Democratic banner., 1847-08-30

Here was a condition, a hootlng crowd, a
couple Fat least) of detected riders, and an
animal that might have asked just such
questions as yourself, Sin sober serious
ness" 1t might well be serious, for, like
YOU, it had wet itself.
You proceed: "Does he mean that we
should look at him when he says that, if so
he had better get some friends to take him
around in a cage, &C." By referring to the
fable Just mentioned you may perceive
that it is not necessary to be Gagged in order
to be seen. A ride on a rail is amply suffi-
Gent for that purpose, and with such riders
and carriers as you have you might even
dispense with the rail-a small circuit on
your hind legs, will satisfy all the curious
in this region.
But, "What further does he mean by
scheming cliques and petty partizanship';
simply, to stir those who felt the remark,
which your reply admits to be your case,
As to the "mighty have not fallen" we
make this proposal: Let Esop give us a.
gain a divan of beasts with permission to
submit that identical proposition to that
council, and we will stake odds against
your ears, that not even the Ass will MIS-
take its import. The mighty did not fall.
There were none to fall. Who fell? the
wings? No. The democrats? No. But
the wiseacres, the o~racles, the would-be-
setters-up-a and pullers-down of men, fell
and mind you-fell utterly, hopelessly, ir-
r~edeemably. Keep cool 81" and your
"ideas of delicacy" may suggest that more
sense or less talk would beft you better.
eNomen ex NOMINEE" a man without a
name. Did your "ideas of d~elicacy sug-
gcst" that when you"were stumped again
that it was "delicate," or "sober," or Csc
rious' in you to say, lay to bray it in
a paper ethat all the critics in the Universe
could not tell what the editor meant by
Nomen ex Nomine." Prince of critics,
paragon of pack horses!! when thou art
exhibited no ~envious cage shall encompass
thy just proportions. Under the wide caro-
py of thai ''empyrcan' height thou wot'st
of, on the verdant green sward bounding
delighted to meet thy stately tread, We will
sstrot you around' % the admiring gaze of
those who must rush to see that critic
whose being "stumped' denotes the stump
ing of all the critics in the Universe. If
this is your "sober seriousness We pray for
tune that We may never cross you in one
of your lively moods.
"E Plnribus Unurn'' &C., eshere we are at
fault again." There is some truth in that
last sentence. You care at fault' indeed.
But, because you "are at fault" why call
it amystery? What is the mystery Your
being at fault, or your being at aloss to de-
termIne? We will solve it for you, you
are misled by a little learning and less sense.
And of this you may be convinced by that
'leash of languages" you mention. We ex-
cuse your 'long words'' on account of
your other lengthy a~ppendages, but don't
outrage d~ecency and impose upon good ma
ture. We love ALTERATION but there must
be a connection between the word, and the
thing, such as disappointed Doctor, log
rolling Lawyer, an enraged Editor-here
you have both, but what connection there
is between leash, and language, will require
explanation. In conclusion, permit me to
say that, I hope to hear from you again,
even though on other topics. l will there
fore conclude by congratulating you for that
discovery, that when the Editor of the Ban
uer meant the clique, that, as a matter of
course, he meant, to use your words, ssjust
nothing atall." M.
FoR THE BANNER.
M. E,,-o,. Dammit mo fh.oYoh tho rooJ;