Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-11
MORNING HERALD.
FRIDAY. NAY IL I0oo.


A Chapter On the Cerpsration.
The fathers Of the city meet tonight in secret con-
c,ave-the monents--the meeting-are pregnant
;,A dangers TO divers doubtful demecxats and fines
SING fence men The reign Of terror is threatened
. conscription prevails, more powerful than that
broacbed by Bonaparte. The fathers Of the city
have obtained the title Of the "Conscrpt Father"
Though less ustrous less learned, but not less lugu
brous than the gentlemen Of old who elored in that
title. The interior of the City Hall is wrapped in
gloom and silence-the trembling ofice-hoders look
with fearful anxiety towards the dark chambers of the
council of nine, who are to pass upon their fate
Many they know will suffer ssme bat the grand query
is, who viii suffer next7 This is the anxious inquiry
ready to burst from the pale lips of many of The len
gers and loafeTs in the pay of the people. Whose
heads are first to be decapaed by the political gail
letinef
The veteran David Highly shakes his head in silence
as he dusts the seats of his municipal peers-the
parkkeepers heart is in his heels his breeches
he chases the little loafng archins off the grass plat.
Trim little Tite rings the Spanish bell on the hall,
locking simultaneously like the knight of the rueful
cosntenance; and surly Sam Skellerhorn superin-
tends the stews fried sausages and smoked tongues
with face as long a bootack, and red roos-
ters gills. Nobody knows, without feeling occasion
ally, whether his head on or off his shoulders; grum
bling groups of disappointed politicians stand on the
City Hall steps. sympathzing with each other. As
the young lady said to her mamma, fellow feeling
makes us wondrous kind. As the cockney said on
seeiug the skeleton of dead donkey at is most
true that ERE scripture we are VERY fearully and
very wonderfully made and put together and un-
queerly sitivared."
On Monday night the council of nine meet 10 decide
the fates of those whs have and who have not pawn
I'd their precious comfort, and in some instances
homer, to place them in power; until that night many
will not sleep soundy and that night many will
net sleep at all. II may be sport for to describe
and for others read these things but it is death
POLITICALLY speaking) to the subjects Of the same.
Talk to whom you may lawyer, lounger or loafer, |
on whatever subject you may, they all answer with
the most complete non. cemmittal nonchalance and
Nobody advances an unsupported
opinion, seems disposed to speak, to act, even
to think, till he ascertains which way the cat is TO
Jump and whaI are the political opinions of the stout
man standing at his elbew.
We know Motive care bat liitle-what movements
the Aldermen propose making-bat we know what
they ought to do Their first step should be to re-
form the tea-room-to refrain from drinking such
strong before going up stars-it unsettles their
them for business-they should clear
sut the tall spongers, and base crRgers that crowd
n to the annoyance Of all who dislike iseshes.
Turn eff the veracious but creeping Office seekers
ofce sneakers and pail bearers fevery description;
make more room for the high and mighty inspectors
Of streets-inspectors of potash-persons who are
naught but pc :ash-dog destreyers-rowdy registers,
and corporation loaers of every grade shade and de-
gree Danish from the festive municipal banquet the
hHp grarians as Skellerhorn calls all the alder
men and their assistants; and above all things es-
chew reporter or gentleman loafer of the press"
or as Jack Bloodgood naireiy calls them, the
presumptuous press gang" as you would pesu-
ience.
Reform your cemmttees-look TO this; keep not
the prayers and petitions Of your constituents upon
and under your table for months together but act up
on all important matters at once and put the rest
into the FIRE.
Keep your speakers to the qusstion-enforce the
rulcs-restran loquacity-s suffer no member TO show
of at the expense of your own dignity and the peo-
ple's-that is, the repsrer's-time-m meet 10 the mo-
ment appoinied-came sane-get through early, and
60 home sober
Do this, as you value your own popularity and our
appreciation Disregard this advice, and we will leave
you to the inevitable fate Of all loafers-supreme in
significance in this life, and severe suffering in the
next.
BT Last but no, least, keep your paws cut OF the
peoples pocket.
0J' A short time since young doctor went from
the pretty village Of Mercer, Pennsylvania, to New
Haven, visit some Of his fellow students at Yale
College and possible TO take back a subject or two
&c. dead body TO dssect and to study on and
from The doctor, however, was SO taken with the
beauty Of the New Haven girls land they are the
most lovely girls in creation and no mistake, God
bless them,) that instead Of dead, he took back
living subject in the shape Of swee, girl dressed in