The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-06-02
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OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
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Courier and Enquirer are endeav0ring to make
the country believe that the Republicans of this
city, and the State at large, are we'll pleased with
the nomination Of Lincoln. These papers ac-
knowledge that a majority of the Republican
voters in the State would have preferred Seward,
if there had been any possibility of eleoting him,
but knowing that to be out of the question, there
is general feeling of satisfaction among intelligent
men that he is out of the field for the approach
ing heat, and that so conservative, SO moderate,
SO popular and so available candidate as Lin.
coin has been selected as the champion Of darkey-
dom. But don't believe word of it. VIM. H
Seward is the idol of his party in this State
that is nineteen .twentieths of it, at the very
lowest calculaton-and his abandonment for a
man who was never heard of hundred miles
from home before his unsuccessful contest for
seat in the U. s. Senate with Douglas brought
him into notorty, is more than they can stand.
have not met Republican who hesitates to say
that if the dropping of men who is the very
embodiment of the principles of his party, and
their ablest exponent, for country politician less
able and less known than FIVE hundred men of
the party to be seen walking up Broadway on any
fine day-that if such is the course to be pur-
sued by the Republican party, the sooner it is
broken up the better. 1t is possible that, be-
tween this and November, the rank and file of the
party may be controlled to the extent of N ac-
lively and openly opposing Lincoln, but tn 5pn
never be got to yield him hearty, enthusiastic
| IT,. L. Il L. Al.
two Democratic Conventions that are to meet in
Richmond and Baltimore next month, and a man
nominated upon the practical platform of keeping
the control of the federal government out of the
hands of the aboitionists, who are preparing to
make desperate grab at it next November, there
will be no trouble in securing the vote Of New
York for the Democratic candidate. Under ex.
listing circumstances, the squabbng at Charles
'on about few negroes in the Territories, while
| the loss of the whole of them or disunion may be
the result Of the election of an abolition President.
would be ridiculous, if it were not sad.
Horace Greeley, of the Tribune, had rather n
remarkable adventure short tins before he
started for Chicago; which have not yet seen in
print. 1t appears that his daughter who is about
twelve years old, is " medium" and is some.
what remarkably favored by the spirits, who have
been in the habit, for some time, of tringng her
presents of flowers, pictures, statuettes and other
works ofart. The childs room. on an upper floor,
is thoroughly secured at night, so that ingress
from either door or window is impossible by any
known natural means yet morning after morn
ing, have these presents been found on lfer bed.
h Of course, the spiritual friends of the family
ascribe these presents to the spiris but Greeley,
himself, is n sceptc. He was formerly much in
terested in the subject, but has never given in
his adhesion to the spiritual theory. lie did not
believe that the spirits brought presents to his
daughter: but how flowers and pictures got into
her room, locked, bolted, and barred as it was,
the windows well secured and the chimney block
ed up, and without frightening or even disturbing
the Child, was as profound mystery to him as
to others; so he determined to unrave it, if he
could. Accordingly he changed rooms with his
daughter one night, and, having nailed down the
windows, bricked up the chimney, and locked,
boted and barricaded the door, he sat down, de-
termined to keep awake till daylight, and boldly
confront the spirits, if they made their appear
ance. After sttiug patiently till past midnight.
thinking over matters and things in general, and
the approaching Presidential campaign in par
tcular, Greeley grew weary of waiting for the
tardy ghosts and, finding himself beginning to
yawr, he turned on full head of gas, and very
imprudently commenced to read the leading ar
ticles of that days Tribune, sbsurdly imagining
, that they would give lively turn to his mind
As he might have reasonably anticipated, however,
he was unable to withstand the sopori6c influence
of his own editorials. In less than five minutes
he fell fast asleep on his chair. Mr.. Greeley
states that when he fell asleep he had on all biz
clothes, including an extra strong pair Of cow
hide boots and a white overcoat which latter,
although it had seen some service, was still q
good coat" indeed" adds Mr.. Greeley, in re-
, latng his nights adventure, "a favorite coat.
Well, about o'clock in the morning, Mr.. Greeley
awoke, and, like the unfortunate little lady who
having accidentally fallen asleep on the king't
highway, had cher petticOats cut all round
ABOUT Dy rumlan peular nameu OtOut, tne eul
tor of the Tribune began to doubt his identity
and "he began to shiver, and he began to shake,
for there he sat- in broad daylight, the gas still
burning as he had left it, in state of nearly ab
aOlu.e nudity Every vestge Of his clothing had
been taken of his body and spirited away, ant
he was as naked as when he came into the world
with the exception of the copy of the Tribune
which he was reading when he fell asleep, aRC
which the spirits had converted into provisiona
apron and pinned round his middle. In thi
Q primitive costume, except that it was not con
structed of fig leaves, Mr.. Greeley arose from
his chair and carefully examined the room. Blu
he could discover no traces of its having been en-
r tered. Everything was precisely as he had lsf
y It except himself. Not bolt had been draw
2 not lock turued, not barricade removed. Tb
window was securely nailed as be had left it, an
e the chimney was brickcd up to prohibition. Al
: Mr. Greeley repudiates the cOnventionalism Q
being the possessor, at one and the same time, Q
more than one suit of clothes, and as the costum
!. provided for him by the spirits was not to hi