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THE WOKINGDIAN.
The noblest men I know on earth,
Are men whose hands are brown with toil;
Who, backed by ho ancestral graves,
Hew dy'vn the / woods and till the soil,
And win thereby a prouder fame
Than follows king or warrior's name,
The workingmen, whate'er their task,
To carve the stone or bear the hod—
They'wear upon their honest brows
• The royal stamp and seal of God!
And brighter are the drops of sweat
Than diamonds in a coronet!
God bless the noble workingmen,
Who rear the cities of the plain,
Who dig the mines and build the ships,'
And drive the commerce of the main ;
God bless them, for their swatthy hands
Have wrought the glory_of all lands.
Ittisttliantous
The War
GARIBALDI IN LOMBARDY.
[Correspondent of the London News.]
Anxious to gain exact information concern
ing General Garabaldi's wonderful exploits,
I left Alessandria for this place, where I ar
rived this morning. On reaching Arona, I
found that the Provisional Extraordinary
Commissary had been arrested by order of Sig
nor Tecchio, who was so kind to me atVer
celli. It seems that the above-mentioned mac , -
istrate, being anything but courageous, had
bolted at the first news of Austrian invasion.
The only excuse he made on his return was
that courage was a gift which had not been
granted to him. Signor Tecchio did not find
the excuse good enough, and sent him to pris
on,--where he is kept in strict confinement.
One of the Secretaries of Count Cavour,
Signor La Farina, a Sicilian of great talent,
has been sent here to act as extraordinary com
missary, not only for Arena, but with full
powers for. the whole of this important prov
ince. This gentleman, who in former times
was one of the most sanguine adherents of
Mazzini, is a man of rare energy, and he has
set to work with the determination of carry
ing on the revolution in the whole of the oc
cupied Lombardo provinces. The alarm bells
ring still in all the communes of the Varesot
to, Tramezzo, Como, and Lecco districts.—
The .Volunteers are pouring in from every vil
lage and hamlet into Garibaldi's camp, which
has also been strengthened by a Piedmontese
brigade, and two batteries of field artillery.
You see that the insurrection is gaining ground
in Upper Lombardy. At the first appearance
of our braves, all the civil authorities of Como
and Lecco have recognised the Government
of King Victor Emmanuel, which in those
towns is now represented by Count Visconti
Venosta, a young nobleman from Valtellina,
of great determination. His spirited procla
mations have roused the enthusiasm of coun
try folks and citizens, who have hastened to
the scene of action with an ardor never wit
nessed in 1848. Money, so much wanted in
these times, is pouring into Garibaldi's mili
tary treasury, together with gold necklaces
and other valuable trinkets from fair Lom
bard ladies. The sum-thus collected in two
days, has reached 2,000 f.
The telegraph wires will, no doubt have
informed you that Como was occupied on
SatUrday last, after a hard fight of two hours
at San Fermo and Camerlata. This last men
tioned position is to be considered as the key
of the picturesque barrier of Como, for its el
evated ground enables a small body of men
to oppose a long resistance, even to an army
of 15,000 strong. The positions were carried
at the point of the bayonet, for our Casciato
ri delle Alpi could not fire their muskets, so
inferior in range to those of the enemy. It
was a hard and bloody fight, which may, with
out exaggeration, be compared to the strug
gles of old, when Roman and Carthaginian le
gions met. Every one here asks how Garibal
di could have been ordered or allowed to ven
ture on so daring a movement by himself.—
The truth is that he was instructed to move
in the direction of Varese by slow marches,
keeping himself in constant communication
with Cialdini's division, to which he belongs.
By the necessity of strategetical combinations,
General Cialdini was obliged to march to and
fro from Vercelli and Stroppiana, guarding
the right bank of the Upper Sesia, so far as
Gattinara. The necessary result of this con
stant marching and countermarching was
that of retarding the projects of Garibaldi.—
He moved slowly for two days, but he could
not stand it any longer ; and, hastening from
Romagnana to the headquarters of the King,
he begged him to observe that he did not nor
could not understand the scientific principles
of a regular war, and that he wished to be
left to his daring inspiration.. Victor Em
manuel saw directly that it was no use to
keep such a bird in the cage of stragic rules,
and, letting him loose, said : "Go where you
like, do what you like. I have but one re
gret—that of not being able to follow you."
