JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN Thursday, June 15, IS4S. Terms,S2,00 in advance. $2,25 half yearly; and $2,50.if not paid before thfe end of the year. 05 L. B-VRNES, at Milford, is duly author ized to act as Agent for tjtis paper;to receive sub scriptions, advertisements, orders for job-work and payments for the same. ITFE. W. Carr, Esq., of the city of Philadel phia, is authorized to receive subscriptions and advertisements for the " Jeffersonian Republican. Office, Sun Buildings, corner Third and Dock streets, opposite the Merchant's Exchange ; and. 440 North .Fourth street. A Grand Rally in Philadelphia, jconfideuce in the sincerity of the professions of the GreXt Speech of Er-Gov. Jones, of Tenn." 1faders that Party- 1 have, .kn?wn. them from me very ueeiniuns oi my political existence, ana The Whigs of Philadelphia in vast numbers as sembler in the Chinese Musuem, on the evening of the 12th inst. to hear speeches from Gov. Jones through my whole career, I have fotind them taking step after step downward, and still downward, to the lowest depths of ruin. (Applause.) I have no of Tennessee, and Leslie Combs-of Kentucky, two ihat ,v ' ' ' ,ilVh V mn00. es of our own. I would not be understood as yielding in the slightest degree sanction to the most devoted friend of Henry Clay. It was rath er a meeting for the fast friends of the great States manto talk over their grief, and counsel together as to their future course. Mayor Swift presided, and' in assuming lire Chair spoke as follows : WHIG NOMINATIONS. FOR PRESIDENT, General ZACHARY TAYi0Rtr OF LOUISIANA. FOR VICE , PRESIDENT, Hoik MILLARD FILLMORE, OF. NEW YORK. FOR CANAL COM MIS ETON ER, 2VJER iTIIDDLESWAKTKf OE UNION COTNTYj SENATORIAL ELECTORS. Thomas M. T. M'Kennan, of Washington, John P. Sanderson, of Lebanon. DISTRICT ELECTORS. 1 Joseph G. Giarkson, 2 John P. Wethenll, , 3 James M. Davis, 4 Then. W. Duffield, 5 Daniel 0. Hipter, 6 Joshua Dnngan, 7 John D. Steele, 8 John Lamlis, 9 Joseph K. Stnucker. 10 Charles Snvder 11 William G. Hutley.j 12 Franris'Tyler, 13 Henry Johtison, 14 William Colder, Sr. 15 (not filled) 16 Charles W. Fisher, 17 Andrew G. Curtin, 18 Thos. R. Davidson 19 Joseph Markle, 20 Daniel Aghew, 21 Andrew W Loomis, 22 Richard Irvin, 23 Thomas H. Sill, 24 Saml. A. Purviance The Nominations. The National Intelligencer, which, from its position, enjoys the best opportunity of seeing, the course of Whig sentiment, says, "We have now heard from about one half of the Union; and, be sides the New York 'Tribune,' which hesitates but does not wholly refuse to concur in the nom inations, we have as yet seen but one Whig.jour nal which does not express a determination te sustain them heart and hand. To this determirn ation we have no doubtlhe whole Whig press and party will eventually come." . The New York Fxpress says that Mr. John Van Buren, in the course of his remarks at the recent Barnburners meeting, gave a nickname to Gen. Commander, the nine-voiced vantriloquist from South Carolina, which will be likely to stick to him : "The constitution recognises a principle (said Mr. V. B.) which gives one white man in South Carolina, owning rive slaves, the power of four votes' whereas a white man in Neiv York can vole but once but the constitution does mil provide (continues Mr. V. B.) that one man in South- Carolina shall rote nine times in Bal timore, and seventy-two men from New York shall not vote at ail ! Cheers. Whatever -courge there may be for Northern white men rn the consiituuon, there is no such cat o'nine tail fccourgeas that ! Tremendous cheering." No sooner was the news known at Detroit (ifrich.). that "Od Rough and Ready" and Mllard Fillmore were nominated than the 'loud-mouthed cannon" were brought out, and two hundred guns fired foi the nominees, amid the enthusiastic cheers of the congregated multitude. Nine Tfevers. It is a well authenticated fact in the life of Gen. Taylor, that he never chewed to bacco never drank tiny rum never smoked a cigar never owed any man a cent never was sued never sued' any man himself never was dunned never dunned anybody -and he never lost. a battle. My friends and fellow citizens : Wo haveas sembled here together to-night as Whigs, cheers for the purpose of giving our adhesion to the deci sion of the recent National Convention. Cheers You all know my position in this matter, and I am sure you will all sympathize with me in being called upon to surrender Henry May. Applause. I had intended on being apprised of the place 1 was expected to fill here to-night, to make a speech. 