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Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-30
F. ARAGO.

\ Paris, Marchi.
Don Enrique, Infant Of Spain. has address,
ed letter of congratulation to the Provisional
Government.
H Admiral Baudin, upon taking command or
the louon fleet, sent dispatch to the Prince
de Jolnvllle and the Due 'Aumale, requesting
them not to land in France
Il NJ. dc Lamartine has issued a long aud able
circular to the Ministers of Foreign Nations.
lie declares that the police of the new govern
mcnt is peace, that France claiming the right
to adopt her own form of government, has no
disposition TO force it upon other nations. lie
shows the difference between this revolution
and that of l792, and shows that as the govern
ment which proceeded from the former was
necessarily warlike, this is necessarily pacific
in lis foreign relations. lie says:
" The treaties of 1915 exist no longer as
law in the eyes of the French Republic never
theless, the territorial circumscriptons Of these
treaties are fact which it admits as basis,
and as point dc depart in its relations with
other nations"
But he adds, il these treaties no longer exist,
" the good sense. the moderation, the con-
science, the prudence of the Republic exist,
and are for Europe better and more honora.
bic guarantee than the letter of those treaties,
so often violated and modified by Europe itself
The Provisional Government received this
day dcputaiion Of the central committee Of
the Charis,s OF London, charge to present an
address.
PAsis, March O:
Gre,, excitement is caused by tho failure Of
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whom the Wings present rs their candidate
for the Vice President. In every stntion
in which he has been placed he has shown
himself "honest. capable and faithful TO the
Constitution He is cmpha,ically one Of
the people. For oil that he has aud is, he
is indebted under God to his own cxertions.
Born to an inheritance Of comparative pow
erty, which now thanks to Wing policy, are
enjoyed by the humblest in the land, he
struggled bravely with difficulties that
would have appalled, and crushed less res
olute henri. Nobly has he won his laurcls,
and long may he live to enjoy them.
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TUE WILD, DiRk STORM:
OR THE DRuNkARD's DAUGHTER
III NJ. 4 BENSON.

EI NJ. 4 hsSf>pN.
o! tie the easement father, the snow falls on
my bed. my head
And tie the easement, father, Tor it raiics o'er
DON'T sleep SO sound, my father, am very numb
and chill,
And cannot bear 10 listen, with the loom 50
black and still.
The drunkard heard no plain,ise voice,
For ,nih enwrapi his form,
Nor the poor child's moan. "i'm all nlone,
In the wild dark Storm
The blast roared down the chimney, ard shook
the fragile WALL Ing angry call,
And the easement ratified loud 7. OF the shrek
The child in agony uprosc, and swayed her vast
cd form,
As she whispered, ''!'m all alone,
I'm the wild, dark s,orm.'
A ligh, shonc in upon her, her heart beat quick
with fear; football hear
She could see no form around her, no Voice, no
But u whisper came unto her, as zcph,rs tone
might be,
And its melod, breathed iairy-lihc .'lny child.
CONE home ID me-
"Thcre's snow upon my bed, mother, NY heart
is freezing last, Ily past
And shadows from the corner, nre fitting swift
I'll come TO you dear mother, IT You'll make me
very warm,
For oh! I'm cold: and NIL alone,
In the wild, dark Storm
The little snow drifts grew; and 50 lovingly they
slept, wept,
Upon the ragged cove,lih. the child no longer
She said there must be warmth in them, AM
,hrus, within her hand,
And drew Il forth encirced, with n pale and
ICY band,
Then shrieked, as wild and frantic, she shook
the dfunkard's form,
tsl'm dying. father, diving.
In the wild dark st0rln.n
Poor child. her head sank backward, her eve
grew dark and dim,
Her voice grew stronger in despair--she could
not Maken him:
With red and frozen fingers joined, she breathed
in anguish low,
"Where mother sleeps, where mother lies,
'lis there want 10 go.''
The dawn looked in upon her.
Stiff, motlonlcss aud cold,
The snow laid all around her
And dimmed her locks OF gold;
Beside that wrc,ched father
She drew her quiverine breath,
And there the two slep. silently,
Within the arms oil death.
Poor babe. no more she mirmurs,
'sO! mother make me warm.'
'Twas best the drnnkard's child should die,
In the wild dark storm.
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GENERAL TAYLOR.


