The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-07-15

pudence attacks Judge w. for refusing K
dishonor himself by bargaining for the aban
| donment Of the high trust committed to hin
| by his party, and says that the Enquirer hal
no apologies to make him or his friends fol
| it's disgraceful course.
visitor In Rapsures.
We have in common with many Others
supposed our warrior factory at West Poin,
to be, next to . monastery Of La Trappe, the
least comfortable institution In this barely
comfortable world. We have figured to our
selves the callow cadet in high and strang-
ling state OF tin stock, and densely padded
about the chest, with despair in his counte.
nance and q piece Of chak in his hand, ia
cling the Plutonian black board andlwrestling
with the most melancholy mathematics, until
despair beaded his brow and his knees played
together like pair Of csstanets. We have
imagined him tossing upon his hard couch,
to which he was marched at night to the mu-
sic of piercing 1fs and stirring drum, only to
dream Of since and co.sines, Of positive and
negative cos6oisnts and the reduStion Of
equations, until hideous formulas murdered
sleep and the little wretch awoke bathed in
an Arctic sea of perspiration. But If the boys
were thus noctrunally and diurnally dis
trcssed, what, We have thought must, be the
pitiful feelings of Board Of Visitors official
" compelled not only to witness but to in
Aict these juvenile agonies? We had indeed
supposed the annual examination to be about
as festive as grand barbecue OF heretics BY
the InquisitioR. We are mistaken, and We
acknowledge our mistake. "V. P. w." who
is one Of the learned gentlemen deputed this
year by Gen. James Buchanan to inspect this
nursery of sucking lieutenants, has reported
in a rosy style to the Keokuk journal, and
we must say, whatever may have been the
cramps and COLES Of the young gentlemen,
that this Visitor at least, appears to have had
what is termed in light parlance, . merry
go-rounder. V. p. Y. has experienced moth
ing but happiness during his excursion. In
this city, upon his way to the tented field, he
encountered the Prince John, who with char
acteristio affability, carried him to pass the
evening with Mr.. Justice Roosevelt. VINO
should be there but Miss Harriet Lane? Who
should be there but the Swedish Minister p
Who should be there but "Frank Wuddell,
an old friend, uho had not seen for years.
Shades of Damon and Pythias Whist an en-
bracing there must have been; and when v.
p. v. locked Mr.. Frank in his manly arms,
how the Swedish Minister must have wept,
and how must Harriet have enjoyed the con-
cussion The young lady, who is affability
itself, invited v. p. v. tsto Join . small party
who were going up to West Point, on the
pretty little war ship bearing her name."
"Wilt thou tempt the wavss with me?"
/ will, Miss Harriet, answered v.
And he did. And 90 did Kerr, of North
Carolina. And so did Page, of Mississippi
both "choice spirits" a. We are informed,
and not the only "choice spirits" on board,
we fancy. v. could hardly contain himself
on the voyage. There has been nothing like
it since Cleopatra's little water jaunt. ssThe
music" says ", "and the booming of the
guns were most exciting"
Arrived at West Point, sterner duties be-
gan-the black-boarding and bombarding.
the cross-examination in tactics, in bookish
theory, and in bloody practice. " "" was
in raptures, and If we had been there, al
though we never set q squadron in the field,
and know no more of the division Of a battle
than Michael Cassius, yet We suppose that if
we had not been unfortunately killed in a
sham fight, which would have been ridiculous
and unpleasant, we should have been enrap-
tured with the rest. But duty did not mon
opolize too jealousy the fseting moments.
Son Saturday," says V. P. ", 81 dlned
over the river with Gov. " Kemble." Heav.
ems what an important piece Of informa-
ton! "He lives as gentleman ought to
live" Does he, indeed? But did you
never notice anybody existing in that polish
ed way beforeS Do not gentlemen live as
gentlemen ought to live 10 Keokuk? But
what enraptured Y. most highly was that
there was no "fuss'' at the dinner, from
which We infer that he has been in the habit
Of partaking of sustenance in some popular
cellar, of which the patrons were not only
hungry, but in great hurry, which state Of
things, when complicated with shortness OF
walters, their number and also their legs has
| q tendency to create, or, to use more ele-
CANT phrase, to kick up ga FUSS" Govern.
or Kemble gave "glorous dinner,n with
"superb wines.o We confess we do not
| exactly understand in what sense these ad
jetives are used by Gen. DR.. Buohanan's
West Point Visitor? We have heard Of q
Slight SUPPER" but we do not know pre-
cisely what is meant by GLORIOUS dinner,
Roast does not shine the dessert does not
glow; there is nothing respondent in DO.
tatoe, either mashed or 10 it's primitive ro.
tundity. And what is "superbn wine p
| We cannot imagine the claret pompous. the
champagne lofty, or the port august.
| But now We come to one Of the most as
tonishing events Of the century-to one Of
the most interesting rencounters OF modern
timer. "After dinner" says v. P. ""
had the satisfaction Of beating the nrs,
Captain Of the age, at q game OF whist. a
which he seemed d--bly annoyed" We
had supposed Gen. Scott to be gentleman
and when gentlemen lose two or three rubber,
OF whist, they do not, however annoyed max
dannable exhibition Of their pique. Per
haps, however, Gen. Scott noticed that there
was an ill-bred fellow in the company, ant
did not think it worth while to restrain him
self as he undoubtedly would have done IL b.
had been angry with anybody higher in ranl
than his boot-blac v. P. ", however
viii not probably accept our explanation