Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-04-24

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come from II big black snake more than
half rod long, the tail quariin with the
head about takin the lead aud sayin
the head had led long enuf, and the tail
ought TO try its turn spell and 40 the
head give up and let the tail have his
way-and ] followed Oh to see how
things would work that way--and SO al
ter goin agin the scales a spell, and
maxim things grit considerable, the tail
tried to 90 threw stone fence, and git
tin Jamm'd, riggl"d and twisted and
screw'd and coul 'nt go on; and the hea
Of the snake wanted to know what was
the matter, and why it didn't go threw,
and that he had gone threw the same
fence twenty times the tail got little
rathy, and Il little asham'd, and did mt
like 10 tell.
When got so far in my story, the
Gineral who had been all the while silt in
and loo in right at the fire, turn'd round
and gin me plhgy inquirin look, and |
stopp'd short of'-well, says he, what
was the eend ont? why, says !, Cine
raj ! haiht got time now to tell you, but
says |, the next time we meet, l'll finish
the story, and with that made the Gin &.
eral n rale Cabinet bow, and ] walked
strait out Of the Wh;te House iccln pref
ty, much, ] suppose, like good many
folks alore me, who have had their say
there and then clear'd out. As soon as
i got outside, was a leetle stump'd TO
know which way to steer-I had some
bread and cheese in my pack, but l
wanted place to 90 to for the night
and there was so many Committee folks
in Washington, evry tavern was chuck
full-but jist then | see the flag go up
at the Capital, and thinks !, Pll go there
and try my luck, and up | went-but
OWN to my bein stopp'd SO often Oh the
way, by folks all wantin to know what
had happen'd, by the time reach'd the
Capital all Congress knew it, and all
parties was in takin about it. | went
first to the House Of Representatives,
and ! let 'em know there, that all want
ed was jist to be allowed to stop there
over night and then come sch knockn
of noses. Mr.. Adams spoke for more
than half an hour in favor ofhavin cot
put up for me right of,-Mr. Cambre-
ling from York City, said it was alto
gether great party question, and must
be handled carefully, and he wanted
time TO consider ont. asked Mr.. Law
renee another New York member if he
couldn't give me lilf-frst he thought
he would, and he pick'd his teeth on one
side, and said he'd jist see his friends A.
bout lt-when he got back, found he
was pckin teeth on tother side, and said
he was afraid it might not do, scein he
was now candidate for Mayor up there
in New \ ork, and he must 20 with his
party.
And so after nigh about all the spea-
kers got chance, and some on 'em was
jlst beginnin TO speak a second time, Mr.
Beardsley said "if Congress, and Credit
and Banks, and Canals all perish'd he'd
vote agin it." and TO cut the matter short,
he mov'd the previous question-and
Mr.. Nanderpool, from Kinderhook, (who
/ thought was the one who wrote that
Dutch Letter TO me) he said it was all a
"hum-bug," and he seconded the mo-
tion. When they come to count over
the names, there was tie, and the spea-
ker had to ontie the hull ont; and so he
got up and made considerable Of a
speech about it, and wound up by sayin
the Cheer had never been cal'd on to
decide on more important pint, and
that though the Cheer could give 5000
reasons right off, for the vote he was a
bout to give, yet he would give but one,
and that was, that the Major could not
have bed there-he knew the Bank
and Biddle had hand in sendin the
Maj jor there, and that was enuf for him;
and so the Cheer decided that the Major
must tote his bundle out. Well, thinks |,
that was pretty tight vote, amy how,
and went over to the Senate Chamber.
There they were all at it too, as soon as
/ walk'd in, Mr.. Van Buren, call'd Mr..
King of Alabama, to take his place, and
! could ony git glimpse on him now
and then, dodgin about and no crlttcr
could tell whether he was tickl'd or not
MIR. Grundy wanted TO have the hull
'matter reier'd to his Committee on the
Post Office. MIR. Clayton said he
wouldn't agree to that, for that Commit.
tee would never report in creation, and
when they did, perhaps they'd find the
Majors name scratched out, and some
one else written in the place ont.
MIR. Calhoun said he was glad the
Major had come there, the "Conserva-
tive principle" says he, is now gettin to
be better Observation-Disclosures should
stick to it with reference to the General
Government-Coun to States Town
ships TO Couniies-Familes to Town
ships-and individuals to Families-so