In five hours he was at the head of his da
zing soldiers. You know the rest. It is true
that Garibaldi's Cacciatori delle Alpi bought
dearly their threefold victory over the Aus
trians. Poor Captain Decristoforis, of whom
I wrote to you in my last letter, is dead. He
was one of the noblest patriots Italy bad
among her sons. Two years ago he settled
in England, and kept- a first-rate military
school at Putney. More than one of our Eng
lish officers had been prepared by him for
Woolwich examinations; and I have no doubt
they will feel deeply the loss of their worthy
master. Captain Bedott, and Lienienant Fer
rini Cartigliari and Battaglia, also fell during
the action of San Ferioo. Captain Frige
rio was badly wounded, together with sixty
of his men. On the whole, the loss sustained
by Garibaldi is about one hundred and twen
ty-five killed and wounded—a very small one
if we consider the success obtained by him.
The deeds he has achieved in so short a time
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WILLIAM LEWIS,
VOL. XV,
have gained him the admiration, not only of
the Piedmontese, but what is almost incredi
ble, even that.of the French army. • Before
leaving Turin I was told that the Emperor
himself sent one of his orderly officers to
Garabaldi's head quarters, to congratulate
him on the wonderful success of his small
band of heroes. This imperial message de
serves more praise . when we consider that
Garibaldi's first proclamation did not say a
word about the French army.
THE CAREER OF GARIBALDI.
[From the London News.]
It is singular that almost every war brings
to light some military genius. No sooner
were the Allies encamped before Sebastopol
than Todleben proved his abilities as an en
gineer ; and the Indian revolt drew forth men
who, till that hour were never suspected of
any extraordinary powers. Garibaldi, how
ever, is only continuing the same career for
which he has all his life been famous. For
more than twenty years, he has been distin
guished both as a soldier and a sailor. Hav
ing thoroughly studied the theory of his pro
fession both in France and Italy, he took ser
vice first with the Bey of Tunis,, and then in
South America. He has commanded both on
sea and land. In 1848 he returned to Nice
and took part in the Italian campaign. But
perhaps the mpst distinguished part which
he has played, was in the defence of Rome.
For a whole week he kept the French army
at bay, and, indeed, the French Marshal him
self did ample justice to the energy and skill
of his opponent. When the city was taken,
he refused to surrender, but made his way to
Genoa, with two hundred of his followers,
and soon returned to America. There he
abandoned for a time his warlike pursuit,
and. betook himself to commerce. About
1 9 .5 9 he assumed the command of• the Peru
vian army, but when his services were no
longer required he returned to Nice.
The story is told that he was at one time
in command of a collier running between this
country and some foreign part ; also, again,
that for some years be lived in retirement
with his sons on a small island, where he
farmed extensively. In short, he has follow
ed all pursuits, and seen much of the world.
With a thorough knowledge of men, and a
passion for adventure, he undertakes enter
prises which to most men would seem impos
sible. In him, sagacious prudence and the
most daring courage are perfectly combined.
He does all that is possible—he has never
yet attempted more than he could perform.
Of course, his character has been assailed,
and his volunteer band stigmatized as a dis
orderly rabble. But those who have known
him—and many English naval officers have
had the privilege—describe him as " an ex
cellent fellow" and a chivalrous gentleman.
His vigorous advance, and his perfect success
hitherto, conclusively show that his troops
are something far beyond a mere rabble.—
Austrian writers may represent them as Tell
ers and landcn,eclits, soldiers of the wallet and
the cord, but the truth is that there is no reg
iment in the service of the Allies subject to
stricter discipline, or selected with more scru
pulous care. Those who have seen Garibal
di, and watched his career will readily un
derstand how this must be so. Handsome,
and with an iron frame, his noble and ex
pressive countenance proves him to be what
he is—not a common brigand, but a patriot
leader.
The Battle of Magenta
TIIE FRENCH ACCOUNT.