1 cannot venture : I cannot trust myselfc; but I must claim the privilege of explaining the feelings by which I am actuated. I am not here fof the purpose of indulging in ostentatious grief: 1 shall attempt to make no ar peal to your sensibilities ; but still, gentlemen, ' 1 r I 111.. -II CJThe United 'Stotes Loan of $16,000,000, for twenty years was taken- on Saturday, at a premium of between three and four per cent. chiefly by the Barings of England. Late Foreign News. The . Steamer America arrived at Boston from Liverpool, making the-passage in ten days and eightthours the thortesi on record. The news is of some importance. France is quietf an Ireland in a state of great excitement growing out of1 the conviction at Mitchell, the Repealer, for Treason, and his sentence to fourteen-years-f slavery in chains, on boarda British convict hulk. The commercial neWs is encouraging though the price of flour and grain has expert nenced: a- slight decline. Belting. There are bets making in Albany that Gen; Cass .will not carry arnajpriiy in any one coun ty in New York. Before thiny'days have flapped there will be bets ojfered ibatjhere is not a state in the Union jhai will cast her elec toial vote for Cast.- -"iT. Y. Globe. I cannot deny myself the melancholy doty of declar ing that we have lacerated the heart of the great est and best man that this day lives. Applause. And I am here that he may know, and that the world may know, that he cannot look me.in trie face and say, " And you, too, Brutus !" (Applause.) And I claim another privilege a sad privilege arid it is that I may be permitted to retain a little corner of my heart a very little corner a green spot and that, if I should outlive that 'illustrious man. I may erect a monument, and plant upon that spot an evergreen, and in my moments of reflec tion, I may bedew it with tears I go further, and ask you all to grant that man some little corners in your hearts, and erect therein monuments to his worth, and like me weep over fallen greatness (Applause.) 1 have now paid a tribute at the shrine of friendship ; and I trust that an all-wise and benevolent Providence will pardon us for this separation, and give him grace tofind fortitude to meet this blow ; and that after death he may sit at the right hand of the Father, blest among the blessed. Now I put on my armour for the conflict, and he that goes foremost, will find me close at Jus heels, old as I am'; and I will do battle for glorious old Taylor as a Whig! (Immense cheering.) At the close of Col. Swift s address, there were loud calls for Gov. Jones : and as that gentleman came forward the hall fairly shook with vehement outbursts of applause. When silence was obtain ed, he delivered the following address, which, with the aid of Mr. Dyer's phonograhic skill, we are enabled to give precisely as it was uttered. Fellow Citizens, It has long been the object of my most anxious solicitude that I might be permit ted to stand before the citizens of the Slate of Penn sylvania, and more especially of that portion of the State of Pennsylvania embraced within the li mits of your city.. 1 rejoice that it is my good for tune to be permitted to meet so large an assembly as that which surrounds me here. I hold that in this free country of ours, it is one of the highest privileges we enjoy f one of the most inestimable blessings ol civil and religious liberty, that all men, eveiy where, are entitled to a full, free and honest expression of their political and religious princi ples. FApplause.l I have visited your city for the purpose of wit nessing the deliberations of that vast multitude which has just left you.' I came here for the pur pose of meeting the Geneneral Assembly of the great Whig Church. I came here as a humble individual to aid and co-operate, according to my best judgment, in arriving at conclusions which I hoped would be safe and honorable to the nation. That august assembly has discharged the functions for which it was organized. It has proclaimed to the country the selection of its candidate for the Presidency, and the time has now come when each and every man belonging to the great Whig, fam ily is forced to take position somewhere. What position should I take ? Where shall I go 1 Un der what banner shall fight In looking over this vast country of ours in looking to it3 wants to its interests to its hopes and to its final