Wabash Express, Volume 19, Number 26, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 6 June 1860 — Page 2

R. N. HUDSON, EDITOR. TEIUIE HAUTE, IND. in WEDNESDAY JUNE 6. 1860. BEPUBLICAN CAUDIBATES. o TOR PRESIDE5T, ABRAHAM LINCOLN or ilixois. TOR VICE PRE3IDKXT, &HANNIBAL HAMLIN, or xaixx. Presidential KleetoravllTienet. Elector $ for the State at Laige, WILLIAM CUM BACK, of Decatur, JOHN L. MANSFIELD, of Jefferson. District Elector: lit District Cyrus M. Allen, of Knox ; Sod District Jonn w. Kay,oruiarae ; 3rd iliitncv onon -. nunier, pi wouiww 4ia District John H. Farquabar, of Frank lln ; srh District Nelson Truster, of Fsvette: eta District Reuben A. KUey, of Hancock ; 7th District -John Hannah, of Putnam ; District Samuel H. Huff, of Tippecanoe ; Kn Distilct James M. Tyner, of Miami ; 10th District Iiaac Jonkinaon, of Allen ; 11th District David O. Dalley, of Huntington, Republican State Ticket. FOB. OOTIMOl, HENRY S. LANE, of Montgomery. FOm LtXCTXXANT OOTttJOl, OLIVER P. MORTON, of Wayne. roa skcxxtaxt or stati, WILLIAM A. FE ELLE, of Randolph. FOX TXXASTJXXX Or tTATI, JONATHAN 3. HARVEY, of Clarke. FOX AUDITOR Or 8TATX, ALBERT LANGE, of Vigo. FOX ATT0X2CXT 6I5XXAL, JAMES O. JONES, of Vanderburgh. roa xxroxra or arraxxx cocxt, BENJAMIN HARRISON, of Marion for cikxk or BCPXXll X COCXT, JOHN P. JONES, of Lagrange. VOX, SCrXXlSTETDIST or rCBLIO UC8TXCCTI0, MIi.ES J. FLETCHER, of Putnam. m e County Opposition Ticket. FOX C0C5TT TXXA8CXXX, . HARVEr D.SCOTT, rox cxxsx, . JACOB H. HAGER. roa SHERIFF, SAMUEL CONNER, roa acrxtsniTATiTxs. JOHN P. USHER, HENRY FAIRBANKS. roa coMifox hlxas jcdox, ALEX. B. CRANE. XOSICUTO COMMOX Pill COC&T, PUTNAM BROWN. TCI C0X05XB, N.W.BENSON, ORGANIZATION OP THE LINCOLN CLUB. Pursuant to notice a large and respect ble meeting of the friends of Lincolo and Hamlin in Harrison Towoibip, assembled at the Court House on Monday eTening, Jone 4th, to organize a Lincoln Club. On motion T. W. Watkins wis called to the Chair, and W.J. Williame appointed Secretary. On motion of R. N. Hudson the meeting proceeded to ballot for President ; L. A. Burnett having received the highest number of Totes was elected Paesident. The President on taking the chair made a abort and appropriate speech. On motion E. W. Conard was declared Secretary of the Club. The meeting selected Capt. JobnHaney and Wo. Uendricka for Vice Presidents, and W. R. McKeen for Treasurer, of the Club. - Mr. Hudson offered the following as the Constitution and Platform of the Club, which were unanimously adopted : The undersigned unite thetnielves under the name of Tax Lixcol Clcb of Harrison Township, for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Republican Party and promoting the election of the Hon . Abraham Li o coin and Hannibal Hamlin to the offices of President and Vice President of the United States, and declare the Chicago Platform as our political principles. The officers of this Club shall consist of a President, two Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer and an Executive Committee of five members, who shall discharge the dnties usually devolving upon such officers, aid they shall be elected in such manner as the Club shall determine, and shall hold their offices for the term of six months. The regular meetings of the Club shall be held on Friday evening of each week. The above articles of association were then signed by a large Dumber of the meeting. Oa motion of Jas. Hook it was resolved that a committee of three be appointed, in conjunction with the President, to select aa Executive Committee to be reported st the next meeting. The President appointed James Hook, R. N.Hudson and W. D. Warren, said committee. Oa notion of J. P. Bsird, a committee of five in the first Ward, two in the other Wards and two in the Township outside the city, was appointed, to solicit signers to the Constitution of the Club. The committees were appointed by the President, as follows : 1st Ward W E Hendricks, Nstlian ErIsnger, J 0 Jone, Dr. J O S'ephecson and LA Smith. 2d W B Warren and W C Lap too. 3d T R Oilman and 0 W Naylor. ' 4th Samuel Mack aod Wm. Pepper. 5th E B Alleo and John Jean. Township outside the City T. W. Watkins snd II Herbert. Mr. A R Miller on behalf of Mr. H H Tee!, stated that if the Club desired it, Mr. Teel would organise a Glee Clnb for the campaign. It was agreed to, aod the PrsUeot and Secretary were appointed a committee to inform Mr. Teel of the acceptance of his proposition. Col. Til Nelson being called upon, re sponded in an able, eloquent and effective speech that elicited rounds of applause. Mr. W 0 Lupton very humorously illustrated the condition of the Democracy io an anecdote which met the hearty approbation of the meeting. Oo motion adjourned to Friday night next. L. A. HURNKTT, Tres't. E. W. Coxasd, See'y. ai TJF The Chicago Tresa and Tribun In speaking of ihe nomination, of Mr. Lincoln, eye it wit a foregone conclusion from the day (Tuesday,) that Iodisua, knowing the roan , declare 1 in his favor. His conservative record, acceptable every member of the Conveotiou; his ability, displayed io a, memorable content with Mr. Douglas snd his honesty, known to all the world the formed the happy combination for which the country was looking. . XT Hod. A ,0. Porter was renominated for Congress io tie Ctb Coogaessional District Friday last.

