Washington telegraph., 1851-05-21
correspondence of the Telegraph.

Cloudy skies and an East wind this morning.
Lots of dust and little or no gold in it. Hard
work for the boys and men who (since the Mayor
has banished the showboards from the lamp posts,
&c.,) are hired by theatrical managers, and all
such, ito walk through the thoroughfares with poles
to which are attached the flaming signs of the
show men. The wind is particularly rough with
these young gentlemen
Isuspect, by the way, that some of the elderly
country ladies who coming to our approaching
anniversaries, will be not a little shaken in their
nerves occasionally as they pass through the
streets 10 the meetings, when they shal!
of our "Perpate;c PIacards'' approaching them.
now refer to novel description Of advertisement
1t consists of large box on the outside of which
are show bills, and on the inside Bill who is not
shown, if We except his head which ,protrudes
through hole in the top of the wooden paper
case which he is thus daily buried alive for the
very reasonable compensation of four and six pence
per day. His case is far "auehorated" as to
allow Of his walking about in it, and the cruel
men who have thus locked him up in this peGes-
trian pillory, far from being ashamed Of it.
that they put their names in largest possible black
type on the sides of the box, and instruct their
prisoner to promenade Broadway itself.
1.-THE Walking Box" wishes to blow his nose,
scratch his head Ia very common want with
such people, his position arbitrarily denies him
this innocent qualification. The box fits close
around his neck-resing upon his shonlders-and
to raise his hands any higher is utterly impossible
Ii he is insuted, he cannot resent it. The news
boys may throw orange-peel at him with impunty.
Following him up closely. they may tickle his
eaTs, and even his roseate proboscis, with a long
straw. lie may "air his vocabulary" upon them
but may not take any airs himse If. His impatient
foot kicks no further than the S des of the case,
and the being hard one, his corns suffer
some.
His antcipatiOns of the beautiful su MINER ap-
preaching, are alloyed with gloomy presentments
OF an unusual prevalence Of mosquitoes, and no
chance to slap them. If his "coppers hot''
(not rare thing) and almost nvoluntariIy he
dores the compass around bar-room until he gets
into it, he is dependent upon strange hand to
pour the liquor down. Not having the use of his
fingers to guage his glass, it may be large one,
and getting into his upper story, he, like his box,
becomes dramatic. But what situation for
drunken man! Imagine box, with a mans head
on the top, staggering down Broadway! Is it not
enough to alarm an elderly lady from the rural
Districts. In New Orleans, and some other cities,
it used to be the custom for convicts to be put to
work in the streets with blocks and chains at
tached to them. / submit If it would not be an
improvement for them to serve the public in the
capacity Of "walking advertisements" boxed up, |
or pilloried, in the manner above described? !
The disngenuousness of some newspapers, even |
OF high standing, is oftentimes very glarng. For
though most of the Southern press agree
in awarding credit to the authorities and people
of Boston in the resoute execution of the law in
the case Of Sims in the face of the most perlna-
cious opposition by few zealots. yet saw yes !
terday paragraph in Georgia newspaper from |
which any one ignorant of the facts would infer
that the inhabitants of Boston body, had sought
in every possible way to set the Constitution and
Compromise at defiance.
Again.. on the other side This morning, a
prominent New York paper, speaking of Charles
Summers election to the U. S. Senate, says that
as he not elected until the fraudulent double
voting had been pat stop to, it is inferred that
the double-votes were thrown by his opponents.
This is manltstly untrue for upon the first ballot
after the fraud was put to an end, ME vote for
Mr.. Sumner fell off considerably. BY what means
t'and appliances TO boot" the two three votes
necessary to elect him were "procured' would be
gratuitous for me to expatate upon; suffice it to
say we know they have been sufficiently un-
scrupulous.
Since Mr.. Summers name has come prom !
nenly before the country, and he seems destined
to make great deal Of excitement in the next
Congress, suffer me to chalk crude sketch Of the
man himself. Charles Sumner, a son of the late
high-shera, was born think in Boston. file had
Harvard education, bat elected no attention
until after his return from Europe where, hap
pening to have the right kind of letters, and,
perhaps, The right kind of manners, he enjoyed
for several years degree of intimacy (unusual
for an Amer;can) with the most distinguished
authors and eminent statesmen.
If / remember right, it about the year
lS42, when after long absence in foreign lands,
Charles Sumner returned to Boston and RECON-
menced the practice Of law. 1t was the first OF
my acquaintance with him, though his brothers
were nay scliool-fellows. | found him one Of the
most entertaining of men in a conversation upon
literary men and things in Europe, and whhal
high-toned and apparently perfect gentleman.
lie was about 50, of sanguiue complexion, very
tall aud muscular though not rohust-his hair and
eyes dark his figure somewhat bent, his stride
long and quick, and his manner nervous bat
smiling. 1t was soon apparent that he was very
ultra, and this he made more public by Fourth
of July oraton, in which be denounced all wars
as unjustifabe, and condemned even General