The Arkansas banner., 1844-09-25

"JUnGEs kEATTs AND LACY. -Some iAqairr, and much amusement, ran the rounds of our eiy the other day. when the Nashville Banner was received, which announced, among other curious things, that j3Iee5 KEATHs and LACY" were delegates, from Arkansas, to the Nashville Whig meeting. The ] inquiry was, as to seto was Judge KeaHs The anusemont begun. when it was ascegtained to be Jimmy keaits eff this vicinity Jimmy Ksati, a ,JUdye!" exclaimed one, Who'd la thought il 3'f cried another. Hurrah lo, Jjma9!o said q third. :" Whats he a Judge of;' asked fourth. "Vhy !!,TH't you remember when he was Ju3ge Of that qa7tsf ?3 answered fifth. ''A Prophet is never without honor, except in his own country" moralizad sixth. How lucky, for him, that he went abroaa, sueerad seventh. Perhaps, ike aiying.oa, ha 'lelt his country for Lis eounry's good, eii.nad a an eighth. "But he is coming bacb again. sighed ninth "silanee!" cried out saturnine looking fellow-e'I explain it all :-- Borden, ot the Gazeta, h return fer that basket Of peaches, sent Jimmy or as one of Arkansas noble sons.' FeA, you know, he went in company with Pae, Kacg, and Cooke, all noble looking fellows, sure enough. They, having the credit of the State aoneBhatat heart became concerned about Jimmy
 
 ansada, for what he lacked in size and good looks, by disgusting hi.a in t.Is; and, thus, they poured tin cap full of whisl,ey in his head, and dubbed hin 5eage. This was tbe more readily done. as LecY, beng real Judge at home and unable to oiliata abroad, had 10 objection to lend ito Jimmy for season. By this ingenious, yet simple process. ;hey easily gave Jimmy currency, and passed hla as Q singed eat" "Yos,n added cross eyed man, and thus they made him Vice President of the neeiing." "Khew---h!! did they. tho' Egad P said several at time s.Il bet he's say- ing away from home, just to enjoy his honors - E" Oh no!' shouted the whole company, |" he shall be Judge lseatts as long as hs lives
 As to Jpdse Lecg--he is q Judge in reali!y{ and on the Supreme Benen, at that. Whether he ssas delegate 10 the Wbig, or to the Democratic meeting, a Nashville, ns to not iaog, And as to his poll | ties, we understand that he never soils tha e7afae witb paryism; but takes broad national views'' orI all subjects
 Since wrsng the above, a friend has handed IS the Nashville Whig of August 2lih, in which we fad the following paragraph. In justice to Judge LACY, we copy it. in order that itmay be seen, that altho' he was not s regular delegate to the Whg Conventions and is opposed to the aciiye interfer enee Of fhe Judiciary ia the party politics ol .ae country . get thai, ii this instance at least, pas aad aa IVAig, and was So considered by te N bigs | oF Nashville
 '.Juase Lacy ofsAriansas, announced in our last as dslsga.e from Arkansas to ou? Convention, re q9ests IS to say hat hs visit to th city at this time Was accidental, and though present atthc Conyen. ton, he dld not cone as a regular delegate. Be longing ta the bench at home, he is opposed to tAe active Interference of the Judiciary ia the pa.ty politics af the counifg,a
 ENfset from letter to gentleman ia this place. dated
 "IoNKsRoao', TESx, Aug. g. Isl4