New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26
. rr,r "DowN TIKI ,a1ss1sssrrI''
r,co, Or Special Correspondent
Syw.ORLgASs. IA, Nov %, 1854

=, c,,.c,. and no matter how cf,eu repeated, los,
,,t, ~ ,legs,e and but little Of novelty. 1T wss an
ara fro-a winch everything was yoeAoned ID, l"eT'
chant bced the date Of any important event "a
rercsu r. history Ivy its relation 10 hi tip down the
iver ard He broad -brimmed Kentucky farmer conc
u 49,, ellous exacness The age ofonc Of his dozen
children by recalling 10 mind the number o: years
and ,s.a,' through which us hOrc cOn had ih!l'ed
thp q, tr;er We were all down TO Orleans But wal
hat g.e' evil 10 which we al submit that Gee 10y
o,,,a + is a wonderful worker Of charge Iour
,esrs AL .ali ago il were hankiess task TO write
., 49,. IN this river No tourist Oh no American
continent had completed his travels uri'l he had eI'
ro.9 H. :ortuous shape and it's innunerable parasite
cal D., Gus The world has for years associated win
II, border, rosecolored fances Of broad Fluctuations Of
-.bsas.ss wealth. and homes whose caIes "e.c lux.
nry s.d glose normal state was ralacncc-ofs land
visrc m southern Aladins rmg. slavery, arcded hui
the bgro.,lirgo Of monsters order, and tens tweiies
Or hun!g,ds Of slaves strong aid willing. sq.arg TO
obsy Tie Sos,h was in those deys indeed, land o.
ue,cc artpiness and plenty. 10 BE- surc, iho negios
,hsclIS .iay have CALLED him. bat lis could not
be- b,qv rcuch the long nuTtBrc pride tina, arrogo;ed
Inc lhsGi. and labor of nj entire race. No 0ncsfec
ing. veg. hurt by them. WITH wealth. ciima.e Slave
~ chs ,l'"gs and lovely daughters, degree OF
socIl 1 moral excellence among tie women 'rdou'
ii ever STAINED in any other section oi the GLOBE and
handfcd i'er sources paying ready tribute to their
hsap;crss what more could tLey ossi-aud IL more.
ub,l w. viii look through a southern planters spec
,aces aad see: 1--WE, the landed oftAe South, are
indyG y The prolrctors Of thousands Of hroad acles
AID haaaicis Of slaves. Our properly represents oar
sndyid ~ Its and Interests IL .hc county ara Gu;
votes c supposed to represent The views fth"y hare
ANY, 81 icusauds OF slaves, tleeifths Of whom GRE
rccson.d the popular superintendent. When one oil as
votes. TIC ration feels it, that vote Is Percepabie
weight IA he scales--thsre is sentiment yincicsed
man Of worth importance and Of solidy-in short
great ma, has told his will through the balloteN and
here the thing should stop.
But 10, snots while we have the poor white. n the
South ua3e. good control our votes bs killed In
the No by the votes Of the poor mechanics aud snail
farme. ~ yarS their own land-an outrage on cuf
rcal.b cu pesonnl greatness and Our southern supe
ro,y These men, aside from their color, are no bet
ter thaa oar slaves These Northern mudsils. upon
hou SIS the grendeur of station Of such mon n We
have. ., Their votes elected Mr.. Lincoln Presidents!
Shall * the owners OF men, abide hy the choice Of
these C.'iavs whose lot il indulgence ard toll and
whose e., tne Is howell full Of squad Children NO.
