Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-07-25

men, great applause, rs not the rlght OF one
man over another man, accorded by the Con
but the right of another man over
this man, or that man over this man, where
man is willing that man should be his own
man independent Of every other man. This,
gentlemen Is Squatter Sovereignty, without
[Great enthusiasm.
LIFE oF JOHN BELL
BIZ an Intimate Acquqintdnce
The Hon John Bell was born on Mason
and Dixons land, Of rich, but pious parents,
and was noted for his ringing voice. His
extreme personal beauty suggested that deli
cious poem in which the poet asks his friend,
Brandon
"Did you ever see the beautiful Bell, Brandon"
He spent the earlier years Of his life on
plantation, acquiring such fine cultivation,
that his epistolary efforts are regarded with ad-
miration by the whole world, and no man is
considered good scholar who is not familiar
with Bells letters As Mr.. Bell grew to man
hood, he gradually eschewed all youthful so.
ciety, and cultivated 'old" gentlemen exolu-
svely and was noted for his venerable vir-
tues On one occasion, hewon the friendship
of tea-total society of old maids under the
following circumstances;
Being asked if he believed the use of to-
bacco to be injurious he promptly replied
''lf tobacco is ohewed in a certain way, II
will do no harm to any one"
"How is that p asked an antiquated Miss.
ut should be es-chewed, returned the emf
nent statesman,
In reference TO Mr. Bells public career, they
tell the following
ANECDOTE.
As Mr. Bell was going from the Senate
Chamber to his hotel, after delivering his eel
ebrated speech on the re-opening Of the slave
trade, he was oyertaken by prominent poll
tcian from one of the Northern States, who
saluted him with r
81 say, Bell, that was a good speech of yours,
but you are always too solemn, and your
friends have told you so often"
"Well," replied the Senator, chow can a
Bell help sounding solemn, when 1t is told SO
o en-"
Immediately after this, the subject of our
memoir was seized with severe fit Of sick
ness yet even this did not quench his spirit
When the doctor asked him how he felt, one
morning, he replied:
ooh, / feel all sound like any other
Bell
If Mr. Bell is elected to stay at home, he
will adorn that position and write for the Led
ger
LIFE or BRECKINRIDGE.
BIZ A Miner
The subject of our story was born on the
day of his birth, on the Cincinnati Platform
and is chiefly noted for his eloquent silence
on all public occasions. Being of fiery dis
position the Breckenridge coal was appro
priately named after him; and it is aques
zion with us whether he is the more noted al
q duelist or o fueist We can say little more
of him than that he was born Of Southern, bu
honest parents, and has acquired some fame a.
an artillerist by his management OF the cele
lbrated Buchanan, which will be discharged OF
the 4th of March next Mr.. Breckenridge i
rather sharp in conversation, as is proved b.
tho following:
ANECpoTE,
In the rear of Mr.. Breckinridge's priyat
residence is green sward, on which is locate,
a pen for hogs. One day, while he was stand
ing by this pen (then empty with a friend
watching the motions ofa hog that was lux
uriously roofing the sward just before then
! one Of the negroes came from the house an
filed the through of the pig pen with swil
The hog heard the gush Of the swill, and look
ed wistfully toward the pen, and then back
1.-THE place where he had been roofing, as thong
undecided what to do about It, Finally, how
ever, the swill prevailed, and with decisiv
gruut, he trotted toward the pen.
Turning to his friend, Mr., Breckinridg
said ,~l}tt
"If that hog could speak, what line of Blu
wer's drama Of 'Richelieup might he appropr
ately quote%
The friend didn't know.
'Why," exclaimed Brecl1inride, "he migl
, TRULY say "The pen is mighter than II
! sward