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B1DDEF0RD, MAINE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1 850.
VOLUME XII—NUMBER 40.
LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor anil Proprietor.
UNION AND EASTERN JOURNAL
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Fremont and Victory.
• * MM
mw yoks raise to»a.—av ouelu t wcyma*
Atr— >'«»»» U 2V«a«Aa."— 1'urilam
7
Men of the North, who rein«rnil>cr
Tb« dcctl* of your Mrw, rxer |lortoua,
Join in our p*.in violations.
The |>cu ot IkUrty!
Hark! uu Hie |«!m of Xoveiuber
Million* of voioca «r« ringing,
Olorioua I ha aong lliey are tinging,
Fremont and victory!
Uimk!
Join the great choru» they're tinging,
Fremont and victory!
II
Come from your fore»t-«U«l mountain*,
Come from the held* of your tilUgc,
Come forth from city and Tillage,
Join the great hoal of the free !
Aa from their wwiww founUina
Roil the deep Boo.1. to the ocean,
Jota the great army in motion, *
Marching to victory'
Hurrah!
Echo, from ocean tn ocean,
Fremont and victory!
111.
Far in ihe Wea» rulia ihe thunder.
The tumult ol battle m raguitf,
Wtirr* bleeding Kanaea w waging
Warfare with Slavery "
Struggling wilh toea wbu »urroiiad Iter,
Lo * »lir implore* you lo day her '
Will you lo Slat try tx tray her?
Never ' »ha (halt be Irev!
Hurrah'
Swear thai you'll never betray her;
Kan*a« ahall yet be frr«'
IV.
Marv-h' we hare aworn to support b«-»;
The prnyera of the Hghteuua shall »j>etd ue;
A chief iifVer conquered *hjll lead us—
Fremont aball lead Ihe free !
Then train theae b l«W red with aliugbler,
Slavery'a horde* ahall be driven,
Freedom lo K<omu be given,
Freemen ahall make her tree !
Hurrah!
To Kan-taa ahall Freedom be given;
Fremont ahall wake her free ?
V.
Men of ihe North, who returui'ier
The deed* of your airea, ever glorious,
Join in o«r [xran vKMoriona,
The ptran of Liberty!
Hark ! <>u ihe galea of November,
MUlioua ol voK-ea are rin«ini»,
Uioriou* Ihe son* ihey are ainging—
Fremont and victory!
Hurrah!
Join the great chonaa they're unking,
Fremont ant! victory !
JELxsrellanrons.
A Firey Speech from Mr Brooks.
Tho Columbia South C&ruliuiin bm •
■ketch of a speech that was recently deliv
cnxl bj Preston S. Brook*. Somo of ita jus
sagee are particularly rich and amusing :—
With rtfbrenco to tho castigation of Sena
tor Sumner, ho could ujf, with profound
binoeritjr, that it was the result of a sense ol
dutj—his State and hi* relative had boon
vilely slandered: and he felt culled on to re
tent tho ineult bj the only nimni at hie
command. A* to the act, ht claimtJ on tit
account no mrrit for Kumclf—it was an act
which anjr other representative from thi«
Statu would hare been glad to perform, had
ho been similarly situated with himself.
As to his position, Kc un now at he was
i* 1851, a ro-oprratwn JuuntontU. lie
thought it bust to dissolve the government
under which we now lire. But in doing
this there was a difference of opinion at to
the means to be employed, lie believed that
something was due to our sister Southern
States, who had tho sumo interest at stake
as wo—thai we should be prepared to act
with them and wait on them. When, in
his speech of resignation, he said it was in
hi* power to begin a revolution, ho made
do idle boast. lie was not egotistical en
ough to believe that bo wielded intellectual
power enough for the task ; but what he
meant was, that had he, during tho debate
on bis expulsion, walked up and slapped
tho face of the prominent man of the Black
Republican party, a storm would have been
raised which would have ended only in the
hall of the House being drenched in blood (!)
In ooming next to the subject of tbe Pro
sidency, be felt, in view of the politics of
sum* of his hearers, that he was touching
upon a delicate question, lie would not,
however, hesitate to declare his opinion
plainly and frankly. That had ever been
his habit—and so long as he had intelli
gence enough to conceive opinion.*, ho would
have the manhood to declare th«*m. lie
was for Mr. Buchanan, and h«« thought il
the duty of the people of this State to aid io
tbo election of that gentleman.
We must, then, support Mr. R., con
tinued Uw speaker, although he acknowl
edged that that gentleman was neither hii
first nor his second choice. He went first
for Franklin Pierce, -that man who, coming
from New Hampshire—from New Kngland
down to Washington—had exerted all the
weight of his personal influence and
authority to secure to tho South her righti
under the C>netitution. From a sense of
honor, from a sense of duty, from gratitude.
Franklin Fierce, was his first choice; and
whatever others might think, he felt sun
that thu glonout man would be rtgardtJ b)
fUtnty at lK* peer of any PrtttJenI w/u
Mr. Buchanan, although not unexoep.
tionable, was an able, dignified, and con
ssrratire Hat mm sn, and hs entertained nol
a doubt bat that, if elected, he would b«
faithful to the Constitution and the South.
Morwra, we should support him, becaust
be stnn Is pledged to a platform of principles
wlii ' carried out in the proper spirit,
iuiu c.uuj.um! our approbation.
2S" o, Mid he, the great question of the
IV"M ary would he settled, and if on the
second Muuday of November next, it shall
I be l juuiitbat Fremont is elected, he thought
our <vur*- wm phun. It was bis deliberate
opini n, that ire should thtn,on the 4/A «f
M i nut, march to U'<uA<ny/u*, stizt the
artht •«,«/ the Irtasury •/ the GorfrnmrnI,
awl Itu: r.'n coH**(utncrs to God.
