The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-10-31

count given in the Bible Of Joseph and his
brethren. In some Instances the similarity
was apparent and striking-the meeting
and recognition of Joseph and his aged fa.
thcr caused tears TO flow from many eyes
The great fusion meeting of the friends
of Breckinrdge, Bell and Dojglas, and the
opposition To Lincoln, took place at the
Cooper Institute and around it, the evening
before left. II was grand gathering =
supposed to be thirty thousand persons, the
large hail WAS filled and all the streets
around for some distance some half dozen
stands were erected for the outside speak
ers-the streets were illuminated with the
torch light procession-great enthusiasm
prevailed.
In company with DIR. and Mrs. Sims, |
had pleasant ride through the "Central
Park" Some twenty three hundred per-
sons are now engaged in working upon the
drives, walks and paths building stone
bridges and culverts and otherwise beauti.
flying and adorning the grounds, the citizens
look TO its completion with u lively inter
est. 1t is the pride of the city. Ii con-
tains near 800 acres and will be the lar
eest park in the u. s. and but one larger
in the world, that in Paris. tho Bois de Bo.
logcc. So far It has costs about eleven
millions of dollars. 1t will be the great
equality platform of the city, there the mil
lioniare, the merchant, mechanic and labour.
ing man will stand side by side in recipro-
cal equality and brotherhood, The lakes
III Winter afford delightful and exciting ex-
ercise to the skating population. Several
Swans nave recently been Imported aud
will contribute to the pleasure and delight
of the little ones who will be taken there
for pure air, play and sport.
la returning | had the pleasure Of the
company of Thomas VI. Hume, Esq, of
Charleston, an entertaining and accomplish
cd gentleman, n prince of good fellow
the gentlemen all like him and the ladies'
cant get along without him. We stopped
in Philadelphia and Baltimore bu, did not
circulate except TO the Theatre We also
tarried part of Il day and night in Rich
mond, visited the capitol, Senate and Rep
resentativc chambers. The Speakers chair
IN the latter room is the same used by the
House OF Burghrsses when Virginia was Il
Colony. !. has bcgh occupied Ivy Wash
ingt0n, Jefferson, Henry, Madison, Monroe,
the MaNOns, Raudo!ph's, Barbour, and the
hosts of her distinguished statesmen. ln
the rotunda is Il Stove whi;h was used bv
the same house, and also life like statute
of Gen. Washington, by lloudon, cxecu si
III l7SS. il represents him in the dress of
that day, which strikes me as being more
appropriate, certainly more American. than
the Roman and ancient style in which many
OF the statutes of our distinguished men
are clothed. in the grounds is the EQurs.
TRAN Statute of Gen. Washington, by traw-
iord the best have seen. The inches be
low are TO be hllcd with The statutes "f
other patriots of that day. lienry, Jeiicr.
son, and Mason, are now in position upou
three of the inches. In the grounds too
may be seen the statute Of Henry Clay, hv
Hart, this i, also like life and rrprcsrnt, him
us he appeared IN the Senate and clsrwhrr
! believe this has been erected by the ladlr,
oi Va. In returning IhrDugh North Caro-.
lima, met the ll"E. a. ". VcnaLIr, for.
merIy n rpcmbcr OF Congress, the iri.nd Of
Mr. Calhoun, who VAS with him at his
death and accompanied his rcmains 10 Char
lest"n. lie Was umt stumpng the State
~ on Of the HrcuL.nridge and Lane clcc.
tors. lie IL good takcr, and il cun.idgut
that the State will vote that ticket,
am again at nome, and realize fully the
ruth OF the expression, there is uo place
like home" My letters have been written
"f The solicitation nt many of the readers Of
the Ledger, If they have afforded any pleas
urc, amusement or Information, ! am con,
tent. 9ratIiIcd-tOr it ever will be- with me
II pleasure 10 contribute To the qualification
ol II people with whom hav, spent my
whole life, ana from whom | have received
so many evidences OF partia'ity and kind
ness. LONG GRABS.