The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-10-28
(From the Neto Orleans Bulletin
Scene NJ wv him Uton.

[CAvE JpHNsoN sous) in his office Piles Of Stats
tics Patent mail bags, locks &c, &c, on The table.
CAVE j.; AT last the New York and Springfield
route is provided for. Heaven bless Mr.. PoNp witt
fresh water all his life. He is the most interesting
President of Railroad Company ever laid eyes on
To some men, females the millstones of existence
mine the mails. Odds padlocks and leather bags
Not u bad pun, that for man on the verge of des.
peration. But, let's see the days work. Umph
Cooking tablets.) Arrange the Portland route
take care of Sandnsky contractor who is specula-
ting in four-turn out that deputy in the Ockmulgee
swamp, who complains he only gets his Daily Union
once week. Bah! man in swamp take the
Union! us if Doggy atmosphere would not sufii.
GENTLY muddle his brains, without RITcHIEs twad
die Then that Stockton and Montgomery business
l hear il is all arranged. (Iakes up ~ o. Com.
mercial Bllletin-reads lrhile.) Eh!-what l-tht
mail failed three times beyond stockton (Reading)-
''decidedly wrong to have such state Of things in
commercial city"-ohl that Stockton failure, II.
worse than PRIME WARD & Co. It's my nightmare
"a knock at the door, and enter Department Clerk
nth large basket containing letters etc.,
CLERK Letters sir. Another bundle down stairs
CAvEJ. (groaning): Wel-open them for me
I'm nervous this morning, and the feel of Bath post
and Springfield foolscap will shatter me.
CLERK Opening, and running his eye oper Mem)
Letter from the Boston Chamber Of Commerce, say-
ing +:
CAVE J.: Yes, yes, l know all that--thc old story
Take the next
CLERK: Ditto from the committee of New York
merchants, relative to detention Of the Cunard mail
CAVE j.. Never mind that-fault of the steamship
not waiting for it--not mine. Well?
CLERK. Another from the Postmaster ut N. York,
stating that the defaultng clerk securities are worth
less.
CAVE J.: Of course-always the way. Well?
CLERK; Here's bundle of thirty-ive letters from
Owville Iowa
CAVE J.; All! the Postmaster died, last week
applications for office-thirty-fve from western
village come, now, that's moderate. Well, the
next2
CLEnK: From Bnfialo-mail robbed-Sl0,OOO OF
| Department remittances in n% E
| CAVE j.. Uf course-of coursei Government mo-
ney is always fair spoil; but there you may 60
IN open the rest ut my leisure. (Era Clerk.) III
throw them in the frei The martyrs of Poland are
nothing TO me If I scold, political service is thu
scapegoat mustn't scold good Democrats nm ak.
iom In modern politics. II turn out, those puI
in are as bad for must tnke only Democrats land
hang me, fIthey amt all Of apiece. Here's mar
| in North Carolina applies-worked hard for POLK
and DALLAs-asks through his wife, for Office, ant
wants to know, if his being unable to write is ar
objection! If economize, Pm cheated. If pay
good prices am abused. Between me and myself
| the Post Office Department never can be managed
while political service is the motive of appointing
posmasters and receiving the bids Of contractors
| But have It I'll go in for the cheapest kind o
postage and make myself popular. I'll recomment
Congress- in my report, to carry letters by appropri
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