destiny, I can arrive at but one conclusion. I have fought I have resisted from my earliest existence down to this good hour, the dark powers of Locofocoism. Great applause. At no period of my political existence have they found favor in my affections, and now methinks it i's a little too late for me to hope to find favor at their hands. Applause. I regard sir, the-division of party in this favor ed land of ours nor as an evil, but as a national blessing. I am not of those who are ever denoun cing and deprecating 'ihe 'existence of party. I believe pafty is necessary to every well-regulated government. Parties are the sentinels of liberty they keep watch upon one1 another ; and just so long as parties are organized upon principle, they are ihe conservators of public interest ; but when parties look more to the advancement of men ttrin measures, then they become dangerous to-liberty, and find no abiding place in the affections of any pratriotio heart. This country, gentlemen, a3- you- all know, is divided into two great parties, the one calling it self' the great Democratic party,- and the other taking the more humble designation of the great Whig party. I have no1 partiality for names. 1 am led astray by no prejudices ; and I hail with joy, with admiration and whir-pride, the name of democracy. I regard democracy in its true legiti mate sense, a? worthy the cpnfidenee of the Ame--rican people ; but when vou' bring up that lyine, double-dealing, spurious democracy, modern Lo-1 cofocnism, l utterlabhor'and repudiate it. (Great applause') Now, in the organization-of these parties, I have taken my position with one of them. 1 have ranged myself under the banner of the Whig party. And why have I dbne sol Because, I believe In the principles of that party, because I believi' they are'the pure and undulterated1 principles of our fathers'. I believe the principles of the Whig party are essential to a well regulated govern ment, that the best hopes of this country depend upon the carrying out of these principles. Ebei lieve, gentlemen that upon the successful estab lishment1 of these principles hang the destinies of the country. In their absence, I, for one, should have no hopes for the permanence of our free in sjjtutions and therefore it is that I have tanged myself under their banner. I do not arrogate to myself, or claim for the Whig party, all the hones ty and all the patriotism of the nation., I believe the mass the great majority of the democratic par ty, are as- honest as we are : 1 would to God I could nay as much for their leaders-. (Great applause:) But, sir, I have no'such; faith;.- I'have no'such- principles of that patty. What are their princi ples 1 I shall not trespass upon the intelligence of this assembly by attempting a description of them. Ihey are indescribable, lhey are non descript. They mean everything they mean riothing at all. (Applause.) We have principles, as we profess. Why are we the advocates of these principles 1 I have advocated them because I believe in their justice, their purity, and their adaptation io the wishes and necessities of a great and growing people, as we are. I .have fouchf under the Whig banner. I .would not have, this niuht, obliterated from that banner one solitary ar ticle of the Whig creed. I believed in it in l$40; 1 believed in it in 1844 j J believe in it in 1848 f and, by the grace bf God, I expect to adhere to it as long as 1 live. Applause. . . Some have said otfr enemies have said -that these principles are passing away, that they have become obsolete. Not so. As soon expe'et the pillars of the Universe to give way, as to expect that the principles of the Whig party can ever fall. They are indestructible. Expediency may change; but principle is permanent and immutable But, sir, there is something more in the Whig party-than the mere profession of its principles. 