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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-16

him ~ in the days Of his chflttbooe,. ana ,,r,,.
here, before y0n. he has the merit af ieasf Of :
loyal citizen making all the atonem~nt in MA
power for the wrong which he has commi ted
That he has told strictly the truth in his state
ment, is proven BY every word ef evidence In
this cause.
Gentlemen, you have this case. surren.
der into your hands the issues OF life and
death. As long as you live, u more important
case than this you will never be called to try
Consider II, therefore, we'll in all its bearings
have tried TO show yon those facts which &C
to paiilate the conduct of the prisoner. Shall
go home aud say that in justice you ren7em.
brred not mercy to him Leave the door Of
ciemency open; do moi shut it by wholesale
conviction. Remember that life is an awful
and sacred thing remember that death il
rerribie-ferrible az any time, and in any
form.
scome to the Bridal Chamber, Death
Come when the mother feels.
For the hrst time, ner hrst-horn's breath:
Come when the blessed seals
That close the pestilence are broke,
And ciowded cities wall its stroke;
Cgme in Consumption's chastity form.
The EaTtfaaake's shock. the Oceans storm:
Come when the heart beats high and warm
with banqaet sonf. and dance, and wine,
Aud thou art terrible. L he groan,
The kneil. the pail. the bier.
And all we know or dream, or fear
But when to the frightful mien of the grim
monster, when to the chill visage of the spirit
of the glass and scythe, Is added the hated
dreaded spectre OF the gibbet, we turn shnd-
dering from the accumulated horror. God
spare this boy, and those who love him, from
such a scene of woe.
part from you now, and most likely for.
ever. When we next meet--when next look
upon your faces aud you ON mine-it will be
IN that land and before that Tribunal where
the only plea that will save YOU or from q
worse fate than awaits the prisoner, will be
mercy Charity is the paramount virtue; ali
else is rs sounding brass and a tinkling Gym bal
Charity suffereih long, and is kind. Forbid !,
not to come into your deliberations: and
when yonr last hour comes, the memory thai
You allowed II to plead for your erring brother
John f. Cook, will brighten your passage over
the dark river, and rise by your side as an in
tefceding angel in that day when your triai. as
we'll as his, shall be determined by u Just but
meJcifui God.
n thank the Court, and you, gentlemen, fol
-FOUR patient Kindness, and am done.
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THEGRzAr EASTERN IN THE GREAT GALE.
The Great Eastern was in great danger during
the terrible gale on the coast of~England the
p h aud goth ults. The great ship trenbled
beneath the storm like an aspen. A letter from
on board says
Capt. Harrison waterproof coat was blown
10 ribbons of him, and ne himself at last ca T.
ried before the gale, aud blown down aud rum-
b.ed along with such violence as to receive
some severe contusioBs. Tie saloon sky Ugh :
were blown up and wind and rain poured
into the saloon. TIE upper wood W ork was
leaking every sea, and the lower decks soft
and spiashing from the drippings. Three aB-
ehors were down, aud appeared taut 10 the
very utmost. AT Elk the breakwater works
We're giving way-poriioAs OF she wreck once
or twice toaiIng the screw. and it was found
necessary TO swing by one anchor AT lu;3U
A. NJ. 1T parted, aad tf,e shis, allrift, roii-
ing aud tninbilng tow ards the shore.
A secohd heavy anchor WAS let go, and the
screw moved ahead. but II again fouied. The
paddles We're then dI iven round al speed and
were somewhat damaged by the HoafiAg tin-
bers. The anchor held. Two screw coliisrs.
two brigs. TWO deIn.nles aud ot.e gaiiiot ail
hung to the ship. In this last struggle some
Of the links Of The cable were actually dragged
OUT one-ihIrd longer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-11-16

Exseutsd.--Wc have accounts zrom Saa DO
mingo 10 The iata uit rAe revolutionary
movement At Azna had been eifecuiaiiy Quril-
ed by Wee -Pfesident General Abad Alfau 10
whom Santana had temporarily resixne<i The
Presidency. Ten cf the conspi1asorx were
shot, aud quile numher were banishsd 10
New Granada- II was believed that the re-s
President Baez, aud not OF ihe day tiens.--
Through the efforts OF General Gaxneau, the
special agent Of the uaised Ssatss GoNern-
ment, the port OF SAnAua has again betti
opened 10 ioreign culnmerce, much TO The
gratlacation of the Uomlnlcans. It - SAID
that ths government has agreed 70 reduce the
tonnage dues On American yesxelx, but tle
decree had not bessn promulgated A. last ad-
the nomiaican governmsnt were In psOgrese
Of AdiustmenL And they Will, no dOaes =
sAtis1ncioTily seltled A. soOn ~ thers ayetunae
II ~ excAeQues.
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The fnsurcens at NIemnhis.

