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Thomas Francis Meagher.
This young Irish patriot, who recently
Escaped from the English peual colony in
Australia, was waited upon, on the 10th
inst., by a Committee in behalf of the N.
l'.City authorities tendering him the honor
of a public reception, which honor he de
clined in the following eloquent and
sensible reply
Gentlemen : Had the effort in which t
"lost my freedom been successful, the
honors now tendered would not surprise
me. But it was otherwise. Far from rcal-
iiing, it obscured, the hopes which accora-
ipanied and inspired it ending suddenly
in discouragement and defeat. This tbe
wide world knows. This you yourselves
must inwardly adruitjthough the goodnes3-
of your nature will seal your lips to the!worlJ. and by her indugtry, intellect, tion, filtered through a million of minds,
dmission, being fearful of the disparage-! integrity and eouragOj shall contribute in 'must inevitably come out pare:
ment it would imply. The gratitude of I colnumnitjr with all free nations, to the I We have entire faith, therefore; in the
a people is most bounteous. It is quick common happiness and grandeur of hu- people's decisions j and as wo have faith
to appreciate to encourage, to reward. I ,aliitj. Hopes may Have darkened, but In them, we have reverence for them. But
Never slow or stinted in the measure itjtj,9 d.s.iny to which I would See my j we do not confound the ebullitions of an
pours out, its fault is to be too precipitate ; cHmtry lifted before me still a height, hour with these solemn adjudications ;
and profuse. Estimating merit net by the -ike tliat of jta crdwflcd with an the ripple on the surface, with the deep
eevere standard of success,it takes motivts : etcrnai 8un- jt j8 t,0y ambition; but in 1 eternal current. Mauy persons, however,
intoconsideration.regardless of the fortune : th;$ fiua country j coui,i i,ave noae otner ! mzc tjjia mistake j and hence the fcora
whieb. attends them, and, for whatever T1e molnent we Mt our fuot upon her mon dread of doing what is unpopular,
eacrifices tbey have entailed, awards a ghor(J. w9 beho,d the 0jrspring of Freedom ;The true way is to enquire ichal is riyht.
reat equivalent. In this, the gratitude j tLe c nergy tue thrift, the opulence to ' Never ask whether this, or that measure
ot people aiders irom me gntmuue u.
kings. With the latter, success is an es
sential condition of excellence. Pensions,
knightly decorations, orders of nobility,
these are given by kings in exchange only
for the trophies which decorate thwir hall,
or the acquisitions which widen the sur
face of their dominion. Not so with a
people, as I have said. They do not bar
tar and economize their gifts. Whatever
the result
, be the motive upright, be the j
dee 1 honor:
m" ' i
coming. Moreover, it sometiices happens
ces happens j
, g'eivou.ly
ies arc most
that where disaster has most
befallen, there their sympathies arc most
evoked, and their treasures most plente- j
ously bestowed. This it il which explains 1
tne proceeamgs, m my rcgara, oi me :
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to serv. my tontry, and been anxious to ,
contribute to her freedom. This I shall j
not assume ui. m,, ..j.
More i mmgicu in u.e s.r.iu v. pomic,
it was my ambition to be identified with ;
tue oesuny ot my couuu rU.c ,
-r i (a .i.iwa. i
giory, ii giory were UK.ccu - a
tier snlerinir and huffiili'tiou, if such
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should be her portion. For the little I
nye uone ana s'jiiereu, l uac uu m; .
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reward in the tcnalty assicned me. To
be the last and humblest name in the j
litany which contains the names of j
Emmet and Fitzgerald names which
Waken notes of heroism in the coldest
heart, and rtir to lofty purposes the most
sluggish mind is an honor which com
pensates me fully for the privations I have
endured. Any recompense, of a more
joyous nature, it would ill become me to
receive. Whilst my country remains in
sorrow and subjection, it would be indeli
cate in me to participate in the festivities '
you propose. When she lifts her head, !
and nerves her atm for a bolder struggle,
when she goes forth like Miriain, with
song and timbrel to celebrate her victory
I, too, shall lift Up my head, and jmin
in the hymn of freedom. Till then, the
retirement I seek will best accord wiih
the love I bear her, and the sadness which
her present fate inspires. Nor do I forget
the companions of my exile. My herrt is
with them at this hour and shares the
solitude in which they dwell. The freedom
that has been restored to me is embittered
by the recollection of their captivity.
