The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-18

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We find in the New York Euening Posi- the
following graphic account Of the reception and
of JOHN Van BuREr, BY some Of his
Democratic brethren, at the ball in Tammany
Hail. 1t will be seen that the . Prince" figured
very largely in the evenings entertainments
and proved himself at least one Of the . unter-
rissd Democracy" s
Some ill-mannered cubs, who get their morals
at the Pewter Mug, and their manners at pri
mary meetings, attempted to insult Mr.. Van
Buren, at the ball at Tammany Hall last even
ing, but they experienced a most Notifying dis
comfture. Lest our account of the affair night
be deemed partial, we avail ourselves of the fol-
lowing, from this mornings Tribune:
DIVERSION IN THE WIGwAm.--We are in
formed that the grand ball Of the Saclens,
which was given at Taminany Hall on Wednes-
day evening, as n sort Of celebration of the bat
tie OF New Orleans, was not 80 perfectly har-
monious as was expected. The story is that
John Var Buren--"Prince John the magnificent
was there, and was, of course, the Magnus
Apollo OF the temple, the cynosuse of all Indies
eyes and the scape-goat Of all masculine jeal-
ousy and inyective. The presence of this hand
some relic Of the Buffalo platform was psrticu-
larly disagrecabe to certain ultra hunkers, who
finally got so bold as to induce Bogardus and
French (the ex-nava officer and the new chair.
man of the Young Mems Committee, We be-
lievc,) to undertake the cxtradtion of the Of
fender.
As the story runs, Bogardus and French went
to Casper G. Chids and desired him to inform
the Prince that his absence from the ballroom
would be especially agreeable, and further that
his appearance Mt the supper table would be the
signal for the talest kind Of row ; they could
barely tolerate his obnoxious presence among
their wives and daughters, but eating their pos.
sum and drinking their fire-water, was some.
thing to be done only at personal peril. AS the
reader may suppose, our friend Casper is quite
too much of gentleman to undertake such q
mission, so he told Bogardus and French that
IL they desired to insult man, they might do
the job themselves if they dared-he was above
any such dirty trick.
After glowcring wickedly at the Prince and
plotting his humiliation for some time, we be.
lieve, they found somebody named Church, who
undertook their message. The prince was talk
| ing costly with pair Of ladies when Church up.
preached and he received the fellows mperti-
hence with that suavity which Van Buren,
never forgets to exercise, joined to dignity
which, as thorough gentlemen, the president
and his sons always wear with honor. Excus.
ing himself from the ladies', John remarked that
he found the company agreeable, the room very
prettily arranged, and, AS he had plenty of time
on hand, he thought he would't leave and then
putting on frown that would have done credit
to Jupiter, he told the messenger that he would
60 to supper If he should be obliged to walk
| over the carcases of all the hunkers in the room
and furthermore, IL such should be the case, ii
would not be the first time that he had had them
at his feet
The messenger departed; the Prince resumed
the dance and conversation with the ladies', and
all was quiet until supper time. When the
guests went down to the table, we hear that
some Of the conspirators against Caesar stood
in the doorway, as if to prevent his egress
whereupon Prince John, with lordIy sweep Of
his hand, brushed the obstruction aside, rubbing
its face urgently against the wall At the table
all the true-blue old hunkcrs were vehement,
cheered, and all the Barnburners, whether sub
missive or rebellous, were Us vigorously groanet
at. But all these ungentlemanly and disgrace
full efforts were met by the Prince with dgni
fed contempt that would have shamed his reviler
into silence had such thing as shame been posi-
BILE among acrowd Of that peculiar character. w,
learn that great many OF the Sachems ar,
dreadfully ashamed of the matter, now that tn,
excitement and the wine are gone; while tn,
ladies are unanimously impressed with the de,
that the Prince is glorious fellow and that al
| the abuse heaped upon him was from quite par
donable Jealousy.