But eifil war was a horrible thing ; and
as in u and Christians, be thought it our
dutr to uroid, if possible, so direful a ca
lair.itr. Jleoce, he was for making an
effur:. with our suter southern Statoa, to
per{» lunte |Msaca by the election of Mr. Bu
obanr.ii.
Wher® are They ?
For n -Uv or two after the election some
anxi "v •» felt in this citj for the whore
about* of c-.rtaiu notables of the "alliance"
fain II r.
It c nfidentlj reported that Mi«m.
ClifT r! an 1 Appleton were netting up with
the 1 t : and the dubious remark* which
app rv ' the Argus of Tuwdaj and Wed
D#i : c lrmed thin belief.
t> . * haro it, that they have gone to
Whc \ i to condole with tho Oatend Cir
cular • I i date. Wu crn'l *»jr how thia
may bo, ju we thought wo uw Mr. Clifford
turn in ; tJi' corner of one of our atroets thia
A. M. \ friend who atood bj inaiated it
waa only !.'* ahadow.
V>« a 11 report confidently that Governor
Well.- U ia town, and we hare boen aauured
by a i' ir friend of hi*, that he, (the Gov
ernor) !? trd aoniething drop the other night.
Pliiin ..trae* is aaid to l*e in awful con
torti »» r pecting the intrnnfird Liquor
Law, t!i '.cadciny grants, tho return of
Jud- !' .1 i* to the bench ; and nlao it ia re
port.. I, tii it bo waa heard talking to himaeU
about .• iliere will lie to make motions at
tho S a:.!315 >ard thia uintor.
II ... '. -S. Littlo has taken the c.ir-t tor
Cm;.. i, «•- ■ i mo where else, and madam ru
mor v.. !<<j circulating the improbable
»tnry honorable gentleman had tak
en with ! largo <iuantiti«<of liquorswhich
he pt 1 a tew Jay* sincv of a dealer in
Ihi* • t > trwit hi* friend* with on the
night lection, which did not come off.
We onlj r p >rt thi# an rumor on tbo street
Tlu I. wo heard of Moses McDonald, he
was flit on his h ick in a ditch a short dis
tance ro, looking up. It is rejiorted
that t!i.'- w the tir»t time that M« ha*
look d f fnee his roto for th»- Kansas Ne
braska
The '. that wu seen of K. Wilder Far
let, lc> w.i- itridea broom stick in hot pur
suit < . t! . t nhantom, tho pauper dissection
bill.
8. II. 1 .-nan, Jam** Todd and Nathan
Cura:n; were reported in this citjr on
Mondav 'it as having been s-vn on board
| of tin* 1 skow Loco Foco en-roule for
| Salt Hi- r. Moro anon.—Ttmp. Journal.
Ar.ct'^r Turn of the Screw
Un lur liiu telegraphic httd will bo seen
tho record ofa mob that on the 11th inst.,
broke publican meeting in ILiltimore,
andeM > ucd some of the loaders, a
mong w c.i was Mr. William Gunnison,
formerly ' tlus city, through the streets.—
this ii.. ... 1 to southern men very line
■port, . n»e northern men apologies for
it, ta>; :''it <re can't help thinking that it
will brii' 4 t . j slaveholJen» to a retribution
that tr tliiak of, andat an earlier
day tli:' i t!i y anticipate. It has been dif
ficult jit m for the men of tho north so to
conqu t tli ,'r prejudice* as to tolorotc slave
ry, wlun tlio slaveholder* behaved decently ;
but what npathydo they hope to retain,
ur wLi. .r |ort can a party have that ercn
seem , ers into their defease, when
they i. i mobocrnto, ruffians and dis
unioi t'hen the return of Maine wai
just g „ vn to iU work in centrnl New
York tho interior of Pennsylvania
stagi' i • linos that had been unbroken
by Ku vasionaand acnalta upon sen
ators— \ was a poor time indeed to hare
a mob »!■..' utration, denying tho right of
•xprv n a I voting, unless in favor ol
■la vet v at deccnt men do they sup
pose will .uinsuch action as they have
given !io last six m nths—the murder
of free it * men in Kansas—tho banish
ment of i u nsfrorn thstr homes in Virgin
ia, fcr .. ling a political meeting—the
expul . •ooksellers for having boob
pruoci their inquisition ; the beating
of the ' >ut of northern senators, when
they i!.. utter tho sentiments of their
constit. on tho floor of rongrms—thf
mohbi'i ; of tnco, and driving them like
wild K ■' rough the streets, f»r jiamiug
oandid.k' for office who will not bow down
to the ». lol; and finally threatening to
suMu ihjugato the nortli to their des
potism . icy have not reason "nough to
sw th.. . may be a point beyond endur
ance—. . y will drive every man into
open v upon them, it is time that
others .11 tell them.—XctcAuri/pori Her
M.
W.Mr. Hreckinridge, tho Democratic
oandi!for the Vicc Presidency, in hi*
lato »p ich at the Democratic mass meeting
on the fipp • inoe Uattle Ground, asaumod
tho mi.i; ilwunioo ground occupied by Mr.
Fillm »rc. \» reported in the Cincinnati
Bnquinr, a Duehanan paper, Mr. Breckin
ridge mid :
" If the K utern States were to unito in a
■olid phalanx againat the West, or the south
ern a®*insi too Northern, tlwy happening
to havd a majority, would jou submit?—
[Cries wf 'no.'] I am auro you would not;
for 1 know you to be men. And, should
they further accompany every act of their
triumph with every expression of contume
ly and coat, rapt, would you not believe a
revolution a 3>lemn duty ? You need not
rwpoud—I know your manly sentiments."
Intareating Diielotures-~Xr. Bucha
nan on Slavery.
