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winch that Ingenious person (who exc, in the
ONO Legislature, applauded the mobs that pulled
down and r,fied Banks, and who now claims Il
leave deposits in all sorts Of Rag-mills) assured
the Committee that he had some 90 or 10000
dollars (no matter which) in the vaults Of the
Bank oil North America in New York.
For my part am only puzzled to imagine
with what sort Of looks Mr.. Taylor and his asso.
cia,es received these impudent communications,
or how he could help picking up a chair and
Knocking the fellow on the head. presume,
however, that when the committee walked off to
communicate the very satisfactory results, MIR.
keTshaw sent after them that impressive saluta-
ton which is performed by joining the tip of the
lett hand thumb to the summit Of the right hand
litte-hnger and then appl yng, with sundry grace
iul hourlshes of the unemployed dgils, the right
hand thumb to the apex Of The nose. Possibly.
too. he breaihed that significant interrogatory
which sometimes aids the gesturc-"Does your
mother know you are out :"
Well: upon this Report, the House, now some
what indignant at the facility with which their
friend had played upon them, proceeded to break
him but not, as you will perceive, till he had
first broke them. For he has probably left them
more bills to pay than money. He has also at
tained glory which had never expected to see
any man arrive at in that llouse-a glory reserv-
ed ike so many others, to the Progressive De-
mocfacy-the glory of uniting all voices; for the
vote 10 dismiss him was unanimous. Even the
metal OF MIR. Weller, who yesterday assured the
Rouse oil his innocence, and pledged himself and
MS fellow suIetes to make good any minus that
might appear against the clerk, gave way. lie
sui stuck TO his persuasion that nothing would
be lost; but avowed that no had been deceived
In his expectations of yesterday and placed in n
very embarrassing situation. do not find. how
ever, that he took the trouble to reduce to any a.
variable form the guarantee which he before Of
fered.
The other Resolutions brought in by the Com.
mittee were afterwards adopted that directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to proceed against
MS sureiies; and that directing the President TO
cause him to be prosecuted crimnally. In the
iatter instruction, they were far less scrupulous
man they had shown themselves about punciilios
as to arresiing and OBTAINING him.
AT any event, this strange facility of leaving
MIN at large has rendered their presen, zeal of
prosecuting somewhat nugatory. lie was sought
Tor, by the Police, all last night; but sihe place
That knew him shall know him no more,'' and
Texas hath one more patriot.
For my part, look upon him as a prosecuted
Individual, the martyr OF his principles. Such
was his reputation that the House might just as
well have trusted him after the fact as before it,
he was the perfection Of Jacobin, and would
nave made MIR. Richie irst-raie head man. if
heaven had only given him Richmond as his re-
sidence. lie had some demagogue talent and
was thlnk, one of the most undated black
guards have ever seen. But certainly, upon
The principles established by the Democracy, in
the famous Mississippi case Of the Land Receiy-
en- ms removal is grievous hardship; for was
IL not then settled that when man becomes gorp-
ed with embeZzlement, he is at once safer than
all others as depository of the public cash, in
asInuch as he that already has his skin full can
not devour or guzzle they would DO who are
yet empty! Such was the philosophy of Messrs
Woodbury. and Van Buren,.
:, put mark This man, who thought Banks so
dishonest that it was right for mobs to plumber
ana sack them, and who, in half a year, besides
other frauds which will yet appear has made way
with probably $4,000 dollars of public money,
was last sumner detected, at a Congressional
mess, In cheating at Brag. Hewas kicked down
STAIRS; and. almost with the prints of that shoe
ieather In his flesh, was within a week or ten
days. harranguing democratic assemblage here,
ABOUT Mr.. Clay's fondness for cards He was
again detected, beyond question, in hiding buk
Mhs and 6rdggrS, during the Christmas holidays!
lhese Things were known to many members OF
Congress, and the utter l.xity of his principles,
ms debaucherles and vices Of every sort, noto-
rious
But when, alas is the league of those who are
esteemed virtuons merely because they always
prate OF virtue, patriotic because they always
nave the words of freedom in their mouths, and
statesmen because they theorze, to be bro
Ken The people do not take men be the most
reiigious. who profane the name of God the most
frequently why, then, should they think those
most Jealous for the public good, who give no
proofs OF 1t but by their necessarily desecratng
Its dlvlnest words, with their foul lips?
IL SECRETARIO.
From the Correspondent of the National InteIigcncer