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Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-02

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Government street, the Mobilian Fifth Ave
nue., and found, of course, the genial and
tasteful welcome extended to every stranger
who visits this city. To go away from Mo
bile without seeing Madame lie Vert would
be absurd; and it would be impossible If
you went into society at all.
have wished to give you some sketches
of Southern society-and here is one; but
shall not do it justice. A local celebrity,
you think, perhaps. By no means. She goes
to New Orleans, and everybody comes to her
receptions at the st. Charles. She spends a
few days in New York, and is obliged 10 hold
what they call "levees" at the St. Nicholas.
If this were all-if she were only lady OF
beauty, or genius, or wealth, or fashion,
should never have written about her, and pro-
badly never known her.
She presents a rarer phenomenon than tai
ent. beauty, taste and accomplishments, all
united. 1t is that she possesses all these, and
the enviable position they give her, without
envy, without detraction. Can you conceive
of it, or account for it? / know of but one
way. 1t is that her goodness so exceeds all
her other eXcellencies as to throw them par
TALLY in the shade and so ward off every
shaft ofenvy.
For example. and to show you bow people
esteem her here let me relate an Incident
A plain old planter from the up country rung
az hti uOOI OlIc ia anu was shO"h nv VIZ
parlor
Are you Madame LIE Vert?" said he, look
ing down upon her dimpling face.
Yes, SIR she replied, holding out her
dimpling hand.
SIS that the picture of the grotto'-I can't
remember the grotto but the famous one on
the coast of Naples, believe.
Yes"
"Well, madame, want you to do me the
favor to read the description of that grotto,
out of your book. while look at the picture
So the dear little lady took the beautifully
bound copy of the Souvenirs from her la
bic, and read the description, which is as
sparkling and picturesque as any grotrO pos
sibly can be, and the old man thanked her
and went his way rejoicing. l have heard
many accounts of her kindness to the poor, TO
authors, TO artists, to women. If any of my
readers wish TO know more of her, they must
read her book, or come and see her; and IN
either case they cannot fail to like her as | do
and to see for her career, if she can accept
it, like that of those beautiful heroines OF
charitywho aided st. Vincent de Paul.
1t may be thought by some that L am vio-
lating the sanctties of private life in speak
ing thus of this admirable lady. My readers
know that / am not apt to err in this respect
Madame lie Vert is known wherever our Ian
guage is spoken, and in many places where ii
is not. There is scarcely any one in America
Certainly no one in the South--mOre widely
known, or more universally esteemed, than
the authOress of Souvenirs of Travel"
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-02
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1859.
The ReyoIutIonin Virginia.

The Democracy are attempting to crow
over the result in Virginia. They say they
have achieved a victory. 1t is the very best
they can do. LETcHER is elected by three or
four thousand. more or less, and that crowns
the election with unspeakable glory in their
eyes. But we venture that not one OF them
can be found to pray for such another victO-
~. The great revolution in public sentiment
in that ancient commonwealth, which swept
like storm over the state, reducing BUGH-
ASAN's majority about $4,000 votes, and
shaking the party in its very centre, cannot
be regarded with sincere pleasure by the
party in Tennessee or elsewhere. One more
such triumph would prove a Bosom Of des-
'truction to Democracy, not only in Virginia,
but in other states. GOGGIN fought the battle
most nobIy, most CALAMITY, most ably; but
the revolution is not altogether attributable
to his efforts, great, and indeed glorious, as
they undoubtedly we're. There is cause
deep and wide and al-pervading. not acting
through one instrumentality or in one locali-
ty, but moving in the minds and hearts OF
the people steadily and quietly, but with
majority and power irresistible. That cause
is the misIule under which the country is
suffering, the corruption which has become
Sd patent as to be known by all, and which is
80 foul as to faint the very atmosphere.
The enormous expenditures of the public
treasure, the unholy purposes to which it is
appled-the conduct of a President, whose
autocra,ic assumptions, in interference in
elections and with the inviolable freedom of
the ballot who sets himself above the peo-
pie and promotes and elevates those whom
they condemn; the feebleEess of whose adj
ministrative ability is only equaled by his in
temperate love Of power who consorts per
sonally and advises politically with such men
as CHURCHwELL. GRUND and WYKoFF, and
who only ceased his association with FORNEY
when lie failed to be able to further use him.
1t is such causes as these, and many others,
operating, not only in Virginia. but on the
honest aud patriotic masses everywhere,
which have produced the result in Virginia,
which is TO b. followed up in Kentucky and
Tennessee next August. The Virginia cleo
tion is a clear and unmistakable indication of
these facts, and inspire us with new hope for
the overthrow of the democracy. We read
it as the beginning Of the end. Let it nerve
uniting eXertiOns in our struggle in Tennes-
see. Let every man do his duty and ali will
be we'll
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A Just Tribute,
From the Moul,on (Ala.) Democrat.