The HnnUville, (Ala.) Democrat contain*
an interring letter from Philadelphia,
written to tho editor "by a personal friend,
a gvntleman of tho high<*9t nwpeetabilUj,
for whose accuracy ho vouehei," and giving
a report of a conversation which the writer
had just held with Mr. Ik( iianav.
We copy the letter from tho Advocate, a*
j follows:
ruiLADCi.rnu, Aug. G, 1850.
Mr Dkak Sis : 1 spcut two hours vith
Iluchunau yesterday, ut Wheatland. lli*
grounds are btnutifully iuiJ tastefully ar
ranged, but hiti house is plain ami unpre
tending in the extreme—Mery thing hat tho
air or unostentatious Democracy. • Ilut the
man himself ia tho very impersonation or
unufTtictod Republicanism. 1 was never
mora agreeably dis*upp<vntcd in my life,
lie gave us a cordial and frank reception,
and talked with us with tho freedom of an
old acquaintance. 1 Mill y felt na if I had
known him all my life. Ho said tho issue
involved in this election wns tho Union of
these States an equal*. That the South had
submitted to the aggressions of tho Aboli
tionists with a patience that might well
challenge the admiration of tho world, and
considering the firo-oating propensities, was
difficult to understand. He ridiculcd tho
doctrinus of Squatter Sovereignty, and said
that the South liad now, for tho first timo
in the history of the country, obtained from
tho Government the conceMion of tho truo
principles, viv: that the people of a territo
ry had the right, when they oumo to form a
State Constitution, to say whether they
would or would not hare Slavery. That by
this lcgisUti >n Congress nau aumiueu mat
the power was with tho people, and not in
Congress, and tho only sonsiblo rulo was,
that this could bo exercised by tho people
onljr when they came to form a Stato Gov
ernment, preparatory to ndmiasion into tho
Union. I giro you almost his very words,
lie Kiid, if ho should bo elected, ho felt Jat
isfiod the Slavery question would be flnUly
nettled, provided ho could carry a portion of
tho New England States and New York. In
other words, if ho were elected by a nation
al vote, what he would do in tho premise*
would havo a national suppo.it, and\athe
strength of Free-Soil ism, which is sectional,
would bo dispersed. The truth is Mr. llu
chanan is as sound on this question as was
Mr. Calhoun, and tho Northern Democracy
are better Southern men to-day, than many
Democrats oven at tho South. Whatever
they may havo dono heretofore, now they
meet the question boldly, and defend the in*
stitution of Slavery with a foarlessneffl that
wo might do well to inutato. They do not
uvea apologise for it on the ground that it
is recognised in tho Constitution ; but thoy
say it is right. Tliat God himself estab
lished it, and that it has tho liiblo for its
foundation. If we do not sustain these
men in dtfencc of our Institutions, wo de
serve eternal infamy. The contest is Obvi
ously between Buchanan and Fremont.—
Fillmore is not in tho rac<\ So man^ hero
protends to say that ho is. . )
On the whole, therefore, I consideYhis
election beyond peradventurc—and wliire * I
regret is, that thoro can 1» found in tho
wholo South a singlo man who will voto for
him. If thoy could see him, and hear him
talk, I firmly beliovo ho would get every
Southern rote. '
1 have scribbled this off ao hurriedly, I
(ear you will not be ablo to read it.
Yours tryly.
W. It. Fiornc«, Esq., IIuntsviNe, Ala.
We commend tliii* letter to all honest demo
crat* of the North. Then aru many of this
class who are conscientiously looking to
Mr. Ilucluinan, in the event of his election,
to reverse the policy of Pierce, and heal a
portion, at least, of the evils, growing out
of the repeal of tbo Missouri Compromise.
How utterly unfounded thoso hope* are,
may be gathered from the ubove letter.
lltire we lutvu tho democratic candidate
for the Presidency oxpresfing to a slavehold
er his extrcmo admiration for tho manner in
which tho -Sou/A has submitted to the ' ay,
yrrtsiotu of the Abolitionists /" IIo ridi
cules the doctrino of Squatter Sovereignty
by denying that tho people of a Territory
have tho right to form their own institu
tions. It is only when slavery has dono
its utmost, as in Katua*, and the frco State
men are driven off, that an opportuno mo
ment may be seised and tho Territory trans
formed into a Slave State! Thus, freedom
docs not go with tho Constitution, as tho
right oi every settler.
No wonder then, this Southern writer
eom]iarcM Buchanan to Calhoun, and pro
nounces the Northerners who support him
as better Southern men than many demo
crats at the South "! Let the honost dem
ocrats o( the North ponder upon these ac
cumulating proofs of Mr. Buchanan's real
sentiments.
Mkxti.no ix Pkxu-ixld.—Thcro was an
immense rum meeting in D.vrfioKl on Thurs
day. It had iu origin in tho grief and in*
dignation felt in that town in regard to tho
rvcont foul murder of David Starr Iloyt, a
native of Dosrfield in Kaiuus ; and it was
alike a noble tribute to hi* memory, and a
demonstration of groat political significance
connected with tho present presidential can
TUS.
It is estimated that ten thousand persons
wore present. Flags and banners, bearing
significant and pertinent mottoes, were plan
ted in every quarter. Tho most pertinent
and suggestive motto was ono occupying a
prominent place, reading as follows: "The
voter of thy brvthrr'i blood crittK to thtt from
lb ground.'*
David W. Alvord, ofGreonfiold, praided.
Native talent was employed upon the stand,
and with good cflirt.
The most touching and I>oautiful incident
of tho day occurred in front of tho old
home of tho murdered Uoyt. The carriage
containing the South Dcerfiold delegation
of Iodic* vu driven before tho house, when
the South Deerfiold hand played a dirge. It
was all iu such good tost*, and waa touched
by eo many mournful associations, -that nil
ware incited by it. At the close of the
dirge, Mr. Joneii, connected with the fami
ly, came out, and, in a neat speech, made
appropriate acknowledgment of the delicate
consideration* in which the demonatrntion
hud iu birth.
