The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-08-08

ciples Of my speech cxtol it as miracle
reasoning; and even those which are nd
verse yet frankly confess that, a. . nero
matter of eloquence, Il has never been SUR
passed within the walls Of St. Stephens
A few nights afterwordsI create . similar
sensation, which is rendered still more menu
orable from the circumstance that lady of
rank and fashion who happens to be listen
ing to the debate in the small recess over
the roof Of the house, overbalances herself
in the ardor Of her feelings, and tumbles,
ssadlo,sm1 ;s through the syigh' into tho
$50 passes the session. During the re-
cess, the clubs are all busy in speculation
as to my future course OF proceeding. Not
gossip at the Athen@um, the Carlton, or
the Reform Clubs, but has an anecdote to
relate about Charles Meredith. The tor
eign Secretary was seen walking arm-in-
arm, with me one Sunday afternoon in Hyde
Park; and the next day it was remarked that
the chancellor of the exchequer kept mo
fast by the bu.ton-hole for whole hour in
Palace Yard. Hence 1t is inferred that
shalt ere long form one of the government.
Even peerage is tulked of; but that am
doubtful whether to accept or not. BrougIa-
ANS fate holds out an impressive warning.
Weeks, months, thus roll on, and about the
meeting Of Parliament, ministers, who are
sadly in want of a ready, fluent speaker, be-
ginto throw out hints of an intention to an.
gle for me, These hints daily become moro
significant; and as take not the slightest
notice of them, il is concluded that silence
gives consent, and that have my price
Acting on this principle, the ministerial
whipper-in sounds me on the subject, and.
lured by my seeming acquiescence, pro-
ceeds to open his battery upon me through
the medium OF divers epistles marked tspri-
vate and confidential" in which, in the event
my supporting government, am promised
snug berth in Downing street, and at the
end of the session, when certain trouble
some questions are disposed of, foreign
embassy, with an ear!dom and pension
Ye, who are honest men-and here, thank
God, l feel that am appealing to a vast
majority of Englishmen, and the entire pop
ulation of Ireland-imagne the blush that
paints my patriotic physiognomy on receir-
ing these affronting proposals! am be-
wildered--horror Observation-Disclosures
cxfiunctified," Ito use Jonathan's phrase }
and when the whipper-in meets me by APP
pointment to receive my final answer, /
snatch up his insulting letters, which hap
pened to be lying beside me on the table,
and. glaring on him like Numidian lion,
while he, hyprocrife as he is, puts his hands
into his base neutrality-suspicious., like Lord
Castlereagh's crocodile, by way of showing
his indiffei ence, exclaim, In the most with
ering tones of scorn, "Sir, were bound to
ministers by as strong ties of affection as
even tho which bind Burdett to an o.
Council, still would disdain to join their
party on terms such as you propose. If
you have no conscience, sir, Ihave. Know,
therefore nothing under dukedom and 8
pension for three lives will suit my disinter-
es.cd views Of the caser' So saying, TEAR
he letter into thousand fragments, -and
fling them into the fire thus!-thus!-thu
"Heavens and earth! wha-what have |
/ done?' continued the excited castIe-builder,
his enthusiasm falling below zero in an in
stant.--ss'Why / have actually, in the order
of revery, mistaken pile of bank notes
| for ministerial communications, and consign-
ed to the flames the entire sum received
but this morning from, my publisherw
1t was too true. Of the three hundred
/ pounds, not one single vestige remained
The <devonring element" had destroyed
+ all. So much for casllc-buildingL Black
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