New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-01
EPIsToLaRY POLITICS.
I'm coNTINuATIoN.1

We have already more than lntimateu our
admiration Of the two great democratic collec-
tions of epistolizers. For eloquence, and for
elevation of soul, we prefer Martin Van Buren,
when he writes to Gen jackson that sit was
eiorv enough to have served him" (not his
country to Brutus or Cato, or any of the an
Gent republicans that Tommy Richie was
always talking aboutsin the Richmond Enqui-
rer. For pathos we set Tully's letter of lamen-
tstion for the death of his daughter far below
that touching missive about the Tammany Hall
tribulations, in which the same tender writer
(Van) declares in the fullness OF his heart our
sufferings is intolsrable." The urbanity OF At
ticus, the amenity of Pliny, are charming but
for the elegance of we'll and well-de.
served personal compliment, they fall far below
what the same Andrew said Of the same Tommy
when he wrS4e that he was scurvy old twad-
dler and hypocrite; or that epistle of Col Thomas
H. Benton when, writing about the same An
drew snd his gang of deperado followers, he
averred Nat O man might just as well be in that
place ~ usually held mentionable in good
society, as in the midst of them. If anybody
be curious about the precise geography of thu
place afcro1aia, We must refer him to Mr.. Sec
rotary Guthrie. who doubtless knows where i
is !. since ~ has been known to write to dissat
is6ed brother democrat, that "he might g
there" Again 4 ease and spirit, what car
exceed Prince John chat younger hope o
Troy') when he swears to the faithful Jesse, thu
politis6l partner of his speculations and his sor
rows, that he is "dead broke" unless this OF
that fancy stock can be run up'
In short, the shining excellencies of these
happy geniuses-thc beauties of their style no
less than the intrinsic value of their thoughts
their manners no less than their morals, their
politeness no less than their principles-place
them at the very head of this branch of ltera-
ture. They are it's very best models; and we
would advise all the ingenious, and especially
all the I" rising youths of Young America, who
mean really to rise, no matter what else may
fall, to lay by the Complete Letter-writer,"
and take up the last edition Of the " Locofoco
Letter-writer."
'Tis there you may find patterns Of all sorts
of epistolary composition Are you CORES
ponding clerk, like Mr.. Guthrie, in the house Of
q great political produce broker, like Mr.
Pierce And does your MASTER understanding
that there is, in New York, large commodity
Of the best locofoco principles. yet in first hands
and held for an advance-direct you to write to
public factor there and make him an offer for
the whole lot. good and bad, sound or rotten
Why, here's Mr.. Guthrie's letter, for just such
q transaction you could not have a palmer,
more precise form, for such piece of business
Buying and selling could not be done in fewer,
simpler, or more straightforward words. So,
sit down, and save your drains, by copying it.
j. You'll never be able to do anything better.
Only see, now, how well it runs Observe the
art with which factor Guthrie prefaces, by re-
ferring 70 their previous dealing and suggesting
that the article, and consequently the market
have been since then getting worse and worse.
all the while; 90 that he had better-eell ont !,
once, lest presently it should fetch lust noth;r.
at all, and both holders anddealers should hre,s
and go tas Gen. jackson was won't piously to re
mark) to, we won't say what place, in a hand
gsllop:
"Dear Sir" Always begin tenderly, you sec
when you are going TO bully or to buy brothe
democrat. To smile in mans face, and the
cut of his head is Q seeretarial sincerity quit
worthy Of Signor Guthrie.
WASHINGTON, October g.
Dear Sir Since the conversation had upon the SUI
eot Of the unfortunate division in ths democratic par
In Nsw York feel more and more convinced that Il
present cannot fail 10 sndangsf the
Of the principles ofthe party there and to iDurol
elsewhere. But the separation Effected convictio