The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-27

NArcnEz, Dec Is, 1912
Clay-Crcus-Te Temperance.
JAMES &. BENNETT, ESQ

NATcHEz, Dec, Is, 1912
# Clay-Cucus-T Temperance
). JAMES u. BENNETT, ESQ.,
I. DEAR SIR =
l. for TWO long years have read (and paid for too
your sublime and scorching Herald deriving there
s rom great qualification, abundant amusement anf
measurable instruction. And now, for all these
curing tha long lapse of time, purpose at one sit
ing as Kind OF "set-offs' from me to your numer
Gus contributing correspondents to repay land should
= they make further demands whv, in keeping win
'ne nigh toned and chivalric character of M,sissn
piHans, shall SHIN up our mighty moral monument
nepuo'alon SIT cross legged on the cap stone fold
NY arms In careless unconcern, and looking down
asant from my pride of place. as the surge of stoyn
SPLITS neaVes and boils beneath me, consoling nv
sen mat the fever and fret, and the cang and lar be-
iow' cannot reach me In my supernal elyslum
am not arrogant In the Consciousness as the fore
going might De construed, that can please in Dor
aylng, put the incidents of the last week (and thew
are n1t lew) and the heroes Of them (and they are
not felows,) are intrinscally merilorious II 2 er
pected by yourself, and your numerous readers nf
your correspondents, and they no doubt do. chroni
Gle events and epochs, fully and faithfully. from The
purleus within which they assume the resnectabe
characters of scrbes; and as one mns
expectations, draw up my shoulders that The man
.le may decend and sit easily and gracefully unon
,nn q, IL, s;, came he circus to the great gratifca-
uoh OF me niggers and the piney woods gentry. or
iather the rosn heels gentry from the pnev woods
ms passed on pretty much such equestrian farces
o"lv w ne 'ae troop pass through villages to stop
| only LOT few days and nights vet there was onc
| scene so amusing, so neffaby ud,crous thar will
attempt the story, although cannot mpart mo;etv
Oh It's surpassng effect. You aware that The
eclat to his tout ensemble two large black blnrhe
were emolazsned upon that uncomfortable yicinitv
WIS escutcheon Tor aught know where the ladies
dated @ ss aSO %u locking a into Walker find euci
deed perform some wonderous feats of agility which
excited the marvel Of all present and especallv rs
one Jolly yoaIy OF Bacehus, from fiat boat or broad
norm from Indiana, whereat this hercules in frame
and lungs shouted at the utmost tension of his vo;n
Hurra tor spot ass"-the voice was so shril en-
starting, SO stunning and bursting as unexpectedJv
as old upon the audience while all was SO hushed.
so WRAPPED so absorbed in admiration of the clowns
powers, that the effect electrical; and mon wo
men and negroes, laughed and screamed and scream
ca ana laughed and the clown himself caught the |
..ncai second daggers, third eeringly, at the new
observed OF all observers" and fourth he look ed at
MN another SIGH look" whereat the Racchns
nero looked at the masked hero and then throwing
up MS enthusiastic cap he again cried aloud "I saw
hufra Tor spot ass"-ths too ludicrous TO he en-
uureu, and roar after roar, and peal after peal was
poured forth until 1t arrived point Of Confusion
Nsrt 70 motnng except umult of the elements
Nex in order OF INV heroes in rank and place is an
.'lheraht Methodst Preacher and temperance lec- |
,ureI, come unto us not as of the "Wise men o |
sle Eds., Dpt ms advent Is as one of heavens bold
est ambassadors from the West to attack this c;t;de
OF SIN and inquity, and to carry by storm. what
sortle by saints attempted and failed TO accomnsb
Tenn and sacred pledges last spring march should
er to shoulder with their brethren in their warfare
upon this gorgon monster; and now, alas tax. |
ing him unto their bosorns once more. Oh oh, ii is
too much thus TO make sascrifice of the fondest
pectations of friends, their sweetest affections and
dearest hopes. TIE red wine may brighten allure |
inoly in the goblet, and the shadowy illusions of lis