1 here is enough there is quite enough in the. prin ciples o'f the Whig party to elicit my admiration and to command my affection. Take them as thev i have been presented to us by our fathers, and they stand out in bold relief, bearing upon their front the impress of experience, of wisdom and of age. But, sirs, suppose all these were to pass awav. every solitary doctrine, I mean so far as the ex pediency is concerned still, sir, permit me to say .there is an impassible gulf between the whig and the Democratic party. I say, sirs, strike out all the doctrines of the, Whig party strike out the Tariff and insert in its place the destructive "doc trine of tree Iraue strike out the National cur rency and institute in its-place the Sub Treasury still the gulfremains-. These doctrines die but the outposts that surround the citadel they are but the materials of which thc-casket is composed while the jewel is within? Great applause. That which belongs to the Whig party, and which commands my admiration and not only my admiration, but my profoundest reverence, is the spirit of Whiggery that essential element, that conservative influence, which looks to the consti tution and the laws for the preservation and main tenance of the rights of man. Tremendous ap plause. It is that spirit that divinity of the Whig party which commands my admiration. And strike out at one unhallowed blow all the doctrines the measures of policy of the Whig party, and still, but inscribe upon its -banner the one, isolated principle, the constitution and the law, and under that banner I am ready to fight for ever. (Great applause.) Fellow citizens I did not meet you here to night for the purpose of discussing questions of political economy I did not come to the city of Philadelphia to enlighten you upon any of the great questions of the day I have no such vanity I would be guilty of no such presumption ; but I came hereto-nignt for the purpose of looking on this mass ! I wished to see the faces of the Whigs of the city and county of Philadelphia. (Ap plause.) I wish to be able, when I return home to the far west, to tell your brethren there that I have seen you, and that the same spirit that ani mates the Whigs beyond the mountains, still burns upon the alter of the hearts of the Whigs of Penn sylvania (Great applause.) Sirs, I had another motive for desiring to visit this assembly to-night a motive perhaps personal to myself for thank God I have no disguises, no concealments. I desired to meet you here lest some might suppose that my affections had cooled towards the Whig party. He that thus estimates me, knows nothing of the heart within. Applause. It is true I came here desiring the nomination of another illustrious American citizen. (Great applause. I came here resolved to dedi cate all my humble energies to the selection of another individual as the candidate of our party. I came here honestly pledged to the accomplish ment of that event, so lar as 1 had the ability. I have done all that I could do ; and being as frank as I am fearless, I only regret that I had'not the power to do more. (Applause.-) I came here de siring to secure the nomination of Henry Clay, of Kentucky. (Enthusiastic demonstrations, loud and long-continued applause three cheers- for Henry Clay three cheers for old Zach ) And my friends, I am free to declare to you that I pre fer him to any mari, and to all men, foi that office. I had rather fight under his banner than that' of any other chieftain that lives- under the burning sun oi heaven. 1 have fought under his ban ner from the earliest period of my political exis tence down to this good night.- But sir, while I came here loving. Henry Clay with all the ardor perhaps with the infatuation of youth, and' with the constancy of middle age, 1 love my country more. Long continued applause. And, sirs, desiring,-as Tdid, to fight' under that' an cient standard, .believing that oursafety was there, yet when the majority of the great Whig family to-which l belong and with-which it is my pride and' my pleasure to act, had declared otherwise, it only became-me to bow, with profound deference, to the fiat of ray friends. . Applause.' A nd, sirs, in the presence of this vast multitude, 1 am free to declare that I shall give my support to General Zachary Taylor. Tremendousapplau.se.; I should be vain indeed; I should be presumptu ous indeedi I should do violence to1 that divinity ot the Whrg party to which I have alludedI mean the essential spirit of conservative influences if I could hesitate one moment in determining upon the course of duty for me to pursue; Sirs, I should do viblence to the heart of that great the old standard-of the Whig party. Where'ver that banner is seen to float, wherever the creed which he has'devoted his life to leach, is retaind, you will find the-Old Guard of Henry Clay, every man of them. (Great applause.) Shall we lay dovn our arms while the enemy is still in the field We war against Locofocoism in all its shapes, in all its-forms, in all its phases: and 1 care not whether Zachary Taylor be a Whig or wnai ne is, provided he is against Locolocoism. 