Daily national Democrat., 1860-12-14

ulI nI9ht long, while bed bugs and fleas were
unknown-We substituted red ants in those
days. Memorandum--arriyed half a dozen
hungry miners. Il say Mister" Oandlord
would have been vulgar "Can you give Us
something to eat ~
Certainly, sir-set down boys III get you
a glorious dinner in fifteen minutes
How much do you charge for meal?o
"Only dollar and a half"
"a dollar and half-the ID. Well
what can you give us-we've had nothing for
a week.
80. I'll give you a roaring cup of coffee
hum (without milk and plenty of fried ba-
con and hard bread" And thrust my hands
in my pockets with a scientific air.
Course your hard bread-weve had moth
ing else for three months. Boys let's push
on to old Charles. Wheugh Id rather
starve than take dose of hard bread
They all rose to their feet. ''Stay boys
I'll try and do better than that, I'll give you
stewed apples. slap jacks and molasses"
slap jacks and molassesl By Jove 90
ahead-the bacon is all right. but slap jacks
and molasses-glory!" | went to " ork, and
didn't my arms ache from Topping over the
slap jacks in the frying pan and can't l do
it scientifically? st. Nicholas do you want
a cook? Sho The slap jacks and moIases
always brought 'em down, when hard bread
failed. 1t sometimes happened that a poor
fellow came along who hadn't the dollar and
a half; it made but little difference, for
wasn't so mean then, as | am now, and |
couldn't see man go away hungry when l
had biscuit
One day, tall, but pale and sicily look
ing man came to my campfire and sat down
on log. Beyond the ordinary greeting, he
said but little. | noticed, however, that his
eyes wandered uneasily around, and occa-
sionaly he sighed deeply. AT length 1 ob
served-'you do not look we'll" NO" said
he, 81 have been sick" care you getting
better?" 'Yes, but am still very weak
Are you going below?' 81 am trying to :;
| don't know as shall be aJle to travel |
felt stronger when set out and was to
anxious. first had fever, and then the
fux set in-I like to have died"
"Humph !" thought of my own condi-
tion short time before. Perhaps you
would like emp of coffee, it might you good. p
81 should like it my appetite is returning
but l-l-have no money. Doctors bills and
bad luck have taken it ALL he replied hest
tatingly.
"Sho it's bad to be out of money, but it's
worse to be sick and weak. Go and Law
down on my blankets, I'll get something for
you" Somehow, | felt sorry for the poor
fellow. just exactly went into the slap Jack
and molasses fixtures for him, in the best style
of the Universal World Hotel, and sat out a
full array of China ware in the cups and
plates and my jack knife Maggie, what do
you think he did?-ate like printers devil;
praised the cook and cookery told me his
wife died on the Plains of cholera Indians
stole his cattle left him shipwrecked on the
desert he walked and starved his way TO
California was taken sick in the mines. Law
paid out every dime. and was trying to walk
to the city where he hoped to find friends
who he knew would help him. Dear Maggie,
what would you have done with such poor
devil There was only one thing to be done,
while the tears We're bistering your cheeks
keep him week; nurse him to strength ;
fill his satchel with provisions and, with
Gods blessing send him on his way rejoicing
Shol
Till my next, adieu. OLD BDocK
Views OF THE GovERNoR OF KENTUCKY -
Governor Mugoffin, of Kentucky, in a long
letter to the editor of the Frankfort Y Yeomar,
says
Lincoln can do nothing with the present
House OF Representatives, and Senate, back
ed 10y the Supreme Court, to violate our
rights. Let the anti-Republcan members of
the opposition firmly resolve not to discuss
the question Of slavery any more, and when
the Republicans have done, let them vote
down their measures. and proceed to busi-
ness upon the other important interests of
the country. The question has been discuss
ed too much already and let them resolve
they will discuss it 10 more. 1t only produ-
ces discord strife, examinations and recrimi
nations, and sunders all those fraternal ties,
socially, politically and religiously, which
binds us together"
Speaking of the violation of the Fugitive
Slave Law, he says;
+ 81 shall take this violated right to the
courts for the remedy. Failing there,
would take it to Congress, as there is an an-
ti-Republican Congress, and if they give the
remedy, Mr.. Lincoln will be called on to sign
or veto the bill We will test the question
where we have rights whether or not we
have remedies. We will test the question
whether or not on" rights are to he respects
ed under the laws and decisions of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. Failing
there, shall tell the people of Kentucky, in
the last resort. Here is your violated right
have done all can do to obtain the reme-
dy. You are a States rights people, and
now, falling back on your reserved rights, |
will advise such action as | am sure you will
take"
GEoRGIA-Resolution were pending in
the Legislature of Georgia instructing the
Senators and Representatives in Congress
from that State to demand Convention of
all the states forthwith to make the follow
ing amendments to the Constitution of the
United states:
l. That there shall he full and distinct
recognition of property in slaves, and the
: right of the owners to pursue and recover
them whenever they flee from service, and
wherever found and that they have the
right to carry into and be protected in the
possession of their slaves, in any Territory of
the United States. And when the citizens Of