully con
ducted important negotiations with the Indian tribes on our
Northern Ironticr ; and of Andrew Jackson, under whom
he presided honorably and efficiently over the War Depart
ment. and by whom be was sent as the national representa
tive to France, where he saved the commerce of the coun
try from the gigantic and artfully devised schemes of our
great maritime rival.
Resolved, That, as Demi'crats, we fully retognize in the
opinions expressed by GE sERAL LEWIS CASS, in
his letter to the State Convention of Indiana, the fundainen-
ed, in relation to the do-
as such creed is now
j have tha honor to remain,
Your obedient servant.
And fellow citizen.
ism, bis clear views of constitutional duty, bis profound and I service performed, toils endured, and hazards (LJ?'
lofty sense of justice in tne administration of public affairs, J A man, in short, whose career has afforded sothitr/''
liis amiable, stainless personal and aocia! chararter, and his I demonstrations of public excellence in peace t S( ) Ca<tt
great public services, military and civil, from early youth to I to give assurance that if chosen oresident. we should^' 8
his recent glorious diplomatic victory over our indefatiga* I at his hands a pure, an able, and a dignifieddiicW
b!e and relentless rival; and that, in thus presenting this sa- I the functions of chjef magistracy. High principle "L*"
gacious. profound and successful statesman, this proud pat therefore concur with expediency in running tin' >;u;
riot, this conscientious politician, this man without fear and | _ Wishing success, to the great object of year
without reproach, and the only alternative of the Democrat
ic party ofthe Union between victory and defeat in the
next Presidential election ; but, the Democratic voters of
the city of New York, earnestly call upon our fellow-citi- I , .. RICHARD BTSR
zens throughout the Union, to assemble for the expression j To John McKeon, Wm. Coventry, H. Waddell Bcw'I
of their opinions in his favor, tp appoint their committees of ' -Tarvia T1. E Wk.ol». n o.i—r.
correspondence, and to establish any other organizations
conformable to popular usage, to promote bis election to the
Presidency in 1341. j Pzrkjeld (Greenecoaawt p.i.
Resolved, Thai we, the Democratic voter, of the city of - .. . ' " '
New York, in thus recommending GENERAL LEWIS . , An Atrociouv Murder.
CASS to the suffrages ofthe WHOLE PEOPLE fortheir l£ becomes onr painful duty to communicate imfo-
highest trust, earnestly call upon all the enters of this city, I of one uf th^ menst coad blooded murders that has erer bf-n I
and of every city and town in the State of New York, to ap- | coinittittfcd in inis region of country.—On Smtardav Uk. I
point Commviees of Vigilance and Correspondence, and to I Mr. J. Craddock, a peaceful respectable and ?N?fpn*»|
establish all other organizations conformable to popular u* I c '*!*f?* °f ®“ nut 6° years of age, walked orertooaetfti I
sage, to promote, by all legal and honorable means, his elec-1 " * " A : " “ * ‘
tion to the Presidency ofthe United States, in this year, 1844. [
***** i
Jams, D. E. Wheeler, Henry R. Colcraft'.Tcd \U
Wood. Esquires. Executive Committee.
ITIr. Rush’s XtCUcr.
The following letter from Mr Rush, was read at the Cass
meeting in New York, on the 6th inst:
Sydenham, kear Philadelphia.
February 1, 1844.
Gestlemen I received your letter of the 18ih of Jan
uary, inviting me to attend a meeting ofthe friends of Gen
Cass as a candidate for tbe Presidency, to be held in New
York on the 6tb of this month: nr give such expression ol
my opinions on this subject as I may deem expedient.
it will not be in my power to attend your meeting; and il
ha. not been without hesitation that 1 am now ventaring up-
neighbor's about noon. As evening approached, itejn I
return; fears were consequently excite- ibjii t.-ctwri;, I
had happened, and search was made for him. he „ f
found in a shirt of woods, on his ow. premites. i u-.y
■-■>rpse He bad beet, to lils neighbor's, and vu rrt-L
itlt a handkeicbief tdte around his ears and
head. The murderer approached him beLind andshakia
between the shoulders. He was so hear (hat the viidj.