PARIS, June 6.—An immense effect has
been produced here, and throughout France,
by the news of the victory of Magenta. It
is positive that the French have taken thirty
six guns. _
- Generals Espinasse and Clerc are killed.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily Arms
reports that Marshal Canrobert is mortally
wounded. Five marshals or generals were
wounded at Magenta.
Paris letters state that the battle of Ma
genta began by a surprise. It is said that
McMahon was the first to come to the assis
tance of the Imperial Guard, who had been
fighting two hours, and continued to get to
the rear of the Austrians, who were thus
placed between two fires of the new French
artillery.
The Patric says McMahon was created a
marshal on the field at Magenta, and a num
ber of colonels were made generals. Mar
shal Baraguay, d'llhlliers is removed from his
command, and replaced by General Forey.
Marshal 'Valliant is superceded by General
Randon, and the Ministry of War is to be
confided provisionally to General Schram.
Napoleon is said to have been in the midst
of the Imperial Guard during the stand of
two hours made against the Austrians, who,
it appears, were aware of the fact.
- The French lost only five thousand killed
and wounded.
The French corps which suffered most are
the Zouaves and the grenadiers of the Impe
rial Guard.
At Paris, yesterday, there were rumors
that the French loss was from 9,000 to 12,000
men hors de combat.
The Paris Patrie says it is reported that
Generals Neil, McMahon and Canrobert were
wounded at Magenta, and states that. the
French loss is now estimated at 6,000 to 7,000
hors de combat,
The Herald's Paris correspondent says it
was reported that the Emperor had led the
Imperial Guard in person, and was at one
time under fire and in considerable danger.
The Paris correspondent of the Herald ob
serves that any doubts of the military capa
city of the Emperor Napoleon are now tri
umphantly answered.
The .Patrie states that the Austrian force
numbered 130,000 men, and the French about
100,000.
The Pays says there were 180,000-Austri
ans and 120,000 French and Piedmontese en
gaged.
There is nothing to confirm the news from
Frankfort, which alleged that in a second
great battle the French had been driven across
the Ticino.
The Marseilles correspondent of the Times
says that in less than two months, 120 flat-
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bottomed steam gun-boat will have been cont r .
pleted in the French navy yard, each armed
with a rifled cannon. They are intended to
act on the Po. By the same period, forty
steam transports will be finished, each capa
ble of conveying 1,000 troops and baggage.
PARIS, Tuesday.—The Moniteur publishes
General MclVlahon's report of the passage of
the Ticino, at Turbigo, by the Allies on the
3d June, and of the surprise of the enemy
at Robechetto, by which considerable loss
was inflicted on the Austrians. The French
lost one captain and seven privates killed ;
and' four officers, including a colonel, and
thirty-eight privates wounded. The Empe
ror ordered the names of the killed and woun
ded, officers and privates, to be sent to their
relatives.
A despatch from Trieste says an Austrian
war steamer bad captured the French ship
Raoul, from Cuba, bound to Trieste.
A Turin despatch, dated June 7th, says
the first private letter fr6m the battlefield of
Magenta has been received.
The Imperial and Sardinian Guards were
alone opposed to the Austrian masses. They
Were. attacked by the Austrians,. and were
unable to advance, but, nevertheless,-finally
resisted the enemy. The Zouaves and Guards
lost and retook their positions, and at last
Gem Neil's army assumed the offensive,
which was irresistible.
The enemy endeavored to surprise the right
wing of our army, but the movement of Gen.
McMahon rendered the attempt ineffective.
So the efforts of the enemy relaxed somewhat
for a moment, and the conflict was then re
sumed with renewed fury.
General McMahon was triumphant, and
the battle was won.
A Turin despatch, of June 7th, says there
were one hundred and twenty thousand Aus
trians in the battle, of whom twenty thousand
were placed hors de combat, and seven thous
and taken prisoners.
TURIN, June B.—The official bulletin of the
Sardinians reads as follows:
That part of Upper Lombardy whiCh has
been freed from the Austrians, has proclaim
ed Victor Emmanuel, King.
