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VOL. 7.-N0. 27.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAECH 6, 1861.
by s. b. row.
J TO-DAY AND TO-MOEEOW.
A roebud blossomed In my bower,
A bird sang in my garden ;
The rosebud was its fairest flower,
The bird its gentlest warden.
And a child beside the linden tree
Pang, '-Think no more of sorrow;
But let us smile and sing to-day.
Tor we must weep to-morrow."
I asked the bird, "Oh didst thou hear
The song that she would sing thee ?
And can it be that thou shouldst fear.
Wbat the next mom may bring thee ?'
lie a-jgwered with triumphant strain,
Saying, "I know tot sorrow ;
But I must sing my best to-day,
For I may die to-morrow !"
I asked the roro, '-Oh, tell me, sweet,
Jn thy first beauty's dawning,
Thou canst not fear, from this retreat,
The coining of the morning?"
She flung her fragrant leaves apart,
The lovelier for her sorrow,
Saying, "Yet I must bloom to-day.
For I may droop to-morrow."
I said, "The bloom upon my cheek
Is fleeting as the roses ;
My voice no uiore shall sing or speak,
When dust in dust reposes ;
And from these soulless monitors
One lesson I may borrow
That we should smile and sing to-day,
For we may weep to-morrow."
ONE OF THE SPEECHES.
The most refreshing specimen of a speech,
in the "spread eagle" style, we have met with
for a long time, was recently delivered in the
Missouri Legislature, by one General Reily.
As the author is evidently "a trump," we feel
disposed to help immortalize him by publish
ing his speech in full. After a long and heat
ed discussion on the reference of a bill amend
ing the charter of the city Carondelet, to a
standing committee of the House, Mr. Reily
obtained the floor, and addressed the House,
as lollows :
Mr. Speaker: Everybody is pitching into
this matter like toad irogs into a willow swamp,
on a lovely evening in the balmy month of
June, when the mellow light of the full moon
fills with a deliciou? flood the thin, etherial at
mospheric air. Applause. Sir, I want to put
in a word, or perhaps a word and a half.
There seems to bo a disposition to fight. 1
say, if there is any fighting to be done, come
on with your corn-cobs and lightning-bugs!
In the language of the ancient Roman,
"Come one, come all, this rock shall fly
From its firm base, in a pig's eye."
Now, there has been a great deal of bombast
here to-day. I call it bombast from "Alpha"
to "Omega." (I don't understand the mean
ing of the words though.) Sir, the question
to refer, is a great and magnificent questio.
It Is the all-absorbing question like a sponge,
sir a large unmeasurable spongw, of globe
shape, in a small tumbler of water it sucks
tip everything. Sir, I stand here with the
weapons I have designated, to defend the
rights of St. Louis county, the rights of any
other countyoven the county of Cedar it
ef. Laughter and applause. Sir, the de
bate has assumed a latitudinosity. We have
had a little black-jack buncombe, a little two
bit buncombe, bombast buncombe, bung-hole
buncombe, and the devil and his grandmother
know what other kind of buncombe. Laugh
ter. Why, sir, just give some of 'em a little
Southern soap and a little Northern water, and
quicker than a bound pup can lick a kiUet
They will make enough buncombe-lather to
wash the golden flock that roams abroad the
azure meads of heaven. Cheers and laugh
ter. I allude to the starry firmament.
The Speaker The gentleman is out of or
der ; he must confine himself to the question.
Mn. Reily. Just retain your linen if you
please. I'll stick to the text as closelis a pitch
plaster to a pine plank, or a lean pig to a hot
jam rock. Cries of 'go on ;' yon'll do.'
I want to say to theso carboneriferous gen
tlemen, these ingenious individuals, these de
tonating demonstrators, these pereginous vol
canoes, come on with your combnstibles ! If
I don't well, I'll suck the gulf of Mexico
through a goose quill. Laughter and ap
p'au8j. Perhaps you think I'm diminutive
tRbajra, and sparse in the mundane elevation.
Ton may discover, gentlemen, you are la
boring under as great a misapprehension as
though you had incinnerated your inner vest
ment. In the language of the noble lard
"I was cot born in a. thicket
To be scared by a cricket." fApp.
Sir, we have lost our proper position. Our
proper position is to tne zenitn ana nadir our
heads to the one, our heels to tbe other, at
right angle with the horizon, spanned by that
azure arch of the lustrous Armament, bright
with the curruscations of innumerable con
stellations, and proud as a speckled stud horse
on a county court day. Cheers.
