Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-01-21


Dick, or Harry was or was not properly appointed
in the State of Kentucky elsewhere! ['Tremen-
duous and prolonged cheering.] Think OF it! Is
there nothing higher? Is there nothing nobcr? Is
there principle to advocate? Is there no meas
to carry out? There are principles and meas
urcs. They are laid down in the inaugural address
of President Pierce and in his annual message.
And, for one, desire to put aside these contests
contemplate and trivial to foster intestine feuds
to prescribe none who are true to principle; to
cognisc the honesty and propriety of the general
of the administration to call public attention
to abuses rooted out and reforms achieved; and to
grapple with those great questions which at last
must decide our fate with the people and with pos
terity. Great cheering.
Gentlemen, i feel that am not in condition to
address YOU longer and therefore, with sincere
thanks for the cordially and kindness with which
you have received me, beg to give place to some
other gentleman Here the entire audience rose
and gave three enthusiastic cheers.
DINNER PARTY AT Dickens. Wetake the following
from Grace Greenwood's forthcoming Travels in Erl-
rope:
On Thursday evening dncd with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickens and a small party, at the pleasant house of
the novelist, in Tevistock Square. Mr. Dickens is
all looked to Sec in person. manner, and converse
ton. He is rather slight, with fine symmetrical
head, spritedy borne, and eyes beaming alike with
genius and hunor. Yet for all the power and beau
ty Of those eyes, their changes seemed to to be
from light to light | saw in them profound, pa
tnetic depths, and there was around them tragic
such an occasion, when they very properly
LETT IN the authors study, with pens, ink and blot
ting paper and the last written pages of Bleak House
Mrs. Dickens is a very charming pcrson-in charac-
ter and manner truly gentlewonan and such of
the children as saw seemed worthy to hand down
to coming years the beauty of the mother and the
of the father MIR. Dickens looks in admira-
BILE health and Spirits and good for at least twenty
more charming serials. That should he furnish to
the world yet than that number of his inimita
bic romanccs they would be fresh and attractive
those which had gone before, | have no doubt
from the confirmed impression which have of the
cNhaustlrssness of his genius and of the intntencss
OF variety i'll English character, or phases i'll English
life.
Mr.. Dickens style of living is elegant and tasteful
but i'll respect ostcntatious or out of character
with his profession or principles. was glad to
that his servants wore no livery.
Next at table, sat Walter Sage Landor-a glo-
rious old man, full Of line poetic Thought and gencr
enthusiasm for liberty. Opposite sat CHARLES
Kcmbie, and his daughter Adelaide Madame Sarto-
ris. AT the other end of the table were Herr Dew
rient, the great German actor, Barry Cornwall and
his wife, daughter of Mrs. Easil Montague.
Charles kcmbie is a grand-looking old man, ami
mated and agreeable in conversation, and preserving
wonderful degree his enthusiasm for profession
around which he and his have thrown so much glory
In Adelaide Sartors you recognize at glance one
of that royal family of kembie, born to rule, with
power ami splendor unsurpassabe, the rcam oftrag-
ic art.
Herr Dcvrient is a handsome, Hamlet-ish man,
with melancholy refinement of voice. face and man
ner touching and poetic to degree, though not |
quite the thing for pleasant evening party. Yet |
must confess l caught myself more than once turn
ing from the lively pleasantries of agreeable acquain
tances to regard the thoughtful beauty of his face,
and speculate upon its dreamy sadness.
During the evening Madame Sartoris sung sever |
al ballads in magnificent manner, with dramatic |
expression, and sweetness, strength, and wealth of
voice never knew surpassed. She did not astonish
US with curious vocal teats she did not frolic with
her voice like child warbleid idly and capricious
" like bird. She sung like the woman she is out |
Of the depths of strong impaSsionated nature, Civ
ing full, meodiOus utterance to great human atfec-
ons She sung with power and purpose,
passion, only less Undesirable than
the wondrous changes of expression, the lights cha
sing shadows the shadows deepening into night then
1ashing into morning over her face.
TIE LAST OF FoorE The Vicksburg Wing brings |
Us the valedictory Message of Governor Foote the
of Mississippi. We venture the opinion |
hat no such abuse of the art of writing has been
since first taught the ofletters. Wheth-
er regard its character, composition, the cir
of its production, must pronounce
this message equally extraordinary and absurd.
Here we have an official communication from
department. of the government of Mississippi to an
other, in which bare allusion is made to the public
interests of the State. We have here an executive
message which carefully avoids the consideration of
The topics proper to such paper and which discuss
IS only the political career and personal pretensions
Of MIR. II. s. Foote. In response to call from the
Of Mississippi for information respecting
The condition and eXigcnces of the State Mr.. Foote
narrative of his senatorial exploits and pam
.gyric on his achievements in the of the COM
promise. A brief paragraph of hurried and reuc-
ant reference to railways and swamp lands, introdu-
;es six solid columns of dissertation the merits of
The compromise and the glory of Foote
But this is not the only remarkable feature in this
very remarkable document. Mr.. Foote is unwilling
20 abide the judgment ofhis constituency on the mer-
is of his administration. He will not trust himself
before the tribunal of public opinion nor can he a
wait the tardy justice of posterity. He must seize
with his own grasp the crown which he claims and
himself give the signal of the applause which he
cts: 81 doubt not" says he, that it will be found
that have, at all times and under all circumstan-
,es attended with dilgent and perfect fidelity to my
official duties" OF the justice of this boast we may
form correct opinion, when reeoect that Gov
ernor Foote sought to send personal representative
the Senate of the United States without any shad
DIV OF constitutional authority-that he abandoned
MS post and raversed the State electioneerng
sxpedition-and that the people Of Mississippi have
ust dismissed him from Office with the most emphat
c expression of disapproba:ion. In the absence of
any indication Of popular esteem and confidence it
IS well that he can find in his own vanity an mex
aaustible source of consolation.
If we had space in columns fore tedious waste
IF words, we would be glad to print this Message
partly because it is habit to chronicle prodgies
ind phenomena, and partly because it is our desire
% assist the public in just conception of the char