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The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

Within the last twelve months, fifteen
thousand tiienBers have been added to the
church denominations in Wales.
The hydraulic press., 1859-12-17

A Connecticut parson has commenced a
crusade against tobacco.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
o.. ms ssea Ne " Dosh

NV loHn. August 10 The supply of
money ~ increasing on call is easier, aud
six ler cent. is the common rate.
II is reported tina, Commodore Wander
but IL To take the steamer Adriatic in cx-
change for the steamers Coftcs and Uncle
Sam, and that BE- sells the Northern l.ight
and North Star for $500, 600 10 the Pacific
Mail Company. The opposition is 10 cease
after October.
Nathaniel Marsh. the secretary Of the
New York aud Erie Railroad. has BEEN ap-
pointcd receiver At a meeting Of the d..
rectors yesterday, n committee was appoint
cd to devise plan Tor the reorganization Of
the company.
The police. on Sunday night, arrested
two men, named Potter aud Clarke. at the
house On Forty fifth street. where recently
about $4,000 In counterfeit money was
found. At the time OF the arrest. the
police received $4,000 IN counterfeit notes,
aud apparatus Tor altering bills with large
quantity II bank note paper, aud thirty-six
counterfeit plates.
Until the close Of the warm season. the
steamer kannak will run only 10 the la.
hanas. aud not "a Havana.
The Erie Railroad statement, for the first
hnli Of the fiscal year ending April !. shows
the total earnings 10 be s2,3C?.9is, and
cspcoses 81 ,5O3. 0is. leaving nc, earnings u
s7G0y33. against s722472 In 1858, when
the expenses were 81 300,G1l
The Western stock generally were with
out material Change, yesterday prices bc.
ing sustained.
GaIcna aud Rock Island each fell AL.
pr cent, New York Central CLOSES n,
o9's bid which, allowing ~ extra dividend
il about the same as yesterdays prices
For Hudson River ~ was bid. Panama
rather weaker to-day slling at ll&ix.
Railroad bond. much neglected Erie first
mortgage are lower selling nj 30 Tor the
iourlhs the bid. are pr cent higher.
Thirty ak nov bid and iorty asked. with
the exception Of Virginia Go, which y per
cent lower The lisi Of State stocks pre-.
sen, few changes IRON yesterday.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
The Cause at Accidents.

A British jonrnnl published in New
York, Tie hib,on, in speaking Of the late
accidon, oD the Vernon, and Canada rail
way. by which thirteen persons were killed
and twenty wounded, expresses the fear thu,
The United States will for sometime 10 come,
maintain the position which they hold at
| the bead Of the accident column IN railway
statistics. not from n want Of skin, or from
piggardy expenditure Of money, bu, from
The temporary and make shift character Of 20
many Of the buildings. bridges, and other
structures ID this country. But the princi
pal cause suggested 10 the mind Of M Eng.
lishman IL stated 10 the following para.
graph
But We have not yet touched upon the
one cause Of accidents 81 this kind, which
this calamity brought TO mind II isa lack
Of PINK. No one would for moment sup.
po-c, any sponr than the Americans them.
selves would admit. that they lacked cour-
age, moral, or physical. What We refer 10,
- that determination 10 the every day aH,r
Of life. which makes the EbgIishman seem
Rruh such determination a. Woodwork
showed, who, when 10 hs strai,sBed days,
friends and acquaintance would visit hl,
house and remain for d few days, told them
plainly that they were welcome 10 share his
frugal fare (aDd il was Of the very humbss,
kind but that II they wanted anything
SDstlier, they must pay him board, which Is
recorded, by Emerson, W. believe, IA " the
pluckiest thing be ever hard Of. I. il 10
an unwilIngDess 20 brave the unpleasant
emotions causvi by saying di.agreeable
thing 10 man face 10 fsce, that W. attribute
much Of the interior discipline, which i, is
admitted on all hands, charsctsrisc, the
country. Men are 20 much upon M equal
~ here, and ~ tender u each other, that,
where their osn personal interest. are no,
Immediately and largely at stake, they shrink |
from eIac,ing rigOf0u. performance Of d.. !
~, merely because !, is duty, or the abso-
lau fulbiment Il contract. merely becaae
IT /. a contract. The Consequence 10
slack. god nAturod, accommodating.
way u getting along. which allow. men 10
.Luk da'y with the or,aitty, almost. that
gnIess some very gfeyious ca.qa' Dc'- en-
.u' there will bs no rsnaliy suffered, hardly
a rprimani received
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
TIE Landing ss slave ea che Csass -
floreaa . HoaA.

