Morning herald., 1839-11-23

ct momene's warning, no are sworn 10 give TO Mr..
Ingersol the seat in the House Of Representative,
claimed by Mr.. Charles Naylor. This rumor has
created new impulse in the market has eSgen-
dered new hopes in the bosoms Of the rap men, and
seriously afsc scted the price Of gin 1t s now set
tied opinion among those respectable gentlemen who
retail what the Rev. John Pierpont pioasly demo-
inmates dannation for the souls Of men, that there
will be large business done this session, in :" the
spirit line" and therefore all are happy.
The office hunters on the ground early In
the Senate there j. = vacancy in the doorkeepers
department. occasoned by the death of the late Mr..
Edward Weir Poor Ned was jolly tar, who,
after having served his country on the seas many
years. was, iD his old age, made doorkeeper Of the
Senate, and thus obtained kind OF pension, which,
but for the kindness of Mr.. John @. Adams, the
country never woul1 have afforded. At a late day
Of the last session, poor Ned fell dead in the Senate
chamber; and though his body has been placed
's------ under hatches,
His soul has gone aafi.n
Judge Haight, the sergeant at arms o. the Senate,
had scarcely felt OF poor Ned's pulse and
him dead man, before whole army Of loafers pre-
sented themselves to senaors, soliciting their suf.
frages, as candidates for the office Of doorkeeper
The Senate, as the remaining days Of the session
were but few, very wisely decided that successor
sheuld not then be reelected and the whole subject
was postponed till this session. And now door
kee per is to be elected And how many candidates
do you suppose there for the office, already regis
te red in the city! Not less than seventy fl We and
nuu bsr OF others are yet to presen. themselves.
They are all honorable asses; they have presented
their claims such, and such ALL except one will
be rejected. Among the band OF needy applicants,
there four Eve literary Ioafers from your city
who, il not provided for by the government in some
way this winter, will have 10 look to your soup
houses for sustenaace and to your other houses for
harbor from the perils Of the season.
Two chaplains are TO be elected, TO dispense the
hopes Of the gospel to the locofocos and wings Of
the Senate and House Of Representatives To effect
election Of two OF these clerical loafcrs much diff
Sculty may. be realized. The last session, Parson
Slicer, an iiterate, canting methodist, and a red
hot locoioco, was elected on the part Of the Sc
nate. The reverend MR. Rees, = modest but not
very eloquent methodist, was elected the part
Of the House OF Representatives. These indi-
viduals came into official existence under the
operation of a joint resolution of the Senate and
House, which expressly stipulated that the two bo-
dies should elect two chaphins, Of different denom:-
tions, whossduty il should be exchange alternate
days, "and save the souls Of men, The election
was hard Parson Slice and Parson Rees sue
cessfal; and after they had been invested with the
robes office, it was discovered that both were
eh0diss and that the object Of the deliberate Joint
re solution Of both Houses Of Congress had been de-
feaied II is to be hoped that Congress will not this
session, suffer itself to be hunbuggsd by clerical
The Office Of chaplain to Congress is not
provided for bv the constitutions the contrary It
Of christian xpPear RANGES, were better if it were
abolished. The Office pays large salary, to saw
nothing about the large quantities Of wine and gin It
TO flow beneath the jackets Of the holy incum
bents; aud that is the only thing that induces ma
nv pious and reverend apostles Of God 10 seek its
ulilnent. II is said that ii alsO affords them peg
yuisite among the petticoats but Of that J. person
aly know nothing and must refer the matter to the
: Three Horse Shoes"
This session, as usual, we are to have some fifty
candidates for the chaPlaincy, asd as usual, those
pous and disne saints whs aspire to the honor
ind glory Of saving the souls Of the honorable incum
bents of the seats 81 tho Senate and ous-. will
say, have "single eye to the cGsh paid the
psrsoa for praying! o. no! not they! They only
hope for the salvation of souls in breeches aud petit
coats and II they but save those "precious be-
ngs" whom Divine Providence hath sent 10 the
capitol, from the wrath which is to come, they will
BE- content TO bear the prlvation OF separation from
their families, and submit their own blessed and
dearly beloved cations to the scourings and
,nfeungs Of Messrs. Beeizebub, Lucifer, Apoliysn
Co.
The elsctionecring campaign for the chaplaincv.
has already commenced; upwards of thirty candi.
lates in the field already, and you may, by and
~ be called upoa to give your support 70 some OF
md l shall submit TO the wisdom Of your decree:
,ut, in the united names of Mahomet and the great
read of the church of the kingdom Of Siam, hope
Ind trus, that the office will not fall the "deca.
ative glory" of Parson Siicer. l would hope III 1
Jared to do tht the parson might be spared from
he discharge ofthe oner~ss duties Of the office!
Among those ladies and gentlemen who expect to
e-cleat MIR Van Baren, a serious difficulty exists
relation to the illustrious ndvi who is to be
nvcssed with the ermino Of Vice President Col
Johns n, Il has been deoreed cannot in future ride
IN the same horse with Mr.. Van Buren,. The old
sosel is sad must, for the credit Of the country
De put aside and II remains to be seen who Is 10 be
he Successor Of the destroyer Of Tecumseh Col
Polk has been named; and 1t Is very probable that he
will be placed on Mr.. Van Buren's ticket Colonel
Johnson will not take such an sct very kindly; but
L will scarcely be necessary for him 10 REBEL since
e dropped BY the locofocos, the wings who have
denounced hun for years, because Of his wool and
worry" Propensities, cannot take him up, with any
Kind Of decency, with the expectation of manufac.
arsng political capital ost OF him. One OF the whig
papers Of your city, few days ago. attempted some
hing Of the kind but il was soon compelled to aban
Ion the project.
That Col. Polk will be taken mp, and old Tecumseh
De pat down, Is a fact taat no one need doubt. An
intimate, personal and political friend Of Col. Folks
Informed me, few days since, that much as this
mad been decided upon; and IL you will read the in.
sIgral address of Gov. Polk, you will ut per.
,cive from the tone and tenor, and manner, in which
discusses the subject Of Abolition and State Rights,
hat its author aims at somsthins higher han the
chair Of Tennessee.
incidentally speaking Of the subject Of abolition
I'm reminded to say, that was informed yesterday
hat the President had b. from high aboli
ion n the north, that the abotionsts had
solved to send TO the approaching congress, body
" special counseors to argue their claims and that
hey should demand of him the prote ction Of the |
avs ofthe District Of Columbia, and the aid Of mill
AIRY array if necessary.
The negroes captured board Of tho Amistad
SLAYER, by Capt. Gedsey, and who are now in New