BeMorii 3nquirev ant ifhromrU.
BY DAVID OVER.
A FAITHFUL SENTINEL,
AN INCIDENT OP NAPOLEON S TIME.
Ihe French army lay encamped oclv
about a day's march from Berlin. It was
on the 22d of October. The sentinels were
given, for the Prussian and Austrian spies
were plenty and troublesome. At midnigbt
Pierre Sascoiu was stationod at one of the
outposts. lie was a stout, bold, shrewd
man, aud a good soldier. The colonel of
his regiment was with the sergeant on this
bout, having requested to be called at mid
uight to visit the outposts.
'1 ierpfc,' he sa;d, after the man had been
posted, 'You must keep your eyes open,
llon't let even a stray borse go out or come
in without the pass. Do you understand''
mon colonel, I shall be prompt.'
'The dogs are all around us,' pursued the
officer, yo-: cannot be too careful. Don't
trust men nor brutes without good proof.'
'Never fear,' was Pierre's answer as he
brought his firelock to his shoulder, and mo
ved bad: a pace.
After this the guard moved on to the
next post, and Pierre Sascoiu was left alone.
Pierre's post was one of the most impor
tant in the cauip, or rather arouud it, and
he had been placed there for that reason.
The ground ever which he had to walk was
a long knoll, bounded at one end by a Luge
rock, aud at the other sloping away into a
narrow ravine, in which was a copse of wil
lows. Beyond this copse the ground was
low and boggy, so that a man could not pass
it. The rock wus to the westward, aud
Pierre's walk was to the outer side.
The night was dark, huge masses of
clouds floating overhead, and shutting out
tbe stars; with a sort of fog seemed to rise
also from the marsh. The wiud moaned
from the copse in rhe ravine, aud the air
was damp and ehilly; with a slow, steady
tread tiic soldier paced his ground, ever and
anon stopping to listen, as the willows in
the ravine tattled their leaves, or some night
bird started out with its quick flapping.
Au hour hid passed w.iy, ami the senti
nel had seen nothing to excite his su-picions.
lit had stopped for a momeut close by the
rock, when he w is startled by a quick sereach
from the wood, and in a tew moments more
a large bird flew over his head.
"Parbleu 1 " he uttered, after the night
bird had flown over his head, "coul 1 mor
tal man have stopped that fellow from pas-
sing
"He satisfied himself that ho had done
nothing in suffering the bird to pass. He
bad walked the length of his way two or
three times, and was just turning by the rock
when he was sure he saw a dark object just
crossing the liue towards the copse.
"Hold !" lie cried, bringing his musket to
his shoulder. "Uojd, or 1 fire !"
And with his pieco at aim he advanced
towards the spot where the object had stop
ped. But as be came to withiu a few yaid-s
of it, it started to move ou agaiu toward the
carup.
"Diablo!" cried Pierre, "move any fur
ther and I fire ! What, pardicu' La prince!
Ho, ho; why Piiuce!"
The animal turned an l tnadc a motion as
though he would jump up to the sentinel's
bosom, but the soldier beokoucd him off.
"Bravo Prince," Pierre cried reaching
1 forth his hand aud patting tho head of the
great shaggy beast, which had now sat upon
its haunches. Piertc DOW recognized the
intruder as a great dog of the breed of St.
Bernard, wiiicb had been owned in the regi
jjjfnt for over a ysiar, and which had now
! been missing for about a week. He had
disappeared oue night from the pickets, and
all search for him had been unavailing.
"Parbleu, inon grande Prince," Pierre
uttered as though the dog could understand
every word, "the wen will be happy to see
you; where have you beeu so long?"
The dog mad©no answer to this save a
low whine and a familiar nodding of the
head.
"Now, mon ami, you must keep your sit
ting there till tho guard comes, and then
we will go together. Mind that will you t"
And with these words,uttered with solemn
emphasis, and due moaning. Pierre started
on Lis bout again, lie bad got half way to
the rock when the idea-of looking around
struck him, and he did so. La Priuoe 'Was
moving towards the camp again.
lla. Prince that wou't do! Stop! Stop!
or Pll shoot! Diable, the Colonel, was pos
itive in his orders. I was to let notbiug
pass my post without the countersign. A
dog is something. You can't go, Prince,
so lie down. Down! Dowu, Prince 1 say!'
