Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-08-29


and promoter Of the presence Of large flies in all
the markets Of London, bursts out in efuzion Of patriotic
zeal in general, something like tho following
!" God bless the Army Bless their Of scarlet
God bless the Navy BIess the Princess Charlotte
| God bless the Guards. tho wossed Galia scott
God bless their ig-tails, tho they're cut of
God bless all who have thing 10 give
Long may Lord 'Tyney WELLESLEY Long Pole live
And If in Downing-street Old Nick should revel
EngIand's Prime Minister, God bless the devil I"
need scarcely add noa bene inform your readers that
this loudmouthsd auaor the Government pay, and
that oversooing the mark of all safe adula,on he brought
upon his contempt instead Of admiration For though
" God save the King" be that may times
due if be got yet folks swear stop their ears
have their teeth edge when is forever squeaked
to them by the woiu bagppe or old cracked hdde
propose your neghbor Of the Uim 70 have translated
all that body Of ancient encomus Greek and Latin which
known under the title Of Panegyrci Veieres sdd 10
the Lany, with certain Of the Psalms in Sernhod and
Hopkns version; subon Of the odes Of Horace in
praise Of Augustus and Of Pndar in praise Of King Hiero TO
Gull the collection Of eulogums pronounced in the French
Academy all its deceased members for hundred and my
years past the whole the selected flowers OF
all the fusome dedcations winding up (by way of
due expression of personal tendcness) with of
the of Peach and others to their
them general relief to the satiate public, and
universal discharge Of all its debts Of pudding and
praise to print tho document appendix 10 the next
Patent Office Report II will only have leave blanks wher
ever any of king minister hero saint
tyr other idol Of the time and every day inform the
faithful Of Office by brief note, what panegyca page to turn
to- what insert and to what metre OF hymn
the whole is to be sung
IT, at any tme in consequence Of fresh Oregon treae
Mexican vetoes acts for the benefit OF the abong
poor foreign parts the restoration Of hard money,
ulu
Organ should for proper strain Of praise, promise
to refer it to further supply to be drawn from old pSr-
formances where cncomum inverted into irony. Mean
time, take leave suggest the ST. Cecilia Of the Admin
aon that whenever the Hecuean labors Of those in power
be celebrated Pndars Nem@an odes appropriate
and his Olympic descriptions of charotraces whenever
Secretary gets carriage and horses For,
If Pindar sung horse-raccs, what should hinder
Himself from being as comPlaisant as Pindar
All the Union-reaing world Of such reading
read and who might well be addressed in that affecting ap
peal the epaph Oh reader that thou canst read,
WILL think leap with joy my plan, an infinite relief
their suerngs. For well may they, under the infection
Of such articles the following calculate, in the memorable
words Of lamenaon which the Union may remember, Our
suilerings is inolerabe"
"THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
left this city this morning. in the steamer Oceoa short
excursion being the first be has taken he entered upon
eighteen months since he indicted into the Presden
a Office and during every day period he has been found
his office assduousy engaged the discharges Of the abo
rous duties which have devoved upon him. lie has been
but once believe, beyond the limits of the ten miles
he reached Washington, in February 1885, and that
when during the last year, he visited Mount We non
and viewed the tomb Of the great and good Washington
going and returning the day He is literally to0k
ing President As country and its population have
aged the public business requiring the personal attention Of
the Chief Magistrate has greatly increased The President
has neglected part Of his duty bat has been constantly
his giving his To tho mnue details Of the
duties Of the Executive usually confded to subordinate Off
greater extent than, perhaps Of his predecessors
has DONE His friends have often urged him to take
creation He has constantly replied that his first duty
the public and has until found an occasion when
he thought ne could with oe be abscnt from The seat OF
Government" ws -
The close application Of the President during his whole
life the performance If all bis duties whatever they may
have boen very remarkable. II is said and believe
upon reliable authority that when college he failed to
attend single recitation perform any other duty
qured Of him and that during his service member Of the
Legislature Of Tennessee and in the Congress of the United
States during the long period of fourteen years. he
failed for single day to be present His name, we in
formed be found recorded the journals of the House
Of Representatives upon every TAKEN important
important for years. during which time he held seat
the floor that during four latter years Of his service,
when he Speaker he present every day. presiding
the House of Represcn' atives.
:" In appearance the President is Of robust
suton and his good health great ability endure
hncmeDt labor regular
and temperate Of life and to the fact thar the Sabbath
with him day of On that day his doors closed
and he refuses company, however distinguished be
the vsiter He always attends church He has been often
heard remark since he has been President that all the in
stuons Of Providence wise, but Of them
than the institution Of Sabbath and that every Monday
morning he entered upon duties the week refreshed and
invigoraied from the rest of the preceding day.
We'll may the country say OF him. Tar as unremung
his public duties concerned, well done thou
good and faithful servant"
Nov, wishing the President health, can't help saying
in sincerity that the health of the country would have been
decidedly better If he had consulted his OF the
brave Who under his illegal orders, have fallen in need
less and ungenerous war; certainly the bodily condition might
have different; and might that Of multudes Of the
poor whom the Presidents ree-tradc sbors win reduce
starvation Had he taken his more the Treasury might
in vastly better health As his tolls" every
body knows that the part Of them has been incurred in
filling offices created under his Administration, and in the
voluntary task Of removing from Office the great desment
Of the public service, muudes Of deserving men, order
satisfy the greedy pack that yell around him places and
give evcry dog his BONE Of the "spoils" Certainly Mr..
Polk had world Of trouble about 81 40 but that
trouble of his making, and for his ends, and by
which he is far less sufferer than mutudcs OF Others We
say then, without hesitation that working upon such Objects
the President has worked entirely hard and that for the
future, is TO be hoped he will take better Of his precious
health. ga working President he s' quoh the Union
yea, he works US, enough, like physc
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