Free Soil Banner, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 October 1848 — Page 2

FREE SOIL BANNER. The Free Democracy--Its Future.

FOR PRESIDENT,

MARTIN VAN BUREN,

OK NEW YORK.

FOR VICE PRESIDENT. CHARLES F. ADAMS, OF MASSACHUSETTS. Senatorial Electors.

The Old Hunkers are busy in disseminating the opinion, that the Free Democracy. as a separate organization, will be dissolved after the Presidential election— and that at most on the settlement of the question of slavery extension, as applied to our present domain, that the movement will have accomplished its mission. Never were dreamers hugging to their bosoms a greater delusion. We tell them that our party organization is a permanency, and that from its very nature, it will exist so long as these are the two great principles of progress and conservatism found in antagonistic positions. Measures may change, as circumstances alter the position of our government, but the cardinal principles of our political faith will ever remain, and be advocated by a powerful, and at length a triumphant party in our

so vast a power as appointing thousands / We were much amused a lew days of officers should not be lodged in the /ago, at a political conversation that took hands of one man, but should be exercised/ place in our city. A worthy friend of ours by the people. from the country, who was a go it any how Retrenchment in the expenditures of /Taylor man, was conversing with a Free the government, is another issue present-/ Soiler. The subject of platforms was in--ed. Others arc now before the people, /troduced, and ourVanite complained rather and new ones will be canstantly arising, /bitterly the want of one to develop the in which the progressive party will be /Taylor faith, while he lauded the Buffalo

found antagonistic to the party of fixedness. This will be the case not only in

Resolutions. To make every thing manifest, the State Journal was brought for-

National affairs, but also in State policy. | ward containing these resolutions, which

It is already developing itself. Wisconsin has led the way and showed to her older sisters the workings of the progressive system and liberal legislation, in securing unalienable homesteads for her citizens. This is so intimately connected with free grant of the public domain, that it may

the Free Soiler began to read. Our Taylor friend, who saw that they were read from Defrees’ paper, and supposed that nothing hut the simon pure was ever found in that sheet, listened attentively. In the progress of the reading his face became irradiated with a smile, and at the conclu-

be considered as a portion of the same/ sion, he jumped up and triumphantly exgreat plan. It is a plan suggested by liber- /claimed, “There, do you want a better

Union. Ours is a progressive party.-- /al views and tends to elevate and protect /platform than that? I don’t.” The Free

The principles we put forth and the measures we now advocate have never before been advocated by a distinct party, although they have had their advocates in both the hitherto great parties of our country. Men who have heretofore acted with

free labor. It gives to every one sufficient,/ Soilers were amused, the Tqylor men with care and industry, to support and ed- /wrathy, and our querist, when it was exucate his children—to give them such an/ plained to him, a little staggered. amount of intelligence, as will fit them for the duties of freemen. As we said before, /The following are some extracts from

the Charleston, S. C. Courier.

issues will be constantly arising, upon which action must be taken, and whether

old Hunkerism, who have been the ablest

HENRY L ELLSWORTH, of Tippecanoe Co. /supporters of their respective parties, have /we succeed or not in the present campaign JOHN H. BRADLEY, of Bartholomew Co.:/ been divorced from those parties and 0Ul ’ our pvinciples, are sure ol ul-

CONTINGENT SENATORIAL ELECTORS./ are now thc champions of political re-

E. Deming, of Tippecanoe Co. S. S. Harding, of Ripley Co.

1st Dist. 2d “ 3d “ 4th “ 6th “ 6'th “ 7th » 8th 9th “ 10th "

District Electors. -Nathan Little, John R. Cravens, of Jefferson Co. James H. Cravens, of Ripley Co. Geo. W. Julian, of Wayne Co. Ovid Butler, of Marion. Milton Short, of Lawrence Co. Albert G. Coffin, of Parke Co. Samuel A. Huff, of Tippecanoe Co. Joseph L. Jernegan, of St. Joseph, Co. Joseph Murrow, of Grant Co.

form, and progress in governmental science. The signs of thc times clearly in-

timate triumph. Victories have already been won, which are to be followed by greater ones. We say then to the Free

dicate that a revolution, and an entire /Democracy, on, on to the contest. We

CONTINGENT DISTRICT ELECTORS. 2d District—John Brazzleton.

