The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-12-23
'ATUssDAK DEC. 2s. asl3,
P. G. RICKETTS,, EDITOR
For President in 1871
HENRY CLAY,
OF kFNT'TCKY



WASHINGTON Turr spAY MIGHT, DEC. 18th
Nj. Cecil Hhig.-ln my letter of this after
noon which have mail ed in time to reach yo,
for youl Saturdays paper, Igave you synop
SIS OF the proceedings Of Congress up to this date
but had no tmcto say any thing touching othe
matters.
1t gives me pleasure 10 say that have made
an arrangement by which you will receive every
Thursday or Friday III time for your paper, n
weekly summary of the most important subjects
that engage the attention of the two Houses o.
Congress, which TRUST will be gratifying and
advantageous to both you and y. ur readers.
topic much discussed here at present is the
probab lily ola war between this country and
Mexico. Some will have it that rupture will
fake place, and that Great Britain will lend her
and TO Me xico and thereby cause deal of trou-
Bile to INCL Sam. On Monday morning last, a
most extraordinary Extra" was issued ION the
N'adisonlan Office, and st n about he Capitol,
IN winch Mr.. 1y!er's John Jones gpcsscs that we
are gong to have fight, and in his own LANGUAGE
"trIsls that our Representatives will not be lul.
led INTO fatal supincness i'll regard to the inter
es's Of The United States, now, in our opinion in
imminent peril by the deprecatory croakngs of
the Editors Of the Intelieencern There proba.
bly, never was more ignorant or impudcnt ass
than this same Jor cs at the head Of public press
certainly not at the head OF Government or
gun. The lntcl!igcncer the next morning took
up tho matter, and was very severe upon him.
alleging that his extra was contempt of the
House, and an insult to lis dignity and common
selse. 1t absolved the President from all knowl-
edge Of, or participation in the publication. As
to the matter of the war, as far as have ascer-
taied the opinion of sensible men here, no such
thing is anticipated.
Ono ofthc greatest living curositics here is
Mr.. Wentworth a congressman from Illinois
whose intellect towers high above that of any of
his peers, as you may judge from the fac! of his
standing @ren feet, tro inches in his stockings.
You will see in the papers an anecdote that one
night at the theatre finding the box too small to
hold his feet and legs comfortably, he hung them
over into the tier below. As they discommodo.l
some persons there, complaint was made and he
was requested by police man to take his lers
Il little nearer home onsldering that impracti-
cable nc bought a ticket for them and thus oc-
cupied two seats, one for himself another for his
legs
Indiana has but two Wing rcpresontati yes
one Of them Hon. Caleb B. Smith is detained at
home by slckness-thc other, Hon. Mr. Sample.
formerly from your town is at his post, willing
and able to support the interests Of his congttu-
ency.
There is no longar any doubt as to who will |
be the Locotoco candidate for Presidcnt-it is |
now considered settled that Van Buren, will be !
the man. His friends out number, and have out !
generated the Calhounitcs, Johnsontcs, Tyler |
ties, Buchananlcs, and all other ites So trust |
we are to have u fair fght--Van Buren, against
tlay-nothing better could be wished. Van
Buren, is tho man Of the leaders of tho party but
not the man ofthe people-thcy will never again
make him President--Clay will get a greater !
majority over him than Harrison did The sag
Of Underwood is doomed to luxuriate still at his
beautiful residence hard by Kindcrhook.
| have not Lime to write more and indeed |
10 not know but shall be in Elkton as soon as
this letter. Respectfully