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HORATIO SEYMOUR.
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FRANCIS P. BLAIR.
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(FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
COLONEL R. F. GRAHAMv,
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GENERAL B. II. HtlTLEDGE, ,
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teOllRfjtt CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:
COLONEL E. C MoLURE,
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SELECTED STORY.
Stonewall Jackson s Star.
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t?f INCIDENT NOF" THE WAlt. *
?? '?:o:?
"In tho fall of 1864, I -was detached t from
told duty.in General Loe's ariuy,' aiid*ontrust
ed by tho Confederate Government wit/h a mis
"sloh to ?de of the Northern States,requiringgreat
8oe?ecy,nn^:4^patcli; Dut with this, my story
?has ^nothing to do, save as an explanation of j
roy ^rcscoco at such a time in the citcmy's tor-1
ritory. Having reason to remain a fow dayB
in I'luladolphia, .1 was surprised and gratified |
to $bd. sympathizers with our great struggle
?vcn,mttb<o most radical^and loyal city. Care
fully ron^ealnrfg^my position ^aridlnn^ess^thcro
5rVdm toy oJd friends, wild so gladly threw open
- their doors onff hiarts'for*a tro1to^ so-callod to
-enter.' I enjoyed some plehiahfc hours iu ths
?society of^thblie I tth'o wore compelled to sponk
with bated broath, but whoso hearts ^uybb.cd
and eyes kiudkd^atatho.r^c\tal of Southern
Hvrongs und Sou^icrn-valory ^
Upon descending to breakfast one fair Octo
ber morinng, my5 hbst?'ss Mrs: B., (a Virginian
iierself, but married to a Northorn nmn.) met
WC; wreatheU^^'?niiTcs/nnd^holding in her
?hnud a highlyOnbosbed envelope, whoso dain
ty ribbon knot, and beautifully engraved ini
hiivl .fettch'fe; although entirely difforent from
{mytiiing of the 'kiild I had sec? fof three
years, savored to my, mind stiongly ofmutri
mony, My thoughtswcht buck to tho halcyon
luT^'bt thtytfns't/ before5MV/ bares?' and did
'"'SSBfflfe^-ft^^thou" i,ni,,0HS,on 0,1 ?>y
hoart und brain, and tho exposure of cuinp
life added to tho futiguo and privations of the
. incrph, had. 'ploughed long, silvery 'tracks in
^jM^venV-^kS-^tlie only silver ? byHho-way,
'jtlien'in my* ^o^casloVi. Whoti 1 "looked love
iuto oycfl that spuko again," and. tho morry |
?narriagc boll w.w ready (o chlinc forme;
whon just such bits of pqrfumcd. ^siebpard
C0Vt*cd -niy table, and my Services were asked
I ""7": " ~
(ujr^|rIouua, whojoyfully^ entering the. matri
monial bark', bid hic'gott
?Tho sequel 6t thesetthoughts','''.'wnioV?Jtds|?>l<dt.j
[alobg \ho wires' of memory, Issuod' from niy
V ? a I i! , ? ui win Tj ,?. n : ai
:hps in the single word, "wedding r
:! j "You are a good guossof," said my .fair
fridU'd.'1' " Yesj it'is an lovita'tion to the mrir
riag?*nd! Tec6ption of 'my lovely little ipetj
Minnie Norton, whom you met here the other*
evoning und admired so much. 'She was boru
in the Old 'Dominion, und clings, fondly to
"oVery sreoollootion of our glorious old mother'
State. l[ For. two yoars sho has devoted herself
exclusively to reliqving the necessities of tho
Confederate prisoners, and nursing tho sick
and wounded in the hospitals here. Listen to
what she says in a note accompanying the in
vitation card;
"Bring your mysterious and agreeable
friend,-^Mr. W., with you on the 12th j al
though he will not tell ?B the nature of his
mission here, because he has the absin d idea
that a woman cannot keep a secret, yet I know
it is something connected with tho welfare of
iny beloved .South, the land of Jackson and
Lee. His hearty cordial tones and dear old
accent are .music to my car j will you not ask
him to grace niy wedding with lm presence ?"
