The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-11-26

JoHS Smith, Jr., or Arkansas, the n. Y
correspondent of the Boston Post, is to oni
mind the clevcrest newspaper correspond
ent in the country. To a thorough acquain-
lance with public affairs and the public men
OF the day, he uniteS a most agreeable style,
so that he never writes letter, no matter
how trivial his subject, that i, no, entertain
ing. We take few paragraphs from one
OF his late letters, in which he speaks of the
disastrous result of the New York election {:
''lf the democracy sit, like old Caius
Mirlus amid the runs OF Carthage, ami
give themselves up 10 despair, or, lAe old
BelsariuS, 20 about the streets like mcndI-
cant>, they will not only become the Srorn
Of their foes, but will deprive themselves at
al. moral, all mortal power-or. ~ the ldu-
grIaSc of the >agacion> Mr.. lewiston, "dc
viii he di>hresheSl of &c ahccl,Iy 10 d."
good
1.-The hunkcrS aHA harnhurucrs should
meet On one common PLATFORM don't
mean the Saybrook platform. "a the Gum
bcrlaui platform, mind We; no, God forbid
] Shuuld=and kiss and embrace, and Ia"
band of brothers, meet and shake hands III
4
And nothing can be f,u,r' than the clogurnt
remark ct the same Nj. Ntaui>lau> Lew.
>hor, whom have already quo.ed--'i vc
quarrel, yc light. five usit, We lose every
ung,"
$50 samson, ven his hair voS lost,
Met the phllstnc> To his cost,
Shook hi, vain limbs in Shad >hurprISe
Made feeble fight and lost his eyes.
hope to see the democratic party Of the
state OF New York tally and entirely united,
ere the commencement of the new year,
and hope that neither the combined arts oi
Bc,lzebub, Nlmmon, LoaveS and FISHES,
or Pap will be. able again 10 divide il.
Give have had family quarrel, the
wings are no; whit better oil. Notwith-
standing they have carried the day and
ought TO Of one mind, they are little
smoky at this juncturc; and my companions
of the press. Mr.. Horace Greeley, Of the
Tribune, and Mr.. James Brooks, oi the EN-
press, SIT all day on opposite barrels Of hard
cider. making, rs Mr.. John GoSSiu. the
clown. says, big eyes a, each other. They
quarrel about the way III which the late wing
victory was achieved.
Brother Greeley says it was brought 10
pass through the bunker and barnburuer
quarrel. Master Brooks saws its ''no such
thing for he did 1t. He ana the Express
did up the business. He wrote the address
adopted by the wings in convention at Sy-
raCuSc: that distinguished paper went be-
fore the world and accomplished all the ends
the wing party arrived at.
As Mr.. Brooks is now member c,CctOi
the Legislature Of New York, and will,
doubt not prove himself To be an eloquent
one, hope that he will call for select COM
mitiee, with power to send for persons and
papers, 10 investigate the subject. Mr..
Brooks il Gan able and an amiable man, but
a most unprincipled knave in politics." |
quote what he once said OF me. stone good
turn deserves another, rs the frying pan said
to the grdiron," ard hope and do not doubt
that hr will acquit himself with signal sue
cess and ability.
Charles James Fox once asked Middle
sex butcher 10 vote for him. | love your
head but damn your heart, was the reply.
love your candor but damn your manners,
was the reioinder. No such colloquy shall
take place between me and Master Brooks.