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


natives and at times our decks were thronged with
them, so that it with the utmost difficulty we
could go fore and aft the vessel Here | purchased
several fish lines and other curiosites especially
species of weapon or instrument, used for punshing
their criminals, ornamented with sharks teeth.
hatcher.
NATcHEz, Dec Is, 1912,
lay-Crcus- Temperance.
JAMES q. BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR -
For two long years have read (and paid tor too)
your sublime and scorching Herald, deriving there
from great qualification, abundant amusement and
inestimable instruction And now, for all these,
during that long lapse of time purpose sit
ting' as kind of &C et-of' from to your numer-
Gus contributing correspondents to repay land should
they make further demands, why, in keeping with
the high toned and chivalrc character of Mi>sissp
plans, shall shin up our mighty moral monument
of Repudiaon sit cross legged on the cap stone, fold
my arms in careless unconcern, and looking down
asant from my pride of place, the surge of stormy
spirits heaves and bOils beneath me, consoIng my
self that the fever and fret and the cang and jar be-
| low, cannot reach me IN my supernal eyslum.
not arrogant In the consciousness, the fore
| going might be construed, that can please in por-
rayng, but the incidents of the last week. (and they
| are not few) and the heroes OF them (and they
not felows) are nrinsically meritorious. II is ex
peced by yourself, and your numerous readers, of
your correspondents, and they no doubt do, chron
Gle events and epochs fully and faithfully, from the
purlleus within which they assume the respectable
characters OF scrlbes; and subscribing TO such
expectations, draw up my shoulders that the man.
| tie may decend and sit easily and gracefully upon
them. First, came the circus TO the great grafca-
ton of the nggers and the piney woods gentry, or
rather the rosln heels gentry from the pney woods;
this passed off pretty much such equestrian farces
do when the troop pass through villages to stop
only for few days and nights yet there was one
| scene so amusing, so neffaby ud,crous that will
| atemp, the story, although cannot lmpart moety
| of its SURPRISING effect. You aware that the
clown is the hero OF them "diggins," and to impart
ecat to his tout ensemble, two large black bOtches
were emblazsned upon that uncomfortable vicinity.
CHS escutcheon for aught know where the ladies
ware what, upon looking into Walker, find eluci-
| dated as sc tumult." Well, the clown hero did in.
excited the marvel of all present, and especially of
one jolly votary of Bacchus, from flat boat or broad
horn from Indiana, whereat this hercules in frame
and lungs shouted at the utmost tension OF his voice
Hurra for spot ass'-the voice was so shrill, so
startling, stunning, and bursting Unexpectedly
it did upon the audience Will all was SO hushed,
so wrapped, so absorbed in admiration OF the clowns
powers, that the effect was electrically and men, wo
| men and negroes, laughed and screamed and scream
| ed and laughed; and the clown himself caught the
contagion paused in mid career and looked first
mical, second daggers. third leenngly, at the new
| observed of all observers, fourth he looked at
him ''another SIGH look yhereat the Bacchus
hero looked at the masked nero and then throwing
up his enthusiastic cap he again cried aloud, =" say
l
dured, and after roar, and peal after peal was
poured forth until ii arrived at point Of confusion
| ilkened to nothing except tumut of the elements
Next IN order of my heroes in rank and place is an
| ltlnerant Methodist Preacher and temperance lee
turer, come unto us not one of the wise men OF
the East, but his advent is of heavens bold
est ambassadors from the West, to attack this citide
of sin and niquity, and to carry by storm, what
sorte by saints attempted and failed TO accomplish
last spring by prayer, promises, persuasions ant
/ preaching; and would TO heaven that he had tn,
II 1aL tka kla @f
mel, lash with scorpion stripes those recreants
apostates from the temperance cause, who made so
lemn and sacred pledges last spring 10 march should
: er TO shoulder with their brethren in their warfare
upon this gorgon monster; and now, alas! are tax
ing him unto their bosoms once more. Oh, oh, ii
too much thus to make sascrfce of the fondest ex
pectaons of friends, their sweetest affections ane
dearest hopes TIE red wine may brighten allure
noly 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
ter regret, for memory and conscience are rigid re-
porters TO eternity of all done here below. But in all
this am loosing sight OF my hero. and as cannot
leave him vet will predict that he will not accom-
psh wonders in 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-
teract for boiserous and bold rantlng, and relates
stale and squalld anecdotes selected from old al
| manacks, brushed and FURNISHED up cas- good as
| new" with gusto better befung the locale of an
ale house than the sacred sanctuary in which he
| holds forth.
| My third and last hero is no less hero than Hen
ry Clay, who hascom among us for purposes best
known to himself, but some of us sbrewdly suspect
| to make contracts for cotton bagglng (now that
an impost of the yard upon the foreign ar.
| ticle) drink the old wine OF the new swell heads,
alias Goldfish gentry" alias aristocrats wheede
Them 0or 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
r United States Bank His reception, il it did moi
meet the expectations of his friends in magnitude
: of numbers, must have gratied them and him for
the enthusiasm manifested; and the speech of well
come by F. Lee Claiborne, was beautiful, bril-.
) liant, and none, not even wing (Which he is not, }
, could have "done the deed" more happily more
heartily, and Mr.. Clay's response just what il
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 INTEL ectua
giant among intellectual giantsa benefactorto man.
kind. had rather see him President OF this proud
Republic than any of Gods children, but the Indls-
| creton of his friends will do for him, fear, after
the election, what they ought to do for him before
, keep him at Ashland for when he accepts an in
vitation to Dayton the ymake hlm speak-when ne
{ goes TO Indianapolis they draw him out, publish his
, speeches to the world and hold them up objects
OF admiration (Which the world grants) forgetting
that they many targets for his political enc
mics to shoot at and il will be strange indeed ,that'f
! among so many sharp shooters as they have, some
90 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 mendicants,
bankers and bankrupts, brokers and barbers devils
and duns, editors and evesdroppers, lawyers and
oafers, tailors and thinkers, doctors and deacons--
ALL all who could raise three dollars and one taip'
1 ~ L... fHU NV Uf.ya Dat Lad
count OF the beauty and fashion of the ball, or Of
the supper, or of the hall, or the little burly bust.