"I shall bo only too happy to accept," said
I ? that note falls like balm upon my heart;
uouo but a dear little Virgiuia girl could have
written such. I hope the man of her choice
.is worthy, of the gem ho has gained."
'iOh, ho -is a noble follow ?" returned my
hobtctsj and tho entrance of tho breakfast put
an ond to the conversation.
The eventful day' arrived, and, arrayed in
the regulation*dress on such an occasion?glos
sy black immaculate choker and irreproachable
fitting kids?a costume in which I was some
what puzzled to make my acquaintance, I took
my scat in the carriage beside Mrs. 13 , and
was rapidly whirled to the scene of enlivenmont.
We did nut attend the ceremony which took
place in the church j thoroforo upon our arriv
al, tho bride of an hour had already received
the congratulations of her friends upon her ac
cession to now dignity; Entering the drawing
room, from which the daylight had been care
fully oxoluded, my CqnfedorAt? oyco-woro-oon>
pletely daitalod by the splendid array of beau
ty, fashion apd Wealth gathered 'there';' and, for
some moments, I imagined that I had been
transported to fairy land;. I was, howevor,
awakened from this trance, by an exclamation
of delight from my companion, and found, my
self standing-before an impersonation of grade
and beauty, clad in white satin, orange blos
soms, illusions, and a dozen other airy nothings,
with which tho fair sex arm themselves to stay
their unsaspcotiug victims.
Collecting my scattered senses, I soon settled
down to a "peace basis," and paying my de
voirs vrith tolerable composure to the happy
couple; gave place to tho eager throng behind
mo. Refusing for various reasons, the en
treaties of niy friends to be introduced to sun
dry damsals of hor acquaintance who wore
"pretty and so rich," I retired to a corner,
from which observation I became an amused
and interested "looker on in Vienna,"
? My'eye roved over the brilliant scene,
The.'flashmg of JoweKthe! flutter of laces,*
?And odors of tropical ninsk; '
Men and women, Most beautiful faces,
And oyes of tropical dusk.
mingling witb the Witching blue of tbe North
ern-?lhoe, until ntladyltka'a weary bird, it re
turned to the figure of the bride and rested
there. - Something iu her quiet, dignified, bear
ing, and -happy, trustful; face was refreshing
to me, and, ahmst ? uncour-ciou-ly, I scanned
her whole "person.. What'Btruck ine 'particu
larly, as, I inwardly commented on the tasteful
elegance of her attire, (for 1 am something of
a c?nWisW?r in such matters,) was the ab
sence of nil jowcls. Instead of the bridal;
pcnrls, a arrrglo "highly burnished star caught
at her throat the light fall of lace that covered
her neck and shoulders. My curiosity, for I
plead guilty to .the' weakness?was aroused to
fathom the origin, of a'fancy, for wearing such
an ornament on tho most eventful day of a
young woman's' life, and musing upon it, thy
thoughts took another direction. The camp,
the battle-field, the hope'of promotion, and the
dawn of a day when X too, wight wear a star,
cngrossv^irrino so entirely that'I'forgot timp and
place-vond was only arbuspd frpm my reverie
by a light touch on my arm, and tho sweet
vo^ice of the bride in my car, saying :
"I sliu^l not allow you to make statutes iu
the corner ahy ionger, Mr. \V:, ff yoVwftftAt
join the dancers,' at least do the homage to li'ic.
I intend to throw aside etiquotte for a few mo
ments and hit down in this alcove with'yOu, for
I wish to ask some questions concerning my
friends in Dixie."
Was ovor mortal1 map deaf to such an/ap
peal 1' 'It Is needless to say that'I cotriplicd,
and, though the introduction of many mutual
acquaintances soon'regarded myself on ft' foot
ing sufficiently intu?Wonu'dj'friondly to inquire
tho history of the "lone star."
ftfie hesiUitod Uj/oit hearing my quo.-lion.
tUot?.*o?ov?ugliwi- Voic^, 891.4,;, Vln .this, laud of
tlie free audiihomq qfrtbo bravo, to{, uamoipne
of tbo frSputh's ; great .pliiftftaipa.-cia/itpa.os , of
praise: is'troosou ; but since, you,uro a, truo bou
of' Jiejc/8jL will .ycMturo;,to, relate to you the
'story/,connected with this precious relic #?
