The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-08-23


the by-standers, good-natured giant touched
with compassion, stepped forward and lying fat on
his face, said: "Here, brother, kneel on me-" The
exhorter accep ted the living STOOL and becoming
much excited in the course of his PRAYER would
often raise himself up and then come down with
emphatic force on the back of his PROSTATE friend
AT the close OF his lengthy supplicaton, the latter
rose, and shaking himself, exclaimed "First.rate
prayer-weren't it little long, though %
PREPARING FOR THE WORK
sometimes days were passed in solitude as deep
and unbroken as that of the African deserts IN
ger such conditions, man must be on prodgouslv
GOOD terms with himself, or have a vast deal to
think about and observe, he will occasionally be
urea OF his own company. For such times how
ever, usually had unfailing resource in NV Ri
pie ana hymn book; checking my horse until had
spelled out verse, | started again and trotted
along until this firmly fixed in nv memory
This operation, repeated for hours together, week
after week, will be likely to cultivate n mans
powers OF recollection, and furnish him with an am
pie store of sacred and lyrical languages when the
mind wearied of this, new occupation was Found in
exploding the radical sounds of speech or ozark
lng, as college-bOys call it. This was followed
up by practising the articulation of the most diff
cult words IN the language. Then all the faculties
would be summoned, for the composition and de-
livery OF discourse, in the hearing of my faithful
charger, who listened with un1agging interest.
JOHN RANDOLPH AND JOHN C. CALHOUN
One hears many anecdotes of our public men
from the lips of their coevas and may be allowed
70 mention some of them in this place. John Ran
dolph OF Roanoke, is the hero of many racy story
After the last war with Great Britain, the House
was engaged in the discussion of the currency ques-
tlon Mr. Calhoun, one of the Youngest but fore
most members, toward whom Mr.. Randolph enter
tanned the strongest feelings of autipathy, was
making an elaborate speech, in which he declared
that no statute of the country required the tender
OF gold or silver for revenue. Mr.. Randolph, who
sat near Mr.. Webster, leaned toward him and in
CURED it this were so; the latter replied that be
thought not and calling page, desired him to
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which he found law requiring the payment of
postage in gold and silver. He handed the volume
to olph, who glanced at the statute and re-
turned it to the page thai might be replaced on
the shelves behind the speakers chair. Slowly
rising, he interrupted Mr.. Calhoun, and desired to
know, through the speaker, whether the gentleman
from South Carolina felt positive to the accura-
| cy OF his assertion. Mr.. Calhoun replied that he
did. Mr.. Randolph responded in that irritating
tone which none better than he knew how and when
to use, that he had doubts to the honorable mem
bers correctness. Mr.. Calhoun, much chafed, re-
torted with asperity-that he considered the inter-
ruPtion undignifed and contemptible-that be had
examined all the statutes and knew his position to
be impregnable. Mr.. Randolph then summoned
the page to bring him the desired volume, and
opening it, as if by accident at the very leaf sent
1t to Mr.. Calhoun, with the request that he should
read it to the House. The latter was so much dis
concerted that he took his seat, covered with con-
| fusion.
The following story of General JACKSON. the au-
|
was exacted by the threat of war from LOUIS PHIL
LIPPE, and, # true, throws additional light on the
science of diplomacy. Our merchants were alarmed
at the prospect of war with Franco, and some of
them besought the services of friend of the Old
Hero, Judge of the Supreme Court, to lay the
matter before him and entreat his forbearance.
Reaching Washington, just before the commence
ment OF the session, when the war message was to
be sent to Congress- the Judge called to pay his re-
spects to the President, and before long the topic
of the day was introduced. "Well, Judge" said
the old chieitain, f'what do they think of nv war
policy in the great cities ?" The Judge who had
really been very much impressed by what he had
heard, stated in concise but strong terms, the re-
monstraGce with which he had been charged The
PRESIDENT laughing long and heartily, said E'What
fools they are!' Opening his desk, he produced
map of France and a couple of letters. The map
showed at glance the departments which produced
wine and silk, and on its margin was a tabular
| statement, showing the number of deputies in the
! chamber, sent from these. as compared with the
other departments of the kingdom, by which it APP
peared that they had strong majority in the ecis-
| latlve branch of the government. One of the let
tiers was from Mr.. Livingston, the Presidents min
lister in Paris announcing that he had the honor to
forward with the accompanying map and annexed
| information, prepared by himself and the French
minister OF foreign affairs, autograph letter from
| Louis Philippe. In this the King of the French
| stated explicitly that he felt the Justice of the
! American Presidents claim for indemnity and was
DESTROYS to satisfy it, but that he was prevented
| from so doing by the impracticable temper of his
chamber of deputies; that the President would
see from the map, its majority composed of
members from those departments whose industry
would be ruined by war with the United States
| yet that these were the very men who refused to
vote the supplies to pay the debt His majesty there
iore urged the President to threaten immediate
unless the debt were paid, with the assurance that
tins measure would have the desired effect of alarm
ing the intractahe deputies into more equitable dis
positions. The Judge therefore Joined the Presi-
] dnT1tFc haaa .tyyl IL L
the fears and how undeserved the bitter denunci-
ations, poured out upon the head of the noble Ten
| nessean.