WASHINGTON, Aug l0-lt Is asccrtain-
Ell from m authentic sourc that on the 18th
June the United States deputy Marshal Cor
Northern Florida informed the government
OF the prevalence Of reports that vessel or
vessels wer expected IN the coast Of Flori.
da, with slaves from Africa, and made some
suggestions ~ TO the best mode Of intcrccp-
ting aud arrSilng them. The Marshal hin.
self being ahscn, in another part 81 the
State. the Secretary Of the Interior. on the
RECEPTION of this communication. immeii.
a,cly ,clcgraphcd TO the drpu,y marshal in
forming hun tina, revenue cutter had been
ordered IRON Charleston 10 cruie along the
coas, OF Florida, under his dircc,ions.
The dcpu,y accordingly went on hoard
the cutter IN the 3ih June, and reached
New Smyrna Inlet on the III oi July. Two
weeks thereafter he wrote that be- had
boarded various SchooncrS 10 which suspi-
cion might attach, had carefully inquired
for many miles along the coast, and couclu.
Died by saying tina, there was no information
10 verify the reports Of the landing Of Airi-
cans. II further appears that Marshal
Blackburn himself was far behind the timc~.
as he did not inform the Interior DEPART
men, of these rhmors until his deputy had
investigated their truth with the above.
mentioned result. The above iac,s arc
CLEANED from the Official papcts
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

After some discussion the IMPORT was
adopted.
On motion OF ". tCrfgR, the couycn.
ton then proceeded to halo, Tor u candidate
Tor Senator which resulted ~ follows /:
Whole number OF votes, - necessary to "a
choice, - c. &. ANDREWS. Of S,carns
county, Ind -; J. u. ATKINSON, of Mecker,
:; W. A. CARururRs. Of S,carns County,
& and &. &. ANDREWS were declared 10 be
nominated.
On motion, the convention proceeded 10
ballot Tor II candidate for representative
for Benton county, The second ballot r..
suited us follows; Whole number of votes.
40 necessary to u choice. %; &. ".
SWEET received % wv. :. Moons. q /;
and MIR. SWEPT was declared 10 be pomi
mated.
The convention then proceeded 10 ballo,
for candidate for representative OF Stcarns
county, which resulted M ioIows: Whole
number of votes, &c ; necessary 10 choice
- NJ. 4. ToLrMAS received 20 Nruo.
LAS SnrTm, IL J.. BsAurRs. 4 aud Mr..
IoIraAS was declared 10 bc nominated.
l. ). WILEY was nominated by acca.
nation as u candidate for representative for
Mcekcr county.
Mr. ANDREWS, being not flied OF his nomi.
nation Tor Senator, by committee mp
pointed for that purpose appeared and al
dressed the Convention in u few brief RI.
marks He said be- returned his sincere
thanks for the honor conferred upon him,
and that he would cndcavor to Justify the
confidence they had reposcd in him. They
might rely upon his promise, that II elected.
all the influence and power belonging to the
trust committed should b. uscd ior the pub.
lie good lie adhered to the principles Of
the Kansas Nebraska act, which conceded
to the people Of the Territories the free and
undIsputed right TO control their domestic
institutions. subject 10 the Constitution Of
the United States One Of the promised
and happy results Of that measure was to
remove slavery agitation from Congress
lie was therefore utterly opposed 10 Con.
grcss establishing anti slavery codes or pro
slavery codes for the Territories At n
future time he rad he would address the
people Of the District upon the political
questions which occupied the public mind.
The proceedings of the convention were
entirely harmonious,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
Iss.s,p, Of . Counterfeit sab Tr,ssssy
Gbesk.