With this the dog lay flat dowu upon bis
belly, and stretched out bis paws. Pierre
• patted biui upon the head again, and having
duly urged upon him the necessity of re
maining where ho was, he resumed his march
once more.
During the next fifteen minutes, the an
imal remained perfectly quist, and ever and
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anon the sentinel would speak to him by
wny of being Sociable. But at leDgth the
dog made another attempt 'to go itilo the
camp. Pierre had nearly reached the rock
when he heard the movement, and on turn
ing he aould just see bb" uneasy companion
making off.
'Diable!' the honest fellow uttered. 1
must obey orders. TheCclunel's word was
plain, Here! Parbleu! Cotue here! Here,
Prince! Mon Picu! you must die if you
don't.'
With a few quick bounds, the soldier bad
got near enough to the dog to fire, and as
the latter stopped, he stopped.
'Moncher ami, you must stay with mc.—
Hero! Couic lack! I must shoot you
if you dou't. I'arbleu! what a thing to
start the whole camp for to shoot a dog!'
• 'Ah, now Prince will be relieved,' the
soldiur said, as the tramp of the coming
guard was heard, 'you shall go and see your
old friends '
The tramp of the coming guard drew near
and Pierre was preparing to hail them, when
the dog took a new start, and in a new di
rection, this time starting towards the copse.
'Litre, bete,. Prince! i'arbleu, dou't you
run off again.'
But the felluw took no other notice of the
call than to quicken his speed.
'Grand Dieu!' This last exclamation
was forced from Pierre's lips by seeing the
dog leap to bis hind legs and run thus! In
an instant the truth burst upon him. Quick
as thought be clapped his gun to his shoul
der and took aim. lie could just distiu
guish the dim object now and he fired.—
There was a sharp cry, and then Pierre had
to turn for the guard were approaching
'Qui est la?' (Who is there?) he eiied*
'Relief guard,' was ihc answer.
And having obtained the'idun'tersign he
iuformcd the official what had happened.
'A dog?' ericd the officer, 'Prince, d'l
you say ?'
'•He looked tike Prince, but you should
have seen him ruu on his hind legs?'
*EU# Hind legs?'
'Yes.'
'Theu come, show us where he wss.'
Piene led the way to the copse, and
there the dog was found in the last struggle
of death.
•Grand Dieu." cried the officer,'what legs
for a dog, eh?'
And no wonder he said so. The hind
legs of the auimui were booted. But all
doubts were removed very quickly, for as
the officer turned the body a deep groan
came up, aud the words 'God take mc!' in
tbe Prussian tongue followed.
'Liable! here is au adventure!' uttered
i the officer aud made Pierre bold the lantern
i while he rippei. open the dog's skin to find
the fate. But they concluded not to stop
there to investigate, so they formed a litter
bj crossing their muskets, and having lifted
: the strange annual upon it they proceeded
ou their way. When they reached the camp
j they found half the soldiers up, waitiug to
: fiuu cut why the gun was fired.
L glits were now brought, and tho body
placed upon the ground. Tho dog skin was
removed, aud within was found a Prussian
I drummer, lie was a small fellow, though
i apparently some twenty years of age; hut
he was dead. Pierre's ball having touched
j his heart, or sotnewbere very near it. His
j pockets were overhauled, and in one of
i them were found a cypher, but no one could
make out what it was. Ths Colonel took
! tt, and directed that the body should be
| placed out of sight for burial on the mor
: row.
Hut this was Dot the end. About 4 o'-
clock, just before daylight, another gun was
fired on the same post where Pierre had
been, and this time a uian was shot who was
trying to make his escape from the camp.
lie was shot through the hoad. When
the body was brought into 'Camp, it was
found to be that of a Bavarian trooper, who
had beeu suspected of treachery, though no
proof had before been found against him.
On his person was found the key to the cy
pher, which had been takcu from the person
of the Prustian drunnner; and now that the
Colonel had them both, he could translate
the mystic scroll. It proved to be direc
tions to the Bavarian to lay bis plans for
keeping as near to Napoleon's person as
possible, after ho should eutcr Berlin, and
then wait for further orders.
The mystery was explained. The Bava
rian had contrived to call the great dog
away from the regiment and delivered hiui
up to the enemy, and his skin was to be
made tho cover for the spy to euter the
camp under. And the spy would have got
it too, but for tbesportivo order ©f tbeOol.,
and wilfully faithful obebienca of Pierre
Sancoin.