3d 5th 6th 7th 9th 10 th

John P. Milliken. J. H. Jordan. E. J. Sumner. Abiathur Crane. John U- Pettit. Daniel Worth.

changing of parties is now at hand, that like former parties of our country, the Whig and Democratic parties arc dissolving to give way for new issues and new organizations. The spirit of progression is every day pointing from the moral and intellectual to the political, and demanding that henceforth legislation should look to a broader field, and by ample provisions, secure the welfare and interest of the

enter it full of enthusiasm and hope.

Organize! Organize!!

No party can accomplish anything without thorough organization. It is an indis-

We com-

mend them to the consideration of our Whig, Taylor, Free Soil friends. It will be remembered that the Courier hoists the names of Taylor and Butler, and repudi-

ates Fillmore.

“ Gen. Taylor was nominated by the people, and long before the Philadelphia Convention was thought of, not by the people of the North or the South, or the East or the West—nor by Whigs or Democrats alone, hut by the whole American people.”

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“This is the date of Gen. Taylor’s nom-

pensihle condition to the success of any /ination, and here is the authority by which party. Friends of Freedom throughout /his name was placed before the American the State of Indiana, remember this, and /people for the highest office in their gift. ,i i . ci. . , , i It is true Gen. Taylor was nominated by in every county throughout the State, let/ the Whig Convention at Philadelphia, but there he an organization lor the purpose / it is equally true that they did so for no

State Central Committee.

1st Dist.—0. Shelman.

j masses—must seek to elevate the degra/ can be accomplished in every county in ded—to dignify labor, and in a word, to / the State, between this and November, by place man in a position politically, such /energetic action. There is scarcely a as is due to him as an intelligent being, /neighborhood in the State where there are capable of self government in the fullest /not men as yet undecided as to their vote

of doing battle in the good cause. Much/ other reason than that they could not help

themselves, because his great popularity with the people rendered it certain that

2d 3d

4th 5th

6th 7th 8ih 9th 10th

extent of the word. Until that is accomplished the Free Democracy will never

Calvin Fletcher, A. A. Ackley, B / cease to exist as a party organized for the S. Noble, J.H. Jordan, James Sulgrove, Philip Sponable/ conflict. Our opponents will be composed

. of such men as are always unwilling to move from old positions, and who are struck with holy horror at any innovations on established customs, or changes in governmental policy, as if society was

R. E. Stratton. John P. Milliken.

R. Vaile.

W. Judah. L. Jessup.

J. B. McFarland.

R. Faber.

D. W. Jones.

Free Soil Platform. No more Slave Territory.

No interference with Slavery in States where it

now exists.

Cheap Postage for the people. Retrenchment of the expenses of Government. Abolition of all unnecessary offices and Salaries.

for the Presidency. These men should hear and read the doctrines we avow. In order that they may do this, it is necessary, absolutely necessary, that each county should have committees appointed to see that their respective counties are canvassed, and that such documents and papers are disseminated as will place us right in the minds of the hesitating. Remember

he would be run as the people’s candidate, independent and regardless of the Whig Convention, and to the certain defeat of whomsoever the Convention might nomi-

nate.

He was stronger than the Whig Con-/ parties, three to one. The correspondent

ocrat, to be edited by six gentlemen, Democrats, and to be issued so soon as one thousand subscribers are obtained. The publishers are Messrs. J. T. Witham & Co., Chestnut street.” Since the Buffalo nominations, the following leading Whigs of Trumbull county, Ohio, have declared for Van Buren and

Adams :

“Judge Newton, formerly a State Senator; John F. Beaver, State Senator; Geo. Parsons; Heman R. Harmon; Joel F. Asper, State Attorney ; James Heaton ; Edward Beaver, County Commissioner ; Hiram Austin, County Auditor; and Zaltmon Fitch, Esq.” The Way to do it. — The Mohawk Courier of the 14th, publishes a call for a mass meeting of the Free Democracy at Herkimer, signed by 2,500 and upwards. Baltimore,—A correspondent of the New York Evening Post, writing from Baltimore, on the 15th, says : “Without any formality, I am happy to inform you that the ‘ Free Soil ’ party is daily growing stronger in this city. We shall undoubtedly hold the ‘balance of power’ in Maryland.” Good.—Out of ninety voters in the village of New Mills, Mass., seventy have already joined the Free Soil League in the place, and are pledged to vote for Van Buren and Free Soil, Adams and Liberty. Presidential Vote.—A vote was taken yesterday among the workmen of the Newspaper Exchange, No. 22, School St. The result was, Van Buren 19, Taylor 5, Cass none.— Boston Reporter. Daniel Webster having declared in his speech, that the nomination of Taylor was not fit to be made, the people of Massachusetts are discussing the question whether it is fit to be supported. The following resolution was discussed at great length in a meeting at West Sterling, and carried by a vote of 138 yeas to