The New Orleans Picayune o! the ID
inst :, says
Willis, the procession last evening was
moving to another part at the city, Il num-
ber of persons in tho neighborhood Of tho
ST. Charles Hotel perceived General Fay
lor in the ladies' saloon, where he had been
invited by General Gaines to witness the
display. The moment they caught
glimpse Of him they gave three cheers fof
old Rough and Ready. Gen. TAYLOR i'm
mcdia,ely retired 10 u par, Of the room in
which he could not be seen; bu, the crowd
continued To increase, aud with il The
cheers for the old ihundcrer Of Bucnn Vista
increased also. In few minutes the
streets in and about the hotel were throng-
ed with multitude OF persons all cheering
General TAYLOR. Several gentlemen Of
the immense concourse Of persons present
left the crowd and went TO Gen. Taylor
aud desired him 10 appear at the window
Of the saloon, as nothing else would satisfy
and dispense the accidental nsscmbIsgc
The Gencra! objected TO doing SO, as il
would seem on interference with the APP
pointed ceremonies Of tho night. But tho
crowd continued 10 increase, and the cheer
ing likewise: he ut length appe AIRED at tho
window. When he was seen by tho null
titudc below, the cheering was deaiening.
As soon as silence could be obtained, Gen.
TAYLOR addressed the people in the street
to the following effect:
"Fcllor- Citizens ~ nm accidentally in
this city, and would fain be al nnobscrved
spectator Of the proceedings Of the night
The evening has been set npar, to do hon.
or 10 friend, brother soldier, aud gen
tleman who respect, and to whom tho
country owes debt Of gratitude. had
hoped that no friends Of mine would notice
my presence in way to attract attention.
But since YOU have seen ii, to manifest
your partiality in a manner which Cannot
escape notice, can only thank you for the
kindness Of the compliment, and wish you
good night"
General Taylor then retired amidst
shouts which made the welkin ring. Gen
eral Gaines was then Checrcd in the most
enthusiastic manner. The old veteran mp
penrcd nj tho window, and made few re-
marks in the spirt Of the address Of Gen.
Taylor.
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IEron, the Louisville Journal.
ANECDOTE OF GEN. TAYLOR.


During the Florida war, Gen. Taylor,
in his conflicts with the Indians, captured
many negroes. Some Of these negroes
were claimed BY persons in Georgia and
Alabama. from whose service, or from the
service Of whose fathers, or grsudfathers,
il was commended they had escaped. The
claims were submitted To Gen. Taylor. but
no pcremptorily refused to allow these
claims, or even TO examine them. lie said
no had not come TO Florida as negro catch.
CT, and, that his commission ms an officer
Of the army gave him no judicial power, no
power to decide upon titles TO negroes
The cnraged applicants, after various cf-
forts 10 induce him to yield to their de-
mands, carried their complaints to tho Sec
rotary Of War. Tho Secretary, adopting
their views, addressed nm order to General
Taylor, directing him to surrender the cap
tured negroes to the claimants. The fol-
lowing is his reply, as copied from the rec
ord in the War Department.
Headquarters Army Of the South,
Tampa, Florida, June 2, 1888.
GENERAL: have the honor TO acknowl-
edge your communication Of the 10Th Of
May, 1888, accompanied by one Of the oh,
from the commissioner Of Indian affairs, ad-
dressed to Captain Cooper acting Sccreta-
~ Of War, on tho subject Of turning over
certain negroes captured bv the Creek war.
riors in Florida. to Mr. Collins, their
agent, in compliance with an engagement,
Of General Jcssup.
know nothing Of the negroes in ques.
lion, nor of the subject, farther thun whn,
is contained in The communication above
referred to, hut | must state distinctly, for
the information Of all concerned, tina. while
! shall hold myself ever ready 10 do the ut.
most in my power 10 get the Indians and
their negroes out Of Florida, As we'll as Ia
remove them to their new homes west oi
the Mississippi, cannot for moment con.
sent to NEEDLE in this transaction, or TO be
concerned, Tor the benefit of Mr.. Collins
the Creek Indians, ar my one else; or L
interfere in any way between the Indian.
and their negroes, which may have n ten
dcncy 10 deprive the former Of their prop
crtv, and reduce the latter from compar
ntirc state Of freedom 10 that IF slarcry
nj tho same time shnll take every mean,
10 obtain and restore 10 his lawful owne,
any slave among the indians who has ab
seconded or been captured by them.
Very respectfully, hive the honor e
be, General, your obcCient servnnt.
T. TAYLOR,
Brcvct Brig. u. s. Army. Commanding.
General II. Jones, ADJ. Gen. U. s. Ar
my, Washington. ID. G..
In this case Gen. Taylor exhibited thu
same stern independence. in resisting whn
he very properly regarded an illegal nnt
shameful order Of The Department, that b,
has ever since exhibited lie knew thu
his commission was in tho power Of III,
President, but he also knew that his pride
his independence, his consciousness Of du
ties we'll performed, were not in the power
o. my func,ionnry high or low. Then, n,
now. he WINS man who sssbrnnk from n,
duty and Stunned no responsibility"
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HABITS OF THE WILD PIGEON.

