The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-08

UhN hIOUI.--Ilus tNc WORTH TeaTtf WuuufTs
Than are exhibited by Locoiocoism Mr., James
Buchanan, Ut PENNSYLVANIA de ms ii necessary
turm lily 10 withdraw his name from among he
Pr sdeaial candidates. Our wonder is not al
The withdrawal-bul that the name should have
beei connected with The place al Il. is not
q truth stranger than hct oll.' Here ave have Il
man zee ining, for the present at The hands Of
the Dlmocrasc party. for especial reasons-a
man who proclaimed 10 the world that il he
thought he had a drop Of Democratic blood in his
veins, he would open them and let il out" What
an appropriate postscript could he have made
with this sentiment, at the close of his letter to
the Democracy of Pennsylvania, declining Llace
at the Baltimore Conyen ion --Huiford Cour.
The following toast has been gong the rounds
of the newspapers for some years, but was never
more appropriate than at this time:
HENRY CLAY.
The great, the wise, the virtuous all they say,
In times great progress die, and turn TO Clay;
A dying nation shall the comment give,
She turns to Clay, but turns to Clay to lpe.
"Have you voted I" asked political drummer
of loafer who was hanging round the polls, as
he thrust ticket into his hand
"No havn't, and don't mean to, that's more,
till the third day about shutdown Nobody shakes
hands with me or treats me after have voted
---------------------
DIcTIoN AND DEcENcY.-T The State Printer
shows decided improvement in dGtion and
decency, as witness the following from the Ohio
Statesman of Friday
Henry CLAY, whose character is one botch
of immortality and putridity- whose crimes run
high as the temple of moral iniquty can ascend
the blood Of whose victims is crying TO heaven
for vengeance"
The g hard CIDER of 1910 is still operating on
the amiable State Printer.-State Journal.
A Breach OF PROMISE Casa novel case is
now under trial before Judge Kent, of New York.
The charge is breach Of promise, the plaintiff be-
ing Willis Cutler, the defendants J. S. Oatman
and Harriet bis wife. The Tribune says
"The plaintiff in 1871, was a wdower, about
40 years Of age, with five children. His business
is purchasing casks, &c. Mrs. Oatman, at the
same time, was the widow of Mr.. Robert Coles
formerly dry goods merchant. She is the
daughter of the late John Pye, who left her, it is
said, an estate worth 10000 or $4,000. The
charge is that in 1871 she received the visits Of
plaintiff as a suffer, and engaged to marry him,
but that she met with DR.. Oatluan Immediately
after her fathers death, and became united to the
latter in February, 1913. On the part OF the de-
fence it is denied that Mrs. Oatman ever received
the visits Of the plaintiff other than as an ordinary
acquaintance. He resided next door to her dwell
ling in Third avenue, near 18th street, and when
he called, she treated HIM respectfully, but no
more. Considerable testimony was presented in
support and opposed to the charge, Mrs O. is
about % years Of age, and had two children by
her former husband. She is rather handsome
looking. The plaintiff has nothing very striking
IN his appearance. He, also, was married aho1,
a week after defendant. The damages are laid
at $lOO0D" is .e
Al [A verdict Las beenrcndercd in the above case
for the defendants Fa h4a