Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-24


tactics studied and target practice with Col Fo,hc
sept 2Sd, the record acknowledge the rereIn, or 10,
sn,sh rom hedpath and e. smith on the 30 the writer
forts were made to raise fund to send c,nno, ,n 49,.
to Lane, but adds that they proved failure ON the
lst o October the journalist visits Nsbr,sl, Ci,y ;,h
Mr. Jones and Carpenter"
Oct Sd proves a ursy date the writer rbo ,.co-d.
the receipt then Of $50 from friend Sinborn The suc
eeedng day Sunday journals, improves bs Ic;.r,
by perusing the speech Of Judge Curs bef,
the students of Union Coleg, \. j. and of p,r,nou,h
College, and At the Normal School Conycu.ion W.,
heid, Mass and At Browns UHiyersity ,be .r,,
of the same date connues--rcad OF he ,,,f, ,..y
To the Central America. formerly the Geo law. r,J
sSer OF the Connecticut men TO Buchanan and had 10
shed few tears over Il.
On Nov. 4th the Journalist at s'tap r,i,u,e b,c
o'clock eate with the remembrance tina, bc r. .ss2
sgars o,u ths day. Tue entry ofD Dec 2I is AZ follows
Iook both teams went to James X Gastop he ,,s IN
heid digging potatoes introduced four or i've of our ,c
10 his vile, gave them busting big titles inst i; ia, -,
acquainted with Souherner Norhrop Iidd buys in bis
pork and sparerbs which did prove 10 be vcry !.,
oe carried stun in Mr. Smiths barn Miss Webster came
III The evening talk abon bloomers and tho mnos;l;
ol pleasing every one story OF the grandfather and
M grandson aud the donkey with peoples opinions re-
pecung -abou; freezing TO deatli-strange su,ess;o
oi fatal aeeidents-eaual rigbts-and slavery
Dec. & II desperadoes. Massachuseits i Fr,I,,J
Kentucky I, Connecticut g. Maine . ohio Yost s., -
Ia classification of the band perhaps 'rot the Spu %
count oi fugitives for 10 cents Pred cleaned and o
ed revolver. Father used Larsh words several lin
Dec sth-cold, wet and snowy; hot DISCUSSION uron
the bible and war; snow blew In on our beds and s,ns
talked about pogany, infdely etc. interruptions swear
ing, etc; fired revolvers mark inside of bou.e
tot out cologne .or itch ointment P,tbar ,oII r 4
Scotch, saying " God bless the Duke of Argvls -
ever they scratched; argument upon The eject Of
tue abolition OF slavery upon the Southern States Nortb
ern States commerce and manufactures aso upon nm.
British Provinces and the civilized world wbenc -,
our civilization and origin talk about pr udices agan.
color Question proposed for debate-gre,test Gcr.r
Washington Napoleon Very cold nigI,t. - /
wolves howl nobly; bought and caied hav ON our bac
y miles; some OF the men little down in the mouth
distance travelled, 20 miles"
The entry Of Dee qih, records the de,srroi,,,io s
the writers TO abandon some OF my tomioolery"
Inc entry OF Dec h,soniAins the fooxing passages
Father starts an outrageous jawng about somcthn,
which said would do with Ephrain Ia horsei the rpri
on cleaning and harnessing him. loaded kec ofIrad from
Mr. Todds barn hof'itte carried it good Hft nIso
carried II without difficulty. Took leave OF Tabor olLs
dale and Ohio. ~ pans
Dec. 9th, Sunday he party camped on Walnut Creel
when they voted on debating rcadiug-lceided in r.,
vor OF reading and debating. Sanders while ,ravepr
on the road run bullets talk OF itch and lice the DnI
OF Argyle, etc, shot at mark, sang at night fire
New on our blankets in tent, put IL out "a supposad
ioded blankets np hnd pack them in 4 heap some FIRE
remained in the blankets making strong smell ali d.
out we could not tell where or what it only discov
cred the msap in the night when taking up the heap to
make bed, found hole burnt through the entire pile
Monday Dec Z. Started for Luis snowy nigh, dis
cussed warmly the present wrong theory of war C,r
ed in ravinc in deserted house no feed for horses or
cept cornsalks, built fire in house house caught ir in
warm discussion, the moral right kill those who for
cloy el>lye ther fellows, and readily take oft
oppressed TO perpetuae the wrong upoa them and their
posierity Talk about the inconsistency Of the savs
holder minsng in breed &C. with the Africans at the
same time calling them bru,cs aud citizens
Friday, llth the party crossed Grand river on their
way TO Iowa city Cracking jokes with clerk OF Clark's
station who declared that 'the old Captain had ,no
mind than all his boys put together The same entry
records further that the party camped Middle river
talked of the excellence Of having Mexico and Nor;
America Tree, and the world free Races of ancient
America Great and little. Father talks of getting rotbr
kegD in |
ollows some entry in cypher)
boys had dispute in grocery with drunken man some
threats of shooting; drunkard armed himself with re-
Tover danger of n fight; several questions
'sked about Dick and slavery, whether he was free or
not
Dec. 18TH Sunday, clear and warm father writes to
ome of the folks rough words about cares talk of the
qualities of Kansas officers think of going on the Fort
Des MoineS route; good promises and good resolves
made by our company cleaned my SharPs rife and re-
fover; ground and knife high time debating in
evening which was the greatest General Napoleon or
Washington; Cook los, daguereotype of girl whom he
'alls pet; Whipple left off smoking Leeman and Kagi
lso also threw their pipes in the Missouri river
moths ago.
Dec. i6th.-Our journalist has a warm discussion on
the philosophy of weight aud the attraction of large
md small bodies and gets ugly words from IA
her"
On the 18th of December the topic of discussion was
bravery of Southern and Northern men, yrtuous men
md women, marrying cousins, and the journalist adds
'Leeman little discouraged, he talked about going
back to town and leaving; stopped With him. encour-
ging him and laboring with him until were more
ban mile behind went in the coal bank with him
ne finally concluded to on his boots are very poor
md his toe quite sore three Of have miserable /
'ovels, Leeman, Whipple and Parsons water and mud
unning all through them II had thought of Ie,nian
hen as do now, would have given $50 to get gid Of
iin instead of trying 20 coax him along ,
The journalist Acknowledges on Dec. lSth-"Fathcr
lad long argument with me- gave me good advice
bout hanging on, inteTrupng, and opposing him talk
'f the different traits of men "Iialph composed
ong adapted to our case pledged to stick together and
lang true
Monday the 2lst, the journalist reads "Buchanan's
message and hears that the five slaves have gone on to
'anada"
We may continue in future issue our extracts !
rom the journal, which IS continued up the time Of
he arrival OF the party in Kansas Of space orbd
,ur doing to-day.
We have also small memorandum book which belong
d to Reali, one Of the party the iy-eaf i written
he address Of "Elias Longey Il Bro. between 4th and
,ih streets, Cincinnati, and 'my very dear ieud Jas
,uihrie, Louisville. slip Of paper contained the adj
iress Of Richard RcalE Rev l.. NJ. Pease Five
Points House Of Industry, New York city,