On the next day Pierre was promoted to
the rank of Sergeant, and the Emperor said
to him as bo bestowed the boon :
If you make as fai'hful an officer, *3 you
Late tirade yourself faithful as a sentinel, I
can ask no more.'
From the .Yorth American.
Pennsylvania Southern Railroad
to Pittsburg and Wheeling.
There is now in use a railroad from Phil
adelphia to Harrisburg, by the way of Lan
caster, another by Heading and Dauphin,
and a rcfad from Baltimore, by the way of
York, to Harrisburg. It is also known
that the Heading and Lebanon Valley Hbc
frouVPhiladolphia to Harrisburg Is near
completion for use. It is manifest that it
is essential for the public aecommodation
in freight and travel through Pennsylvania,
that thero should be constructed at as early
a time as practicable, another lino of rail
way to Pittsburg, other than what is or will
be furnished by the Pennsylvania Cen
tral.
The route from CLambersburg, to be lo
cated, would be that of the Chambctsburg
and Allegheny road, to intersect the Pitts
burg and Oonnclisville at or near Myer's
Mill, about fourteen miles west of Cumber
land. Explorations and surveys which
have been made, would show this route to be
by Loudon, Burnt Cabins, tba south side of
the Broadtop coal fields, and by the town
of Bedford, a distance of eighty-five or
ninety miles. Explorations along this route
since Ilegis' survey in 183S, show the lat
ter to bo susceptible af great improvement.
This Hue of toad crosses the valley from
Chambersburg, a distance of sixteen miles,
before it reaches the Cove or Tuscarora
mountain. That barrier, which seemed for
midable from its elevation of 1800 feet
when crossed by the turnpike road to Mc-
Connellsburg, was passed by Ilegis' survey)
at a depression in the mountain four roile s
uorth of the turupike called Cowcn's Cap,
at an elevation of only 550 feet above
Chambersburg, and that with but lit;lo cut
tiug, and with the low grade of fifty live
feet in the mile.
A recent survey by "the 'Engineers oF the
Sherman's 'valley ami Broad Top Kaihoad
Company from Burnt Cabins to the inter
section of tue Cuunehfville Road, shows the
roall to be practicable without a tunnel or
auy'formidable obstacle, and with moderate
grades. In their report they say that they
had made the survey, 'and the results are
more favorable than tho most sanguine had
dared to hope for.' Their report states that
from Bedford to the end •>{' their survey,
'to intersect the Connelsville Road,' it is
twenty two miles of very light vvotk and di
rect liue, and except the summit cut, will
not cost over two thousand dollars per utile
for graduation:
The local trade ami travel on this section,
there is every reason to believe, would be
remunerative on the cost of construction. —
It passes the south side of the Broad Top
coai field for utiles, and at a point nearer
Han isburg, by thirty miles, than the coal
tuinesof Broautop, by the way o! Hunting
don. It will bring into market, as soon as
it enters Fraukliu eouuty, a distance of less
than twenty miles, coal, which is there
greatly wanted for manufacturing, for fuel,
and the burning of lime. It also traverses
extensivo miucs of iron ore of the best qual
ity, passing valleys of fertile land with pros
perous villages. It will bring into use
great districts of pino aud other timber*
now comparatively valueless for want of ac~
cess to market.
There is now in use sixty miles of rail
road from Pittsburg to ConnelLvillc, which
includes twelve miles of the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad, by arrangement between
the Companies. Tho road from ConntlL
ville eastward is in progress of coustruc
tiou at several points. To this part of the
read the city of Baltimore has subscribed
one milliou of dollars, uud as Fayette aud
Somerset couutics contribute accordiug to
their ability aud advantages, this road to
Cumberland will be made.
Miles.
The distance from ilarrisburg to Cbam
bcrsburg is SO
From Cbatnbersburg to Mycr's Mill, 88
From Myer's Mill to Pittsburg, 131
From Ilarrisburg to Pittsburg, 272
From same to Pittsburg by the Central
Railroad is 250
22
This small difference of distance may be
compensated in the southern routo by lower
grades and straight lines of road. Between
these two great leading roads there need bo
no unfriendly rivalry; there will with both,
by proper management, be as uiucb to do
for the public accommodation as they will
be able to accomplish in transporting trade
and travel through our great State.
