The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-03-12

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TIE President Declines to Draw
s.asa 81, An ELEPHANT eggsaa
Acdrious correspondence has just been
laid before Congress by the Presidens
Thsswriters are Somdetch Phra Para,
mshdf Maha Mongkut--a crowned bead,
who sigas himself, for Short s. z. P:
n. vMougkut, Ma3or Rex Siamssium--
lud Abraham Lincoln, Pre- sideut of the
Usitsd States. The correspondence turns
upon question Of elephants. satsfl.ios
SP r. M Mongkut is aAlearned man
and i lover OF the amenities Of life, He
chssishssa profound intereat .in the vel
fats of bis own nation, but does not re-
fuse his sympathies to other countries
He has heard that in the travelling menag.
cries which form the staple amusement Of
the rural districts of the United States,
ssai slephans;is is regarded as the most re.
maskable Of the large quadrupeds.' and
he has also received Lews of an importa-
tidd Of csmsls from Arabia If camels,
VIII, not slsphtntsf 80 q s.,s i, <. *.
The King, full Of sympathy for as. and
desirons Of offering reasonable addition
20 our means Of transportation. proposes
tcs1psrsece our present imperfect system
ofsrSilroad service in The manner herein
Indicated: ssis4 t.s u sFs;a,s. f,s-. Es.sg.s,s
TsTtIhss occurred to us that lii, on the
colttnent Of America, there should be
seyefal pairs Of young male and female
elephants turned loose ih fsrests where
there was abundance Of water aud grass.
insany segicn under the SUMS declinatioa
both North sudsSouth, called by the En-
glI6k TIE totrid zone, and all were forbid
den - molsst them. to- attempt to raise
tlknp wssld be well. and if the climate
tkSts ikould prove favorable to elephants.
wefaes sef. opinion that after q while they
wilp 4.efesse aantiitnere aobe nlArge herds.
;.thsre, are here on, the continent Of
Aniayp nsiA the inhabitsnts of America
VIM 6e .v6ls teocsteh and tame and iuse
thssmn .Ss bslsts Of burden, making them
-ofySsus6t TO the country since elephants
hsf6R snimsls Of great size and strength,
Ca bear burdens and travel tbrough un.
,clvsrsdl woods and matted unglesi where
no ctrrisgs snd csrtroads have yet been
bfS asflsesfs isss9e t;s9s - tra sFs
We@osssswt eEs Is sb9faa1 g a,lz ytqsfBs a
s'TbeIexcellent King also makes these
sddsgsgsstioSs conrsrning the care Of the II
elephants: IS SIS - fl.IF Y1eFsi:5ss a.fl "a
saasEe, aoa our part, viii procure young
.uials shd female elephants, and forward
them. one OF two pairs at a time. .lsses 81
when the elephants are on board the
ship, let q Ste amer take it in TOW, that it
mar Yeach America as rapidly as possible.
before they become wasted and diseased
by the voyage.
when they arrive in America do not
let them be taken to cold climate oat
of ths regions under the SUMS declina-
tions or torrid zone, but let them with all
haste be turned out to run wild in some
juagle suitable for them, not lcon6Ring
them any length of time -
at these means cen be done, We trnst
that the elephants will propagate their
species hereafter in the continent OF
AmUricas', SIS etssgs. sslsens aR .ssssA
Having already much trouble upon bis
hands, Mr. Lincoln has been compelled
TO- decline 'this generous offer, but be
couches his refusal ia the following grace
ful terms: siar
'e appreciate most highly your Msjes
Sy1a good Offices iu forwarding to 1thi
doyernment stock from which suppl!
Of elephants might be raised on our owl
sell This Government would not hesi
xxts 30 avail itself of so generous an of
der, If the object we're one which could b
1Ssds practically useful in the presen
eendition Of the United States. Our po
iiticsI Jurisdiction, however, does 20
seach . latitude 90 low as to favor tn
multiplication Of the elephant, and stear
on land, ~ iwsit as on water. has beenlou
best and most efficient agent Of trsnspol
tation id Internal commerce.. =
II shall have occasion at no dfstaI
dsy to tFtnsmitf to your Majesty some te
Ken or or Indication OF the high sense wHic
this GoveruheIt eutsrtainsS Of your Ma
esty's friendship.
:nEIz feshtine, wishing for your N sjestJ
long ADD happy life, and for The gsaero'
-.aa& emalous people Of Siam the highe
possihle prosperity, / commend both
the blessing Of Almighty God. q 90
Your good friend,
aAI<Ia "a BRAHAM LINCOLN.
"By the President:
awM. IL SkwAaD, Secretary of Sat
.Washington, Fsbruary 3, 1862
ASo the Goyernmeut declines to dra