Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-03-22
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
q DAN GEE!


Pacific and Indian Oceans, will leave no
means nntried TO accomplish their object. For
this purpose they have sent a minister here,
armed with full powers and ample means. At
Washington. wine will flow in torrents. and
butchers and fowlers will know no rest in col
lecting ammunition for blowing up the hearts
of Senators and Representatives in Congress.
u the hecatonbs Of sheep and oxen, calves,
poultry and canvass backs, that will be slaugh-
tered for the sake Of diplomacy! The Ches.
apeake and all its tributaries will be drained
of oysters, and not soft crab will have leis-
ure 10 harden his shell !: no swan viii escape
buckshot; pike, carp. Yockfsi., cod, haddock
and sturgeon will rnsh.irto the ne: by tens Of
thousands; the praires will be depopula,ed for
buffaioes' tongues, and the forests o! Virginia
and Kentucky will not be able to retain quail,
partridge, a wild turkey or a. soon.' Diplo-
ma,ists have come over, feasting and TO feast,
Nimrods will 90 forth, killing and TO kill, and
Senators and Representatives will 60 out, di.
ming and to dine, supping and sup. And the
ladies, too! We believe that the Right Hon
orable Mr.. Packenhem is single; and IL he be
shrewd diplomatist, he will hint preference
for an American wife. o! what splendid sol
rees are given by the British ministers! How
magnificent are the British minister's dinners
And in what good taste, for he never dispen-
ses with the ladies'! Dinners to gentlemen
alone are great bores, and the Right Hsnora-
BILE Mr.. Packenham has too much taste and
refinement 10 encourage them Then the balls
eclipse every thing Of the kind in Washing
ton! So easy, so unconstraned, and at the
same time so recherche, so magnificent, so SUI
perb! He is gem of an entertainer, and his
balls are so delightful! And then such man
So handsome! So polished! With such tai
ent! Sucl, high cultivation! And only for
ty-five, too! What jewel Of husband he
would make to the young and accomplished
daughter of Senator Or Representative And
what delightful thing to be the Rigt Honor.
abe Lady Packenham! do wish papa would
vote for the treaty, or the appropriation, and
not sacrifice all my hopes to few acres OF
sandy wilderness, the Lord knows where, TT
only for buffaloes, Indians and beaver trap.
pers And seriously, my dear, we ought to
secure an establishment for Anna Maria, Cor
Anna Matilda, or Maria Theresa. or Julia Sc
rephina, according to circumstances and none
could be better than the one now offered; and
therefore you cannot think. my husband, OF
sacrificing the dearest interest Of your family
10 doua,fal question ahon; wilderness that
can never be settled, and 100 distant TO De OF
any use if it were.
Let US read page in the history o! the Ash.
burton Treaty; for History is philosophy,
teaching by example, The fine Old Eng.
lish gentleman came with full powers to set
tie not euery thing, but only one thing, the
Northeastern Boundary. Or rather he came
prepared to settle every thing; but finding that
The E Executive, falling into his trap, yielded one
thing very important, he resolved TO be satisii-
ed and to waive discussion about every thing
else, lest some new difficulty nigh, dissolve
the agreement upon the one thing already set
tied. This was quite strewd for one who dis.
claimed all diplomacy. Well. the treaty be-
ING settled, the two remaining questions were
ratification by the Senate, and appropriation
| by the House. Now came hotter than ever,
| the real diplomacy. the protocols OF Invitation
| to Champagne and Chateau Margaux. Ev-
cry doubtful member CT either House was
| Toasted and one obstinate fellow Of the Low.
er House, who voted against The appropIia-
| ton. was dined six times. But he could not
! swallow the treaty, or digest the ratification.
| Upon moderate computation, the ex'raordi
nary expenses of this mission extraordinary OF
Her Maiesiy's Government cost Her Majes-
! tvs Exchelner half mlll'o" OF dollars, al
! Ter the arrival in Washington. Such is histo-
| W J
example! Her Majesty's Government, be.
lieving that one way TO the fear. is down the
throat, have supplied with ample means, Her
Maiesly's Envoy Extraordinary sud Minister
! Parliamentary 10 the Government OF the Uni
led States of America. Her Majes'y's Gov
| ernmen, profits by experience in surprising that
the same forces which can make a turnpike
road TO one Territory can make turnpike road
to another.
! But Her Majesty's Government have ano,h-
er good idea. A wild. reckless democracy,
| like that which rules the weak Government OF
The U. States, is entirely under the control Of
a venal press aud very fortunately for Her
| Majes'y's Government at this time. presses of
| grea. influence in that democratic country are
edited and controlled by adventures from The
mother country, who have learned in the school
of the English and Scottish press, 10 translate
fundamental principles and national interests
into pounds sterling. And perhaps Her Ma
jes,y's Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
| Plenipoen,iary may find editors there OF ma
tive growth, who have been long enough in the
mother country to learn its language, and there
fore be able 10 translate likewise. With such
long levers for moving ,ha, democracy with
on, scruples, Her Majes,y's Government,
would be weak indeed TO neglect the means Of
directing them and if that democracy can be
moved its timid government, which never
dares 10 disobey its fierce, brutal, vulgar com.
mands. will grant all that Her Majesty's Gov
eminent requires. Ergo, the influential press
must sneak so soon as the mantainer reaches
those shores and instruct that democracy in its
real interests.
| Now let US see how the lerers are moving.
Some of them tell US that compromise is the
ground Of settlement, and that this is conior-
mable to the common sense Of both nations, and
opposed only by the ultra Wings OF England,
| III ~. .,,..o n.roc,.,s nc Tho limited States