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GENERAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY I
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in Ciinm'.ci li t i'. The second trial
of four of the parties charged with
the lolibeiy of Adams" K. press
'onipany on the (il Ii of .1 miliary last
commenced at D.inbury, Conn., on
Wednesday, Kdu ai tl Mel I uire, one
of theiailii's arrested for the i'.ow
I'loii.hani I'.ank robbery, was also
clanged as all accomplice in the
crime, and v.is at large on bail of
oii. c hav ing been arrested and
being now in custody at Hath, Me.,
his it -co jiii Unices w ere forfeit! d. and
the trial of lii-adv, Aileii. Wells and
.i(iloill proceeded. The test illlollV
given so tar is similar to that elicit
ed at the former trial.
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know positively, t hat Mr. Alexander
II. Sti phens recommends the adop
tion of the Constitutional Ainciid
lnei.i by the Legislature, and his
brother, Mr, Linton Stephens, so
ep;v:-s' d him-clf within a few days.
T!iis latter cireiinistaiice is a suf.i
cieiit proof of what the ex-Vice
' President t liinks. us his brother gen
. erally shares his irniuions on all
leading tjiiestioi s. Several others
1 of less prominence than Mr. Ste
i phens think the Legislature should
adopt it the day the that body
! Hurts.
A Livi; l'uiHi is.v P.i.ock of
M A uni.C.. The Louisv ile Courier is
responsible for the statement that
on the l.'ith tilt,, as the masons were
preparing stones for the doorsill of a
new hanking house at Springfield.
hv they came upon a liv ing fro
in the middle of a large stone, wall
ed about with solid stone on all
sides, There were two strata of
stone above the layet from which
this piece was taken. As it lay up
on the bench, the workmen, in dress
ing the edges, broke through into a
small aperture, in which they tlis
eovered the frog. He began to give
signs o lit,. ns H,, llst. breaking
of the rock let in the air. lie was
then placed in a small glass jar,
which was loosely cork,.,!. In this
place he lived until Sunday night,
dune 17.
A thunderbolt from a perfectly
cloudless sky struck a church anil
three dwelling houses at Rising Sun.
Indiana,!! few days ago. It killed
a girl outright, and stripped all the
clothing oil' a boy, whom strange to
say, it only stunned. A more re
markable electrical phenomenon has
rarely occurred.
An angel's harp requires an an
gels touch.
ational Opinion.
MtADl CiRI), VERMONT, FRII) AV, NOVEMBER ), (.
.1 Tittui:iv i Tin: MKV.
I am an old man now, but then
is one incident liich occurred dur
iuy; the course of my early life that
I never Khali forM. I 'was only
altout twenty years of ajre when it
liajiM-ned, and the fearful peril ot
that one occurrence caused many of
my then hlack hairs to assume the
tfi-ey of ae.
j A well known leronant residing at
j l., named Del.acy, was one of the
I first of those scientific men with
j whom 1 became acquainted after
i my arrival in the city. He owned a
I large elc-runt mansion in Hue ,
I and licinjf a great man among: the
inhabitants, his rooms were almost
constantly tilled with scientillc ex
plorers, interested citizens and emi
nent scholars of all grades. As he
. was not a married man, he threw
j npen his door to all, and patiently
j answered and explained the niiiner
' 011s iiKjuiries that wereiroMitiiided
i to him.
I lv degives I lieeame his liosoiii
j friend his all'ahlt; inaiinei s, gelie
J rous disposition, and ready intellect
gradually drew me into constant so
I eietv. lie e inced a "leaf likill'' for
i me. and at certain hours of the j
j evening he would imperatively close j
I his door to all visitors, and leading '
; me to his private Uln ars . bring forth :
wine and cigars, and thus spend j
1 hours in eheert'til. volatile eonversa-
: tion. j
j Is was b this means that I re-
' mained much longer in 1). limn 1 at
; first inieiiileil. but as my business 1
did not prevent me from pasin;v a '
lew days leisure at e;icli place I vis
, iteil. 1 was in no great hairy to re ;
siiiue my .journey to 1'aris. i
I Thus three weeks slip ted by In'- '
fore I Has hardly aware of it. and ;
iin,i!l one pleasant. c!e;;r mnniiiiu'
I aiiiioiihecd to i ;!., u- my intcn -
tie;! of leaving his trnv eii- fur i
I'.uis.
