Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-28
From the Washington Union.


cusances and based principle upon seshness They
served the equilibrium of humanity between devils and an
gels and rendered third party certain the existence of
the earth between the and the The present state
of affairs alarming Bread refuses to rise who
ged to marry have deferred the honeymoon for
venient season. and celebrated buttonmaker Attlebo
rough has smashed because of the that no more cons
utiona buttons viii be required United States trou
While such feverish excitement exists in country
how kind it is in the Second Washington to give the
contained the following letter We
and deeper and intend to cut straps off,
to give patriotism stretch without breaking stitch
es But to the subject: here the document WILL like
the boys chestnut, speak for itself.
" THE HEROIC AGE"
EXECUTIVE MANSION, SOUTHEAST Room,
Near the New Fences, Dec. 16, 1849.
My DEAR HEROIC AGE: 1t was the remark of the
iilustrious Won Puendorf his notes upon the Apo
CRYPHA, that human nature in short breaches was
the same as human nature in petticoats matter
how you combed the hair and that cockolorum was
cockolorum, whether you spelt it with or K.
The present condition Of and things in the
Capitol of this republic proves conclusivey the truth
of the position taken by the old philosopher and he
who can't believe it couldn't tell putty from SOAP or
old rye from the nectar of the gods.
All nations have been cursed with an abundance
of men who felt within their secret souls that they
were head and shoulders taller than all creation
and that they, and they alone could succeed to pow
er by the SURFACES of their fellow-citizens
We reeollect one occasion, in olden time, when
music and every other heavenly maid was in panta-
letts that certain town was besieged by enemy,
and the citizens called together to devise the
best method of defence. At this gathering, stone
mason declared that stone and mortar would alone
be efectual; carpenter knew that framework and
plank would do the business up brorn a blacksmith
felt confident that iron would be invincble while
shoemaker swore by all the gods that slept in the
clouds, and dined the smell of roses that there
was nothing like leather. Well, so they went
gung and debating, cussing and discussing, until at
length the enemy burst in the gates, and took the
whole band of disinterested patriots prisoners and
| led them into captivity.
We think that the peoples party in the House.
who all dsinterested patriots should settle their
disputes between cotton and stone iron and leather
black wool and white WOOL and begin to do something
against the common enemy; for: depend upon it, if
leather is the BEST it will be adopted until the
whole captured and not even honor itselfef be-
hind to swear by.
The elections for Congress have been taken at times
wide apart, and under a change of circumstances
such to justify us in declaring that the present
will of the people is not represented the floor of
the House of Representatives at all. Why, then,
should the democracy, who have by accidental cir
cumstances got the nominal power, attempt anything
more than nominal victory That would be enough,
in Gods name, to upset applicant, and play the
deuce with the whole litter of powder monkeys in
our service
Ii
Just now, and don't button who sits in the
chair and plays captain we know that, with our ap
planes and Tom Ewing, we make both ends
meet at the end of the year. if they don't meet alrea
dy and, in the language of the Yelled Prophet Of
Khorosin-
''The race is not unto the
| Nor the bafteN to the peopcH
What fires the biggest gum
But we must have an organization, or the whole
country will be turned up, bung down. with the buns
out and all the good liquor OF the republic will run
away and do nobody no good. Then all you orr gina
Taylor men, who, we must say, are doing plaguJ
poor business for us, forbear, and do something
eiblo. IF you epit boil. parties up uEUn Speaker
you will split up from breakfast to appetite. Like
the frogs in the pond, when the boys stoned them
are ready to exclaim, 1t may be fun to you, but i
is death to us ]"
It is sad to see everything going stern foremost t.
the devil before eyes for the want of leader
unless this matter is brought to crisis with 70
cus pretty soon, we'll be teetotally exfunctifedifw
don't veto the Wilmot Proviso on the groundhop anC
give you the play fHAMLET-thep part of Hamlet omit
ted by particular desire You can play checkers ant
or and geese in the House, and such innocent games
make game of doubledecked poker which will breal
you all at the first shuttle and let tell you, in al
candor, that it is a coming, with postpone
' ment on account of the weather.
Why can't you organize? Have you no one in YOU
body fit for Speaker or is the Speakershp fit for no
body If this is so, what an awful set of fellow
you have got and the sooner you expel a bakers do
two the better it will be for you and the coun
try.
You need not expect to dissolve the Union until at
ter huckleberry time if at all and for picking tn
Republic and saving it in that way, that is all hum
bug. We propose to give the Union dose of calc
mel when the system gets right, and then to work O
all the impurities with the castor-o of Cancellation
If under such circumstances there should be dis
pensation of grpes it will be the fault of the dis
ease, and not of the medicine. Extras not char
: ged for in constitutional cases
+ Peculiar circumstances, which we now commun
l. cate to you confdentialy, requires to go to tn
: Dickins for the Union. We have bought new plant
IS alton, predicated upon the prompt payment of GU
= salary and if from any cause the supplies should
cut of, we shall have to fummir-which, for us
do have declared, and still declare, to be in
+ possibility.
It makes but little difference to us how YOU swallo
the eel of dscord if you only get it down past resu
rection. Cape and swallow, stretch and strain sue
e and wriggle, until you bolt the monster We hav
. seen a small snake in day swallow large toa
If without sweet OIL though it is true he used plent
of perseverance and we think you can do somethin
the gaping and swallowing line which will be hanG
some for posterty to admire in the heroic ag
Yours in the flesh, TACK WASHINGTON.
Is Who BIDS The Washington correspondent
the Baltimore Sun in referring to the action of til
l. Senate on Executive appointments, remarks:
Colonel, beg his pardon Gen. JANE WATso
n WEBB will be one of the first Victims if Mr. CLAl
% TON should send his in before he has reache
% Vienna. His successor will probably be Souther
II gentleman but it is impossible to tell his ii
after the election of Speaker The Chargeship to Il
Netherlands and the mission to Russia may also ava
lie the resolution of the puzzling problem
,r IMPORTANT DECISION TO COMMERCIAL MEN-In
cause recently determined in the Court of Appeals
MARYLAND If has hean decided that N made 7