Rev. Thos Madden is we'll known through
ont North Alabama. In the private social
relations of life be has no superiOur; goodness
of heart and benevOlence of purpose seem to
enter into all be does and says He has been
u long time battling for the cause of religion,
aud has done much to advance pure chris
tianity. His sermons are uttered with all the
force of demonstration, and the truths that
he proclaims seem To go directly 10 The heart.
His appeals to the judgment and sensibiliIies
are irresistible; pathos, force aud clearness
shine all along his discourses, and no one can
listen To the soft, soothing, yet simple and
strong appeals of the minister, without being
charmed 10y the matchless purity and excel
lence of the man. There is something beyond
his powerful oral efforts 10 attest his worth;
there is reflected from his face the graces OF
the Christian Philosopher; and every feature
is eloquently inspired with the sublime effu-
sions of his mind. and filled with The attri-
butes of love, charity and forbearapce. His
forenoon sermon, delivered on Sunday last
Love is the fulfilling of the law,V needs no
comment, as all who heard it attest its pecu-
liar beauty and striking force. There was
such sweetness in his happy delivery of voice,
such excellence in his manner. that we were
forcibly reminded of Amelia's beautiful Poem
OF Pulpit Eloquence:"
There's charm in delivery, magical art
That thrills, like kiss, from the lip to the
heart,
Tis the glance-the expression-the we'll
chosen word,
By whose magic the depths of the spirit are
stirred;
The smile-the mute gesture--the soul-start-
ling pause,
The eyes soft expression-that melts while it
awts,
The luis soft nsrsnasion--fts musical tone--
o, such was the charm Of that eloquent onc.''
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-02

"whatever we may say, The question
of the currency win be the question
of the next canvass.n So spoke the
Union and american when it felt no
necessity for temporising; and now, what
ever it may say, we declare the true issue Of
the canvass is the currency question-banks
or no banks. 1t may now try 10 overshadow
the dawn of that glorious "millenial morn
Jag" of which itwrote so beautifully, by the
introduction of the dark question of slavery,
but that won't do. The currency question is
of far higher importance just now than all
others. 1t must be settled, and by the result
of the present canvass. The price of negroes
is high and still rising-no body is alarmed
about decline. But there is cause for every
one who properly appreciates the public in
terests, to be alarmed when it is proposed to
destroy the banking institutions of the State.
You must meet the issue which you invited
fairly and squarely.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-02