11 nays:

“ Whereas, Daniel Webster has pronounced the nomination of Taylor not fit to be made, the people of Massachusetts should declare it not fit to be supported.” Wisconsin. — The newly organized county of Marquette, in Wisconsin, held its election for county officers on the 4th, and elected the entire Van Buren ticket, over both sets of candidates of the old

it when in its proper condition, progressive. Already these fixed men are cau-

The election of all Civil Officers of the Govern- /tioning us not to go too far on the question ment, so far as practicable, by the people. Provision by the ^thica itiver °vision by the Government for all such River/ of the non-extension of slavery.

tell us that the South have had a share of

Nations or among the several States. /the territories heretofore, let us compro-

mise the matter and make a division.—

Free grant, to actual settlers, of the Public Lands,

in limited quantities. Revenue Tariff sufficient

not, with all the relations growing out of/that we are just entering a contest that is

to be protracted until triumph crowns our efforts, and that a systematic beginning conduces to shorten the period of time elapsing before the termination of the struggle. Remember that we have higher purposes to accomplish than the elevation of party; that we strive for the prevalence

vention, and they knew it, and they accordingly did the only thing that remained for them to do, or that they dared do; they nominated him their candidate for the Presidency, and without requiring of him any pledges, or prescribing rules of political faith, or exacting any conditions whatever; and we believe we hazard hut little in expressing the opinion that if Gen. Taylor had been rejected by the Philadelphia Convention, as it was expected, particularly by our Representatives in Congress, that he

of the Wisconsin Freeman writes: “And now for Gen. Cass and his brave old Hunkers, where are they ? I will answer in the language of one of them, who was seen running, ‘I thought I’d better

slope.’ ”

In Fayette County, hitherto a warm Whig county of Ohio, both the Taylor papers, the Banner and the Intelligencer, have been discontinued. So say the papers. Clear the Track!—Haswell’s Benning-

Charleston now advocating Gen. Cass’s election, would have gone for him as a third and independent candidate, occupying precisely the ground that he then did, and now does, and this fact of itself speaks

volumes.”

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The refusal by hosts of the people to rati-/ of human rights; that we struggle for the

er with the interest on the National debt. /fy the Baltimore and Philadelphia Con-/ elevation of the masses, and the universal “Enough has been already shown to FREE SOME MASS MEETINGS. /ventions, have shown to the world that/ doctrines of progress and reformation.— /satisfy any unbiased mind, that with Gen. The public are informed that arrange-/ they think and act for themselves—that /We say, then, to accomplish our end, we /Taylor the South has every thing to gain,

ments are made to hold Free Soil Meet-/ conscience and reason can triumph over /must be active, we must he vigilant, and

ings at the following times and places:--/ the trammels of party, and that there is/ again we repeat it, the great means of suc-

m the minds of the masses, a desire to go /cess is thorough organization.

APPOINTMENTS FOR OCTOBER. On the 9th at New Albany. On the 10th at Jeffersonville. On the 11th at Madison. On the 12th at Columbus. On the 14th at Bloomington. On the 16th at Greencastle.

On the 18th at Crawfordsville.

On the 19th at Frankfort. On the20th at Lebanon. On the 21st at Noblesville. On the23d at Greenfield. On the 24th at Knightstown. On the 25th at Rushville. On the 26th at Shelbyville. On the 27th at Edinburgh.

On the 28th at Franklin.

On the30th at Martinsville. On the 31st at Danville.

On the 1st of November at Indianapolis. (Speaking to commence, on each day, precisely at 1 o'clock P. M.)

to the death for political reform. Servile, cringing politicians have been taught a salutary lesson, in the fact that their demagogueism has been repudiated. But let us look a moment at our positions. The leading question now is freedom for our territories. This issue is the most important in this campaign, because it has to be met now, while others can, without so great danger, be postponed if they cannot be

perfected at the present crisis.

