Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1869 — What is Lost. [ARTICLE]

What is Lost.

A drunken Indian, on visiting the city, having strayed from his hotel, found him self lost on trying to return to it. After looking about in strange lodges here and there, tho Indian exclaimed, in dismay: “Injun lost!" But, recovering himself, and unwilling to acknowledge such shortsightedness, continued, drawing himself up; “No; Injun not lost—wigwam lost —and (striking his breast) Injun here.” This is the present condition of the Democratic party which has strayed front its old Southern hotel and now wanders about in a dazed, fuddled manner. It feels its way along the dead walls of all the blind alleys that lead away from the broad and bustling avenues of progress. It stumbles iu the gutters of repudiation; bangs its head against liberty poles and memorial halls; is tripped headlong by the colored man, and finally fetches up at a grocery corner to beat its breast and declare —“ No; Democratic party not lost —principles lost—old hotel “busted”—Democratic party here." — Exchange. —The National Methodist camp-meet-ing will be held next year at a place near Long Bridge, N. J., cm the Shark river, in the southern part of the State. A tract of 187 acres has been secured, and negotiations are in progress for enough land adjoining to make up 500 acres, with over a mile of sea front. The name of Clark Seminary at Aurora, 111., has been changed to Jennings Seminary in honor of Mrs. Eliza Jennings, who has given largely t* pay its indebtedness and enlarge its library and apparatus.