Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1823-11-19
MORE GREET TEIR.NIpS.


Ebenezer Hobbs, Esq. of Weston, Mass.
has raised this year, Turnip, which weighs
eleren pounds and half without the top.
This, says the Boston Statesman, is somewhat
superior to the Worcester and Leicester tur-
nips, and deserves higher standing among
the vegetable prodigies of the season.
The Claremont Spectator, after quoting
from our paper the account of DR.. Fiske's
Turnip, says, San English Tunip, raised
the past season, in the garden of Hon. SAMU-
Ell FIsKE, of this village, beats The ADORE Ill
hoHow !-weighing IS pounds, and measuring
81 inches in circumference, and in thickness
7 iuches--the outer edge being Of nearly e.
quail thickness with the centre.
HF.NE PLUS ULTRA.
Isaac Basset Jr. has left at our Office, for the
inspection of the curious, an English Turnip,
which exceeds in size, any we have seen. or
heard of; measuring 3FEET INCHES in
circumference; largest diameter IA 1-2 inch
es; thickness inches, and weighing without
the top, TWENTY POUNDS, and TWO OUNCES.
The small pox has been introduced into n.
York and Philadelphia.
The Bills Of most of the Banks in New-Yo
New-Jersey and Connecticut are now received
at par,by the Banks in New-York.
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The following is description of Political
Caricaiture circu lated in New-York previous
to the late Election. II will be seen that il
refers to the candidates for President.
DEsCRIPTIoN.-Nearly in the centre of
the plate rises lofty column, on which are
engraved the names Of Washington, Adams.
Madison, and Monroe; on the capital arr the
words "Supreme Court, Senate, House:n and
above these is the Presidential chair, vet va
cant, surrounded by rays of glory, and over
1t, the words "tor the most worthyn A lad
derat an angie of about As deg. from the
ground, to the summit of the column; the
foot is supported by two robustious men, one
OF them with wooden leg; at the base, is
the motto, political consistency" One OF
the candiiates,(a bearing a flag, on which
are inscribed the words ''Navy, United States
Bank, Notifications, Domestic Manufactures.
Internal improvements, has mounted to the
sixth round of the ladder, which lifts him a
bove the heads all his compc titors. Under
the ladder stands hogshead labelled with
''molasses lst quality''-'' weights and meas
ures." Below are seen the tails oil three cod
fishes and the top of the cask is surmounted
by PUMPKINS, on the two highest of which, an
other candidate for the Presidency (b) stands
on tiptoe, looking up at the chair. A par
tisan is at work in adding to the pile of
pumpkins; and from hi. mouth proceed the
words; guess the pumpkins wont hold out.
Next comes the wtiskey barrel. on which
are the words South American lndepend-
ence-Treaty of Ghent.' At the bottom are
displayed pack Of cards and pistol. On
the top stands a third candidate for the Pres
ldency,(c) with the motto proceeding from his
mouth, Lgad, shall lose the odd trick. 81
At the left ofthe column appears the fourth
aspirant din full uniform, wearing his. epa.l-
let's and military and apparently mounted on
drum-head, upon which are the words
New Orleans, Seminole War; On the ex-
treme LETT of the picture are eight figures, be-
sides nameless animal upon which one OF
them is mounted. Three adherents are in
the attitude of approaching figure bearing a
scroll on which are the words, ''Office, Trea-
sury Notes" and out of the mouth proceeds a
label, New York did not make me Senator
for nothing" On the naked head OF this gem
tie nan, the foot of The 5th .spirant (e)s plant-
ed, while his other leg and arms are raj sed IL
he is in attitude Of bawling Caucus! Caucus!
Caucus" His back is supported by triple
pronged fork, resembling the trident of Nep-
tune, the handle Of which is sustained by two
editors, who are clearly indicated by the
mottos they bear. The only remaining 6g-
ure is a lean and grotesque partisan, with a
label from his mouth -''ifhe gets up, what
a gentlcman shall 5c!' At the foot of this
group'is the word ''lntrigue." -Statesman
la.) Calhoun. (b.) Adams. (c.) Clay. a.
Jackson. (s.) Crawford. ~