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Humor and Irish Pathos.
Irish
The extract, which follows; is from an article in the
April number of the Westminster Review, the
basis of which is Traits and Stories of the Irish
Peasantry, and The Popular Songs of Ireland.
The reader will concur in the opinion of the re
viewer, that both these qualities are inimitable.
Not long ago we, expressed our sympa
thy for an old Irishwoman old, and very
poor who, in addition lo her other misfor
tunes, had lately lost her teeth. "Time
for me to lose 'era,'! she replied, 44 when
I've nothing for in lo do." This is
Irish humor" a definition in an anecdote.
It arrives most rapidly at a conclusion by
the pleasantcst road it accomplishes a pur
pose without a useless expenditure of words;
it is epigrammatic, land yet easily under
stood : it is a picture-as well as a speech
it tickles the ear, animates the fancy, and
indirectly flatters Mi auditor by enabling
him to compliment his owVv quickness of
apprehension, in taking in the full meaning
of the words. Like every thing else that
is Irish, it is peculiar- it is not a pun, or a
quiz ; it is unstudied, at comes unsearched
for, and uncalled fof ; it has atfair of sim
plicity, and yet simplicity is not its charac
ter it belongs more to the mind than to
Mmmp) inrl more to the heart than to
me -
either. Imagine for a moment a rosy cheek
ed Minister man, paving rather -leisurely
the high wav in Cheapside, and, quite un
conscious of the English dignity of a shop
keeper, blocking up a tradesman's door
with a heap of stones. "Take those stones
away," qulh the tradesman, in a flutter.
" Is' it the stones ? Why, then, where
would you have me take 'era to ?" "Take
them to H replies the very angry
citizen. I'll talte 'era to, Heaven, your
honor, they'll be mm QtU of your way
Paddys reolv. No t?ncy
his under glance of self-satisfaction ; thefel
low's ouvert civility and covert satire ; his
silent chuckle, intimated only by the least
twirl of "his mobile mouth, the whole finish
ed by the never-neglected shoulder twist,
as he stoops to resume his labor, and you
have at once a picture of veritable Irish
lmrnnr. An Irishman never blunders from
stupidity he blunders- because his head
has more than it can carry he never lacks
ideas, but he strings them oddly together,
arriving at his conclusion by a shorter way
than an Englishman would have dreamed
of taking. He relishes his potatoes with a
jest, and flutters his tags with merry laugh
ter. Even Irish gentlemen at times com
mit themselves in the blundering srfyle, tho'
rnnstant intercourse with the English has
somewhat flattened Sheir wit, if it has added
to thejr wisdom. Notldng since we received
a note of sympathy that we should -have
chosen a verv unfortunate period for visit-
1 . 4 1 jV 1
the Irish metropolis, wnen mere s
to see, and nobody to show it.
And a short tune atterwaras one oi me ri
ders of a slec pie-chase, finding his horse
boggle at a ditch, thus .addressed his steed
" Lep it now. and Ptl give you a pound
note." Upon being subsequently ques
tionedfas to the effect of the promised bribe,
heafwled, "And she did lep it, and fell on
her face and hands" Of a kin to thist is
the story of an Irish gentleman, who being
in Paris, and not understanding French,
tr the hotel, at which, having been
there, before, he knew an English waiter at
tended. Having summoned a garconj the
following dialogue took place
" Waiter, Taring me some gravy soup."
" Monsieur?" ;
" Some gravy soup. Will yotrbring
me the- gravy soup ? Don't stand bowingt
arose, inasmuch as Daiby and . Darby's
children" had eaten up the pig. Upon
which the priest waxed wroth, and threat
ened the rogue with evil here, and a terri
ble destiny hereafter. "And now hear me,,
ye vagabond cheat," he said, "when ye go
up to stand yer trial, and find yerself among
the goats, (for sheep ye are not) to get yer
sentence, there'll be two witnesses against
ye there'll be Kilty Mahony tbat ye robb'd,
and the pig that ye -ate and what will ye
do then, ye vagabond ?"
"Och, plaze-yer riverence, and is it true
what ye say, that Kitty Mahony herself
will be there ?"
"She will."
"And the pig I ate ; will the pig be to
the fore?"
