Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-08-11


Wilma. Pls7.so. A1d who can 5ous. that il Re-.
ha7a r5ie rs he 25.a--.t7 ana ,gil t5s s17-,
al.ioH a. Gen. TaJs.l L, . be 1Pneuhe-es
that ii comes ION TIE confidential p-ess O. Ab.
boa Lawrence, recently appointed b Gen. Tay.
.of Uiaistef % ErE.1r5. Lei & also te Ie-ia-.-
b-rei tAat Ab6o', Lawrence sssu-aj tie lrol.1
Il New Eng.and l.si Ls hal a private j tLrr ifc--
Gen- IaTlos pledginE The iaacr lhai h4 w5gd
sigu llil coui4iaing he Niinoj filgiso. il H.,
event Of bis election and tho passage Of such Till
By Congress. ais there nov any longer doubs
upon The subject We believe not. We think,
notwithstanding the egibbles, suhiertiiges, and
prevarcatioHs Of Gen. Tsyor's personal organ
in this city the Republic, which compare meAaly
enough with The frank and manly candor Of tho
Atlas, Gat II IS aou eeriaa that Gen. Iaylor Kill
app7ore The Wine, Proriso.
What now becomes OF the tricks and suh,er
iugea Of the southern wing press on this subjecl9
What becomes Oftbeir Guy Of disgusting coal.
tion?'t And what deeper shade Of baseness is
added to the libels upon the democratic party.
concocted aud circulated BIZ Truman smith,
The SoCrH Has BEES BETRAYED By SOUTHERN,
WIGS, AND THE PEOPLE oT THE SOUTH SHOULD
HOLD THrER BETRAYERS RESPONSIBLE TOR TINS
rREACHEEoUs DEsrRTIoS OF THEIR INTERESTS.
Washington EaiOn.
-DRspgaAre--Under this caption
the waggish reporter Of tie PHILADELPHIA Penn
syiyaulan peTetrates lhe following:
! .rw minutes past Tn oc!rc' last night, az
Nj. Ezra WLtmire, grocer ia the upper part OF
Pine sieeet, was ahoui to shut up shop maa Of
tery ordinary appearance, end ioeraIly well
dressed entered and looked around ike one who
wishes to make purchase. Mr.. Nillmirc sa-
lated his supposed eusiorer, and something wa5
said about the weather. g.. the stranger con-
yersnE in an easy tone, ana without TIE least
appearance OF excitement He inquired a last,
it the store.keeper had auf strong cords Mr.
Wiitmire exhibited some clothes lines. which
were put aside as moi stout enough Bed cords
were then shown, aud the stranger picked out
one Of the largest the tws, Of which he exam-
iued with much attention, and then asked tho
store-keeper what weight he thought such a cord
might support al least 500 pounds, was Mr.
Wiltmires answer at will do them" said The
stranger, with smile FOR do not suppose thar
mv weight is half OF FIVE hundred. "Do Won
wish to make swing otl7 asked MIR. Wlllmirc
AHE sNhNr71l altlINt iHNgHCu ohs u SNlu1t
repeated he; ''yrs Il s;A2 Of swing. That is
precisely whatl want it for Swinging is
wholesome exercise, and il lcngthehs a mans
life remarked the grocer as he changed dol
lar bill hando him by tho customer, and took
payment for the rope "Do YOU think sou said
the stranger, with quizzica eer II Incline 10
to think the kind Of swinging speak Of il not
very wholesome, and that il will MOI lenghen Il
mans lie, bal rather cut il short unless the rope
should happen to be cnt first. But as you seem
10 be puzzled. viii relieve you II once by in.
forming yon that intend to hang myself, and
that bought the reps expressly for that purpose
IT YOU will allow me the usc OF your awning
frame and an empty -four barrel to stand on
shall have all the necessary fixtures, and Won
may keep the contents Of this wallet as compen.
saton. Besides il will be n novelty 10 YOU,
suppose, to see a NJ IN hang himsrlf though you
may have seen thousands who deserved hang
ing" Tho storekoeper to htnor,he Joke grant
ed his customer the use Of lis awning beam,
brought ont barrel to snswtr the purpose OF
temporary scati1h, and then locked on while tho
stranger made his pteliiniuarY arrangements. -
But who can imagine the grocer's :ss,onishncnl,
when he saw the body OF ihe my sterious stranger
actually swinging in the air. nnd the barrel roll
ing across the pavtmsul This looked 50 much
like hanging in earnest, Hat The singt, spectator
otthe scene was struck daml, ana helpless with
amazement .lle could neither cry ont nor offer
assistance. Fortunately, 4 walcllnan came by
at the moment; he seized the cE. The suspend
ed person, aud sppponcdthe weigh, Of hr BODY
until the storekeeper recovered himself sufficient
y to cut the rope. When the proper temcdje.
were used and vitality restored The walchman
asked the sufferer what induced him to commit
such a rash act "Sorrow and disappointment"
said the poor fellow; "remorse ior the pas, and
despair Of the future. an a Democrat ueto 10,
tel for Gen. Taylor The Waterman was
forced to admit that better excuse tog hanging
ones self had never been offered