While they are in prison, a shadow rests
upon my spirit, and the thoughts that
might otherwise be free, throb heavily
within me. It is painful for me to speak.
I should feel happy in being permitted to
be silent For these reasons you will not
feel displeased with me for declining the
honors you solicit me to accept. Did I
esteem them less, I should not consider
myself so unworthy, nor decline so con
clusively to enjoy them. The privilege of
M eminent a city should be sacred to those
Who personify a great and living cause a past
foil of fame, and a future full of hope
and whose names are prominent and im
perishable. It pains me deeply to make
this reply ,being sensible of the enthusiasm
which glows around me, and the eagerness
with which a public pprortuaity of meet-
ing ma is awaited. I know it will disap
point a generous anxiety,but the propriety
of the determination I Lave come to is
proved by the inefficency eTen of this
consideration to overcome me. I know,
I too, that as it grieves me, it will grieve
j others, and that, perhaps, the motives
that have led to it may be misunderstood,
misconstrued, and censured. But 1 am
confident that, after a littlb while the
public judgement will sanction the act
which t due regard to what I owe my
country, my companions, and myself,
. seriously dictates.
Yes, so far as your
invitation recognizes the fidelity with
which I adhered, and still adhere, to a
good and glorious cause, be assured that
it has not been exaggerated or misplaced.
The feelings and convictions which influ
enced toy carter in Ireland have under
gone to change. Still, as ever, I perceive
within my country the faculties that fit
her for a useful and honorable position,
and believe that they require only to be
set in motion to prove successful, I still
would prompt her to put them forth. Be
sides their is within mS a pride that can
not be subcuic ;here is within tee an
' ambition that can not be appeased, t
desire to have a country which I can point
j to with exhultation whose prosperity
j shall be my life whose glory shall be my
guerdon. I desire to have a country which
shall occufev a beneficent tlbsition in the
wLich hU hw ?en birth and, at a !
glance, we comprehend her fruitfulnew,
utility, and splendor. We behold the
wonders she has wrought the deformed
transformed the erippled Colony spring
ing into the robust proportions of au
Empire which Alexander might well have
sighed to conquer the adventurous spirfT
of her sons compensating by its rapidityj j
in little more than half a century, for the
thou.auJs of Jcar3 iu WtticU tlie laud lay !
sun in me saaaows or tue anewne ioreats: ;
we bchold all this and the worship of our
youth becomes more imp,ioncd ,nd pro.
r l m. T
foum
To this land I came,as an outcast;
t0geek an honorable home as an outlaw
10 him the protecti(m of a flae that is
;nvi0talle. By one of the wisest and the
w i
muuuBl ol lUB umu legHuaiora it, was (
decreed, that all those who were driven ;
for Ter from their own country, should
ueaamlueu ,nio me ciuzcnsu.p oi .mecs.
un me tame grouna, in virtue oi uie!tionof tcmt0..arT ularitv. look ahead
scnse 0f perpetual banishment which ex-
c,Uaes me irom my native iana, i soagm
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quiet, sacciuary iu tue nome oi au-
INUTO. To no other land could the
tyranny, eo conuuenuy turn tor a eeren e j
r I
repose. Lonttmavshe prosper coutinu
ing faithful to the inheritance left her by
the fathers of the republic. Long may she
prosper each year adding to ber stock of
strength and dignity, and wisdom, and
high above her countless fleets and cities,
even to the last generation, may the
monument
the darki
of her liberty be descried ! In
darkest ctorms which shake the
thrones and dynasties of the old world,
may it stand uuscathed ! In the darkest
night which falls upon the arms of a
struggling people, may it shine forth like
the cross in the wilderness and be to them
an emblem of hope and signal of salvation.
