Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-09-11
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From limo time. things here, which, though It's
pity they true, being would be pity not to have
celebrated The latest OF these appontmentust made
pubc-thn Of Mr. WHtorson of Tennessee, Commercial
Agent TO Buenos Ayres.
To give you adequate idea OF this person. will relate
the only which hough you know professionally
watch all the proceedings OF Congress) drew at
tenon 10 him. heard him make speech never
saw him take busy part action, any than elo
auent one in discourse lie neither of that sort Of
members who shine talk of that and not less
useful class who cay little and do much In short the only
thing which mannor &edeemed him from total obscu
y was the fact towards the close OF the last
son. that lac alone of all the Tennessee delegation had be-
comea Tylcrized Locofoco-a sufficient indication to all
the hcedu that he soliciting and woudobtan Office
of some Importance lie had mbbed Tylerism; which,
indeed, is not all that he mbibes'
Well: towards the close OF the session, standing,
one day. ON the floor without bar of the hall OF Re
personalities when member of rather lofty stature
md bearing quit and advance the central aisle Of
the chamber up which he paced, with majestic air,
would have said, communicate privately TO the speaker
some weighiy matter. But instead of obqung around
the Clerks shaped desk, he stalked directly mp
10 the middle of it. Reaching it, while lsood lost in
lecture of the grcn about ensuc he deliberately
ed around so as TO confront the whole house, that
central point the focus Of all eyes For what could he have
taken conspicuous position unless for some startling
of thought strike sudden and terrible blow OF
eloqucnce, "hat might reseund through the Universe" =
There you know area, OF 10 feet radius,
Just around where he thus Stood while continued TO
at him. breathcss expectation But of sudden, raising
his right arm-as Bruus did when, after striking down C
sar, he
Shook its steel
Andb ade the his Country hail
raising his arm say, and he raised it, bending little
forward into an attitude that bespoke attention, he applied
his thumb and orefnger his and blew it most c.
pouy over the whole before him. distributing, the
time by adroit fling OF the hand, what was left
upon his fingers of the emuniiion.
stood COURSE for moment, CONCEALED 18th disgust
but as soon could recover myself little, beckoped
10 me felow-repo Nathan Sargent OF Philadelphia
OLIVER Odschoo that he might tell who this mighty
horn blower was to whom Roland Asolfo of old
nothing While he telling me- Mr. Waerson, having
collected himself, again went through the same
graceful perfonna from the admirably chosen po
siion lie had taken only for the advantages of elbow
which afforded and having finished, he retired
To his seat without claiming the floor any further. make
doubt that when he Is, with all proper introduced
10 the President and Cabinet Of Buenos Ayres lie will pre-
sent his credentials with hand and blow his with
the other.
You may arch your eyebrows little this story; which
is nevertheless, rigdly To silence any doubt will
give you another Legislative instance still worse and OF
the Land of Chivaly where dungh chickens louder
than do game cocks any where else.
Some 10 or - years ago. knew, member OF the
South Carolina Legislature, certain Mr.. Caughman, Of
the District of Lexington which lies in the neghbouhood
OF Columbia, the of Government OF him have had
related by persons of the highest character witnesses OF
the fact, the following circumstance.
One day, while the House in full session, and
Pied perhaps of those lofty questions, with which
they there deal amiary, Mr. Caughnan observed
OF sudden, Stoop and unite the leather string OF
what might be called, unapily his coutcd shoon
lie pulled it of; next dohng his yurn sock, which may
with little danger of any breach OF historical accuracy,
speak of greasy lie then proceeded roll little way
up leg his PANTHEON and his drawers after which for
nal PREPARATION he deliberately drew up his foot whether
not might guess, but dare affirm and laid
upon the Mahogany Desk before him. Then producing
from his pocket his knife, he on with the
manke gravity and cut first his cOrns, and then
his toe-nas OF course, when foot finished the
man, he had two, executed the duty tie other
hope this will satisfy YOU, the newly appointed
Dpomatist and the feasibility Of his feat. There IS how
ever one good in his appointment he certainly won't
the contingent fund the purchase OF Pockehand
kerchefs, make the country pay much in WashwO-
mans bills Mr.. Van Buren, did.
Have you ever heard Of Sneehen2 Mo- Not heard
Of Sneethen something lackey Caldwell the actor who
manumitted him. ~ him the President as sort Of
sub.body-seryant Why, my good sir. whom HAVE you
heard OF Have you forgotten how, when Sneethen
emerged, many foul things have OF late done,
credit and influence in this Lillpntan reign Prens Of
Louisville published him known him and
many in that quarter for and yalorousy the
aforesaid Sneethen vengeance, but kept,
christian WISE Of harms way Not that Saeehen
was po,roon Oh no far from but, the STAGE tho
Sneehen had snufed candles he had played the he
ros part OF his line. Sneethen, however, when
the Senate had the temerty reject the nomination his
patron as OF the New Orleans Mint, punished them
for it; vifyng them all the ends of stage rant which
he had saved along with the candeends over which he
presided.
Well what think you Of Sneo then bred betwixt the stage
and the edtorsp of wretched Democratic Tyerian news
paper gotten up N Orleans between his old and his
new a. now lifted into II high legal lrust-ihn Of Solicitor
of Land Office Iii station demanding, besides wide
general knowledge of Law aud it, principles, thorough
familiarity with the muutarous aud complex Of all
our Land Laws and the interests which they relate
and this il consigned a equally without churac
ter and Abilities whose pursuits and attsinmens bear
as much relation his difficult trust those Of Caldwell
10 Coinage and Finance those Of Cooper the the
charge Of an Arsenal those OF John Howard Payne to
u Consulshp in Morocco.
Another shameful appointment, known every body
familiar with the composition OF the late Congress- and
which has far less commented than it deserves
that Of GenI Dawson, Of Louisiana, Post Master Of
n. Orleans lie became, last year, Tyleriun LocoYco
and connected, 10y marriage with tie Post Master Gener.
al. have heard his private character mpeachcd
but except two open Of rGiunism upon the hoor-tlc
ono towards Arnold Of Tennessee and the other towards
Giddings Of Ohio have never him perform the
slightest public duty unless lounge through the
be ashamed Naturally he seems entirely destitute Of any
thing like intellect; that the sotshncss, in which
he appears perpeiualy plunged adds little his
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