New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-12

were one or tvo Others whom did not notice, ard
pair of German travellers who thought it no. diepu
table 10 eayry bottle Of vine in the skir pockets OF
each Of their coats the neck airing itself uncof
eerpedly as wOuJd chicken in coop. Beside these
people there was q young married couple, with their
frrt child ard servant The lady had great difficulty
in ,mipg to sn understanding with the ch.mbsrn.id,
who intisted upon enforcing the rule Of the bos',
which was poeied in large kers over the door Of the
ladies' FALCON sinst allowing luggage TO be placed in
the berhs while the lady with equal pertinscity in
,iited upon bestowirg her csrpet-bsg, and baskets
into one Of them, Only to be removed by the inde-
fatis able maid, which always caused high altercs-
tion and an appeal 20 the husband who threatened to
| rfo,m the captain against the woman, who did not
c.re whit as che was free soman;" whereat the
gentleman stormed and cured dl these "ree niggers
b4tween his teeth az he walked away.
Excepting this there nothing to mar the qnet OF
our cogitations til the entry Of couple of sbvering
! urchins with newspapers under their arms crying,
| Papers have . paper, Sir = ss they approached
each ore Of us. The U,iOn, InteRigenoer, kiehn0aS
| WAig A. Y. Herald, and one or two other Southern
papers formed the bulk of THAR packages, and took
copy Ct The Union TO read when il should be day
light. After going the round Of the saloon, ore OF
them who had the ssgscty TO take me for Northern
map came back to me and said in an undertone,
81 have The n. =. TRIBUNE; would you like to have
COPY" OF course 1 purchased it, and spresding
it out endeavored TO resd by the fckerng light the
news from home. The boy, crouched by the stove,
and we all Aoated along together for some time.
Presently my friend the Congressman broke the still
! ness With, boy come here i'-Then one Of the
neHsvenders who had been addressed approached
bin. "Whst papers have you here'" " Unios,
'TeHinoer, Re,ad; have copy, Sirl' But what's
this y? said the restless man, pulling ont apaper from
| under the boys arm. "THE NEw.YoRK TRIBUNE"
Don't you know bstter than to sell t1at paper here "
Tie boy made 10 answer but aid away, hastily wrap
ping up bis budget when Re stopped by of the
two in felt hats, who compelled lin TO show him all
bis papers. One copy of The TRIBUNE was oil the
boy had left. "Take that paper and put it in the
stove," said the man, if you don't I'll cut the heart
out of you! The boy, not inclined to obey, was re-
treating to another part Of the saloon, when the csptn
entered "Csptan, said be of the felt hat, "do you
allow ttese boys TO sell that paper herel" II don't
sllow them to sell any paper here, WA the reply,
"they know they've no business in the saloon" and
with that he took them by the bscks Of their necks
and cuffed them out. The two German gentlemen
opered their eyes in evident astonishment, and then
opened their months and took swg at tn r bottles.
Az daylight had come continued to read my pa
Fer, keeping it spread out between me and my cour-
teous travelling companions, whose looks did not
care to scan.
II was daylight, but dark, gloomy morning, aud
the black, inky waters of the Potomac reflected the
slaty hue of the snow-couds which hung overhead.
Be ak'a,t over took turn upon the upper deck to
ventilste my lungs, and zee what could of the ps's'
ing shores. "How long before we shall pass Mount
q .l.xl .f . In % IVa nm
to it now he ssd "ycu viii hear the bell toll as we
pass" And, sure enough, in another minute tho
large bell Of the bost struck solemn note and then
another and another mourfnl stroke fell upon the
thick air, which filled with SNOW fakes; and
there away to the stsrboard, it's once beautiful
lawn arose, plainly visible the white portico of The
fsy ore residence of the Father Of his Country. The
lawn and garden planted by his care the house which
witnessed the quiet scenes Of bis private life and his
peaceful passing away the tomb nssr by which holds
his ysnerated asher--these We now gliding by at
euushot distance. The two Germans and myself stood
with heads uncovered as the bell continued to toll the
mournful drge of nations love and respect for that
great Champion Of Liberty, who had so deservedy
won the hearts Of his oouptymen, and the admiration
of world. There was q significance to nay ears
in the sourd Of that toling bell, which per.
hsps the bulk Of the passengers who remained inside
could not realize. Gone e--gons'-were the solemn
words Of the bell. Gone is that wisdom gone IL that
vutue- gone is that phisrthropy-gone Every
day in the year that toll repeated every boat that
asses Up and down the broad Potomac, thus sadly
rirgs the requiem Of Liberty
Further down in my journey found myself one
evening preparing for a light ride in the cars from
Wilmington little city among the pines and sand
hills whose principal staples, according to the geogra-
ply are tar pitch and turpentine, but which drives
brisk trade, as now learned, in certain species OF
cattle for the Southern market. The broad beautiful
rays of a bright full moon fell upon the white sand
along the track on the banks and all the face OF
the country rejecting frosty scntillaing whitenes'
20 much like snow that found il difficult to convncs
myself that light fall Of snow had not covered the
ground though assured TO the contrary by the brake
man.
Twill not attempt to describe my fellow passengers.
| The cars were packed with miscellaneous mass OF
| trsyelers-merchants who had been North buying
goods, Congressmen aud students going home for the
holidays. emgrsnts going 10 Texas, and large pro-
portion of pie sure-eeekers found but one seat IN
occupied in the car when entered, and that soon
had to share with young man ofgentee appearance,
who made himself my companion without much cere-
mony. should have been glad TO have settled my
self for nap, but my neighbor was laxative and
| must be gratfed with an suditor. He first asked me
the usual questions in the South, viz: how far was
| going; where was from; when left home; Whist
was my object in travelling South, &C., which
| in that hosptable region never deemet On
| impertinence and no traveller from the North need
ever ex ,ect 70 find hinself exempt from. So closely