"But how have the mighty fallen," is the
language of the poet Silversmith. We have
lost our proper position. Wo have assumed a
sloshindicular or a diaganological position.
And what is the cause 1 Echo answers "bun
combe," sir, "bunconjbe." The people have
been fed on buncombe, while a lot of spavin
ed, ringboncd, hamstrung, wind-galled, swyn
'ycd, splithoofed, distempered, poieviledpot
bellied politicians have had their noses in
the public crib until there ain't fodder enough
left to make a grnel for a sick grasshop
per. Cheers and loud laughter.
Sir, these hungry brats keep tugging at the
public pap. They say, "let down your milk.
Suck, or you'll have a split bag." Do you
tkinkthey can stufF such bnncombe down our
craw 7 No, sir ; you might as well try to stuff
bntter in a wild cat with a hot awl. Contin
ued laughter. The thing can't be did.
The public grindstone is a great institution,
8ir5 yes, sir, a great institution. One of the
greatest, perhaps, that ever rose, reigned or
jell. Bat, sir, there is too much private cut
tlery ground. The thing won't pay. Occa
sionally a big axe is brought In to be fixed np,
ostensibly for tbe purpose of hewing down
the gnarled trunks of error and clearing out
Ihe brush-wood of ignorance and folly that
obstruct the public highway of progress. The
jaachine whirls; the axe is applied. The
tookers-on are enchanted with the brilliant
8Parka elicited. The tool is flished ; keenly
cJged; and, while the public stare in gaping
"pectancy of seeing the road cleared, the im
plement is slyly taken off to improve the pri
" 0f "0me "fctthful f"end of the peo
, Wbat ,s the result 1 Tilo obstructions
th unmoved. The people curse because
17 VBr "gs or, j it does move, 'tis at tbe ex
rD" broken wheel aad jaded and sore
The time will come when the nasal promonto
ries of these disinterested grinders will be put
to the stone, instead of their hardware. Ap
plause. I am mighty afraid the machine is a
going to stop. The grease is giving out thun
dering fast. It is beginning to creak on its
axis.. Gentlemen, it is my private opinion,
confidentially expressed, that all the "grit"
is pretty near worn off. Applause.
Mr. Speaker, you must excuse me for my
latitudinosity and circumlocutoriness. My
old blunderbuss scatters amazingly, but if
anybody gets peppered, it ain't my fault if
they are in the way.
Sir, these dandadical, supersquirtical, ma-hogony-faced
gentry what do they know a
bout the blessings of freedom 7 About as
much, sir, as a toad frog does of high glory.
Do they think they can escape me 7 I'll fol
low them through pandemonium and high
water. Cheers and laughter.
These are the ones that have got our liberty
pole o3 its perpendicularity, 'Tis they who
would rend the stars and stripes that noble
flag, the blood- of our revolutionary fathers
emblemed in its red. The purity of the cause
for which thev died denoted bv the while :
the blue the freedom they attained, line the
azure air that wraps their native hills and lin
gers on their lovely plains. Cheers. The
high bird of liberty sits perched on the top
most branch, but there is secession salt on
his glorious tail. I fear he will no more
spread his. noble pinions to soar beyond the
azure regions of the boreal pole. But let not
Missouri pull the last feather from his shel
tering wing to plume a shaft to pierce his no
ble breast; or, what is the same, make a pen
to sign a secession ordinance. Applause.
Alas, poor bird, if they drive you from the
branches of the hemlock of the North, and
the palmetto of the South, come over to the
gum-tree of the West, and we will protect
your noble birdship while water grows and
grass runs. Immense applause. Mr. Spea
ker, I subside forthe present.
THEN AND NOW.
"Occasional," in his letter to the Philadel.
