Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-13
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!. Ill. H.

l ~ uto hutoioW Hte Dutty fTehss
In addressing you as the great friends Of
man, in the widest adaptation of that COM
| prehensiye term, permit me, through you, to
arouse the attention Of that world, with
which have ever been struggling, land,
may add, without that degree Of success
which has been adequate toiproduce any MAJ
terial change in the difficulties under which
| | have temporarily labored) to the present
| condition of affairs, as developed by the DO
litical parties that occupy and divide the
public mind. sT~rH
You may not, sir, possibly be aware that
prior TO my departure from Australia, where
was dated the last epistolary communication
| | had the honor to superscribe with the dis.
tinguished address that adorns the first of
| these lines, Mrs. Micawber, late partner of
my joys, and alleviator of sorrows consequent
| upon the non-payment Of pecuniary obliga-
/ tions of commercial nature, winged her
| flight to that sphere where, in the language
| Of the Immortal Bard of Nature, "the wicked
/ cease from troubling &c.
| To you, sir, aud those who are acquainted
| with the virtues of that lamented woman, in
! the tripartite character of friend, wife and
mother, I need not speak of those qualities
| which sustained domestic affiiction, relieved
| the approach Of want, and impaired nourish-
ment to rapidly increasing family. Permit
me, sir 20 pause while shed tear
4 'oer the grave where our hero we buried"
I1H'H n IA I'd fF Moore.
II was the darling wish of Mrs Micawber's
heart to emigrate to America. "There,n she
has frequently observed, ain that free land,
Mr.. Micawber will find field for the exercise
| of those talents, which the iron rule of des-
potism and the force of circumstances, en-
tirely circumscribed in their nature, have
in short, flooredW ...-..
When, therefore, she paid the debt of ma
ture with promptness | have rarely wit
messed in any mercantile transaction in which
Ihad any interest, under the advice of my
friend C0pperiield, | sailed for these shores.
The expenses of the trip were defrayed by
the /. o. o., for eos Os. 3D. delivered to the
captain, and which he now holds, in connec-
tion with certain articles of household furni-
tIre, detained by means OF legal process put
in requisition Immediately upon our reach
ing New Orleans. Learning that an election
was shortly to take place in your community,
when certain Offices of great public trust were
to be disposed of, ] hastened thither, with a
| view of Offering to discerning people the
opportunity of availing themselves Of such
abilities, as large and varied experience of
man, in his various phases, would enable me
to bring to bear upon the duties of any post
Imight be called upon to occupy With
this idea, presented myself as a candidate
before the Convention of the Republic, held
4 on Thursday, determined not to be fastfdious
III otN ulopOSioiOh VI ny plOhOilCu otINlCto,
but satisfied to bear any official burden i'm
posed upon me, provided its emoluments
3 were of the description that would remove
Impending financial embarrassments.
IA great practical familiarity with the
duties of that Office led me to believe that |
combined qualifications for the position of
Sheriff not TO be found in any other than one
who had had his body taken for debt to that
extent that its combined repetition might be
pronounced perennial UCN 90 70
In this contest was beaten by Mr.. Harris,
whom I have not The honor to know, and do
not recognize as a distinguished public tunc-
tiouary, unless, indeed, he be the consOrt Of
Mrs Betsy Harris, the intimate friend and
companion Of Sairey Camp, not unknown to
: fame Being advised that the Auditor was
the officer that handled the public moneys,
| and from the immense number of pecuniary
transactions of my own, (some OF which
, have not been without complicationl feeling
o consciousness of the ability TO give my
own personal obligations to an unlimited eX-
, tent, in exchange for funds paid into the
public treasury, which obligations, as evil
dence of Indebtedness, could always be con-
sidered as SO much cash, considered that
this Office would open asphere of action, my
fitness for which is attested by the whole
tenor of my past life. ..-.
} | The prize, however, fleeted from my grasp
i the apple changed to ashes in my hand, and
lby-a combination of circumstances, was
= crushed-fattened out. 's.t
! z As patriot, however, am compelled tc
say, that am moved by a sensation of pro.
found regret, to observe that my successful
I competitor, W hatever his private worth, has
/ | not that vast experience and comprehensive
knowledge of human affairs which can only
| be derived from u residence under various
! governments, and N those different climes-
e | allude to Albion, Australia and Columbia
| aspired also to wear the diadem of Pro.
, bate Judge my competency for which wa'
: illustrated by 4 the fact that numerous
appearances before the Kings Bench, various
occupations Of the Fleet, protracted as to time
0 and an intimate acquaintance with Sergean
7 Traddles, of whom honorable mention at thu
bar has been, not unfrequently, made.
. But again. in the language OF the poet,
/ b j / "'Twas all a leeting show,
= Iu.s - p I Formy delusion giyen@' ifa +
Had been advised that Mr.. Fox-whos,
: encounters with Mr.. Pitt in the English Par
I lament must have reached your ears, an'
who has sustained, as am informed, in thes
remote regions, the distinguished name 0
: Il the illustrious British lawyer with meritet
Z applause--was II candidate, Ishould not hav
essayed to thwart his desire to wear the er
n mine that he would have Illuminated by tn
Q possession of vast legal lore extensive prac
tice and a dignity-not in all cases, hay,
| been tOlu--lnsepafaDle from tne Juulclal pc
: sitions Of your community.
= v1tlmay surprise you, sir, when you are in
formed that, though making application 70
each of those various Offices, ] did not receiy
; o single vote for any one, Such a fact, cal
# culated to awaken anguish ina bosom al
v ready torn BY conflicting emotions wa
notified in, its effects by the discovery thu
in your country the men whose qualification
Is eminently fit them for public honors, do nc
y obtain them; but the same are conferred upo
'r those whose astnte endeayors in polite,
maneovering can alone insure success. aia
nj But Notwithstanding this consolatory n
q 4 Election, the main hope which led me
= I-America has withered. can no ,longC
walk erect, and feel myself n man. am
blighted flower. You will hear of me n
d more, except as sinking into the silent tom
4 1t is useless to extepd-the plying arm
z "Can storled urn or animated burst,
s Back to its mansion call the 1eeting breath ~
Il AT all events il can not renoyate the spirit
,,r The ~ - n al H. x ~
% v1arr Fallen
~ q lslW Tower,
o. II NJ. eo WILKINS MI0AWBER.
Ill.