Is it Popular ?
The Course of the present age, and per
haps of all ages, in republican life, is a
morbid dread of doing anything that is
unpopular. De Tocqueville never made
a truer remark, than when he said that the
tyranny of public opinion was often as
oppressive, in a free country, as the
tyranny of a monarch, in a despotio one.
We are, as we ought to be known by
this time, firm believers in the good sense
and justice of the people. We have no
faith in those politicians who represent
the masses as prejudiced, self-willed,
tyrannical On all questions relating to
Boeial life, to morals, to religion, and to
politics, we would rather take the opinion
of a million of voters, such as we have in
these free States, than the opinion of any
dozen educated men, becaase we believe
the decision would be quite as intelligent,
while there would be no danger of its
being mercenary. But, when we thus
exalt an opinion of the people, we mean
one arrived at carefully, a sober, second
thought, and not a mere hasty ijpe dixit.
Daniel Webster himself, though confess
edly the first intellect of the nation, might
give wrong advice, if a new subject was
j started, sad be should peak without due
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examination : and if he is liable to err,
much the more arc inch in general, when
speaking immaturely. . .
But when the people carefully weigh
a Question, they are more aft, in the main
to be correct, than even great intellects,
A strong common sense is the peculiar
distinction of the masses. No favorite
theories, no wire-drawn abstractions, no
solemn prejudices derived from classical
studies, puzzle their judgments, or per
vert their conceptions. This is strikingly
exhibited, though On a small scale, in
jury trials. The annals of the courts
preserve the history of many curious cases
in which judges and lawyers have well
nigh been bufhVl,but iu which the homely
sense of twelve men in a jury box has
asserted the ends of justice. There is a
further reason for this, perhaps, beyond
the one which we have just described. A
doien of minds, with all their differences
of education, habits of thought, and Other
peeuliarities, looking at a subject from as
many varied aspects, are much inore apt
to arrive at a just estimate of it, than one
or two minds only, however acute the
latter may be. And if twelve minds
possess this advantage, much the more do
j thousand, and still more do a hundred
j thousand or a million. Any question,
discussed before such an audience as the
; litter number, can not but hare its entire
; truth or falsity, eliminated. A rronosi-
is unr-ocular : ask onlv is it riirht : and
if this is done, there is an end to the
matter. Sooner or later, the people will
side with you, however far oft they ttSy
appear at first. For the people seek
truth, worship it in fact, and Ultimately
will arrive at it. The arU of tirue-scrvinir
politicians, those "blind leaders of the
blind ;' old habits of thought descending "
from their ancestors ; and other causes !
gj. a M tt j
the rconio : hut. in iiir f!.o
j, tractions will disappear from before the
le,s vis; anJ tfa ... onnec I
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, j for the truth, in all its severe, yet heavenly
w; majesty. A.k not, we repeat, "is it pop-;
,ular,''but,"isitrifiht,''orratherremem -
ber that whatever is ri"ht tcill ultimatelv
vf tJ sti tlUlili Vl IUCI i uuicur
be popuar. Advocate, therefore, truth,
boUiyf oponlyj wUUout
If Joa 3re c statesman, and a great
question arises, cast aside every consider-
a5t the of tho and d . I
for wbat is t; and truth ,f
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1
min;.,fr 0f God. consult onlv the tcs!-h-
ings of His Holy Word, and regardless
and powers " ihretch tho
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."truth once
If you arc a
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private citizen, and are called on to vote
for or against any important question,
sift it thoroughly, with an eye to the
verdict of the future, and then courage
ously give your opinion. There are sub
jects, thus continually presented to states
men, divines, and private citifens, which
are frcnusntlv decided, not under a solemn
!Eense 0f responsibility, but with an eye to
what is popular for the moment.