phia Press, dated Washington, February 25th,
makes the following pointed observations:
"Mr. Lincoln, unlike Mr. Buchanan, labors
under the disadvantage of coming into the
Presidency in the midst of a tempest of de
nunciation and ridicule. The present Chief
Magistrate found all sides ready to give him a
fair trial. The country had so much confidence
in his supposed ability and integrity that the
Republicans were almost as free in their ex
pressions of kindness in his behalf as the Dem
ocrats themselves. Such was the auspicious
commencement of bis Administration ; but
what a melancholy and sad close it has! Open-'
ing like a beautiful summer day, it is going
out in clouds and sorrow. May we not hope
that in proportion as the end of Mr. Buchan
an's dynasty has been unfortunate, and the in
auguration of that of Mr. Lincoln stormy, the
latter will terminate his career the ruler of a
peaceful and a united people I
'A good portion of the invective and sat're
leveled against Mr. Lincoln grows out of his
sudden entrance into Washington on Saturday
morning. The Baltimore Sun, of to-day ex
pends nearly a column of vulgar ribaldry and
execrable English on this text. It is regard
ed, by such authorities as it, as an evidence of
want of courage. I have heard very free com
ments upon the movement by men of all par
ties, and the general judgment is that it was a
capital expedient. It is unquestionable that
31r. Lincoln, never received an invitation from
the authorities of Baltimore. It is notorious
that the greatest apprehensions were entertain
ed that pome of the mob of that city were in
readiness to inflict insult and injury upon the
President elect. Would it bo surprising if
they had done so ? Who does not remember,
only a few years ago, when, in broad daylight,
some of these Mends in human shape murdered
or wounded, or struck down, in the streets, a
number of the most respected and influential
citizens 7 Stabbing and killing were almost
as frequent in those days as in the days of I
talian I'eudt-Iism. It is not many weeks since
Mr. Lincoln's friends, when they attempted to
hold a public meeting at the If oliday-street
Theatre, were overrun and expelled by a tur
bulent and savage invasion of these ruffians.
"When Mr. Buchanan ieft Laucaster, four
years ago, he was threatened by these rowdies
with personal violence, in any nuraberof anony
mous letters, and it made such an impression
upon him that, in company with a few friends,
he took a private carriage, leaving behind Lis
escort and a dinner that bad been prepared for
him. There were no newspaper charges of
cowardice against him, although animadver
sions without number were uttered in private
circles. I will not recall the terror produced
by the National Hotel disease, so mysterious
and so fatal in its effects upon some of our best
citizens, and so near carrying off the Presi
dent himself. But would not most of these
facts justify Mr. Lincoln in not making any
unnecessary exposure of his person, especially
when compared with the new indications of a
sudden assault upon the capital on tho day of
his inauguiation. No opponent of James Bu
chanan declared that ho would plunge a dag
ger into his heart rather than see him mount
the Presidential chair. No wild ex-Governor
called upon Virginia to marcn to the capture
of Washington four years ago. No influential
newspapers predicted and provoked revolution
at that time ; and yet all these things havo
been done since the election of Abraham Lin
coln. But I am credibly informed that the
motive that iuduced him to enter Washington
as he did was a desire to be on the spot early
in the morning, so as to enter into consultation
with Gen. Scott and his friends, who believed
that another hours delay would be unfortunate.
Tbe better judgment of our leading men has
been that Mr. Lincoln should have been pres
ent in Washington two weeks ago ; aad when
we remember how wisely and well he has oc
cupied bis timo since Saturday morning, it is
at least fair to infer that the only reason for
his sudden arrival was a sincere desire to as
sist in reconciling our national troubles."
The city of London contains a population
of nearly three millions of Deople, and it in
creases at the rate of 20,001) pes annum. It
extends eighteen miles one direction and ten
in another, and it goes on devouring up fields
and gardens like a great monster.
The enduring odor of musk is astonishing.
When Justinian in 538 rebuilt what Is now the
mosqno of St. Sophia, the mortar was charged
with musk, and to this very day the atmo
sphere is tilled with the pdor".
THE CHANGE IN ME. LINCOLN'S EOUTE.
From the ?f. Y. Tribune, of Feb. 27.
We lay before our readers a statement of the
facts which are said to have led. to the altera
tion of the programme of Mr. Lincoln's jour
ney to Washington. Though not strictly con
nected with the subject in haul, it may be sta
ted that the origrnal route, as planned by Gen.
Scott, was for Mr. Lincoln to come by way of
Pittsburgh, thence on by the Pennsylvania
Central through Harrisburg to Philadelphia,
and thence to Washington, on the very train
which he finally took. It is not necessary to
go into the reasons why another programme
was adopted. The matter of Mr. Lincoln's
personal safety, however, was one that was
never lost sight of; in fact, precautions look
ing to this wero taken everywhere.
The facts, as given by Superintendent Ken
nedy, are substantially as follows : The police
authorities of Baltimore had come to the con
clusion that there would be little demonstra
tion of any kind during Mr. Lincoln's passage
through the city. Indeed, so firmly had they
become convinced of this, and that there would
be no riotous proceedings, that they had de
termined to employ a force of only twenty men
for the special duty of attending to the route
of the Presidential cortege through Baltimore.
