Daily national Democrat., 1861-03-29
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univ ersaIly known, is from feminine pen:
James B-Uchanan, may his tribe decrease.
Awoke one night from strange dream Of peace,
And saw within the curtains Of his bed,
Making his tother eye squnt with dread
Old JackS0n, writing III II book Of gold;
Exceeding Rye had m de Buchanan bold,
Aud to the stern ExPresident he said:
"Wha-what writest thou?" The spirit shook
his head,
'The names Of those who ne'er their country
sold"
And is mine one? asked j. 4. "Aarry" cried
The General, with frown Buchanan sighed
And groaned, and turned himself upon his bed
Ana took another mp" Of "rye, then said:
"Well, ere thou lay the record on the shelf,
Write me at least one who sol1 Himself.
'Dcmocs' and Rye so long my spirits were,
That when the Crisis camel wasn't there"
The General wrote. and vanished the next night
lie came again, in more appalling plight,
AND showed those names that all true men detest,
And To- Buchanan's name led all the rest!
Mr.. LINcoLN's LITTLE BILL AT THE BURNET
House, IN lS59.-It appears that when the
Hon. Abraham Lincoln OF Illinois. visited
this city in the year 1859 he was taken into
the possession OF a committee of di-tiugui,hed
gentlemen OF the Republican political persua-
sion. lie was known and marked rising
man with Presidential possibilities. and he
had nothing to complain of the amount OF
attentions bestowed upon him. Two gen
tlemen of the Committee OF Reception were
especially assidnous, and it is due them to
say that they have not been wanting in de-
monstrations from that time to this, except in
the solitary instance of negotiations aboutlh
settlement of little bill. 1t is asserted that
some Republicans were thirsty. likewise hun
CRY. while Mr.. Lincoln was in town, for the
drinkables and eatables about the Burr ct
suffered seriously. Dlr Lincoln, before TAX
ing his departure, called for his hill, and re-
ceived the gratifying assurance that it was
"settled" The settlement he of course at
tributed to the appreciation in which his
services in the Republican cause was held by
the patriotic COMMITTEES But il seems that
the bill had not been settled" 1t passed
about from one distinguished Republican to
! another, until the gentlemanly proprietors of
the rnet House became wearied with the
pursuit of the one who was personally or
politically responsible for the cash. They
had some hesitation about sending it to Mr.
Lincoln, as he had left the house under the
impression that all charges had been paid
but after the Chicago Convention they con-
cluded it would be well 20 have the money,
and wrote to Mr. Lincoln, stating the facts
aud enclosing the bill The Republican nomi-
nee forthe Presidency received two seusa-
tionS--one Of surprise that he bill was not
Settled, and another of wrath at the items
aud amount of the bill He had occupied
one room in the I}urnet, and. with hi, wife,
had soionrned there about "A hours Yet tie
bill WAS S52, and among the items were bot
ties of whisky, brandy, and vine, and a box
of cigars. Now Abraham had not consumed
any OF these articles Why he should lie
charged with them he would inquire SO in
stead OF sending the money he addressed a
! letter of inquiry TO an old friend here who
called at the Burnet, found that the till in
/ Guided the refreshments for the r, publican
| Committee as well as the entertainment of
+ Mr.. and slrs Lincoln. and that considering
| the quantities of refreshm,nt the bill was
reasonable one Consequently the till was
! pald, and Mr. Lincoln, further inquiries in
regard to it resulted in receiving the inorma
ton that there were Republicans here who
were unwilling that he should be impos d
upon in such IA matter aud who gladly paid
it The story WAS well kept until recently.
Cincinnati Commercial
LESLIE CooMBs.-This distinguished gentle
man ly addressed letter from Lexing-
ton, Ky, to his son in Missouri in which he
says:
have long been aware of the contempla-
ted treason of Yancey, Rhet' & Co., and de-
nounced them and their Kentucky co-opera-
! tors, John c. Breckinridge, James b Clay Il
Co., last summer to large multtudrs through
ont the Stale, in my canvass for the Appel
late Clerkship, and thereby fortshadoH ed,
and in some degree checkua ed, the present
dangerous crisis in our national affairs CLAY,
the Immortal Harry of the West" as he
was sometimes called, gave me notice of the
coming dangers more than a quarter of a
century ago.