New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-12

The end is not yet. The golden Pandora boz
formerly the snuff. box of Gen. Jackson-whch W
thought forever shut up, and happily Consigned
to the breeches. pocket of THE MAJOR, 10 eth
open. Heis pronounced by bis companions in-srms
to be bogus brayest of the brave, while men Of
the most infinite valor, and with the most immeas'
urable amount Of pluck in their swelling systems,
are rising. Meetings and disputations without
number have taken place, and we are in most
melancholy frame Of mind a. to what may be the
result. We see before us countless affairs Of
henor We see twice-wOunded volunteers-oncs
lurt in their feelings and again in their abdomena
We behold saspng Aldermen stretched upon the
CORY field. o shade Of Hickory what means
shall be taken to avert all these rows and wretch
edness1 o jackson what had become oil the
brains for which you had credit, when you devised
to us such miachievous legacy
Have we not reason for foreboding when tho
valiant William Wilson, Zone ofthe Committee that
awarded the gel box to" THE MAJOR, has actu'
ally thrown down not one glove, but whole busheI
90 TO speak, Of mittensi He ID ready to sustain
the award of the Committee anywhere, in any
manner, and with any weapons. He has published
in morning papera most comprehensive challenge
TO the whole mob of heroes. "If any Of them"
SAYS the Alderman Il" feel aggrieved, will gye
"them any satisfaction, - gentlemen, they may
| "demand." Here's q coil, my masters! Ay
satisfaction Ia profered, save only the delicious
satisfaction Of having the Disqualification viii
bullets, with small swords, with the humble
"bunch of ives." This is decidedly the moot
nookx.,h sah su>1 fpons
mo Morris street." the present head
quarters of this pugnacious Alderman. We
would, in our enthusiastic admiration Of %
much bravery shout, "that Q the ticket" were
We not afraid that the word ticket might be
disagreeable to the worthy Wilton. At the Same
time We would suggest that, if he would extend
the scope Of bis proclamation and would say to any
person with whom Wilson has ma ie mistake in
the price of railroad or steamboat passage-ws
do not say that he ever did make any such mistake
that by calling as aforesaid satisfaction might bs
had would not an enlargement Of the castle Of this
knight be necessary "Call on mew says Wilsoa.
A good many people have called upon him, and
have been none the better for it, "Any satisfac
tiop," be cries. What visions Of refanding Do
those words copjure up, 'Twosh be the greatest
"case Of conscience Of tho nineteenth century
and would not probably DO eauaed in the TWEEN
teth.
We arc naturally psacemakes. We would
therefore make proposition. Let the Commoa
Council order to be made Immediately about seven
hundred and fifty geld boxes, susceptible either Of
fne-cut or maccabsy. Let box be given to every
officer or private surviving Of our army 10 Mexico
Would not this afford groaa chance for job
Why, it would make the fortsAes of Wilson and d
bis feIlow-Aldermen, and weald BE- great dssl
more profitable than tho trade Of A emigrsut run.
ner. Think of it, William, and don't talk gan.
powder until you are obliged to.