Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-04-21
No. I.
From Coieman's EUening Past.

&c 7h- MN IF the heofle. A fellow who
had been communicated by the Method
lists, and SD got into favor with The PCesi-
dent and was made chief baker to the ma
Wy, took il into his head TO compliment
his patron, and Tor this purpose on Mon
day, the day before congress rose, formed
procession consisting of a suitable mum
Der of the sovereign people, preceded by
all the bakers in Washington, dressed M
clean white trocks and aprons, and bearing
something covered with white cloth on
bier. This was actually carried into the
capitol, and laid out in state in the large
committee room, separated from that
where the Senate vas sitting by passage
way, and on level with the Senate gale
ry. Being uncovered, il appeared To be a
Mammofh Loaf Of bread, about 2 feet in
length, 9 feet in breadth, and Of a suitable
height. Accom- panying the Mammoth
Loaf was a huge cold roasted sirloin. and
two quarter casks, one containing wine, &
the other the more republican liquor cy-
der. The bakers arranged themselves on
each side ready 20 do the honors of the
table The mobility were not, at once,
admitted into the room they therefore
SOON became very CiamOrous for their t.
quail rights, and loud and authoritative
knocks were repeated al the door; means,
however, were found to sooth and restrain
them ill the President should appear and
take the first cut. In the mean time the
House Of Representatives % adjourned
for Two hours that gentlemen might regale
themselves with sight and taste. Some
of them were Witnesses To- what we re-
late, but who thought it most prudent for
them to leave .he room snon after the en-
trance ofthe great Parsonage. At length
about ! 3 O'Clock the President Of the g.
nitcd States sauntered IN among them, in
the unceremonious style OF true repub-
lican. After he had exchanged few
careless mods with one and another, the
chic baker advanced ard asked MIN If he
would take a luncheon! lie put his hand
deliberately in his pocket, pulled out q
jack knife and advancing TO the loaf he
cut OFT large plcce-lln ths particular
we are concerned to state, our informants
are not precisely agreed whether the
piece Of bread was chi by the President or
thebaker; on the whole we let the circum-
stance remain az it stood yesterday and
proceed then turning TO the sirloin nc
very handsomely cut OF slice from ,uo,,
after which be- PIT up his knife, and TAX
ing his bread and his meat in his iiugers,
lie cat with apparent hunger, ever and
anon dipping his meat iu the salt and mus
tard alternately, the band all the while
playing Je7eraon'a March BY this time
as many of the sovereign people had got
in as the room could contain, consisting
principally of the unhappy fugitive from
iuotice," with a suitable mixture OF " our
Indian rcighbors," negro brethren and
several Adies of E4shi2H as The latest
and most polite London prints term
them as a substitute Tor she vulgar
phrase of iadies n he fogn ~ his
circumstance was omitted yesterday
through the extreme basic 81 which the
articls VS. drawn W, but we assure The
reader 1, io one in which all OF, inform
ants, 10 the amount of half dozen gen
temen, agree. 1.-The vine was plentiful
ly distributed TO such as preferred 1t, but
oRr 6cl0Ucd Prcwdenf" it is admitted on
al hands, conjentcd himself with cyder,
as being more copeeuial with The spirit Of
" genuine rcpublicanism." While this