Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-15

,pglo frt STATE f ar .la,as sere i-oPpeiao
feel eeraln he rauli make ape Il for So
iioha support because I ahhof III soatioualizm apart
FINN pFlniplrz-Aat - the men nha haee been erv-
Ing foi a United South consider II una GO Tor Fill
more and ponelson, either Of whom would be snte
+ for tie South.
Ur'' rleyer. tsyns, The Democratic Gonsen-
lion of Delaware cuantY bas ra-nominacd Hon John
Hickman Tor Congress by nearlg unanimous vote
This John Hickman. says the Columbus In
qnrcr. is the Pennsp,ania Democrat aud friend
of Buchanan who threw away bis vote on The
last difisinn for Speaker, rather thhn give 1t 10
AIKEN: who vo'ed for ,he bin 10 admit Kansas as
free State, under tho Topeka constitution; who
voted for the resolution to e1pe Brooke; and
Who carries all bis Black Republicani.m with
him into The buchanan ranks The "nearly un.
anlmons" nomination of such man for re elc
ton does not recommend the Iennsy lyania Dem.
eraey very strongly to Southern confidence"
j. :. &. ABBOTT, author of the historic romance
about Napoleon recently published by the Mes
srs. Harper hn- iasi edited the Confidential Cor.
respondcnee Of the Emperor Napoleon aad the
Empress Josephine. including letter. from the
time Of thfir marriage until the death Of jose
mo pages. The authenticity Of the letters IL. We
believe, unquesiioned. Queen Hortenso received
them from her mother. and authorized their pub
| licaton.
\ romantic interest attaches io everything con
neotcd with tho relations If Josephine and Napo-
leon, and anything calculated To reveal the notn.
nj stat oof their feelings towards each other will
alwnys fluid readers. The letters in this volume
nte said 10 be for the most part brafbut eminent
ly Snpoleonc; mahy were written on the field Of
bnilc,and while the thunders Of the cannon were
rcvcrbcraiing IN his .ars. During much of tho
time he wrote her twice n day and rarely per
United n day To pass without writing once
The following letter from Josephine. one month
after the Emperors marriage to Marin Louisa,
upon removing to the pnoe which Napoleon had
assigned for her future residence, is touching:
JosErnlNE TO NAPOLEON.
NAVARRO. April no. 1910
Sire: ] received, this morning the welcome
note which was written on the of your depar.
ture for Snn Cloud. and hasten to reply to its
| tender and aiieolonn'e contents Those, indeed
do not IN themselves surprise me. but only NJ be-
ing received so early ns fteon dnys after my -.
/ Enlistment here, 20 perfectly assured was TINT
/ your attachment would search out the means of
consoling me, under separation 50 necessary to
| the tranquility OF both. The thought that you can
| follow me into my retreat renders it almost IL
! grccnbc.
After having known all the sweets Of IA lovo
TINT il shared mud all the suherngs Of one that is
50 no longer: otter having exhausted all the hap
! pincss that supreme power can confer. and tho
happiness of hcholding the man whom | loved
enthusiastically admired,is there aug lat else,s save
repose, Ia be desired What illusions can now
remain for mel All such vanished when it
became necessary 10 renounce you. Thus the
only ties which vet bind mo 10 If are nv sen
! tmcntS for you, attachment for my children, the
j possibility oi being Hblc still To- do some good,
and, nboyc all, the assurance that you are happy
| DO not, then, oondoc with the on my being here,
distant from court which you appear To think
! regret.
Surrounded by those who are attached To me,
free 10 follow my taste for the nrlsl ud myself
! better at Navarro than anywhere else, for enjoy
more completely the society If the former and
form thousand projects which may prove use
| tul 10 the latter, aud which will cmbesh the
scenes owe 10 yonr bounty. There Is much
IL be done here for all around are discovered the
traces of destruction; There would ctace, TINT
| thore mny exist no memorial of those horrible in
ittons which your genius has taught the nation
almost 10 forget. In repairing Whatever the
rnilians ofrrvoution nbored 10 anuihiIatr.l shall
ditfase comfort nround me. nnI the brnediotions
of thu poor will afford me infinitely more tlens-
urc ihnn the ieigued adulation Of couricrs
| have already told yol what | think of the
funoiouores in this department. but have not
spoken sufficiently Of The respectable bishop, NJ
Bnuilier. Every day learn some new trnit,
which enuses me still more highly t. esteem the
man who unites the most enlightened bcneyo-
! lenee with the most amnble disposition. lIc
| shall be entrusted with all my nms deeds in Ev-
reuS and aS he visits the ndi cent himself,
shall be assured that my charities are properly
| bestowed.
cannot sufficiently thank Won sire, for the lib
/ erty You have permitted mo of chuo>ng the mem
/ beers of my household, all of whom contribute to
the pleasures ot delightful society. Ono cir
enmstance alone gives M pain, namely. the Ell
| quette of costume, which becomes u little tire
some in the country. You fear there NAV be
! something wanting to the rank have preserved.
should slight iuraction he allowed in the toll
cts of those gcnticmen. But believe you are
wrong in thinking they would for one minute for
| get the respect daC to thu woman who was your
! companion. Their respect for Yourself Joined
To the sincere attachment which they bear 10 me,
which cannot doubt scures me agnin the dan
gcrs of being ever obliged 10 recall what II Is your
wish they should remember. My most honora-
BILE title is derived not from having been crown
ed,but a>surcdly from having been chosen by YOU
| None other is of value. That alone snilieps for
my immortality.
expect Eugene. douby long To seq him,
for he will doubtless bring mo u new pledge of
your remembrance; and can question him ut my
ense oi n thousand things concerning which de-
slre To be informed but cannot inquire Of YOU
things, too, of which you ought stil less to speak
to mo. My daughter will come also, but later her
health not permitting her 10 travel. | besee,h
your, sire, To recommend that she take care Of
herself; and insist. since | to remain here
al. II