The reason alleged for this course was that
they wished to demonstrate to tbe country
and to the world the law-and-order character
of the city. This corning to the ears of Gen.
Scott, ho at once declared that one of two
things must bo done : either a military escort
must be provided for Mr. Lincoln at Baltimore,
or there must be a coup tie main by which he
should be brought through the city unknown
to the populace. Under the circumstanews, it
was thought that the employment of a milita
ry escort might create undue excitement, and
the cause of its being brought into requisition
misinterpreted. The alternative of employing
stratagem was therefore determined upon. A
messenger a civilian, and not a military man.
carrying three or four letters from men high
in position, and one from Gen. Scott, was
therefore immediately dispatched to Philadel
phia, lie ha " jin interview, and delivered his
letters sometime toward midnight of Thurs
day. It is not known, that the fact was com
municated to any other person than Mr. Lin
coln on that night. Mr. Lincoln, therefore,
was apprised of the deviation from the pub
lished plan of his journey before he left Phil
adelphia. The messenger then went on to
make arrangements for the special train which
conveyed Mr. Lincoln from Harrisburg the
next morning.
Superintendent Kennedy, who bad accom
panied the President in the special train from
this city, took his leave on Thursday evening,
about 8 o'clock. After calling on a few friends
he took the lip. m. train and returned to
New York. The next morning, on going to
his office, he found several letters reciting the
fact of the inadequacy of the police force or
dered, out for the reception at Baltimore. lie
determined to proceed thither, to induce, it
possible, a change in the arrangements. It so
happened that he went on from Philadelphia
in the very train which conveyed Mr. Lincoln,
although he was not aware of it at the time.
Arrived at Baltimore, he went to the Police
Headquarters, on Holiday street, and learned
that, 3'ielding to tbe pressure of public opin
ion, the police authorities had determined to
have out the whole lorce, though they 6till
believed that twenty men would be all-surti-cient.
"Nobody is going to turu out," aid
they; "uobody will take any interest in tbe
thing." Mr. Kennedy tffld them they would
find the people of Baltimore very much inter
ested, and that the full force would be needed ;
be had found it very convenient in New-York,
and tbey would find it more necessary there.
At 10 o'clock a dispatch was received from
John S. Giddings, Railroad Superintendent,
stating that Mr. Lincolc had gone to Washing
ton. This was posted upon the newspaper
bulletins ; but the people pronounced it a
hoax, and as designed to lessen the turnout.
Another dispatch was shown, but this time
from one of the Committee at Harrisburg, sta
ting that Mr. Lincoln was there, and would
start at 9 o'clock for Baltimore. Other dis
patches came,, but no one was believed bnt
this. One C3tne from Washington stating that
Mr. Lincoln had arrived. But this was dis
credited, and looked upon as a plan to dimin
ish the crow d, which was one of the largest ev
er assembled in the Monumental City. Frank
lin street, Center street, North street, and in
the neighborhood of Battle Monument was one
dense mass of human beings. Mr. Lincoln
never received any invitation to visit Balti
more. The Committees Irom that city all ar
rived in Harrisburg alter Mr. Lincoln bad de
parted. It should be 6aid that no disguise of
any sort teas adopted by Mr. Lincoln, all reports
to that effect being entirely false.
WAS ME. LINCOLN IN DANGEE?
From the Baltimore Republican, Feb. 23.
An immense crowd of people, not willing to
give up the hope of seeing Old Abe, commenc
ed about noon to flock toward Bolton depot
and Calvert station, where the extra train was
expected to arrive about one o'clock. The
police, under Marshal Kane, took the position
assigned to them, and the vast crowds extend
ing trom the station along Calvert street as
far as the Battle Monument, and all the way
along North and Franklin streets, impatiently
awaited the coming. Numbers also beseig
ed the Eutaw nouse, and peered anxiously in
to the faces of the occupants of all carriages
that approached.
' About the hour of 1 o'clock, a loud shout
was heard at the northern end of tbe depot,
announcing that the train was in sight, when
the entire mass of people, to the number of a
bout 6,000 or 8000 who were stationed about
the entrance, rushed in a body into the build
ing, with cries of ''Here's Old Abe" "Look
out for him," &c.
The train partially stopped at the intersec
tion of Charles street to allow them to dis
mount, but owing to the immense crowd as
sembled at that point the train again moved
on and appeared in sight as above stated, be
ing followed by hundreds of the Charles street
crowd, who were running rapidly in the rear
of the train.
