The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-12
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The Abolition House of Representatives,
in Congress have passed aud seat to the
Senate forconcnrrence, a bill ,chafteringy q
theatrical company in the City of Washing
tom The bin was pressed through the
House in spite of the fact that some of its
members insisted thai action should be taken
on business of great if not vital Importance
toltheSnation; for it was held that the resi-.
dents and visitors of Washington demanded
tlamusement It has been said by great
political philosopher, that it is an excellent
expedient Of Statesmanship. in orderto keep
the people from scrutinizing the acts of
government toe. closely, to give them divert
ing atnusements, such as shows, museums,
theatres, operas, circuses. fireworks, games,
sports, &C., go, and SO prevent them from
exciting discomfort at any Of the measures,
however arbitrary or tyrannieal, fof the gov
ernment.i Perhaps this was the idea of the
Abolitionists Of the House in passing the bill
to.incorporate. 9 Theatrical Company in
Washington. Will the bill pass that body
of grave and reverend seigniors-the Senate?
Perhaps-but we shall see. Aud should it
pass The Senate, will the President approve
or veto it?or Our impression is that he will
approve and sign the bill, and also avail
himself of the occasion to get off another one
Of his .inexhaustible stock of low, coarse and
vulgar jokes. He seems to have as great q
zest for improving such opportunities, as the
clown in the Circus TO play off jests upon
the ring master; and he is more Indifferent
to the lash of ridicule and ,scorn for such
breach of propriety and the dignity of his
station. than the clown to the smack of the |
ring masters thong. He sports upon the
gravest subjects, and on occasions which |
draw tears from men of gravity and true |
he INDUCES in f1ippsnt levity
We can never forget the shock with which
We read an account of his reception of a |
Committee of a Christian Association Called |
the Peace Society, establish ed long before
the advent of this deplorable civil wary
beaded by venerable Minister of the Cos
pei which proclaims Peace on Earth, Good |
Will to Men. After hearing their prayer, In
he interest of Peace, he dismissed them with
4 low joke! And so he is reported to demean
himself habitually; and we have seen many /
'ther of his low. flung witticisms reported |
n the newspapers, as if joke which Cir
rus Clown would hardly condescen6 to utter,
could be saDctifed by passing the lips of
President. But they err egregiously who
imagine that any rank or station can dignity
! buffoon or redeem vulgarty and indecorum
rom the just detestation of men of m erals,
aste and true sensibility, We have never
'een one OF Lincoln's ribald jests reported,
without thinking of the scene depicted by
when the Prince of Denmark
5 shocked a. hearing the grave-digger
ingiDg lasc;vious love-song, while jowl-
Dg up skulls and forming the last bed for
he repose ofthe fair and sweet Ophslia:
Rdnalet-Has this fellow no feeling of his bust
oss? he sings at grave making.
L@rdtiO-C Custom hath made it in him pro-
erty ofeasipess. -I.--1-.-F
And SO with Lincoln-the vice of testing
n grave subjects has become incurable with
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