The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-15
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Correspondence of the Herald

Correspondence OF the herald.l
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1916.
Merico- Var" D,uwing- Room at the White
/, House temperance Meetings, &c. &c. &c.
A good cook is never at loss for soup, though we
can promise you but thin diution to-day. Our
army and navy officers, our volunteer companies,
aye, salwart militia captains are full Of the
prospective trophies, and diamond-hited swords,
and golden medals, and wooden legs, and scars and
scaps, and all the pomp and circumstance of glo-
| rious war. Mexico must fght-there is no excuse
and what Is she to do! Grant letters OF marque to
pirates of all nations, in which we shall have
to hang up Spaniards, Mexcans, West Indians, Por-
tuguese, Danish South Americans, English, Scotch,
Irish, French, Neapolitans, Turks, Egyptians Alge-
rnes, Canadians and Yankees, wherever we may
catch them at their plratica work, or prove it upon
them. Between privateering and piracy we confess
that we cannot recognize distinction greater than
that between highway robbery and midnight burgla-
| ry Let em try it; and our word tor it the admin
isrdtion will march body of 10000 men straight
tor Mexico, reducing 1t at once to equalization and
treaty. John Bull is not disposed to lntemeddle,
gwen he is to have his finger in every pie of
which war is the crust and the stufng. He has had
his fingers burnt by poking them into pie, once
or twice before and as any undue collisions or I'M
| pcations with Mexico against US, would lead to
suspension of the supplies OF cotton to the mills of
stamp his equity foot, scratch his head, ard look
quietly on brush appears TO be lnevltable-there
must, from present Indications, be an explosion
soon, of saltpetre, something even more COM
busiibe. Mediation can alone save the Mexicans;
and Louis Philippe, In the matter of the twenty
five millions of francs, appealed to John Bull and
then paid the money at his recommendation, we
think it would be the safest plan for Bustamente to
here all the talk-messengers are looked for with
of hostlltles commenced, and the operators at
the Telegraph office are always on the spot. The
subject has really t-nded in great degree to add
little vitality to the monotory of Washington and
many of our little dealers in gloves suspenders CT
CARS apples and root beer, are big with expectation
of the Presidents official call OF an extra session.
which, OF course, is absurdity now out of the
question.
All the "drawing room' Gas the immortal John
Zones felicitously styles D of the President and
Presdentess last evening, there was very goody
company present Secretary Walker was there,
and alongside OF Gen. Scott who was also there;
ne cut remarkably small figure upon the oil cloth
the being five feet, and delicate, the other half
way between six and seven, and stout according
Mr.. Bancroft with his intelligent phiz, short cropped
hair, stiff whiskers, and angular Uranium, was as
graceful as counterfeit French dancing master. He
approached Mrs. Polk the lady laughing IN spite OF
herself at his abored approximately with bouquet
of flowers in his hand (somethng with the look Of
sun-hower in the centre OF the bunch) An! ma
chere, Madame. eofnmes rous, portes rous! Al
to,ceS me- de grande consofacione, par la presen yom
The ladv gracefully incining her head, accepted
with smile the floral collection Of the Honorable
Secretary, and he slipped into the crowd, voice
might nave been heard soto Uoce, Mr. Bancroft is
not humbug, whatever MIR: Ritch,e may say TO the
contrary The voice was right. Mr.. Bancroft sin
real statesman-lke substance, the ablest man IN the
cabinet his only imaginary drawback being the abb
sence of regular training as politician. Judge
Mason, acting Secretary OF State, was present. (the
probable prospective successor OF Mr.. Buchanan j
Mr. Cave Johnson, the active p. NJ g., was there
but he did not from all that we, can learn,
sully the hem of his democratic philactey by
riding up in that ere Philadelphia thousand coach
The talented and elegant John Ross, chief Of the
were there; Judge Shields, Of the Land Office,
Gen. M'Calla, successor to Major Lewis, as I'd Au-
ditor, Col. Reckless, of New Jersey and other dis
tinguished personages, did honor to themselves and
the occasion leather winged bat, attracted by
the light, came into the room, and fitted over the
heads of the company during the evening We re-
fer to Hon. Amos Kendall tor solution of this
omen We believe bat is considered bird OF
evil forebodngs, and if one gets among the compa,
ny at the White House on reception night, and
Specification what the solution OF this uncalled
for visitation Its bad sign, we are afraid, to say
The least OF IT,
The temperance people held meeting on the
They had several speeches on the evils Of rum,
whiskey, and all alcoholic stimuli, with lot OF songs
adapted to the airs Of "Meet me by moonlight
alone, "Thou, thou, reignest in this bosom, Long,
ong ago." "Aulu lang syne," and Billy Barlow"
N many of their choruses they sung with loudness
list revival. Several old tetid bruisers, with the
'ck- headache, we are informed, signed the Pledge
o try the virtues OF cold water internally, with sa-
admixture tor internal cleansing;
We see that the Charleston Mercury is taking am
lie care of Father Richie for the present.
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