entered thevronnd and flit Coaf Was Spparetilv ttiiij I
scorched with the explosion ofthe powder. It U said kt |
was shot with IS slugs, nine of which have bers enticed
Mr.'Craddock wta originally from Virginia.—he it I
been Jiving in this section seme 7 or 8 years. A Its m, I
since, be returned to Virginia ard married a youngeiri,I
bout 16 years of age, by whom he had one child. II:. I
Craddock was in uoml circumstances Thepirems rftj I
wife are in very dependent circumstances. The; follow* [
on a compliance with the othei part of your request, hnwe tlteii daughter trt tliia State a vear or two since. Liar*
ver honored by it. having already expressed my opinion on they lived in a house on Mr, Crad,lock's rremwi/ni
the same subject, under a call from some ofthe Democratic j were principally sustatnedby him. Mr. C.fhwgitite.jn
cit izeiis of Boston, and being reluctant to obti ude them upon | not sufficiently 'industrious, and they moved tn a ra i!ih 1
the public a second time. Nevertheless, as the subject is at the WoodVille Depot. Suspicion has fined in I
foil of interest and has much scope, I wilinotshrink front j of the parents, a brother of Mrs. Craddock, abnet 15 «rS I
the task of another expression of them, thus invited by you. | year* of age. The grounds of these suspicioni are p~o
however unimportant they may be; adding some further rea- | ,, a |l v these : 1. The crack ofthe gttn was heard bt at
s ns on which they are founded. _ I overseer and the servant* in the field, and was, alUt!:K. J
Washington was “first in war, first in peace, and first in | recognized as the crack ofthe gun that had been fimh ]
the hearts of his countrymen.’’ Perhaps no mortal, in any I Sir. C. to the young man. 2. The young man vrai an b I
age of the world, has ever acquired and deserved fame an | <nme of the servants going towards the place when a I
puie and rich as bis; bat it is sterling praise of any man to J murder was committed, a short lime before iherrponcbi I
;. 3. Tracks wertvti I
man was said hj it I
ngton s modesty was very remarkable.—He did ] servants to have ptssed. which corresponded with bit l J
not seek the com nand ofthe revolutionary army; and when | The young man had uttered some expression which me I
the President o r Congress announced the appointment to I e d his antipathy to hts brother-in-law. 5. Neither the rtq I
him ill ‘75. he publickly replied—* I declare with the utmost l ma „ „„ r his father wentto see the corpse. Th»»e sad set I
sincerity, that I do not thins myself equal lo the command I at her circumstances led to the arrest of the young mo a I
I atn honored with.” ~
.On surrendering up bis commission at Annapolis, when
the war was over, Itis words were: “I resign with satisfac
tion the appointment I accepted with diffidence.”
He never sought the Presidency. On the contrary, when
urged to be a candidate, be said, in a letter to one of his
puie ana ricn as ins; out u is sterling praise oi any man to i murder was committed, a short ttmebetbr
aay nfltim, that his character makes approachesto Wash- I jun. and seen subsequently returning. 3.
ington’s; aud I think this may be said of General Cass. in the direction in which the young man
Washington's modesty was very remarkable.—He did I servants to have Dtssed. which corresnom
Sunday. On Monday and Tuesday he was eiuniarih-l
fore a Justire's Court, and committed for trial I
We forbear the expression ofany opinion relatiwaik I
guilt or innocence of the accused. For Mrs Cndiirci«|
most tender sympathies are excited. Her afflictior arr |
uliarlv severe: a hnsband murdered ! i brother imwi
friends, “my great at.d soledeeireis toliveand die in peate j ag the murderer 1 May kind Heaven su; port her tdr
on ihy own tarin.” , I her affliction and sanrtify it to her eternal good—forjireid
\Y riting lo some friend afterward, lie says—‘T should un- I « a ve the murderer, too, whoever he may be.
feittnedly rejoice, in case the electors by giving their votes
in favor of some other person, would save me from the dread
ful dilemma of being forced to accept or refuse.”
And on Ilia first inauguration as President, he speaks of
hiuiselfas “one who, inheriting inferior endowments from
nature, and unpracticed in the duties of civil administration
ought to be peculiarly conscious of his own deficiencies."
These are remarkable extracts. To recall them at this
juncture, may not be without its benefits in awakening atten
linn to the manner in which a man nf towering supremacy
in all things, shrunk from the responsib.lity of assuming the
momentous duties nf the Presidential office. I hope it
will not be deemed an offence to say that we are unused, at
The neighbors generally say of Mr. C r add«-k. they d I
not suppose he had an enemy on earth, as he J
loiely to bis own business and let other people’s alow
Christian luia-
gon and till, would’nt fetch that at Miliken’s auc- tal principles ofthe democratic Creed,
• T> . w , ... , , .. ineattc and foreign policy of the nation,
lion. But Mlsler, don t you tnink I could get understood by the Democratic party,
in for ten dollars?” ! Resolved. That, ccnsidering the indubitable title ofthe
•v- • i .f ■ ,1 ,,, t .i , , United States to the Territory of Orenon. founded on prior
!N OthlDg S tort Ol two hundred, nnd thatniust ^anovery ,nd settlement by Ametican citizens, on relin-
be paid in the short space of five minuies.’ \ quishment by Britain, in treaties with Spain, of all claim to
We now tllOU£bi we had faitlv got rid ofthe territory <* the west coast of North Amerk».oo relinquirh
r , • •/ ® . . ment by Spain, in a treaty with (he United Slates, ot all
follow; but he returned IO tne charge, and ask* claim to the Oregon Territory adverse to them, on n similar
ed iffifly dollars would’nt dn then Si*veilty five relinquishment by Mexico, in a treaty with the United
- - . . - - “ States and France for the cession of Louisiana, we de-
dressing, prove so much more attractive than ! then a hundred; and finding lie could not make nounce M srr0i;anti indent, and FRAUDULENT, the
From the LaGiange Herald..