This route from Chanibersburg, by Cow
en's Gap, Burnt Cabins, Littleton and Bed
ford, is that of one Of the most ancient
roads in the State, ft Was that used for
supplies for Braddock's array from Pens-
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY. AUGUST 21,1857.
sylvania. It was the road preferred for the
march of Gen. Forbes and his army in 1758,
in the campaign against Fort Duquesne, and
was used in all military expeditions from
Pennsylvania to the Ohio duirng tlieCi
louial wars. p. was also the line of march
for the Pennsylvania aad Jersey troops
under Washington, to sqpprcss the Western
insurrectioF..
The link to be provided for in this South
ern Pennsylvania Railroad is lLat froto
Cbumbersburg to the CocnelHviile road at
or near Oyer's Mill, a distance of about
ninety tables. TOs'lmprovement would be
of great advantage to Somerset, lledford,
Fulton, Frckklin, Cumberland and other
southern counties, to the Cumberland Val
ley Railroad, to the Lebanon Valley Rail
road, to Philadelphia, to Pittsburg. So
extended an interest could easily provide
for its construction, and should give if their
immediate attention. It will be a continu
ous road, within Pennsylvania. It U a
mistake to suppose that aoy company or au
thority from Pennsylvania has the right to
intersect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
at any point on its line without the consent
of that company, and ever, with that, consent
without further legislation from Mary land
at,d Virginia.
Under existing laws, the right to inter
sect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad un
der Pennsylvania authority, was to be in
Washington couuty, Maryland—east of the
North Mountain—which is about twelve
ntilcs west of Williamsport. To evade and
defeat that connection, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company extended their road
iuto Virginia, at Harper's ferry, and con
tinued it through Virginia, to a point with
in a few miles of Cumberland. This frus
trated all the provisions of tho Pennsylva
nia Legislature for the connection.
The Sherman's Valley and Broad Top
road company have surveyed a route for a
railroad from the Pamsylrania Central
Railroad, six utiles vest of Hariisburg,
thrbugh Sherman's Valley, by Burnt Cabins
Broad top and Bedford, to intersect the
Pittsburg and Connellsrille Railroad, at or
near Myer's Mill, west of Cumberland.—
This would he on the same line, as contem
plated by the Chambersburg and Allegheny
Railroad Company. If the road from Burnt
Cabins to the Connellsville road is made, it
is immaterial by which company it is made,
so that the public have the accommodation
of this road. The road through Sherman's
Valley, from the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad to Burnt Cabins, a distance of
about seventy two miles, would be an im
provement of great accommodation to the
district in which it is located, yet it cannot
in this mountainous route, with innumerable
curves, high grades, a tunnel of 566 yards,
and trestle work at one place of 900 feet
long, for through travel compete with the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, aud the cost
p f construction of tho road from Chambers,
burg to Burnt Cabins, a distance of loss
thau thirty miles.
Si LVER STAT*.—The N. Y. Times say ß
i the gold State is likely to have a compan
ion a silver State. The projected territory
of Arizona is reported to bo as richly en
dowed with silver mines a* California is
with gold diggings. The Gad sen purchase,
if all the reports from that quarter should
prove true, will be almost as valuable an
additiou to nur territory as California. The
llllinois, on her last passage, brought
among her freight several paekages of sil
ver fioiu that supposed desert, which ar*
represented as being very rich.
Those ores were from the veins lately
opened and occupied by tho Sonora explor
ing and Mining Co., and wete forwarded by
the manager of the company from Tubac.
Gadsden purchase, to the office of the com
pany in Cincinnati.
The late discoveries of silver in the
Gadsden purchase, it is said, are attracting
much attention in California. Some of the
mines arc represented as being very rich in
silver, and the proprietors are only waiting
for government to protect the inhabitants of
the Purchase froui tho depredations of the
Indians, to enter; extensively! upou mining
operatious.
[£/-A farmer told a friend of hi, who
had came from town for a few days shooting,
that he once had so excellent a gun that it
wont off immediately upon a thief coming
into the house, although not charged.
'Wonderful gun, indeed,'said the sports
man, *but how the douce did it happen ?
mustt have been au Irish gun.'
'Not at all,'said the farcer, 'he and it
went off together, and before I had time to
charge him with it.' A good sell.
(U""War and love are strange compeers—
war sheds blood, and love rheds tears; war
has spears and love has darts, war breaks
heads and love breaks hearts. i
A Lawyer with Two Character*.
