Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-02


As an . subscriber and desire to see the success
Of your valuable paper, take the liberty to burthen
your attention with full description of the msve.
msnts Of his Democratic Majesty Martin Van Buren,,
in Jefferson County.
The Steamer Oneida, under the command OF Col
Worth, left Sockets Harbor on Sunday, for Ogdens-
burgh to bring his Majesty to the arms Of his loco
foce brethren in this county.-Though Col. Wsrth
is not Van Buren, man, yet he IS gentleman, or to
use your own words, she is loafer OF the first wa
ter" This morning accomplished the end Tor
which the loco fecos had been striving for the last
two days. All the carriages, from the coach and four
to the cart and and from the beautiful steed and
costly saddle, to the old grey mare, spawned IN
both hind legs and foundered in both fore and sad
dies with one skirt-sct off from Watertown loaded
down by a mixed multitude Of loco focos some Of
fee holders and some MOTTO welcome their King on
the old battle groundrat Sacket's Harbor Never
since the days of yore, when the natives inhabited
that SOIL has there been such a multitude collected
together that spot They looked from morning
till noon, yet their king came not And after devour-
ing all the gingerbread, crackers and cheese whIs
kew and small beer, which had been prepared, they
their expectations till the began to de-
cline in the far off west.
In this dilemma the Office holders locked down
cast the loafers drank the remainder OF the whlskey
and swore at their i'll luck and the devil laughed IN
his sleeve at their disappointment, for with him IT
was a high day. The gentlemen Qor there were
some) worn out in expectation had retired TO their
homes some in the country and others to the dis
tant villages The vulgar, however, remained until
the sun was about to hide his face from the crowd in
the far off ocean lake when the Oneida rounded the
point and bore away for the harbor, withsuch wind
ings and turnings delighted his Democratic Ma
jesty His paths however, in this county will be di-
rect William Buyer, Esq has agreed to work them
out by the rule of three
As the Oneida bore away to the northern shore, and
the star spanged banner uttered in the breeze from
Madison Garrison. cannonade commenced by
the cit zens, and returned by the Colonel from the
Oneida.-When the Oneida made up to the Quay, his
Majesty, accompanied by secretary Ponset and lady,
and the son of his Majesty (not Prince john landed
amid the ofcannon swapping ofre crackers, bur
ming Of locofoco the loud shouts of the multi
tude and here and there appeared white handkerchief
held by the fairy hand of beautiful lady and her lovely
daughters However the ladies here have had peep at
General Scott, who is only to be seen to be admired,
which sufficiently accounts for the few white hand
kerchiefs on the occasion. Followed by the multi
tude he entered the National where after squeezing
and being squeezed almost to the gates of death, he
washed himself and retired about half past 10 o'clock,
where we will leave him till tomorrow.
Sir, send you this desiring at the same time that
you will write such article from this outline
shall in your opinion be proper.
N. B.-Make it as funny possible.