The Arkansas banner., 1847-07-26
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CAPTI AL bUkLES4uE.
 After considerable hesi,ancy, the munich pal authorities ol Boston have taken the nec- essary and proper measures for the reception of the President on his contemplated visit to that city. The Daily Star, however, which, like "Consstency" in this city, cannot by any effort distinguish between the head of a party and the President of the United States, calls this demonstration of public respec, a farce,' and thinks that the citizens of Boston owe something to their high character for common sense, fo, political intelligence and for consistency of conduct, all of which, it seems, would be greatly advanced in the opinion of the Editor, were the citizens of the modern Athens to refuse to extend their courtesies to the Chief Magistrate of the na- ton. elf our city lathers,p says the Editor, ssas body, feel themselves called upon to do up job of lip-service, for the glorifica- ton of parsonage whom in their souls they heartily deiest-and for the qualification of a horde of slavish pariizans, whose love for him is gauged by the measures of spells 10 which he gives them access--we trust, in all reason, that they will give him an AoaeSi as well as respectful receplion-that they will give him distinctly to understand, that while they eivilly greet the President of the Uni ted States, they entertain the profoundest contempt for James K. Polk--that It is il,e chair of the ''Chief Magistrate" and not its present eacum5enf, which is the object of their complasiance."
 The Charleston Southern Patriot thus handsomely sstakes of" the Boston edit or:
 if the Mayor of Boston were to call on the editor of the Boston Daily Slar for slraught of the address of welcom-, which lle, as matter of course, will present to the President on his arrival, we imagine that il would be written out somewhat after the fol- lowing style:
 sslllustrious Mf President. and ~tleiestahe Mr. Polk !-In the former capacity we owe you the most profound respect--in the latter we feel for you the most sovereign contempt As the Chief Magistrate of the the Nation. we bid you welcome 10 the classic shores o the Athens of America a-as an individual, we wish you thousand miles off Having thus given you distinctly 10 understand the rather doubtful and double position in which you are placed. # Mir. Polk will stay away, we shall be happy 1.-the President will dine with the corporation at Faneuil IIall.n
 We rather imagine ssuntier the circumstan- ces" that the President would stay at home and eat his mutton with the much despised Mr. Polk
 FEAT OF DRUNKEN MAN-THRiLLIxe ScRxE.-Ou Thursday evening, just bef,-re the steamboat Jewess Jeff Annapolis, a man, evidently intoxicated, was perceived clingiug on the outside of the railing around the stee- pie Of the ssState House" in that ci;y. Soon as he was observed by the persons below, his dangerous situation became the source of most intense excitement. After climbing on top of the rail he stood upon his feet, and walked nearly around, wilh all the loose joiniedness of the inebriate, Ut the same time gesticulasing violently at those beIow--ouce or twice we really thought his balance gone; but staggering back, he continued his peril GUS walk around the balustrade. We held our breath until il became painful, and tried to look away. but. like the charmed bird un- der ihe serpent's eye, we could not. With all the contempt we feel for the druaken. reckless character of an individual who would ihus expose himself. the sight of human being in such an awful situation was produc- tive Of feelings which we do not wish 10 ex- perience sgaia. After staggering around some distance, he fell on the iaside.-B Baliimore Sun.
 BRAGG,SG.-Here is about as cute a specimen of bragging, which resulted in the nonplns of one of the parties, as we have heard of late:
 sI understand, M7 Jones, that you can tarnany thing aeater than any man in this townn
 s.Yes. Mr. Smith, ] said so.r
 tsWell, Mr. Jones, don't like to brag. bat llsere is no hse man on earth that can turn thing az we'll as ! can whitsle it."
 ssPoh, nonsense, Mr. Smith, talk about your whiting; what can yoa whittle as well m ean turn ii f'
 Any thing, any thing, MT. Jones, Just uame the article that l can. whiltle better inn you ran turn. and l will give you V t ! donstdo Il to the satisfaction of all these ReIifIemen present,
 ssINelI, MF. Smith. suppose we take two grinas,cnes, just for ,rial; ycu may ~hitile snd will turn"
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