Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-02-25
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The WnshiIgten correspondent of sAr
eLippards paper, the ~ Quaker City, s COM
munieatess the following curious account O
Ia recent remarkable dream Of. Mr.. Cal
houn s. We have NOT much faith in su
pernaturaf appearances, or IN W Washington
correspondents bat ai'arlg thing could lead
Ithe ghostsof thest AFHER oE HIS COUNTRY x
Ito revisit the realmsb eneath the moon, il
would be the thought that his beloved coun.
try was in danger Of DIsuSIoS. which is
but another name for. CIVIL WAR. We
give the.story for what it IS worth:
Wv NAsuINeroN, d. c. .Jan.l2. $50, :.
:asts der aiag, at The
b Cd fasf fable, our friend, the Hon. John
&c. Calhoun, seemed very much troubled
and out ofspirits. You know he is 'altogeth.
er venerable man, with hard, stern,
Scotch-lrish face, soflened in its. express
ion around the mouth by a. sort OF sad
smile which wins the hearts Of all whoc
verse With him. His hair is snow. white.
He'is tall, thin, and angular He reminds
you very much of Old Hickory. That he
is honest, no one doubts; be has sacra6ced
10 his Fa,alsm the brightest hopes of po-
q tical adyancement-has offered up on The
shrine Of tha, iron Necessity which he
worships, oil that can excite ambition-
9 aonake Presidency of the United States.
But to nv story, The other morning.
at the breakfast liable. where I. an unob.
served snectator hannened to he nresent
ECaIbonn was obssrre5 10 aaze rrennantlv
at his right hand and brush it with his jefi
in n nervous, and hurried monnnar H.
did this SO often thai il excited attention.
Atlength one OF the persons composipg the
breakfast party-his name | think is
Toonbs and be is , me,,ber IF -Conoress
from Georeia--took upon himself to .psk
the occasion OF Mr. Calhoun,s disauietude.
"Does YOUR hand main youp, he nsked
TO this Calhoun replied in rather o fur
91ed manner-s.Pshaw! II is no1bineI-
On1y a drean,1whicb T had Inst NIGHT md
which makesfme see nernetnallv p large
black snat-like an ink Notch Nnnon ,6o
b,ck ofmy right hand An on,ical delu.
sion. suppose. - s2's ''''s''S - - 8 -
or course. these words excited the c,,.
riositv of the comnanv hut M one ven.
turad To. ,beqs the details ,of.tb;s sin;oulor
dream. until Toomhs aske ed ouie,ly2'
aWbat was vour dream l;Ieq pm not
verv snneys,i;t,o,s ahon, i raan,s. bn, soma
,;mes ,i,ev b,,o aaoJ deaI IF ..,,,b :,
hem, u ~es
1.Butthis was such n peculiarly absurd
dream.n said MIR. Calhoun, again brushing
The book Of his right hand-"however if it
does not too much intrude upon the time Of
our friends, l will relate it.'' ~ i'so.ad .z9z
>Ofcourse the company were profuse in
their expressions Of anxiety, to know all
about the dream. In. his sineularly sweet
voice, Mr.. Calhoun related it:-
"At laie hour last night as I was sit
ting in nv room engaged in writing. T. was
a4t onished br the entranca of visiter who
entered and swithoas a word, took o. seat
onnosite me, nj mv.tabIe. This surprised
me. as | had given particular orders 10 The
servant that should on no account be dis
tuf5es. The manner in which the intrud-
erentered. SO perfec,lv selEnossessed taxi.
ino his -seat onnosite me.+wi,bont word
as though nv room and all within il he.
longed to hin. excited in me, as much sur.
prise as Indignation. AsI raised nv head
10 look into his features, over the top OF my
spaded lamp, discovered that he was wrap
ped in thin cloak, which effectualIy con.
csaled his face ana features from my view.
And as l raised nv head he smoke
srsWt1at are YOU writing. Senator from
so.t;, Carolinaq, he said. .19fz.5sf .sss5,-.-s.
81 did not think of his imnertinence Mt
first, but answered him involuntariIy-.--l
s..I am writing a plan for the Dissolu.
ton Of the American Union, (you know.
gentlemen, that 7 am expected to produce
a plan of Dissolution inahe event of certa;s ~
cortinseneies?A, =asss IL .es+F.s..:.ss :, g...
ITO this the intrudar renliad in. the cool.
est manner possible. ''
"tsenator from Sourh Carolina. will
YOU a How me TO look at YOUR hand, your
Fight hand.,'.s s4 y
she rose, the cloak fell, and beheld
his face. Gentleman, the sight of that
! face struck me like thunder clap. Ii was
the face Of a dead man, rham exlraordina.
ry events have called back to life. The
features were those of George Washington
YES. gentlemen: the intruder was none 9th
er than GEoRes WAsHiiN,eT1ol,s. He. was
dressed in the Revolutionary costume, such
as YOU see preserved in the Patent Office-,
Here Mr. Calhoun paused apparently
much agitated. His agitation. i need no
/ fell vol, was shared Nv The comn,nv - -