Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-09-12
The papers which arc so critical, are bring
ing themselves, rather than Gen. Taylor,


into contempt. The Washington Repub-
lie pays then. very handsomely. as follows:
'':some Of the opposition journals find
i, rare spor, to criticise Gen. Taylor's
speeches and ridicule his manners. They
say that he is awkward before strangers,
and does not make a favorable impression
On this point there may well be differ
encc Of opinion Surely enough. he has
NOT the manners Of a dancing master. but
il hs, been well said that he gave a recep-
ton 10 twenty thousand strangers at Bucna
Vista in a style that few dancing masters
could have equallcd.
As to his speech making. the people
know very we'll VIVA. kind Of speeches
Gen. Taylor made before they elected
him President Heaven has bestowed d.
yers gifts on divers persons. II was not
,.ece,. ary for Gen. Taylor to make long
speeches in order to gain the popular con-
GIence; aud that confidence will not be
Withdrawn because he fails 10 make long
speeches.
When the clivalrous Hull broke the
spell Of England's supremacy on the
ocean, by the capture of the Guerrero. on
his return 10 po,t he was complimentcd by
the citizens Of Boston with public dn-
pcr The cloth being removed, after a
few preliminary toas,s came tina, to the
honor OF the captain:
''Our g0ilank guest, who has secured
for himself name and praise among
his countrymon, and added terror to the
courtesy Of his country's flag" The
toast was drank with enthusiasm, and then
all was quiet.
friend. sitting noxtt the gallant cap
tain, said, Sir, we are waiting for your
speech" ~ speech" said the chiva-
ro,is butmodest Hull, Il can't make one
| don't know how" \ gentleman on the
opposite side Of the table exclaimed aud
IDLY. ".5r you arc in for speech Don't
YOU see that the president IS waiting for
YOUR response to the toastH' The noble
Tar rose up and said, Mr.. President.
the gentlemen round me say, that you and
the ether gentlemen are waiting for me TO
make speech. Sir. never made one
in my life. can't do it, sir don't
know how. sir BY - Ia rather fght
tie batiic orer again ihan try Hi'
The rasters Of Faneui Hall were lit
lie displaced by the truthful dclicacy Of
the gallant captain but we never heard
that the newspapers Of that day thought it
Il proper subject of ridicule, or that it i'm
paired the well earned honors Of the chv-
alrous sailor"
THE DEyBY DafAULr-Denby. late
Naval Agent at Marseiles, one Of the
Rite Of Virginia. has confessed judgment
in favor of the United States. for 5l59.-
1867. This settles two things which
have been dcnicd-irst. that DENLY is a
dcfaulter--sccond. the amount of the mis-
4, 4.
said 10 be good for Nottingham the pros
pee, il that Government will never get a
cent of the money.
The Sub-Trcasusy law makes it a PEN
itentiary offence to use the public money
in any way, or to lend it viii, or without
interest Now lift appears thatthe Treas
ury officers placed this money in the hands
Of Mr.. Osborn. Of Richmond. knowing
that I've received it under an agreement 10
NJ. Do"Iy !" s,..i- :. Nm. ,nGy are
calpablc as aiding in such use OF the mon
cy, and liable as principals. II is alleged
that the Treasury officers did know how
this money was TO be disposed of. and
how it was in fact used. 1t was placed
in Osborn's hands, without Dcnbv's
knowledge or direction when he had
large amount OF funds on hand. lie says.
moreover. that he was not advised Of its
being placed in Osborn's hands How,
bv whose order was this done! The Sec
rotary Of the Navy. Judge Mason, must
have known IT, or have been very careless.
The money was drawn on his warrant.
The failure of DENLY and Osborn. was
publicly known as early a. last August;
Vet. Mr.. Secretary Mason in his report.
accompanying the Presidents Message
All elaborate report. purportlng to detail
a ! the expenditures, defaults, &c, Of the
Navy Departmcnt--statc an allowance
and payment of some small sum OF say
5000. to DENLY, Tor commission. &c. but
'ok ~ notice riaterer IF this defaHit!
This is very cmarkablc, and il seems to
inplcatn ti> Secretary in sSign t. COW
or NJ this default! lie SHOULD explain IT,
DENLY and Osborn were Of the ciitc o.
Richmond, the ssccretary's neghbors. and
known 10 him--yet he saws not a word
in his official report of Dcnby's default
for this large amount! I, is singular. that
he should report all tn, little payments 10
others and their defaults. and omit this
largo default of his neighbours IL Ger.
t,inly should explain this omission, if he
cun.-Cin. Ga. cf IHs.
TuAr BRoKrN SwoRp-Fcw questions
OF great historical interest have been in
volvcd in more doubt than those connect
cd with the sword breaking exploit that
occurred on the occasion OF Hul's surrcn-
der. Who it was that broke the sword
still remains a MISREPRESENTATION Colonel
AcArtliur. Colonel Miller, or Colonel Cas-
The histories and the newspapers of the
day say tina, il was Colonel Nc Arthur.
The orators Of the Baltimore Convention
and the Locoioco journals. during the late
Presidential canvass, said that it was
Colonel Cass.
talked of for the production Of the pieces
OF that sworI. 1t was sunposed that the