The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-02
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worth going so short a di>tonra d Ia5eaa
though 1t was a black Repcbir,n' S' eTa
stration. Another attraction fr r .'~.
old State House bell, which on tta vas u
full Fourth of July, I776, as its r'a,, "o4-e,
Proclaimed Liberty throughout ,Ia Gag.
Alas. Ike the Union, it had sarn h'-L
days, and lay on Il pedestal. IN ~, '>
room. yoicelesS, cracked "F.
tangled, and out o. tune"
in one sense emblematical of tho p
whose birth-chimes it had runci or
there were significant tokens unon LS~'s 'a
OF the same ROOM; the portraits Of Man.
General Twiggs, and one or two o,b1
t;nguisned Southerners, having boen us
face to the moH, and the epitLet ~ 'G'-e
chalked on the back This ,nac;,
petty spite was ordered by the nat,'a" q
tiles of the City of Brothcrlv low ~" ~.
professed. "2
Great preparations had been mad
fully $4,000 visitors surged into rho ~
Several ladies, caught in the lam. ware
ed out in a f~ainting condition. o,.r :
heads of the rabble, a merited nnn;L, "#
for v~enturing SO obvious a squeeze ,-
Viewing Mr.. Lincoln, at the foot of
high platform, standing seven fao.
| gaunt, angular, with long arms e~csrianl.I "a
! wildly, and massive jaws workinr f aa,a,
in his efforts to make himself LearJ ~
the din, | thought him the homeless. n ao.'.
had ever seen fully warranting his 1@-
threat to shoot any person prctendinrs ,NN
%uglier. See those feet. "-crird u
mate from Delaware, y trust he Will; nl@~
begin with putting his foot down frTaIr II.
my little State, else one star will be stan'.
out of the Southern flag eternaIIvl" II
laughing remark had the spirit of nronll~
Lincoln did begin by putting his maIaeJ =.
upon the necks of both Delaware and w.,
land; so that, after a few feeble ,rrng'I
they gave up utterly, and thencefortb w.,
known no more as Southern States
PATRIOTIC PLATITUDEs.
1t had been hoped the Revolutionary FL.
sociations connected with the day =" .3
the square," might inspire the CI;e.
Elect to rise above party. ar.
speak words of patriotic cheer to the lister,
ing country. But these hopes melted n.
dew. The flag had been made a faer IN
length, with "a stars, as if to repeatedly ir
more the secession of seven of the States
And every a%llusion to ''maintaining the 81.
premacy Of the Union,' ''Entorcjng thr
laws in the seeded States etc. BROUGHT
roar Of yells that shook the city. A perfect
thunder-clap of applause greeted the re-.
mark that-''the Declaration of Independ-
ence gives promise that in due time the
weight of oppression shall be liftelfrom the
shoulders Of all men," referring, as Wa,
generally supposed, to the abolition of negro
servitude. IF the country cannot be saved
without the sacrifice of this principle he
continued-''I should rattle. to be ossazsio-
tot aolth IT, Again, seemed the spirit o..
prophecy abroad in that place!
Next morning, Mr.. Lincoln, and party, zig
Jagged towards Harrisburg, and as our trains
ran side by side as far as West Philadelphia
the cars being drawn by horses over the
S~chuylkill BRIDGE had a good view Of
His EXcellency," as he stood %lounging On
the rear platform, relating incidents and an
necdOtcs, at which the ''hoodlums' yelled
with delight. 1t was a singular spectacle
all things considered.
A NIGHT RIDE TO WASHINGTON IN DISGUISE
Public surprise at his speeches and az
lions deepened into positive amazemcnt Oh
learning that Mr.. Lincoln, instead Of r.
naming a day or two in Harrisburg as Ie
arranged, had fled to Washington BY nigh
IN seml-dlsguise, entering his own capita
alone, and unheralded, like a hunted iug-
tive rather han the President Of the | nlte1
States!
That many absurd rumors should gam
circulation at a period Of National excite
ment was to be expected but scarcely any.
body gave them credence. Old Genera
Scott, far gone in dotage, and boyishiy toal
OF the 'pomp and circumstance Of mIIltaE
parade, had, however, given a measure d.
vitality to some Of these rumors by III,
precautionary plans" converting the ct.
INTO an armed camp, and calling the troop
under arms at frequent intervals b.
false alarms" 1t is pretty we'll establish
ed, moreover, that Simon Cameron, tn
Blalrs, Seward, and others, were willing u
magnify all reports of hostility IN order
make themselves useful, and proportlonate
~ influential with the President.
AT all events, on the night Of the 23d; al
ter retiring to bed at Harrisburg, Mr.. jim
coin was startled to see a couple Of men TIP
toeing into the ROOM, bringing a %teIegraII-
which stated that his Philadelphia speech
had given great o%ffense, and that vengeanct,
dire was threatened by the Southerners' a
deep laid plot to wreck his train at a pom,
a few miles from, Ra1tinoro or failing tnlc'