From Tkt Itotltm Jl/ot.
Letter from Rev. Mr. Nate.
To thr Edilort of th* Atlas:
The following letter mw received ysster
day from Ilei. Mr. Nuto. It is addwd
to * friend in this city. It giro*, I believe,
the latent news in regard to hint, and will
bo ree.d with interest by all. l'ermit ino to
add that the Kansas Clothing Committee,
hare their headquarter* at the Warren strwl
chapel. All articles of clothing sent there
will bo carefully forwarded. A member of
tho Committee will bo there daily from 2
P. M. during tho afternoon. Ladies wish
ing to aid may reccivo information there.
II. 1. B.
Lawrence, Kansas, )
Sept. II, 18{»0. \
Mr Dear Friend :—I lmvo just returned
from my captivity with tho 'border ruffians,'
and find your letter awaiting mo. My ans
wer must bo Tory brief, in order to go by the
next mail.
Your offer of help is very opportuno.—
Without timely and oztonsivo aid there
must bo sore distress in many families who
havo lost everything in this last raid. Over
CO families in this immodiato neighborhood
havo had thoir houses burned, and in most
casos ull their contents; in somo eases, the
head of tho household murdered, ami in
many wounded. I cannot go into detail.—
I am just ablo to sit up, lteing completely
worn out by the hardships of the hut 15
day*, twice without a morsel of food, or
even a drink of wholosouio water for 24
hours, sleeping on tho ground, and onso in
a noisome dungeon.
My wifo and many of the neighbors had
given up all hopo of ever seeing inc alive.—
Ilut enough of this. I would gladly endure
it ull over a hundred times, if it could avail
to save this territory from tho curso of
slavery.
Send anything, I had almost said every
thing—clothing of uny kind, blanket*, bed
ding, Ac., Ac.
I found the box sent last spring on my re
turn, and havo distributed nearly all the
contents. They were thankfully recoived,
aud relieved tho needy. Tho linen wus «<s
pecially useful in dressing tho wounded
after tho liattlo of Titus' fort.
Uur men havo dono and oudurod heroical
ly, and thus fur tho victory is ours, but nt a
terrible cost of valuable lives.
Six of my personal friends—thrco of them
very near to me—havo fallen by tho most
brutal murders during tho last throe weeks.
Our hearts fail us not yet, and our hope
" is In tho (iod of Justice, thut bo will bring
us out of ull conllicts with wiekednoss tri
umphant.
I purpost) to offer a more particulur ac
count of these things for publication in
somo of your Boston papers by the next
mail.
Yours as ever with lovo,
KritRAUi Xite, Jr.
♦ ♦ ■ ■
The Comervfttivo Clergy.
In nil profession? there aro prominent in.
dividual*, who by their influence, attain
ment* and personal character, may justly
lw considered as "representative men."—
Among American clergymen of the highest
rank in the class usually called "conserva
tive," there are many eminent divines whose
famo is not confined to this side of tho At
lantic, but who arc known and honored in
all Protestant countries. Foremost among
this class may be nainud the ltuv. Dr. Way
land, of I'rovidenco, and the Kcv. I)r. Dew
cy, of New York. Theso gentlemen be
long to widely different divisions of the
church—and each has a national reputation.
Itoth have been before tho public for more
than a generation. They am scholars ol
tho must liberal culture, eminent usnuthors,
distinguished as preachers, and men of influ
ence far beyond tho limits of tho denomina
tions to which they belong. They are both
quito conservative in their viows, nnd in past
yean havo been censurod for their supposed
waut of hearty sympathy with reform move
ments. Their personal influence has been
great in keeping in check tho radicalism of
their profession. They aro "representative
men" of the elder class of Trinitarian and
Unitarian preachers. It is instructive and
»uggcstl?e noie bow such men are affec
ted by tho great movements of tho times—to
knovt in what light tlicy regard tho ques
tions uppermost in tho publio mind, and
what counsel they give, itoth these di*.
tinguishod men liavo recently s|)okcn upon
tho momentous nature 01 the {invent ctibjs.
AVo give Mow such cx tract* from th«*o pro
ductions as our limited space will allow.
H«t. Dr. Dewey recently delivered an ad
drew before tho "Elm Tree Association," in
Sheffield, his natiro town in this State, in
which he touched upon tho present aspect of
tho times. During his address ho said
Thcro is now a revolutionary crisis inr the
country, and that there might be no miscon
struction on tho part of his hearers, ho cr
pnwed in unmistakahh language his
thoughts iijkju tho turriblo question Uiat
now agitato* the land. It is the determina
tion of certain public leaders, and of a large
party at the South, to espouse tho sjsUnn
and demand tho extension of a monstroui
wrong. Against this whole opinion and
this wholo courso he protested. To his
brethren in tho South ho would my :
You aro in the wrong ; your judgment is
wrong; your course is wrong; the moment
you left tho toleration for tho espousal of
this system of human slavery, you lost the
sympathy of all men; you cannot legiti
mate the system to our human conscience
; and feeling; you cannot make it an boo
oral und praiseworthy act to buy and ull
mtn.
I am not o^legislator; but If I *ew, I
would nercr vote for another «top of exten
sion to the slave area ; and fur auch a stand
on thia question I hate tlie decisive worda of
Clay and Webster themselves. I would
never vote Kanzas to the doom of Virginia—
to impoverishment, to poor culture, to buy
ing and selling men for a living. I would
never vote Kanzas to slavo labor, which by
long and solemn compromise was pledgnd to
free labor. If Kanza* must come in an a
slavo State, it would l>e because I could not
help it.
