The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-25

That eccentric parsonage, the Count JoANNEs, is
at present in clover. In years gone by he was
not wholly unknown to the play going community,
as plain GEORGE JONES. sThe Count JoANNEs ne
GEORGE JONES, as he delights in describing him
sef-the only American citizen who sports
foreign title with the exception of Baron HAcKErT,
of Falstafian memory, and the Chevalier WyKoFF
has had the honor of being invited by Mayor
THMANN, EDWIN FORREST and others, to accept of
testimonial. In their joint letter of invitation
they take especial care to address the dis
tinguished nobeman aforesaid, as 'The Count
JoANNEs,' to which they also add-for the edfca-
ton of ignorant individuals, and for the proper
Identification of that personage-'n ne GEORGE
Clones" Whether anything like sly sarcasm
was intended by the adoption of this double adj
dress, we leave to the imagination of the reader
If Mayor TIEMANN were not gentleman who so
far resembles Desdemona as to be seriously in
sclined;' and if Mr.. FORREST were not more ac-
customed to doing 'tthe heavy business than the
cetious, we should be strongly disposed to regard
them both as bent on hoaxng the Count JoANNEs
for, in addition to addressing him by his German
title, and his English patronymic, they proceed to
pile Pelion upon Ossa, by styling him ''author
''of THE Original History of Ancient America
'and of public orations upon WASHINGTON and the
American Revolution THE Genius of SHAK-
'sPEARE.' The National Independence &C. &C."
They refer, moreover, to 'tthe eminent success
(Which he at one time achieved upon the stage
and express an earnest desire sto welcome his
''return to a profession of which he was dis
''tinguished ornament" To this end, they solicit
his acceptance of testimonial benefit, and esug-
"gest and request that on the occasion proposed
he shall appear 'ias SHAKspEARE's Handel" but
they trust, nevertheless, that his return to the
Stage twill not induce him TO wholly abandon
CHS active labors in the fields of literature and
"oratory." 1,l,l',sl +. ~. ..,.. -
The response of the Count is a marvel of cour-
tesy sefcomplacency, and grandiloquence, It
commences in the following imposing manner
"To his Honor Daniel F. Temann, Esq., the Mayor of the
city Of New York; Messrs. j. W. Gerard, counsellor
p Seaman merchant; Ii. B. Walker, merchant Edwin
Forrest, tragedlan; W. P. Chapman, Of Rye; Robt D.
Holmes counsellor; NJ. T. Danforth, engraver Frede-
rick H. B. Bryan, counsellor, and others" ~
Having thus successfully established his recog-
milton of the Names dignities, and professions of
his several friends and admirers, the Count pro-
ceeds to acknowledge the receipt of their dis
'tiuguished and complimentary letter. He next
refers to his advsed re-entranee to the hisrionic
profession quotes with great gusto that por-
ton of the letter of invitation which speaks
of his "eminent success in profession of
(which he was a distinguished ornament, y and
after eulogising FORREST, as the chief of that
ofession, gratefully acknowledges 1.-THE COM
'Dllment hoe baa,,
unaware of the responsibility as to the result"
NOW, an ordinary man would, perhaps, haveended
ms eplsue at this point by subscribing himself
ours, &C., &C., but the Count JoANNEs
Is by no means such a man. e Upon
the last clause of the letter, ''sgned by
Z mayor TIEMAEN and others,'' he proceeds to ex-
patiate largely. 1t is in his opinion theme that
is worth ventiating, and he yentilates it accord
ingly. He5intimates yet rather vaguely we CON-
fess that it was by his active exertions in the fields
of literature and oratory he had acquired his title
of Count though how he came by the name Of
JoANNEs he does not state.s Sin yonr letter, y he
saws, "you also sustain my further efforts in
fwo branches of intellect ~ from the practice of
(Which is derived my European honors Ir'-
which is grammatical and neat. Unable to
forego the temptation to say something more
upon the 1.-TWO branches of intellect, , in which
his friends had SO gravely assured him that
he excelled yet DESTROYS to show that bis sense Of
is subordinated to his piety, he
remarks, with proud humility: Eeils
81 should be most ungrateful to the Supreme Giyer did
still exercise those united to the full extent
my ardent nature to promote the highest Interests OF
ano mn nne sp9 A1so w ~ pO' on