In Urging an appeal to what is right, ,
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rather than to what is popular, we do net
mean to r'ecomtiend a recourse to Wsiohary
theories any more than to hasty judgment.
It is a favorite trick with would-be refor
mers to cry that they only are right ; to
pretend that the future will ihevitably be
on their 6ide ; and to stigmatize all wh)
differ from them as drivelling dctards of
the past. Such men are dangerous in the
extreme. The only way to avoid their
errors, as well as the errors of a blind
conservatism, is to follow the golden rule,
"search all things, and hold fast td that
which is right." Evening Bulletin.
"No Use of Talking." A young I
Ophirio enthusiast was talking to his in
tended a few evenings since, urging liptm
her speedy marriage, and a start to spend
the honey moon in California.
" I tell you," said he, his face glowing
with enthusiasm, " California is the para
dise of this earth. There's no use talking!"
" No use talking !" exclaimed the lady,
with a look of some surprise.
" No use talking," he repeated.
" Well if there's no use talking" said
the lady, " what, in the same of sense, do
joa want of women there ? I don't go !"
He left but we presume he will be
back.
A lady remarked to a printer the other
day, that he might print a kiss bat he
mast never publish it.
COUNTY PENK FRIDAY, JUNE 18, l85l
The LittlO Pauper,
The following touching and over true
tale wilt not only fill the eye bat suggest
precious lessons to the heart. Alas, how
many unpitied, motherless Allies are pe-
rishing in this country, and no generous
Jem or Betsy at hand to save them and
rear them into .angels. Our sketch is
from the Boston Olive Branch.
The day was gloomy and chill. A t the
freshly opened grave stood a delicate little
girl of five year) the only mourner for
the silent heart beneath. Friendless,
hopeless; homeless, she had wept till she
had no more tears to ehed, and now She
stood with her scanty clothing fluttering
in the chill wind, pressing her little hands
tightly over her heart as if to Still its
beatiug.
" It's no use fretling," Said the rough
man, as he stamped the last shovel full
of earth over all iht child had left to
love; "fretting won't bring dead folks
to life; pity you hadn't got fab ship's
cousin! somewhere to take you; it's a
tough world, this 'ere I tell ye; I don't
see how ye're going to weather it. Guess
I'll take ye round to Miss Fetherbee's,
she's got a power of children and wants
a hand to help her, so come along. If
you cry enough to float the ark it won't
do you no good." Allie obeyed him me
chanically, turning her head every few
minutes to take another, and yet another
look where her mother lay buried.
The morning sun shone in Upon an un
derground kitchen in the crowded city.
Mrs. Fetherbee, attired in it gay bolored
calico dress, with any quantity ef tinsel
jewelry, was sewing some showy ebtioh late
on a cheap pocket handkerchief. A boy
of five years was disputing with a. little
girl of three, about an apple ; from big
words they had come to hard blows ; and
peace was finally declared at the price of
an orange apiece, and a stick of candy
each combatant "putting in" for the
biggest. ." ...
Toor Allie, with pale cheeks and swol
len eyelids, was staggering up and down
the floor under the weight of a mammoth
baby, who wa3 arousing himself, pulling
out at intervals little handful! cf hair.
"Quiet that child! can't ye?" laid
Mrs. Fethtrbeej in no very fcentls tone.
I don't Wonder the darling is cross to
see such a solemn face. You must ret a
little life into you somehow, or you won't
oaiU iy lw J"" i'u,IluS'
Tbere' 1 declal"e' J0"'" LaIf rut tis eJM
out with those long curls dangling around ;
k U. .n ... (T ! .
tcon,e here' nJ havc 'em cut off' thc
FF r a eharity child :"
(ani1 sbo atf th tuL
'cr0ps 0B tUe ilead8 0f thC JitUe hethtt
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bees.)