Ono cold evening of November, ten }cars
ago, a man wrapped in a large cloak knock
ed at the door of Mons. Dipin, one of the
most able advocates of Paris 'lie entered,
and drawing from under his et>at a large
package of dodhmcntSj'laid ta
iable.
'Monsieur,' said he. 'I am rich; but a
Ktfsnit, which is commenced against me,
way ruin me utterly. At my aire, a lust
foi tune is not to be remade. The loss of
this suit, therefore, would involve me'in the
most frightful misery, I cotnc to implore
your aid. Hero are the ppcrs which ex
plain my claims.'
The advocate listened attentively while
his unknown visitor thus briefly explained
bis business. Then 'opeuing the pHe of
documents, be went through tbeui With the
searching rapidity of his professional eye.—
They were at last laid upon the table.
'The action which is commenced ngttinst,
you for this property,' said he, is based
upon justice and right—legal and moral.—
The property belongs to your cqqioucnt.
Jiut, unfortunately, in spile of the fine
elaboration of our code, law und justice do
not go together; and here the law is on "your
side. If, therefore you rest your case en
tirely upon the law, and use without reserve
all its technicalities and quibbles, und if tile
legal points in your favor are all stated
clearly and ably to the eoart, yob will in
evitably gain your case.'
'No man living,' said the stranger -can
do what you thus describe so ably as your
self. Might 1 venture to hope that you
rednce your legal opiutun to writing, and
thns render me invulnerable?'
The advocate reflected for a minute or
two, and then taking up again the docu
ment, which, at the first word of the re
quest, he had roughly pushed away, ho said
he would do as the stranger wished. On
the morrow, at the same hour, the legal
opinion would be ready.
The client was punctual. The paper wis
presented to him—accompanied with a 'de
mand very abruptly made, for a fee of three
thousand francs.
lie stood mute with astonishment.
'You are at liberty to keep your money,
said the lawyer,'and lam at libei ty to
throw my written opinion into the fire.*
Advancing to the chimney, apparently
for the purpose, he was stopped hy the vis
itor.
'1 will pay yon the sum,' he said, 'but 1
must give you my written acceptance for
it.'
'The money in gold,' said the advocate
tor you shall not have a line.'
The client saw that it was inevitable,
and,taking his leave for a moment's return
ed soon wi;h the coin, lie paid it—but in
revdbge. after gaining his cause, he told the
story'in every corner of Paris. The journal
got bold of it . It was soon as universal as
the name and fame of the great lawyer him
self. Laments were made by the editors,
over the grasping advantage thus taken of a
client in his extremity, and even friends
expressed their regret to hiui for his be
trayal of avarice. But he sittrply shrugged
his shoulders: and, as everything is forgot
ten at Paris, the matter soon passed out of
the public mind.
Ten years passed hy, and a few days since,
at a celebration of which the dignitaries of
the courts of law formed a part, the proces
sion was interrupted by a woman, who sud
denly sprang trom the crowd andseiz e*l the
hands of MODS. Pupiu the Procurer Gener
al.
'lt is lie! It is he" sire exclaimed as
she burst iuto tear s, aud eovered Iris bauds
with kisses. 'This is my bcuefaetor, ruy
frieud, the angel hy whose timely kiudness
I was saved froui ruin, and spared to edu
cate my children!'
'Poor Woman!' said M Dopin, 'she has
jost her reason.'
But uo she insisted on explaining to the
by-standers that there was reason in her
tears and gratitude. She stated it brokenly .
Ten years ago, after the death of her hus
band, a claim was put iu by a relative
fcr tie property jpon which she had relied
to support and educate her children. She
resolved to defend her possession of that
which she knew to be her own, and had al
ready sold half her furniture to pay the
commencement of the process, when one day
a stranger called upon her. He abruptly
announced his business. He told bcr that
the suit, for which she was already running
into expense, would be a losing one—that
the law was against her, though justice was
on her sle bad better abandon
it, and save what she still possessed. He
then added that, from having been employed
on the case, be had been able to rescuo
some portion of what was improperly taken
from her—that it was contained in the bag
of gold, which he laid on the table—ab
ruptly taken his leave-, and giving Iter as-
tonished senses no opportunity for thanks or
inquiry. The three thousand frane*'Villi
which she was thus curiched, enabled her
tO'te-establisli herself with tier children
altti commence a timely support Ol 'them.
