Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-07

has not the slightest conception Of
the form Of government under
which We are Irving; Of the insti-
tutions which were established by
the fathers, of a Republican form
OF Government, in which, while the
people possess all powers, they ex-
ercise none by themselves, but
only through their representatives.
SENATOR wIGFALLs IDEA OF THE
PRESIDENCY.
Why, sir, | suppose if there was
any prospect of my being elected,
or even if ] though: OF it, would
speak with less hesitation about
it; but before high Heaven, as the
matter has now got-I can speak
Of it with reference TO myself be-
cause every body knows that | am
not in the safe line of promotion
but as things are goilg, and it this
Onion were to be preserved, /
wonld rather my individual self be
the keeper Of miserable railroad
tavern, which is by far the meanest
of all taverns that have ever seen,
and deal oul uncooked bread and
frie.l meats at twenty cents per
passenger before sunrise in the
morning, accompanied with Rio
coffee, with brown sugar and with
out.milk, han to sit in that Presi-
deatial chair Qaushter) to dispense
the; Offices that are sought here by
Il SET of dishonest, trafficking, ira.
ding politicians, who, at the expi.
ration Of every four years, e 'ck to
this place to claim as right, as q
thing they are entitled TO, for SER
vices rendered to the party, the
offices OF this country. 1t is hu
initiating thing. II there was moth
ing else except the hast politica
canvass that we have gone through
TO cause the States that are yet in
habited by decent population, It
secede, that would he sufficien
ground for disrupting the Union.-
CLaughter) This last Presiden
tial election. if Ifelt myself calico
upon for a reason, which do no
for disrupting tile Union. would b
good enosh one, aud woul'
give that.
PLEASANT To CHEwERs. "A lette
from Petersburg, Va, to the Scbenec
t.dy Star gives the following de
delightful description Of the manne
of preparing chewing tob,cco in iba
region:
"Commence on the upper aooI
which is as dirty as a COW stable
10 the corners are large heaps of tc
bacco. At one enc is large eau
drou into which is put liquorict
rum and toBca bean. On one side {
the rOom is large room, like MOI
ter bed, into which is put the wee
to be sprinkled With the above d.
coction. Two or three darkies al
stirring the tobacco Up with their fee
so that all portions may becon
equally saturated.
After this operaiionit is dried upo
poles overhead, until it is fit for wori
ing in the room below.
On the second story, the leaf
Invested of its stem by numeror
black women and children. 1t
e then a supple state, made into r0l
an inch or two 10 diameter, and
any required length.
On the ground floor, the rolls al
squeezed into plugs, and CAREFUL
packed for transportation to the toba
co.loving people Of the north. Som
may think part Of this descriptio
highly solered, but it is literally
true account Of what ! saw mol
than once; and if what | heard |
true, the drugs and filth are hardl
half portrayed.
It might be supposed that PEI
pie here do not chew, but this
not so; almost everybody does
but they chew the clear leaf. An
it is worthy Of remark that ii
hands engaged 10 these factoris
make no account OF throwing the
spittle and their cuds into heaE
for a second mastication.
- D..or nor-rD zx-cr TT