Liberty advocate., 1839-02-07

wer's novel; the advice Of Mrs. Lobkns, and il
struck every body as so appropriate an illus
Itration of the Secretary's morality, that every
sentence was received with the keenest enjoy,
ment ''Mnd thy Kittycism, child, (said TIC
dame) and reverence old age. Never steglZI
Especially ,ohen any one be in Tie nay, (logt
laughter. Be modest Paul, and stick to yoVg
sitivation in life. Read your bible and talE
like pous 'un. People goes by your WORDS
more than your ACTIONS, renewed laughterl
| If you wants what is not your own, try and dq
without it, and ifyou cannot do without it, take
it away by insiairatioa not .fuster. They as
swindles does more and risks less than they as
lro6S."
can give you no idea Of the delectabIe man,
ner in which Prentiss recited this: nor Of tho
impression it pSoduced on his auditors. Had i
been in order the galleries would have risen
and huzzaed. a.. ,...
Better was to come-Mother Lobkins put in
Paul's hand the sum ofRve halfpence, and one
farlhing. "There boy,' quoth she, land she
shaked her head londly, as she spoke, much OF
the fashion in which Mr.. Secretary smoothed
down his suboFdinates,) "you does right not to
play for nothing, it's loss Of time! But remet97
ber play with those as be less than yourself
and, there you can 90 for to beat 'em, if they
says you go for to cheat" ..,s
Mr.. Prentiss brought up with great power
the application of the last passage He remip'
ded the House, that "go for to beat those who
say you go for to cheat" was the very srlrltqt
JAcKsoNIsM The law introduced by JscEscn
was the club law. Mr., Wise was an example,
= While pushing the investigation into the abuses
: of the Executive Departments two sessions a.
! 90, he was obliged to go about "wilh harness
, on" General Jackson had but to whistle and
the Rhodeick Dhu men were ready to obey his
Y behest.
D "That whistle garrisoned the glen 9
: At once with full five hundred men,"
They were driven to the wall and slain, who
dared to look into the abuses and corruptioas
II of the Government. The man who, animated
II with the love Of his country, and hatred oil oF-
preston, and scorn Of corruption, boldly ef-
5 pressed his sentiments, carried his llle IN his
is hand! lie felt he might at any moment be ex'
e posed to the budgeon or pistol.
= In the State of Mississippi, two gentlemen Of
the highest character, public and private, were
y shot down for their pains i'll examining and alt
ID tempting to expose the frauds, the corruptons,
5, and the abuses in'which the authorized petted
Il and pamperod officers OF the Government had
a. Iindulged in for years 1t was for this Mr.
nc SENATOR PoLNDEXTER was prosecuted, Ii was
D. because he dared to look into alledged delalca-
IL tons that the whole influence the Admlnlstra-
% ton and the whole eXertons OF those who were
30 bound together by the cohesive force ot the
al puuder were directed against him. Mr.. Pren:
" tiss took occasion to pronounce an eulogy on
Mr.. Poindexter, as just and merited, as 1t was
o- eloquent in expression.
% Prentiss is excellent at illustration and telling
ne a story. While commenting on the slowness
On of the Secretary and The Administration, TO dis
he cover the existence ofany delacatlons, he in
ID troduced the following dialogue, which is no less
ed Illustrative Of the position Of Mr. Woodbury.
y. than of the policy Of Mr., Van Buren,.
OF Sand how did it happen Pat that Misthei
m neral as he did2' >.
lie "Why Pm thinking, Murphy, it is because HI
lot always had such bad co,cid 1ist"
n Sand what had his having could to do witt
an the matter at all, at all!'
bal ''Why did you not hear Murphy, my boy, 0
Irs the Fox that had cowld! Then I'll tell you.
Once there was lion that wanted to know hoy
he polite all the basles were. So he made grea
ed, smell in his den, with birthstone, or sometkin,
me else, don't mind what iist, but it smelt enoug
ZEN in the bear, and says he, ''Good morning Nj
Bear, and what do you think OF the smell her
os this morningm and says the bear, says he
i'm, "why it smells 6ad." What's that you sayi
his says the lion stake that, [says he ating Rir
TIL Iup altogether take that and see fit will teic
,Iic you poIiteness, ye unmannerly son Of a Cub!
Of Now when the bear was ate up, the lion calet
to the Monkey, and asked him the same questio
the precisely. Now the monkey seeing the bea
&C. that the lion had swallowed, lying dead in III
0 a corner y says he may it please your Majesty,
Ind says he, "its just the most delightful smell
the ever smelt in my lfe at all, at ALL" $50 it is,
md said the lion, pating him on the head asy ljkc
ate so as te bate the breath clane out of his bodJ
$50 it is," said he, sand now you'll not te
uc. another lie soon, I'm thinking"
lie Now when the lion had kilt the bear and ii
Of monkey, he called in thelox to him, and says h
lo- looking very savage, and ready to ate him ii
his if he should make the laste tor pau at ALL
of "Good morning Fox," says he, show does n
I'M parlor smell to,day2" And, says the fox, vii
I'VE ing his nose with the end Of his tail, and pullin
er- down his eye-lid with his paw, as much as t
ng- say "d'ye see any green there, my honeyT-
so "Faith," says he, "may it please your Majesty
Ad- I've rery bad could this morning, aud its M
ar that cam. smell at all, at ALL" So the lo
laughed, and told the fox he was very cleve
ir beaste, and that he might tread in his footsteps
ryl he could Straddle ride enough; and that all tn
ta- other bastes should mind him, or he would at
ed, them M as he had done the BEAR"