The Arkansas advocate., 1837-03-24
Correspondence of fle Baltimore Patriot.
FfAsHINGToR. Jan. -23.

FNAsfANG4oFy O1ii zOs l51f.
 SeENnrN AN ARrIsr'a sTuDIo.-O Ofallt the humbues in this humbuggng age, Tost BENTON is undoubtedly the greatest Ihape already recorded in yeur columns some proofs that since the passage of the sxpunging resolutions, he has grown twenty stories higher in his own eonceit-and did mol believe 1t possible that his sapy and egolism could % much beyond hese nstan- ees But indeed, they do rot, by many degrees, come up t8 the mask.
 lie has just had his picture taksn bya young Italian artist, who occupies rcom in of the lower stories 0 the Capitol. Il day or two ago scene occurred in the artists studio, which, would that the people of the United States could have witnessed that they might judge o the exact height, breadth and depth of the "great expunger's" soul The artist is buaily enQag- ed in making likeness of MT. Van Buren, Enter Mr Benton. "Good morning sirl good morning sirl" CIhe chef of the explngers, like Justice Shallow, ia fond of ieration,) "Iaye you my portrait? Have you my portrait?"
 The pele foreigner, all smio and graces, dropped the Vice President and his pencil aud hassened to pre- sent 10 the great Colonel the image Of himself The Colonel gazsd upon il with the highest salsfaction Hazi t is, Hhs says there IS a natural desire in he niad of nan to have ons's likeness multiplied Tho Colonel evidently felt it. aAdmirsble! excelenta he exelaimed. After pause he added 'Kou must have il iithographedl And my friends have suggested motto, which wish you to have placed below the pc- lure m tAe Autograph copies t ls short, sa single sentencn, sir Here t is., And he forthwith produc- cd copy of he Globe. 1lt is from the great expunC- ing sPeeeh--niy great expunging speech--you have heard o Ii, sir speech sir, which will be read ey- cry whsre not only in ts country but n Europe; yes sir, in Europe sir! Here is tho sentences sira sen- tence." He read, with the air Of Bonbastes Furoao. these magical words Solitary ard alone, and amid the taunts and sneeFs ofmy oPponents have sot this ball in notion"
 "There sir" be continued, ia few words only--but place them a the bottom your picture. and you will sell thousands and lens of thousands in the Western oounfy!0
 The artist was dissolved in grasi.uaehe poured out his thanks in tho cordial and glowing expressions of his country They sweed inc vanity of the great project or oi tho exPunglng farceand nothing wonld do but split tho ears of the polite foreigner with paragraph a ter paragraph of bis prosy and poiness twaddIe Ger fea, he ddread moro than ! column and half ofthe
 iobe, pointing out the beauties that lay couched in he language or ideas and commenting as he went along thus "a fine idea that sirlp Gan admirable image that, sir" Ard after paragraph or two of inmitabe absur- dsty he would ery, ah sir aeFe arc some noble plum gesn fnot Highsa bui pinnrea. ood that is if not and most approprats Let us hereafter dignity these efforts of our young orators, by ealing them true Bsn- toaian plungesl) Ah sir, there some noble plunges and tho whole spaecb is in the pame syle.-- Many of my spesehes are argumentative and demon stratvs, bat hIs is sort of winding up-uore cmbsl- sbu1out heFe--it Is all paroratior, sir !'
 The enthusiastic aFsts eyes kindled as he spoke. As the colonel poured out his nagnloquence he would exclaim |" An very fine, grand Ssc. Sc. He evil denty considered bis fortune made. Il vas:a lucky stroke o the pencil that made the Iseness Of man. who, solitary and alone. has sst ball in raotion!v whose Great Expuaging Speech will be read every where in Europe and America 5" whose noticed irn- age will Dc a5ld by tens Of tousands in the western country and whose ssnatoTsl efiorts are ell pungss and peroEation
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