The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-07

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Anticipated Arrival OF Col Johnson--Prepa-
ration for his Reception Corporation
Economy and Corporation Extravaganza.
The old Hero Of the Thames, in the kindness of
his heart has resolved to crafty the wishes of many
who live In the hustle OF receptions and entertain
ment OF the distinguished, by visiting New York
when he has hDisSed the important business which
calledhlm 10 the eastern States and the review of
The Connecticut militia and volunteer companies,
whose martial Immortality has now been achieved
lie may be here or about Thursday next, and In
the mean time the recently appointed committees,
who once allowed him 10 slip through their fingers,
are meeting in solemn council, to prepare every
thing tor the occasion but that which is the allies
sential, for ready money is Aaddin's lamp" The
Common Council will doubtless vote him the use OF
the Governors room, in which they will make OF
him raree show for the amusement of the gaping
idlers but not "rap" will be appropriated Tor
either brandy cocktails, segars, extra dinners, or
plebeian drinks" When President Tyler visited
this city, the economical corporation rot only took
care that he Jared sumptuously but they fed others
aud called them his suite, gave dinners to hundreds
of hungry hangers.on, and pulled away all care
TIC vi Uili, III eiHOhC
OF thirtyseven dozen of the best segars, which
would undoubtedly keep a pretty considerable
"pother DER their heads; but when an old soldier
and statesman, whose services the nation is ready
to admit pays them flying visit, he is to be treated
verse than loafers whose services il would be diff
cult to discover. President Tyler, three Secreta-
res, and one poet lauriet, in the person of his
hopeful boy, whose presence was necessary in the
fraIu inuo hue n I'd
multiplied into twenty.eight persons, and hence the
first item OF the bill which the city officers paid at
one OF our hotels, reads thus
President and suite consisting Of % persons,
- per day for three days, $l6S
Now, deducting three Secretaries and one private
Secretary and "a remain; if, therefore, an actual
President is equal to "a Secretaries of State, of
War, or of the Treasury. we seriously ask the Cor
poration how many Presidents successor is equal
tot And as Dick Johnson will admit of no denial,
President he must be, and should be treated ac-
cordingly at the rate which this mathematical pro-
blem would establish when it has been solved by
the city fathers.
But we will read further from the bill of particu-
lars to which we have referred:-
ls2 dinners, IS each, including wine, $500
Not only are five persons magni6ed to o. but 1872
others coDjured into existence, and dined and
wined at IS head; and like Banquo's kingly issue,
though the line does not stretch out TO the crack of
doom. they :" show the eyes and grieve the heart"
OF the tax payers. The better part however, is yet
10 come
lls bottles Of wine at 81, sa2s
81 {" brandy, 81 so, 46 so
lemonade, IL 90
s7dozen segars, a 8 shillings. 1855
As the President and his suite were provided for
at So per day, andthe 1872 dinners were commuted
for at 5each, including their wine, these additional
items must necessarily be the result of coy private
Publication of those who were excluded from the
dinner table, or perhaps-but no, we will not draw
the curtain. These items folow:-
80 extra breakfasts, $s2 90
Postage, porterage, &C., SO 60
Drink, breakage, &c, 1862
The lis bottles of wine for the more dainty, 81 bot
ties of brandy for the "smashers," SlI worth of le
monade for the teeoalers, or for ntermixture with
the brandy, and 81 dozen cigars, at cost OF near
$500 is fair sample OF corporate free and easy"
That large item for breakage' should follow, is
by means surprising, for as staid old Alder
man, UNEXPECTEDLY over,aken on such a joyous oc-
casion, tried to sing, We wont GO home till morn
ing" and threw becoming and suitable determin-
alton into his actions, "breakages'' would neces-
sariy occur, and if so, they must be paid for The
drinks, however, after all these items, puzzle
II may be that porters became necessary TO enable
the "carousers" TO 60 home when morning did ar
rive, they had determined in poetic measure not
10 go home before, and an item for such service
would favor this presumption, and "lets take a
drink all round" would be natural under such cir
cumstances The 30 extra breakfasts were doubt
less for SEINE of the "codfsh aristocracy," who
took pot luck early TO avoid the common rabble
If, then, such liberay on the part of the Corpora
ton sgnalized them SO recently, and all their ex-
penditures attendant the reception OF the Presi-
dent cannot be looked for in tavern bill, why
should Dick Johnson, who is old in his country's
service, be treated merely TO empty show and pa
rade? II they will not treat him to segars by the
dozen, for heavens sake permit him to "puff his
pipes ambrosia gales, and give the old hero cold
cut and cocktail.
CUNARp STEAM SHIPs.-The new steamer build
ing for this line of packets will be ready TO take her
station a regular boat early in the spring, under
the command Of Capt. Ryrie, now in the Acadia,
who will be succeeded n that ship, after another
voyage, by Captain Shannon, formerly CT the Co.
lumba. The other boats will remain under the
command OF their present gentlemanly comman-
ders, until further notice from this quarter. In
speaking of these beautiful steamers, cannot for
get Mr. Heatley, the polite steward of the Caedo-
MIA, the avorite in the line, and perfeca master
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