The Arkansas banner., 1843-09-23

At llle HtulQfea heads Oi the Hydra of Corruption now grovellmg in the dust be- heath the lance of Reason, and spouting up to the universal arch above us, it's sanguinary gore,o said MT. Brick, putting on little blue cloth cap with a glazed front, and quoting his last article.
 "The hbation of freedom, Brick''-hinted the colonel.
 "-Must sometimes be quallcd in blood, colonel,'' cried Brick And when he said 'blood,' he gave the great pair of scissors a sharp snap, as if they said blood too, and were quite of his opinion.
 This done, they both looked at Martin, pausing for reply
 "Upon my life,o said Martin, who had by this time quite removed his usual coolness, < can't give you any satisfactory informa- ton about 1t; for the truth is, that I-''
 "Stopm cried the colonel gancing sternly at his war correspondent, and giving his head one shake after every sentence. s'That you never heard of Jefferson Brick, sir. That you never read Jefferson Brick, sir. That youneyer saw the Rowdy Journal, sir. That you never knew, sir, of its mighty influence upon the cabinets of Europe-Yes p
 "That's what was about to observe, cer- tainly,o said Martin.
 sskeep cool, Jenerson,' said the colonel, grayely. "Don't bust! oh you Europeans Arter that, let's have d glass of winer' So saying, he got down from the table, and pro- dueed from basket outside the door, bot tie of champagne, and three glasses.
 sMr Jefferson Brick, sir,'' said the col onel, filling Martins glass and his own, and pushing the bottle to that gentleman, twill you give us a sentment.o
 Well, sir" cried the war correspond ent, < since you have concluded to call upon me, l will respond. will give you, sir, the Rowdy Journal and it's brethren; the well of Truth, whose waters are black from being composed of printers ink, but are quite clear enough for my country to behold the shadow of her destiny reflected in.''
 :. Hear, hear p cried the colonel, with great complacency "There are howry compo- nents, sir, in the language of my friend '''
 s.Very much so, indeed,' said Martin.
 "There is to-day's Rowdy, sir," observed the colonel, handing him a paper. '' Y ou'll find Jefferson Brick at his. usual post in the van of human civilization and moral purity.o iit CDlOlitl NuS uy ll1io llillC ScdlSu OH the table again. AIr. Brick also took up position on that same piece of furniture; and they fell to drinking pretty hard, They often looked at Martin as he read the paper, and then at each other; and when he lad It down, which was not until they had fin nished second bottle, the colonel asked him what he thought of it.
 'sWhy, it's horribly personal" said Martin.
 The colonel seemed much flattercd by this remark and said he hoped il was
 .We are independent here, sir,o said Mir. Jefferson Brick. We do as we like.''
 eff may judge from this specimen,n re- turned Martin, < there must be a few thou sand here rather the reverse of independent, who do as they don't like''
 Well They yield to the mighty mind of the Popular Instructor, sir" said the col onel. s'They rifle up, sometimes; but in general we have a hold upon our citizens, both in public and private life, which is as much one of the ennobling institutions of our happy country as"
 ssAs nigger slavery itself,o suggested MT Brick.
 l" En-trely so," remarked the colonel.
 idyS odii Niotii iiit' liitl noihC IOoiiulioi- :! may venture to ask, with reference to a case observe in this paper of yours, whether the Popular Instructor often deals in--l am at loss to express it tWithout giving you of fence-in forgery? In forged letters, for in- stance,o he pursued, for the colonel was per fectly calm and quite at his ease, ''solemnly purporting to have been written at recent pe- riods by living men; ;o
 We'll, 70 replied the colonel, Git does, now and then''
 And the popular instructed-what dc they do? ," asked Martin.
 Buy 'em;'' said the colonel.
 Mir Jefferson Brick expectorated and laugh ed; the former copiously, the latter ap- provingly.
 < Buy 'em by hundreds of thousands,o re- sumed the colonel. .sWe are smart people here, and can appreciate smartness."
 s' Is smartness American for forgery" asked Martin.
 "Well p said the colonel, ''I expect it. American for a good many things that yot call by other names, But you can't hell yourselves in Europe. We can"
 And do, sometimes" thought Martin {. Y ou help yourselves with very little cere mony, too n'
 '.At all events, whatever name we choose to employ,'' said the colonel, stooping dowl to roll the third empty bottle into corne after the other two, < suppose the art O forgery was not invented here, sir ?'
 <. suppose not,o replied Martin. < N or any other kind of smartness, l reck on p
 Invented; No, presume not" ..Well l'' said the colonef s.then we got 1t al from the old country, and the old country to blame for 1t, and not the new 'un, There an end of tAat. Now .G Mir Jefferson Bricl and you will be so good as clear, Pll come ou last, and lock the door.p 7 Rightly interpreting this as the signal flo their departure, Martin walked down stair after the war correspondent, who precede him with great majesty. The colonel fol : lowing, they left the Rowdy Journal Office 3 and walked forth into the streets: Marti feeling doubtful whether he ought to kic