Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-06-18

Presidential Etiquette. During the re-
cent session of Congress, a gentlemen
from the eastern part ofthis State, awarm
Jacksonian, visited Washington, and OF
course, had a great desire to see the Pres
ident of the Union. He expressed his
wish to one of our Representatives, who
politely volunteered his services to intro
duce him. Previous, however, to setting
out for the Presidents house, the gentle
man wished to be made acquainted with
the etiquette usually observed on such oc-
casions. and what ceremonies were to be
gone through on appearing before so au-
gust a parsonage. His conductor inform
ed him that the President would probably
offer him his hand which, of course, he
would accept. "What." said the gentle
man, "the President shake hands with me
why, am told he is proud aristocrahcal
and overbearing, and will not delgn to
speak to a common man." every we'll
replied the representative. ''yOu shall Judge
for Yourself" On entering the room where
the President sat, what was the surprise
of the gentleman, when Mr.. Adams rose,
on hearing his name announced, advanced
to meet him. and gave him one of his hear
ty pump handle shakes by the hand. lie
Immediately entered into conversation
with him about North Carolina, and even
the district in which the gentlemanresides,
and seemed TO know as much about its
affairs as he did himself After spending
his time very agreeably, the gentleman
rose to 90. Perhaps" said his friend
the representative, ''yOu would like to see
the gorgeous East Room 81 should
indeed" said the gentlcman-and to the
room they went. "But where" said the
astonished Carolinian, sis the splendid
furnure, mentioned in all the papers,
which cost such an amount Of money!
'You see it all, sir" said his friend
"Why," said the gentleman, this furniture
is not better than that which | have at
home--is it possible that | have been the
dupe of such pitiful calumnyl" TOO
true said his friend. On leaving the
house, the gentleman said-"never have
/ been so mistaken in my estimate of a
mans character. Why the President is the
plainest man I've seen In Washington, and
l shall 90 home with my opinion Of him
totally changed" Raleigh Register.
q candidate for public honors and a
partizan of Gen. Andrew Jackson, has
requested the editor of the St. Louis, Mis-
sour Republican, to announce him a can
didate for Congress in opposition to Mr.
Edmund Bates, the present member. BY
the way of showing his qualifications, he
accompanied his request with a letter from
which the following Is extracted:
"Our people wants me to 90 to git oui
iron works carried on, and git a good price
for iron. and have the bottom of the Mar.
ameck dug out for steam boats. | have
hearn as how that one Pettis from some
where up the river, Is goin, and | tel um
one IS anutt. but they say no, the Peple Is
so ankshus they vii send more nor one,
for fere Gineral Jackson wont be made the
President, that the more the better. / tel
UNI twont do for tn meny for to git on the
old Gineral, but they say he's tuff as green
hicbry, and can duble and thrible. | have
dun all | could to git clere on EN-, but
cant, so u may pronOunc me a candidate
for the COrngres to make Gineral Jackson
our President.
The literary and political gentleman
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