The Wild Pigeon selects thick timber,
in the vicinity OF plenty OF food. for hatch.
ing place. The nests are maoe OF lew
small sticks, placed in the crotches Of trees.
The female lays hut two eggs. During
the time Of Matching. there is n substance
formed in her craw, resembling the curd of
milk in appearance. She has the power Of
ciec,ing this substance from her month nj
pleasure, aud on this tho Young are fed un-
Ill full grown, which takes place in nbon,
tro sreeks after leaving the shell. Al this
time, they arc very lat, md are esteemed
n grent deicacy. When about Two weeks
old, and full size, rs before remarked, they
begin to feather Notwithstanding in
weight until they can IL. Then they
move OF in the direction of their food; the
stronger ones in company with the old
brood, while tho weaker ones will he seat.
tered for miles on the ground, in all tircc
tions, gradually acquiring strength, until
nble to fly. Tho numbers TINT collect a,
one plncc 10 hitch, depend upon the amount,
Of fNh in the vicinity. which t,nd often cx-
tends 10 more than ninety miles from the
nests or matching place. Ii some instan-
ces, they 60 over one hundred miles for
food. Some thirty miles bnck Of Prairie
du Chein, u few wears ngo, in upwards Of
forty square miles Of very close timber.
there was nest on every branch that af-
forded place Tor il. From the commence
ment ill they got through, their noise, day
and night, was like heavy thunder. The
great distance they can 60 for food and re-
turn tho same day is no, surprising, when
we reflect that they fly fifty to sixty miles
nm hour. When the yonng nre matured.
the food is consumed. They then move to
some other plnce-.heir instincts directing
them TO where there is food. They appear
10 have no particular periodical localities.
but roam the whole length and breadth Of
the continent.-Galcna Gas.
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ALFRED SANDERS. EDITOR.
THE GAZETTE.
DAVENPORT:
MONDAY. JULY ~. lSiS.
SHEPHERD LEFFLER.


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SHEPHERD LEFFLER
II Is one ct the siraDcest Inconsistencies
OF human nature. that the citizens Of North.
ern Iowa perss, in supporting tho above
named man for Congress. He is welded to
southern Iowa, his interests are all there,
aud he has ever acted rs though any ndvan-
tages rcapcd by the no,hcrn portion of the
State would rebound TO the deirlmcnt of the
southern: lie has never vet accomplished
the first thing to bcnefi, northern Iowa, but
all Of his acts prove him aversc to its nd
vancement. lie resides in Burlington and
esteeming Dubuque its rival, will do moth.
ing to advance the interests of the latter
city. Yet, with knowledge ofthese facts,
the citizens Of northern Iowa, We Of Dubu-
que itself, are willing TO retain him in office
and that too. in preference To a man con-
versant with all tho advantages pos
sesscd by that city, the proper course to
he pursued 10 render them available, and
who, al the same time, is DESTROYS Of advan.
cling the interests Of that portion Of our
State. These are facts. We wish voters
to examine them and tell us Of single net
Of any Importance that Shepherd Letter
has ever done Ia benefit the northern por-
ton Of Iowa You cannot do il. he has sat
upon his launches day after day, for weeks
and months, aud has mol even so much ms
moved IN adjournment. lie carried with
hun the came Of being lazy man and he
has practically demonstrated the truth Of
the application. We want an energetic
hu-iacss man 10 represcn, us in Congress.
Our State Is n new one and there are divers
matters Of the utmost Importance calling
for immediate and vigorous action. Ii VIC
send a Representative 10 Congress TO sleep
away his time, these things will never NEE,
with attention. Congress will not legis.
late for US. 1t is the presumption that we
have n Delegate in that body who will al
tend 10 any business that it may he our
desire To have transacted. Il is true VIC
have n Delegate there, but il he be ton
plagued law to undertake ANYTHING that
NAV be entrusted TO him. we had far better
bc unreprescn,cd and apply the money
thus squandercd 10 some useful purpose
We trust the voters Of this District will
think Of these things, reflect upon The little
that has been done, tho much tina, should
have been done, and all that remains 10 be
done; that in brief, they regard more high
~ the common interests Of our State than
their own personal predictions, and pat
riolically casting the latter aside. vote for
man who knows their interests, and is
able and DESTROYS OF advancing them
Such man we nave in Timothy Davis,
who, If elected, will no, sleep upon his pos,
bu, un,iringIy and without political or sec.
tional Partially, devote his time aud talents
10 the advancement of the interests OF his
constituents.
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THRILLING INCIDENT.

