The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-17
FREDERICK s. CARRITT, PHbIIaAf
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From tho Washington Union. THIS IS A GREAT COUNTRY.

"Mr Green, Dady sends your wheeIbaffow home, and says he's broke 1t, and wants you 10 have t nsended immediately, fl Bot sooner 'kess he wants 10 borrow 1t agaia tomorrow. "-L LiRkum Fsssfis;
 Since the days of that mystic tower which raised its ragged peak amid the clouds. on the plains of shinas, and which ended in a general confusion of tongues it has been deemed the part of true greatness to undertake more than could perform, and to find, at last, as the fat gentleman found when he endea- vorsd to put on his sons inexpressibles, that his eyes were bigger than his brooches A little man always talks load and big; little dog always barks shrill and fierce; and little toad always swels large, especially when the snake s after him, and about to swallow him.
 The presen, administration has begun to swell at a remarkable rate; h has found out many EsGTes' aests since Il came Into power, which those who precedcd 1t have never been able to discover, upon the principle that
 It takes optics sharp, ween,
 To sec what is not to be seen.
 The cabinet have discovered wonders: it is a marvellous proper cabinet. It has usurpsd alt the powers of ths Executive, and made him the call boy at tse show; while ii performs such kingly duties tha, all the autOcrais and depots of the earth look to it with sxeruciating admiration.
 The peSfeet cooluess with which secretaries of month or two old make and announce appointments
 sueh as governors of territories, judges of courts, commissioners of great interests, and heads of bureaus-is only equaed by the Execuiiye's extra ordinary acqaiesceRee. One wOn!d think that each one was a Sancho Panza, installed over his long expected island, and tha, all the rest of the world were Rosinantes and Dapples Well-as Mrs. Par tingtou sad when her intended, in fit of absent nsindcdness, put his hand into her pocket after his tobacco, and bit of the end Of her thnblei simple tons are permitted to live in this world, we think they should wear caps and bels and be restrained, like other asses.
 We find that one star differeth from another star even in glory. It is not strange, then, that DOT tion of the lesser lights should differ little from their fellows in this laboratory of nature-the earth Thus VIC perceive the Department of the Interior will be posted up in everything that ean exaIt secretary. while the Department of the Navy clngs to iD abstraetcns denies to poor Jack the rgat to make a HGnespaiiSe will, makes department regu- laiion override the laws of God and man, and keeps
  money by tho strong hand in the treasury. We think if it could only contrive way to keep the whslc of Jacks pay in the treasury, by means of bureau regulations, 1t would be capital and reduce the cost of keeping . navy wonderfully. We com mend this view of the to the old Salt who pre- sides over the blue jackets, who no doubt on the Blus Ridge had certain Pisgah views of the ocean, ,,k. .1a ,u.t~a anda Admiral Noah. It takes lawyers to fill many of the posts of our government; but what good law can do in the navy, where the laws of Draeo upon tke wave, and the rules of office upon the land, is more than we determine.
 The Second Washington, VIC are informed, paid a visit to the Washington Monument the other evening, iaeeg. While there hts attention appeared to be risssed upon pair of remarkably fat and strong oxen, the property of the Monument Con- mitiee. These noble animals were examped before and behiad, upon the quarter and upon the flank, and this apparently innocent reconnaissance occa- stoned, as we understand, great uneasiness in the mind of the driver of the cattle, who had under stood that some fault had been found with him on account of his driving, and who daily expected the 0fYNSAINtEAt his appropriate being the order of tho day at the federal city. When informed, however, by some one who knew the Second Wash ington, that the individual present was eabiHet- ,aaker, and not dricer eareis orea, the son of Erin exclaimed, with a smile of joy: |" Ind faith the deA. c.athnrs kae~ him, and if he wis es1iaet- naky now, he mought have been at the plough tail f~. A-. Sf.. t.l.x ,tnp EaS Ia fn them beautifully"
 The prevailing opinion of both whigs and demo- cra in this city during these dcgdays is. tha, the Taylor party is 6ssted-ssed Ep-done 9one-and ready for q suitable hsad-stone-
 Then hang up the fiddle and the bow
 And take down the shovel and the hoe.
 few evenings since two of the young bioods of city, who worked hard for fHtsTity, and got a l1rge slice of AaAia9 for their pains, met at of thc fire plugs on the Avenue, and for some time ehewsd in silence tho cud of bitter fancy. Al length Rough and Ready No. |" exclaimed: !" Well, Jim. cur party has dispersed" The other. with eyes upsarsed to where Heaven ought to be, but, where we are afraid It Is not for such miserable sinners, replied: Why, Tom, you don't say that the party Is bustedP' " We'll, don't to nsthing sIse," rejOlned No. I; and then, to the tune of the Dead March in Saul. whislled with demiserni- : 4aavers, the two moarhers proceeded to Copp's and hqsoTed, for the benefit of pOs.ersy yituaate or egitimate. as Mrs. Partington has quaiaIly de. nominated the tEo classes cf the world.
 The cabinet having feconsdsred the vote by which the clerks in public employment at the sea, sf government were 10 be retained in office, il is now anderstood that each office Is to be deeimated after the manner Of the Mier prisoners, to wit: by drawing white and black beans from green bag on the 4th of July Rextshe black beans go, and the white beans ts remain. Whsther the officers of the revenue marine, who were discharged from service aisw days since. were thus drawn, IL is no, known; eas whether this plan was or was net puraaed, il could not have been aiv sAaks; for |. so happens that all the Jonah~ who were nitehed oveYhoarl