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Mr.. PULASKI, Logan Co., Ind, June "a, 1855.

Mr.. PULASKI, Logan Co., Ind, June "a, 1855.
Editors The Spectator Gentlemen II shall
esteem it singular favor fyou will permit col
umn of your valuable paper, to become Gin this
instance only the immediate medium of commu-
nicaton between myself and my old worthy init
mates both of Bath and Highland Counties, and
be assured your indulgence will be duly apprecia-
ted Gentlemen, by very respectfully yours.
Il. CARLYLE.
M Dear Friends and Old .qssociale,:-I
sincerely regret that cannot personally condoIe
with you on the sad calamity, which has so unex-
pectably overtaken US, well knowing that it is
The very Balm Of Gilead to sorely wounded
mind and invariably sooths the afflicted. | am
candidIy at loss for words fully 10 express nv
sensations when The fate of our party was an
nounced And what makes the shock ten thou
sand times more severe, was the taunting. eXult-
inr. vexatiuus manner in which it was commun-
Gated. ..Sam is Deaf" Oh would il were the
practice now, as OF y0re, to invoke the Powers a.
boye TO shower down fire and birthstone. trust me,
would not be dumb on this trying occasion.-
'Tis absolutely enough TO snap the nerves of Her
cules himself That tremendous term "Daat :"
tortured me infinitely more than all the rest, be-
cause to me it conveyed the meaning that he
did not die in the usual way, according TO the
true acceptation Of the word but that he died
on dung-hl without the benefit of sepuiure.-
That is, mind me, as much as to say that he was
completely blotted out and annihiiated. After
that, YOU may talk 10 me about blue Devils as
much as You please but it was quite a different
kind Of devil that clutched me just about that
time tell YOU. 1t was iend of all colJrS with
myrads of scorpi0n'S slings all digging me at the
same time 10 raise my ire; 50 | Will leave 1t to
YOU to form an idea OF my woful embarrassment.
You must use your best endeavors TO ferret out
the perpetratur and bring him To condlgn punish
ment and when come t. Highland we'll knock
our heads together; but you must keep dark
Was there ever any thing as harsh, uncouth and
unharmonous, TO the ear of a true born American
as that most intolerable ouilaadish notification
But what can we expect from the lliieate Dutch
when they are " ell aware that every genuine A.
merican is anxious to consIgn 1t 10 the silent
shades of oblivion. But we know what we have
TO expect for we have it before US. The fact
must be acknowledged, however, that the foreign
ers generally are highly excited, and seem to be
much more interested in the defeat than even
Governor Wise himself. There was motley
collection assembled the other day, of Germans,
Poles, Italians, French. Spaniards, English,
Scotch and Irish &c., &c., vieing with each 9TH
er who could use the most opprobrlous epltheis a
ganst the Delunct, and not j solitary individual
10 take his part. At length little, spare Ger
man somewhat more liberal than the rest eIcIam-
ed, "Shtop! Shtop! don't pc too sure; may pc he
viii come some NIGHT in de dark from no pody
knows ware, as he It'd pefore den vat will you all
say, hey ?" That was damper which no one
was Immediately prepared to answer, and tor
time checked the iumult. How certainly do IN
solsnce, impotence and contempt, even from the
very lowest dregs of creation follow on the heels
Of misfortune? Verify, verify, 'tis the koenest
cut Of all! Were to repeat all their awkward,
perverse witticisms, pthless as they really are,
it would be an unprecedented encroachment on
your valuable Time which can be much better en-
pluyed. And what ought to be maturely consId-
cred u.s. that they might have tendency to lrrI.
tate, an occurrence of all things under the sun /
am most anxious to avoid.
Hence, prudence adnonlshes me to draw 10
lose. not however, without sanguine hopes OF
speedy :etribnton. To conclude then. for your
furure encouragement henceforwarj let your mot
to be "Sam is not Deaf, "but only gone before
With sentiments of the highest consideration be-
lieye'me to benny old and alfectonaiely cherish
ed friends, very respectfully and devoied!y yours
r. CARLYLE.
n. B.-Do not neglect to let me hear from
xor eoon far I need consolation Il. T..