! ie ep(,iu!,iii il u iili nil', 'legged
and urged me by turns to pus! pone )
lay depart ore a little eili::t r ; but I1
v'u: gia-ioiisly linn in my ucei-aon.
and then be pi opus, 'd t'aat 1 should :
allow him to convey me thither in I
his ilaiuelise inillonn. !
I was at til si surprised by this
sliange proposalj l.-ut the thought
of a delight i'ul joiu n -y of some
t '."I'lil y miles between heaven and
earth, on a pleasant day, was to me
both novel and interest ing, and I
n-aiiilv assented. 1'iUtastlie wind
was not fa vol able that day, we
postponed the journey until the
next. DeLaey expressed his opinion
that it would be a line day, ami that
the wind would be in a northerly
direct ion towards Paris.
True to h: conjee: ure. ii was fa j
vorablc. and by .s o'cloi k in the j
morning, his- immense balloon.
'Comet." was being inflated in the
spacious garden adjoining hi.s resi
dence. Many of the inhabitants,
w ho had heard of our intended as
eel ion, had began to assemble on
'he grounds, and within three hours
ioine three hundred spectators were
present.
finally every thing was in readi
ness for the start, and the ropes
were about to be cut loose. We
had taken our seats in the finely
fui'iishi d car. and were in excellent
s;iirifs. in contemplation '!" a most
splendid jouri ey.
DeLaey had provided a sailiciein
number o!' warm garments, in width
we were to array ourselves when we
reached that attitude where they
w ould he needed to protect mils, pes
from the cold. My friend was about
to give the word to h i go, w hen a
commotion was heaid aiming the as
sembled crowd, and finally a tall
man. dressed in a suit of deep black
with the exception of a high comical
white hat, emerged to V icw. shout
I ing :
" Hold! hold!"'
1 DeLaey made a
elVect, ami as the
preached the car, he
gesture to that
individual up
asked :
I " What do y ou w ant, my
l " I understand you are
lor Paris,"' was the replv .
, " We are, sir."
man T
starting
Have vou any obieeiion to tak-
i ing a passenger an icionaut by
profession J I desire to tnae n linal
I balloon trip ere I leave for the 1'nit
i ed Stales. I should enjoy it very
much, ami as 1 am going to Paris, IT
; venture to ask permission toaccoin
patiy you.
" N'ery well, Moiis., what may 1
call your uatue" asked DeLaey.
" M. (iauou, sir, is my name. 1
have leaded in lioitleaux until late
l.v." "Ah, cs, I have heard of you,"
exclaimed Dt Lacy, cordially . "As
a professional brother, I am happy
to accede to your request. My car
is at your service, sir."'
As this brie! conversation was go
ing on I carefully studied the feat
ures of the new coiner, ami w as any
thing but, pleased with his appear
ance. There was n strange vvihlness
in his eye, which made me think of
all the maniacs I ever read of. From
the III sit glance I conceived a dislike
for the man.
A strange presentiment came over
me that dai.ger was in store for iim ;
ami when they hail reused talking,
and the stranger commenced climb
ing into the ear, so strong did that
feeling become, that 1 would have
remonstrated, but the cordial man
ner of DeLaey partially extinguish
ed the courage I had mustered to
express my feam, and i lontented I
myself with keeping the further cor- j
ner of the ear. I
Y hen IleLney was ready, he gave i
the word, and the ropes that held ;
4l , V .1
1 cannot torget tUti leeling I expert- ,
eneeil iim ui Hii:Lnil nnu inl
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simce, whiltt tlm lituneroiis domes,
i hun h spires, ami the residence of
I)., raoidlv mew smaller and sina'd-
er to t he eye. j .
The people below us. as we sailed
over the city, apjcareil like so many
a lit s ('la Ii n . all iiii'' t Ii,. vt ri-t i nil
(i rt(.
hind.
tiiuu we lef t them far be-
i ' v '.'