And, from that futal day, she had frfceo try
ing in vain to discover her henefaetor. Hal
his Teatures were engraven on her heart,
and thank God' a'no recognized and could
tiianfe hiiu now.
And so, after ten years of misapprehen
sion, Mon*. Dupin's 'grasping aratiee,' was
explained to his legal Lrethien and the
public as quite auotiier thing! Like souie
other people, be had two characters—one
What the newspapers uiade him nut to be,
and the Other a very different one, what he
Was.
POLITICAL COWARDICE.
Jhe political coward excites as much
cbhtempt as any other coward. A poltroon
is a despicable object, no matter on what
field he displays the white feather. Douce
we are not surprised to learn that the pusil
lanimity shown by Gen* Packer, through
the locofi co State Committee, in refusing to
accept \\ iimot's challenge to stump the
State, lias much mortified the rank and tile
of the party, and excited their ire to think
that they have to be led by one who at the
very outset turned tail upon the enemy.—
Among them be it. Cortaiiriy his own par
ty eanuot. despise the dastard any more
than his opponents do. This cock who
won't fight hud better Imve his puts taken
oft' and lie Hent.to tlic dunghill at once.
The democratic party professes 'to be a
national party, a permanent party, an old
party —a party, in fact, HritU a settled creed
and will established principles, upon which
it relics fur success. Why, then, is it
afraid to discuss those principles before the
people? Is it because its professions are
hollow nnd its creed a lie, that it shrinks
from a chaflefago'to defend'thetL? it
fear the revelation? which sncli a discussion
would bring to the ears of the people? it
would seem so. Either it Is a weuk'party,
devoid of ability to sustain Its creed iu dis
cussion, or it is a hollow hearted, hypocriti
cal, canting party, depemling alone upon
trick and ebieanery for success, and henec
c;iunot bear to have its policy and measures
made the subject of popular inquiry.
But, the committee says, the challenge,
if accepted, would lead to a discussion of
the slavery question. And what if it did?
Is not the slavery question a proper one for
discussion? if it is not, why does the par
ty in its presses make it the tftain staple of
their political diatribes? And if the squat
ter sovereignty dootriue is so impregnable
and unanswerable as they pretond, wl:i
should they dread a discussion of it, and
put in that plea as a conclusive one for not
going into the figln? Either the parly
should ceasu harping upon the slavery ques
tion or discuss it when challenged to.
But the committee could not get along,
in giving an answer, without violating the
the truth of history. It says:
■'A Joint canvass by candidates for the
Gubernatorial office has never heeu con
ducted in this State, uor, I believe, in any
other Northern ono, and may well be ques
tioned ou grounds of public policy."
Tfns is not true, iudiana was canvassed
last year in tbis way. und frequently be
fore. Ohio and other western States have
also frequently beeu canvassed iu this way
Even iu Pennsylvania the Democratic and
Whig candidates iu 1851 and 1851 canvas
sed the State separately; and it will re
quire a very uiee degree of hair-splitting to
show Vhe difference, iu priucqde, between
candidates canvassing a State separately
and jointly. If it was right for a demo
cratic candidate to canvass the State iu
lßfil and 1854, ho* can it be Wrong to do
so in r&57 1
The Committee, speaking of the practioo
of stumping, says:
"A rule of party action which would
prevent such men as Benjamin I' raukliu,
Siuiuu Snyder, and Francis R. Shunk froflV
filling the Executive chair of this Stats
must be a bad one, and to to denounced
rather than adopted."
This is a libel upon both FranHin an 4
Shunk. Franklin Wus not a dumb states
man. If he was uot a volumiuoua Speaker,-
he was always ready to give a reason for
his political faith, und it is Weil known
that he was not merely capable of public
speaktng, but that Le did, more tHari fcnee,
make public speeches. The same is true of
Shun-!, iu 1844 he was frequently upon
the stuuip, aud the files of the (JaEette con
tain the record of some of his speeches.
If Qen. Packer is iucupible (as we sup
pose be is.) of meeting Judge VViluict on
the stomp, and shrinks front it in sheer
cowardice, let his party coufess his iocapa.
city, at once, ar.d pot forward some substi
tute for hiiu. Let them say, if they wtl|
for the ptlrpose of eluding their followers,
VOL. 30, NO. 34.
