Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-02
Late Interesting Letter from Plugs.

aS sst h. ,geN January 10, 1855.
MI DEAR AuSr Pour: ] feel good all over
when think am at least breathing fresh air out
side Of "Cow-Lick school-house.n Why, aunt,
I've learned more eloquence in one day in this
city, than odd Bangs" could teach me in whole
year. sn 54 ,saHat it -
On the third Of this month, heard the Hon. l..
M Keit, OF our glorious State, make his great an
acknowledging speech in the hall Of the House
Of Representatives
There are no terms In " Mr. Marcy's American
language 10 describe his oratorical style. Some
times thought his actions rcsembled the move
ments Of different animals or birds, substitute
for oral expression being so perfectly natural and
easily understood; yet there was none ofthat slow
movement Of the elephant nor the bounding Of
the kangaroo nor the graceful and appropriate
manner of the ring-tailed monkey, he ingenious
ly swings by the tail
There was nothing Of the straightforward kill
dee trot, nor the maternal waddle Of the dignifed
goose, but he reminded me Of greyhound in q,
field of high rye in pursuit of six weeks old rab-
bt-jumping lottily, and while at the elimination
ofeach spring, giving fearful howls and descending,
looking all round for the rabbit
Now aunt, let me tell you what he did. He gave
us true picture ola type Of thought while stand
ing in the light Of the campfire Of his friend from
Georgia---he produced great and sudden upheav-
ings Of society-he upheayed the social strata--he
gave the machinery Of government violent jost
lng--he wrapped up scores of dead foreigners in
bloody American fag--he threw bridges across
Notwithstanding roads over the clouds, and burst
lakes into canals 80 ilt5tta 81 Il gg
With rude hands he tore from her pedestal the
goddess Of Idolatry, and brought the poor old
toothless crone into the hall of the House all be-
dracglcd and bemired, and with dishevelled locks,
made her whine out pity the sorrows Of poor
old ,con,a,ln Then, amidst stranglcd hosannas
and convusive shrieks Of Sybil in the birth-pangs
of prophecy, he brought in stricken Hoyphemus,
who dealt, in blindness, powerful blows. Then the
camp.followers lowered about the field, plundered
his dead, and rined their baggage--he then sim
mercd and scethed together the social condition
of Massachusetts, and South Carolina--he con
trolled the municipal council, and clutched the
upon the watchman's rattle. m $50 b
He compelled eighty thousand fremen in the
dark hour of night to fit along subteuanean paths
aud conspire in underground ways 70 vindicate
their right at the ballot-box against forty thousand
He then compelled member from Massachu.
sets, willing to fly in abhorenco from the black
hearse Of slsvery, with his footsteps lighted up by
the lurid glare Of q burning convent in Charles
town. ru asu a.Hs.-
Well, aunt, after Mr.. Keitt had finished, walked
up and and shook hands with him and mentioned
that was one of his constituents, from Cow.L Lick,
way down on the santee, and was proud when
told him how he had taught me to forget the
speech made at Cow-Lck, and look upon his as
a type Of true eloqucnce, and as an example which
I should follow in future. 81 ga
You should have seen how proudly defiant he
looked at those members who were suspected Of
being Know-Nothings, and who said his speech
would call at least seventy-hve thousand men into
the ranks Of Know othingism. am not sure it's
effects win be so great simply from the fact that,
Mr.. Keitts friends do not wish to give II publicity.
] think Il rather injudicious in the enemies Of
-Nothingsm to be shooting of long guns,
and they not charged with shot. .ah
l feel, dear aunt, that my fortune is made.
take 70 Keitts style of eloquence naturally as
young baby would to sucking. You may ten ''oid
Bangs" 10 dispose Of my copy Of Blair's Rhetoric,
in decent and becoming manner, and that speech
I spoke at the Cow Lick Exhibition, commencing
You'd scarce expect" &c, with so much effect
and at the conclusion Of which the girls pelted me
With flowers, you may give to my little brother
Bobby. sr
fIremsin in Washington, and have the honor
Of hearing Mr.. Keitt speak again, you shall hear
from your loving nephew, PLuoos.
II your success is not equal TO your merit
LIVE; in the consciousness Of having deserved
better things.
IL you have been negligent and useless TO