Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-19

and had appointed the father on tbe
sons letters Of recommendation. and
had assigned him to the duties tenn.
poHanly performed by the son. There
was a hopping like parched peas in
lhe promises for some time: but as
the son turns out TO be a barnburner.
IT'S thought that the error will 90 mn.
corrected, and the young man 20 TO
Connecticut. The old gentleman. we
understand, looks upon it as a nation.
al blessing, and is ready for thanks.
giving before general training; while
me son, who's anger none can appease
considers 1t a crying evil, and desires
day OF humiliatisn ordered on his
account immediately, if not sooner.
We, however are reminded by it of
Mrs. Gooses beautiful allegory.whicb
Iall will remember when we repeat it..
Peas porridge hot Peas porridge cold
Peas Porridge gone to pot nine days
cold
The wing party Of the United
States is now in a quandarv. Il has
been blundeting along like a blind
old Tattlesnake in June, swapping
and biting every thing that came in
its way, and now it has, BY some ter.
rible erTor,in judgment bit itself. and
is dying from the effects of its own
venom The nomination Of the old
Heroic was the first dispensation
that rested where it was not original.
Ily intended The selection of the
cabinet was another chance shot, and
unlike all other shots Of that descrip
lion, it did not kill the devil. but
scared up seven Others worse than
the first The appointment Of bro.
ken-down politicians to posts Of III
Iplomatic importance abroad; the re.
moval Of clerks necessary to carry on
the affairs Of the government before
others had been taught 10 fill their
places; the appointment of Cook
Heuedebert TO Lyons, and Of Fenton
to Cowes; the creation Of a bran new
organ and the reputation of the old
IlntelligenCer, where the wings of the
present day first learned to love their
milk even if it were skinned, are all
convincing evidences that the admin
istration is in its dotoge, and that
blcar-eyed chance has regulated mat,
tiers and things 10 suit itselfwith
vengeance.
We hate TO see a man on high heel
ed boots, suddenly rose one of his
heels, and go hitching along like a
Istung bear TO an overturned bee hive:
in fact, even where is a little inno-
IcentimpOsition, we hate to see a man
taken down a peg or two for his good,
all Of sudden, before folks.
The cabinet are now fishing after
eels with toad-fsh bait in the waters
Of the muddy Potomac, while the
head of the government is looking az
ter an instruction in Cuba in the iron
mountains Of Pennsylvania The
fact is, we are under aregency gov
eminent and there is no use in deny
ing the fact, or in endeavoring to keep
.it close any longer. A President has
been elected who cannot, or who will
not perform the duties of his high
stations and although no ultra whig,
he has given his power into the hands
OG cabinet Of ultra wings, 40 blue
with ancient federalism that in
digo will make a white mark
upon their azure hides. lis
this the entertainment to which we
were invited?" or rather, is not this
the result Of "a nomination" on the
part Of the slaughter house men of
Philadelphia mot fit to be made?"
Daniel Webster was right once in his
life; and we are glad to be able to say
SO, for while we admister lunar caus-
tic to the liberated heart, we have a
balm for the woandid spirit. Daniel
Webster, physically considered, as a
great fundamentally considered, he
is great man, but his greatness I'M
this respect is on the wrong side oil
the Book Of Remembrance. II he
could only have q new heart and a
.regenerated spirit, he would be some
in these days of pigmies and wire
drawing casuists. He is a terrible
fellow for fish and wild game. and is
always hankering after the medical
treatment prescribed for King David
whenhe became old and we'll strick-
en- with years. The venerable CLAY
is also great in every quality that
distinguishes the northern Cicero
They were boath cut ont for demo-
Gratis, but were spoiled in the makingI
up. Like the man who was always