A Dragging democrat attempted to crow
over an oppositionist the other day, on the
strength of the result in Virginia. IF we
did lose twenty-five or twenty-five thou
sand votes in the Governors election" said
he, didn't we elect Montague by larger
majority than Wise goi!'
But Montague denounced Mr.. buchanan
lit was bis opposition to the administration
that gave him his large majority. That
wasn't dae 10 his democracy, which means go
for the President right or wrong. bat to his
opposition. That was, then, an opposition tri-
umph,' WAS the response.
I'VE have elected all the Congressman
bat one!"
The devil you havei Are not several in
dependent democratic candidates elected, by
opposition votes. Why. the next thing, you
will be claiming Gogsiu y
well, we have carried the Legislature.''
The democratic victory in Virginia, accord
ingto our friend, was not much of victory
after all.
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"Let them die the dcath:' This is what
the Memphis AUaldHche understands to be the
position of Gov. HARRIS and the democratic
party relative to TIE Banks. Commencing with
the Union and Planters Banks, whose heads
are the first presented, they propose to cut
them all down in due season. and then the
'.piileaiaI morning" of hard money, glmpses
of which our contemporary of the Union and
American has already deserted in the distance,
will be ushered in. But stop" says the
Bank democrat. that can't be so. The cry
against Banks is hollow and insinccre-it is
an electioneering trick. If | believed for
moment that our leaders really design to
overthrow the Banks, would vote the oppo-
sition ticket throughout" Do not thus cheat
yourself. good sir. If your leaders, in your
opinion, are thus treacherous may not you in
the end b. the deceived party, and not the
wool hat boys of the hills aud hollows, who
are supposed TO desire hard money, and no.
thing but hard money? You cannot, you
ought not to place any dependence in leaders
of whose honesty you have so poor an opin-
ion. II they scruple not to deceive the con-
fiding masses of the rural districts, they will
have no more scruples about deceiving you.
So, do your duty, and vote with that party,
and for those men, who will preserve your
banking institutions. and protect the trade
and comm cree of the State.
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Great Tornado i'm Illinois.
The following is special dispatch to the
Missouri Republican:

-hLoSOull LiepUO1tCtdH
JACKSONVILLE, H.. May IS.
The severe storm of Thursday evening
made its appearance in the southeast at
o'clock, p. NJ. 1t seemed at first about the
size of Il mans head. Its first appearance
was that of a fountain boiling over. 1t in
creased in size, throwing a small cloud like
folds from the clouds to the earth, increasing
in width and violence as it approached the
earth.
As far rs heard from, it began in Calhoun
county, Carrying everything. men. houses,
barns, fences, trees, and cattle with it, from
Matchc,t r to distance Of twelve miles d.
rectly northeast. We can count thirty-six
dwelling houses with all the barns and out
houses destroyed. The number of killed, as
far rs heard from, are Mrs. Route. son of
Geo. Van Zanes 5. Brown, "a Portuguese in the
employ of Mr.. Route, Jonathan Carlisle,
Jacob Sample and wife, and a Mr. Thomas.
There are about fifty seriously if not mortal
ly wounded. Most of them, it is feared, must
die.
To give an idea of the force of the storm,
have in my possession a stone weighing three
pounds that was lifted up and carried 60 feet
passing through window, feet from the
floor. The floor and partition OF school
room 20 by 80 feet, was carried away, with
heavy timber, and all cannot be found within
two miles OF the place. A wind mill was
carried over 400 yards, with pipes, pumps,
&c, the small end foremost
There is not ten feet square within the
route OF the storm that has not got rails
boards, &c, stuck in the grouud so that no
one can easily pull them out. Whole parti-
tions of houses are gone aud cannot BE- found
A man riding in Geld was blown from his
horse. the saddle torn off and carried about
two miles from the place.
No one can form an idea of the terrible
effects of this storm, which lasted but five
minutes, with but little rain. The cloud was
very bright, while on either side it was so
dark as not to be able to distinguish objects.
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AGOod Importation.