After noticing some of the pleas for slave
ry, Dr. Dewoy said that tchrn they forsook
thnr former stand point, and advocated its
extension, ho could not go anoincr sicpM-iui
tlietn. Ho not Influenced by the excite
ment of tho day ; tliorc are good causes for
it, liut it these cause* did not exist ho
i xhould Mill tako tho samo ground. There
is a tide rising in tho world which will
sweep away tho system. Tho Czar medi
tates freedom to his serfs. All tho world
demands tho freedom of all men—and "with
«H|uul calmness and confldcnco lie waited tho
result."
This extract is from a letter written by
tho Rev. Dr. Way land the present week,
and publishod in the Providcnco Journal of
Thursday.
Tho citizcns of tho United States must
very soon docido whether slavery, with its
horrible injustice, shall ho extended, hy Are
and sword if neod he, over our vast national
domain ; whether they will 1« governed hy
brute force, or by tho universal intelligence
ami conscience of tho wholo peoplo; and
whether tho coiutitutijn itself shall protect
from violation our dearest rights, or becomu
tho instrument of intolerable and remediless
oppression.
Under such circuuistanccs every Christian
citizen is certainly bound to remember that
communities equally with individuals are
amcnahlo to tho laws of eternal justice; and
that, so long as God exists, neither tho pros
perity nor the perpetuity of a nation can Ik;
secured by tho perpetration of wrong. We
aro cajjcd upon by every principlo of relig.
ion and patriotism to adjure allegiance t<»
party,^»y what name soever it may i« called,
and to acknowledge no other rulo of action
than tho laws of God, tho dictates of eon
seienco, and tho lovo of humanity, which is
only another narno for tho lovo of country.
In tho hope that those principles may gov
ern your mooting,
I am, sir, yours truly, F. Wayusd.
John Eddt, Esq.
The Charter Oak.
Tlio telegraph has announced tho full of
this vcnerablo tree nt Hartford. Tito trunk
was twenty-ono fat in circumfereneo, and
n«ir seven feet in diameter. Tho cavitjr in
which tlio charter wot placed was near tho
root*, and largo enough to ndmit a child,
but during tho last eight years had closed
up. Mr. llarbcr, in hi* "Historical Col
lections," give* tho following narrative of
tho event which nmdo tlio "Charter Oak"
famous:
"Sir Edmund Andres being appointed tho
lirst Governor General of New England, ar
rived in Boston in December, 1G8G. From
this place he wroto to tho Colony of Con
necticut to resign their charter, but without
■uccca. Tho assembly met as usual, in Oc
tober, and tho government continued ac
cording to charter, until tho last of tho
month. About this tiino, Sir Edmund, with
his suitoand moru than sixty regular troops,
eamo to Uurtford when the assembly were
sitting, and demanded tho charter, and de
clared the government under it to bo dis
solved. Tho assembly were extremely reluc
tant and slow with respect to any motion to
bring it forth.
Tho tradition is that Uorernor i roni
strongly represented the great expense ami
hardship* of tho colonists in planting tho
country ; tho blood and treasure which they
had expended in defending it, both against
tho ravage* and foreigners; to what hard
ships ho himself had been exposed for that
purpose ; and that it was liko giving up his
life, now to surrender the patent and privi
leges so dearly bought and so long enjoyed.
Thu important uflair was debuted and kept
in suspense until the evening, when tho
elmrter was brought and laid upon tho tablo
whero tho assembly wero sitting. By this
timo great nuinlk-rs of jicoplo wero assem
bled, and men sufficiently bold to execute
whatever might bo necessary or expedient.
Tho lights were instantly extinguished, and
ono Capt. Wad*worth of Hartford in the
most silent and secret manner, carried olT
I tho obarter uud secreted it in a largo hollow
tree, fronting the bouse of lion. Samuel
Wells, then ono of tho magistrates of tho
oolony. Tho peoplo all appeared peaceably
and orderly. The candles were officially re
lighted, but tho patent was gone, and no
discovery could be made of it, or the per
sons who carried it away."
The Hartford Press Bays of tho ago of tho
oak cannot be told with correctness, but
good judges place it from eight hundred to
a thousand yours. It was veneruU-d by tho
Indiana, and was spared at their solicita
tions. "It has been tho guide of our ances
tors for ccntures," said they, "as to the
timo ol planting our corn. When the
leave* are of the site of a mouse's ear, then
is the time to put thoaeed in the ground."
Gbomktrical.—Wo feci bound to call the
attention of our friends of tbc Post, to an
other hiuentahlo crid?nco of " the Intro
duction of politics into our public acbools."
A girl in the High school, daughter of one
of our moat n»pect«l fellow citizens, wbonc
only fault is hi* Fillinoreism, giro this defi
nition in her lesson in geouietr/ : A point
baa position, but no sub*Unco; Gen. Pierce
is a point. A lino has a position, und length
but no breadth ; Mr. Fillmore it a line. A
cuire is n line that tarii* at crery point.—
Mr. Duthnnan it a curve.
A ix)lid haii length, bruadth, and thick*
now. Mr. Fremont u a solid.—Providence
Journal.