Al the great ratification meeting held in
tho city Of Baltimore on The Goth inst the lol
lowing inciden, occurred during the speech
Hon. MIR. Thompson, Of Indiana. Il is bu,
anoiher Of the thousand instances TINT cnn
be recited manilcs,ng the goodness Of hear,
and generosity IL Gen. Taylor:
Mr.. Thompson continued to address the
meeting On various political topics. Ills
illusions to Gen. Taylor's character and
services were listened to with great ntten.
ton, md frequently drew forth The mos, en-
,hus.nstic plaudi.s. In the course of his
remarks he nsaed-- wha, Ind Old Zack done /?
Here voice in the crowd repIied-"l'II
tell sou what he has done--about two weeks
ago ! stopped Al Gen. Taylor's house, aud
he received me in the most cordisl mn nncr,
gavo me comfortable meal aud q good
bed TO sleep on, aud in the morning ten
dollars To pursue my journey with
Mr.. T., then inquired Of the person who
he was; TO which he replied that he was a
wounded soldier on his return from the mr.
my in Mexico. This incident created great
enthusiasm among the crowd of listeners,
and was the prelude 10 the mention of va
rious anecdotes by Mr.. r., illustrative ol
the goodness Of heart mud kind feelings Of
Gen. Taylor.
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II is one Of the rare and pleasing pecu!-
iari,ics Of the times that men IL the most
eminent religious character find in the
character of Gen. TAYLOR those high NOR
nj traits which command their warm up.
probation. Il is one ot the noblest tributes
to the moral worth of the VIII. candidate.
The following is nm illustration Of this fact
National InteiLgcnccr.
.At the Conference otihe Congregation.
nj and PRESBYTERIAN ministers Of flillsboro'
county. N. H.) assembled on the nth Of
June, the Rev. Mr.. LAlH, who was former
IL chaplain in tho army under General
TAYLOR al Fort Jesup, said that the open.
ing for him 10 do good in the army WINS
through Gen. TAYLOR, md that through
the Generals influence temperance soci-
ETY. was formed, by means of which six
hundred drunkards were reformed that the
General told him that j, was all sham for n
man 10 pretend he could not stand the
daE,ps and heats Of the South without srir-
ilnons liquors. Gen. +. WINS total sbs,i.
ncnce man, and the only commanding off
Ger who did not drill his troops on he Sab.
bath. Mr.. LAMB also stated that Gen. r..
attended his church regularly, mud used M
profane language. Mr.. Lamb closed by
saying that he was no politician. nor did
he wish his remirks 10 he viewcl ia poli,.
icn! light; he merely made them 10 show
that the wnv for doing good by tracts. by
the temperance cnuse, md bc the preached
word, was opened by Gen. Taylor"
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REASONING IN THE RIGHT WAY.