The friends of w. r. Palmer, arrested at
Memphis, got out habsas corpus for him. in
order to effect his release, bat failed, the Judge
remanding him to Jail. Among the letters
read at his first examination, was the follow
ing:
CHAMBERsBuRG, Oct. 81, 1850.
Dear Wiiiiam-As MIR. Martin goes down 10
Hagerstown This evening, l could not help
writing You line by him. You are head :
strong You will not listen to me. Do, for
Gods sake-don't go To harper's Ferry new;
you can do nothing il you go; / fear for your
life. You can keep the letter for Capt. Brown
until all is safe. You cannot give IL To him
now; you would be suspected and taken up
Come back and wait at Chambersburg until
Capt. Cook gels here. / am afraid this busi-
ness will get us into trouble yet. Last nigh
l never slept wink Do come back for
shall be crazy until you return safe. Now
for once, 90 listen to your loving wife.
MARY HoRNER.
The other letter is signed Lawrence Thatcher
1t is addressed from Memphis. 10 Capt. Brown
We make tie following extracts:
81 have just completed my tour through tn,
Southern States, and am now on my way I,
Kentucky. In my last letter to you / men
toned that should give the States of Tennes
see and Arkansas "A thorough securing. l dix
SO, and am satisfied that OF ali the States ii
| the South, Tennessee and Arkansas are th
| best fitted to make the first strike in Thes
| two States have but few whites in favor o
| slavery, while they contain an immense mum
ber of slaves already ripe, and ready, at til
| first intimation, TO strike a decided blow 10
/ their freedom, while the large of tn
whites are against slavery, and Will be read
| to assist them at a moments warning. Ses
| eral Of them stated to me tina. they had gone s
| far as to prepare arms for their slaves aud in
| struct them in their use, and how 10 act whe
| the worst comes 10 the worst. While q
| Brownsville, Tenn addressed Il letter 10 til
school teacher. Mr.. H, and he came
| Brownsville to see me
.lIe says there is avoeation in which
| man can do SO much good for our cause thf
| of school, teaching, because all the countr
| around have much confidence in q schoo
| teacher who conducts himself right. de say
| that the large ma jority OF colored people i'll b
part of the State are ready TO take up arms
u moments warning, and a large number
whites are ready to join them. He says W
| must send out more WE'LL uaiified men TO II
South as schooi-teachers, and work them
every where"
The writer then states that on arriving
| Memphis he had an interview with Paine
who sympathiZed with Capt. Brown.
| (Palmer) had made arrangements TO take fl,
| hundred or thousand slaves off to the swamI
of Indiana. That he had friends in Cincinna
| who had promised To have one of the large
| and swlftest steamers on the river sent to I
| up and wait for them al the mouth of Halch
| river, under the pretense of undergoing r.
pairs.
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DCliNCTed al GnaFieSiONt, Wa, NOV :. ~.
IAN ,be 7ria9 of .IoEN f.. Cook, tHdSttfd fof
'Tvscscn, Mr,dts. oHd inc'f'Hg Sf"cfs 10 hs'e'
=, tbf jIaspsr's Perry iTsgTrscffeH.
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HxrrxR.s FxRRr IN ExeEAsp-They Got
new. la England of the HAfp<rH keryH 90.
hr.ssk ~ the steaner C5renssiae ,. ~ efeatG0
.a,n.fl,I1s :. 81 I AsrmsattOr.ss The L0oden tA>
pers print II, a. ieieyfaph<d rolA LsysIeo9a
rrvith hsx heassnes. The MAnehfsle leF 0~el
speaks 81 Ii ~ sMiafwins;1 ~. sesnee
,ner,us white population. 10 aft,srd the trsas.
ssnss : ~ chaace of ruccess.n rho lANtffnSee
innr unt th,nks ssth~ Untt&d Stntte viii G0W
AVE enough % Do. without lusttls - tn9&eas
hsd aol elapsed 70 allow of cozolnenf - -
Ixoufon iourhals. : 6. ~ s
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Memphis, got out a habsas eoypns for him, in
order to effect his release, but failed, the Judge
remanding him to Jail. Among the letters
read at his first examination, was the follow
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-28
TERMs---TWO DOLLARS PER ANNuM7