RtonCwall. Jaokaon .and; boWri|< cauio iuto ray
possession.,'!! i^i^a I-^im *d ? t >*i?? 3 ??m*
; ^SontO; raontbsjngOf.^bjloMvisiting^tbe C.
hospital, my. attention. iwas attracted ? towards
one of the patiouts who had been brought in
the day before..; Ho. was a young. maBj ?ppa-.
rontly about twenty yenrsof."fig?* ajid.although
aliiiost wasted .to a , skeleton, his broad open
brow, delicate, high-bred 110S0, and general air
of refinement indicated that bis was no mean
lineage.. The beautiful ;browu eye, followed
all my motions with.such a yearning, beseech
ing expression . that I ?was irresistibly drawn
to his bedside...-Offering ohlm-.au orange to
cool his parched tougue, and seating myself
beside, him, I inquired iuto his. condition.
"Will you bathe my head, as my mother used
to do," said be, "and thcu talk to mo?it is so
long siucel have'hoard a sweet, low voice, like
yours."
Taking out my cologiic, I did as be bado
mo, talking in an encouragiug, hopeful manner
meanwhile, until by degrees ho revived a lit
tle, and told mo his history.
"I ain a Virginian," said he, and his Wan
cheek flushed with prido ; "my home is on tho
banks of the Sbcnandoah, and I was one of
the first to answer tho bugle note whon our
fair Valley was invaded. Jackson was my
i leader, and I belong to the Stonewall "Brigade.
Although puly*un humble lieutenant, I had
! rather be a private in tho'noblc band than hold
a general's commission in' nny other corps.
Jackson wns my hero; for him : I would have
scaled any height, undergono ;any hardship,
and since his doath I have scarcely cared to
live, have by the faithful performance of my
duty to assist in winning fresh laurels for the
brigade ho loved so well." .Ho then went on
to tell mo he had been taken prisoner six
mouths bofore, and, accustomed to an open
air, the confinement of a prison had undor
mincd his health, and the home sickness and
doopuir otf -uhojre deftJiruU" preyed-on Wfi mind
uutil a slow fever onsucd, which was. then
draining tho strength from his youthful veins.
Of course all this was not told at once, but at
intervals, in answer to my questions. Finally,
fearing the excitement would prove injurious,
I enjoined quiet and rest, bidding him good
bye, with tho promise to return tho next day.
For a week, at tho samo time every morning
I attended my "Virginia boy," nod my en
trance was the signal for a brightoning of the
sad, hopoloss eyes. Sitting by his side, with
his thin hand olasped iu mine, he would relate
many little incidents of his campaigns with
Jackson, always dwelling on the famous ex
ploits of his adored commander, or else pour
fourth a tide of recollections of the mountain
home, of the dear old father and mother whose
pride ho was, the fair haired sister who so
fondly awaited his return?his horse and a
dug, and a thousand minor details of the sweot
i.-'?-1-t_ i_j :.. l ? i._i>,,,
n\fiiiu ii i? ov ucaiijr vtciiauicu tu m.i SwSr*. X>Ub
I shuddered to mark how fast his life was ebb
ing away, and wept at tho thought of the sor
row that would fall .with a crushing weight
upon that absent household.
Upon tho seventh day I was shocked by the
distressing change which had taken place in
his appearance, that peculiar ?pallor and con
traction of features always the herald of death
having settled upon his countenance. No glad
smiles grootcd me as I approached his cot, but
Only a faint pressure of the hand1 as 1 bent
over him. "Will you not taste this cooling
drink 1 have prepared for you V I said... .
"No, dear lady," i implied ho in u faint voice,
and then continued, painfully laboring for
breath, "Save it for spmo.onc else; I am dying.
Tho surgeon would not tell me just now whou
I asked him, but I feel the death damp on my
brow. I am not afraid, for I am a soldier, but
it is so hard to die dlone, never again to sec niy
native mouhtaiflo/nnd-feel tho cool air ,fun my
check?never again to hear niy father's bless
ing, or receive my mother's good night, kiss.
