The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-31
NEW YORK. MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 81. 1912

calm, fate-resigBed spinsters. Occasionally, a
risky widower would be seen tripping tip'toe
lightly over the floor, probably with cluster OF
roses in his BOSOM emblematical of love- with looks
insinuating, 81 am so young" Here and there
might be seen a solitary, wandering, character
studying lOoker-on in Vienna. A dreadful discord
Of sounds was the natural consequence, but lar
above all heard the melodious tones OF the piano
forte, accompanied with bird-lke warnings
During the same evening, At another quarter OF
onr town, was presented scene far different from
the one just described. At Mr.. 3 hotel were
assembled in secret caucus the Solons and Lycur-
guses Of the State, meditaing and planning deeply,
and reasoning together upon the renowned specie
pay ing bank bill. The object Of the caucus was to
draft a compromise bill to harmonse the sectional
the banks Of West Jersey resuming specie pay
ments. 1t was pure. true wing caucus, harmoni-
ia politics, but clashing in interests The lions
OF East and West Jersey were there IN warm de-
l fancied that could perceive in that grave and
dignifed body striking resemblance to the I'M
mortal heroes Of Homer-from the owl like gravity
that at first reigned over their mighty deliberations,
would think that each one bore, not an Atlas,
but New Jersey upon his ponddrous shoulders. A
venerable SON of Ceres sat with becoming dignity
in the chair Of this momentous council AS Imperi-
Gus, almost, as Jove himself. One A. w. ofhciated
in the double capacity Of secretary and orator. and
manifested zeal that will never be forgotten by
his remotest posterity. His ambition exploded in
a rocket Of cloquencs, as it was wont to do IN
our legislative hall. The hotel resounded with his
percussion upon his desk, "ior he beat with his fist
instead Of stick" Mr. H formerly OF your
State presented for the consideration Of the meet
ing glorious cOnpremse bill, giving the banks
till the 18th of July next the privilege Of suspen-
sion, and thenceorh to redeem all their bills under
the sum of 81, and till October next ere they re.
deem their bills above that sum. No sooner had
the bill been submitted, than was the fiery indigna-
ton Of Messrs A. and j. drawn forth, and with the
If n wi w nd shi cd
In the meantime a certain eagle-eyed Colonel,
Nestor in council as well an AchillesIin battle
and renownedf ribs compromising and conc iliatory
virtues, with the bound OF stag, rescued few OF
the folorn fragments, and eng RATED them it were
into a judisious co npTomse bi which he had
framed, to the sacrifice of much midnight oil, and
then, with much majestylsf mien, made solemn,
soul-stirring appeal ste his highly honorable fell
low representatives, upon its intrinsic merits, and
IN the mean time reminding them OF the blood OF
our iustrous fathers of the glorious revolution
and the battles that tried mems sonls,-namely-
Bunkers-hill, Princeton, and Trenton. Mr.. H'y,
fired with the love Of liberty, then gathered up the
remains Of his lacerated bill, and committed them
to the devouring flames. and calculating with
stentorian energy If Rome must fall am Inno-
cent" Mr.. the honied friend of the people, then
presented the skeleton Of bill, stating that he
wished those dry bones to be clothed with fat and
filled with marrow at some future meeting hard
County then with eyes fixed upon the floor Jas
Ulysses Of DID, and in languate Of thunder fOretod
as it were with gift Of prophecy the ominous fate
Of New-Jersey, in case East Jersey did not knock
under He invoked the monitory voice Of the past,
and drew a nice parallel between Greece, Rome
and Carthage, just before their fall, and de-
generate New-Jersey and after uttering few
sharp words concerning the spurned broad seal,
sat down overcome with fatigue.
The fierce battle OF words waved warmer and
warmer. An honest worker in earth, known to the
scientific by Silicious Selax, from the county Of
Gloucester, arose, and as firm As an Ajax, and as
swift as Woodcock, blew up E. Jersey sky high,
the confusion of council, and discordant were the
views Of the mighty. The council dissolved sans
ceremonic The concilitory Colonel led the van, as
it were from battle. and fled like hurricane in
sorrowing-some were weeping, and others be-
waing the fate Of their unhappy state.
M. Y. H..