Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-03
Selections.
From he Globe
From The Globe.
A KINGDOM FOR A llnRsE-poIlTlCAf.
OF fllEPoRr

lloRsEMANslllP-Su RN ENoR OF TIE PORT
OF BALIlMORE.-lt Ia agreed by naturalls,s thai
the horse. In The scale Of animals huds The next rank TO
man. Llon@os describes the Nurse AN native OF En.
rope, from which native Americans OF our lureii
theirs. came. lie is generous proud and strong AMI
mal, ready 10 draw our productions 10 hume mafkei,
To transport his abroad aud sometimes like pres-
dental Candidates he "a forced The turf ready Try
his speed with fellow -eritier."
by The aneients the nurse VIVA held in erea ysnefs.
iion white horse belonging 10 King Cyrus, was con.
seefaind. Bah,la maintained twenty four hundred
head Tor The sovereign use The Massagee sacrificed
nurses 10 tho their only deity. thinknn rph, 10
offer The swilleat Of mortal animals To the swes at in
moral beings Darius was chosen king o Persia by The
neighing ol horne. The emperor Hadrsn treeted
superb monument 10 the memory OF his hotso Borys-
themes. SO did the gudlike Dancl. in nodorn times
erect monument, over the remains Of "Sleamhuat."
Tho city oi Toy was impfegnahle until "wtoleG
Nurse" wns insidl1uely introduced within lis walls Al.
eSander pridrd himself much upon being able 10 ride
,ha famous Roeephaus as he ever did upon gaining
victory. Galgna made his horse consul and ordered
him 10 be fed with gilt oats Richard the Third offered
"a kingdom for horsn" Tho lmaum OF Muscai deem.
ed hnrse present worthy of the acceptance OF the
President of the lnled States. in General Jackson .
time, though he was mol accepted
In short by every nation under heaven, whether civ.
zed savage, the hrse las been held in just appreca.
iluh In our own day. whether for use amusement,
TIN horse h. Ids hiph considerations we have had our
"fashon.," aud almost countless thousands have visited
the tnrfo witness the trials OF speed between of
these ,sahlr animals.
Gen Washi,,,..'i was fond Of taking manly exercise
on hnrsnhaek Never u,a Nr. Jefferson appear moro
al home" than hen m,anted On - patty In This
Style he WA riding through the old hees. now
ihchly inhabited part OF the city Of Washington. wnSn
he met countryman. who eagerly entered into discus-
sun Oh political subjects, and concluded with TRADE OF
abase upon the unknown parsonage with whom he was
then riding. Mr.. j. made no reply which could uhde.
colve his companion until they arrived nj tho entrance 10
the executive mansion. H. then invited ihr stranger to
the house, saying thai Mr.. j. would be GLAD cultivate
an acqnaniance with him. No" said The stranger.
Il am certain he would order out of the house. il he
bni knew my opinion ofhimP Il assure you he wonlJ
not said Mr. "lor he already knows your sens
menis. az far you have revealed them 10 this
Ing; and asa visitor You will be welcome" "Ate YOU
Mr. Jetlerson' snlJ the asluuisb, ,derat. II an"
was the calm reply "Nell, my name is Haynes
and he soon caused his horse 10 bear him out Of Mr.
Jefferson s sight,
Tho aregone is but brief notice Of The excellence
and estimation in which the horse has always been held
The subject could be enlarged into volume The hob.
by horse SO well knnwn 10 many in the political world
and made famous by Stefne In private life. ought
celve passing notice; but the limits If this article will
mol allow Of H. This is the animal, the real horse
well as hobby upon which many have rode into ayor
but from some accident. must Of them have made thsr
way oui ot On foot.
The last experiment, however. in the wav Of horses
and political horsemanship with liz sad eonssqu enees to
do distinguished czen of Baltimore is perhaps worthy
Of record high custom ,huse officer under the late
administration, in thai city, thinking ha, irr hundred
dollar horse would be acceptable present President
Polk. and be obstacle 10 his continuing In oil -.
sent him the other day. aud had him ho horse) pla
ced IN the Presidents stable without his knowledge IA
soon as the President learned the fact. and mol looking
Tor presidents among Roman eonsnls. he directed forth
with rope. (Which the donor deserved more than the
horse, 10 be- placed around the horse's neck. and the
animal 10 be- led back to the stable from whence he came
The next day-sad to tell and 10 the terror of all who
do not know that Of office brokers' and middle.
men are no longer IN powef-onr hero found himself 10
be mere private cizen and again elipb 10 seat in
any new Tyler convention which Office holders and Of
huniers may plense 10 get up, and FREQ again
rs vice president Of any such gust body.
JOHN GILPIN.