1 am with him. Applause. He was not my first ctioice, out Mt is enough for me to know that the great Whig party have chosen him to be the bearer ofctheir standard in their unceasing, undyine, eternal war against Locofocoism. Applause. "I would not detain you longer gentlemen, (cries of "go on," "go on," "a little more grape." Laughter. 1 have watched, with deep solicitude, ihe pro gress of this thing, Locofocoism, for many" years 1 have seen this "prOgessive Democracy" yes, sir, it is progressive, and its progress is always to wards ruin, going on, step by step, under ihe name of "manifest destiny," (laughter) destiny ! as though they would impiously invoke the aid of God himself to carry them to ruin leading them down ward and still downward, towards the final ruin and dishonor of our country. What have we to hope from modern democracy 1 What have free dom and -the rights of man to hope from it 1 Have we not seen it perpetuate outrage upon outrage upon the interest of the country 1 Nay, sir, have we not seen locofocism under the holy names of liberty and democracy trample the sacred Consti tution of the country beneath itsunhallowed feet! --and all this in the name of democracy, and to secure the interests of the dear people. The dear people! They-have that sounding eternaly upon their lips, while hatred lurks in their hearts. Rut, sirs, how far has the country advanced 1 How much has it realized. What are its expecta tions, and what is to be its destiny 1 Pursue it itself. (Applause.) I am ready now, and God knowgif any person from Maine io Louisiana had reason for not surrendering up hi feeling I am the man. For I declare that it had likf to have been the death of me. I have never had just such a trial in my life before. Bui f resolved lo meet it, and had it cost me my Ife I would have met it. The interests of my coun try were opposed to my own private feelings, and how conld I hesitate which to sacrifice. (Applause.) But I have detained yon too Ion. (Cries of "go on," "go on") I shall return home, and shall say to my fellow citizens, to the frtendj'of Henry Clay, the bent thing you can do is to ground your arms 'of hostility and come in as good and loyal subjects of your par ty, and aid in the establishment of its principle by the election of General Taylor, (great ap plause.) If good can come to the country I shall re joice as much as any, but if evil shall come, I can only comfort myself by saying it was the best thing I could do, for nothing worse ran he done than to iotn the ranks of the Locofocos. Applause We, have but one1 course to pur- !" . '. . i airiousm point out that course, and I sue. call upon the friends of Clay, upon mv awed friend here addressing the Mayor who has loved him through a long life, who loves him with fraternal devotion, I call upon vou. one and all, lo lay your hearts upon the alter of your country and strike for freedom and for Whig prin ciples. Great applause. Strike, and Mnke boldly. Strike and strike now, and strike on till the battle is at an end. It is no time to de lav, no time to hesitate. Th on, step by step, and I assure you, gentlemen, L, and if we W0Ui(J re,isl ,hem if we W0ll!d as certain as history is true., just so sure will our nvar,urn. :, 7 . u i i , . , I 1 1- u- l i. - u overthrow them, it mu.it he bv union, hearty end be that of the republics which have gone be-1 . , republics wntch have gone fore us. They have come along in the name of democracy, singing the old syren song of love love for the people. They have taken one step, and added one empire, and then they have taken atiother step, and added another empire; and, take my word for it, if the progressive democracy are continued in power lour years longer, another em pire will come another usurpation of power, un til we are swallowed up-in the vortex-of conquest and territorial aggrandizement. Then, sir, 1 would call upon every man, of every party, to look well to' this matter. See what has been done ; and reasoning upon rt, come to your conclusions as honest men, as to what you intend to do. Sirs, they profess to' l6ve the people, yes, the dear people. Now I am- a politician, and know something about this matter,- and just let me leli you one thing, namely, if you1 ever hear a man upon the stump, crying continually about the peo ple "the dear people," put it down in your day book, and transcribe it in your ledger, that he is an arrant hypocrite, and means to deceive you. How