ET Wo have cautioned the editor of the

Journal repeatedly since the nomination of Mr. Lincoln, againtt misrepresentations of him, but so fixed is the habit and so un scrupulous is our neighbor, that it does seem to us he will not tell the truth if by any possibility he can avoid it. A few days ago the following appeared as a leading article in the Journal. We copy it that cur readers may see the character of the atlacKS made by the Democratic press, upon the nominee of the Chicago Convention. Here it is: Am Orthodox Asolitiokist. The first Blsck Republican Convention which as sembled in Illinois was convened at Soriogfield. io that State, oo the fifth day of October. 1854. It was called for the purpose of reorganizing a new party, and repudiating all former attachments, and pledged to accomplish certain purpose of reform. Messrs. Abraham Lincoln, J. F. Farnsworth and Ichabod Gedding, were appointed a committee to draft resolutions and report the following amongst others, which were unanimously adopt: Resolved, That; the times imperatively Jemand the re-ore solution of parties, and repudiating all previous party attachments. names and predilections, we nnite our selves together in defense or Ibe liberty and constitution of the country, and will hereafter co-operate as the Republican par ty, pledged to tbe accompliahment of the following purposes. Io bring the admin titration of the government back to the eon trol of first principles; to restore Nebraska and Kansas to tne position of free lern tories; that aa tie constitution of the TJoi ted States Tests ia the States, and not io Coogress, the power to legislate for the ex tradition of fugi uvea from labor, TO REPEAL AND ENTIRELY ABROGATE THE FUGITIVE SLATE LAW; to re atrict slavery to those States in which it exists: TO PROHIBIT THE ADM 13 SION OF ANY MORE SLAVE STATES INTO THE UNION; to abolish Uvery in the Dutnct efCautmbia: fe exclude slavery from all the Territories over vohieh the general government hat exclusive tartrate:; and arrest tht acquirement of any mere Territories unless the praetce of slavery therein 'forever shall have been prohibited. These were the sentiments of Mr. Abra ham Lincoln (the Black Republican can didate for the Presidency) in 1854, and if he has ever changed or modified them, the fact has not been made publio by him." It seems a little strange that Mr. Cook erly,or sny on else who is sitting on the tripod, should make a charge of thia kind against Mr. Lincoln when there is no truth io it, in no ona single particular, ao far aa Mr. L. is concerned. Our neigbor ssys that in this Conventton of 1854 Mr. Lincoln waa one of the com mitteewho drafted the above resolution that he has never changed er modified his sentiments in relation to them, or if he has, he has never done so publicly. This charge waa made against Mr. Lin coln by Mr. Douglas daring his memorsble campaign of 1858, and we find that Mr Lincoln then replied to it in the following language: When a man hears himself somewhat misrepresented, it provokes him at least I find it so w;th myself; but when misreo resentation becoaces very gross and palps ble.it is morn apt to amuse him. The first thing I see fit to notice, is the fact that Jndge Douglas alleges, after running through the history of the old Democratic and the old Whig parties, that Judge Trumbull snd myself made an arrangement io 1854, by which I waa to have the place of Gen. Shields in the U. S. Senate and Jndge Trumbell was to bare the place or judge voagias. flow, all 1 nave to say upon that subject is, that I think no man not even Jndge Douglas can prove it, because it is not true. 1 have no doubt be is 'conscientious in saying it. As to those resolutions that he took such a length of time to read, as being- the platform of tne Kepubiican party in ltft4, 1 aay I oev er had anything to do with them, aod 1 think Trubt.ll never had. Jndge Douglaa cannot show that either of ns ever did have anything to do with them. I believe thi$ true about those resolutions: There via a call for a Convention to form a Rennbli can party at Springfield, and I thiok that my friend, Mr. Loveioy, who is here upon this stand, had a hand in it. I think this is true, snd I thiok if he will remember accurately, he will be able to recollect that be tried to get me into it, and I would not go in. I believe it is also true that I went awsy from Springfield when the Cooven tion was in session, to attend court io Taxwell county. It ie turue they did place my name, though without authority, upon the committee, aod afterward wrote me to attend the meeting of the committee, but I refused to do so, and I never had anything to do with that organisation. That is the plain truth about all that matter of tne resolutions." ' This then resolvss itself into a question of veracity between Graft F. Cookerly and Abraham Lincoln. The one says Mr Lincoln waa one of the drafters of the reso lution, while the other ssys he wss not a member of the Convention that adopted the resolution, nor was he ia Springfield at the time the Convention was in session The one ssys that Mr. Lincoln never pub licly changed or modified the sentiments contained in that reaolve, while there ia now before us the printed speech of Mr Lincoln, rusde two years ago, in which he says be never had anythiog whatever to do with the resolution. It is a question of veracity between "Honest Abe Lincoln" a man whose whole life has been one of truth io al things, aadO. F. Cookerly, editor of the Terre-Haute Journal. Will tho world be long in eomiog to conclusion, which to believe T im Thr Hon kstxad Bill. The Bouse order ed a Comuittee of Conference oo the Home sued bill. The practical points of differ eoce between the House and the Senate bills are as follows : The House bill gives 160 acre to heeds of families, aod all persons 21 yesrs old The Seosto bills to hesds of families only. The Home bill graots all laods subject to preemption. The Senate bill gives only thosa subject to private entry. Requires the President to bring sll lands into mar ket within two years after tbev are surveyed. The efect of the two is the Uoue bill opene all laods belonging to Oovernmeot by aay pertoo who is 21 years old or upward, or who ie the head of a family, on paymebt, at the time of ieaoing the patent, of 10 for ICO scree. The Senate bill permits only heade of families to ester laod subject to private entry, at. d requires the President to expose slltbeUod to public sale within two years of survey, thus placing tbeiu all within reach of the speculators. eis IT The Hun. (?) Orsntley Derkely, the sprig of English arisKrary, wrj. was in this country Isitfall on hunting expedition, and to whom several of that class of Americans, who have somewhat of a religious reverence for titled snobs, particularly English titled ones, exhibited a doe amount of flookeyiim, is now rewarding tkcra m la Dickens. In a serlee of stupid letters to ao English sporting paper, deeeripitiv of his exploits on the Weitem prairies, he takes occasion to misrepresent and abtue America and Americans. The ieboepitality shown his dogs (the hotel proprietors did not admit them ioto the ladies' parlor,) Is probably the chief cause of his acrimony. iSlII.. CT" Hannibal Hamlin commenced life as a farmer boy, aod afterwards became a printer, aod continued "eeltirifc type" till he eomaaee4 tho etady of law. Ho was admlttnd to the Bar io 1633, when he wss 24 yesrs of se.

