The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-05-29
PLAY UPON NAMES.

that Journal with the following amusing
aud Ingenious play upon the names Of the
members Of Congress.
/ J. X. Chandler T. IL have OCCASION.
ally spoken of members Of the House Of
Representatives. Never, perhaps, was
there more singular spectacle than Is
presenled in that body. gu may there
I behold one OF the slrangest and most hete-
( rogeneous combination Of character, mate.
( RAILS aud elements which the imagination
can conceive Of Men famous ia by.gone
times, heroes, warriors, pa,rlafchs, pruph.
els, peace officers, and apostles at once
present themselves to the eye Of The behol-
der. Animals and vegetables, fish, flesh,
fowls Of the air and monarchs are group
ed together; here spreads landscape,
aud there tiows river royal rageanlry
aud republican simplicity stands cniwin-
ed monarcls and artisans are found in
close communion, aud the whole are 50
blended and lutermxcd-- 90 attracted and
repeicd, that il forms one Of the rarc,t
GENES Of confusion worse coutouuted,"
Of which We can well conceive, aud justly
renders il.
The glazing Jest and riddle Of The world
Though there is IN the country strong
prrmdicc against the AIrcan race, you
alI zee in Tie House al least lwo Btack
members 10 one IIhl;e one and although
amtlgamatl1n seems 70 be generally rrPu
dated, The presence Of several BrolcH nein.
bers, shows that that doctrine has not al.
ways prevailed. You HiI also tiId "a that
Democratic body at east three Hangs with.
out a single lord or common. Ihey have
.n.Her but not solitary sheat Ut wheat,
or shock Of corn-nothlng 10 grind bat
one rudj, CobJ. They have Parish bat
no other ccclesiastlc than an Ab6yH, 50
that their only Crosier is not pat IN 70.
QUESTION. Orcl TO The abseacc Of hills
there j. but one solitary Dale, terminating
~ an extensive Marsh, drained by the
Hudson, and 80 well cultivated that not
single branch aud but one Root can be
found therein: but YOU may there see The
Hunter mounted upon old Dv6Jla IN fail
Chase, pursuing The NGrtiqS which ily aud
Carroll IN the air. Here too the Gentry
may be seen rrposng under the shade OF Il
Red listening to the Harper, aud regal.
ing themselves with a glass Of Perry.
In one respect they arc well provided
Gor-thry have Wood and u SIuysr 10 Cut
il up. The members generally think well
Of their own pow ers, aud yet there IS ~
part but one Strong man IN the House,
and though they hive several valuable men
there IS but one SerliGg PClce. Ihv
house is we'll finished, having Hoo7raB,
with single Ledke IN il, which could be
easily stopped il their Hrighi was supplied
with suitable materials. Ii is literally
place Of u4ilic-In almost every other
quarter OF the HOUSE, you may behold
Chapman, aud yet slngle Clarke per-
turms ali their business. They haye noise
aud confusion, laughter and merrlmenl, APP
preaching at times to lcH, yet stump
Of the Foote or a jingle Of the Bel viii
generally restore order; but Il this should
tail the Constable stands ready to take
them oil to The Ioonlbs.
Many Of the members nFo tall men, and
sc, there is but one that IS strcily long.
There is also one Young mcmbcr, but he
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