81 LouB, Aug. lO.-One Of the coun-
tericit checks on the sub,reasury at 81,
Lou. was received here yesterday. II is
nj imitation Of genuine, admirably exc
cuiod AID calculated 70 decive The tools
and materials @izod by the United States
marshal were found IN the church and ,i,h
my Office Of Brigham Young.
The parties arrested are said TO Mormons
in high standing. l, il understood that the
profits Of the transactions were 10 accrue 20
thc benefit u the church.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

RcuNoNp, Va, Aug. 10 The EngulIer
has letter iron t.oy Wis, IA which he
explains tina, he wrote the famous letter
which has created 81 much talk 20 barnard
Donnclly, OF New York. The Governor
also gives letter from Mr. Donuclly. cx.
planning tina, the letter was Published after
the commii,al of an implied breach Of trust
Tor the purpose Of killing of the Governor.
The Governor closes his epls,lc thus Nov
this is all know about the matter. II IL
no iaul, or imprudcpcc Of mine which makes
the whole public. aud thus explaining itself.
] have no comment 10 make. nothing "a pal
late. excuse or justify Who nerds defence
for trcachcry and for gross outrage upon
all the confidence AMI good faith know n
among men Ia liicg leave the pubic %
judge. ] give Mr. pcnne'lys plea. mud he.
licve until the contrary appears, tina, he h
innocent. whether now u will rccoil VIC will
sec. Ills name ~ no, given IN the address
oi the published copies Ia create impression
abusivcly, that ] wrote this letter spon,a-
ncousy To some member 81 the New York
State committee. owe this 20 myself 10
expose this as you say worse ,bnn forgery.
Respectfully. II, 4. WIss"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

la Cao-sE. Aug. l0.-Yoterdsy Post
master DeDbisob. Isl. one Of our leading
ci,iuhs, 10 company with = friend, were
trou, fishing twelve miIes from the city,
when they we're attacked by = party Of Ger
nans, and ~ badly beaten that Dennison's
recovery ia doubtful. The trouble arose
from the Germans disputing their right TO
G.h IN tina, vicinity. Our ci,izens arc much
excited, and talk strongly Of lyncLing three
ID the G1msn.. should Denuison's corpse be
brought To tins city.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

WAsHIsGrOs. Aug J.--lt IL stated that
during the late term of the United Stats
Circuit Cont, 10 Ala, several indictments
we're found under the law Of 1878 which
pre.crlbs= hDes and imprisonment Tor enga-
ging 10 or aiding and sbettIug 10 the impr.
tatiOn d Africans, within the jurisdiction
Of tbs United S,a,es, az the law Of ls20
which makes tbe onsDc' piracy, TO be visited
With death, dDs no, 10 eIpns. language
repeal the fOruer statute. A grave q1es.
ton has srisen, involving the I,oint whether
there can be any ohoice d the above men.
toned punishment, ior while public sen,i.
mebt al tie south Is againt. the greater
jires have, il u -a'd, expressed u di.I.si,ion
10 rebdcr yrd,cts carrying ~ith them the
Ia. severe Punishment The opinion 10
entertained here among distinguished gen
,Isrnen ,hs, 10 view a all the iar's. no,wIib.
.,Anling the established rules ~ Interpret.
ihg statute the qnrs,icD ~il probably H.
bfOgghi tsiRe tue SsIRcrBe Court q NJ.
Ua,ied 5t.,ss Sc - tsciaOn
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

1Hr fgDeral oeremonies Of tbe Hon. Elcn.
AID Kr.H ,ook plsoe 10 Philadelphia. On
Wednesday the ~ inst. IRON hs late reI,
desoe. several Of the Episcopal clergy
we're pre-eu, and took par, 10 the .rvios..
Which Ser, conducted privately 10 accord.
snoe Nth ,bs desire Of the family
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

