The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-03-18

The Bio WHITE House, Feb. l2th, 1851.
MY DEAR Cousin Par
We have been in such hot wsier lately in the
Kitchen" that / have not been able to wnte you
so frequently as formerly did. i will now try to
make amends by letting you know what mas ssen
going on here since my lest, which was written loc-
lleve soon after the old Generals attack. never
saw in all my life great changees that mt OF SICK
made in him for a few days. He even gave up
his old habit of swearing, excepting now and
then when things did not 60 to his mind in the
Kitchen and such was his serious behaviour that
he even deceived both Blair and myself (who cerain-
ly ought to know him pretty wehs) therefore when
he broke eat again in his old way could nj help
thinking of that old saying of ST. P1tnck:-
ihs deyil a saint ain, would be
The devil asaint was he,
You can't imagine how the old Jlnera was dehgat-
ed when the Senate got through the cxpungng bush
ness! 1t ticked him even more than when he brought
Louis Philippe to his bearings, and that's saying
great deal. He pulled away with his pipe like vol
cano, and when and then the smoke cleared
away, cosd see his eyes throwing out sparks like
Vesuyius. He was 50 overcome when his friend Ben
ton made him present Of the very zen that didthe
deed" thatI really thought the aud man" would
have had another attack of his complaint, and the
doctor, by my advice, gave immediate orders that he
should mt be exposed again to such very dangerous
excitements Orders have been gwen to have litho-
graphic prints made of this celebrated pen, to be pre-
scented to all his particular friends and models OF II in
wax to be sent to all the sovereigns. in Europe, to be
placed in the museums, (excepung LOUIS Philippe,
The old Jineral tells me that they have hit upon a
new plan which will render expnngng hereafter more
easy-whch is, to use certain kind OF INK that can
be washed out by merely passing over IT sponge
eminent physicisn in New York. 80 well known by
the name Of the Fire King" The report so widely
circulated by the devsh wing papers that the Jlnera
had made present Of this expnnglng pen TO his friend
and co-editor Mr.. Blair, Of the Globe is another Of
tie wicked malicious lies of the actlsn for he now
at this very moment using II in writing his !" farewell
address to the American people,, and which ne telis
me- confidence will heat lier -Wasisngtons all
hollow. He locks himself up whenever he's enga-
ged whiting thus "Folly-dictatory," and admits no
one but Mr.. Blar, whose and Is, presume, found ne
cessary this, in all his other state papers requr
ing deep head work ard oulponrngs of patriot
ism and love for his devoted friends, the American
people.
hardly know what % say now about going to
Earopc after our tmels Up. When wrote you on the
subject the old Jinera was quite fixed upon II, bat
now he seems waverng for he says he should not be
able either TO swear OF smoke his pipe after dinner,
when dining out with his friends the "Potentates,"
which would he paying TOO dear for the whistle. l
notice the project you lnllinaed 10 me OF my making
a fortune by showing the Old Hero as Lien"
should go to Europe but am afraid he will never
consent to It, gave him slight hint the subject,
but the cid fellow broke opt in such rage that
thought he would send me of as he did Duane, with
a hea in my ear! ! pretended it was Only in joke
and got clear in that way-but u gave me such a
fright that shant venture to try il again, at all events
not till | find him still more superanuated than he
now is In his rage he muiterod something about
stoo brute" and that | wanted 10 BECOME another
great - Beooarmann like worthy OConnell. He
naa ngnl 10 abuse the latter 10 bus hearts content
but TO call inc brute was rather too bad, after all
that I've done for aim, was II not, Patti
You will see by the Globe Irregular files of which
continue 10 send YOU that we have stopped the OPP
position COACH the National Intelligeneer, from going
any more to servants abroad. To be sure the Inn
pertinent editors have paid back the balance OF our
money and say that they intend TO continue sending
hair abr road ne
&c choose to pay for il not but we have hit upon
a paa that viii take them all back when they come to
hear IT, and that Isl the SAID ministers &c nre TO have
a circular order from Mr.. Forsyth, not to read tnepa
per when it does come, so Gales o. Co VIII hnd mat
we are up to them on all tacks.
The latest feat of our old hero thelccr of defiance
Mr. Blair has written in his>name to Mr. Call hoon,
telling him she lies in the throat when Inc says that
ye have had n finger IN the pie made by the land
sncculaors. When he read IL over TO me as helped
HIN 10 dress the morning after II twas written, he
..,s 10 me WELL Jimmy, don't you think he II find
:, y,ther bitter pill TO swallow" "Yes, Ell" says
il WILL particularly as lies stick in his throat !;
md then the old fellow laughed in such way at this
sale sort of joke of NINE that had hard work 10 get
a. ia waiscoat (it was not however the strait one,
which has been all ready, in case onocessIiy for some
time nastl which will shsw you better than nything
!. could 81 how old womanish he is getting.
N1h.et various projects in hand as 10 what we
~ \, zen our time Is out. tell the old JineraI
ii g i,rst Do pretty dull work at the Hermitage, but
~ avs ht mus go there if It's only for year or so,
cf otherwise he would not be able To compare himself
D.gh Cs0cnnatus, which he considers sine qua non,
Bpaks 90. the character winch he wishes TO leave
III / % example for his !" dear felow-ciizens the
sagcn6 PEOPLE" Sometimes he links OF contnu-
\to0ppioy his leisure time In assisting his friend
! btf With the Globe" who he says, "politi-
c. AuAcss hes will find it hard work TO support the
shara = . that paper for scurliiy when we leave
hifn nlvhe ~ bear the burthen of IT,"
Is " go4 to the Hermitage can tell him one thing
aod inat u be hanged if | stay with Bum long.
wi sart o'ior Illinois and look after my land there
oivassh y2Iknow have had many little presents
.ise 'ns sncs got my Office Of doorkeepcr and val
Y he htn, from friends who esteem me for my kind
mess i p9i'ng sly word for them when lound
lse pa '''neral = good humor-opporiunil that
| NJ FLAIR hnscf hid not often presented 10 him, |
| fa,i. hiss on he Vhole that he will 90 and fght
n scnineias a. sooa as he is relieved by Mister
vln R0or forhc says all our Jincrals are not wsrth
ADD 81 such work and that he is the only one
al can 1tush the war; Bot he don't catch me n
~ such sTape you may rely upon il my dear Pat
make yculself easy Oh that s,orf for | have now
ss'crsd nv nest too well TO ALLOW mysefto be mo,
'hoss erriole savages
is ~ ~ fip be cael bribery corriptop,v m. Jey
"hRs h moving air 0Feagan do, asrrr then,