Volunteers are rapidly arriving to join
Garibaldi's corm . which is pursuing the en
emy beyond Monza...
General Urba,ni . s army, after a precipitate
retreat from Varese, has been dispersed and
is scattered. A number of soldiers have been
taken prisoners and disarmed.
A detachment of Garibaldi's corps has
sailed along the shores of Lago Maggiore,
disarming the Austrian custom-house guards,
and everywhere carrying off the public treas
ure.
The Government of the King of Sardinia
was already established at Como and Sondrio.
VIENNA, June s.—The official Austrian
correspondence contains the following :
After our troops had, according to orders,
evacuated Milan, on Sunday, the public func
tionaries also relinquished their charge, pro
viding for the security of the town, which
was transferred to the municipality.
The Imperial Austrian functionaries have
withdrawn to Verona, but it is possible they
may resume their posts and functions in
Man tua.
The Times' Paris correspondent says that
two of the most influential Powers had agreed
on proposing an arrangement after the first
great battle, and, if necessary, insisting upon
its adoption by the belligerents.
VIENNA, Tuesday, June 7.—Among the
wounded at battle of Magenta are Baron Reis
schechas, three generals, and three officers of
the staff are missing, and one major is killed.
The loss on both sides is great.
Milan is entirely evacuated 1?y our troops.
The telegraphic communication between
Milan, Payia, and Verona is interrupted.
The Times has received the following from
their - correspondent at- the headquarters of
the Austrian army.
MORTARA. June I.—Five guns have been
recaptured from the French at Rivoltella.—
The Zouaves stabbed the wounded at Rivol
tells and at Castel Nouvetto, near Mortara,
the wounded Austrians were murdered by
the inhabitants.
The operations of the Austrian army are
believed to have been directed in person by
Marshal Hess, the ablest of the Austrian
generals.
The real loss of the Austrians is estimated
at from thirteen to fourteen thousand.
The Austrian garrison at Milian, at the
time of the insurrection, was reduced to three
thousand men.
News has been received. that Prince Napo
leon's corps d'Arince have taken up a position
in the Appenines.
Modena is occupied by a large Austrian
force.
The Times thinks the battle of Magenta
may not be by any means so decisive as we
were all prone to believe, and we must wait
further accounts of the fighting on Sunday.
The Austrians appear to be persevering in a
determined plan of retreat, but are fighting
and not flying.
The Evening Herald, in a leader, remarks
that the loss of Milan is one which it will not
cost the Austrians much to retrieve if they
can make head against the French in the
field ; in fact, every mile the Allies advance,
their difficulties increase, whilst the Austri
ans, in their retreat, only fall back upon
stronger positions, and draw nearer to a base
of operations which is perfectly secure, as
long as they can hold the north-western coast
of the Adriatic. When Verona and Mantua
are captured, then it will begin to believe in
the ultimate loss of Lombardy: ; and not till
then does it expect that Francis Joseph will
show himself so anxious to negotiate as he
is represented to be by the pretended mission
of Count Esterhazy to the English Court,
TRIESTE, June 6.—The Ranol, of Nantes,
bound from Cuba for Trieste, with a cargo
of coffee, has been captured by an Austrian
war steamer.
'The farmers near Hanover, Pa., whose
crops of grain were destroyed by the great
hail storm, have already commenced mowing
their fields for the straw.
HUNTINGDON, PA., JUNE 29, 1859.
THE SARDINIAN ACCOUNT.
THE AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT.
-PERSEVERE.-
A French Soldier's Account of the Bak
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A letter from a young non-commissioned
officer to the Sentinelle de Jura, dated Mon
tebello, May 21st, is worth translating :
"At eleven o'clock, yesterday morning, we
were in camp, about two rifle shots from
Voghera, seated around a big kettle, in which
a few slices of bacon, in a large quantity of
water, were boiling for the infantry's break
fast, when, suddenly, a brisk firing of rifles
was heard in the direction of the heights of
Casteggio. We sprang up, seized our arms,
and waited. For ten minutes we learned
nothing; the firing continued, and we saw
there was great animation in the advance
guard. We were only . two supporting com
panies—not much of a. force in case of an at
tack. Our captain went hither and thither ;
the firing seemed to come nearer, but still
there was nothinc , 6 from the advance guard,
and nothing fromVoghera.