Allie s lip quivered, as ehe said, " Mo
ther used to lore to brush them smooth
every morning; she said tbey w.n liko
i littls dead sister's, please don't," said she
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beseeoiiing.j r
it . fa
But I tell you I do please to cut 'ew,
so there's ah end of that," said she, as
the several ringlets fell ifl a shining heap
on the kitchen floor ; " and do for Crea
tion's sake, stop talking about " dead ''
folks, and now eat your breakfast if you
want it : I forcot vou hadn't had any
there's softe of the thildreu's left; if!
you're hungry it will go down, and if you
aint you can go without."
Poor Allie ! the daintisst rMorsel wouldn't
have " gone down ;" her eyes filled with
tears that wouldn't be forced back, and
she sobbed out, " I must cry if you beat
rce for it my hedrt pains me so bad."
" Il-i-t-y T-i-t-y ! what's all this?" said
a broad-faced, rosy milkhian, as he sat his
h bn litcbefl taU
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" what's ill this, Sliii Fetherbee J I'd as
lief eat pins end needle! as heir a child
cry. Who is she' pointing at Allie,
" and what's the matter of her T"
" Wbj, the long and short of it is,
she's a poor pauper that we've taken in
out of charity, and she's crying at her
good luek, that's all," said the lady with
a vexed toss of her head. " That's the
way benevolence is always rewarded ;
nothing on earth to do here, but tend the
baby, and amase the children, and run to
the door, and Wash the dishes, and dnst
the furniture, and tidy the kitchen, and
g0 of a few errands; ungrateful little
liairffarra !"
Jimmy's heart was as big at his farm,
(and that covered considerable ground;)
glancing pitifully at the little weeperj he
said skillfully, " that child's going to be
Sick, Miss Fetherbee, and then what are
you going to dd with iter 7 besides she's
too young to be of much use td Jou ;
you'd better let me take her."
" Well, I should'nt wonder if yoti was
half fight,'' said the frigitstJed wotnan ;
she's been trouble enough already; I'll
give tier s quit-claim."
Will you go with tin, Utile maid 7"
said Jemmy with a bright, good-natured
mile.
" tt yon please," said Allie, laying her
little hand confidingly in his rough palm.
" Sit up closer," said Jemmy, as he pnt
one arm around her, td Steady her fragile
figure, as they rattled over the stony pave
ments ; " we shall soon be but of this
smoky bid bity. (Ccnsarn it! I always
feel as if I Was poisoned every time I come
to town ;) and then we'll see what sweet
bay helds, and hew milk, and clover
blossoms and kind hearts will do for you
you poor little plncted- chicken ! Where
did yo!i come from when you came to live
with that old Jezebel f"
" From my mother's grave," said Allie.
"Poor thing! poor thing!" said Jem
my, wiping away a tear with his coat
sleeve. " Well, never mind ; t wish I
hadn't asked you; I'm always running
my head again a beam. Do you like to
feed chickens, hey ? Did you ever milk a
eow J or ride on top a Lay-cart ? or go a
berrying? D you loVe bouncing red
apples ? and peaches as big aS your fist ?
It shall go hard if you don't have 'end
all. What's cOme of your hair, child?
have you bad your head shaved ?"
" Miss Fetherbee cut it off;" said Allie.
" The bid safpeht 1 I wish I'd borne in
a little quicker. Was it your curls them
young 'utiS Were playing With ? Well,
never mind," said he, looking admirably
at the sweet faee before him, " you don't
need 'em; and they might get you td
looking in the glass oftener than was good
for you."
"Well, here we are, i declare; and
there Stands my old woman in the door
way, shading her eye froth the sun, I
guess she Wonders Where I raised you ?"
" Look here, Betsy t dd you see this
child ? The earth is fresh on her mother's
grave. She has neither kith tor kin.