Will you uot do me ovc more, favor.? -write to
my mother !"
' 1 assented,'and drawing foilh paper pen and
ink, wrote as well as my' fast dropping tear."
and trembling liuryd'would itllbwJ After spunk
ing of his situation and my kindncpsr.h0 pro
ceeded to scud all'egtionato farewells jLo various |
.members of .his.family, not forgetting tho ser
vants whom ho mentioned by name, There
wns a pauset and ho lay silent for some mo
ments, tho large'fd/irsgatl/orcd m'his ty^s, and
rolled down the wan cheek.' Then pointing to
the worn uniform"1 thttt hung; from u :|iog on
the oppo.dte wall, he asked mo to hand it to
?himv i' Fumbling in tho;pookc4? he ? took'ouUn
knife, and indicating h particular place in the
waistbands of his pantaloons, directed mo to
;rip it open. I did so and drew out a small
roll qfrpapflr. containing something hard which
ppqn opening I found to bo a military star, tho
wrapping paper1 being closely Written over.
Alter rvMiihg upon '(hem both for sometime, be
??' '"? ??. MtK I r>i u I
touk Uj^tho. Btar, upd handiug it to me. said :
|-a^^t|ci> '! General jjjck^Bon ipl!*" it "wuls . fojf
^^ffipuyaak^1 t*o Assist iu'\cn>r?lYiK litnrV ofr'tli^
i ^oftltb a ^laec olV-ifciy.' * My ctiuiuVn'n?lt wtuV
$ri^ my
[ Hcait lulloj^n'iid1 my riglit nViu felt nerveless at;
I tho tjioughi ofcharging (lie cnciny unaided
I by his prciscncb, stern duty balled me'to the
front, .Kneeling to,take onejlaat silent look athis
p^fe licrojq.^ the flUfe Ju^tlio dollar ;
p| bis overcoat, which hungMdoscly over'tho' lit
ter.' Quick as Ibbuglit* 1 took out ''my knife,
and?.witting one 'away,''concealing it'in my
m*?? Wltfi it on iny boart, rhastened' to the
baitle-Bpttl, and lib' 'sword "did" better service
that day than hiiuc. Ilerc it ib )" will 'you nob
kjpep it for the sake' of ode, Svh?, "dying
amongst strangers and enemies, has had his
last moments soothed by your gentle caro'!"'
Completely overcome by grief, T took the pre
cious gilt and inurinurcd my thanks. Then",
holding out the paper, ho asked ine to enclose'
it iu the one to his mother. "Tell her it is the
last lbuvo of'absence 1 ever rbcdivcd from Gcn
| oral Jackson, signed by his own hand?a hap
py furlough HpohrhVlVoine.' '"T'sliall soon have
1 another, endorsed'ojTfc,f\jr^ than
i bo, to go a dwelling where pleasures arc end
jlcVw T .V. . mpti it d. :--rv ..i n\
Exhausted by the effort of speaking he sauk
back motionless, while I smoothed the damp
1 curls, and moistened the dry lips. Riveted to
tbo spot by my affection and sympathy for the
sufferer, two long hours passed away, and I
watched with sickening dread, the death film !
dimming tbo beautiful eyes, nnd bent to catch
the .first faint breath. Suddenly a glorious
light-'shone iu his face; partly rising, and
j pointing upwards, he- exclaimed, '-I see it?
the star, thej General, 1 am here;" and hcav
| ing one farewell sigh for. earth and friends, the
[ young hero rcjoiucd his beloved commander..
Her voice faltered nnd she ceased speaking,
while I was too much moved to mako any com
mon t. Regaining her self-possession, she said,
"Can you wonder now, Mr. W., that I should
prefer wearing the gem, hallowed by so many
sacred.memories, to the costly jewels that lie
in my casket up stairs ?"
li.'lfjj^jftniil IT iUV niiS/ViiIiil I "and I bopo Itv
nihy bo a beacon on your pathway through
life, and then, when transplanted to the realms
above, tbo ownor uiny eparklo as the centra
star iu tbo Victor's Crown."
