Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-11-13
orrs.pOnd.nes of the ealipoli. Journal.
Nnw YoRx, Nov. 4, 1851.


election day and the whole atmos-
phere Of our city is, in consequences,
intensely political. Every man is
doing his best TO exhibit his patriot
ism at the ballot box, though not a
few, we are sorry TO say, are labor
ing under melancholy delusion 10
regard to exhibiting It in "potations
pottle Deep" at the adjacent tayerns.
We begin TO feel here less warm
and enthusiastic in the matter Of Kos
suth. His course, on board the U. S.
frigate Mississippi, sent by govern.
ment to bring him from his Turkish
prison to this land Of Liberty, has
not beer exactly decorous. He
wished the commander Of the fri
gate to disObey orders, and involve
our national faith with other powers
in dispute, to oblige him, and proud
ly said the American people would
justify him if Congress and the Presi-
dent would not. He mistakes the
American people il he iancies they
do not love to see obedience to prop
erly constituted authority. They
consider that a cardinal principle of
Republicanism. We suspect that
Kossu,h is being fiaitered into too
much sell-consequence. We hope,
however, we are wrong. The whole
matter is, here, great subject Of
popular discussion.
We have our first snow OF the sea-
son to-day. II is only slight touch.
The feathery flakes come down gent
| ly and steathily, as If fearful of being
considered deTop, or intrusive, and
timidly lay themselves on mother
earth's bosom, TO melt away their
lie in tears.
This is Father Matthew's last
week in America. He goes home
again TO Ireland. He administers
the pledge here, now, every morning
and evening to hundreds per day.
What a good old man he is. The
benefit for him at Barnum's Museum,
four great Temperance place Of
amusemenO yielded him S50S, we
hear. They played the "Drunkard"
on the occasion. Miss Hayes gives
a concert for him tomorrow. 1t
will yield perhaps $500 more. The
"fund" being made up for him here,
to release him from his debts at home,
amounts to some $4,000. Every
body must rejoice in such a popular
welcome 10 the spirit Of Tempe
rance.
We are in a little excitement just
now about I he intelligence from
Mexico and from the Sandwich Is
lands. The latter. threatened by
France, long to become a part OF this
Republic. The former, threatened
by England, and torn TO pieces by
internecine disorders, look as if on
the eve Of dissolution. Shall we
absolve bothl 1t is a very nice
question.
The great Telegraph case has Just
been decided in favor Of Morse, and
making all the other electromagnetic
ic telegraph lines, inIringments upon
his patent. Just imagine the sensa
ton such a decision must create in
this commercial community. We
supposed the lightning belonged to
anybody who could catch il. and box
il up; but it seems we are all in er-
ror.
The Forest and Willis cases come
up before the courts in few days,
and our citizens are little anxious
in relation TO them. n. p. Willis
sues F. for whipping him one day in
Washington Square, and F. sues
Willis for a libel in his paper
Forrest charges N. P. Willis with
assisting others to dehauch Mrs.
F., and hence these sad difficulties.
The divorce suit between Mr.. Forest
and his wife will be in three
weeks. II is a painted story all
through. There seems little doubt
that Mr.. F. las been terribly wron
ged by several men, high in position,
who pretended to be his bosom
friends, and Mrs. F. is the victim.
We are to have railroads through
several Of our streets, with cars to
run dav and night 10 spots s miles
from town, so as to relieve Broadway
Of IFS million Of omnibuSses, and
enable men Of business to have cheap
rents and rural dwellings. One
track is now being laid in Canal
street.
Barnum offers 5000 for a new,
local, moral drama, fer his Museum,
deliverable lst OF February next
Simplicity, Honor, and Morality are
wanted OF il. Here is a chance for
genius. J.R. Scott offers $500 for
a new tragedy.
The weather is cold to-day
Noses look red and cheeks blue
Hard to find any body no "great
shake" for all are shivering.
NJ