The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-05-15


ed and the Lieutenant or Captain be con-
demned? What! Hasn't the President read
Shakespeare?
Cassie. SWELL, heavens above all; and
there be souls that must be saved, and
there be souls that must not be saved"
Iago. "lI's true good lieutenant"
Cassie. "For mine own part no offence to
the general, ~(Jackson0 or any other man of
qualify hope 10 be saved"
Iago. sand so do I TOO, lieutenant"
Cassie. "Ay, but by your leave, not be-
fore me: the Lieutenant is TO be saved before
the Ancient"
In word, the Mercury must not be pre-
sumpiuous, nor attempt TO look into The IN
scrutable counsels of Cabinets. We tell
that journal that it must have faith;
works are nolhing: all is now settled by an
unseen and mysterious rule of political pre-
destinations: "there be souls that must be
saved; and there be souls that must not be
saved"
France, they say, by means of phil
osophers. fell under the rule ola set OF dis
tinguished friends of freedom and of pure
reason called The Jacobin Club. These were
folks somewhat addicted to what are called
"the spoils," and il a man was in the way
or was rich, they forthwith dubbed him Gar
l%siocrat, and chopped his head off. To ia
~cilitaie this laudable practice, an ingenious
artist made them ii very nice, rapid and hu-
name machine, which, as The child ofhis own
fancy, he called, after his own name of Gull
lotin, gu;uotine. Well, Miss Guillotine,
dear soul. worked deIIciouly; and he, about
whose neck she threw her tender arms, al
the magic of her republican touch was an ar
%istorat no more. Presently, however, her
own dear father become suspected; and
sweet Miss Guillotine was laid upon the good
Doctors own shoulders: for in those days. as
now, they who bad no head were consider
ed the best republicans.
What Guillotin had done TO merit short
ening-unless, perhaps, he rose above The
political stature of the Jacobin Club-we
know not. He had not managed any Mexi
can negotiation, nor uttered ally memorable
words about "cohesive power ofpublic plum
der"
The Mercury thinks the President Oughl
to love South Carolina. Bless US! and so he
does: for "who loveth well, chasleneth WE'LL
"Spare the rod, and you spoil the child
quoth Solomon. Mr.. Polk is only showing
her ii little Jacksonian gratitude; for she lee
the way in the HERDS nomination, and how
admirably did he repay her! She is reali!
lucky in Presidenl-making-a perfect War
5 wick-always making Kings, and their fierce
5 enemy as soon-as made.
But, as to The love, there are several thing
r 10 be remarked. After all, the Presiden
q may love those who opposed him not a viii
|. more than those who lifted him TO SUCCESS
1 Perhaps he may think that the efforts of tn
latter in his favor were prompted by some
thing quite different from any violence of g
Election for him. II may be held somewha
certain that the Van Buren, men loved hir
not before the election: but it would b
monstrous to suppose that they have moi th
a most fefvid attachment for him since. Tia
is one Of the few feelings in them which ca
S never fail. But, mofeover, be the benefit
o from the Calhoun party or the Injuries fror
the Van Buren, party what they may, a wis
o King,according 10 Machiavelli, loves nobod,
n hates nobody, and views men, not accordin
to his feelings, SHOULD he have ANY, but b
u lifefOStS. iIUCCu, LlSu VIZ 'ultIh tuCg Hof
a claim upon him are apt TO be particular
u inconvenient. 1t is much easier TO deal wit
those who know they have none; for to tber
If every favor will go helped with the adde
grace of It's unexpeciedness. There are Nv
Sorts of gratitude-lhe retrospective (whic
e usually fails) and The prospective, which
much surer. If man should be grateh
| for what has been done for him, he should b
$ at least equally so for what is TO be done f
d him. For hope, as every body knows, is
II very charming power, and presents things
d a much more enticing aspect than memor.
Y Besides, every body is not blest with a goo
e memory. A man may have little memor
= and great hopes. Whether that be the pre-
o sent predicameni of President Polk, seem
to be a matter Of very serious difference {
% opinion between some of his leading suppo
is tiers.