The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-10
The rnaosura.ion--old zack's soliloquy

The HnaaguEation--Oll Zack.s SOIiioQay.
 Saturday night, ad of msfch, lst9, aud General Zachary 1syior in his night gown-he has taken to these eiegancies since his withdrawal from the srmy-his feet ia his slippers, and hts fsts in his brooches pockets, pacss eisurey and thcughifully his capscioas bed chamber. in WilIaFa's Hotel. sshugton. The generals under lip protrRdes Iaore than naual his eyebrows more than ever are drawn down. aud altogether he presents an aspect Of deep abstraction
 l.:To.morrow's Sunday, and 20 10 church. of course" inulters the general ''ouy there be the same infernar crowd fer me. Threefourhs of them will take care not to follow me inside, however and that's just about the suiouut of popularity, any how: they n stare at yoa, but 20 step beyond the bou nds of what they like. even though for good purpose, and they drop you. We'll, I'm not Presi- dent through running after them. st any rate, and when they choose to stop running sitter me, hope shall be equally innocent ia the mstter. As wrote Marcy, ask fsyors, and shrink from no responsibility pretty good platform 10 stand upon"
 The general here approached the fireplace, and discharged meuthfuI of moisture into he spttoon with a precision which would have earned further aurels for Capt Bragg ot Buena Vista.
 "Polk turned out to-day. snd has tsken rooms Rt the irying-giad it's ali over, dare say. Devil oi a change four years have made in matters 10 be sure. Four years ago could have eaten oysters at a street stand on the avenue, and nobody have known fraun the side of house, Pretty time they II make Monday sbout me- The inugura- ton balls, too; set of them have gone and erected pavilion, and wilt spend money enough a supper to march army n mosth, and all in my honor, of course. The managers uever think of themselves in these matters; but reckon it won't crowd me much in my policy. crit.enden wcaIdn't accept! Is he afraid Of me, or himsefi He'll pro- bably imagine by the end of four years more that Kentucky can spare him-we'll see, Whst'N the democrats say about my eabinet' The whigs are hOu nd to crack m of cnu Safe in Claw ton, any how, and in EwsEs as it was just as well send Lawrence 10 sea- instead o batting him inio the treasury, to write his internal long letters about finance"
 The general here gave three emphatic shakes of the head stopping dead In the centre of the room and from that unsafe distance aiming st the spittceu which he hit very fairly, Dotw wthstaadiug
 Jim pretty consumed safe with the whigs, any way-for they can't get along without me, and all have to do Is just not 10 aRtis the democrats sgains, me; they're falling out and fziug ssuaisS, and the more savage they get with each other the more likely they'll be to get pleased wth me; aud ost of lhe chaos giast will rise to trembe at and why might hs not this time my head he 1 once did Jacksoa'sf I'm ugiy enough, and stubborn enough, they say, aBe l1 be independent enough I'll he domB'd If won't .'
 Some of the holy wh presses al the east were very much disgustsd at the ides of Old Zack swear jag at Buena Vista They denied that it could have happened; all that have to s that the gene tal does swear, and quite emphaticslly as he spits.
 "Im not goiag to turn cut, rigAt and left," re- suned the new President, "if the wings cant get office as fast expected, they've got great deal more otorg thaa great macy of them espeeted- or even desery ed--or even destrea' One-ihi4d of em only took me upon compulsion, and anything else that they may eAke they ssi have to wat for, reckon. l'li be d---'
 The oath and the soiiloquy were equsIiy cut short by entrance of MsIor Bliss, who. with an air of private business. opened pott-foliO upon side table 0f course, we have desire to become privy to State affairs, and we ''come away"
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