ncai'lictitling Accident-
A friend of our* of Heard county, furnishes al !* I
foil wing particulars of the death of a yoang nm> " t1 ’ I
county ;
Franklin, Ga., Feb. 4. HR
HR W-- Mr. Editor:—A most dreadful circumstanceUpjesw*
present, to such sentiments front the high names of ourem n- 1 this county on the morning ofthe 3d inst. It sppem th :l |
try. But whoever will turn to Gen Class's letter; written I young man by tbe name of Pinckney Hill, bad gooe »«f|
from Paris on the 19ih nf August. 1841. in answer to an ap I two or three h urs before day ou a hunting exclusion, tjj I
plication front some of his cmntrymen in Philadelphia, to I not having returned by the next evening, hit friecct t* I
allow his name to be used as a candidate for the Presiden- came alarmed and collected a considerable forre to Mh( j
cy, will find sentiments that resemble them more nearly than | search for him. A Her a most diligent search, tber M»l
any thing I am acquainted with in our day of the Republic. I his boiy under the following circumstances: Aianjt FI
There is an inherent modesty in it. which looks like desi- I lar tree", some two feet in diameter, had been felled, 1
ring to make the great founder of liberties the model of bis I which was found one of the legs of tbe unfortunate Fjl
onduct That ambition alone is very high praise. I man. It appeared as though the iree. in falling, had '•*1
II lie approaches Washington in modesty, if he remind* I in contact with another tree which sloped or ben:in * : i: _ j
of him in shunning all eoyerness to be called to the mo- I gle from the one that was cut, wl.ich caused tbe rre ■ -I
mentunua duties of the Presidency, so he does in the Hinder- I was felled to rebound in the opposite direction, tad bj ~ I
ation which was one of Washington’s characteristics. It is I means caught the young men under it Tha kfr ”rI
tha one olien hardest of all others for great men to attain. | found, had the appearance of having had the bone.'
Washington was never a partizan; nor has Cass ever been I mashed asunder, and t-, have had the flesh <at by*® I
a partisan. Parties we must have, end ought to have; and I sharp instrument. Tbe party continued their sMjj* I
General Cass has always been ofthe Democratic party. He 1 u - ■ -* * — *'® ie ' *
avows that faith in the above admirable letter f-om Paris.
He did the same in his reply to inquiries from the Democra
tic Slute Convention of Indiana. Butan elevated rather
than an extreme or vindictive course, has marked the prac
tice of his political faith. Partizansltipdi.es not become tbe
great nation, and a man of intrinsic superiority will always
know how to maintain his principles without it. fully and ef
ficiently. | wunu to lue uiace wnertr tie was iuu'iu, .
Like Washington. General Cass has borne arms for his intervened between thetwoplaccs.notraceofhisris- :
country;huiribly. indeed, in that great comparison, but gin- through it could be found. .
riously. HU courage in his country’s cause has been bold It is painful to contemplate the sufferin-s of tha
and brilliant. It has been as prompt att,l eajer ns bis patri j tunate youth. Alone, some two miles from *". r ‘ ^
otism Ho was the first to seek the enemy m the last war; habitation, to have received so dreadful a woa d. } ‘
tbr first to find him; the first to give him battle; the„tirst to tu be deprived of reason, (as he evidently ntvC
send up the inspiring shouts of victory. Hull dared not hint been, from the fact of his having used his knife is <#* j
of surrendering iu his presence. Is this nothing in a man's ner above stated.) to have been reduced to lbe n ^ c *^^
history? Nothing in his I'ameT Does it go for nothing in 1
the public attachments and hearty plaudits to follow in the
wake of candidateship? 11 so, mankind innst awake from
their dream of six thousand years. If so, most especially
must we revere our own history.