As the train approached the depot, another,
and if anything, a more desperate rush was
made, the crowd again passing into the depot.
The entire platform in the center ot the
building was instantly packed to suffocation
with the crowds when a train of cars came
rapidly into the' dpot. It was heralded by
loud shouts and groans by the crowd, who
poon besieged the platform, crying "where is
be," "here, here," "here he conies' here be
is," "here is toe old Black Republican," Sec,
&c. So dense was tho mass that the passen
gers (this being the regular accommodation
train) were unable for somo time to get out
upon the platform.
It soon became evident, however, to those
assembled, that Mr. Lincoln was not upon
the train, and another rush was made for the
street at the end of the depot, carrying every
thing before them "pell mell,"
The excitement here partially subsided,
when another yell was heard from the crowd
outside another train having -appeared in
sight upon the top of the hill on North street.
This proved to be the special train containing
Mrs. Lincoln and her three sons, and the suite
of the President.
The platforms were again besieged, and in
an instant, as it were, the platforms of the
cars were filled with an excited mass. The
most terrific shouts and yells were sent up,
excelling anything in the way of exaitement ive
have ever witnessed. This continued for sev
er! minutes, when several gentlemen ot Mr.
Lincoln's suite stepped upon the platform,
.accompanied by Mrs. Lincoln.
One of these gentleman was taken for the
President, and a rush being made tho entire
party were soon in a "jam ;" and so violent
was the pressure from all sides that many
were pushed headlong from the platform,
which is about three feet high.
The excitement was momentarily growing
more intense, and the 3ells were again repeat
ed, when tbe gentleman taken for Mr. Lin
coln managed to escape by rushing quickly
through the freight department of the depot
and taking a carriage.
Mrs. Lincoln and family were then escorted
to carriages, which were in waiting, and moved
otf. The people were now completely non
plussed, being unable to judge as to whether
the President was in the train or not, and for
perhaps half an hour the dense mass swayed
to and fro. uttering every imaginable dscrip
tion of noise.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE SAME SCENE.
The correspondent of the New York Times,
who was in the same train with Mrs. Lincoln
and the suite of the President elect, gives tbe
following description of their reception in Bal
timore :
"It was well that Mr. Lincoln went as he
did there is no doubt about it. The City
Authorities declined to extend him an invita
tion to visit the city, although the Mayor had
made up his mind to receive him at the depot
and ride with him to the Eutaw House, and
many of the police were disaffected, although
tbe Marshal says he would have taken him
through in entire safetv. The scene that oc
curred when the car containing Mrs. Lincoln
and her family reached the Baltimore depot,
showed plainly wbat undoudtedly would have
happened had Mr. Lincoln been of the party.
A vast crowd a multitude, in fact had gath
ered in and about the premises. It was evi
dent that they considered the annonncememt
of Mr. Lincoln's presence in Washington a
mere ruse, for, thrusting their heads in at the
w indows, they shouted 'Trot him out,' 'Let's
have him,' 'Come out, Old Abe,' 'We'll give
you bell,' You bloody Black Republicans,'
and other equally polite but more profane
ejaculations. Some rude fellows entered the
private apartment in which Mrs. Lincoln was
sitting, with the accomplished daughters of the
Speaker of the Pennsylvania Legislature, but
were promptly turned out by Mr. Hay, who
lacked the door. As the parties composing
the snite, and the various correspondents, is
sued from tho car, there was an exhibition of
rude vulgarity and disregard of personal com
fort that I have never seen equaled. Without
thinking of the consequences to us, the crowd
rolled in upon us like vast tidal waves, and
bore us with irresistible force against the side
of the car. To go either way was a physical
impossibility. -If we had been in the crowd,
we could have moved with or through them ;
but as It was we were compelled to stand still,
and sustain, as well as we were able, the terri
ble rush ot an excited, rude and thoughtless
populace. Oaths, obscenity, disgusting epi
thets and unpleasant gesticulations, were the
order of the day. After half an hour's experi
ence of this sort of thing. Mrs. Lincoln and
her son were taken to a carriage, which they
entered without attracting much attention,
and were driven to the house of the President
of the road. A huge omnibus that chanced to
be tn the yard was chartered by Mr. Wood,
and into it were piled Miss Williams, her sis
ter, Hon. Mr. Williams, of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Wood, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nicolay, Mr. Hay,
Col. Ellsworth, Hon. Judge Davis, Dr. Wal
lace, Mr. Todd. Mr. Frisbee and the Times' cor
respondent. -As we drove through the dense
masses of people we were saluted in divers
and sundry familliar and jocular styles. At
one point a knowing chap discovered that Mr.