As we attained a certain height. i
current of cool air struck the ha!
loon, and bore us away in a north
erl.v direction, over thriving iicW.s
I ot J' ranee.
Xii rough motion was perceptible
in our conveyance, we sailed ulortg
with a gentle undulating speed,
j which enabled us to view the sceu-
i cry oeiow with pcrtect ease
So fascinated was I with the scene.
that for a considerable length of
lime I had no thought of our strange
pas.M'hger. DeLaey, too, was so
busy w atching t he. win hi below that
be had paid no attention to him.
finally I saw small dark body
shoo; past i.ic on its way to flic
earih. which was instantly lbNtnveil
b.V another, until .-nine seven or
eight had gone dov.u, and I began
to d el a rapid rising of the balloon.
iel,aeV no'eil it also, and simulta
neously we looked around. What a
ight met our ga.e !
nr passenger stood at
feel.
ban headed, his hat having been
l hi ow i! overboard, and his coat, vest,
and boot self, while his eyes 'seemed
about bursting from their sockets.
Never shall 1 forget the looks of
! that man. Froth, slimy froth, stood
upon his lips, ami a demoniacal leer
covered his countenance. His low
. er jaw had fell, and remained in that
I posit ion as though locked.
A more horrid spectacle 1 never
witnessed.
j He had I iH'owim iver the last sand
: bag. and thus pm ; ially.relieved. the
I Imlloon was shoo; jug heavenward
! with great Velocity. The cold air
i rushed past us with a dull w hi.ing
I sound, and chilled our bodies most
uncomfortably.
Our glani c sai islicl us as to the
; character of our trie ml.
i lie was a raving maniac' I in
I voluntarily' glanced at DeLaey.
I lis face momentarily paled
realized the truth. He edged
as he
close
to me, whispering :
" What is t i be thine He is a
madman !"
'Can we not secure him '." I asked.
"No. no! he would throw himself j
overboard, and that would bethel
end of him. P.ut sec. he has a re
volver ami a knife, too !" j
True enough, M. (iuimu had. drawn j
a knife from one pocket in his pants. !
and a six-shooter from the other. j
lie hugged (hem to his bosom, kiss-,
ed them, and littered some uuiutel
ligible gibberish 'ami then iill!ed
tiieiii at us. with a long, chuckling'
laugh.
"Yes, yes!" he cried, in tierce.'
horrible tones that made me start.
" Yes. up we'll go to the demons of
hell, or to the throne of llim!
Won't my angel sister be astonish
ed w hen we tlash into heaven in a
monstrous balloon, the famous Com
et. Ha. ha. ha! up 1i the golden
gates of the Kternal City, or off to
the road of sulphurous tin s ! Look
i out Pii-clebiib, in - friend, we're com-
in
av
now, boys,"' and
'cut In
wards us. w hen lie assumed a low
tone. shall w e go to Ih 1 1ebiib or
to heaven J If we go to the latter
place, we II dig up the spines ot fill
l.l l j ..' :. I. ...!.:..!.
i'i;ihi : i ill, iiiii.i wi n it .iii-ii ill'
streets are lined, and curry them
low n to .eii'i'i vi.'ll bo rii li. rich
men. ves, that's the word, rich !'
Mi . , .
e paused a moment, and rcsiim
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ed his seat fin l ie bottom ol the
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far. with his head bent upon llisl
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i ue impaiieui muiiHier to the earth tehiileil through, every article of
were east off, aiwl with n sudden Ulothing we had brought for the pur
ImiuiuI wo shot upwards toward the sse was now uimui our bodies. And
ileep blue sky, amid the cntlnt.iias- what was more fearful to contcm
tie cheers of the multitude. I had I plate, Was the fact that the rope
never In-fore entered a balloon, and which connected with the Hafetv
.ow i . .-iiii i-ci-.tcy. J something . DeLucv might vet be
dressing nit', wt' niiist st'ciire him. ; Slll(1t j , smldeidy startled in
I have .some st rang cord in my pock-! ,1,,., thoughts by fh'e violent di
et. If we leave hua n one there is reeling of t he balioon from side to
no knowing what will become tit us. ,S t Nt .nli a heavy weight was
Careful now, and well seize him. H.U;: brought to bear up on the top.
