Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-06
Douglas on his xrAyels.


knew, however, that he would keep-and we ac-
cordinsiy resume our narrative of his travels ut
tAs po;ut whore ws left him-nsmely, Mt Mem
phis, Tsnnsssee. in the jolly good company OF
those two virtaous sx-6ubernasoriai patriots Jones
and Foote.
From Memphis, it appears, the Giant descended
the Mississippi TO New Orleans. lie seems to
have abandoned his contemplated trip ~ the ine'
r;or Of Mississippi. In truth, he was mot er-
rccted" there. His ticket Of invitation, by some
strange miscarriage Of the mails perhaps failed
to reach hm-though there are those who are un'
generous enough TO assert that no such ticket was
sent. AT all events, he hurried past the State OF
Mississippi, like tmid boy would hurry bya
graveyard on dark night. Strongest of ALL he
seems TO have been deserted by his two "bowcrsF
Jones and Fcote. Jones abandoned him at the
very outset Of his trip and footc switched oil at
yicksbarg. and pursued his way so'as INTO the IN
terror Of the piney woods Of Mississippi
Thus left to his solitary reflections, the Illinois
Senator steamed on down the river until he elect
cd . landing at New Orleans. Here, there was
some show of enthutiasm, Tho Illinois Senator
had ouarreled with the King of Louisiana, John
Slidell-and the enemies of the king--the friends
of his Senatorial rival, Monsieur Soulo--took the
opportunity of annoying the King by IA salute OF
welcome to his personal enemy. An ovation Was
rendered to the Giant-partly for the reason
above mentioned, and partly from the abundant
and oyerHowing spirit Of hospitality Of the city OF
New Orleans. which never stops 10 consider the
politics Of the stranger within her gates inc
Giant spoke speech to New orl"ans-a real
~
Misunderstanding, progressive. subtcrranean Demo
cratic speech He displayed himself as being on
intimate terms of personal familiarity with SIR
Henry Bulwer lie yaunted his influence in llll-
nos and his influence in the Senate, lie "uckled
the cars" Of New Orleans by proclaiming himself
for Southern anne xa,ion The loud-mou'hed can
non Numbered upon Jackson Square, and ia"
Giant subsidized into the St. Charles Hotel
The next we hear of linn is in tue cao'ial CITY
Of the eyer-faithiul isle" tho city of cigars and
convcnts--he beautiful city OF Havana. The
Giant DETECTED from his original route. HIS
tickets of invitation from Mobile, Montgomery,
Charleston. &C.. also iaiie1-' reach him. "o'"r
the dark waters of tho deep blue Gulf, the Sena'
tor pursued his way until he called another halt
under the frownlng guns Of the Moro castle
Here it is said, he dincd and wincd with the tan
tainGeneral lie solaccd himself for the conn-
me!iaus neglect Of Mississippi, by TRUSTING his
diminu tive crural extrcmties under the polished
mahogany of the Cuban representative OF Her
Most Catholic Majesty Of Spain. lie blew
cloud Of friendly smoke in the company OF Vice
Royalty. Like all other Democrats Of the subier- /
ranesn and unwashed order tho Giant affects the
atmosphere of Courts, and is never so happy as
when dancing attendance upon those whose veins
are coursed Ly aristocra,ic blood. And thus,
having "done" Havana, the Giant packed his
trunk with seventy Ave dollars worth Of unexoep-
tionable smokers and started for New York
Arrived in New York, he received upou
the pier by one solitary Alderman. One Alder
man alone representing the dignity mud hospital
ity of the mighty city was present TO receive and
welcome in set speech. the physical Iillipu'ian
and intellectually Brobdignagian statesman OF IL
inois. The reception must have been scarcely
less ludicrous than that we have often seen upon
the stage. in the farce &c "Jenny Lind where
two unhappy-looking "snpes" come forward AS
representing the students Of the great University
of Heidelberg. to welcome the fair canta tri'e to
the CITY, and 10 tender her its freedom, in snuff
box" But rcy soon, so tho story goeth, another
dignitary Joined the Alderman, in the reception
of the Illinsis Senator. Those fragrant cigars in
the Giants trunk, betrayed themselves to the IN
ouisitive olfactories of u Custum-liousc official.
As there happens to be no divinity that hcdre'h
in Senator. in respect Of c1sioni-houNe duties,
any more than a common pebtan, the uia" Was
required to contribute back ia Tie common Treas
ury Of the country, "i4rhNe" the Tariff, some Of
tina. glittering argent OF which, during his public
life. he has been liberal recipient,
In New York. he hal to g Through the usual
formulas, which observed upon the arrival Of
every "star"whether political, artistic, or pu-
gilstic. A reception in the City Hall. where
he was "shown" 10 the People, rs is the Royal
Bengal appurtenanco ofesery travelling mcnasa-
rie-a "serenade" at bis hotel a, . o'clock, Qhink
of a serenade at 9 o'clockt-a spoecha general
shaking of hands with people he would not know
if he were to meet them the next day-and, in
short, all the tom-foolery with which the exceed
ing Democratic people Of this grand rcpubli-
que" are wont to show how much they really be
leve Of the doctrine that one man is Just good
another, 'f not little better" Such
the programme. And the Giant refreshed by
this ovation. Though the popular idea is, that Gi
ants are "refreshed by their chambers shakes
the Metropolitan dust from lis feet and turns his
PROV (auerta prorsum as Virgil hata it, towards
the political Metropolis.
Having thus conducted the Senator Lack to tho
Federal Capital-ha,ing ehronicled his adyen-
lures by land and sea, from Illinois to Washing
ton, Though we are bound to admit that he
might have taken shorter route,) we leave him
now to the tender merces of the Hon. John Sill
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