The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-09-15
"THE WAY HONEST JOHN DAVIS'S
WIEEtS CAKES DISAPPEA REDm

The following interesting passage is extract
from the reply of Mr. Halsted one of the Representa-
tvcs from New Jersey TO the ladies of that State on
the presentation of Wing banner on the 23d ult.
| At the recent Wing convention held at Worcester
in the State of Massachusetts, the lady Of honest John
Davis the present worthy and able Senator from that
State sent word to the committee of arrang that
she had nine beds in which she could accommodate
nine Wing delegates, or if they were good natured
men eighteen and she invited 40 so of the dele
gates to dine with her Having made all preparations
for her invited guests she repaired to the convention
to hear the Wig orators. After the speaking
over she hurried home for the purpose of receiving her
expected company; but she had scarcely reached her
house before the sound of martial music sauted her
car. She approached the window, and there she
drawn Up before her door band of $50 or 300 men,
who sent deputation to her to say they would do
themselves the honor of taking dinner with her At
this nexpccted annuncation her woman's heart at
first sunk within her, but Immediately tire good old
genuine Wing spirit, which is always equal to any
emergency, particularly when il has dash OF Bun
ker Hill blood in it rallied, and by its recuperatve
energy, at restored her 10 her woned composure
And what do you think she saidl Gentlemen, said
she "the string of my door is never pulled in. You
are welcome to partake with my log cabin fare
Walk in gentlemen" They did walk in, and she at
once set about charging her tables, and repenishing
her board with provisions for this accession OF unex
pccted guests, and with that admirable management
which is characteristic Of Yankee well as Jersey
matrons she able to accommodate the whole
of her guests expected and unexpected for they ate
and were flied How many baskets Of fragments
there were left did not learn; but suppose al least
enough to supply all the poor in the ncghborhood for
week to In her letter to her husband this Bay
State Wing matron says; 'that the wine and water,
beer and hard cider flowed in streams, and the way
that honest John Davis's wes cake disappeared was
caution" When honest John received this letter, de-
scribng in those true and graphic colors which wo
mans pen alone give to such scene, he was sit
ting in the Senate chamber and he read it. "e big
round tears coursed one another down his manly
chsek;' and he wiped them away he said to himself
what fool am TO be so affected" After he had
perused the letter, he handed II to Mr. Webster, say
ing There, Webster you say you take pleasure in
reading my wfe's letters read that" Webster took
the letter and he read, honest John watched the
workings of his noble features and he soon saw the
gsening in his large black eye, and then rolling
down the bronzed cheek of this intellectual giant and
honest John said himself wv ell I'm not 50 great
fool neither" When Webster had finished reading
he drew long breath, grasred the hand OF honest
John and said "Sr it is the finest letter ever read
in my life" Now my fair hearers, have you any
idea of the worth of such fair Wing as thatf lt'll
YOU such Wing is worth kingdom, and the tears
which she drew forth from the eyes OF such men as
John Davis and Daniel Webster, were more precious
than the gems that ever sparkled in royal dadem.