The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-05

anything, nothing but galvanism could restore IL
to animation. Accordingly, several Of fhe most
powerful batteries in tia possession Of lie
frisnds, were brought simultaneously to bear
upon It. The Recorder, Journal T. Messenger,
Chronicle u Sentinel, Savannah Republican,
and Athens Banner, have each industrously and
mournfully piled their batteries.
Their labOrs have forcibly brought to our re-
collection, the gslvsnic experiments made in our
presence, several years since, upon the body Of
an individual just cut down from the gallows,
and whose neck it was known was disocated
Scores OF doctors were In attendance, all ca
gerly intent upon the power OF galvanisn on
dead body. As the poles Of the batteries were
applied to the limbs, they we're thrown back and
forth with extreme violence; as they were ap-
piled 70 the face, the mouth and eyes were opened
and ~ they wsrs broughtin contact with the mus
cles Of ttcheAt deep artificial breathing was
produced the result Of each successful ex-
permeut, thOprotessors in charge of the bat
teries, would exclaim "splendid!" asplendid!. Z"
or in other words, give utterance to their graft
location at these trumphs Of science. So has it
been with the operators at the batteries that
have been trying 10 revive the Union party
The worst Of it is, however, what they have re.
garded AZ favorable symptoms, have been only
tho produc ion Of their own imaginations. The
patient has not suem kicked, nor has there been
the slightest sensation in the muscles Of even
its little toe.
The Recorder while plying It's battery, even
in its tears over its fallen friend, vainly imagined
that it was coming TOO, and burst out in sup.
pressed but mournfu laugh, exslaimng, "Iet
those laugh who VIM The Journal a. Mes
senger as It brought up its battery, dogmatically
exclaimed" it is a Islander 10 say il is dead; il
lives, and would meet it'll friends in Washington,
IT there was only rom enough there for there ac-
Communications" Its battery as usual lily charged,
produced no effect. the operator striving by
windy words to supply its deficiency The
Chronicle a. Sentinel looked wondcrous wise,
and while it manipulated manfully, looked az
though it had been advised from the best au-
thority" that it was .love's labor lost" The
Savannah Republicans battery seemed out of
order. and instead ofworking it scientifically, its
operators went to scolding with great violence
those who had PERMITTED the patient to die.
The Athens Banner, in towering rage, brought
up its instrument, and worked it with vio-
Ience better suited to kill than to make alive.
1t seemed determined to gavanize somebody
or something, and only brought down upon it for
its unskiiyulness the derison Of the mournful
attendants. While these operations were in
progress, Toombs and Stephens. on either side,
were feeling the pulse of the patient Their
countenances betokened that restoration was
hoping against hope. But for the sake of their
friends, they watched, waited and hoped As
they could not perceive the slightest twitch Of
muscle, they occasionally gave furtive glance
at each other, and a Responding look at the won-
dering crowd. Toombs was heard soliloquizing,
"another masked battery again." and Stephens
muttering something about pulling up stakes
and driving them again" At the last advices,
the miserable bantling of its deluded friends,
like the fellows nose that would not stay bowed,
was stone dead and determined to remain dead.
Abandoned by its honest niends, few only of
its early admirers have the hardihood to protest
that it still lives. Its mangled remains will not
probably find friends to give them decent re-
interment. If they shall be so fortunate, we
may hereafter write the epitaph.