American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-26
Correspondence of the American Republican,
WAsHNGToN, Feb. 90, lS45.

Mr.. Clippers of the Nativeism
of your journal, with which we entirely dis
SENT we regard your little daily as most
clever and deserving popular newspaper. And
with this view, as we are afforded Il half hours
interval from hard labor, eve take our pen in
hand, as dear cousin in Missouri says in her
last letter, to chat with you and your readers
little, on persons, matters and things in Wash
ngtons appertaining to the cognizance of the
public press gang.
First on the subjec of cheap hostages, Mr.
McDuffie commended in late speech in the
Senate, that cheap hostages would effect an in
creased taxation upon the people of the South,
by throwing the Department upon the General
Treasury. His argument has suggested TO us
the following epigram:
SENATOR McDUFFIE AND CHEAP HOSTAGES.
The eloquent South Carolinian opposes,
Cheap postage like that of Victoria Regina;
Because he discovers the system discloses
Still further taxation on South Carolina!
Most logical argument-brilliant abstraction,
And worthy the Statesmans most serious instruc-
ton,
That sum is increased by the rule of subtraction,
That tax is enlarged in the rate of reduction.
When the honorable shall have put that in
his pipe and smoked it, we expect he will ad-
NIT that less is paid for a letter at five cents
postage than at twenty-five.
The medley drama Of Putnam continues to
draw good houses at the National. But we
think that new pieces each night, or good ster-
ling old pieces by way Of change would draw
more largely upon the patrons of histrionics.
The increase of patronage for some days past,
has not been from the increased interest in psf
nam, but from the increase of strangers arriving
in the city. All these would be secured that
do go, and many citizens besides, with change
of bill each night. The suggestion is worth
considering.
Monsieur Bonneville continues to open the
eyes of our people with his nightly experiments
in Mesmerism. Strange that a man whom we
would think had scerce the vitality within him
TO keep his coffee warm in his stomach, should
have such redundancy of the electric fluid,
as to parsliZe strong men whose circulation is
vigorous and active, and to render them the
passive automata of his conjurations Once
for all, there is a deal of mystery, wonder, and
fear in Animal Magnetism, and right smart
sprinkling withal, of the popular ingredient of
humbuggery. There is so! An Nj. d., how
ever, this evening, was convinced of the truth
of the mystery, in several particulars.
The Catholic Fair has spread out its tempta-
tons to the young folks again. In addition to
other attractions, a little bird that sings so
sweetly in the choir of ST. Matthews, whispers
us confidently that two beautiful "Natives" of
Baltimore are to be among the fair dispensers
of the fair things of the fair. Success to the
fair, and fair prices. Thanks to the fair lady
for these beautiful flowers. We Jared we'll at
the fair. We are as lucky as John Tyler, and
he is the embodiment of good luck-ain't he?
Captain Hewitt purposes renewing his cotil-
lions at the Odeon. Success to him. We
have envied him his position long time as the
musical tutor of so many of the youthful fair
of this Metropolis.
Mons. korponay, meantime, is teaching our
Metropolitians le discipline de Ia Polka. He
stole boquet of flowers from us this evening,
for which wepromise to requite him soon. But
you might as well say that McGrath is not al.
fat in shell fish, as that Kerponay is not CONNIE
il taut in lie Mazorska. Bonnie mutt
BACH. BOB.