TIE lD1ianapols Journal says; The po,r.
houe OF Mooro@ county. in this STATE bad
ior one u IL inmates for . number q yeas,
SISTER OF RoBEKr FCLroy, tbs originator OF
the steamboat She was living -eversl
YEAR. ago, bot ~e cannot say whether or u,
sbe Is alive at present. j, thus frequently
happens ,ba, the greatest bens:Actors OF the
human race, with their immediate frieris
have suffered Tor the vart Of pcgnAry
means FuLros himself, we believe, died q
poor man. lie sister 10 Mo,ro. county as
so,ne wear. ID. sni0r
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

IN cheerful mood, aud eat u hearty break
fast, some OF which, not being cooked to his
liking, he sent back to the kitchen to be
done over. The night previous he arranged
his collin, which he had decorated, and
laid down il it, 10 STE that il would be u
comfortable last resting. place for his body.
lie appeared smiling on the scailold and
/ dressed in white with blue ribbon around
his neck. When the dron fell he died specJilv
! ,:,.:
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"a y. "''' : vase was ''''',u VI ''a'".'"'
VI -, ~un ..h, =, ua, 90
49,, 49,. ~. I. c.. Ill,
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5
'hc 'i'o''o" "a9 "'"''o' o"' "''e' '"'"''
'A"'i'''"''o" "V'" " '"e -"
''"''' "''' wv ",''o'' V, wv" U''e'''
o"'se '""', " '"' 'o -, nav ,',"
No''''
HE hrsi time the American nag mas oeeh
c a " ws anI ,aS, Eanr,h y, l"I, whom ,he
United states Consul rave a handsome
spread to the Americans IN The city
In South Carolina there is no divorce
after marriage wed for life must be the
fact in law when an instance of divorce has
never been known there 1t has been au
thorltatively settled that no judicial tribu-
nal in the State has authority 10 declare IA
aocro. Of d;,orc, e,r o,c con,. wh,,soo,er
~l'N~ ~, ' ' >''''N
KEY. j. 4. 6ANGooIN, the somewhat
famous Brahmin preacher, who was recently
quite a " lion among the visitors at Sara
toga, was refused place at the table oil the
"'cn ilouse' o" account o' Ills co'o'' "n'c
0" VISIT 10 Int " nl'e "o"'''"'''s Tue o'"e'
uay' 'he pos'ol Hd"Se''|' ""'c" pup,
hSnes communication ''on' '',' '"S"''''
""u 'He'n"ou p'"''''''''' s"yS ''''' w Is ""o''
-" u = 49, -, 1.. a.
49, ..~I Ill., :, na ,e.;a.. 1900
-. D., N..,.., -
DO a,aoa ch;o, I,.,;oo r.,
mucb sa,or n croso tho N;ac.,. wheeled hv
R,oxn,x over tho ro,e thu, ~ ,,,s, ,b., man
&c.. o,,oa c,,,o,o;o, p.;,ao
ne ,'','a,o ,o"t"e,'"n -,'..,.,e'
lar which has lef, tha, c;tv for New Ynrk
after q satisfactory trial, and says. " it is
expected this invention will prove the most
! facie means Of canal navigation"
NJ ,,
AT p'ach h'c'' "'on'Ban' '"fge Se'
tlement OF HolIanders. These ingenious
/ and epterprising people are building bar.
hor Tbev have constructed two oers
80,
three huhdreu 'eet 'ht' 'he LAKE, ana VIII
extend them as much further giving ten
feet OF water for vessels.
:, ,a.. az. H,
o,nJa. ,ho C;,n =, C;.ai.n.,; 80 ,oa. ,La.
go
-, 10 n,n
60
Nv n wv ~ '' WV wv"
""'A' IL"
ihk apple crop 10 We" Jersey every
~ne'e progressing hheiy' ana 'ne orcnaf''
are e'er!"nere ''ade' 'o"h WIN '"'s ius
c'ous 'fui'' ana we ua'e every reason no"
10 nope 'ha' 'ne gathering 10 Will DC ooun-
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

