The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1854-08-04

we're then sur1nounted With crowns, but the
Wings Of 10 broke them all Of and the
fence still shows the marks Of the vigorous
blows Of he Republicans. Il The centre IS
fountain. There ii the Old time stood an
iron statue 81 George III The Revolution.
lists melted It down and gave It back to the
loving subjects Of the King il the shape Of
bullets. Opposite the green On the right as
you 90 down Broadway, Is the old three
story brick house that Gen. Putnam used Is
his head quarters while the American army
occupied New York. We went down and
took seats under the old trees on the Battery
and looked FAR down The Bay-ships and
steamers and other lighter craft dotted the
face Of the waters. On one side Of the en-.
trance to the Harbor the Castle which
could be armed q manned in an hours no.
tice-on the other the Fort with its bristliRg
cannons, and Just below, the citadel, give one
the feeling Of security that no hostile force
can reach the city from that quarter with.
out her being apprized Of it in time for de-
fence. Over to your left is Governors Is
land and Staten Island. Before you to the
light is the far-famed CummunipaW which
is the scene of many humorous sketches By
Irving and Paulding. Here, perhaps, under
these same sycamores, sat our Dutch fathers
and smoked and deliberated over the plan
of the mighty city of Manhattan, till. as lry-
ing tells us in his history Of New York, the
patriotic cows took the matter into their own
hands, or feet. and made paths about the
Island, which in time became streets and
may be seen till this day in the meandering
courses of some of the principal thorough
fares of New York, as Pearl street.
There is good deal Of cholera prevail
Ing here now. though the Common Council
refuse to publish list Of the deaths by it.
The papers are calling on them to do so as
exaggerated reports are circulated through
the country to the detriment of the trade Of
the city. They think the truth viii quiet
the public mind as rumor generally outruns
her, spreading bad news
Speaking Of politics though | don't often
interest myself in such matters the demo-
cratic party of this State is now hopelessly
broken up. The National democrats or
Il ds held their convention the other day
at Syracuse and nominated Judge Bronson
the ex-collector for governor. They hears
tily endorsed wha. the Albany Atlas and
New York Evening Post call the ''Nebras-
kainfamy."
They say that i've approve Of the recent
act of Congress for the territorial organza-
ton of Nebraska and Kansas so far as it es-
tablishes the principle that the people of the
territories legislate for their own welfare as
is exercised by the States" They do not
acquiesce, but they approve the substitu-
ton Of popular sovereignty in Kansas and
Nebraska for the Congressional Missouri
interdict against slavery.
The other day there was meeting of the
''softs" at Tammany hall. which disapprov-
ed of the appointment of Jno. Nc, Keen as
District Attorney, on the ground Of his abb
olitionist associations and antecedents. The
President has gone a little too far in that APP
pointment and he has scarcely the shadow
ola party left in New York.
You have all heard ofth mysterious par
tY of know Nothings" It's powerful
but whether ito workings will
be for the veal or NO of the country, time
alone must determine. One thing is said
openly that they are opposed to Messrs.
Greedy and Seward and will forever pros
cribe them. That is good enough for them
if they do nothing else. So powerful have
they become, or atleast the idea of their
power is so pravelent that people say nomi-
nations for President in IS will be almost
useless, that the Know Nothings' will e.
lect their candidate and he will probably be
one unknown to either Of the old political
parties. Theexpress of this morning has !
made the grand discovery Of where this po-
tent party came from. It says;
The secret is out. at lastl We know all
about the know Nothings." They had
their origin in Scotland and must have emf
grated from there; else Why does Shakes
peare put these words into the mouth of Lord
Rose, in his tragedy Of Macbeth?
ALAS poor country! almost afraid to know
itself,
It cannot be called our mother, but our
grave;
Where nothiag. but who Knons Nokliisa. b