The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-05
From the Barnwel Is. c. Sentinel. ~
Richest COrre. .pOndence OF the Season.
157 BROADWAY, NEw 1oRK.

From the BarnweIl e. % cehiHet'
Richest correspondence Of th" Season.
l57 BROADWAY. NEw 4oRK.
March Is, 1854.
Dean SIR: Your na,ne has been proposed as
a surratIr one to occupy place in our "P'r'rails
and Memoirs OF Eminen Ame'lc leans now living,
OF which several volumes have been already pub
lished. This great work has been received with
much favor everywhere, and contains many OF
The first names in the country. For further IN.
formation OF is general scope and plan, beg 10
refer you 10 a circular herewith semi. Our por'
traits are engraved steel, by the fist artists, so
That the likencsses true and le-iiAe represen-
Iaiions Of The originals, possessing greater value
20 the subjects and their friends than the most
costly painting. .-- -
You are respec fully solicited to occupy place
in the pages of this work. Should your cchsenl
afford us the opportunity of thus giving to the
world true and permanent record OF your ne
and features, please send me your likeness, n
good dafucrrpntvpe of the same size rs onr por-
traits is best.) so that il may be handed over 10 our
engravers.
Please cause To lie sent to me also memoir
OF Yourself. or such facts will enable me- to
prepare il and will not forget 10 say that the
arrs for the sketch should be fully and accurately
given ..-'
| hope YOU will send both the daguerreotvpe
and memoir al your earliest convenience as We
have v"Inme in progress. and wish To avoid
delay. Hoping to hear from ynn, | am yours
truly. JOHN LIVINGSTON.
c. F. ToB1N, Esq.
DEAR SIR: The above communication reach
ed me- lbs: week. and, in replication. | peg leave
to state that if | have ever done anything worthy
of the immortality your magazine is, ,likelvto con-
fer upon me, | am not conscious Of it. However,
as true merit is always modest. it may he to that
Virtue that I owe nv ignorance; at all events,
{and am anxious The world at large should know
it) have moi sought fame, hut fame has sought
me. AS Alexander Smith the poet would say:
"Fame ! Fame! ext grandcst work 10 God"
In ;aking n retrospect OF my early days, | can
discover nol hing worthy o( record unless ii be the
Sealing OF few watermrInns at school, for winch
was beaten with many stripes, or tho riding OF
n few quarter races, for which received an or
casonaI and solitary ginger cake, adventures OF
similar import.
Al II ran awav from my venerable old guar
dian. the Rev. Hansl"rd Dad" Duncan, (long life
TO hm) and v.moSed to ;h" great FAR west. where
furnished for short time. and a short time
nnl, and. upon returning. lost all my money
upon Il game vuIgarlv called ''poker." (of which,
nfc"urse. ,ou know nothing) upon one of the boats
on The Alabama river. This about the time tie
Ben franklin hursrrd. end killed so many; and
sci. YOU would never hadthe opportunity Of handing
my name. fac .simile character. and adventures.
down to an 'ager posreriv in the columns OF your
Justly celebrated mAgaZinn.
| returned to nv own, native land lundless
and perhaps somewh hat seedv in appearance. and
ran for first lieutenant in distinguished militia
crmpanv. but was unfortunately beaten by the loss
Of one vote, hy my worthy competitor.
In the year Of our Lord 1S49. my iIlustrIous
friend Th"rnH< ID. Condv. gave the Office OF
assistant deputy United States marshal for the dis.
triri Of Barnwel :; and, while taking the census,
] killed horse and apoher ran away and
broke my buggy, upon which occasion rode my
horse bare. back fourteen miles in forty minutes,
Of which fact Colonel B. II. Brown is living
witness.
Alter I had concluded tins herculean under.
taking, man calling himself &C. Frank Powell"
wroIe me from Washington, that, if would for
ward certain amount Of money 10 him, he would
prosecute my claims for increase of pay suff-
c"nt 10 cover these immense disasters; but do
grieve to say that from the time sent the money
have not heard word from the aforesaid and
ueverro he-Corgoten C.. Frank Powell. he proha.
bly, having gone to parts unknown, However. |
still entertain strong hopes of seeing bis di>tn-
gush"d name and fac. simlhe in your widely. .circu
lated magazine.
Last year ran for tax collector in this impor.
tant township and was beaten so badly by base
combination, of which | was wholly unconscious
until lew moments before closing Of the polls,
that ! have not since entirely recovered my
cqnnnimiy. As saIvn how. yer. to this disaster
and just at this crisis, my distinguished but ne
nighled friend, The Hen. James Campbell, Post
master General, gave me the post office at ihls
place. the duties Of hich may, without vanity
say, have discharged to The complete end entire
satisfaction ol the uhole community
My frlcnfs, anXiuu5 10 secure for me the dislin.
guIsh"d honor You have so politely rendered, and,
rs reward for my various and arduous services,
are now bu<ily engaged 10 raising a subscrptinn !
for The purpose of drfrayins the expenses at:en-
dan' upon this mom"nious a1Tsir. ! nlude to the |
engraving of my portrait, They have already |
arpnin'td committed TO the servI:.s of n |
cnnp",en, artist for the aIl.nbsorbng occnsion, !
and the picture is completed, will for
ward it 10 your address. PcrmiI me to express
The hope that you will delay the publication Of :ha
neat number Of your magazine until /: makes its
advent
avail myself of tbs opportunity to nssure you
IF The distinguished consideration with which |
remain, dear sir, your grateful obcdieni servant,
L. F. TOBlN,
Postmaster al RarnwelI C.. H. S. C.
JDnS LIVINGSTON, Esq. I57 Broadway, N. Y.
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