Wood, who baa a very handsome beard, was
the President elect, and at once the people
began to hurrah and shout and run after the
bus. The scene was witbal an exciting one,
and loEg to be remembered.
Rather Severe on the Notuern Breth
ren. The Charleston Mercury is very abusive
of the Northern Democracy, and especially so
upon the delegates to the Charleston Conven
tion. It says:
"It was an evil hour that they came to the
soil of South Carolina, to hold their conven
tion for the consummation of this goodly
work. The soil is not congenial to the swin
dler. We saw with disgust the sort of cattle
representing States and parties fourth rate
county court lawyers what they call in Geor
gia jackleg lawyers blackleg would be better ;
and a more impudent gang of plunderes, wire
pullers and swindlers, with few exceptions,
were never before congregated together, and
with such monstrous party pretensions. The
claim of the Northern delegates, was in so
many words, to have a platform so meaningless
as to permit them to lie ad libitum."
. That's what somo would call "adding insult
to injury-."
i ' ' ' '
There is arqodel farmer living on the Cana
da side of Detroit River, who does business in
antediluvian style. He makes a "bee" every
five years, and invites all the neighbors to help
him move bis barn away from the manure heap,
which threatens to cover it with an unprece
dented growth. He is a Canuck, of course.
Look Oct For Them. A large amount of
bills, purporting to be of the Beverly Bank,
Beverly, ifew Jersey, are now in circnlation.
There is no such Bank, so beware of them. A
charter for such a Bank exists, but as tbe laws
of. the State have not been complied, with, (be
iesue of bills is Illegal and irresponsible.
HIS FIEST EECEPTI0N IN WASHINGTON.
Tbe greatest curiosity was maifested to wit
ness Mr. Lincoln's first reception in Washing
ton. At 6 o'clock Dr. Puleston, Sec'y of the
Peace Congress, presented a communication
announcing that the members of the Congress
were anxious to pay their respects to Mr. Lin
coln, and requesting the latter to name the
time when be would receive them. He re
plied that he would bo happy to receive them
at 9 o'clock.
At 7 o'clock Mr. Lincoln left bis hotel, and
proceeded in a carriage to the residonce of
Mr. Seward, with whom he dined. At 8:60
he returned to his hotel, and wa3 rcceivwd by
an enthusiastic crowd, who greeted him as
though he was their father and life. Some
were old men, and Bome old and some young
ladies. They reflected the general feeling,
that in Mr. Lincoln rests the future hope of
tho Governmeut and the Union. Mr. Lincoln
passed through the long parlor hall thronged
with the elite and fashion of the national me
tropolis shaking hands as fast as he could on
his right and left with ladies and geutlemen,
so intensely interested that he forgot even to
take his hat ofl", w hich was excused by a look
er on, who remarked that it was new and out
shtned the crowd.
At 9 o'clock, according to previous arrange
ment, Mr. Lincolu received the Peace Con
gress. The members formed in procession in
the hall where they meet, aud proceeded to
the reception parlor; ex-President Tyler, and
Gov. Chase, of Ohio led the van. The latter
introduced Mr. Tyler. Mr. Lincoln received
him with, all the respect due his position.
The several delegates were then presented to
Mr. Lincoln by Governor Chase, in the usual
manner. The most marvellouss thing that oc
curred was the manifestation by Mr. Lincolu
of a most wonderful memory. It will be re
membered that the Convention is composed
of many men, who although distinguished
in their time, have until very lately uot been
very much knowu. Each member was intro
duced by his last name, but in nine cases out
of - ten Mr. Lincoln would promptly recall
their entire name, no matter how many initlil
it contained. In several instances he recited
the historical reminiscences of families. In
short, he understands the material of the Peace
Congress.
When the tall General Doniphan, of Mis
souri, was introduced, Mr. Lincoln had to
look up to catch Doniphan's eye. He im
mediately inquired :
"Is this Doniphan, who made that splendid
march across the Plains, and swept the swift
Camanches before him "
"I commanded the expedition across tho
Plains," modestly responded the General.
"Then you have come up to the standard of
my expectation," rejoined Mr. Lincoln.