tor Waddels school was probably quito
The equal of Bacon. He invariably bore
off, says our informant, the prizes in speak
ing from his competitors; but in scholar
ship his standing was rather low
We have been assured by the author
that when The Georgia Scenes were
written. he did not suppose that he would
ever see them assume the form of book,
much less did he anticipate the very flat
tcring reception they have met with from
the public. When first published in book
form, the author yielded his assent only af.
Ter earnest solicitation and the entire
management Of the publication was left to
another. lie states that many errors a
bound in the published volume. We have
some reason to believe that new, revised
and enlarged edition of The Georgian
Scenes is contemplated by the author, in
which, with other emendations, the discor
dant portions Of the Chapters dev6ted to
the Character of Native Georgian will
oS hahiohiLeu, anu tnaQc 70 IOfSfl con-
gruous Whole.
AS for the characters in sAuster Nitten,
we have it from the best authority, that
with the exception of Ned Brace and Doc
tor Waddel, there are no particular persons
or characters designed to be portrayed
Mitten is a fancy character entirely 50
Markham; so the Gibbs; SO Smith; so
Jones. Nobody is represented under these
Names Many Of the incidents, however,
which are described as taking place at Mr..
Waddels school, did really occur there,
~ith all the funniness which the graph
ic pen Of the Judge has impaired to them.
So much we have deemed it proper to
say, te,scl'ing the story which is now in
course Of publication it The Southern
FeM and Fircsile for we have :.reav
dcard the characters Of Mlten himself very
erroneoasly ascribcd 10 persons who were
not at al! in the mind of the author as he
wrote t4+e pages; and the author is serious.
Iy desisoas Of effacing such impressions
from the minds of individuals, and Of tile
puLlc--iSoafhern Field and Fireside.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-28

A STREET SCENE.

The other day, as came down Broome
Street. saw a street musician playing near
the door Of genteel dwelling. The organ
was uncommonly sweet and mellow in its
tones, the tunes were slow and plaiutive, and
l fancied that1 saw in tho woman's Ital-
ian face an expression that indicated suffici-
ent refinement to prefer the tender aud tho
melancholy to the lively trainer tunes in
vogue with the populace. She looked like
one who had suffered much, and the sorrow
fal music seemed her own appropriate voice
A little girl chung to her scanty garments,
as If afraid of all things but her mother
As looked at them, young lady Of pleas
ing countenauce opened the window, and
began to sing like bird, in keeping with
the street-organ. Two other young girls
came and leaned on her shoulder and still
she sang. Blessings on her gentle heart |!
1t was evidently the spontaneous gu,h Of
human love and sympathy. The beauty Of
the incident attracted attention. A group
of gentlemen gradually collected round the
organist and ever as the tune ended. they
bowed respectfully toward the window,
waved their hats, called out "More, If you
please" One, whom knew we'll for the
kindest and truest soul, passed round bis
hat; hearts were kindled, and the silver fill
in freely. In minute, four, or Eve dollars
we're collected for the poor woman. She
spoke no word Of gratitude; but she gave
such look! "Will you go to the next
street, and play TO friend of miner said
my kind-hearted friend. She answered, in
tones expressin gAhe deepest emotion, "No,
sir; God bless you all; God bless you al" !"
(making courtesy to the young lady, who
had stepped back. aud stood sheltered by
curtain Of the window y II will play no
more to-day; l will 60 home, now" The
tears trickled down her cheeks, aud, as she
walked, she ever and anon wiped her eyes
with the corner Of her shawl. The group Of
gentlemen fingered moment to look after
her; then turning toward the now.closed
window, they gave three enthusiastic cheers
and departed, better than they came. The
pavement on which they stood had been a
church to. them, and for tho uext hour, at
least, their hearts were more than usually
prepared for deeds of'gentleuess and mercy.
Why are such scenes so uncommon Why
do We thus repress our sympatbies. and chill
the genial current of nature, by formal OBJ
servances and restraints p Challens Mouth.
ly.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-28
SIMPLE SKETCHES,
BY WINNIE WILLIAM.
"a creature not too bright or good

