Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-17
EIoquesaee o. Andrew Johnson.

The following is one Of the most truly eloquent
passages ever spoken. 1t is from speech addressed
by Andrew johnson in April, 1864 to a mass meet
ing Of the people of Knoxville and vicinity:
NY countrymen! my heart ,ycqrns towards you;
ana am one OF YOU. l have climbed yOnder noun
tainS, rockribbed and glowing in sunshine in whose
gorgeS, IN whose caverns. your sons, hunted like
beasts have fallen TO rise no more. do not speak
81 these things to draw your tears. 1t is not the
tllle Tor tears but for blows S,cak Of them that
may ut your arms for uucOnquerable fight. And |
speak OF them because the mountains to talk to
ny Wy mouse Is among the mountains, and, though
1t Is moi iaC away, cannot go to it. Ii is tho place
WtyTe met and loved her who is the mother of my
81 DO ! not love the mountains? And if
liberty Is to expire if freedom is he destroyed if
my country IN ali its length and breadth is to trc-
pie beneath the GPpresors tread, let the flag the
dear old flag, the last dag. be planted on Won rocky
heights and upon it let there be this inscription
Here Is the end of all that is dear to the heart and
sacred to the memory Of mani"
THFEE Persons HORRIBLY BURNED BY BExzrxE.-
On W ednesday last, in Memphis, Mr.. Fox a roofer
and painter, while preparing some paint placed some
benzne upon he stove to heat. Soon after it com
ineneed 70 boil and run over He endeavored to take
u from the stove but Just at that moment it caught
hre He with two ladies named Mrs Harrington
ana Fogei, who were in the room at the time, en-
deavored to cXtinguiSh the flames and IN doing 50
the clothes of all three simultaneously caught fire
Mr.. Fox made manly efforts to extnguish the flames
but in vain. They ran out of the room and mn fgbt
OF stars upon balcony, where, in their agony they
attempted to throw themselves to the ground but
were prevented by parties no arrived and succeeded
m putting out the fire only by stripping off nearly all
their clothing. They were all three burned in n
shocking manner too hOrrid to describe. Mrs Vogel
uled about three O'Clock Mr.. Fox and Mrs Herring
ton VIII not probably recover
SGIPwRECK OF TIE AMERICAN BARQUEyTINE II At
TIE MoEFISOE.-OUr Consul at Antwerp states that
on the i-Jh OF December last the master and seven
seamen OF the American barquentine Hattie Morri-
son arrived at that port board the Dutch saIiot
Cornca and Susanna, Capt. Wytrma having been
rescued IRON their vessel when she was in the omen
ATLANTIC, owing to the severe gales of November nth
ana S7th, 800. When the vessel was discovered all
handS were found lying around the pumps in com
piete!y W0rn-out and exhausted condition, One man
Edward Brown. was washed overheard and lost The
consul says that Capt. Wytrma treated the rescued
men with the most marked kindness and considern-
ton.
ACCIDENT TO GOVERNOR RRowyLow.-On Friday
last Governor Br0wnlOw, Of Tennessee Started in a
special car from Knoxville for Nashville attended
by some friends and fellow-oficials. Some twenty
les from hnOXvlllc while the train was proceeding
very SLOWLY over an excellent track around a curve
the Governors ear, which had been newly fitted and
Wasapparently in excellent condition, bolted the
Track the trucks flying apart and rolling from under
with tremendous jolt, bruising the inmates copsid-
erably and scattering them the floor promiscu-
tJsiy. The Governor had his left foot and ankle
bruised, but was not otherwise injured
Rev. Moses Chase. pastor of the Metbo
dist Church, Laurel Ridge, Pascoag, R. l., dropped
dead after reaching the church, on Sunday before
last, to enter upon the duties of the day.