New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-14

rials, being to him Of more interest-intendeo W
this bequest to do a good-natured action;
but, like other legators, the nero Vi
the Hermitage has been unfortunate. In
fact, a will, whether nuncupative or otherwise
never does get executed in this world Of good H.
tentions and short performances. The General,
who like an honest old soldier determined to 60 OIL
with sort of flourish, might just as we'll have be-
queathed Pandora's box, if he had been its owner
TO this city. ITO the most fair was written
upon certain apple, and pretty row did poor
Paris kick up in finding the true and lawful owner
Of this mschievous pippn. But "To the oravest
who is to sdjudicate, when that is the caoallstic
inscriptioni The bravest in what, In fighting or
in running away In killing and eating, in killing
without eating, or in eating without killing Which
of our Signor MOritantoes returning from the wars
is hereafter to take tobacco from the precious box
A civic Committee is just now entangling itself IN
the meshes of this question, and it is yet to be de-
cided whether this box will be too much for the
Committee, or the Committee too much for the
box-wbether they will bestow it upon some
blushiDg aspirant, to be forever carried in his
breeches pocket, or whether they will vote it to
themselves which, if it be worth 81 ,0oO they are
very lihely to do, if they can get it.
Asyet, however, the precious depository is safe
from municipal rapine. 1t is away do IN in Ten
nessee affording its narcotic pleasures to Mr. An.
drew jackson, the successor, adopted son and ex-
ecutor of the great vetoer. This Andrew has been
repeatedly requested to transmit the aforesaid box,
which up to this time he has declined to do. He is
evidently man of much sagacity. He knows bet
ter than to send box worth one thousand dollars to
our City Hall. Being duly and even patheticaly
invoked to give up the relic he invariably replies
that when il is decided who is the bravest man in
New.York, the thing shall be transmitted. He is
evidently afraid that the box will be boned BY that
stern soldier Aid. Wilson. Wereverence his pru
dence, and advise him to hold On until the momen.
tous decision is legally registered.
A good deal of difficulty would have been
avoided if our civic Parises had not taken it for
granted that this notable snuff box must 90 to
somebody who creditably figured in the Mexican
war; As if, since the days Of Monterey and Resaca
de la Palma, we had been entirely at peace.
Where are the Defunct Rabbits Are they no
longer prolific Did. the breed forever disappear
upon that memorable Fourth of JULY Will no
red.shirted hero of the Bloody Sixth come forward
and assert his right to carry his plug or fne-cut in
the Jackson bOxl Did the Mexican treaty extin.
guish chivalry, valor and honorl Where are the
Bay ards of our barricadesl We respectfully pro-
test against the manner Of investigation which
the Committee have adopted. Why is our beloved
friend, William Walker, overlooked There is
nan whose bravery actually amounts to impotence
-aman who had the courage to face those whom
in this city he had shamefuy defrauded and robbed,
and who merely did not have the courage to look
upon bis grooming, gaspng and dying dupes. Why
should not William take his rappee from the
jackson box and proudly sneeze at the mere NOR.
tails below him.
We did at one time think that the box ought to
90 to the man who has most valiantt defended
ignorance, as q qualification of schoOlteachers
He is undoubtedly in one sense, the bravest Of the
brave. But he is not military. We doubt if his
hollow head can figure unto itself hollow square,
Besides, he will undoubtedly receive medals Of
leather and of other descriptions. To let the
public into great secret our own notion is, that
box should 90, by unanimous consent, to Fernando
Wood. The reader may laugh at this, but he had
better think twice before doing So Bravery, for.
soeth 1t takes bravery, let us tell you, of the
very rarest kind, for man who has cheated his
partner to talk about virtue. No coward law.
breaker could pirate of the majesty of the law. 1t
requires great pluck to be great rogue. The
box to Fernando