Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-11
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Messrs Editors Every thing III this place has a
gterlng appearance life sparkles brilliantly al the
surfacc-bu II would not be well 10 look beyond the
outside, might be disposed to leave tGc paint
ed scene, and retire upon himself Z" SOLITARY anG
lone" Allow me for one moment to draw aside the
veil, and glance al the actual state OF things. II
might be the first and certainly avery pertinent en-
quny OF n stranger, TO know What particularly well
dressed gentleman that is meets AT every tutn-
gracefully threading crowd and bowing TO nearly
every Que he sees and with peculiar enprcSmeni
lutng the distinguished persons connected with il.
e. e. Bodisko, The Russian Mmntei-tho.c is some.
thing in that-Bodisko gives magnificent entertain
ments having thirty different kinds of wine, aecor-
ding 10 the last computations upon his table, and
cry thing else TO match,-Oh! that is Mr..
the author Of the last poem, that delrhis So
much the Young Misses OF both sexes. Mr.. -
in some respects, is remak able man. he may be
seen In all the most refined coeres Of Washington
apparently the darling Of all hearts and eyes-bu,
what is still more to be noted, without ncurrns the
slightest expense IN any shape whatever, has
ever known him 10 incur The least, or il he does lie
always has the irresistible tactique another to
disburse it for him. How naturally, and without the
least iorinatty, he ghdes into your acquaintance,
causing you to believe, you possess many estnabe
and fine qualities TO attract the friendship of civil
and agreeable gentleman And then, he is perfect
" au fat in all the bright aud particular news. float
ing III fashionable lite, and will keep your books reg
ually posted up in that interesting branch OF exis-
tcnce Mr. ---is al your service. (thiDk OF that)
in every respect, but III parl,cular feels sure, that
you would like TO have all the i" hons pointed out,
and assures you, il would afford him much pleas ure
TO do so; he suggests, however. IN the most insnu
ang manner, that he would prefer introduce their
miehtnesses 10 you.-Now, II you should most ad-
mire the latter clause Of his propositions Town its
soft Impeachment" and VITO could resist il ! You
will find unexpectedly that YOU have grown into the
dimensions Of an unprompfu Colonel at least for
within the very small circle Of Mr.. IS acquain-
lance, every one stands prominently from the multi
Jude But above all his ohei characteristic, is an
unerring instinct, or rather intellectual forecast,
OF III. highest order, winch directs him to your
rooms, while YOU the very nick OF ordering
dlnuer.-lt is precisely then he has the inter
esting news TO tell you lie has heard that Clay or
Webster, some other person ''oI mark and lkcli-
hood" will speak ia the Senate to. morrow, and he
has hastencd TO inform you. As he perceiyes, how
I ever, that your dinner getting ready, he en-
tertains TOO much respect iory very good taste
to leave you: albeit lac has not been asked TO re-
main. Mr. - does not about little things,
| "de minimiS Ter curai,' but with Commendable
zeal lie gives himself TO the occasion, and how admit
raby he acts-dei,n Ing any descriptive powor OF niue
to follow him, long distance behind; he
anticipates all your wishes aud many more besides
he comments to your taste .S0r,!inc, thing you
never heard Of before, but he iuss.s upon IT. that
it gives the exquisite relish aud that no dinner
can be properly tasted without it, OF course he orders
IL
pencaani (he certainly has) for other things, ! need
not larry to enumerae, and accordingly they are
placed beluic you: And then finally, but no, till
| then, something arises to be oyed."-What pray
| you, dye give it up1 Mr. - certainly, and a
lons bill ot--costs. Now | almonsh Eou to
be~ avoid him il you cen That Mr.. - Is
! the Lion of Loalers, is Mr. -. fer, however,
! am holding out a useless beacon to you; never
having heard tina, any one has yet, fully es-
capped his wiles, he seems TO spell-bind every one
he chooses that he buds them IN one respect,
from which there is no relief, is beyond all conro-
versy. In The general. he does care TO operate
upon the 'ras and mice aud small gear. about Wash
ington except for the purpose OF proving how ieas
ible and practical his system is the perfect adapIa
ton OF the means he employs TO las end. 1t is a
mone the wealthy and we-born, lhat he chiefly ina,
be found-it is there in that enchanted island"
which the PRIVILEGED alone occupy and where,
without tasting his powers in the least degree, many
dainty Aricls will minister to all his desires one
would suppose he would like TO be, and enjoy
the very ideal existence, but lie is tarrcious and
and takes variety, and while "liIe, he has trans
lerred froa, the possession OF certain poor devil
wot Of, six mrevocabe shngs to pay for beautiful
pair of hid gloves, for his equl beautiful fingers
But enough.-l intended when | commenced
this letter 10 have drawn aside the veil from the
smooth faced politician, with his thousand and one
auring promises, which are only made 10 be broken ];
like the stuff dreams made of exceedingly de-
lighiiul" at times but never To be reazeI-To have
shown what useful character he is no fudge at all
about him, but inevitably unnoow and unselfish
from the very nature, end and aim of his vocation,
| &c. Also, to have shown, that Government was
! lust the same, not gorgeous humbug, &c. But a
| plague upon Mr.. - say" hc has occupied the
whole ofmy letter.
The great point between the parties here in the
campo gu this winter, seems to have been the APP
ponment of the Swartwout committee. one party
contendng for it by ballot, the other rara roce, the
democrats were defeated, q never was party so re
factory under such circumstances. Since then eve
nv thing has cooled down, and the proceedings have
been egregousIy duh in the lower House perhaps
it is owing in some degree to the absence OF Wise
he always had such earnest face, and watched The
Loco Focos so vigantly, and had at them too, up
t on all proper occasions with such nervous arm
that he gave high and delightful excitement to thu
strife: Wise has bounded forward to the foremos
place in Congress guarded and sustained at al
points, he is acknowledged on all the hands to be thu
l. lion of tie winter also with the exception OF Mr.. }
O, Adams the most attentive aud aborlous mem
b. per.
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