"At last, a horseman, in full gallop, with
bare head, and covered with mud and blood,
passed near us. He wore a Sardinian offi
cer's uniform, and as he spurred past - us, he
shouted, 'To Arms I The Austrians and he
disappeared at the turn of the road. Some
of our men wanted to run, but the captain
threatened to put his sword through the first
that did so, and he would have done it. We
soon formed in order. Five minutes after
the Sardinian officer passed, we heard the
bugle sound the call to field, and almost at
the same instant, Gen. Forey, with three aids,
passed in full gallop. Behind him, at gym
nastic pace, followed the 17th Chasseurs, who
rallied us, and a quarter of an hour after
wards we were posted as marsksmen along
a- little river, whose name escapes me: Onr
business was to protect the erection of a bat
tery designed -to play upon the head of the
Austrian column. By direction of the lieu
tenant, my twelve men and myself posted
ourselves behind a little elevation, which per
fectly masked-our fire and sheltered us. We
were hardly in our place, stretched out on the
ground, when a party of Tyrolose, hidden by
trees at the left, opened fire on our comrades,
who were much more exposed than we were.
In less time than it takes to write it, they
had stretched fifteen of them on the ground.
This ptit us in a fury. Without any concer
ted plan, and without saying a word, my
men and myself rushed in the water, and
ran with our bayonets upon the 30 or 40
Chasseurs whom we saw, and behind whom
were others. Our example''was followed by
three companies ;and soon after by a battalion
of, the 74th. We were unfortunate. Re
ceived by a heavy fire, we had to retreat, for
we had no longer only some hundred Tyro
lese to deal with, but a large column, no less
than 8,000 strong, which was advancing by
the railroad embankment. Commandant
Lacretelle ordered the retreat to sound, which
enraged us. Happily we did not retire far ;
we were posted near Cassino, Nova, with or
ders to fire at will and as often as possible.—
There, for two hours, on our knees, standing
up, hidden, exposed, running to right or left,
or remaining stationary, we burned our first
cartridges. We were not more than 250 me
tres (about 270 yards) from the enemy.
" Our officers kept us back, for we were not
numerous enough to charge upon the enemy.
This was, moreover, most prudent, for this
murderous fire, so fatal to the white coats,
did us but little harm. Our conical balls
penetrated those dense masses, while those of
the Austrians whistled past our ears and re
spected our persons. It was the first time I
had faced fire, nor was I the only one. Well,
lam satisfied with , tnyself. True, I dodged
the first ball, but Henry IV, they say, did
the same at the beginning of every battle.—
It is, in fact, a physical effect, independent
of the will. But this tribute paid, if you
could only feel how each shot electrifies you.
It is like a whip on a racer's legs. The balls
whistle past you ; turn up the earth around
you, kill one, wound another, and you hardly
notice them. You grow intoxicated—the
smell of the powder mounts to your brain.
The eye becomes bloodshot, and its, look is
fixed on the enemy. There is something of
all the passions in that terrible passion exci
ted in a soldier by the sight of blood and.the
tumult of battle.
"As I said above, our company did not
suffer much. Our second lieutenant, M. R.,
was wounded just as he brought down his
third Austrian with the rifle of the sergeant
major, who had been killed by two balls, one
in the head and the other in the neck. Our
artillery during this time, did wonders, and
their balls made daylight through the ranks
of the enemy, who, however, replied smartly.
All this ended as, perhaps, it ought to have
commenced. Col. Dumesnil fell wounded
from his horse. The men gathered round
him ; there was a cry 'charge bayonets !' and
threw ourselves headlong on the Croats.—
They received us firmly, which increased the
general rage. Lieut. F., cried ' , lnes ertfans
a la crosse P and we turned the butt-ends of
our guns in the air. Disorder appeared in
the enemy's ranks; we used the bayonet and
drove them briskly to Montebello. There it
was a different affair. They entrenched them
selves in the houses, they fired from the win
dows, and short scaling ladders were needed
to get at them.