Wew; At least break OF social and political confnuni
as;ioa 81 III their seetionwe VIII seoede, MIL nss 10
be l., aone Then, Government Is foolish enough TO
20 to 4 =. ing about It, its armies y IL be made up OF
these s1gl Ioudss five Of hon are only ella to one
Soaihslu ulau, aud VIC can soon whip them iUtc 'ao
recognition Of importance as the yes Of
Soutlo q .calth and refinement. After IBIS u done
wsw hsyc proper discrimination D"t~eca sie enc
Of the Souri and the poor white trash; and N The
course ct time Everything else being ours' we MAJ
nav. ii;ed nob,llty--the Duke OF Baton ionse. my
lord Of Shirt tail Bend Earl Of Skipvil's Landing
vi.coul! Ioul-Stonach. LAZY Dog Tooth. Ma;ans Of
the Sioux Landing. etc. Capital We will do IT,"
Carr b.t wonderful city that came near being built
10 dn- ed where man. fortune has been sPc1 "a
thronea the medium Of lie rud. is place "aich OIL
traveller ne arxions TO see but doGby anxious 10 get
away rna When one gets Vie" from the Top Of tue
leree OF n. town below him. with its druys and wag
ons huh l.e2 IN the mud and ts horses mules and peo
ne through its bemired streets IKE die' IN
,snee, az aolasses he lie generally disposed 10 re!aTD
~ tho hrs snd inquire Of the cspsn how fer Il n to
tas mex town. So it recently with party {" Pas
sengers cs whom your correspondent was one
tedious afternoon had been spent IN putting ca ana
taking On freight, and We were all heartily tired OF the
Railing o. ,rays on tie wharf and the Iamoiog o.
fr.ghi i,IcSs Oh the deck below
Aua.nirous feeling ofesnp or rather oi i"''ie 20
be lad brought all the ps sergors to the iFvn,
che, t7 might overlook the process ofioadhg ne rnd
NJ glic5 vas 10 be the beginning OF our voyage Ihe
Lind-Aeartcl old gentleman with a bed cough Sho
though would help him to 20 South-'ion;,'' ho was
all unccnsciousy going there TO die-Asd ~ l' 'mps-
tisrce en,ord out in the night air; the dstahi'lookny
yauug msa with shawl who would spend hours Walk
ing up ". down heedlcs, OF eTcTyhing save ne owa
importance ard the music OF his boothce's as taeJ
tanned noi .he promenade deck the socab's govern
men, s,i woo az we afterwara learned, always went
down IN thc hold wIicn came neaI place where
xnarr.s I'd been seen; the tall MAJOR who seemed 10
he 80 sorry for himself that he could take no notice oi
any oss cise Together with Nil the les notable eaafae
terra sae themselves for the moment and D. common
con.er ia,o brotherhood. whose motive wa' inPa'
tieac. aad whose object was to be moving
At lengih the pOaderous bell gave nofics that VIC
ware ,esar 10 lesvc. Passengers exchanged rcosfar
ls.or, e,scs and continued TO watch Tho Iast bsIe
va, ,oiie on board the stage hauled ~ ara Tie GOAT
WHICH l.ied nearly as long d uorringsw'A' -iosY'
and wits noise like hasutcred thunder. backed out
int, ~, dd, Of the stream turned round and started
. on bs, 49, ely way down the river. Ia the meantne
Aha nero dremsn about fifty 10 number. unior the
,.,d.,,,,. og an oxehestcd fellow whom they called
csatsin Bor gathered 90 the forecstls 70 slug the
u,oal 80. 2 Of parting This song. which vas sung at
,.,sr,! o,ni. on the way down. give 10 pai.-frs'
sscsr, 1, less Of o ssuscless rignsrole tusn NOS.
toa,meq. .onss and eviDces in Captain Hob measure
Of ina u. ns sfs;p and secoad because :: MAJ far
n..h foundation to some rising yoing poet for hi'
nader pr:
car, B,,-We's goin, down d. nrer 20 Ns~.CIi,sn'
Ciors.--io! susysnna, no
NL.r y = al. Car veil tsu 'elA yo4's com'9'.
20. t'i.ysnus To!
80 oe.g Zee, bsdf we beat you ~ rvnair'.
.a Ho. Sesysnna no!