The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-09
MARES NEST!

ANOTHER MARES NEST!
Mr.. Richie has found another mares nest
What lucky man! But short time ago he
came down plump into sadde-of-mutton dinner
company he SO unceremoniously disturbed, and,
being somewhat disconnected, and not having
"spectacles on nose" thought he saw John Tyler
cheek by jowl with John M. Bolts! The vene-
rable gentleman was for moment petrihed, hor-
rifed, transmogrifed. He lost his voice
G vox faucibus hesit,
Steterunque coma"
Having recovered little, he did precisely what
other female women do when awfully frightened,
ran and screamed at the top of his voice. We
pitied the poor frightened man, and could hardly
find it in our heart to laugh at him, such were
our sympathies for him, although all around us
were INDUCING in the most immoderate cachina-
tions.
Well, as "passing away" is inscribed on all
sublunary things, that affair passed away without
quite frightening old "sans 7eur" to death, and
all things having gone gingerly in Virginia lately
the Calhoun men having come in from "the bush, =
- tkey declare, without being hired to do SO, ne-
Their with money, promises Of Office, honied words,
or any other good and valuable consideration, the
venerable "nous ucrrons' has been the happiest
creature living, not excepting any old lady just
about to become grandmother, and upon whom
devolved the whole charge Of providing for the oc-
casion He has hustled about, doing little of
everything, and looking into every Granny with
the curiosity of maybe, and the wisdom of an
owl, chatting with one, cracking joke with ano-
ther, shaping third on the back, and then laugh
ing in such merry mood as did ones heart good
10 hear him. But 10! in the midst of all this
bustling Importance, and gushing forth of plea
santry and humor from heart overlooking with
delight, something omnous strikes his eyes,
which do glare like two new moons Just rising
side By side, or like two well secured pewter
plates standing upon an old-fashoned dresser
" What means this" ne exciams, "more coali-
tion more dinners and suppers! more Websters
and Riveses ! more men in buckratn!' Forth
with the afrghed "nous perrons," sits down
and Rdtes paragraph, calling upon "the friends
OF Calhoun and Van Buren, (not Van Buren, and
Calhoun) 10 act molly together" Doubtless the call
will be obeyed, especially by the Calhoun men
the gallant +" chvalry," who deserted their friend,
and came in without being purchased, "'pon hon.
or" especially as they are first named in the call
But what does all this mean! asks the reader
On, nothing but this, that Mr. Richie having
come across letter which gives an account of
party of gentlemen one evening last week, at the
hoi, or ~ oc ~. =,
party--dscovers something worth making hull
labulo about, in the fact that Mr. Webster, Mr.
Rives, and Mr.. Mangum were at the said party,
and happened TO be of "kindred opinions about
the treaty OF Washington. That's all, reader
Our good friend Of the Enquirer has been put in
a terrible "swither," but there is nothing I'M
common IN that, for he is as easily frightened as
a shyipg horse, and has been known to run
mile without stopping, to escape the pursuit of
his shadow. Why, SO scary is he, that after be-
ing frightened by sheep, the very smell of NUT
ton puts him in such perfect tremor as is sad 10
behold.
But joking aside, and seriaiin,' Gas an NJ. c.
who delights to quo.e Latin, and who makes it his
boast that there is not newspaper published in
his district, sometimes says very expressively)
upon an examination Of the journals, we find that
both Mr. Mangum and Mr.. Rives voted for the
treaty, and we therefore surmise that they held
" kindred opinions" upon that subject and why
there should be anything extraordinary in the
circumstance Of their having kindred opinions
upon it now, we cannot exactly see. Perhaps il
we could borrow Mr.. Rtchie's specs, We might
see il, as well as other strange things
Gorgons, hydras, and chimeras, dire,n
which SO much trouble his vision and disturb his
slumbera