, 1840-10-17

receive thiS llom an individual who has NTH
erto held aloof from the political controversy
OF the present day, but who cannot withhold
his mite in exposing the absurdiiy of such
doctrines, even when advanced by Mr.. Web
ster.
Yours, &c.
A DREAM.
CHAPTER 1st-SheUing ho,c a certain Daniel
Webster was in~conUeniently imposed on byone
Seth Peterson, Sometim' S farmer and ONE
times fisherman, on the coast Of Massachu-
SETS.
| was reclining, Mr.. Editor, on Sunday
last. protected by the shade Of an outrageous
tire" from the schorching heat of the noontide
sun. giving M to the perusal of Mr.. Web
ster's far-famed Saratoga Speech. So"thed
by the smoothnesS of the dictIon, and lulled
by the gentle murmur of the wind amongst
the waving boughs. / had hardly concluded
it when | gently sunk into the arms of Nor
pheus. Me thought | MAS reclining in a beau
tiiul boat, my temples famed by the ocean
breeze, and my spirit lulled into happy Sc
renIry by the sulIen ripple of the ocean wave.
At the head of the boat. sat a Shrewd. queer
looking Yankee, maniuIiv plying his oars.
VIZ i"s - ''AAt'i f'fNS tS
In $ 'ort by the m1cic wani of Morpheus.
mad been transported To the coast of Mas
slchuSetiS. and was ENJOYING Il boa. ride on the
ocean with III less a perSnnage than Seth
Peterson himself. Seth, perce.ving that |
raised my head. Familiarity nodded his. and
pau>Ing from his labnrS. asked what | had been
reading 81 IntenrIv for The last halt huur. re-
plled-rhe speech of your neIghbor and friend,
Daniel Webster. delivered III Saratoga. who,
by Your assistance has completely settled
the veXrd question nt the currency. Your
State. America-the world. is indebted 10
You, Seth. for your clear and luminous ex-
position of this subject; and Your name must
ever hereafter he associated with the fame
of your celebrated friend and neighbour
Shire wdneSS, satisfaction and a slight smile
of contempt marked the features of the
Yankee, as pronounced this eulnyiun on
him. " True. stranger" he replied, Il believe
| am rather knowing in such matters, aud
upon the whole you are not far wrong in
;our estimate of nv deserts. We all up tins
way know how to read and write as well
as cypher Considerable. and we consider our.
selves generally able 10 settle State matters
for you more ignorant poo: devils o! the
South. Some of US, indeed. have by nature
greater gifts than others: and 1 suppose among
the rest, me and my friend Dlniel may be
considered pretty particularly clever. The
truth is now, that such people rs us, knocking
about as we do. sometimes f~armingand some
times fishing, pick up lots of knowledge that
you know nothing about. and we serve you
occasionally as | did Daniel the other dav,
when he thought he had the matter so clear.
Indeed, we get so much learning on both
sides OF a question, that sometimes we see
no difference between them and had as lief ar
que one side as the other. ] tell you what !
told Daniel the other day in this boat was
nothing more than gammon, and | was sur
prISed 10 see a man of his cutenesS swallow
the bait so easily; but for him to 90 and fisk
my reputation by quoting me for such nom
sense as he uttered at Saratoga! But ! have
one comfort. every body hereahouts knows
me too well, to think | would advance such
abSurdItIes, except in jest, and you poor mig
ger holders down South. d mt think at all, |
believe, SO perhaps it will not be SD bad after
all"
"Whv Seth" said I, in utter amazement,
''you do not mean to say that you ganmon-
ed the great Daniel Webster, TINT he uttered
nonesese. and that you great argument
about high wages. is not IN In>werable?'
A low chuckIe proceeded from the throat
Of The sunburnt fisherman of New England,
whilst u slight cur! of the nose manifested
something very like contempt.
Dive see, stranger" he replied, I" ! don't
mean to underrate our friend Daniel. not by
any means; but, the fact is his mighty mind
is like the vast ocean upon which we are
sailing, exhibiting its might and lower only
when IasIed into a Storm. When he seeks
The retreat Of e tSe and pleasure il is TO per-
init it To subside int" a calm, and they who
seek a display of his powers under such cir
c~umsrances, should MT wonder 10 find them
selves as { ~isappnIntrd.
"A thoroughbred Yankee. you know. goes
where he can do best. II had faith in
what | told our friend Daniel. about the value
of high wages. what would have hIndered
me from being. ut this moment. aboard von-
der BRIG. bound for New Orleans, on my
way to Mississippi, where labor. ! am told,
brings five dollars a day. No, no; ! knew
that the same causes that give me a better
price for my lohor, increase, also. in the same
proportion. the price Of the tailor, shoemaker,
&C., so that. at the end Of the year ] should