On Saturday last, few persons accidcs-
tally met on the wharf, when politics be-
came the subject Of conversation. In the
course Of conversation, ono Of the f.ocofoco
office holders of the Government remarked
that he had heard good deal of Democrats
voting for General TAYLOR, but he did no,
believe a word Of il. lie would like to see
one.
At this, farmer, who had lot Of wheat
on the wharf near by, stepped up and said;
liam one Democrat that will vote for Gen
Tnylor, any how
''Surely not" snid the office holder,
"Gsncral TayIor's got no principles. You
are not going TO vote for ,nan that has no
princplcsg'
II tell YOU what" replied tho farmer,
she's got the very principles like. He's
al honest man, and that's what can't he
said Of many rnen vino boast SO much abou,
their political principles. lie has been Tor
~ years in the employ Of the United States
Government, and neither tho Government
nor any one that has serycd under or over
him has accused him of a single dishonest
act. He saws IL he is elected President, he
will be the President of the people, aud no,
of party. Now, il Cass is elected, he
will be the President Of party, and no, Of
The people. | dom, want to SEQ party
President; ] want TO see every man who
pays his taxes, aud does his duty 10 his
Government have m equal chance for Of
flee, nnd not he treated as an alien because
he has independence enough 10 think Tor
himself We have had enough OF that kind
of corruption aud tyranny already. Gen.
TAYLOR says he won't veto the acts Of Con-
grcss. unless they are clearly nnconsti,u.
nj. or have been passed without considcrn-
ton. This suits me exactly; these were
the doctrines Of the Democratic party when
! was boy, and ought to be now. The
people send nearly three hundred men 10
Congress 10 mnkc laws, and when maiori.
~ Of tho peoples representatives make
law, ] don't think any one man should pre-
ven, il being the law, if il is not nncons,itn-
tional. ! 90 Tor the will Of the majority Is
expressed by the peoples representatives,
and not the will Of one man. If the major
iiy Of Congress saws high tariff, say lei,
them have it il low tariff. SO let il be un-
Ill the maj 'rtv choose 10 change it.
snow Stranger" SAYS the farmer, grow.
ing somewhat emphatic, II never voted
against the party nominations before, bu,
] intend To vote for Old Zach this time; but
ii YOU will give me an instance Of the old
Generals dishonesty, ar n cnsc where he
gave his word md didn't stick to il, or
mention single act ofhis lie TO show ihs,
what he SAYS he don't mean, then probably
! may no, vote tar him, and there's grca,
many in "ur Prairie just like me-"
The Office holder looked at his watch and
discovered tha. he had pressing business
jus, then mp in the citv.
The nbovc occurred in the presence Of
several persons. one Of thema captain of n
steamboat, who furnished us the particulars
81. Louis Republican.
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A fastidious Young Indy vowed che would
never have m lrishman. n PRESBYTERIAN,
or Parson. and ended by marrying an
Irish Presbyterian rarson
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"That. sir. is the Spirit Of the Press"
said Mrs. Bieelow. as she handed glass Of
cider to her ncighbor. Mr. Brown.
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RESOLVED TO DIE RIcH--A very GOOD
story is told in the l.. s. Journal, Of a sail
pr on board vessel laden with Spanish
dollars, which hnd been wrecked. The
crew were taken Of the wreck in HINTS, aud
just before the last boat was pushed of.
man was sent back 10 see il there might
not still be some one left, he found fellow
who had broken open several receptaclcs Of
tho bnse lucrc, and spread tho contents
thereof on table cloth on the deck, in the
mids. Of which he WAS scented, weapon, in
hand. Being told that the ship was fast
going to pieces, he replied, "'f'he ship may
COL have lived aPoor rascal all my lie,
aud om resolved 10 die rich" Rctson-'
STRANGE was vain, and poor Jacls, xho pro-
ferred the death Of a rich MN 10 tho life Of
a poor rascal was left to die aioue III bic
glory.
After all Jack was no fool. To lived
poor from inability TO live rich. But We
observe hundreds around IL living pcof
simply that they may die rich.
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.THE CLUMSY DODGER.n

Gen. Cass has tried his best not 10 com
init himself on the great question. Of Inter-
mil improvements. Bu, no is the cfI,nsi-
est dodger in The Lscofoco ranks. IN his
reply 10 the Chicago Convention letter,
he informed that BODY that .circumstances
would prevent his attending" This, Ger
tainiy. was not very explicit. At Cleveland
Judge Wood thrust at him the very pointed
inquiry whether he was, or wps not, oppo-
sed Ia internal improvements? Gen. Cass
replied, that "thc noise and confusion that
prevailed, would prevent his bciny heard
upon that mo,nenious subjsctm
1.-The had stopped there all would have
been well. But he added.
"Ihope YOU have all read the letter which
| addressed to the National Democratic
Convention. declared that 10 lie tho
close Of my political professions"
Here's n clue to the mystery In the
letter thus referred to, Gen. Cass SAYS:
81 have carefully read the resolutions of
tho Democratic National Convention. lay
ing dorm the platform of our political faith
and adhere to them as firmly az 1 approve
them cordially"
Now, then, what say those resolutions
upon this particular subject? Here IS GRO
Gf them:
"Rcsolrcd, Tint the Constitution does
moi confer upon tho General Government
the porrr T. commence and carry on gen.
erdi system Of internal impro .ements."
So the dodger il corncrcd NJ last! With
all his anxiety to cvado the question, no
did not succeed. lie stepped NIL round tho
trnp-he put his foo, in il after all! lie
"adhercs firmly 10 the declaration that
the Government has no porcr 10 carry Oh
work Of in'crnnl Improvement! OF
course, he would follow in the Eoisieps Of
james X. Polk. and veto any such BILL
" Y. COur. 4 Enq.
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Gen. Cass' present position may he very
well illustrated by M anccdotc told us Of
an old lady whose horse ran away with her.
In relating her sensations she said she fell
very much alarmed while dnshng over hills
and through vnll.,s; shut he pm. her trus,
in Providence till the britchen' broke ! aud
then she didn't know what 10 do" Gen.
Cass was quite sure Of election and pu, his
trust in Providence, untihe heard that Gen
Taylor was nominated. aud then he gave
up in despair. That nomination s'broke the
Jriichin."- Albany Jour.