does it happen that a mere politician loves the peo ple much bettter than every body else 1 Laughter.. Well, 1 can tell you, because 1 have studied this thing a little. It is becausejthey want your votes. Applause) And 1 would exhort rou, as a stran ger, let every man think for himself. Examine into this matter, and determine for yourselves, for if vou will only do this, I have no fears for the result. It is for the want of investigation it is from the confidence of the people in this man-and that man that our fears arfse. I make this remark not as applicable alone to the Democrats, but do you look into the protestations of your own-leaders, for they are not always as honest as they mignt be : (a voice in the crowd "give us some thing about old Zack. ; co-operation and united effort Applause. To you my friends and my brothers of Pennsylva nia, I say fight on, fioht ever. Lei us khv . our country. Lei us vindicate our priueipIeH. Let us redeem our national honor and then we may all set down to rest Fellow citizens, a word and I have done I owe to the citizens of Philadelphia a debt of gratitude which I hall never be able to pay. If ffrere be upon this green earth of ours, one spot which is dearerer to me than any other save my own, my native Tennessee, it i Philadel phia. I have received at your band such ex pressions of kindnes, such testimonials of res pect as have imposed upon me a debt of grati tude which I can never repay. All I have to iay is that will never dishonor your confi dence. I will never desert our common stan dard. To ii 1 pledge my best energies, my hopes, my. fortunes, my honor, my all. 1 have no return to make you. I would thatl had. All thai I hate I bring to you a heart deep and earnest in opposition to Locofocoism. And now, then, my brethern, for by that endear ing name I think I may address you, it only remains to hid each and all of you farewell. GovernorvJonea here sat down amrdreat ap plause and three cheers for htmthreeifor Hen ry Clay, tftrtVfor Old Zuek and ihr$j.for Ten nessee. Coa-Coustrictor. Rev. Mr. Benham, late Missionary to Africa'; gives the following account of the Bba-constric- A gentleman in the crowd says now something . for old Zack, gentlemen ; this is a heW tune to me, . , and I do not Vet know the metre ol it. Therefore,! We were very kindly and hospitable entertained' II 1 .1 TT. TT .It . , it 1 do not play it to your satisiacuon, you must ex- oy uromer xiarna. ne is a noieu nunier, ano'now cuse my want of skill, on account of my youthful ness in the science. But I have no hesitation to speak of General Taylor. I fear to talk concerning no man. 1 have notloubt that Gen. Taylor is honest and patriotic, but my objection to him was that he was a military man, and not a civilian. 1 wanted a civilian to till the highest office in this country, who, 1 supposed understood the interests of the nation better than a soldier, but when it comes to admiration of Gen. Taylor's military achievements, I concede nothing to any man that lives. 1 cherish in m& heart the warmest sympathies of gratitude for his illustrious services. I can siand and weep for joy over his achievements at Resaca, Palo Alto, Monterey and Beuua Vsta. Yes, sir, 1 wept for joy when the news of that glorious achievement, Beuna Vista, reached me, aiid in looking back upon it, 1 find there every thing to-warm and animate the hearts of the American people. But yet I- felt there was another that I'might love as well as him that al though General Taylor has reflected the greatest honor upon himself as well as undying glory upon his country, there was another, and take him in the field of civil action and Henry Clay will compare with the most brilliant military chieftains the world has ever seem Go, sirs,, through your own beautiful country go to New England visit her innumerable facto ries, and you will find every one of them sounding the praise of Henry Clay. Not a spindle there would have been1 able' to make its round, but for thegigantic intellect of Henry Clay. Or, take your own State,' Pennsylvania, and where is the solita ry furnace that would have lighted up her moun tains, and brought wealth to your city but for Hen ry Clay ? Great applause.: Or, airs, go and stand upon the banks of lhat great river, the mighty Mississippi, which ever rolls its lurbid flood to ihe Southern gulf, and as it winds is way down io the spa, every billow s redolent with the honor of Henry Clay. , But, 8irsr 1 came here not to- praise, but