But because we urge this question while it may be met more strenuously than others, lay not, Hunker friends, the flat-

Gen. Cass and Slavery.

while with Gen. Cass they have everything to lose. But what will most recommend the present movement in behalf of Gen. Taylor is that it contemplates action, and independent action, directed exclusively

to the South.”

The Old Hunker papers are publishing /This is the language of a Southern Dem - an extract from an old letter of Gen. Cass | ocrat, who professes to know from private on the right of search, to prove his sound/ letters the position of Gen . Taylor . He

ness on the slavery question.

Let him speak for himself, they cry out

as they quote the following :

“ We are no slaveholder. We never have been, WE NEVER SHALL BE.—

for the sake of the South, leaves his party nomination, and goes for a man safer than the regular nominee, for the sake of slavery. When will the North learn enough

We deprecate its existence, in principle;/ to prevent her from being continually bamand pray for its abolition every where;—/ boozled by the intrigues of slavery prop-

where this can be effected justly and peace-/ agandists? ?

ably.” Poor miserable attempt to deceive. Do /THE MOVEMENT.

are

All persons, without regard to parties, /tering unction to your souls, that when/ they think the people will be gulled by /The following contains a few items of

invited to attend. The Free Soil

we have triumphed on that issue, that there /such barefaccd attempts at imposition,/ the movement of the Free Democracy/ of Philadelphia.Hiram Miller, of will be no more Free Democracy. There/ when they know that long since the wri- 0 ur party is up and doing. Philadelphia. Hiram Miller,of Sp

ting of that letter, he tells them in his

Electors, and other gentlemen, will ad-/will be no more free Democracy _ There | when they know that long

dress the public, at the times and places | are other questions of scarceley less imabve specified, on the principles or the/portance, embraced in the spirit of our Free Democracy. | combination. The disposition of our pub-

Calvin Fletcher, /lic domain, so as to make a portion of it Cluiirnian of Central Committee, /j free for the use of every freeman, is a

measure fraught with deep interest, and

Friday, October 6, 1848. /accords with the philanthropic feelings of / the age. It will place within the reach of The Taylor men are rejoicing that/ every man a home, and the means of en-

Henry Clay refuses to he the candidate of / joying life without being bound to look for the disaffected whigs. Truly a little thing /a subsistence to employers , who assume tickles them. Henry Clay, heretofore so/ the right to point out the road in which ardent a supporter of the Whig party, /his ideas shall flow . It will destroy the merely disclaims, in his letter, any pur- /system of land speculation, which has been

| Garden District, Benj. Martin, a legislator

Nicholson letter that on that subject.a county, elected by the great change has been going on in his mind/ 14th, publishing the Free Soil Electoral | Democrats for a long series of years, and and that he thinks now that it will mitigate / ticket in Virginia, says:/ a member of thc convention to reform the

many of the evils of slavery to have it ! “Although this movement may be laughed Constitution.

extended over our new territories? /at and scouted, it will dig a hole in the /Henry D. Gilpin, a former member of Democratic party of the State. It will

Democratic party of the State.Mr. van Buren's Cabinet; besides a host

take off some three or four thousand votes.

Most of the voters are in the Valley and /of others, whose names would fill a volume.

pose of accepting a nomination against Taylor. Having submitted his claims to the Philadelphia Convention, he feels bound, by his pledge, to abide its decision. Here Mr. Clay stops. He refuses even to say to his friends, Taylor would make a good President, is a Whig, or ought to be supported. Verily, the embodiment of Whiggery is not quite so much the em-

bodiment of Taylorism.