"U. will "
a Aft
And five as beautiful as ever stirred a man's
heart in his bosom sat round it, and eat
the praythe and salt out of it, fresh and
wholesome; and when I had my six bless
ings to look on, it's little I cared for the
slavery a poor Irishman is born (o : it's
nothing but a kish but it's been with me
full, ano it's been with mc empty, for many
a long .year, and it's used to me it knows
my troublesfor since the bed. was sould
from.under us, for the last gale, what else
had we to keep our heaefs from thg could
earth ? For the love of the Almighty God,
have mercy on "a poor, weak, houseless
man; don't take the last dumb thing he
cares for -it's nothing but a kish."
No matter for the insignificance of the
object, the pathos of this is felt at once; it
is hardly necessary to describe the scene
'Oh, then, plaze yer riverence, if Kitty or the actors therein the words carry their
Mahonv will be there, what will hinder me
from saying, 4 Kitty Mahony, bad luck to
yer soul, ther's yer pig;1 sure won't that
be restitution ?"
But examples pf Irisli humor are, as we
have said, sufficiently abundant ; there is,
however, another predominant quality in
the Irish character, and par consequence,
in all about Ireland; as peculiar, as frequent
and as striking as the humor winch abounds
ift both; we mean Irish Pathos. There are
many melancholy aids in the country that
give it effect; but it doe3 not need them in
the same proportion that Irish humor does;
it goes straight to the heart, while its op
posite works on the imagination; it follows
or precedes tne jest wnn. exirauiumai
rapidity; the smile bursts forth before the
tear is dry, but its sadness is certainly aug
mented by witnessing the causes that pro
duce it. There is a depth of pure and holy
poetry in Irish pathos which caiinotbe sur
passed; its metaphors are appropriate
own meaning with them. 1 he trust ot
the poor Irish in the protecting care of the
Almighty is uppermost in all their trou
bles; their faith in His wisdom is never
shaken. When tried in a manner that would
drive a Frenchman to his charcoal and ah
Englishman to the. river or the rone, we
have seen Psaldy's eyes eyes that have
ceased to feel the luxury of tears uplifted
to heaven, and heard him murmur, " Well
to be sure, His will be done! He sent the
sore throuble on us, butHis will be done!"
From the Court Gazette London.
Choosing a Husband.
and
" Caroline, you are twenty-one."
4 1 know it lull well, and 1 assure you
no one regrets it more than mj'sell, but
I really I cannot help laughing at the idea
(of marrying: Sir Thomas Lupton.
4 And why,' said Lady Montague, grave
ly. He is a man of good family and excel
attack our reason by the force of their beau- lent estate highly connected; his mother
tiful simDlicitv. We remember once pass- is the daughter oi a ouKe, ana ne is a mem
ing by an Irish cottage on the estate of an ber of Parliament for the Borough of Dun-
nWntee landlord. whose agent had distrain- Iderton.'
ed for rent: the family were of the very 4 Yes, and; he sent us the Dunderton
DOOr. A mOuier.WilOSe llUSOanil was uiiij nuuiiui Luuwiuiuj; ma uicouuu ujicruii mui
recovering from the 'sickness,' as typhus le- an account oi how he was chaireu, ieasteo
anu natiereu on ir.ai occasion, suuwjug
that Sir Thomas, whatever he may be
here, is at least a great man in Dunderton.
Nay, nay,' added the laughing girl throw
ing back the jet black ringlets, that seem
ed sportively ito fall over her bright black
eyes. 4Pray dear mamma, turn to the tablets
again.
4 Well there is young Flowerdale.'
4 A poet, and a man of sentiment, writes
pastorals, and told me the other day with a
.i ' -1 1,t hmhonrl ieimrtoi fhof mi r irrnnnmnthprs shmvpn PV-
lhffs witn uie aneciion sue uure iici iiuouii". i aiwv ... - -
w nfv,oT ifcs nftnr nlnce. chiidre Iquisite taste
liUll L l.iv aihiivi t-'vve- f" -r 1
agriculturist, an enlightened member of
the committee on turnpike roads. My dear
mamma, I know all his gJod qualities as
well as a few of his bad ones; so be assur
ed I do not reiect him ismorantlv. But
you have concluded your list, now pray
end me the tablets and you shall hear
mine,
Caroline Montagu took up the pencil,
and with a hand as white as the ivory tab
lets which she held, rapidly traced a flame
upon them, then looked at her mother as if
hesitating.