One of the New York booksellers, who
makes annnNl visits TO Europe to fill orders
for college and private libraries, takes with
him this year orders exceeding III amount
those of any previous year. There are chiefly
from the west, or, if we understand the an
nouncement, the increase is in the western
orders. While every popular and saleable
book produced in Europe is republished
here, there are many valuable works which,
from their expensive, technical or profession
al character, cannot he profitable reprinted.
Nevertheless. public libraries, and the collec-
tions of gentlemen who pursue speciaiitles,
are incomplete without them. There are
also editions of old works which are not re-
printed either here or in Europe. which have
high value; some for their intrinsic worth,
Others as curiosities of literature. In either
case, whether to crafty literary taste. to
serve the purposes OF reference, or to advance
scientific inquiries, the importation OF foreign
books is public benefit.
In certain sense they are the raw material
from which will be produced domestic arti-
Giles. They serve to educate and furnish our
literary class, and to give our scientific and
practical men the foundation on which TO
build enterprises and inventions They are
the hints to discoveries. Seldom does Eu-
rope offer anything to the world which, if at
all applicable to American use, is not natural
lied and improved in this country. The
point of view from which an American looks
at anything has just that difference from the
European aspect, which produces sort OF
strreoscopic completeness as the result of the
American idea and the foreign. 1t required
IA new world to develOpe ma l, intellectually
and politically. While we have drawn and
are continually receiving knowledge and the
impetus of thought from abroad, we send the
products of our cogitations back, quite as
much improved as bale of cotton returns to
us from Manchester loom. The great
wonder of the art OF printing is in facilitating
the accord and universally of thought and
OF knowledge. We cannot but be deferential
to our elders over the ocean, even though we
differ from them. And they cannot escape
the contagion of our free thought and con-
tempt for conventionalism, much as in theory
they may desire to do so. Men, the world
over, are becoming marvellOusly assimilated.
The rapid increase of intercourse and of
travel, and the constant exchange of words
and thought, as well as of more tangible
merchandise, are slowly but surely regenera-
ting the race 1t is not to be supposed that
books move only from the old world to the
new. Everything American which has any
marked or peculiar value or excellence is re-
published abroad; and copies of almost every
American book printed find some purchasers
in Europe Philadelphia North american.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-02
Special Dispatch TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Herald's Washington dispatch of Sal
urday says:

Special Dispatch 10 the Cincinnati Commercial.
The Herald's Washington dispatch of Sat
urday says:
Dispatches have been received at the State
Department, brought ty the Asa, from our
Ministers at London, France. and Spain. Mr..
Dallas states that great activity prevails in
England throughout all the various depart
ments, and warlike preparations OF immense
magnitude arc bs.ing prosecuted with vigur
and urgency. Everything that can float is
undergoing repair, aud will be in readiness
ter active service. Unparalleled activity
prevails in all British dock yards. Ii is the
opinion OF leading statesmen should war con-
tinue England will not long remain neutral.
She fears France, and looks upon its Emper-
or with JEALOUS eve. Mr. Mason says the En-
peror OF France has a stronger bold on the
affections OF the people Of France than ever
before, and they evince "A determination to
stand by him ut all haZards and prosecute
the war to the bitter end.
Mr.. Preston, writing from Madrid. states
that considerable feeling was manifested at
Madrid, growing out OF the belligerent as
pecl OF affairs throughout Europe. The sym
pa,hies OF the Spanish people we're with Sar-
dinia, and the Emperor Napoleon - course
meets the hearty approval of the people Of
Spain.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-06-02
Put that in your pipe, gentlemen.

Gs- The Democracy of Texas are illustra-
ting very handsomely, the character of the
party everywhere for inconsistency and divi-
sion. They have nominated for Congress in
the Western District, Gen. T. N. WAUL, who
is a demOcract of the Calhoun-Quitman
school, and a fire-eater. la the Eastern
District they have nominated Hon. j. H.
REAGAN, the present incumbent, who lately
published a lengthy manifesto against filibus-
tering, &C., and is a conservative Union man.
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New Publications.
THE TIN TRUMPET :
Heads and fails for tn, Wise ard wa.s sh.