"A creature not too bright or good
For human natures's daily food"
My sentiments exactly, Mr.. Wordsworth.
had great deal rather hear a woman
called q creature than an angel.
My young friend with the long shining
curls and blue eyes looks astonished. A.
Adolphus Eugene, her handsome young
lover, called her bis angel the other night,
and it sounded SO sweetly She had great
deal rather be called an angel than crca-
ture.
I have query to make: will Adolphus
Eugene, after he has experienced six-nay
'hree-months Of welded bliss, win he call
Blue eyes an angel then? After he has
seen Blue Eyes in all the glory{D of curl pa.
pers and morning dress after he has found
that Blue Eyes can eat and drink like earth
ly mold, and, above all, that she has a tenn
per tnot very angelic, BY the way), and once
in while finds his shirts bottouless-will
lie call her angel thena
am skepticul npon the subject, o Adol.
plus Eugene! .....
think it must be lovers conceit-and
very pretty one, perhaps--that woman,
angel like, ever hovers about his pathway
etc.
Now, it is fancy Of mine that true wo-
man, like dear, good creature, would soon-
er walk the pathway than Hover around it !;
I'm sure should.
A thought mischievously suggests itself
if the man be treading the straight, and mar
row way, awoman could never walk BY his
nowadays there would be no room!
Dear, crinoline angels-how very true!
Still, bold fast to my creed-a woman
should be not an angel, but
"a creature not too bright VT govd
For human nature'e daily food"
wish men would remember that God
made the geutler sex, as we'll rs themselves,
"lttle lower than the angels" and woman
has an earthly work to do "here below" It
is we'll for her if she be an angel up Mere!-
N. Y. Mercury.
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| isqsgailsnt I'D Secatsah ofaesrd l.ss, .nap.s
rating he B unfortunate hissoty .af5aA, Ss,Y
3aasad mia had dtjpstsseb9ias9 rbysa aasklss
saappl ~ of ftbss sgs, ID 4 uiasos. .of xhs Dsts os
IA--=s, ,aeds aeoasludsd thssstofyjiSuS
10 sto6e dfmsSh shSaoh g ;1pee9r sslleer,
be rsvss cest ssss itiapss Pig 81 & ths: dsssis
seEAss ard theps sAsEP = ,fsasa fesa push
Ipsshsaa watb 4eassasisg asssseei A4 ssddA.
Ha aUasahess i Z n n. hsAA'
A. - ,eSsI 81 80
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ARE BABIES 70 ne TAUGHT 10 WALK.

We copy the following from the South
ern Medical and Surgical Journal.
"PeopIe talk about 'teachin babies to
walk but babies do not need teaching,
for they will be sure to get up and walk
when their legs are strong enough, and it
does them harm to do SO before; in this, RS
in very many other things, babies would be
all the better for being left to Themselves
But this does suit some mothers, who are
in hurry to see their children walk such
mothers cannot rest content without putting
their children iuto leading strings or go.
carts, or leading them with the hand, All
that they generally get for their pains is the
sight of their chiIdrer's handy legs and
crooked ankles, caused by being forced to
walk before their time. Who would be
baby?
"But though baby should not be hurried
in walking, it should be allowed TO keep
moving all day long, while it is awake, for
the limbs cannot get strong unless they are
used. The best plan is, to put piece of
soft mating and piece of carpet on the
the floor, and put baby down upon them
to stretcb, roll, and tumble about like other
young creatures. If it has ball or rag
doll to crawl about after, it will be as happy
as the days are long, and will, besides, bs
very little trouble, and be making its limbs
strong, ready to walk by-and-by. It is a
great PITY to accustom baby to be nursed
for it only docs it harm, aud gives the moth
er world Of trouble in the bargain. In
the summer, it is good plan to spread the
mating and carpet on the grass in the gar
den, and put baby down on them, 10 use its
limbs in the pure air and light Iu short,
wherever it is, and whatever it does, it
should keep moving all the time. The birds
the beasts, the fish, and the creeping things
are scarcely ever five minutes together in
the daytime. Moving brings life and
health to all things, babies among the rest" {"
Rankings abstract. .....
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-28
THE ANGELS OF THE HOUSE.
BY OARPENTER.

bi OaRENTER.
'Tis said that ever round our path !.
The unseen angels stray,
That give lis blissful dreams BY night,
And guard our steps by day.
But there's an angel in the house,
Meek, watchful and sincere,
That whispers words Of hope to us
Wlrch meme beside are near;
1t is the one, the chosen one,
That's linked to us for life,
The angel of the happy home,
The faithful, trusting wife.
'Tis said that angels walk the Garth
I'm sure it must be So
When round our path scarce seen by us,
Such bright things come and 60.
Are there not beings by our side
AS fair as angels aref
As pure, as stainless, rs the forms
That dwell beyond the start
Yes! there are angels on the earth,
Pure, innocent and mild,
TSe Angels Of our hearts and homes,
Each loved and loving child.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-10-28
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS,

