The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-11-17
HON. Mr.. sPRIGGlNs AND THE PREsl.
DENT.

AAEN 0htObRiT uV
the President upon Congress, and the Bill is up
before the House for consideration. Away of
perhaps a hundred feet, son one hens and
coughs, and says-sMr. Speaker, turn nv
head and t e Honorable Jonathan Sprggins is
milking a profound bow to the House. (Here
Corwin bowed in a serio-comic way, and
stroked back his nair.) ne then advancesshis
%crtyat. (Corwin initiates a perstn who,is wear
ing a tight %cravat, and relieves himself by in
serting the finger between the cravat and The
throat and stra ghtening his neck He then,
says he, draws from his pocket an enormous
bundle Of notes, and proceeds to infict upon
'he house a speech OF three long mortal hours
durationi in opposition to the measure. The
Hon. Jonathan S~piigeips would fairly boil over
with patriotism, declaring fthe afot esaid meas
ure should pass Congress our liberties would
be lest forever, and our country involved in
ruin.
? After his return home that evening from his
arduous labors for his country and his fellow
man, he receives a note at his lodgings saying
that King Veto would be gHai &c him at
the palace that. night. Mr.. Sprigains %surpris-
ed, but hattered at this notice from royalty,
gladly ebeys the uneX pected summons, The
ladies' of the royal family receive MIN very gra-
%ciously !: 'Oh, Mr.. ~Spriggins, how do You do;
delighted to see you; it was SO kind of you to
| pnn1p nm tn.Iinbt nItor tho Yntrio,io |, k.,pe "a
must have undergone to-day; hope Mrs Sprig-
gins is we'll, and the dear delightful little
Sprigginses.' And here they smile most 10y
ingly upon him, and you know-suid Corwin
turning to the ladies presoat-how you can
tool a fellow and (%moking a bow to them)-
But | have got too old Tor that now,'
By this time his Majesty, relieved from the
cares Of state, enters; and saluting Mr.. Sprig-
gins with--'deligIted to see you'--se yes his
hand and wrings 1t with force. (Here Cor
wins manner Of rn.trt n t&c g%irlaces of
~Sprigglas, caused by the hearty gripe Of tie
President, was ininitable y How are all of your
family and 'my compliments upon the highly
eloquent speech which you made this after
noon.' Spriggins bows in profound tlionhtul-
ness for this royal condesccnsion, and answers
that 'his family are all well, hopes that your
t~eajesty is well, and also your royal ladyships.'
King Veto continues his kind enquiries by
asking for Jonathan Spriggins' brother--'how
is my old friend, your brother? have not
Ea,rl ,bo, H. L,, r,,t ,,i,b anna rov,rsas -,
business, and is now struggling with a cold and
beartlcss wofld?' Yes, yes, poor %brolher!
Cine President Is represented BY Corwin with
an assumed seriousness Of face to be deeply
uHl cted, and then rep!ies) Am ! mistaken in
supposing Your brother hast son. very worthy
young man? (Corwin places his finger upon
his nose, as a man would he supposed to 90
who really puts an inquiry bur wishes to con-
vey the impression to the listener that he is
perfectly acquainted with The fact which he is
enqui'ing atter) Yes, your majesty, | have
a nephew, Mr.. .Aminidab Spriggius, who isl
very worthy young mani poor circumstances,
and supporting poor relatives. tie is a very
good lawyer, although | say who should not,
and further, he was an excellent Democrat in
'44.' 'Ah, very WE'LL says his kingship; i
see your nephew is a very fine young man the
post of District Attorney in Florida is vacant,
and ! will sec what can be done for the young
man, as | wish TO reward as far as possible men
of genuine merit, such as yourself and neph-
ew!' 'Thank you,' says the Hon. spriggins
with a bow, i am glad to receive a kindness
from your k~ingship without any sacrifice OF
principle being intimated or required'-(Cor
win, on uttering this sentence, wink ed know
ingly. }
Here the interview may or may not end
perhaps King Veto may drink wine with the
men, Der. But on the next day, when the bus
mess is passed through By tho House, the
friends Of the Bill press it 10 a vote and in.
quire where is the Honorable Jonathan? |
am answered that he is sick, indisposed, con
fined to his room, and cannot, possibly attend,
~ some member a friend 10 the bill, who
speaks advisedly upon the subject, and MI.
spriggins never appears until the bill shall have
been disposed Of. This is not bribery, because
we are unwilling in these days Of politeness to
call things by their good old-fashioned names.
1t is only matter of business, a mercantile
transaction, in which one commodity is ex
changed for another. Thus it is, my friends,
that your legislation is corrupted by the Presi-
dent holding gold in one hand-or poisoned
with the veto power the arsenic Of the Consti-
tuition, IN the other.
TWemty miles wiLtia an Hot|-The great
trotting match over the Uniq Course, New
York, on the Goth: Trustee vs Time, we may
callit--resulted in the horse accomplishing the
great feat Of trotting twenty miles IL less than
one hour. The purse was for $500, and the
number Of spectators was very large. The
tinct was in tolerably good order, but the wind
was rather high. Al three O'Clock the word
10 start was given, and g%allantly did the noble