effervescence may come for little season with
soothing JUNCTION to their minds, but anon there will
surely steal over them the NORWOOD dregs of Bit
ftpvr nr1nr ondp nm L
porters eternity of all done here below But in all
this am loosng sight OF my hero, and as cannot
leave him yet, will predict that he will not accom-
psh wonders this field of temperance. for he has
nothing to recommend him but his bold assurance,
which passes with many, by the by, for talent
"heaven born talent" He is perfect Jehu Oca-
eract for boiserous and bold ranting, and relates
stale and squallid anecdotes selected from old al
manacks, brushed and Furnished up Gas good as
new" wItha gusto better beftiing the locale of an
ale house than the sacred sanctuary in which he
holds FORTH
NV third and last hero is no less hero than Hen
ry Clay, who has come among us for purposes best
known to himself, but some Of us sbrewdly suspect
to make contracts for cotton bagging (now that |
an impost of cents the yard is upon the foreign
ticle) drink the old wine OF the new swell heads,
alias "codfish gentry" alias artist ocrats wheede |
Them Uor some of them are soft heads) into the |
absurd idea that the South will be benefited by the
tariff greatly, and to keep silent upon the subject Of
United States Bank His reception, II il did not
meet the expectations of his friends in magnitude
Of numbers, must have gratlfed them and him Tor
the enthusiasm manifested; and the speech of wei
come by F. Lee Claiborne, was beautiful, bril-. |
liant, and none, not even wing (Which he Is no,)
could have "done the deed" more happily or more
heartily and Mr.. Clays response was Just what 1t
should have been just enough-nothing moreno |
thing less.
Strange that his aspirations Of ambition should |
lead him to wish himself other than he is-one |
of the worlds richest treasures-a man among |
men--a nobleman among noblemen--an intellectual |
giant among intellectual gians;a beneactorto man.
kind had rather him President OF this proud
Republic than any of Gods children, but the Indls
erection of his friends will do for him. fear, after
the election, what they ought to do Tor him before
keep him at Ashland; for when he accepts an in.
vitation to Dayton theymake him speak-when he |
goes to Indianapolis they draw him out publish his
speeches to the world and hold them up as objects |
Of admiration (Which the world grants) forgetting
that they so many targets tor his political enc
among so many sharp shooters as they have, some
20 not take effect from the different quarters of at
| tack. Here managed better, left il optional |
with him to accept ball or barbecue He accept |
ed the former, to the sad disappointment Of the de-
mocracy, who had subscribed to meet the expenses
| of his reception. Ha, ha-yet very much TO the |
delight of the ladies (God bless them) and to the |
planters and pedlers, merchants and mendcants, |
bankers and bankrupts brokers and BARRIERS, devils
and duns, editors and evesdroppes, lawyers and |
oafers, taiors and tlnkers doctors and deacons-
ALL all who could raise three dollars and ionR ta
black I have not space to give you detailed &C.
count Of the beauty and fashion OF the ball, or OF
the supper, or of the hall, or the little bury bust;
ling landlord, or OF the "sham fight pei dueuo- M
but as it is the usage Of all Mssssipans whe ther
in making speech or writing letter. TO lug into |
some part of it a verse of poetry-why here is
one
aThe Levee swarms, az if In golden pomp
Were character'd on every Statesmans door,
| Batterd and Bankrupt fortunes mended here"
And will add, by this Great Man.
We are upon the verge Of great events. The edi-
tor of theCourer is out for Mayor OF our City OF the
D,,la md, he cpeda he Wi go m
Blacksmith Mayor should be brought before him for
any misdemeanor, convict him straightway and sem
tence him to six and half dozen curling tongs OF
the neatest pattern for the sole use, benefit and
behoof forever, of the Mayor, Aldermen, and City
Barber.
Donpbon, editor Of the Free Trader, has ms