The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-19

side Of Hull or Stewart, were here jostled by
periumed lieuteaants. bedecked with gold lace
who have served the republic by summer cruise
III the Mediterranean, or dancing at the Empe-
ror's balls at Rio--or by successful love ad-
venture with the tawny bellies of the Sandwich
Isles. Here were grave statesmen, men who were
and men who are, OF the cabnet-far bue-eyed
ladies from the frozen North; sparkling brunettes
from the Southland Kentucky's beautiful daugh-
ters paraking OF the beauties OF both the extremes
poets with shirt collar turned down, and wigs a la
Byron, resembling that remarkable man IN nothing
bat his love ct liquor-subordlnate clerks of the
Departments in white gloves and snub noses trying
to pass for members of Congress. Mrs. Robert
Tyler was absent, having gone to Virginia for a
few days; but the White House found fair repre-
sentative in the Presidents niece the daughter Of
the postmaster al Columbus, Ohio. In short, all
were pleased, and If the parties to come OH are
rendered more attractive, the entertainers Will
have to bestir themselves.
This IS bright day--the Senate not IN session
the Avenue is thronged. met j. Lorimer Ora
ham, Thomas Z. Davis, and Col. Munay-(were
they not the finance committee OF the North Anne
rican Trust Company)-Mr Beers was not with
them-but Wall street had its representative in
John Ward, Egg, the man who lends the govern
ment seven millions Of morning, and tries to coax
the Secretary OF the Treasury to take four five
millions mere on the same terms-and here is
George .. Strong, Esq, the fnancier of the Com
merclal Bank; trust he is not TO be Mr.. Spencer's
successor
His Exceency, the Governor of Coney Island IS
here-a far greater and no less entertaining poten-
tate than was the Governor of Barataria--for Go.
veraor Davis not only loves the good things of this
world, but actually partakes of them, aye, deals in
them--"makes profit of his appetite"--he has the
contract, II Is said, to furnish butter, &c, for the
Navy-the product of his territory of Coney Island !;
although had supposed that lovely estate only
abounded in CLAIMS and white sand-(but there is
no telling what miracles the modern improvements
IN agriculture may work. This Washington is a
little woIld-the variety Of equipage can hardly be
equalle in New York. Now, there dashes by the
beautiful low Partisan carriage of the French Min
Iser the servants in drab and silver looking as If
Colonel ThOrne himself had superintendent its
whole arrangement followed BY the carriage of
some Patrician Virgnan, driven by an old negro,
III battered hat and torn coat, the harness mended
with ropes, the leather curtains shrunk and flying
IN the wind, innocent Of oil of tannin-and on RI
ding along provincial dandy chap on prancing
with his long spurs, and by checking him with the
curb forces him to go sideways, so that the mos,
prominent objects are the horses long tail and the
riders immense nose !; his military saddle cloth de-
noting that some OF his ancestors were in the ar
my. Then comes the handsome carriage and blood
horses of the member from Newark N. j.; the
two coored servants in handsome plain clothes SO
respectable and grave in their appearance, that il
you had met them on the pave, you would have ia
ken them for the minister from the republic OF
Hayti and his secretary of legation. And now
walking briskly along comes the Presidents private
secretary, John Tyler, Jr., the handsomest man in
Washlngton-the ladies bow and smile-they are
strangers (they do not know he is married)-the ia
vorite with all gentle and simple-he never med
dies with potics-he carries the Presidents mes
sages the Senate and the House, where he is greet
ed in the most friendly manner by both democrats
and wings "May his shadow never be less''