Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-30
IRo,hschilds Private Correspondence, No. VII

WAsHISeros, August % 2 o'clock, =. M.
Another fine day as ever shone in the heavens
The avenue is beginning TO be crowded. AS the time
approaches for the opening, excitement runs higher
What will be donel Who will be speaker? Who
will be made printer? What will the message say :?
How will Col. Johnson look in the Senate chair9
What will Wise be up tot What will Benton be
after doing2 What will be his next ball How will
Mr.. Woodbury. get on in his report2 These and a
thousand other such questions are IN every body's
mouth.
Prophets are as abundant here as Office holders
Some say this and some say that. The boys in the
secret are as mum mice. Now and then they let
drop hint or Two that opens the door for other hints
and in the ullness of TIE heart the mouth is
to speak, the most important movements are sure TO
get out.
Depend upon one thing the Herald will have the
first news Of any new project. How? you'll ask.
That's not your business. My business is TO supply
you with accounts of the events Of the day. TO catch
a glimpse at political manners and dongs as they
bubble up from the great deep below. Ii l am not
faithful get the Gar TO provide me place in ST.
IBERIA.
The girls and young men are taxing their Ills but
boxes To scrape together few spare dollars for the
Herald during the approaching session. They have
somehow or other discovered that II Is going 10 be
the only interesting pager in the country upon
gressonal topics SO look out for a fresh and large
accession of subscribers TO your pretty and phloso
phical journal. Why should they not take l2 Aye,
there's question that neither Webb nor Hale can
answer. They may say-don't take it-but the rea-
son therefor they cannot tell for the life Of them.
Great anxiety is manifested to know who your
Wellington correspondent Is. Some say he is Mr.
Kllcoubry, others Mr.. Shocks, others Mr.. Goodman
deliver. What with guessing, and what with trying
to find out II is more than probable many poor
fellow has lost his dinner, four five hours Of his
precious time Can't you put their minds TO rest by
showing them the folly Of wishing to pry into other
peoples secretsl Dear things l pity their anxiety,
and am truly sorry the sealed book can never be
opened TO them.
was at church Yesterday; Mr.. Highly from your
city, preached He has come % here TO get part.
ner for life in this vale Of tears. The President and
nearly all his cabinet were present. was engaged
in lnstltutlng comparison Of character, face and
person between the President and Vice Presidentfor
he too was there-that did not hear the text and as
il is the rule for modern preache keep as wide
possible from their texts, could not afterwards dis
cover the drift Of the discourse. But Mr. Highly was
quite eloquent. Pretty woman, lovely woman
present to cheer as the path OF pety and religion.
hope to do better the next time, but could keep
my eyes from the many beautiful faces that peered
frCm beneath their bonnets like angels looking down
from the clouds upon poor sinful man.
Parties will soon be all the rage. Any thing TO
break in upon the rsonetony of this legisahng city
It's said great things are in preparation in the way
way of evening assemblies.
The butchers and market people this morning re.
solutely refused to take any individual shinplasters
They take readily corporation notes whether ofGeorge
town or the Chesapeake Il Ohio Canal Company, or
any other, as il is public body. Poor fools DO
they not know that the whole scheme ls founded in
cheatery and deception