The New York herald., 1845-02-20
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb Is, ls45.

WASHINGTON, ~. u. Fen. Is, lo4o
Mr.. EDITOR
"Coming events cast their shadows before them"
The shadow has been over US for sometime,
and we are beginning TO approach towards the sub
stance.
Great anxiety and excitement prevails here just
now, as to the final passage of the Texas question.
1t even takes the wind out of the agitation the
subject of the new cabinet Every day brings forth
speech in the Senate on H. Every day fills the
galleries with the mothers and daughters of the
Republic, congreeated in Washington, comprising
much of the youth, fashion, and BEAUTY OF the age.
To-day Mr. Choate, the nosegay orator, held
forth against Texas. He had an aud ence better
suited to his oratory than any he probably ever
spoke before, since he has been born. An au-
dence of fashionable ladies' many of whom had
read all the numbers Of Grsham's Magazine,
or the Southern Literary Messenger; and no doubt,
early all had read all the late new and ex-
citing novels OF James and Eugene Sue
Hence they were fully prepared to hear and decide
ipon all The arguments involved in the great qres-
ton of Texas annexation and, above all, to ad-
nire and appreciate Mr. Choate's transcendant dis
play of poetic oratory. He was just the man tor
brosal wales, strewed (not with fallen leaves) with
radiant flowers OF richest hues seeming the land
scapc round with one perpetual sweet scented
breath Of nature. He could paint the colors OF
deaps of the chrystal huid-set over the
whole thousand bright diadems, dartlng rays
# brilliancy athwert the widespread Para
disc of the primeval abode OF happiness | do
aot say Mr. Choate used single syllable Of
what have been saying but Will call upon his
hearers the ladies, TO prove that ne uss language,
ropes and metaphors, alegories and hgures
thousand times more romantic, than u Ia In the
Iower OF ordinary prose to express. Seeing many
imiabe and beautiful ladies' diligently attend
ing upon and learning the business OF legislation,
reminded me OF q scene which took place with
rlch old German merchant IN New York. Myn-
heer had come to Gotham poor young man OF
sober, industrious and close habits He could
work nearly all day on cheese, crackers and sour
Arout, and sleep IN garret at night. Whatever
vent into his pockets never went out again. Myn-
ieer, when pretty well supplied with dollars, mar
RED a Dutch woman, whose habits closely
issimilated with his own Two people now
followed, the starving Dutch boy became
millionaire. His wife departed this life,
leaving her worse half beeind. Mynheer was
rich enough to retire, and live in Cum otium dig
initiate" But his hsppest place continued to be his
counting room. He, by some strange freak, took
Tor his second vile, young, beautiful and accom-
pished American woman. She soon Afterwards
ilcked all his old trumpery OF furniture out OF the
nousc, rented II IN everything, carried one OF
Nuns best pianos into II, putting herself under the
tuition ol an Italian music master TO pere CT her in
music. This conductiasto onished her dotng husband,
Who sought consolation IN his counting room. Ma.
lam, hearing OF a new dance, and anxious to learn
by the next new ball, sent for French dancing
uaster to learn her the STEPS; but before engaging
,im, she sent him to Mynheer, who was busy IN
lls counting room, to make known his 'erms. and
make his engage ment, To teach Madam In Belle
Art" Monsieur entered the counting room, ha,
a hand, addressing Mynheer, said, "Sar, have
lie plasur, EN-" Here the old man raised his
aectacles, SAYING, What ia il, have You
ny goods TO ship, are you the man who was
ong since to have been here with bills OF ading."
Encus moi SC vopx piai,. Nonseer, Madame re.
qucG meselt to see you, ! teach Ia beIe art OF
learn people to dance. Madame want one lessegl