The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-13
Warrington.
Correspondence Of the Hcrald.l

WASHINGTON, May 10, lS45.
Richard Brodhead-President's Gardens-A Sxg-
gest,on to Capt. Polk to Come Out-Interesting
Anccdote of Old TIP and the CoHmtryman-JSdge
Meek-Ihc London Mission-lMrs. Linn and
the Post Office at st. Louis-Broscn's Beef
steaks, &c.
Hon. Richard Brodhead, of Pennsylvania, who
has been for several days in town, says that he came
on to get some half dozen Pennsylvanians into Of
fice and that he does not intend to leave until they
are provided for-so that we expect the presence of
our friend here all the summer
The concourse at the Presidents gardens this
evening was large, and as that good and honest old
BE and select" The afternoon was clear, the air
cool and pleasant-the view twenty miles down the
broad Potomac whitened the sails Of numerous
wood sloops and fishing smacks, beautiful and pic
turesque-the music excellent-the gardens with
their green sward fancifu flower BEDS gravel walks,
groups of trees, and artificial hlocks sweet the
breath Of dreaming bride; the company au fat,
agreeable and chaty; but the President Is desired
to show his face ameng his fellow citizens now and
then He could not do more popular act than to
come out some fine Saturday afternoon with his
amable wife and family, and mingle for halt an
hour among the people The frequent appearances
fQueen Victoria out among the PUBLIC have made
her sovereignty strong and herself the most
honestly esteemed little woman OF the age; But how
much more is it the province Of our Republican Pre-
sdent of agreat constituency who are not his sub
ects, but the sovereignty Of the land to show him
self among the people on fitting occasions. During
the single month that Gen Harrison was master at
the White House, he had succeeded in winning the
affection of friends and fees by the simplicity and
republican familiarity of his manners with every
body. Everybody could approach him-he was be-
loved by everybody; he was every day to be found
the streets or In the market, buying cabbages Po
tatoes and such like. He was emphaticalk the citi-
zen President. We will just mention little incl
dent in illustration. He bought one morning in the
market of a countrymau a mich cow. The man
thought sold Tip" was nothing more than plain
citizen, and chartered away without reserve. "Od
TIP invited him TO his house to breakfast the
stranger who at once assented, and side by side
they walked up toward the White House but
turning in at the gate of the mansion, the country
man was srcx GG ana se PACK IN e ma,
President for his famiariy-hoped no offence
didn't know him, or wouldn't have done for any
thing. Never mind-never mind, said Old Tip;
"you are man, and SO am | you are one Of the
people, and their servant and their tenant OF this
house shall therefore regard II an honor TO have
one ;of my landlords as my guest, The country
man went inside the gate a strong Van Buren, man,
he came out without office but with warm break
fast upon his stomach, and the strongest sort of a
conviction that Old TIP was a democrat Now,
that's the way to do it. Capt. Polk, we know to be
good plain and unostentatious American-a good
man--an honest, and not proud anstocratlc man,
but he must come out now, and then among the
people, and chat and laugh with them, and then, ii
he chooses to for another term, he Will be elect
ed by reclamation. Our great men ought not to for
get their orgin-nor their relations in the sovereign
ty to the country, or as Mr. Carey, of Maine, would
say, to the 'honest yeomanry Of the land"
We gratifed TO learn that Judge Meek, of
Alabama, one of the most elegant and deservedly
popular poets of the South, has been put into a
Portable berth in the Treasury Department. The
fact is, if we want good music, we must take care
of our singing birds Therefore, in the language Of
Beau Hickman, we shall wiring in upon the Pre-
sident ourse by and by, for something in his line.
AS there seems to be some difficulty among tho
Cabinet, relating to the choice of minister TO Eng
land, why not send Col. Butler of Kentucky, il Mr.
Stevenson has declined unless it is understood that
the gallant Colonel goes to Mexico1
We do hope that Mrs Linn, (widow of the late
Senator) will get the Post Office at St Louis. Its
Gen. Jackson's desire, it is the desire Of large
portion of the people Of st. Louis, and OF the
State Mr.. Churchill, the present Postmaster,
we are told has strong claims, because his father
was bosom friend OF Captain Polk while the
"hards" or Benton clique, have another candi-
date for the office. But, despite Mr.. Welers
Injunction to ''beware of vidders, Sammy" we 60
for the talented widow, out-andout. Mr.. Wicklife,
late Postmaster General, says that among all the
PostInistresses in the country and there good
many, not one dollar, durnglhis administration
lost to the Department That tells handsomely for
the widows, God bless them, especially If they arc
handsome.
"Long Islander" ISLANDERS Browns beefsteaks.
Gotham itself cannot surpass good beef the steaks
which our Metropolitan landlords get from the cat
tie raisers Of the Valley Of Virginia. and Coleman,
Brown, and Tyler and Birch, and Fuller, buy we
believe, at the same stall
4Hons, ALARIcK.