4 Well, Caroline, proceed. ,
4 The first then is Edward Hastings."
4 Mr. . Edward Hastings," cried the ser
vant, throwing; open the door, and the
gentlertian, as if by magic, stood before
them.
Lady Montague drew herself upon her
cushioned chair, and put the tips of her
jewelled fingers into Hastings' hand, while
Caroline, with a face covered with blushes,
permitted him lo seat himself beside her on
a sofa, while her e)'es glanced restlessly
towards Iict mother, whose look was sur
prised and formal.
4 Now, I know not, said Hastings, 'it
vou ouirhtto condole with me for my be-
"...
reavement. having lost a cousin, as the
Scotch say, three times removed, or con
trratulate me on the acquisition of his title
and estate.
Caroline turned quickly round to Hast'
ings, and Lady Montagu's looks relaxed.
4 May 1 ask, said her .Ladyship, atter a
moment's pause, who this cousin is ?'
Sir John Hastings of Harthurst Moor."
. 4What! Harthurst Moor, of- shire?'
4 The very same ; and I assure you a for
tune was never more unexpectedly acquir
cd, or conlerred upon one that stood in
greater need of it, than the now present
worthv Baronet of that name.
" A PRAISEWORTHY ACT.
It is now nearly three years sirlce Lt.
Morris Wljeeler, of the Mobile Rifle Cjorps,
dropped down dead one morjiing as he en
tered the store of a friend in Mobile. He
was a young gentleman much esteemed for
his business habits, his many virtues, and
his very creditable conduct in the Creek
campaign, from which his corps had then
tut recently returned. His brother sol
diers united in paying every public tribute
of respect to his memory :,and. as a fur-
ther substantial and abiding testimony of
their esteem, undertook the charge of rais
ing and educating his daughter a child of
some six years. That trust, says the Mo-
bile Journal of a late date, they have faith
fully executed, and have provided ample
funds for the increased expenditure requir
ed by advancing growth. The child, now
an intelligent girl of ten or eleven years of
age, has been sent to the North to receive
at the best schools there, every advantage
of mental and moral cultivation, such as
their , liberal Benefactors desire to bestow
upon the orph'an of their deceased friend.
We are glad to be assureu that this act of
noble sensibility has been worthily bestow
ed, and that their protege exhibits all the
signs of a gentle and docile disposition, and
the proofs of a superior capacity, which
a a - as '
must gratify the hearts of her young pro
tectors. Nashville liemiblican.
Sabbath to attend to divine worship1,; on
duced alternately by Ministers f the difc
ferent proteslant denominations in the city.
A very respectable Minister of the Baptist
Church, who had preached to them fre
quently, remarked to me in a conversation
on the subject, that he believed many of
the cqnvicts were now good men and pious
christians an4 ought to be reieasedfrom
their confinement. He also stated to me
that the convicts were generally, attentive
to the preaching of the divine" word.
O. P. Q,
ver is always called, staggered from beneath
the door-way, not from any weakness oi ner
own, but from her efforts to support the
wreck of what had been, three yebrs before,
the finest young man in the parish. She
was followed by two little children, the
smallest iemnant of her family ; three had
been carried to the grave by the disease
from which the father was recovering ; it
was beautiful to sec how that pale, thin,
deep-eyed woman suffocated her own feel-
dear; sure, th' Almighty is above us an
and this last throubte has been sept in good
time, whin there's not so many of us to
bear it. The could earth is heavy enough
Ion Kathleen and Matty and Michael, but
the throuble of this day would be heavier
for they were made up of feeling. ; Sure, my
darlings, if there's power given the landlord
now, he'll not be our landlord in :the,tvorld
above ! The lord be praised tor that same i
Don't cry afther the pig, Ellen, atrourneen,
what signifies it ? "May the little! boy take
idesses. The
i l i
in being painted as sneper
man may marrv his ffrand-
mother, an he list?,
44 Caroline,! Caroline, pray be serious,
Lord Flowerdale, I am convinced, loves
you.'
