The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-14

Dana, IN opposition to the regular nominee Felix
has hada hard time upon the stump, in standing out
against the regular nomination, and it is said,
that on one occasion, he told his late constr
tuents, that he was "a plain, fat-fooied, veni-
son-backed, unsophistcated locofoco, by CD
and that if they did not choose to reelec him, be-
cause he took his glass OF grog like an independent
citizen, they might go to hell and he would 60 to
making harness; and that he didn't care d-n, only
that he didn't like to be cork-screwed out Of Con-
dominating Convention We can Scarcely Sope
that Mcconnell has run the gauntlet triumphantly.
Altogether the election news from the West looks
rather muggy ,or the Administration. We have not
heard from Tennessee, but suspect that Foster (ate
Wing Senator) will do Brown brown netwithstand-
ing his "vlcarious'' popularity, derived from Col
Benton.
IL is the impression now that Mr.. Rell has sur
rendered his project of an independent democratic
Van Buren,, Wright organ here, into the hands OF
Mr.. j. Z. Rlves, late OF the Globe. The paper IS not
TO be started, we understand, till next November,
and the express design of It's establishment IS to use
II as fulcrum upon which TO ply the lever tor the
printing OF the House next session, IN opposluon 10
the Union
We discover that you are taking good care OF our
old friend G. w. p. Cuss, the last OF the Barons"
of the Washington family. And we shall here say
five words TO his further introduction among the
people of the North Mr.. GUSTS owns large farm
on the heights, across the Potomac from Washing
ton, on the Virginia side. His mansion, four miles
distant stands out, its elevated site In fine relief
from the Western porco of the capital, and bears
the beautiful name OF Arlington. AT the foot OF the
hill, under old outrageous oak tree and near the
brink Of the river, there is fine pelucid spring Of
delicious water and there is also long-handled
gourd hanging against the tree, if inviting the
way-tarng man to drink. For many years 6 Gus
ts's Spring" has been the resort of picnic par
ties, the old gentleman always furnishing fiddler,
Zone of his slaves) and participating in the dance
under the shade Of
1.-THE brave old oak of hundred years"
Lately he has built fine booth tor our young
felix's TO dance in, with smooth floor, and seats all
lie fllp Iyar lS Insfu han urny
all along the shore, our young men and maldens de-
vote no small portion of their visits TO catching fish
with hook and line. On such occasions our old
trend Custis furnishes the pan to try the perch IN,
and cook if required and the peasure-seekers,
though they may go unprovlded never find them
selves on short allowance at Custlss Spring" Ar
llngton House abounds in relics OF the Washington
family, and of the revolution, and we present, as
relic, himself, OF the ancient chlvary and regime
OF the old Dominion, our esteemed neghbor, Mr..
Custls. to the consideration and hospitality OF the
Moses Y. Beach and Son, and Sun, arrived yes
terday, :" and took lodgings at Tyler and Brch's
United States Hotel. And we will hazard rough
guess at the object of the visit of the great Fulton
street financler. The Allentown Bank in bad OF Pa
repute, and Mr.. Beach wants 10 borrow OF the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury some sixty or hundred
thousand dollars to set the concern upon It's legs
again. Now, we do hope, il there is any tounda-
ton tor this surmlse, (and Beach would not come to
Washington at this time of the year for nothing,)
we do hope, II this be so, that Mr.. Walker will not
lei him have the first and last dollar. II there is
be a general 'grab" for the public money, we think
that Moses has as good right to ''grab" any other
person.-Ed. Herald We should not be surprised,
II Moses were TO run his head into danger, OF this
be his buslness) by the bonus, which, chances
one ne will propose to give, rather than fail OF get
ting the funds required to save that Allentown Bank
from the last spasms of paper apoplexy. But
for all, can you believe, Noses that the money of
the people, collected from them for public expenses
exclusively, was at all designed TO prop up such pitt
ful specializing shavlng-shops as yours We should
trembe for the safety of the public funds under the
present weretched system OF their safe-keeplng and
disbursement, If the system were under the control
OF man whose ambition or avararlce transcribed
his devotion TO his public trust, and individual
scientous integrity, 1t is wretched, abominable
system, under which any petty contemplate shaver
OF deprecated paper, may come and demand OF the
Secretary so many thousand dollars 10 speculate
upon, and to employ 1t In giving temporary clrcula
ton TO trash which must ultimately fall dead loss
upon the hands OF the holder. Oh trumpery
Oh Moses!
A distinguished lady of the upper circle and COM
municant OF one OF the Episcopal churches of this
city, we learn with exceeding modification and re-
greet, was refused the sacrament, and passed by al
the communion table. Cos Wy! Because she was
charged by the minister as being s'how-come-you-
So" on the Fourth OF July Don't breathe it TO a
living soul--we wouldn't mention it for the world.
All. Lord there IS a grea, deal OF the "keyarnal'
In w Washington, after all.
Jenkins, OF the metropolis, and dozen amateurs,
leave tie city to-day In schooner, well balasted
with vctuals and liquids for an exploring excurs n
of fortnight down our majestic and romantic Po
tomac. Other parties are for organizing to form a
junction at Plney Point. They could not have
fallen upon better project tor novelty, recreation,
and fun.
The city was taken by surprise last afternoon in
demonstration by our colored population exceeding
any thing of the kind ever occurring in the nation
The Rev. Mr. Turner, an old and faithful black
preacher, of the methodist discipline, or of that
branch OF il known as the Bethlemite faith. who
died last Friday, had his funeral yesterday All the
coored folks were OF course at liberty, as they uni
formly on the Sabbath, particularly after dinner
AT about O'Clock, the procession from Capitol Hill
came down the avenue, classified and arranged in a
style which was very credlable and ordery-the
ministers first ioot-then the hearse-then the
mourners-ihen the officiating priestln a carriage
then several hundred men on ioot-several hundred
women-a host of boys and upwards of fifty car
riages in regular succession, with body of horse
men TO bring up the rear-the column composed of
all shades and coors, from coal black qulnter-
oon--he proportion of muattoes clearly indicating
the practical triumph OF the abolition feasibility of
amalgamatlon. The line extended for full mea-
sured mile, and the regularity of the march would
have done credit to a veteran Mexican army. The
whole procession carried umbrellas to keep off the
ostensbly, but doubtless for the purpose, in fact,
OF adding TO the dignity of the pageant it being the
custom of the white oksto carry umbrellas on such
occasions at this season OF the year.
1t was indeed amusing TO see host OF stalwart
blacks--the same fellows, who, during the week,
carry the bod all day. with handkerchief tied about
the genial sunshine, walking to-day in a moderate
temperature under the shade of all sorts of umbre-
las, as il the beams of the setting luminary would
cloud the transparency of their delicate skins But
the white folks do so, and they always in the
height of the fashion.
But the procession was gratifying to contemplate
IN another and higher point OF view OF the thou
sands Of these African people, the most of them
slaves, every man, woman and child was decently,
nay, the most of them, even genteely alfred And
there was look, an unmlstakeabe proof in their
appearance that they were well fed, well clothed,
well cared for, and happy as any people under the
sun. An abolitionist would have been COMPOUNDED
had he seen this Southern negro funeral procession
the great number-the order-the neatness-the
whole grateful aspect OF this body of southern
slaves. Horace Greeley would have doubted the
evidence of his eyes
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