The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-02
A Political Portrait or General Wye.
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Everybody knows General Nye-a jolly, rocAing chap,
fond Of good joke and can perpetrae good hsi
and then-oftener now than then, himself-a waif
drifting about the political currents OF the past years
tell The best negro story, bringing out in strongest relief
the ridiculous points of the African character Of any
man in the State. His bowels yearn with universal
philanthropy, embracing Ia common brotherhood all
the people Of all the nations OF the earh-and yet he
win go further to kick an Irisman pull the Of
Dutchman than John Randolph would to kick sheep.
He will preach profound temperance. sermon while his
eyes are swimming In the moisture Of his last pota
there few greater sinners booked In the service
the gentleman in black far practice Is concerned
Well General Nye in floating about sometimes the
times hurled along down stream always isolated at last
came in contact with the fusion," and stuck there.
From being sort Of democratic hybrid, half hard and
half soft with streak of prosavery procvties under
laying streak of abolition fanatcism like paddys pig,
with streak Of fai and streak Of lean, he all at
became -blooded republican and barying all past
associations kissing Greeley both cheeks kicking
John Van Buren, and the Buffalo platform the middle
OF next week. seized fast hold Of VIM f. Stewards kite
up like rocket skve through the politi
cal heavens. Everybody laughed when they him go
up, and cried What queer tail that kite has got" s
finger his and his left closed II saying is MT
this one Of the best jokes OF the season?'
Well again; General Nye sent all the State
an antslavery, temperance, whig anti temperance,
democratic republican, TO make slavery temperance
wing, antitelnperance, democratic republican speeches
Sometimes he Is coupled with Seward and then he makes
anti slavery speech. Sometimes he dup ,ates with
Greeley, and then he makes a temperance speech
sometimea he Joins James NJ Cook and then he makes
anti temperance unadulterated good liquor speech and
seals his devotion to thu principles he ncucaes with
trenchant pulls at Irish whiskey, lager beer and Dutch
schDspps. Sometimes he bitches with Prestsn King
and then he spreads himself the democratic platform
and tramps about like mammoth In canebrake Some
times he freezes to our old silver gray cotton wool wing
invoking the spirits of Clay Webster, the elder and the
younger Adams, to bless his efforts in aid & the inci
pies they advocated while living and sometimes he takes
the bit between his teeth let's the tail Of Mr. Stewards
kite and goes 6ashipg about on his hook, getting
Of h allies picking his elbows into their ribs and pitch
ing against their tat stoachs till he knocks the breath
otu Of them At such times there great deal of
publican profanity perpetrated-for the General ant
just them to tell the truth, aud when he gets started
that lay it takes good teal of labor to harness him
down.
Well, yet again. Gen. Nye got harnessed in, one day
last week, for speech at Buffalo with his Honor Judge
Culver who stands uniyaled for dulness and hyposri
cal gravity, even among the fusonsts. The audience
compo,e ed mainly of the OF the Emerald Isle,
and the children Of St. Nicholas Some Of them short
black pipes, and some ponderous meerschaums; some
"fused" On lagerbier and ale. Judge Culver
made Of lis dulest efforts; succeeded admirably in
10 their sf %ls .ppe n
Nye, rendered furious by his colleagues hypocrisical
at the heads Of his trainers and b. oke into run telling
more truth in minute han had been uttered by the
whole republican party in month
You rishmen down there said he, MS he stretched
out his ann like Roman Senator, "you love hot whs
key PUNCH p Yes be jabes, and plenty of ito cried
Pa tick in response. So do ~ shouted the General
You Iutchmen on the other side, you love schnapps
"Yaw mein dunder," replied Hans. so do ~
sht utcd the General. You oil like lager beer and
cream ale; you fuse on themf Fakes AM we do"
cried Patrick and @ Ysw, mein dunder" shouted Hans
in response. 80 do ~ Numbered the General g Yon
all hate curly headed, charc faced crooked Skinned
long heeled Niger Yes by the pipers'' cried Pa
trick he aourshed his stick and faw nen dun der "
shouted the plcthoric Gutchman. $50 do J." roared
the General. Tust then Culver pulled the poste
rier extension Of the Generors outer garment, q Let
go my TAIL" cried the General roee. You
Of Ike track, whispered Culver. On the track,
replied the General "fut the switch is wrong said
Culver. 'Mho cares for the switch" answered the
General. "But you are running straight into fusion
therel be smash up; you'll be reported" "Wel who
cares for the reporters these people want something
solid; something they can understand What's the
Ct professions here? We want their votes and had bet
Ter tell them the simple truth--beter be honest here
better 60 in fer good liquor lager beer and against the
.coored brethren generally and the General 'went
iD accordingly. Pari,k opened his eyes. houshed his
sick. and shouted ''Whoop for General ONye." Hans
withdrew his meerschaum from his ponderous jaws and
giving extra hitch to his leather unmentionables
shouted ''ie-ep tor Shenera Won Nye!'-while the
General thrust his tongue into his cheek and lughed
with DO eyes, while bis features were as stoS and ex
preseioniess n cast iron pot. Yes, yes rolckng
jolly fellow for n fusionist is General Nye.