Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-02-16
FROM WASHINGTON.

a- WASHINGTON CITY, Feb. lst, lS4l.
S. MedGry, Esq:
Gen. Harrison, then, is on his way to
the city.--It is so announced. Terrible
parade at Wheeling for his reception
there. Well, let the pageantry go on,
and let the old man once get fixed in the
White House, and he'll fud that be has
never known the exquisite sensation OF
being teased to death before. al ..t
Late limitations arc, that Thad. Ste
vens has brought the General 10 his
terms, and that he is not to be showed
aside by Mr. Ewing, but actually to have
the Post Office Department--Sergeant,
no doubt, has been trying to supplant him,
and some think that his i'll success IN this
onset has caused Wise, his son.in.law, 10
bOlt--But am more charitable. Wise
foresses that the course marked out for
the wllig party will be certain destruction
to them-lhat an increase Of the Tariff,
a National Bank, &c. &C., will operate
disadvantsgeously, and prove destructive
TO The interests Of the South. Such blind,
infatuated dupes as Mangum of the SEN
ate, and dozen of the Southern Repre-
sentatives of the House, little know the
dadgers ahead.
But The course Of Wise has occasioned
a tremendous huttering in the camp
They begin TO open their eyes, end, like
Waddy Thompson the other day, touch
matters and things pretty lightly. When
aboIitionism is superadded to their trou-
bles, and they find, what is positively
true, that all these matters are combined
with whiggery, aud are actually part
and parcel of wbiggery itself, you will
see tremendous outbreak. What ridic-
| ulous scenes are transpiring in Ohio!
The Abolitionists are cutting wonder-
ful figure there,--and it seems you are
again THE VICTIM or FEDERAL VEN
eEANcE. Were there ever before such
congregated batch Of political despsra.
does2 Intoxicated with victory, and per.
fectly run mad with the little brief author.
ily they possess, they kick, and slam, and
founder around as if licensed to defame,
abuse and vilify every one above their
own level. Let them 60 on to their
reckoning day. The people have a
watchful eye upon their doings, and the
hour Of relributiOn is at hand.
They have had some pretty warm work
here, as we'll in the Senate as in The
House. Clay was called to his feet four
several times, after the delivery of his
two day haraugue upon his distribution
game, 10 make explanations for his rude
and wanlon attacks upon some of the
Senator'S. Judge Tappan poked a hot
shot or two into his side, followed by Mr..
Wright and DR.. Linn, TO each of whom
he made satisfactory explanations, as you
will see by the Globe reports.
1t is now said that Preston will not 90
into the Cabinet. Perhaps HeU idea
may have struck him since Daniel Web
ster's patriotism in the late war has been
opened afresh, and Wise, the leader of the
southern flank Of whiggery, has kicked
out of the traces. Daniel will make q
fine Premier in the Harrison councils,
particularly for his knowledge of British
affairs, and the system of London stock
jOb6ing and English banking. Such a
leader in the new dynasty, must prove
very acceptable to Southern politicians!
ToJeap the climax, it is said that
Graves is TO be stationed at the head of
sumo bnreau here He is now purchas-
ing furniture with that view.
His appointment is to be made, il Is
supposed, to apPease New England; and
TO CRAFTY the wishes and feelings of the
moral and religious portion Of the federal
ranks throughout tho Union. Well, let
them go ahead. They will fx up mai.
ters in their own way, and upon their
own responsibility. The dem cracy Of
The country will know just how to deal
with them. z.