"Everywhere I saw the brave Gen. Beuret,
fearlessly,braving thaballs. He went through
the streets giving his orders, busy but -al,
ways calm. I can see him yet, at the coi
ner of a house surrounded by fourteen_Chas
seurs ; a captain had just fallen. The Gen
eral advanced towards him. He was lifted
up, but fell again. He is dead,' said he.—
Gen. Forey advanced with two buglers at his
side, and behind him an officer of the staff.—
Our poor general addressed him, and they
exchanged some words, after shaking hands.
All goes well,' said they. They move ten
paces forward. Five Tyrolese fled before
them, but suddenly turning, press round them.
They fire ; Gen. Beuret drops his reins, tot
ters, and supported by soldiers, breathes his
last. Tho Tyrolese are surrounded and cut
to pieces. The unfortunate 84th allowed
them no quarter. The enemy fought while
retreating. They sacrificed 300 men, who
protected their flight by a terrible fire be-
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hind the hasty entrenchments they made in
the cemetery.
"I was not in this attack, which was the
most furious of the day. We had been sent
in pursuit of the fugitives, whom we drove
as far as Casteggio. Oh ! if we only had
some cavalry. lam told the Sardinians be
haved admirably. I believe it, for their
dead strewed the ground, pierced with wounds
and mutilated by Austrian bayonets.
"I was happy enough to lay my hands on
a youngster- of seventeen, a sub-lieutenant
who was fighting like a little tiger. My cor
poral was going to finish him, when ,I turned
away his rifle, and- took the good fellow by
the collar to avoid other trouble. Surren
der, Moutarde P I cried, and he handed me
his sword. He is a younger son, fair, slen
der and haughty. saved - his life, and he
scarcely thanked me. I have not a scratch,
thank God I Except my silver watch, lost in
the tumult, and which I this morning re
placed by the gold chronometer of an Aus
trian commandant, I have lost nothing. The
prisoners that we made (I have counted more
than eighty) are all pale, ragged, and fright
fully ugly. They were glad to fall into our
hands. We went back and slept at Monte
bello. I slept happily in a barn. My great
est trouble is that my rifle, my pipe, and my
pantaloons are out of order.
"The Emperor came to visit the field of
battle and to see the wounded. lie warmly
embraced General Forey and Colonel Gam
briels, thanking them for the victory in the
zarrie of the whole army.
"P. S.—l have just learned that I am to
change my quarter-master's gold lace for that
of sergeant major. Perhaps you will be glad
to hear this news, and I give it in all the full
ness of my joy."
Letter from "Occasional."
[Correspondence s ; f the Press.]
WASHINGTON, June 21, 1859
The next House of Representatives will
assemble in the Hall on the first of December
next, under singular auspices. The removal
of the comfortable desks and luxurious, cush
ioned chairs, prepared for the members at so
much expense, will give to the great saloon
a vacant and echoing appearance. I confess
that the innovation does not strike rue favor
ably, nor do I know any one who has full
confidence in the success of the alteration.—
In England, it is no uncommon thing to see
legislators sitting on their benches, with hats
on, and the ministers only have tables and
writing materials before them. Whether it
is proposed to introduce such practices into
our Congress remains to be seeh. A true
Representative ought to be present as much
as possible during the deliberations of the
body of which he is a part; but this will be
found to be extremely irksome, if he is de
prived of the ordinary means of correspon
dence. Hereafter, if the present arrange
ment should be maintained, the Representa
tive will be forced to do his writing, with oth
er outside business, in the withdrawing rooms
attached to the Hall—a practice which may
lead to other pratices not of the most agreea
ble character. But "we shall see what we
shall see."
The Charleston Mercury—a, warm Admin
istration organ—of a late date restates its
position in regard to the Convention which
is to assemble at"that point for the nomina
tion of a Democratic candidate for President.