' "inc. j ami almost immediately after a si i-
Accordingly we started cautious
ly for the strange being. My friend
held the cord in his hand, while the
tit her was si retched out cautiously
towards the enemy. Hal hardly
had we made a niov ciuciit. when M.
Canon sprang into an upright pos!
tion, ami with glut ing eyes lev elled
the revolver at his feet.
Something warned us if we made
any fun her attempt nt invMciit.it
would cost one Ideal least, and nei- j
ther knew who the victim might be.
A deadly lire burned in the once
handsome eyes, uinl we well knew
that he would hot hesitate to shoot
tine or both of us, rather than be
conliiied. He knew what the strong!
cord whs for.
" We can do nothing at present,"
remarked DeLucv, when he beheld
the result of his plain we shall be
obliged to wait a more convenient
1(1111'."
I only nodded an assent; my I
mind was occupied by thoughts of
increasing jHiil. We were Kill ;
shooting upward into the regions of j
intense eold. and our forms were '
'
valves could not lie rcacluil without i
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ineuirtiig great danger. 1 he maniac
liad it in his possession! Jt was j place with one hand, and rtruck the ! 2, I have tilled the oflieea wbich
lasteiied securely to the balloon net- nmniae a heavy blow on the back the nation has !h stowed, from al
ting at his back. Thus we had to ! with it. M. (ianon had not seen derman no to I'l-esident uf tin. I'ni.
remain and contemplate our ap- ;
proachinji -fate as West we might. '
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.iiicr me oiotooii mm risen 10 a
(-iii i ii l,..t 1,1 1 1 ,,,ii 1. 1 ..v, .1... I., , I
well knew, and I shuddered to think J
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I of our probable end.
1 houghts of my distant home, the j
1 1.1 IH I litV'iriir- fl'Kttlila tll.if ii'.,!.., i.i-.ni '
even
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midst
I j i ( 1 1
awaiting my return to their
, together with all the pleasant
' remembrances of my early life, rush- j balloon against the fearless DeLaey.
ed across my mind in that eventful ! The combined weight of the tw'o
hour, and gave rise to emotions that caused the ropes to strain tearfully,
would be vain to describe. The 1 and the balloon to carwn rather uii-
more I dwelt upon such matters, ! comfortably, especially as the niad
the more distracted I became, until ' man kept struggling to regain his
' finally 1 said to llel.aey : position.
I cannot stand this awful sus
pciisc ! We must make another tri
al in this matter, even though wc
incur great risk .'"
1
was
1 agree with on. I!
the reply, and I w as not surprised at : ed from him into the air, with one
the husky tones in which it was ut-1 long, despairing cry. How terrible
teit'd : "let us make one more des-! was his fate.
perate effort for life." j Having the management of the
.Al. (laiion had again tpiicteddown Comet entirely to himself now, my
to his seat in the car, but the dead ' daring friend opened the valve grad
ly revolver and ugly knife were still uallv, and in a short time we were
kept on guard. Again his head i w ithin half a mile from Paris,
dropped between bis hands, and he ' Never shall I forget the pleasura
gave forth no signs of life. He did , ble emotions that tilled my bosom
not appear to feel the stinging cold ;
lhat enveloped us in a sort of death
ly grasp.
He seemed fill inly oblivious for
the t i li it being.
We lost; to a creeping; posture,
and softly approached him. This
tune lortiine seemed to favor us. !
We succeeded in placing a hand up-!
on his shoulder, when, with a loud,
hoi rid yell, and a convulsive start, ;
he sprang upright. !
ln iiiuiig so lie tiroppeii ins rev ol
ver, but retained his knife. Ouick
as thought 1 sei.eil the precious
weapon, and presented it full at his
Ilea;!. He immediately comprehend
ed his danger, and uttered another
shrill cry , which, however, seemed
fell iif sorrow fill pathos. Ib' seem
ed to reali.v that flic odds were
against him. and hast ily placing; his
knife hi its former resting-place, he
seized the siroug netting, swung
hi". iself out of the ear, and com- i
iiiiueei' climbing up the outside of j
the balloon. i
Aii involuntary cry of horrer es-j
t aped our lips simultaneously at this !
unexpected act of daring. Wei
watched his form in its ascent, until
it was hid from view by the bulging
side of the balloon. We fully ex
pected to see him lose his dangerous
hold and fall to the distant earth.
