Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-30
From the n. Y. Courier and Enquirer.
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We have just received the impressive intelli.
gence that Mr.. Fenton Mercer was not able Il
attend the great Dinner given OH the 9Th instan,
at Washington, by the friends of'' The System
The President of the Day, however read u let
ter from him regrctting with tears in his eyes
that he could not attend, being busily employed
in getting mp q new Constitution for the United
States. The letter concluded by limiting thai
MIR. Nj. besides being the parent of the Chesa.
pcakc Canal, the Board of Works, the new Con.
%stitution of Virginia, and the American Revolu.
ton. was actually " the Father of Zebedee's
Children
There were one hundred and sixty seven toasts
drank at the above celebration, besides those
given after the National l~nteliigcncer lost its
memory. Some OF those have great Point, par.
ticularly those of Mr.. Bob Handy, Mr.. Andrew
Coyle, MIR. Nathan Smith, the Baron Wachtet-
strom, and others, which we extract for the gra-
tiiication of our readers.
"By Mr.. Handy-Mlay the ueto of the people
cause a repentance to the man whose blindness
and fashncss caused him TO stumble against the
Bulwark of Liberty. May The Breech be repair.
co by the clay of Kentucky" Air " Handy,
spandy, jacky dandy"
Some ofthe Commentators suppose that MI
Handy meant Breach instead of Breeth, as it
would hardly have been decorous, to employ a
material so illustrious as " Kentucky Clay" in
meeting breeches. MIR. Handy we believe is a
" reformed tailor" which we presume is equiva-
lent To a " done over tailor"
Mr.. Andrew Coyle, who is a very pious man,
gave the following discourse
"Th present administration, The hand
writing is OH the wall oftEe palace of Belshazzer
(Here he pointed to the wall of the old brick
kim Meme meme tekel. Meme, God hath
numbered thy kingdom and finished it. Tckel,
thou art weighed in the balance and found want
ing" Air Why Andrew what a Coyle you
keep"
Mr. Nathan Smith," Clay, excellent founda-
ton for an American Building when Kueaded.'
Air, 80 Nathan, Nathan how could you say
so !"
Co'onei-M--o, auctioneer, gave" Roads
Kennels, and Bridges, the veins, ribs and arteries
OF the Nation. Interpretation, after the manner
OF MIR. Coyle. Canals ribs Roads, veins Bird.
ges' arteries Air, - Going, going, gone =
Sin pop.guns, and Tin Trumpet.
Mr.. Agg, or Hag, as his countrymen, the En-.
giisl,, call him, gave Upright Editors to che.
IRISH Liberty, not pensioned Press-gangs to pull
her down. Air, The Witches and Hays the
danced on the green" To suit the action Il
the word, when he came to "pull her down.
poor MIR. Hag fell plump on the grass, and toast
drank never more.
When the Baron Won Watterstroudt was call
cd on tnr n sentiment ho rosa ,n IN, Iuoo o-L
begged leave to offer a postscript predatory to
the toast he was now about to Withdraw but the
truth was, after mature reflection, he had forgot
both the remarks and the toast. All that he
could al that moment consign to oblivion, was
that he had been cruelty deprived by the presen,
tyrannically President, who was more despotic
than the Great Aristocratic of all the Russians
of an opportunity Of learning English in the
Congressional Library, and if he had FORGOTTEN
Alright, he had prepared sixteen toasts for the pre.
sent OCCASION, all of which he had left al home
with his tobacco box and spectacles. He there.
fore begged to offer the following sentiment ex.
tempore, which he hoped would be accountable
and before he sat down, called on Mr. Andrew
Coyle for the Interpretation.
"NIay the clay Of Kentucky be burnt, unit
General William Henry Harrison, and Cesar
with Senate at his heels, the American System
and Eternal Improvement a true Patriot refused
to endorse my Banking Speculation fallen one
hundred per cent. the Travelling Cabinet pro.
mote the general welfare Cato of Utica. and
Paul CliHord-death to public principle with q
great mind, and long life to the speedy dissolu-
ton of old Hic-hic. Hiccup.
Dir. Coyle declined interpreting this toast,
which gave great dissatisfaction 10 the Baron
Wonder Watterstroudt, who declared 1T was as
clear as mud meaning no insinuation apains,
Mr.. Ignatius Mud, one Of his brother commit.