Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-08-08

have anything to do with Mexican claims or Cali
land ttles-no more right than Mr.. Meredith had
TO pay Mr. Crawford's Gaphin claim. Unless this
principle is admitted and acted on, the treasury will
soon be bankrupt, and corruption will deem it unne-
cessary even to disguise"
In this connection speaking of the Gardiner claim
and Mr. Corwin's rumored interest in it, Major DON
elson made the following pregnant nsnuation against
Mr.. Fillmore:
If the president knew that Mr.. Corwin was in
terested in the Gardiner other claims then he is as
culpable Mr.. Corwin himself; if moi, then Mr..
Corwn must have felt the ulpable weakness of his
position, or he would not have resorted to Galpmn
concealment.''
We have enumerated only one point for each
month OF the five first months that Major Donelson
stood sentinel over the administration of " the model
President;' and although we have been as brief as
possible in giving Major Doneson's comments, we
find that we are compelled to postpone the compile
tion OF the review to another day. If we have not
already filled the reader with amazement that Mr..
Fillmore and Major Donelson should be associated as
candidates on the same ticket, what have in store
will not fail to produce this feeling, Major Doneson
stands fully endorsed by the friends of Mr.. Fillmore
honest man and a credible wtness--as fully
endorsed as Mr.. Fillmore himself. One of two things
is inevtable-either Ma jor Donelson must be repu
model President" But we hope no one will jump
to hasty conclusion before we ge through with Mr.
Fillmore's record as prepared by Major Donelson.
Canine NobIeman.
We take the following fl ON the Trinity (CalifOr-
nia) Times. 1t records one of the most remarkable
instances ever heard of canine sagacity:
William Dredge lives about five miles from town,
at the base OF the mountain which towers North OF
US short time after midnight on the morning of
Wednesday last, he was aroused from his sumbers
by the howl of dog. No menace on his part could
rid him of the presence of the strange intruder The
dog continued to walk around the cabn still repeat
ing his dismal moaning howling occasionally making
efforts TO effect entrance through the closed door
way. Surprised and somewhat alarmed at this singu-
lar demonstration Mr. Dredge at last hastily dressed
himself and unbolted the door. when a large masth
rushed in. The dog at caught hold of his
trousers, and employed every gentle means to induce
the man to accompany him outside. Dredge's first
impression was, that the animal was mad and yet
so peculiar and earnest were the dumb entreaties,
that he finally yielded and proceeded without the
cabin. joyful yell the result, and the delight
ed brute, now capering and wagging his tail before
him, and returning and gently seizing him by
the hand and trousers induced Dredge follow him.
Their course was up the precptous side Of the
mountain, and they forcing their way
through snow-drft that had settled in of its
merous assures. Here comes the wonder. Upon the
snow lay the body of woman, who had evidently
perished from cold and exhaustion. Her limbs were
already stffened in death but what the surprise
of Mr. Dredge to see that faithful dog ferret out
from a bundle of clothing that lay by the side of
the woman, young child, about two years old, still
warm and living. little inspection, aided by the
/ starlight and the brightness of the snow, enabled
him to discover that the person of the woman was
nearly naked. With mothers affection she had
stripped her own person in order to furnish warmth
to her exposed infant. The trusty dog had compile
| ted her work of self-sacrifce.
| Mr.. Dredge Immediately conveyed the child to
his cabin, and, arousing OF his neighbors pro-
ceeded again to the mountain to secure from the at
tacks of wild beasts the person of the unfortunate
woman. Her body buried the next day. The
child and dog have been adopted by this good Sa-
marian; but yet he has been unable to obtain any
light to the of the woman, or how she hap.
pened to stay on the dismal mountain side at such an
unfortunate hour. The child is doing we'll, and is
| truly handsome boy