Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-16

ROCHESTER, Feb. 9th, 1888.
JAMES GoRDoS BENNETT, ESQ -
DEAR Sin -" Otnellos occupation q goRev-the
flower OF the army has faded away-the Navy
Island enterprise only exists in the immortal mind,
there 10 rs till il lllHmes and eHriches the page of
history! Far mentis inceSdium giorie al least
il is among The infammablcs on the border-the de-
vasiation produced by fire asi the sword is mere in
nocent amusement compared to the soul stirring and
citing influence of intellectual aspirngs the raie
grit and grizze fumes of public sentiment" salted
down with the brine of resolutions"
Bat jacta est dlea and so said Van Rensselaer,
when pumping out his PATRIOTISM and displaying his
fire before his troops-his invincibles who were to
go per sctua beHi; and gain per drdua tbcri!
Oh On Oh rather guess Van knew how 10
try his fist al casting, and thus repeat and repeat, ill
the cast would enable him 10 exclalm, now
'''Twi stand the hazard Of the d. =
But the apathy Of the people in ushing To his
standard proved that he had not set his life upon
cast" but that he resolved TO eclipse the glory of the
immortal Washington, and come off from the field
the conqueror OF his ambition, and not the deliverer
Of a suffering peope"
Since peace has been proclaimed and the patriot
army abandoned their cruel purpose of putting the
inhabitants of the Canadas TO the sword" we have
experienced most wonderful revolution. Reason,
the other day, poked his head into peneRt city,
and while shaking hands with old acquaintance,
who should he meet but Common Sense, haggard
and pale from the effects OIL about say per-
petual banishment-bat beg leave TO the "per-
Petual since these WORTHLESS have dclgned again 10
grace the thinking department" OF fral mortality.
AUGUSTA RAcEs.-Hamptoa Course, 4th day. Fri.
day, Feb 9lh.-The knowing ones all at fault From
the number of entries and the character Of the horses
although few doubted the result of the yet much
sport was expected Col Hanpten's Charlotte Russo
all sides the favorite, and many bets taken
her great odds agains, the held No venured
% name nag against her any odds, and great
iority ef bets and three her against
the field Nuli,udes Of bets made between John
Guedron and Leanah the friends Of the seeming
be about equal in numbers First heat won in this
ORDER, Charlotte, Leanah, john GGedron, and Mary.
Bets offered at the most unreasonable odds
| on Charlotte, and none dared touch Betting still
| ran high between Leanah and John Guedron for the
second place 10 the race. For the second heat all
| started again Charlotte, Leanah and John Guedron
| running the whole fret mile and passing the stand
almost side BY side, the latter having gained the
| track In the second mile John Guedron gained
slightly his antagonists which he held through that
and the bird mile and increasing his distance in the
| fourth the heat with great ease Charlotte aud
Leanah dropping within the distance polls Mary Gard
ner double dis,ancea. Charlotte Russo was wtndrawn,
and for the next started but John Gucd
ron and Leansh, the former winning with great ease
and Iistancng hs competitor. Thus ended the race.
the establishment and disappointment OF every body