Republicans of Vigo County Moving. Large Lincoln Ratification Meeting.

THE DAYS OF 1840 COME AGAIN. CHEAT SPEECH BY BON. CALEB . B. SMITH, On Saturday the Republicans of this County, pursuant to previoua notice, met together at the Court House io this city. for the purpose of ratifying the actioo oi the Chicago Convention, and endorsing Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, as their favorite candidate for the Presidency. Early in the morning the booming of cannon announced that the Republicans were awake, and flags and banners streaming from windows along the main streets. showed that the friends of "Old Abe" were alive to all the surroundiugs. The artis ticaj banner, the work of Messrs. Wright and Coats, on which the young"rail sput ter" is represented at his esrley avocation, ith maul raised high in the air, just ready to descend on a wedge which is opening a gaping split in a large log, was brought to the Court House, and placed behind the Speaker' stand. It represent Mr. Lincoin, a long, gaunt appearance whea quite a young man, and so admirably ia the like ness preserved, that those who koow the original now, declare this roust be true to life, thirty years ag". In the distance is the White House, the keys of which the people hsve determined to baud to the j mauler on the fourth dar of next March. Judge S. B. Gookins was called to the Chair, sr. d John B. Hager appointed Secretary. Upon taking the Chair Judge Gookins explained the objects of the meetiog by a few encouraging and appropriate remarks, in which be paid many beautiful tributes to Mr. Lincoln, to his spotless character as a man, and bis ability aa a stateman to the iron will, untiring industry and never failing mental resources which haa made him to day; what he is the people's favorite for the highest position among men. Judge G., before taking his seat, introduced to the audience Hod. 0. B. Smith. It is useless to attempt a mere outline of Mr.. Smith's speech. The universal remark, afier the eloquent speaker had fin i.hed, was "I have never heard a better ad dress." He reviewed the history of Mr. Lincoln's life from the time, when a poor boy he was a citisen of Indiens, to, when just ripening into manhood, he was found felling the forests sod splitting rails in a neighboring State to when he read law, and rapidly aitaioed emioence at the bar to the lime wheu hornet in debate, and canvassed the State of Illinois with Mr. Douglaa. In all these different relations and conditions of life everywhere and at all times he wee the same honest, incorruptible man. That he was, from the earliest period of his life until this very hour, "the noblest work of God," an honest man. Mr. Smith'e advocacy of the doctrines of the Republican party waa masterly. No man who heard him in his elucidation of the great coostitutionsl doctrines of freedom, but must have seen, with the light of a sunbeam, the odiousness of that doctrrioe advocated by tho Democratic party, which says; that the slaveholder has the constitutional right to take his slaves into the publie Territories, and hold Ihera there. He showed how the courts had decided aad even the courts of Southern States that when a slave was taken by his master out the State wherein the relation of master and slave existed by virtue of positive law, the bondman at one became free and no power on earth could again reduce him back into slavery. He said that the difference between the master and slave iu the South and that of roaster and appren ticeinthe North, was, the one owed service for life, while the other only for a term of years. That the slaveholder bad no right to lake the life of his slave ,and had no other right to him than that of his labor, and this was given to him alone by the laws of the State recognising slavery. That the Southern man had just as much right to the common Tenitories ss hsd the Northern man for it was property held in common by the General Government; but slaveholders bad Re more right to those Territories than bad Northern freemen. He eaid we took our horses, our cows, our sheep aod our bogs into those Territories and were protected by the lew in keeping them there. Tho slaveholder had the same right to take hi, sod has the same protection. Those animals were property, recognised as such by roan everywhere. We had a right to their labor and when we thought proper, we bad the right to kill and rat them it being our property we had the absolute control over it. Was a slave, a negro man, a human being, such property? If he belongs to his owner ss does a horse or a cow, then that owner has aright to kill and make aoup of him. But he wss not the property of his roaster, for the master has only a right to his services, and to kill him is murder everywhere. He said the master's right to the services of his slave depended upon the law of the place where the roaster and ulave was, and when beyond the jurisdiction of that law, the lave became a free man. The laws of a State never reached into a Territory and hence, as the normal condi lion of all men is that f freedom, wheo a roaster Ukes his slave out of tbejurisdic tion of a slave Slate, that moment the ahackles fall. He conceded the equal right of the South to take their property into the common Territories to take all auch prop erty as Northern tne-i tske there but not take their negroes; negroes were oot property over which the rosster held absolute control the mister having no other right lo the slave, than that of his labor. When Mr. Smith referred to the old Whig party, aod its gallant leader, Hxsrt Clat, there were many eyes which showed how dear were the recollections of the rait. Ha showed thst the Republican party of to day was the Whig party in the times of Mr. Cur. That on the great doctrines of the noo-exteoeioo of slsvery, the Whig party stood, just where stsods the Republics party now. That he who wss a friend to Mr. Cut aod apksowledged him aa his leader, certainly ought now to art with that party which is seeking lo prevent the extension of hntnau servitude into Territories that are free, lie could not under stand why a Ilnar Ciav Whig of 1840 aod 1844 should not b a Lixcoi Republican id I860. The great doctrines of both being identical be could ee n i reason why they should not all be together now. We cannot follow Mr. Smith's speech further. It was, from beginning to end, brim full of eloquence, patriotism and masterly logic; thrilling his largo audidieoce to rspturoue applause and telling with powerful effect upon those who bad not yet determined their political course. A fur Mr. Smfth had ronelnded, R. N. Hudson offered the following rtsolutioos, which were adopted without a dissenting voice; WsjtaxAS, We, tie Republicsns of Vigo county, assembled together for the purpose ef rstifylsf the recent action ef the Na

