The Arkansas advocate., 1836-05-27


 rived thereat in perfect fever of expeeta- tion. Now, thought we, we'll be certain to get dates from Washington up to the 10th and may be<-we shall not be rash though- mag be we'll issue an extra. At all events, we retire to our quiet room, and learn what there is of novelty turning tip in this world, at every shuille of the cards. Here now will we learn whether we arc admitted into the Union-whether Santana is actually and in sober earnest a prisoner-wiiietficr France and England are going to war with Turkey whether Wise and Peyton have totally used up Polk, and scalped Cambreleng, and impal- Beardsley-whether any duels have been fought at Washington, or heads broken in the Representative Hall--whether Van Bu- ren will consent that the independence of Texas shall be acknowledged, df whether he will hold of his liegemen, for fear . couple of Southern States will be added to the Un- ion, to the great scandal of his abolition SUD- porters. Now will we learn whether the Globe has grown decenS Penn veracinus, or Camelion Ritchie of one color for two min utes together-and therefore we cried out ter, and no papers. No newspaper mail D was the melancholy response. One letter and Such letter. Had 1t been tied to the tail of a catfish, and so despatched by water communication from Memphis, uia the Mo. of White River, it could not have looked more dripping and woe-begone. Not white was 1t, as though ssthe gentle dew from hea- ven " had fallen upon it--but grievously dis eolored and clouded, by its manifoldan mul- tiplied submersions. Most lovingly and ten- defly did we haidle 1t, and most charily did NC open it-with m especial reference to ts tragility and rottenness-and behold. SO long had 1t been written, that all the matters and things therein contained were become aged, antediluvian and sere. O, Amos! Amos thou second Olivier Le Dain !--hast thou no bowels of compassion N6 would that thou mightst be condemned to pass thy probation in Purgatory, (doubtless to be a long one, with the whole mail, now lying perdu be- tween this place and Memphis, piled upon thy sinful shoulders. Many and loud are the ma ledictions we have bestowed upon thee-and thou shouldst be excommunicated and ana- thematized even as Dr Slop cursed Obadiah. More especially art thou to be condemned for our Mississippi mail, whereby letters are one month reaching us from New Orleans, and two weeks from the Post of Arkansas Amos thou hast no more conscience than a hippopotamus--thoua art as impenetrable as a rhlnoceros. Thou art the very King of drones and Prince of sluggards. Thou art an a. domination in the nostrils of all quidnuncs, and those who delight iri rcading the news papers, not less than to the editors thereof ----
 The Gazette is still laboring to prove that Mir. Wise and other White men in Congress were concerned with Slade of Vermont in the presentation of a memorial against Ark ansas. Why did not that paper also state that on the 18th ut. Mr. Slade presented an other petition of the same purport, from Bris- tol, Pa! MT. WISE objected to its reception. air. Speaker Polk decided that the memorial was referred without question to the commit tee raised under Pinckaey's resolution, Ito which he referred the other.) Mir. Wise ap- l pealed from the decision of the chair. Mr. | Hawes moved to lay the anneal on tbo +,hla
 The Chair stated the question and referred to the memorial, and 5Sas called to order by Chambers of Ky. and confessed 1t was out of order. Mr. Slade demanded the reading of the paper. The Chair decided he had no right to do so-and Slade appealed! The Chair refused to entertain the appeal--but begged tte House 10 tet the memorial bc read. Before any thing was done, the special or ders were taken up.
 Twensy-three members of Congress bave been appointed to office since 1899. The total amount of money paid them by the Go- vernment is S44s, ,679 30. John Randolph, Minister to Russia, received $2I, ,449 T; James Buchanan, Sl6,7S9 94; Wm. Will kins, s27,o44 30-in all strty.fre housand tco hundred and cighty-three dollars and niaety,fre cents, for three ministers to Rus sia--each of whom went there, looked at the Emperor and turned about again. Wilkins IS on his his way home now. Truly this is an economical Government of onrsi