Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-05-23
THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARDS: SATURDAY. MAY. 3d.

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! Mr.. Evrnrrr on Il rus M,ssousI.Ho rAon 10 WASH
INcroN m THE FAR WrsE chroniclers Of the
times have duly noted the fact that Mr. Everett has
twice delivered his celebrated Grafton on Washing
tom to crowded Audiences in St. Louis, and, there
by, added largely to the Mount Vernon Fund. HE
has also pronounced his great Grafton before large
crowds in Cincinnati, Utica and other places We
print, from the st. Louis Republican, of Mr. Ever
etts remarks, at the latter place. preliminary to his
delivery of the Washington address, Although
brief it will be found full Of those beauties and
lent points, characteristic of all the speeches of the
gifted speaker We surely ought to enjoy the rich
feast of his eloquence in the Pa metto city.
80 Charleston Courier.
MR.. EVERETT AT ST. LOUIS.
The St. Louis Republican prints the remarks of
Hon. Edward Everett, preliminary to the delivery
of his Washington Address in that city. They are
as follows:
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: I expert.
ence peculiar satisfaction in appearing before you,
under the auspices of the Mercantile Library Asso-
citation of ST. Louis. am old enough to remember
the cession of Louisiana to the United States in
1SO3-it is the earliest political event of which
have distinct recollection. Your city, up to that
time, was an inconsderable frontier settlement
founded in the last century by enterprsing, saga
cious, and far.seeing men. principally for the pur-
pose of carrying on the Indian trade, subject to
foreign jurisdiction in a remote foreign colony. 1t
was on the soil of the American continent but had
nothing else in common with the United States,
from which indeed it separated by powerful in
dependent Indian tribes. Had it then been foretold
to me-a lad about as high az this table, at one of
the Boston public schools-that should live to see
ST. Louis four five times as large Boston now
is-that should reach it BY continuous iron road
of more than twelve hundred miles. travelling the
whole distance in vehicles of q novel construction,
moved by a steam engne-that on arriving should
E,,,l <l,oh haul, Dff hor mad rr,oO fxrO
with vessels of immense size and strange construc-
ton, also propelled by steam, and such sight, both
by land and water, as l witnessed this morning, on
the levee, under the friendly guidance of Mr.. Ken
nett and Mr. Terry the great tides OF traffic pouring
at through your streets from the four quarters
of the compass,-that should come here by the in
vitation of association like this, established in
edfce and surrounded by an amount of local ac-
commodation, equal to those of the most prosper.
GUS similar institutions of the Eastern cities; that
should find in it not only large and valuable libra
~ but that the first object should see, in the ante
room would be of those marvellous Assylian
slabs from the banks of the Tigris, specimen of
the very oldest form of the art of soul pture
ticed by man-sole remaining monuments of peo-
pie and language dominant throughout the East
three thousand years ago. but for ages utterly pass
ed away and existing only in these strange relics
while, as if to establish most interesting contrast
the library room is adorned by Of the most
cent and most pleasing creations of modern art,
Miss Hosmers 1Enone,) the work Of youthful
American sculptures, daughter of massachusetts,;
that, under these circumstances in this noble hall,
amidst these charming floral decorations, in the pre-
sence of audience SO intelligent, and comprehen-
ding so many of the living flowers Of beauty and
grace, which adorn your prosperous city, should
have the privilege to speak of Washington, and
that too in aid Of the noble efforts making to res
cue his dwelling and his tomb from the chances and
vicssitudes to which private property is subject and
to place it under the permanent agis Of the public
protecton-if this or the 1.-THE of it had been fore
told to ftyfour years ago, when first heard of
the cession of Louisiana, surely should have re-
garded it AS a most wild and ex:ravagant dream
But the wild dream has proved sober truth, and
the circumstances have mentioned are but the out
line of the reality
Nor are these remarks, my friends, wholly foreign
to the subject of my address. This wondrous
growth, these astonishing changes have been pro-
duced by the introduction of Louisiana into the fed
eral Union. The character and services of Wash
ington are of course among the Interior efficient
causes of your prosperity much as Of that Of the
oldest portions of the confederacy. He had passed
away, indeed before this vast region had been add
ed to the United States but every thing which he
was and did for the younger sisters of the great
political family who have since entered into the
great inheritance. He never crossed your noble
river trod your fertile soil, but his thoughts
were habitually turned to the West In his youth
thing else belonging to civilization had proceed
ed him-his earliest public services what
was then the Western frontier feel, therefore,
if might, even on these grounds, count upon your
sympathy, not only in the special object in aid Of
which appear before you this evening, but on that
veneration for the great theme ofmy address, which
is indeed common to every part of the country.
YOUNG LADY IN SCRAPE-HooPs AND HIGH
HEELS IN CHuEcu.-Thc Richmond Wing says: A
fnICS unHov ofoct ycDtlpv nf onr
acquaintance attended the morning service, in one
Of our fashionable churches He was kindly shown
into a luxurously cushioned pew, and had hardly
settled himself and taken an observation of his
neighbors, before beautiful young lady entered,
and with graceful wave Of the hand preventing
friend from rising to give her place. quietly sunk
into seat near the end. When hymn was given
out she skilfully found the page, and with sweet
smile that set his heart humping handed her
neighbor the book. The minister raised his hands
in prayer, and the fair girl knet and in this posture
perplexed her friend to know which most to admire,
her beauty or her devoutness Presently the prayer
was concluded, and the congregation resumed their
Seats Our friend respectfully raised his eyes from
the fair form he had been earnestly scanning, lest
when she looked up, she would detect him staring
at her. After couple of seconds he darted a fur
tive glance at his charmer and asonished to see
her still on her knees; he looked closely, and
that she was much affected, trembling in violent ag
itaton no doubt from the eloquent power of the
preacher. Deeply sympathizing, he watched her
closely , 0'f"
Her emotion became more violent; reaching her
hand behind her, she would convulsively grasp her
clothing and stran were to rend the brilliant
fabric of her dress. The sight was exceedingly pain
full to behold, but he still gazed like entranced,
with wonder and establishment After minute the
lady raised her face, heretofore concealed in the
cushion, and with her hand made an unmistakable
beckon to our friend. He quickly moved along the
pew towards her, and inclined his ear as she evil
IDENTIFY wished to say something
"Please help me, sir. )" she whispered, "my dress