We trust the wishes and feelings of
the party and people may be so rep
resented to Judge Beattie as to se
cure a re-consideration of his untimely
purpose to relinquish on the eve of
battle the standard placed in his
hands by the spontaneous selection
of the Republicans of his district and
which lie is so well qualified to carry
on to glorious victory.
The New Orleaus evening papers
have become a marked feature of
Crescent City journalism. The cir
culation of the outspoken States has
increased so rapidly and to such an
extent that the paper has been conm
pelled to decline further additions to
its subscription list until after the
arrival of a double-cylinder printing
press that has beeln ordered from New
York. The City Item has just coim
pleted the third year of its existence
and enters volume four a permanent
and paying institution. The Iteme has
recently begun thie pictorial illustra
tion of local matters and events, and
some extremely happy hits have been
made by the humorous representa
tions which daily appear in its col
umnils. Blotl the States and the Item
sre itdepeundet, fearless and able pa
pers, and we note their prcgreses and
!leserve(d success with sincete grati
tication.
May corruptti atn false potentates
Have ever near to fighlt 'eln,
The brilliant al delfatit Shtates
And feavea C('y BItn.
For wrougful things ~ nld wicked uweu
Can hole for little amercy
When puncaturesd by the sted" p.a
Of Bignev or of IIearsey.
Long may they live, blessedl by the totes,
And thrive ad itfiitmm,
Irave Hearse) of the Erening Sate..s,
hold Bigney of the Item.
(.gress :udjoniured sine iC e on the
I; t -t i ai.ta u.
THAT FABOIAL QUARA NTINE.