Suddenly an idea seemed to strike
DeLaey, a:rl a fearful one it was,
too.
"My Cod!" he exclaimed, as his!
face paled like I he winter snow, " he 1
may cut the balloon w ith his knife, I
and then we arc surely lost." i
It was a .sickening Jiought. ami j
for a few secondsit seemed like hours
to us, us we gazed speechless at each !
inner, ii suddenly so, nici to iim
that we had already commenced to
descend, that we were fast gainin
.sw ift tlow it v, aid movement, instead
of going up, and completely over
come by my fears, sank to the bot
tom of thecar unconscious,
S How long 1 remained in that state
: I in ver knew, but dually my scat
tered senses y turn vil, ami rising on
111V elbow , looked about lilt ,
(loot! (bid! DeLaey was gone
from thecar. Had he lost all con-
, I scioiisui.ss. Mid tell from the balloon :
"".lst '", " TIlis terrifying
1 though', well III
h drove the breath
from ne as I coutemiihiled it. Hut
i,'-'.i!L;.i'ii iis iiivii(iiiiii.iiii
! , ,, v ,.
managed In rise to mv led.
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I i... i i- ...t
I 111 111 .si llllll'' ,11,11. IIIC, 1 1 X I'M'
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was my I rietid s coat and hat laying
near my led. Sit-ely, this meant
lied cry. Then ii dark body shot
past inc. flown, flown to the woild
below. It went by with I he velocity
of thought, ami 1 could make untie
ing out ol' it. Was it the i ianiaeor
iiTciu.ut ;
I looked up and asked myself the
question, and beheld the form of a
man coming down the netting. I
recognized with uncontrollable joy
the striped pantaloons of DeLiey,
anil ft hi ii in ai rived salit in thecar.
we fell i.ito each other's arms ami
wept, but they were tears of th.tuk
fiilitcss ami joy at our final escape
from a fearful death. 1 then compre
hended all.
When that terrify ing thought of
thtt maniac s cutting a hole into tin1
conveyance occurred to my friend,
he saw but one t se of acl ion "cc-
I essary t prevent the catastro"lm,
j ami ihat was to follow M. Canon i
I and the brave man did.
SUMMER 22.
When he reached the top of the
balloon he Ix-helil the madman with
his back toward him in the very net.
Me had not succeeded in his iutent
-w i t Imtu itii
...-t. iui win iinini I ll III ll
in the netting and knife in the oth
er, he was almut to give a fierce
blow on tin- expanded silk. With
his usual forethought, DeKacv had
taken cure to place the revolver in
his MM-ket, so that in ease he should
need it the weapon would be handy
,r i : a. ... . ..
lie now drew it from his resting !
him coming up the side, and the
"rap" was the lirst intimation he
, . . .
nail reeeiveii tit his toe s uresence.
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around mid made a furious thrust
,,nii ,i iiiiii.-m, in- i.i it ui 1 1 umiii'ii
,at DeLucv with his knife. Hut lie
miscalculated the really short dis
tatiee, and the
force of the blow
caused him to lose his equilibrium,
and he rolled from the top of the
J here was but one way about it,
either DeLaey or his foe must go to
the earth below, and naturally wish-
ing it to be the maniac, he. bent
down suddenly, and M. (ionan roll-
as I stepiietl from the ear ' the sol-
id earth once more. No pen can d
' justice to them. Hut the fearful
, peril of that balloon ride, so far
above the unconscious world, had
i turned my black hair as the frost of
I w inter, and in a measure affected
the natural buoyancy of spirits,
At Paris I took a painful leave of
the daring, noble DeLaey. I never
saw him again. He died within a
year after our extraordinary adven-
lure, and while I was journeying in
! mv own land bright and glorious
A ineriea.