4 The tablets ! the tablets ! my dear mam
ma, I so long to hear the rest of the list.'
4 The next then, is Caotain Bolton, of
- T- I
the Guards, prospective heir to a marqui
sate, and it is said has broken the hearts of
seyeral ladies already.'
indeed, it is, but until 1 hear some
From the Milton Spectator.
Tlie Penitentiary- System.
Mr. Jefferds t At the last session of
dur General Assembly Resolution was
adopted, requesting the Governor of this
State to correspond with thB Executives of
the several States of the Union and obtain
informationjn regard to the operations of
the Penitentiary Jivstem in. those States
On a
recent visit to the Uity or Richmond, 1
availed myself of a leisure hour to visit the
Penitentiary of Virginia, located in the en
virons of that City. In the morning I wait
4I assure you, Mr. Hastings Sir, Ed
ward I mean," said Lady Montagu, with where they havebeeri established
a face all smiles and sunshine, 44 1 sincere
ly rejoice at your good fortune, and so I
am sure, does Caroline, 4but," continued
her ladyship, rising and looking at her
watch, 4I hope you will excuse me at pres- ed on Governor Campbell, at his residence,
ent; as 1 have an engagement at-
4 Certainly,' cried Hastings, 4 1 hope
you will not remain a single moment On my
account.
4 Lady Montagu had almost reached the
the door, when suddenly turning round,
she exclaimed, 4 Oh ! I forgot the tablets.'
4 Mamma,' said Caroline, with an arch
look, as she still held them in her hand, J time a subject
4 do you know I think they are turned.' quested of him to give me his opinions
uive tnem to me, ioonsn gin.' to me poncy or ine auvantages ot the m
4 Nay, let me keep them ; they contain a stitution, of which I supposed he was very
and requested a permit to visit the Peniten
tiary, ( which is a necessary requisite )
I found his Excellency to be a plain gentle
man, who received me very politely. I
remarked to him that I was from North
Carolina, and desired to visit tbjp Penitenr
tiary ; that the propriety or expediency of
establishing one in my State was at this
of enquiry. I further re-
as
44 SO,
the cat itself,
tipsey man
?' addressing the half-
iroll onVionfirotrt fart of tlpnth "havinor SO
on- i" gnnrpss i lug 40.11- i r v. w iuwiihi. - - -
who had taken the inventory of occurred, such as the verdict of a coroners L-
the contents of their miserable caoin.
44 Never heed it, my darlint,though to be
sure it's only natural to
ing
nothing
iind iabbering there ; sure that s what I'm
wanting, and not you civility."
'Monsieur, je ne com
'Tunder and turf, man alive ! if ye donU
m tie s 'and me. rari't ve send the man I
""w ,- ,7 -
saw when 1 was here last ?
We will only give one more anecdote,
to illustrate the ready-wittedness of Paddy,
whose humor did riot forsake him, even in
the presence of his priest or beneath the
, shadow of.the confessional.
Darby Kelly went to confession and
having detailed his several sins of omission
and commission, to which various small
penalties were attached, at last came with
a groan, to the awful fact that he had sto
len his neighbor, Kitty Mahony's pig;
crime so heinous in the sight of Father
Tobin, that his reverence could by no man
ner of means 'give him absolution for the
same. Darby Pegged and prayed and prom
ised, but to no -effect; no pennanjee could
make atonement ; no repentance cbuld
produce effect ; nothing, in short would, but
restitution that is to say, to give hack her
own to Kitty Mahony v But a difficulty
like the dawshy
cat that lay in his bosom all. tne time
of his sickness. Keep up, Michael," she
nicnorpd in hp.r husband, who, over-
no wered bv illness and mental
resisted herefforts to drag him into the
high road; lie glared upon the bailiff with
the glare" of a famished tiger, so famished
that it has not the power to spring upon its
foe, impotent in all but the fierce and rack
ing thirst for blood. 44 What signifies it?
sure we'll be happier than ever by'n bye,"
she added, while the haggard smile upon
her Hds was the bitter mockery of hope.
