The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

D0rTesPoHdeHee Of me Eahy Laneaster Gdseh
WAsHfSeToN, Feb. 4, 1850.
COMEDY and PhiiOsopLy- Human NatHre-BeH-
foH and Fremont The MezicaA HOrse--JoRa.
MaH'' C"iene"-Hambug ia High and LOV
Places ...-
Comedy is the fuu Of iiEeI ahd the relish Of il
Is The investigation Of laughs riots which often
d's'nr0 tile peace OF wisdun's ape-iatsd niimitsi
"doting ON triiies with lealen eyes"
II has some discreet levotees. even IN LaDcas.
ter. Some "lcering looks Of hulhor and iallghihE
cheeks are seen. in queer consortuleht with the
qnant and primitive noses and MOUTHS and such
IKE. that almost eHgross some of your peoples
physioghomy.
Greece bausbed Comedy from the stage; but
she could not banish ii from the heart and life of
men and, str at,say, ii diffusea itself into the
conduct Of the people, and had a theatre commen-
snrate with their hsbitations.
The matter OF man Is mingled most with
lolly;' aud we need not spend our time and
money, at the playhouse, to see its farces dtted.
They make all communities their auditors and
are mo respscters Uf persons" in the selection Of
actors, or the cast OF the play. s
Gullibilify is the soil of humbug, and it has
many tiIlers OH large as we'll as small sCalss.-
The arts Of the charlatan; the credulity of the
duPe; aud the serious scrutiny of the wise man.
who inerPoses to save the people from their ig;
norance, equally Contribute to the farce, and e.
quaIly divide the credit of the merrinent.
All these philosophical truths have just been
favored with confirmation, clear as verify, in this
high place, midway between the temple Of law
aud the palace of power
Mr.. BeltoD, ami mis- sonsili-law, Col. FREMONT
had invented thrilling story, rather in the style
Of the romancist. about the during and chival-
rous exploits of the Colofe, In catching a lit
tie horse, on the Gila, and expected the achiev-
ment to elicit every body's umazeuient and APP
pause. Tile desired trophies were conceded
But in the Lionship ol the affair the horse shar-
ed with the Colonel.
A New York Temperance lecturer, who had
found that business "a poor trade aud had run
down at it. and regarding the affair of the kid
mapping of the horse Iiumbug, conceived the
bright idea Of making money ott Of his reptta
ton. He procured an outlandish, nondescript
sort Of an animal, and opened show. Glory
worshppers focked. in great numbers, to see the
Fremont horse. Jonathan did a smart business
in the ciies The tailor and mantua maker cre-
faton was delighted, aud Utmost swooned under
their vivid CONCEPTIONS, Of tile perils Of the cap
ture Of tile horse Encouraged by the thrift Of
humbug. in the National Sbnw-H House, and ami
mated by true Yankee enterprise, he brought the
idol horse here, e,-procdred prominent room. on
the Avenue, and set up business. The same rEcs
Of effgies Of humanity thronged in, thrilled with
the same exquisit emotions. But this was carry
ing the joke too far. Mr. Benton swelled and
Redeemed with rage, and denounced The whole
thing an imposition Upon the public, aud me-
fariOus abuse of Col Fremont's name. He had
the Yankee arrested. on charge Of obtaining
money upon false pretenses, aud conducted the
prosecution, before the magistrate, with great a.
biiy. He was bound over, aud the show stopt:
Profound researches have been made into the
history of the horse, and have brought to light
/
Ire descended from i soap Iactory, in the city Of
/ New Yurk,-thai, instead of haSng been run,
so perilonsly by Col. Fremont, all the running that
he had ever done had been in an ash cart; and
that dll tue change that had been made in him;
was the sharing Of his tOil.-the locality of the
deluson deepening the elmgrin Of tiie'foos who
went to see him. and giving polnt to tie satire up:
on their sentmentality.
Every body thought the Yankees affairs des-
peIute; aud all the sensible people laughed at the
farce, and its actors But he is not done yet.
have just seen his Handb, announcing that he
will deliver lecture upon "Humbug in High
Places aud Malicious Prosecution, by Col. Ben
ton" The lovers ol tue comedy will give him
crowded house.
Thus, while the great men OF the North are
calculating, aud tile great men Of the South are
reckoning, the value Of the Union, and affairs
look ruetuI, the people are alive to humor, aud
break the soleninity by their laugh.
UNION.