tional Republican Convention, adopt the following resolutions: Resolved 1st. Tbat we endorse the platform of principles recently adopted by the Republicans assembled in Convention at the city of Chicago, and that we will use all honorable and proper means to make those principles the established policy of

the general government. Resolved 2d. That the action of the National Republican Convention, in presenting to the -American people as the Repub lican candidaU-e for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, and Hannibal Hamlin, r.f Maine, meets our most hearty approbatiou. Resolved 3d. That in Abraham Lincoln we behold the true representative of that most cherished feature in the institutions of this country, which gives an equal right to every citizen to aspire to the most exalted position; and while we regard this as one of the root encouraging privileges in a republican form of government, we have great admiration for him, who, from the most discouraging beginning, by a life of virtuous action and industrious effort, is about to attain the most envied position in the gift of a free people. Resolved 4th. That we recommend to the Republicans throughout the county of Vi go, the immediate formation of Lincoln or Republican Clubs in each towuship.and that we will assist by our means and our individual efforts in thus organizing for 'the coming campaign. H. D. Scott offered the following, which was adopted by acclamation : Resolved, Tbat the thanks of this meet ing, and of the Republicans io Vigo county.be tendered to the Hon. Caleb B.Smith, for the able and eloquent address he hss just made. Mr. John P.. Usher bung loudly called for, addressed the meeting in a fervent strain for some time, speaking oi his personal acqusintance with Mr. Lincoln aod rallying the Republican of Vigo county to his aupport. Considering the very busy season of the yesr we wonder the people came in such crowds to ratify the noariioation of "Honest Abe Liocoln.' But they are awake the enthusiasm is spreading the plow stops in the furrow the masses wsnt the facte, and when possessed of them, there is almost one universal hurrah for Lincoln and Hamlin. Thus has ended the Lincolo ratification meeting in Vigo County. It was large, respectable, enthusiastic, encouraging the friends of the "rail splitter," and casting a sullen gloom all over the faces of our opponents, it was a day U be remembered, snd the ball was el piously set in motion, which will redem Vigo County, the State and the nation from Democratic misrule. tans and Hendrlcka. The candidates for Governor recently met at Fort Wsyne, and addressed the people there. The following is the Times' report of Col. Lane's reply to Mr. Hendericks: 'When Col. Lsne rose to speak, he was received with strong demonstrations of favor. He bad not spoken ten minutes before the house was in a perfect uproar of of applause. He said it was true thst the Democratic party had been in power in the State and general government for a long lime, and that they were responsible for much of the legislation of the country. They were responsible, he said, for a series of measures which bankrupted the country in 1837, snd brought disgrace upon us at home and abroad. They were responsible for repealing the tariff of 1842, which brought another stagnation on Ihe prosperity of the eouutry; they were responsible for repealing the Missouri Compromise in 1854, which re-opened the slavery question after having solemnly declared iu their National Convention, and io their President' message that they would oppose the agitation of the tlavery question in or out of Congress, come from whatever quarter it might. That act had occasioned all the troubles in Kansas and had been tbe means of much of the agitation uow existing io the country. They were responsible for attempting to force the Lecompton Constitution on the people of Kansas, against their wishes eeveral times expressed at Ihe ballot-boxes. They were responsible for the English bill, which pro j vided that Kansas might be admitted as a Su e with her then 36.000 inhabitants, if she would adopt a constitution protecting slavery; but if he preferred freedom she should wait until she had 96,000 of a population. "The democratic party was responsible for the Utah war, which had cost the government some $10,000,000 to get the army into tbat Territory, and many millions annually since to keep it there; but which had failed to quell the Mormons, or to institute a safe government lor the people of that Territory. "The democratic party was responsible for haviog adopted as their creed the doctrine of popular sovereignty, and soon af ter lo have procured the Drr d Soott decision in the Supreme Court, which declares tbat slavery goes into the Territories in spite of the popular will, and by virtue of the authority of the Constitution, and that Mr. Buchanan hid sioce declared that Kants w as much a slave State as Georgia. "The democrsiio party was responsible for maoy other things equally valuable with the legislative acts, sod other doiogs just recited. For example: it was respon sible for hsving kept a man by the name of Florence in Congress, from Philadel phis, by the votes of men professed to be employed in the navy yard of thai city aad who were actually paid for such uses out of the United Ktatrs Treasury, but who nevertheless never did s days work for tbe government. "They wire rr poDiitle fur hiring sent one thousand men from New York city, to Connecticut to vote the democratic ticket in that 8tate, at the late election, and who were paid for their time and services oil of funds wrongfully tikeo from the public treasury. "It was responsible fur having increased the expenditures of the governmrnt beyond sll precedence, running up the amount for 1860 to the enormous sum of .,81,000,000 with contingencies for addi. tinnsl sums, making the aggregate bit a little leas than $100,000.000 and that the present democratic administration nu dutibtedly the mot corrupt and extrava gast that haa evrr been foisted upon the people of this country." - - - JJT The Clay County Patriot favors our luggcition of holding the Republican Congressionsl Convention on the 25th of July, but thinks Brasil the proper face for holding it. Certainly Terre Haute la a much belter place for holJiog this Convention thin Brssil. What du the gentlemeu of the press ssy T ' . CT In reference lo Democralie sneers at Abraham Liocoln aa a "rail splitter," a Philadelphia paper layi: "We will venture to predict that hia fencing will prove strong sr thsn all their railing."