How Jim wuii.got 10 Jiew urieant
It ha* not l>een many year* sincc the late
James Willi, of iitltimore, one of the great
est comedian* of hi* time, flourished in the
Western eitiei. In fact wo believe toward*
the close of his career ho mado St. Louis hi*
home. The New York Sunday -Courier tell*
tho following good story, in which Will*
nets the lieru:
About the time the Texas excitement ran
so high in tho United States, Jim Wills was
in Pittsburg, in thnt situation so common to
play actors, " flit broke," standing on the
wharf witli his solemn visage expanded,
planning how he could get down tho river
without money, when ho hoard the drum
and fife, lie saw a half uniformed soldier
about embarking for New Orleans bearing n
Texas banner. A thought struck him.—
Next day lie sent hi* trunk ou board the
first boat to start, and just as the captain
tupped the bell for the last time, Wills stop
ped on hoard, dragged his trunk into an un
I occupied stateroom, and took from his tbeat
1 ricnl wardrobe a solder's coat with buff
breast uml three rows of button*, a ehaj>eau
with an immense plume, a rod wish, and a
pair of false whiskers. Uy the tirno that
the Wt got fairly under way, Jim wait
fully equipped, with hut stage sword hang
ing gracefully hy liia hide. Drawing on hi*
glove*, he hesitated a moment, but relying
on his peculiar power, he opened tho door
into the cabin which wax filled with passen
gers. In a moment all eyes were turned
toward* him, but ho walked up to tho Imr
and took a gla«s of brandy and water. In
the mean time all was confusion to find out
who the ofBcor wan. A gencr.il rush was
mado (or tho register, but he had not yet
put his namo down; tho captain was con
Milted but ho did not know. At length,
however, feeling a littlo curiosity himself,
ho walked up to Jim, und said, "Sir."
" Sir to you,'.' said Jim, touching hi«
chapoau.
" Will you do mo tho favor Jto register
your name, so that I can provido a fstate
room for you."
" Oh, with pleasure," said Jim, and
walking up to tho register, ho flourished in
round text, •' C. P. Edwards, Major, Texan
Army." Tho crowd pressed around tho ta
ble—thoy read tho name—universal enthu
siasm prevailed, and threo tremendous clieei*
wero given for " Texas and Libcjty !" Jim
took o(T his chapeau, acknowledgod the com
pliment with n graceful bow and a few pa
triotic remarks. It is almost needier* to say
that, from that moment, tho tot ihtanl Maj.
was a lion. Every ono sought his acquain
tance ; tho ladies o]»ncd the cabin door to
get a peep at him; ho was placwl at tho
| head of tho table, and at night was made
drunk as Iiacehus on champagne. Next
1 day ho was promenading tho hurricane dock
linked arm in arm with tho captain and
I warm-hearted Southerner.
"Major," Kiid tlio Southerner, "I know
! you havo Iwn on a mission to collect urins,
ammunition and recruits, but 011 thin sub
ject you may of course Ira mum, in oonso
quence of tlio treaty Iratweon tlio United
States and Mexico. For my part I could
soo all the rascal* hung liko dog* on tlio
trees "
" Whatever my bnalnois may have been,
I find I have exhausted my means in tho
cause, in fact, I fear I shall not Ira able to
juy my panago until I got to Now Or
leans."
" Don't mention it," said tho captain.
••1 havo it," exclaiuitxl the Southerner
" follow me."
Tho trio adjourned to the clerk's office
where a stirring appeal for Texas was writ
ten, carried among the passengers and $1"»0
collected, which was handed over to Wills.
At night a supper was given.
Tlio cabin was decorated with tho star
spangled banner, cntwinod with tho (lag of
tho lono star. At 12 o'clock they com
menced singing songs, und tlio Major com
plied with the request of tho company by
singing his fuvorito song, "Billy Harlow."
"Bravo!" said ono. Excellent!" said
another.
«' I could doit better," said Jim, who
who was fast verging into tho fourth stato
of intoxication, "if Iliad my proper tog*
on." After giving three faint huz&u for
Texas, tlio party broke up.
Next morning tho clerk went into Wills'
state-room to cull hnn to breakfast, when he
found that tho Major bad turned in all
standing, with hoots, chapcau and sword
on. Lis feet snugly laid on the pillow. lie
was a Texas "Major," and of courso no fault
was found.
I _
Tiik Batti.i or Bkvmnutox. Washing*
1 tun Irving, in his lifo of Washington, given
1 tlio following spirited account of the battle
of Bennington:
•' In tho meantime the moro alert and ac
tivo American* had been mustering frOm nil
quartern to Stark's assistance, with such
weapons as they had at hand. During the
night of tho 15th, Colonel Symonds armed
with a bod/ of Berkshire militia. Among
tliein was a belligerent parson, full of fight,
Allen by name, possibly of tho bellicose
family of tho hero of Ticonderoga. " Gen
oral," cried he, " the peoplo of Berkshire
have been often cullod out to no purpose ;
if you don't giro them a chance to fight now,
thoy never will turn out again." " You
would not tuni out now, whilo it is dark
and raining, would you?" demanded Stark.
•• Not just now," was tho reply. •'Well if
thu L >rd should curao onco moro and give
us sun«hine, and 1 don't giro you fighting
enough," rojoincd tho veteran, "I'll never
ask you to turn out ag.iin."
Ou tho following morning tho sun shono
bright, and Stark prepared to attack Haunt
in his intrenchmenU; though be had no
artillery, and his men, for tho most part,
had only their ordinary brown firelocks
without bayonets. Two hundred of his
men under Colonel Nichols were detached
to th« rear of tho enemy's left; three hun
dred, under Colonel Merrick, to the rear of
hia right; they were to join their forces and
'utteck bin In the ruir, while OoluncU Hub
bard and Sticknov, with two hundred men,
dircrU'd hw attention in /root.
Colonel Skene and' the roy&Ilsta, when
thoy naw the Americana issuing out cf the
wood* on diflercut tides, penunded them
•elrca, ami enuearoiwl to perauaao mum,
that tlnwo Wen the loyal people of thecoun
try flocking to his standard. TI10 Indiana
were the fir»t to discour tlio truth. "The
woods aro full of Yankee*," orixl they, and
retreated in «ingl»» file between the troop* of
N'ichola and Ilerrick, yelling like demona
and jingling cow bells. Several of them,
however, were killed or wounded mt they
thus run the gauntlet.
At the sound of fire-arm*, Stark, who had
; remained with the main body in the camp,
1 mounted lifa liar*' and gave the word, for.
trim/.' IIo had promised his men the plun
der of the British camp. IJ10 homely apeccli
1 mnd<> l.y him when in tight of tho enemy,
ho* often been cited : " Now, my men,
' there nre tho red-coaU! Before night they
must l»e oura, or Molly Stark will l»o a
widow!"