A new American Edition, with Alterations ana Ad-
ditons. vol, 12mo. Cloth.
The ''Tin Trumpet" by the late Paul chatheld. NJ.
D. edited by jefferson Saunders ESQ, was first pub
lished in London, IN the year 1916 Il was Inmedi
ately rePublished in this country but owing to the
fact thai much Of its matter was of purely English,
local and temporary interest, referring to the poit
cal and religious sqaabbles OF the times The success Of
the work here was but temporary, and ii has long
been entirely out of print
1t cor tanned, however a sufficient quantity OF wit
and wisdom, original and selected 10 make its re-
susctaton at this time appear desirable The Amer
can Editor, 10 whom ntrusted the Office of pre-
pairing it for republication, has thought TT while
pruning the original OF all that appeared superannua
ted and Of no present and lasting interest 10 emb DIV
with what remained such selections from his Common
place book as appea cd To him to come legitinlatey
within the design Of the author
The original plan OF the bpok-an alphabetically ar
ranged collection of the wit wisdom of many or
the best writer's, ancient and modern-has not been
changed. Such as il now is the book is committed
to the American public, with the belief that while Il
becomes a mine Of easy quotations to many Of our
ready writers, it VIII serve yet more to while away
pleasantly and not unprohiahly summer afternoon
or Winter evening to the general reader.
Ia the Tx TRCNFEI, the mclancbol y.-I1oques and
the motley T6HchsoRe go hand in hand together
''Solid Chunks OF WISDOM 9arni with the widest
howers Of wit-maSmg il n book To lie gravcly con-
suited for instruction, trippingy turned over for
entertainment, with equal reason Abnundiu. in the
food Of ''swset ana tier fancy. il is ,olumc that
nibble at It as often you may, tIere viii i'll b.
m ny a wholesome and agreeable morseI lert. You
may read it through In day, but it will last your
thoughtiulness a lifetime.
JUST RECEIFED BY
W.. =. BERRY a CO., Public square.
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DIR. NICHOLS, who is now peregrinating
down South, writes as follows to one of the
Boston papers, respecting one OF the fairest
of the fair celebrities of the Sunny South.
One day in the drawing room of the ST.
Charles Hotel, saw lady whom | wish to
describe TO you. II her living resemblance
! beside her is her sister, you may say, her age
is 80; but If her daughter, then you must al
low a little more. Petite, round, brunette
with grey eyes. n voice full! OF music, and Il
manner as animated as that of a blessed lit
tie cumming bird; well, | shall never describe
her.
She spoke English. then French, then
changed 10 Spanish then 10 the softer Italian.
then came some German and English again.
How fall OF spirit and vlvaciry. She was in
all simple as child; charming as a fairy.
She seemed like very choice goblet of very
nice aud sparkling Champagne wine, sur
rounded by roses.
"Oh! | must know this woman said TO
myself very decidedly, ''Who can she be?2
Whatever clever and piquant, accomplished
aud admirable women there may be IN the
world at large, was satisfied that there WAS
but one such in America, and that she must
be Souiherner. IL you ever cross Mason x
Dixon's liue. YOU will not be At a loss n 10
who that lady Is. OF course IL could be no
possible person III the world but NINE. lie
Vera.
care very little for celebrities But
Madame Octayia Walton lie Vert is much
| better than any mere celebrity. Aud with
| qua the rtmoay OF an iltrodaction,s or car
| ing whether she bad ever heard of me or seen
my name in print, prrseated myself and
caimi d the honor OF making her delightfN
| acquaintance. Aud the tact thai could do
this will give better idea OF her frank and
estiTnable character than any description
| can possibly write of her.
| Madame lie Vert has travelled in Enrope.
and has seen every thing and every body
| worth seeing. She has published twa vol
umes of ''S0u, etiirs of Travel They are
| delightful volumes fall Of sunshine aud dow
/ ers. Certainly she is WOMAN of rare tai
ent; but ID l. the good heart that charms you
| most OF all.
When came to Mobile IL had for me q
special Interest as The home OF Madame Le
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