The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-01-07

would stop him by cratnmlng his hst dow"
his throat before be got through. ile wen
al iL.from the " ord go, in voice as loud
" III gestures as violent, and with coun
tenance and figure as excited as we are
accustomed to witness in the middle OF
slang whanging stump speech. The Vice
President and Senate started back az II,
ihunderstruck with his new trick TO OBJ.
tain hearing, and over@ helmed with as
,onishment at hearing in the Senate
Chamber such a tornado Of twading, and
hombastic nonsense and wind.
lie sputtered about diving into the
bow els OF the earth; he shouted abont in
vestigating the mysteries OF the heavens;
dilatcd on thcsprogress of the age, all in
about two minutes time, and then stopped
suddenly oiSkis own accord, in the middle
Of sentence, ! believe, and stood for
few seconds in fine tragic attiude-a
living monument Of the gulibility of the
people, ofat least one state of this Union
lie then quietly took his seat, aid the
Senators, out of respect to their position, /,
each resorted to some shift to avoid laugh.
ing out right in the mans face. l can
compare the way in which the whole af-
fair occurred, to nothing save the effect
Of the rolling Of huge unpan down a
,he hearers. and by the time it was as
certained that the fuss was occasloned by
nought but a sort Of rattling tinpan, ii
was all over, The wags ohristened him
'Tinpnn on the spot; and, faith, he will
wear the title for the balance of his life,
or am vastly mistaken. His very sudden
realizing that he was making an arrant
fool of himself. Thus has Hale 'fzzlej
out, > of his own accord. / had thought it
would be necessary for Douglass to spike
his scattering gun, but he has himself saw
ed our friend this trouble, by filing tonch Ia
hole, muzzle, and all, with mud, as it
we're.
The Taylor stock is rising in Congress
-decldedly rising. Passing events are
creating the impression on my mind, thai
northern and southern fede lism viii hard
ly venture TO 60 into the next presidential
canvass, on one and the same candidate or
platform. Federal members, from all
quarters Of the country, on comparing
notes, are being impressed with the foil,
of attempting TO sustain Mr. Clay and his
platform at the south, or General Tayl lor
and the further prosecution of the war al
the north. The fact, that in no event can
federal candidate obtain majority vote
Of the states in the House, however, yet
keeps them together; as their salvation is
10 uniting on a candidate and program
me, with reference to the war, this will
be done " hen oil and water can be mad c
TO commingle freely.
Mr. Senator Allen announced the death
of the late General Hamer, this morning
in the Senate. His eulogium was the mos,
eloquent and impressive efnrt Of the kind
ever delivered in Congress. You will find
il reported at length in to morrow morn,
ing's Union, and ] therefore refrain from
attempting to sketch il here. Mr. Nor
ris, of Ohio, elected to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by General llamer's d death ma e
The appropriate announcement in the
| House. So both branches adjourned with.
cut transacting business of importance.
| There will be no session till Monday next.
Mr.. Secretary Walker, though recover,
ing slowly, is not yet able TO leave his
chamber PIKE,