The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-07-06
Editorial correspondence.

number Of stoppages she has made. We are
approaching North Bend, the former residence
of Gen. Harrison, and now the spot where
his body is entombed. Speak of the man az
he was in whatever manner you may no other
man ever 90 called forth the enthusiasm OF
the West, and especially Of the Wing party
as did he in the good old times Of 1870 Tri-
umphantly elected by his party to the Presi-
dency. q few months brought back to his old
home the remains of him who had departed
from that home mid the shouts and joyous con-
gratulations or millions. His body now lies
less than three miles from this sheet of pa
per, in q comparatively obscure spot. and the
very monument above his remains desecrated
by the rude touch Of his own countrymen
who appeared to forget that was a sacrigi-
GUS hand which disturbed the marbl, above
the remains of Gen. Harrison, even to Sc
cure q memerto of affection. Occupying q
position in the Office of one Of Gen. Harri-
sons confidential committee" had in the
camfaign of 40 many opportunities of
knowing the man from personal observation,
and at time when under the circumstances,
the man was Of necessity most strongly re-
vealed. Never in that exciting political ran-
vass, l am sure. did Gen. Harrison for a mo-
nent or in single instance, wander from
the true path Of honor. or at any time fail to
condemn a wrong in the propositions of his
friends. or accord full justice to the claims of
his opponents.
~, I had not intended any such allusion
20 Gen. Harrison. The almost actual pre-.
sence of his tomb brought him present to
mem Dry. as had known him when boy.
We arrived at Louisv lie yesterday only
short time before dinner at the Gait House,
2 o'clock. After bath and dinner and max.
ing two business calls, started down to the
evening packet, haviI g sent my baggage in
advance. Twas little surprised to find boat,
friends and perhaps baggage were on their
way to Cincinnati. After taking a careful
consideration of things, as well as of that
portion of my wardrobe on my body, con-
cuded to take an irregular evening packet
which had just crossed the river, and was
taking in freight at Jacksonville. A very
righteous conclusion under the circumstances
but time alone may tel! whether entirely
righteous in its results. The questions brief
Iy are: Did my baggage 60 on the packet
York Stated If it didn't, where did it got
Without baggage or clean linen. am a pre-.
sent BILE representative Of the Queen City
OF Indiana (Evansvile) to the Ql.en City OF
Ohio, Cincinnati, If amt. what's to be
ihe! Will our boat arrive at Cincinnati
2. 're the York State leaves, These are
portion Of the vexatious questions la.
to trouble my natural equanimity, blu,
10 Sye succeeded very poorly in any such
90 s Dbl: peg should be sorry indeed to think
Boot trces, n sJiled linen, were not a more
and rbeable individual than three-fourths o.
~ ID fellow-citizens of Cincinnati.
Sfith every endeavor of sincere regret
fted with certain of my fellow. passenger,
4 the Odd Fellow. Yon recoliect in my
other letter (written by the way under jns
about as disadvantageous circumstances al
mortal mind in making an ass Of ITSELF I sale
the passengers on the Odd Fellow were
principally taken from the Reindeer. We'll
now there were about half dozen in tina
crowd, who for all that's good in good fellows
ought to be handed down to posterity-and Al
there is but one road to posterity, and the Ev
ansville Journal is that Channel, and Ad,
Sanders its Prophet, shall at once proceed
to make immortal men of some very fine spe
cimens Of mortality indeed.
Even now I see before me the frank an,
handsome face of DR.. B., the soul of a par,
that had souls- a representative of the fine
characteristics of Southern gentlemen, and
wy good judge Of whisky. have travele,
with him before and never quarreled OF an,
subject but politics and drinking. He is
Locofoco,-one of the sensible kind, howeye
and has rather preference for very old Ii
quors. /, on the contrary, am a Wing cal
over" that is to the full extent of one hun
dred pounds; and as you know, even my mo
derate drinking days are long since passed.
But there by the side OF the Doctor-se
himl-and Jorking with him ever good pa,
("forking means on the Odd Fellow, shakin,
hands, is a tall, be.whiskered and be-hand
somed man, with decided military air, blen
ded with amiability far from the blood thirs
y. That is GtD. G., whose military histor,
I have solemnly promised to keep secret
The Generals failing is making bad puns.-
You can >top him, and he can't help it,
His friends tried TO stop him. Their feeling
were outraged, the English language was alb
used their fr;endliest eYpressions pIaced nm