The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-08-25
From he Niagara Patriot.
yyhy the President left the Springs
SO Suddenly.
ANOTHER MCGEE LOST.

Il is well knosa that a few DAYS since. PreSi-
dent Buchanan was sajoarn;ng at Bedford Springs,
surrounded by his fasning officials aai followed
By coucoursa Of office seekers aad partiz.n fat
terers.
/. was daring his stay that the Pittsburg Post
nominated him for reelection, and here that e
was induced either through the influence of Bed
ford water or unusual alarm about circumstance
that occurred ihereaboui 10 decline the proposed
honor.
A friend who was on the ground, gives US the
particulars of an incident that TRANSFERRED during
the Presidents visit. Along with his retnIe,
and under the protection of the President came
a fascta'ng and wealthy Southern widow, we'll
known in the fashionable circles of Washngson
OF course, being a Southerner ard the owner of
a large lot of slaves she could not think of com.
ing lhout her most faithful waiting maid She
knew how afectionately slaves cling TO their
owners, ard she was confident that slave property
would be sacred and secure under the wings of
the President - the vcegerent of the Fugitive
Slave act She needed her ebony cha,,e 70 curl
her hair, TO pin her dress. 10 give her crnoliue
the graceful touch. and 10 arrange things gener-
sly.
In short, she could no, we'll do without so val
liable an assistant, and Bedford during the
Presidents soiourn, would be overrun with valient
democrats, eager 10 save the Constitution and
the Union at any time, by experimenting negroes,
she concluded 10 bring female slave along In
company, therefore. with the President and with
the beautiful widow, came the said slave She
laEded ct Bedford with the other Southern eel
ebrit eS, and proceeded to inibibe the invigorat-
ing water. and nhale the exhilerating air But
the elect of this change OF air and water was
too powerful Tor the Affections of the co'ored por.
ticn of the Presidents retnue. and suddenly she
came up among the missing. The announce inent
created great excitement IL Presidential circles
The President treu,blei at the thought of The
#, he T,1., ~ - h,
naughty slave. He entreated his followers To
hurry hitler and thther to secure the widow 5
property and restore tie Union 70 its accustomed
/ placidity. There was "nouGtins in hot haste
ana swift steeds bore the huutsmen in every di
rectou. The telegraph wires were put in rsau-
sition, and the best blood of the Presidents army
OF followers was swift in the chase.
! hrUagh the long hours OF the night the Pres.
iicHt paced u ard fro IN az Xious expectation oil
tid ngs from the fugitive and the lone, lorn wid
ow mnurned the probable loss of $500 or s :
600 from her immense treasures But one by one
the clan returned, dshcartered and way worn aud
Gd;HCs from the slave. The chattel was safe
from apprehension The widow was minus several
hundred dollars ard without her .ayorlte and
skilltui hajr-tifesser ard dress arrauger Sac was
discoEsolate. The President discJnsoate.-
The crowd of faithful Democrats was iisconso-
lage. There was no kindly hand and smiling face
&c administer consolation and comfort TO the sor-
rowing 10 add to this, the story had gone abroad.
and the irreyerent and rroiane BLACK Republi-
caus' in the neighborhood sacrileg iousiy
making merry the sad peedieament of the
Union savers and negro catchers- 1t was forth
with determined I ereiore that the President and
retinUe should depart the inhospitable region OF
| Bedford, ard in a short time he and his admirers
and Il widow bereft of her sable helr, sough,
! quiet and safety in the patriotic town Of Cumber
land, beyond Mason * pixons line, in the slave
! holding State of Maryland 1t certainly wal
very cruel that the uncertainty of human riche
shoald be 50 singnary brought to the immed;at,
notice of the President, aud that TOO on the sol
of his naive Safe. lie retired as speedily al
possible IN disgust, and it is conjecured that ht
VIII never again set foot on the soil of a State Sc
foil of painful rccoilections to himself aud fol-
loves