lo bury Cajsar. I came here not for the purpose of eulogizing him. He is higfr above any con ceptions of mine. Tell, me about monuments and glorious spirit thai? 1 have sought to serve erected to the memory of illustrious patriots, I should do violence to the- heart of Henry Clay ; if 1 should hesitate. (Tremendous applati3e.) T know him too well to believe for one moment that that proud heart, that American heart, could falter in giving his- support to the chbice of his friends. I' can feel, and' I' confess to you I have felt', in all' the profound sentiments of affection, that I would go with'him to'the gravethat I could stand by his political' bier ; I would shed tears of the deepest sympathy and grief, lhat that bright and glorious-star which has shone upon the hopes of this nation fdr forty years, had sunk below the western horizon. But, while it has thus sunk, it has only been to rise again with, a new and brighter effulgence upon the pages of history, whgre it shall lone attract the admirintr eazs of nosteritv. The j frauds: of.Henry. Claywill, be found. rallying,under conquerors and statesmen Henry Clay has a monument more iastmg man ihe marble. That monument is reared in the hearts and affections of his countrymen. There he will remain, and posterity, catching up the glorious song, will sound the praises of Henry Clay long after you and I shall have passed from the remembrance of man. He is gone lo the retirement of pri vate life, and we haye now another captain old Zack Taylor. (Cheers.) With one heart, one hand,, and one voice, let os rally to the stan dard of lhat old chief,.x Let us expel ihe Goihs and the Vandals. v They have ihe Capitol. And now, sirs, Jei us lake m hi military captain and. ne Iff we caunui driv them from Komt has the skins of two boa-constrictors ready for'ex portation, one of which he shot about a quarter of a mile from his house, a few months-since, while in the act of swallowing a dog. This one is eigh teenand a half feet in length, and twenty-two in cheyin circumference, around the largest part of the body. This species of serpent usually decoys its prey by imitating the bleating of the deer, the chatter of the monkey, the cooing of the dove, or of the whistle of man. It selects a tree, nearly it's own size and color near some frequented path, around which it coils its tail, and then erects its body in a'line nearly parallel with the tree. When it has, in this way, succeeded in attracting its vic tim near the spot, all is silent ; when suddenly the helpless creature finds itself within the folds of the monster. Still retaining its coil around the tree, it dashes- its prey backward and forward until it is bruised almost to a jelly. This done, it relin quishes its grasp, and circumnavigates the place, for many rods around, in search of a species of ant, here called "drivers" & kind of scavenger. If none are discovered, the serpent returns to its prey ; and, after further bruising it and breaking its bones, it swallows it. This African gorman dizer then lies, for several days, in a kind of stu por, till, the contents of its stomach are partially digested. Should it be discovered, while in this slate of stupor, by the little drivers, immense numbers soon fall upon it, and sting it to death, and then devour it, though, in its agonizing throes, it ibay destroy thousands of them. "A few weeks since, one of these serpents siezed a native man near Caldwell. The conflict was an awful one, and resulted in severely bruis ing and maiming the man, and in the death of the. serpent. The man happened to have a knife upoi his person, and with it he saved his own life by takipg that of the serpent. It is, however, a rare circumstance for men to be attacked bjf VevsA serpents. To some' extent, "the fear of k'JUit ant the dread of him," act as a shield Jo pi;offict him not only from dangerous serpents but, alsp, from, all heasts of prey. Brother Harris states, that while once jjn pur suit of a deer, he sprang upon, something concealed, in the thick underbrush, whi.cn. slipped from under hirri, and threw, him upon his. back, He bajely, h,ad time to glance at a iapns.tr.ous. bpa-constrictor upon whose coil he had fallen, yhen it threw him up, with a sudden spring, ajidsped away with great rapidity, not, allowing our hunter time to re. coyer frprn his fright;, to use his gun, or to take the diminsion of his snaksihjp,' befp he w.as (at out of tight'
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