After the reception of the Peace Congress
was concludad, a large number ot citizens
were presented. Mr. Lincoln was then notifi
ed that the ante-rooms and main parlors of
the hotel were filled with ladies, who desired
to pay their respects, to which the President
elect very promptly consented. The ladies
then passed in review, each being introduced
by the gentleman who accompanied her. Mr.
Lincoln underwent the new ordeal with much
good humor.
At 10 o'clock Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet called
and paid their respects, in response to Mr.
Lincoln's coup d'etat at the White House this
morning. Their reception was very pleasant.
It may be truly said that Mr. Lincoln's first
day in Washington as Presidentelect has been
a decided success. Democrats, as well as Re
publicans, are pleased with him, and the la
dies, who thought he was awkward- at first
sight, changed their opinion, and now declare
him "a very pleasant, sociable gentleman, aud
not bad looking by any means."
The Treason of Gen. Twiggs. Dispatches
reached tbe War Department on February 25.
announcing that Gen. Twiggs had dismissed
and disbanded his whole force in Texas, con
sisting of nearly 2,500 men, and left them un
provided with means of transportation. Sev
eral officers had started for home with nothing
but their side arms. This act of treason has
not excited any great surprise, as Gen. Twiggs's
disaffection has long been suspected, and his
recent appointment in the Georgia Army justi
fied the reasonable expectation that he would
betray his trust at any favorable opportunity.
He bad obtained leave of absence some time
ago. No doubt is entertained that this step
was the result of an understanding with Jeffer
son Davis, and was superinduced mainly by
the belief or knowledge that the troops in
Texas were to be ordered away. He intended
to deprive the Government of their use at
this time. It is unfortunate that he was not
taken prisoner by some gallant and daring
officer, and consigned to tbe doom of a traitor.
New States and Territories. Kansas
made our thirty-fourth State. It also remov
ed one territory from our list. New Mexico
will make the thirty-fifth, and will take anoth
er territory from onr list. But with the addi
tion of the three new territories just-ordered
by Congress to be organized, we shall have a
list of six in all, viz : Nebraska, Washington,
Utah, Colorado, Dacotah, all In a fair way to
become States before the lapse of the nxt ten
years. They will atone for the loss of the se
ceding States, and should the latter not re
turn, the new States will increase the array to
thirty-five without them. Such is the growth
of this great Union.
Misfortcne or a Tax Collector A few
nights ago while Mr. Robert A. Laird, tax col
lector of Porter township, Huntingdon coun
ty, was travelling in a carriage from Peters
burg to Alexandria, his horse took fright, ran
ofl and broke loose from tbe carriage, pulling
him out over the dasher and dragging him
some two or three rods on tbe frozen road be
fore he got the animal stopped. He lost his
overcoat, and a pocket book containing twelve
hnndred and eighty-five dollars In bank bills.
Tbe pocket book was found the Pxt day, but
the bills were taken out. Mr. mird oilers a
reward of three hundred dollars for tbe money.
Secretary Dix has, by order of the President,
directed that tbe names of Captain John G.
Breshwood, and Lieutenants S. B. Caldwell and
Thomas D. Foster, be stricken from tbe rolls
of the naval service, as a mark of disgrace for
treason committed by them against their Gov
ernment. On one farm at Monterey, Cal., there are
60,000 grape vines arranged on tbe slope of tbe
mountain, from wbicb ,600 gallons of vtn
were obtained in 5560,
COTTON FIELDS OF CENTBAL AMEEICA
We find in the New York Post a letter from
Mr. Squicr, formerly our Charge d Affairs at
Nicaragua, to Senator Anthony, of R. I. ia
which he describes the capabilities of Central
America as a cotton-producing region. No
man is better qualified to speak on this subject
than Mr. Squier, who was for many years a
resident of the country, and who has since do
voted to it much patient enquiry and study.
In bis letter he demonstrates theso points :
1. That Central America is better adapted
for the production of cotton, of equal If not su
perior quality, in larger quantities, and at less
cost of labor and capital, than any portion of
tbe Southern States of this Union.
2. That by the introduction of foreign enter
prise 'and capital, under such protection and
guaranties as the United States and Great
Britain could give, through means of treaties
with the Central American States, the cultiva
tion of cotton, with the existing local supplies
of labor, could be stimulated to the extent of
filling a very large part of the demand for that
staple, present or prospective.
3. That the country is eminently adapted
for the introduction of exotic labor, and that
under such inducements as England and the
United States could easily secure from the lo
cal governments, emigration would be attrac
ted thither to an axtent adequate to remedy any
deficiency in the supply of cotton resulting from
a lack of local labor.