Y ?R I 0?S,
...... [Jfc'r,Qin.thQ Charleston. News,]
Polliidil KtrAWs?How the Wiud is
Blowing.
Within two weeks two Radical papers in
Wisconsin have hauled down Grant and put
up Seymour.
So many Republican papers iu all parts of
tbo country aro joining the Democracy that'
we cannot find room to print their names.
General Rmdl, who saved Grant and his
army from uttor destruction at Shiloh, sup
ports Seymour and Rlair.
Fivo hundred Republicans in Montana have
ienounced their adhesion to the Radical party
and come out for tho Democratic ticket.
Tbo Illinois Post, a German Radical paper,
has expired, in consequence of tho detection of
the respectable Germans ot the city, who have
heretofore acted with the Radicals.
Tbcro is a Geinian Demo ratio club in Now
York, nearly 500 strong, nearly all of tho
members of whioharo said to have heretofore
voted tho Republican ticket.
The Grant electors iu Alabama haVe de
clined to servo, and have taken the stump for
Seyincur. A Radical 'paper in Montgomery
has' ceased publication for want of support.
Tlic Dittsbnrg Pit?t says it has the names of
eighty-two Republicans of that city who have
joined Seymour aiuLRlair clubs, and will vote
tho entire Democratic ticket at the next cloc
libra'.'' ? > ' ? ?
Two tbousind Germans residing in the up
per portions ul Philadelphia have formed n
Pey^nipur and Rlair club. These Germans,
have heretofore noted with the Radical party.
Philadelphia will elect tho Democratic ticket
by at toast ten thousand majority.
Tbc. Qujqcy (IHinuin) Hendd says that In
that city.there have nut been less than -fifty
changes ol^Gormau Radicals, from Grunt to
?oymour ju the course of tbo past month,
und iu Adams County not jess than two hun
dred. . . i,- .? :
,i Kx-Govovnpr William F. Johnston, of Allu
ghuny County,- Peuiisylvanja, formerly a Rad
ical of the strongest kind, bus come out strong
ly for Seymour and Rlair. He made a Demo
cratic spcech.iu J'ittaburg a few nights siucc. ]
Dr. AloirZOiGlueelotr; of Lcwisten, Maine,'!
has always boon a ?radicaktiil-siueo tho noini
nation of Urnpt, llo is one of tho loading,
physicians ,of that State and has held the office
of Sargcop-Goneral undor the Radicals. Hp
now comes out for Seymour and Rlair.
Tbc .?ditor of the Danbury 'Conn.; {fimrs,
Until thlB'ycFr'itiialciil, says tVcXTonVral Of tho
.Army and Radical candidate fur thc^Osit$en-:
cy has ' Hvod iu smoko and will end in sinoku,"
wihilc his name in politics has :npt. nddjud orte
convert to tljc cause lie has sej?^-?tj to shod);
der.
Mi's. hlr/almt h Cady Stan ton t in an editorial
article published in tlio Revolution, a ' NdW
. York paper, skyerf-'r " I n elodng, wo] appeal to
every patriot (including all the ? conservative
elemcuts; we especially mention them as their
patriotism is doubtful, and excluding the Bad;
jnala^ as theirs is certain) tn fnvgot a^l past
differences, and unite with us In tho' great ap
proaching struggle to elect iroVAt'ui ?Soyniour
and Frank'Blair; that die wnr for the Union,
tho constitution and the laws may be com
menced in earnest."
Reatl This, Colored Moti.
A correspondent of the Macon Journal U7ul
Mcsscnaer gives -the..subjoined accouut of a
Speech delivered'1 by a colored man," at a Dem
ocratic barbecue, in l'ulaski Couuty, a few
days Ago:
Next followed a colored man by the name
of Sherman, who gave, in a conversational,
stylo, a most interesting history of his trip to
and his. stay iu, Liberia. . He was'not aCall
complimentary to the agoots of the'Colonisa
tion Society, on account of the meagre supply
of provisions .on the voy?go. ?e says they
were compelled to subsb t for days on rations
consisting of a single.1 cracker and a>pint of
water; but whou they reached their destiuation,
on ;account of tho many deaths occurring in
J their party, their rations were increased to
three crackers per day. Ho said he was told
by. tho. Colonization Society that, when ho
reached Liberia, he would find a species of
fruit known as tho bread fruit, growing in
great abundance on tho trees?all of wliich ho
I found to be true, but neither ho nor any of
his party could cat it. Ho says the natives
live on snakes, frogs, lizards, or any sort of
i animals they" can capture and slay, but they
prefer animals that have died, and are in a
putrid' state.