I copy for the benefit of the uninitiated:
"As for an 'alliance' with Douglas, we will
here state that the Mercury will sustain or
countenance him under no circumstances
whatever. lie is a traitor to the Democratic
party, and a traitor to those principles which
secure the South. lie is dangerous and de
signing. Away with him ! Let him he 'an
athema maranatha' say we. Nor shall the
Mercury sustain any platform put forth by
any party whatever, which platform or party
shall maintain or endorse, directly orindi
rectly, by affiliation or omissions, the fatal
positions and fraudulent policy assumed by
Douglas with regard to our territorial rights.
We repudiate the whole scheme by which it
is sought to tie our hands and encircle us, as
with the folds of a snake, to crush out or
smother the vital power of our civilization.
" Finally, the Mercury shall sustain no
man, of whatever party, clique, creed or sec
tion, who shall stand upon the platform of
Douglas' principles—though he should be
nominated by twenty Democratic Conventions.
For the party which would permit that creed
is an enemy of the South, and we will war
with it to the knife. For ourselves, and we
can safely say for South Carolina, we will
neither countenance, sustain, nor submit to
any such party, platform, principle, or poli
ticians."
The Mercury is not only the organ of the
Administration in Charleston, but I believe
its friends are retained in . office by the Pres
ident and honored whenever.he can honor
them. Ido not suppose that this renewed
declaration of war, however, will in the slight
est degree impair the influence of the .Mercu
ry with the President and his Cabinet.. The
difference, mark you, is one not of principle
but of latitude ! Now, when you of The Press
stated your determination not to support a
candidate nominated upon the odious doc
trine of intervention for the protection of sla
very in the Territories, you were forthwith
handed over to the tender mercies of the hor
rible "Black Republicans," but you live in a
free State, and therefore have no right to
speak independently on such a subject. Who
is this Douglas by the way, so ostracised by
the Mercury ? A man who more emphatical
ly represents the masses of the American De
mocracy than any other statesman now liv
ing, and yet he and these masses are to be
cheated out of their representation at Charles
ton and denied a voice in the deliberations of
the National Democratic Convention, by men
who act under the authority of the Adminis
tration, and whose friends are supported by
its patronage 1 I
Should Mr. Slidell consent to go to France
—and that the project of sending him there
is seriously entertained, I have now no doubt
—we shall have a very thorough and prompt
trial on the Cuba question. Mr. Slidell was
the author of the thirty-million bill of the last
session, and left Washington in utter disgust
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when that not overwise invention was emas
culated. His report, unquestionablyforcible
showed how anxious he was to consummate
the purchase or acquisition of Cuba, 'and this
report will be the chart of his action should
he assume the position of American minister
near the person of Emperor of France. Mr.
Slidell is a fine French scholar, his lady one
of the most accomplished and elegant women
in America, (whose vernacular is French,)
and his family highly educated. Possessed
of enormous means and accustomed to fashion
able-and public life, Mr. Slidell would make
a figure in the French capital, and even if he
did not succeed in bringing home "the gem
of the Antilles" in his breeches-pocket, would
leave behind him the reputation of having
been a most resolute, out-spoken, and gener
ous representative of his country.
There is one element of the European war
question which must presently attract great
attention, and suggest a deal of discussion.—
I allude to the German element. It is appa
rent that the Germanic States are rapidly
consolidating against Louis Napoleon, if not
in favor of Austria. The home feeling will
begin to show itself in the United States
among the adopted citizens of those nation
alities, and I will not be surprised if certain
domestic issues do not grow out of the sensi
tiveness of those who think that to support
the French Emperor in his war of deliver
ance in Italy, is to oppose German interests,
and ignore German feelings. The Prussian
minister at this point is said to be extremely
animated on this question, and I happen to
know that many of the Germans throughout
our country are a good deal disturbed at the
popular demonstrations in favor of Napoleon..
Our minister at Berlin, Mr. Wright, the late
Governor of Indiana, represents to his cor
respondents that the people of Germany are
preparing for the contingency, which is far
from remote, of opposing what they regard.
as the tendency of the Emperor of the French
to place himself in the position of the arbiter
of the future destinies of Europe.
The late article in the New York Herald,
looking to Douglas for the Presidency, do not
give satisfaction at the White House. Mr.
Buchanan ought to write another letter to
his satanic favorite, protesting against this
freezing support.
