
          of the change of administration.
We can promise you I think a
peg on which to hang yourself up
for the night, if not something better,
and should the Smithsonian be
involved we may call into requsition
your chemical knowledge
in the way of defensive measures.

We are in sober truth under a dark
cloud which scarcely exhibits a
trace of silver lining. What the
future is to be, the wisest cannot
say. We are to have a meeting of
delegates from different states, on
Monday next. I hope they may have
a good effect on Congress but I doubt
whether they will be able to do anything
which will satisfy the south. The
safety of the country from civil war
        