I've brought her from that old skinflint
of a Fetherbee's and here she is; if 'you
like her it's well and good, and if you
don't she'll stay here just the same ; but
I know you will," said he coaxingly, as
he passed his brawny arm round her ca
pacious waist; ''and now get her something,
that will bring the color to her cheeks ;
for mind you, I'll have no white slaves on
my farm."
llow sweetly Aliie'a little tired limbs
rested ifl the fragrant lavender sheets 1 A
tear lingered on her cheek; bat its birth
was hb't of sorrow. Jemmy pointed it oat
to his wife, as they stood looking at her
before retiring to rest.
"Never forget it, Betsey," said he,
" harsh words ain't for the motherless.
May God forget me, if she ever hears one
from my lips."
Former National Conventions,
In the early history of political parties,
National Conventions rere uiilboiigct of.
When it became necessary to decide upon
conflicting claims of candidates for the
Presidency, after the expiration of Jeffcr-
aon'w term. tKa B.pttklia.ai iM-a,l
selected their candidates by a Congressio
nal Caucus. By this msaus Madison and
Monroe were designated it candidate3tand
triumphantly elected. In 1824 the Con
gressional Caucus met as usual and selected
Wm. II. Crawford, of Georgia,and Albert!
Gallatin, New York, as the Republican
or Democratic Candidates for the Presi
dency and Vice Presidency ; but the
people were tired of dictation from those
whose legitimate business Was to serve
them, and they bolted in different frag
inenta to the Support of Clay, Adams and
Jacksod. The result of that contest is
familiar to all the election was thrown
into the House, end Adas was elected.
In 1828, Gen. Jackson was designated as i
the DeCioctatis candidate by the actiSn of j
State ConveHLibns merely, and with JoLn
C. CalhbiiaforVica President, was trium
phantly elected over Adams. .
In 1832 the first National Convention
was held, by which Jackson was re
nominated for the Presidency. The
Convention also gate birth to the famous
two-thirds rule; which has since been the
death of numerous aspirations for i the
Presidency. John C: .Calhoun; Vice
President during Jackson's first term, had
quarreled with the Administration, and
some expedient had to be hit upon to
throw blin in Convention; where it was
well understood he had a majority. At
the head of this maneuver to behead
Calhoun stood Mr. Van Bureni who
hoped for the succession; and mainly thro'
his instrumentality the two-thirds rule
was adopted, which at once eut off all
hopes of Calhoun's re-nomination. Van
Burefl thus far successful, turned his in
genuity to the best possible account j and
managed to sueceed Mr. Calhoun" on the
ticket for tie Vice Presidency. The fol
lowing was the result of the ballot :
VanRnreri S08 I
Barbour 49 I Johnsori 25
In 1835, the second National Conven
tion was held, and on the third day Sir.
Tan Buren was nominated for the Presi
dency, oti the first ballot by an unanimous
vote. Bichard vL Johnson was nomiaatea
fot tho Vice Presidency by vote of 178
to 87 for Win, C. Bites. The .third
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National Convention was held in 1340,
when Mr. Van Buren Was again unani
mously nominated. No nomination for
the Vice Presidency was made ; the .Con
vention deefflitig it inexpedient to choose
between the individuals in nomination for
that office. Col. Johnson, however, tan
with Van Buren throughout, and was
voted for by the electors that voted for
Van Buren, excepting one or two. Tbey
were both defeated by Harrison and Tyler.
In 1844, the fourth National Convention
was held, and Mr. Van Buren, went into
that body with a clear majority and strong
hopes of success. But the two-thirds role John Wants a drum, and Jane a doll, and
he had invented in 1832, to defeat Cal-j Jenny a book, all pictures, just like Susan
houn, was again adopted, (as it had been So-and-so's." The father looks " nou
by the Convention of '35 and '40) and sense," but feel in bis pocket for the re
thus defeated him. He and Cass ran ' quired silver, and the mother having
'neck and neck' id Convention, and it ! gained the point, hastens away, baby aad
finally became evident that neither could
succeed, though Mr: Van Buren had a
clear majority on several ballots. The
result was the selection of James K. Polk,
a man unthought of in connection with
that office. Silas Wright was nominated
fcr the Vice Presidency, but declined,
when George M. Dallas was chosen in his
stead. The eighth ballot for President
was as follows :
bass i04 .
