Democratic banner., 1845-06-07
From the Jefferson Inquirer
GOVERNOR DORR.

Inc ERA tHn usiers III the low
wit Of the New York Mirror:
Gov. Dom AND Gov. Dosa,sm.-
We sincerely hope that some pen,
qualified for the task, viii SOON IN
dertake the comedy, the fine ma.eri-
ais ofwl.ich are thus suggested by
the New York Mirror.
We have always supposed that
The great events Of Mr.. Doris lie
would be transmitted to posieriiy in
dramatic literature. No connected
series OF event in this county has
thrown together n richer ~profusion
Of materials for comedy. The Dorr
'.Gebeliioa,' spoken OF in language
suitable to its consequences. would
have been pronounced a i~isorderIy
proceeding; connected with party,
it became a civil war. The nsc-l
n~ificence of the language narraiing
the events coiempnraneously with
their occu,rence--contrasted with
the litIleness Of the events them
selves-present a series Of TIE droll-
est a~bsurdities. The rich details.
ephemerai as ne wspaper paragraphs
are, are rapidly passing. But a live
~ picture of the General still lives
We still fa1cifully organize a grave
legislative body in az iron foundry
seating the speaker on 4 vacant forge
the CLERK 9; his feet on . pile Of
sand. recording the proceedings on a
pair Of superanDuated be lows-the
members each using Il moulding form
for a desk and the many.hcaded lob
by locking OIL from the coal ROOM
We have c vivid recollection of the
affair at the arsenal, where the gun
did not go OF, and a large number Of
men were not 81; in. We see again
ENJOYS TO Tammany, big with NIGH
ty missions. TINT sword IS still be-
fore us. Beyond all, ard above al.
VIC feel an intense sympathetic thrill
in contemplating again the evacul-
lion of Chepa.het.
We stain orr pages with this ma.
%licious paragraph, for the purpose Of
shelving tho g~rove'!ing hatred VII
which popular rights are regarded BY
a portion of our public press. It he
irg Mr.. Willis first essay rs a poiiti-
cal writer, i, should be preserved as
a rich specimen Of falsiGed state.
ments, federal malignity, and dePra.
: we'd taste. Mr.. Wills has written
some pretty poetry; but his Eo:orie-
IS has been achieved by his famous
letters from England which were
rank with aduiation and sycophancy
Of her nobility and gentry. ln'sPite
of his gross flaItery and toadylsm
he took no rank among the writers
+ of England while he gained the con.
tempt of every true-hearted Amer.
E can. Reforming home, he commenc.
ed o brutal attack on the popular
writings Of P~aulding, which recoilel
on him. and he was then n snapper
! up OF small paragraphs-a retailer o
worn-ou, jesls, and poetry grinder
for some Of the hundred and one lii
erary papers Of our eastern cities
lie not long since became editor o
the New York Mirror, and nov hs
! has turned political! with how much
+, ability and honesty the foregoing ex.
trac, will declare!
The "profusion Of materials 70,
> , his comedy" are, we suppose, wide
" scattered by recent events IL
Rhode Island, and the last act OF thu
,, play would present rather a tragic
y, conclusion for his Wing AUDIENCE
=. The late election 10 that State mus
" make his sintense sympathetic thrill
partake of an ague; and we canno
we'll imagine how he would manag'
{ those actors in the drama to whom
Mr.. Polk, with the sanction Of tn
y American people, has given the mos
" responsible federal offices in IN
n State.
II Mr.. Willis has cleriy mistake
his calling Sweet sounding words
=, girIish sentiment, prize tales, aud or
4 tiques on pictures Of fashion, are tn
II raw materials Of his literary fabric:
- He should stick to them. and INT
". he can better understand tho natur
y, of cur republican Institutions, IN
the sympathies Of our people,, Il
should forever eschew politics.
NJ