He said he determined tq leave as soon as
ho could provide , himself with money to JJ0.y
his passage to. ,New York, which, ho soon
obtained, and took ship for Now York, whore
he felt confident of meeting many friends.
After arriving in the city, he made application j
to soino mon on the wharf for work, was told i
they did not employ negroes, and driven aWay;
ho made several other applications on the
wharf, meeting in every instance unkind re
pulses. Ho then made application at two car
penter shops, from which he hardly escaped
with his scalp, lie returned to the wharf iu
despair, when he fortunately found a geutle
mnn from Savannah, and after having to work
for .his food until he could get a situation, ho
proposed to work for him in tho same way: he
gave him his food, and aftcrwads paid tho till
price of his labor, which enabled him to reach
Savannah, where he met with Southeru friends,
who furnished him means to reach his old
home, where he hopes to livo and die, for he
says the black man baa no fricuds only in tho
South, no advised tho black man to bo peace
able and industrious, and be governed by the
advice of the people in this country. That
slavery at the South, in its worst form, is.
better for the black man than freedom at the
North.
Matrimony.
."Shall I get married ?" is a question which
a ?tau often puts to hhrisolf in the present day.
Nothing can bo wiser than to mnko it a ques
tion; but when a man docs ho should examine
and weigh the thing fairly and fully, and riot
consider that lie has found a solution to it the
moment he meets with'an'Objection to contra
venb his wishes.
It is not for i is father or his mother, his
friends or his books,' that he should ycild to,
in a case that W really too groat for their de
cision.
Hoar them, or road thein,hc may to gather
their opinions; but if his own conscience
prove stronger than their nrgumPnts, and that
his spirit still erics'oait't',marily," why, marry
ho should, with due dofcrence to many sapient
advisors. * v- ? ?--<??!?/ ^ j .
vrltf iuarringBfv deasivablo stateThis is tl^e,
tirstquestionv Almost every mad and woman
will answer it in jho nmrtnativo. When
should it be entered into ; is tho next'questioin
To this the reply is. as soon as a man hav
iug reached a proper age, say twenty-five, is
nb.o to support a wife. Thon comes the ques
tion of children. A riwm, -by pinching a little
hero, arid a good deal there, (pan support a
wife: but the'?pcor feUow is afraid of having
a family to' feed* and clothe, and-educate, with
out money bnough (to ?boorlthe additional, ox-,
penBe. ?
This ia#ho 'to? We Wlievo few young
?men' woUM $iei such fools as to remain in a
Htatb'of "single blessedness" if the imago of
coming ehildrou did uot ; haunt and bewildea
?W'f??> ? t 'li.? -, v ? ? :?'?>' f.ii '?'..
groundless as tile btllerV Children haveliaHils
to work with, tttlit may bo rendered n soilfl'd
ol proGt.tq ^prudent father tfhp knows how
t'.' rcartliciu up/ ? ? f
Do not listen, therefore* yotiug mtedj to ilicsc
i'rivololiS objections. . D?yodr frifcpdft? advise
you ngai^Hi^arfiagrjy.ii Look at theirown*
cases. You Will ?nd tH?t most of them got
t married thomsplycSj eoo.ijbr or later, and that
jlicy did very well iu spite ?f th? b?rde?. If
ybu rOally do discover'among thorn a fow wlio
have lost their position, and become poor since
their having taken to thcmsolves a wife, in
nine cases put of tott.yoU will fltld, by siftitig
the matter, that it was not tho wifo and cliit
'drtiu Who brought down, but their own covct
ousucss, vauty, and ambition. For if a man
will risk upon a card or a die, of ?pori?s?oou
lotion equally hazardous, all he possesses, in
order to double his fortune, ho must bear the
consequences j and his example should servo
to deter you against such ventures, but not
against matrimony;.
