Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-20

the euIIlotine, he made bis escape by the
aid Of the jailer's daughter, whom he af-
| terwsrd married. She followed him to this
country. but he did not INTRODUCES her
to society. He had an accomplished Sec
retsrv. Count de Carbe, who played ex-
ouisitely on the flute. Ore warm summer
evening, the neighbors of Tureau, in the
0Seyen Buildings" we're aroused by the
cries of Madame TuTeau. De Carbe en-
deavored to drown them By biz music. The
| people near the house became indignant.
and threatened to pail It down. In the
heieht of the excitement, the eccentric DR..
Thornton appeared Upon the scene. He
rushed into the house and even into the
room. to arrest the flsgellation of madame
by her brutal husband. On doing go, Gen.
Tureau fiercely said to him: "Dr. Torn
ton. Won do not know de law Of de nations"
iBut know the laws of humanity, and
mean to enforce them," said the Decor.
The irate general Eas eileneed. Ultimate
", he sent his wife to France.
The late Senator Pierce, of Maryland,
told me he was one of the committee of
arrangements on the Inauguration of Mr.
Lincoln. On being presented to Mr.. Lin
coin, the latter inquired, "Are you James
Alfred" This being answered affrmatiVely,
Mr.. Lincoln said, "You are shorter than
am BY si2 inchts; not tall enough TO turn
away the balls" They were to ride 10 he
carriage together, and some appfehensions
had been expressed Of the danger of assas-
sination. The residue OF the programme
was laid before Mr.. Lincoln by Senator
Foote, of VT, the chairman Of the commit
tee, leaving one point Of little importance,
on which the committee did not
agree, to be- decided by Mr.. Lincoln. he
responded by an aneedote Of an occurrence
in his part of the country. He said 1t was
expected lawsuit would be decided by the
test,me y OF stranger, very respectable
looking man, dressed In black with a
white cragat, and supposed to be a
preacher. On being called t. the book, and
asked whether he would swear or affirm,
he replied, 81 don't care damn which"
During the war Of 1872 Major Manor
Page tomax, when acting adjutant general
to General Wilkinson, near 10 st. Law
renca river, was sent blindfolded Within the
British lines, on message OF duty. He
dined with the British mess. At table
toasts were drunk. A British officer gave
"Mr. Madison, dead or alive" When his
turn came Msjor Lomax gave "The prince
regent, drunk or SOBER" rEe giVer of The
first toast jumped up and fiercely asked,
"DO you Intend that for an insult?" LOmax
coollv replied, ga return for cne." With
this Roland for an Oliver the matter dropped.
While Mr.. Calhoun was associated with
the wings in opposition to Jackson ard
Van Buren,, dined with Mr.. Waggaman,
senator from Lou sians, IN company wi b
Mr.. G lhouD, Mr.. Clav, Fir, Leigh, Mr..
Mangum, and Mr.. George G. Washington.
In the course of tbs conversa ion, Mr.. Cal
houn poured cut scathing snsthemas upon
Mr. Van Buren,, implying his basenes',
and that, upon the whole, he was mean,
pitiful fellow. Mr.. Clay playfuliy defended
him, and for bis gond temper, which had
prevented his resentirg insults, Mr.. Cal
houn emphaticslly and some - hat indig-
nantly replied, "a man without indignation
is man without principle"
Yet when Mr.. Van Buren, became Presi
dent, Mr.. Calhoun allied himself with him
and visited him, declaring in the Senate
that his "peIsonal followed his political
relations"
Ihssrd Daniel Webster speak with scorn
of both the Adamses. He remarked;
"They had been faiLhless to their friends
aud their principles, and had no more sense
of gratitude than cat"