The body of M. Canon was sub
sequently found, a shapeless mass,
ami buried in a lonely grave near
where he had fallen. He had long
befit crazy upon the widely differ
ent subjects of ballooning and rich
es, though at times he had short ra
tional periods. I am oh I, now, very
old, but I shall never forget my fear
ful balloon ride with a maniac.
Coop Lick. Sundry semi-superstitious
and limber-backboned folks
make much ado about 'Muck" as
if this w as a world of chance ! Such
is bald atheism. If ye sow not,
neither shall '' reap ; what ye sow,
that shall ye reap," is the lbble
statement of fortune. Man is mas
ter of change. Labor rules the very
universe. Diligence is the sacred
alchemy that i-onv erts earth's ores
into jewels. With a farmer, "the
philosopher's stone" helps build a
tehee. I he owl's motto is " luck to
night," as he mopes all day in a hol
low tree.
Would yon have good luck !
Then get up early, and mind imir
mm business when ui not vour
' j neighbor's; spend less than you
earn : earn every cent before von
'! spend one; keep tint of debt ; es
pecially keep money in your pocket ;
w ait on yourself, for shirking is es
sentially theft; always heed the
counsel ol vour wife in doubtful en
terprises; treat otlfr people as you
would be treated ; display liberality
of soul ami charity of opinion, with
honor and honesty ; above all, trust
in dud ami you may properly con
sider vour lite a success a clear
i in.!;, ..'iri.iii .,r 1.1. ii. .ii.'.. nt hm-. mi nt.
ter rebuke of visionary " luck."
i Our little, four year did Carrie
went with her aunt to a revival
I meeting. The preacher was very
earnest in his delivery, and she was
very much interested. ''Mot her,"
said she, w hen she came home, "I
have heard such a smart minister
he stamped, ami pounded, and made
Kiieh a noise! ami by and by, he got
so mini he came out of the pulpit
ami shook his lists at the folks, ami
I here iniHii't iiiiyliiiili ditrrit to ijtt up
uinl Jiijltt Iii ni !
A ferocious fellow, brought up to
the police coiir for beating his wile, Ver him 5 1 am not uimui An olec
said, in a bullying tone, to the wit- j,1Mecring tour; I haven't punished
nes who appeared against him,
" as 1 drunk, or was I soiicr cum
ve tell ine that, now?" The witness,
somewhat frightened by the threat
ening manner of the prisoner,
stammered out, " I don't know that
you were exactly drunk; l"'t you
could neither stand ' walk, and
fell down four times in five minutes."
-- -
PltKM'li li o.N V I '.inioXT. Speak
ing of Vermont's vote, Prentice,
says : " V e expect nothing from
Vermont but ('." Such thii gs
have been heard oV us "going for
wool ami coming home thorn."
No runt" e'er fi It lite Imllor ilhiw.
W illi icinil o'lli!oti of lite luw.
I FWU9att(mlQpiaiav
I TO OK WHO CVt t.DEaV
1 Ml' A Ik
f.
AVIu-n tky heart iii u4 aIM l,,n.lv.
And thy U-""K-rrifi totirv',
W lies f Lim thou art o wmirr
1 VII iiw, ilnr.1 thm thinh nt ntr f
AVIwn tlicrnh-K of life arc uiulti.
And thim no future rt-t rim w. '
lwt Hi, mi pun,-ainoi-rt thrnuliln(.
And luvv mm gentle tlniugkt of air I
en in tliy Iioaoimm (en re m-am'a
l li'"ii;lil Hiv, full. KtroiiK oihI frrr.
Vet tliiirc thvv uluinhrr uM-iorewii
Dli ! then doxt thou think of nw
When ttiy liciirt tiarjt i nimtrniir.
And tiw din-irrd .kiii.I within thav .
AV Im-ii from thine eve tfum are wrntijr
Ti ll inc. dimt tho'n thru think uf met
When hrfurr th throne of draw,
With only Jhmim for thv idea.
A'hcn thy wmiI timU Nrfci't Mfirir,
i lu n, Wmk Uit In tbuik of um:
Hill J4llMO.M HPEKCII.
Brevity tli Soul of AVit."
1. He who addressed vm.
ih a
lluiuble Individual.
