Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-23

Question-question
The question put, and poor Barney sent out
of the to look for the Tmes.-Requesca an pace
The meeting then acknowledging the first orderly
meeting the locofocos have held since the torchght
meeting in the Park"
A FRAcAs IN HIGH LIFE-Mr. Gideon Lee, highly
respectable conservative of this city, had very elegant
tracas the other day. with Mr. Walter Bovine, equs
ly highly respectable ocofocc which took place at the
Astor House and went off with great and deserved
eclG.
Mr. Lee was proceeding make a call ON Governor
VIM. L. Marcy, the same gentleman who very econom
icay charged the Of New York so cents for mend
ing pair of pantaoons in the public service instead Of
buying Pair, and setting his wife to make them
Passing along the sair-ways of the elegant establish
ment which is generally filed with fashionable loafers
looking down FROM the high steps upon the soft white bo-
of the lovely girls they trip past Mr. Lee met
Mr.. Webster, accosted him, shook him by the hand
smiled and talked agreeably Mr.. Webster. who is =
very gentlemanly man, considering his dark Indian
eye which is assassinlike in its hues returned the
shake, gave back the smile and alke about matters
| and things in general.
| Just at that moment, Mr.. Bovine was emerging from
of the Corridors aud Mr.. Lee in conversation
with Mr. Webster At the next moment, the two latter
| How do you'd Mr.. Bowne?"
| Every well, thank you: how are youf"
Pretty WELL thank you am glad to see you
al wonder if that was not Mr.. Webster" said Mr..
| Bovine"
Il should not wonder ifitwas," said Mr.. Lee.
| II really think it was Mr.. Webster" said Mr..
Bovine.
1T would not astonish me if it were Mr. Webster"
said Mr.. Lee.
You were talking to him." said Mr.. Bovine.
It's very probable might be-" said Mr.. Lee.
al should not be astoaished if you had been." said
Mr.. Bovine.
81 should not myself" said Mr.. Lee.
"Well whether it was Webster or not" said BOVINE
-"I am a locofoco."
WELL" SAID Mr. Lee" Webster or no Webster,
conservative"
81 am lecofoco," said Mr.. Bovine.
Lam a conservative" said Mr. Lee.
Pm locofoco.''
I'm conservative"
I'm locofoco."
The tones ofboth gentlemen increased. The fashion
able lcafers left the entrance where they were looking
into the pretty girls faces and bosoms and crowded
round the two gentlemen.
I'm conservative"
.Tm locofoco."
"Pm a conservative
I'm Ia locofoco."
Conservative"
"Locofoco."
!" Conservative"
"Locofoco."
"'Servative."
"'Foco."
"'Servstive."
"'Foco"
Beyond this point the gentlemen could not get
| no more than Col Webb could get light out Of
any body for the last fifteen years.
At last Mr.. Lee said, solemnly-" Mr.. BOVINE, have
| only two feelings fer YOU
| "what they Mr. Lee =
"Pity and contempt r With that, Mr.. Lee went up
stairs to examine the breeches Of Governor Marcy.
"Pty and contempt p We rather think the conser-
vatives are most be ptied The locosocos are rs-
ing. Every lovely girl in town is turning locofoco-
| I'm locofoco- the Blessed Virgin locofoco-
Heaven is locofoco
THE ENGLISH QuEES.--It Is exceedingly amusing in
watching the spirit of the English journals to observe
the use made Of the Queens by politicians news
mongers, and paragraph makers ,victoris is, in the
words of Peter Pndar, excellent subject as well as
| good Queen.
With politicians and those who live in the sunshine OF
Court favor her every look watched ans nke tne re
nowned principal character in Sherdsns Critic there
is immense meaning in the nod Of her youthful head, or
tie shake Of her Juvenile ringets.
The party.political papers go great deal further
They not merely interpret her words and looks smiles
and frowns but they interpret her very thoughts and on
this point they have both come conclusion they
agree differ.
The Liberals--the Ministerial party, say the Queen
is with them. and will remain so-that her heart has
been nurtured in liberal principles, and that it loves
| them
The Tories per CONTRA say that the young Queen is
Conservative but finding the Wings in when she came
to the throne she viii leave them there till she turn
them out with decency they do not save her the rou-
| be by turning themselves out
From these statements, attcsted by anecdstcs NEST
authentic OF course how is possible to come to to
correct conclusion Not by believing BOTH certainly
| the best way is to believe neither.
The fact is that the young Queen Is at present as
perfecty non-comrnittal as inimable Undertook
Martin Van Bubble. From her tongue-let her sex cry
ju5ias for Ishe has puzzled the savansno conclusion
can be drawn I, probable, however that under
the care OF so good and inestimable parent a. the
Ducbes. az Kenther young heart is rich in those