Van Buren" 104 Polk 44
On the 9th ballot Mr. Polk was unan
imously nominated. The Tote for Vice
President Was for
Silas Wright 258 j Levi Woodbury 8
Mr. Wright's declination was received
by telegraph, and Dallas was nominated
on the second ballot
ist 2d
Geo. Fairfield
Levi Woodbury
Lewis Cass
ft. M. Johnsori
Com. Stewart
Geo. M. Dallas
W. L. Marcy
107
44
39
129
23
13
5
220
The fifth Convention was held in 1848,
where the two-thirds rule again prevailed
and Gen. Casa was nominated. Below
we give the ballots : New York did not
tote.
.1st .Sd. 3d. 4 th.
Cass . 123 133 156 173
Woodbury 53 58 53 83
Buchanan 55 94 40 33
Worth 8 3 5 1
Butle 3
Dallas 3 3
Gen. Butler was nominated for Vice
President on the second ballot.
Such is a brief history of the several
Democrats National Conventions. The
tivo-thirds rule, which Was adopted in an
emergency to aid Mr. Van Buren, most
effectually beheaded him in turn in 1844,
aid very likely has done the same thing I gSmboe( ia his TOU!hf the iUfiai upod
for Gen. Cass in 1852. , , whose !l(npi(1 walefS he h b,tht(j ,n(l
The Whigs have held but three (lhe ramily Ur wher he felt a mother'
National Conventions., In 1839 they. !ove- ,nd the prwn poi within ihat Hule"
aiaiutj ii.; -J 3i . ii i nompgffaa wnrre wn vn mven ana int -
burg ; n i844 uay ana r reiirgnuysen :
at Baltimore, and in 1843, Taylor andj
Fillmore in Philadelphia. , Tbey have
never yet adopted the two-thirds rule, and
;n Fm.ll.l .1
we think they never w
-
pository.
Uot much of Anything from nothing, j
Under this modest title the ' gem drop-1
per " of the Chicago Journal, gives one '
of the prettiest domestis scenes we ever !
met in a newspaper. Its charming, na
tural simplicity will touch a cord in every
parent's heart.
Yesterday we saw a wagon loaded with
wheat coming in town nothing strange
in that certainly. And a man driving the !
teatt.afid a woman perched on the lead be-
side him, and a child throiied in the rro
man's lap' nothing strange ia that either.
And it required fab particular shrewdness
to determine that tke woman was the pro
perty personal of course cf the man,
and that black-eyed, round-faced child was
the property of bcth of them
So much
we saw so much we suppose
w who looked. It is a fair!
everybody saw
inference that the wife came in to help
her husband " trade out " a portion of the
nroeeeda of the wheat, the oroduct of so!
much labor, and so many sunshines and science void of offence," she knew tha!
ra;rj. she had nothing td fea from the monarch
The pair Were somewhat this side a uf not-tcvbe-meationed-toars-politdom
fino point of observation isn't it? this that she was, in truthj a mate for hi-1
side of forty, arid it is presumptive, if j betters- . .
blessed like their neighbors, they left two
or three children at home "to keep house,"
while they came to town perhaps two
girls and a boy, cr, as it is not material to
us, tiro boys and one girl.
Well, we followed the pair, in and
through trsti! the wbeat was sold, the
money paid, and then for the trade. The
baby was shifted from shoulder to shoulder,
or set down upon the floor to run off into
mischief, like a sparkling globule of quick
silver on a marble table, while calicoes
were' priced, sugar and tea tasted, and
plates "ttag." The good wife looks
askance at a large mirror that would be
the thing fof the best room, and the roll
ox carpeting, m moat nwuui i - . j
but it won't do, they must wait till Bextlsprkw, reeOTeriafc
VOLUME IX.-NO. 7.