Itaum s >on found himself assailed on ev
ery aide, but he defended hia worka bravely.
Ilia two piccea of urtiliery, advantageously
planted were very effective, and hia troops,
if alow in march, wero steady in action.—
For tw;i hour* the discharge of lire-arms wa«
. aaid to havo been like tho conatant rattling
of the drum. Stark, in hia dispatchta,
{compared it to a "continued clap of thun
der." It waa tho hottest fight he had ever
aoen. He inapired his men with hia own
impetuosity. They drove tho royalist trooj>a
upon the IIcft»ians, and proving after them
stormed tho works with irrtwistihlo fory.—
A Hessian oyc-witne*s declares that this time
the reikis fought with deaj oration, preming
within eight pace* of the loaded cannon to
< take suro aim at tho artillerists. Tlio lat
ter wero slain ; tho cannon captured, Tho
royaliatk and Canadians took to flight, and
escaped to tho woods. The Gcrimtnii sfill
j kept their ground, and fought bravely, fill
i there was not a cartridge left. Ktnm and
his dragoons then took to their broadswords
and the infantry to their loyoncfs, and en
deavored to cut their way to a road 111 tho
wooda, but in vain ; many were kill^l.
, more wounded, llaum among tho number,
and ail who »urvived were taken prisoner!."
Youthful Friendships.
What fond and generous friendships arc
often bred among youthful companion* in
! tiio bright cpocli of school-day lifo! Then
|tliu innocence, gayety, and hope of unsophis
ticated hearts create sky nnd land anew,
| and robe the Mono in their own soft hues.
I No cynic fro»t has fallen on our dtslnterrat
' ed sympathies. The world ha* not laid it*
.ey hand* on our throbbing pulse*. Our
faith in each other, in whatever is lovely,
virtuous, heroic, know* no limit*. Then
how frequent it is for attachments to grow
I up, at whos} stainless sincerity and tender
1 ionmneo we smilo iu after years, when, alas,
[ in to i many e.m «, time ha* hardly brought
'enough to couipenmto for what it ha* taken
away ! Together we wander through the
fields as through enchanted grounds. We
dream dream* splendent with tho triuinplis
wo fondly vow and think to win. In the
ardenttiCN* of that pure time our secret soul*
are transparent, arid in the undiw.il clear
ness of our communion wo look through
each other.
Our joys, our griefs, our wholo heart* are
united in a freo friendship whoso strength
1 and cloaoncns foretell a sweeter and nobler
lifo than the fairest passage* of history have
as yet realized. The*) halcyon unions rare
ly survive a full entranco upon the common
pursuits of life. But they uro prophetic
And when the can's of tho world, the deceit
fulness of riches, and many sins como up m
us and alienate us, still their glorious ora
cles uro never forgotten. They Imunt us
like voice* from (airy land. And oft tho
cliffc and shore* of memory reverberate the
plaintivo cchocs of our loro, rilling after
many a beautiful Hylas vanislii.il from besid-J
the fountain ofyouth. How ofkn tho re
uicmbraucc* of tho friends ol other days como
tuck from the bye gono timed when wo
knew them, nnd (ill our heart* as with the
wild, sad melodies of an .Ivilian harp!—
Who, n* he reviews tho hallowed hour* that
I went so swiftly in the morning of lifo, and
recalls the dear, familiar faces laid so curly
in tho dust of tho grave, would bj u»haiuod
to shod a tear to their mingled m >mory ?—
lire. \V. R. Afgrr, in Worth American Itr~
v inc.
Gatei and Bargoyne.
Wilkin»>n, in hi* memoir*, di»oril»os tlio
first meeting of Gab* and llurgojne, which
took place at the head of the American camp.
They were attend*! bjr their staff*, and bj
otlier general oQLvr*. llurgojno wan in a
rich royal uniform; Gates in a plain hlue
frock. When they approached neurlj with
in sword's length, thej reined up and halt
■■d: " The fortune of war, Gen. (utit, ha*
made mo jour prisoner," aai'l Burgnjne;
to which the other, returning hi* mlute, re
plied, " 1 "hall nlwaj* bo readj to testifj
that it lias not born through any fault of
jour Excellenej.
•• We passed through the American camp,"
writes the alnxulj cited II '»ian offii-r, "in
which all the regiment* were drawn out »»c
■ide tho artillcrj, and stood under arms*—
Xot ono of them wan uniformilj clad ; cach
had on the clothes which ho woro in the
fields, tho church ortho tavern. Thejstood
however, liko soldiers, well arranged, and
with a. militarj air, in which there w.i* but
little to find fault with. All tho muskets
had bajonets, and tho sharjHihooUTt had
rifle*. Tho uien stood no still that wo were 1
filled with wonder. Not ono of them made
a single motion a* if ho would speak to hi* {
neighbor. Xaj, more, all the lad* that
stood there in rank and file, kind nature had
formed so trim, ao slender, so nervou*, that
it was a pleasure to look at them ; and we
were surprised at such a handsome, well
formed race." •• In nil rarn<«tnr«»," a.Id*
he, " Kngluh America aurpuMi tbo muet
of Europo in tho growth and look* of it*
male population. Tho whole nation haa a
natural torn and tulont for war and a »jl
diet'a life.
He madoliitm.dl aoinewliat merry, hew
i Ttr, with the equipment* of the officer*. A
low wore regimental* ; and thoee fashioned
t<> their own notion* a* to cut and color—
being provided by tbttaaelrcf. llrown cnata
with Ma-groen facing*, white lining with
*il*er trimming*, ami grey coato in abun
dance, with buff facing* and culT, aud gilt
button*; in abort orery variety of pattern.
