The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-06-12

tempt am strongly ulsposeu 10 tnlhh VIII
be fruitless. NJ
Henry Clay while Secretary of State; adj
mlnstration Of John Quincy Adams:to Gov
DE Witt Clinton, dated Washington, Nov
II, 1925, regarding the extraditon of u Brit
ish subject, charged with having committed
tho crime of forgery Lewis Cass, letter
OF three pages relating to appointments,
dated Detroit, April g, 1S45, Robert Y
Hayne, Washington, Jan. Is, 1926, in rea-
ton TO Internal improvements and the Col-
onization Society, Henry A. Wise, four
page letter, recommending young man for
a cadets appointment 40 West Point, dated
near Ananeock, Va, Nov. 20, 1S4S, Richard
Golden, dated Aug. 81, 1859, a pleasant
John Bright, Feb. Is, 1862, has three engage
ments "today," all Of which he must give
up. Letters Of Thomas II. Benton, John
Bell, John Minor Bolts, John j. Crittenden,
John Nj. Clayton, Edward Everett, William
r. Fessenden, Sam Houston, John @. Cal
honn, Jefferson Davis, Alexander II. Steph-
chs, John Y Mason, John Slidell, Sir Rob
ert Peel, Lam airline, Louis Kossuth. Salmon
r. Chase, Roger b, fancy, Rufus Choate,
Caleb Cushing, James Kent, Joseph Story,
Sir William Johnson and Mrabeau.
OF distinguished men of the Revolution
we find an interesting letter of Alexander
Nov & I7o1 on mattars nor, ainina ~ ~
army A short ,attar ~ srha,nas ps;n ~ ~, Nv
author Of The Ace ~ Reason datad M ..,a
Rochelle, Mar, 2S, 1906. An interesting
family letter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
dated Doughoragan, May %, 1906 A single
psge quarto letter of Benjamin franklin, in
which he writes, II send you another Reso-
a longer detention ~ Rnrgovnais arr arm, - y
Dated passv Anr,l 1s ,7Te lso ,as ,,,s, -
Raron Stennen .afavatta phili,, s cn,1 -
Iohn Hancaek Aara,, pn,r pa,r,alr 49,,
Plchard 49,, 49, $500 eisa.. i9nis,
Hart. etc '-s' >NeS 's'Ae'' oou''
we next seleet . faw axtroe,s tron, ia
editorial volume.
Horace Greelev. a two naoe latta. M,
easily read by one unfamiliar With chiroeras
generally snnnosed that raraca craaio, :, :, -
as Indifferent n his financial mat, - We" ha
was to his personal annearance but this let-
ter of the founder Of lie Tribune reanas, -. :
friend 10 nse his ntmost endaavass ~ sssa,,ra
the payment Of a debt due him from : man
who was doing the State service for a speel-
fed term Of wears in the nrisan ~ Anharpr
Thurlow Weed, Albany. Nov y "a ls45
~ am determined ~ rss;st sv a".v as
fort to connect the Wing marty win INA
tive Americanism.' There will he = strong
disposition among portions of our friends ~
run into the fire. Some, unfortunately. do
not know enough to keep out after thew have
been slnged. =,
Edwin Croswell, fiye-paee letter dated
Albany. Fehrnarv ID 1920 dayota5 a,r,iraI,,
to political affairs:
80 = Courage! my dear friend. Re-
member that when g0lt doubt the integrity
of the Union, others Of less nerve and less
forecast NAV well despair of the Repnblje /,
have no doubt that Calhoun and McDufie
and their more violent adberants arc N
that you describe them 10 be-that thew will
sacrifice any public interest. which thew
dare sacrifice, to accomplish the objects Of
their ambition or to crafty their revenge
that they would attempt to rule in He'll If
thev are moi narmi,tad n rnia T., uaa,,a,,
80 n, - Aioa'en'
Among the other many prominent ones
are Thomas Richie, James Watson Webb.
Parke Goodwin, Amos Kendall, William G.
Riyes, William Lloyd Garrison and William
G. BrownlOW
Many distinguished writer's In prose and
poetry are represented, from whom we
quote:
washington Irving, Sunnyside, July 81,
1855:
ga 4 Won NTH 20 l-,,,,,, ~. ..,.. -,
cd for young writer to adopt to become a
good writer | know no better method than
study. observe and reflect, then, when the
mind is matured, express what you think
and feel in clear and simple language. If
you have the natural gift it will then shew
ITSELF ~
James Fenimore Coooer. no date.
- forbear from saying more at pres
ent, as ueheVe the impression made on all
observing men, Dy the letters and diary OF
Sir Walter Scott, is ANYTHING but favora ale
to the sincerity and simnlicjtv ~ his Shar-
"e1 Tboras p,.h. pa .,.
cnmna s cons ns nsau, .ne painser-poe,.
~ Waha,as 10y u LIZ pueln On tne ueath
A'o'AA "''en Nc soieSs . feise'
"The great are falling from us-one By one
The s su sba sas . q me toress trees
Gaze on each vacant space for cenruries SsA
.., Jonn howard fayne, the author OF
nolne; o"est home, writes IN letter
uateu NeW YORK, August ~, ISIS: THE
extreme diinculty OF my position makes me
eaten at any straw. Every DAY IS now dark
81 1 1nan us 9aTk predecessor.
"iiiiaui ouileh Bryant, January -, 1873;
These struggling tides of Life. that seem
In hayward aimless course to tend,
arr Tb ea' roi1s o. !, tn ne mighty stream
- App'''''e' guy
Nathaniel Hawthorne writes from Con.
cofu' hay you ENJOY III IL continue TO be
an enJoymentl fifty more annual re-perusals
oil the Twice-told Talesf'
Brantz Mayer, a very humorous letter to
which he signs b. Mare. and draws an ex-
aggerated picture OF donkey and adds ''his
mark;
LYDIA Huntley Sigourney:
olive well to-dav. shirt er,a.
To day be just, to day be wise;-
Why doth The lettering idler tell
Thomas Moore Nove,nbar m 1914
page letter: ~ I viii irv he 80 sonc s@ for
Braham. tho diving to GET at NV n 1g ~.
ate poem once inore. which I ain,ost das moi
of ever finishing. You NAV ha snra ~ ona
thing. that BraLam win neyer s,ny a,,, so or
of mine that he thinks sina na1seIf he IIe
told me as much once. ~
Letters ~ RaInh Waldo r,,ar.o,, ro..,,.
Hopkinson. author Of Hail f;oInmhis. Gnors,a
p. Morris, Jared SHARKS Ravard TavIor NJ NJ
thaRiel z. Willis. James X pauldina uanrv
T. Tuckerman, Josiah &. Holland Noah
Webster, Joseph e. Worcester, Robert
Browning. Thomas CARLYLE I.ejob Hnnt
Harriet Martineau. Alexander Dumas Sir
Walter Scott. J. Sheridan KnowIas I,,las
Michelet. Jules Verne. Donolas iarroid
Samuel Rogers, G. Augustus sala. Marlin
+. Upper. Anna Jameson. Victor Hugo
Charles Reade. Il, Bulwer I,vtton, Charles
+. Browne (Artemus Vardl q p u Jan.as