The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-01
From the Buffalo Rspahlie.
The Two riasfss as,
COMEDY IN TWO ACTS.

Lord Thuiop-So Lord North is coming TO our State
conventon-sen hither By the Buffalo chief 10 get his
dead Morgan with double teeth all around cast high
and dry 0narios beach Enter Count and Governor
Count Lord Thuow, we bring resolves for our State
Iconvenlion we've weighed each sentence, and agree
they'll fit the occasion, and make platform "good
enough till after the election"
Gousrnor.-Please read them al your leisure The
scale OF appreciation between the Duke OF Auburn and the
Chief is nicely balanced that pepper would tip
the beam Exit Governorl
Lord Thtrio,e.Counl. the attempt is vain. To recon-
cie conirares is impossible aud in the same breath 70
endorse the acts Of the Chief and noble Duke would
but yield us heavy harves, Of rdicule have plot
IN hand will do the work. and snatch us from our deep
Will not your plot make split And to be the
candidate Of split party will split me too But listen
knowing how fertile you are IN rich expedents Great
Harry Clay, they say, toppled down BY your lar
reaching plots and. like winged bird, fell helpless
Lord Thurioto Let these resolves he banded
partisan Of the chie with the answer that they
shall offer them in the State convention. ! and friend
Horace will be there in tme and by mysterious givings
egnsd gss tor foul souss nsapsd 10 On out
pared to reject thsse painted resolves and IN their stead
endorse our Duke, his hgherlaw and all Whatsay you
Count
Count But this will make split. fear.
| Lord Thuyiou -Pshaw! Then let there be split
Il will only be clearing off Of bark and dead wood from
VCoun1-T consent Let Horace be at hand Exit
Count, taking the resolves and enter Duke.l
Duke-Early and late at your vocation, my good Lord
Thurlow. met the Count going from your door. Have
/ Lord Ihurlow.-l have, most noble Duke; but ne
trembes at a spins
two rival nags. at the time astrde them both-a
| few kick ups would sure unseat him.
i Lord Thuriop-Then he would find himself in a
worse condition than he was when left by the demo-
cratic party"
Scenea: Room in Rtsrs Hotel. Lord Inu'ioU alone.
| Lord Tau,iow-Works like charm. Snuff wont
save them [Enter Horacel How now, my true phi
losopher. Let them stretch their outlets for the dose TO-
morrow Our game speeds well. $3.50
Horace-At home have knocking hussy, whose
knocks noted on this very days and, Sbyl-l!ke, some
Of her knocks were equvocalo my apprehension and,
to make all douby sure, let's gather here our tusy
friends and hold q midnight caucus"
Lord Thuioo. Right Go call all Let no one lag
behind; and let the fair Adons tile well the door Con-
mences writing and re-enter Horace and followers] My
trusy friends bravey have stove to-day Tor our good
Duke In vain Lord North urged his peace resolves
They have respite only I'LL morning when they'll Dc
paperl Voices heard without
t roice-You not of the right color to enter here,
and besides strongly suspect you take snuf
j ed poioe-Then 80 IN search OF men 81 my own
color.
Act 2-Seene / Hall in Rust's Hotel. [Enter Baron
and Muty. auen Others much fwried and out breath
i Boyon.-Worsted not vanquished gents. Thurlow
will call us boilers but honest men will call us patriots
Lord North True, my lord never secession more Just
counseed their minions 70 reject Them was ever trick
so base Why, have been sci up and knocked down
H-k-If that be so, there's thirty-seven more
pins served the lke-and all owing to the color sup
pose.
Baroa-Make proclamation to gather our chief mef
AT Utica on the 18th, to consult our common safety ant
there uprase irrational wing" platform broad enough
for the whole world sand the resi- OF mankind" 10 stant
H-k.-Take care that they be Of "the right color
, MAY! Ay!
/ Scene .: Comp,rouers office.
Count. (solus $50 wags the world divided, bolted
,pIi had rather have strobe the two nags bareback
than 10 be a up 10 my scalp, ia trying TO stand viii
one foot on the platform at Syracuse and the other foo
on the platform al Utica lEnier Lord InufIow unpef
Lord 7huriog. Practising already That's night
, Count our plot has worked to charm. and our goo'
Duke has gained the ageground.
CounfeAnd left me in sad dilemma Such doing
will require very long.legged candidates warned you
Lo1 S' fauriop-I will place long plank with ii
ends resting ehe! platform; you can stand midway
and say you are both or either platform. You hav
heard Of the man OF two voices -,
Count.--Yes, and OF the man OF two faces Wha
then
Lord Tharlop have heard Of The Duichmar
who found his lost pig on both sides Of the rver al h'
Count, (excited. )--Yes; and have heard OF mar
who had double teeth all round-and whskers, too
[aside. before they shaved off But to what enc
these unpleasant metaphors
a Lord ThuyIop Listen! We will letter for you 81
cupnngly inde that il will read both ways, and Thu
builders OF the platform hearing Il will De content Th'
letter will be written after The model 'of saying much
and yet saying nothing TO speak in Latin the letie
will be "por yretsrsa nha aliud est" Exit Lord Thur
low -
Count-This long plank from platform 10 platform
looks like hangman's scaiod and ii fall of between
those platforms, shall be in more singular predica
men than when 'ihe democratic party left me, and th
) whole wing party came TO me-"
Scene 3. Too platforms opposite connected By a Ions
plant. Thspiayo,ms occupied BY The respective build
srs aud friends.
Baron ION the east pa,form.l-We have been callet
boilers. There time when man upon who's,
shoulders had fallen the power Of Andrew Jackson tram
Piled upcn the count's rights and there were boiler
in those days; and OF them was Washington Hunt The
ticket we and they support (pointing to the west plat
form) is headed by boiler. [Great applause by ma
tionals, and Tappng on snuff boxes ANA
Lord Thmiop ION the west platform IA mere con
currence in State ticket with conflicting organiza
tons, would prove that malign influence (poinine
souh controlled. II would be better 10 nominate llook
ing towards the west patform separate ticket than tc
give seeming support only TO the regular ticket TAP
Pause on the ives, platform. and afumolins for snun
3H-k. ION the east platform. ~ attempted TO entei
their midnight caucus, and repulsed BY Hollis white
OF Niagara, because my face not OF the right color
told Hollis that should go in search OF people OF my
color and gentlemen, here am and, wishing TO meet
hereafter nj the State convention with people OF my color
move that State committee OF that color be appointed
i [Applause on the east--hsses on the west]
The last Scene.