"Jeff, Why am you like de cedar 7" "I
gives it up, Sam; can't tell you" "Case
you stay green both summer and winter"
Why is weatl,ercock like a loafsr
Because it is constantly going round, doing
nothing.
4Have you read my last speecbi" said
An orator to friend.
II hope SO" was the reply.
Why are children like oatsa Because
they are Graded before they are thrashed.
QuEnr.-Did tall Short love big Little
less, because big Little loved little Longi
"Aw," says Dany snifie, "tell me, Make
plum, why my pipe is like the virtue Of
patent mediciness" ,. ,.. ..,. 49,.
"Can't tell, unless its because they're
bumbug.l"'
'"No.ah-sou are wropg-try'h again ~
Il give It up" .'.''
"Well-it's because its d meer sham =
What is that which every one can divide,
but no one can see where Il has beeudivi .edl
Water, 80 go ''s'
"a inegso once gave this toast: DE late
Gubernor Oh de State-he come in wid
berry little opposition, him go out wild none
af oil
"Some people," said a rod-nosed in
dividual, haranguing three arfour bystanders
"waste their money in charity, others
squander theirs in supporting wives and
farniiies--but as for me, I save mine TO buy
spirits" ,ss+rfaa -; sd 81 aatl Le.r
-t5i"@s7 a.! 20 .Ytat ..i1G;9 n -.g,,.. r.
lsdiana law requires. as,yeark residence
in that szss before, e divorcsGcan ..hs pro-.
ctfed7 Cont who knows," assures us 'tbat
,be i'essay i ~o'ss than .Hs dseass ''sr i.
THE following dialogue passed, a short,
titns fsitss, before acourt In Englauap bssI
tween 4" medical Hwithess sudo q 1SNyss.',
1asyss'4Ka pe;sssss ss14 y4ipg B. fod sii wst t!aw,
were aepsissd. .ef eIltlis eopfssts and nd Paeces-
sarieabnf lila maala itS not,i has5eps death i
Ds.aaEh Ehas SouId.g gssssaydspssd ons~hsths,
efEshSa tfsyfoasly Bssh ssccastomeats tsg
item, t6ssn ,ls lssr: :.Do yshs sB8iiesaa',e sB8iieaa es nssa
TN d .Pensess liyysd If If = = 1horse peaa,.is e
,saulaa aposbs iajArious to him Doetor.TI,
a. a 4. y p
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COLLARS AND NECK-TIEs.

The shape Of gcntlemen's collars, like
that OF every other article Of dress, is never
tic same for two successive seasons.-The
wide and the narrow, the stander and the
'aeo down; the garrote and the dogcollar
from the dog cared 10 the choker, all
have had their day, the same rs every
other dog; and each shape has still its ad-
mirers and patronizcrs.
The art Of wearing collar has almost
become science, especially if we add to it
the noble accomplishment of tying the
neck:cloth. TO see fashionable tied
scarf reminds us of the 'Looi's' answer TO
the query, 1low can you do such tic ?
-'Aw, l fling my whole soul into it = and
truly, we expecttlat some of this species
OF animal have as much soul in their neck
tie as they have in their bodies and no
doubt great deal more sole to their boots.
But whether the collar squat or stand
! whether it be saddle-skirt or dog-wLelber
it cut the cars or skin the throat is a.fncre
matter of fashion. and must be governed
by the fancies of men for the turn down or
the dog; but the fashion Of wearing COL
lars tight around tic neck, and fastened
with a choke-rag, calls for the condemnation
of the Hygienist. 1t is no doubt the cause
OF many cases of bronchitis and other
throat diseases, especially among preach
ers, and others who speak frequently. The
vocal organs cadnot have free play when
squeezed up till the voice squeaks through
the fia!tened pipes; and rs consequence,
we>see the diseases to which we have just
alluded, and sometimes choking to death.
No person, and more especially one who
speak much, should wear a tight collar or
neck-tie. Let the collar be loose, give the
organs fair field, and the voice viii be more
melodious, and easier cultivated, and tue
organs themselves less liable to diseases.
From our own part, ve nessr. .Iastep DOR
shirt-colIar in front, and always wear
loose csayat, and we find ,it greatly to our
comfort; and as to the shape Of tho collar,
we think none so beautiful a. the trae
Byronscollar, turned gracefully 1over The
neck-tie. But whatever be the shape or
material, whether spotted oraWbisS iihsn,
cotton or marseilles, be sure to wear The
collar loose, and. take ;tba ~ collar ID 1t bed
itimeTjf yen sasin .slespnin ;you, shirt7z
'ftom toe saks Of comfort; and sleep Withhold
tbs stayA aoat tths sths thhSSaf iess YOU shSsla
wake up some morsing, and fnd yourself
ia tbssi issgoee y 4 e9dlittisans lts q tie man who va,
strsngssd to death with lis throttle Sloth.
1aieitIH - IgaJIug} styqkait.,t, ,~s, ~, :,