Frances J. Grund, who has been luxuria
ting at the rate of $lB per day at certain con
tinental watering places, is to be superseded,
which will have the erect• of bringing him
home to resume his old relationship of per
sonal hostility to Mr. Buchanan. The
continued denunciating of the public press,
regard to this scandalous appointment, have
at last induced Mr. Buchanan to direct that
his bounty should he stopped.
The news from Blaine, received yesterday,
indicates that Mr. Appleton's State will go
about four to one against the Administra
tion's territorial policy, and flat-footed in fa
vor of the Douglas doctrine of popular sov
ereignty. I have obtained a copy of the res
olutions which have been adopted by nearly
all the Democratic meetings held in that
State. They, are models of their kind, and
I commend them to the Democratic party of
Pennsylvania:
Resolved, That the Government of the Uni
ted States should not force the institution of
shivery upon the Territories against the will
of the people thereof, but that the people of
each Territory should be allowed to deter
mine the question for themselves, without
the interposition of Congress, and subject
only to the Constitution of the United States.
Resolved, "That this doctrine is founded
upon principles as ancient as free Govern
ment itself, and, in accordance with them,
simply declares that the people of a Territo
ry, like those of a State, shall decide for
themselves whether slavery shall or shall not
exist within their limits."
Resolved, That the new doctrine, that the
Constitution confers the right of holding
slaves in the Territories in defiance of the
wishes of the people thereof, and that Con
gress should enact laws giving slave property
higher rights than other property therein, is
a wide departure from these principles, and
would render the Democratic party justly ob
noxious to the charge of deception and dis
honesty.
MELANCHOLY TRAGEDY IN THE PINE WOODS.
—A correspondent of the Camden (Ala.) Re
public relates the following melancholy and
shocking story:
I learned from a source perfectly reliable,
(on Saturday last,) while on a visit to the
south-west of the county of Wilcox, that Mr.
Davis, a very poor man, who resided with
his wife arid four - children, in a sparsely set
tled piney woods neighborhood in this coun
ty, was confined to his bed by a disease
threatening his life, when his two eldest chil
dren, (sons,) who assisted him in the cultiva
tion of his farm, after completing their tasks
on Monday last, went in search of angelica,
commonly called earl-root. Procuring a large
quantity, as they supposed, of the root sought,
they ate freely. of it, and took with them
some for the children who remained at home.
They also partook of it. The roots proved
to be deadly hemlock. In a few hours the
two first named were taken - with convulsions
and died. The remaining two, who had not
eaten so muqii of the poison, were also seized
with convulsions, and became blind and deaf.
To add to the horror of the scene, the mother
was taken in la.bor, and gave birth to a fifth
child. • In this situation the family remained
until the following Wednesday, n 9 one of the
family being able to leave the house, and no
neighbor calling. On Wednesday, a passing
neighbor called; and found the dead children
still in their clothes in which they died, and
in a state of decomposition. Their condition
was soon made known to all in reach. The
dead were buried, and the living have bince
been properly cared for.
FREE MAIL MATTER ACEOUNTS.---The Uni
ted States Post Office Department is sending
out blank forms of accounts of free matter. In
accordance with a circular which we noticed
some time since, accounts of such matter are
to be kept by the various postmasters for four
quarters, commencing on the first day of July
next, and a return, of the same to be made to
the Department, with a view of enabling the
Postmaster General to ascertain what increase
to the postal %venue would accrue if pay
ment was mada on all matter now passing
through the mails free.—Washingto n Consti
tution.
A MINE OF ANTINONY.—The St. Claire
vile (Ill.) Gazette, says that a vein of anti
mony, two feet thick and almost solid, has
been discovered within two miles of St.
Clairsville. Antimony is ono of the ingre
dients of type metal, worth about forty cents
a pound, and it has been supposed that it
was only to be found in Germany.
ser There will be held a National Spirit
ualists' Convention at Plymouth, Mass., on
the sth, 6th and 7th days of August next.
The fashionable watering places are
nearly all opened for the season, and daily
receiving increased nambere of , mltizirs.
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