"Gome away Michael, I wonder that you
wouldn't be above letting the likes of them,
without a heart, see that you care about
them or their goings on. Oh ! wheve'e yer
pride gone ? that, and the silence togeth
er, put many a trouble over us that's knowp
only to ourselves and tne Aimigniy mess
ed He is !, He knows the troubles of the''
poor, and keeps their secrets. Come away,
.Michael! and don't let them tgnie Nagurs
see that.it's the woman that puts -courage
inve!" 1-i
But the peasant heeded-her j hot the
home affections were tugging at his heart.
He kept his eyes fixed upon the i remnants
of the furniture of his once comfortable cot
inquest, 'died by the visitation ot 1,-aptara,
or the certihcate oi two respectable pnysi
cians : 4 on soul and conscience,' I'll neve
believe it.
" Well, really now, I always imagined
that the Captain was a favorite of yours.
suffering, I'm sure at Lady Vernons' route '
4 He talked to me of nothing but his uni
form and during the rest of the evening
stood in lordly i silence in a conspicuous
part of the room, with his lip curled a la
Byron, -and in the- attitude of Napoleon
storming a bridge. Pshaw! I thought that
even you had seen that man was a fool.
But who is next on the list?'
4Mr. Dodridge, nephew, you know to
the bishop of ,and a rjsing man in the
church. He tobk high honours at Oxford,
and is besides, an excellent worthy young
list I much wish to preserve
4 Caroline vou are detaining me,' said
Lady Montagu, as she took the tablets and
left the room.
4 You look graver now,' said Hastings,
observing a shade on the brow of the fair
girl by his side. 4 In sooth it is not fair . to
banish your smiles at a time like this.
I cannot choose but be so, for I have had
a lecture this morning on the choice of a
husband ; a grave subject you must allow.'
4 And I heard a name as 1 entered the
room, said Hastings, passing his arm
round the waist t)f the blushing girl, "had
Vou the boldness, my Caroline, to
4 Break the ice, but not quite thaw it
tliflt has been done bv your cousin, three
times removed !
man.
4 Good, perhaps, but prosy. Moreover,
mamma, he wears spectacles and a white
,nckcloth, things, to which I have an un
conquerable aversion. However, he is . a
veiyy 4 excellent, worthy young man,' as
you so justly observe, and is admirably
qualified to be a " friend to the family.
But are these all ?
4 There is yet one more,' said Lady
Montagu, mournfully, 44 Sir Roger Tern
pleton'
4 A dear, good old sl, a second Sir
tno-e. that were rTrWed out nrevious to be- Toby Belch, but unfortunately, equally
.nrriprl nw t.P nmntprl tn the notato: dissioated. He would make an excellent
tho table that uncle. I don't dislike dissipated uncles
indianensable article, in which the notatoes myself ; it shows that there is a spirit in
are thrown when boiled, and Which' fre- the family ; but a nearer relation to such
rfiipntlv.in the wilder and less civilized parts people is bad. But can yon really wish
Tin- me.' said Caroline, more seriously, while
K,r " Hnrl hless vou !" he exclaimed to her dark eyes brightened with sudden feel
ihl ! "God bless vou, and don't take ing. 4 can you really'wish ybur daughter to
that its nothing -but. a kish, it's not worth marry an old and dissipated rxfan like Sir
, r il Tolliioi nionsa Tinner To m rl P In ft ? '
llOll lui ""lit J v 1 -- o M I ' .11
lieuner so very uui.au ciy msoia
ted either,' replied Lady Montagu, petu
lantly. 4 He was a great friend of your
father's although a much younger man than
he. 4 His habits are those of the old school
hnt be is one of the wealthiest men in the
House of Commons, where he has repre
serited the countyof : ; for many
years.' !
itea
i . ll L,
it's more to me, homeless ana nouseiess as
I,am( than thousands it' s nothing but a
kish, but my eldest boy he, thank God,
that's not to the fore to see his father's pov
erty this ay he slept in it many a long
night,'w"ften the eyes of his little sister had
not gone among the bright stars of heav
en, but were there to wateti over him: it's
nothing -but a kisli-yel manya day, in the
midst of my slavery, have I and my wife,
4 And is a good county man, a spir
A Brutal Schoolmaster Rufus Ad
ams, master of the new Grammar school in
m m I
Lowell, Mass. was tried last week tor an
assault and battery upon F. Andrews, one
of his pupils. The boys supposed they
were to have vacation, and when the bell
rang, diS not return to the school hofise.-
LFpoii being sent tor, and told to hold up
".. , . n .1 11, ..