! ten fatc. 1 leave
' tion in your hands.
the CoiiHtitti-
l I ii li Vf.rir liiiii.fi iil,n..ul K.. "
1 ...i. .: i ... . .'
press
NinMATO, cm nun auu iuennaeiou8
4. I'ardon my alluding to myself.
but I beg leave to inform von that I
eomiueneed as an alderman of one,
of the small towns' of this nation;
j I went from that to inayor.from'that
to the Legislature, from that to
Senator of the State Legislature, from
that to the House of Representatives,
from that to the Senate of tin? Uni
ted States, from that to the Presiden
tial chair.
". f am no traitor; Mr. Sewanlis
no traitor; nolnitly that supports
" My Vol iey" is a traitor.
(. I hav e no wish to lie egotistic,
but I must say that I have occupied
all the places from alderman up to
tht! position I now occupy Prsi
dent of the United States.
7. The niemliers of Congress who
opliose " My Voliey" areall traitors;
everybody who opposes "My Voll
ey" is a traitor. I leave the Consti
tution in your hands.
H. rt is not my intention to make
mention of myself, but it is perhaps
my tluty to say that J have been an
alderman, a mayor, a State Senator,
a L'epresentative, a Senator of the
I'liited States Senate, and now lam
Vresident. What more do I wantt
!. The Union party may jj'ito the
devil.
10. My ambition is satisfied. First
I was an alderman, then a mayor,
then a member of a ? State Senate,
then ainembei of the House of Rep
resentatives, then a member of the
I lined States Senate, then nt this
limment I am President of the Uni
ted States.
1 L Seward is my friend and I am
Seward' friend ; Seward likes mo
ami f like Seward ; Seward is a
good fellow ami I am a good fellow ;
we like each other. Ye leave the
Constitution in thin town.
1'. I have served my country in
all capacities. I bcgiHi life as an al
derman, was a mayor during my in
fancy, was a State Senator in mv
childhood, became a Representative
in my early youth, attained my ma
jority as a Senator of the United
States, anil now, in the prime of my
manhood, am President.
PS. Who want niggers to rote t
If the Northern States want niggers
to vote, why don't they let them
vote at home ? Niggers shan't vote;
1 desire them to have the same
chance as white men.
14. Perhaps you are not aware
fellow citizens, that I have been uu
alderman, a mayor, a State Sei.ator,
a Representative, a United States
Senator and finally President of
the United States.
1". The Coirgifsainen who voted
for the Freedmen's l'tircati bill and
the civil rights bill are all fools. I'd
like to tight the w hole one hundred
ami eighty-two of them. I won't
leave the Constitution with uury one
of them.
Hi. It is a matttl tif history that,
after being mi alderman, a mayor, a
State Senator, a memlier of the.
House of Representatives, a Uni
ted States Senator, I ltecame Presi
dent. Lincoln was nssinated anil
Seward butchered, and so I became
President.
17. 'I have great eoutlileiiee in the
American jicoplc, all except mem-
i Iters of Congress, Unionists and
j niggd' i they are all traitors, and
I mean to tight tlicin, wmi tno neip
of (ieneral Uraut. ;
IS. Nobody ever held so many of
fices ns I have. 1 have rilled all the
various positions in life, such as al
dcrinait, mayor, State Senator, mem
ber of Congress, United States Sen
ator, and nt length I was made
President.
10. I i!'ic:it that Seward is a "rood
fellow ; he stands by me and I utaud
by him; lam not afraid of a sub
sidized ami mercenary press ; nil
loval people may go to the devil j
the Haltiiuore platform is my plat
form ; I loiighis was a friend of mine ;
1 have been to creel a monument
iitiv Southern traitors. Put l mean
to take it up by punishing lots of
Northern trait om ; every man who
don't go for me is a traitor; I am
no traitor; I can't 1m a traitor, be
cause 1 have liecn an alderman, then
a mayor, then a State Senator, then
a Representative, then a tnemner of
the United States Semite, anil then
President.
20. I leave the Const it at ion ill
your hands, where it is safer than in
mine, for having liccittiii uhlcrmiili,
etc.
Mankind should learn temiH raiico
from the moon the fuller she tfctiy
the shorter her horns become.