Whole Number, 427.
yoar. Ah ! there is mosio in those next
years, that orchestras cannot make.
And so they look, Sad price and puri
chase, the summer supplies, tho husband
tha while eyeing the little roll of back
notes growing smaller by degrees and
beautifully less.
Then comes an "aside" conference;
particularly confidential. She takes hint
affectionately by the button, and looks up"
in his face--she has fine eyes by tfii by
with art expression of " do now il will
please them so." And what do you sup
pose tbey talk of? Toys for the children.
all, for the toys.
There acts the mothst--iLai Lai half
promised, not all, that she would bring
them something, and she is happy all thai
way home, not for the bargains she made;
but for the pleasant surprise in those three)
brown parcels. And yon ought to have
been there when she got home, when the
j drum and the doll and book were pro-
dueed and thumbed and cradled and
thumped wasn't it a great house I
Beautifully Said,
We make the following beautiful extract
on the Homestead Exemption Law, front
a letter recently written by Judge Dilca
huhtv, of Tennessee !
"Secure to each family whose tabor
may acquire a little spot of free earth thai
it can call its own that will be an asylum1
io times of adversity, from whicH the
mother ' and the children, old age and in
fancy, can still draw sustenance and cfciril
protection, though misfortune may rob"
thera cf all else, end then fee! that they
are still free, still entitled to walk on thd
green earth, and breathe the free air of
heaven, in defiance of the power and pc
tency of accumulated wealth and the dom
ineering of the pretending and ambitious:
The saerednes of that consecrated spot;
will make theni warriors itt the time of
eternal etrifr. Those shocks of corn,'
said Xeoophon, inspire those wbd raise)
them with courage to defend (hem. The
largest of them in the field is the prize
exhibited in the middle of the field td
crown the conaueror
.-Secure a horrie td everv family wimaS
irr.n l.Ut. m.. kf.;n An. .i
),.,. ..:,. ,i r .tj
(lther irid you wi rivej tha kffsct'09 o
, he chi)d in ynft of menh00;i by t
,han aDV cohiid-rati3n tha:
ellst He wj niewhet hs,k hi
jost
A Poor Creter. , ,
Lorg time Bgo," in New Pnglandj
d,Telt lad7 eqaal!J renowned for piety;
I era jinny ca courage, n.3 sue was in loa
j habit of returning from meeting unattend-
. .. , . . . .
ed, some wild fellows formed a project for
frightening her, and furnishing themselves
witn a ttl8 pleasant amusement, Ond '
"rayed ia blaek, crewced with a pair of
norns, ana armed witn a pitch forir, placed
himself behind a tree; asd awaited hef
coming. Ilis companions were concealed
near by to watch the mischief arsd parti-
cipate in the fua. At last caine the un-
suspecting victim leisurely along medi-
tatlnS noa, on t&e discourse td Which.
she had been listening. Out sprang hid
satanic majesty PRO tCM, and confronted
her.
" Why, who be you ?" she exclaimed.
" I'm the devil !" exclaimed the rogue!
in a hollow voice. , .
" Well," said she in a pitying tone, no!
doubting, mind you, the gentleman's wordj
" jou're a poor critter !" and quietly
went ker way.
I call that true courage, or perhapsj
more properly true faith. With a eon-
The Curcniifi .
A eorrespendeat of the Boston Journal
says, take cotton batting, put three circles'
six to twelve inches apart around your
plum tree, and these will catch the cur.
eulio. He esnshl siStt la the first circle?
in twehty-fW hours ; in the second circle1
but few had been eaubt,!s (lie third eirchj
scarcely cna got so high. He found athid
a Sure p'reve'stive; and get lots of fine)
plums last year, for the first time for
mant tears. He further recommenrU
keeping the ground free from windfalls,'
as they contain tne maggot, which toef
into groSga to mature itsejf.
The maa who was injrf bj-;
Laa1nnesa 9m -km m a. - -