American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-15
[Trom The Washingtop Constitution. ]

Romantic INCIDENT IN PoLITICs A few
days ago, while the dense crowd Of Office seek
ers was beseging the door Of one of the Secre-
tares, penslve female, clad IN deep mourning,
unattended, and app2re,.liy 4aEOtlced, was OBJ
served by genllsrzsa, ~ mad called to see
the Head Of ths DeYErtren, by appointment.
An array of GeLs-ais COlJnels, members Of
Congress, &c, all were anxou>ly waiting, in
the language Of the immortal Miss Edgeworth,
ito see the great mans countenance, hoping
the sunshine, dreadng the cloudy brow" In
order to drive away the horrors of that critical
moment, one hummed a tune, another looked
az his watch, while third remarked she is late
getting to his office, ''''l want to see him but a
few minutes" &c. At length one Of the self
Compllcent seekers, with more impairment Gu
Ii25ity than generous sympathy or refinement,
passed near the quiet lady as she sat far back
in the ante-room, and roughly Observed "Well,
madam, suppose you wish to see the Secreta-
Ty?' She replied with unaffected meekness,
and suhdned tone, that she had waited all
the day before in vain, and had then almost
despaired of seeing him at all" The noble
hearted gentlemen to whom have alluded,
caught the words as they fell from her CULVER
ing lips, and noted them down in his memory.
He had not exchanged a syllable with the an
friended lady, nor ever saw her before,
The Secretary soon arnved and, in observing
Col, C.'s card on the table, with scores of 9TH
ers he alrec. .a -. Ire messenger TO invite nun IN
Immediately. When their SPECIAL conversation
ended, Col. c. remarked, ''Now, my dear sir,
have favor to ask at your hands. There is
lady in the ante-room waiting your pleasure
to SEQ her. | have no idea who she is, nor what
business induces her to call upon you; but she
is IN mourning, and | hope you will allow me
10 conduct her to you" "Certainly, certain
ly," responded the Secretary. The Colonel
passed out, through the regiment of besiegers,
and, in their hearing, addressed her thus: "' M
dam, have procured for you an ntervic - with
The Secretary" She burst into ter e and was
conducted ny her unknown csc0 r, IN the Secre-
taiy, VINO received her vii morl,ed COURTESY
and kindness. She acc ,o,a,,a I'm h,;oe,, u,,tb
the nature Of her .;i,oa. a'I n',nint ,'',,at
49, o5 .,, -nout the slightest dificulty-a
49, ''cl the support of helpless family
uoP,'' led Her tears became the tears of ioy;
" I'D on taking leave Of the patriotic Secretary
and her stranger friend,
"she breath'd this prayer-Hoag may such goodness
live!'
Twas all she gave, twas all she had to give,
! envy the feelings of pure delight and ham
piness which must have thrilled the bosom of
her heaven directed benefactor, who doubtless
had been taught 'to feel another's Woe Such
noble traits of character would add new lustre
to the imperial dadem, and embellish the yir-
tues of the highest dignitary of the Republic,
Reader, that kind-hearted Secretary was Ro-
bert J. Walker, and the widows escort was his
early and enthusiastic friend, John F. II. Cai-
borne, formerly Of Mississippi, now Of New o.
leans,
SUPPOSED MURDER. The body of drown