The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-22
ON our Toga,


ling Hero; u. "a,
AtMrs. Kenwig's Hotel, =
Lancaster county, Pa, Aug. IL, I649.
/ DEAR HERoIc Ace; Notwithstanding the chicken
pox the cholera, and the weather, we put ourselves
IN charge of Marshal Vcdch, 9ttorey FenddHs L0ur-
ier Mudd and Contractor Winter and started for Bal
timore in the evening train, amid great Iejoicngs
but whether the cheering because of
| or our intended absence coud'n say.
We took this suite with us because we were fear
full that the people of Baltimore and up stream to
Harrisburg might doubt our identity, and we knew
that this could not be the case if we had the legal
authorities of the city of Washington to endorse US,
and Mudd and Inter to endorse them. This evidence
is what is required identify soldier, and we pre-
| sumo that as it satisfied the Paymaster General, 1t
would be sufficient for the American people.
Baltimore is large place, and is seaport. 1t has
an academy, an almshouse, and fort, and two hotels
opposite the depot, at so cents each, with splendid
coffee when the kettle boils. 1t has mayor, and Is
a very pretty place for wholesale grocery. Ihey
do good deal of cooring at this place, for we saw
the dye-sufs running down the streets, and the prn
cipal scavengers, hogs, walowing in 1t. -,
Monuments are terrible thick in this place. we
were measured for new one, to be placed opposite
to that of the First Washington. We to look at
sunrise and the old gentleman IS to- look at sunsets
and all creation look between All compar-
| isons barred as personal and lowlived.
Having gained our BREATH and suffered two or three
lean fellows who want offices, and who expect to get
them, to kiss our hands, and having made Protrun-
perry speech, we took the York train, and away we
went "lick-et-e-cut," for the Susquehanna and the
adjacent country.
1t is remarkable fact that the cars on the Susque
hanna built in the same way that they are on the
! Washington road.
| 1t was How time to think of reception at ork
and we began to ruminate upon what we should say.
At length we most fortunate in getting our ideas
together-short, sweet, and comprehensive. An hour
passed now dull enough. ,...-..
And now the man who blows the railroad whistle,
| L.. hes Hrrad
blew a blast that would wake the alligators from
Emuckfa to Whythalacooche. We started-Stans-
bury started-everybody started ;-three puts,
squeal, and drag soon brought us up all standing;
and 10 we were in Water street at York, and the
chief burgess of that ancient city stood before u.s.
Two flies, two drums, and French horn then luXu-
rated in the melody Of jefferson and Liberty. and we
were addressed follows, near as we could make
it out, by the chief burgess Of York:
1--WE elcome thou Second Washington, to the shades
of ancient York. The will set when you set,
and rise when you rise and when you revolve upon
your axis the country will be covered with brannew
glory" -
"Mosr EXCELLENT CHEF BURGESS We were
made by the Ideas of March-ke Minerva, full blown
but have no time 10 enter into particulars. We
observe by the steeple that you godiy SET and
blythe furnace chimneys that you indulge in pig iron
and other staples. May you live until the snake OF
disunioH strangles liberty; and when you die, may
you be buried by some one of the Hannas, or WGnds,
over that black bottle, and put on the steam."
Whiz-whiz-spit-whir- k-a-lick--tick-a-lick
-dingdong-squali! and we were at Columbia.
Crossing that almighty mass of woodwork, called
Columbia Bridge. which is pokersh place alter
dark, streaked it through the great lumber-yard
of that renowned place. and in short time cut
round the of bacon store, and entered Lam
caster-Perhaps little dry, and somewhat dusty.
Here we were at home. Here our friend Thaddeus
approached, with the anxious committee OF that re-
markable borough, which turned whg upon the anti
masonic question: and turned back again; and,
with tear of pleasure in his eye welcomed us as the
fatker and defender of the WIiot PrOpisO, and pro-
lection to that stronghold Of whig rejoicing.
What said in reply, we cannot just now re-
member, owing to the noise and confusion of the
occasion; but confident that we lodged the |
questions, and piled the whole load upon Congress-
Soon procession was formed. and the very welkin |
rung with Huzza for Zachary Washington and the |
great whig party Of Lancaster ~ Two by two we !
We got chance to slip away by ourselves and write
this short letter. knowing that have got to shake
everybodys hand tomorrow, and that Governor John
ston, who knows what he is about is to say what he
pleases for to the people.
In conclusion, we find that we are well known after
we introduced to everybody boys and all
and that the children talk Dutch English, just
they happen to feel. Keep bright eye after Thomas
during peFegrnation; for he is horse and cart t
with cross dog under the bottom, and can make |
great show with very little money. We send you
pint mug made in this vicinity by the pottery: as
sample of the progress of the arts and sciences in this
,ge. You will place this mug in some conspicuous
place in the East Room, and tell Bliss not to disturb
he crockery until we come back.
We saw Buchanan here for few moments, but |
We gave him a cold shoulder. He spoiled our fun in
hat United States business, and looked though he
was going to give lecture on his own doorstep;
,ut we set Johnston and Stevens upon him and cut
or quiet; and so, dear Age, we remain the second |
Father Of the Country.
ZACHARY WASHINGTON.
Presuming that the American people, like young I
obins at the feeding time, hungry for the emana
ions Of their idol chieftan who is riding amid
he wids Of Pennsylvania for the benefit of his be-
owed country, pig iron, and the election of whig
;anal commissioner and knowing no better way to
atisy curiosity than to choke it in the bud, give
he foregoing as the last whisper from the
s'HEROIC AGE"
England and France it is said about to propose
mediation between Austria and Hungary. We GER
ainly should not like to see Hungary overwhelmed;
,ut, we doubt whether death upon the battle field
81 sould not be preferable to any consequences that
night result from the balefl interposition of such
France mediator, where liberty is in
rolved! France, with the nfamy of her Roman in- i
eblazoned upon her unblHshiRg front =
France a mediator between liberty and despotism !!
L is the very error of the moon. And England, too,
With her hands full presently, of the labors of that
protection" she has vouchsafed to the Mosquito
King! Yes, England and France mediators between
Austria and Hungary for the protection of liberty
"Such protection vutures give TO lambs, covering
md then deyourinp them For our part. we hone that