The Post says Central American gentlemen,
now in that city, aie able to corroborate every
thing Mr. Squier has said, and they ofler, more
over, on the part ot their respective nations,
the most active co-operation with every free
nation which will undertake to develope tbe
marvellous resources ot the IsMiiims. Now
that the wanton and mad fanaticism of tho pro
slavery leaders has directed tbe attention of
mankind to more stable sources of cotton sup
ply than the southern States promise to main
tain', the opportunities opened there cannot
fail to be considered.
A Reminiscence of Nullification. It
seems that Gov. Letcher, of Kentucky, who
sympathized with the nullifiers in 1832, called
upon General Jackson to learn, if possible,
wbat the General intended to do toward crush
ing Calhoun's conspiracy angainst the Union.
The Governor opened the subject mildly, and
Jackson only ancwered by telling Letcher to
read a certain instrument of writing on tbe
table before them. Letcher read it, and found
it to be a warrant for the execution of Jobn
C. Calhoun. "But, my dear General, you
don't intend to carry out what this paper calls
for 7" 'Gov. Letcher, is my name signed to
that paper T" "Yes, General, it is." "Very
well, Governor ; it is very seldom that I sign
papers merely for eflect. Governor, look on
the left corner of the paper : is the seal of the
United States to it 7" "It is, General.'
Letcher visited Mr. Calhoun after he left Gen.
Jackson, and awakening him out of his sleep,
related to him his interview with Jackson.
Gov. Letcher alleged that Mr. Calhoun as
sumed tbe appearance of a ghost, when be
beard what Gen. Jackson intended to do, an1
Nullification lost all its venom from that bonr.
Gen. Jackson said on bis death bed that be
had only one thing to regret, and that was
that he bad not hung John C. Calhoun.
During the reception of Mr. Lincoln at Co
lumbus, Ohio, thousauds approached him to
exchange salutations, and among them an in
teresting lady leading two beautiful children.
One after the other, "Honest Old Abe" raised
tbe children aud pressed upon their cheeks a
paternal, kiss which was properand very repub
lican. But when the lady, with bewitching
grace, presented her own sweet lips in atti
tude to be saluted, Abraham gallantly waved
his band, and cautiously remarked : "No-,
madam; non-intervention."
Roger Sherman was a member of Congress
from Connecticut. He was sent there from
tbe shomaker's bench. John Randolph, who
had Indian blood in his veins, once rose, and
with bis squeaking voice said, "I should like to
know what tho gentleman from Conucticut,
before ho came here, did with his leather
apron 7" Mr. Sherman, mimicking the same
squeaking sound, replied, "I cut it up ta
make moccasins for the dcendauts of Poca
hontas." The export of grain from the United States
to Europe during the past year has been on
equaled. In the year 1859. 2,590,937 bushels
of grain were exported to Great Britain ; in
1800 there were 23,820,820 bushels exported,
being an increase of 21,229,883 bushels. Nev
er before has the surplus product ot the Uni
ted States risen to such gigantic proportions.
Coal ashes are stated, by some who have
tried experiments with them, to be excellent
for putting around the roots of peach-trees
and gooseberry bushes in the ppring; Tbey
are generally held to be of no uso whatever,
but as they contain some traces of potash and
considerable lime, they will no doubt tend to
destroy grubs and worms.
The Charleston Courier is moved to anger be
cause, on Washington's Birthday, Fort Sumter
"belched forth its saucy salute" of 84 guns.
It is not strange that traitors' ears are troubled
by tbe sound of guns which show the strength
of tbe power they daily insult, and the patri
otic sentiment of the true men who are to
wield that power. "
Among the curiosities of London life is the
appearance of Lord Caithness in that metropo
lis, guiding bis steam carriage. He has driv
en through the most crowded parts without
frightening the horses, and threaded tbe ve
hicles, thickly strewn as they are in the city,
with esse and elegance.
In England land is sometimes manured by
continuing sheep at night on a smalt piece of
ground, then moving the hurdle fence which
encloses them every night until the whole field
is thus treated to a few nights' lodging.
The Jlontgomery convention has. adopted
the Constitution of the United States. Tbe
Charleston Mercury says that this is only an
indirect way of trying to get back into tbe old
Union.
A young lady remarked tbe other day that
she would like to do something so as to have
ber naojo appear in tbe papers. Wa advise
ter to get some one to put his name- ta
feera. ;