heir hands, it they were sorrv, an dih
Frrdtxand held un their hands. The mas
ter then took him in another room, and
with a strap, struck him 25 blows ! by
count of one of the witnesses, brought him
into the school room again and asked if he
uwvr r
was sorry. He nodded his head and mov
ed his lips. The master then took him
again into the other room and whipped
n as much more, brought him out and
repealed his question, ine ooy noaueu,
and one of the witnesses thought he said
yes, though his voice was choked with
crying. The master thenJook him into
the room again and whipped Dim as mucn
more brought him out and askea him if he
was sorry, and he answered yes. He was
th'en permitted to go to his seat- The boy
was very lame and could not undress him
self for eight days.
The Court decided that lo blows, upon
boy eleven years old, for a fault so tnfl
in5", was punisnauie , iiih n
UMin-lit thP hnv rleservea nunisnmeni ior
HIVUw . J i. , . J,-
slaving out, he should have punished him
for that : but he had no right to punish him
;n hn wnnlrl tell falsehood, and say he
bill . w vak r ar
was sorry when he was not.
Adams was fined onlv $10 and costs.
We consider this punishment too slight
for the offence. A fine of $300, and im
rr;nnmentfor half a year, would not have
been tqo much. Providence Journal.
Extraordinary Minister ! The Cour
ier and Enquirer says that a special agent
of the administration has been appointed to
go to England . to purchase sealing-wax,
penknives, paper, carpets, tapestry, &c. for
the use of the Government.
capable, from long observation of its advan
tages and disadvantages in that State, and
also whether he would advise the establish
ment of Penitentiaries in States where
hev do not "now exist. He expressed
tiirriself decidedly in favor of establishments.
of the kind in every State of the Union.
That in addition to the large amounts saved
in not having to support idle criminals in
the j aus oi the ditterent counties, it was a
source of some revenue to the common
wealth, which would be increased were it
not that they furnished the convicts with
money at the end of their term of service,
which he of course considered a wise and
humane provision in the law of that State.
The Governor gave me a very polite note
to Uol. Morgan, the Superintendent ol
the Penitentiary, requesting him to shqw
me whatever was interesting in the estab
lishment. ,
In the absence of Col. Morgan I was re
ceived by one of his assistants and conduct
ed through all the apartments of workshops
of the building, which is quite large built
in a circle, and enclosed by a high wall.
Some of their important mechanical opera
tions are now aided by steam power, that
important invention which in this day is
adapted to so many useful purposes. The
most numerous operatives' wereBlacksmiths
and Shoemakers. Their manufactures are
of a superior quality and some of them ex
bit great mechanical skill.
There are now confined in the Peniten
tiary upwards of two hundred convicts and
was pleased to find among them but one
white female, and she appeared;to be an ob-
ect of pity & compassion rather than punish
ment. 1 he convicts were all busily engaged
at work and appeared to be under very gocd
discipline. I saw a black fellow in the
yard chained to a seventy-six, who, the
keeper informed me, had been behaving
disorderly the day before. The punish
ment for delinquency consists of solitary
confinement abridging their rations, and
when that fails the lash is resorted to.
I am one of those who have always doubt
ed the policy of establishing Penitentiaries,
not because I did not believe, that it answer
ed a valuable nurnose in manv cases, and
wns the most pfFpptnjit minishment tor
hardened offenders, vet I have feared that
the power to punish in that way would oe
fined there to whom
wvmwwj ut.jiva a -
a more mild punishment for the first con
viction should be administered, and also
ffood men. sometimes suddenly overtaken.!
in a fault or crime committed under palliat-J
ing circumstances, ha7e to become the
companions of thieves, highway robbers
and murderers, and finally become des
perate themselves.
I was much pleased to learn that-4he
means for religious instruction were ampfe,
and that the convicts were assembled every
COMMUNICATION,
FOR THE ' REGISTER
Messrs. Editors : I have mingled for a
few days past with gentlemen from various
parts of the State, and have been led into
conversation and reflections as to politics.