Tlw i>ripi*u<'ni ami gtincmi* wore unuonua
and belt* which their rank ; hut
moot of the colonel* and other offloera were
in their ordinary clothre; a imuket and Iwy
onet in luuul, and a cartridge-box, powder
horn orer the (boulder. But what cajieclal
It uniufod him wu* the variety of uncouth
wig* worn by tho officer*—lingering# of an
uncouth tiuhion.
Moat of tho troope thu* noticcd were tha
hastily levied militia, tho yeomanry of tha
country.
" There wero regular regiment* alto," In
•aid, "which for want of timo and cloth
wero not jet equipped in uniform. Then*
had *tuuilard* with vuriou* emblem* und
mottoa *orao of which had for u> a very
•ntirieal signification.M
" Hut I mint iuy to tho credit of the tno>
my'a regiment*," continue* he, "that not*
man wa* to b<? found tlierein who a* we
inarclied hy, made even a *ign of taunting,
insulting, exultation, hatred, or any other
evil fooling; ou the contrary, they *'-m^l
. u* though they would rather do u* honor.—
A* wo marched hy tho grcut tent of (Jen.
(iate*. ho invited in tho hrigadier* and ooiu*
mandcr* of regiment*, and variou* refresh*
merit* wero act before them. Gatea i* I**
tweon fifty and elxty year* of uge; wear*
j his own thin grey Imir ; inactive and friend*
i ly, and ou account of the wonknem of hit
, oyea, constantly wear* spectacle*. At head
1 quarter* we mot uiuny officer*, who trcutod
u* with all |HMnihlo politenoM.—Iritng'i
Lift of Washington.
Iv.\t <xiMTioN or Tti»: Fiunwux Statvc.
This statue ulwut tho inauguration of which
the liostonians have proved *o enthusiastic,
is eight lift in height, weigh* about a ton,
c<Mt $10,000, ami i< u magnificent work.—
Tho color i-» n golden bronze, similar to
Crawford'* Ileethovon in tho Music Hull.—
Tim total height of tin* pedestal, the aton-*
an<l statue, it about 27 fo«t. Tho four bat
reliefs for tho sidos of th« dio stono will not
bo completed for somo month*. Tho letter
ing on tlio granite* pedestal will lw improv
ed by gilding. Tin* artint who executed tho
work i» Uichnrtl S. Ureunough, a brother of
j tho lato sculptor, Horatio Grornotigh, and
in studying hi* art in I'arii. This mak J
the second gro.it bronxo statuj now in II n
tjii; still another of Washington is to lw
placed on tho centre ol tho Common in that
city. The Frankliu statue stands in front
of tho City Hall.
Tho Hon. R. C. Winthrup originated tho
plan for the Franklin Statao and delivered
tho address at tho inauguration.
The day wa* lino, tin* htnvU profusely
docoralod, and tho proewsion of groat length
amply suppli.^ with emblematic devices suit*
ed to tlio interesting occasion. Tho Frank
lin medal scholars between the years 17012
and 18'Mi, numbered 3(N), wearing their
medals. At the closo of Mr. Wiuthrop's
address the fact wot telegraphed to various
|K>inU and congratulations received in re
turn fr >iu tho .Mayors of twelvo citii*. The
fraturnily of Freo Mai ins laid tho corner
stone for the statue. Thn was tho gr. atest
civic celebration of tho kind over witnessed
in this country.
A Vuues or Women. Tlio following ac
count appuni in the Aug*hurg (iaiette:
"Tli« village nt .Mnl.ina,' which i'h aluut
<10 wiioM froiii Ilutxchuel, iu Wulhcliia,
offer* at the j.rwent moment u curiout eth
nographical Miigulurity, having fovn inhab
its! liy wunvn only for tho hut 30 year*.
At om' period tliii femalo population wag
21)0. Tito laJi.« did not livo Ifko wurrioni,
lito tho Amazon* of old : lint avoiding nil
int<T<'<mr«o with men, and drove away from
th ir twit iri.M all who app»ared with iu.nl
rinioni >1 intention*. Tim anti-aocLit •ettlo
' tin n*. U now uippwd to Im on the decline;
! at least no more rwniltl are tnadi> from tin*
disappointed or lovj ensued, and the mem
ber* of the population are rapidly decrau
luff*"
j ,Mr>
t3T Henry Winter Davis, a young and
talented Fillmore m»inl>er .of Congress of
Maryland (would Im for Fremont prolmhly,
if ho dared) inude hjn^vIi in the IIouso late
ly that took aomo of tin South by surprise,
lie spoke of the Ruclianati purty as a South
ern sectional jwrty, and intimated that so
long a* Southern men supported it they
could not blamo Northern men for support
ing Fremont. lie |Nta»<d n high eulogy on
Sp-uker I tank'', who, he aaid, had graced
the chair m it had not lwen graced for
thirty yenra. Mr Davis i« tho moat elo
quent and promising memlier of hia party
in the House, although thia if his lirst year
in Congrtwaional «en ic<».
Tux I.Munri or thk Loxdox Tutu.—
Tlio leader of the TImoa i» telegraphed crery
morning to nil tho principle town* of Eng
land ; then written out in large letter* and
afiii-d to a buliotin board, anl in placed in
U«o public Kxrliango. At Uhuglow, Ijw
pool, Mat'chcaU-r, and other town* of l<m
commercial iwjwrtanea, crowd* of incrclianU
and othcra luajr bo wen early in tha day
reading thi* article ! At it thu*, in cflfcet,
does tin' thinking for tlio iumm of tlie mid
dle cUom« of Great Ilritain, iu intluenoo
with thwu muat l»o very groat. It U diffi
cult, in fact, to understand its extent and
power, which no clan, wo prautne, and not
eren the gorerntnant iUolf, tail* to acknowl
edge.