Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-06-30
MIR. INGHAM AT HoME!!

On the morning of Saturday Mr. Ingham left Phia-
delpha for his cherished home, in private carriage,
accompanied by the Bucks County committee of ar
rangemcnt. On arriving the Bucks and Montgomery
Lane, he met by numerous cavalcade of the sub
santia ycomanry of his native county, who manifested
their undated attachment to their faithful public servant
by loud hearty and repeated cheers, and by all that
glow ofkndy feelings, which coming from the uubass
ed yeoman the honest public agent the noblest
ward he hope TO realize At the Bucks county
ue procession formed of this "bone and sinew"
of Pennsylvania, under the direction of Major General
VIM r Rogers, acting Marshal, assisted by Col.
Davis and Captain MerrIck, and preceded by the vene
rable Gen. Samuel Smith, and Capt. Francis Baird,
soldiers of the revolution the latter being the Pesden
al eector who 1925 recorded the voice of the peo-
pie of Bucks in favor of Jackson and Calhoun. On
arriving at the Bear Tavern, the procession formed
by very assembfage of Bucks county far
mers all participated in excellent and plentiful
collation. prepared for the occasion Alter this Halter
ing welcome of MIR. Ingham to '.home," Captain Baird
presented him brief address behalf of the freemen
of Bucks, to which he made feeling, eloquent, and
appropriate reply, both of which received with the
loudest demonstrations of feeling, and which hope
to lay before readers Samuel D. Ingharn, at
his enemies desired in retirement but he carries
With him to the shades of private life, attachment
g. respect which the possession of power and place
purchase for his prosecutors and caumniators
When the voice oftruth reaches the Presidential ear
people compiled with, who will be poor
to do reverence to the creatures who Oh
scure the light OF man, the withdrawal oil
whose countenencc will sink them TO the native dark
ness from which they originated, and to which they
properly belong The "PeHRsyLDania farmer" or il
his enemies prefer it, the PennsyLuaaa pGperna&er,
strong in the confidence of the ireemen his Eo-
| sve state fSBes superior to them all
1t is true that her million and quarter Of citizens
her hundred thousand Jackson democratic electors
unrepresencd in the national cabinet but principle
such deprivation is not to- berogretted, it or j.
tends place her in independent position and
gives new weight the moral influence she alpra Is
must and always will maintain in the councils of
the nation, if she only remain true to hersele
We have been not little amused by the following
anecdotc related in Partcs Travels IN AGricl
GAS the traveller entering the Of Eolor, he
saw strange dress composed ofbark, hanging upon
tree He asked the people what this meant, and they
told him it belonged 70 NUDsbo Jumbo. When he inqui-
red about this parsonage, they told the following story
-"Mumbo Jumbo terrible fellow, whose business
it is TO keep the married women in good order What
a ias. he must haveD Ifany OF them behaves i'll,
or displeagss her husband he calls upon Mumbo. The
terrible Judge comes the town. clothed in the dress
which he has taken down from the tree. Then all the
Inhabitants ofthe town assemble together; Aubo goeo
among them and have songs, reves and dances till mid
night Then the unrUly wife s seized, and severely
whipped.
We think that Aiumbo Jumbo would have bsea We
" useful parsonage at Washington during the late
oumstance5' and he might have prevented the sqpab.
bes ofN1rs. E. Mrs.. D add Are Q. from diooTgauiEng
ths cabinet.
TruIr We seer to BE- brought back t. the ds-s Il