I am one, among many thousands of the
people, who, though by no means indiffer
ent as to the men and measures of the day,
am yet so much engrossed with private bu
siness, that I do not give that attention to
the affairs of Government which every man
ought to. I belong to' the Whig party go
for Clay, and, at a proper-time, for a U. S.
Bank am against Martin Van Buren, the
Sub-Treasury system in toto and against
the abominable and corrupting system of
rotation in office as practised by Jacksgn
and Van Buren ; but, above .all, -1-abominate
a man of intelligence who is, or has been,
an advocate forfthat servile fawning act of
the U. S. Senate expunging Clay's Res
olutionsi I can never think of a Senator
who voted for this act, without positive dis
gust and aversion, and, such must be the
sentiments of every intelligent citizen who
has examined the subject impartially with
out any desire for political preferment. -
These, Sir, I hope are the sentiments of
the great mass of the Whig party : yet I -am
astonished to find that Mr. TalMadge 4
who voted for thispoliation of the records
of the Senatg, is generally spoken of as the
most fit man to run on the Whig ticket as
Vice-President. For the purpose of ma
king the great State of New York vote for
Mr. Clay,, you would associate with him
one who was capable of this humiliating
and degrading vote. If in our zeal , to de
feat Van Buren, we so far forget principle
as to take up. Mr.TALMADOE, we sanction the
same cold, Calculating, unpatriotic political
mahoeuvering which has'of late brought so
1 many premature 44 grey hairs on the head
of our young Republic." v I hold that it is
as true in politics, as it is in morals, that
the end cannot sanctify the means. That
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truth and virtue and honor, however they
may be depressed at times, if steadfastly
persevered in, will be ultimately triumph
ant. If we act on these principles, even
our enemies will respect us. If we do noti
the whole people will become corrupted to
gether. Let us nominate Ewing, then, the
man who so nobly chastised that servile,
time-serving majority in the Senate, and
whose whole life and bearing make "ljim a
fit man to be associated with the magnani
mous, the talented, the patriotic Cxay
Cannot you, and every other true Whig,
fight better under such a banner ? It is due
to Ewing, to the patriotic party who will
support .the Harrisburgh nomination, and it
is the best policy to nominate himC New
York will go right without nominating Tai
madge. Ohio may be secured by nomi
nating Ewing. If you will not nominate
Ewing, then let us have Harrison. Either
of them will be infinitely more acceptable
to our party, and we shall act consistently
and from principle, and therefore wisely.
The opposite course will exhibit the eame"
looseness of political principle in our party
which is characteristic of our opponents? -
I see no prominent place in politics
and anTnot in the habit of writing for fiws-
ar ' 1 . .1 . t 1'
papers. I have rrjereiy cast out inese weas
or your consideration and you can make
such use of then as you think proper.
ANTI-JUGGLER.
After a long and devotional servitude to
the country of bis adoption, and we believe
without a single feeling of erimity or prefu-
klice from any individual of atipartyv the
Hon. M. Hunt has returned tftstheaimted
States on a visit to ms lnendj, and- to at
tend to his private affairs, which.; alone in
duced his resignation of the highly distin
guished station he recently so ably occu-
Pied- . ... ' r U . . ; '
VYe first find the, name oi ten. tiuni a
mong the most ardent and efficient friends
of Texas m the generous owieoi Missis
sippi, who in the darkest hour of her adver
sity offered their arms and purses4o jur and
sustain her holy cause. He was next,pv
pointed Major General of the Armythen
sent as our first Minister KSipo4entiary to
a foreign Ovenment, and afterwards inytt
ed into thc'Cabine.t of the present Admiriisv
traUon, Secretary of the Navy ;. allot
which Rtatink have been filled -alike with
honor to .himself and interest, to the nation.
The career obui few men urthejtepylic.
has been more; brilliant or uccaffttl io;
but few will earry with them intoV retired
ment a greater share ol the- connaence ana
generoui feelings of their countrymen; -; :
yearaj InUlligeneer. i r ,
4 Liverpool paper says tht an Qhion
applied to the part affected by he slfrig of
an insect, will invaHably etrefrf lief. : -This
important but simple remedy should be gen
erally known. ,