From the returns of the Vermont election, it seems that the Cass party have fizzled out by wholesale. We have noticed for some time that they were doing a good retail business in that line, hut did not really expect them so soon to get to jobbing. It is confidently expected that in November, their trade in the fizzling line will largely increase, and that they’ll do a smashing business. Crow, Chapman, crow!

so ruinous to our newly settled States. It will tend to destroy entirely the pauperism of our land—it will give gladness to thousands of those pining in penury in our own country, and produce joy in the breasts of the tyranized over of other lands, seeking for means to acquire homes in this land of freedom. The election of postmasters, and such other governmental officers as practicable, by the people direct, is another of our positions. We hold that the theory of our political union is correct, and that the people are capable of self government and of choosing their own officers. That by thc present system the rights of the people are often outraged, by appointments made of postmasters and others, without any regard to the feelings of the majority of the people of their vicinities, and merely for party purposes. Three millions of voters are denied their just rights by the present system. We think

extended

Oh. the dodgers, how they would like to get out of the fix that Cass has fixed them in; but you can’t do it, gentlemen, you may as well be quiet, and if it does hurt, grin and hear it. Call in your philosophy, and don’t attempt to make a Lion of an

Ass.

Wisconsin Judges.—On the 28th ult., the newly elected Judges of Wisconsin drew for their respective terms of office. The result was as follows : 1st Dist., E. V. Whiton, - - 5 years. 2d Dist., Levi Hubble, - - - 3 years. 3d Dist., C. A. Larrabee, - - 6 years. 4th Dist., A. W. Stowe,- - - 2 years. 5th Dist., M. M. Jackson, - - 4 years. It is rather a curious incident, says the Southport Telegraph, that the youngest of the five Judges drew the longest term, and the oldest of the five the shortest. A. W. Stowe, of the 4th District, was chosen by ballot of the others, Chief Justice. Mr. Brigham was chosen Clerk. We call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of D. S. Ward. Look at it, and then go and look at his goods, and we premise that you will not come away with empty hands. We are somewhat of a philosopher, and yet could hardly resist the many temptations.

in the western counties. Many will vote for it in Eastern Virginia. We know of several who will vote for the ticket. Perhaps the Enquirer may one of these days admit, that we did not speak too fast about Virginia, when such a movement as this can take place.” The Ware (Mass.) Gazette says : “ Of the five settled ministers and four ex-min-isters in town, not one goes for Cass or Taylor, and all, with perhaps one exception, will vote the Free Soil ticket.” Gibson L. Cranmer, Esq., one of the Cass State Central Committee for the State of Illinois, is announced in the last Springfield Journal as a candidate for Presidential elector, to support the claims of Martin Van Buren. The Daily Spark comes to us from Fall River, and boldly advocates Free Soil doctrines, and the Free Soil candidates. Success to it.—Boston Repub. Free Soil papers have recently been established at Quincy and Rockford, (Ill.,) and one is about to be issued at Peoria, which starts with 1,000 subscribers.—lb. The Missouri Barnburner, a new Free Soil Daily, made its appearance on the 7th, at St. Louis, under the editorial charge of William McKee. The St. Louis Post

says:

“ To the advocacy of these doctrines is, we learn, to be added the Free Soil Dem-

Taylor Dictionary. Patriotism.—Party prejudice enough to vote the regular ticket at the cost of every principle professed by the party. Self-Sacrifice. — Taylor members of Congress advising the people “ to look to their Representatives!” Justice.—Whig treatment of Henry Clay for opposing the annexation of Texas. Pity.—John Tyler’s tears at the nomination of Gen. Harrison. Liberality.—Our Platform—as defined by our fathers of the Revolution; “OR, however OTHERWISE bounded and described, and be the same MORE or LESS” —still our platform. Enthusiasm.—North Carolina election. Confidence.— Oh ! could we make our doubts remove, Those gloomy doubts that rise. “Only” a Clay Man. Sizzler.

Platform Adopted by the Whig National Convention. Resolved-------------------------------Resolved, —---------------------------- Resolved,-------------------------------Resolved. —--------------------------

