Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1829-01-16
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 1929.
Mr. Randolph is very little in the house this ses-
sion, yet his seat is never unoccuped. Were he in
the situation of Peter Schmel, looking after his
shadow, he would not be under the necessity of
searching very far. II George Kremer be not his
fac simile, he does all he to make himself SO
Like Mr.. Randolph, he rides to the house every
day on steed, which seems to have been created
after his own fashion: like Mr.. Randolph, he walks
up and down the Mddle avenue of the house, with
a white great coat on, and horse whip under his
arm, during the sittings of the house like Mr..
Randolph, he halts in his gait, which deem to be
an instance fsheer afectation: when Mr.. Randolph
is not present, he occupies the single desk, at the
right angle as you enter; and like him Tolls in his
seat, and am not positive that he does not pick his
teeth with cast off quill, which the Roanoke ora
tor, may have left ON his desk.-Mr. Van Renslaer,
has been absent some days from the house, in con-
sequence of slight lndsposition. was in the gal
Iery when he made his Temperance. George
Kremer, who was representing Mr. Randolph rose
to offer his hand to the venerable PATRON, and hav-
ing given him a cordial squeeze, accompanied by
his wonted gesticulaon, turned on the pivot of his
left foot and blew his nasal organ between his thumb
and finger on the floor and then, with great majesty
and selfcomplaisance looking round the house and up
to the gallery, to see if the public eye was upon
him, stalked 10 of the sotas and cast his lazy
length along TO taste the true Guam cum dSWtWe.
never recoect to have seen finer exhibition of
the blending of the afecation of aristocracy with the
raciness of democracy, and of the ndlsputable tri
umph of the latter.
There have been great preparations, for many
days past to get up splendid dinner in celebration
of the battle of New Orleans, and it took place to
day, at Gadsby's Hotel. From all that can hear,
it was much less numerousIy attended than its get
tiers up had anticipated, not more than 100 tickets
having been sold. Either Jacksonism cash, seems
to be rarer commodity, than was expected. Set
ting aside party considerations. there is no doubt
that great majority of our citizens would not have
been backward in encouraging such dinner; but
they not willing either to invite, or encounter,
4 the conclusions which would follow their coune-
nance of such feasl, under existing circumstances
The guns rouzed the lazy morning with their an
nuncation of the event and the crowned glasses
will throw meretricous spIendor round the dying
day by its commemoration but there are sober ant
Intelligent citizens nor few in number weak ir
patriotism, who are apprehensve that the unexpected
consequences which may result to own republic
from the victory Of New Orleans, may yet be sucl
as almost to cause regret that the battle was eve
= fought and won."
:. Mr. Miner has produced the greatest excitemen
: with which we have been visited this session, by hi
/ resoIution-or rather the preamble with which 1t j
= lprefaced-in relation to the manner in which thu
Slave Trade has been carried on in this district
= There are spirits in this house which catch and ex
n plode whenever that subject is touched.
el U. S. Gaz.