Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-22
Correspondence Of .As IVhig.

- NEW YORK, FEB. Ii, rs.
My progress being mpedad by snow banks. and the
coolest weather 1.-THE old folks sayl since the time old
CORVALLIS was taken, yet hanging about the city of
o'ha with ample leisure for farther ucubration in rela
uoh 10 every uug aud nothing In particular. In oil my
travels have not seen half dozen Locofoccs end
where these fellows are located between eectcns1 can
not Imagine: And At this point am reminded of nm NJ,
eedote oil the late noble and agreeable gentleman James
Barbour, who, IN the summer of 1897 contributed 10 the
entertainment, Of OF the White Sulphur SPRINGS
by his rare coloquia powers During the Goryrypy
he said he arrived a. Fredericksburg and wen, into bsr
bers shop ge, shaved and whilst under oper.,on he
asked the black barber how the election was oip The
barber promptly replied that General Jackson would no
doubt get the vote OF Spoi,syyania whereupon the Gov
ernor desired TO know how it was that in conn, from,
and returning 10 Orange. he met with Jackson
man " God bless you Governor, said the barber Won
can't ind the jackson boys in mail coaches but Jus, take
it afoot through the bushes" and you will SEQ enonsb Of
| 'em".
| Since the death of the lamented Barbour | told
| the nnecdoie to an honest old Wing of Boston
| and asked him. who the time on his WAY
from the Virginia Springs, how it was that the LocoG,
were not generally seen excepting about es~a u,ncs1
and he replied, "Nhy just before p-ideniial election
they dig Them out OF the gror-' They must have dug
great as;N .,nber but not out of Clay soil
0Jfi0 his11s0 ;seye probably dug up Though do no,
ee Jackson boys ,and you know they aud the Polk
mans Polk would have been minus about 90 Sa,es)
hear good deal i'll regard TO coming events (Which cas-,
their shadows before" The knowing Wings tell me thu,
the ocofOcos hercabout nstounded Folks saving he
means to be the President OF tho People, The "Od Hunk
eTs consider this most unpatrioic for they had been
thinking oil the time they supporting him, and buy
ing up the Herald and other papers support him. tina,
he, like Van Buren, would be the President OF the Loco
ocos and Of course give all the Offices fat Jobs to them
They are quite alarmed and fearful that Polk will inleed
make an honest President Polk, certainly all things CON
sidered, begins well, and II he goes on as well m, s
Whigs wall gave him proper support mud that will do moro
man any thing else to scatter to the winds the Spos Par
y which, according TO my observation during NV i'm,
wells for years past is confined this city pur,icols and
the other large cities Support the Polk administrators T.
every thing that is hght and patriotic and that will ann;
hate tue Spoismen and by consequence expedite the
turn TO better times and better things; bu, haye mn lido.
we shall eve! get back the homes, odfashioned time. n
Washington. Madison Marshall and Adams-eer,,inIv
not in day.
Butifiond i. IL Is in your power TO DO something oy,,d
H. because you had an education, Il had none and know
how - whtt and moreover, you have more oXne,snc
ana more years. than l. young though you be and there
Tore u ~ incumbent upon you, 90 oil IN your p,re, d,
brlng Us beck TO those good old times which have al
udtd When was boy IN the Old ID innion !, vyas ,Jc
school boys privilege. II he lived mail foue 10 ran
ne or two to such members Of Congress nass =.
Johu Randolph, WA. LOwndes James Pleoss,,s g. a..
tsmpord mufaHfHr The people in modern i,n.s d ~,
hesitate 10 send 10 Congress who have no r,,r.
70 seats there than have m the pulpit Some where anr
ing nay HaNcs' some one said On oginaI ~ NJ
character, but don't think shall concur in bis i
unless 700 forthwith originate plan 10 rerenere ,be
House oi R'prescntivcs sad change h, come
brunch Oi tic Government. Whilst a hoy ,y,,,, -
ago. went 70 Washington, only with fccngs az yc,t
IAu'h uf ne sc1tsi man that lived Il, tho tide -
unr' but Tucked upon the Metropolis bouored win b
nomc OF tie Father OF the Country. NJ the abode ,C b
ey ana purity Don't DC surprised at this because vo a.,
Old enough 10 remember what sort of mon tb,r sI
,n Nsp9onc ena am sure you hope, Vain hope lear
lne uc - not Tar distant when their equal will he IN ,,
One HEINZ Clay Of Ashland, by name was tben ,c Ji;
pco speaker Ot dgnicd assembly. saw tbo - -
Ashland pTcsidrg and II then an honor 10 p,es, -
the peopisa servants; but how changed the scene 49,.
w'sn the "hile House, but not long since bop,spsd II
teacey Know now m the gallery Of the ,as tsprese,
u'o ia hhd looking back twenty years realized con
10Y NC ul 800" ih'Ie ufo yet dgnfed. orderly we'll |
bred men who ere the immediate nt,,,ycs ~ 49,
pnopei bot inry arc not o.. SUCH und "',e N, ,,s @
pity 'ts. 'ns true" will not relate via, I ~ w
you might fupp1fc an Mt man OF truh. a.. 49,,
goI'q muHd By TIC way, my Hotel man in B,o,d..,
registered me os the Honorable - a,J -, ~, |
TIC conoundod newspapers announced my arrival VIZ
INC Gohainiles, supposing an influential men,
oct OF Co"gfcfs' cards were len In abundance Uav
ing 70 acquaintance with ny kind yisit,rs ana ;l
10 rid himself Of them ~ coon a. possibis T,c 'Is
Hotel Keeper to erase the honorable" from ms - -
might be taken by gsGHsHen for monbrr q, C,.,,
lie did ~, but unfortunately substituted Co,,t u, -,
h1iicr NC suppose y and then passed a. Vr,.nt -
lionel as loag ~ could bear IT, told INV p,ts 49,, |
hoped ho did not suspect q being nembcr a. G |
gres', colonel OF anything, save plain eentenan bn,
tho next day found myself Doctor and ns IL l. n,o
sblo down plain, old fashioned Mister, M,
be ofi-abe the deep snow banks but before 90, le,