The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-07-19

An extract from Sierolyped Comedy
SOME OF THE DRAMATIs PERSONAL

Mike j. Chan IN some ram buhn kse"
copies spelt, Mich j. hdan'
CHAM aunty Tfo'nV
Ally BANNER On some ocratie OLD ''oy VI "'
copies. Ala Bamal Souih1
willy Noise sometimes Old Mrs Rchee moth.
,;sorge Jer Georgia. Stranger (of Miss Pol.
Aun,y Harbor {Anti. Iy TIKI
Harbor.
Mke.-Look he,s Stranger, amt you
ooing 10 vote for Cassl lie is the savior
or the West-,he Harbor and River man.
He voted you know, for that bill which
,ha, unfortunate Polk vetoed.
Strancr.-Ah Did he Well l'wa't
iii learn something more from HIM; IL
strikes me, | heard he was opposed to I'M
movements Of that kind here comes
gentleman, let's hear what he has TO say,
(WiIy Nois eniers.) Well sir, as politics
are the order Of the day, wha, do you
think Of Cass on Improvements
WiHy.-Why to tell the truth, when he
gave ,ha, vote OF the River and Hafbor
hill. | would have voted for him but see
he has endorsed the Baltimore resolution,
condemning that vote, and all improve
mept of the kind. can't support hun
now at oil.
Stranger. appears then, that this
man Cass has been rather unfortunate,
blowing no, to. day and cold tomorrow but
perhaps he S right; heard some one say
he voted for the River aud Harbor bill IN
obedience to instructions, that he IS per
sonalls in favor Of the Baltimore resolu'
tons and to the bill he voted for.
Nike and Willy iogether.-lt that be
fact, we can't vote for him no way you
can fix it. Cos Why lf We send Sen.
ator there again, instructed 10 vote for our
bill, If he be President he will veto H.
George. What's this gathering and
talking about. Politics as usual
Stronger.-Ycs. we were trying TO get
a "platiorm for Cass 10 stand on, but no
is so slippery. footed he 90 sooner gets on
one than he alps of on to another.
George. He may be slippery, bat on a
question that interests me very much, he
is sound with one little exception. The
question is The W,lmot Proviso. the excep-
ton his Nicholson letter. | cant stand
him on the Territories.
Auniy Prouiso.-I am death against the
Proviso, and | think him safe on that.
Rath Bunn.-Safe for you hope not,
| am con6dan,, know his every thought,
you once thought our candidate Martin
Van Buren, had such principles, but he has
been magnanimous enough to show you he
never had, and Cass will shew you deep
exdvc than that Some dny--for more par
Asnfy Ho-bor.--l know you are right,
he is at heart for the Proviso and agsi inst
improvement, or | wouldn', vote for him.
Stranger. How the friends Of this old
gentleman differ must confess am at
a loss 10 know where he stands; I mus,
60 to tina, Political Doc,ress, Mrs. Richee,
and see what she has to say.
SCENE CHASGgs TO Ma RIcHEE's Orrrcrl
| Stranger peeps in at The nindop and discover,
the old lady rrit,ag
She writes on For The South MIR.
Cass-.eXlraordinary sta,esman-.bilo Of
nights principles Of 90 g. '0-days Of 70
the illustrious men Of Greece and Rome
-Anslides- abofninable Whigs-Gener.
al Cass right side up on the Wimot Pro.
siso -brokc the Quintuple Trea,y's necl,
with Mr.. Polk on the River and Harbor
bil--bound to carry the South By accla
nation. For The North. MIR. Cass-
friend 10 the North-glory of1sl2-broke
his sword gave Mr.. Ralhbunn TO under
stand he'd 60 for Wilmot's Proviso -
never changed-voted for the River and
Harbor blll-Cincinnatus - un'errified De.
mocracy-safe for the North as Mr.. Var
Buren-wlll sweep the entire North, &c.
&c. Mrs. Richee puts down her pen
filings herself back in her chair. wipes the
perspifation from her agonizcd brow
and in belaboured accents, murmurs tt
herself: Much ado about noihing."l
The Stranger vamoses.