CLgyrL.sD, August l0.--Ihe ioquest
held 90 the body u Mr. stsl:ns. picked up
sunday morning. WAS concluded to-day.
Verdict probable mardr. The testimony
taken Is IL very l,,,le value.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
OrMocsasse Convention oG the Tws~slrsh
Senatorial District

The Democrats Of the Twentieth Senate
rial and Representative District. through
their delegates, met in Convention u, ST.
Cloud on Tuesday the 9Th day OF August,
u, > o'clock L. NJ, 10 nominate a senator
and three Representatives for the neN, Leg.
islatur.
SANrrL /. HAYS was chosen President,
and CuAm.Hs TAYLOR, Secretary.
The Prcsiden, addressed the Convention
in short speech,
Ga motion committee consisting OF A
L. SMITH, NJ. &. TotkNAN. aud ANsoN
Ss'rn. were appointed commute on ere.
dcu,ials. The Convention then took a
recess of thirty minutes, Ga rc.assembliug
the committee on credentials reported the
whole number of delegates entitled to seat
in Convention TO bc i6, viz:
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19
The Elections.

ALABAMA has elected an entire Demo-
cratic delegation TO Congress, as follows:
District |. James A. S:aliworth.
2. James l.. Pugh.
3. David Clopton.
1. Sydenhan Moore.
5. Geo. s. Houstoa.
6. W. X. W. Cobb.
Z. J. L. N. Garry.
PUGH and CLoProN are new members.
All the Others were members OF the last Con-
gress.
ANDREW b. MooRE, Dem, is reelected
Governor by large majority.
In NORTH CAROLINA the Opposition have
gainei one member Of Congress, HENRY NJ.
SHAW having been beaten by Mr.. SMITH
in the 1st District. Messrs. BRANCH and
CRAIGE (Dem.) and GuNER (Opp.) have
been elected in the WITH, With and With
Districts respectively,
Further returns from KENTUCKY give the
opposition four members of NXNNIth in
lieu of two in the XXXVth Congress. In
the WITH District the official count gives a
tie vote, which will render another election
in that District necessary The following
are the members Democrats in
Roman, Opposition in small capitals
/ District /. Henry c. Burnett.
~ ?. Samuel q. Peyton.
3. FRASK NJ. BRiSrow.
4. Tie vote.
;. j. s. Chrlsman.
N b. G. ADAMS.
= :. RoRgRr MALLORY.
s. WIN. f. sinlms.
.. l.. I. moore.
10. Jno. W. Stevenson.
The Governor aud other State officers are
chosen by majorties varying from 1000 to
10000
The following will PROBABLY be the politi-
teal complexion of the Legislature, just
chosen
STATE SENATE.
uenoctais, .......... .........,.....ZJ
Opposition. ..........................l5
democratic majority.
HOUSE,
democrats. ......... .......'.........."D
Opposition OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Democratic majority ...............2
The Democratic majority on joint balo
will belabout twen'y-eight. 1t will choose
a Demo~aiic United States Senator in
placeof Hon JONI j. CRrrENDEx, whose
term w &pire on the 4th of March, 1861.
Kentucky will then have two Democratic
United States Senators.
IL TESSxYnE, the Opposition have gained
two, probs6S three and possibly four Mem
bers OF Consrss. The WITH District in
VIII ich ExEss59ErnERIDcE was a candidate,
is still v~(bhbt. The delegation stands,
&C cordiag to our hast advices, thus;
District. T, A. r. NELSON, (probably)
-. HORACE MAYNARD.
3. REESE b. Bs,BsoS.
WV. b. STOKES.
81 RoBEgr HArToS.
6.N1. n. Thomas.
s&ohn V. Wright
s pjAMEs NJ. QrARLEs.
90 Doubtful.
l0.SWilliam 7. Avery.
fGov. IsaAs q. HARRIs, DEM is re-
lects y saeut 5000 majority.
The Ntrtsn House OF Representatives.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

