New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-19

/ sI didnots think Of his impertinence at first,
but answered him voluntarily " /. 50
81 am Nriting plan for the dissolution d
the American Union, (you know, gentlemen,
that am expected To produce plan OF disso-
luton im the event Of certain contingeucies) g
4 To this the intruder replied, in the coolest
manner possible: .ssg
4 :" Senator from South Carolina, will you al
low me to LOOK at your hand-your right hand 2
ss-He rose, the cloak fell, and I beheld his
face. Gentlemen, the sight Of that face struck
me like a thunder-elap. 1t was the face of .
dead man, whom extraordinary events had
called back to life. The features were those Of
I General George Washington; yes, gentlemen,
the intruder was none otlaer than George wash
lington He was dressed in the Revolutionary
costume, such as you see preserved in the Pat
i ent Office"
Here Mr.. Calhoun paused, apparently much
lagitatcd. His agitation, need net tell you
! vas shared by the company. Toonlbs at length
i broke the embarrassing pause. 8 Well, W-e-lE
what was the issue Of this scenes Mr, Calhour
resumed4 .g s s.. .ss5a
/ "This intruder, as have said, roseand asked
to look at nv right hand. As though had no,
the power to refuse, extended. The truth 10
felt strange thrill pervade fne at his touch !; be
lgrasped itand held it near the Light, thus afford
ing me full time to examine every feature Of his
i l.
linen, shuddered as Tbeheld the horribly dead
aliue look Of that visage. After holding my
| hand for moment, he looked at me steadily and
said in quiet way: 60
4 "tAnd with this right hand, Senator from
Carolina, you would sign your name to paper
Ideclaring the Union dissolved p
"I answered in the affirmative. 'Yes,' said l,
sif Q CERTAIN contingency arises, l will sign my
name to the DECLARATION of DISSOLUTION. But
at that moment a black blotoh appeared on the
back Of my hand, an inky blotch which seem
to see even now. sWhat is that? cried /, alarm
ed, I'know not why, at the blotch upon my hand
sssThat,, said he dropping my hand, sthat is
the mark by which Benedict Arnold is known in
the next world
"He said no more, gentlemen, but drew from
beneath his cloak an object which he placed
upon the table-placed it upon the very paper
lon which j was writing. That object, gentle
men, was a skeleton. p.
"sThere,' said he, there are the bones of
lIsaac Hayne, who was hung in Charleston by
the British. He gave his life in order to estab-
llish the Union. When you put your name to a
declaration of dissolution, why you may ds we'll
have the bones of Isaac Hayne before you. He
4 was South Carolinian, and go are you But
there was no biotch upon his right hand
=" With these words the intruder left the room.
started back from the contact with the dead
mans bones and--awoke. Oyerworn by labor,
y lAu 1alieu asleep anu Deeu dreaming. was IL
not singular dream J"
/ All the company answered in the affirmative
tToombs muttered, sSingular--very singular y
lat the same time looking very curiously at ths
tbaok of his right hand, and Mr. &c Galhoun placet
his head between his hands, and seemed buriet
lin thought. .]79
Hon Nike WALSH ON HIS TRAVELS Hon
Nike Walsh, member of the last Congress. AM
{now on tour through England, is writing ho1n
some characteristic letters, which are published
lin the New. York Herald. He thus describes
Visit to political club or society in Liverpool
4 tsFrom little printed bill which was handel
me learned that among the questions to be dis
icussed by the society were the following:
"' Does the human race spring from on,
tpair !"
"s Would the spread of education tend to di
finnish crime p e-7
ests Is the faculty of reason confined to man
"s Are the people politically prepared for a
iextension Of the Suffrage"
ssThe latter was the one then under consider
iaticn, and my sturdy Hanged friend who had jus
sat down had been sustaining the afirmativ
4 side of the question in reply. as learned, to
1 tall Scotch tailor, who was smoking pipe ol
the left of the chairman. Alittle shriyelled fel
low with n keen eye, and armed with a mos
Iformidablepi pile documents and elaborate notes
tnext entered, in opposition to the extension. H
lhad evidently read good deal but did not seen
Ito understand his subject. Nearly all his illus
Itrations though seemingly conclusive, were east
" turned against himself; and after q YER.
tedious discourse in which he made the mos
lsweeping misstatements against our people an
igovernment, he closed by saying that, alrhoug
fully conscious that his positions were unassail
liable, he should have no objection to hearing hi
lstrange friend (referring to me,) make the al
tempt Accepting the invitation, arose IN
was greeted quite warmly by the almost despair
ing friends Of the suffrage, and believe me,
ever I came down on any one with deserved an
whitening severity, did so on this occasion a
Iproeeeded,s our side became gradually hushe
| with eKultation Scouts were sent out to brin
rs in the faithful, and ere had got through, th
:, whole hail, stairway and lane in front Wer
- filed with attentive and enthusiastic listeners
IL and as closed, such ashout--so long. and 8
I'd deafening-@was never before heard in the regio
IN of imekiln lane, Even the old windmills re-eot
joed the prolonged cheer Of triumph that rent tt
air. Finding all excuses utterly useless az
g, companied large detachment of my delightt
ed adherents into d tavern close by, and muc
'u against, my will, emptied some half dozen po
o Of the. worst beer have tasted in England b
y fore could get g.
Sc
ii, RATTLEsNAKE AND Hoe PIGHT,-The Ell
ch (Ala) Democrat has been furnished, BY ty
ne citizens of that county, with the following
,,s as count Of a desperate combat between rattl
Oh snake and several valiant porkers. The stol
en- HAS come rather tough features ,,..
Mr.. Cody and Mr. Clemens were lately in !
he woods, when their attention was attracted
"a an uproarious noise Of hogs. Thinking th
10. something uncommon was to pay, they repair
nd To the spot, and found that the hogs had be
,us in fight with very large rattlesnake. I
ted fight, from appearances, had been a long q
M desperate enc. The snake Was torn to piec
ak, three hogs dead and fourth dying. They {