Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-10-18

~ INTERESTING KEMtNlSCESCE,-An old ma
Communicates an article for the Syracuse Sfdr,
on The oIden time, from which We take the follow
Ing "reminiscences of Washington aud Franklin !;
"On the 27th of September, 1850, il ! am cor
rect AS to the exact time, the convention IN that
city agreed upon the Constitution OF the United
ytates This instrument is next IN Importance
10 the Declaration of independence, aud may
of its noble signatures were members otthe COM
vcntioL. and Gen. Washington was President
During that interesting time, the General when
walking the streets, was alone and IN deep stl'
DIV. II a person met him and made very obse'
ouous bow, he was careful TO touch his beaver,
bat kept his head in thu studied mood, One
morning he came into the state house, where
the convention sat. lie passed through the
crowd in that manner He was then dressed
Mn plain cizen's drsss--bue coat cooked hat,
Mir quieued and hanging down his bach, head
powdered, as was the fashion. Tie went lntS
the Convention. Presently the venerable Frank
lin was brought in his sedan by two men they
set him down in the hail OF the State house,
opened the door and helped him out. lie had
the palsy, and could not raise his feet of the
floor, hu, shuliied along to The convention, and
took his seat as member lie was not speak
er, hu, in the debates upon u knoly question,
he would illustrate his ideas by comparisons, tor
instance ave mus, do as the lolners do when
they wan, to make good on, take lllo oil
one aide and n lule of the other" lie was o
middle size, pretty thick SET had large features,
and always, suppose wore srectaces.
When Gen. Washington was iuauguraied for
the second term as President Of the States.
Congress sat in Philadelphia. Long before the
hour Of Inauguration the senate.chamber aud
house were crowded. The ladies were in the
senate chamber. A space directly at the end Of
senate chamber was kept open. The chairs IN
front OF the crowd were kept free. About IL
o'clock NJ the word passed from the door to the
chamber-".le's come he's come y Ills
chariot and pair drove up TO the senate house
door. The General walked through the GROVE
I with az much ca-e as if no person was near Elm
! The crowd opened and closed alier him. liz
took the middle chair. Chief Justice Gushing, .
spare venerable person, with large white wig
/ the right, aud Senator Langdon, OF n H., then
/ president pro tenn Of the Senate, took the lei
chair. Alter hey were seated little time, Sen
aor Langdon rose upon his feet, faced Genera
] w AsNtnGipUt III tue lllp7' l'N pSN'hl NANNY 80
asked him il il was his pleasure to take the odtl
/ ofoiIice as President Of the United States. Thu
! General then, with a small paper in his lelt hand
( made short address. Then the chief justice
/ rose with large open Bible and held i TO him
I He placed his right hand upon the book, and re-
peated the oath after the chief justice. "hef
| the General repeated his own name after the
chief Justice, "Ge0rge Washington, II seemed
/ like an electric shock my blood ran Cold
| When this business was finished the general sa
down. Alcr few minutes he rose up made
graceful c0agc to the right and lei, Of The Cham
Der. The ladies' and gentlemen kept their seat
for some time, and the crowd lelt the house
ifthey were leaving n church. During the pau'
while the General was seated, looked aroln
to see if all eyes were ryeled on him. can
say that saw single person looking ano'he
way.
At this time he was in deep mourning for
nephew, N.Ior Washington, who lived al ~
house in vount Nernon--he had mourning
small sword. He had lost much Of his long hail
and what was ieG was tied in a lutte black I'll
bag with rosette on il, which shows over HI
: shoulder in his portrait, which is supposed t
have been taken at this interesting time. d.
understand that many persons wanted hun to r'd
to the state house in a coach and four or six, an
life guard in uniform, but his good sense an
sound heart prompted him to put veto on
such pageanlry. | don't believe that we had
traitor in the American ranks at that time.