Some of the most interesting portions Of the work
are the descriptions Of Southern society-particu
larly of the treatment and condition of the slaves
We make for the following expression of opin-
ion on a matter which has been much talked about.
and which WILL later, be better regulated
than at present.
! Whatever may be the issue Of the slavery agita-
ton, one thing is certain, and upon this must be
permitted to speak an earnest word The duties of
the white race toward the negro, are not duly re-
| cognlzed. 1t were truism to affirm that he is a
| human being; but it would not be impertinent to
ask If he Is treated as The first and most i'm
perative demand which justice makes of the peo-
pie OF the Southern States is the passage of laws
forbidding the separation of man and wife, of par
ents and children. Such rending asunder of the
hottest bonds of our nature should not be allowed
cannot without mourning the dread anathema of
Christian civilization and the righteous indigna-
ton OF God. Let no embittered sectional contro-
versy-le no exciting political contest be used as
an excuse to delay action, or binder this cousum-
nation so devoutly to be wished. LOYALTY to the
| South, to its sentiments, reason, conscience de-
mands the definite legal recognition of the negro as
human being, and of his family sacred and in
| violate Worthy of immortal honor shall those
| men be that compass this end
If turn from the other end of the Union to this
see the negro Pariah, supine beneath the ban of
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indifference of the greater portion of the commu-
nifty. He is degraded by the vulgar and abominable
appellation-'nigger" If he take seat in
or stage his white fellow passengers change their
places with eager haste, avoiding contact with him
as if his presence brought loathsome contagion
| Tie is summed as thing unclean. If a protested
friend OF his race summon sufficient moral courage
to shake hands with him. there is apt to be CON
descension In the act, which is in itself an insult;
and if you watch the handshakers narrowly you
will probably observe the white silly wping
his dextral extension if the black mans had left
a stain upon it. The negro is, as have said be-
| ing of peculiarly fine sensibties; indeed pre-
sumo might say, with justice possessing the finest
sensibties of any upon earth in its condition
Without sympathy, he is cypher worse; he
must be educated through his genial and generous
affections, his rights must be guaranteed to him,
not grudgngly or of necessity, but with hearty
warmth and benignant kindness. 1t will be some
time before he is raised to the level perfect hu-
man being-indeed, before any of us reach that en-
viable station Meanwhile, let every man, whether
Aooltlonlst, conservative, or Free later, bear In
mind that this nation owes infinite debt to the
negro, and that it is solemn duty to do what in
our power lies, not by idle boast braggart vaunt
fierce TRADE or empty profession, but by earnest
afectionate good will and effort to secure his tenn
poral and eternal welfare.
A FIRST LESSON IN NATURAL History, by AcTEA,
is the unassuming title OF a little book of 50 pp,
which the authoress hopes ''may be interesting for
"children, and, perhaps, of some use to parents
"whose children share in the general juvenile de-
eight in Aquarums." 1t "has been prepared
she modesty adds, ''under the direction of Profes-
'sor AGAssH, and owes any little merit it may pos
'sess to his advice and assistance" Need we add
that the lady who thus writes Is Mrs. AoAssIs the
accomplished wife of the distinguished naturalist?
The book treats of that class of sea. animals called
Notwithstanding the howery Sea-Anemone and
the Corals those tiny architects of the seas-Hy
drods and y-Fishes-Star-Fish and Sea-Ur
chins. We wish that we could quote specimen of
the ch arming way in which the authoress makes
the habits and construction of these curious crea
lures ineligible to the youngest minds, but the
constant reference which is had in the text to the
explanatory wood-cuts with which the volume is
profusely illustrated, renders quotation impossible
We cordially commend the work to the favor of
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