The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-08-21
From the baltimore Clippcr.

i'll the place oil Gen. Scott.
From the baltimore Clipper.
EDITORIAL PERrLEXlTY.-Rcadcr, did
you ever chance to pop into an editorial
chamber at the moment that the .sMagnus
Apollo' of the press Gin whose inky lines
are wrapped the lot and fortunes of thou
sands was regularly seating himself in
his cushioned chair, with his spcctaclcs
upon Ii S learned nose and his feet brought
into the proper position for elegant COM
posilion2 He las just taken up his prcg-
nant pen and feels bound, by the yet va
cant columns of to-morrow's paper, and
by tic anxious enquiries Of the printers for
"morc copy" to supply his wonted modi-
cum, when in walks one of those busy
oilers, who are always oil the look out
for news, and expect to crafty their ycarn-
ing in the EDITORS room; and after the IL
sual enquiry, which at once puts to flight
forever the important thought with
which the great mans mind was la
boring, takes regularly seat unaskcd, and
continues his ccasclcss buZzmg, though
the aforesaid editor, by every kind hint
that his ingenious mind could suggest, by
scribbling, half attention, yawning, SC,
has nsinuatcd that the al-important hour
for composition had arrived. A, last he
is freed from this visitcr and has again
taken his pen seriously into hand prepared
to do dreadful execution, and is now, alas!
upvn the scare. of a-Subjici. His pen
is thrown down; he casts his eye over
the columns Of other papers loi surg-s-
iion--in vain! The laborcr is fruillcss
lie rubs his vacant noddlc- places and re-
moves his spectacles-and cannot for the
lie OF him rub out an idea. lie istcmpest
lost. lie begins to rail at his last visitor
for the dreadful in(cfrup,lon-hc is luri-
Gus at the prospect; when all at once his
lucky star prevaila-hc has found sub
ject-whcn, oh misery; another idlcr pops
in upon him and he dashcs down his pen
and PAGES his room in de operation. At
last he is relieved and seats himself once
more and hurrics through paragraph on
something ornolhng, a. it may happen.
--==----e--
Benton end the Banh Bill. A scene
occurred in the Senate Chamber on Mon
day last, III which that extraordinary
compound-hali mountcbank, half dema-
goguc-Tom Benton, cut rather ludi-
crous figure. When the Presidents veto
was announced, some of the soycrcigns
i'll the gallery deemed it fitting occasion
to cXpicss their opinions, pro and con, i'll
relation = to that grave State paper, by
sounds which were audible Oh the floor
Amongst other noises, 1t seem, Il hiss was
heard. When that diabolical hiss struck
upon Bcnton's tymp mum, he rose in a
sublime fury, and with stcntorian roar,
called out to clear the gallery, inycighed
against Bank Dullleg and Bank Assassins,
and voci!crousIy Proclaimed he would
never sit there and hcaran American Pres
idgnt insultcd by Bank Aristocras, and a
great deal more to that effect. He con-
c udcd by insisting that the Bank Bully
should be arrested and brought before the
Senate to answer for his audacious attack
upon his Majesty, King Veto! In the
meantime, the poor fellow i'll the gallery,
who had unconsciobsl y raised this storm,
and who was quite past knowing that he
was the object OF the Senator's dcnunci-
alton, was heard, above the tempest, cheer
ing him on in this glorious effect to rescue
our Liberties lron Bank usurpation-
That's right, 60 it Bcnton-down with
the Banks-down with ''thc British Aris-
tocrats--hurrah for repeal, no gag, and''
other slang phases which this promising
pupil had no doubt borrowed fresh from
Benton's own mint. Mr.. Buchanan,
whose sense of hearing was not swallow
ed up in patriotic fury, like the Missouri
Senator's, began 10 smell arat, and essay
ed to propiliae Benton, gently suggesting
that he had better let the matter drop
s.Ncvcr-so help me God!'' roared the
indignant and awful Ilumbuggcr Ac-
cordngly the order went forth to bling
up the culprit, who was easily found by
the Sergeant at Arms and brought before
the Senate. The poor fellow was glori-
Dusty drunk, and proved to be one of
Bcnton's warnest admirers, a genuine
Loco Foco of the Destructive school,
who being too deeply fuddlcd to under
stand the import Of the Veto, began to
Hiss before he had got the cue from his
prcceptor. This discovery, we are mlor-
med, Immediately soltened the Ire OF the
Senator, who most graciously vouchsafcd
a pardon to this worthy scion of Locofo-
coism, and lie was permitted to retire
unscalhcd.
Inc following is the latest news we have from
Washington.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Patriot.
WASHINGTON, AuGusr IS, lS41.
The bankrupt Bill has risen from the