Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-01-10

claim to his own respect; in the other
case he will enjoy proud consciousness
of having, by his own exertions, become
a wiser, and therefore more exalted
nature.--Lord Broegham. ots
"Reminiscences of Mr.. Lincoln.
Instead of wishing the nomination of
Mr.. johnson for vice president, his Gin
coln's) candidate was the late Daniel S.
Dickinson, who, had not Mr.. George
Curtis, in presenting his name to the
New York delegation to Baltimore,
avowed that the object of that nomina-
ton was in hostility to Secretary Seward,
would have been nominated. Neither
Mr.. Lincoln, nor, so far as we are in
formed, Mr.. Dickinson shared in this
feeling. 1t was not until thus presented,
however, that Mr.. Dickinson was a can
didate. But, appearing in this hostile
attitude, majority of the New York
delegation took ground against him. Our
friends were first for Mr.. Hamlin, but
when New England either opposed or
feebly supported him, they took ground
for Mr.. johnson. Our first knowledge
that Mr.. Dickinson was candidate for
vice president was obtained from Mr.
Lincoln's private Secretary who was
there to communicate discreetly Presi-
dent Lincoln's views. Mr.. Lincoln's first
intimation of desire of a denomination
was given to bis early and fast friend
Mr.. Leonard Sweat, and ourself We
were gossiping with him leisurely one
evening in December, 1863, when Mr.. S.
remarked, suppose you are thinking
about re-election?" Mr.. Lincoln re-
piled, "Sweatt, how did you know that
the bee was buzzing about my ears 1? Un-
til very recently | expected to see the
Union safe and the authority of the gov
ernment restored before my term Of SER
vice expired: but as the war has been
prolonged | confess that should like to
see it out in this chair. / suppose that
every body in my position finds some
reason, good or bad, to crafty or excuse
their ambition. 7Kurlow Weed. ass A
A DAY WITHOUT NIGHT. One night
in July we landed on the shore Of a nor
thern ford in latitude sixty degrees north.
We ascended a cliff which rose 1000
feet above the level of the. sea. 1t was
late, but still sunlight. The Arctic ocean
stretched away in silent vastness at our
feet The sound of its waves scarcely
reached our airy lookout Away in the
north, the huge old sun swung along the
! horizon like the slow beat Of the pendu-
lum in the tall clock in our grandfather's
parlor corner. We all stood silent look
ing at our watches. When both hands
came together at twelve, midnight, the
full round orb hung triumphantly above
the wave-a bridge of gold running due
north spanned the waters between us and
him. There he shone in silent majesty,
which knew no setting. We involuntarily
took off our hats; no word was said.
Combine if you can, the most brilliant
sunset and sunrise you ever saw, and its
beauties will pale before the most gor
geous coloring which now lit up ocean,
heaven and mountain. In half an hour
the sun had swung up perceptibly on its
beat the colors changed to those Of the
morning, fresh breeze rippled over the
ford, one songster after another piped up
in the grove behind us--we had slid into
another day. Letter from Norauay. g,
DDs'r WANT IT.-During the recent
trial before the United States Circuit
Court in Hartfort, of the case of the
Norwich & New York Transportation
Company against the companies for the
amount of damage to the steamer City of
Norwich by fire, the defendants under
took to prove that the loss was occasioned
by the steamer sinking, and not by burn
ing, making it a marine loss, against
which the fire companies did not insure.
Mr.. Tracy, the pilot of the boat, being
ON the witness stand, was interrogated by
Mr.. Scudder of New York, the counsel
for the defendant as to his views. ~Ir
1t having appeared by the evidence
that Tracy was hanging on the rudder,
just before the steamer went down, Mr..
Scudder inquired of him as follows: !,
Mr.. Tracy, what do you think the
boat was worth at the time you were
holding on to the rudder?' a
/ really couldn't tell, SIR
But what do you think sir?
| didn't think any thing about it,
"Mr. Tracy, what would you have
been willing to give for her at that timer"
Well, | don't know. / was not buy
ing steamboats, much about that time."'
"Mr Tracy uould x,o,, have b.ox.