Ehe Ne"u'e VI "sPre"es'
- Althous1 X entucky and Tennessee have
gone largl5 Democratic, ct The late elections
on their State tickets, the Opposition have
gained several members Of Congress in each
owing TO the DEMOCRATIC divisions in some
Of the districts The south Americans"
as they are called will have quite hand
soms.foece in the next House Of representa-
tiyes, apd will weld tha bulance Of power in
nj body. Their strength may be comput.
Al Tins e.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-08-19

The Democrats will have sixty-six Regu.
lar members from the South and twenty.
six from the North, making nnety.two in
all. There ere six Independent Democrats
elected. The House on the question OF or.
ganization will be thus divided
Regular Democrats. ......................H
Irregular Democrats. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. q
SCUM Americans. ............... :. ..... -. ~
hsPuohcsas.. .'...-....-.- 49,. .....!'.'.i Ia
The Americans will be able 10 dictate
terms TO the Republicans upon the question
Of Speaker aud Clerk. They will either
orce then to choose one Of their own men
for Speaker, or else take some conservative
gentleman from the North-like THoxAs
CoRwis, for instance. They will also mo-
diy and greatly influence the action Of the
Republicans on the slavery question and
other political matters. 1.-THE Republicans
do not accede totbeir terms, enough Of them
may voc for the Democratic Sp aker 10
elect him under .thePlurality rule. We DO
Dot anticipate ths, however, for The Repab.
licaus are generally willing TO sacrifice her
principles and sell on, for few ofices.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-11-17

erSTEPHEN SCOTTON is selling CLEAR
per leo feet lower than other yards ,th
Street, North of Main. II
k~ A German Of this city has purchased
the large brick slaughter house. formerly
owned by Oliver kinsey, at the west end OF
the National Road bridge, and designs con-
verting it into Glue mandatory.
Ev w. w. Lynde has removed to this
city, from Centrevile.
~ Messrs Hunt & Nestor. have pur.
chased Jas L. Shows stock of Groceries, DC
STEPHEN SCOrTON, will sell inch Lum-
her for 81 IS per any other
yard will sell for -. Come and 7th North
Main. 3etf
A. Earnest, has remoddled, painted, and
otherwise improved his property adjoining
the Union Foundry, on Main St.
Jehiel Railsback, has sold his fas. horse,
Brown Dick" to Spinning & Bennett, for
$500.
Our good natured friend W. II. Green, Of
the Connersville Times. paid US a flying visit
on Tuesday last The Times is good
paper and its politics sound.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-11-17
For the Palladium

Messrs. Editors:-1 on are aware. perhaps,
that 1.-The melancholy days are come. the sad
est of the year" of wailing winds and naked
woods, and meadows brown and scar.
Poets have written and artists painted
much of autumn, with which most of US are
familiar. that it is superrogstion TO add any
thing on the subject. Yet one cannot avoid
feeling Of overshadowing melancholy so
overcome him as 10 almost compel him to
give utterance 10 pent up emotions. Even
the calm, mild day, still such days will
To call the squirrel and the bee their
Yet We can but feel gloomy forebodngs of
the future.
Even now, when nature has assumed her
loveliest features clothed in all the beauties of
Indian summer who can but feel as tho
he were standing over a volcano that may
explode at any moment. Every gentle
hreeze seems to threaten Us with storms, and
every cloui,t O. it be no larger than man's
hand. appears to be dreadful foreboding of
dismal winters rain and sleet.
| How dreadful the thought Winter -
cold. cloudy. gloomy, dreary winter! Q. had
| the wings OF a dove, and no young doves
TO leave behind. how gladly would | ny
away to that land OF the poets dream, where
I the dread moaning Of wintry winds are new
er heard.
Now. Messrs Editors, after have written
thus far, and looked back over what have
said, like a school boz reviewing his last line
of ..pot hooks" TO see il they had any remote
resemblance to the copy, find that my eff
fort at writing you simple epistle is very
much like that same school boys FIRST com
position" few years later in life. full of
sound and fury. signifying nothing" If you.
after looking over the whole ground, should
conclude TO publish it. it is my last will and
testament that you should give the whole let
ter to the world, so that may thereby, sus-
tain the claim to the originality Of discovery
THAT the aforesaid introduction to this epistle