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The Portrait, or an Author's Courtship. SV A till. COKTISUKO-J Edith Romayn, everybody saja yo e the oddest girl that ever lived." paid ilate Vincevt, as she entered her friend' room, and foynd her engaged in writing. "For the past yesr you have done little else but write. I have often wondered to whom vdu wrote so frequently, and what you were writing about. I have just dia covered that you rrite for newspapers. Your Ma and Aunt Sue say that your liter ary tasts will ruin your matrimonial pros pects, and that Henry Clements will never 0fTr himself to you, if you persist in writ ing." "As far aa my literary tastes are con cerned they will have nothing to with my matrimonial prospects, for I hare long since determined that I would never marry, and that Henry Clements well knows, aod he knew it some time before this." "vtbatl never roarrvT Always be an old maid? You certainly are not in ear nest. Maideu ladies are always disagree able. I can't endure the thoughts that you, the only sister of Walter, should live to be a oross, di&agreeabe old maid." "I don't think I shall be necessarily cross and disagrevable because I never ex pect to marry." "I believe I would marry almost any one before I would live an old maid. Every body thinks old maids and old bachelors are disagreeable, whether they are or not.1 e e e e A year has passed away, and earth fa again clothed in verdure. During tbt winter our friends kept up a brisk corres pondence. Xavier Villeneio, who had for aome time been thinking of returning to France, decided to leave this country early in May. The morning before he embarked he stepped into the ofiic of the Morning Post. "Good morning, Edwards." "uooa morning, uienean. l suppose all preparations sre made, and that you will leave in the Bordeaux this afternoon." "Yes, in the course of a few hours I ex pect to bid fare ell to New York for a year, perhaps longer. As I was on my way up to Del isle's I thought I would call in and ask you to accompany me." Proceeding rapidly up Broadway they aoon reached the residence of the artist. "Delislel Villeoean, not appreciating our society, has determined to go home, sad leave us to lament bis loss. I was in hopes that be might find some attractien powerful enough to keep him in this coun try. Although it is his preseent intention to return io a yesr, I am afraid that we shall never welcome him to our shores again." "Edwards, if that lady correspondent of mine waa a few years younger, and is as agreeable in maoners as her letters are sdmirable in style, I know that I would be impatient to return to this country." "A few years younger! What do you meaoT She is younger than you, by cv eral years." "Younger than I? that seems impossible. She writea to me like some old lady would to a wayward boy. She must be under the impression that I am very rouog. De lisle, you remember the communications of Nye" in the Morning Post, hav'nt you? I thought I should like to write to seme lady, so Edward gained "Nye's" permis sion for me to correspond with her. Whg do you think I wish ho looked like?" "I suppose it would please you to have her appear like that young lady, from whose portrait I eopied that miniature a year since. You will never forget that girl. Did you ever show it to Edwards and tell him how you have been worshipping an nnknown angel ? as you have been. Per hsps he has seen the original, and can tell you what it is. Villeman you are undoubtedly a roan of splendid abilities, but it seems to me, that you like the generality of authors, have done, do commit some of 1 1. . nu:.. u 1 1 : . . i. cB.-Tc.o.w.r,, -on. -o- ff" of moderate abilities and strong common tense would never think of perpetrating. You are writing to, and admiring a lady that you have never seen, and have not made any great exertions to see her. ' You have seen a lady but once, and were so chsrmed with her, thst you secured her picture, look at it every day and have not taken tbe trouble to ascertain who she is." "If you have tbe miniature with you," said Edwards, "I wiah you would let vaa see it, I tusy know theorigiual.' "I have seen her more than once. I saw her last night at the Theatre, with Alfred Vincent. I asked a friend who those la dies were with Alfred. He replied that the blue eyed one, was Vincent's sister, the ether he did not kcow. I think I then made something of an effort to find out who my unknown, idolized fair one is, aod I am making still' another Edwards, when I hand you this picture. If I could only secure 'Nye's' hesrt and intellect, clothed io such a body I think I'd marry, although it has always been my intention never lo do so. I have always thought till recently, that I ahoutd like to live untramroeled by a woman, and be free, to coin 6 and go, when, and where, I pleased, without any one to question tue, nr interfere with my arrangements. When I look at that picture, and read tbe letters of Nye, or rslher Miss Romsyn, I then fevl that my home is very lonely, and though I derive great pleasure from reading, I toroetimes become weary of books, and then I wish for the society nf some agreesble, intelligent, woman, with whom I couM converse, and whetn I could love. At sui-h times I read over Miss Roineyn's letters, snd look st the miniature, then I think tbat tbe picture aod the letters should notbeatparated." "Dellsle," said Edwards, you just re marked that you copied this?" "Tea, from a portrait I painted for her aunt, 1 knew Mrs. Van Alstyne but was not acquaitted with hrrnirce, and do not remember ever having heard the young lady's name roenlioued." "It is a perfect likeness ef ihe lady, and Villenean owns to us that you have ascer taioed the name of the lsdy before this, for whom you have formed so romsntie ao at Ischmeot. I am as Ignorsnt now, ss I wss the day it was painted. If you can give tne any Information npon the subject I with yuj would at once impart it." "Well then your letters and the miniature should' not be separated. The former is the mirror of the mind, the latter a correct copy of the features of Edith Romayn." "A siogular coincidence, is'ut it If Wheo I arrive in Paris, I shall employ en Pene, au admirable artist, and an intimate friend of mine, to paint a full length portrait ef the lady. If that correspondence of mine Ith Miss Edith increases in interest. you may expect too back at the expiration of the'year, If I do uol come before." , . CHAPTER III. Months hsve psssed. The deesymg bsnd of time has touched and blighted the bloom of summer, aod tinged Its green with more gorgeous blues. . i