Like Washington, be is firm. Like him. he has always
been ready for et ery risk when duty called for it. His acts
in council and in the field give incontesttble proofs of these
attributes; whether in braving danger, whilst the fierce and
ciafty Indian was dogging his footsteps in our native forests
or whilst as volunteer aid of Harrison, he impetuously char
ged the veteran ranks of the British, nt the same moment
when the gallant Johnson overthrew their Indians; or whe
ther we behold him on the erect theatre of Europe,batfling
by the powers of bis mind, and doing it singly, the combi
nations of crowned heads and their' ministers against the
rights and interests of his country. Of Itis services in de
feating the Quintuple Treaty, it is difficult to speak with
out seeming to exaggerate; but it may at least be said with
severe truth that, they are of themselves suffic ent to esta
blish for him a renown in both hemispheres.
His modesty.his moderation, hiscourace. Itis firmnes-. his
unquestioned integrity, his devotion to his country, his res-
dines* to sacrifice himsell'on all occasions for her interest
and glory, denote qualities that belang to true crentuess
They mark him as ofthe mould of Washington. These are y
the grounds on which I would take him up. I add another , field, Henderson, Mangum, Moreltend, rc ar '
more imp. riant, the crowning reason of all. bridge—10 ( jlisiB' 1 "
J believe him to be the candidate with whom, and with ' Itis said that Mr. Wheaton, onr P** 5 tk :
whom alone, we can succeed. I know that there are others Prussia, has been nntr.inated to fill tee v - ra t0 ’ ; a ke i 1 ' 4 f’ S
of the Democratic party whom! ft lid in the greatest esti- prems Court, aod that Judge Ufshert* • •
mation, who think differently. I desire only to express my abroad. _ . r je m ' er "^
own opinions, for which you have called; ami to do it. not | Itis also said that Judge Wilkins, * rtI peaL
dogmatically, but as I sincerely hold them and have deliber House, from Pa will take the Navy .a
ately and dispassionately weighed them. By my anticipa- In the House to day, the report of m® ji e s*n. ^
tions, our opponents will make exertions at the approaching tee again rame up, and was decate, ’ >'o<5 sM '
election, the extent and force of which we do not as yet ade- Chappell. Lumpkin. Simmons, and Jaime ' j.
quatelv realize. Ambition, resentments, severe disappoint- was taken. _ t0 .day ' 3
meats, four years pent ap and ranking underthe unlocked Mr. Webster made a powerful rnt
forevent of General Harrison’s death, self-int-rest. hope, all preme Court, in the case of the heirs
these passions, with others in their train, will be stimulated . , ... . v»w York**#” V'!
to the highest pitch, waxing hotter and hotter up to the very /'P, n 8 ^ l , , h “ ^ ; V ?, U ^,"^0 it t commencing- "
st response.
sharp instrument. J he party continued ineir ay ■
the body; and about eighty yards from the id*®**®? 1 * I
ined, found it. A large knife was found in one hl *^l
ets, upon which was a quantity of blood— leaving n'»
in the minds of those who saw him, but what he “iu . |
f self taken the knif e from his pocket, cut ihe ekw T
[ that held his leg together, and had placed the knife ^
his pocket—leaving a portion of his lee under ■ J
He then, no doubt, pulled himself by the bushea au
I wood to the place where he was found; although a J
cutting ofifhis own let;, and then starting in the di. . ^ ,
home, but soon bleeding to death, the anguish he’ I
endured, ia most heart rend*n*r indeed. r ue.
Mr. Hill was a young man of about 18 years 1 ^I
»ood moral character, industrious and atcady
left home at the time before stated, in good heaufl J
ant spirit?; but, alas how soon was he called iren*
another world, and under what painful circumsta> ^ !
he leave his friends. I hope this may be a ^
I hope this may be a ca f “! ! jT 0 « w
who may engage in similar sports, to be carelt-i — ^
fell timber in tile dark.
Correspondence of the Charleston Trains d-
WASHINGTON-
The Senate was notin session to-day, having 8 - |
to Monday. # , 0 £& £ I
Tlio injunction of secrecy having been ta , •
pears the following was the vote on the const
Wises # A'hrricr*
Yeas—Messrs. Allen, Archer, Atchison,, - ^ ^ JJtp' i
row. Bates. Berrien. Buchanan, Choffte. U TT :‘. I
Foster, Francis. Fulton, Hannegarr, Hav wt ‘' I
King. Miller, Phelps. Porter. Kives. = 0 . . I
geon. Tolmadge, Upham. Walker and r £ . v|{vn . : l : I
Nays—M essrs Bachy. Benton. jnd " I
El*
last mo nents of the canvass. Every tiling that can be done
by concentrated talents,numbers, and wealth, will be done.
“Shall I have yout
a belle, as the dance '
heart," was the modi