"Gen. Packer is an able man ami a stales,
han, but be is no speaker. We will, bow -
ever, meet you with Schnabel," or any oth
er'Wimibag, of which the party eontains an
abundance. There would be some manli
ness in that; but there is nor.e in this de
nial of the propriety of stumping after th-i
party has so often abd 90 Ibtciy ebgaged in
it.
The fact W, the leoofoco party dare not
go before the people upon present Issues.
Lhey know that their frauJs find corrup
tion in Philadelphia, the course of Walker
in Kansas, and the many political develop
ments growing out of the relation which the
President holds to the South trill not hear
o be talked about. Tber otrly hope is in
keeping quiet and closing the 'public ear as
much as possible to tho voice of truth.—
The watchword to their partfzans, is, 'lie
low and Seep dark.' ®fii this way 'hey uiav
achieve success this fall, but in no otbe.-
way. Discussion is the one thing most to
be dreaded; and henco they must decline it
at all hazards, even thobgh they make a
craven of their candidate and subject the
whole party to the reproach of cowardice
P ittsbilrg 'Gnztlle.
The noblest and pnrest character of all
men born, into whose nostrils the blessed
"Deity ever breathed the breatu of life, is
drawn by his eloquent biogranber in a nut
shell:
'We have been accustomed to look to
Washington's private letters for the sent*-
meiits et hi.-, heart. Those ♦vr'ttfen to sev
eral f his friends immediately after his in
to the presidency of the United States,shew
tdw little he was, eXcitcd by bis ofEoiul el
evation.
'1 greatly fear,' Writes he, -that my couu
tfymen will expeut too much from tire. I
fear if the issue of public meat-fares should
not correspond with their satigifihe antici
pation, tliey will turn the extravagaht, and
1 might almost say undue praise*, which
ffcey are heaping upon me at this moment,
equally extravagant, though I will fbndly
hope, uumerittd, censures.'
Little was his modest spirit aware that
the praises so dubious received, were but
the opening notes of a theme that was to
increase from age to age, to pervade all
lands, and endure throughout generations.
lrving.
WILMOT IN DEIIKS COSIXTV.
The Perks County Press* ays: We give
In to-diy s Press, the proceedings in detail
of the American Republi&fa Ooubfy slcet
iug. It was (he largest ever assembled at
Reading, and its action of such a character
as wtll effect the onward progress of (he
Shamocmcy most vitally. The maxim that
•iu union there is strength,' Was signally
curried out—harmony and concord prevail,
ing iu our entire ranks, a thing unlocked
for and unexpected by the TVfofo tes, and
by the baker's doacu of enemies lo Ameri
canism. Berks will leave no stode unturn
ed to achieve the election of Davitl Wiliaot
Her intelligent and freedom-loving voters
are defcriniuod td work with a wifl and zest,
heretofore uuknowu. They see and feul
that the cause they jave espoused is worthy
of their suffrages, aud worthy of success.
Q3r""An Irishman attending a Quaker
meeting, heard a young fricud make the
following announcement.
'Brethren and sisters, I am going to mar
ry a daughter of the Lord.'
'The devil ye are,' said Pat. 'Paitli an'
be jahers, an' it will be a long tithe before
ye'Jl see yer fatber-iu-law!'
'DAD, if 1 was to see a duck on the trlng,
and was to shoot it, would yo6 lick me?'
'Oh uo, my sou! it shows ydu are a
good marksman, and 1 Would feeel proud of
you.'
'Well then, dttdi 1 plumped our old
drake as he was flyin' over the feuce to
day, and it would bafre done yo4 good to
see him drop."
In a back towu in Upper Canada. a magis
trate ifrbo kept tavern", sold liquor to tint
people till they got druuk and fought iu hij
house. lie then issued a warrant, appre
hended -hem, and tried them am the spot
and besides fiuing theiu, made themttreta t
otlieT to make up the quarrel.
T/"Tile woman who made a pound o*
butter out of the cream of a joke, and a
cheese Iniin the tuilk of human kindness,has
since washed the close of a year, and hang
'em to dry on a boo line.
It is supposed that liolliuii, the Ameri
can Candidate for Governor of Misouri, has
been elected. The other Southern States
have voted as they did last fall.
. . <
QyTha tobacco chewer is said to b like
a goose in a Dutch oven—always no the
spit.