The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-04-26

abstract merits ofthe controversy, il 10 ad-
mi.ted on all hands that Shields is disgra-
ced. They are both Locofocos.
While these disgracefui scenes were Ia.
king place in Congress, a fight, generally.
aud particularly, took place on tho cars
coming from Baltimore, which resulted in
breaking out many Of the windows, aud
bruising several noses. They put out the
lights, and vent Mt il with energy, and The
train had even to be stopped before peace
could DO restored. This is an age Of pro.
gress. And this fighting spiri. is a..ribu-
table, in a good degree, to this Mexican
war spirit, encouraged by the party 90 re-
Gently in power.
Well, the Inauguration services ere over,
and the crowd arc beginning to dispense.
! take il that there were 0ne.fkird more
people here than there were at the lnaug-
uration Of Harrison. | stood in front 81
tho Old Hero aud heard him read il of,
though could not understand the senti.
ment, so great was the "noise and coniu-
sion" around me. lie occupied sixteen
minutes in reading his Inaugural, and &C.
quilted himself very we'll, 10 his manner,
though be 10 evidently no speaker. lie
seemed coed deal excited, end would have
been moro at home, have no doubt, if the
''sea Of up-turned faces" below, had been
Mexicans. and the dignitaries around him
had been Bragg's battery! Presiden, Polk
rode by his side in an open carriage, and
sat BY him during the delivery of,he lnaug-
ural, md when the oath was administered
by Justice fancy, Mr.. Polk took him nv
the hand and congratulated him. The
truth is, Mr.. Polk has behaved very vol
towards Taylor, since his arrival here.
which. in some degree, aiones for his bad
treatment Of him in Mexico. While Polk
figured to good advantage, Geo. Cass
stood on the platform, Witnessed the scene,
a nd looked worse than any man in the
crowd. He il excusab!c for this, because
the "noise and confusion" were 90 great
that he could but look bad!
While fancy was administering the oath,
Old lack looked him right in the eve, and
when he kissed the Bible, he did il in tina,
hearty mnnner, that a Tennesseean kisses
q lady. lie looked just like he was swear.
ing tho truih-like he would sspreserve,
protect, and defend" our sacred Constitu.
ton and LAWS. Polk, Richie, and Cave
Johnson. standing lby looked like ihey be.
l,evcd him; hut from Cass' countenance,
take il that he had no faith in any thing
that the Old General snid or swore!
POWER OF suPEnsrIrIoN.-J. II. War.
land. ESQ.,, who has seen the elephant
in Mexico. 10 now, ms editor Of tho Lowell
Courier. treating his resdera TO sketches q
the manners md customs Of our Aztec
neighbors. Take the following morsel az
proof:
The remark has just been made, that the
heart of Mexican ID ~ exclusively surren.
dered. for tho time being, to the divinity ot
the place. in ball room ne 10 a church,
The only exception to the truth Of the re-.
mark that is remembered, occurred one
night at hrillian, dancing party ia q spa
cimns hall a few streets from the Plnza.-
There was splendid bevy of beautiful
women present. numbering ncarly hun.
dred, accompanied BY American officers,
u every grade, in uniform. The dance
and music Ind been in high revslry TO a
late hour. All hearts were buoyant with
pleasure and enjoyment. After one of the
usual rcccsses, the music struck up again,
md the danre recommended. The Span
ish beauties, with brighter sparkle in
their eyes, and fresher bloom upon their
cheeks. were in all directions gliding over
the floor with their gallant partners. Sud-
denly, light was seen to stream through
The windows and balconies into the the hall,
md every lady Frustrated herself upon the
floor, leaving tho American gentlemen
in perfect astonishmoni. The
music, No If linked 10 the satin slippers oi
the lovely creatures BY somc unseen cord,
broke Oft with discosd, and came TO as
sudden halt, ~ if a musical gas pipe had
been instantly cut of. and the pacnsm sup
piled by IN all-prevading volume Of jet 81
lence. Some Of the gentlemen were
thrown into the most awkward positions,
and Tor a moment found il extremely diC.
licult to extricate themselves from the en-
langIing alliances Of their partners. VII"
hsa thus suddenly fallen from their high 20.
state 70 the flonr. u every different poin,
NJ the figure Of tho dance. The tableaxr
81 the numerous company presented spec
lacle mot often seen, and tho attitudes,
pict"resqus OF gsosesque ~ they might be
deemed, would have furnished 4 fine scene
Tor painter. The occasion Of this solemn
prostration in the midss II such hieh msrri.
nsnt. was the passage Of the Bishops car.
rage. accompanied by whise-robed lads,
With 6ambsaux and torches, through ono Of
Tho streets. j i what i krown 10 The
country - tho procession a The Hoss, the
Bishop, o. some oshss high church dienisa.
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