Free Barbecue. On last Wednesday, the unterrified Cass party held their grand State rally, (alias) Free Barbecue to the brave volunteers of Indiana. This last title, we presume was assumed to call out a crowd, as it is well known that the people of our State are pleased to honor, at all times, those who have bravely figured on the tented field. The leaders were a little afraid of the popularity of their cause, and did not like to make a perfect fizzle, and so appealed to the feeling in favor of the volunteers. We think this, because if it was intended as purporting, why not have a union of all parties, and let it be a State work instead of a party one? Flaming hand-hills had been distributed over the State, announcing the rally, and stating that the candidate for the Vice Presidency, Wm. Allen, of Ohio, and a host of others were to be present as guests, and of course wo expected a tremendous gathering, and were on the look-out to see the elephant. We went to the ground, and from the various estimates made, and the best means we had of informing ourselves, suppose that about 1500 persons, men, women and children, of all parties were present. Taking into consideration the amount of labor expended in trying to get up a great State rally, and the numbers present, our readers can form their own opinion in regard to the enthusiasm pervading the Cass ranks in Indiana. We were considerably amused by the efforts of the leaders to get up an enthusiasm in the crowd. Things seemed to go off rather dully, to suit the full pressure of steam carried by those in authority. There was no “spontaneous combustion,” and it was necessary to make a demonstration. One of the officers of the day, a courageous man, therefore, when it was thought necessary, would elevate a little stick covered with ribbons above his head, and in the voice of a stentor screach out, three cheers, huzzah. On the first attempt he was not left quite alone in his glory, his efforts were, however, but feebly seconded, but in the course of the meeting, by dint of perseverance they got out some tolerable yells when the masses had signals from the man of the stick. We have no room for further comment at present.

would be, nine out of ten of ‘the party’in /ton Gazette says that Mr. Dillingham, the

candidate of the Cass party for Governor in Vermont, utterly repudiates Gen. Cass since the election, and avows his determination to support Mr. Van Buren. The Whig Central Committee of Ashtabula County, Ohio, have gone over to the Free Soilers, and carried with them the banner which had been presented to the Whigs of Ashtabula, as the Banner County, by the Whig ladies of Lexington,

Kentucky.

Illinois.—A Correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing from Chicago, Ill.

says:

“All this section of the State is on fire with Barnburnerism. Present appearances indicate that Van Buren will get twothirds of all the Locofoco votes in Wentworth’s district.” Pennsylvania is moving. We notice among other names, the following who are out for Van Buren : William H.. Smith, Esqr., Hon. Judge Myers. Both these gentlemen were Democratic electors in 1844. John K. Kane, the recipient of Polk’s famous Kane letter, and now holding a judgeship by appointment from the present

President.

Hon. Henry Horn, Henry S. Patterson,

ring

That eminent whig John M. Bostts asks a pertinent question, namely, “If Gen. Taylor is not bound by the action of the Philadelphia convention, who is?” There are some whigs who have soul enough to feel the galling insults that Gen. Taylor puts upon them and their principles. U nreasonable.—The French are so lively a people that they jest upon everything, Of two American missionaries destryed by the savages, they say that they have fulfilled their mission and supplied the cannibals with Christian nutriment.

Resolved, That we do now adjourn.

Mr. Clay's Birthplace.—Fifty-four citizens of Hanover county, Va.,nominater him for the Presidency on the 21st. They declare their resolution to adhere to him through the campaign. Half Hearted.—Half a loaf they say is better than no bread. The Elizabethtown (New Jersey) Journal, an old established whig paper, at the request of disaffected whigs in that quarter, has devoted half of its columns to Van Buren and Adams. The other half is bound to come along after election.—Free Soil Union.

The Dispatch tells the following good one: Soul vs. Sole.—At the sale of Mr. Annan’s splendid collection of books, at the College Hall, “ Watts on the Soul” was put up. The bids were spirited, but. those of a distinguished ami fashionable cordwainer distanced competition. After paying for the prize, Crispin very innocently put the inquiry, “ Have you any more works on shoemaking to sell, Mr. Graff?” There was a regular side splitting among the “ uppers,” at this interrogatory. Altogether it is equal to Horn’s last.

Drink and Disease.—It is remarkable, says Dr. Darwin, that all the diseases from drinking spirituous liquors are liable to become hereditary, even to the third generation; and gradually to increase until the family becomes extinct.

Taylorism in Ohio.—The Cleveland Plaindealer says that Seabury Ford, the Whig candidate for Governor of Ohio, has avowed his intention to support the Buffalo nominees. This shows pretty conclusively the forlorn condition of Taylorism in that State.

The Chicago Democrat, a Cass and Butler paper, admits its belief that Van Buren and Adams will carry Ohio, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont. He might have added New York and Wisconsin, which we consider certain for the Free Soil ticket. The Wit and the Wig.—A barrister entered one of the Four Courts, Dublin, with his wig so much awry as to cause a general titter. Seeing Curran smile, he said, “Do you see anything ridiculous in my wig?” “No,” replied Curran, “nothing but your head.”