Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-01
A Virginia Hoax

me good people of Martinsburg (Va) and neighborhood had quite joyous time of it Q, Thursday last in celebrating the transmission the nrst messages between Queen Victoria and fresident Buchanan. The printers had brough, out wl'h lightning speed extras announcing the great euent and all business was suspended.- from the Republican we learn that
 l ne dispatches were addressed to Mayo, anthony 5. Chambers, esq, who immediately Iiiaoe arrangements to have public demonstra. aon In honor of the success of the enterprise - ne county court being then in session. the dis. patches were laid before that body, who order. GU them to be spreed upon the minutes thereof 1onn Blalr Hoge, esq, made an eloquent speech ana the court immediately adjourned. The .Yu'' mousse ana the various church bells in sow" were toiled for fifteen minutes, and we poot ae0ats put extras, all in honor of American genus and English enterprise.'n
 It was not until joy had exhausted itself that the trick was discovered
 Tt seems that some waos fired of .ho h,,,, drum quetness of the town. wishino f, ra;Sa. public demonstration at the exnanse of o,,n a;.'. fathers and the printers, penned the disnatcbss and placed them on the table of the teiagronh operator In his temporary absence. who oo;rg to his office shortly after and seeing the Ietter addressed to the Mayor lying on the table and thinking some one had left note to be sent to that gentleman, promptly sent it to him, and thus caused all the fun'
 The following IS a copy of the spurious dis patches:
 To the Hon. James Buchanan, President United States.
 PALACE AT LONDON, Aug 12, 1858.
 Come, let us talk together. American gen. jus and English enterprise have this day joined together the Old and the New World. Let us hope that they may be as closely allied in the bonds of peace, harmoney and kindred feeling.
 VICToRIA'
 BEDFORD SPRINGS, Aug F, 1858. :" To Victoria, Queen of England:
 New England accepts with gladness the hand of fellowship profeeed by Old Engand; and If ever discord or diversity of interest should threaten this alliance, let our language be, Entreat me not to leave thee, or return from following thee,' for the interests of thy people shall be the interests of my people, and thy God shall be my God.' JAMES BUCHANAN.
 0T Caleb Gushing in his splendid 4h of July oraton at Tammany Hall, drew the following admirable portraits of the democratic party and of the opposition. First, of the democracy:--
 l can see, on the one hand, political associa- ton which holds in it's keeping the traditional public policy of the couutry--which at both ends ol the country, north and south, coura. geously and consclentiously assumes the burden of nationality, In defiance of local iealouses and prejudices which alone professes a const tutlonal political creed, and follows con stitu- tlonal theory of action-which calmly but re- soIutely maintains our international rights Tn all emergencies, and which is constitu- tonally conservative, because 1t is democra- uc III .prlncple and thus coucliates together the rights of the States and the rights of the universal people.
 Here IS the counter picture:
 see on the other hand, political association winch Is not, indeed, an association, but loose conglomerate only of the fragments broken off from other associations which has no definite platform of doctrines. and floats at random on the tide of public policy, in the hope of picking up some chance helmsman, 1t knows not where. who may bring 1t into port; which lives only by hateful vituperation ot the south; which is the refuge and receptacle of the crotchety inns of the day.
 Both all vain things and all who in vain things
 Bulld their fond hopes of glory or of fame
 All the unacomplished works of natures hand.
 AooruNe monsrous, or unkindly mixed Tossing and whirling about in that limbo of Vanity.