Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-20
POSTSCRIPT.
MoNDAY MoasIKo, 2 O'CLOCK.
WAsHINorcS Cry, Jan. Is. $40. !.


Funeral of Judge Whits- Goodness and Gin Ora
ton of M CYay-SmaH Potatoes and the SIX
Business-Ihe Mails and the Railroads. S.icsr
and the Devil Great Repentance in Slicer's
Breeches, &c. 60.
The wings at Washington got drunk last night,
and buried poor old Judge White. They had
ton over his grave sung hymn from Doctor Watts,
commencing, #
Pity, @, Lord! o, Lord, forgive!
And let old buster KICK aud live!
The hymn contained nine stanzas, and as II made
l. rather long between drinks to go the whole OF 1t
at once they paused at the third and sixth carses,
and liquored all refund, and then went ahead again.
There was great deal Of patriotism assembled on
the sccasion, nor was there restitution OF GIN aad
godliness.
Sixteen Of the candidates for the Chaplaincy, were
struggled in by the poor of parson McLanes church,
ard most beautiful time the ras Gals had OF IT. Each
out prayer and at the conclusion Of each prayer
they lIquored so, that eacn vagabons shifted SIX
teen smellers OF gin, before the eaabes brought
in, and the whole Doodle were drunk owls at
o'clock, and sent oil to the poor house in cartsa pre-
vious cargo of goodness aud gin
Mr.. Clay made an grafton over the political car
case OF the Judge; placed his hand on his heart
looked sad yet interesting, and every muscle of his
face seemed to say, the old Judge has gone toHl!,
and am rapidly on my way TO the same happy
country"
As am now pressed by your express man, who
stands at my elbow waiting for tins note, must
defer the full account of Judge Whites funeral till
tomorrow.
1t is reported in town again today that Mr. CLAY is
shortly TO resign, and to return TO Ashland and en-
gag inthe culture OF small potatoes and the silk bu
sIness. hope he will do il, because it is quite time
that we had practical man in these businesses Bat
do not lie, people cry about this reper, the
contrary, let them be assured that Henry Clay will
not gut political life Till his breath quits him IL,
viii. hang to politics with he tenaoity Of drowning
man. and sooner die than quit the former. He will
stick to the Senate long Kentucky sticks to him
cold politicians chew on errors pas
And touer aud under TO the last"
tits possible that we may get regular mails again.
one Of these days, via the Philadelphia Baltimore
and Wilmington Railroad. But when such an event
will taSe place, God only knows. The Railroad has
not only refused to carry the mails, but for.
bids It's conductors carry ing an express.
That you and your readers may have a full know
ledge oil the facts in rela ion to the controversy
gong on between the rail road and the pest Office
departments, will state them very briefly.
Sometime before the close of the last year, at which
time the contract with the Philadelphia rail road
pired, the postmaster general proposals under
the law Of Congress, tor conveying the mail on that
route No one appeared, or applied to take up the
contract. AT lat the postmaster general wrote to
the president OF the road to know what to be
done-i!the Company expected to convey the mails!
Immediately on The receipt of Mr.. KendaPs letter,
agent OF the Road dispatched TO tins city, and
called at the post Office department. An interview
with the postmaster took place. which resulted in no
accommodation. 1t was stated however, by the agent
of the ra lroaj, That the company would demand
$4,000 for carrying the mail the ensuing year TO
which Mr. Kendall replied, that that exorbi
tant and could not be allow ed and that even ii
he disposed to give it, the law forbade his doing
any,t thing of the kim. He said, that in England,
where the government had the control of the road
no such eXorbtant rates were eN er demanded.
he agent rose in great wrath at the bare mention
| Of England-thanked God that this not I'm glaud
aud left the department in rage. Al subsequent
day, il minated that the load would continue
carry the mails for $50 600 the year. provided the
hours observed the last year were retained. Mr.
Kendall said that he would give for the service
the rate that paid last year, s27 500 Here
the parties split again. and at that point the matter
was left.
Fnaing the road incorrieible and resolute in IS
demands, Mr. Kendall determined 10 send the letter
mail by special messenger, US he had right In do.
The issue is left with the public and the laws OF the
land.
As soon az this confusion in the southern mail took
place, Mr.. Bennett left New York and proceeded on
south TO establish private expr s.. In Phiiasel-
phia he saw the president of the railroad company,
and informed by that officer that express
could be connected with the line. He then proceed
ed to Baltimore made all the necessary arrangements
there, and then came TO this city, where he now
is. and made all the arrangements necessary TO be
made here.
We started the Express on Monday last, and kept
il mp till Wednesday, when It was stopped by the
Philadelphia Raj. Road Company, who took il into
their sagacious heads that, they had stopped Mr.
kendalPs special messeng r, they must stop the
special messengers OF every body else.
Today, however, we faVe got il under weigh
again, and hope e. be enabled tn carry IT ont, till
the Railroad aud the General Post Office GENE to
terms. MIR Beanett desires me 10 say that he will
begin New York soon alter he sees all these express
arrangements effected to his entire satisfaction and
to the accommodation of the thousands upon thou
sands " no read the Herald.
The = nate has not set today In the House OF
Representatives, Messrs. Fisher, Of Nor Carolina,
and Mitchell, of New York, had kind Of a cross
cutsaw spe chiGcation, about Dun Green's letter,
bribery and all that; and when they had concluded,
and pretty well satisfied all sides that there many
seals in the wo I'd,
MIR Graves, Of Kentucky took the floor, and made
very hot and heavy tack the reporters for the
& ODE newspaper, Tor not reporting him correctly
and said he had some idea OF expclling ali from
the hall guess he'd better try 1t, II he WISHES to
get his foot in il Mr.. Graves was very wrathy,
however and must be excused for this trans
My beloved brother IN Christ, End Prime Minister
TO the King Of the Knight VI the Notify
headed Eagle, Sir Quashsls Slade, now took the
floor, and made speech about M ger, and abolition,
ill the House adjourned. His speech was very
notify.
PosrscRIPr.-Sliceris engaged in casting the devil
out OF Washington. A great repentance ~ taking
place, aud shall continue To negotiate with Beelze
bub for permission to have pair OF pantaloons made
after the manner Of Slicers brceches. Slicer is a
rosrer ~ n saint
May God bless and preserve yeu Thousand years,
is the earnest prayer Of slave in Christian bondage
and. in the most holy faith Of Parson McLane.
TOMAS TRoTr.