"Edith I" laid Mr. Romsyn, as be entered 3 ;

the silting room, which was occupied by

wif daughter, "here a book for you. as i was passingine parsonage your uncle called me in to have a little conversation with ' him. Upon leaving he requested meto give you this to read. Al though I bare a great reverence for my minister, and think be is as near perfect as any mortal can ever be, yet there are occasions when I feel it my duty to remon strate with him upon the irregularity of his tastes. I did so this evening. I told Dr. Murray that I thought it would b? much more becoming in a minister to send you, instead of the "Life of Josephine," the "Saint'a Rest," or Jeremy Taylor's Holy Living and Dying," or some other books of that description. I dislike French people, French literature, French j manners, French cookery,-in short I de-j spise everything French." ! If 1 wss you, ülita, remarked Uta. Romayn, "I would not read it. I wish Dr. Murray would not send you any more books. Every room tu the bouse is strewn with books and papers. If you only read interesting works it would not be so bad. Everything you read is so dry and dull. If you would read something amusing, like the "Vicsr of Wakefield," or "Thinks I to myself," or, if you must have something to harrow op your feelings,resd such books as 1 did when I was a girl, "The Sorrows ol Werter," "Thaddens of Warsaw," or "Children of the Abbey." They are very interesting. Instead of doiog that you will pore over tbe lives of the poets, and read their poetry. If I admired poetry I should not wish to know much about the lives of poeUc authors. Generally the more beautiful they wrote the more acandalously they lived. It is a most lament able fact that the greatest and niot bril liant men the world has ever produced, and those of the finest intellectual endowments. have been the most unfortunate io their domestic relations, and the most reprehensible in their lives. As for spending much of one's time in reading about Kings snd Queens.great warriors and politicians, who have long been dead and gone, and most of whom have done more harm than good in the world. I think it is ridiculous. I don't wonder, Edith, that you care little for society, that you begin to feel old, and tbat your eyes look red. If I should spend my time in reading about battles, the martyrdom of the Christians, and be constantly thinking of allthecrimea which historians record, I would become so nervous that I could not aleep, snd would die in less thsn a yesr. It was only a few evenings since that Edith was talking to me about one of the martyrs. It appears there waa more than one to be burnt. They took an old man first. One of his friends who was soon to take his plsce at the stake said, 'brother, as the flames envelope you, to inspire our courage raise your hand.' Tbe wood burned, the smoke enveloped the aged victim, but aeen through it, io the hour of his severest agony, the raised hand of the martyr, and it quiveringly pointed to Heaven, till life ended in time, began in eternity. Such historical facts produce a most singular effect npon me, I awaken in the night, and my imagination pictures all those horrid scenes. Edith if you intend to read the 'Life of the Empress Josephine,' I hope you will not let me see you do it, for of course there will something be ,m5dof Robeiplerre, and that dreadful reign of Terror. A gentleman whom I knew told me that he was in Paris a short time during that awful period, aod that he witnessed the execution of Home of the doomed victims. They were merched to the guillotine, their beads laid, one at a time beneath the instrument of destruction, and quick as thought, the severed head waa thrown in a large basket, and ao expeditious bad been the work that the eyes would wink several times before life be came extinct. Whenever I see a history of France, or a biography of any of her kings and queens, I alwaya think of those horrid executions." "I promise," replied Edith, "thst the house shall no lender be strewn with m v I ' books and papers. I will refurnish our old school room next week, and use it for my privste library. I think it is the plessautest room in the house, and as no one else occupies it, I will appropriate it.' The next week Edith furnished her li brary. The large bay window around which there was trained running roses. snd other vines, and the leaves of which, in summer almost shut out the view of the garden beyond, was draped with heavy curtains of green and gold. Opposite to it was a Urge bookcsie, and through its glass doors could be read the titlea of many valuable volumes. In one corner a sofa invited to repose. An oak table, aod three or four easy chairs completed the furniture of the room, Although it was not late in in October the weather had beeo chilly, and the fire which burned so brightly in the grste, added to the comfort, aa well aa to the cheerfulness of the apartment. "Edith," laid Kate Viucent, aa she placed herself in the vision of her friend, "I have come to spend several daya with yon. Your mother laid that you were very buay putting things to rights in this room, so without apprising yon of my arrival, I have made myself quite at home here for the last two or three hours. This is your library is it ? I suppose - no ooe but very intimate friends will ever be allowed to cross its threshold." "No, but few will find entrsnce here, Walter and I have spent some of our hsp piest hours iu this room, and here I expect to spend many more." "I should think you would become very tired of living here. It must beso locely for you, having no brothers, nor sisters, for society. 1 wonder that you do not spend more lime with us, or your Aunt in New York." "I never feel at a loss for society. As long as I can commune with those that hare lived, aod arc oow living;, I ahall fetl thai I am surrounded by friends, and though their voices I csouot hear, their wriiteu thoughts are well springs of de light. Did you ever think how much we art indebted to books, pin, iok and paper, for a urge proportion of happiness ia this world f 1 feel like acknowledging tbe indebtedness, when I receive letters from Walter, to pen, ink and paper, for much of my happiness." "Girls," said Mr. Romayo, as he opened the library door, "I have been searching for you, and have succeeded in finding you shut up in this style. Her is a letter for each of you, both bearjng a foreign post mark, and both from Paris. This is from Walter, as ha gave on to K ite, and this is not," ssid he, "as be handed another to Kdith. From aome unknown correspond ent I suppose. Edith if you should ever become an authoress, do airauge your Correspondence for publication. You do reeeire the greatest number of letters, and from people of whom you kaow little, with the exception that they are rery learned, or very floe writers I'll leave you to read your epistles, and ' discuss them till bed time. 1 a oi sorry to deprive you of my so ciety, ss you so strongly insist upon my re maining," laughingly remarked Mr. Ro. mayn as he withdrew. ' "Edith who is yours from I"

For tbe Express, nr HOME. The dearest spot to me or earth, Wfcere'r my wandering feet may roam To which my heart tores longingly. la my dear, Kew England home. My home, what memories ever se eel Cluster around that spot, And never, while tbli life shall tat Will they e'er he forgotTwaa there this weary burdened heart Once dwelt, without a care, Beloved by father, mother dear, Nor knew ashorrow there. There sisters love snd sympathy " Aroand this heart was twined; And brothers true affection Was with tk$ir lpt nlid. And where is now that happy band Who dwell la that dear home. And shall we ever meet again Within tbe hallowed dome T Ah no; for aome have passed awsr To a happier home above, And now are basking in the light And suushine ef God's love. Ah I sad, sad thought that never more. We all sgsla ahall meet Around the dear old hearthatone. In lored communion sweet. And yet we know la Heaven above We all ahall meet again. And la the Hmt prepared lor u, Dwell, free from caroand psia. BLANC HK.