I" To the Colored People*
t.
Wo publish below dh extract from & fepce?li
made to tho colored people of G oorgia by an
eminent gentleman of that Stnto. It contains
Some excellent suggestions,-and is worthy of
a cateful : perusal. Wo Coniracnd it to the
carelUl consideration of the colored-people of\$
this State t
AVhat a glorio?B ftit?fp there is for you io ,<
'.these Southern States, A ..n||ld winter, ft .
fruitful spring and summer, and autumn, With "
its rich and abundant yield. Acclimatized,
aud accustomed to the culture of the soil; and
in tho midst of tliosp *who from ittfaucy have
looked Upon von, with fceliugs of affection j
and you, with gratitude, as the recipients of .
their kindness. What -can prevcufc your, ad*
Vance in all the blowings of lifo??Surrounded,-,)
with all its eotnfbtts and assured of its safety^
Nothiug! nothing! but tho evil advice of bad
then; contemptible aspirants for political .
position, who have conic nmongBt and are,
hurrying you to ruin- and destruction)
by nxrRyiog yog in,. .oppoaUifln. itp ? voW'
friends, and former owners. ' They tell .yott
if tho Democrats gain the elections yuti
will bo made slaves. - This is false, and they
tell it with *he energy of Wttth and waul J*OU
to belir/ye it. x^lieve them not, fellow 0iti?ft
zens. You are free; never, no notort Jfco : ?
slaves agai?; Si't io your own passion and
their evil advico. Free as the white man,
protected as the white man by the same laws
of your country, in all that is right, juit and
honorable. But this Government is a Whito
man's Government. The Indian never ruled; ,
the negro will never ruio, and it is madness to
think otherwise. Do you think, that one
million and a half of people, two thirds
of whom cannot read) nor do they know tho
simplest letter in the alphabet, will govern
thirty millions of men who have made laws for
these States; led armies to battlo, and whoso
eloquence held in breathless suspense tho
Congress of our country. Are such-?** .??
these to be governed by you ? Believe not
their falsehoods. Listen not to them. Oh!
that my voice could reach you from the Boa
bcach to the mountain of every Southern State,
and convinco you that your only friords are
those who will give you employment and offer
you the protection of life and property, under
tho same laws that guard their own, aud thai
only a quiet submission to those laws, which
wo must all^oboy, will give peace and plenty
whore want and oppression now reigns trium
phant. Now make your choice, and God
direct yon to make it \visely, for ft will bo
want and exile, Or life, peace and prosperity.
-?' i hum ? wn ir
HOW TO ?FORSTEL*, THfi VV^At'?F.K.-^A
IcorVCspondodnt Of tho AugUsta Ohrcmicle, makes
tho following assertions relative to tho weathcrt
A red sky (mind you, note, sky,) in the
1morning signifieth ran). Lighturug in the
North significth rair..
Snails crawling to and tip trees, Bigni?e'th
rain; the higher up the tree they' crawl, the
heavier will bo the fall of mm.
Light Cob-webs across tho road,. or Wshesy
etc., at early morn, signifioth fair weather.
A rod sky {mind yo'%?ow, sky, not cloudsj)"
at sun-set, siguifieth fair Weather.
,.' A-new moon, with its horns turned down,
indioa-tcih a rniuy "inoou.
i(' A new woon, with its hof as turne*-* "up, in
dicateth a clear moon.
Ants working at early 'dawn, iudicatcth a
clear day.
Evening red and niothmg grey, wi\l iight
tho traveler on his way; but evening grey and
morning red, will pour down ruin on traveler's
hedd.
In w inter, a rod sun-set jndi'oaretn wind and
severe cold.
In bis speech out in Colorado the ttthcr day
Ccdfax" declared himself iqipohtitt bo rinjrv
mffmyc?no doubt in order tocatch the votes
' of his hearV'ra.? K\cch<tt,</e,