Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-30
the Island of suma.ra These people had COM

Battoo and demand immediate restoration of
the stolen property, the delivery of the muir
derers and ample reparation. The Potomac,
commanded by Commodore Downes. on reach
ing the island, did not wait for expla-
nations. but at once fired on the town,
and. landing body Of seamen and marines
| under Lieut.. Irvine Shubrick demolished the
| forts. and all the bombardment had left.
Among those mentioned as distinguished for
gailantry Is Eugene Boyle of our city, brother
OF the late DR.. Cornelius Boyle. After his
| resignation from the navy Mr. Eugene Boyle
commanded q company Of Washingtonians at
the attack on Monterey Mexico, and was men,
toned in the reports for distinguished gal
lantry. Among the midshipmen honorably
mentioned is Charles Hunter. With these ex-
amples to guide the powers that be, and the ad-
vantages which resulted from such determine
ton to protect American citizens and sustain
the national honor, the result of such treat
ment administered to Chile could not but be
beneficial
THE Two-rHIRDs RULE.
In an article in last Saturdays STAR on the
origin of the two thirds rule in the conventions
OF the democratic party said the rule had
become a law which would never in our day be
abolished, and am sustained in that opinion
by Gen. John Z. Ward of Georgia, who was o
delegate to the convention OF 1874 and the sub
sequent ones up to 1856. Gen. Ward presided
over the Cincinnati convention at which Mr..
buchanan was nominated i'll 1856, and referring
to the biography of Mr.. Buchanan by George
1lchnor Curtis, says Mr.. Curtis is entirely mis-
taken In the assertion that the nomination of
Mr. buchanan was agreed upon in advance
through the influence of Slidell and others of
the south; that the nomination WAS made after
very severe and protracted fight with the
friends of Douglas. and tho day before the
nomination was made the convention al journed
on falling ballot for Mr. Buchanan. and his
friends, Forney among them. and Mr.. Buchanan
himself, thought he was defeated. The secret
OF his success was that Alexander II. Stephens,
who was devoted friend of Judge Douglas,
In an interview with Douglas at Washington ON
tne day above named advised Douglas 10 with
uraw from the convention and let Buchanan
take the nomination, and that, as far one
convention could pledge another, Douglas
should have the succession. Douglas, acting
on TINS advice, telegraphed his representative
In the convention, Richardson of Illinois, to
withdraw his name. The next morning when
the convention met Gen. Ward was asked to
recognize MIR. richardson, and he did SO, when
the telegraph of withdrawal was read amid
storm OF opposition from the friends of
Douglas. That withdrawal gave Mr. buchanan
the nomination. He told Gen. Ward who, as the
presiding officer Of the convention waited on him
10 announce his nomination, that no had given
up hope when the convention adjourned
the night before, and that next morning the
nrst announcement OF his nomination came
from young telegraph operator who took il
by sound from the wires going to New York.
HOW HE LOST THE VICE PRESIDENCY
Gen. Ward was the choice of Pennsylvania and
the northern states for the vice presidency, and
on consultation it was agreed that as Virginia
had been such a constant friend of the success
iul nominee Tor the presidency it should be left
to that state to name the Vice President. The
state OF Virginia was divided between Breckin-
ridge and Gen. Ward and one of the opponents
OF Gen. Ward said he opposed him because he
mad not ALWAYS voted the dpmocr tic Ok IIo
and Gen. Wards advocate waited on the gen.
erai and asked If he had voted for Cobb for
governor and he replied yes. he Lad, and the
gentlemen without waiting any explanation,
voted with the friends of Breckenridge and he
was placed on the ticket with Mr.. Buchanan and
elected.
The explanation made by Gen. Ward reveals
another forgotten episode in political history.
In 1901 the state rights men of Georgia deter
mined to run ticket on that ISSUE They were
met with resistance from the Union men, as
they were called, think, and Howell Cobb re-
signed the SpeakersEip to accept the nomina-
ton for governor on that issue. Gen. Ward
was one OF Gen. Cobb's friends and voted for
him. There were no political party lines drawn
but wings and democrats were merged in the
issue upon which the campaign was fought.
1t was the first fight Of the extreme state rights
men and the more conservative element in the
wing and democratic parties Gen. Cobb and
his friends and supporters opposed all action
which ended toward secession.
am enabled to throw some light on the
mooted question about the authorship and the
time OF its appearance of the oft-repeated story
of the song of Home, Sweet Home" In 1875
Mr. Gabriel Howison printed life OF John
Howard Payne in large octave, $50 copies only,
and from that volume full of the remarkable
career of Mr.. Payne, 1 obtain this authentic
history of that world-renowned song. The
opera "Clari, the Maid of Milan" was written
in Paris and in a letter to Mr.. Henry r. Bisbon
"a g. ahrun
Il sent of 'Clari' by the diligence on SUNDAY
morning. The hint about the melody of
Home, Sweet Home, / sent you is so vague
that can only give you something approach
ing the measure of the 'Randez Vaches'
Home, Sweet Home as q refrain will come in
nicely"
The original song as written had nine lines
In each verse and was reduced when sung in
the opera to its present length of four lines to
each verse and the refrain. Mr.. Amos Perry.
who succeeded Mr.. Payne as consul to Tunis'
addressed a letter to Mr.. John Miller, who was
for years United States dispatch agent at Lon
don and who was the original publisher of
Home. Sweet Home, who says in reply: Il
first published Sweet Home as an interlude in
play called ''Clari." the title page of which is
first performed at the Theater Royal Covent
Garden, on Thursday, May 8, 1928 by John
Howard Payne, esq. The overture and music
with the exceptions Of the national airs) by
neury H. blslOp, esq. London: John Miller.
50 Fleet street, 1926"
II gave Mr.. Payne, who was introduced to
me by Washington Irving, $50 for the copy
right, and he was to revise the proof" This
letter is dated London, September 10, 1865
Mr.. Perry says he was induced to make this in
quiry when a very gentlemanly and intelligent
British tourist learned that Howard Payne was
TIE author of Home, Sweet Home" on reading
the inscription on the marble slab placed over
his grave by the United States government.
This gentleman said this song was more sung
at British firesides than God Save the Queen"
and had always understood that Barry Corn
wall was the author of it.
Mr.. fayne wrote these additional lines to
Home, Sweet Home on the sheet music of
the original and presented them to Mrs. Bates,
the wife of Mr.. Joshua Bates the banker of
the house of Barring Brothers. Mrs. Bates was
relative. The additional lines have never
been published. but were furnished for this ad-
mirable life of Payne.
:. 10 us, i'll despite of the absence Of years,
How sweet the remembrance OF home still ap-
pears;
From allurements abroad, which but fatter the
eye,
The unsatisfed heart turns and says with sigh,
Home, home. sweet. sweet home!
There's no place like home,
There's no place like home"
Your exile is blest with all state can bestov:
But nane has been checkered with manys woe
Yet, tho different our fortunes, our thoughts
are the same.
And both "a W. fhiuk Of oIu,,h;o >xoI.;c..