0 It is well known te those who koow anything on tbe subject that no President has ever yet entered upon the duties of his office so unincumbered by pledges with regard to appoinments as Mr. Lincoln will be when he is inaugurated in March next. On this subject the Chicago Press and TriJbune has some highly interesting state ments. According to that journal, on Monday preceding the nomination, one of Mr. Lincoln'e friends adressed him a note. telling htm that hia prospects were impoving, but that, at the last moment, it might be necessary to say a word here and a word there for securing the support of certain interests; and the writer of the note asked that he, with two olber friends whom he named, might be empowered to "negotiate," if negotiations should become necessary. V'e saw Mr. Lincoln'a reply. It was worthy of Washington. He said, "No, gentlemen; I have not atked lhe uuuiioauon, ana i win not now Day it witn ; pledges. If I am nominated and elected, I shall not go into the Presidency as the tool of thia man or that, or as property of aay faction or clique." ICT Hon. Wm. McKee Dunn.M. C, from the Madison District, in a speech made at Philadelphia, a few days ago, said: "Before I conclude these hurried and interrupted remsrks, I most cell your altention, gentlemen, to ao important circumstance connected with Lincoln's nomine tion. It is this. Since the organization of the old Whig partv ao candidate opposed by the Democrscy has been elected to the Presidency, anlese such candi date had been in some manner particularly identified with Indiana. We could not elect Clay we could not elect Fremont for neither of them had ever lived in Indiana, or been identified with her history; But we elected Gen. Harrison, for he had been the Governor of Indiana Territory, and had fought the battle of Tippecanoe on Indian soil. We elected Gen. Taylor, for he had, aa a Major in the United States service, defended our western border, and commanded our Iodiana volunteers in the war of 1812. "And we can elect Lincoln, for we prepared him, ia Indiana, when he was a boy, for the high duties of IhU responsible position. The road to the Presidency runs through Indiana, and 'Old Aba' Is on it far ahead of all competitors." Applause. sie- ! National Rktvblicax Coxvimr. Below we print the names of the gentlemen composing the National Republican Committee, with the post office address of each. The Committee was made up by the dele gationofeach State nanri.ig the member for that State i Edwin D. Morgan, Albaiy, N. Y. Charles J. Oilman, Uruoawick, Me. George G. Fogg, Concord, N. H. Lawrence Brainard, St. Albans, Vt. John Z. Goodrich, Stockbridge, Mass. Thomas G. Turner, Providence. R. I. Gideon vv ells, Hartford, Conn. Dpnninr fink, rof V J V VrV fM. Edward McPberson, Chambersborg, Pa. Nathaniel B. Smithers.Dover, Del. JmeÄe?.'r,t!morvM, Alfred Caldwell, Wheeling, Va. Thomas Snooner. Reedinir fHam. 5 O. Solomon Meredith, Centreville. Ind r O' - N.'B. Jodd, Chicago, III. Austin Blair, Jackson, Mich. Carl Schurz, Milawaukee. Wis. Andrew J. Stevens, Des Mones, Iowa. John McCusic, Stillwater. Minn. Asa 8. Jones, St. Louis, Mo. Cassius M. Clay, Whitehall, Ky. D. W. Cheesmao.Crovill, Cal. Frank Johnsoo, Oregon City, Oregon. William A. Phillips, Lawrence, Kansss. O. H Irish, Nebraska City. Joseph Gerhardt, Washington, D. C. At a meeting held at tho Tremont House, Chicago, on Friday evening, Msy 18, I860, the National Committee organised by choosing the Hoa. E. D. Morgan, of New York, Chairman, and George G. Fogg, of New Ilampabire, Secretary. Subsequently the followiog persons were con. stituled tho Executive Committee: E. D. Morgen, of New York. Gideon Welles ef Connecticut. N.B.Judd of Illinois. , Csrl Schurs of Wisconsin. - John Z. Goodrich of Massachusetts. Denning Duer of New Jersey. ' Geo. G. Fogg of New Hampshire. Tax Atlantic Caslk. The Boston Courier learns from partiss interested in tbe enterprise, that some fifty miles of the At lantio cable have been taken up lo a point extending seswsrd from Trinity Bay. Fractures were found la the cable just where they had been indicated by tha In stroments oo ahore. The intention Is lo underron a similar length of the wire oo the European side, and ft is then thought, by the esogniae promoters of rean tele graphing, that the Atlantic cable will be made to work. It cannot be questional tbat those coucerned in this cable enterprise poiirn energy and hopeful temperaments. 1 1. 1 - ICT Judge Gookins, in his speech on last Saturday, said Abraham Lincoln has al ways been aa honest nun from hia youth to his manhood he has been an honest man from his manhood nntil now he has been an honeit win, but I am ettiifird he will at last turn ou I a rsseal, ahout the ith day of next March. 'S O The Republican Convention of Yermillion county nominated D. M. Jooeafor Representatfve; O. W. English for Auditor; Jas. A. Forland for Treasurer; Isaac Porter for Sheriff, aod inilructe.l ita delegates to the Coogrcwsional Oenventioa la cast the rote of Vermillion county for Col. Thoi. U. Nelson for Congress. How it Tasii. At a recent Republican rstificslion meeting in Philadelphia large body of men came down from one ef the npper wirds drawn In an immense car, the sides of which were icscribed "The Fillmore Rangers of '16 All right for Abe Li a sola la 'CO.

