Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-25
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG.
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A v r. Politician Safeguarding GA the Calhoun
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Let me sec: let me look into II little more
ously, Hamlet would say, Mercutio, or forget
who-lm getting rusty in the classics. Once was
at home in Grecian and in Roman lore. The ATM
can campaigns OF Hannibal were pat at my fin
gers ends-and knew quite rs much about the
famous "hattle of the Rubicon" as nv friend. the
EN-Embassador. But let this pass. and come we
to the matter in hand. "Accomac-Ailworth and
Custis"-rue bill-they do belong to the Null.
her-they come from tiShy comtry-but-soft-
Soft-ihev are mdnagedble-I know how TO man.
age them. "Amela-L. T.. Harvie"--a very
HotSpur and Observation-Disclosures I'll cut his
comb-Il strip him OF all his allies-but he would
fight all the devils i'll he'll single handed. But it
shall be said OF him of his predecessor-''iIar-
~ Pcrce's spur iscold." amherst. PauluS Pow
clr'-another youthful and impractcablc blade
but of no conScqucnce-must he treated with
marked civility-,hc Col. must invite him 10 his
first dinner party. Buckingham, T. :. Bo-
cock''-What split here Jones for the "Sweet
Little Fellow and Bocock for Calhoun
must write letter 10 George Booker
know Bocock can't resist him and my fiat
terry and attentions "Bouctourt, Caroline,
Charlotte. These must lie cared for-the two
Judges must have an eye TO them. chesterfield,
II. Hancock my old friend Higginson
YOU must indeed, have been reduced to great
straits 10 give up Van at this day-when YOU had
the immortal honour of first proposing him for the
! Vice Prcsidency-thS shall not be. The Null
fer reckons without his host in this case. din
wiidie. w. :. Thompson. IF Dromgoole can't
manage him-why, let him 90 to the d..
"Franklin, Muse and Talaferro." All! | have
you here, you Wanting Chivalry. Taaferro is
mine, by all the powers. Will there not be Il va
vancy on the bench in those parts, after whlel
Let me alone for head-work. The substance fol-
lows the shadow-Mure goes along with Taliafer-
TO, ofcoursc. "Giles, \. G. Pendeton. Wont
stand up to the rack, fodder or no fodder No
danger there. "Grecnsvile, Thos, Jones'-Dare
not crook his finger at old Drom. king William
Ayleu Halves Cant say what effect Hunter has
had upon hm-must be talked to-the old DIR.
must he put in requistion. "Lunenburg, John
L. Street'-Renegade from the Whigs-dare not
cut any shines, because they won't have him.
must he obedent. and will be. if that plot Har-
vie, does not egg him on. "Matthews, George
l.. Nicholson Must be subdued by the sweet
auctions OF good society-not disposed be rebel
ous and must be kept out of bad company.
"Mecklenburg, Northington and Hucheson'-
More attention must be paid TO Northngton this
winter--he Is an honest, plain-sailing fellow: but
there is way of getting around every man. He
and his colleague, must be overwhelmed with ci-
yllities-mem: Col. NJ. to attend to this. "Nor-
folk County, Tatem and Young" They stand on
slippery ground, and fillup from me, upsets them;
they would. if they dared--but they dare not.
''Prince Edward, s. c. Anderson" o my Jolly
old Wing, that was-A Calhoun man YOU are-I
know YOU are, in all your members, from the sole
of your feet, to the crown Of your head. But YOU
are too old now, to hazard any thing for him
YOU must look to yourSeit--that's the first consl-
deraton, and it will be as much as you can do, to
provide for that. ! think can give Won good and
sufficient reasons, why YOU had better not be OBJ
stropalous. If you want little snug place--Qet
me see what it shall be-we are pretty hard run
these times, and have good many of the Junto OH
the shelf, to be provided for)-there's nobody can
help YOU to your wishes as well as can. 4 coun-
corship, or so lorth--eh! 4 mods as good as q
wink to . blind horse-you understand. The Cal
houn men look to you their leader-lead them
into my snares and then-but let the rest come al
ter. "Princc George, TIL. III. Daniel:" He can be
praised into n leader Of the Van BUrcH party,
Cahounsh though he be. "Surry, ID. Warren :"
Whisper in his car, that he has been badly treat
ed ought to have been Senator instead of Ridley:
he is hard tomanage, tho. "Wythe, ID. McComas:"
Another tough case and if he takes the bit in his
teeth the Lord only knows where he may carry
us. But soft sawder, and plenty Of it, will work
wonders
Now for the Van Buren, delegates Let me see
Would to God all that are put down as such were
so in reality. There is something rotten in the
State Of Denmark; that's beyond question. There
are a heap Of new men here, that know nothing
Of They must be classified and each member
Of the Juno must have his list and wine and
/ good cheer must not be spared The party is IN
a crisis. Col. Goolson-it can't be that he is
/ fshy-Wasnt he made Chairman Of the Roads
and Internal Navigation last winter; a master
stroke But the d. Of it is, he'll want more
honours that's the misfortune Of orr party; they
arc like the descendants Of the horse lccch-thc
cry is give give Tho Governor must manage
Goodson And Cowan, too; he made himself
mighty foolish about the Stay Law and what
not: and had a quarrel in the House, about
Clerks fees, with Wiliams-Ah Wamsl
Williams would that / had you here again, thou
incompatible undcrstrappcr! But rcconced them
in a twinkling and Edmunds, too, Cowan would
not admit to be a Democrat; it was mighty bad
but truth TO say there was some doubt about it.
Dick is "a slippery fellow and there is no telling
what he would do, ifi was not for DR.. l.. and the
Democracy of Halifax. But ono thing can lac
said in his favor, he takes spanking as kindly NJ
any lad ! ever had across my knee.