ID A Washington letter-writer save

"There is a good sign for Lincoln at the j Departments. The clerks hare oeerly all discovered tbat he is not a sectiooal man: and that, after sll, he will make a good President ! Some go further still, and aay that they have no doubt be will be elected. The very seen who, a month ago, were fierce Douglas men now talk of Lincoln and a modified form of Republicanism. It all means simply this: that to the office holders, Abraham Lincolo is the cvtidng man !" , m IT The New , York Tribune sUtes that within the past six years, Fowler, the de faulting Post Master of New York , has had with what is unaccounted for to the I'ot Office Department, over $400,000 of income by way of political favors, and the question that puzzles the Golhamites is, what has he done with it ? CT Col. Nelson who was thirty five mile north-east of this city, on last Saturday, heard distinctly the report of each cannon that was fired in this city at that timd, an 1 a gentleman who waa forty-five miles from this point in the same direction as waa Mr. Nelou. ssys he aU distinctly heard every report. Certainly some good gei.ua is cairyiog the thunders of tb"-e Lincoln cannon, round the world. 17 As a pen and ink porn ail uf the late Administration party, the Charleston Mercury gives a life-like likeness, taken in its coffin, when it says : "The Democratic party, as a party based upon principle. is dead. It exists now only as a powerful faction. It ha not rne single principle common to its members. North and South It has degenerated into a mere political organization, variously united, to obtain power and place." - - What Don it Mean. From the report of Ihe proceedings, in the Vernon Banner, of the Democratic Convention of Jennings county, held last Saturday, it -appears that the Administration beat the Douglasites completely. They not only pused Ulroctiona for J . D. New, an anti Donglasite, for Congress, but tbe msjority of tbe commit tee on resolutions ignored Douglss snd all his claims, while a minority report, which endorsed him, trat voted down! What can the matter be ? The Banner says the feel ' ing against Douglas was intense, and the j Ad on lustration victory complete. Indian BIT The communicatiou from Sullivan County, signed "James" is of loo personal a character to find a place in our columns. The public has but little interest in the personal feelings of individuals, and tbe public press forgets its duty, when it encourage?) such. The communication will le returned if desired by the author. "I Love xt Cocxtst kork tha I Love Mr Pasty." So said Hannibal Hatuliu, when the Democratic party repealed the Missouri Compromise and re opened the agilatiou of the slavery question; and thereupon resigned his position as Chairit. an of the Committee on Commerce in the Senate, and gave in his adhesion to the Republican movement. Srict. The following passage-al-arcns has taken piece between the Petersburg (Va) Press (Dem.) and Intelligencer (K. N.J. "Democracy survives 1" Press. "So doea the devil." Intelligencer. "And as both are now fairly in the field for the next campaign, 'chooa ye whom ye will -rve.' " Press. "'Of two evila choose ye the least. We'll take the devil." InteUiginttr. e . A Good Siq.v. In I f5G, Fillmore had 22,386 votes in Indiana, and was supported by eight or ten newspapers. At this lime Bell and Everett have not an organ in the State. ! : . j Maieivu. Yesterday morning, at tbe residence of the bride's brother,' in this city, Miss Hawaii Bexk.tt to Dr. Fas Reap. Soon after the ceremony was over, the Doctor and his accomplished bride left for j bridal tour North, where the kindest 1 wishes of a host of friends go with them. I J Sad Accidxst. As the evening Express train of the T. H. & R. Railroad was nearling this place, snd west of Wood's Mill station on Tuesday night, the train ran u,u J,U5 fcr'vu "" ' bim instantly. The engineer discovered a dark object lying between tbe rails, but sur posing from the genersl sppearanre, ... ?. , .. .. j-j , . I lhl'J was a dog lying there, did not stophis train, was ignorant until the folbwing morning that bis train hsd tun over a human being. There wss a Coroner's jury suatmoaed. and tbe facts elicited exonerated the eagiceer, conductor and brakesmen frosa al blame or neglect. From a scrap of paper found near the body, aad from conversations had with tbe deceased some hours be fore, It is believed that he was issaoeand that his name was Alexander Ferguson. He was aeen an hour or two previous to the pining of the train, and from his conver aation was evidently insane. He spoke of being wealthy, and oaoiog property south ofYincennei, aod from information received since hi death it is thought he haa friends and relatives iu New Harmony, Indiana. AovtcB GaATis The Joornil of Monday contains some excellent aiHice lo young Republicana, to the end that they should not be loo enthusiastic in the com ing campaign. We presume the Local nf. Ihe Journal apeaks feelingly, in rem embrance of the celebrated campaigu of 18Sin which he look m lively aa interest, snd from the effects of which he is never expected to recover. We hope young Republicans will be judicious in their enthusiasm, andesecislly in their use of'beer. F.lfhew "sod corn' entirely thai is Democratic . . , ImtuKDPLikO The editor ee infer im of the Sullivan Democrat renders himself ritliculous in his allusions to the ticket nomiuated in this county on iheQCthull. lie says the candidates all live in the city, which ii a mistake. In the next place he don't seem to know that primary eUrliotts . Were held throughout Ihe county, and Ihe choice of candidates were indicated by the people themselves. Mr. eat interim has committed the very common blunder -f med' düng with a matter with which he is not concerned, aad which he knowe nothing about, Tbe people of Ylgo county nominated the ticket and they will elect it also. : Takixo thx Csnsvs. The Deputy Mar shals commenced tbe work of taking the eeoaus In this city and vicinity nd-r theUwi of the United ;$ttts, n Pridsy last. the first day of June. As this enumeration is aimply te otta correct knowledge of Ihe population. and property of the entire nation without any view to taxation. We hope that evejy fscilit will be extended to towards ibeai to enable them lo expedite their woik and render it as correct aa osaibI. We are pleased to learn tbat Alt ears. Wesson and Pettecgill, who are perfum ¬ ing this oik in this city d vicinity, are keeping the ststisties el tncity ia such a shape as will enable us to kaow exactly waateur population is.